# Bernalillo, New Mexico — #3,125 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 3.88 of 10. FIPS 35001. Population 671,586. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.05 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 4.07 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.87 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 2.06 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.38 |  |
| Property tax | county | 5.75 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 0.37 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 5.30 |  |
| Government employees | county | 5.65 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 1.89 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2736 Torrance, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35057.md
- #3039 Valencia, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35061.md
- #2854 Cibola, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35006.md
- #2922 Santa Fe, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35049.md
- #2907 Sandoval, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35043.md

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