Rank
1093of 3,144
Jennings, Indiana
Score 6.55 / 10· population 27,622
About 27,600 people live in Jennings, Indiana. It ranks #1,093 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #62 of 92 in Indiana. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 74% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 68% of counties. On this site's state scores, Indiana gets 7.51 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.5
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.9
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax7.0
Environment
- Air quality5.4
- Floods / hurricanes5.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.1
- Life expectancy3.4
- Government employees6.8
- Single-parent households3.1