Rank

791of 3,144

Rosebud, Montana

Score 6.73 / 10· population 8,160

About 8,200 people live in Rosebud, Montana. It ranks #791 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 95% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 6), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 57% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax7.5

Environment

  1. Air quality9.4
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.9
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees0.3
  4. Single-parent households1.8

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