Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
225
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 23.3%
Property Crime Rate
1,665
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Middle tier · #24 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 22.8%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
115
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Uninsured Rate
4.2%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 12.2%
Suicide Rate
16
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.3%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
49%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.8%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
4.3×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.7%
Homelessness
3
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.5%
Residential Electricity Price
22.9¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #41 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 22.9%
Food Insecurity Rate
9.4%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 1.8%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.5%
Labor Force Participation Rate
64%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.5%
Labor Productivity
116.2%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 12.9%
Per Capita Income (real)
$58,893
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 11.8%
Income Inequality
46
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.6%
New Business Entry Rate
8.9%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #42 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 31.6%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.4%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 378%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
276
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 4.0%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
257
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Middle tier · #26 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 3.9%
High School Graduation Rate
83%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #39 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.0%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
45%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 15.0%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
5.3%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 8.8%
Households with Broadband
93%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #28 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 11.4%
Rainy Day Fund
12%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 32.5%
Voter Participation Rate
71%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #11 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 17.5%
Net Migration
-8
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Bottom tier · #37 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 176%