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QCOMPARABLE FACILITIES Overview A benchmarking analysis of selected comparable indoor amateur sports facilities located throughout the country was conducted. This section provides information on the various physical and operational characteristics of comparable facilities. The data helps place a potential new Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View within a comparable context with respect to facility offerings, demographics and other related host market features. The comparable facilities reviewed were selected based on their characteristics, space offerings and the size and location of the markets in which they are located. The exhibit below presents a summary of the 12 selected comparable indoor sports facilities and markets analyzed. ® m * a 5 900 1, 3 7 Summary of Characteristics of Selected Comparable Facilities Source: CSL research, interviews with facility management, facility websites, 2022. Demographic Comparison DRAFT COPY The level of population from which sports facilities will draw participants, both short-term and long-term, impacts the utilization of the facilities. As shown in the exhibits on the following page, Mounds View's population ranks just below the midpoint of comparable facility markets for most demographic measurements. As previously mentioned, household income is another important socioeconomic characteristic of host markets that typically impacts amateur sports facility performance. Income levels can serve as an indication of area households' ability to support sports and recreation participation by paying league and registration fees and other costs associated with participation. The affluence of area households can also impact the types of programming that will be most successful at a new sports facility. C1 .,,iS Feasibility Study of a Potential new Youth and Amateur Sports Complex in Mounds View, Minnesota 9 Page 26