Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$47,094
$68,109
Sales tax
7.62%
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)
6.16%
10.97%
Housing
City stats
Best places average
Median home price
$283,290
$259,566
Home price gain (2004-2005)
8.10%
9.26%
Education
City stats
Best places average
Colleges, universities and professional schools
5
8
Junior colleges and technical institutes
0
0
Test scores reading (% +/- state average)
14.0%
13.3%
Test scores math (% +/- state average)
2.6%
16.9%
% students attending public/private schools
82.3/17.70
88.4/11.59
Quality of life
City stats
Best places average
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
100.0%
71.9%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
46
45
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
38
74
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
520
228
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
6,399
3,105
Median commute time (in minutes)
14.0
20.8
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer
7.6%
13.4%
Leisure and culture
City stats
Best places average
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
6
22
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
390
2,268
Bars (within 15 miles)
9
127
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
11
74
Libraries (within 15 miles)
17
43
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
3
7
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
7
10
Weather
City stats
Best places average
Annual precipitation (inches)
14.22
36.00
Clear days
167
107
High temp in July ° F
85.6°
87.7°
Low temp in Jan ° F
15.5°
23.5°
Health*
City stats
Best places average
Has health plan (% of residents)
82.3%
88.2%
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
25
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
128.6
191.3
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
132.5
202.0
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Best places average
Median age
41.6
34.5
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
69.8%
63.9%
Married
41.5%
54.3%
Divorced
16.9%
9.3%
Amount spent on vacations (domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)
$7,364
$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.
