Rank

2955of 3,144

Bureau, Illinois

Score 4.68 / 10· population 32,729

About 32,700 people live in Bureau, Illinois. It ranks #2,955 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #66 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.7% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 49% 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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