Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
236
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.6%
Property Crime Rate
757
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 41.4%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
64
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.9%
Uninsured Rate
9.2%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 17.8%
Suicide Rate
22
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.4%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
48%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 5.8%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
5.5×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 39.1%
Homelessness
7
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 27.2%
Residential Electricity Price
11.8¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 14.3%
Food Insecurity Rate
13%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #26 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 18.7%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 16.0%
Labor Force Participation Rate
63%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.9%
Labor Productivity
112.2%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.4%
Per Capita Income (real)
$52,816
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #43 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 15.7%
Income Inequality
43
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 0.6%
New Business Entry Rate
12%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 12.4%
Net Employer Business Formation
1.6%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.5%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
278
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.0%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
261
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #9 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.2%
High School Graduation Rate
80%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #46 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.6%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
33%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #35 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 17.2%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
5.2%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 37.4%
Households with Broadband
93%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #27 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.0%
Rainy Day Fund
41%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 186%
Voter Participation Rate
64%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 6.8%
Net Migration
83
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 30.7%