Results from Eugene’s 2025 community survey show that residents feel better about their own lives but less optimistic about issues like homelessness and the city’s future compared to three years ago.
Policy analyst Jason Dedrick presented results to councilors and senior staff at a Wednesday, Sept. 10, work session. The city worked with survey company ETC Institute to gather responses from about 1,400 residents through online and mailed questionnaires between July and August.
About 300 total fewer people responded than in 2022, the last time the city launched a community survey, but results were largely similar. Dedrick presented only data from the mailed questionnaire on Wednesday, which received 942 responses — exceeding the city’s target response rate but falling just short of the 2022 total…