Eden Prairie Quality of Life Survey Presentation of Results Surveys - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Eden Prairie Quality of Life Survey Presentation of Results

Surveys mailed to 1,200 households 307 completed (27%) Results weighted to reflect community Comparisons to National and Custom benchmarks 2

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2014 95% Percent “excellent” or “good” 4 Higher than benchmarks

City as a place to live Neighborhood as a place to live 92% 97% City as a place to raise children Percent “excellent” or “good” Higher than benchmarks 92% 5

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Natural Environment 92% Overall image and reputation of Eden Prairie 91% 7 Higher than benchmarks

97% Cleanliness 96% Overall appearance in 95% Air quality “excellent” or “good” 92% Fitness opportunities 92% Paths and trails 89% Recreation opportunities 88% Public places 8 Higher than benchmarks

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96% In their neighborhoods 95% At Eden Prairie Center mall 93% On paths/walking trails 91% In parks and open space 91% In retail parking lots Percent “excellent” or “good” 10 Higher than benchmarks

Traffic speeding 24% problematic Most Vandalism and property crime 19% Stop sign violations 18% problematic Identity theft 16% Least Youth crimes 14% Drugs 14% Violent crime 5% 11 Percent “extreme,” “major” or “moderate”

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Overall quality of City services: Value of services for taxes paid: Excellent 36% Good Good 51% 47% Fair 13% Excellent 15% Fair Poor 30% 8% Similar to benchmarks 13 Higher than benchmarks

Hennepin County 99% HIGHEST QUALITY EMS response time Fire Services 95% 75% Trail maintenance 95% Street lighting LOWEST 74% Park maintenance 94% Street repair 68% Police Services Assessing services 93% Traffic signal timing 58% Percent “excellent” or “good” Higher than National benchmark 14 Similar to National benchmark

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I have done this or know about it: 4 th of July celebration 87% Staring Lake Concert Series 78% 65% Community theater productions Arts in the Park 65% Eden Prairie Night to Unite 64% Movies in the Park 59% Eden Prairie Art Crawl 54% City ‐ wide Open House 44% Senior Awareness Month 26% 16

Word of mouth 84% Parks & Recreation Program Guide 77% Eden Prairie News 65% CITY BLOGS 23% City Council/Planning Commission telecasts 16% EPTV channel 16 15% Percent “major” or “minor” source 17

Excellent 15% Poor 15% Good 43% Fair 27% 18

1 Residents enjoy a high quality of life Residents value the natural environment and 2 outdoor amenities 3 Residents feel safe 4 City services were rated highly Residents are engaged but efforts could be made to 5 improve opportunities to be involved 19

Dr. Tom Miller NRC President tom@n ‐ r ‐ c.com Chelsey Farson Project Manager 20 chelsey@n ‐ r ‐ c.com