The Common Community Scorecard
Defining Excellence in Community Performance
Consistent use of community metrics allows communities to establish priorities and guide and measure improvement. The indicators that form part of the Common Community Scorecard is a resource that provides comparisons amongst communities to compliment existing measures. This resource is part of a broader tool kit that can help establish or support your community balanced scorecard.
The five indicators have been chosen based on their long-term impact measurement and free access to data by any community in the United States, regardless of population size. They are a sampling of the highest-level indicators that demonstrate the interconnected and interdependent nature of the four core areas of communities: Health and Safety, Educational Attainment, Economic Vitality, and Quality of Life. In addition, the five indicators selected meet the following key criteria:
- Available at the neighborhood level (Census tract)
- Connects to other indicators
- Measure meaningful dimensions of community life, universal to all communities
- Derived from a credible data source
- Updated at consistent intervals
- Comparable at the local, state, and national level
The Five Indicators
| Sector | Indicators |
|---|---|
| Health | Life Expectancy |
| Education | High School Graduation Rate |
| Economy | Median Household Income |
| Quality of Life: Social and Community | Mental Health Status |
| Quality of Life: Housing | Homes with Suboptimal Conditions |
Click on the document icon below to download a summary of The Common Community Scorecard Indicators.
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The Common Community Scorecard Template
