Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Atencion Turistas!! Es Muy Importante! Es Muy Peligroso!! Andale!!

http://www.bestplaces.net/City/Wrightsville_Beach-North_Carolina.asp
Click on the Overview items within the link for more info. Here are a few cool ejemplos:

Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Wrightsville Beach, NC is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Wrightsville Beach, NC is more expensive. Overall, Wrightsville Beach, NC cost of living is 229.81.
(***Note: Jesus y Marias! Donde tequila de chicha y nabo?)

There are 352 physicians per 100,000 population in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The US average is 170.
(***Note: That's GREAT news! Take that, US Average!)

Air quality in Wrightsville Beach, NC is 39 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
(***Note: Getting worried...underarm sweating...throat scratchy.)

Water quality in Wrightsville Beach, NC is 68 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
(***Note: Whew! We were worried for a minute there. Wait. What do they mean by "complex method?" Agua de Playa Wrightsvillo no bueno, papi?)

Superfund index is 20 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
(***Alert! You tourists need to get the hell out of here while you can still have babies. Just be sure to spend all you vacation money first. Thanks.)

The median home cost in Wrightsville Beach is $743,480. Home appreciation the last year has been -8.90 percent.
(***Note: Why are the rents going up? Taxes. Click on the link for even cooler stats and to fret about other towns. Frankly, we're not believing any on these numbers. That would mean that this is a terrible place to live, and it is not so...)

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