Rank

2937of 3,144

Jefferson, Illinois

Score 4.70 / 10· population 36,320

About 36,300 people live in Jefferson, Illinois. It ranks #2,937 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.58% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% 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 lower than in 54% 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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