Share your challenges and assets on our Survey
What small town people see as their biggest challenges
And what topics rural people most want help with
What is the Survey of Rural Challenges?
The survey is a project of SaveYour.Town and SmallBizSurvival.com, and it is open for responses every other year. People participate mostly from across the US, Canada, and other countries, including Australia, the UK, and New Zealand. Since 2015, over 2200 people have answered the survey.
Rural experts Becky McCray and Deb Brown analyze the results and share them on both websites as public reports, infographics, presentations, and articles.
Help us spread the word.
Could you help us spread the word on the Survey of Rural Challenges to as many people as possible? You could repost, add to your newsletter, print it in the local newspaper, or share in meetings and presentations now through the end of October 2026.
Share this link to share the survey: https://saveyour.town/survey2026
Your answers to the Survey of Rural Challenges will:
- Prepare better services for rural communities
- Help others to know what the real issues are in rural communities
- Assist those working in rural to make changes that will matter
- Have results that will help other organizations address the needs of rural people
- Direct the conversation in important ways
Take the Survey of Rural Challenges today!
How the Survey Works:
The survey will collect voluntary responses online from August to October 2026. The survey is open to rural people globally: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or any other country. Anyone who lives or works in a small town can answer. More than 2200 people answered the survey in previous years.
Results and links to media coverage are available at https://saveyour.town/survey-of-rural-challenges-news
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