Rank

3020of 3,144

Boone, Illinois

Score 4.45 / 10· population 53,202

About 53,200 people live in Boone, Illinois. It ranks #3,020 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #76 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.99% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 50% of counties. On this site's state scores, Illinois gets 5.58 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 0 of 10 for gun rights.

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