Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
443
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.4%
Property Crime Rate
1,432
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.4%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
81
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1.7%
Uninsured Rate
5.1%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.0%
Suicide Rate
14
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.7%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
51%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.1%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.5×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #14 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 20.0%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 49.4%
Residential Electricity Price
20.0¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #39 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 24.8%
Food Insecurity Rate
15%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 11.9%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
5.1%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.5%
Labor Force Participation Rate
61%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Labor Productivity
113.2%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.4%
Per Capita Income (real)
$53,569
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.4%
Income Inequality
47
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
New Business Entry Rate
9.8%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #27 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 25.4%
Net Employer Business Formation
1.3%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1361%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
270
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.8%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
255
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.5%
High School Graduation Rate
81%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #45 of 48vs. 2017-19
held steady
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
33%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.6%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
7.1%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 29.1%
Households with Broadband
93%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.8%
Rainy Day Fund
14%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #24 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 32.4%
Voter Participation Rate
75%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 20.8%
Net Migration
-8
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #36 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 37.3%