Rank

2935of 3,144

Pike, Illinois

Score 4.71 / 10· population 14,342

About 14,300 people live in Pike, Illinois. It ranks #2,935 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.42% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 65% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 61% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 77% 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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