Rank

3084of 3,144

Jackson, Illinois

Score 4.19 / 10· population 52,141

About 52,100 people live in Jackson, Illinois. It ranks #3,084 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #91 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.84% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% 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 higher than in 66% 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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