Rank

2860of 3,144

Macoupin, Illinois

Score 4.88 / 10· population 44,018

About 44,000 people live in Macoupin, Illinois. It ranks #2,860 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.39% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 64% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is better than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 35), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 56% 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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