By at least one measure, City of Powell residents enjoy a pretty good quality of life: The AARP recently named Powell as one of the most livable communities in the state.

The organization’s freshly updated “Livability Index” ranked Powell fourth among Wyoming’s cities and towns. With a score of 61, Powell trailed only Jackson (65), Sheridan (63) and Greybull (63), while coming in a point ahead of Cody and Worland. The average American city received a score of 48.

The index factors in 61 different data points related to housing, transportation, crime, health, civic engagement and more with the intent of measuring “how well a community meets the present and future needs of people of all ages.”

For example, AARP gave Powell higher marks for its easy access to libraries, parks and grocery stores, extremely low vacancy rate and relatively higher level of subsidized and multi-family housing units.

Much of the data is drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau, which most recently pegged the average cost of housing in Powell at $1,101 a month. That’s above the median U.S. figure of $943 per month and markedly up from the roughly $673 a month that the average Powell resident was paying for housing a decade ago.

With a crime rate of 175 violent and property crimes per 10,000 people, the city ranked in roughly the middle of the pack, though the figure is an improvement from the 225 crimes per 10,000 people that was logged in 2015.

Powell’s highest marks came in the environmental category, with the data showing the city has clean air and water. Other positive marks ranged from a lower rate of preventable hospitalizations and from a high voter turnout.

“Wyoming communities that score high tend to offer more opportunities to engage,” AARP Wyoming State Director Sam Shumway said in a statement announcing the results. “These are communities that vote, that see their residents belong to organizations or associations and really take part in making their communities the places we all want to live.”

He added that there are opportunities to improve transportation, housing affordability and accessibility. Powell’s lowest mark came for transportation, though it was still above the national average.

To review the data, visit aarp.org/livabilityindex.