Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 28
Population: 100,500
Population, age 50+: 30,161
Population growth, age 50+: 11.39%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
8.97%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
1.40%*
Retirement tax break from state?
No
State property taxes
Above average
Sales tax
6.00%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
10.5***
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$355,000
Home price gain (2004-2005)
16.40%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$77,183
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
n/a
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
71.0%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
4
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
4
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
186
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
1,890
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
26
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
5,007
Bars (within 15 miles)
257
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
116
Libraries (within 15 miles)
100
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
25
Colleges, universities and professional schools
4
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
28
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
49.63
Clear days
93
High temp in July ° F
86.6°
Low temp in Jan ° F
21.5°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
494
Doctors' offices
1,088
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
26
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
205.6
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
238.3
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
36.6
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
60.7%
Married
56.9%
Divorced
6.1%
*Income tax notes:
The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the tax rates range from 1.4% to 8.97% (with 7 income brackets) applying to income brackets from $20,000 to over $500,000.
**Gas tax notes:
Does not include 4 cent per gallon Petroleum Products Gross Receipts Tax.
***County data
