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Mesa, AZ
Best Places to Live best big cities rank: 3
Population: 442,800
Population, age 50+: 121,883
Population growth, age 50+: 18.37%
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City stats |
State income tax rate (highest bracket) |
5.04%* |
State income tax rate (lowest bracket) |
2.87%* |
Retirement tax break from state? |
Yes |
State property taxes |
Below average |
Sales tax |
7.80% |
State gas tax (cents per gallon) |
18.0 |
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City stats |
Median home price |
$199,000 |
Home price gain (2004-2005) |
28.90% |
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City stats |
Median household income (per year) |
$47,698 |
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state) |
$2,588 |
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City stats |
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good) |
22.2% |
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
85 |
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
152 |
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000) |
562 |
Property crime incidents (per 100,000) |
5,250 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
25 |
Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
3,089 |
Bars (within 15 miles) |
109 |
Public golf courses (within 30 miles) |
108 |
Libraries (within 15 miles) |
30 |
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles) |
5 |
Colleges, universities and professional schools |
10 |
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual precipitation (inches) |
9.23 |
Clear days |
211 |
High temp in July ° F |
105.7° |
Low temp in Jan ° F |
41.5° |
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City stats |
Hospitals (within 30 miles) |
87 |
Doctors' offices |
2,457 |
Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
26 |
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted) |
182.6 |
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000) |
187.3 |
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City stats |
Median age |
31.7 |
Completed at least some college (% of residents) |
57.6% |
Married |
53.1% |
Divorced |
10.7% |
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