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The Morris Leatherman Company May 2024 quartile of suburban communities, while the “excellent” rating is 13% higher than the Metropolitan Area average of 20%. At 17%, “closeness to family and friends” leads the list of attributes people like most about living in the community. At 13%, three responses tie: “closeness to job,” “friendly people,” and “neighborhood/housing.” “Convenient location” places third, at 11%, followed by “parks and trails,” at nine percent, and “quiet and peaceful,” at seven percent. “Safe,” at six percent, and “schools,” at five percent, round out the list of statistically significant responses. The most serious issues facing the city remain “rising crime” at 25%, up eight percent in four years. “High taxes” and “aging population” rank at 16% and nine percent, respectively. Seven percent each post “street repair” and “lack of jobs and businesses.” Six percent point to “aging infrastructure.” A “booster” group of 22%, virtually unchanged from the 2020 result, says there “no” serious issues facing the community – over twice as high as the Metropolitan Area suburban norm. Eighty-five percent think things in Roseville are generally headed in the “right direction.” Thirteen percent regard things are “off on the wrong track.” This is primarily due to perceptions of “rising crime” in the community. A secondary factor contributing to the increase is “high taxes.” A very high rating of 86% of the sample reports the general sense of community identity in the City of Roseville is “very strong” or “somewhat strong”; thirteen percent rate it lower. Eighteen percent report a closer connection to the City of Roseville “as a whole,” an almost four-fold increase since the last study, while 43% have a closer connection to their “neighborhood.” Seven percent report a closer connection to the “School District.” Twenty-three percent volunteer “family and friends.” And, five percent feel a closer connection to their “workplace.” As in the 2020 study, intermediary institutions and social precincts are prominent in the community as cohesive forces. Eighty-eight percent, a ten percent decrease in four years, feel “welcomed” in the City of Roseville, only eight percent disagree. The major reason for feeling welcomed is “friendly people,” while the only statistically significant reason for not feeling welcomed is “not knowing their neighbors.” In thinking about a city’s quality of life, 24%, down eight percent in four years, feel the most important aspect is “safety.” Seventeen percent point to “sense of community,” 16% cite “good schools,” and twelve percent point to “quiet and peacefulness.” Nine percent each post “upkeep of the city” and “open spaces and natural areas.” Eight percent state “parks and recreational facilities.” Twenty-one percent believe “reducing crime” is the aspect of the city which needs to be fixed or improved in the future. Sixteen percent believe “lower taxes” and 11% feel the same about “better roads” as aspects of the city which need to be fixed or improved in the future. “More jobs” and “sidewalks” follow at eight percent each. Seven percent cite “more senior 2 Qbhf!64!pg!357