Quality Of Life Survey Results In Eden Prairie

Press release from the City of Eden Prairie:

April 19, 2021

Every two years, the City conducts a Quality of Life Survey to gather opinions from a random sample of Eden Prairie households. This provides City leaders with a snapshot of how residents feel about living in this community to determine current and future needs.

The latest survey results show Eden Prairie residents continue to enjoy a high quality of life and rate most City services and characteristics higher than local and national benchmarks.

“The Quality of Life Survey is an extremely important tool to periodically take the pulse of our residents and align our plans for the future accordingly,” said Mayor Ron Case. “We appreciate residents who take the time to provide feedback as we work to be responsive to our community.”

In fall 2020, National Research Center, Inc. conducted the City’s communitywide resident survey – the biennial Quality of Life Survey – which has been providing City leaders with a consumer report card since 2006. The 2020 survey’s margin of error is plus or minus 3%.

Key Findings

• Eden Prairie’s quality of life is exceptional, with 93% of respondents rating their overall quality of life as excellent or good, which places Eden Prairie’s quality of life rating higher than benchmark communities.
• Eden Prairie is safe, with 92% positively evaluating their overall feeling of safety, and public safety services are rated higher than benchmark communities.
• The economy is strong, with 92% of residents responding positively about Eden Prairie as a place to work and for conducting business, and the City’s overall economic health.
• The City’s services are highly rated both with regard to quality and value of services for taxes paid; each rating outpaced benchmark communities.
• Eden Prairie’s natural environment ranks first among all community characteristics rated in the survey, with 91% giving high marks to the community’s image or reputation and 89% recognizing health and wellness opportunities.
• Residents are engaged, with the City’s website ranking second behind “word-of-mouth” as a preferred source for local government information, and a significant increase in subscribers to City emails and texts.
• Traffic speeding topped the list of safety issues in the community, with 34% of residents indicating it as a moderate to extreme problem, followed by vandalism and property crimes at 29%.

edenprairie.org/QualityOfLife

This press release was produced by the City of Eden Prairie. The views expressed here are the author’s own.