Community Surveys

 2022 survey open to all!

The city's 2022 National Community Survey is now open to all Battle Creek community members online. If you live in Battle Creek, please spend about 15 minutes to rate city services, community conditions, and more. This information helps us serve you better!

Direct links to the survey:

English - https://polco.us/BattleCreekOP2022ENG

Español - https://polco.us/BattleCreekOP2022SPAN

Burmese - https://polco.us/BattleCreekOP2022BURM

Several thousand neighbors across the city also got the survey in the mail. Please tell us everything, and send the survey back. Your mailing will have a special URL if you'd like to complete it online.

Thank you for participating! We expect to share survey results later this summer.

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Purpose


Battle Creek City Commissioners and the administration of the City of Battle Creek have used information about the perceptions and priorities of city residents regarding city services for goal-setting and long-term planning purposes for many years. In order to collect essential information about city services, the City of Battle Creek conducts a citizen survey every 3 years.

The following reports require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If your browser does not already have the Acrobat Reader plug-in that is required to view these documents, access a free copy of the software.

The reports for 2015 and 2018 are:
  • Technical Appendices -- Complete results from the surveys, methodology, and more.
  • Community Livability Report -- Survey summary and analysis by the National Research Center.
  • Dashboard -- Brief summary of benchmarking information.
  • Supplemental Online Results -- Results from the survey when placed online; non-scientific.

2018 National Citizen Survey reports

  1. NCS Community Livability Report 2018
  2. NCS Dashboard 2018
  3. NCS Supplemental Online Results 2018
  4. NCS Technical Appendices 2018
  5. NCS Trends over Time 2018

2015 National Citizen Survey reports

  1. City response (PDF)
  2. Technical Appendices (PDF)
  3. Community Livability Report (PDF)
  4. Dashboard (PDF)
  5. Supplemental Online Results (PDF)

2009 Citizen Survey

  1. 2009 Citizen Survey City of Battle Creek