Rank

3083of 3,144

Whiteside, Illinois

Score 4.20 / 10· population 54,498

About 54,500 people live in Whiteside, Illinois. It ranks #3,083 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #90 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.74% of a home's value each year, more than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.9 years, longer than in 51% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 90% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 49), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 58% 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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