Rank

2764of 3,144

Monmouth, New Jersey

Score 5.07 / 10· population 642,799

About 642,800 people live in Monmouth, New Jersey. It ranks #2,764 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.53% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), 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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