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2902of 3,144

Grant, New Mexico

Score 4.79 / 10· population 27,472

About 27,500 people live in Grant, New Mexico. It ranks #2,902 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #20 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.31%, lower than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.38% of a home's value each year, less than in 91% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 90% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.8 years, shorter than in 58% of counties. Air quality is better than in 94% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 27), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 75% 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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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.1
  2. 2A (state)4.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.7
  4. Sales tax4.3
  5. Property tax8.1

Environment

  1. Air quality7.3
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate4.8
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees2.0
  4. Single-parent households5.1

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