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  Rank City Median family
income (per yr)		 Sales
tax		 State income
tax rate
(lowest-highest)		 Auto insurance
premiums
(state avg.)		 Job growth %
(2000-2005)
  1 Fort Collins, CO $64,623 6.70% 4.63%-4.63% $2,194 6.13%
  2 Naperville, IL $112,258 6.75% 3.00%-3.00% $2,006 12.14%
  3 Sugar Land, TX $101,168 8.25% n/a $2,490 30.53%
  4 Columbia/Ellicott City, MD $96,082 5.00% 2.00%-4.75% $2,813 11.58%
  5 Cary, NC $98,360 7.00% 6.00%-8.25% $2,203 16.14%
  6 Overland Park, KS $89,792 7.53% 3.50%-6.45% $2,108 10.07%
  7 Scottsdale, AZ $84,747 7.95% 2.87%-5.04% $2,588 8.75%
  8 Boise, ID $58,489 5.00% 1.60%-7.80% $1,738 12.11%
  9 Fairfield, CT $113,429 6.00% 3.00%-5.00% $2,505 4.05%
  10 Eden Prairie, MN $105,177 6.50% 5.35%-7.85% $2,173 7.33%
    Best places average $76,893 6.55% 2.74-6.46% $2,207 10.97%
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Plentiful leisure activities
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Good health care access
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Top earning cities
  Median household income
Greenwich, CT $112,493
Cupertino, CA $110,518
San Ramon, CA $109,500
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Hottest cities
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
Peoria, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Newport Beach, CA $1,362,500
Greenwich, CT $1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA $979,500
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  % residents with
graduate degrees
Arlington, VA 35.7%
Davis, CA 34.6%
Brookline, MA 32.5%
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  % single residents
Bloomington, IN 58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 54.6%
College Station, TX 54.3%
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Youngest
  Median age
Jacksonville, NC 22.90
Provo, UT 23.28
New Brunswick, NJ 24.16
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