Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
139
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 27.5%
Property Crime Rate
1,397
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.6%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
85
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Uninsured Rate
5.8%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Suicide Rate
11
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 4.6%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
54%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.8%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
4.1×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 11.0%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Residential Electricity Price
29.4¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 38.9%
Food Insecurity Rate
12%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2017-21
improved 6.5%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 12.1%
Labor Force Participation Rate
64%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.8%
Labor Productivity
106.9%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 5.1%
Per Capita Income (real)
$74,254
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Income Inequality
50
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
New Business Entry Rate
8.8%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #47 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 16.8%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.3%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 272%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
277
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.6%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
263
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.9%
High School Graduation Rate
89%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #11 of 48vs. 2017-19
improved 0.7%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
43%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.8%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
8.5%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 23.6%
Households with Broadband
94%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Rainy Day Fund
18%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 178%
Voter Participation Rate
67%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 7.4%
Net Migration
-17
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 67.6%