# Ocean, New Jersey — #2,735 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.14 of 10. FIPS 34029. Population 659,197. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.70 |  |
| 2A | state | 1.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.93 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 6.76 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 9.27 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.98 |  |
| Property tax | county | 2.90 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.18 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 8.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.98 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 9.19 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #3066 Atlantic, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34001.md
- #3036 Burlington, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34005.md
- #2764 Monmouth, New Jersey — https://libertymoving.org/counties/34025.md

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