BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Denver, CO
Population: 566,974
Population, age 50+: 147,401
Population growth, age 50+: 9.0%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$55,390 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$54,357 |
| Sales tax |
7.60% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
4.63% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
4.63% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,828 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
Yes |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$272,857 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$1,612 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
83.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
8 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
61 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
66 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
4,455 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
532 |
| Public tennis courts |
144 |
| Public swimming pools |
40 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
129 |
| Park acres |
8,086 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
121 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
6 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
15 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
15.81 |
| % clear days in the area |
32 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
60.30 |
| High temp in July ° F |
88.0° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
15.2° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
72.7/79.1 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
85.1% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.3% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
27.2% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
35 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
64 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
186 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
114 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
105 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
34.2 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
59.1% |
| Married |
38.6% |
| Divorced |
12.7% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
157.2 |
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A vibrant mix of young professionals and empty nesters in the Mile-High city.
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