Rank

2594of 3,144

Wayne, Illinois

Score 5.39 / 10· population 15,761

About 15,800 people live in Wayne, Illinois. It ranks #2,594 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.42% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 91% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 74% 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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