Best Places to Live best big cities rank: 10
Population: 8,143,200
Population, age 50+: 2,316,996
Population growth, age 50+: 10.20%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
6.85%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
4.00%*
Retirement tax break from state?
Yes
State property taxes
Above average
Sales tax
8.38%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
23.9***
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$375,000
Home price gain (2004-2005)
16.60%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$41,941
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$3,165
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
48.8%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
179
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
89
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
687
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
2,113
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
305
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
26,174
Bars (within 15 miles)
1,473
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
117
Libraries (within 15 miles)
443
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
36
Colleges, universities and professional schools
104
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
29
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
44.36
Clear days
93
High temp in July ° F
84.7°
Low temp in Jan ° F
26.5°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
727
Doctors' offices
5,516
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
28
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
197.6
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
308.2
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
35.0
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
53.2%
Married
36.9%
Divorced
7.8%
*Income tax notes:
The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $16,000 to $20,000.
**Gas tax notes:
Includes 8 cent per gallon excise tax and 15.9 cent per gallon Petroleum Business Tax. Excludes sales tax.
***County data
