Rank

3118of 3,144

Kankakee, Illinois

Score 3.92 / 10· population 105,940

About 105,900 people live in Kankakee, Illinois. It ranks #3,118 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #94 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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