Rank

1870of 3,144

Jackson, Arkansas

Score 6.11 / 10· population 16,784

About 16,800 people live in Jackson, Arkansas. It ranks #1,870 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 75 in Arkansas. The combined sales tax is 8.37%, higher than in 90% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.5% of a home's value each year, less than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.7 years, shorter than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% of counties. On this site's state scores, Arkansas gets 6.57 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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