Economy

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Unemployment rate

3.6%

3.6%

4.5%

Recent job growth

1.8%

3.5%

0.7%

Future job growth

28.8%

30.9%

18.5%

Sales tax

9.25%

9.37%

6.00%

Income tax

0.00%

0.00%

5.02%

Cost of living index

77.7

88.0

100.0

Health

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Air quality

17

40

48

Watershed quality

69

82

55

Physicians per capita

397.0

299.6

169.7

Health cost index

81.1

83.8

100.0

Superfund site index

99

93

71

UV index

4.6

4.5

4.3

Climate

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Regional Avg.

National Avg.

Altitude

593

593

1,062

Rainfall (inches annually)

48.0

48.0

36.6

Snowfall (inches annually)

10.3

10.3

25.2

January avg. low temp

28.3

28.3

20.8

July avg. high temp

90.0

89.8

86.5

Days of precipitation annually

119

119

101

Days mostly sunny annually

208

210

205

Comfort index (during hot weather)

34

34

44