County Freedom Index

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Illinois Freedom Map

Compare all 102 Illinois counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.

County profiles102
Regions9
Verified profiles0
Top score79

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Adams County: Freedom Score 55Alexander County: Freedom Score 63Bond County: Freedom Score 50Boone County: Freedom Score 50Brown County: Freedom Score 72Bureau County: Freedom Score 50Calhoun County: Freedom Score 73Carroll County: Freedom Score 55Cass County: Freedom Score 58Champaign County: Freedom Score 47Christian County: Freedom Score 50Clark County: Freedom Score 50Clay County: Freedom Score 54Clinton County: Freedom Score 51Coles County: Freedom Score 50Cook County: Freedom Score 24Crawford County: Freedom Score 50Cumberland County: Freedom Score 63De Witt County: Freedom Score 50DeKalb County: Freedom Score 50Douglas County: Freedom Score 50DuPage County: Freedom Score 24Edgar County: Freedom Score 61Edwards County: Freedom Score 76Effingham County: Freedom Score 51Fayette County: Freedom Score 63Ford County: Freedom Score 54Franklin County: Freedom Score 54Fulton County: Freedom Score 55Gallatin County: Freedom Score 77Greene County: Freedom Score 63Grundy County: Freedom Score 50Hamilton County: Freedom Score 59Hancock County: Freedom Score 54Hardin County: Freedom Score 79Henderson County: Freedom Score 54Henry County: Freedom Score 50Iroquois County: Freedom Score 54Jackson County: Freedom Score 51Jasper County: Freedom Score 54Jefferson County: Freedom Score 58Jersey County: Freedom Score 50Jo Daviess County: Freedom Score 63Johnson County: Freedom Score 57Kane County: Freedom Score 33Kankakee County: Freedom Score 50Kendall County: Freedom Score 51Knox County: Freedom Score 50Lake County: Freedom Score 24LaSalle County: Freedom Score 50Lawrence County: Freedom Score 62Lee County: Freedom Score 50Livingston County: Freedom Score 50Logan County: Freedom Score 50Macon County: Freedom Score 50Macoupin County: Freedom Score 50Madison County: Freedom Score 47Marion County: Freedom Score 50Marshall County: Freedom Score 60Mason County: Freedom Score 54Massac County: Freedom Score 59McDonough County: Freedom Score 50McHenry County: Freedom Score 34McLean County: Freedom Score 47Menard County: Freedom Score 51Mercer County: Freedom Score 63Monroe County: Freedom Score 51Montgomery County: Freedom Score 50Morgan County: Freedom Score 53Moultrie County: Freedom Score 56Ogle County: Freedom Score 50Peoria County: Freedom Score 51Perry County: Freedom Score 50Piatt County: Freedom Score 51Pike County: Freedom Score 58Pope County: Freedom Score 78Pulaski County: Freedom Score 78Putnam County: Freedom Score 50Randolph County: Freedom Score 51Richland County: Freedom Score 50Rock Island County: Freedom Score 50Saline County: Freedom Score 58Sangamon County: Freedom Score 47Schuyler County: Freedom Score 67Scott County: Freedom Score 54Shelby County: Freedom Score 54St. Clair County: Freedom Score 46Stark County: Freedom Score 54Stephenson County: Freedom Score 50Tazewell County: Freedom Score 51Union County: Freedom Score 71Vermilion County: Freedom Score 50Wabash County: Freedom Score 50Warren County: Freedom Score 54Washington County: Freedom Score 54Wayne County: Freedom Score 60White County: Freedom Score 55Whiteside County: Freedom Score 50Will County: Freedom Score 33Williamson County: Freedom Score 51Winnebago County: Freedom Score 50Woodford County: Freedom Score 50
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Illinois Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform

A sourced discovery dataset for Illinois counties, rural land screening, tiny-home and RV research, off-grid feasibility, county and local zoning, building-code review, septic, private wells, floodplain, wetlands, agricultural land context, and parcel-level due diligence, with direct local-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.

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Illinois County Rankings

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Illinois Counties By Lifestyle Goal

Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.

Tiny

Best For Tiny Home Research

4/5

County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.

Top starts: Hardin, Pope, Pulaski

RV

Best For RV Living Research

4/5

Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.

Top starts: Hardin, Pope, Pulaski

Off grid

Best For Off-Grid Living

5/5

Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.

Top starts: Hardin, Pope, Pulaski

Land

Cheapest Rural Land

92/100

Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.

Top starts: Pulaski, Pope, Massac

Public

Best Public Land Access

0.1M

Counties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.

Top starts: Pope, Williamson, Union

Overall

Highest Freedom Scores

79

The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.

Top starts: Hardin, Pope, Pulaski

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Illinois Lifestyle Research Paths

Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.

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County Profiles

#1

Hardin County

Southern Illinois

79
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
82
Partially sourced#2

Pope County

Southern Illinois

78
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
90
Partially sourced#3

Pulaski County

Southern Illinois

78
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
92
Partially sourced#4

Gallatin County

Southern Illinois

77
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
83
Partially sourced#5

Edwards County

Southern Illinois

76
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
80
Partially sourced#6

Calhoun County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

73
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
55
Partially sourced#7

Brown County

Central Illinois

72
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
59
Partially sourced#8

Union County

Southern Illinois

71
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
79
Partially sourced#9

Schuyler County

Central Illinois

67
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
5/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#10

Alexander County

Southern Illinois

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
86
Partially sourced#11

Cumberland County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
81
Partially sourced#12

Fayette County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
84
Partially sourced#13

Greene County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
64
Partially sourced#14

Jo Daviess County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

63
Tiny
4/5
RV
4/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#15

Mercer County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

63
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
81
Partially sourced#16

Lawrence County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

62
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
75
Partially sourced#17

Edgar County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

61
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
65
Partially sourced#18

Marshall County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
63
Partially sourced#19

Wayne County

Southern Illinois

60
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
66
Partially sourced#20

Hamilton County

Southern Illinois

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
57
Partially sourced#21

Massac County

Southern Illinois

59
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
86
Partially sourced#22

Cass County

Central Illinois

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
72
Partially sourced#23

Jefferson County

Southern Illinois

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
75
Partially sourced#24

Pike County

Central Illinois

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
51
Partially sourced#25

Saline County

Southern Illinois

58
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
79
Partially sourced#26

Johnson County

Southern Illinois

57
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
68
Partially sourced#27

Moultrie County

Central Illinois

56
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
63
Partially sourced#28

Adams County

Central Illinois

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
54
Partially sourced#29

Carroll County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
53
Partially sourced#30

Fulton County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
56
Partially sourced#31

White County

Southern Illinois

55
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#32

Clay County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#33

Ford County

East Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#34

Franklin County

Southern Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
46
Partially sourced#35

Hancock County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#36

Henderson County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#37

Iroquois County

East Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#38

Jasper County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#39

Mason County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#40

Scott County

Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#41

Shelby County

Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#42

Stark County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#43

Warren County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#44

Washington County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

54
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
4/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#45

Morgan County

Central Illinois

53
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
39
Partially sourced#46

Clinton County

Southern Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#47

Effingham County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#48

Jackson County

Southern Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#49

Kendall County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#50

Menard County

Central Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#51

Monroe County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#52

Peoria County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
55
Partially sourced#53

Piatt County

East Central Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#54

Randolph County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#55

Tazewell County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#56

Williamson County

Southern Illinois

51
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#57

Bond County

Southern Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#58

Boone County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#59

Bureau County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#60

Christian County

Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#61

Clark County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#62

Coles County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#63

Crawford County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#64

De Witt County

East Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#65

DeKalb County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#66

Douglas County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#67

Grundy County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#68

Henry County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#69

Jersey County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#70

Kankakee County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#71

Knox County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#72

LaSalle County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#73

Lee County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#74

Livingston County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#75

Logan County

Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#76

Macon County

Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#77

Macoupin County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#78

Marion County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#79

McDonough County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#80

Montgomery County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#81

Ogle County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#82

Perry County

Southern Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#83

Putnam County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#84

Richland County

Eastern and South Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#85

Rock Island County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#86

Stephenson County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#87

Vermilion County

East Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#88

Wabash County

Southern Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#89

Whiteside County

Northwest Illinois and Mississippi River

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#90

Winnebago County

Northern Illinois and Fox Valley

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#91

Woodford County

Peoria and West Central Illinois

50
Tiny
3/5
RV
3/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#92

Champaign County

East Central Illinois

47
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#93

Madison County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

47
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#94

McLean County

East Central Illinois

47
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#95

Sangamon County

Central Illinois

47
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#96

St. Clair County

Metro East and Mississippi Bluffs

46
Tiny
3/5
RV
2/5
Off grid
3/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#97

McHenry County

Chicago Metro and Collar Counties

34
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#98

Kane County

Chicago Metro and Collar Counties

33
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#99

Will County

Chicago Metro and Collar Counties

33
Tiny
2/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
2/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#100

Cook County

Chicago Metro and Collar Counties

24
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#101

DuPage County

Chicago Metro and Collar Counties

24
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced#102

Lake County

Chicago Metro and Collar Counties

24
Tiny
1/5
RV
1/5
Off grid
1/5
Land
20
Partially sourced

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