Rank

504of 3,144

Howard, Iowa

Score 6.94 / 10· population 9,376

About 9,400 people live in Howard, Iowa. It ranks #504 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.17% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.7 years, longer than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% 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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