Economy

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Unemployment rate

4.5%

4.8%

4.5%

Recent job growth

-0.1%

0.6%

0.7%

Future job growth

18.0%

18.1%

18.5%

Sales tax

6.75%

7.00%

6.00%

Income tax

8.25%

7.00%

5.02%

Cost of living index

74.0

80.3

100.0

Health

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Air quality

22

31

48

Watershed quality

75

74

55

Physicians per capita

240.6

192.0

169.7

Health cost index

96.6

95.6

100.0

Superfund site index

95

86

71

UV index

4.4

4.5

4.3

Climate

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Altitude

771

771

1,062

Rainfall (inches annually)

43.4

43.4

36.6

Snowfall (inches annually)

8.5

8.5

25.2

January avg. low temp

27.1

27.1

20.8

July avg. high temp

88.0

88.1

86.5

Days of precipitation annually

96

96

101

Days mostly sunny annually

216

217

205

Comfort index (during hot weather)

37

37

44