Every year, Money Magazine puts out the Best Places to live report. The city of San Marino nestled next to San Gabriel mountains was compared to the Best Places to live average. I'll let you decide for yourself. The comparison chart is below:
CONTENDER San Marino, CATop 100 rank: N/A
Population: 13,400
Compare San Marino to Top 10 Best Places
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| Financial |
| |
City stats |
Best places avg. |
Median family income
(per year) |
$146,074 |
$90,316 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$119,831 |
$82,867 |
| Sales tax |
8.30% |
6.74% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
9.30%I |
6.38% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00%I |
2.74% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$2,076 |
$2,121 |
Job growth %
(2000-2006) |
8.10% |
13.41% |
| Housing |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
| Median home price |
$1,546,120 |
$359,352 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$4,377 |
$3,585 |
| See homes for sale |
| Education |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
50 |
29 |
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
56 |
18 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
112.0% |
20.1% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
76.0% |
24.8% |
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
83.1/16.9 |
91.1/8.9 |
| Quality of life |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
32.1% |
77.3% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
1 |
13 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
20 |
206 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
22.1 |
23.1 |
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
15.6% |
15.6% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
2.2% |
2.7% |
| Leisure and culture |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
167 |
30 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
10,286 |
2,899 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
571 |
287 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
191 |
125 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
167 |
71 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
16 |
11 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
7 |
17 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0 |
1 |
| Weather |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
18.56 |
40.18 |
| % clear days in the area |
40 |
28 |
| High temp in July ° F |
89.0° |
86.1° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
42.6° |
24.0° |
| Health* |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
83.2% |
90.5% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
27 |
27 |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
7.3% |
9.3% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
28.4% |
30.6% |
| Elder-care facilities** |
369 |
107 |
| Meet the neighbors |
| |
City stats |
Best places average |
| Median age |
42.1 |
36.8 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
86.7% |
72.4% |
| Married |
66.4% |
60.8% |
| Divorced |
4.4% |
8.0% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
355.4 |
59.2 |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$10,845 |
$8,250 |
*County data
**Elder-care services refer to skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Data from Total Living Choices.
(I) Income tax notes:
17 states have statutory provision for automatic adjustment of tax brackets, personal exemption or standard deductions to the rate of inflation. Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio indexes the personal exemption amounts only.
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income.
Tax credits.
An additional 1% tax is imposed on taxable income over $1 million. |
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For more information about San Marino, please visit the following posts:
About San Marino
Lacy Park - our hidden treasure!
San Marino Real Estate Market Activity
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