Rank

3007of 3,144

Gloucester, New Jersey

Score 4.49 / 10· population 308,423

About 308,400 people live in Gloucester, New Jersey. It ranks #3,007 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is better than in 49% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
  2. 2A (state)1.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.1
  4. Sales tax4.0
  5. Property tax0.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.9
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.6
  2. Life expectancy7.7
  3. Government employees3.2
  4. Single-parent households5.7

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