Rank

2988of 3,144

Tazewell, Illinois

Score 4.55 / 10· population 129,541

About 129,500 people live in Tazewell, Illinois. It ranks #2,988 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #72 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.75%, higher than in 48% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.98% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.8 years, longer than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 76% 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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