Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 72
Population: 64,200
Population, age 50+: 24,967
Population growth, age 50+: 19.90%
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
7.62%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
17.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$283,290
Home price gain (2004-2005)
8.10%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$43,991
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,157
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
100.0%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
46
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
38
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
520
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
6,399
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
6
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
390
Bars (within 15 miles)
9
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
11
Libraries (within 15 miles)
17
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
3
Colleges, universities and professional schools
5
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
7
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
14.22
Clear days
167
High temp in July ° F
85.6°
Low temp in Jan ° F
15.5°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
13
Doctors' offices
163
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
25
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
128.6
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
132.5
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
41.6
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
69.8%
Married
41.5%
Divorced
16.9%
*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
