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2939of 3,144

Madison, Louisiana

Score 4.70 / 10· population 9,246

About 9,200 people live in Madison, Louisiana. It ranks #2,939 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #60 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% 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 69% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is 70 years or less, shorter than in 94% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 70% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 57% 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 President4.6
  4. Sales tax2.3
  5. Property tax8.5

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.0

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate0.0
  2. Life expectancy0.0
  3. Government employees2.9
  4. Single-parent households0.1

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