Rank

3076of 3,144

DeKalb, Illinois

Score 4.23 / 10· population 100,288

About 100,300 people live in DeKalb, Illinois. It ranks #3,076 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #88 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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