Rank

3071of 3,144

Stephenson, Illinois

Score 4.25 / 10· population 43,105

About 43,100 people live in Stephenson, Illinois. It ranks #3,071 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #86 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 53% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.3 years, longer than in 56% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 89% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 68% 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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