| Financial |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Median household income
(per year) |
$95,007 |
$68,053 |
| Sales tax |
8.25% |
6.77% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
9.30%* |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00%* |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$821 |
$855 |
| Housing |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
| Median home price |
$769,804 |
$315,351 |
Home price gain
(2-5 year gain) |
8.01% |
14.88% |
| Education |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Colleges, universities and
professional schools |
56 |
32 |
| Junior colleges and technical institutes |
26 |
15 |
Student to teacher ratio
(grade schools) |
18.00 |
15.37 |
| Quality of life |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Air pollution index
(100 is national average; lower is better) |
88 |
90 |
Personal crime risk
(100 is national average; lower is better) |
33 |
69 |
Property crime risk
(100 is national average; lower is better) |
41 |
78 |
| Leisure and culture |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
13 |
27 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,421 |
3,738 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
128 |
267 |
Golf courses
(public courses; within 30 miles) |
58 |
72 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
50 |
60 |
Museums
(accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) |
15 |
10 |
| Weather |
City Stats |
Best places
average |
| Annual precipitation (inches) |
20.16 |
37.80 |
| High temp in July ° F |
80.80° |
86.11° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
39.10° |
26.60° |
*15 states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemption or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio indexes the personal exemption amounts only. For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income. tax credits.
Average is based only on data for more than 1,300 cities in the Best Places database. Included are cities with population of more than 14,000 with above-average income, population growth and real estate appreciation during the past five years. The data represent the zip codes associated with the town name. The listed populations often include areas outside an incorporated municipality. For instance, the town of Vienna has a population of 14,900, but 61,700 residents have a Vienna postal address.
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