Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
267
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 25.0%
Property Crime Rate
1,309
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 40.6%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
74
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 0.7%
Uninsured Rate
11%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 16.1%
Suicide Rate
16
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #24 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 5.1%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
62%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 9.1%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
5.1×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #37 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 24.7%
Homelessness
7
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #42 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 0.9%
Residential Electricity Price
15.2¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 27.9%
Food Insecurity Rate
13%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 18.8%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #24 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.1%
Labor Force Participation Rate
58%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.6%
Labor Productivity
115.9%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.5%
Per Capita Income (real)
$57,131
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 12.1%
Income Inequality
48
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
New Business Entry Rate
13%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.3%
Net Employer Business Formation
2.2%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 57.5%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
267
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.2%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
253
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #43 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.5%
High School Graduation Rate
87%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #19 of 48vs. 2017-19
improved 2.4%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
36%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 15.8%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
3.6%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 18.4%
Households with Broadband
94%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.2%
Rainy Day Fund
8.3%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 65.3%
Voter Participation Rate
67%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 6.8%
Net Migration
28
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #14 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 22.2%