Rank

3074of 3,144

Madison, Illinois

Score 4.24 / 10· population 262,752

About 262,800 people live in Madison, Illinois. It ranks #3,074 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #87 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.85%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.79% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.5 years, shorter than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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