The resident population is getting older and has a steady influx of in comers. Many are retired. Health care is fair for the overall population, but higher than average teen births and lower than average rates of prenatal care point to a need for more access to health care for some segments of our population. Education, as measured by drop out and graduation rates, is somewhat better than the state average at the high school level. In the adult population it is much lower than the state average but not falling too far behind.
Crime is low and civic and social involvement are high.
These are signs of a healthy rural community. Power consumption is increasing, and with deregulation looming costs may rise rapidly. Residents have some control over use of electricity and other energy forms, and personal choices to conserve and to move to renewable energy production may be important. Water management issues may become increasingly troublesome in coming decades.