# Valencia, New Mexico — #3,039 of 3,144 counties

> Liberty Moving composite score 4.41 of 10. FIPS 35061. Population 79,141. v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values.

About 79,100 people live in Valencia, New Mexico. It ranks #3,039 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #29 of 33 in New Mexico. The combined sales tax is 6.62%, lower than in 51% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.57% of a home's value each year, less than in 69% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 64% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 93% of counties. Life expectancy is about 74.9 years, shorter than in 57% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 59% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 43), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 84% 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 | 5.70 |  |
| GOP + LP vote for President | county | 5.76 |  |
| Homicide rate | county | 3.28 |  |
| Sales tax | county | 3.98 |  |
| Property tax | county | 7.15 |  |
| Floods / hurricanes | county | 1.04 |  |
| Life expectancy | county | 4.90 |  |
| Government employees | county | 3.35 |  |
| Single-parent households | county | 2.90 |  |

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

## Neighbors

- #2890 Socorro, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35053.md
- #2736 Torrance, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35057.md
- #3125 Bernalillo, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35001.md
- #2854 Cibola, New Mexico — https://libertymoving.org/counties/35006.md

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