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City Info
Below are some important stats for our community and surrounding area. I have provided the median price of homes, insurance and lots more. Email me if you need me to send you out a relocation kit with more information on our area.| Financial | ||
| City stats | Best places avg. | |
| Median family income (per year) |
$94,313 | $90,316 |
| Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$98,551 | $82,867 |
| Sales tax | 8.80% | 6.74% |
| State income tax rate (highest bracket) |
3.00% | 6.38% |
| State income tax rate (lowest bracket) |
3.00% | 2.74% |
| Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state) |
$1,645 | $2,121 |
| Job growth % (2000-2006) |
-3.95% | 13.41% |
| Housing | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Median home price | $376,022 | $359,352 |
| Average property taxes (2004) |
$3,724 | $3,585 |
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| Education | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles) |
54 | 29 |
| Junior colleges and technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
32 | 18 |
| Test scores reading (% above/below state average) |
16.3% | 20.1% |
| Test scores math (% above/below average) |
15.0% | 24.8% |
| % students attending public/private schools (located within town limits) |
74.7/25.3 | 91.1/8.9 |
| Quality of life | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good) |
45.5% | 77.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) | 43 | 13 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) | 393 | 206 |
| Median commute time (in minutes) |
30.6 | 23.1 |
| % population with commute 45 mins. or longer |
22.0% | 15.6% |
| % population walk or bike to work | 4.7% | 2.7% |
| Leisure and culture | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
90 | 30 |
| Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
9,729 | 2,899 |
| Bars (within 15 miles) |
1,339 | 287 |
| Public golf courses (within 30 miles) |
273 | 125 |
| Libraries (within 15 miles) |
185 | 71 |
| Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) |
16 | 11 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) | 12 | 17 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) | 2 | 1 |
| Weather | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Annual rainfall (inches) |
36.27 | 40.18 |
| % clear days in the area | 23 | 28 |
| High temp in July ° F | 83.5° | 86.1° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F | 14.3° | 24.0° |
| Health* | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Has health plan (% of residents) |
88.3% | 90.5% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) | 27 | 27 |
| Diabetes rates (% of residents diagnosed) |
11.0% | 9.3% |
| Hypertension rates (% of residents diagnosed) |
30.4% | 30.6% |
| Elder-care facilities** | 286 | 107 |
| Meet the neighbors | ||
| City stats | Best places average | |
| Median age | 36.5 | 36.8 |
| Completed at least some college (% of residents) |
82.5% | 72.4% |
| Married | 47.9% | 60.8% |
| Divorced | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
148.7 | 59.2 |
| Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$6,862 | $8,250 |
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*County data **Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices. (3) Crime incidences are estimates based on FBI 2005 Universal Crime and incidence reports, OnBoard Analysis. (C) Cities with populations greater than 50,000 were not eligible for this year's Best Places to Live list. |
