Rank

2820of 3,144

Morris, New Jersey

Score 4.97 / 10· population 514,423

About 514,400 people live in Morris, New Jersey. It ranks #2,820 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% 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 better than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), 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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