Rank
3035of 3,144
Kendall, Illinois
Score 4.41 / 10· population 139,976
About 140,000 people live in Kendall, Illinois. It ranks #3,035 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #81 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% 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 larger share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 59% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 97% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 52), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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 President4.8
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax0.0
Environment
- Air quality4.8
- Floods / hurricanes2.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.1
- Life expectancy10.0
- Government employees3.7
- Single-parent households8.0