BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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New York, NY
Population: 8,214,426
Population, age 50+: 2,375,899
Population growth, age 50+: 13.0%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$48,246 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$32,402 |
| Sales tax |
8.40%* |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
6.85%I |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
4.00%I |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,673 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
Yes |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$684,502 |
Average property taxes
(2005) |
$4,268 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
68.5% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
7 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
20 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
348 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
32,138 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
2,512 |
| Public tennis courts |
712 |
| Public swimming pools |
69 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
255 |
| Park acres |
38,147 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
656 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
38 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
39 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
3 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
44.36 |
| % clear days in the area |
26 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
28.30 |
| High temp in July ° F |
84.7° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
26.5° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
73.4/79.6 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
87.0% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
11.9% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
34.1% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
11 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
14 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
31 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
41 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
318 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
35.3 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
52.9% |
| Married |
37.7% |
| Divorced |
7.7% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
390.5 |
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Some call it "Upstate Manhattan."
Smack dab in the middle of the Big Apple.
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