Rank

3139of 3,144

Peoria, Illinois

Score 3.55 / 10· population 177,513

About 177,500 people live in Peoria, Illinois. It ranks #3,139 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #100 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 94% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 73% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 83% 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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