Rank

2713of 3,144

Wabash, Illinois

Score 5.17 / 10· population 10,942

About 10,900 people live in Wabash, Illinois. It ranks #2,713 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.25%, higher than in 71% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.3% of a home's value each year, more than in 86% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77 years, longer than in 64% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% 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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