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1485of 3,144

Henry, Iowa

Score 6.34 / 10· population 19,547

About 19,500 people live in Henry, Iowa. It ranks #1,485 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #82 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.43% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 76% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.1 years, longer than in 75% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 82% 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 President6.7
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax2.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes7.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy8.1
  3. Government employees1.7
  4. Single-parent households5.1

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