Rank

3125of 3,144

Bernalillo, New Mexico

Score 3.88 / 10· population 671,586

About 671,600 people live in Bernalillo, New Mexico. It ranks #3,125 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #32 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.18%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.85% of a home's value each year, more than in 59% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 95% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.3 years, shorter than in 53% of counties. Air quality is worse than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 59), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 93% of counties. On this site's state scores, New Mexico gets 4.05 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.

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