1. Prosperity Scorecard for
Windsor, Ontario
October 22, 2008 Kevin Stolarick, PhD
Research Director

2. Outline / Approach
1. Summary Statistics
2. Overall Performance
3. Technology
4. Talent
5. Tolerance / Inclusiveness
6. Territorial Assets / Quality of
Place
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3. Benchmark Peers
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4. Peer Selection
14 peer states/ • Ann Arbor, MI
provinces for • Canton, OH
Ontario based on • Fort Wayne, IN
population. • Lansing, MI
• Peoria, IL
• Reading, PA
10 cities/regions
• Santa Barbara, CA
selected with
• Spokane, WA
populations
• Tallahassee, FL
approximately the
• Victoria, BC
same as Windsor.
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5. Summary Statistics
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6. Summary Statistics
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7. Total Population
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8. Total GDP (100,000 CA $)
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9. Median Age
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10. Overall Cost of Living
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11. Overall Performance
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12. Overall Performance
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13. Population Growth
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14. Job Growth
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15. GDP per Capita
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16. Change in Average Wage
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17. Creativity Index
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18. Technology
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19. Technology
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20. Total Patents
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21. Patents per 10,000
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22. Patent Growth, Short-term
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23. North American High-Tech LQ
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24. North American Tech-Pole Index
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25. Talent
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26. Talent
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27. Creative Class
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28. Super Creative Core
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29. Above High School, Below BA
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30. Talent Index (BA and above)
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31. Graduate / Professional Degrees
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32. Brain Drain / Gain Index
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33. Tolerance / Inclusiveness
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34. Tolerance / Inclusiveness
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35. Visible Minorities
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36. Mosaic Index
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37. Gay / Lesbian Index
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38. Bohemian Index
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39. Integration Index
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40. Territorial Assets / Quality of Place
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41. Territorial Assets / Quality of Place
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42. Arts and Cultural Establishments per 10,000
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43. Restaurants and Bars per 1,000
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44. Student / Teacher Ratio
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45. Doctors per 1,000
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46. Federal Voter Turnout
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47. Crime (Violent + Property) per Capita
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48. Population Density (population per km^2)
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49. Median Housing Value to Income Ratio
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50. Drivers per Other Modes
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51. For More Information
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52. For More Information
• Richard Florida’s books
– “The Rise of the Creative Class”
– “The Flight of the Creative Class”
– “Who’s Your City?”
• www.martinprosperityinstitute.org
• www.creativeclass.com
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53. Thank You
Kevin Stolarick
October 22, 2008