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Compare city quality of life facts and figures for the top ranked Temperate & Dry retirement cities.
Compare home prices, cost of living, air quality, medical care, water quality, demographics and more. Use the drop down box to make another city climate comparison.
| Climate Comparison - Temperate & Dry | ||||||
| blank | Port Townsend | Reno | Half Moon Bay | Napa | Prescott | 99-City Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Type | ||||||
| City Type | West Coast, Mountains, National Parks | Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, College Town, Casinos | West Coast, Mountains, Wine Country | Lakes & Rivers, Wine Country | Mountains, Lakes & Rivers, College Town, National Parks | na |
| Population (2016 est.) | ||||||
| Population (Current) | 9,527 | 245,255 | 12,697 | 80,416 | 42,513 | 78,040 |
| Population (1990) | 7,001 | 133,850 | 8,886 | 61,842 | 26,455 | 49,272 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 7 | 103 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 36 |
| Persons Per Square Mile | 1,361 | 2,381 | 2,116 | 4,468 | 1,037 | 2,151 |
| Home Prices | ||||||
| 2018 | $352,067 | $402,063 | $1,260,824 | $672,888 | $365,151 | $419,000 |
| Total Appreciation ('01 to '18) | 9.8% | 33.0% | 89.1% | 88.1% | 158.7% | 76.0% |
| Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18) | 10.0% | 9.2% | 19.4% | -0.8% | 6.1% | 6.0% |
| Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18) | 0.8% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 3.8% |
| Big City Prices ('18) | $503,000 | $370,000 | $989,000 | $989,000 | $273,000 | $340,000 |
| Bargain Index | 57% | 88% | 103% | 55% | 108% | 101% |
| Big City | Seattle | Sacramento | San Francisco Bay area | San Francisco Bay area | Phoenix-Mesa | na |
| Monthly Rent | $1,353 | $1,421 | $4,070 | $2,286 | $1,271 | $1,495 |
| Price/Rent Index | 17.5 | 19.0 | 20.8 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 19.0 |
| Cost of Living (2018) | ||||||
| Cost of Living | 100% | 105% | 253% | 154% | 96% | 109% |
| Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017) | ||||||
| Good Days | 93% | 67% | 79% | 78% | 81% | 72% |
| Moderate Days | 7% | 31% | 20% | 21% | 18% | 25% |
| Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Unhealthy Days | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Very Unhealthy Days | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Water Quality (2002-2014) | ||||||
| Good | na | 22% | 5% | 5% | 68% | 36% |
| Threatened | na | 1% | 9% | 14% | 0% | 2% |
| Impaired | na | 77% | 86% | 82% | 32% | 62% |
| Walkability | ||||||
| Walk Score® | 80 | 38 | 83 | 46 | 25 | 45 |
| Nearest Large City | ||||||
| Distance to Nearest City | 55 miles | 0 miles | 30 miles | 42 miles | 96 miles | 72 miles |
| City | Seattle | Reno | San Francisco | Oakland | Glendale | na |
| Recreation | ||||||
| National Parks | 8 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| National Campgrounds | 41 | 103 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 26 |
| State Parks | 18 | 6 | 63 | 18 | 4 | 11 |
| Medical Care (2016) | ||||||
| Accredited Hospitals | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Building Permits (single family homes) | ||||||
| 2016 | 85 | 1,059 | 16 | 122 | 339 | 346 |
| 2015 | 33 | 1,056 | 17 | 98 | 278 | 324 |
| Gain ('15 to '16) | 158% | 0% | -6% | 24% | 22% | 6% |
| blank | Port Townsend | Reno | Half Moon Bay | Napa | Prescott | 99-City Avg |
| blank | Port Townsend | Reno | Half Moon Bay | Napa | Prescott | 99-City Avg |
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| Population Distribution (2010) | ||||||
| Median Age (yrs) | 53 | 35 | 43 | 37 | 54 | 37 |
| White | 92.4% | 74.2% | 75.8% | 75.1% | 92.1% | 80.7% |
| Black or African American | 0.5% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7.2% |
| Native American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 6.3% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other Race | 0.8% | 10.5% | 15.1% | 17.2% | 2.4% | 4.4% |
| Multiple Races | 3.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.3% | 24.3% | 31.5% | 37.6% | 8.6% | 11.6% |
| Income and Housing (2010) | ||||||
| Family Income | $63,765 | $59,794 | $114,107 | $73,392 | $60,414 | $69,596 |
| Occupied Housing | 88% | 89% | 94% | 93% | 84% | 83% |
| Vacant Housing | 12% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 16% | 17% |
| Home Ownership | 62% | 48% | 71% | 57% | 66% | 55% |
| Persons Per Family | 2.60 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 2.60 | 2.90 |
| Taxes (2018) | ||||||
| Local and State | 9.2% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| Local, State and Federal | 109 days | 106 days | 113 days | 113 days | 99 days | 113 days |
| Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000) | ||||||
| Climate Type | Temperate & Dry | Temperate & Dry | Temperate & Dry | Temperate & Dry | Temperate & Dry | na |
| January Low Temp | 38 F | 22 F | 43 F | 39 F | 23 F | 27 F |
| July High Temp | 70 F | 91 F | 65 F | 83 F | 88 F | 86 F |
| Annual Precipitation | 19 in | 8 in | 28 in | 27 in | 19 in | 35 in |
| Elevation | 100 ft | 4,410 ft | 16 ft | 35 ft | 5,205 ft | 1,652 ft |
| Natural Hazard Risk | ||||||
| Total Hazard Risk | Higher | Moderate | Higher | Higher | Moderate | Moderate |
| Earthquake | 45% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 5% | 10.9% |
| Tsunami | Risk | No Risk | Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk |
| Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Flood | Very High | High | Very High | Very High | Very High | Very High |
| Tornado | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | Low | Low |
| Volcano | Low Ash Fall | No Risk | Low Ash Fall | Low Ash Fall | No Risk | No Risk |
| Wildfire | Low | High | Low | High | High | Low |
| Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear) | ||||||
| Nearby Reactors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017) | ||||||
| Violent Crimes | 25 | 63 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 40 |
| Property Crimes | 374 | 408 | 190 | 238 | 351 | 397 |
| Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000) | ||||||
| Heating Degree Days | 5,124 | 5,600 | 3,754 | 2,689 | 4,849 | 4,662 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 40 | 493 | 11 | 529 | 742 | 1,253 |
| blank | Port Townsend | Reno | Half Moon Bay | Napa | Prescott | 99-City Avg |
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