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]99S City of Roseville Residential Stu�li' Decision Resources, Ltd. .1`uly, 1998 "I�hirty-one percent of households contained school-aged children or pre-schoolcrs. Twenty-six percent of households contained senior citizens. Seventy-six percent owned their present res2dence. • The median current value of residcntiai property was $127,500.00. Women and men were equally represented in the samplc. Precinct representation varied across the community. • Thirty-six percent resided in Precincts One through Tliree. • Thirty-four percent lived in Precincts I=our through Sevcn. e Thirty-one percent dweLed in Precincts Eight through Ten. Perspectives oh the Caty of Roseville: Ninety-eight percent rated the quality of life in the community as "excellent" or "good." • �nly two percent rated it as "only fair" or "paor." • "Excellent" ratings soared — from forty-nine percent in the 1990 study — to sixty percent in thc 1998 study. � Needed improvements included "slower development," suggested by eight percent, "better bus service," posted by five perccnt, "lower taxes," at four percent, and "more parks," also cited by four percent. In assessing "high quality" attributes of the community, twenty-s'rx percent pointed to the "park and recreation system." • Eighteen percent cited the "school system." • 5ixteen percent talked about "city services." • "Shopping opportunities" was the choice of twelve percent. • Eleven percent mcntioned "nice ncighborhoods." • Ten percent placed a high value on the "city's tocation." In discussing "low quaiity" aspects of the city, thirty-two percent reported there �vere "none." • "Traffic congestion" troubled thirteen percent. • "Over-development" was mentioned by twelve percent. • "Crime rate" was key to eight percent. • Scven gercent cited "City government." Page 2