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Community Characteristics <br />What makes a community livable, attractive and a place where people want to be? <br />Overall quality of community life represents the natural ambience, services and amenities that make for an <br />attractive community. How residents rate their overall quality of life is an indicator of the overall health of a <br />community. In the case of Ramsey, 82% rated the City as an excellent or good place to live. Respondents' ratings <br />of Ramsey as a place to live were similar to ratings in other communities across the nation. <br />In addition to rating the City as a place to live, respondents rated several aspects of community quality including <br />Ramsey as a place to raise children and to retire, their neighborhood as a place to live, the overall image or <br />reputation of Ramsey and its overall appearance. Most residents felt that the overall appearance of Ramsey, <br />Ramsey as a place to raise children and their neighborhood as a place to live were excellent or good. Although a <br />majority felt that this was true of Ramsey as a place to retire and of Ramsey's overall image, these were less than <br />the benchmark. <br />Delving deeper into Community Characteristics, survey respondents rated over 3o features of the community <br />within the eight facets of Community Livability. Safety and Natural Environment were the facets with the highest <br />ratings, with at least 8 in io residents giving positive ratings to each measure in these categories. Conversely, <br />Economy was the facet having the lowest ratings; every item in this area received positive ratings from half or <br />fewer of residents. Overall, most Community Characteristics rated similarly to other communities. Of the seven <br />measures with ratings lower than the benchmark, five related to Ramsey's Economy. Two characteristics of the <br />community rated higher than the benchmark and were in the area of Built Environment: affordable quality <br />housing and housing options. <br />Place to Live <br />Excellent <br />22% <br />Poor <br />0% <br />Fair _/ <br />17% <br />Good <br />60% <br />Percent rating positively (e.g., excellent/good) <br />51 Q <br />84% <br />Comparison to national benchmark <br />â– Higher Similar Lower <br />83% <br />51% <br />Overall image Neighborhood Place to raise children Place to retire Overall appearance <br />3 <br />