Rank

151of 3,144

Platte, Wyoming

Score 7.50 / 10· population 8,546

About 8,500 people live in Platte, Wyoming. It ranks #151 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 23 in Wyoming. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is better than in 98% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 16), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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