Rank
2971of 3,144
Morgan, Illinois
Score 4.63 / 10· population 32,140
About 32,100 people live in Morgan, Illinois. It ranks #2,971 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #68 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% 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 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 51% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% 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 President6.6
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax1.5
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes3.9
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.7
- Life expectancy6.8
- Government employees5.4
- Single-parent households3.1