Rank

2942of 3,144

Franklin, Illinois

Score 4.70 / 10· population 37,138

About 37,100 people live in Franklin, Illinois. It ranks #2,942 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #63 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 59% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.8 years, shorter than in 77% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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