How Do You Rate Your Community?

The vast majority of rural Americans rate their communities as being a good place to live according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. A nationally representative sample of 2,000 people were asked to rate their community. Among rural respondents, 34% rated their community as being excellent places to live, 30% rated it as very good, and 26% as good. Only 10% rated their community as being a fair/poor place to live.

In contrast, only 20% of Small City or Town residents rated their community as being excellent places to live, while 15% rated their community as fair/poor.

The results of the survey are published in Americans and Social Trust: Who, Where and Why.