# Cibola, New Mexico — #2,854 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.89 of 10. FIPS 35006. Population 26,780. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 26,800 people live in Cibola, New Mexico. It ranks #2,854 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #15 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.57%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 82% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.9 years, shorter than in 90% of counties. Air quality is better than in 95% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 26), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 62% 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 | 7.37 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.82 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.03 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 2.66 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 0.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.58 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.81 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1781 Catron, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35003.md
- #2890 Socorro, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35053.md
- #3133 McKinley, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35031.md
- #2846 Apache, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04001.md
- #3125 Bernalillo, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35001.md
- #3039 Valencia, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35061.md
- #2907 Sandoval, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35043.md

## Links

- Page: https://libertymoving.org/counties/35006
- Compare: https://libertymoving.org/compare?a=35006
- Methodology: https://libertymoving.org/methodology
- Sources and terms: https://libertymoving.org/privacy