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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, 85% rated the city as an excellent or good place to live. Respondents' ratings of <br />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. While ratings for these aspects ranged from 55% to 87% <br />excellent or good, all community quality ratings were similar to those given elsewhere. <br />Delving deeper into Community Characteristics, survey respondents rated over 4o features of the community <br />within the eight facets of Community Livability. Resident evaluations within the facets of Safety, Mobility and <br />Natural Environment were positive and similar to the benchmark. In Built Environment, the rating for affordable <br />quality housing was more positive than seen in other communities, while the rating for public places where people <br />want to spend time was perceived as less positive. Other aspects that received ratings lower than the benchmark <br />were recreational, education/enrichment and volunteer opportunities as well as several aspects within the facet of <br />Economy. <br />Excel lent <br />28% <br />1% <br />Fair <br />14% <br />Poor <br />Place to Live <br />Good <br />57% <br />Percent rating positively (e.g., excellent/good) <br />Overall image <br />Neighborhood <br />When compared to 2016, residents were more likely in 2018 <br />to positively rate Ramsey as a place to retire, as well as <br />employment and fitness opportunities and <br />cultural/arts/music activities (for more information see the <br />Trends over Time report under separate cover). <br />Comparison to national benchmark <br />■Higher •Similar Lower <br />Place to raise children <br />Place to retire <br />Overall appearance <br />3 <br />