Rank

1321of 3,144

Montgomery, Iowa

Score 6.42 / 10· population 10,139

About 10,100 people live in Montgomery, Iowa. It ranks #1,321 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #77 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.33% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.7 years, longer than in 49% 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 lower than in 76% 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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