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Community Characteristics: Aggregate How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County? Average Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience Traffic flow on major roads** 10 Volunteer opportunities* Housing affordability** 9 Health care and human svs for disadvantaged Cultural events and social activities* residents** 8 7 Recreational opportunities* Availability career opps for my children** 6 5 4 Presence of parks and public spaces* Quality of public infrastructure** 3 2 1 Ease of public transit* Opportunities for quality education 0 Sense of community Sense of personal safety Ease of travel by bicycle Protection of natural environment Cleanliness of public spaces Ease of pedestrian travel Expectation Availability of jobs for my skillset Access to government svs and info Experience Presence of compact, mixed-use communities New development that improves community Top 5 areas of alignment* Bottom 5 areas of alignment**

Community Characteristics: Aggregate • Community characteristics with strongest perceived alignment: Volunteer opportunities , Cultural events and social activities , and Recreational opportunities. • Community characteristics with weakest perceived alignment: Availabili ty of career opportunities for my children , Health care and human services for disadvantaged residents , Housing affordability , and Traffic flow on major roads . Expectation Experience Ratio 2015 2014 2013 2012 2015 2014 2013 2012 2015 2014 2013 2012 Volunteer opportunities 8.18 8.23 7.76 8.26 8.12 8.17 7.79 7.47 0.99 0.99 1.00 0.90 Strongest Cultural events and social activities 8.63 8.86 8.09 8.35 8.22 8.23 7.68 7.56 0.95 0.93 0.95 0.91 alignment Recreational opportunities 8.87 9.03 8.59 8.55 8.35 8.40 8.01 7.72 0.94 0.93 0.93 0.90 Presence of parks and public spaces 9.10 - - - 8.51 - - - 0.93 - - - Ease of public transit 7.64 7.58 7.50 8.24 6.91 7.19 6.65 6.70 0.91 0.95 0.89 0.81 Sense of community 8.93 8.98 8.36 8.52 7.99 7.99 7.39 7.08 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.83 Ease of travel by bicycle 8.20 7.97 7.63 8.11 7.28 7.31 6.75 6.57 0.89 0.92 0.88 0.81 Cleanliness of public spaces 9.41 9.40 9.19 9.02 8.14 8.14 7.76 7.58 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.84 Availability of jobs for my skillset 8.00 8.82 - - 6.91 7.35 - - 0.86 0.83 - - Presence of compact, mixed-use communities 8.59 8.79 - - 7.39 7.78 - - 0.86 0.89 - - New development that improves the community 8.76 8.62 - - 7.53 7.68 - - 0.86 0.89 - - Access to government services and information 8.75 - - - 7.48 - - - 0.85 - - - Ease of pedestrian travel 8.49 8.14 7.98 8.32 7.23 7.34 6.79 6.59 0.85 0.90 0.85 0.79 Protection of natural environment 9.24 9.28 8.95 8.74 7.84 8.11 7.53 7.39 0.85 0.87 0.84 0.85 Sense of personal safety 9.68 9.51 9.39 9.23 8.19 8.22 7.67 7.45 0.85 0.86 0.82 0.81 Opportunities for quality education 8.91 9.16 9.04 9.09 7.47 7.74 7.29 6.90 0.84 0.85 0.81 0.76 Quality of public infrastructure 9.30 9.23 8.98 8.85 7.76 7.98 7.41 7.34 0.83 0.86 0.83 0.83 Availability of career opportunities for my children 8.35 9.07 - - 6.89 7.47 - - 0.82 0.82 - - Weakest Health care and human svs for disadvantaged residents 8.85 8.56 8.67 - 7.23 7.53 7.10 - 0.82 0.88 0.82 - Housing affordability 8.65 8.52 8.54 8.62 7.00 7.35 7.00 6.60 0.81 0.86 0.82 0.77 alignment Traffic flow on major roads 9.22 9.17 8.95 8.88 6.33 6.66 6.26 6.17 0.69 0.73 0.70 0.69 Note: Bold reflects top 5 characteristics for average expectation and experience ratings. Blue represents best perceived alignment and grey represents community characteristics for weakest alignment.

Community Characteristics: North How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County? North Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience Traffic flow on major roads 10 Volunteer opportunities Housing affordability 9 Health care and human services for Recreational opportunities disadvantaged residents 8 7 Cultural events and social activities Sense of personal safety 6 5 Presence of parks and public 4 Quality of public infrastructure spaces 3 2 New development that improves 1 Ease of public transit the community 0 Availability of jobs for my skillset Opportunities for quality education Availability of career opportunities Sense of community for my children Ease of travel by bicycle Cleanliness of public spaces Ease of pedestrian travel Protection of natural environment Expectation Presence of compact, mixed-use Access to government services and Experience communities information

Community Characteristics: South How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County? South Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience Traffic flow on major roads 10 Volunteer opportunities Housing affordability 9 Availability of career opportunities for Cultural events and social activities my children 8 7 Health care and human services for Recreational opportunities disadvantaged residents 6 5 4 Ease of public transit Sense of personal safety 3 2 1 Presence of parks and public spaces Opportunities for quality education 0 Ease of travel by bicycle Protection of natural environment Sense of community Quality of public infrastructure New development that improves the Cleanliness of public spaces community Expectation Presence of compact, mixed-use Availability of jobs for my skillset communities Experience Access to government services and Ease of pedestrian travel information

Community Characteristics: Mid-County How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County? Mid-County Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience Traffic flow on major roads 10 Volunteer opportunities Sense of personal safety 9 Recreational opportunities Housing affordability 8 7 Health care and human services for Cultural events and social activities disadvantaged residents 6 5 4 Presence of parks and public spaces Quality of public infrastructure 3 2 1 Ease of public transit Opportunities for quality education 0 Sense of community Protection of natural environment Access to government services and Ease of travel by bicycle information New development that improves Ease of pedestrian travel the community Availability of career opportunities Expectation Cleanliness of public spaces for my children Presence of compact, mixed-use Experience Availability of jobs for my skillset communities

Community Characteristics: Beach How important is it to you personally, that your community possesses the following characteristics? In your personal experience, are these characteristics true of Pinellas County? Beach Resident Community Ratings (10-point scale): Expectation vs. Experience Traffic flow on major roads Health care and human services for 10 Volunteer opportunities disadvantaged residents 9 Cultural events and social activities Quality of public infrastructure 8 7 Presence of parks and public spaces Ease of pedestrian travel 6 5 Availability of career opportunities for my 4 Recreational opportunities children 3 2 1 Ease of public transit New development that improves the community 0 Availability of jobs for my skillset Presence of compact, mixed-use communities Sense of community Protection of natural environment Ease of travel by bicycle Housing affordability Cleanliness of public spaces Access to government services and information Expectation Sense of personal safety Opportunities for quality education Experience