Rank
2683of 3,144
Massac, Illinois
Score 5.22 / 10· population 13,661
About 13,700 people live in Massac, Illinois. It ranks #2,683 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #25 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.3% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 88% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.4 years, shorter than in 72% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 70% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
- 2A (state)0.0
- GOP + LP vote for President7.4
- Sales tax4.3
- Property tax3.5
Environment
- Air quality5.1
- Floods / hurricanes5.7
Private behavior
- Homicide rate9.6
- Life expectancy3.4
- Government employees8.8
- Single-parent households4.2