Rank

2812of 3,144

Somerset, New Jersey

Score 4.99 / 10· population 348,842

About 348,800 people live in Somerset, New Jersey. It ranks #2,812 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 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 smaller share of working residents than in 81% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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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