Rank

3137of 3,144

Macon, Illinois

Score 3.60 / 10· population 100,591

About 100,600 people live in Macon, Illinois. It ranks #3,137 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #99 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.99% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 62% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.7 years, shorter than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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