Rank

2741of 3,144

Marshall, Illinois

Score 5.12 / 10· population 11,683

About 11,700 people live in Marshall, Illinois. It ranks #2,741 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.7% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 76% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax1.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes6.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees6.6
  4. Single-parent households7.1

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