Rank

2447of 3,144

Lafayette, Louisiana

Score 5.61 / 10· population 249,750

About 249,800 people live in Lafayette, Louisiana. It ranks #2,447 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 80% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 92% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76 years, longer than in 52% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 48), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% 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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