Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
397
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1.0%
Property Crime Rate
2,072
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Bottom tier · #42 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.7%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
62
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Uninsured Rate
17%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.9%
Suicide Rate
15
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Top tier · #16 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.7%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
53%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Bottom tier · #43 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 9.6%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.9×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 28.0%
Homelessness
4
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 7.4%
Residential Electricity Price
15.5¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 32.1%
Food Insecurity Rate
18%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #47 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 24.7%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.3%
Labor Force Participation Rate
65%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 1.4%
Labor Productivity
116.4%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #17 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.3%
Per Capita Income (real)
$58,219
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #26 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 12.1%
Income Inequality
48
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Bottom tier · #43 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
New Business Entry Rate
12%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.5%
Net Employer Business Formation
2.5%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 79.1%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
269
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Bottom tier · #34 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.8%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
252
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.7%
High School Graduation Rate
90%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #8 of 48vs. 2017-19
held steady
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
35%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #27 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.0%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
5.7%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 25.0%
Households with Broadband
94%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.3%
Rainy Day Fund
25%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 24.1%
Voter Participation Rate
57%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #46 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 18.1%
Net Migration
28
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 59.6%