Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 56
Population: 66,600
Population, age 50+: 16,247
Population growth, age 50+: 29.62%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
5.30%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
1.70%*
Retirement tax break from state?
No
State property taxes
Below average
Sales tax
6.88%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
17.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$150,024
Home price gain (2004-2005)
-5.50%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$52,042
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,157
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
55.9%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
50
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
33
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
276
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
2,213
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
7
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
1,178
Bars (within 15 miles)
50
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
14
Libraries (within 15 miles)
23
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
3
Colleges, universities and professional schools
3
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
4
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
9.28
Clear days
167
High temp in July ° F
90.0°
Low temp in Jan ° F
19.7°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
52
Doctors' offices
28
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
26
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
164.6
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
169.5
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
34.6
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
64.1%
Married
58.3%
Divorced
10.9%
*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.
***County data
