2024 Resident Survey

2024 Resident Survey Report(PDF, 5MB)

Resident Survey Highlights

Residents Share Civic Pride, Concerns in 2024 Resident Survey

• A large majority of Littleton residents say quality of life in the city is good, while housing affordability, homelessness, and traffic are the most pressing issues facing the community, according to results from the 2024 Littleton Resident Survey. 
  
  
• Every two years, the city contracts with Polco, a national polling company, to conduct a comprehensive survey about many aspects of life in Littleton. A postcard was sent to 6,400 randomly selected households with an invitation to participate in this year’s survey, and 636 completed the survey for a response rate of  10%. 
  
  
• About nine in ten people rated the quality of life in Littleton as “good” or “excellent,” similar to in previous years. The top three reasons people gave for living in Littleton were the city’s location, parks, recreation and open spaces, and safety. The top-rated community characteristics were the city’s support of local businesses, safety, and schools. 
  
  
• Affordable housing remains a top concern, with 38% of respondents saying it’s one of the most pressing issues facing the city. Only 12% of respondents said an affordable cost of living is a reason they live in Littleton, down significantly from 30% in 2012 and 2014. Thirty three percent of residents also named homelessness and traffic as the city’s most pressing issues. 
  
  
• About eight in ten people said the city provides “good” or “excellent” municipal services, up slightly from 2022 and similar when compared to other Front Range Communities. Services that were rated high in importance but lower in quality, representing potential areas for improvement for the city, included traffic enforcement and traffic flow, economic development, environmental sustainability, snow plowing, and the Littleton Police Department (LPD). 
  
  
• The LPD received a 77% “good” or “excellent” rating, the same as in 2022. When asked about the LPD’s relationship with the community, residents rated officers highly for acting in the best interests of the community, responding to emergency calls, and being trustworthy. However, residents felt the LPD could be better about inviting community members to provide input and communicating regularly with community members. The LPD’s “good” or “excellent” rating for crime prevention and crime solving also continued to drop when compared to recent years. 
  
  
• The top-rated aspect of city government was once again the open space, trails, and parks available in Littleton. The Carson Nature Center, Hudson Gardens, and South Platte Park were the top three rated services in the city. The Bemis Public Library and Littleton Museum also received consistently high “good” or “excellent” ratings for their programs and resources. 
  
  
• Sixty-nine percent of residents believed Littleton City Council decisions represent the best interest of citizens to a “great” or “moderate” extent, up from 64% in 2022. Most categories of city government performance were rated similarly or improved when compared to 2022, and the city’s ability to provide information about city plans and programs and attracting companies to Littleton both saw significant improvement. 
  
  
• Residents also said city newsletters and websites were their primary sources of information for what’s happening in the community. The top information source was the Littleton Report print newspaper, followed by the official city website, and VisitLittleton.org, the city’s new events and tourism website. 

Looking ahead to the future, residents said the most important projects the city should undertake over the next five to eight years were maintaining and improving city infrastructure and reducing traffic congestion on city streets.