Rank

2878of 3,144

Montgomery, Illinois

Score 4.85 / 10· population 27,663

About 27,700 people live in Montgomery, Illinois. It ranks #2,878 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.32% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 84% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower 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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