Rank

2188of 3,144

St. Tammany, Louisiana

Score 5.88 / 10· population 275,583

About 275,600 people live in St. Tammany, Louisiana. It ranks #2,188 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #17 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9.75%, higher than in 97% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.71% of a home's value each year, less than in 53% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 67% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 80% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is better than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 39), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 97% 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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