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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President4.5
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax5.8
Environment
- Air quality7.0
- Floods / hurricanes7.8
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.9
- Life expectancy4.5
- Government employees9.1
- Single-parent households5.4