Jackson Quality of LifeThe Quality of Life category will include (but is not limited to) the following areas:
Physicians Per Thousand
Crime Rates
Property Tax Rates
Land Types
Overview
Jackson County is a safe place to live relative to state violent and property crime rates. Only 3.62 violent crimes and 29.73 property crimes occur per 1000 residents in Jackson County while 4.9 violent crimes and 41.11 property crimes occur per 1000 residents throughout the state of North Carolina. The availability of physicians in Jackson County enhances the quality of life for county residents, as citizens require continuous healthcare. The county contains 36.36% more primary care physicians per 1000 residents and 9.22% more total physicians per 1000 residents than the state of North Carolina. For the twenty years between 1985 and 2005, Jackson County experienced a 115% increase in primary care physicians.
Jackson County Quality of Life
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2008 Property Tax Rates per $100 Assessed Valuation
Sources: Log Into North Carolina (LINC), online state data center of North Carolina.
Notes: "All Physicians" excludes federal and resident-in--training physicians.
Forest and Non-Forest Land in Acres (2002) (Thousand Acres)
Land Types
Jackson Acres
Jackson Percent
NC Acres
NC Percent
Forest Land
247
78.66%
18,268.70
58.60%
Non-Forest Land
67
21.34%
12,906.20
41.40%
Total Land
314
100.00%
31,174.90
100.00%
Notes:"Forest Land" - land at least 16% stocked by forest trees of any size and not developed for non-forest use.
Notes: "Non-forest land" - land that has never been forested and land formerly forested where timber production is precluded by development for other uses.
Forest Land in Acres (2002) (Thousand Acres)
Forest Types
Jackson Acres
Jackson Percent
NC Acres
NC Percent
Timberland
239.5
76.27%
17,684
96.80%
Woodland
66.9
21.31%
552
3.02%
Reserved
7.6
2.42%
32
0.18%
Total Acres
314
100.00%
18,268
100.00%
Notes:"Timberland" - land at least 16% stocked by forest trees of any size or formerly having such tree cover not currently developed for non-forest use and capable of producing 20 cubic feet of industrial wood per acre per year and not withdrawn from timber use by legislative action.
Notes: "Reserved" - forest land sufficiently productive to qualify as timberland but withdrawn from timber utilization through statute or administrative designation..
Timberland by Ownership Type
Owner
Jackson Acres
Jackson Percent
NC Acres
NC Percent
National Forest
71
29.65%
1,105.40
6.25%
Federal Miscellaneous
0
0.00%
585.90
3.31%
State Forest
0
0.00%
468.50
2.65%
County/Municipal
3.10
1.29%
191.60
1.09%
Forest Industry
0
0.00%
1,498.70
8.47%
Corporate Private
57.70
24.09%
2,291.20
13.52%
Individual Private
107.60
44.93%
11,443.20
64.71%
Sources: Statistics for the Mountains of North Carolina, USDA Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experimental Station, Resource Bulletin SRS-87.
Jackson County is a safe place to live relative to state violent and property crime rates. Only 3.62 violent crimes and 29.73 property crimes occur per 1000 residents in Jackson County while 4.9 violent crimes and 41.11 property crimes occur per 1000 residents throughout the state of North Carolina. The availability of physicians in Jackson County enhances the quality of life for county residents, as citizens require continuous healthcare. The county contains 36.36% more primary care physicians per 1000 residents and 9.22% more total physicians per 1000 residents than the state of North Carolina. For the twenty years between 1985 and 2005, Jackson County experienced a 115% increase in primary care physicians. 
