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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
- 2A (state)0.0
- GOP + LP vote for President5.7
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax2.6
Environment
- Air quality6.5
- Floods / hurricanes4.2
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.4
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees5.9
- Single-parent households6.4