Rank

3121of 3,144

Vermilion, Illinois

Score 3.89 / 10· population 71,652

About 71,700 people live in Vermilion, Illinois. It ranks #3,121 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #95 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% 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 larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.7 years, shorter than in 78% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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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