Prescott, Arizona in top five cities to retire to!
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Prescott, Arizona
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40,400 Maximum income tax: 5% on income over $150,000 Sales tax: 8.3% Typical three-bedroom house: $390,000 Est. property tax: $3,700 Prescott attracts retirees who enjoy being outdoors, with more than 6 golf courses, and the Prescott National Forest, which offers 450 miles of trails among acres of ponderosa pine. There are outdoor events on the lawn of Courthouse Plaza; saloon-style bars and restaurants that line historic Whiskey Row; and plays at the Prescott Fine Arts Association. Other pluses: three hospitals, a recently expanded library and a new adult center opening this fall. Housing prices are on the high side, but property taxes are relatively low and seniors enjoy some state breaks. |
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| Taxes | |
| City stats | |
| State income tax rate (highest bracket) |
5.04%* |
| State income tax rate (lowest bracket) |
2.87%* |
| Retirement tax break from state? | Yes |
| State property taxes | Below average |
| Sales tax | 8.35% |
| State gas tax (cents per gallon) |
18.0 |
| Housing | |
| City stats | |
| Median home price | $273,826 |
| Home price gain (2004-2005) |
23.42% |
| Financial | |
| City stats | |
| Median household income (per year) |
$37,869 |
| Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state) |
$2,588 |
| Quality of life | |
| City stats | |
| Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good) |
75.7% |
| Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
78 |
| Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
106 |
| Personal crime incidents (per 100,000) |
n/a |
| Property crime incidents (per 100,000) |
n/a |
| Leisure and culture | |
| City stats | |
| Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
3 |
| Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
263 |
| Bars (within 15 miles) |
30 |
| Public golf courses (within 30 miles) |
10 |
| Libraries (within 15 miles) |
10 |
| Museums
(accredited by AAM within 30 miles) |
1 |
| Colleges, universities and professional schools | n/a |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) | 0 |
| Weather | |
| City stats | |
| Annual precipitation (inches) |
19.19 |
| Clear days | 162 |
| High temp in July ° F | 88.3° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F | 23.3° |
| Health*** | |
| City stats | |
| Hospitals (within 30 miles) |
6 |
| Doctors | 149 |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
n/a |
| Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted) |
n/a |
| Cardiac mortality (per 100,000) |
n/a |
| Meet the neighbors | |
| City stats | |
| Median age | 46.6 |
| Completed at least some
college (% of residents) |
67.3% |
| Married | 49.5% |
| Divorced 13.0% | |
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