Rank

163of 3,144

Valley, Montana

Score 7.47 / 10· population 7,474

About 7,500 people live in Valley, Montana. It ranks #163 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.92% of a home's value each year, more than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 31), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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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