Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 77
Population: 57,400
Population, age 50+: 18,554
Population growth, age 50+: 17.61%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
5.54%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
2.10%*
Retirement tax break from state?
Yes
State property taxes
Average
Sales tax
6.00%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
23.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$131,000
Home price gain (2004-2005)
2.40%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$43,177
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,087
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
96.7%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
11
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
91
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
90
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
2,603
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
2
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
216
Bars (within 15 miles)
23
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
8
Libraries (within 15 miles)
11
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
1
Colleges, universities and professional schools
2
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
0
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
16.84
Clear days
93
High temp in July ° F
84.5°
Low temp in Jan ° F
-0.6°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
26
Doctors' offices
69
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
220.4
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
215.8
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
36.5
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
63.9%
Married
53.7%
Divorced
9.4%
*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 taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $49,600 to $326,450. An additional $300 personal exemption is allowed for joint returns or unmarried head of households.
***County data
