Rank

2647of 3,144

Clay, Illinois

Score 5.30 / 10· population 12,999

About 13,000 people live in Clay, Illinois. It ranks #2,647 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.22% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.4 years, shorter than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 72% 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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