Rank
2421of 3,144
Allen, Louisiana
Score 5.65 / 10· population 22,112
About 22,100 people live in Allen, Louisiana. It ranks #2,421 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #28 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9.7%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.34% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.7 years, shorter than in 86% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 77% of counties. On this site's state scores, Louisiana gets 6.56 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)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President8.0
- Sales tax1.2
- Property tax8.3
Environment
- Air quality5.6
- Floods / hurricanes1.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.3
- Life expectancy1.7
- Government employees2.9
- Single-parent households1.7