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Community survey shows mixed reviews: respect and natural environment score well; mobility and affordability lag
Summary
Polco presented Charlottesville’s latest National Community Survey results at the council retreat. Residents rated the city highly on ‘treating residents with respect’ and on natural environment, while mobility and affordability measures remain below national benchmarks.
At the Aug. 15 council retreat, the city received a presentation of its most recent National Community Survey (NCS) results from Grace Arneson, the project manager who ran the survey for Polco (the city’s survey vendor). Arneson described the survey instrument as a standardized tool used across jurisdictions and said Charlottesville’s 2025 administration provided trend data relative to the city’s 2022 results.
Polco’s presentation showed a number of positive items: the city scored above the national benchmark on overall…
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