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.. Decision ... Resources Ltd. 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 $17,000 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 f ifty.~ four percent rating it as "excellent" is the strongest ratinq within the Metropolitan Area. Residents are extremely satisfied, 3128 Dean Courl · Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 . (612) 920-0337