Rank

3066of 3,144

Atlantic, New Jersey

Score 4.27 / 10· population 275,213

About 275,200 people live in Atlantic, New Jersey. It ranks #3,066 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.4 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is better than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% of counties. On this site's state scores, New Jersey gets 5.7 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 1 of 10 for gun rights.

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