Rank

3135of 3,144

Winnebago, Illinois

Score 3.61 / 10· population 280,922

About 280,900 people live in Winnebago, Illinois. It ranks #3,135 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #98 of 102 in Illinois. The combined sales tax is 7.75%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes at least 2% of a home's value each year, more than in 98% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 89% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 91% 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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