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WINNER
Parker, CO
Top 100 rank: 26
Population: 31,300
Compare Parker to Top 10 Best Places
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City stats |
Best places avg. |
Median family income
(per year) |
$89,402 |
$90,316 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$87,735 |
$82,867 |
| Sales tax |
8.10% |
6.74% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
4.63% |
6.38% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
4.63% |
2.74% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,828 |
$2,121 |
Job growth %
(2000-2006) |
35.37% |
13.41% |
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City stats |
Best places average |
| Average home price |
$327,692 |
$359,352 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$2,709 |
$3,585 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
18 |
29 |
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
21 |
18 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
22.6% |
20.1% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
54.0% |
24.8% |
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
94.8/5.2 |
91.1/8.9 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
78.0% |
77.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
2 |
1.3 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
27 |
20.6 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
27.9 |
23.1 |
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
16.3% |
15.6% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
1.8% |
2.7% |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
39 |
30 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,127 |
2,899 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
197 |
287 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
116 |
125 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
65 |
71 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
5 |
11 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
11 |
17 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
1 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
15.21 |
40.18 |
| % clear days in the area |
32 |
28 |
| High temp in July ° F |
85.4° |
86.1° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
17.8° |
24.0° |
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City stats |
Best places average |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
94.1% |
90.5% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
26 |
27 |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
4.7% |
9.3% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
21.1% |
30.6% |
| Elder-care facilities** |
57 |
107 |
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City stats |
Best places average |
| Median age |
29.2 |
36.8 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
81.3% |
72.4% |
| Married |
70.0% |
60.8% |
| Divorced |
8.3% |
8.0% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
23.9 |
59.2 |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$8,637 |
$8,250 |
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