Rank

2346of 3,144

Red River, Louisiana

Score 5.72 / 10· population 7,356

About 7,400 people live in Red River, Louisiana. It ranks #2,346 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #23 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9.5%, higher than in 96% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.21% of a home's value each year, less than in almost every other county. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 54% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.3 years, shorter than in 82% 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 50% 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 President6.3
  4. Sales tax1.4
  5. Property tax8.9

Environment

  1. Air quality5.2
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.3
  2. Life expectancy2.3
  3. Government employees4.4
  4. Single-parent households1.8

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