This badge answers one question: can Birmingham's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Birmingham. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Homicides fell about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 58% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Brownsville, TX | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Cary, NC | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | -66.6% | 3rd | ||
| Rochester, NY | 9 (Jun 26) | -50.0% | 4th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | -50.0% | 5th | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 11 (Jul 26) | -42.1% | 6th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -40.0% | 7th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 8 (Jun 26) | -39.1% | 8th | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 15 (Jul 26) | -36.2% | 9th | ||
| Mobile, AL | 14 (Jul 26) | -34.1% | 10th | ||
| Providence, RI | 3 (Jun 26) | -33.4% | 11th | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 35 (Jul 26) | -29.9% | 12th | ||
| Akron, OH | 9 (Jun 26) | -25.0% | 13th | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 5 (Mar 26) | -21.6% | 14th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8 (Apr 26) | -11.3% | 15th | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 6 (Jul 26) | +9.1% | 16th | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 7 (Jul 26) | +25.2% | 17th | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 6 (Jul 26) | +29.9% | 18th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6 (Jul 26) | +83.2% | 19th | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 3 (Apr 26) | +199.7% | 20th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 23% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $37,375 to $46,051 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,060).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | $63,999 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Providence, RI | $68,119 | 15th | +49% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | $64,523 | 17th | +42% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $83,130 | 9th | +40% | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | $69,108 | 14th | +38% | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | $79,663 | 11th | +37% | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | $88,941 | 7th | +37% | 6th | 35% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | $58,421 | 20th | +35% | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | $52,130 | 28th | +35% | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | $125,924 | 2nd | +34% | 9th | 91% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | $54,039 | 26th | +34% | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | $88,393 | 8th | +34% | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | $47,213 | 30th | +33% | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | $96,212 | 5th | +32% | 13th | 46% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | $81,338 | 10th | +32% | 14th | 23% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | $69,634 | 12th | +31% | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | $55,485 | 25th | +30% | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | $58,407 | 21st | +30% | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | $69,303 | 13th | +29% | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | $134,905 | 1st | +29% | 19th | 105% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | $120,919 | 3rd | +27% | 20th | 83% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | $95,815 | 6th | +27% | 21st | 45% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | $53,558 | 27th | +27% | 22nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | $57,409 | 23rd | +26% | 23rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | $58,073 | 22nd | +25% | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | $65,912 | 16th | +25% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Akron, OH | $48,076 | 29th | +24% | 26th | 27% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | $46,051 | 31st | +23% | 27th | 30% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | $59,190 | 19th | +23% | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | $63,003 | 18th | +22% | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | $104,834 | 4th | +21% | 30th | 59% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | $56,811 | 24th | +18% | 31st | 14% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. Birmingham is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose 0.7 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 3.4% (Jul 26) | +0.6pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Akron, OH | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 8th | -1.7pp | 1st | 9% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% (Jul 26) | 28th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 64% above peers | |
| Providence, RI | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 12th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 22nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 13% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.8pp | 5th | 13% below peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 24th | -0.8pp | 6th | 16% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 20th | -0.5pp | 7th | 9% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -0.5pp | 8th | 13% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | 3.4% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 9th | 24% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | 5.4% (Jul 26) | 25th | -0.4pp | 10th | 20% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 12th | 16% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 11th | -0.3pp | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.3pp | 14th | 7% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | 3.0% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 15th | 33% below peers | |
| Columbus, GA | 4.0% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.2pp | 16th | 11% below peers | |
| Little Rock, AR | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.1pp | 17th | 2% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 13th | +0.1pp | 18th | 4% below peers | |
| Overland Park, KS | 4.0% (Jul 26) | 7th | +0.2pp | 19th | 11% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 16th | +0.4pp | 20th | 2% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | 6.1% (Jul 26) | 27th | +0.5pp | 21st | 36% above peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 10th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 21st | +0.7pp | 25th | 9% above peers | |
| Mobile, AL | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.8pp | 26th | 2% above peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | 5.5% (Jul 26) | 26th | +0.8pp | 27th | 22% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.8pp | 28th | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.9% then, 24.7% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 15.6% | -1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Tempe, AZ | 15.8% | 14th | -4.0pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 10.2% | 6th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 11.1% | 7th | -2.7pp | 3rd | 37% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 23.7% | 29th | -5.6pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 20.7% | 25th | -4.8pp | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 16.9% | 15th | -3.5pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 20.2% | 23rd | -4.1pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 12.3% | 8th | -2.1pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 20.1% | 22nd | -3.0pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 18.4% | 19th | -2.3pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 27.8% | 31st | -3.5pp | 11th | 59% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 15.0% | 12th | -1.9pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 23.6% | 28th | -2.7pp | 13th | 35% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.4% | 9th | -1.2pp | 14th | 29% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 17.7% | 18th | -1.6pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 19.1% | 20th | -1.6pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 20.2% | 24th | -1.2pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.5% | 11th | -0.8pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 24.7% | 30th | -1.2pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 12.9% | 10th | -0.6pp | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 7.8% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 21st | 55% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.0% | 4th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.3% | 27th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 33% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 17.6% | 17th | +0.2pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.5% | 26th | +0.9pp | 25th | 23% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 15.8% | 13th | +0.7pp | 26th | 10% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 17.5% | 16th | +0.9pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 19.1% | 21st | +1.5pp | 28th | 9% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 8.4% | 5th | +0.9pp | 29th | 52% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 5.6% | 1st | +0.8pp | 30th | 68% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.7% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 31st | 68% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.9% then, 40.5% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 21.2% | -2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Vancouver, WA | 12.0% | 6th | -6.5pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 23.9% | 16th | -9.1pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 30.7% | 25th | -10.4pp | 3rd | 28% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 17.1% | 11th | -4.5pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 16.8% | 9th | -4.4pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 23.0% | 15th | -5.9pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 28.0% | 23rd | -6.8pp | 7th | 17% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 8.3% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 8th | 65% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 27.6% | 22nd | -5.7pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 16.9% | 10th | -2.9pp | 10th | 29% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25.1% | 19th | -4.1pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 41.3% | 31st | -6.3pp | 12th | 73% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 31.3% | 26th | -4.8pp | 13th | 31% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 24.5% | 18th | -3.5pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 14.1% | 7th | -2.0pp | 15th | 41% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 21.6% | 13th | -2.8pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 25.5% | 20th | -3.2pp | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 16.4% | 8th | -2.0pp | 18th | 31% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 20.3% | 12th | -1.9pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 29.3% | 24th | -2.1pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 5.0% | 1st | -0.3pp | 21st | 79% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 23.9% | 17th | -1.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 35.0% | 29th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 46% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 40.5% | 30th | -0.4pp | 24th | 69% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 32.5% | 28th | +0.1pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 9.3% | 5th | +0.1pp | 26th | 61% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 6.1% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 27th | 75% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 9.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 28th | 61% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 26.9% | 21st | +3.2pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 23.0% | 14th | +2.8pp | 30th | 4% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.3% | 27th | +4.6pp | 31st | 31% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 15.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72.1% to 87.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 87.7% | +10.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 86.1% | 30th | +32.9pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 87.1% | 28th | +15.0pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 87.5% | 27th | +14.8pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 91.7% | 13th | +15.1pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 90.5% | 18th | +12.9pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 88.7% | 25th | +12.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 87.7% | 26th | +11.5pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 89.4% | 21st | +11.4pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 91.4% | 15th | +11.5pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 89.2% | 24th | +11.0pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 86.6% | 29th | +10.5pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 95.0% | 5th | +11.5pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 89.4% | 22nd | +10.8pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 90.4% | 19th | +10.9pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 89.8% | 20th | +10.6pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 93.2% | 10th | +10.9pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 89.2% | 23rd | +8.8pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 92.3% | 11th | +9.1pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 91.8% | 12th | +8.7pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 85.0% | 31st | +7.9pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 90.5% | 17th | +7.8pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 91.5% | 14th | +6.8pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 93.7% | 8th | +6.9pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 96.0% | 4th | +6.2pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 94.3% | 7th | +5.7pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 93.4% | 9th | +5.5pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 94.7% | 6th | +4.4pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +4.1pp | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 91.1% | 16th | +2.8pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 96.0% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 96.6% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 31st | 6% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 0.48 | +0.000 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Providence, RI | 0.50 | 26th | -0.038 | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 0.38 | 1st | -0.023 | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 0.46 | 15th | -0.026 | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 0.43 | 6th | -0.017 | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 0.45 | 13th | -0.017 | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 0.39 | 2nd | -0.011 | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 0.50 | 23rd | -0.012 | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 0.47 | 16th | -0.011 | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 0.49 | 20th | -0.010 | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 0.54 | 31st | -0.009 | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 0.49 | 21st | -0.007 | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 0.44 | 9th | -0.006 | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 0.53 | 30th | -0.007 | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 0.44 | 7th | -0.005 | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 0.50 | 24th | -0.004 | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 0.49 | 22nd | -0.003 | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 0.50 | 25th | -0.001 | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 0.45 | 12th | +0.000 | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 0.48 | 17th | +0.003 | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.003 | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 0.51 | 28th | +0.005 | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 0.51 | 27th | +0.005 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 0.51 | 29th | +0.009 | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 0.45 | 14th | +0.008 | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 0.43 | 5th | +0.009 | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 0.44 | 10th | +0.010 | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 0.45 | 11th | +0.011 | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 0.49 | 19th | +0.014 | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 0.48 | 18th | +0.017 | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 0.41 | 4th | +0.017 | 30th | 13% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 0.44 | 8th | +0.025 | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 23.4% to 21.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 13.6% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.9% | 12th | -4.7pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 14.7% | 16th | -4.5pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 25.3% | 29th | -7.4pp | 3rd | 72% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 1.9% | 1st | -0.6pp | 4th | 87% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 10.4% | 7th | -2.6pp | 5th | 29% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6.0% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 59% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 15.4% | 17th | -3.5pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.1% | 13th | -2.6pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 16.6% | 18th | -2.3pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 10.7% | 9th | -1.3pp | 10th | 27% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 31.3% | 31st | -3.5pp | 11th | 113% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 2.7% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 12th | 82% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 21.8% | 26th | -1.6pp | 13th | 48% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 12.5% | 11th | -0.9pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 16.6% | 19th | -0.7pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 19.4% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 16th | 32% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 21.1% | 24th | -0.1pp | 17th | 43% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 25.1% | 28th | -0.1pp | 18th | 71% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 7.0% | 5th | +0.0pp | 19th | 53% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.0% | 14th | +0.1pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 16.6% | 20th | +0.1pp | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.5% | 10th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 14.1% | 15th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 24.8% | 27th | +1.1pp | 24th | 69% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 29.1% | 30th | +1.9pp | 25th | 98% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.7% | 25th | +1.6pp | 26th | 48% above peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 10.7% | 8th | +1.1pp | 27th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 19.2% | 22nd | +2.2pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 29th | 61% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.9% | 6th | +3.1pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.7% | 21st | +10.5pp | 31st | 27% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Birmingham is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | $241,613 (Aug 26) | +1.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Overland Park, KS | $483,940 (Aug 26) | 9th | +5.5% | 1st | 52% above peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $1,351,762 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.4% | 2nd | 323% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | $247,040 (Aug 26) | 19th | +4.6% | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | $211,528 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +4.0% | 4th | 34% below peers | |
| Little Rock, AR | $221,588 (Aug 26) | 21st | +3.7% | 5th | 31% below peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $307,094 (Aug 26) | 16th | +3.2% | 6th | 4% below peers | |
| Columbus, GA | $175,951 (Aug 26) | 25th | +2.9% | 7th | 45% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $294,403 (Aug 26) | 18th | +2.9% | 8th | 8% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $141,681 (Aug 26) | 27th | +2.7% | 9th | 56% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $434,698 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.3% | 10th | 36% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $152,837 (Aug 26) | 26th | +2.1% | 11th | 52% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $199,327 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +1.6% | 12th | 38% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $294,444 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.4% | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $1,180,773 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +1.4% | 14th | 270% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | $370,699 (Aug 26) | 13th | +1.1% | 15th | 16% above peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $759,573 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +1.0% | 16th | 138% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | $224,044 (Aug 26) | 20th | +0.3% | 17th | 30% below peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $319,419 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.3% | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $501,696 (Aug 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 19th | 57% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $661,918 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.4% | 20th | 107% above peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $461,342 (Aug 26) | 11th | -0.6% | 21st | 44% above peers | |
| Mobile, AL | $198,189 (Aug 26) | 24th | -0.6% | 22nd | 38% below peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | $480,596 (Aug 26) | 10th | -0.8% | 23rd | 50% above peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $319,185 (Aug 26) | 15th | -1.2% | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $511,473 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.3% | 25th | 60% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $619,636 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 26th | 94% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $626,316 (Aug 26) | 5th | -2.0% | 27th | 96% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $136,876 (Aug 26) | 28th | -2.3% | 28th | 57% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | $122,882 (Aug 26) | +2.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Overland Park, KS | $335,304 (Aug 26) | 10th | +5.7% | 1st | 39% above peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | $126,073 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +5.6% | 2nd | 48% below peers | |
| Little Rock, AR | $116,179 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +5.6% | 3rd | 52% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $919,906 (Aug 26) | 1st | +4.5% | 4th | 282% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $67,882 (Aug 26) | 27th | +4.2% | 5th | 72% below peers | |
| Rochester, NY | $163,825 (Aug 26) | 19th | +4.2% | 6th | 32% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $135,515 (Aug 26) | 21st | +3.5% | 7th | 44% below peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $230,222 (Aug 26) | 15th | +3.3% | 8th | 4% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $89,235 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.2% | 9th | 63% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $351,330 (Aug 26) | 9th | +2.9% | 10th | 46% above peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $209,825 (Aug 26) | 16th | +2.3% | 11th | 13% below peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | $155,564 (Aug 26) | 20th | +2.1% | 12th | 35% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $642,182 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +2.0% | 13th | 167% above peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $181,951 (Aug 26) | 18th | +1.4% | 14th | 24% below peers | |
| Columbus, GA | $92,045 (Aug 26) | 25th | +1.2% | 15th | 62% below peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | $248,842 (Aug 26) | 13th | +1.1% | 16th | 3% above peers | |
| Mobile, AL | $94,677 (Aug 26) | 24th | +1.0% | 17th | 61% below peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $63,068 (Aug 26) | 28th | -0.1% | 18th | 74% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $535,254 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.1% | 19th | 122% above peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $727,876 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -0.3% | 20th | 203% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $408,333 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.4% | 21st | 70% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $240,564 (Aug 26) | 14th | -0.5% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $198,250 (Aug 26) | 17th | -0.9% | 23rd | 18% below peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | $364,173 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.3% | 24th | 51% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $528,286 (Aug 26) | 5th | -2.0% | 25th | 120% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $306,400 (Aug 26) | 12th | -2.2% | 26th | 27% above peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $333,045 (Aug 26) | 11th | -2.3% | 27th | 38% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $433,664 (Aug 26) | 6th | -2.6% | 28th | 80% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.9% then, 45.5% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 70.2% | +1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Providence, RI | 41.4% | 28th | +5.3pp | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 58.0% | 7th | +4.5pp | 2nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 47.4% | 23rd | +3.2pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 35.2% | 31st | +2.2pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 42.0% | 27th | +2.6pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 50.8% | 18th | +2.8pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 38.1% | 30th | +1.7pp | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 55.5% | 8th | +2.5pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 42.3% | 26th | +1.7pp | 9th | 19% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 51.7% | 17th | +1.7pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 54.1% | 12th | +1.4pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 76.0% | 1st | +1.8pp | 12th | 45% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 54.4% | 10th | +1.2pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 46.6% | 24th | +0.8pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 61.7% | 4th | +1.0pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 40.6% | 29th | +0.6pp | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 45.5% | 25th | +0.6pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 54.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 50.7% | 21st | +0.5pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 52.4% | 16th | -0.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 54.4% | 11th | -0.7pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 59.7% | 6th | -0.8pp | 22nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.8% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 23rd | 41% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 48.2% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 50.8% | 20th | -0.9pp | 25th | 3% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 55.4% | 9th | -1.2pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 54.0% | 13th | -1.4pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 50.8% | 19th | -1.3pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 66.6% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 29th | 27% above peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 53.5% | 15th | -1.8pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 60.5% | 5th | -2.8pp | 31st | 16% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Newport News, VA | $1,605 (Aug 26) | 14th | +6.8% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | $1,330 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +6.3% | 2nd | 17% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $2,213 (Aug 26) | 7th | +4.9% | 3rd | 38% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $1,583 (Aug 26) | 15th | +4.7% | 4th | 1% below peers | |
| Columbus, GA | $1,308 (Aug 26) | 25th | +4.6% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $1,167 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.3% | 6th | 27% below peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $1,580 (Aug 26) | 16th | +4.2% | 7th | 2% below peers | |
| Mobile, AL | $1,280 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.9% | 8th | 20% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $3,081 (Aug 26) | 1st | +3.5% | 9th | 92% above peers | |
| Overland Park, KS | $1,757 (Aug 26) | 11th | +3.2% | 10th | 9% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | $1,476 (Aug 26) | 18th | +3.1% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $1,338 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +2.6% | 12th | 17% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $2,736 (Aug 26) | 4th | +2.5% | 13th | 70% above peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $1,513 (Aug 26) | 17th | +2.2% | 14th | 6% below peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | $1,367 (Aug 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 15th | 15% below peers | |
| Little Rock, AR | $1,212 (Aug 26) | 27th | +2.0% | 16th | 24% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $2,716 (Aug 26) | 5th | +1.8% | 17th | 69% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $1,374 (Aug 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 18th | 14% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $1,470 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.5% | 19th | 8% below peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,322 (Aug 26) | 24th | +1.5% | 20th | 18% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $2,580 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.2% | 21st | 61% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $1,774 (Aug 26) | 10th | +1.0% | 22nd | 11% above peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $2,864 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 23rd | 78% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $1,828 (Aug 26) | 9th | +0.6% | 24th | 14% above peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | $1,870 (Aug 26) | 8th | +0.5% | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $1,649 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.4% | 26th | 3% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | $1,712 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.3% | 27th | 7% above peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $2,790 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.2% | 28th | 74% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.9% then, 41.0% now; margin ±2.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 26.3% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.6% | 5th | -2.8pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 32.1% | 7th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 42.3% | 24th | -3.3pp | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 37.2% | 14th | -2.8pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 42.3% | 25th | -2.5pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 32.3% | 8th | -1.8pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 41.6% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 31.3% | 4th | -1.3pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 36.6% | 12th | -1.5pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 39.6% | 20th | -1.1pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 37.6% | 16th | -0.8pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 43.7% | 26th | -0.7pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 32.5% | 9th | -0.0pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 53.2% | 31st | +0.5pp | 14th | 42% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 45.3% | 28th | +0.6pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 33.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 29.2% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 46.5% | 30th | +1.2pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 41.0% | 22nd | +1.1pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 38.2% | 19th | +1.4pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 40.1% | 21st | +1.4pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 37.5% | 15th | +1.4pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 37.7% | 17th | +1.4pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 36.8% | 13th | +1.5pp | 24th | 2% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 38.1% | 18th | +1.6pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 35.4% | 11th | +2.0pp | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 44.4% | 27th | +3.3pp | 27th | 18% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 31.8% | 6th | +2.4pp | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 45.3% | 29th | +3.5pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 22.9% | 1st | +2.3pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 27.2% | 2nd | +3.7pp | 31st | 28% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.7% to 12.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 5.4% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Montgomery, AL | 7.0% | 11th | -1.8pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 7.7% | 14th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 7.7% | 13th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 9.1% | 20th | -1.3pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.0% | 26th | -1.7pp | 5th | 50% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 10.3% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% | 12th | -0.9pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8.6% | 19th | -0.9pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.2% | 17th | -0.7pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 9.8% | 21st | -0.8pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 10.9% | 25th | -0.8pp | 11th | 36% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 17.1% | 30th | -1.3pp | 12th | 113% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 23.4% | 31st | -1.8pp | 13th | 191% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 4.4% | 6th | -0.3pp | 14th | 46% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 4.4% | 7th | -0.2pp | 15th | 46% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 6.9% | 10th | -0.2pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 8.0% | 16th | -0.2pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 14.6% | 29th | +0.2pp | 18th | 82% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 14.2% | 28th | +0.3pp | 19th | 77% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 5.9% | 9th | +0.1pp | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 10.9% | 24th | +0.4pp | 21st | 35% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 7.8% | 15th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 10.0% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 23rd | 25% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 12.1% | 27th | +1.0pp | 24th | 51% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 4.5% | 8th | +0.4pp | 25th | 44% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 8.6% | 18th | +0.9pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 27th | 56% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 3.6% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 28th | 55% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.0% | 4th | +0.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.2% | 1st | +0.5pp | 30th | 60% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 4.3% | 5th | +1.2pp | 31st | 47% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.4% then, 12.8% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 9.2% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Newport News, VA | 8.3% | 12th | -2.9pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 5.7% | 6th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 13.7% | 27th | -3.3pp | 3rd | 39% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -4.9pp | 4th | 166% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 7.2% | 7th | -1.3pp | 5th | 27% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 4.6% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 6th | 53% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 4.9% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 9.8% | 16th | -1.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 9.2% | 14th | -1.2pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.7% | 26th | -1.7pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 11.8% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 11th | 20% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 7.8% | 11th | -0.6pp | 12th | 20% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 15.4% | 29th | -1.1pp | 13th | 57% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 4.9% | 4th | -0.3pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 11.1% | 21st | -0.4pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 7.6% | 10th | -0.3pp | 16th | 23% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 7.4% | 8th | -0.2pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 9.9% | 17th | -0.2pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 8.5% | 13th | -0.1pp | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 17.6% | 30th | +0.1pp | 20th | 79% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 15.2% | 28th | +0.4pp | 21st | 54% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.8% | 25th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 30% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 11.0% | 20th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.5% | 5th | +0.5pp | 24th | 44% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 9.9% | 18th | +1.1pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 11.6% | 22nd | +1.5pp | 26th | 18% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.9% | 1st | +0.4pp | 27th | 70% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 9.7% | 15th | +1.3pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.2% | 24th | +1.8pp | 29th | 24% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 7.5% | 9th | +1.2pp | 30th | 24% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 10.6% | 19th | +2.2pp | 31st | 8% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 39.6% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Cary, NC | 21.8% | 1st | 39% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 24.3% | 2nd | 32% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 25.3% | 3rd | 30% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 29.9% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Overland Park, KS | 30.4% | 5th | 15% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 31.0% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | 32.0% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | 32.1% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 32.3% | 9th | 10% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | 33.7% | 10th | 6% below peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | 34.6% | 11th | 4% below peers | |
| Paradise, NV | 34.7% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | 35.3% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 35.5% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.6% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | 35.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 37.2% | 17th | 4% above peers | |
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 37.9% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| Little Rock, AR | 38.4% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | 40.4% | 20th | 13% above peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 40.5% | 21st | 13% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | 41.0% | 22nd | 14% above peers | |
| Columbus, GA | 41.7% | 23rd | 16% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | 43.5% | 24th | 21% above peers | |
| Augusta, GA | 43.6% | 25th | 21% above peers | |
| Mobile, AL | 44.2% | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | 44.2% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 44.8% | 28th | 25% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 44.9% | 29th | 25% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | 45.4% | 30th | 26% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 47.6% | 31st | 33% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.9% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 3.6% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Glendale, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 3.7% | 8th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 3.4% | 6th | -1.6pp | 4th | 30% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 5.0% | 20th | -1.9pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 3.2% | 5th | -0.9pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.8% | 28th | -2.3pp | 7th | 83% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 13.8% | 31st | -3.3pp | 8th | 187% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 5.0% | 21st | -0.7pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 8.6% | 27th | -1.0pp | 10th | 77% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 10.2% | 29th | -0.1pp | 11th | 112% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 4.3% | 11th | +0.1pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 3.5% | 7th | +0.1pp | 13th | 26% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.6% | 14th | +0.3pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 11.7% | 30th | +1.2pp | 15th | 142% above peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 4.5% | 12th | +0.7pp | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 4.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 4.8% | 18th | +1.0pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 8.2% | 25th | +1.7pp | 19th | 70% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.7% | 9th | +0.9pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 2.7% | 4th | +0.7pp | 21st | 44% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 4.9% | 19th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.9% | 10th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 4.8% | 16th | +1.5pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.1% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 25th | 57% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 4.5% | 13th | +1.8pp | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.5% | 22nd | +2.3pp | 27th | 13% above peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 8.5% | 26th | +3.7pp | 28th | 76% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 4.6% | 15th | +2.0pp | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 8.2% | 24th | +3.9pp | 30th | 69% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 7.5% | 23rd | +3.8pp | 31st | 56% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.4% to 31.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 28.4% | +2.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Ontario, CA | 22.5% | 29th | +5.4pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 24.5% | 26th | +5.6pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 36.0% | 12th | +5.9pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 30.0% | 21st | +4.9pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 30.5% | 20th | +4.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 30.6% | 19th | +4.4pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 47.2% | 6th | +6.7pp | 7th | 46% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 49.0% | 5th | +6.4pp | 8th | 51% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 34.6% | 13th | +4.5pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 41.6% | 8th | +5.2pp | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 24.7% | 25th | +3.1pp | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 12.0% | 31st | +1.4pp | 12th | 63% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 31.1% | 18th | +3.7pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 26.6% | 24th | +3.0pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.6% | 28th | +2.3pp | 15th | 27% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 32.4% | 16th | +3.1pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 36.3% | 11th | +3.4pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 40.8% | 9th | +3.8pp | 18th | 26% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 32.0% | 17th | +2.6pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 29.9% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 19.5% | 30th | +1.5pp | 21st | 40% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 24.1% | 27th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 50.0% | 4th | +3.4pp | 23rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 44.6% | 7th | +2.8pp | 24th | 38% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 34.6% | 14th | +2.2pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 51.3% | 3rd | +3.2pp | 26th | 59% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 29.0% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 38.9% | 10th | +2.0pp | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 70.5% | 1st | +2.7pp | 29th | 118% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 63.7% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 30th | 97% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 33.8% | 15th | +1.0pp | 31st | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.6% then, 55.9% now; margin ±9.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 42.6% | -1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 54.8% | 5th | +6.1pp | 1st | 31% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 46.9% | 14th | +5.0pp | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 63.1% | 1st | +4.8pp | 3rd | 51% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 56.5% | 3rd | +4.2pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 41.7% | 16th | +2.1pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 60.5% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 6th | 45% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 51.1% | 9th | +1.1pp | 7th | 22% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 49.6% | 11th | +0.8pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 55.9% | 4th | +0.2pp | 9th | 34% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 48.1% | 13th | -2.1pp | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 53.2% | 6th | -2.9pp | 11th | 28% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 41.6% | 17th | -2.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 40.8% | 19th | -2.5pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 41.6% | 18th | -3.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 52.9% | 7th | -5.6pp | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 36.5% | 21st | -4.0pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 45.4% | 15th | -6.0pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 49.2% | 12th | -6.6pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 24.1% | 29th | -3.2pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 28.9% | 26th | -4.3pp | 20th | 31% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 35.1% | 22nd | -6.3pp | 21st | 16% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 51.8% | 8th | -13.6pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 37.8% | 20th | -10.1pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.8% | 25th | -8.6pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 35.0% | 23rd | -9.8pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 50.8% | 10th | -16.5pp | 26th | 22% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 27.5% | 28th | -9.9pp | 27th | 34% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 33.7% | 24th | -13.7pp | 28th | 19% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 22.6% | 30th | -16.6pp | 29th | 46% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 19.4% | 31st | -14.6pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 28.6% | 27th | -24.6pp | 31st | 31% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.8% then, 10.1% now; margin ±3.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 7.6% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Tallahassee, FL | 1.3% | 2nd | -4.2pp | 1st | 85% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 1.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 2nd | 88% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 2.6% | 3rd | -2.1pp | 3rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 8.7% | 15th | -4.5pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 3.5% | 4th | -1.6pp | 5th | 61% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 6.5% | 10th | -2.9pp | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 7.0% | 12th | -2.2pp | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 9.0% | 16th | -2.3pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.0% | 7th | -0.8pp | 9th | 45% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 8.4% | 14th | -1.2pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -0.5pp | 11th | 49% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 5.4% | 8th | -0.4pp | 12th | 40% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 10.1% | 21st | -0.7pp | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 9.8% | 19th | -0.4pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 7.8% | 13th | -0.3pp | 15th | 13% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 10.2% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 16th | 14% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.1% | 5th | +0.0pp | 17th | 55% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 14.4% | 29th | +0.4pp | 18th | 61% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 9.9% | 20th | +1.4pp | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 9.4% | 18th | +1.4pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 10.8% | 25th | +2.1pp | 21st | 21% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 11.4% | 28th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 27% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 9.2% | 17th | +2.7pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.5% | 9th | +1.9pp | 24th | 39% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 6.7% | 11th | +2.3pp | 25th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 11.0% | 27th | +4.5pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 10.7% | 24th | +4.4pp | 27th | 20% above peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 16.0% | 31st | +6.8pp | 28th | 78% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 10.9% | 26th | +4.7pp | 29th | 22% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 10.3% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 30th | 15% above peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 14.9% | 30th | +7.7pp | 31st | 66% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 212,297 to 198,173 - more than the combined survey margin (±921).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria, AZ | 196,906 | 15th | +17% | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 176,456 | 31st | +15% | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 195,300 | 16th | +8% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 179,306 | 29th | +8% | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 191,767 | 19th | +7% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 203,416 | 5th | +7% | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 201,875 | 7th | +6% | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 179,155 | 30th | +5% | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 200,306 | 10th | +5% | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 195,185 | 18th | +5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 203,711 | 3rd | +4% | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 189,177 | 22nd | +4% | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 185,783 | 25th | +3% | 13th | 5% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 200,218 | 11th | +3% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 185,604 | 26th | +3% | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 203,436 | 4th | +3% | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 184,216 | 27th | +3% | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 201,528 | 8th | +2% | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 180,547 | 28th | +2% | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 201,885 | 6th | +1% | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 208,772 | 2nd | +1% | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 188,065 | 23rd | +0% | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 210,815 | 1st | +0% | 23rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 198,535 | 12th | +0% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 197,494 | 14th | -1% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 195,240 | 17th | -3% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 200,928 | 9th | -3% | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 189,247 | 21st | -4% | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 190,748 | 20th | -5% | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 198,173 | 13th | -7% | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 185,913 | 24th | -21% | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.6% then, 66.9% now; margin ±4.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 33.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Amarillo, TX | 35.7% | 20th | +5.4pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 48.4% | 8th | +5.2pp | 2nd | 15% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 33.8% | 24th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 35.2% | 21st | +2.7pp | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 25.4% | 26th | +1.7pp | 5th | 40% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 32.6% | 25th | +2.0pp | 6th | 23% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 55.2% | 5th | +3.3pp | 7th | 31% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 50.5% | 7th | +3.0pp | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 59.6% | 3rd | +3.2pp | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 34.9% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 10th | 17% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 47.6% | 10th | +2.0pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 45.5% | 11th | +1.2pp | 12th | 8% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 20.9% | 28th | +0.5pp | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 43.8% | 13th | +1.0pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 66.9% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 15th | 59% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 59.2% | 4th | +1.0pp | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 22.7% | 27th | +0.3pp | 17th | 46% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 42.2% | 16th | +0.5pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 36.3% | 19th | -0.0pp | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 34.1% | 23rd | -0.5pp | 20th | 19% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 43.4% | 15th | -0.9pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 52.7% | 6th | -1.1pp | 22nd | 25% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 69.5% | 1st | -1.8pp | 23rd | 65% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 44.3% | 12th | -1.3pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 47.8% | 9th | -1.6pp | 25th | 13% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 39.2% | 18th | -2.2pp | 26th | 7% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 18.0% | 30th | -1.1pp | 27th | 57% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.1% | 29th | -1.1pp | 28th | 57% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 16.9% | 31st | -1.2pp | 29th | 60% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 43.5% | 14th | -3.4pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 39.2% | 17th | -8.3pp | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (79.7% then, 72.7% now; margin ±8.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama ref | 66.6% | +1.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Vancouver, WA | 68.0% | 21st | +9.9pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 60.6% | 29th | +8.8pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 67.4% | 22nd | +8.8pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 72.8% | 3rd | +7.0pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 72.3% | 9th | +6.3pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.9% | 1st | +5.9pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 68.8% | 18th | +5.0pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 64.4% | 23rd | +4.4pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 70.1% | 12th | +4.4pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 72.6% | 5th | +4.4pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 72.6% | 6th | +4.2pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 72.1% | 10th | +3.6pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 70.7% | 11th | +3.4pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 73.8% | 2nd | +2.7pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 69.2% | 16th | +2.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Mobile, AL | 72.6% | 7th | +2.0pp | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 68.8% | 19th | +1.5pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Little Rock, AR | 68.7% | 20th | +1.3pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 69.1% | 17th | +0.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 62.9% | 26th | +0.2pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 72.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 64.2% | 24th | -0.4pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 69.4% | 14th | -0.8pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 69.4% | 13th | -1.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 63.9% | 25th | -2.0pp | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 53.6% | 31st | -3.0pp | 26th | 23% below peers | ||
| Columbus, GA | 62.5% | 27th | -3.5pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 57.4% | 30th | -4.0pp | 28th | 17% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 72.7% | 4th | -7.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 69.3% | 15th | -8.1pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 61.3% | 28th | -7.6pp | 31st | 11% below peers |