Rank

3098of 3,144

San Juan, New Mexico

Score 4.12 / 10· population 120,675

About 120,700 people live in San Juan, New Mexico. It ranks #3,098 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #30 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.5%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.52% of a home's value each year, less than in 76% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 75% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 70.5 years, shorter than in 92% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 81% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 88% 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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