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: Polco <br />3. Survey Methodology <br />At Polco we are experts in survey research, we have created over a thousand community <br />surveys customized to the unique needs of jurisdictions, but we have also developed The <br />National Community Survey® (The NCS®) based on what we saw as a pattern of needs across <br />jurisdictions. The NCS is specifically designed to provide input for strategic/comprehensive <br />planning, and then to measure performance against your goals over time. Below we provide a <br />quick outline of what we offer with The NCS, followed by more detail (including tasks ). <br />The National Community Survey - The NCS <br />Survey <br />Robust, standardized measures across ten facets of livability, including the <br />Questions <br />economy, mobility, community design, utilities, safety, natural environment, <br />and civic engagement - plus overall governance and quality of life. Plus a <br />half page of custom questions with Spanish translation included. <br />Implementation <br />Address -based random sample with mailed postcard invitation to online <br />survey, and mailed paper surveys plus an open -participation survey with <br />outreach through City communication channels. <br />Analysis <br />All data combined and statistically weighted to reflect City demographics. <br />Option to include Open participation data, if assessed to be statistically <br />sound. <br />Trends <br />2026 will represent your baseline unless you have implemented past <br />surveys for which we can integrate data. <br />Benchmarks <br />120 benchmarked items compared to Minnesota and the Nation <br />Reporting <br />Shareable online report with dashboards for each facet, with trends (where <br />questions match past interactions) and benchmarks for all NCS questions, <br />plus interactive online crosstabulations of results by geography and <br />demography. Full explanation of methodology. PDF download available. <br />Additional Data <br />Track Dashboards with hundreds of community metrics - organized by the <br />(Track) <br />ten facets of livability - with NCS data included along with metrics from <br />public data sources. <br />Survey platform <br />Hosted on Polco's survey platform, with opportunity for respondents to <br />subscribe to your profile and participate in future research. You retain <br />access to Polco for the contract term and can post your own follow up <br />surveys <br />polco.us 16 <br />77 <br />