Rank

560of 3,144

Cherokee, Iowa

Score 6.88 / 10· population 11,605

About 11,600 people live in Cherokee, Iowa. It ranks #560 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.96% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.6 years, longer than in 71% 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 72% 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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