# La Salle, Illinois — #3,043 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.38 of 10. FIPS 17099. Population 108,309. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.58 |  |
| 2A | state | 0.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.91 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.85 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 8.82 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.09 |  |
| Property tax | county | 0.50 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.18 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 6.10 |  |
| Government employees | county | 4.99 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.71 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2741 Marshall, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17123.md
- #2416 Putnam, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17155.md
- #2978 Lee, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17103.md
- #2940 Grundy, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17063.md
- #3057 Livingston, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17105.md
- #2955 Bureau, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17011.md
- #3035 Kendall, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17093.md
- #3076 DeKalb, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17037.md
- #2864 Woodford, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17203.md

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