Rank

2739of 3,144

Lincoln, New Mexico

Score 5.13 / 10· population 20,029

About 20,000 people live in Lincoln, New Mexico. It ranks #2,739 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #9 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 5.25%, lower than in 89% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.54% of a home's value each year, less than in 73% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 57% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 88% of counties. Life expectancy is about 75.8 years, longer than in 50% of counties. Air quality is better than in 96% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 25), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 67% 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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