Rank

1703of 3,144

Assumption, Louisiana

Score 6.20 / 10· population 20,160

About 20,200 people live in Assumption, Louisiana. It ranks #1,703 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.37% of a home's value each year, less than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 68% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 89% 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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