Rank

2694of 3,144

Jo Daviess, Illinois

Score 5.20 / 10· population 21,756

About 21,800 people live in Jo Daviess, Illinois. It ranks #2,694 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.49% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 80% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 55% 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 President5.7
  4. Sales tax3.4
  5. Property tax2.6

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.4
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees5.9
  4. Single-parent households6.4

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