Rank

2828of 3,144

St. Landry, Louisiana

Score 4.96 / 10· population 81,464

About 81,500 people live in St. Landry, Louisiana. It ranks #2,828 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #53 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. Property tax takes about 0.25% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 87% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 97% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.4 years, shorter than in 93% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 69% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 45), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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