BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Fort Worth, TX
Population: 653,320
Population, age 50+: 146,404
Population growth, age 50+: 26.9%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$50,664 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$55,310 |
| Sales tax |
8.30% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,950 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$163,183 |
Average property taxes
(2005) |
$2,758 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
76.4% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
7 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
62 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
72 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
6,639 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
553 |
| Public tennis courts |
98 |
| Public swimming pools |
6 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
198 |
| Park acres |
10,754 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
122 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
8 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
34.01 |
| % clear days in the area |
37 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
2.60 |
| High temp in July ° F |
96.6° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
31.4° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
73.7/78.7 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
84.0% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
6.6% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
22.9% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
3 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
28 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
76 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
49 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
84 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
31.2 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
54.3% |
| Married |
46.7% |
| Divorced |
11.7% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
168.4 |
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So much, so close by - parks, museums, a river, and a university.
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