Rank

711of 3,144

Taylor, Iowa

Score 6.79 / 10· population 5,924

About 5,900 people live in Taylor, Iowa. It ranks #711 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.14% of a home's value each year, more than in 79% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 71% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% of counties. Air quality is better than in 63% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 86% 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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