Rank

187of 3,144

Pondera, Montana

Score 7.41 / 10· population 6,125

About 6,100 people live in Pondera, Montana. It ranks #187 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is better than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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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