Rank
2050of 3,144
Jackson, Oregon
Score 5.99 / 10· population 220,768
About 220,800 people live in Jackson, Oregon. It ranks #2,050 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 36 in Oregon. There is no state or county sales tax, lower than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.73% of a home's value each year, less than in 50% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 60% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% of counties. On this site's state scores, Oregon gets 4.84 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.8
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.2
- Sales tax10.0
- Property tax6.4
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes0.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.0
- Life expectancy6.9
- Government employees8.2
- Single-parent households6.2