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EDN VPI or
% of People |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| EDN VULNERABLE POPULATION INDEX (EDN VPI) |
1.27 |
33 |
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| Vulnerable Population Estimate |
16.3% |
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| Disability Status |
16.9% |
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| Emphysema |
1.23% |
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| Cardiovascular Disease |
24.67% |
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| Diabetes |
5.21% |
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| Pediatric Asthma |
8.51% |
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| Adult Asthma |
8.44% |
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| Adult Obesity |
22.1% |
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| People Without Health Insurance |
19.0% |
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| Age: Children under 5 years |
6.7% |
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| Age: 65 years and over |
11.6% |
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| Not Literate (Adult Level 1 Literacy) |
17.0% |
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| Adults without High School Degree (or higher) |
14.9% |
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| High School Drop-Out Rate |
44.4% |
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| Unemployed (Civilian Labor Force) |
7.1% |
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| Individuals Below Poverty Level |
18.5% |
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| Children (under 18 years old) Below Poverty |
20.5% |
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| Free or Reduced Lunch |
65.3% |
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| Other Languages Spoken at Home (primary language is not English) |
11.6% |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 1 • TOXICS & WASTE (metadata) (data) |
3.1 |
40 |
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| Overall Toxics Rank SCORE |
2 |
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| Cumulative Cancer-Causing Chemical Releases by State SCORE |
2 |
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| Cumulative Developmental Toxicant Releases by State SCORE |
2 |
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| Cumulative Reproductive Toxicant Releases by State SCORE |
2 |
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| Cumulative Suspected Neurological Toxicant Releases by State SCORE |
4 |
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| Cumulative Suspected Respiratory Toxicant Releases by State SCORE |
3 |
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| Dioxin Releases by State SCORE |
3 |
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| Number of Superfund Sites in County SCORE |
2 |
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| Municipal Solid Waste Generation, State Average, tons/person (1997) SCORE |
1 |
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| Recycling Rate (1997) SCORE |
5 |
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| Municipal Solid Waste Generated by state, tons/person (2004) SCORE |
3 |
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| % Municipal Solid Waste Recycled by state (2004) SCORE |
5 |
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| % Municipal Solid Waste to Waste-to-Energy (2004) SCORE |
3 |
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| % Change in Municipal Solid Waste Generated (1997 to 2004) SCORE |
4 |
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| % Change in State Recycling Rate (1997 to 2004) SCORE |
5 |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 2 • AIR QUALITY (metadata) (data) |
2.3*** |
28 |
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| Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Released, Tons (2002) SCORE |
2 |
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| Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Released, Tons (2002) SCORE |
2 |
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Released, Tons (2002) SCORE |
2 |
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| Mercury Released, Pounds (2002) SCORE |
2 |
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| High Ozone Days, Annual # of, Weighted Average (2001-2003) |
5 |
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| Short-term Particle Pollution Weighted Average, 24 Hour (2001 - 2003) SCORE |
2 |
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| Year-Round Particle Pollution - Pass/Fail (2001 - 2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| High Ozone Days - Grade (2002 - 2004) SCORE |
5 |
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| Short-term Particle Pollution Grade (2002 - 2004) SCORE |
1 |
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| Year-Round Particle Pollution - Pass/Fail (2002 - 2004) SCORE |
1 |
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| EPA Ambient Carbon Monoxide (CO) (8-hr ppm) SCORE |
3 |
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| EPA Ambient Lead (PB) Q Max (ug/m3) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| EPA Mean Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2 ppm) SCORE |
2 |
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| EPA Larger Particle (PM10) 24-hr (ug/m3) SCORE |
2 |
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| EPA Mean Ambient Sulfur Dioxide (SO2 ppm) SCORE |
3 |
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| EPA Days Over 100 AQI (Warning Level) SCORE |
2 |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 3 • DRINKING & SURFACE WATER (metadata) (data) |
1.6*** |
9 |
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| DRINKING WATER QUALITY |
| |
| Tap Water Quality & Compliance SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Right to Know Report, What's in your Tap Water SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Drinking Water Source Protection SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| % of Watershed Units Assessed as Impaired or Threatened SCORE |
2 |
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| % of Watershed Units Not Assessed SCORE |
4 |
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| U.S. Census Annual Rainfall, inches (1961-1990) SCORE |
3 |
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| Average # of Days with Precipitation of .01 Inch or More to 1998, Annual SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Snow & Ice Pellets thru 1998, Annual inches SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| WATER WITHDRAWN |
| |
| Fresh Water Withdrawn - Per capita, million gallons/day SCORE |
1 |
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| Ground Water, million gallons/day SCORE |
2 |
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| Surface Water, million gallons/day SCORE |
2 |
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| Irrigation, million gallons/day SCORE |
2 |
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| Public Supply, million gallons/day SCORE |
2 |
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| Industrial, million gallons/day SCORE |
2 |
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| Thermo-Electric, million gallons/day SCORE |
1 |
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| Fresh Water Consumption, million gallons/day SCORE |
1 |
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| WATER POLLUTION SUMMARY |
| |
| Total Contaminants Detected SCORE |
2 |
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| Contaminants Detected, Over Health-Based Limits SCORE |
3 |
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| Agricultural Pollutants Detected SCORE |
1 |
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| Agricultural Pollutants Detected, Over Health-Based Limits SCORE |
1 |
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| Sprawl and Urban Pollutants Detected SCORE |
1 |
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| Sprawl and Urban Pollutants Detected, Over Health-Based Limits SCORE |
1 |
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| Industrial Pollutants Detected SCORE |
1 |
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| Industrial Pollutants Detected, Over Health-Based Limits SCORE |
1 |
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| Water Treatment & Distribution Byproducts Detected SCORE |
5 |
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| Water Treatment & Distribution Byproducts Detected, Over Health-Based Limits SCORE |
4 |
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| Naturally Occurring Contaminants Detected SCORE |
1 |
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| Naturally Occurring Contaminants Detected, Over Health-Based Limits SCORE |
1 |
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WATER HEALTH & TESTING SUMMARY |
| |
| Contaminants in Tap Water SCORE |
2 |
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| Contaminants in Tap Water, Above Health-Based Limits SCORE |
3 |
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| Contaminants Reported as Tested by this Water Supplier SCORE |
1 |
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| Regulated Contaminants Tested SCORE |
1 |
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| Unregulated Contaminants Tested SCORE |
2 |
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WATER VIOLATION SUMMARY |
| |
| Total Violations SCORE |
2 |
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| Health Violations SCORE |
1 |
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| Monitoring Violations SCORE |
2 |
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| Reporting Violations SCORE |
1 |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 4 • QUALITY OF LIFE (SITES4) (metadata) (data) |
2.8*** |
28 |
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| DENSITY & SPRAWL |
| |
| Population Density, people per square mile of land area SCORE |
4 |
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| Housing Density, units per square mile of land area SCORE |
4 |
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| TRANSPORTATION |
| |
| Mean Travel Time to Work, minutes (2000) SCORE |
1 |
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| Mean Travel Time to Work, minutes (2004) SCORE |
1 |
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| Means of Transportation - % Carpool SCORE |
3 |
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| Means of Transportation - % Public SCORE |
5 |
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| Means of Transportation - % Walk or Bike SCORE |
5 |
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| Means of Transportation - % Work @ Home SCORE |
3 |
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| Cost of Living: Transportation, % of National Average SCORE |
1 |
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| Motor Vehicle Registrations per 100 Residents (2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| % Change in Motor Vehicle Registrations (1980 to 2003) SCORE |
2 |
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| Motor Vehicle Registrations - Autos Only per 100 Residents (2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| Motor Vehicle Registrations per Licensed Driver (2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| Total State Highway Mileage, Estimated % of Land Area (2003) SCORE |
2 |
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| Urban Highway Mileage, % of Total State Highway Mileage (2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| Total Highway Mileage per Licensed Driver (2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| Total Highway Mileage per Motor Vehicle Registration (2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| % Change in State Disbursements for Highways, millions of $ (1995 to 2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| State Disbursements for Highways, millions of $ per highway mile (2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| Annual Person Hours of Delay, per person (2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| Annual Congestion Cost, $ per person (2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| Annual Congestion Delay and Fuel Cost, millions of $ (2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| Fuel Wasted, gallons per person (2003) SCORE |
1 |
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| INCOME & EMPLOYMENT |
| |
| Median Household Income (2000) SCORE |
4 |
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| Median Household Income (2004) SCORE |
4 |
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| Per capita Personal Income (2000) SCORE |
3 |
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| Per capita income (2004) SCORE |
3 |
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| % of Families Below Poverty Level (2004) SCORE |
3 |
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| % of Individuals Below Poverty Level (1999) SCORE |
2 |
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| % of Individuals Below Poverty Level (2004) SCORE |
3 |
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| Household with Public Assistance Income % (2000) SCORE |
2 |
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| % of Children Under 18 Years Old Below Poverty (1999) SCORE |
2 |
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| % In the Labor Force, Unemployed (2005) SCORE |
2 |
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| % of the Civilian Labor force, Unemployed (2005) SCORE |
2 |
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| % In the Labor Force, Unemployed (2000) SCORE |
2 |
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| % of the Civilian Labor Force Unemployed (2000) SCORE |
2 |
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| % Change in the Labor Force Unemployed (2000 to 2005) SCORE |
4 |
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| % Change in the Civilian Labor Force Unemployed (2000 to 2005) SCORE |
4 |
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| State Minimum Wage Laws (2006) SCORE |
3 |
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| State Minimum Wage Rates (2006) SCORE |
4 |
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| EDUCATION |
| |
| % on Free or Reduced Lunch SCORE |
4 |
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| Cumulative Promotion Index (CPI) Graduation Rate SCORE |
4 |
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| Level of Education: % with High School Degree or Higher (2004) SCORE |
2 |
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| Level of Education: % with Bachelor's Degree or Higher (2004) SCORE |
2 |
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| Adult Level 1 Literacy Rate SCORE |
2 |
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| State School Bus Efficiency (2002) SCORE |
4 |
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| State School Bus Soot Pollution Grade SCORE |
4 |
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| State School Bus Cleanup Program Rank (2006) SCORE |
5 |
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| State School Bus Smog Pollution Rank (2006) SCORE |
4 |
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| HOUSING & COST OF LIVING |
| |
| % of Owner Occupied Housing SCORE |
4 |
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| Cost of Living: Housing SCORE |
2 |
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| Cost of Living: Utilities SCORE |
2 |
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| Cost of Living: Miscellaneous SCORE |
2 |
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| Cost of Living: Overall SCORE |
2 |
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| CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| |
| Voter Turnout in the Election of November (2004) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| State Voter Turnout Rate: (2002) Election SCORE |
3 |
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| State Voter Turnout Rate: (2004) Election SCORE |
4 |
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| State Volunteering Rate: (2002-2005 Combined) SCORE |
4 |
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| SAFETY/SECURITY |
| |
| Total Crime Rate, Incidents per 100,000 people (2004) SCORE |
3 |
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| Total Crime Rate, Incidents per 100,000 people (2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 5 • PARKS & RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES (metadata) (data) |
4.1 |
59 |
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| Average # of Parks, per square mile SCORE |
5 |
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| Average Area Dedicated to Parks, per city square mile SCORE |
4 |
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| Park Area per 1000 Residents, acres SCORE |
3 |
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| Parkland as % of City Area SCORE |
4 |
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| Adjusted Park Spending, per resident SCORE |
5 |
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| Total City Urbanized Area % SCORE |
4 |
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| Park Programs to Assist Low-Income Park Users SCORE |
4 |
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| Disability Advisory Committees SCORE |
4 |
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| Collection of Data on Crime in Parks SCORE |
4 |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 6 • HUMAN & PUBLIC HEALTH (metadata) (data) |
3.3 |
49 |
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| Pediatric Asthma, rate (%) SCORE |
3 |
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| Adult Asthma, rate (%) SCORE |
3 |
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| Chronic Bronchitis, rate (%) SCORE |
3 |
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| Emphysema, rate (%) SCORE |
3 |
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| Cardiovascular Disease, rate (%) SCORE |
3 |
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| Diabetes, rate (%) SCORE |
3 |
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| % of Adults with Obesity SCORE |
3 |
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| Change in % of Adults with Obesity (1991 - 2001) SCORE |
3 |
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| CDC Obesity Trends U.S. Adults Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence Rate (1992) SCORE |
2 |
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| CDC Obesity Trends U.S. Adults Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence Rate (1997) SCORE |
2 |
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| CDC Obesity Trends U.S. Adults Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence Rate (2003) SCORE |
4 |
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| % of Adults Lacking Healthcare Insurance, ages 18 -65 (2001) SCORE |
4 |
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| Infant Mortality Rate (2002) SCORE |
3 |
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| Number of Cancer Deaths per 100,000 people (2002) SCORE |
4 |
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| Cost of Living: Health SCORE |
2 |
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| % of People without Health Insurance Coverage by State (2003-04 Average) SCORE |
4 |
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| % of People without Health Insurance Coverage by State (2004-05 Average) SCORE |
4 |
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| Rate of Change in People without Health Insurance Coverage, between 03-04 and 04-05 SCORE |
2 |
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| Change in People without Health Insurance Coverage, between 03-04 and 04-05 SCORE |
1 |
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| Number of small, local, sustainable food sources: Farms SCORE |
4 |
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| Number of small, local, sustainable food sources: Farmers' Markets SCORE |
5 |
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| Number of small, local, sustainable food sources: Restaurants SCORE |
5 |
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| Number of small, local, sustainable food sources: Groceries SCORE |
4 |
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| Number of small, local, sustainable food sources: Other SCORE |
5 |
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| Cost of Living: Food SCORE |
2 |
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| Lung Cancer Deaths/100,000 Men, by county (1999-2003) SCORE |
3 |
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| Lung Cancer Deaths/100,000 Women, by county (1999-2003) SCORE |
4 |
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| SCORE Detail |
EDN SCORE3 |
EDN VPI Rank |
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| 7 • GLOBAL WARMING CLIMATE CHANGE (metadata) (data) |
4.0*** |
67 |
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| Mini-Kyoto Participant, US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (as of 10/18/06) |
5 |
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| Number of State and Local Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Programs SCORE |
5 |
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| Net Metering SCORE |
5 |
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| Net Metering Residential Size Limit SCORE |
4 |
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| Net Metering Commercial Size Limit SCORE |
4 |
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| Completed Climate Action Plans SCORE |
5 |
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| Regional Initiatives SCORE |
5 |
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| States with Greenhouse Gas Inventories SCORE |
1 |
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| States with Greenhouse Gas Reporting & Registries SCORE |
1 |
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| States with Public Benefit Funds SCORE |
5 |
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| States with Renewable Portfolio Standards SCORE |
5 |
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| Date set for Renewable Portfolio Standards SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| States with Green Pricing Programs SCORE |
3 |
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| States with Renewable Energy Credit Tracking Systems SCORE |
5 |
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| States with Mandates and Incentives Promoting Ethanol SCORE |
3 |
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| States with Residential Energy Codes SCORE |
1 |
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| States with Commercial Energy Codes SCORE |
5 |
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| Green Building Standards for State Buildings SCORE |
5 |
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| ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection Participant (US CCP) SCORE |
5 |
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| % of State Generation that is from Renewable Sources (2003) SCORE |
4 |
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| Average percentage of Possible Sunshine: Annual SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Annual Average wind speed (m.p.h.) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| January Average wind speed (m.p.h.) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| July Average wind speed (m.p.h.) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Heating Degree Days SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Cooling Degree Days SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Annual Morning Average Relative Humidity (%) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Annual Afternoon Average Relative Humidity (%) SCORE |
(Not Available) |
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| Elevation, feet SCORE |
4 |
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| 1 Use of the * within the County field indicates the city is in multiple counties. Typically the county for which the city serves as a county seat was selected. |
| 2 Use of the * within Population or Population Rank indicates year 2000 data was used since year 2005 or 2004 data was not available. |
| 3 Scores in parenthesis indicate partial scores, e.g. at least one scored indicator was not available or reported for this city. |
| 4 SITES is an acronym developed by EDN as a summary for the 'Safety, Income, Transportation, Education and Sprawl' Topic. |
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