# Santa Cruz, Arizona — #2,284 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 5.79 of 10. FIPS 04023. Population 49,158. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 49,200 people live in Santa Cruz, Arizona. It ranks #2,284 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 15 in Arizona. The combined sales tax is 6.6%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.62% of a home's value each year, less than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 79% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 74% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 81% of counties. On this site's state scores, Arizona gets 6.18 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 10 of 10 for gun rights.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 6.18 |  |
| 2A | state | 10.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 5.70 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.07 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 7.13 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.00 |  |
| Property tax | county | 6.90 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.26 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 10.00 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.90 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.34 |  |

"est" marks a derived or placeholder value with no published county figure.

## Neighbors

- #2408 Pima, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04019.md
- #1990 Cochise, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04003.md

## Links

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