# Catron, New Mexico — #1,781 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 6.16 of 10. FIPS 35003. Population 3,825. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.05 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 6.77 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 7.46 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.49 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 5.89 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.60 |  |
| Government employees | county | 10.00 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 3.73 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2902 Grant, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35017.md
- #2890 Socorro, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35053.md
- #650 Greenlee, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04011.md
- #2846 Apache, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04001.md
- #2997 Sierra, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35051.md
- #2854 Cibola, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35006.md

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