BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Houston, TX
Population: 2,144,491
Population, age 50+: 516,835
Population growth, age 50+: 26.2%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$45,160 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$51,202 |
| 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 |
$232,941 |
Average property taxes
(2005) |
$3,187 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
n/a |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
11 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
57 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
73 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
8,123 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
924 |
| Public tennis courts |
215 |
| Public swimming pools |
40 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
165 |
| Park acres |
56,405 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
120 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
6 |
| 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) |
53.96 |
| % clear days in the area |
25 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
0.40 |
| High temp in July ° F |
93.6° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
45.2° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
73.5/78.9 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
82.9% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.7% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
28.3% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
8 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
74 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
108 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
85 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
90 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
31.5 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
51.9% |
| Married |
43.9% |
| Divorced |
9.9% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
256.8 |
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A quiet little enclave in the middle of Houston's sprawl.
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