Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 69
Population: 90,700
Population, age 50+: 23,430
Population growth, age 50+: 18.97%
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
6.50%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
23.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$130,000
Home price gain (2004-2005)
3.90%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$39,189
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,087
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
94.8%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
30
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
79
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
49
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
2,289
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
5
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
399
Bars (within 15 miles)
46
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
14
Libraries (within 15 miles)
15
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
1
Colleges, universities and professional schools
3
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
3
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
21.19
Clear days
88
High temp in July ° F
82.2°
Low temp in Jan ° F
-2.3°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
11
Doctors' offices
74
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
231.7
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
159.7
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
31.2
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
68.7%
Married
44.8%
Divorced
9.2%
*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