Rank

2628of 3,144

St. Charles, Louisiana

Score 5.33 / 10· population 50,620

About 50,600 people live in St. Charles, Louisiana. It ranks #2,628 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #40 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 89% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.6 years, longer than in 59% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 75% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 46), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% 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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