BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Seattle, WA
Population: 582,454
Population, age 50+: 175,329
Population growth, age 50+: 19.0%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$72,354 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$69,772 |
| Sales tax |
8.80% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,940 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$471,923 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$3,633 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
86.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
7 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
76 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
69 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
5,524 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
501 |
| Public tennis courts |
165 |
| Public swimming pools |
10 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
136 |
| Park acres |
6,050 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
128 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
9 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
9 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
1 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
38.25 |
| % clear days in the area |
16 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
11.40 |
| High temp in July ° F |
74.5° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
36.0° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
76.7/81.5 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
89.4% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
8.8% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
27.7% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
13 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
55 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
111 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
60 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
245 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
37.3 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
78.1% |
| Married |
36.5% |
| Divorced |
11.4% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
151.9 |
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For a downtown waterfront neighborhood, it's surprisingly affordable.
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