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Tempe survey: residents rate city services well but streets and homelessness remain top priorities
Summary
ETC Institute presented Tempe’s 2025 community and business survey to the City Council, finding overall ratings well above national and midsize averages but persistent resident priorities for streets and services for people experiencing homelessness; the business survey showed 90% of respondents view Tempe as business‑friendly.
ETC Institute presented the City Council with Tempe’s 2025 community and business survey results, reporting generally strong performance across city services while identifying streets and homelessness services as the highest priorities for improvement. The consultant said the resident survey included just over 1,000 responses (±3% at the 95% confidence level) and the business survey had 449 respondents.
Chris Tatham of ETC Institute told the council Tempe “performs very well across the board,” noting overall quality of services and customer service scored roughly…
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