In the spring of 2024, the City of Anoka contracted with Polco, a consultant that administers the National Community Survey™ through the National Research Center.
Randomly Selected Participants
Postcards were mailed on May 17, 2024, to 3,000 randomly selected city residents to ask for participation in completing the survey online. Those residents also received a paper copy of the survey in the mail, giving them two options in which to complete the survey. Directions were provided. Survey responses were anonymous. The survey took approximately 15 minutes. After the random selection of residents was surveyed, the survey was open online to all city residents at least 18 years of age. All responses were confidential.
The feedback received from the survey will help guide city officials and staff with future projects, services, and initiatives.
The survey closed at midnight on June 21, 2024. Thank you for your participaton.
2024 Community Survey Results
Polco analyzed the responses, reported results to the City Council in September and the results are now available to the public.
Survey Results - online version
Survey Results - written version
Survey Results - Presentation Slideshow
The National Community Survey™ (The NCS™) report is about the “livability” of Anoka. A livable community is a place that is not simply habitable, but that is desirable. It is not only where people do live, but where they want to live.
The NCS focuses on the livability of Anoka by categorizing survey questions into the ten main “facets” of community livability shown below, which have been identified through years of extensive survey research as those that are most impactful to residents’ quality of life.
- Economy
- Mobility
- Community Design
- Utilities
- Safety
- Natural Environment
- Parks & Recreation
- Health & Wellness
- Education, Arts, and Culture
- Inclusivity and Engagement
The report provides the opinions of a representative sample of 418 residents of the City of Anoka collected from May 17, 2024 to June 21, 2024. The margin of error around any reported percentage is 5% for all respondents and the response rate for the 2024 survey was 14%. Survey results were weighted so that the demographic respondents was representative of the demographic profile of adults in Anoka.