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1998 City of�Roseville Residenticrl Sti�c�i• Decision Resource.c, Ltd. July, 1998 When asked to identify "higher quality'� communities in tlle Metropolitan Area, forty-four percent felt there were "none." • Sevcn percent each pointed to "Shoreview," '`Edina," and "Mahtomedi." • Five percent listed "North Oaks," whiie four percent pointed to "Minnetonka_" • These communities were selected primarily because of "rural character," mentioncd by tweIve perecnt, "better homes and lots," key to ten percent, and "more extensive city service," stated by seven percent_ Forty-five percent reported they continued to live in Roseville i�ecause of its "location." • Fourteen percent stated "family was here." • Twelve percent considered Roseville to be''their home." o Eleven percent said it was a"nice city." • Eight percent "liked their neighborhood."' "Growth," at twenty-five percent, was regarded as the most serious issue facing the community today. e "Critne" and "taxes" were each mentioncd by fifteen perccnt. • "Run-down areas" was key for ten percent. A high eighty-seven percent fclt #he City of Roseville was headed in the "right direction." • Only six percent saw it as "off or� the wrong track." • Unhappiness was based on "too much growth," at three percent. A very solid ninety-fve percent would recommend living in Kosevitle to others. • Only six percent disagreed. Neighborhood Perspectives: Ninety-four percent were "satis�ed" with their ncighborhood as a place to leve. • Seventy-two percent were "very satisfied." • Only five percent re�orted "dissatisfaction." Forty-four percent defined the quality of their neigiiborhood in terms of "the quality of things such as schools, churches, parks, and other services." �• 1'wenty-two percent saw it as "the friendships I have with the people who live there." • Twenty-eight percent defined it as "the feeling that I'm living among people like myself whether I know them ar not." Page 3