Government
BY STEVE GUNTLI
Cedar Park residents rate their city highly in safety, economic health and general quality of life, according to a recent survey. Digging deeper The city participated in the National Community Survey through the Polco polling platform, which gauges resident’s opinions on public life. The city has participated in the poll every two years since 2019. Polco compares individual city results against national benchmarks to see how each participating city measures up. The NCS is conducted in more than 500 communities nationwide, according to Polco’s website. Cedar Park earns high marks in resident survey
Highest and lowest rankings under each category
Quality of Life
The Economy
Overall direction Cedar Park is headed
Overall quality of businesses
85%*
90%
Informing residents about issues 65%
Cedar Park as a place to visit 58%
Safety
Infrastructure and Environment
Feeling safe in neighborhood
Cleanliness of Cedar Park
97% Feeling safe from flood, fire, or natural disaster 88%
92%
Quality of transportation system 50%
*INDICATES ABOVE NATIONAL BENCHMARK
SOURCE: POLCO/CITY OF CEDAR PARK
“One purpose of the survey is to identify areas for improvement, so city staff are very interested... to identify what’s working and specific areas that may need attention,” Irwin said. 94% of respondents said the biggest priority for the city should be improving infrastructure. This ranked as the top priority for Cedar Park residents, above economic health and mobility.
The survey was sent to more than 6,000 random- ly-selected households in Cedar Park. According to Polco, a traditional level of confidence for this survey is a 95% response rate. Fran Irwin, Director of Communication and Engagement for Cedar Park, said that the margin of error for the City of Cedar Park survey was no greater than plus or minus 4.3% reported for all respondents.
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