Rank

3043of 3,144

La Salle, Illinois

Score 4.38 / 10· population 108,309

About 108,300 people live in La Salle, Illinois. It ranks #3,043 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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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