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970of 3,144

Appanoose, Iowa

Score 6.62 / 10· population 12,119

About 12,100 people live in Appanoose, Iowa. It ranks #970 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #58 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 53% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 41), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 79% of counties. On this site's state scores, Iowa gets 6.91 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.3
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax4.3

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy5.8
  3. Government employees3.0
  4. Single-parent households6.8

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