Rank

31of 3,144

Prairie, Montana

Score 7.94 / 10· population 1,112

About 1,100 people live in Prairie, Montana. It ranks #31 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. Air quality is better than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% 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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