Rank

1730of 3,144

Tama, Iowa

Score 6.18 / 10· population 16,833

About 16,800 people live in Tama, Iowa. It ranks #1,730 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #87 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.2% of a home's value each year, more than in 82% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 69% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.8 years, longer than in 73% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 70% 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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