Rank

2474of 3,144

Effingham, Illinois

Score 5.57 / 10· population 34,331

About 34,300 people live in Effingham, Illinois. It ranks #2,474 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.37% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 70% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 55% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 64% 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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