Rank
2642of 3,144
Scott, Illinois
Score 5.31 / 10· population 4,710
About 4,700 people live in Scott, Illinois. It ranks #2,642 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.35% of a home's value each year, more than in 88% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 93% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.6
- 2A (state)0.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax3.4
- Property tax3.3
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes9.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy6.0
- Government employees5.0
- Single-parent households3.3