Median family income
(per year)

$74,584

$93,313

Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)

$97,368

$84,802

Sales tax

8.25%

6.60%

State income tax rate
(highest bracket)

N.A.

5.22%

State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)

N.A.

2.42%

Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state)

$1,710

$1,854

Job growth %
(2000-2007)

16.59%

18.60%

Median home price

$172,368

$293,712

Average property taxes
(2006)

$3,536

$4,072

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Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles)

2

40

Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles)

1

20

Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)

7.5%

17.3%

Test scores math
(% above/below average)

12.3%

16.6%

% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits)

96.9/1.5

89.5/10.5

Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)

N.A.

76.0%

Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)

3

2

Property crime incidents (per 1,000)

39

25

Median commute time
(in minutes)

12.6

23.0

% population with commute
45 mins. or longer

3.8%

15.8%

% population walk or bike to work

9.2%

3.0%

Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)

5

51

Restaurants
(within 15 miles)

360

4,141

Bars
(within 15 miles)

41

338

Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)

26

242

Libraries
(within 15 miles)

5

90

Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)

1

11

Ski resorts (within 100 miles)

N.A.

13

Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)

0.2

1.5

Annual rainfall
(inches)

39.67

36.31

% clear days in the area

32

30

High temp in July ° F

95.6°

87.8°

Low temp in Jan ° F

39.8°

22.9°

Has health plan
(% of residents)

80.9%

88.2%

Body mass index (avg. for residents)

28

27

Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)

13.4%

9.6%

Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)

29.2%

27.3%

Median age

23.6

36.0

Completed at least some college
(% of residents)

82.0%

73.6%

Married

33.5%

57.5%

Divorced

3.5%

8.3%

Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)

69.2

104.0

Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)

$6,354

$8,012

From the August 2008 issue CNNMoney.com

Notes:
* County data
** State data