Rank

2826of 3,144

West Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Score 4.96 / 10· population 28,266

About 28,300 people live in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It ranks #2,826 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #52 of 64 in Louisiana. The combined sales tax is 10%, higher than in almost every other county. 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 58% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 96% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 51), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 73% 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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