Rank
2809of 3,144
Christian, Illinois
Score 4.99 / 10· population 33,228
About 33,200 people live in Christian, Illinois. It ranks #2,809 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.49% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 71% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
- 2A (state)0.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.3
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax2.6
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes5.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.3
- Life expectancy6.6
- Government employees6.8
- Single-parent households4.8