Rank

1396of 3,144

Union, Iowa

Score 6.39 / 10· population 11,906

About 11,900 people live in Union, Iowa. It ranks #1,396 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #78 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.48% of a home's value each year, more than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.5 years, longer than in 57% 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 79% 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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