Rank
1064of 3,144
Laramie, Wyoming
Score 6.57 / 10· population 100,984
About 101,000 people live in Laramie, Wyoming. It ranks #1,064 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 23 in Wyoming. The combined sales tax is 5%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wyoming gets 7.02 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)7.0
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.6
- Sales tax5.5
- Property tax7.2
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.0
- Life expectancy5.8
- Government employees2.3
- Single-parent households6.3