Rank
970of 3,144
Audubon, Iowa
Score 6.62 / 10· population 5,534
About 5,500 people live in Audubon, Iowa. It ranks #970 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #59 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.86% of a home's value each year, more than in 60% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 74% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.4 years, longer than in 69% of counties. Air quality is better than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.8
- Sales tax3.6
- Property tax5.7
Environment
- Air quality6.2
- Floods / hurricanes8.0
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy7.4
- Government employees2.4
- Single-parent households2.3