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Phoenix, AZ
Population: 1,512,986
Population, age 50+: 333,069
Population growth, age 50+: 22.7%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$54,318 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$53,568 |
| Sales tax |
8.10% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
4.57%I |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
2.59%I |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,051 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$301,256 |
Average property taxes
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n/a |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
17.8% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
7 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
63 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
51 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
5,397 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
466 |
| Public tennis courts |
140 |
| Public swimming pools |
29 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
221 |
| Park acres |
38,040 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
98 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
5 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
3 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
7.78 |
| % clear days in the area |
58 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
0.10 |
| High temp in July ° F |
104.2° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
39.2° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
75.0/80.7 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
86.9% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.7% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
28.9% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
11 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
31 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
106 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
70 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
252 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
30.5 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
55.5% |
| Married |
46.8% |
| Divorced |
11.8% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
107.8 |
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