Rank

2978of 3,144

Lee, Illinois

Score 4.59 / 10· population 33,654

About 33,700 people live in Lee, Illinois. It ranks #2,978 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #69 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.77% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% 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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