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Survey: Nearly All Upper Arlington Residents Rate City Positively; Housing, Belonging and Stormwater Stand Out
Summary
City-presented 2025 community survey found 95% rate Upper Arlington as an excellent or good place to live, rising trust in city officials, growing sense of belonging and majority support for accessory dwelling units; officials said the results will inform planning and outreach.
Nearly all surveyed residents continue to rate Upper Arlington as a good place to live, city staff told the council Tuesday, even as respondents raised concerns about taxes, housing costs and diversity.
The community survey presentation to the Upper Arlington City Council Monday night summarized results from a statistically representative sample of 674 completed questionnaires out of 2,000 mailed, a roughly 34% response rate. "Nearly all residents continue to rate UA as a great place to live both overall and generally speaking, as well as a place to raise children," Ori, the city’s survey presenter, told council.
The survey, conducted in late spring and early summer 2025, measured residents’ opinions on quality of life, municipal services, trust in officials and several high‑profile city topics. The nut graf: the results show high satisfaction with municipal services and a stronger sense of belonging compared with earlier surveys, while also identifying housing affordability and perceived lack of diversity as recurring concerns.
Most key service ratings were positive and in some…
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