Population: 214,556
Population, age 50+: 64,152
Population growth, age 50+: 8.72%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
7.19%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
0.71%*
Retirement tax break from state?
Yes
State property taxes
Average
Sales tax
6.25%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
28.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$74,900
Home price gain (2004-2005)
0.00%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$34,957
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$1,806
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
51.2%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
131
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
160
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
584
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
5,966
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
20
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
1,856
Bars (within 15 miles)
216
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
131
Libraries (within 15 miles)
41
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
4
Colleges, universities and professional schools
3
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
5
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
36.07
Clear days
66
High temp in July ° F
83.9°
Low temp in Jan ° F
20.1°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
118
Doctors' offices
503
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
28
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
226.5
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
289.1
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
34.4
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
43.3%
Married
40.5%
Divorced
14.1%
*Income tax notes:
15 states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemption or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio indexes the personal exemption amounts only. Plus an additional $20 per exemption tax credit.
***County data
