Best Places to Live Top 100 rank: 85
Population: 63,500
Population, age 50+: 17,976
Population growth, age 50+: 11.92%
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
$118,000
Home price gain (2004-2005)
6.30%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$41,813
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$1,768
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
n/a
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
32
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
93
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
229
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
3,153
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
1
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
344
Bars (within 15 miles)
117
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
42
Libraries (within 15 miles)
8
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
4
Colleges, universities and professional schools
1
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
26
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
31.57
Clear days
85
High temp in July ° F
81.8°
Low temp in Jan ° F
7.8°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
20
Doctors' offices
110
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
203.5
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
225.1
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
33.1
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
51.4%
Married
42.9%
Divorced
9.4%
*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
