Rank
1145of 3,144
Jackson, Colorado
Score 6.52 / 10· population 1,309
About 1,300 people live in Jackson, Colorado. It ranks #1,145 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 6.9%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.22% of a home's value each year, less than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 96% of counties. On this site's state scores, Colorado gets 7.14 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 3 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
- 2A (state)3.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.7
- Sales tax3.7
- Property tax8.9
Environment
- Air quality6.7
- Floods / hurricanes9.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy est.8.7
- Government employees0.9
- Single-parent households2.7