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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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.8
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President5.2
  4. Sales tax10.0
  5. Property tax6.4

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.0
  2. Life expectancy6.9
  3. Government employees8.2
  4. Single-parent households6.2

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