Rank

415of 3,144

O'Brien, Iowa

Score 7.03 / 10· population 14,012

About 14,000 people live in O'Brien, Iowa. It ranks #415 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #12 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.03% of a home's value each year, more than in 72% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 68% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.9 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is better than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 38), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 87% 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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