The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 13% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 203 (Mar 26) | 7th | -73.5% | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 352 (May 26) | 12th | -36.7% | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 242 (May 26) | 9th | -27.5% | 3rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 267 (May 26) | 10th | -24.3% | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 334 (May 26) | 11th | -18.0% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 179 (May 26) | 4th | -17.6% | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 142 (May 26) | 3rd | -17.2% | 7th | 58% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 792 (May 26) | 18th | -16.0% | 8th | 137% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 401 (May 26) | 13th | -14.2% | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 871 (May 26) | 19th | -13.8% | 10th | 160% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 225 (May 26) | 8th | -10.5% | 11th | 33% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 649 (May 26) | 17th | -9.0% | 12th | 94% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 184 (May 26) | 5th | -4.9% | 13th | 45% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 491 (Feb 26) | 16th | -3.7% | 14th | 47% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 132 (May 26) | 2nd | -0.5% | 15th | 60% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 918 (May 26) | 20th | +5.0% | 16th | 174% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 452 (May 26) | 15th | +6.7% | 17th | 35% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 442 (May 26) | 14th | +10.0% | 18th | 32% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 201 (Apr 26) | 6th | +10.9% | 19th | 40% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 101 (May 26) | 1st | +12.8% | 20th | 70% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime rose about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 1,334 (Mar 26) | 5th | -72.5% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1,484 (May 26) | 10th | -36.5% | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 1,272 (May 26) | 4th | -33.7% | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 1,472 (May 26) | 9th | -28.3% | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,607 (May 26) | 12th | -24.4% | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1,094 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1,340 (May 26) | 6th | -20.4% | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,180 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.5% | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,179 (May 26) | 16th | -15.7% | 9th | 39% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 1,454 (May 26) | 8th | -14.0% | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,638 (May 26) | 13th | -13.8% | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2,618 (May 26) | 20th | -13.6% | 12th | 67% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2,365 (May 26) | 18th | -11.9% | 13th | 51% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 2,116 (May 26) | 15th | -11.3% | 14th | 35% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 2,259 (May 26) | 17th | -11.2% | 15th | 44% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1,381 (May 26) | 7th | -10.6% | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2,451 (May 26) | 19th | -8.2% | 17th | 56% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 785 (May 26) | 1st | +6.3% | 18th | 50% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,736 (Apr 26) | 14th | +7.5% | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 1,571 (Feb 26) | 11th | +10.4% | 20th | on par with peers |
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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 92% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Surprise, AZ | 1 (May 26) | 1st | -91.7% | 1st | 80% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1 (May 26) | 4th | -66.6% | 2nd | 77% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 3 (May 26) | 9th | -63.7% | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3 (May 26) | 13th | -61.5% | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 1 (Mar 26) | 6th | -60.1% | 5th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 3 (May 26) | 12th | -49.9% | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | -49.9% | 7th | 78% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 7 (May 26) | 17th | -45.0% | 8th | 146% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 6 (May 26) | 15th | -40.0% | 9th | 111% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 12 (Feb 26) | 20th | -13.7% | 10th | 305% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 6 (May 26) | 16th | -10.4% | 11th | 117% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9 (May 26) | 19th | -6.6% | 12th | 202% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 13th | 78% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | +0.0% | 14th | 58% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1 (May 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 15th | 53% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2 (May 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 3 (Apr 26) | 11th | +25.1% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 8 (May 26) | 18th | +33.2% | 18th | 176% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (May 26) | 10th | +33.3% | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4 (May 26) | 14th | +599.2% | 20th | 49% above peers |
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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 51% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 193 (Mar 26) | 11th | -73.5% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 17 (May 26) | 1st | -66.7% | 2nd | 91% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 51 (May 26) | 2nd | -50.6% | 3rd | 74% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 89 (May 26) | 4th | -49.3% | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 115 (May 26) | 6th | -41.0% | 5th | 41% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 140 (May 26) | 8th | -37.5% | 6th | 27% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 111 (May 26) | 5th | -37.0% | 7th | 43% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 719 (May 26) | 20th | -31.6% | 8th | 272% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 133 (May 26) | 7th | -31.5% | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 182 (May 26) | 10th | -30.4% | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 409 (May 26) | 17th | -29.2% | 11th | 112% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 377 (May 26) | 15th | -26.5% | 12th | 95% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 396 (May 26) | 16th | -26.0% | 13th | 105% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 342 (May 26) | 14th | -24.9% | 14th | 77% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 72 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.6% | 15th | 63% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 232 (Feb 26) | 12th | -18.6% | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 272 (May 26) | 13th | -17.8% | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 422 (May 26) | 18th | -13.1% | 18th | 119% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 467 (May 26) | 19th | -10.1% | 19th | 142% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 168 (Apr 26) | 9th | +13.7% | 20th | 13% 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.
Household income rose about 40% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $69,076 to $96,711 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,180). 30 of the 30 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 | $79,964 | +36% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Salinas, CA | $91,908 | 12th | +49% | 1st | 21% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | $91,967 | 11th | +44% | 2nd | 21% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 8th | +40% | 3rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 2nd | +37% | 4th | 118% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | $62,401 | 20th | +37% | 5th | 18% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | $55,997 | 25th | +35% | 6th | 26% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | $92,414 | 9th | +35% | 7th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | $89,792 | 13th | +35% | 8th | 18% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | $119,288 | 5th | +34% | 9th | 57% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | $52,656 | 27th | +34% | 10th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $186,170 | 1st | +32% | 11th | 145% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | $57,137 | 24th | +32% | 12th | 25% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | $61,579 | 21st | +32% | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | $79,479 | 15th | +31% | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 10th | +31% | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | $113,318 | 6th | +31% | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | $109,242 | 7th | +30% | 17th | 44% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | $80,108 | 14th | +29% | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 16th | +27% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,685 | 23rd | +26% | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 17th | +25% | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | $47,819 | 29th | +25% | 22nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | $46,195 | 30th | +24% | 23rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,234 | 28th | +24% | 24th | 33% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | $67,203 | 18th | +24% | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | $54,752 | 26th | +24% | 26th | 28% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 3rd | +23% | 27th | 104% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | $60,977 | 22nd | +23% | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | $119,681 | 4th | +19% | 29th | 57% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 19th | +18% | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | $42,071 | 31st | +8% | 31st | 45% below 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 | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.7% (May 26) | 30th | -1.4pp | 1st | 56% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 7.3% (May 26) | 31st | -0.9pp | 2nd | 70% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 9th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | -0.4pp | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% (May 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 5.3% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.2pp | 7th | 23% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 6.4% (May 26) | 28th | -0.2pp | 9th | 49% above peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 3.0% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 10th | 30% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 11th | 33% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 12th | 33% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 4.5% (May 26) | 19th | -0.1pp | 13th | 5% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 14th | 37% below peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4.2% (May 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 16th | 7% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.0% (May 26) | 21st | +0.1pp | 18th | 16% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 4.7% (May 26) | 20th | +0.2pp | 19th | 9% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 20th | 7% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 21st | 2% below peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 5.7% (May 26) | 26th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 5.5% (May 26) | 25th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 28% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +0.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 4.4% (May 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (May 26) | 24th | +0.8pp | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.8pp | 27th | 2% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 5.1% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +1.1pp | 29th | 2% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 6.2% (May 26) | 27th | +1.4pp | 30th | 44% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.6% (May 26) | 29th | +1.5pp | 31st | 53% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.3% then, 8.5% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.5% | 6th | -5.6pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.8% | 3rd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 58% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 7.9% | 5th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 21.1% | 26th | -5.3pp | 4th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 15.8% | 19th | -3.8pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 14.1% | 16th | -3.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 13.5% | 15th | -3.2pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 12.1% | 13th | -1.9pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.8% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.7% | 8th | -1.1pp | 10th | 38% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 18.3% | 21st | -2.0pp | 11th | 30% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.5% | 29th | -2.5pp | 12th | 81% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 11.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 24.9% | 28th | -1.1pp | 14th | 77% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 20.8% | 25th | -0.9pp | 15th | 48% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 20.5% | 24th | -0.7pp | 16th | 46% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 27.3% | 31st | -0.2pp | 17th | 94% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23.7% | 27th | -0.1pp | 18th | 69% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 9.0% | 9th | +0.1pp | 19th | 36% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 10.8% | 11th | +0.2pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.9% | 18th | +0.4pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 22nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.3% | 14th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 24th | 59% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 26.8% | 30th | +2.4pp | 26th | 90% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.8% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 27th | 33% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 9.5% | 10th | +1.3pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.5% | 7th | +1.2pp | 29th | 39% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.6% | 17th | +2.1pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 17.4% | 20th | +2.7pp | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.0% then, 10.9% now; margin ±2.4pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 2nd | -11.8pp | 1st | 71% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.5% | 9th | -7.3pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.5% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 3rd | 69% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 4th | 80% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.3% | 15th | -8.8pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 17.8% | 16th | -7.8pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 14.3% | 11th | -5.5pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 21.7% | 19th | -7.0pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 29.4% | 24th | -8.2pp | 9th | 66% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 27.1% | 22nd | -6.4pp | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 10.2% | 6th | -1.6pp | 11th | 43% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 30.6% | 26th | -3.4pp | 12th | 72% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 13th | -1.7pp | 13th | 12% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.1% | 29th | -3.3pp | 14th | 103% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 35.5% | 28th | -2.0pp | 15th | 100% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 44.0% | 31st | -1.9pp | 16th | 148% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 23.2% | 20th | -0.7pp | 17th | 31% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 30.1% | 25th | -0.8pp | 18th | 70% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 12th | +0.1pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 40.9% | 30th | +1.0pp | 20th | 130% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 33.5% | 27th | +2.1pp | 21st | 89% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 13.1% | 10th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 23rd | 59% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 11.5% | 8th | +1.3pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 16.9% | 14th | +2.2pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 19.2% | 17th | +2.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 7th | +1.9pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 18th | +3.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.0% | 21st | +6.1pp | 29th | 47% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.6% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 68% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 5th | +3.6pp | 31st | 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.
Broadband rose 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 92.1% to 95.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 29 of the 30 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% | ||||||
| Paterson, NJ | 89.3% | 24th | +20.2pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 88.2% | 26th | +19.0pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 86.1% | 29th | +14.0pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 88.8% | 25th | +13.1pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 92.9% | 15th | +13.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 90.0% | 23rd | +12.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 94.4% | 8th | +11.5pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 85.8% | 30th | +10.4pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 92.2% | 17th | +10.9pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 90.6% | 22nd | +9.6pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 88.1% | 27th | +9.2pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 86.6% | 28th | +8.0pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 12th | +7.8pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 92.8% | 16th | +7.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 11th | +7.5pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 93.4% | 13th | +7.3pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 94.5% | 7th | +7.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 91.4% | 20th | +5.9pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 95.0% | 6th | +5.8pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 91.4% | 21st | +5.0pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 19th | +4.7pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 93.3% | 14th | +4.6pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 94.3% | 9th | +4.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 18th | +4.1pp | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +4.0pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96.6% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 4th | +3.6pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 94.1% | 10th | +2.5pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 97.0% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 97.5% | 1st | +2.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 85.7% | 31st | +0.8pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.37 to 0.39 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong 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 | |||||
| Savannah, GA | 0.48 | 23rd | -0.026 | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 0.41 | 6th | -0.021 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 0.41 | 5th | -0.010 | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 0.47 | 20th | -0.011 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 0.50 | 26th | -0.011 | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 0.49 | 25th | -0.008 | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 0.48 | 21st | -0.006 | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.004 | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 0.47 | 19th | -0.004 | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 0.43 | 11th | -0.001 | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 0.41 | 4th | -0.001 | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.000 | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 0.52 | 30th | +0.002 | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 17th | +0.003 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.003 | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 0.49 | 24th | +0.005 | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 0.53 | 31st | +0.006 | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 0.44 | 12th | +0.006 | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 0.45 | 14th | +0.008 | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 0.46 | 15th | +0.009 | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 0.51 | 29th | +0.010 | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 0.50 | 27th | +0.018 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 0.50 | 28th | +0.018 | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 0.42 | 9th | +0.016 | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 0.42 | 10th | +0.017 | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.46 | 18th | +0.020 | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.017 | 27th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 22nd | +0.022 | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 1st | +0.018 | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 16th | +0.023 | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 13th | +0.031 | 31st | 3% 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 1.5 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 6.5% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 11 of the 30 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 7.0% | 9th | -3.1pp | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5.2% | 6th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 4th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 63% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 8.9% | 12th | -2.5pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 8th | -1.7pp | 5th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 18.3% | 23rd | -4.1pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 13.2% | 16th | -2.8pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 8th | 68% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 17.4% | 21st | -2.4pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 24.1% | 27th | -3.1pp | 10th | 83% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.6% | 25th | -2.4pp | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.5% | 18th | -1.6pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 34.1% | 30th | -3.1pp | 13th | 159% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 28.3% | 29th | -1.8pp | 14th | 114% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 15th | 175% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 17th | -0.3pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 20th | -0.2pp | 17th | 24% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 15.9% | 19th | +0.2pp | 18th | 21% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 10.5% | 13th | +0.2pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.6% | 11th | +0.3pp | 20th | 42% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 11.2% | 15th | +0.8pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 22.1% | 26th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 68% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 24th | +1.6pp | 23rd | 41% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.8% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 25th | 35% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 28.1% | 28th | +3.6pp | 26th | 113% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.2% | 5th | +0.8pp | 27th | 61% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 11.0% | 14th | +1.7pp | 28th | 17% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% | 1st | +0.7pp | 29th | 78% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.6% | 7th | +1.6pp | 30th | 57% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 31st | 63% 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. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 72% 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% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $187,245 (Jun 26) | 29th | +9.9% | 1st | 56% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $225,918 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.3% | 2nd | 47% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $368,276 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.7% | 3rd | 14% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $541,017 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.6% | 4th | 26% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $636,281 (Jun 26) | 10th | +4.4% | 5th | 48% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $308,418 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.7% | 6th | 28% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $206,133 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.5% | 7th | 52% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $85,739 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.2% | 8th | 80% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $270,919 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.1% | 9th | 37% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $598,419 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.8% | 10th | 39% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $231,417 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.5% | 11th | 46% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $2,077,157 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.5% | 12th | 383% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $754,292 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.4% | 13th | 75% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $679,077 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 14th | 58% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $687,948 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.0% | 15th | 60% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $430,236 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.3% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $652,216 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.6% | 17th | 52% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $798,611 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.9% | 18th | 86% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $762,689 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 19th | 77% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $220,742 (Jun 26) | 26th | -1.0% | 20th | 49% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $299,992 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.3% | 21st | 30% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $420,221 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.2% | 22nd | 2% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $572,759 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.4% | 23rd | 33% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $326,616 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.9% | 24th | 24% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $219,864 (Jun 26) | 27th | -3.0% | 25th | 49% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $262,798 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -3.3% | 26th | 39% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $353,757 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.8% | 27th | 18% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,470,486 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.9% | 28th | 242% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $444,344 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.1% | 29th | 3% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $842,802 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.2% | 30th | 96% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 69% 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% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $118,324 (Jun 26) | 29th | +13.1% | 1st | 64% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $37,837 (Jun 26) | 30th | +7.6% | 2nd | 89% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $424,376 (Jun 26) | 9th | +6.4% | 3rd | 28% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $231,698 (Jun 26) | 19th | +6.3% | 4th | 30% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $156,060 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.2% | 5th | 53% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $261,744 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.9% | 6th | 21% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $401,276 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.2% | 7th | 21% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $141,040 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.1% | 8th | 57% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $201,630 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.2% | 9th | 39% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $631,481 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.9% | 10th | 91% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $576,836 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 11th | 75% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $162,158 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.9% | 12th | 51% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $401,346 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.5% | 13th | 21% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $330,473 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.1% | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $529,103 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 15th | 60% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $628,508 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.2% | 16th | 90% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $399,151 (Jun 26) | 12th | -0.3% | 17th | 21% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $163,831 (Jun 26) | 25th | -0.9% | 18th | 50% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $617,762 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 19th | 87% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,264,284 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.3% | 20th | 283% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $355,108 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.2% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $185,459 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.2% | 22nd | 44% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $772,400 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.8% | 23rd | 134% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $274,740 (Jun 26) | 16th | -3.8% | 24th | 17% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $211,677 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.0% | 25th | 36% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $168,991 (Jun 26) | 24th | -4.1% | 26th | 49% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $217,206 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.1% | 27th | 34% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $652,742 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -4.8% | 28th | 98% above peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $379,181 (Jun 26) | 13th | -4.9% | 29th | 15% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $240,956 (Jun 26) | 18th | -6.1% | 30th | 27% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 75.9% to 79.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 11 of the 30 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% | ||||||
| Killeen, TX | 49.5% | 22nd | +5.7pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 58.0% | 11th | +5.2pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 60.9% | 7th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 41.6% | 29th | +2.7pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 49.6% | 21st | +3.0pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 6th | +3.7pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 47.0% | 24th | +2.2pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 68.8% | 4th | +3.1pp | 8th | 29% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 53.4% | 16th | +2.2pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 10th | 38% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 58.9% | 9th | +2.3pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 45.4% | 25th | +1.6pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.9% | 31st | +0.8pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 20th | +1.3pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 42.8% | 27th | +1.0pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 54.0% | 15th | +1.2pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 14th | +0.9pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 55.0% | 13th | +0.7pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 52.4% | 17th | +0.1pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 55.6% | 12th | +0.0pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 58.1% | 10th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 63.8% | 5th | -0.3pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 24th | 40% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 51.4% | 19th | -0.9pp | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 59.5% | 8th | -1.4pp | 26th | 11% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 42.1% | 28th | -1.1pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 48.6% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 37.7% | 30th | -1.2pp | 29th | 29% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 43.8% | 26th | -1.6pp | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 18th | -2.1pp | 31st | 3% 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. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 30th | +8.8% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $3,821 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.4% | 2nd | 98% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $2,498 (Jun 26) | 7th | +5.0% | 3rd | 30% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $1,786 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.4% | 4th | 7% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $1,270 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.3% | 5th | 34% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.8% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $2,245 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.7% | 7th | 17% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.5% | 8th | 20% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.4% | 9th | 29% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $1,319 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.2% | 10th | 32% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,310 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.1% | 11th | 20% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,105 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.9% | 12th | 9% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $2,682 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.8% | 13th | 39% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $2,615 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.5% | 14th | 36% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $2,645 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.2% | 15th | 37% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $1,687 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.7% | 16th | 12% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $1,657 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.6% | 17th | 14% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $2,375 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.6% | 18th | 23% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $2,504 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.2% | 19th | 30% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 20th | 45% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.7% | 21st | 33% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $2,385 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.7% | 22nd | 24% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $1,941 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,927 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.5% | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $2,318 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.2% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.3% | 26th | 6% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,437 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.3% | 27th | 25% below peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $1,254 (Jun 26) | 29th | -1.7% | 28th | 35% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $1,814 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.2% | 29th | 6% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,480 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -4.1% | 30th | 23% 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 (26.9% then, 28.7% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Salinas, CA | 41.2% | 20th | -5.9pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 2nd | -3.9pp | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 43.7% | 25th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 46.3% | 27th | -3.0pp | 4th | 16% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 33.0% | 6th | -1.5pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 51.1% | 29th | -1.8pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 41.7% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 40.2% | 17th | -1.2pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 9th | 26% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 1st | -0.6pp | 10th | 38% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 46.2% | 26th | -0.8pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 33.6% | 7th | -0.6pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 56.6% | 31st | -0.7pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 41.8% | 24th | -0.3pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 4th | -0.1pp | 15th | 26% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 36.2% | 12th | +0.5pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 34.4% | 8th | +0.7pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 40.6% | 19th | +1.0pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 36.6% | 13th | +1.2pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 36.9% | 14th | +1.9pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38.4% | 15th | +2.2pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 35.3% | 10th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 21st | +3.1pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 34.4% | 9th | +3.1pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 50.0% | 28th | +4.5pp | 26th | 26% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 41.7% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 40.2% | 18th | +4.6pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 16th | +4.6pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 51.3% | 30th | +6.4pp | 30th | 29% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 11th | +5.5pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.4% to 3.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong 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 | |||||
| Kansas City, KS | 7.3% | 19th | -2.4pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 10.5% | 23rd | -3.2pp | 2nd | 51% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 5.0% | 6th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 18.2% | 28th | -3.7pp | 4th | 160% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.1% | 31st | -5.2pp | 5th | 274% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 6.1% | 13th | -0.9pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 11th | -0.5pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.7% | 30th | -1.4pp | 9th | 269% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 11.3% | 25th | -0.6pp | 10th | 61% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 6.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 4th | -0.1pp | 12th | 46% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 19.5% | 29th | -0.6pp | 13th | 179% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 8.2% | 20th | -0.2pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.7% | 9th | -0.1pp | 15th | 19% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.5% | 15th | -0.1pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.7% | 27th | +0.1pp | 17th | 83% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 7th | +0.0pp | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 18th | +0.3pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 7.0% | 16th | +0.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 5th | +0.2pp | 21st | 30% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 12th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 9.6% | 22nd | +0.9pp | 23rd | 38% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 10.8% | 24th | +1.7pp | 24th | 55% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7.0% | 17th | +1.1pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.4% | 26th | +2.0pp | 26th | 63% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 21st | +1.7pp | 27th | 31% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 3.7% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 28th | 47% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.7% | 10th | +1.4pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 8th | +1.4pp | 30th | 22% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 53% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.2% then, 6.0% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 5.9% | 7th | -2.1pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 8.6% | 15th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 4th | 67% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 13.3% | 21st | -3.1pp | 5th | 52% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 7.3% | 11th | -1.0pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 10.7% | 17th | -1.5pp | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 10.9% | 18th | -1.4pp | 8th | 25% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 9th | 72% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 15.4% | 26th | -1.4pp | 10th | 76% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 5th | -0.4pp | 11th | 52% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.3% | 14th | -0.7pp | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 12.2% | 19th | -0.8pp | 13th | 40% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 17.6% | 27th | -1.0pp | 14th | 102% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 23.9% | 30th | -1.2pp | 15th | 174% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.2pp | 16th | 56% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.5% | 12th | -0.3pp | 17th | 15% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.0% | 8th | -0.2pp | 18th | 31% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.9% | 6th | +0.0pp | 19th | 44% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.7% | 16th | +0.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.0% | 13th | +0.2pp | 21st | 8% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.3% | 25th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 75% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.4% | 29th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 145% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 13.3% | 20th | +0.6pp | 24th | 52% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7.1% | 10th | +0.4pp | 25th | 19% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 26th | 224% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 14.7% | 24th | +1.1pp | 27th | 69% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 14.7% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 28th | 68% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 19.4% | 28th | +1.6pp | 29th | 122% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 14.2% | 22nd | +2.7pp | 30th | 63% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 6.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 31st | 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% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19.4% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 37% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 24.6% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 25.6% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 6th | 20% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 28.5% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 29.1% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 29.5% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 29.5% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 31.5% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 33.4% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 34.0% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 34.2% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 34.2% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | 37.3% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 38.7% | 22nd | 13% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 39.9% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 24th | 18% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 40.7% | 25th | 19% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 41.2% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 41.7% | 27th | 22% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 42.3% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 44.6% | 29th | 30% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 48.0% | 30th | 40% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48.5% | 31st | 42% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.0% then, 6.5% now; margin ±2.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 10th | -2.0pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 5th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 4.8% | 16th | -1.9pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3.8% | 12th | -1.1pp | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 6.7% | 23rd | -1.0pp | 5th | 39% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 4.8% | 15th | -0.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 1st | -0.1pp | 7th | 64% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.2% | 25th | -0.3pp | 8th | 51% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 9.3% | 27th | +0.3pp | 9th | 95% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.3% | 18th | +0.2pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4.7% | 14th | +0.2pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 14.6% | 30th | +0.8pp | 12th | 206% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 13th | 268% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 29th | +1.4pp | 15th | 189% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 6.0% | 20th | +0.7pp | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2.9% | 8th | +0.4pp | 17th | 40% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.5% | 19th | +0.8pp | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 11th | +0.6pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 6.8% | 24th | +1.2pp | 20th | 43% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 28th | +2.2pp | 21st | 145% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 2.5% | 7th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9.0% | 26th | +1.8pp | 23rd | 88% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2.9% | 9th | +0.7pp | 24th | 39% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 2.3% | 6th | +0.6pp | 25th | 51% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 4.1% | 13th | +1.1pp | 26th | 15% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 27th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 28th | 55% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 6.3% | 21st | +1.9pp | 29th | 31% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 17th | +2.3pp | 30th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 31st | 60% 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.
College attainment rose 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.6% to 30.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 24 of the 30 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 | 33.3% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Bridgeport, CT | 23.4% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 1st | 25% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 16.5% | 29th | +3.1pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 34.0% | 11th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 28.9% | 18th | +5.1pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 33.8% | 12th | +5.9pp | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 15th | +5.4pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.7% | 6th | +8.6pp | 7th | 72% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 33.3% | 13th | +5.1pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 20.8% | 25th | +3.1pp | 9th | 33% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 21st | +3.4pp | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 30th | +1.8pp | 11th | 48% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 20.3% | 27th | +2.2pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 45.3% | 7th | +4.4pp | 13th | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 20.5% | 26th | +1.9pp | 14th | 35% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 31.2% | 16th | +2.8pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 28th | +1.8pp | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 58.3% | 5th | +5.2pp | 17th | 87% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 43.0% | 9th | +3.4pp | 18th | 37% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 21.9% | 24th | +1.7pp | 19th | 30% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 10th | +2.9pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 32.5% | 14th | +2.2pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 17th | +2.0pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 23rd | 122% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 11.8% | 31st | +0.7pp | 24th | 62% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 25th | 132% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 44.3% | 8th | +2.6pp | 26th | 42% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 28.8% | 19th | +1.6pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 23.5% | 22nd | +1.1pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 29th | 131% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 66.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 30th | 112% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 26.3% | 20th | +0.9pp | 31st | 16% 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.7% then, 38.0% now; margin ±10.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 19th | +11.8pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 50.9% | 13th | +8.7pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 71.2% | 1st | +9.6pp | 3rd | 48% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 64.9% | 3rd | +8.3pp | 4th | 35% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 62.5% | 5th | +7.7pp | 5th | 30% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 48.4% | 15th | +4.3pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 24th | +3.3pp | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 18th | +3.8pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 28th | +1.0pp | 9th | 37% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 47.9% | 17th | -1.5pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 66.5% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 11th | 38% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 40.7% | 21st | -2.0pp | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 51.3% | 12th | -4.2pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 41.4% | 20th | -3.8pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 11th | -4.8pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 59.9% | 6th | -5.9pp | 16th | 25% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 4th | -6.5pp | 17th | 34% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 48.1% | 16th | -4.9pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 36.7% | 25th | -3.8pp | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 39.6% | 22nd | -4.5pp | 20th | 18% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 50.3% | 14th | -6.8pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.0% | 9th | -9.6pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 58.2% | 7th | -10.9pp | 23rd | 21% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 10th | -12.0pp | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -7.3pp | 25th | 45% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 26.9% | 30th | -8.9pp | 26th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 54.7% | 8th | -19.0pp | 27th | 14% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 39.2% | 23rd | -17.6pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.8% | 26th | -15.7pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 27.5% | 29th | -12.9pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 31.9% | 27th | -23.1pp | 31st | 34% 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 (6.7% then, 10.7% now; margin ±4.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 96% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 1.6% | 2nd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 6.3% | 15th | -4.9pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.2% | 9th | -2.4pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 5.8% | 13th | -2.4pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 16th | -2.2pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.1% | 8th | -1.7pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 8th | 64% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 7.2% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 8.7% | 25th | -1.9pp | 10th | 37% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.4% | 17th | -1.4pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.6% | 11th | -0.9pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 5.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.0% | 14th | -0.8pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 18th | -0.8pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.5% | 6th | -0.4pp | 16th | 29% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.8% | 19th | -0.5pp | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 8.1% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 18th | 28% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 8.4% | 24th | +0.0pp | 19th | 32% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 27th | +0.1pp | 20th | 46% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 21st | 96% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.0% | 20th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 12.9% | 31st | +2.3pp | 24th | 103% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.0% | 21st | +1.3pp | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 11.9% | 29th | +2.3pp | 26th | 88% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 7th | +1.1pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 8.8% | 26th | +3.2pp | 28th | 40% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 28th | +4.0pp | 29th | 68% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 5th | +1.9pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 4th | +1.7pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 14% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 135,450 to 154,948 - more than the combined survey margin (±147). 22 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 161,445 | 2nd | +18% | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 155,955 | 10th | +15% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 13th | +14% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 154,338 | 15th | +14% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 17th | +12% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 145,702 | 30th | +10% | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 158,735 | 5th | +9% | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 158,159 | 6th | +9% | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 18th | +5% | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 23rd | +4% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 161,761 | 1st | +4% | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 146,384 | 29th | +2% | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 149,153 | 24th | +2% | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 145,385 | 31st | +2% | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 156,578 | 9th | +2% | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 19th | +2% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 20th | +2% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 147,898 | 26th | +2% | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 155,135 | 11th | +2% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 155,082 | 12th | +2% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 154,236 | 16th | +1% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 156,583 | 8th | +1% | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 154,749 | 14th | +0% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 147,521 | 27th | +0% | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 158,801 | 4th | -0% | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 156,976 | 7th | -0% | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 149,668 | 21st | -1% | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 22nd | -3% | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 147,943 | 25th | -3% | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 159,670 | 3rd | -4% | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 146,631 | 28th | -12% | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.5% then, 25.6% now; margin ±4.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona ref | 31.4% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15.9% | 29th | +3.8pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 43.8% | 12th | +9.2pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 14th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 37.0% | 17th | +5.8pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 43.1% | 13th | +4.5pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 24th | +2.1pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 43.9% | 11th | +3.3pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 38.3% | 16th | +2.8pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 44.8% | 10th | +2.3pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 9th | +2.1pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 54.1% | 6th | +2.4pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.3% | 5th | +2.2pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 63.3% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 15th | 64% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 22.5% | 27th | +0.3pp | 16th | 41% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 18th | +0.2pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 51.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 54.0% | 7th | -0.6pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 55.6% | 4th | -1.0pp | 20th | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 21st | 66% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 38.4% | 15th | -1.1pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 23rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 56.9% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 24th | 49% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 25.7% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 25th | 33% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 27.0% | 21st | -2.3pp | 26th | 29% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 29.8% | 19th | -2.7pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 29.2% | 20th | -3.3pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 24.6% | 26th | -3.9pp | 29th | 36% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 17.8% | 28th | -4.0pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 24.8% | 25th | -6.3pp | 31st | 35% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (64.3% then, 70.4% now; margin ±10.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Alexandria, VA | 79.8% | 2nd | +14.0pp | 1st | 17% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 26th | +10.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 69.1% | 14th | +8.7pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 59.9% | 29th | +6.0pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 4th | +7.3pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 67.8% | 18th | +5.9pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 69.6% | 11th | +6.0pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 9th | +6.0pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 67.2% | 20th | +5.7pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 79.5% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 64.4% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 69.5% | 12th | +4.0pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 69.7% | 10th | +3.9pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 62.8% | 28th | +3.5pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 64.3% | 24th | +3.5pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 80.5% | 1st | +3.3pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 68.5% | 16th | +2.8pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 71.7% | 8th | +2.5pp | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 68.8% | 15th | +2.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 13th | +1.7pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 21st | 24% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 19th | -1.3pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 72.6% | 7th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 75.5% | 5th | -2.0pp | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 64.3% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 72.8% | 6th | -3.4pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 27th | -3.2pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.3% | 25th | -3.9pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 56.4% | 30th | -4.7pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 67.9% | 17th | -6.3pp | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 66.6% | 21st | -7.7pp | 31st | 3% below peers |