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title: 2. Louisville, CO
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![201309_BPL_LOUISVILLE](https://img.money.com/2014/05/201309_bpl_louisville.jpg)
*Louisville, CO*

**Top 50 rank**: 2

**Population**: 18,924

A two-time no.1, Louisville comes in strong yet again. It's a great place to raise a family, with well-regarded schools and a safe community.

Louisville's housing market has been on the rise since 2008, and its place in the technology-rich Denver-Boulder corridor has kept the job outlook solid, despite recent setbacks like Phillips 66 pulling the plug on a much-anticipated renewable-energy campus.

Locals say the work-life balance in Louisville is hard to beat. Come summer, residents can look forward to weekly events featuring food trucks from local restaurants, beer gardens, live music and much more. Then there's the Colorado sunshine, 1,800 acres of open space, and, of course, the Rocky Mountains, just a 20-minute drive away.

*\--Pieter Van Noordennen*

<table><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Louisville, CO</h3></td><td></td><td>Town stats</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:177px"><tbody><tr><td>Median family income (per year)</td><td></td><td>$104,321</td></tr><tr><td>Job growth % (2010-2012)</td><td></td><td>6.35%</td></tr><tr><td>Median home price (2012)</td><td></td><td>$368,110</td></tr><tr><td>Reading test scores (% above/below average)</td><td></td><td>29.8%</td></tr><tr><td>Math test scores (% above/below average)</td><td></td><td>35.2%</td></tr><tr><td>Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)</td><td></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Property crime incidents (per 1,000)</td><td></td><td>13</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:234px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Financials</h3></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Median family income (per year)</td><td></td><td>$104,321</td></tr><tr><td>Family purchasing power (annual, cost-of-living adjusted)</td><td></td><td>$101,184</td></tr><tr><td>Sales tax</td><td></td><td>8.30%</td></tr><tr><td>State income tax rate (highest bracket)</td><td></td><td>4.63%<sup>I</sup></td></tr><tr><td>State income tax rate (lowest bracket)</td><td></td><td>4.63%<sup>I</sup></td></tr><tr><td>Auto insurance premiums (Average price quotes, for the state)</td><td></td><td>$1,543</td></tr><tr><td>Job growth % (2010-2012)</td><td></td><td>6.35%</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:103px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Housing</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Median home price (2012)</td><td></td><td>$368,110</td></tr><tr><td>Average property taxes (<span class="smallerTxt">2012)</span></td><td></td><td>$2,383</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:153px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Education</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Colleges, universities and professional schools (within 30 miles)</td><td></td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>Reading test scores (% above/below state average)</td><td></td><td>29.8%</td></tr><tr><td>Test scores math (% above/below average)</td><td></td><td>35.2%</td></tr><tr><td>% students attending public/private schools (located within town limits)</td><td></td><td>94.3/5.7</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:203px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Quality of life</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Air quality index* (% of days AQI ranked as good)</td><td></td><td>71.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Personal crime incidents (per 1,000)</td><td></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Property crime incidents (per 1,000)</td><td></td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Median commute time (in minutes)</td><td></td><td>20.0</td></tr><tr><td>% population with commute 45 mins. or longer</td><td></td><td>11.7%</td></tr><tr><td>% population walk or bike to work</td><td></td><td>2.7%</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:253px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Leisure and culture</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Movie theaters (within 15 miles)</td><td></td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Restaurants (within 15 miles)</td><td></td><td>1,886</td></tr><tr><td>Bars (within 15 miles)</td><td></td><td>197</td></tr><tr><td>Public golf courses (within 30 miles)</td><td></td><td>121</td></tr><tr><td>Libraries (within 15 miles)</td><td></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles)</td><td></td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Ski resorts (within 100 miles)</td><td></td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts)</td><td></td><td>0.3</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:153px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Weather</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Annual rainfall (inches)</td><td></td><td>15.81</td></tr><tr><td>% clear days in the area</td><td></td><td>67%</td></tr><tr><td>High temp in July ° F</td><td></td><td>87.2°</td></tr><tr><td>Low temp in Jan ° F</td><td></td><td>19.2°</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table style="height:178px"><tbody><tr><td><h3 class="collection-subhead">Meet the neighbors</h3></td></tr><tr><td>Median age</td><td></td><td>40.0</td></tr><tr><td>Completed at least some college (% of residents)</td><td></td><td>86.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Married %</td><td></td><td>54.9%</td></tr><tr><td>Divorced %</td><td></td><td>11.1%</td></tr><tr><td>Racial diversity index (100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity)</td><td></td><td>38.4</td></tr></tbody></table>

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