Rank

1184of 3,144

Lafayette, Mississippi

Score 6.50 / 10· population 58,467

About 58,500 people live in Lafayette, Mississippi. It ranks #1,184 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 82 in Mississippi. The combined sales tax is 7%, higher than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 77.1 years, longer than in 65% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 65% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 52% of counties. On this site's state scores, Mississippi gets 5.69 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

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