Rank

1180of 3,144

La Salle, Louisiana

Score 6.50 / 10· population 14,800

About 14,800 people live in La Salle, Louisiana. It ranks #1,180 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #5 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.28% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 50% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.4 years, shorter than in 81% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 60% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher 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 President9.1
  4. Sales tax2.3
  5. Property tax8.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.5

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy2.4
  3. Government employees4.8
  4. Single-parent households1.7

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