The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 7% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Cicero, IL | 194 (May 26) | 9th | -34.2% | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 28 (May 26) | 1st | -32.3% | 2nd | 87% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 332 (Apr 26) | 15th | -23.8% | 3rd | 53% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 136 (May 26) | 5th | -22.8% | 4th | 37% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 512 (May 26) | 18th | -18.4% | 5th | 136% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 142 (May 26) | 7th | -17.4% | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 195 (Dec 25) | 10th | -12.1% | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 221 (May 26) | 12th | -11.7% | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 819 (May 26) | 21st | -10.2% | 9th | 277% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 217 (May 26) | 11th | -7.3% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 113 (May 26) | 4th | -4.8% | 11th | 48% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 342 (May 26) | 16th | -2.2% | 12th | 58% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 438 (May 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 13th | 102% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 325 (May 26) | 14th | -0.4% | 14th | 50% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 585 (Apr 26) | 19th | +0.3% | 15th | 169% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 143 (May 26) | 8th | +0.8% | 16th | 34% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 94 (May 26) | 2nd | +1.3% | 17th | 57% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 262 (May 26) | 13th | +6.9% | 18th | 21% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 141 (May 26) | 6th | +10.1% | 19th | 35% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 660 (May 26) | 20th | +11.3% | 20th | 204% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 95 (May 26) | 3rd | +21.5% | 21st | 56% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Warwick, RI | 824 (May 26) | 4th | -26.2% | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 1,368 (May 26) | 11th | -24.4% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 805 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.0% | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 1,763 (May 26) | 14th | -19.5% | 4th | 29% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 2,601 (May 26) | 20th | -18.7% | 5th | 90% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 404 (May 26) | 1st | -18.0% | 6th | 70% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 2,221 (Apr 26) | 17th | -17.0% | 7th | 62% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 5,059 (May 26) | 21st | -15.1% | 8th | 270% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 1,117 (May 26) | 7th | -13.8% | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 1,883 (May 26) | 15th | -12.4% | 10th | 38% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 953 (May 26) | 6th | -11.2% | 11th | 30% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 2,017 (May 26) | 16th | -9.7% | 12th | 47% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 678 (May 26) | 2nd | -8.3% | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 1,282 (May 26) | 10th | -7.0% | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 1,183 (May 26) | 9th | -7.0% | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 1,577 (Dec 25) | 13th | -6.8% | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 1,416 (Apr 26) | 12th | -5.6% | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 2,348 (May 26) | 19th | -3.6% | 18th | 72% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 2,329 (May 26) | 18th | -2.2% | 19th | 70% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 1,134 (May 26) | 8th | +0.8% | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 933 (May 26) | 5th | +7.4% | 21st | 32% below peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| New Rochelle, NY | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | -100.0% | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 0 (May 26) | 4th | -100.0% | 4th | 100% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 0 (May 26) | 5th | -100.0% | 5th | 100% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 9 (May 26) | 21st | -65.0% | 6th | 269% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 5 (May 26) | 20th | -51.5% | 7th | 101% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -50.0% | 8th | 53% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 5 (Apr 26) | 18th | -33.8% | 9th | 93% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 5 (May 26) | 19th | -33.3% | 10th | 95% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 2 (May 26) | 15th | -33.2% | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 2 (Apr 26) | 13th | -33.1% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 2 (May 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 2 (May 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 2 (May 26) | 17th | +99.2% | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 2 (May 26) | 16th | +100.0% | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 2 (May 26) | 10th | +100.0% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 2 (May 26) | 11th | +100.0% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 1 (May 26) | 9th | 48% below peers | ||||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 0 (May 26) | 6th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Somerville, MA | 0 (Dec 25) | 7th | 100% below peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Vehicle theft fell about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Johns Creek, GA | 14 (May 26) | 1st | -56.0% | 1st | 89% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 90 (May 26) | 9th | -50.9% | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 203 (May 26) | 17th | -48.5% | 3rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 69 (May 26) | 5th | -40.8% | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 43 (May 26) | 2nd | -36.2% | 5th | 66% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 145 (May 26) | 12th | -30.3% | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 215 (May 26) | 19th | -28.6% | 7th | 70% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 152 (May 26) | 15th | -26.9% | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 246 (May 26) | 20th | -26.0% | 9th | 95% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 208 (May 26) | 18th | -25.3% | 10th | 65% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 262 (May 26) | 21st | -25.3% | 11th | 108% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 149 (Apr 26) | 14th | -24.1% | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 61 (May 26) | 4th | -23.9% | 13th | 52% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 146 (May 26) | 13th | -23.0% | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 181 (Apr 26) | 16th | -23.0% | 15th | 44% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 100 (Dec 25) | 10th | -22.6% | 16th | 21% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 126 (May 26) | 11th | -16.8% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 48 (May 26) | 3rd | -8.5% | 18th | 62% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 69 (May 26) | 6th | -3.3% | 19th | 45% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 78 (May 26) | 8th | -1.5% | 20th | 38% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 75 (May 26) | 7th | +20.0% | 21st | 41% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 40% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $78,932 to $110,550 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,227). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $99,122 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Cicero, IL | $70,842 | 22nd | +44% | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | $62,096 | 28th | +40% | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | $110,550 | 9th | +40% | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | $59,235 | 30th | +38% | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | $65,423 | 25th | +38% | 5th | 27% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | $89,585 | 17th | +37% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | $132,572 | 7th | +36% | 7th | 47% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | $189,917 | 1st | +36% | 8th | 111% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | $84,049 | 19th | +35% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | $72,856 | 21st | +35% | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | $157,814 | 3rd | +35% | 11th | 76% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | $109,167 | 10th | +34% | 12th | 21% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | $102,480 | 12th | +32% | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | $53,758 | 31st | +32% | 14th | 40% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | $160,093 | 2nd | +31% | 15th | 78% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | $64,059 | 26th | +30% | 16th | 29% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | $66,970 | 24th | +29% | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | $63,340 | 27th | +29% | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | $134,047 | 6th | +28% | 19th | 49% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | $97,069 | 14th | +28% | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | $104,836 | 11th | +26% | 21st | 17% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | $90,206 | 15th | +25% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | $156,867 | 4th | +23% | 23rd | 75% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | $62,076 | 29th | +22% | 24th | 31% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | $139,804 | 5th | +22% | 25th | 56% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | $70,074 | 23rd | +22% | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | $77,622 | 20th | +22% | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $89,891 | 16th | +22% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | $116,089 | 8th | +21% | 29th | 29% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | $88,708 | 18th | +20% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | $99,860 | 13th | +19% | 31st | 11% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric.
Unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 5.3% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Warwick, RI | 3.0% (May 26) | 6th | -0.9pp | 1st | 17% below peers | |
| Cranston, RI | 3.3% (May 26) | 10th | -0.8pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | |
| Redwood City, CA | 3.0% (May 26) | 7th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Folsom, CA | 3.5% (May 26) | 13th | -0.4pp | 4th | 3% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | 2.9% (May 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| Gastonia, NC | 3.7% (May 26) | 16th | -0.3pp | 6th | 3% above peers | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 21st | -0.2pp | 7th | 19% above peers | |
| Somerville, MA | 3.4% (May 26) | 11th | -0.2pp | 8th | 6% below peers | |
| Buena Park, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 15th | -0.1pp | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Warner Robins, GA | 2.8% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 10th | 22% below peers | |
| Newport Beach, CA | 3.2% (May 26) | 8th | -0.1pp | 11th | 11% below peers | |
| Homestead, FL | 2.7% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0pp | 12th | 25% below peers | |
| Miami Beach, FL | 2.2% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 13th | 39% below peers | |
| Johns Creek, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 5th | +0.0pp | 14th | 19% below peers | |
| Lake Charles, LA | 4.7% (May 26) | 24th | +0.0pp | 15th | 31% above peers | |
| South Jordan, UT | 3.4% (May 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 16th | 6% below peers | |
| Frederick, MD | 3.5% (May 26) | 14th | +0.1pp | 17th | 3% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | 3.2% (May 26) | 9th | +0.2pp | 18th | 11% below peers | |
| Westland, MI | 3.9% (May 26) | 17th | +0.4pp | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| Longview, TX | 4.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.4pp | 20th | 31% above peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 4.3% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.6pp | 21st | 19% above peers | |
| Cicero, IL | 4.8% (May 26) | 26th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | |
| Largo, FL | 3.9% (May 26) | 18th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 8% above peers | |
| Kissimmee, FL | 4.5% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.8pp | 24th | 25% above peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 4.9% (May 26) | 27th | +0.9pp | 25th | 36% above peers | |
| New Rochelle, NY | 4.0% (May 26) | 19th | +1.0pp | 26th | 11% above peers | |
| Boynton Beach, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 27th | 17% above peers | |
| North Port, FL | 5.1% (May 26) | 28th | +1.3pp | 28th | 42% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.3% to 8.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.8% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Redwood City, CA | 6.2% | 6th | -2.7pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 8.7% | 13th | -3.5pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 18.3% | 29th | -5.4pp | 3rd | 93% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 14.2% | 23rd | -3.2pp | 4th | 49% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 9.0% | 14th | -1.8pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 9.5% | 16th | -1.6pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 20.2% | 30th | -3.2pp | 7th | 113% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 6.0% | 5th | -0.8pp | 8th | 37% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 6.7% | 8th | -0.8pp | 9th | 30% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 14.4% | 26th | -1.6pp | 10th | 52% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 12.2% | 20th | -1.0pp | 11th | 28% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 16.7% | 28th | -1.4pp | 12th | 76% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 6.6% | 7th | -0.5pp | 13th | 30% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 9.6% | 17th | -0.7pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 15.9% | 27th | -0.5pp | 15th | 68% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 5.0% | 4th | -0.1pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 13.5% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 17th | 42% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 14.2% | 24th | -0.1pp | 18th | 49% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 4.7% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 19th | 51% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 10.6% | 19th | +0.1pp | 20th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 22.7% | 31st | +0.6pp | 21st | 139% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 14.3% | 25th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 51% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 12.8% | 21st | +0.4pp | 23rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 4.2% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 24th | 56% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 8.0% | 12th | +0.7pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 7.6% | 10th | +0.8pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 9.5% | 15th | +1.1pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 9.8% | 18th | +1.5pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 7.5% | 9th | +1.4pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 3.7% | 1st | +0.9pp | 30th | 61% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 7.7% | 11th | +2.2pp | 31st | 19% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 8.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.2% to 9.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Somerville, MA | 6.7% | 8th | -13.5pp | 1st | 46% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 5.7% | 5th | -5.9pp | 2nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 9.9% | 12th | -8.3pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 4.2% | 1st | -1.9pp | 4th | 67% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 23.3% | 27th | -9.8pp | 5th | 86% above peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 28.5% | 29th | -9.0pp | 6th | 127% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 19.3% | 22nd | -4.0pp | 7th | 54% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 10.3% | 13th | -1.8pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 15.0% | 19th | -2.6pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 6.2% | 6th | -1.1pp | 10th | 51% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 19.9% | 23rd | -3.4pp | 11th | 59% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 21.3% | 24th | -2.4pp | 12th | 70% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 24.2% | 28th | -2.4pp | 13th | 93% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 5.3% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 14th | 58% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 34.3% | 30th | -2.4pp | 15th | 174% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 12.5% | 16th | -0.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 7.8% | 10th | -0.4pp | 17th | 38% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 13.0% | 17th | -0.3pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 23.1% | 26th | -0.4pp | 19th | 84% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 15.8% | 20th | +0.0pp | 20th | 26% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 21.9% | 25th | +0.2pp | 21st | 75% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 14.9% | 18th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 4.3% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 23rd | 65% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 16.1% | 21st | +1.8pp | 24th | 29% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 12.4% | 15th | +1.5pp | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 11.7% | 14th | +1.9pp | 26th | 7% below peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 7.0% | 9th | +1.4pp | 27th | 44% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 8.8% | 11th | +2.1pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 6.4% | 7th | +1.6pp | 29th | 49% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 5.4% | 4th | +3.7pp | 30th | 57% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 71.8% | 31st | 473% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.5% to 95.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Kissimmee, FL | 92.0% | 19th | +18.5pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 85.5% | 31st | +12.3pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 88.0% | 28th | +11.5pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 90.0% | 25th | +10.8pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 92.5% | 17th | +10.8pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 89.5% | 26th | +9.3pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 87.5% | 30th | +8.4pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 87.6% | 29th | +8.3pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 91.6% | 21st | +8.5pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 91.6% | 22nd | +8.3pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 91.2% | 24th | +7.8pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 94.8% | 10th | +6.5pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 89.1% | 27th | +6.0pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 94.8% | 9th | +6.3pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 92.0% | 20th | +6.0pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 95.2% | 8th | +6.2pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 94.4% | 11th | +6.1pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 95.4% | 7th | +5.8pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 92.4% | 18th | +5.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 91.3% | 23rd | +4.7pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 95.4% | 6th | +4.9pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 92.7% | 16th | +4.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 95.4% | 5th | +4.8pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 93.7% | 13th | +3.9pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 96.0% | 2nd | +3.9pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 93.9% | 12th | +3.4pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 93.1% | 15th | +3.2pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 96.0% | 3rd | +2.0pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 95.8% | 4th | +1.1pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 98.0% | 1st | +1.1pp | 30th | 6% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 93.3% | 14th | +0.5pp | 31st | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.42 then, 0.40 now; margin ±0.03).
| 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 | |||||
| South Jordan, UT | 0.36 | 1st | -0.026 | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 0.42 | 11th | -0.030 | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 0.52 | 28th | -0.027 | 3rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 0.43 | 15th | -0.017 | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 0.40 | 4th | -0.016 | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 0.46 | 24th | -0.015 | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 0.40 | 5th | -0.010 | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 0.42 | 10th | -0.007 | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 0.41 | 9th | -0.006 | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 0.53 | 30th | -0.006 | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 0.40 | 6th | -0.002 | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 0.44 | 17th | -0.001 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 0.43 | 14th | -0.001 | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 0.40 | 7th | +0.000 | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 0.44 | 18th | +0.000 | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 0.48 | 26th | +0.001 | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 0.47 | 25th | +0.002 | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 0.45 | 21st | +0.002 | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 0.61 | 31st | +0.004 | 19th | 40% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 0.44 | 20th | +0.006 | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 0.44 | 16th | +0.007 | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 0.53 | 29th | +0.011 | 22nd | 21% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 0.48 | 27th | +0.011 | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 0.41 | 8th | +0.011 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 0.38 | 2nd | +0.015 | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 0.44 | 19th | +0.022 | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 0.45 | 23rd | +0.023 | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 0.42 | 12th | +0.021 | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 0.45 | 22nd | +0.025 | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 0.42 | 13th | +0.027 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.028 | 31st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (9.4% then, 9.8% now; margin ±2.0pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| 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 | |||||
| South Jordan, UT | 1.2% | 1st | -1.2pp | 1st | 89% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 4.1% | 6th | -4.3pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 26.0% | 31st | -6.7pp | 3rd | 140% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 13.1% | 22nd | -2.3pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 11.1% | 17th | -1.9pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 10.7% | 15th | -1.8pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 10.6% | 14th | -1.6pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 25.8% | 30th | -3.8pp | 8th | 138% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 22.3% | 29th | -2.6pp | 9th | 106% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 16.3% | 26th | -1.9pp | 10th | 50% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 14.4% | 24th | -0.6pp | 11th | 33% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 8.6% | 10th | -0.3pp | 12th | 21% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 5.4% | 8th | +0.1pp | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 14.3% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 14th | 32% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 9.8% | 12th | +0.4pp | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 15.6% | 25th | +0.9pp | 16th | 44% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 8.9% | 11th | +0.5pp | 17th | 18% below peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 12.5% | 21st | +1.1pp | 18th | 16% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 11.6% | 18th | +1.0pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 11.8% | 19th | +1.2pp | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 20.6% | 28th | +2.3pp | 21st | 91% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 10.8% | 16th | +1.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 5.8% | 9th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 24th | 80% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 16.9% | 27th | +3.0pp | 25th | 56% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 9.8% | 13th | +1.9pp | 26th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 3.6% | 4th | +0.7pp | 27th | 67% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 12.3% | 20th | +2.7pp | 28th | 14% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 4.2% | 7th | +1.7pp | 29th | 61% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 3.9% | 5th | +1.6pp | 30th | 64% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 1.3% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 31st | 88% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $775,549 (Jun 26) | -0.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Newport Beach, CA | $3,732,150 (Jun 26) | 1st | +10.5% | 1st | 750% above peers | |
| New Rochelle, NY | $953,121 (Jun 26) | 4th | +7.9% | 2nd | 117% above peers | |
| Warwick, RI | $429,195 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.0% | 3rd | 2% below peers | |
| Cicero, IL | $280,419 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 4th | 36% below peers | |
| Warner Robins, GA | $216,088 (Jun 26) | 30th | +3.2% | 5th | 51% below peers | |
| Westland, MI | $219,218 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.0% | 6th | 50% below peers | |
| Lake Charles, LA | $208,278 (Jun 26) | 31st | +2.8% | 7th | 53% below peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $398,912 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.7% | 8th | 9% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | $530,417 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.5% | 9th | 21% above peers | |
| Redwood City, CA | $1,884,858 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.5% | 10th | 329% above peers | |
| South Jordan, UT | $666,039 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.5% | 11th | 52% above peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $354,606 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.2% | 12th | 19% below peers | |
| Buena Park, CA | $944,693 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.2% | 13th | 115% above peers | |
| Longview, TX | $236,068 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.2% | 14th | 46% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | $1,972,669 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.9% | 15th | 349% above peers | |
| Johns Creek, GA | $710,727 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.6% | 16th | 62% above peers | |
| Cranston, RI | $462,629 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.4% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Somerville, MA | $941,330 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.4% | 18th | 114% above peers | |
| Gastonia, NC | $280,853 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.3% | 19th | 36% below peers | |
| Silver Spring, MD | $556,502 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.1% | 20th | 27% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | $469,711 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.1% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Waldorf, MD | $439,312 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.5% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Largo, FL | $339,252 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.5% | 23rd | 23% below peers | |
| Folsom, CA | $767,454 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.7% | 24th | 75% above peers | |
| The Villages, FL | $392,945 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.8% | 25th | 11% below peers | |
| Miami Beach, FL | $524,997 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.0% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | $537,180 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.7% | 27th | 22% above peers | |
| Boynton Beach, FL | $402,831 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.7% | 28th | 8% below peers | |
| Kissimmee, FL | $359,462 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -4.1% | 29th | 18% below peers | |
| Homestead, FL | $437,066 (Jun 26) | 17th | -4.6% | 30th | 1% below peers | |
| North Port, FL | $303,256 (Jun 26) | 25th | -5.7% | 31st | 31% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $474,537 (Jun 26) | -0.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Newport Beach, CA | $1,961,338 (Jun 26) | 1st | +8.4% | 1st | 476% above peers | |
| Cicero, IL | $235,585 (Jun 26) | 25th | +8.0% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| New Rochelle, NY | $516,419 (Jun 26) | 7th | +7.3% | 3rd | 52% above peers | |
| Warwick, RI | $357,079 (Jun 26) | 13th | +5.3% | 4th | 5% above peers | |
| Westland, MI | $161,200 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.6% | 5th | 53% below peers | |
| Warner Robins, GA | $135,639 (Jun 26) | 30th | +3.2% | 6th | 60% below peers | |
| Longview, TX | $136,084 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.9% | 7th | 60% below peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $260,007 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.5% | 8th | 24% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | $425,562 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.5% | 9th | 25% above peers | |
| Buena Park, CA | $834,137 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.4% | 10th | 145% above peers | |
| Cranston, RI | $388,867 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.4% | 11th | 14% above peers | |
| South Jordan, UT | $502,277 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.2% | 12th | 47% above peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $277,471 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.2% | 13th | 19% below peers | |
| Somerville, MA | $684,705 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.2% | 14th | 101% above peers | |
| Lake Charles, LA | $106,355 (Jun 26) | 31st | +0.5% | 15th | 69% below peers | |
| Redwood City, CA | $1,226,288 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.2% | 16th | 260% above peers | |
| Gastonia, NC | $181,771 (Jun 26) | 27th | -0.3% | 17th | 47% below peers | |
| Johns Creek, GA | $515,362 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.4% | 18th | 51% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | $354,262 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.6% | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| Waldorf, MD | $353,941 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.9% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | $438,921 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.3% | 21st | 29% above peers | |
| Silver Spring, MD | $340,683 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.5% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Folsom, CA | $609,152 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.5% | 23rd | 79% above peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | $1,059,012 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -2.2% | 24th | 211% above peers | |
| The Villages, FL | $303,516 (Jun 26) | 18th | -2.4% | 25th | 11% below peers | |
| Miami Beach, FL | $271,358 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.8% | 26th | 20% below peers | |
| Kissimmee, FL | $269,797 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.4% | 27th | 21% below peers | |
| Boynton Beach, FL | $240,704 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -4.9% | 28th | 29% below peers | |
| Largo, FL | $198,409 (Jun 26) | 26th | -5.2% | 29th | 42% below peers | |
| Homestead, FL | $324,261 (Jun 26) | 17th | -5.4% | 30th | 5% below peers | |
| North Port, FL | $237,674 (Jun 26) | 24th | -6.3% | 31st | 30% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.4% then, 55.0% now; margin ±2.6pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Homestead, FL | 48.3% | 26th | +7.4pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 60.9% | 15th | +8.5pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 46.3% | 27th | +4.9pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 40.9% | 28th | +4.3pp | 4th | 30% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 54.6% | 20th | +4.9pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 74.9% | 5th | +5.9pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 38.3% | 30th | +2.5pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 64.7% | 12th | +4.3pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 58.2% | 17th | +3.2pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 61.7% | 13th | +3.2pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 53.5% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 80.4% | 4th | +3.9pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 53.7% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 80.9% | 3rd | +3.3pp | 14th | 38% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 58.8% | 16th | +2.1pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 64.7% | 11th | +2.1pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 72.5% | 7th | +2.0pp | 17th | 23% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 73.3% | 6th | +1.9pp | 18th | 25% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 61.3% | 14th | +1.3pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 34.2% | 31st | +0.6pp | 20th | 42% below peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 54.2% | 21st | +0.5pp | 21st | 8% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 54.7% | 19th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 81.4% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 23rd | 39% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 69.8% | 9th | +0.2pp | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 67.6% | 10th | +0.2pp | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 70.2% | 8th | -1.5pp | 26th | 20% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 48.6% | 25th | -1.2pp | 27th | 17% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 93.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 28th | 59% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 55.0% | 18th | -2.4pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 38.6% | 29th | -3.0pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 52.1% | 24th | -4.6pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Lake Charles, LA | $1,270 (Jun 26) | 29th | +18.6% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $1,649 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +10.4% | 2nd | 25% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | $4,334 (Jun 26) | 1st | +8.5% | 3rd | 97% above peers | |
| Cicero, IL | $1,229 (Jun 26) | 30th | +7.5% | 4th | 44% below peers | |
| Redwood City, CA | $3,949 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +7.1% | 5th | 79% above peers | |
| Warwick, RI | $2,220 (Jun 26) | 15th | +5.4% | 6th | 1% above peers | |
| Cranston, RI | $2,009 (Jun 26) | 18th | +5.3% | 7th | 9% below peers | |
| Newport Beach, CA | $4,285 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +4.8% | 8th | 94% above peers | |
| Westland, MI | $1,276 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.4% | 9th | 42% below peers | |
| Waldorf, MD | $2,249 (Jun 26) | 14th | +4.2% | 10th | 2% above peers | |
| New Rochelle, NY | $2,974 (Jun 26) | 6th | +4.1% | 11th | 35% above peers | |
| Somerville, MA | $3,589 (Jun 26) | 4th | +3.8% | 12th | 63% above peers | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | $2,412 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.2% | 13th | 9% above peers | |
| Folsom, CA | $2,655 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.1% | 14th | 20% above peers | |
| Miami Beach, FL | $2,978 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.9% | 15th | 35% above peers | |
| Boynton Beach, FL | $2,404 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.7% | 16th | 9% above peers | |
| Kissimmee, FL | $2,046 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.3% | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| South Jordan, UT | $1,972 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.1% | 18th | 11% below peers | |
| The Villages, FL | $2,256 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.0% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | $2,205 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.0% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $1,435 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.9% | 21st | 35% below peers | |
| Warner Robins, GA | $1,492 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.7% | 22nd | 32% below peers | |
| Buena Park, CA | $2,603 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.3% | 23rd | 18% above peers | |
| Longview, TX | $1,176 (Jun 26) | 31st | +1.0% | 24th | 47% below peers | |
| Johns Creek, GA | $2,561 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 25th | 16% above peers | |
| Layton, UT | $1,643 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.5% | 26th | 25% below peers | |
| Gastonia, NC | $1,524 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.4% | 27th | 31% below peers | |
| Largo, FL | $1,822 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +0.3% | 28th | 17% below peers | |
| Homestead, FL | $2,444 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.6% | 29th | 11% above peers | |
| Silver Spring, MD | $1,966 (Jun 26) | 20th | -2.0% | 30th | 11% below peers | |
| North Port, FL | $1,903 (Jun 26) | 21st | -3.0% | 31st | 14% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Cost burden fell 7.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.4% to 37.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.2pp). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Buena Park, CA | 37.2% | 21st | -7.2pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 34.7% | 18th | -6.5pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 41.4% | 26th | -5.1pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 29.0% | 6th | -2.8pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 37.4% | 22nd | -3.4pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 34.1% | 17th | -0.9pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 34.0% | 16th | -0.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 51.7% | 30th | -1.3pp | 8th | 52% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 33.4% | 12th | -0.8pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 27.2% | 4th | -0.6pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 33.5% | 13th | -0.4pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 40.2% | 24th | -0.4pp | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 38.6% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 31.4% | 8th | -0.2pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 50.6% | 29th | -0.3pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 35.3% | 19th | +0.2pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 31.8% | 9th | +0.4pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 53.1% | 31st | +1.2pp | 18th | 56% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 32.9% | 11th | +1.3pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 34.0% | 15th | +1.6pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 23.2% | 2nd | +1.2pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 33.7% | 14th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 44.7% | 28th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 43.5% | 27th | +3.1pp | 24th | 28% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 40.3% | 25th | +2.9pp | 25th | 18% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 36.9% | 20th | +2.7pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 31.3% | 7th | +2.7pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 22.7% | 1st | +2.1pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 24.2% | 3rd | +2.2pp | 29th | 29% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 27.4% | 5th | +3.2pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 32.8% | 10th | +6.2pp | 31st | 4% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.2% to 5.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 7.1% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Longview, TX | 5.6% | 12th | -1.8pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 4.8% | 9th | -1.3pp | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 8.0% | 22nd | -2.1pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 2.5% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 63% below peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 7.0% | 18th | -1.5pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 9.2% | 26th | -2.0pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.5pp | 7th | 47% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 16.4% | 28th | -2.0pp | 8th | 145% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 22.6% | 31st | -2.6pp | 9th | 239% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 21.6% | 30th | -2.3pp | 10th | 223% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 5.5% | 11th | -0.2pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 3.0% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 12th | 55% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 6.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 16.5% | 29th | -0.5pp | 14th | 147% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 7.0% | 17th | -0.2pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 8.6% | 24th | -0.0pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 2.2% | 1st | +0.0pp | 17th | 66% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 6.7% | 16th | +0.1pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 8.7% | 25th | +0.1pp | 19th | 31% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 7.8% | 20th | +0.3pp | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 10.5% | 27th | +0.4pp | 21st | 57% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 7.4% | 19th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 5.7% | 13th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 7.9% | 21st | +0.8pp | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 4.4% | 7th | +0.5pp | 25th | 34% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 8.1% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 26th | 21% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 6.2% | 15th | +1.0pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 3.8% | 6th | +0.8pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 4.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 5.3% | 10th | +2.1pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 3.0% | 4th | +1.6pp | 31st | 55% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.4% then, 7.9% now; margin ±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Mountain View, CA | 2.4% | 4th | -2.6pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 1.9% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 70% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 3rd | 71% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 6.2% | 15th | -2.9pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 6.5% | 16th | -2.7pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 4.6% | 11th | -1.3pp | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 4.9% | 12th | -1.4pp | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3.1% | 6th | -0.9pp | 8th | 52% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 10.8% | 22nd | -2.9pp | 9th | 64% above peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 12.6% | 24th | -3.4pp | 10th | 92% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 9.9% | 21st | -2.3pp | 11th | 51% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 15.5% | 28th | -3.5pp | 12th | 137% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 16.0% | 29th | -3.1pp | 13th | 144% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 8.2% | 20th | -1.5pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 4.5% | 10th | -0.8pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 19.5% | 30th | -3.0pp | 16th | 199% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 11.7% | 23rd | -1.7pp | 17th | 78% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 3.2% | 7th | -0.3pp | 18th | 50% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 7.9% | 19th | -0.5pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 4.1% | 8th | -0.2pp | 20th | 37% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 5.8% | 14th | -0.1pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 15.2% | 27th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 132% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 6.6% | 17th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 2.4% | 5th | +0.1pp | 24th | 63% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 7.4% | 18th | +0.2pp | 25th | 13% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 19.8% | 31st | +1.4pp | 26th | 203% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 13.3% | 26th | +1.2pp | 27th | 104% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 4.2% | 9th | +1.1pp | 28th | 37% below peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 12.7% | 25th | +3.3pp | 29th | 94% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 5.1% | 13th | +1.9pp | 30th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 1.5% | 1st | +0.7pp | 31st | 77% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Mountain View, CA | 21.3% | 1st | 32% below peers | |
| Johns Creek, GA | 21.8% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Somerville, MA | 23.6% | 3rd | 25% below peers | |
| Newport Beach, CA | 23.8% | 4th | 24% below peers | |
| Redwood City, CA | 23.9% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Buena Park, CA | 24.8% | 6th | 21% below peers | |
| Miami Beach, FL | 26.5% | 7th | 15% below peers | |
| Silver Spring, MD | 27.3% | 8th | 13% below peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 28.5% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| New Rochelle, NY | 28.6% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 28.8% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Folsom, CA | 29.4% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| North Port, FL | 29.5% | 13th | 6% below peers | |
| South Jordan, UT | 30.2% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Cranston, RI | 30.6% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | 31.3% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Boynton Beach, FL | 31.7% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Homestead, FL | 31.8% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Largo, FL | 32.4% | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| The Villages, FL | 32.7% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Warwick, RI | 33.4% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | 33.9% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 34.2% | 23rd | 9% above peers | |
| Kissimmee, FL | 34.2% | 24th | 9% above peers | |
| Westland, MI | 34.5% | 25th | 10% above peers | |
| Gastonia, NC | 38.0% | 26th | 21% above peers | |
| Cicero, IL | 38.4% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Longview, TX | 40.0% | 28th | 28% above peers | |
| Warner Robins, GA | 41.2% | 29th | 32% above peers | |
| Waldorf, MD | 43.7% | 30th | 40% above peers | |
| Lake Charles, LA | 46.2% | 31st | 48% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 5.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.7% to 7.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 3.2% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Newport Beach, CA | 0.0% | 1st | -1.3pp | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 0.4% | 2nd | -2.7pp | 2nd | 90% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 0.8% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 3rd | 82% below peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 4.2% | 16th | -7.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 1.2% | 4th | -1.9pp | 5th | 70% below peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 1.5% | 5th | -1.3pp | 6th | 64% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 1.8% | 7th | -1.2pp | 7th | 58% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 2.7% | 11th | -1.5pp | 8th | 36% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 8.9% | 26th | -4.1pp | 9th | 112% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 6.2% | 22nd | -2.5pp | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 1.7% | 6th | -0.6pp | 11th | 60% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 5.4% | 21st | -1.4pp | 12th | 28% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 9.3% | 27th | -1.7pp | 13th | 121% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 9.6% | 28th | -1.5pp | 14th | 127% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 2.1% | 8th | -0.2pp | 15th | 49% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 7.7% | 25th | -0.3pp | 16th | 83% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 2.7% | 10th | -0.1pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 2.8% | 12th | -0.0pp | 18th | 34% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 4.3% | 17th | +0.1pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 3.5% | 14th | +0.1pp | 20th | 18% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 5.2% | 20th | +0.4pp | 21st | 23% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 4.5% | 18th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 4.6% | 19th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 10.2% | 29th | +2.0pp | 24th | 141% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 13.1% | 31st | +4.3pp | 25th | 211% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 4.0% | 15th | +2.0pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 3.2% | 13th | +1.7pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 2.5% | 9th | +1.4pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 10.6% | 30th | +6.6pp | 29th | 152% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 7.1% | 24th | +5.4pp | 30th | 68% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 6.2% | 23rd | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.5% then, 33.0% now; margin ±2.6pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Kissimmee, FL | 26.6% | 26th | +8.2pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 29.9% | 23rd | +8.1pp | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 10.8% | 31st | +1.9pp | 3rd | 69% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 32.1% | 21st | +5.2pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 27.4% | 25th | +4.2pp | 5th | 21% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 34.8% | 16th | +5.2pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 51.6% | 10th | +7.1pp | 7th | 49% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 47.9% | 11th | +5.6pp | 8th | 38% above peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 24.9% | 28th | +2.8pp | 9th | 28% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 31.1% | 22nd | +3.1pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 23.7% | 29th | +2.3pp | 11th | 32% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 52.9% | 9th | +5.0pp | 12th | 52% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 60.6% | 5th | +5.7pp | 13th | 74% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 26.6% | 27th | +2.4pp | 14th | 24% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 36.4% | 15th | +3.2pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 32.1% | 20th | +2.7pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 54.4% | 8th | +4.2pp | 17th | 57% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 33.0% | 18th | +2.5pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 32.7% | 19th | +2.4pp | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 75.0% | 1st | +5.5pp | 20th | 116% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 69.4% | 4th | +5.0pp | 21st | 100% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 43.2% | 12th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 72.7% | 2nd | +5.0pp | 23rd | 109% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 54.9% | 7th | +3.7pp | 24th | 58% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 36.6% | 14th | +2.4pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 29.1% | 24th | +1.6pp | 26th | 16% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 57.6% | 6th | +3.1pp | 27th | 66% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 23.0% | 30th | +0.9pp | 28th | 34% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 69.6% | 3rd | +2.6pp | 29th | 100% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 42.8% | 13th | +0.5pp | 30th | 23% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 33.6% | 17th | -0.1pp | 31st | 3% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.0% then, 54.0% now; margin ±12.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Kissimmee, FL | 52.1% | 12th | +17.0pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 57.1% | 9th | +16.3pp | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 48.9% | 17th | +7.7pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 69.7% | 3rd | +10.7pp | 4th | 37% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 54.0% | 11th | +6.0pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 44.5% | 21st | +3.9pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 42.9% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 36.8% | 27th | +2.2pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 62.8% | 5th | +2.2pp | 9th | 23% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 60.0% | 7th | +1.8pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 47.5% | 18th | +1.0pp | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 79.1% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 12th | 55% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 51.5% | 14th | +0.3pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 43.5% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 59.3% | 8th | -1.9pp | 15th | 16% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 44.8% | 19th | -2.8pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 44.7% | 20th | -4.0pp | 17th | 12% below peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 51.2% | 15th | -8.1pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 55.6% | 10th | -9.1pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 63.4% | 4th | -12.1pp | 20th | 24% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 52.1% | 13th | -11.7pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 61.8% | 6th | -14.3pp | 22nd | 21% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 39.3% | 25th | -10.5pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 51.1% | 16th | -14.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 30.6% | 30th | -9.7pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 26.5% | 31st | -9.7pp | 26th | 48% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 35.3% | 28th | -15.4pp | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 40.0% | 24th | -18.0pp | 28th | 22% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 34.7% | 29th | -15.8pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 37.8% | 26th | -21.1pp | 30th | 26% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 100.0% | 1st | 96% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.9% then, 6.1% now; margin ±3.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| 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 | |||||
| The Villages, FL | 0.0% | 1st | -100.0pp | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 0.4% | 2nd | -7.9pp | 2nd | 94% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 0.9% | 3rd | -4.3pp | 3rd | 87% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 2.7% | 8th | -8.3pp | 4th | 61% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 1.1% | 4th | -3.0pp | 5th | 84% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 2.6% | 7th | -3.3pp | 6th | 61% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 1.4% | 5th | -1.5pp | 7th | 79% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 7.2% | 19th | -5.4pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 4.3% | 11th | -0.9pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 5.5% | 13th | -1.0pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 7.3% | 20th | -1.1pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 9.7% | 26th | -1.4pp | 12th | 43% above peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 9.9% | 27th | -1.0pp | 13th | 47% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 10.5% | 29th | -0.4pp | 14th | 56% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 6.3% | 15th | +0.7pp | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3.7% | 9th | +0.5pp | 16th | 45% below peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 8.3% | 24th | +1.3pp | 17th | 23% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 6.8% | 16th | +1.1pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 8.3% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 19th | 23% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 6.9% | 18th | +1.6pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 6.8% | 17th | +2.3pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 10.4% | 28th | +3.6pp | 22nd | 53% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 5.4% | 12th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 9.2% | 25th | +4.2pp | 24th | 35% above peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 6.1% | 14th | +3.2pp | 25th | 10% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 4.2% | 10th | +2.2pp | 26th | 38% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 17.3% | 31st | +11.0pp | 27th | 156% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 8.2% | 22nd | +5.2pp | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 8.1% | 21st | +5.5pp | 29th | 20% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 15.4% | 30th | +11.1pp | 30th | 127% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 1.6% | 6th | +1.2pp | 31st | 76% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 82,489 to 82,871 - more than the combined survey margin (±138). 24 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. 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.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Port, FL | 84,605 | 1st | +27% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 82,807 | 18th | +21% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 83,395 | 9th | +18% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 82,686 | 21st | +16% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 81,479 | 27th | +14% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 81,849 | 26th | +12% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 82,943 | 14th | +10% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 83,286 | 10th | +9% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 82,884 | 16th | +9% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 82,990 | 13th | +9% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 83,916 | 2nd | +7% | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 81,435 | 29th | +6% | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 83,498 | 8th | +5% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 81,143 | 30th | +5% | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 83,876 | 3rd | +5% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 82,769 | 20th | +5% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 83,515 | 7th | +3% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 83,175 | 12th | +3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 83,732 | 5th | +3% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 83,250 | 11th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 83,633 | 6th | +2% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 82,923 | 15th | +2% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 82,797 | 19th | +1% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 82,871 | 17th | +0% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 81,036 | 31st | +0% | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 81,462 | 28th | -0% | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 82,617 | 22nd | -2% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 83,845 | 4th | -2% | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 81,988 | 25th | -2% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 82,447 | 23rd | -4% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 82,031 | 24th | -9% | 31st | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.4% then, 31.6% now; margin ±8.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 24.5% | 20th | +9.6pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| South Jordan, UT | 12.8% | 31st | +3.8pp | 2nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 43.3% | 5th | +12.0pp | 3rd | 50% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 52.1% | 1st | +13.9pp | 4th | 81% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 20.2% | 24th | +5.3pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 21.5% | 22nd | +5.6pp | 6th | 26% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 31.6% | 15th | +7.2pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 33.8% | 14th | +7.3pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 45.5% | 3rd | +7.7pp | 9th | 58% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 37.0% | 13th | +6.2pp | 10th | 28% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 38.3% | 12th | +4.9pp | 11th | 33% above peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 42.5% | 6th | +4.7pp | 12th | 47% above peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 27.1% | 18th | +1.7pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 15.3% | 29th | +0.9pp | 14th | 47% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 41.1% | 9th | +1.9pp | 15th | 43% above peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 41.9% | 7th | +1.4pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 40.5% | 11th | +0.4pp | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 18.1% | 26th | -0.1pp | 18th | 37% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 20.0% | 25th | -1.2pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 27.8% | 17th | -2.6pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 13.2% | 30th | -1.3pp | 21st | 54% below peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 44.0% | 4th | -4.3pp | 22nd | 52% above peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 41.0% | 10th | -4.1pp | 23rd | 42% above peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 26.3% | 19th | -2.8pp | 24th | 9% below peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 28.8% | 16th | -9.2pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 41.6% | 8th | -13.8pp | 26th | 44% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 21.2% | 23rd | -7.5pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 22.1% | 21st | -8.8pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 16.4% | 28th | -6.7pp | 29th | 43% below peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 17.0% | 27th | -13.7pp | 30th | 41% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 47.1% | 2nd | 63% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 13.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 56.8% to 70.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±11.2pp). 3 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 66.5% | +3.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| South Jordan, UT | 63.4% | 22nd | +19.6pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Kissimmee, FL | 68.8% | 16th | +17.0pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Buena Park, CA | 70.0% | 14th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 76.2% | 5th | +13.3pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Gastonia, NC | 77.8% | 4th | +9.3pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 72.0% | 10th | +8.5pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cordova, CA | 67.0% | 21st | +7.7pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami Beach, FL | 68.0% | 17th | +7.2pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Redwood City, CA | 73.6% | 8th | +6.2pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Waldorf, MD | 78.3% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 84.5% | 1st | +5.0pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Somerville, MA | 80.0% | 2nd | +3.9pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 60.1% | 27th | +2.5pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 54.1% | 30th | +2.3pp | 14th | 22% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 67.5% | 20th | +2.5pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cicero, IL | 61.9% | 24th | +1.7pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cranston, RI | 70.8% | 13th | +1.1pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 73.4% | 9th | +0.4pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Lake Charles, LA | 74.7% | 6th | +0.1pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 61.7% | 25th | -0.1pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Longview, TX | 60.2% | 26th | -0.5pp | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Largo, FL | 69.5% | 15th | -2.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Boynton Beach, FL | 74.6% | 7th | -4.2pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Silver Spring, MD | 71.7% | 11th | -4.4pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Homestead, FL | 63.0% | 23rd | -4.6pp | 25th | 9% below peers | ||
| New Rochelle, NY | 67.8% | 18th | -6.6pp | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Warwick, RI | 71.4% | 12th | -8.0pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 67.8% | 19th | -7.8pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Johns Creek, GA | 56.0% | 29th | -7.2pp | 29th | 19% below peers | ||
| Warner Robins, GA | 58.0% | 28th | -13.3pp | 30th | 16% below peers |