Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 41
Population: 61,800
Population, age 50+: 13,004
Population growth, age 50+: 37.19%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
7.00%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
2.30%*
Retirement tax break from state?
Yes
State property taxes
Below average
Sales tax
6.50%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
24.5
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$192,850
Home price gain (2004-2005)
9.80%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$56,114
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$1,921
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
84.0%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
32
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
57
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
181
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
2,933
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
12
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
662
Bars (within 15 miles)
36
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
45
Libraries (within 15 miles)
20
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
2
Colleges, universities and professional schools
1
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
13
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
20.75
Clear days
125
High temp in July ° F
89.9°
Low temp in Jan ° F
18.6°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
44
Doctors' offices
95
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
26
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
97.5
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
115.1
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
26.6
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
62.1%
Married
59.6%
Divorced
9.8%
*Income tax notes:
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income. 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.
***County data
