Rank

2960of 3,144

DuPage, Illinois

Score 4.67 / 10· population 921,213

About 921,200 people live in DuPage, Illinois. It ranks #2,960 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #67 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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