Rank
93of 3,144
Park, Montana
Score 7.69 / 10· population 17,903
About 17,900 people live in Park, Montana. It ranks #93 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #31 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.6 years, longer than in 80% of counties. Air quality is better than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 28), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 58% of counties. On this site's state scores, Montana gets 6.79 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.3
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax8.1
Environment
- Air quality7.2
- Floods / hurricanes4.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.0
- Life expectancy8.6
- Government employees6.8
- Single-parent households7.6