Economy

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Unemployment rate

5.5%

6.0%

4.5%

Recent job growth

0.4%

2.2%

0.7%

Future job growth

22.2%

22.8%

18.5%

Sales tax

6.75%

7.00%

6.00%

Income tax

8.25%

7.00%

5.02%

Cost of living index

88.9

79.6

100.0

Health

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Air quality

56

n/a

48

Watershed quality

85

85

55

Physicians per capita

88.4

n/a

169.7

Health cost index

87.8

87.1

100.0

Superfund site index

99

98

71

UV index

4.4

4.4

4.3

Climate

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Altitude

2,323

1,083

1,062

Rainfall (inches annually)

52.9

50.0

36.6

Snowfall (inches annually)

5.3

9.9

25.2

January avg. low temp

23.8

23.4

20.8

July avg. high temp

88.0

87.3

86.5

Days of precipitation annually

91

119

101

Days mostly sunny annually

206

212

205

Comfort index (during hot weather)

45

45

44