What do You Like Most About Manhattan Beach?

TABLE 1 RATING CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH BY YEARS IN MANHATTAN BEACH, HOME OWNERSHIP STATUS & CHILD IN HSLD (SHOWING % EXCELLENT)

Years in Manhattan Beach (Q1)

Home Ownership Status (QD4) Child in Hsld (QD3) Less than 5 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 or more Own Rent Yes No Overall quality of life 66.2 60.4 52.9 55.6 55.2 63.8 57.8 58.7 MB as a place to raise a family 49.1 56.4 46.2 49.3 51.7 44.5 58.0 44.5 MB as a place to recreate 52.0 50.7 38.5 49.3 49.6 46.2 49.0 47.9 MB as a place to shop and dine 43.7 38.3 30.8 38.9 37.2 42.7 35.8 39.9 MB as a place to retire 33.8 30.9 26.3 33.1 31.6 31.5 28.9 33.8 MB as a place to work 22.2 23.6 24.8 23.0 22.0 24.5 25.5 21.5

TABLE 2 RATING CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH BY AGE & GENDER (SHOWING % EXCELLENT)

Age (QD1) Gender (QD2) 18 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 or older Male Female Overall quality of life 62.9 67.5 62.9 56.2 50.8 51.8 59.1 57.0 MB as a place to raise a family 55.6 48.6 56.6 51.0 44.2 45.7 49.3 50.9 MB as a place to recreate 41.6 47.4 47.6 51.8 44.4 51.2 46.6 50.8 MB as a place to shop and dine 33.5 49.8 32.4 39.8 37.4 36.6 37.5 39.1 MB as a place to retire 54.5 43.7 26.2 25.0 20.8 37.8 31.3 32.5 MB as a place to work 18.4 25.3 24.5 23.9 18.4 24.8 23.4 22.7

TABLE 3 RATING CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH BY ETHNICITY & EMPLOYMENT STATUS (SHOWING % EXCELLENT)

Ethnicity (QD6) Employment Status (QD5)

Latino/ Hispanic

Asian American Caucasian /White

Mixed or other Full-time Part-time Student Homemaker Retired Overall quality of life 58.9 50.2 60.3 53.7 61.2 58.6 57.1 55.3 50.5 MB as a place to raise a family 57.2 49.8 51.3 44.8 50.9 56.3 47.6 66.0 43.1 MB as a place to recreate 59.5 41.3 50.7 25.5 50.8 54.8 49.5 36.4 42.9 MB as a place to shop and dine 30.0 23.9 41.3 33.2 42.2 25.5 31.8 32.5 33.3 MB as a place to retire 35.3 28.9 31.0 33.3 30.2 42.4 48.1 23.3 35.5 MB as a place to work 36.5 19.1 22.5 20.5 26.7 21.3 20.0 16.7 18.1

WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT MANHATTAN BEACH? The next question in

this series asked residents to identify what they like most about Manhattan Beach that the city government should make sure to preserve in the future. This question was posed in an openended manner, thereby allowing residents to mention any aspect or attribute that came to mind without being prompted by—or restricted to—a particular list of options. True North later reviewed the verbatim responses and grouped them into the categories shown in Figure 2 on the next page.

Approximately 9% were unsure or unable to offer a specific aspect of Manhattan Beach that they would like preserved in the future. Among the specific responses that were offered, the City’s small-town feel and charming beach community vibe was the topic mentioned most often (17%), followed closely by public safety and the low crime rate (16%), the beach and ocean (14%), cleanliness, appearance, and beauty of the City (13%), and the community and its friendly people and family atmosphere (12%).