From the Pioneer Press:

Nine out of 10 residents think it's a bad time to get a job in the Twin Cities, and crime and violence are viewed as the area's most pressing problem. 

But it's not a good economy or safe streets that are the top factors in determining how emotionally attached metro-area residents are to the Twin Cities. 

It's the area's beauty and green spaces, its education system, how welcome and open the community is to different types of people, and its entertainment venues and places to meet. 

Those are the findings released Monday by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's Soul of the Community study on what makes people glad to be living in their home towns.