CITIES BY STATE

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blank	Melbourne	Naples	Winter Haven	Gainesville	Sarasota	Boca Raton	Key West	99-City Avg
Florida Cities
City Type
City Type	East Coast, Lakes & Rivers	Gulf Coast, Golf	Lakes & Rivers	College Town, Lakes & Rivers	Gulf Coast, Lakes & Rivers	East Coast, Lakes & Rivers	Gulf Coast	na
Population (2007)
Population (Current)	77,673	21,653	32,577	114,375	52,488	85,407	22,682	64,621
Population (1990)	59,646	19,505	24,725	84,770	50,961	61,492	24,832	45,518
Land Area (sq mi)	30	12	18	48	15	27	6	31
Persons Per Square Mile	2,589	1,804	1,810	2,383	3,499	3,163	3,780	2,035
Home Prices
2009	$149,444	$310,433	$127,617	$190,010	$244,657	$362,562	$427,161	$322,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '09)	30.2%	39.2%	43.8%	65.9%	31.6%	50.9%	52.6%	18.0%
Annual Appreciation ('08 to '09)	-19.1%	-30.9%	-24.5%	-6.0%	-27.6%	-14.3%	-30.3%	-12.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '09)	3.3%	4.2%	4.6%	6.5%	3.5%	5.3%	5.4%	2.1%
Big City Prices ('09)	$158,000	$217,000	$158,000	$146,000	$137,000	$217,000	$217,000	$220,000
Affordability Index	95%	143%	81%	130%	179%	167%	197%	145%
Big City	Orlando	Miami	Orlando	Jacksonville	Tampa-St Petersburg	Miami	Miami	na
Cost of Living (2009)
Cost of Living	72%	108%	67%	81%	93%	120%	135%	121%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2007)
Good Days	94%	96%	91%	90%	87%	91%	85%	79%
Moderate Days	6%	4%	9%	10%	12%	9%	14%	19%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%	1%	2%
Unhealthy Days	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%
Water Quality (2002-2006)
Good	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	40%
Threatened	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	4%
Impaired	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	56%
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	72 miles	115 miles	46 miles	72 miles	39 miles	44 miles	161 miles	97 miles
City	Orlando	Hialeah	Orlando	Jacksonville	St Petersburg	Hialeah	Miami	na
Recreation
National Parks	1	3	2	6	1	3	3	7
National Campgrounds	6	5	7	11	4	0	1	26
State Parks	5	7	10	15	16	8	7	11
Medical Care (2009)
Accredited Hospitals	4	3	2	5	5	4	1	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2008	257	83	180	57	48	30	14	185
2007	205	76	492	549	69	37	21	319
Gain ('00 to '08)	-36.9%	-32.5%	400.0%	-94.2%	-30.4%	-73.2%	-54.8%	-55.5%

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Population Distribution (2006)
Median Age (yrs)	40	61	44	26	41	46	39	36
White	83.0%	92.5%	71.5%	68.0%	76.9%	88.6%	84.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	8.8%	4.6%	23.2%	23.2%	16.0%	3.0%	9.3%	6.9%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	4.1%	0.3%	1.0%	6.1%	1.0%	2.5%	1.3%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Race	2.0%	0.3%	1.9%	1.1%	3.7%	4.8%	1.9%	3.3%
Multiple Races	1.7%	2.1%	2.2%	1.7%	1.9%	0.5%	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	2.2%	4.9%	8.6%	11.9%	10.6%	16.5%	8.7%
Income and Housing (2005)
Family Income	$42,760	$83,831	$39,657	$44,263	$40,398	$76,713	$50,895	$55,423
Occupied Housing	91%	64%	85%	93%	87%	80%	83%	86%
Vacant Housing	9%	36%	15%	7%	13%	20%	17%	14%
Home Ownership	62%	na	59%	48%	58%	76%	46%	54%
Persons Per Family	2.82	2.38	2.81	2.90	2.81	2.90	2.80	2.91
Taxes (2008)
Local and State	7.4%	7.4%	7.4%	7.4%	7.4%	7.4%	7.4%	9.3%
Local, State and Federal	116 days	116 days	116 days	116 days	116 days	116 days	116 days	112 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Warm & Humid	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	50 F	53 F	51 F	44 F	51 F	58 F	65 F	27 F
July High Temp	91 F	91 F	93 F	91 F	91 F	92 F	89 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	48 in	52 in	50 in	49 in	55 in	57 in	39 in	35 in
Elevation	25 ft	5 ft	145 ft	96 ft	20 ft	15 ft	4 ft	1,660 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Higher	Moderate	Higher	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.1%	.1%	0%	.1%	0%	0%	.1%	.6%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	>60	40-60	40-60	40-60	40-60	>60	>60	0
Flood	Very High	Very High	Very High	High	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2008)
Violent Crimes	103	26	74	91	107	27	76	42
Property Crimes	518	415	731	503	701	360	735	454
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	595	316	538	1,148	538	219	62	4,677
Cooling Degree Days	3,186	3,646	3,551	2,748	3,327	4,241	4,830	1,249
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