Rank

1712of 3,144

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Score 6.19 / 10· population 120,486

About 120,500 people live in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It ranks #1,712 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #61 of 72 in Wisconsin. The combined sales tax is 5.5%, lower than in 79% of counties. Property tax takes about 1.46% of a home's value each year, more than in 92% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 76% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 57% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79 years, longer than in 83% of counties. Air quality is better than in 57% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 40), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 62% of counties. On this site's state scores, Wisconsin gets 6.86 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 8 of 10 for gun rights.

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