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Dallas, TX
Population: 1,232,940
Population, age 50+: 289,231
Population growth, age 50+: 20.1%
Financial
  City stats
Median family income
(per year)		 $46,109
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)		 $50,337
Sales tax 8.30%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)		 n/a
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)		 n/a
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)		 $1,950
Retirement tax break from state? No
Housing
  City stats
Median home price $281,410
Average property taxes
(2006)		 $4,407
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Quality of life
  City stats
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)		 81.0%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 12
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 71
Leisure and culture
  City stats
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)		 102
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)		 8,362
Bars
(within 15 miles)		 538
Public tennis courts 258
Public swimming pools 23
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)		 208
Park acres 21,740
Libraries
(within 15 miles)		 132
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)		 8
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) n/a
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 0
Weather
  City stats
Annual rainfall
(inches)		 37.05
% clear days in the area 37
Snowfall
(average in inches)		 2.60
High temp in July ° F 96.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F 36.4°
Health*
  City stats
Life expectancy
(men/women)		 73.4/79.1
Has health plan
(% of residents)		 84.9%
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)		 8.4%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)		 21.5%
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population)		 8
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000)		 52
Radiologists
(per 100,000)		 122
Heart doctors
(per 100,000)		 76
Elder-care facilities** 107
Meet the neighbors
  City stats
Median age 31.1
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)		 52.8%
Married 40.1%
Divorced 10.8%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)		 232.7
*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.
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