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Seattle, WA
Population: 582,454
Population, age 50+: 175,329
Population growth, age 50+: 19.0%
Financial
  City stats
Median family income
(per year)		 $72,354
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)		 $69,772
Sales tax 8.80%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)		 n/a
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)		 n/a
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)		 $1,940
Retirement tax break from state? No
Housing
  City stats
Median home price $471,923
Average property taxes
(2006)		 $3,633
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Quality of life
  City stats
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)		 86.3%
Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) 7
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) 76
Leisure and culture
  City stats
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)		 69
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)		 5,524
Bars
(within 15 miles)		 501
Public tennis courts 165
Public swimming pools 10
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)		 136
Park acres 6,050
Libraries
(within 15 miles)		 128
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)		 9
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) 9
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) 1
Weather
  City stats
Annual rainfall
(inches)		 38.25
% clear days in the area 16
Snowfall
(average in inches)		 11.40
High temp in July ° F 74.5°
Low temp in Jan ° F 36.0°
Health*
  City stats
Life expectancy
(men/women)		 76.7/81.5
Has health plan
(% of residents)		 89.4%
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)		 8.8%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)		 27.7%
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population)		 13
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000)		 55
Radiologists
(per 100,000)		 111
Heart doctors
(per 100,000)		 60
Elder-care facilities** 245
Meet the neighbors
  City stats
Median age 37.3
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)		 78.1%
Married 36.5%
Divorced 11.4%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)		 151.9
*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.
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