Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$47,431
$68,109
Sales tax
7.00%
6.55%
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
5.30%*
6.46%
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
1.70%*
2.74%
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,157
$2,207
Job growth % (2000-2005)
8.18%
10.97%
Housing
City stats
Best places average
Median home price
$156,275
$259,566
Home price gain (2004-2005)
11.90%
9.26%
Education
City stats
Best places average
Colleges, universities and professional schools
1
8
Junior colleges and technical institutes
1
0
Test scores reading (% +/- state average)
9.4%
13.3%
Test scores math (% +/- state average)
14.3%
16.9%
% students attending public/private schools
94.2/5.80
88.4/11.59
Quality of life
City stats
Best places average
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
50.1%
71.9%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
134
45
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
135
74
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
450
228
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
5,289
3,105
Median commute time (in minutes)
14.4
20.8
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer
8.2%
13.4%
Leisure and culture
City stats
Best places average
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
4
22
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
290
2,268
Bars (within 15 miles)
12
127
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
4
74
Libraries (within 15 miles)
5
43
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
0
7
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
2
10
Weather
City stats
Best places average
Annual precipitation (inches)
11.44
36.00
Clear days
193
107
High temp in July ° F
94.9°
87.7°
Low temp in Jan ° F
21.1°
23.5°
Health*
City stats
Best places average
Has health plan (% of residents)
71.7%
88.2%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
161.4
191.3
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
160.3
202.0
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Best places average
Median age
30.9
34.5
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
59.4%
63.9%
Married
44.2%
54.3%
Divorced
11.7%
9.3%
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)
$7,096
$7,549
*County data
Income tax notes:
These states allow personal exemption or standard deductions as provided in the IRC. Utah allows a personal exemption equal to three-fourths the federal exemptions. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the same rates apply for income under $8,000 to over $24,000. Married households filing separately pay the tax imposed on half the income.
