Rank

1853of 3,144

Muscatine, Iowa

Score 6.12 / 10· population 42,218

About 42,200 people live in Muscatine, Iowa. It ranks #1,853 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #89 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.32% of a home's value each year, more than in 87% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 55% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.3 years, longer than in 67% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 50% 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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