Rank

11of 3,144

Phillips, Montana

Score 8.09 / 10· population 4,249

About 4,200 people live in Phillips, Montana. It ranks #11 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 97% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 26), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 72% 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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