The Town of Estes Park uses the National Community Survey™, which is sponsored by the International City/County Management Association in cooperation with National Research Center, Inc at Polco. The questionnaire and survey methods are designed based on the experience of hundreds of local governments, ranging in size from small to large. Estes Park’s results can be benchmarked, or compared, with those of more than 600 other jurisdictions in the National Citizen Survey database. The results are used by Town officials, other agencies and community stakeholders for community planning and resource allocation, program improvement, policy-making and tracking changes in residents’ opinions about government performance.
Estes Park conducts the survey biennially. The survey was delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic, and will be conducted in 2021. A scientific survey is mailed to a random sample of residents within Town limits, while an open, non-scientific survey is conducted later, for residents inside and outside Town limits to participate.
In 2019, Estes Park won the Voice of the People Award for Transformation in Recreation and Wellness. In 2015, Estes Park won the Voice of the People Award for Transformation in Economy. These awards are given only to the top performing jurisdictions acting for the benefit of their communities.
- 2018 Citizen Survey
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2018 Citizen Survey Results - Scientific:
Community Livability Report
Trends over Time
Dashboard of Results
Technical Appendices
2018 Web Survey Results - Non-Scientific:
Unweighted data - 2016 Citizen Survey
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2016 Citizen Survey Results - Scientific:
Community Livability Report
Trends over Time
Dashboard of Results
Technical Appendices
2016 Web Survey Results - Non-Scientific:
Unweighted data - 2014 Citizen Survey
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2014 Citizen Survey Results - Scientific:
Community Livability Report
Trends over Time
Dashboard of Results
Technical Appendices
Summary presentation to Town Board, October 2014
2014 Web Survey Results - Non-Scientific
Unweighted data - 2011 Citizen Survey
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2011 Citizen Survey Results - Scientific
2011 Web Survey Results -- Non-Scientific
Benchmark Report (comparisons to other jurisdictions)
Summary presentation to Town Board, October 2011
For more information please contact the Public Information Office at 970-577-3701 or email krusch@estes.org