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#10. Russellville, AR
Median home price: $85,000
Median family income: $48,589
Affordable homes, low taxes and reasonable energy costs can be found in Russellville. While it's known as the industrial, financial and medical center of the Arkansas River Valley, it also has lush forests, green mountains, rivers and streams, making it a perfect place for hunting, fishing and camping.
The town also has a community fitness center, baseball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pool and picnic area. --A.C.
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Russellville, AR
Median family income
(per year) |
$48,589 |
$93,313 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$65,133 |
$84,802 |
| Sales tax |
8.50% |
6.60% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
7.00%I |
5.22% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00%I |
2.42% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$1,849 |
$1,854 |
Job growth %
(2000-2007) |
9.83% |
18.60% |
| Median home price |
$85,0001 |
$293,712 |
Averagereal estate property taxes
(2005) |
$428 |
$4,072 |
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Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) (Arkansas Tech University inside Russellville,Ar) |
2 |
40 |
Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
1 |
20 |
Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
20.6% |
17.3% |
Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
24.5% |
16.6% |
% students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
98.5/1.5 |
89.5/10.5 |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
71.4% |
76.0% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
4 |
2 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
45 |
25 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
11.9 |
23.0 |
% population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
6.7% |
15.8% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
2.6% |
3.0% |
Movie theaters in Russellville
(within 15 miles) |
2 |
51 |
Russellville Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
142 |
4,141 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
2 |
338 |
Public golf courses in Russellville Arkansas
(within 30 miles) |
8 |
242 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
6 |
90 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
N.A. |
11 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
N.A. |
13 |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0.8 |
1.5 |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
48.09 |
36.31 |
| % clear days in the area |
34 |
30 |
| High temp in July ° F |
91.8° |
87.8° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
26.6° |
22.9° |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
84.7% |
88.2% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
28 |
27 |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
16.1% |
9.6% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
31.8% |
27.3% |
| Median age |
33.9 |
36.0 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
55.7% |
73.6% |
| Married |
48.5% |
57.5% |
| Divorced |
11.8% |
8.3% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
36.0 |
104.0 |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$6,658 |
$8,012 |
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From the August 2008 issue regarding Russellville Arkansas
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