Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
294
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 23.1%
Property Crime Rate
1,766
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #30 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.4%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
84
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.1%
Uninsured Rate
6.9%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.1%
Suicide Rate
11
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.4%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
49%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.5%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.4×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.4%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #14 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.4%
Residential Electricity Price
17.7¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #35 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 27.1%
Food Insecurity Rate
13%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 27.4%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.5%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.8%
Labor Force Participation Rate
64%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Labor Productivity
112.8%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #30 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.0%
Per Capita Income (real)
$60,333
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.9%
Income Inequality
48
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
New Business Entry Rate
9.5%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 15.2%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.4%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 4005%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
277
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.6%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
262
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.6%
High School Graduation Rate
87%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #20 of 48vs. 2015-17
improved 0.7%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
39%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.4%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
9.2%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.4%
Households with Broadband
93%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.1%
Rainy Day Fund
4.3%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 23460%
Voter Participation Rate
64%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 5.8%
Net Migration
-44
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.9%