Rank

2907of 3,144

Sandoval, New Mexico

Score 4.78 / 10· population 155,936

About 155,900 people live in Sandoval, New Mexico. It ranks #2,907 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #21 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.13%, lower than in 62% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.66% of a home's value each year, less than in 58% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 49% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 84% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.9 years, longer than in 63% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 64% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 76% 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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