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Community-engagement and benchmarked-survey platform, home to The National Community Survey and National Research Center's benchmarking data.
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Polco pairs online civic engagement and polling with rigorous, benchmarked survey data through its National Research Center arm, which runs The National Community Survey — its strongest differentiator is comparable, statistically grounded benchmarks rather than raw open-data publishing. That makes it a good fit for agencies that want defensible resident input to guide budgets and strategic plans. It is an engagement-and-benchmarking platform rather than a general BI or open-data portal, so it complements those tools instead of replacing them.
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| Agency type | Population | Price band | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| County | 100k-250k | $20k-$70k / yr | Used benchmarked survey data to inform strategic planning and budget priorities. |
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