Rank

408of 3,144

Emmet, Iowa

Score 7.03 / 10· population 9,229

About 9,200 people live in Emmet, Iowa. It ranks #408 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #11 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.18% of a home's value each year, more than in 81% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.5 years, longer than in 70% of counties. Air quality is better than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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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