CITY STATS: 2008
Columbia, MO
Top 100 rank:
N.A.
Population:
94,400
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Best Places to Live
Financial
City stats
Best places avg.
Median family income
(per year)
$64,131
$93,313
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$74,832
$84,802
Sales tax
7.55%
6.60%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
6.00%
I
5.22%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
1.50%
I
2.42%
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state)
$1,575
$1,854
Job growth %
(2000-2007)
6.32%
18.60%
Housing
City stats
Best places avg.
Median home price
$160,569
$293,712
Average property taxes
(2006)
$1,481
$4,072
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Education
City stats
Best places avg.
Colleges, universities and
professional schools
(within 30 miles)
8
40
Junior colleges and
technical institutes
(within 30 miles)
2
20
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average)
15.8%
17.3%
Test scores math
(% above/below average)
-0.5%
16.6%
% students attending public/private
schools
(located within town limits)
88.6/11.0
89.5/10.5
Quality of life
City stats
Best places avg.
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good)
N.A.
76.0%
Personal crime incidents
(per 1,000)
5
2
Property crime incidents
(per 1,000)
33
25
Median commute time
(in minutes)
13.0
23.0
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer
4.5%
15.8%
% population walk or bike to work
9.0%
3.0%
Leisure and culture
City stats
Best places avg.
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
4
51
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
333
4,141
Bars
(within 15 miles)
42
338
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles)
37
242
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
9
90
Museums
(accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles)
1
11
Ski resorts
(within 100 miles)
1
13
Arts funding
(Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)
1.9
1.5
Weather
City stats
Best places avg.
Annual rainfall
(inches)
40.20
36.31
% clear days in the area
33
30
High temp in July
°
F
88.7
°
87.8
°
Low temp in Jan
°
F
17.8
°
22.9
°
Health*
City stats
Best places avg.
Has health plan
(% of residents)
89.2%
88.2%
Body mass index
(avg. for residents)
28
27
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
5.7%
9.6%
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed)
25.0%
27.3%
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Best places avg.
Median age
28.3
36.0
Completed at least some college
(% of residents)
79.5%
73.6%
Married
39.2%
57.5%
Divorced
9.5%
8.3%
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)
79.4
104.0
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year)
$6,755
$8,012
From the August 2008 issue
Notes:
* County data
** State data
(I) Income tax notes:
Deduction is limited to $10,000 for joint returns and $5,000 for individuals in Missouri and to $5,000 in Oregon.
