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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 keidsness@EdinaMN.gov EdinaMN.gov
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City receives high marks from residents in Quality of Life survey
Edina, Minn., July 7, 2017 – Edina residents enjoy a high quality of life in 2017, as in previous years. That’s
the verdict from the latest quality of life survey of Edina residents by an independent research company. The
National Research Center (NRC) will present its findings to the City Council at its meeting Tuesday, July 18.
In the survey conducted this spring by the National Research Center, nearly all residents awarded “excellent”
or “good” ratings to the quality of life in Edina; no respondents felt that the quality of life was “poor.”
Other highlights of the survey include:
Edina residents enjoy a strong sense of safety and consider safety a factor in why they call Edina
home. Roughly 98 percent of respondents felt “very” or “somewhat” safe in their neighborhood.
While sense of community, neighborliness and acceptance of others is similar to peer
communities, Edina residents feel expanding programs to advance cultural awareness and
acceptance of diversity is a priority.
Development, affordable housing and cost of living continue to be important issues for residents.
When residents were asked to write in their own words what they felt was the most serious
issue facing Edina, about 32 percent of comments were related to housing concerns (teardowns,
overdevelopment, affordability, etc.) Traffic and infrastructure was mentioned by 17 percent of
respondents.
Residents think highly of services in Edina and their interactions with City employees. When
evaluating the value of services for the taxes they pay to Edina, about 8 in 10 residents gave
“excellent” or “good” ratings in 2017. Ratings were similar to 2015 and higher than those of its
peers.
The City of Edina conducts a quality of life survey in odd-numbered years to monitor trends in resident
opinion; measure government performance; inform budget, land use and strategic planning decisions; and
benchmark service ratings.
NRC mailed surveys to 1,500 randomly selected resident households in March and April. A total of 477
surveys were completed, yielding a response rate of 34 percent. Based on the completion rate, the results are
accurate to +/- 4 percent.
The final report will be posted online at EdinaMN.gov following the City Council meeting. For more
information, call the City’s Communications & Technology Services Department at 952-826-0359.
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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424