Rank

2576of 3,144

Richland, Illinois

Score 5.42 / 10· population 15,488

About 15,500 people live in Richland, Illinois. It ranks #2,576 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.16% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 94% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 67% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 92% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 71% 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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