Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 57
Population: 70,200
Population, age 50+: 19,518
Population growth, age 50+: 16.07%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
6.75%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
4.60%*
Retirement tax break from state?
No
State property taxes
Above average
Sales tax
5.00%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
32.9***
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$136,100
Home price gain (2004-2005)
6.20%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$52,238
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$1,768
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
80.8%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
22
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
63
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
227
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
3,088
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
6
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
590
Bars (within 15 miles)
164
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
45
Libraries (within 15 miles)
11
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
5
Colleges, universities and professional schools
1
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
23
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
30.16
Clear days
85
High temp in July ° F
81.4°
Low temp in Jan ° F
7.8°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
24
Doctors' offices
74
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
171.9
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
160.5
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
34.4
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
60.9%
Married
55.4%
Divorced
9.3%
*Income tax notes:
The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $11,780 to $176,770. An additional $250 exemption is provided for each taxpayer or spouse age 65 or over.
**Gas tax notes:
The gas tax is indexed for inflation in Nebraska, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. Wisconsin's indexed rate is revised every April 1.
***County data
