Rank

3034of 3,144

Marion, Illinois

Score 4.42 / 10· population 36,673

About 36,700 people live in Marion, Illinois. It ranks #3,034 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #80 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.54% of a home's value each year, more than in 94% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 54% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 55% 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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