Rank

2841of 3,144

Cass, Illinois

Score 4.93 / 10· population 12,596

About 12,600 people live in Cass, Illinois. It ranks #2,841 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #44 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.55% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 65% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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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