Rank

3028of 3,144

Lake, Illinois

Score 4.43 / 10· population 708,760

About 708,800 people live in Lake, Illinois. It ranks #3,028 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #79 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 smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 61% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 54% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 95% 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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