Rank

1263of 3,144

Dubuque, Iowa

Score 6.45 / 10· population 98,887

About 98,900 people live in Dubuque, Iowa. It ranks #1,263 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #76 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.15% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 58% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.7 years, longer than in 81% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 82% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 52% 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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