Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
310
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.0%
Property Crime Rate
1,105
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.0%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
103
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.0%
Uninsured Rate
2.8%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.3%
Suicide Rate
9
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 4.0%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
52%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.5%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
5.8×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 15.4%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 45.6%
Residential Electricity Price
30.5¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #48 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 40.7%
Food Insecurity Rate
12%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 17.0%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.5%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 15.1%
Labor Force Participation Rate
67%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #9 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.0%
Labor Productivity
124.4%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 16.6%
Per Capita Income (real)
$71,629
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.5%
Income Inequality
48
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.0%
New Business Entry Rate
9.6%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 19.1%
Net Employer Business Formation
1.2%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 202%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
283
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.7%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
268
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.3%
High School Graduation Rate
90%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #5 of 48vs. 2017-19
improved 2.3%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
48%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.4%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
18%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 16.3%
Households with Broadband
94%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.6%
Rainy Day Fund
16%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 143%
Voter Participation Rate
68%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 5.1%
Net Migration
-39
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 40.4%