Rank

2518of 3,144

Cumberland, Illinois

Score 5.50 / 10· population 10,261

About 10,300 people live in Cumberland, Illinois. It ranks #2,518 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #6 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.26% of a home's value each year, more than in 84% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.0
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax3.7

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.6
  2. Life expectancy6.9
  3. Government employees5.6
  4. Single-parent households9.0

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