Rank

2885of 3,144

Bergen, New Jersey

Score 4.82 / 10· population 957,736

About 957,700 people live in Bergen, New Jersey. It ranks #2,885 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in almost every other county. 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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