Top 10 Tax-Friendliest Cities
Here are the 10 metro areas that under those circumstances claim the lowest percentage of taxes.
- Anchorage, Alaska: 4.1 percent
- Cheyenne, Wyo.: 4.3 percent
- Jacksonville, Fla.: 4.6 percent
- Las Vegas, Nev.: 5.4 percent
- Honolulu, Hawaii.: 5.6 percent
- Memphis, Tenn.: 6.1 percent
- Sioux Falls, S.D.: 6.3 percent
- Fargo, N.D.: 6.3 percent
- Houston, Texas: 6.3 percent
- Billings, Mont.: 6.7 percent
Not surprisingly, seven of the top 10 cities above are in states with no income tax.
Source: Kiplinger Personal Finance (05/07)
What City Ranks as Best Place to Live?
>In the 2007 rankings, the authors gave more weight to affordable housing and reasonable commuting times. "Two-hour commutes, one-way, are no longer uncommon,” according to Sperling.
Here are the list’s top 10 cities:
- Gainesville, Fla.
- Bellingham, Wash.
- Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
- Asheville, N.C.
- Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.
- Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
Source: USA Today, Bob Minzesheimer (05/08/07)
Top 10 Foreclosure Markets
Here is a list of the 10 metro area markets where mortgage delinquency rates increased the most between the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2007, according to Equifax and Moody's Economy.com. The following list also includes the percentage increase in foreclosures for each area during that time period.
- Modesto, Calif.: 3.9 percent
- Stockton, Calif.: 3 percent
- Merced, Calif.: 2.8 percent
- Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, Fla.: 2.7 percent
- Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla. Metropolitan Division: 2.5 percent
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.: 2.5 percent
- Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.: 2.4 percent
- Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.: 2.3 percent
- Atlantic City, N.J.: 2.2 percent
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.: 2.2 percent
Source: Dow Jones Business News, Ruth Mantell (04/23/07)
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