Rank

1164of 3,144

Vernon, Louisiana

Score 6.51 / 10· population 46,250

About 46,300 people live in Vernon, Louisiana. It ranks #1,164 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 9%, higher than in 93% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.27% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 51% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.1 years, shorter than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 67% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 80% 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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