Rank

2090of 3,144

Ascension, Louisiana

Score 5.96 / 10· population 131,632

About 131,600 people live in Ascension, Louisiana. It ranks #2,090 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #14 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9.5%, higher than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.51% of a home's value each year, less than in 77% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 72% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 87% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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