Business
Business Climate Rankings
Each year Montana continually claims high scores in a number of business factors in Business Facilities’ Ranking of States. Montana is rated #1 for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s report “Enterprising States” and #6 for an Overall Pro-Business Tax Climate. Read more about Montana’s top ranking at www.InnovateMontana.com.
| Montana State Rankings 2011 | |
| Best Sales Tax Climate for Business | 3rd |
| Most Educated Workforce |
4th |
| Best Overall Tax Climate for Business | 6th |
| Overall Business Climate | 8th |
| Lowest Cost of Labor | 8th |
| Lowest Combined State and Local Tax Burden | 8th |
| Property Tax Index | 10th |
Source:
Business Facilities 2011 State Rankings http://www.businessfacilities.com/Rankings/BFJulAug10_STATE_RANKINGS.PDF
Ranking are based on findings from The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC. http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/bp60.pdf