Rank

223of 3,144

Silver Bow, Montana

Score 7.32 / 10· population 36,360

About 36,400 people live in Silver Bow, Montana. It ranks #223 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #43 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 90% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is better than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 30), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 85% 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 President4.5
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax5.8

Environment

  1. Air quality7.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy4.5
  3. Government employees9.1
  4. Single-parent households5.4

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