Rank
2467of 3,144
De Soto, Louisiana
Score 5.58 / 10· population 27,114
About 27,100 people live in De Soto, Louisiana. It ranks #2,467 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.31% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74 years, shorter than in 66% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 88% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 54% 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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.7
- Sales tax1.8
- Property tax8.5
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.3
Private behavior
- Homicide rate3.8
- Life expectancy4.0
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households1.4