Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
429
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Bottom tier · #38 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 5.4%
Property Crime Rate
2,011
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Bottom tier · #38 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 23.9%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
60
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #47 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.3%
Uninsured Rate
12%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 19.0%
Suicide Rate
21
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #42 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.4%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
46%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 6.1%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.4×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Top tier · #6 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 21.8%
Homelessness
5
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Bottom tier · #37 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 48.4%
Residential Electricity Price
13.1¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #9 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 20.3%
Food Insecurity Rate
17%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 8.3%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.7%
Labor Force Participation Rate
63%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.9%
Labor Productivity
104.9%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 4.6%
Per Capita Income (real)
$58,692
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.8%
Income Inequality
47
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #30 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.7%
New Business Entry Rate
10%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.8%
Net Employer Business Formation
1.1%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1862%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
264
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.4%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
249
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #47 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.5%
High School Graduation Rate
80%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2021)
↑ better
US
87%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
29%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 11.9%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
7.6%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #30 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Households with Broadband
92%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.5%
Rainy Day Fund
17%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 167%
Voter Participation Rate
53%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 12.1%
Net Migration
34
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 651%