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ETC Institute: Homewood rates extremely high on quality of life, streets and stormwater flagged as priorities

Homewood City Council · May 12, 2026
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An ETC Institute survey of 460 residents found overwhelmingly positive ratings for Homewood as a place to live and raise children, while identifying city streets, traffic congestion and stormwater management as the top priorities for improvement; the full report and maps will be posted online.

Jason Morado, vice president and director of community research at ETC Institute, presented results of Homewood’s first community survey, reporting 460 completed responses and a margin of error of ±4.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Morado said the survey was administered by mail and online and that respondents were balanced by age, household income and geography to reflect Homewood’s population.

The survey showed exceptionally positive perceptions: 99% of respondents rated Homewood as an…

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