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291of 3,144

Dickinson, Iowa

Score 7.19 / 10· population 18,056

About 18,100 people live in Dickinson, Iowa. It ranks #291 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.78% of a home's value each year, more than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 63% 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

  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 tax6.1

Environment

  1. Air quality6.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees5.7
  4. Single-parent households9.4

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