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Wapello, Iowa

Score 6.04 / 10· population 35,166

About 35,200 people live in Wapello, Iowa. It ranks #1,975 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #91 of 99 in Iowa. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.37% of a home's value each year, more than in 89% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 56% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.5 years, shorter than in 61% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 58% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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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