Rank

311of 3,144

Osceola, Iowa

Score 7.16 / 10· population 5,978

About 6,000 people live in Osceola, Iowa. It ranks #311 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #7 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.95% of a home's value each year, more than in 67% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 93% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 78.4 years, longer than in 78% of counties. Air quality is better than in 71% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 37), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 90% 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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