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||| Cost of Living
ACCRA Cost of Living Index-1st Quarter 2006
Composite Index - 116.1
Grocery Items - 108.5
Housing - 148.4
Utilities - 100.3
Transportation - 106.5
Health Care - 107.6
Misc. Goods and Services - 101.9
||| Educational Levels - minimum
Census 2000
High School Graduates - 17.0%
Some College, no degree - 27.4%
Associate Degree - 5.9%
Bachelors Degree - 24.4%
Graduate Degree - 15.1%
||| Transportation
Infrastructure in Flagstaff
2 Interstates: Interstate-40, Interstate-17.
2 Railroad lines: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (Freight) and Amtrak (passenger).
1 Airport: Flagstaff Municipal Airport with daily flights to Phoenix.
Drive/Shipping Time (hours)
Phoenix 2.0 - 2.5
Albuquerque 5.0 - 6.0
Salt Lake City 8.0 - 9.0
San Francisco 12.5 - 13.5
Las Vegas 3.5 - 4.5
El Paso 10.0 - 11.0
Los Angeles 7.0 - 8.0
||| Property Tax Rate
(Per $100.00 Assessed Valuation 2000)
Arizona Tax Research Foundation, 2000
AZ State Tax - $0.0000
Community College - 0.5947
County Fire District - 0.0812
Library - 0.1899
County - 0.8650
County Total - 1.7308
School District - 6.5585
City - 1.7127
Total $10.002
(Note: Property tax in Arizona is based on assessed valuation that is 25 percent of market value for industrial/commercial property.)
||| Flagstaff Employment
Arizona Department of Economic Security,
annual average 2002
Labor Force - 36,250
Employment - 34,588
Unemployment - 1,662
Unemployment Rate - 4.6%
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||| Wage Rates
2000 Arizona Department of Economic Security
Job Description / Mean Annual Wage
Ex. Sec./Administrative Asst. - $28,550
Automotive Mechanic - $33,660
Computer Systems Analyst - $46,920
Electrician - $30,140
Engineer, Civil - $49,460
Food Service Mgr. - $30,130
General Office Clerk - $18,370
Legal Secretary - $25,200
Registred Nurse - $45,720
Production Workers - $18,670
Sales Person, Retail - $16,370
Truck Operator, Light - $23,900
||| Sales Tax
Flagstaff - 1.574% County - 0.925%
State - 5.6% Total - 8.099%
||| Financial Support
Many grant, tax credit, tax exempt and loan programs exist for qualifying companies locating in Flagstaff. A few are listed here:
Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB)
Tax exempt financial structures for the purchase of land, on-site and off-site building improvements, construction or purchase of a building and for the acquisition of machinery and equipment.
Infrastructure Financing
Road, water, sewer, and storm drainage may be upgraded through application of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
Flagstaff Enterprise Zone
Employers may receive Arizona corporate income tax credits for qualified employees. Property tax reclassification is available for qualified manufacturing companies.
Employment Training
The Flagstaff Job Service Center, a division of the Arizona Department of Economic Security, can provide employers assistance with recruitment, screening of applicants, employer orientation programs and immigrant certifications.
The ADOC Work Force Recruitment and Job Training Program
A competitive grant program, provides funds for job training to businesses that create net new jobs in Arizona.
CEDC Loan Program
Commerce & Economic Development Commission funds may be used for the acquisition of land, building, equipment and tenant improvements.
Pollution Control Tax Credits
Tax exempt financing up to $500,000 may be issued to companies lowering their air quality emissions.
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