Rank

2546of 3,144

Calcasieu, Louisiana

Score 5.47 / 10· population 203,761

About 203,800 people live in Calcasieu, Louisiana. It ranks #2,546 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #37 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 86% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.6 years, shorter than in 60% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 93% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 50), 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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