BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Philadelphia, PA
Population: 1,448,394
Population, age 50+: 428,310
Population growth, age 50+: 0.9%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$40,974 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$37,764 |
| Sales tax |
7.00% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
3.07% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
3.07% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,218 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$162,171 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$4,407 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
57.5% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
15 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
42 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
80 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
9,815 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
1,161 |
| Public tennis courts |
181 |
| Public swimming pools |
87 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
238 |
| Park acres |
10,938 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
257 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
23 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
23 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
45.95 |
| % clear days in the area |
26 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
32.60 |
| High temp in July ° F |
86.8° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
24.5° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
68.2/76.1 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
88.1% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
12.5% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
38.8% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
16 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
53 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
82 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
89 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
252 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
34.4 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
41.0% |
| Married |
32.7% |
| Divorced |
8.6% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
438.7 |
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