BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Nashville, TN
Population: 552,120
Population, age 50+: 153,438
Population growth, age 50+: 14.1%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$55,626 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$58,863 |
| Sales tax |
9.30% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,672 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$193,904 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$1,751 |
| See homes for sale |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
57.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
16 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
65 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
37 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
2,360 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
194 |
| Public tennis courts |
170 |
| Public swimming pools |
15 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
64 |
| Park acres |
10,354 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
51 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
3 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
48.11 |
| % clear days in the area |
28 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
10.10 |
| High temp in July ° F |
88.7° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
27.9° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
71.4/78.0 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
91.4% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
11.0% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
34.4% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
6 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
81 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
184 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
128 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
40 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
35.0 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
68.0% |
| Married |
41.9% |
| Divorced |
13.2% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
170.9 |
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