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77,260 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 7 indicators

Where Flagstaff, AZ shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
102 /100k
Jan 2026
▼ 29%
relative change
144 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Household income
Median household income
$71,512
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
$58,748 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
52.3%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
47.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
88.7%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
85.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
0.9%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
1.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
49.3%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
42.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,134 /100k
Jan 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
2,213 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 11 indicators

Where Flagstaff, AZ shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
16.6%
2020-24
▲ 79%
relative change
9.3% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
6.4%
2020-24
▲ 62%
relative change
4.0% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.1%
Jul 2026
▲ 11%
relative change
4.6% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
42.3%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
47.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.49
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
0.46 in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
505 /100k
Jan 2026
▲ 7%
relative change
471 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
9.3%
2019-23
▼ <1%
relative change
9.3% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
42.7%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
39.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
18.2%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
17.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
10.5%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
9.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
7.5%
2020-24
▲ 35%
relative change
5.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
36.5%
2020-24
▲ 36%
relative change
26.9% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Population
76,445
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
72,402 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,166
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$2,184 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$469,108
Aug 2026
high
vs peers
$467,098 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$656,451
Aug 2026
high
vs peers
$655,935 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
17.3%
2020-24
low
vs peers
17.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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All indicators

Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime rose about 7% over the 12 months ending January 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 12% lower than in 2020 (497 then, 436 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 364 in 2021 it has risen mostly since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 505 in January 2026, up from 471 a year earlier.
Needs attention 505 per 100k
2018January 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Bismarck, ND 250 (Jul 26) -42.0% 1st
Tustin, CA 191 (Jul 26) -26.2% 2nd
Arlington Heights, IL 38 (Jul 26) -23.7% 3rd
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 4th
Noblesville, IN 59 (Jul 26) -22.4% 5th
Rochester Hills, MI 57 (Jul 26) -18.5% 6th
Blaine, MN 74 (Jul 26) -16.2% 7th
Missouri City, TX 128 (Jul 26) -16.1% 8th
New Britain, CT 366 (Jul 26) -12.5% 9th
Pawtucket, RI 218 (Jul 26) -12.5% 10th
Napa, CA 212 (Jul 26) -11.0% 11th
Iowa City, IA 272 (Jul 26) -7.2% 12th
Maricopa, AZ 209 (Jul 26) -6.3% 13th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 14th
Southfield, MI 501 (Jul 25) -4.6% 15th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 16th
San Marcos, TX 365 (Jul 26) +0.4% 17th
Bowling Green, KY 197 (Jul 26) +4.7% 18th
Evanston, IL 131 (Jun 26) +5.3% 19th
Racine, WI 408 (Apr 26) +6.4% 20th
Flagstaff, AZ 505 (Jan 26) +7.2% 21st
Schaumburg, IL 69 (Jul 26) +12.8% 22nd
Ankeny, IA 170 (Jul 26) +15.8% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending January 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 3% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than 55% of similar-size cities. Flagstaff started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,134 in January 2026, down from 2,213 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,134 per 100k
2018January 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bismarck, ND 1,692 (Jul 26) -49.5% 1st
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 2nd
Tustin, CA 1,504 (Jul 26) -33.7% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 469 (Jul 26) -28.6% 4th
Napa, CA 1,044 (Jul 26) -24.1% 5th
Evanston, IL 1,969 (Jun 26) -23.3% 6th
Bowling Green, KY 2,172 (Jul 26) -20.1% 7th
Noblesville, IN 430 (Jul 26) -19.7% 8th
Schaumburg, IL 1,644 (Jul 26) -15.9% 9th
Missouri City, TX 931 (Jul 26) -13.7% 10th
Pawtucket, RI 1,222 (Jul 26) -12.1% 11th
Iowa City, IA 1,520 (Jul 26) -11.9% 12th
Southfield, MI 2,247 (Jul 26) -10.4% 13th
Blaine, MN 1,029 (Jul 26) -8.3% 14th
San Marcos, TX 1,768 (Jul 26) -7.5% 15th
New Britain, CT 1,772 (Jul 26) -5.7% 16th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,134 (Jan 26) -3.5% 17th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 18th
Ankeny, IA 1,084 (Jul 26) +2.6% 19th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 20th
Maricopa, AZ 896 (Jul 26) +10.4% 21st
Arlington Heights, IL 880 (Jul 26) +11.6% 22nd
Racine, WI 1,658 (Jul 26) +36.7% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides fell about 50% over the 12 months ending January 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 1% a year from 2020 to 2025, slower than 62% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending January 2026, down from 4 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
2 homicides
2018January 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Blaine, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Iowa City, IA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Missouri City, TX 1 (Jul 26) -75.0% 3rd
Napa, CA 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 4th
Bowling Green, KY 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 5th
San Marcos, TX 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 6th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Jan 26) -50.0% 7th
Racine, WI 3 (Jul 26) -49.9% 8th
Maricopa, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Pawtucket, RI 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Tustin, CA 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
New Britain, CT 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Southfield, MI 8 (Jul 26) +199.6% 14th
Schaumburg, IL 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 15th
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Ankeny, IA 3 (Jul 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
Bismarck, ND 4 (Jul 26)
Evanston, IL 0 (Jun 26)
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (Jul 26)
Noblesville, IN 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 29% over the 12 months ending January 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 9% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 102 in January 2026, down from 144 a year earlier.
Bright spot 102 per 100k
2018January 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Bismarck, ND 141 (Jul 26) -54.4% 1st
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 2nd
Ankeny, IA 39 (Jul 26) -50.8% 3rd
Schaumburg, IL 49 (Jul 26) -47.9% 4th
Noblesville, IN 38 (Jul 26) -43.1% 5th
Arlington Heights, IL 34 (Jul 26) -40.9% 6th
Bowling Green, KY 166 (Jul 26) -34.7% 7th
Missouri City, TX 71 (Jul 26) -34.5% 8th
Napa, CA 88 (Jul 26) -29.5% 9th
Tustin, CA 125 (Jul 26) -29.2% 10th
Flagstaff, AZ 102 (Jan 26) -28.8% 11th
Iowa City, IA 109 (Jul 26) -20.2% 12th
Evanston, IL 140 (Jun 26) -20.1% 13th
Southfield, MI 426 (Jul 26) -16.5% 14th
Maricopa, AZ 54 (Jul 26) -16.0% 15th
San Marcos, TX 224 (Jul 26) -13.9% 16th
Pawtucket, RI 193 (Jul 26) -9.7% 17th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 18th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 19th
Rochester Hills, MI 43 (Jul 26) +6.5% 20th
Blaine, MN 69 (Jul 26) +10.4% 21st
New Britain, CT 501 (Jul 26) +16.5% 22nd
Racine, WI 252 (Jul 26) +20.2% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,748 to $71,512 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,338).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Flagstaff started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 49% from 2014 to 2024 ($48,120 to $71,512).
Bright spot $71,512
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref $79,964 +36%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Caldwell, ID $73,058 21st +49% 1st 24% below peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 18th +41% 2nd 10% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 24th +35% 3rd 29% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 13th +34% 4th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 7th +33% 5th 17% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 19th +33% 6th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 1st +31% 7th 43% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 28th +31% 8th 40% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 16th +29% 9th on par with peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 12th +29% 10th 8% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 4th +28% 11th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 5th +28% 12th 24% above peers
Gulfport, MS $49,919 30th +27% 13th 48% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY $68,613 23rd +27% 14th 29% below peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 29th +27% 15th 47% below peers
Noblesville, IN $104,047 11th +27% 16th 8% above peers
Napa, CA $105,963 10th +26% 17th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT $58,613 26th +26% 18th 39% below peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 3rd +26% 19th 29% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 9th +26% 20th 11% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 8th +25% 21st 12% above peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 25th +22% 22nd 29% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 15th +22% 23rd on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 22nd +22% 24th 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 20th +22% 25th 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 6th +21% 26th 21% above peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 27th +19% 27th 39% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 2nd +19% 28th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 14th +17% 29th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 31st +16% 30th 49% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 17th +7% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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9 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,375 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment rose 0.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.1% in July 2026, up from 4.6% a year earlier.
Needs attention 5.1%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 4.9% (Jul 26) +0.6pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th -1.0pp 1st 7% below peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 2nd 56% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
Gulfport, MS 3.5% (Jul 26) 6th -0.5pp 4th 22% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 5th 16% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 6th 31% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 9th -0.3pp 7th 9% below peers
Napa, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th -0.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 9th 4% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 10th 9% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 24th -0.3pp 11th 16% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.2pp 12th on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 3.2% (Jul 26) 4th -0.2pp 13th 29% below peers
Noblesville, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 14th 29% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 26th -0.2pp 15th 20% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th -0.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.1pp 17th 31% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 19th 9% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 20th 13% below peers
Evanston, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.2pp 21st 9% above peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th +0.3pp 22nd 7% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 27th +0.4pp 23rd 27% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.4pp 24th 2% below peers
Southfield, MI 6.9% (Jul 26) 28th +0.4pp 25th 53% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.5pp 26th 13% above peers
Blaine, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 25th +0.7pp 28th 18% above peers
New Britain, CT 8.3% (Jul 26) 29th +2.1pp 29th 84% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.5% then, 18.2% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.9% to 18.2%).
Needs attention 18.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 12.5% -2.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 22nd -4.6pp 1st 20% above peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 58% below peers
Noblesville, IN 5.3% 3rd -1.3pp 3rd 47% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 11th -1.6pp 4th 25% below peers
New Britain, CT 18.1% 25th -3.6pp 5th 82% above peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 31st -5.2pp 6th 172% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 24th -2.3pp 7th 34% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 27th -2.8pp 8th 84% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.8% 28th -3.5pp 9th 130% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 20th -1.7pp 10th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 16th -1.5pp 11th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 6th -0.8pp 12th 42% below peers
Evanston, IL 11.8% 21st -1.6pp 13th 19% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 5th -0.7pp 14th 43% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.2% 17th -1.0pp 15th 3% above peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 23rd -0.7pp 16th 27% above peers
Iowa City, IA 26.3% 30th -1.3pp 17th 166% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 9th -0.1pp 18th 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 4th -0.0pp 19th 43% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 18th +0.0pp 20th 6% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 10.7% 19th +0.1pp 21st 8% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 15th +0.1pp 22nd 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 26th +0.7pp 23rd 84% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 29th +1.2pp 24th 158% above peers
Napa, CA 8.5% 14th +0.5pp 25th 14% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 2nd +0.4pp 26th 48% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 13th +0.9pp 27th 18% below peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 10th +1.4pp 28th 27% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 12th +1.6pp 29th 23% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 8th +2.4pp 30th 29% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 7th +2.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty rose 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.3% to 16.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 33% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 11.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.7% to 16.6%).
Needs attention 16.6%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 16.2% -5.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 9th -8.2pp 1st 40% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 2nd 62% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 27th -15.9pp 3rd 82% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 4th 56% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 25th -7.1pp 5th 73% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 7th -2.1pp 6th 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 6th -2.1pp 7th 47% below peers
New Britain, CT 24.0% 29th -9.4pp 8th 141% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 20th -5.1pp 9th 57% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 10th 61% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 11th -2.3pp 11th 15% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 28th -6.5pp 12th 139% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 19th -3.6pp 13th 43% above peers
Gulfport, MS 31.6% 31st -7.5pp 14th 217% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 10th -1.3pp 15th 39% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 1st -0.6pp 16th 66% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 18th -2.4pp 17th 36% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 24th -2.9pp 18th 72% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 22nd -0.3pp 19th 66% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 30th -0.1pp 20th 213% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 17.5% 26th +1.0pp 21st 76% above peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 21st +1.2pp 22nd 65% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 13th +0.8pp 23rd 3% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 16th +1.3pp 24th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 14th +1.3pp 25th 3% below peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 17th +1.6pp 26th 15% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 8th +1.3pp 27th 42% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 15th +2.9pp 28th 1% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 12th +4.0pp 29th 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 23rd +7.3pp 30th 67% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 4th +2.9pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 85.6% to 88.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Flagstaff started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 3.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.3% to 88.7%).
Bright spot 88.7%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 91.7% +7.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 17th +26.5pp 1st on par with peers
New Britain, CT 85.1% 31st +12.4pp 2nd 9% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 30th +10.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Gulfport, MS 86.0% 29th +10.1pp 4th 8% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 24th +9.9pp 5th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 19th +10.1pp 6th 2% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 88.4% 26th +8.7pp 7th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 23rd +8.7pp 8th 5% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 21st +8.3pp 9th 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 27th +6.3pp 10th 6% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 10th +6.2pp 11th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 22nd +5.6pp 12th 4% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 15th +5.0pp 13th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 16th +4.7pp 14th on par with peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 18th +4.6pp 15th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 4th +4.7pp 16th 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 11th +4.4pp 17th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 12th +4.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 7th +4.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 3rd +3.9pp 20th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 9th +3.9pp 21st 2% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 2nd +3.8pp 22nd 4% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 8th +3.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 13th +3.6pp 24th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 14th +3.5pp 25th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 25th +3.0pp 26th 6% below peers
Noblesville, IN 95.9% 6th +2.7pp 27th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 28th 4% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 5th +1.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 20th +1.4pp 30th 2% below peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 28th -0.6pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.46 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.03). 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.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.49).
Needs attention 0.49
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 0.46 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Rogers, AR 0.46 22nd -0.041 1st 5% above peers
Racine, WI 0.41 10th -0.030 2nd 6% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 2nd -0.023 3rd 15% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 12th -0.024 4th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 24th -0.023 5th 5% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 6th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 13th -0.019 7th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 8th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 9th 13% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 15th -0.014 10th 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 0.40 7th -0.010 11th 9% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 29th -0.012 12th 13% above peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 31st -0.013 13th 24% above peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 6th -0.006 14th 10% below peers
New Britain, CT 0.45 20th -0.004 15th 3% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 16th -0.001 16th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 18th +0.002 17th 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 3rd +0.003 18th 14% below peers
Noblesville, IN 0.41 8th +0.003 19th 6% below peers
Gulfport, MS 0.49 28th +0.006 20th 12% above peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 19th +0.009 21st 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 22nd 11% below peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 30th +0.015 23rd 20% above peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 25th +0.016 24th 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 9th +0.016 25th 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 27th +0.023 26th 12% above peers
Napa, CA 0.46 21st +0.027 27th 4% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 11th +0.025 28th 6% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 26th +0.029 29th 8% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 14th +0.032 30th 4% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 17th +0.038 31st on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (9.3% then, 9.3% now; margin ±1.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (11.4% to 9.3%).
Needs attention 9.3%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 10.1% -1.7pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 1st -2.3pp 1st 59% below peers
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 23rd -8.3pp 2nd 66% above peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 6th -1.8pp 3rd 31% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 29th -6.9pp 4th 182% above peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 11th -1.6pp 5th 13% below peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 17th -1.8pp 6th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 28th -3.9pp 7th 172% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 27th -2.8pp 8th 101% above peers
New Britain, CT 28.1% 31st -3.8pp 9th 274% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 13th -0.7pp 10th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 11th 4% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 2nd -0.1pp 12th 50% below peers
Gulfport, MS 22.5% 30th -0.6pp 13th 200% above peers
Noblesville, IN 4.3% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 42% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 20th -0.1pp 15th 24% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 26th +0.0pp 16th 97% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 10th +0.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 21st +0.2pp 18th 44% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 15th +0.2pp 19th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 9th +0.2pp 20th 21% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 13.4% 24th +1.0pp 21st 79% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 25th +1.4pp 22nd 83% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 4th +0.5pp 23rd 42% below peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 8th +0.7pp 24th 23% below peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 12th +1.0pp 25th 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 22nd +2.3pp 26th 63% above peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 16th +2.0pp 27th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 19th +2.9pp 28th 3% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 7th +2.1pp 29th 24% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 18th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 5th +2.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $656,451 in August 2026, up from $655,935 a year earlier.
Big move $656,451
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref $417,990 (Aug 26) -1.1%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Arlington Heights, IL $495,520 (Aug 26) 11th +8.9% 1st 24% above peers
Evanston, IL $493,385 (Aug 26) 12th +8.5% 2nd 24% above peers
New Britain, CT $312,170 (Aug 26) 24th +8.0% 3rd 22% below peers
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 29th +5.9% 4th 44% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 19th +5.5% 5th 5% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 20th +4.9% 6th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 13th +3.5% 7th 18% above peers
Iowa City, IA $303,890 (Aug 26) 26th +3.4% 8th 24% below peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 17th +3.0% 9th 3% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 4th +2.6% 10th 118% above peers
Noblesville, IN $392,593 (Aug 26) 16th +2.0% 11th 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS $206,071 (Aug 26) 30th +2.0% 12th 48% below peers
Southfield, MI $253,902 (Aug 26) 28th +1.8% 13th 36% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 14th 144% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 14th +1.5% 15th on par with peers
Blaine, MN $381,495 (Aug 26) 18th +1.2% 16th 4% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 15th +1.2% 17th on par with peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.2% 18th 185% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.8% 19th 15% below peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 20th 73% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 27th +0.2% 21st 29% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 1st +0.2% 22nd 190% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 10th +0.1% 23rd 38% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 24th 64% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 8th +0.1% 25th 55% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 9th -1.2% 26th 40% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.6% 27th 17% below peers
Napa, CA $862,725 (Aug 26) 5th -2.0% 28th 116% above peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 25th -3.4% 29th 23% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 21st -3.4% 30th 15% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $469,108 in August 2026, up from $467,098 a year earlier.
Big move $469,108
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref $293,613 (Aug 26) -1.4%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
New Britain, CT $251,266 (Aug 26) 22nd +10.1% 1st 16% below peers
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 29th +8.4% 2nd 43% below peers
Evanston, IL $295,656 (Aug 26) 17th +8.4% 3rd 1% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 21st +6.7% 4th 15% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $294,956 (Aug 26) 18th +6.1% 5th 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS $128,674 (Aug 26) 30th +4.1% 6th 57% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 7th 11% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,732 (Aug 26) 26th +4.0% 8th 34% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 13th +3.2% 9th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 10th 163% above peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 11th 9% below peers
Noblesville, IN $298,391 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 12th 1% below peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 12th +2.0% 13th 12% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 11th +2.0% 14th 16% above peers
Blaine, MN $302,157 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 15th 1% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 16th 147% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 1st +0.8% 17th 171% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 27th +0.7% 18th 35% below peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 19th 86% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 20th 56% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 21st 72% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.2% 22nd 19% below peers
Southfield, MI $170,307 (Aug 26) 28th -0.3% 23rd 43% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 24th 39% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 4th -0.9% 25th 144% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 9th -1.5% 26th 51% above peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 24th -1.7% 27th 20% below peers
Napa, CA $644,528 (Aug 26) 5th -2.3% 28th 115% above peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 25th -3.5% 29th 24% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 15th -3.7% 30th on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership fell 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 47.4% to 42.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 33% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.9% to 42.3%).
Needs attention 42.3%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 67.4% +2.9pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 17th +9.2pp 1st 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 2nd 17% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 16th +8.0pp 3rd on par with peers
New Britain, CT 45.0% 28th +5.0pp 4th 28% below peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 22nd +5.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 25th +5.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Gulfport, MS 55.1% 21st +5.1pp 7th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 24th +2.7pp 8th 19% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 9th 34% above peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 10th 51% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 71.1% 10th +2.6pp 11th 14% above peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 14th +2.2pp 12th 5% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 11th +2.2pp 13th 11% above peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 13th +1.2pp 14th 10% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 20th +0.4pp 15th 10% below peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 18th +0.4pp 16th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 3rd +0.3pp 17th 31% above peers
Noblesville, IN 71.2% 9th -0.0pp 18th 14% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 19th 23% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 19th -0.4pp 20th 8% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 5th -0.6pp 21st 19% above peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 27th -0.5pp 22nd 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 15th -0.8pp 23rd 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 7th -0.9pp 24th 15% above peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 1st -1.1pp 25th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 26th -0.9pp 26th 22% below peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 8th -2.4pp 27th 14% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 23rd -1.9pp 28th 16% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 29th 41% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 12th -5.8pp 30th 11% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 29th -5.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,166 in August 2026, down from $2,184 a year earlier.
Big move $2,166
2018August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Iowa City, IA $1,270 (Aug 26) 28th +8.8% 1st 32% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 2nd 92% above peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 4th +6.2% 3rd 57% above peers
New Britain, CT $1,623 (Aug 26) 21st +5.2% 4th 13% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 15th +5.1% 5th on par with peers
Noblesville, IN $1,741 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 6th 7% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 30th +4.3% 7th 34% below peers
Evanston, IL $2,438 (Aug 26) 9th +4.3% 8th 30% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 9th 10% below peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 27th +3.4% 10th 30% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 11th 32% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 12th 31% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,584 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.0% 13th 16% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 11th +2.9% 14th 14% above peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 18th +2.1% 15th 7% below peers
Blaine, MN $2,078 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 16th 11% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 17th 36% above peers
Gulfport, MS $1,483 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 18th 21% below peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.4% 19th 19% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 29th +1.3% 20th 33% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.3% 21st 68% above peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 24th +1.3% 22nd 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,985 (Aug 26) 14th +1.3% 23rd 6% above peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 24th 5% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 16th +1.1% 25th 3% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 26th 60% above peers
Napa, CA $2,863 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 27th 53% above peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 28th 24% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 29th 13% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 10th -0.8% 30th 15% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.6% then, 42.7% now; margin ±4.1pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.7% to 42.7%).
Needs attention 42.7%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 31.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 1st -2.2pp 1st 42% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 14th -3.6pp 2nd 3% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 7th -2.4pp 3rd 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 20th -3.3pp 4th 3% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 5th -1.3pp 5th 36% below peers
Gulfport, MS 38.5% 22nd -1.5pp 6th 5% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 28th -1.4pp 7th 18% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 29th -1.3pp 8th 19% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 13th -0.9pp 9th 4% below peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 17th -0.7pp 10th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 19th -0.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 24th +0.0pp 12th 9% above peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 6th +0.2pp 13th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 18th +0.8pp 14th 1% above peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 11th +0.7pp 15th 13% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 15th +0.9pp 16th 3% below peers
New Britain, CT 44.4% 30th +1.1pp 17th 21% above peers
Noblesville, IN 23.1% 3rd +0.7pp 18th 37% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 10th +1.3pp 19th 21% below peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 26th +1.9pp 20th 15% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 28.7% 8th +1.4pp 21st 22% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 4th +1.2pp 22nd 36% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 23rd +2.1pp 23rd 7% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 24th 43% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 9th +1.8pp 25th 22% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 27th +3.1pp 26th 16% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 25th +3.3pp 27th 14% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 12th +2.9pp 28th 5% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 21st +3.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 2nd +2.5pp 30th 38% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 16th +10.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.0% to 6.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
No vehicle held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 6.4%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 5.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 21st -5.4pp 1st 37% above peers
Blaine, MN 2.4% 3rd -1.1pp 2nd 58% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 8th -1.3pp 3rd 36% below peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 7th -0.9pp 4th 40% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 8.4% 24th -1.6pp 5th 51% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 14th -0.8pp 6th 4% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.6% 25th -1.1pp 7th 54% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 8th 33% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 12th -0.5pp 9th 16% below peers
New Britain, CT 15.3% 30th -1.2pp 10th 174% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 29th -0.8pp 11th 127% above peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 15th -0.1pp 12th 4% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 13th -0.0pp 13th 8% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 22nd -0.0pp 14th 44% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 1st +0.0pp 15th 67% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 26th +0.2pp 16th 79% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 5th +0.0pp 17th 55% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 11th +0.1pp 18th 23% below peers
Noblesville, IN 2.0% 2nd +0.0pp 19th 64% below peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 28th +0.3pp 20th 97% above peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 19th +0.2pp 21st 28% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 31st +0.8pp 22nd 209% above peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 20th +1.0pp 23rd 30% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 10th +0.6pp 24th 23% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 18th +1.2pp 25th 27% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 6th +0.5pp 26th 54% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 23rd +1.8pp 27th 46% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 27th +2.7pp 28th 88% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 16th +1.6pp 29th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 17th +2.5pp 30th 15% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 4th +1.3pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.6% then, 10.5% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.7% to 10.5%).
Needs attention 10.5%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 10.5% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 2nd -1.6pp 1st 51% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 2nd 21% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 62% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 2.7% 3rd -1.4pp 4th 48% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.9% 7th -1.5pp 5th 26% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 11th -1.5pp 6th 9% below peers
Iowa City, IA 4.5% 10th -1.3pp 7th 14% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 15th -0.9pp 8th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS 15.6% 30th -2.5pp 9th 200% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 16th -0.7pp 10th on par with peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 18th -0.8pp 11th 20% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 20th -0.7pp 12th 25% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.3% 9th -0.5pp 13th 18% below peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 22nd -0.5pp 14th 38% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 5th -0.1pp 15th 30% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 4th +0.0pp 16th 45% below peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 28th +0.2pp 17th 151% above peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 31st +0.4pp 18th 216% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 12th +0.1pp 19th 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 20th 185% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 26th +0.9pp 21st 102% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 14th +0.4pp 22nd 4% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 6th +0.3pp 23rd 29% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 13th +0.5pp 24th 7% below peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 23rd +1.0pp 25th 59% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.2% 17th +1.0pp 26th 18% above peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 19th +1.4pp 27th 23% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 27th +2.5pp 28th 127% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.1% 21st +1.7pp 29th 37% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 24th +2.9pp 30th 93% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 25th +3.0pp 31st 94% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthPeople without health insurance
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.

26.5%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 33.5%
United States ref 33.4%
Alameda, CA 18.2% 1st 47% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 2nd 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 3rd 29% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 4th 26% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 5th 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 6th 24% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 7th 23% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 8th 23% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 9th 21% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 10th 14% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 11th 13% below peers
Noblesville, IN 30.8% 12th 10% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 13th 8% below peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 14th 6% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.6% 15th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 16th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 17th 1% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 18th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 19th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 20th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 21st 4% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 22nd 7% above peers
Gulfport, MS 37.4% 23rd 9% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 24th 9% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 25th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT 38.3% 26th 11% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 27th 13% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 28th 13% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 29th 14% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 30th 15% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 31st 25% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.5% then, 7.5% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 8.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.1% to 7.5%).
Needs attention 7.5%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 8.8% +0.6pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 89% below peers
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 3rd -2.7pp 2nd 60% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 8th -3.2pp 3rd 43% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 5th -2.5pp 4th 54% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 6th -1.6pp 5th 50% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 17th -3.3pp 6th 5% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 1.1% 2nd -1.0pp 7th 66% below peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 7th -1.2pp 8th 48% below peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 9th -0.9pp 9th 39% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 4th -0.5pp 10th 55% below peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 18th -0.2pp 11th 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 25th +0.2pp 12th 100% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 22nd +0.2pp 13th 42% above peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 13th +0.2pp 14th 11% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.0% 27th +0.6pp 15th 160% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 11th +0.2pp 16th 21% below peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 17th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 23rd +0.5pp 18th 45% above peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 28th +1.2pp 19th 170% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 12th +0.4pp 20th 17% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 29th +1.5pp 21st 185% above peers
Noblesville, IN 3.4% 19th +0.6pp 22nd 12% above peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 15th +0.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 26th +1.9pp 24th 143% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 21st +1.3pp 25th 21% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 16th +1.3pp 26th on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 27th 280% above peers
New Britain, CT 3.5% 20th +2.2pp 28th 15% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 24th +3.8pp 29th 84% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 334% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 10th +1.4pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 47.1% to 52.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.4pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Flagstaff started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 9.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.8% to 52.3%).
Bright spot 52.3%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 33.3% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 31st +5.9pp 1st 49% below peers
Racine, WI 21.4% 29th +4.8pp 2nd 44% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 29.6% 23rd +6.0pp 3rd 23% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 24th +3.8pp 4th 37% below peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 16th +4.9pp 5th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 20th +4.0pp 6th 10% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 2nd +6.9pp 7th 61% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 25th +2.5pp 8th 38% below peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 17th +4.0pp 9th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 6th +5.2pp 10th 37% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 15th +3.5pp 11th 2% above peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 19th +3.2pp 12th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN 51.6% 8th +4.2pp 13th 35% above peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 12th +3.6pp 14th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 14th +2.9pp 15th 6% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 16th 60% above peers
Gulfport, MS 23.6% 26th +1.4pp 17th 38% below peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 21st +1.8pp 18th 15% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 18th +2.0pp 19th 4% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 5th +2.5pp 20th 58% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 1st +2.4pp 21st 81% above peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 11th +1.6pp 22nd 25% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 10th +1.4pp 23rd 26% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 7th +1.3pp 24th 36% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 4th +1.4pp 25th 58% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 9th +1.0pp 26th 32% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 28th +0.4pp 27th 42% below peers
New Britain, CT 19.6% 30th -0.2pp 28th 49% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 22nd -1.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 13th -1.9pp 30th 9% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 27th -1.1pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.3% then, 49.3% now; margin ±13.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.4% to 49.3%).
Bright spot 49.3%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 35.0% -3.9pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 23rd +7.0pp 1st 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 7th +7.0pp 2nd 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 14th +6.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 5th +6.5pp 4th 25% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 18th +4.2pp 5th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 1st +4.1pp 6th 59% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 10th +2.2pp 7th 6% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 2nd +0.9pp 8th 51% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 25th +0.4pp 9th 16% below peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 22nd -0.4pp 10th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 3rd -0.8pp 11th 47% above peers
Noblesville, IN 46.3% 11th -0.6pp 12th 5% above peers
Gulfport, MS 48.4% 8th -1.9pp 13th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT 47.5% 9th -2.0pp 14th 8% above peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 30th -2.5pp 15th 40% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 17th -6.0pp 16th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 13th -6.2pp 17th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 12th -7.6pp 18th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 26th -5.9pp 19th 21% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 39.8% 21st -7.2pp 20th 9% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 16th -8.0pp 21st on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 6th -12.5pp 22nd 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 15th -11.8pp 23rd 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 20th -10.7pp 24th 9% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 24th -10.9pp 25th 15% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 28th -10.1pp 26th 25% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 4th -17.1pp 27th 26% above peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 29th -11.7pp 28th 35% below peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 27th -17.2pp 29th 24% below peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 19th -22.6pp 30th 5% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.9% then, 0.9% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.0% to 0.9%).
Bright spot 0.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 8.2% -0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 2nd -2.4pp 1st 79% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 3rd -2.8pp 2nd 66% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 10th -3.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 13th -3.9pp 4th 21% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 19th -4.9pp 5th 12% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.3% 21st -5.8pp 6th 37% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 14th -1.8pp 7th 17% below peers
Gulfport, MS 10.5% 30th -2.4pp 8th 97% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 9th 5% above peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 26th -1.3pp 10th 53% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 12th -0.6pp 11th 21% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 24th -0.8pp 12th 43% above peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 9th -0.2pp 13th 32% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 14th 83% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 27th -0.3pp 15th 68% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 5th +0.1pp 16th 52% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 31st +1.0pp 17th 117% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 7th +0.3pp 18th 43% below peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 11th +0.6pp 19th 27% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 7.5% 23rd +1.2pp 20th 42% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 25th +2.3pp 21st 50% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 22nd 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 22nd +2.5pp 23rd 37% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 15th +2.0pp 24th 16% below peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 20th +3.5pp 25th 27% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 8th +1.9pp 26th 40% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 4th +1.2pp 27th 63% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 29th +6.1pp 28th 93% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 17th +4.0pp 29th 3% above peers
Noblesville, IN 9.0% 28th +7.1pp 30th 69% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 16th +4.4pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72,402 to 76,445 - more than the combined survey margin (±81).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 13% from 2014 to 2024 (67,419 to 76,445).
Big move 76,445
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 30th +38% 1st 12% below peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 31st +21% 2nd 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 8th +19% 3rd 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 27th +17% 4th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN 73,362 22nd +16% 5th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 23rd +13% 6th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 28th +13% 7th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 29th +12% 8th 7% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 20th +12% 9th 1% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 26th +10% 10th 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 13th +7% 11th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 25th +6% 12th 4% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 17th +6% 13th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 11th +6% 14th 1% above peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 14th +4% 15th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 7th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 19th +4% 17th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 9th +4% 18th 1% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 76,056 15th +3% 19th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 10th +3% 20th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 12th +2% 21st on par with peers
New Britain, CT 74,223 21st +2% 22nd 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS 73,003 24th +2% 23rd 4% below peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 18th +1% 24th on par with peers
Racine, WI 77,633 5th +1% 25th 2% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 16th +1% 26th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 1st -1% 27th 5% above peers
Napa, CA 78,239 3rd -1% 28th 3% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 2nd -1% 29th 4% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 6th -2% 30th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 4th -3% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±68 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.9% then, 17.3% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.1% to 17.3%).
Big move 17.3%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 21.6% -1.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 10th +2.0pp 1st 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 22.0% 16th +1.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 13th +1.5pp 3rd 2% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 18.5% 26th +1.2pp 4th 16% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 11th +1.2pp 5th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 9th +1.2pp 6th 6% above peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 22nd +0.5pp 7th 7% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 18th +0.1pp 8th 1% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 9th 24% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 3rd -0.1pp 10th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 27th -0.0pp 11th 16% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 4th -0.2pp 12th 23% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 20th -0.2pp 13th 2% below peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 7th -0.8pp 14th 18% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 15th 21% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 16th 40% below peers
Noblesville, IN 26.0% 6th -1.3pp 17th 18% above peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 8th -1.2pp 18th 12% above peers
New Britain, CT 22.0% 17th -1.4pp 19th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 5th -1.6pp 20th 20% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 30th -0.9pp 21st 35% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 23rd -1.4pp 22nd 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 38% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 21st -1.7pp 24th 4% below peers
Gulfport, MS 22.3% 15th -2.2pp 25th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 24th -2.2pp 26th 8% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 14th -2.5pp 27th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 12th -2.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 28th -2.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 25th -2.7pp 30th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 19th -3.0pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent rose 9.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.9% to 36.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±7.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.1% to 36.5%).
Big move 36.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 31.4% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 28th +4.7pp 1st 41% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 13th +8.2pp 2nd 3% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 6th +9.6pp 3rd 41% above peers
Noblesville, IN 21.7% 24th +5.0pp 4th 16% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 5th 45% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 22nd +3.2pp 6th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 8th +4.9pp 7th 35% above peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 11th +3.6pp 8th 12% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 20th +2.8pp 9th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 14th +2.9pp 10th 2% above peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 12th +2.6pp 11th 10% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 17th +1.6pp 12th 1% below peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 16th +1.4pp 13th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 25th +1.0pp 14th 22% below peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 1st +0.7pp 15th 121% above peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 21st +0.3pp 16th 10% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 17th 47% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 18th 47% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 4th -3.5pp 19th 79% above peers
New Britain, CT 56.3% 2nd -4.4pp 20th 118% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 23rd -2.0pp 21st 14% below peers
Gulfport, MS 53.1% 3rd -5.6pp 22nd 105% above peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 5th -4.9pp 23rd 55% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 7th -4.4pp 24th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 18th -3.6pp 25th 4% below peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 9th -6.6pp 26th 33% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.4% 10th -7.6pp 27th 25% above peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 26th -4.2pp 28th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 27th -4.3pp 29th 31% below peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 19th -7.8pp 30th 7% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 15th -9.4pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.4% then, 71.5% now; margin ±11.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.4% to 71.5%).
71.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 64.7% +3.0pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 24th +10.7pp 1st 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 5th +12.6pp 2nd 10% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 21st +11.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 19th +9.3pp 4th 2% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 6th +10.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 4th +9.5pp 6th 11% above peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 26th +6.1pp 7th 8% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 2nd +7.0pp 8th 15% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 23rd +5.5pp 9th 6% below peers
New Britain, CT 72.6% 13th +5.2pp 10th 3% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 15th +5.1pp 11th 2% above peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 1st +5.2pp 12th 19% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 22nd +3.8pp 13th 3% below peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 8th +3.2pp 14th 8% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 3rd +3.2pp 15th 14% above peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 20th +2.2pp 16th 2% below peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 9th +2.2pp 17th 7% above peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 10th +2.1pp 18th 5% above peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 25th +1.3pp 19th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 7th +0.7pp 20th 10% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 27th +0.3pp 21st 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 16th -0.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 29th -0.8pp 23rd 19% below peers
Noblesville, IN 69.5% 18th -1.6pp 24th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 71.6% 14th -1.9pp 25th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 11th -4.3pp 26th 5% above peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 28th -6.3pp 27th 16% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 70.3% 17th -8.4pp 28th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 12th -10.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 22% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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