Rank

2881of 3,144

Iroquois, Illinois

Score 4.84 / 10· population 26,136

About 26,100 people live in Iroquois, Illinois. It ranks #2,881 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.5% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 55% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.1 years, shorter than in 55% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.8
  4. Sales tax4.1
  5. Property tax2.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.3
  2. Life expectancy5.1
  3. Government employees4.9
  4. Single-parent households6.5

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