# Rutland, Vermont — #2,824 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 4.96 of 10. FIPS 50021. Population 60,271. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 60,300 people live in Rutland, Vermont. It ranks #2,824 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 14 in Vermont. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.65% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.3 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% of counties. On this site's state scores, Vermont gets 4.87 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 5 of 10 for gun rights. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.87 | | | 2A | state | 5.00 | | | Air quality | county | 6.27 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.62 | | | Homicide rate | county | 8.72 | | | Sales tax | county | 4.55 | | | Property tax | county | 1.75 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 3.00 | | | Life expectancy | county | 6.30 | | | Government employees | county | 3.23 | | | Single-parent households | county | 5.43 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2650 Windsor, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50027.md - #2455 Addison, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50001.md - #2808 Bennington, Vermont — https://libertymoving.org/counties/50003.md - #2996 Washington, New York — https://libertymoving.org/counties/36115.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/50021 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=50021 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy