# Grant, New Mexico — #2,902 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.79 of 10. FIPS 35017. Population 27,472. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

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.

## Scores

| Factor | Level | Score (0–10) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Institute state ranking | state | 4.05 |  |
| 2A | state | 4.00 |  |
| Air quality | county | 7.28 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 4.66 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 4.80 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.26 |  |
| Property tax | county | 8.10 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.63 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.80 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.96 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 5.06 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #1781 Catron, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35003.md
- #650 Greenlee, Arizona — https://libertymoving.org/counties/04011.md
- #2946 Luna, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35029.md
- #2482 Hidalgo, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35023.md
- #2997 Sierra, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35051.md

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