Rank

2632of 3,144

Catahoula, Louisiana

Score 5.33 / 10· population 8,414

About 8,400 people live in Catahoula, Louisiana. It ranks #2,632 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #41 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.25% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 98% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.6 years, shorter than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 62% 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 President7.5
  4. Sales tax0.9
  5. Property tax8.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes2.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate4.6
  2. Life expectancy1.6
  3. Government employees0.1
  4. Single-parent households1.1

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