Are you one of the 5,270 people who took this year's Lakeland Community Survey? The results guided much of the discussion at the city's strategic planning workshops. Let's break them down by the numbers.

Quality of life

Most residents reported a high quality of life — with 75% rating it as good or excellent — and two-thirds said Lakeland is a good place to retire and raise families. Around 55% reported feeling safe here.

A bar chart shows satisfaction for city amenities: Parks at 90%, Libraries 84%, RP Funding Center 62%, and LAL airport 70%. — Respondents reported 90% satisfaction with parks and recreation, 84% with libraries, 62% with the RP Funding Center, and 70% with Lakeland International Airport. | Graphic by LALtoday

City services

Most Lakelanders reported satisfaction with public safety and infrastructure-related services. Parks and libraries also garnered high satisfaction responses.

The lowest satisfaction was with business development services, like planning/zoning (38%) and community redevelopment (35%).

Spending

How do residents feel about city spending? The survey asked them to choose how willing they are to pay more in property taxes — the highest percentage (31%) said they would only pay more if it meant more city services. Respondents also called for increases in streets + traffic operations budgets.

Catch up on key takeaways from the survey.