Rank

2896of 3,144

Pulaski, Illinois

Score 4.80 / 10· population 4,911

About 4,900 people live in Pulaski, Illinois. It ranks #2,896 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #54 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.25%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.03% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.3 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 81% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.7
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax4.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy0.3
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households0.3

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