Rank

2921of 3,144

Gallatin, Illinois

Score 4.73 / 10· population 4,670

About 4,700 people live in Gallatin, Illinois. It ranks #2,921 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.39% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.8 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 75% 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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