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1615of 3,144

Johnson, Iowa

Score 6.26 / 10· population 157,528

About 157,500 people live in Johnson, Iowa. It ranks #1,615 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #84 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.4% of a home's value each year, more than in 90% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 91% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 62% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 70% 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 President3.1
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax3.0

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.1
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees9.1
  4. Single-parent households7.4

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