Rank

816of 3,144

Buchanan, Iowa

Score 6.72 / 10· population 20,691

About 20,700 people live in Buchanan, Iowa. It ranks #816 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #50 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.22% of a home's value each year, more than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.5 years, longer than in 79% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 73% 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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