Financial	City Stats	Best places to live (average)
Median household income (per year)	$65,632	$68,053
Sales tax	6.00%	6.77%
State income tax rate (highest bracket)	5.00%	n/a
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)	3.00%	n/a
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)	$981	$855

 

Housing	City Stats	Best places to live (average)
Median home price	$394,320	$315,351
Home price gain (2-5 year gain)	10.86%	14.88%

 

Education	City Stats	Best places to live (average)
Colleges, universities and professional schools	58	32
Junior colleges and technical institutes	19	15
Student to teacher ratio (grade schools)	13.30	15.37

 

Environment	City Stats	Best places to live (average)
Air pollution index (100 is national average; lower is better)	112	90
Personal crime risk (100 is national average; lower is better)	63	69
Property crime risk (100 is national average; lower is better)	107	78

¹All areas are metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) as defined by the US Office of Management and Budget as of 2004. They include the named central city and surrounding areas. ©2006 National Association of REALTORS®
²Preliminary, not seasonally adjusted
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