# Chautauqua, New York — #3,129 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.82 of 10. FIPS 36013. Population 124,891. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 124,900 people live in Chautauqua, New York. It ranks #3,129 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 of 62 in New York. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.99% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% of counties. On this site's state scores, New York gets 4.39 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.39 |  |
| 2A | state | 0.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.37 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.09 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.63 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 2.73 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.05 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.87 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.50 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.21 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.45 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #3138 Erie, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36029.md
- #3111 Cattaraugus, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36009.md
- #1611 Warren, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42123.md
- #2532 Erie, Pennsylvania — https://libertymoving.org/counties/42049.md

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