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Safety of neighborhood

Poor/fair 10.6% 13.3% 8.1%

Good 64.0% 62.2% 52.0% 0.0009

Excellent 25.4% 24.5% 39.9%

Safety of schools

Poor/fair 5.1% 13.0% 8.1%

Good 71.3% 62.3% 58.1% 0.0073

Excellent 23.6% 24.7% 33.8%

Ability to respond to major safety threats

Poor/fair 20.6% 29.7% 25.0%

Good 64.4% 56.3% 61.6% 0.2840

Excellent 15.0% 14.0% 13.4%

• Respondents with college or advanced degree rated the safety of the neighborhood higher than those with less
than a college degree.
• Of respondents with a college degree, 40% rated the safety of their neighborhood as excellent compared to
25% of those with less education.

• Those respondents with a college degree were also more likely to rate the safety of the schools as excellent
compared to only 24% of those with less education.

ASPECTS OF EDUCATION High School Some College or Difference in
grad or less college/voc. adv. degree rating by
230 (29.5%) 350 (44.9%) education
199 (25.6%) 0.0005
14.6% 10.0%
A place that meets your family’s educational needs 51.9% 40.0% 0.093
33.5% 50.0%
Poor/fair 16.1% 0.0149
27.2% 18.1%
Good 55.2% 49.4% 50.0% 0.0681
23.4% 31.9%
Excellent 28.7% <.0001
12.3% 12.3%
Birth-to-three education 59.5% 42.5%
28.2% 45.2%
Poor/fair 22.6%
11.5% 7.2%
Good 54.0% 55.5% 46.9%
33.0% 45.9%
Excellent 23.4%
11.6% 8.0%
Early education opportunities 43.2% 31.3%
45.2% 60.7%
Poor/fair 10.7%

Good 55.3%

Excellent 34.0%

Quality of schools - 4K-12

Poor/fair 12.3%

Good 51.3% 2 | APPENDIX

Excellent 36.4%

Quality of higher education

Poor/fair 13.0%

Good 45.6%

Excellent 41.4%

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