# Monmouth, New Jersey — #2,764 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.07 of 10. FIPS 34025. Population 642,799. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.70 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.27 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.51 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.21 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.98 |  |
| Property tax | county | 2.35 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.42 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.32 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 8.29 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #3036 Burlington, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34005.md
- #3093 Mercer, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34021.md
- #2735 Ocean, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34029.md
- #2888 Middlesex, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34023.md

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