Rank

2920of 3,144

McDonough, Illinois

Score 4.74 / 10· population 26,839

About 26,800 people live in McDonough, Illinois. It ranks #2,920 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #56 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.82% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 52% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 76% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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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