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Chicago, IL
Population: 2,833,321
Population, age 50+: 747,945
Population growth, age 50+: 11.9%
Financial
  City stats
Median family income
(per year)		 $49,476
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)		 $52,916
Sales tax 7.80%*
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)		 3.00%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)		 3.00%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)		 $1,645
Retirement tax break from state? Yes
Housing
  City stats
Median home price $311,136
Average property taxes
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Quality of life
  City stats
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)		 45.5%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 123
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 623
Leisure and culture
  City stats
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)		 119
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)		 13,301
Bars
(within 15 miles)		 1,783
Public tennis courts 618
Public swimming pools 87
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)		 347
Park acres 11,860
Libraries
(within 15 miles)		 270
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)		 16
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) 13
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 2
Weather
  City stats
Annual rainfall
(inches)		 38.01
% clear days in the area 23
Snowfall
(average in inches)		 37.90
High temp in July ° F 84.4°
Low temp in Jan ° F 18.3°
Health*
  City stats
Life expectancy
(men/women)		 72.2/78.7
Has health plan
(% of residents)		 88.3%
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)		 11.0%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)		 30.4%
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population)		 11
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000)		 42
Radiologists
(per 100,000)		 81
Heart doctors
(per 100,000)		 77
Elder-care facilities** 273
Meet the neighbors
  City stats
Median age 32.6
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)		 56.2%
Married 35.4%
Divorced 8.8%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)		 342.1
*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.
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