Rank

2832of 3,144

Edgar, Illinois

Score 4.95 / 10· population 16,334

About 16,300 people live in Edgar, Illinois. It ranks #2,832 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #42 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.33% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 73% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 70% 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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