Rank

1343of 3,144

Iron, Missouri

Score 6.41 / 10· population 9,440

About 9,400 people live in Iron, Missouri. It ranks #1,343 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #98 of 115 in Missouri. The combined sales tax is 6.23%, lower than in 61% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.49% of a home's value each year, less than in 80% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 56% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 52% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is better than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 51% of counties. On this site's state scores, Missouri gets 6.81 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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