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Community Characteristics: Aggregate

How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County?

Top 5 areas of alignment* Bottom 5 areas of alignment**

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Traffic flow on major roads** Housing affordability** Health care and human svs for disadvantaged residents** Availability career opps for my children** Quality of public infrastructure** Opportunities for quality education Sense of personal safety Protection of natural environment Ease of pedestrian travel Access to government svs and info New development that improves community Presence of compact, mixed-use communities Availability of jobs for my skillset Cleanliness of public spaces Ease of travel by bicycle Sense of community Ease of public transit* Presence of parks and public spaces* Recreational opportunities* Cultural events and social activities* Volunteer opportunities*

Average Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience

Expectation Experience

Community Characteristics: Aggregate

• Community characteristics with strongest perceived alignment: Volunteer opportunities, Cultural events

and social activities, and Recreational opportunities.

• Community characteristics with weakest perceived alignment: Availability of career opportunities for my

children, Health care and human services for disadvantaged residents, Housing affordability, and Traffic flow on major roads.

Note: Bold reflects top 5 characteristics for average expectation and experience ratings. Blue represents best perceived alignment and grey represents community characteristics for weakest alignment.

Expectation Experience Ratio 2015 2014 2013 2012 2015 2014 2013 2012 2015 2014 2013 2012 Volunteer opportunities 8.18 8.23 7.76 8.26 8.12 8.17 7.79 7.47 0.99 0.99 1.00 0.90 Cultural events and social activities 8.63 8.86 8.09 8.35 8.22 8.23 7.68 7.56 0.95 0.93 0.95 0.91 Recreational opportunities 8.87 9.03 8.59 8.55 8.35 8.40 8.01 7.72 0.94 0.93 0.93 0.90 Presence of parks and public spaces 9.10

• 8.51
• 0.93
• Ease of public transit

7.64 7.58 7.50 8.24 6.91 7.19 6.65 6.70 0.91 0.95 0.89 0.81 Sense of community 8.93 8.98 8.36 8.52 7.99 7.99 7.39 7.08 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.83 Ease of travel by bicycle 8.20 7.97 7.63 8.11 7.28 7.31 6.75 6.57 0.89 0.92 0.88 0.81 Cleanliness of public spaces 9.41 9.40 9.19 9.02 8.14 8.14 7.76 7.58 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.84 Availability of jobs for my skillset 8.00 8.82

• 6.91

7.35

• 0.86

0.83

• Presence of compact, mixed-use communities

8.59 8.79

• 7.39

7.78

• 0.86

0.89

• New development that improves the community

8.76 8.62

• 7.53

7.68

• 0.86

0.89

• Access to government services and information

8.75

• 7.48
• 0.85
• Ease of pedestrian travel

8.49 8.14 7.98 8.32 7.23 7.34 6.79 6.59 0.85 0.90 0.85 0.79 Protection of natural environment 9.24 9.28 8.95 8.74 7.84 8.11 7.53 7.39 0.85 0.87 0.84 0.85 Sense of personal safety 9.68 9.51 9.39 9.23 8.19 8.22 7.67 7.45 0.85 0.86 0.82 0.81 Opportunities for quality education 8.91 9.16 9.04 9.09 7.47 7.74 7.29 6.90 0.84 0.85 0.81 0.76 Quality of public infrastructure 9.30 9.23 8.98 8.85 7.76 7.98 7.41 7.34 0.83 0.86 0.83 0.83 Availability of career opportunities for my children 8.35 9.07

• 6.89

7.47

• 0.82

0.82

• Health care and human svs for disadvantaged residents

8.85 8.56 8.67

• 7.23

7.53 7.10

• 0.82

0.88 0.82

• Housing affordability

8.65 8.52 8.54 8.62 7.00 7.35 7.00 6.60 0.81 0.86 0.82 0.77 Traffic flow on major roads 9.22 9.17 8.95 8.88 6.33 6.66 6.26 6.17 0.69 0.73 0.70 0.69

Strongest alignment Weakest alignment

Community Characteristics: North

How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Traffic flow on major roads Housing affordability Health care and human services for disadvantaged residents Sense of personal safety Quality of public infrastructure New development that improves the community Opportunities for quality education Availability of career opportunities for my children Cleanliness of public spaces Protection of natural environment Access to government services and information Presence of compact, mixed-use communities Ease of pedestrian travel Ease of travel by bicycle Sense of community Availability of jobs for my skillset Ease of public transit Presence of parks and public spaces Cultural events and social activities Recreational opportunities Volunteer opportunities

Expectation Experience

North Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience

Community Characteristics: South

How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Traffic flow on major roads Housing affordability Availability of career opportunities for my children Health care and human services for disadvantaged residents Sense of personal safety Opportunities for quality education Protection of natural environment Quality of public infrastructure Cleanliness of public spaces Availability of jobs for my skillset Access to government services and information Ease of pedestrian travel Presence of compact, mixed-use communities New development that improves the community Sense of community Ease of travel by bicycle Presence of parks and public spaces Ease of public transit Recreational opportunities Cultural events and social activities Volunteer opportunities

Expectation Experience

South Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience

Community Characteristics: Mid-County

How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Traffic flow on major roads Sense of personal safety Housing affordability Health care and human services for disadvantaged residents Quality of public infrastructure Opportunities for quality education Protection of natural environment Access to government services and information Ease of pedestrian travel Availability of career opportunities for my children Availability of jobs for my skillset Presence of compact, mixed-use communities Cleanliness of public spaces New development that improves the community Ease of travel by bicycle Sense of community Ease of public transit Presence of parks and public spaces Cultural events and social activities Recreational opportunities Volunteer opportunities

Expectation Experience

Mid-County Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience

Community Characteristics: Beach

How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Traffic flow on major roads Health care and human services for disadvantaged residents Quality of public infrastructure Ease of pedestrian travel Availability of career opportunities for my children New development that improves the community Presence of compact, mixed-use communities Protection of natural environment Housing affordability Access to government services and information Opportunities for quality education Sense of personal safety Cleanliness of public spaces Ease of travel by bicycle Sense of community Availability of jobs for my skillset Ease of public transit Recreational opportunities Presence of parks and public spaces Cultural events and social activities Volunteer opportunities

Expectation Experience

Beach Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience