Rank
1485of 3,144
Jackson, Wisconsin
Score 6.34 / 10· population 20,855
About 20,900 people live in Jackson, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,485 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.16% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is better than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 59% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wisconsin gets 6.86 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)8.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.9
- Sales tax5.0
- Property tax4.2
Environment
- Air quality6.8
- Floods / hurricanes4.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.2
- Life expectancy7.0
- Government employees2.6
- Single-parent households6.8