Rank

25of 3,144

Powder River, Montana

Score 7.96 / 10· population 1,743

About 1,700 people live in Powder River, Montana. It ranks #25 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 94% 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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