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1540of 3,144

Jackson, Ohio

Score 6.30 / 10· population 32,606

About 32,600 people live in Jackson, Ohio. It ranks #1,540 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #27 of 88 in Ohio. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 56% of counties. On this site's state scores, Ohio gets 6.08 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.1
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.9
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax5.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.5
  2. Life expectancy2.1
  3. Government employees5.8
  4. Single-parent households7.7

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