Rank

2159of 3,144

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Score 5.90 / 10· population 19,444

About 19,400 people live in Los Alamos, New Mexico. It ranks #2,159 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #3 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 7.69%, higher than in 80% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.56% of a home's value each year, less than in 71% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 60% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 53% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is better than in almost every other county (a typical day's air quality index is 14), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 92% 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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