Rank

2523of 3,144

Calhoun, Illinois

Score 5.50 / 10· population 4,317

About 4,300 people live in Calhoun, Illinois. It ranks #2,523 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.08% of a home's value each year, more than in 75% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 89% 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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