Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
223
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #9 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 19.8%
Property Crime Rate
1,676
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 18.2%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
76
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.9%
Uninsured Rate
7.1%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 20.1%
Suicide Rate
15
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #18 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.7%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
47%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 11.9%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.4×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 25.1%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 117%
Residential Electricity Price
12.3¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.1%
Food Insecurity Rate
13%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #27 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 17.9%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
2.9%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 11.7%
Labor Force Participation Rate
70%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Labor Productivity
124.6%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 22.3%
Per Capita Income (real)
$65,297
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 17.2%
Income Inequality
45
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.2%
New Business Entry Rate
9.0%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.5%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.7%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 226%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
280
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.8%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
256
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #30 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.4%
High School Graduation Rate
87%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #21 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.8%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
35%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #26 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.2%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
5.5%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 15.7%
Households with Broadband
92%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Rainy Day Fund
16%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 108%
Voter Participation Rate
69%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 11.7%
Net Migration
-7
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #35 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 39.1%