Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
247
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.5%
Property Crime Rate
1,331
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 24.2%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
75
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #30 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 0.6%
Uninsured Rate
5.4%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.5%
Suicide Rate
17
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.5%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
43%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.7%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.0×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 14.7%
Homelessness
1
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 146%
Residential Electricity Price
13.7¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 9.2%
Food Insecurity Rate
11%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 35.6%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 15.2%
Labor Force Participation Rate
68%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.6%
Labor Productivity
114.4%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.0%
Per Capita Income (real)
$60,144
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.7%
Income Inequality
44
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.9%
New Business Entry Rate
8.6%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.0%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.2%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 57.7%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
275
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.8%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
261
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.7%
High School Graduation Rate
90%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #6 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.6%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
32%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.9%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
7.4%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.1%
Households with Broadband
91%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.4%
Rainy Day Fund
10%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 20.8%
Voter Participation Rate
71%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 4.5%
Net Migration
-1
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 27.9%