Rank

2602of 3,144

Stark, Illinois

Score 5.37 / 10· population 5,218

About 5,200 people live in Stark, Illinois. It ranks #2,602 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.5%, higher than in 77% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.62% of a home's value each year, more than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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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