# Menard, Illinois — #2,800 of 3,144 counties > Liberty Moving composite score 5.01 of 10. FIPS 17129. Population 11,954. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values. About 12,000 people live in Menard, Illinois. It ranks #2,800 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #39 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 8.25%, higher than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.66% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 72% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% 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. ## Scores | Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag | |---|---|---|---| | Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 5.58 | | | 2A | state | 0.00 | | | Air quality | county | 5.30 | | | GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.00 | | | Homicide rate | county | 9.53 | | | Sales tax | county | 2.50 | | | Property tax | county | 1.70 | | | Floods / hurricanes | county | 7.06 | | | Life expectancy | county | 8.10 | | | Government employees | county | 2.32 | | | Single-parent households | county | 8.38 | | "est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure. ## Neighbors - #2841 Cass, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17017.md - #2988 Logan, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17107.md - #2899 Mason, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17125.md - #3122 Sangamon, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17167.md ## Links - Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/17129 - Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=17129 - Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology - Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy