Rank

2631of 3,144

Union, Illinois

Score 5.33 / 10· population 16,667

About 16,700 people live in Union, Illinois. It ranks #2,631 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 86% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.2 years, shorter than in 54% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 86% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 72% 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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