Rank

3122of 3,144

Sangamon, Illinois

Score 3.89 / 10· population 193,491

About 193,500 people live in Sangamon, Illinois. It ranks #3,122 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #96 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.89% of a home's value each year, more than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 80% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 86% 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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