Rank

2179of 3,144

Union, New Mexico

Score 5.89 / 10· population 3,964

About 4,000 people live in Union, New Mexico. It ranks #2,179 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #4 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 5.81%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.3% of a home's value each year, less than in 96% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 68% of counties. Life expectancy is about 76.1 years, longer than in 53% 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 lower than in 95% 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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