Rank

2735of 3,144

Ocean, New Jersey

Score 5.14 / 10· population 659,197

About 659,200 people live in Ocean, New Jersey. It ranks #2,735 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #1 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.42% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.9 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 52% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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