Rank

2754of 3,144

St. James, Louisiana

Score 5.09 / 10· population 19,191

About 19,200 people live in St. James, Louisiana. It ranks #2,754 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #48 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8.5%, higher than in 91% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 33), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 90% 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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