Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
222
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.7%
Property Crime Rate
1,435
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #14 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.1%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
80
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.7%
Uninsured Rate
7.7%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 5.7%
Suicide Rate
7
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.9%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
52%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #37 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.6%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
4.8×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Bottom tier · #36 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 11.0%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.0%
Residential Electricity Price
22.6¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 27.2%
Food Insecurity Rate
9.8%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 16.5%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 18.4%
Labor Force Participation Rate
64%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1.0%
Labor Productivity
112.8%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #31 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.7%
Per Capita Income (real)
$63,142
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.5%
Income Inequality
47
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 0.6%
New Business Entry Rate
11%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 17.8%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.9%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #27 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 581%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
282
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.0%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
266
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.0%
High School Graduation Rate
85%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Middle tier · #31 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.0%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
45%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.3%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
13%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 34.5%
Households with Broadband
95%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.7%
Rainy Day Fund
0.0%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.2%
Voter Participation Rate
68%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 6.6%
Net Migration
-38
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #43 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.7%