Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
257
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.3%
Property Crime Rate
1,708
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #27 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.4%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
82
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 3.1%
Uninsured Rate
6.1%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 21.7%
Suicide Rate
19
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.8%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
36%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.4%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.4×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #9 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.1%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 11.8%
Residential Electricity Price
11.8¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 11.3%
Food Insecurity Rate
9.0%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 6.2%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1.0%
Labor Force Participation Rate
70%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.2%
Labor Productivity
110.4%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.2%
Per Capita Income (real)
$65,271
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.0%
Income Inequality
46
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.2%
New Business Entry Rate
9.3%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #36 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.5%
Net Employer Business Formation
1.3%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 972%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
280
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.7%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
257
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #24 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.6%
High School Graduation Rate
85%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #32 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.1%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
34%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.4%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
2.4%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 24.6%
Households with Broadband
91%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.6%
Rainy Day Fund
38%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 156%
Voter Participation Rate
64%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2014-18
worsened 4.4%
Net Migration
-4
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 81.3%