Rank

2233of 3,144

Black Hawk, Iowa

Score 5.84 / 10· population 130,471

About 130,500 people live in Black Hawk, Iowa. It ranks #2,233 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #98 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.33% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 66% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 66% 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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