Rank

3128of 3,144

Salem, New Jersey

Score 3.84 / 10· population 65,338

About 65,300 people live in Salem, New Jersey. It ranks #3,128 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 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 larger share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 50% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), 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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