The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Violent crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 1,567 (May 26) | -35.3% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 442 (May 26) | -31.2% | 2nd | ||
| Miami, FL | 314 (May 26) | -19.9% | 3rd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 682 (May 26) | -17.2% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 394 (May 26) | -16.1% | 5th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 522 (May 26) | -11.9% | 6th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,483 (May 26) | -11.6% | 7th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,114 (May 26) | -11.1% | 8th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 671 (May 26) | -9.3% | 9th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 834 (Apr 26) | -8.2% | 10th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,380 (May 26) | -7.7% | 11th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 631 (May 26) | -7.2% | 12th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 684 (May 26) | -7.0% | 13th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,046 (May 26) | -4.4% | 14th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 1,663 (May 26) | -3.8% | 15th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 430 (May 26) | -2.9% | 16th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 348 (May 26) | -1.9% | 17th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 96 (May 26) | +5.3% | 18th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 514 (May 26) | +6.4% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 3,939 (May 26) | -38.7% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,303 (May 26) | -29.4% | 2nd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,314 (May 26) | -23.7% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,210 (May 26) | -21.5% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,210 (May 26) | -17.9% | 5th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,346 (May 26) | -17.2% | 6th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,032 (May 26) | -15.8% | 7th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,110 (May 26) | -15.0% | 8th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,233 (May 26) | -14.8% | 9th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,206 (May 26) | -13.7% | 10th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,987 (May 26) | -13.3% | 11th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,075 (May 26) | -12.8% | 12th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,575 (May 26) | -12.2% | 13th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 3,739 (May 26) | -11.7% | 14th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,689 (May 26) | -10.7% | 15th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 3,291 (Apr 26) | -6.8% | 16th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3,162 (May 26) | -4.2% | 17th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,766 (May 26) | -3.6% | 18th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,148 (May 26) | -1.3% | 19th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,277 (May 26) | +10.4% | 20th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (May 26) | -59.2% | 1st | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (May 26) | -52.9% | 2nd | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (May 26) | -40.0% | 3rd | ||
| Memphis, TN | 24 (May 26) | -38.4% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (May 26) | -33.3% | 5th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 21 (May 26) | -32.0% | 6th | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | -31.8% | 7th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (May 26) | -25.6% | 8th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 12 (May 26) | -21.5% | 9th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (Apr 26) | -18.8% | 10th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 24 (May 26) | -17.6% | 11th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7 (May 26) | -17.5% | 12th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 14 (May 26) | -13.0% | 13th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (May 26) | -10.0% | 14th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 19 (May 26) | -9.3% | 15th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | -6.5% | 16th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | -3.7% | 17th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (May 26) | +0.0% | 18th | ||
| Miami, FL | 5 (May 26) | +10.0% | 19th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (May 26) | +37.6% | 20th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7 (May 26) | +58.0% | 21st |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 599 (May 26) | -55.2% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 218 (May 26) | -54.4% | 2nd | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 328 (May 26) | -53.7% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 210 (May 26) | -40.0% | 4th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 373 (May 26) | -34.4% | 5th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 296 (May 26) | -31.8% | 6th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 464 (May 26) | -29.9% | 7th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 414 (May 26) | -25.9% | 8th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 770 (May 26) | -25.1% | 9th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,199 (May 26) | -24.8% | 10th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 532 (May 26) | -24.8% | 11th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 80 (May 26) | -24.7% | 12th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 141 (May 26) | -20.8% | 13th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 924 (May 26) | -20.1% | 14th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 633 (May 26) | -18.7% | 15th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 378 (May 26) | -18.2% | 16th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 769 (May 26) | -14.7% | 17th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 386 (Apr 26) | -11.1% | 18th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 476 (May 26) | -10.2% | 19th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,278 (May 26) | -8.7% | 20th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 42% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,181 to $82,752 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,895). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 16th | +60% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 5th | +43% | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 8th | +42% | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 12th | +41% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 4th | +40% | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 3rd | +39% | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 19th | +31% | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 7th | +31% | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 20th | +30% | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | $39,938 | 22nd | +29% | 11th | 45% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 9th | +29% | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 14th | +29% | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 13th | +28% | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 10th | +28% | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 6th | +27% | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 18th | +26% | 17th | 18% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 21st | +25% | 18th | 29% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 15th | +25% | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 17th | +23% | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 11th | +22% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 22nd | 27% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | 4.8% (May 26) | +0.5pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 20th | -0.6pp | 1st | 34% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 5.4% (May 26) | 18th | -0.4pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 13th | -0.3pp | 6th | 5% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 17th | -0.1pp | 8th | 24% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 9th | 24% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.0pp | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 11th | 44% below peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 4.7% (May 26) | 14th | +0.1pp | 13th | 15% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.2pp | 14th | 20% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 8th | +0.4pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | +0.5pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 19th | +0.5pp | 17th | 32% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 16th | +0.6pp | 18th | 17% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 12th | +0.7pp | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 10.7% (May 26) | 21st | +1.1pp | 20th | 161% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.7% (May 26) | 15th | +1.5pp | 21st | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.7% to 10.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 15 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | 11.9% | -2.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.2% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 8.9% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 19th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.3% | 6th | -3.3pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 15.9% | 13th | -3.5pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.1% | 18th | -3.9pp | 6th | 23% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.4% | 11th | -3.1pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.7% | 7th | -2.6pp | 8th | 12% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 15th | -3.4pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 9th | -2.0pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 20th | -2.5pp | 11th | 43% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.4% | 8th | -1.4pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 10th | -1.3pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22.6% | 21st | -1.9pp | 14th | 45% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 17th | -1.4pp | 15th | 23% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 32.2% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 16th | 107% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.2% | 14th | -1.0pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.3% | 16th | -0.8pp | 19th | 18% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.5% | 12th | +0.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.2% | 5th | +0.1pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.4% | 1st | +1.3pp | 22nd | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.1% to 13.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 19 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 5th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 14th | -10.2pp | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 8th | -7.6pp | 5th | 19% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 9th | -5.7pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 19th | -8.1pp | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 16th | -6.6pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 15th | -6.3pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 17th | -5.5pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 10th | -4.1pp | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 11th | -3.9pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 20th | -5.0pp | 14th | 44% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 21st | -5.1pp | 15th | 62% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 18th | -2.4pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 46.5% | 22nd | -3.7pp | 19th | 111% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 13th | -1.6pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 12th | -1.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 22nd | 48% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 6.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.9% to 93.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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% | ||||||
| Detroit, MI | 85.8% | 20th | +21.2pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 22nd | +17.5pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 19th | +17.9pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 18th | +13.2pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 21st | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 8th | +10.5pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 12th | +9.7pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 15th | +8.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 9th | +8.7pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 6th | +8.8pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 16th | +8.2pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 13th | +7.9pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 17th | +7.1pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 10th | +7.1pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 11th | +7.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 14th | +6.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 5th | +6.8pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 94.1% | 4th | +6.8pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 7th | +6.4pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 22nd | 4% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Inequality fell about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.45 to 0.43 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same 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 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 22nd | -0.024 | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 1st | -0.017 | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 4th | -0.016 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 16th | -0.012 | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.009 | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 7th | -0.009 | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 21st | -0.009 | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 17th | -0.006 | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 8th | -0.005 | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 5th | -0.005 | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 9th | -0.004 | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 10th | -0.003 | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 15th | -0.003 | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 12th | -0.000 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 18th | -0.000 | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 6th | +0.001 | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 20th | +0.002 | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 0.51 | 19th | +0.002 | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 11th | +0.005 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 14th | +0.015 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 13th | +0.018 | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 3rd | +0.019 | 22nd | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 1.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 10.0% to 8.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 11 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 1st | 45% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 20th | -5.6pp | 2nd | 74% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 11.8% | 7th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 6th | -2.2pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.4% | 8th | -2.3pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 5th | -1.3pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 11th | -1.6pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 14th | -1.7pp | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 17th | -2.1pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 38.0% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 11th | 159% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 19th | -0.9pp | 12th | 61% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 13th | 44% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 21st | -0.2pp | 14th | 88% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 18th | -0.0pp | 15th | 57% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 16th | 56% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.6% | 13th | +0.5pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.8% | 15th | +1.1pp | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 16th | +2.2pp | 19th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 12th | +2.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 10th | +2.7pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.7% | 9th | +3.5pp | 22nd | 7% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | $422,822 (Jun 26) | -1.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 1st | 40% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $432,734 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.2% | 2nd | 12% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $222,868 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.9% | 3rd | 42% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $862,989 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.0% | 4th | 123% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $300,783 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.5% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $257,356 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.2% | 6th | 34% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.1% | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $336,624 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.9% | 8th | 13% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 9th | 1% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $392,105 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.4% | 10th | 1% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $582,621 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 11th | 50% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $434,616 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.4% | 12th | 12% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $450,254 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.8% | 13th | 16% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $482,968 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 14th | 25% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $436,056 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.1% | 15th | 13% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.2% | 16th | 16% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.3% | 17th | 50% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $387,146 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.9% | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $146,746 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.0% | 19th | 62% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $721,966 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -4.6% | 20th | 86% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $77,245 (Jun 26) | 21st | -5.1% | 21st | 80% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | $297,010 (Jun 26) | -1.8% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.3% | 1st | 47% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $310,153 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.7% | 2nd | 13% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $132,642 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.2% | 3rd | 52% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.5% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $205,406 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.4% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $223,628 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.2% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $139,666 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.0% | 7th | 49% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $587,973 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 8th | 114% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 9th | 5% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $294,150 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.7% | 10th | 7% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $381,254 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 11th | 39% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $48,796 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.2% | 12th | 82% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,179 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 13th | 24% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $327,568 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.0% | 14th | 19% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.5% | 15th | 63% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.9% | 16th | 10% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,438 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.0% | 17th | 28% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $300,340 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.7% | 18th | 9% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,379 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.2% | 19th | 71% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $476,713 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -6.1% | 20th | 74% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $218,341 (Jun 26) | 14th | -6.2% | 21st | 20% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.1% to 64.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 14 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same 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% | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 14th | +3.4pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 17th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 11th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 50.4% | 13th | +3.1pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 6th | 40% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 8th | +2.1pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 19th | +1.6pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 21st | +1.3pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 4th | +1.8pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 6th | +1.5pp | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 10th | +1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 9th | +1.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 15th | +0.5pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 20th | +0.4pp | 17th | 19% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 16th | +0.0pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 7th | -1.3pp | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 18th | -1.7pp | 22nd | 13% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,614 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +7.8% | 1st | 55% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 5th | +4.6% | 2nd | 22% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 15th | +4.6% | 3rd | 13% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,444 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.9% | 4th | 14% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,686 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.5% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.2% | 6th | 13% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,272 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.1% | 7th | 25% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.1% | 8th | 16% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,453 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.0% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $1,356 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.0% | 10th | 20% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.4% | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,865 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.8% | 12th | 11% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 13th | 40% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,071 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 14th | 23% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,739 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.0% | 15th | 3% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,280 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.8% | 16th | 24% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.8% | 17th | 16% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.8% | 18th | 12% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,004 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 19th | 78% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,579 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.1% | 20th | 6% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,549 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.3% | 21st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.7% then, 33.2% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 14th | -1.5pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 18th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 21st | -0.8pp | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 5th | -0.6pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 43.5% | 20th | -0.7pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 19th | -0.6pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 7th | +0.4pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 8th | +0.6pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 11th | +0.8pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 13th | +1.0pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 17th | +1.4pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 15th | +1.4pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 10th | +1.6pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 16th | +2.2pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 9th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.4% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 11 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 8th | -2.3pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 20.1% | 21st | -3.6pp | 4th | 123% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 12th | -1.3pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 14th | -1.5pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 15th | -1.3pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 16th | -1.6pp | 8th | 58% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 13th | -0.9pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 10th | 196% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 11th | -0.7pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 17th | -1.2pp | 12th | 73% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 19th | -1.2pp | 13th | 80% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 20th | -0.9pp | 14th | 98% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 7th | -0.4pp | 15th | 17% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 9th | -0.3pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 5th | -0.2pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 10th | -0.2pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 18th | +0.1pp | 19th | 80% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 4th | +0.3pp | 20th | 33% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 21st | 49% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 6th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 18% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.2% to 10.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 13 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | 10.1% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 7th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.1% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 3rd | 90% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.0% | 6th | -1.2pp | 4th | 30% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.6% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.5% | 18th | -1.7pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 7.4% | 9th | -1.0pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 4th | -0.6pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.2% | 15th | -0.9pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 17th | -0.8pp | 12th | 21% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.9% | 19th | -0.8pp | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.9% | 21st | -0.5pp | 14th | 87% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 13th | -0.2pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.4% | 10th | -0.1pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 9.9% | 16th | -0.2pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.3% | 11th | -0.1pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 8th | -0.0pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.5% | 20th | +1.0pp | 20th | 71% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 12th | +0.7pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 5.9% | 5th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 30% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | 33.5% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Oakland, CA | 23.7% | 1st | 32% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 2nd | 20% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 3rd | 19% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 4th | 18% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 29.6% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32.5% | 8th | 6% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 10th | 2% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 34.7% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.1% | 14th | 4% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 15th | 5% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 16th | 9% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 17th | 12% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 39.4% | 18th | 14% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 19th | 15% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 20th | 25% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 45.0% | 21st | 30% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 22nd | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child uninsured fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.0% to 8.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). None of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 20th | -1.7pp | 1st | 54% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 6th | -0.7pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 2.8% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 6th | 53% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 7th | 46% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 13th | -0.1pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 5th | +0.0pp | 9th | 38% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 10th | 32% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 21st | +0.2pp | 11th | 57% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 10th | +0.2pp | 12th | 24% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 16th | +0.6pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 11th | +0.6pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 14th | +0.9pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 12th | +1.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 18th | 29% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 19th | 62% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 4th | +0.9pp | 20th | 42% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 9th | +1.1pp | 21st | 27% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 15th | +2.5pp | 22nd | 10% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.4% to 32.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 10th | +7.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 16th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 18.1% | 22nd | +2.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 20th | +3.6pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 5th | 60% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 13th | +4.5pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 6th | +4.9pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 17th | +3.7pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 12th | +4.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 14th | +3.9pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 11th | +4.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 19th | +2.8pp | 12th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 8th | +4.0pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 4th | +4.7pp | 14th | 32% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 9th | +3.1pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 21st | +1.7pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 5th | +2.9pp | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 18th | +1.9pp | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 15th | +2.1pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 7th | +2.4pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 22nd | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.3% then, 32.1% now; margin ±4.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 13th | +2.7pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 2nd | 60% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 15th | +0.4pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 4th | 47% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 8th | -1.6pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 19th | -1.2pp | 6th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 11th | -2.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 9th | -4.3pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 4th | -5.2pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 18th | -3.9pp | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 5th | -6.1pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 3rd | -6.9pp | 12th | 21% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 14th | -5.9pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 7th | -7.0pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 17th | -6.0pp | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 10th | -7.8pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 6th | -9.7pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 16th | -8.4pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 12th | -9.8pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 20th | -9.6pp | 21st | 24% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 31.0% | 21st | -9.8pp | 22nd | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 8.5% now; margin ±2.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 5th | -3.3pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 6th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 14th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 19th | -2.7pp | 4th | 23% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 9th | -0.7pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 13th | -0.6pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 4th | -0.3pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 10th | -0.4pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 18th | -0.4pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 12th | -0.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 11th | -0.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 13th | 36% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 15th | +0.3pp | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 7th | +0.5pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 17th | +0.7pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 16th | +0.7pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 21st | +1.8pp | 18th | 79% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 16.7% | 22nd | +2.7pp | 19th | 128% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 20th | 33% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 20th | +2.0pp | 21st | 36% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 8th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 7% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 499,720 to 511,764 - more than the combined survey margin (±165). 15 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 22nd | +9% | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 9th | +6% | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 11th | +5% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 14th | +5% | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 8th | +4% | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 15th | +4% | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 12th | +3% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 19th | +3% | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 21st | +3% | 9th | 19% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 13th | +3% | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 10th | +2% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 2nd | +2% | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 20th | +2% | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 17th | +1% | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 16th | +1% | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 7th | +1% | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 6th | +1% | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 18th | -2% | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 5th | -5% | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 3rd | -5% | 20th | 21% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 1st | -5% | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 4th | -6% | 22nd | 12% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.9% then, 30.4% now; margin ±2.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 20th | +2.5pp | 1st | 24% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 14th | +2.8pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 11th | +2.8pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 19th | +1.9pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 8th | +2.4pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 6th | 53% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 17th | +1.4pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 16th | +1.3pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 10th | +0.6pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 49% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 18th | -0.5pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 67.1% | 1st | -1.0pp | 12th | 67% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 21st | -0.5pp | 13th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 13th | -1.3pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 6th | -1.7pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 15th | -2.3pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 12th | -2.7pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 4th | -3.8pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 9th | -3.3pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 7th | -3.5pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 22nd | -2.6pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 5th | -6.6pp | 22nd | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (61.9% then, 63.5% now; margin ±4.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 5th | +7.6pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 71.6% | 7th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 8th | +5.9pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 16th | +3.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 13th | +3.6pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 2nd | +3.8pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 21st | +1.6pp | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 18th | +1.6pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 10th | +1.4pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 4th | +1.3pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 11th | +0.6pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 14th | +0.3pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 15th | -1.8pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 20th | -1.9pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 19th | -3.9pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 12th | -4.6pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 61.8% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 22nd | 11% below peers |