Rank
2783of 3,144
Pointe Coupee, Louisiana
Score 5.04 / 10· population 20,000
About 20,000 people live in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana. It ranks #2,783 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #51 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.32% of a home's value each year, less than in 95% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 71.9 years, shorter than in 85% of counties. Air quality is better than in 78% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 36), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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 President6.3
- Sales tax1.8
- Property tax8.4
Environment
- Air quality6.4
- Floods / hurricanes1.4
Private behavior
- Homicide rate1.5
- Life expectancy1.9
- Government employees1.5
- Single-parent households0.8