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1178of 3,144

Cass, Iowa

Score 6.50 / 10· population 13,130

About 13,100 people live in Cass, Iowa. It ranks #1,178 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #74 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.4% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 69% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.0
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax3.0

Environment

  1. Air quality6.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy6.6
  3. Government employees2.1
  4. Single-parent households8.4

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