Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 52
Population: 74,900
Population, age 50+: 18,766
Population growth, age 50+: 17.49%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
6.25%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
0.50%*
Retirement tax break from state?
Yes
State property taxes
Below average
Sales tax
7.75%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
16.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$161,750
Home price gain (2004-2005)
5.70%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$59,896
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,181
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
75.3%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
45
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
85
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
145
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
2,320
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
11
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
1,320
Bars (within 15 miles)
46
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
32
Libraries (within 15 miles)
19
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
4
Colleges, universities and professional schools
8
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
0
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
36.05
Clear days
139
High temp in July ° F
94.5°
Low temp in Jan ° F
22.1°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
67
Doctors' offices
732
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
219.7
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
292.6
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
33.2
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
70.5%
Married
58.8%
Divorced
9.1%
*Income tax notes:
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income. The rate range reported is for single persons not deducting federal income tax. For married persons filing jointly, the same rates apply to income brackets that are twice the dollar amounts. Separate schedules, with rates ranging from 0.5% to 10%, apply to taxpayers deducting federal income taxes.
***County data
