Rank

19of 3,144

Sheridan, Montana

Score 8.01 / 10· population 3,498

About 3,500 people live in Sheridan, Montana. It ranks #19 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.01% of a home's value each year, more than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 18), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 91% 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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