A project of the Secretan Center
An index for how alive a community feels
The Community Passion Index is the original idea of Dr. Lance Secretan. Most measures of a town tell you whether it works. This one asks whether it is loved — scoring fifty questions across three pillars, Economics, Well-Being and Vibe, on the same 1–10 scale, and settling on a single number out of 100.
Dr. Lance Secretan
Author, speaker, poet and founder of the Secretan Center, Dr. Secretan has spent decades helping people and organisations reach higher ground — the place where work, spirit and purpose meet. The Index applies that lens to communities: a place has a soul as surely as a company does, and it can be read.
The three pillars
Tap a pillar to see what it covers and how it is scored.
Measured and judged
Where a published figure exists — education, income, poverty, transit, walkability, emissions and more — the score carries the number and a link to its source. Where no comparable figure exists, the score is an honest judgment call, and every scorecard says which is which.
Community Passion Index © 2026 The Secretan Center. All rights reserved. Conceived by Dr. Lance Secretan.