Rank

2993of 3,144

Chaves, New Mexico

Score 4.54 / 10· population 63,561

About 63,600 people live in Chaves, New Mexico. It ranks #2,993 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #26 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.27%, lower than in 56% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.61% of a home's value each year, less than in 64% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 61% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 94% of counties. Life expectancy is about 72.7 years, shorter than in 78% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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