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2030of 3,144

Caldwell, Louisiana

Score 6.01 / 10· population 9,389

About 9,400 people live in Caldwell, Louisiana. It ranks #2,030 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #13 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.29% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 63% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.1 years, shorter than in 94% 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 lower than in 51% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.6
  4. Sales tax0.9
  5. Property tax8.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.8

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.9
  2. Life expectancy0.1
  3. Government employees4.0
  4. Single-parent households2.8

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