Rank

2770of 3,144

Douglas, Illinois

Score 5.06 / 10· population 19,629

About 19,600 people live in Douglas, Illinois. It ranks #2,770 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.64% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.7 years, longer than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 53% 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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