# Scott, Iowa — #2,184 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.89 of 10. FIPS 19163. Population 174,270. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 174,300 people live in Scott, Iowa. It ranks #2,184 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #94 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.44% of a home's value each year, more than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 73% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.91 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.17 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.15 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.24 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.64 |  |
| Property tax | county | 2.80 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.16 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 7.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 8.24 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 4.89 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #581 Cedar, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19031.md
- #3132 Rock Island, Illinois — https://libertymoving.org/counties/17161.md
- #2199 Clinton, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19045.md
- #1853 Muscatine, Iowa — https://libertymoving.org/counties/19139.md

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