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Alameda, CA

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76,876 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Alameda, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
3.8%
2020-24
▼ 55%
relative change
8.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
2.0%
2020-24
▼ 36%
relative change
3.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$137,697
2020-24
▲ 31%
relative change
$104,756 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
61.5%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
54.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Jul 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
5.2% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
50.7%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
48.0% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
95.0%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
90.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.4%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
1.9% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
69.8%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
65.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
3.2%
2020-24
▲ 145%
relative change
1.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
7.2%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
7.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Alameda, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 /100k
2026
▼ 100%
relative change
3 in 2021
Standing still  
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
7.7%
2019-23
▲ 59%
relative change
4.8% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.47
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
0.44 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
3,616 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
3,749 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
643 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
684 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
8.1%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
8.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
37.1%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
36.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
22.0%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
20.3% in 2019
Rising  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,953
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$2,780 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
77,238
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
78,522 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$1,137,620
Aug 2026
▲ 1%
relative change
$1,124,438 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$812,803
Aug 2026
▲ <1%
relative change
$806,342 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
80.9%
2020-24
high
vs peers
73.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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All indicators

Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 329 in July 2026, down from 347 a year earlier.
329 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Bismarck, ND 250 (Jul 26) -42.0% 1st
Tustin, CA 191 (Jul 26) -26.2% 2nd
Arlington Heights, IL 38 (Jul 26) -23.7% 3rd
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 4th
Noblesville, IN 59 (Jul 26) -22.4% 5th
Rochester Hills, MI 57 (Jul 26) -18.5% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 378 (Jun 26) -17.8% 7th
Blaine, MN 74 (Jul 26) -16.2% 8th
Missouri City, TX 128 (Jul 26) -16.1% 9th
New Britain, CT 366 (Jul 26) -12.5% 10th
Pawtucket, RI 218 (Jul 26) -12.5% 11th
Napa, CA 212 (Jul 26) -11.0% 12th
Iowa City, IA 272 (Jul 26) -7.2% 13th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 14th
Southfield, MI 501 (Jul 25) -4.6% 15th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 16th
San Marcos, TX 365 (Jul 26) +0.4% 17th
Evanston, IL 131 (Jun 26) +5.3% 18th
Racine, WI 408 (Apr 26) +6.4% 19th
Flagstaff, AZ 505 (Jan 26) +7.2% 20th
Schaumburg, IL 69 (Jul 26) +12.8% 21st
Ankeny, IA 170 (Jul 26) +15.8% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 12% higher than in 2021 (3,306 then, 3,707 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5,525 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3,616 in July 2026, down from 3,749 a year earlier.
Needs attention 3,616 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bismarck, ND 1,692 (Jul 26) -49.5% 1st
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 2nd
Tustin, CA 1,504 (Jul 26) -33.7% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 469 (Jul 26) -28.6% 4th
Napa, CA 1,044 (Jul 26) -24.1% 5th
Evanston, IL 1,969 (Jun 26) -23.3% 6th
Noblesville, IN 430 (Jul 26) -19.7% 7th
Schaumburg, IL 1,644 (Jul 26) -15.9% 8th
Missouri City, TX 931 (Jul 26) -13.7% 9th
Pawtucket, RI 1,222 (Jul 26) -12.1% 10th
Iowa City, IA 1,520 (Jul 26) -11.9% 11th
Southfield, MI 2,247 (Jul 26) -10.4% 12th
Blaine, MN 1,029 (Jul 26) -8.3% 13th
San Marcos, TX 1,768 (Jul 26) -7.5% 14th
New Britain, CT 1,772 (Jul 26) -5.7% 15th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,134 (Jan 26) -3.5% 16th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 17th
Rock Hill, SC 2,295 (Jun 26) -0.2% 18th
Ankeny, IA 1,084 (Jul 26) +2.6% 19th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 20th
Arlington Heights, IL 880 (Jul 26) +11.6% 21st
Racine, WI 1,658 (Jul 26) +36.7% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

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

Homicide rate

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

Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.

Broader trend
Essentially flat over this window.
Longer view
Homicide held steady from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
Needs attention 0 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Blaine, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Iowa City, IA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Missouri City, TX 1 (Jul 26) -75.0% 3rd
Napa, CA 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 4th
San Marcos, TX 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 5th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Jan 26) -50.0% 6th
Racine, WI 3 (Jul 26) -49.9% 7th
Rock Hill, SC 8 (Jun 26) -14.3% 8th
Pawtucket, RI 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
New Britain, CT 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Tustin, CA 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Southfield, MI 8 (Jul 26) +199.6% 13th
Schaumburg, IL 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 14th
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
Evanston, IL 0 (Jun 26)
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (Jul 26)
Noblesville, IN 0 (Jul 26)
Ankeny, IA 3 (Jul 26)
Bismarck, ND 4 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 6% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 3% lower than in 2021 (684 then, 666 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,733 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 11% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 643 in July 2026, down from 684 a year earlier.
Needs attention 643 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Bismarck, ND 141 (Jul 26) -54.4% 1st
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 2nd
Ankeny, IA 39 (Jul 26) -50.8% 3rd
Schaumburg, IL 49 (Jul 26) -47.9% 4th
Noblesville, IN 38 (Jul 26) -43.1% 5th
Arlington Heights, IL 34 (Jul 26) -40.9% 6th
Missouri City, TX 71 (Jul 26) -34.5% 7th
Napa, CA 88 (Jul 26) -29.5% 8th
Tustin, CA 125 (Jul 26) -29.2% 9th
Flagstaff, AZ 102 (Jan 26) -28.8% 10th
Iowa City, IA 109 (Jul 26) -20.2% 11th
Evanston, IL 140 (Jun 26) -20.1% 12th
Southfield, MI 426 (Jul 26) -16.5% 13th
San Marcos, TX 224 (Jul 26) -13.9% 14th
Rock Hill, SC 209 (Jun 26) -13.6% 15th
Pawtucket, RI 193 (Jul 26) -9.7% 16th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 17th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 18th
Rochester Hills, MI 43 (Jul 26) +6.5% 19th
Blaine, MN 69 (Jul 26) +10.4% 20th
New Britain, CT 501 (Jul 26) +16.5% 21st
Racine, WI 252 (Jul 26) +20.2% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $104,756 to $137,697 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,806).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Alameda started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 80% from 2014 to 2024 ($76,439 to $137,697).
Bright spot $137,697
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Caldwell, ID $73,058 21st +49% 1st 24% below peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 18th +41% 2nd 10% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $68,771 23rd +36% 3rd 29% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 25th +35% 4th 29% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 14th +34% 5th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 7th +33% 6th 17% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 19th +33% 7th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 1st +31% 8th 43% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 29th +31% 9th 40% below peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 13th +29% 10th 8% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 4th +28% 11th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 5th +28% 12th 24% above peers
Gulfport, MS $49,919 31st +27% 13th 48% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY $68,613 24th +27% 14th 29% below peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 30th +27% 15th 47% below peers
Noblesville, IN $104,047 12th +27% 16th 8% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $107,504 9th +27% 17th 11% above peers
Napa, CA $105,963 11th +26% 18th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT $58,613 27th +26% 19th 39% below peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 3rd +26% 20th 29% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 10th +26% 21st 11% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 8th +25% 22nd 12% above peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 26th +22% 23rd 29% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 16th +22% 24th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 22nd +22% 25th 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 20th +22% 26th 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 6th +21% 27th 21% above peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 28th +19% 28th 39% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 2nd +19% 29th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 15th +17% 30th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 17th +7% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$5,003 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.9% in July 2026, down from 5.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.9%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.1% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th -1.0pp 1st 7% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 5.1% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.8pp 2nd 13% above peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 3rd 56% below peers
Gulfport, MS 3.5% (Jul 26) 6th -0.5pp 4th 22% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.5pp 5th 11% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 6th 16% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 7th 31% below peers
Napa, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 9th -0.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th -0.3pp 9th 9% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 10th 9% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 11th 4% below peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.2pp 12th on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 3.2% (Jul 26) 4th -0.2pp 13th 29% below peers
Noblesville, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 14th 29% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 25th -0.2pp 15th 20% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th -0.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.1pp 17th 31% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 19th 9% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 20th 13% below peers
Evanston, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.2pp 21st 9% above peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th +0.3pp 22nd 7% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 26th +0.4pp 23rd 27% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.4pp 24th 2% below peers
Southfield, MI 6.9% (Jul 26) 27th +0.4pp 25th 53% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 24th +0.5pp 26th 13% above peers
Blaine, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 27th 4% above peers
New Britain, CT 8.3% (Jul 26) 28th +2.1pp 28th 84% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.3% then, 7.2% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.6% to 7.2%).
Bright spot 7.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 22nd -4.6pp 1st 20% above peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 58% below peers
Noblesville, IN 5.3% 3rd -1.3pp 3rd 47% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 12.6% 23rd -3.0pp 4th 27% above peers
New Britain, CT 18.1% 26th -3.6pp 5th 82% above peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 31st -5.2pp 6th 172% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 25th -2.3pp 7th 34% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 28th -2.8pp 8th 84% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.8% 29th -3.5pp 9th 130% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 20th -1.7pp 10th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 16th -1.5pp 11th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 6th -0.8pp 12th 42% below peers
Evanston, IL 11.8% 21st -1.6pp 13th 19% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 5th -0.7pp 14th 43% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.2% 17th -1.0pp 15th 3% above peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 24th -0.7pp 16th 27% above peers
Iowa City, IA 26.3% 30th -1.3pp 17th 166% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 10th -0.1pp 18th 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 4th -0.0pp 19th 43% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 18th +0.0pp 20th 6% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 10.7% 19th +0.1pp 21st 8% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.4% 8th +0.0pp 22nd 35% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 15th +0.1pp 23rd 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 27th +0.7pp 24th 84% above peers
Napa, CA 8.5% 14th +0.5pp 25th 14% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 2nd +0.4pp 26th 48% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 13th +0.9pp 27th 18% below peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 11th +1.4pp 28th 27% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 12th +1.6pp 29th 23% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 9th +2.4pp 30th 29% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 7th +2.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty fell 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.4% to 3.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Alameda started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 7.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.3% to 3.8%).
Bright spot 3.8%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 9th -8.2pp 1st 40% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 2nd 62% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 28th -15.9pp 3rd 82% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 4th 56% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 25th -7.1pp 5th 73% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 7th -2.1pp 6th 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 6th -2.1pp 7th 47% below peers
New Britain, CT 24.0% 30th -9.4pp 8th 141% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 20th -5.1pp 9th 57% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 10th 61% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 29th -6.5pp 11th 139% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 19th -3.6pp 12th 43% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 17.5% 27th -4.3pp 13th 76% above peers
Gulfport, MS 31.6% 31st -7.5pp 14th 217% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 10th -1.3pp 15th 39% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 1st -0.6pp 16th 66% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 18th -2.4pp 17th 36% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 24th -2.9pp 18th 72% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 22nd -0.3pp 19th 66% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 17.5% 26th +1.0pp 20th 76% above peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 21st +1.2pp 21st 65% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 13th +0.8pp 22nd 3% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 8.3% 11th +0.9pp 23rd 17% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 16th +1.3pp 24th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 14th +1.3pp 25th 3% below peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 17th +1.6pp 26th 15% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 8th +1.3pp 27th 42% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 15th +2.9pp 28th 1% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 12th +4.0pp 29th 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 23rd +7.3pp 30th 67% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 4th +2.9pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.7% to 95.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Alameda started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 8.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (86.9% to 95.0%).
Bright spot 95.0%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 17th +26.5pp 1st on par with peers
New Britain, CT 85.1% 31st +12.4pp 2nd 9% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 30th +10.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Gulfport, MS 86.0% 29th +10.1pp 4th 8% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 24th +9.9pp 5th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 19th +10.1pp 6th 2% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 88.4% 26th +8.7pp 7th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 23rd +8.7pp 8th 5% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 21st +8.3pp 9th 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 27th +6.3pp 10th 6% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 10th +6.2pp 11th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 91.3% 22nd +5.2pp 12th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 15th +5.0pp 13th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 16th +4.7pp 14th on par with peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 18th +4.6pp 15th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 3rd +4.7pp 16th 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 11th +4.4pp 17th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 12th +4.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 7th +4.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 2nd +3.9pp 20th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 9th +3.9pp 21st 2% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 8th +3.7pp 22nd 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 13th +3.6pp 23rd 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 14th +3.5pp 24th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 25th +3.0pp 25th 6% below peers
Noblesville, IN 95.9% 6th +2.7pp 26th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 96.3% 4th +2.5pp 28th 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 5th +1.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 20th +1.4pp 30th 2% below peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 28th -0.6pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.44 to 0.47 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.46 to 0.47).
Needs attention 0.47
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Rogers, AR 0.46 23rd -0.041 1st 6% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 0.43 15th -0.034 2nd 1% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 9th -0.030 3rd 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 1st -0.023 4th 14% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 12th -0.024 5th 3% below peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 25th -0.023 6th 7% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 13th -0.019 7th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 24th -0.018 8th 7% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 3rd -0.013 9th 12% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 16th -0.014 10th on par with peers
Cheektowaga, NY 0.40 6th -0.010 11th 8% below peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 31st -0.013 12th 26% above peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 5th -0.006 13th 9% below peers
New Britain, CT 0.45 21st -0.004 14th 5% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 17th -0.001 15th 1% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 19th +0.002 16th 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 2nd +0.003 17th 13% below peers
Noblesville, IN 0.41 7th +0.003 18th 5% below peers
Gulfport, MS 0.49 29th +0.006 19th 14% above peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 20th +0.009 20th 3% above peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 4th +0.011 21st 10% below peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 30th +0.015 22nd 22% above peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 26th +0.016 23rd 7% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 8th +0.016 24th 5% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 28th +0.023 25th 13% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 0.41 11th +0.022 26th 5% below peers
Napa, CA 0.46 22nd +0.027 27th 6% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 10th +0.025 28th 5% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 27th +0.029 29th 9% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 14th +0.032 30th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 18th +0.038 31st 2% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 2.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.8% to 7.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 30% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 2.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.2% to 7.7%).
Needs attention 7.7%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.4% +2.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 1st -2.3pp 1st 59% below peers
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 24th -8.3pp 2nd 66% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.5% 20th -5.2pp 3rd 14% above peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 6th -1.8pp 4th 31% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 29th -6.9pp 5th 182% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.7% 13th -1.9pp 6th 10% below peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 11th -1.6pp 7th 13% below peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 17th -1.8pp 8th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 28th -3.9pp 9th 172% above peers
New Britain, CT 28.1% 31st -3.8pp 10th 274% above peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 11th 4% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 2nd -0.1pp 12th 50% below peers
Gulfport, MS 22.5% 30th -0.6pp 13th 200% above peers
Noblesville, IN 4.3% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 42% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 21st -0.1pp 15th 24% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 27th +0.0pp 16th 97% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 10th +0.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 22nd +0.2pp 18th 44% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 15th +0.2pp 19th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 9th +0.2pp 20th 21% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 13.4% 25th +1.0pp 21st 79% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 26th +1.4pp 22nd 83% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 4th +0.5pp 23rd 42% below peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 8th +0.7pp 24th 23% below peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 12th +1.0pp 25th 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 23rd +2.3pp 26th 63% above peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 16th +2.0pp 27th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 19th +2.9pp 28th 3% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 7th +2.1pp 29th 24% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 18th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 5th +2.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 1% lower than in 2021 ($1,153,460 then, $1,137,620 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $1,249,143 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,137,620 in August 2026, up from $1,124,438 a year earlier.
Big move $1,137,620
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $764,158 (Aug 26) +0.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Arlington Heights, IL $495,520 (Aug 26) 11th +8.9% 1st 24% above peers
Evanston, IL $493,385 (Aug 26) 12th +8.5% 2nd 23% above peers
New Britain, CT $312,170 (Aug 26) 25th +8.0% 3rd 22% below peers
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 29th +5.9% 4th 44% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 20th +5.5% 5th 6% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 21st +4.9% 6th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 13th +3.5% 7th 17% above peers
Iowa City, IA $303,890 (Aug 26) 27th +3.4% 8th 24% below peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 18th +3.0% 9th 4% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 4th +2.6% 10th 118% above peers
Noblesville, IN $392,593 (Aug 26) 17th +2.0% 11th 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS $206,071 (Aug 26) 30th +2.0% 12th 49% below peers
Southfield, MI $253,902 (Aug 26) 28th +1.8% 13th 37% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 14th 143% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 14th +1.5% 15th on par with peers
Blaine, MN $381,495 (Aug 26) 19th +1.2% 16th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 16th +1.2% 17th on par with peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.2% 18th 184% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.8% 19th 15% below peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 20th 72% above peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 1st +0.2% 21st 189% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 10th +0.1% 22nd 38% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 23rd 64% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 8th +0.1% 24th 54% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 9th -1.2% 25th 40% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.6% 26th 17% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $323,886 (Aug 26) 24th -1.7% 27th 19% below peers
Napa, CA $862,725 (Aug 26) 5th -2.0% 28th 115% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $400,424 (Aug 26) 15th -2.8% 29th on par with peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 26th -3.4% 30th 23% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 2% higher than in 2021 ($799,771 then, $812,803 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $880,596 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $812,803 in August 2026, up from $806,342 a year earlier.
Big move $812,803
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $467,879 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
New Britain, CT $251,266 (Aug 26) 22nd +10.1% 1st 17% below peers
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 29th +8.4% 2nd 44% below peers
Evanston, IL $295,656 (Aug 26) 17th +8.4% 3rd 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 21st +6.7% 4th 16% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $294,956 (Aug 26) 18th +6.1% 5th 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS $128,674 (Aug 26) 30th +4.1% 6th 57% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 7th 12% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,732 (Aug 26) 27th +4.0% 8th 34% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 14th +3.2% 9th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 10th 161% above peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 11th 9% below peers
Noblesville, IN $298,391 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 12th 1% below peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 12th +2.0% 13th 11% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 11th +2.0% 14th 15% above peers
Blaine, MN $302,157 (Aug 26) 15th +1.7% 15th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 16th 146% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 1st +0.8% 17th 169% above peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 18th 85% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 19th 55% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 20th 70% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.2% 21st 20% below peers
Southfield, MI $170,307 (Aug 26) 28th -0.3% 22nd 44% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 23rd 38% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 4th -0.9% 24th 143% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 9th -1.5% 25th 50% above peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 24th -1.7% 26th 21% below peers
Napa, CA $644,528 (Aug 26) 5th -2.3% 27th 113% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $309,038 (Aug 26) 13th -2.6% 28th 2% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $211,869 (Aug 26) 26th -3.2% 29th 30% below peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 25th -3.5% 30th 25% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 48.0% to 50.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.5% to 50.7%).
Bright spot 50.7%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 17th +9.2pp 1st 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 2nd 17% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 16th +8.0pp 3rd on par with peers
New Britain, CT 45.0% 29th +5.0pp 4th 28% below peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 23rd +5.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 26th +5.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Gulfport, MS 55.1% 21st +5.1pp 7th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 25th +2.7pp 8th 19% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 77.1% 3rd +3.1pp 9th 24% above peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 10th 51% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 71.1% 10th +2.6pp 11th 14% above peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 14th +2.2pp 12th 5% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 11th +2.2pp 13th 11% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 54.2% 22nd +1.7pp 14th 13% below peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 13th +1.2pp 15th 10% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 20th +0.4pp 16th 10% below peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 18th +0.4pp 17th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 2nd +0.3pp 18th 31% above peers
Noblesville, IN 71.2% 9th -0.0pp 19th 14% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 20th 23% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 19th -0.4pp 21st 8% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 5th -0.6pp 22nd 19% above peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 28th -0.5pp 23rd 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 15th -0.8pp 24th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 7th -0.9pp 25th 15% above peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 1st -1.1pp 26th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 27th -0.9pp 27th 22% below peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 8th -2.4pp 28th 14% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 24th -1.9pp 29th 16% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 12th -5.8pp 30th 11% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 30th -5.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,953 in August 2026, up from $2,780 a year earlier.
Big move $2,953
2016August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Iowa City, IA $1,270 (Aug 26) 29th +8.8% 1st 36% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 2nd 81% above peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 4th +6.2% 3rd 49% above peers
New Britain, CT $1,623 (Aug 26) 21st +5.2% 4th 18% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 16th +5.1% 5th 5% below peers
Noblesville, IN $1,741 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 6th 12% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 30th +4.3% 7th 37% below peers
Evanston, IL $2,438 (Aug 26) 9th +4.3% 8th 23% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 9th 15% below peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 28th +3.4% 10th 34% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 11th 25% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 12th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,584 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.0% 13th 20% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 12th +2.9% 14th 8% above peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 18th +2.1% 15th 12% below peers
Blaine, MN $2,078 (Aug 26) 14th +1.9% 16th 5% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 17th 29% above peers
Gulfport, MS $1,483 (Aug 26) 26th +1.6% 18th 25% below peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.4% 19th 23% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.3% 20th 59% above peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 24th +1.3% 21st 24% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,985 (Aug 26) 15th +1.3% 22nd on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC $1,488 (Aug 26) 25th +1.2% 23rd 25% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 24th 9% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 25th 52% above peers
Napa, CA $2,863 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 26th 44% above peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 27th +0.0% 27th 28% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $2,220 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 28th 12% above peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 13th -0.3% 29th 7% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 30th 9% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (36.3% then, 37.1% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.0% to 37.1%).
Needs attention 37.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 1st -2.2pp 1st 41% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 14th -3.6pp 2nd 1% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 7th -2.4pp 3rd 28% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 21st -3.3pp 4th 5% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 5th -1.3pp 5th 35% below peers
Gulfport, MS 38.5% 22nd -1.5pp 6th 7% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 28th -1.4pp 7th 21% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 29th -1.3pp 8th 22% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 13th -0.9pp 9th 2% below peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 18th -0.7pp 10th 2% above peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 20th -0.3pp 11th 3% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 24th +0.0pp 12th 11% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 36.0% 16th +0.1pp 13th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 6th +0.2pp 14th 29% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 19th +0.8pp 15th 3% above peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 11th +0.7pp 16th 11% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 15th +0.9pp 17th 1% below peers
New Britain, CT 44.4% 30th +1.1pp 18th 23% above peers
Noblesville, IN 23.1% 3rd +0.7pp 19th 36% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 9th +1.3pp 20th 19% below peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 26th +1.9pp 21st 17% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 28.7% 8th +1.4pp 22nd 20% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 4th +1.2pp 23rd 35% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 23rd +2.1pp 24th 10% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 25th 46% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 27th +3.1pp 26th 19% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 25th +3.3pp 27th 16% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 12th +2.9pp 28th 3% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 30.1% 10th +3.0pp 29th 16% below peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 2nd +2.5pp 30th 37% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 17th +10.8pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.1% then, 8.1% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.7% to 8.1%).
Needs attention 8.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 22nd -5.4pp 1st 37% above peers
Blaine, MN 2.4% 3rd -1.1pp 2nd 58% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 8th -1.3pp 3rd 36% below peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 7th -0.9pp 4th 40% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 8.4% 25th -1.6pp 5th 51% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 14th -0.8pp 6th 4% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.6% 26th -1.1pp 7th 54% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 8th 33% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 12th -0.5pp 9th 16% below peers
New Britain, CT 15.3% 30th -1.2pp 10th 174% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 29th -0.8pp 11th 127% above peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 15th -0.1pp 12th 4% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 13th -0.0pp 13th 8% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 23rd -0.0pp 14th 44% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 6.9% 18th -0.0pp 15th 24% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 1st +0.0pp 16th 67% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 27th +0.2pp 17th 79% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 5th +0.0pp 18th 55% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 11th +0.1pp 19th 23% below peers
Noblesville, IN 2.0% 2nd +0.0pp 20th 64% below peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 28th +0.3pp 21st 97% above peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 20th +0.2pp 22nd 28% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 31st +0.8pp 23rd 209% above peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 21st +1.0pp 24th 30% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 10th +0.6pp 25th 23% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 19th +1.2pp 26th 27% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 6th +0.5pp 27th 54% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 24th +1.8pp 28th 46% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 16th +1.6pp 29th on par with peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 2.5% 4th +0.9pp 30th 56% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 17th +2.5pp 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.1% to 2.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Alameda started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 8.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.2% to 2.0%).
Bright spot 2.0%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 2nd -1.6pp 1st 51% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 2nd 21% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 62% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 2.7% 3rd -1.4pp 4th 48% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.9% 7th -1.5pp 5th 26% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 11th -1.5pp 6th 9% below peers
Iowa City, IA 4.5% 10th -1.3pp 7th 14% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 15th -0.9pp 8th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS 15.6% 30th -2.5pp 9th 200% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 16th -0.7pp 10th on par with peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 18th -0.8pp 11th 20% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 7.1% 22nd -0.8pp 12th 37% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 20th -0.7pp 13th 25% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.3% 9th -0.5pp 14th 18% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 9.1% 25th -0.9pp 15th 74% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 23rd -0.5pp 16th 38% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 5th -0.1pp 17th 30% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 4th +0.0pp 18th 45% below peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 28th +0.2pp 19th 151% above peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 31st +0.4pp 20th 216% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 12th +0.1pp 21st 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 22nd 185% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 26th +0.9pp 23rd 102% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 14th +0.4pp 24th 4% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 6th +0.3pp 25th 29% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 13th +0.5pp 26th 7% below peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 24th +1.0pp 27th 59% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.2% 17th +1.0pp 28th 18% above peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 19th +1.4pp 29th 23% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 27th +2.5pp 30th 127% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.1% 21st +1.7pp 31st 37% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about half the peer median.

18.2%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Alameda, CA 18.2% 1st 45% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 2nd 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 3rd 26% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 4th 23% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 5th 22% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 6th 20% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 7th 20% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 8th 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 9th 17% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 10th 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 11th 9% below peers
Noblesville, IN 30.8% 12th 6% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 13th 3% below peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 14th 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.6% 15th 1% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 32.8% 16th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 17th 5% above peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 18th 6% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 19th 6% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 20th 6% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.3% 21st 8% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 22nd 8% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 23rd 9% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 24th 12% above peers
Gulfport, MS 37.4% 25th 14% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 26th 15% above peers
New Britain, CT 38.3% 27th 17% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 28th 18% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 29th 19% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 30th 20% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 31st 31% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.9% then, 1.4% now; margin ±1.0pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.3% to 1.4%).
Bright spot 1.4%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 89% below peers
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 3rd -2.7pp 2nd 60% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 8th -3.2pp 3rd 43% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 5th -2.5pp 4th 54% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 6th -1.6pp 5th 50% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 17th -3.3pp 6th 5% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 1.1% 2nd -1.0pp 7th 66% below peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 7th -1.2pp 8th 48% below peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 9th -0.9pp 9th 39% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 4th -0.5pp 10th 55% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 4.2% 23rd -0.6pp 11th 37% above peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 18th -0.2pp 12th 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 26th +0.2pp 13th 100% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 24th +0.2pp 14th 42% above peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 13th +0.2pp 15th 11% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.0% 28th +0.6pp 16th 160% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 11th +0.2pp 17th 21% below peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 18th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 25th +0.5pp 19th 45% above peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 29th +1.2pp 20th 170% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 12th +0.4pp 21st 17% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 30th +1.5pp 22nd 185% above peers
Noblesville, IN 3.4% 19th +0.6pp 23rd 12% above peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 15th +0.7pp 24th 4% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 27th +1.9pp 25th 143% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 3.5% 20th +0.9pp 26th 13% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 22nd +1.3pp 27th 21% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 16th +1.3pp 28th on par with peers
New Britain, CT 3.5% 21st +2.2pp 29th 15% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 334% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 10th +1.4pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.7% to 61.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Alameda started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 12.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (49.2% to 61.5%).
Bright spot 61.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 31st +5.9pp 1st 50% below peers
Racine, WI 21.4% 29th +4.8pp 2nd 45% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 29.6% 24th +6.0pp 3rd 25% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 25th +3.8pp 4th 38% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.1% 21st +4.8pp 5th 10% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 47.8% 12th +6.2pp 6th 22% above peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 17th +4.9pp 7th 2% below peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 22nd +4.0pp 8th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 2nd +6.9pp 9th 57% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 26th +2.5pp 10th 40% below peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 18th +4.0pp 11th 3% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 6th +5.2pp 12th 33% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 16th +3.5pp 13th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 20th +3.2pp 14th 6% below peers
Noblesville, IN 51.6% 8th +4.2pp 15th 32% above peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 13th +3.6pp 16th 21% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 15th +2.9pp 17th 4% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 18th 56% above peers
Gulfport, MS 23.6% 27th +1.4pp 19th 40% below peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 23rd +1.8pp 20th 17% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 19th +2.0pp 21st 6% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 5th +2.5pp 22nd 54% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 1st +2.4pp 23rd 77% above peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 11th +1.6pp 24th 22% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 10th +1.4pp 25th 23% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 7th +1.3pp 26th 33% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 4th +1.4pp 27th 54% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 9th +1.0pp 28th 29% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 28th +0.4pp 29th 43% below peers
New Britain, CT 19.6% 30th -0.2pp 30th 50% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 14th -1.9pp 31st 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.7% then, 69.8% now; margin ±13.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.5% to 69.8%).
Bright spot 69.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 23rd +7.0pp 1st 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 7th +7.0pp 2nd 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 14th +6.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 5th +6.5pp 4th 25% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 18th +4.2pp 5th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 1st +4.1pp 6th 59% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 10th +2.2pp 7th 6% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 2nd +0.9pp 8th 51% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 25th +0.4pp 9th 16% below peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 21st -0.4pp 10th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 3rd -0.8pp 11th 47% above peers
Noblesville, IN 46.3% 11th -0.6pp 12th 5% above peers
Gulfport, MS 48.4% 8th -1.9pp 13th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT 47.5% 9th -2.0pp 14th 8% above peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 31st -2.5pp 15th 40% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 17th -6.0pp 16th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 13th -6.2pp 17th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 12th -7.6pp 18th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 26th -5.9pp 19th 21% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 38.2% 22nd -6.8pp 20th 13% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 39.8% 20th -7.2pp 21st 9% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 16th -8.0pp 22nd on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 6th -12.5pp 23rd 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 15th -11.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 24th -10.9pp 25th 15% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 28th -10.1pp 26th 25% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 4th -17.1pp 27th 26% above peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 29th -11.7pp 28th 35% below peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 27th -17.2pp 29th 24% below peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 19th -22.6pp 30th 5% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 27.9% 30th -16.7pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.3% then, 3.2% now; margin ±4.5pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 3.2%).
Bright spot 3.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 2nd -2.4pp 1st 75% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 3rd -2.8pp 2nd 60% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 11th -3.5pp 3rd 16% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 14th -3.9pp 4th 6% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 19th -4.9pp 5th 33% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.3% 21st -5.8pp 6th 63% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 15th -1.8pp 7th 2% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 3.4% 9th -1.1pp 8th 25% below peers
Gulfport, MS 10.5% 30th -2.4pp 9th 135% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 10th 25% above peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 25th -1.3pp 11th 82% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 13th -0.6pp 12th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 10th -0.2pp 13th 19% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 14th 79% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 27th -0.3pp 15th 100% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 5th +0.1pp 16th 43% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 31st +1.0pp 17th 158% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 7th +0.3pp 18th 32% below peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 12th +0.6pp 19th 13% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 7.5% 23rd +1.2pp 20th 69% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 24th +2.3pp 21st 78% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 22nd 37% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 22nd +2.5pp 23rd 63% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 16th +2.0pp 24th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 20th +3.5pp 25th 52% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 8th +1.9pp 26th 29% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 4th +1.2pp 27th 56% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 29th +6.1pp 28th 129% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.9% 26th +5.7pp 29th 99% above peers
Noblesville, IN 9.0% 28th +7.1pp 30th 101% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 17th +4.4pp 31st 19% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78,522 to 77,238 - more than the combined survey margin (±70). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 87% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (75,763 to 77,238).
Big move 77,238
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 76,011 16th +31% 1st on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 31st +21% 2nd 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 8th +19% 3rd 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 28th +17% 4th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN 73,362 23rd +16% 5th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 24th +13% 6th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 29th +13% 7th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 30th +12% 8th 7% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 27th +10% 9th 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 13th +7% 10th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 26th +6% 11th 4% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 18th +6% 12th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 11th +6% 13th 1% above peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 14th +4% 14th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 7th +4% 15th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 20th +4% 16th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 9th +4% 17th 1% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 76,056 15th +3% 18th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 10th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 75,259 21st +3% 20th 1% below peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 12th +2% 21st on par with peers
New Britain, CT 74,223 22nd +2% 22nd 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS 73,003 25th +2% 23rd 4% below peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 19th +1% 24th on par with peers
Racine, WI 77,633 5th +1% 25th 2% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 17th +1% 26th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 1st -1% 27th 5% above peers
Napa, CA 78,239 3rd -1% 28th 3% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 2nd -1% 29th 4% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 6th -2% 30th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 4th -3% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±40 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children rose 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.3% to 22.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 40% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children rose 1.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.2% to 22.0%).
Big move 22.0%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Alameda, CA 22.0% 15th +1.7pp 1st on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 12th +1.5pp 2nd 2% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 18.5% 26th +1.2pp 3rd 16% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 10th +1.2pp 4th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 9th +1.2pp 5th 6% above peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 22nd +0.5pp 6th 7% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 17th +0.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 8th 24% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 3rd -0.1pp 9th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 27th -0.0pp 10th 16% below peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 20th -0.2pp 11th 2% below peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 6th -0.8pp 12th 18% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 13th 21% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 21.7% 19th -0.9pp 14th 1% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 15th 40% below peers
Noblesville, IN 26.0% 5th -1.3pp 16th 18% above peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 8th -1.2pp 17th 12% above peers
New Britain, CT 22.0% 16th -1.4pp 18th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 4th -1.6pp 19th 20% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 30th -0.9pp 20th 35% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 23rd -1.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 24.9% 7th -1.8pp 22nd 13% above peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 38% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 21st -1.7pp 24th 4% below peers
Gulfport, MS 22.3% 14th -2.2pp 25th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 24th -2.2pp 26th 8% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 13th -2.5pp 27th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 11th -2.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 28th -2.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 25th -2.7pp 30th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 18th -3.0pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.2% then, 22.4% now; margin ±5.1pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.7% to 22.4%).
22.4%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 28th +4.7pp 1st 40% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 7th +9.6pp 2nd 42% above peers
Noblesville, IN 21.7% 24th +5.0pp 3rd 15% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 4th 45% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 22.6% 21st +3.5pp 5th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 22nd +3.2pp 6th 13% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 8th +4.9pp 7th 36% above peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 11th +3.6pp 8th 13% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 19th +2.8pp 9th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 13th +2.9pp 10th 3% above peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 12th +2.6pp 11th 11% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 16th +1.6pp 12th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 15th +1.4pp 13th 1% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 25th +1.0pp 14th 21% below peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 1st +0.7pp 15th 123% above peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 20th +0.3pp 16th 9% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 17th 47% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 18th 46% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 4th -3.5pp 19th 80% above peers
New Britain, CT 56.3% 2nd -4.4pp 20th 120% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 40.2% 6th -3.3pp 21st 57% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 23rd -2.0pp 22nd 13% below peers
Gulfport, MS 53.1% 3rd -5.6pp 23rd 107% above peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 5th -4.9pp 24th 57% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 17th -3.6pp 25th 3% below peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 9th -6.6pp 26th 34% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.4% 10th -7.6pp 27th 26% above peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 26th -4.2pp 28th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 27th -4.3pp 29th 30% below peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 18th -7.8pp 30th 6% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 14th -9.4pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.9% then, 80.9% now; margin ±9.0pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 13.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (67.2% to 80.9%).
Big move 80.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 26th +10.7pp 1st 8% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 5th +12.6pp 2nd 9% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 23rd +11.0pp 3rd 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 21st +9.3pp 4th 3% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 6th +10.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 4th +9.5pp 6th 10% above peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 28th +6.1pp 7th 9% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 2nd +7.0pp 8th 13% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 72.3% 14th +6.0pp 9th 1% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 25th +5.5pp 10th 8% below peers
New Britain, CT 72.6% 13th +5.2pp 11th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 16th +5.1pp 12th on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 1st +5.2pp 13th 17% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 24th +3.8pp 14th 5% below peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 8th +3.2pp 15th 6% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 3rd +3.2pp 16th 13% above peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 22nd +2.2pp 17th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 9th +2.2pp 18th 6% above peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 10th +2.1pp 19th 4% above peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 27th +1.3pp 20th 8% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 7th +0.7pp 21st 8% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 29th +0.3pp 22nd 12% below peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 17th -0.7pp 23rd 2% below peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 31st -0.8pp 24th 20% below peers
Noblesville, IN 69.5% 20th -1.6pp 25th 3% below peers
Gulfport, MS 71.6% 15th -1.9pp 26th on par with peers
Rock Hill, SC 70.3% 18th -3.8pp 27th 2% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 11th -4.3pp 28th 4% above peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 30th -6.3pp 29th 17% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 70.3% 19th -8.4pp 30th 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 12th -10.8pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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