Community Survey

Waconia has partnered with Polco, a leader in the field of civic engagement and surveying, to issue the 2026 National Community Survey. We’d like all residents and community members to participate! 

Randomly selected households will receive mailed survey invitations over the next few weeks. If you receive an invitation, please follow the instructions and share your input. If you aren't selected for this initial survey effort, a community-wide survey will be available shortly. Watch our social media for announcements, or sign up to be notified when that survey is ready: polco.us/n/res/signup

Survey results will be compiled in a report by Polco and shared with the community upon completion. For more information on this survey questionnaire and/or process, contact Jackie Schulze at jschulze@waconiamn.gov.

Waconia Survey Timeline

• March 26th: Survey Launch to Randomly Selected Households
• April 23rd: Survey Launch to All Waconia Residents
• Survey Final Reports: Mid-Summer 2026

About Polco and The National Community Survey

Polco brings people and data together to help build stronger, healthier communities. With award-winning community engagement tools and services, Polco allows leaders to engage residents around their most important topics, align goals, and strengthen public trust. Polco is committed to a strict privacy policy, designed to keep participants’ responses confidential and protect personal data.

The National Community Survey (The NCS):

• Is endorsed by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• Is used by more than 500 local government agencies around the country
• Offers benchmark database comparisons to other communities 
• Uses a questionnaire developed by survey researchers and local government experts 
• Is designed to provide comprehensive feedback about the community’s quality of life and quality of local government services
• Allows Waconia to track historical trends across 10 key facets of livability and hundreds of individual questions