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Table 1: Community Characteristics General <br />Overall quality of life <br />Overall image <br />Place to live <br />Neighborhood <br />Place to raise children <br />Place to retire <br />Overall appearance <br />The National Citizen Survey" <br />Percent rating positively (e.g., excellent/good) <br />2014 <br />72% <br />51% <br />82% <br />84% <br />83% <br />51% <br />77% <br />2016 <br />80% <br />56% <br />87% <br />87% <br />87% <br />48% <br />73% <br />2018 <br />81% <br />60% <br />85% <br />82% <br />87% <br />55% <br />68% <br />2018 rating compared to 2016 <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Higher <br />Similar <br />Comparison to benchmark <br />2014 <br />Similar <br />Lower <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Lower <br />Similar <br />2016 <br />Similar <br />Lower <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Lower <br />Similar <br />2018 <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Table 2: Community Characteristics by Facet <br />Percent rating positively (e.g., excellent/good, <br />very/somewhat safe) <br />2018 rating compared <br />to 2016 <br />Comparison to benchmark <br />2014 I 2016 I 2018 <br />2014 I 2016 1 2018 <br />Safety <br />Mobility <br />Natural Environment <br />Built Environment <br />Economy <br />90% _ 90% 90% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />94% 98% 97% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />94% 96% 96% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />68% 69% 69% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />75% 68% 69% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />70% 66% 67% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />66% 60% 62% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />64% 67% 69% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />55% 56% 59% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />84% 81% 84% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />82% 80% 74% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />56% 56% 58% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />48% 47% 42% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />69% 67% 64% Similar Higher Higher Higher <br />75% 73% 68% Similar Higher Similar Similar <br />50% 56% 51% Similar Similar Similar Lower <br />50% 51% 54% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />Much <br />Vibrant downtown/commercial area 21% 20% 20% Similar Lower Lower lower <br />Business and services 49% 43% 46% Similar Lower Lower Lower <br />Cost of living 49% 49% 50% Similar Similar Similar Similar <br />Much Much Much <br />Shopping opportunities 23% 20% 20% Similar lower lower lower <br />Employment opportunities 27% 24% 31% Higher Similar Similar Similar <br />Place to visit 35% 35% 39% Similar Lower Lower Lower <br />Overall feeling of safety <br />Safe in neighborhood <br />Safe downtown/commercial areas <br />Overall ease of travel <br />Paths and walking trails <br />Ease of walking <br />Travel by bicycle <br />Travel by car <br />Traffic flow <br />Overall natural environment <br />Cleanliness <br />Overall built environment <br />New development in Ramsey <br />Affordable quality housing <br />Housing options <br />Public places <br />Overall economic health <br />2 <br />