Rank

1781of 3,144

Catron, New Mexico

Score 6.16 / 10· population 3,825

About 3,800 people live in Catron, New Mexico. It ranks #1,781 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #2 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.06%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.27% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in almost every other county. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.6 years, shorter than in 60% of counties. Air quality is better than in 87% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 32), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 71% 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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