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Eden Prairie, MN - Custom Community Survey (2006-present) <br />edenprairiemn.gov/community/about-eden-prairie/quality-of-life <br />Polco implements a custom Quality of Life Survey every two years for Eden <br />Prairie. The original survey was developed in 2006, and for each iteration they <br />meet with Polco's survey experts to reflect on the questions, confirm which are <br />essential to trendlines, which may be measuring "resolved issues" and what new <br />topics they may want to explore. For the most part the questions remain stable <br />each year and, like The NCS, only a few being subbed out to address current or <br />situational concerns. They use the results to get a pulse on how residents feel <br />about their community and City services. The survey serves as a critical tool in <br />guiding strategic planning, budgeting and policy development. <br />EDEN <br />PRAIRIEwi) <br />In 2024 the Mayor created this video to debrief the results "inviting residents to learn more <br />about the latest survey results and the many ways in which Eden Prairie continues to lead the <br />wav — both in Minnesota and across the nation" <br />Figure 4: Aspects of Quality -of -Life Benchmarks <br />Please rate each of the following <br />aspects of quality of life in Eden <br />Prairie: National benchmark Minnesota benchmark Regional benchmark <br />Eden Prairie as a place to live <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Your neighborhood as a place to live <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Similar <br />Eden Prairie as a place to raise children <br />Higher <br />Similar <br />Higher <br />Eden Prairie as a place to work <br />Higher <br />Higher <br />Higher <br />El Cerrito, CA - The NCS® (2003-present) <br />eicerrito.gov/730/Community-Survey <br />The City of El Cerrito has conducted The National <br />Community Survey® eight times over the past two <br />decades (most recently in 2022 and 2025) to capture <br />resident perspectives on key livability topics, from <br />public safety and parks to utilities, transportation, and <br />community priorities. The City values the NCS because <br />it provides both longitudinal insight into changes in <br />resident sentiment over time and benchmarks against <br />hundreds of other cities nationwide, enabling <br />OUR GOALS <br />:,ems • <br />L NABIdl7Y <br />COMMUNITY gEIONGING IdFR&mE <br />SAFETY <br />AMEN/T/&S <br />HIGH <br />PERFORMING F� OT ENVIR�VHENGL <br />OM4N/ZA EL CE22lTp osrniNnaiury <br />GOALS <br />9OZ14 - 2 02 9 <br />decision -makers to understand not only how El Cerrito is performing internally but also how it <br />compares with similar communities. Results from the most recent survey have helped inform <br />the City's budgeting and priority -setting, offering a robust evidence base for strategic actions <br />that advance community quality of life. It is important to the City that the Strategic Plan, and <br />decision making in general, reflects the quality of life and priorities valued by community <br />members. <br />polco.us 13 <br />74 <br />