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Compare city quality of life facts and figures for the top ranked Warm & Humid 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 - Warm & Humid | ||||||
| blank | Athens | Tyler | Gainesville | Columbia | San Marcos | 99-City Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Type | ||||||
| City Type | Lakes & Rivers, College Town | Lakes & Rivers, College Town | Lakes & Rivers, College Town | Lakes & Rivers, College Town, State Capital | Lakes & Rivers, College Town, Texas Hill Country | na |
| Population (2016 est.) | ||||||
| Population (Current) | 123,371 | 104,798 | 131,591 | 134,309 | 61,980 | 78,040 |
| Population (1990) | na | 75,450 | 84,770 | 98,052 | 28,743 | 49,272 |
| Land Area (sq mi) | 116 | 54 | 61 | 132 | 30 | 36 |
| Persons Per Square Mile | 1,064 | 1,941 | 2,157 | 1,017 | 2,066 | 2,151 |
| Home Prices | ||||||
| 2018 | $212,339 | $207,745 | $203,296 | $171,182 | $230,234 | $419,000 |
| Total Appreciation ('01 to '18) | 50.2% | 77.1% | 77.5% | 23.3% | 89.0% | 76.0% |
| Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18) | 8.9% | -8.8% | 5.2% | 3.6% | -1.9% | 6.0% |
| Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18) | 2.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| Big City Prices ('18) | $224,000 | $262,000 | $248,000 | $245,000 | $318,000 | $340,000 |
| Bargain Index | 77% | 64% | 66% | 57% | 59% | 101% |
| Big City | Atlanta | Dallas | Jacksonville | Charlotte | Austin | na |
| Monthly Rent | $1,054 | $1,168 | $1,174 | $1,173 | $1,679 | $1,495 |
| Price/Rent Index | 13.5 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 19.0 |
| Cost of Living (2018) | ||||||
| Cost of Living | 76% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 93% | 109% |
| Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017) | ||||||
| Good Days | 63% | 87% | 86% | 50% | 79% | 72% |
| Moderate Days | 35% | 12% | 13% | 46% | 20% | 25% |
| Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% |
| Unhealthy Days | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Very Unhealthy Days | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Water Quality (2002-2014) | ||||||
| Good | 30% | 71% | 14% | 45% | 89% | 36% |
| Threatened | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Impaired | 70% | 29% | 86% | 55% | 11% | 62% |
| Walkability | ||||||
| Walk Score® | 26 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 45 |
| Nearest Large City | ||||||
| Distance to Nearest City | 70 miles | 98 miles | 72 miles | 93 miles | 30 miles | 72 miles |
| City | Atlanta | Dallas | Jacksonville | Charlotte | Austin | na |
| Recreation | ||||||
| National Parks | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| National Campgrounds | 68 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 26 |
| State Parks | 14 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
| Medical Care (2016) | ||||||
| Accredited Hospitals | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Building Permits (single family homes) | ||||||
| 2016 | 115 | 305 | 76 | 251 | 352 | 346 |
| 2015 | 89 | 279 | 71 | 220 | 277 | 324 |
| Gain ('15 to '16) | 29% | 9% | 7% | 14% | 27% | 6% |
| blank | Athens | Tyler | Gainesville | Columbia | San Marcos | 99-City Avg |
| blank | Athens | Tyler | Gainesville | Columbia | San Marcos | 99-City Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Distribution (2010) | ||||||
| Median Age (yrs) | 26 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 37 |
| White | 61.8% | 60.5% | 64.9% | 51.7% | 78.5% | 80.7% |
| Black or African American | 26.6% | 24.8% | 23.0% | 42.2% | 5.5% | 7.2% |
| Native American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 1.9% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other Race | 5.0% | 10.3% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 10.4% | 4.4% |
| Multiple Races | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.5% | 21.2% | 10.0% | 4.3% | 37.8% | 11.6% |
| Income and Housing (2010) | ||||||
| Family Income | $51,397 | $54,547 | $50,495 | $55,220 | $50,443 | $69,596 |
| Occupied Housing | 89% | 91% | 89% | 87% | 94% | 83% |
| Vacant Housing | 11% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 17% |
| Home Ownership | 42% | 53% | 38% | 47% | 26% | 55% |
| Persons Per Family | 3.00 | 3.10 | 2.80 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 2.90 |
| Taxes (2018) | ||||||
| Local and State | 7.2% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| Local, State and Federal | 99 days | 104 days | 103 days | 99 days | 104 days | 113 days |
| Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000) | ||||||
| Climate Type | Warm & Humid | Warm & Humid | Warm & Humid | Warm & Humid | Warm & Humid | na |
| January Low Temp | 33 F | 38 F | 44 F | 37 F | 39 F | 27 F |
| July High Temp | 90 F | 94 F | 91 F | 95 F | 95 F | 86 F |
| Annual Precipitation | 48 in | 45 in | 49 in | 47 in | 37 in | 35 in |
| Elevation | 800 ft | 550 ft | 96 ft | 242 ft | 612 ft | 1,652 ft |
| Natural Hazard Risk | ||||||
| Total Hazard Risk | Lower | Lower | Moderate | Higher | Moderate | Moderate |
| Earthquake | .3% | .2% | .1% | 1% | 0% | 10.9% |
| Tsunami | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk |
| Hurricane | 20-40 | 0 | 40-60 | 20-40 | 20-40 | 10 |
| Flood | Low | Very High | High | High | Very High | Very High |
| Tornado | Low | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| Volcano | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk | No Risk |
| Wildfire | Low | Low | Low | High | High | Low |
| Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear) | ||||||
| Nearby Reactors | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017) | ||||||
| Violent Crimes | 39 | 57 | 81 | 100 | 34 | 40 |
| Property Crimes | 463 | 488 | 454 | 622 | 327 | 397 |
| Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000) | ||||||
| Heating Degree Days | 2,861 | 1,958 | 1,148 | 2,044 | 1,629 | 4,662 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 1,785 | 2,521 | 2,748 | 2,475 | 2,913 | 1,253 |
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