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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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
- 2A (state)10.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.3
- Sales tax1.4
- Property tax8.9
Environment
- Air quality5.2
- Floods / hurricanes3.6
Private behavior
- Homicide rate6.3
- Life expectancy2.3
- Government employees4.4
- Single-parent households1.8