Safety & Health
Violent Crime Rate
212
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 328
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 4.3%
Property Crime Rate
1,320
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 1,687
Top tier · #9 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 14.5%
Primary Care Physicians (civilian)
73
per 100K residents
(2023)
↑ better
US: 80
Bottom tier · #35 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 2.4%
Uninsured Rate
10%
lack health insurance
(2024)
↓ better
US: 7.3%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 7.4%
Suicide Rate
29
per 100K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 16
Bottom tier · #49 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.7%
Affordability
Renter Housing Cost Burden
43%
pay 30%+ of income on rent
(2024)
↓ better
US: 49%
Top tier · #5 of 50vs. 2017-19
held steady
Home Price-to-Income Ratio
4.5×
years of income to buy median home
(2024)
↓ better
US: 4.2×
Middle tier · #32 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 17.1%
Homelessness
2
per 10K residents
(2024)
↓ better
US: 3
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 69.7%
Residential Electricity Price
13.4¢
cents per kilowatt-hour
(2025)
↓ better
US: 15.3¢
Top tier · #14 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 10.3%
Food Insecurity Rate
16%
are food-insecure (3-yr avg)
(2022-2024)
↓ better
US: 13%
Bottom tier · #44 of 50vs. 2017-21
worsened 14.9%
Economy & Workforce
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
of labor force is unemployed
(2025)
↓ better
US: 4.0%
Top tier · #10 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 23.3%
Labor Force Participation Rate
62%
are working or looking for work
(2025)
↑ better
US: 63%
Middle tier · #33 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 4.7%
Labor Productivity
101.9%
% of 2017 level
(2025)
↑ better
US: 114.2%
Bottom tier · #50 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 4.6%
Per Capita Income (real)
$75,501
constant 2017 dollars, per person
(2024)
↑ better
US: $58,246
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 21.2%
Income Inequality
46
on the 0-to-100 inequality scale
(2024)
↓ better
US: 47
Middle tier · #20 of 50vs. 2017-19
worsened 2.1%
New Business Entry Rate
13%
of establishments are new firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 9.9%
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 26.9%
Net Employer Business Formation
2.4%
net % change in employer firms
(2023)
↑ better
US: 1.0%
Top tier · #3 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 560%
Education
NAEP 8th Grade Math
278
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 273
Top tier · #12 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.1%
NAEP 8th Grade Reading
260
scale score (0-500)
(2024)
↑ better
US: 257
Top tier · #15 of 50vs. 2013-17
worsened 2.9%
High School Graduation Rate
82%
graduate on time (4-year cohort)
(2022)
↑ better
US: 87%
Bottom tier · #42 of 48vs. 2017-19
worsened 1.8%
Adults with Bachelor's Degree+
32%
hold a bachelor's degree or higher
(2024)
↑ better
US: 36%
Bottom tier · #39 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 10.4%
Infrastructure & Trust
Roads in Poor Condition
2.8%
of road miles rated poor
(2024)
↓ better
US: 6.5%
Top tier · #4 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 6.5%
Households with Broadband
90%
of households have broadband
(2024)
↑ better
US: 93%
Bottom tier · #48 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 5.0%
Rainy Day Fund
88%
% of general fund expenditures
(2025)
↑ better
US: 13%
Top tier · #1 of 50vs. 2014-19
improved 7.8%
Voter Participation Rate
61%
of eligible voters cast a ballot
(2024)
↑ better
US: 65%
Bottom tier · #38 of 50vs. 2014-18
improved 7.7%
Net Migration
15
net inflow per 10K residents
(2024)
↑ better
US: 6
Middle tier · #21 of 50vs. 2017-19
improved 138%