Rank

2922of 3,144

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Score 4.73 / 10· population 155,956

About 156,000 people live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It ranks #2,922 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #22 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.45% of a home's value each year, less than in 85% of counties. Local government employs a smaller share of working residents than in 66% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 82% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.4 years, longer than in 87% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 66% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 44), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 82% 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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