QUALITY OF LIFE: How to Measure Quality of Life

Ever wondered how much weight companies give to quality of life when they are evaluating locations for a corporate facility project? We did. So we turned to the experts to find out. While they admitted that measuring quality of life is not an exact science, they agreed on a few core principles:

1. Quality of life is increasing in importance as a location factor, but it will never be the most important factor in corporate site selection.
2. Not everyone agrees on how much weight should be given to certain sub-categories of quality of life, but the basic fundamentals that factor into the equation include the following:

• public safety
• quality, supply and affordability of housing
• quality of neighborhoods for employees
• access to good schools for all workers and their families
• access to parks, trails, open spaces and other outdoor amenities
• commute times
• arts and culture
• access to quality retail, entertainment and eateries
• health and wellness
• weather
• air quality
• transportation infrastructure

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