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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President9.1
- Sales tax2.3
- Property tax8.6
Environment
- Air quality5.7
- Floods / hurricanes3.5
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy2.4
- Government employees4.8
- Single-parent households1.7