 Plymouth's numerous lakes are a magnet for boaters, water skiers and fishermen. Topnotch schools, good jobs, affordable housing, low crime, an active outdoor culture - yep, they're pretty much all here. Plymouth could have become just another Twin Cities suburb, but more than 50,000 jobs keep residents working there. Home prices are within reason: The typical three-bedroom, two-bath house goes for $350,000. The city's main school district is ranked among the top three in the state, and for culture, Plymouth's open-air amphitheater, the Hilde Performance Center, hosts numerous summer concerts. Residents are a quick drive from the Mall of America, the nation's biggest mall. And did we mention the outdoors? Plymouth boasts more than half a dozen sizable bodies of water. Of course, this being Minnesota, winter can be brutal: January's average low temperature is about 13�F. But when the mercury plummets, the locals get busy. In February the city hosts a Fire & Ice Festival that includes mini-golf, bowling and basketball - all right on the ice. |
Median family income
(per year) |
$111,631 |
$93,313 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$93,650 |
$84,802 |
| Sales tax |
6.65% |
6.60% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
7.85%I |
5.22% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
5.35%I |
2.42% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$1,590 |
$1,854 |
Job growth %
(2000-2007) |
7.89% |
18.60% |
| Median home price |
$288,950 |
$293,712 |
Average property taxes
(2007) |
$4,526 |
$4,072 |
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Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
27 |
40 |
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
27 |
20 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
31.6% |
17.3% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
33.2% |
16.6% |
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
88.9/9.1 |
89.5/10.5 |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
70.1% |
76.0% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
23 |
2 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
N.A.3 |
25 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
21.0 |
23.0 |
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
7.6% |
15.8% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
1.8% |
3.0% |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
66 |
51 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
3,362 |
4,141 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
324 |
338 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
281 |
242 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
104 |
90 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
4 |
11 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
14 |
13 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
2.1 |
1.5 |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
29.81 |
36.31 |
| % clear days in the area |
26 |
30 |
| High temp in July ° F |
83.2° |
87.8° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
3.7° |
22.9° |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
91.2% |
88.2% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
26 |
27 |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.0% |
9.6% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
25.4% |
27.3% |
| Median age |
37.8 |
36.0 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
83.3% |
73.6% |
| Married |
60.8% |
57.5% |
| Divorced |
8.0% |
8.3% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
49.7 |
104.0 |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$8,528 |
$8,012 |
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From the August 2008 issue
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