Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
102
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.3%
Property Crime Rate
1,156
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.1%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
107
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.5%
Uninsured Rate
5.5%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 25.3%
Suicide Rate
20
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.5%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
50%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.2%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
4.5×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 24.3%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 89.5%
Residential Electricity Price
27.8¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 56.8%
Food Insecurity Rate
13%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 2.9%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 5.7%
Labor Force Participation Rate
60%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 5.0%
Labor Productivity
125.7%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 19.7%
Per Capita Income (real)
$57,480
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.7%
Income Inequality
46
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.1%
New Business Entry Rate
9.4%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 20.1%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.8%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 246%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
273
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #26 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.5%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
255
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.7%
High School Graduation Rate
86%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #28 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.0%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
37%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.8%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
6.6%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #26 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 34.0%
Households with Broadband
92%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.6%
Rainy Day Fund
19%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 154%
Voter Participation Rate
75%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 5.8%
Net Migration
38
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 63.9%