Rank

949of 3,144

Jones, Iowa

Score 6.64 / 10· population 20,900

About 20,900 people live in Jones, Iowa. It ranks #949 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #57 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.16% of a home's value each year, more than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 77% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 75% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 67% 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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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.9
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.3
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax4.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.7
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees7.7
  4. Single-parent households3.9

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