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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

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.1
  2. 2A (state)3.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax3.7
  5. Property tax8.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes9.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy est.8.7
  3. Government employees0.9
  4. Single-parent households2.7

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