How do you choose what community you want to live in? Maybe it’s job availability, housing markets, or wages even.  What's drawing you to that community? And what assets does it have that other communities may not? These are the questions that UW-Madison researchers are asking in a new rural livability project. Matt Kures, Uw-Extension Distinguished Community Economic Development Specialist and Researcher says the goal is to create a blueprint to help best serve Wisconsin communities. 

“The initiative is examining key components such as access to jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, critical institutions, healthcare, education, and even factors like restaurants,” explains Kures. “The goal is to comprehensively understand why individuals choose to live in a particular community and how those factors can be improved to encourage residents to stay and thrive.”

How do you choose what community you want to live in? Maybe it’s job availability, housing markets, or wages even.  What's drawing you to that community? And what assets does it have that other communities may not? These are the questions that UW-Madison researchers are asking in a new rural livability project. Matt Kures, Uw-Extension Distinguished Community Economic Development Specialist and Researcher says the goal is to create a blueprint to help best serve Wisconsin communities. 
“The initiative is examining key components such as access to jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, critical institutions, healthcare, education, and even factors like restaurants,” explains Kures. “The goal is to comprehensively understand why individuals choose to live in a particular community and how those factors can be improved to encourage residents to stay and thrive.”

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