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Bethlehem, PA
Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 88
Population: 73,100
Population, age 50+: 24,335
Population growth, age 50+: 7.76%
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City stats |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
3.07% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
3.07% |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
Yes |
| State property taxes |
Average |
| Sales tax |
6.00% |
State gas tax
(cents per gallon) |
12.0*** |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$149,900 |
Home price gain
(2004-2005) |
16.70% |
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City stats |
Median household income
(per year) |
$39,047 |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,497 |
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City stats |
Air quality index
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
60.5% |
Personal crime risk
(100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
87 |
Property crime risk
(100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
92 |
Personal crime incidents
(per 100,000) |
306 |
Property crime incidents
(per 100,000) |
3,015 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
17 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
1,837 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
99 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
79 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
29 |
Museums (accredited by AAM
within 30 miles) |
6 |
| Colleges, universities and professional schools |
8 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
32 |
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City stats |
Annual precipitation
(inches) |
45.17 |
| Clear days |
94 |
| High temp in July ° F |
83.9° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
19.1° |
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City stats |
Hospitals
(within 30 miles) |
97 |
| Doctors' offices |
319 |
Body mass index
(avg. for residents) |
28 |
Cancer mortality
(per 100,000, age-adjusted) |
240.6 |
Cardiac mortality
(per 100,000) |
310.1 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
36.0 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
48.6% |
| Married |
43.0% |
| Divorced |
8.3% |
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