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communities have a greater likelihood of sharing values and interests and therefore, greater social interaction • between neighbors is made possible. Overall, Falcon Heights is extraordinarily socially connected with a vast majority of the sample agreeing that they know many people in their neighborhood and agreeing that their neighborhood has a social function at least once each year. Knowing the Neighborhood Liaison is significantly associated with a number of outcomes and proves to be a powerful predictor of social connectivity. However, only a small portion of the sample knows their Neighborhood Liaison and there are significant disparities among the residents who know their Liaison. For instance, homeowners were significantly more likely than renters to know their Liaison. Also, residents in the 35-54 and 55+ categories reported knowing their liaison significantly more than residents age 18-34. Not knowing the Liaison positions these groups for being less socially connected. Consistent with Robinson and Wilkinson's (1995) research, this study identified homeowners as having greater perception of social connectivity than renters. Because the University of Minnesota- St. Paul campus falls within the boundaries of Falcon Heights, the city likely encounters a population of transient • student renters. Living in apartment complexes often fosters greater privacy, anonymity, and fewer social interactions with neighbors than living in asingle-family home (Weening, et atl 1990). Furthermore, the transience of this population may deter these temporary residents from investing resources into the neighborhood and prohibit them from forming cohesive relationships in their community. Age was also significantly associated with social connectivity. The two greater age categories reported much higher perceptions of social connectivity than the youngest cohort. Although the greater age categories were more likely to report social connectivity, the level of connectivity reported by the youngest group is impressive. There was anon-significant trend in this age cohort for knowing the Neighborhood Liaison and also agreeing to social connectivity variables. This suggests that the least socially engaged cohorts have the potential to be more socially engaged simply by knowing the Liaison. Like previous studies, this study found number of neighbors one can identify and home ownership to be positively related to greater sense of community (Glynn, 1981; Robinson and Wilkinson, 1995). Glynn also found n umber o f years o f t ived i n a c ommunity t o b e positively related t o i ncreased s ense o f c ommunity. • Although number of years lived in Falcon Heights was not measured in this survey, it could be hypothesized 4'1