Rank

3009of 3,144

Passaic, New Jersey

Score 4.49 / 10· population 513,395

About 513,400 people live in Passaic, New Jersey. It ranks #3,009 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 21 in New Jersey. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.7
  2. 2A (state)1.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.0
  4. Sales tax4.0
  5. Property tax0.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.5
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees6.5
  4. Single-parent households3.3

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