Rank

2505of 3,144

Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Score 5.54 / 10· population 138,064

About 138,100 people live in Tangipahoa, Louisiana. It ranks #2,505 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #34 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 8%, higher than in 82% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.34% of a home's value each year, less than in 93% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 83% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.1 years, shorter than in 83% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 62% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 96% 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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Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.6
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.8
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax8.3

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate2.8
  2. Life expectancy2.1
  3. Government employees8.4
  4. Single-parent households1.1

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