Rank
973of 3,144
Larue, Kentucky
Score 6.62 / 10· population 15,303
About 15,300 people live in Larue, Kentucky. It ranks #973 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 120 in Kentucky. The combined sales tax is 6%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.58% of a home's value each year, less than in 68% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is about 73.1 years, shorter than in 74% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 83% of counties. On this site's state scores, Kentucky gets 5.8 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)5.8
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax4.5
- Property tax7.1
Environment
- Air quality5.5
- Floods / hurricanes7.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate8.4
- Life expectancy3.1
- Government employees7.5
- Single-parent households4.2