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Decision JIM Ltd. Resources EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This study contains the results of a telephone survey of 403 randomly selected residents of the City of Arden Hills. Survey responses were gathered by professional interviewers across the community between September 18 , and October 4 , 1990 . The average interview took twenty-one minutes. In general , random samples such as this yield results projectable to the entire universe of adult Arden Hills residents within + 5 . 0 percentage points in 95 out of 100 cases. Arden Hills is a mature, upscale, stable, and well-educated community. The median longevity of adult residents was 8 . 5 years . Thirteen percent of the sample reported moving to the city during the past two years, while forty-six percent had been there over a decade. Over one-half of the sample came from two locations prior to moving to the community: twenty percent reported moving from Saint Paul , while thirty-one percent moved • from other Northern Ramsey County suburbs. A majority either had no plans to move, or felt they would remain in Arden Hills for at least ten years. Forty-five percent of the households contained school-aged children; seventeen percent reported pre-schoolers. Ninety-four percent owned their current residences, with eighty- seven percent residing in single family homes. The average age of respondents was 45 . 3 years old. Over half of the sample fell into the 35-54 year age range. A very high sixty-seven percent reported heads-of-households working in either Professional-Technical or Owner-Manager jobs. Twenty- three percent reported working in Arden Hills. Blue Collar households were only seven percent, and retirees accounted for fifteen percent. The median educational achievement was college graduation; in fact, almost eighty percent of the sample had at least some college experience. The median household yearly income was $55 , 875 . 00, approximately $171000 higher than the current Metropolitan Area suburban norm. In general , then, Arden Hills must be classified as a maturing "gold collar" community. Location, high quality schools, and available housing were the major reasons offered for settling in the community; forty percent mentioned the first reason, while nineteen percent cited schools and twenty percent pointed to housing. Small town ambience, peacefulness, strong neighborhoods, and parks were also positive attributes. A very strong ninety-eight percent rated • the quality of life as either "excellent" or "good; " the fifty- four percent rating it as "excellent" is the strongest rating 1 within the Metropolitan Area. Residents are extremely satisfied 3128 Dean Court • Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 0 (612) 920-0337