# San Miguel, New Mexico — #2,855 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.89 of 10. FIPS 35047. Population 26,668. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 26,700 people live in San Miguel, New Mexico. It ranks #2,855 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #16 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.58%, lower than in 52% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.47% of a home's value each year, less than in 83% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 78% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.2 years, shorter than in 64% 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 | 7.31 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 3.53 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 10.00 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 4.02 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.65 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.66 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.20 |  |
| Government employees | county | 1.98 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 0.82 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2795 Guadalupe, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35019.md
- #2843 Quay, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35037.md
- #1710 Harding, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35021.md
- #2736 Torrance, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35057.md
- #2947 Mora, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35033.md
- #2922 Santa Fe, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35049.md

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