Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
288
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 0.9%
Property Crime Rate
1,190
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #7 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 20.9%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
82
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.9%
Uninsured Rate
5.3%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.2%
Suicide Rate
16
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.8%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
45%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.8%
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
3.8×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 19.8%
Homelessness
1
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 23.7%
Residential Electricity Price
18.2¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Bottom tier · #36 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 22.7%
Food Insecurity Rate
12%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Middle tier · #19 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 8.9%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #8 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 5.4%
Labor Force Participation Rate
65%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Top tier · #14 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 3.5%
Labor Productivity
115.0%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Middle tier · #23 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.7%
Per Capita Income (real)
$58,273
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Middle tier · #25 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 9.9%
Income Inequality
44
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 0.5%
New Business Entry Rate
8.8%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 17.9%
Net Employer Business Formation
0.7%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 559%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
283
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #2 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 1.6%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
260
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #13 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.1%
High School Graduation Rate
90%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Top tier · #3 of 48vs. 2017-19
improved 0.9%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
35%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Middle tier · #29 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.7%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
13%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Bottom tier · #45 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 13.0%
Households with Broadband
92%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 8.2%
Rainy Day Fund
9.3%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #40 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 270%
Voter Participation Rate
77%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 8.9%
Net Migration
11
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #22 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 463%