Rank

393of 3,144

Yellowstone, Montana

Score 7.06 / 10· population 170,843

About 170,800 people live in Yellowstone, Montana. It ranks #393 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 56 in Montana. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.74% of a home's value each year, less than in 49% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 78% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% 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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