The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window.
Violent crime rose about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Roswell, GA | 86 (May 26) | -41.5% | 1st | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 350 (May 26) | -14.6% | 2nd | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 58 (Apr 26) | -14.3% | 3rd | ||
| Livonia, MI | 202 (May 26) | -9.6% | 4th | ||
| Erie, PA | 325 (May 26) | -8.5% | 5th | ||
| Merced, CA | 725 (May 26) | -5.9% | 6th | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 643 (May 26) | -3.2% | 7th | ||
| Greenville, NC | 447 (May 26) | +0.9% | 8th | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 109 (May 26) | +2.0% | 9th | ||
| Chino, CA | 318 (May 26) | +3.1% | 10th | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 149 (May 26) | +9.2% | 11th | ||
| Fall River, MA | 776 (Apr 26) | +9.7% | 12th | ||
| Asheville, NC | 795 (May 26) | +10.7% | 13th | ||
| Sandy, UT | 219 (May 26) | +17.3% | 14th | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 98 (May 26) | +17.7% | 15th | ||
| Nashua, NH | 156 (Jan 25) | +25.0% | 16th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 734 (May 26) | -34.4% | 1st | ||
| Roswell, GA | 662 (May 26) | -30.9% | 2nd | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 1,005 (Apr 26) | -25.8% | 3rd | ||
| Livonia, MI | 1,078 (May 26) | -16.8% | 4th | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 3,826 (May 26) | -14.5% | 5th | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 973 (May 26) | -10.1% | 6th | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 2,065 (May 26) | -9.9% | 7th | ||
| Erie, PA | 1,848 (May 26) | -7.0% | 8th | ||
| Merced, CA | 2,514 (May 26) | -6.1% | 9th | ||
| Greenville, NC | 2,509 (May 26) | -4.4% | 10th | ||
| Chino, CA | 2,004 (May 26) | -4.1% | 11th | ||
| Sandy, UT | 1,726 (May 26) | -1.6% | 12th | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 533 (May 26) | +8.1% | 13th | ||
| Asheville, NC | 4,455 (May 26) | +9.4% | 14th | ||
| Fall River, MA | 1,538 (Apr 26) | +11.3% | 15th | ||
| Nashua, NH | 1,269 (Jan 25) | +12.4% | 16th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Nashua, NH | 0 (Jan 25) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Chino, CA | 1 (May 26) | -50.2% | 3rd | ||
| Roswell, GA | 1 (May 26) | -50.2% | 4th | ||
| Asheville, NC | 5 (May 26) | -50.0% | 5th | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 4 (May 26) | -50.0% | 6th | ||
| Sandy, UT | 1 (May 26) | -49.8% | 7th | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 2 (May 26) | -33.2% | 8th | ||
| Erie, PA | 5 (May 26) | -16.7% | 9th | ||
| Greenville, NC | 7 (May 26) | -12.5% | 10th | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 11th | ||
| Fall River, MA | 3 (Apr 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 6 (May 26) | +99.7% | 13th | ||
| Merced, CA | 12 (May 26) | +99.8% | 14th | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 0 (Apr 26) | ||||
| Livonia, MI | 1 (May 26) | ||||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 1 (May 26) |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 39% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Bellingham, WA | 67 (May 26) | -57.6% | 1st | ||
| Chino, CA | 126 (May 26) | -39.5% | 2nd | ||
| Livonia, MI | 92 (May 26) | -38.6% | 3rd | ||
| Merced, CA | 281 (May 26) | -31.8% | 4th | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 373 (May 26) | -29.3% | 5th | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 194 (May 26) | -27.8% | 6th | ||
| Erie, PA | 80 (May 26) | -27.5% | 7th | ||
| Sandy, UT | 101 (May 26) | -26.0% | 8th | ||
| Fall River, MA | 126 (Apr 26) | -21.7% | 9th | ||
| Roswell, GA | 49 (May 26) | -21.1% | 10th | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 116 (Apr 26) | -18.7% | 11th | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 90 (May 26) | -15.5% | 12th | ||
| Greenville, NC | 161 (May 26) | -5.0% | 13th | ||
| Asheville, NC | 337 (May 26) | +6.0% | 14th | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 43 (May 26) | +20.6% | 15th | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 71 (May 26) | +21.4% | 16th | ||
| Nashua, NH | 86 (Jan 25) | +35.7% | 17th |
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 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $81,711 to $104,682 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,929). 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% | |||||
| Trenton, NJ | $52,537 | 29th | +48% | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | $78,465 | 19th | +48% | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | $57,719 | 26th | +45% | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | $77,167 | 20th | +44% | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | $74,571 | 21st | +43% | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | $71,102 | 22nd | +42% | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | $63,122 | 25th | +40% | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | $86,123 | 18th | +39% | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | $109,377 | 9th | +39% | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | $100,950 | 14th | +34% | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | $108,703 | 11th | +32% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | $56,673 | 27th | +30% | 12th | 42% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | $70,466 | 23rd | +30% | 13th | 28% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | $128,654 | 3rd | +29% | 14th | 31% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | $96,326 | 17th | +28% | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | $150,414 | 1st | +28% | 16th | 53% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | $104,682 | 13th | +28% | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | $107,616 | 12th | +25% | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | $100,137 | 15th | +25% | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | $66,755 | 24th | +25% | 20th | 32% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | $117,546 | 5th | +24% | 21st | 19% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | $98,460 | 16th | +23% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | $110,443 | 8th | +23% | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | $109,253 | 10th | +22% | 24th | 11% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | $49,748 | 30th | +22% | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | $46,113 | 31st | +22% | 26th | 53% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $124,755 | 4th | +21% | 27th | 27% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | $112,176 | 7th | +19% | 28th | 14% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | $114,885 | 6th | +19% | 29th | 17% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | $136,123 | 2nd | +15% | 30th | 38% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | $54,433 | 28th | +14% | 31st | 45% 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.
Unemployment fell 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.
| 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 | ||||
| Asheville, NC | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | -1.6pp | 1st | 21% below peers | |
| Trenton, NJ | 6.3% (May 26) | 26th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 47% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | 6.8% (May 26) | 28th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 58% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 16th | -0.5pp | 4th | 5% above peers | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 5th | 35% below peers | |
| South Gate, CA | 4.6% (May 26) | 18th | -0.4pp | 6th | 7% above peers | |
| Hemet, CA | 6.3% (May 26) | 27th | -0.4pp | 7th | 47% above peers | |
| Redding, CA | 4.2% (May 26) | 13th | -0.3pp | 8th | 2% below peers | |
| Nashua, NH | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.3pp | 9th | 26% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | 5.4% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.3pp | 10th | 26% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 11th | 16% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | 5.9% (May 26) | 25th | -0.2pp | 12th | 37% above peers | |
| Santa Monica, CA | 5.4% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.2pp | 13th | 26% above peers | |
| Sandy, UT | 3.4% (May 26) | 8th | -0.1pp | 14th | 21% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 15th | 16% below peers | |
| Chino, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 16th | 7% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | 4.3% (May 26) | 14th | +0.0pp | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.8% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 18th | 35% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 4th | +0.1pp | 19th | 33% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 24th | +0.2pp | 20th | 28% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | 4.3% (May 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Livonia, MI | 3.3% (May 26) | 6th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | 4.1% (May 26) | 12th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | |
| Erie, PA | 4.6% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 24th | 7% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | 2.6% (May 26) | 1st | +0.7pp | 25th | 40% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | 4.6% (May 26) | 20th | +0.8pp | 26th | 7% above peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | 4.5% (May 26) | 17th | +1.0pp | 27th | 5% above peers | |
| Lawton, OK | 5.2% (May 26) | 21st | +1.6pp | 28th | 21% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.7% then, 7.7% now; margin ±2.1pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Indio, CA | 11.4% | 19th | -5.0pp | 1st | 23% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 14.8% | 23rd | -6.2pp | 2nd | 59% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 12.7% | 20th | -4.4pp | 3rd | 37% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 20.9% | 28th | -6.8pp | 4th | 125% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 5.8% | 6th | -1.7pp | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 9.0% | 14th | -2.2pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 13.8% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 7th | 48% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 23.6% | 31st | -5.3pp | 8th | 155% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 10.8% | 17th | -2.4pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 23.2% | 30th | -5.0pp | 10th | 150% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.0% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 11th | 46% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 7.7% | 11th | -1.4pp | 12th | 17% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 4.7% | 1st | -0.8pp | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 17.8% | 25th | -2.6pp | 14th | 92% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 21.9% | 29th | -3.0pp | 15th | 135% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 9.3% | 16th | -1.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 7.7% | 10th | -1.0pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 17.8% | 24th | -2.0pp | 18th | 91% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 9.1% | 15th | -1.0pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 7.5% | 9th | -0.1pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 8.6% | 12th | -0.1pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 6.0% | 7th | -0.0pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 19.3% | 27th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 108% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 13.8% | 21st | +0.4pp | 24th | 48% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 5.6% | 5th | +0.3pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.4% | 4th | +0.3pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 11.1% | 18th | +1.2pp | 27th | 19% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 18.9% | 26th | +2.4pp | 28th | 104% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 5.3% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 29th | 42% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 8.8% | 13th | +2.2pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 6.1% | 8th | +1.5pp | 31st | 35% 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 5.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.2% to 8.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). 15 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 | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Toms River, NJ | 3.6% | 2nd | -4.6pp | 1st | 72% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.2% | 1st | -3.4pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 14.6% | 18th | -9.6pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 8.8% | 14th | -5.3pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 17.7% | 23rd | -10.7pp | 5th | 39% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 8.3% | 12th | -4.7pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.6% | 10th | -4.1pp | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.2% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 8th | 59% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 21.8% | 25th | -10.8pp | 9th | 71% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 7.4% | 9th | -3.7pp | 10th | 42% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 15.4% | 20th | -7.5pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 26.3% | 27th | -12.2pp | 12th | 107% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 17.6% | 22nd | -6.4pp | 13th | 38% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 9.7% | 15th | -2.3pp | 14th | 24% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 15.1% | 19th | -3.4pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.5% | 13th | -1.8pp | 16th | 33% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 16.2% | 21st | -3.1pp | 17th | 28% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 26.6% | 28th | -4.8pp | 18th | 109% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 33.4% | 30th | -5.5pp | 19th | 163% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.7% | 7th | -0.6pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 25.9% | 26th | -2.6pp | 21st | 104% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 34.8% | 31st | -3.1pp | 22nd | 174% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 12.7% | 16th | -1.1pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 5.5% | 6th | -0.3pp | 24th | 56% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 5.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 25th | 58% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 6.2% | 8th | +0.5pp | 26th | 51% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 28.7% | 29th | +2.3pp | 27th | 126% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 7.7% | 11th | +2.4pp | 28th | 39% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 5.4% | 5th | +1.9pp | 29th | 58% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 18.8% | 24th | +6.9pp | 30th | 48% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 14.2% | 17th | +5.2pp | 31st | 12% 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 6.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89.9% to 95.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 27 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 | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Trenton, NJ | 82.0% | 31st | +18.1pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 86.5% | 28th | +16.1pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 86.3% | 29th | +14.0pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 88.9% | 26th | +11.8pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 88.3% | 27th | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 94.0% | 14th | +11.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 93.2% | 18th | +10.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 89.7% | 25th | +8.9pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 90.9% | 22nd | +7.0pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 90.6% | 23rd | +6.6pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 90.3% | 24th | +6.5pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 95.1% | 9th | +6.8pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 94.3% | 12th | +6.6pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 95.9% | 7th | +6.0pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 92.5% | 20th | +5.6pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 93.9% | 15th | +5.4pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 94.6% | 11th | +5.4pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 91.7% | 21st | +4.4pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 96.0% | 6th | +4.0pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 93.4% | 17th | +3.8pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 96.6% | 2nd | +3.9pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 93.6% | 16th | +3.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 95.0% | 10th | +3.4pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 94.2% | 13th | +3.0pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 96.4% | 4th | +3.0pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 93.0% | 19th | +2.6pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 96.6% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +2.5pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 96.4% | 5th | +2.3pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 95.2% | 8th | +1.6pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 84.1% | 30th | -8.8pp | 31st | 10% 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.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.39 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 | |||||
| Indio, CA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.036 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 0.38 | 1st | -0.023 | 2nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 0.38 | 3rd | -0.014 | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 0.44 | 14th | -0.013 | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 0.44 | 16th | -0.011 | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.009 | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 0.40 | 6th | -0.009 | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 0.45 | 18th | -0.009 | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 0.47 | 22nd | -0.008 | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 0.54 | 31st | -0.007 | 10th | 23% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 0.43 | 13th | -0.005 | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 0.49 | 28th | -0.006 | 12th | 12% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 0.46 | 19th | -0.003 | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 0.46 | 20th | -0.003 | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 0.44 | 15th | -0.001 | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 0.39 | 4th | +0.000 | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 0.52 | 29th | +0.001 | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 0.46 | 21st | +0.003 | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 0.41 | 7th | +0.003 | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.005 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 0.41 | 8th | +0.004 | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 0.40 | 5th | +0.005 | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 0.48 | 24th | +0.005 | 23rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 0.53 | 30th | +0.009 | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 0.42 | 9th | +0.018 | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 0.49 | 26th | +0.026 | 26th | 11% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 0.47 | 23rd | +0.027 | 27th | 7% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 0.43 | 11th | +0.028 | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 0.43 | 10th | +0.031 | 29th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 0.49 | 27th | +0.043 | 30th | 12% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 0.49 | 25th | +0.045 | 31st | 10% 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.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (8.1% then, 7.7% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Roswell, GA | 3.2% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 1st | 68% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 1.2% | 1st | -1.0pp | 2nd | 88% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 7.2% | 12th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 12.0% | 18th | -2.6pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 12.2% | 19th | -1.8pp | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.6% | 14th | -0.8pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 7.7% | 13th | -0.4pp | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 5.4% | 9th | -0.1pp | 9th | 47% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.6% | 4th | -0.1pp | 10th | 64% below peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 26.1% | 28th | -0.1pp | 11th | 157% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 14.8% | 22nd | +0.1pp | 12th | 46% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 30.2% | 30th | +1.0pp | 13th | 197% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 8.9% | 15th | +0.4pp | 14th | 12% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 4.1% | 5th | +0.2pp | 15th | 60% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 18.7% | 24th | +1.0pp | 16th | 84% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 4.8% | 7th | +0.4pp | 17th | 53% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 19.9% | 25th | +2.5pp | 18th | 96% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 11.8% | 17th | +1.5pp | 19th | 16% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 31.6% | 31st | +4.0pp | 20th | 211% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 12.7% | 21st | +1.8pp | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.5% | 6th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 30.0% | 29th | +4.9pp | 23rd | 195% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 20.3% | 26th | +3.6pp | 24th | 99% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.1% | 11th | +1.4pp | 25th | 30% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 10.2% | 16th | +2.3pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 25.0% | 27th | +5.7pp | 27th | 146% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 12.7% | 20th | +5.1pp | 28th | 25% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 6.0% | 10th | +3.2pp | 29th | 41% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 17.3% | 23rd | +9.4pp | 30th | 70% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 4.9% | 8th | +3.2pp | 31st | 52% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 68% 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% | ||||
| Erie, PA | $209,960 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.9% | 1st | 59% below peers | |
| Lawton, OK | $142,204 (Jun 26) | 29th | +5.6% | 2nd | 72% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $679,881 (Jun 26) | 9th | +5.0% | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $470,769 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.7% | 4th | 8% below peers | |
| Nashua, NH | $517,357 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.3% | 5th | 1% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $445,051 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.9% | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $323,035 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.8% | 7th | 37% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $640,999 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.6% | 8th | 25% above peers | |
| South Gate, CA | $701,329 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.4% | 9th | 36% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $459,250 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.3% | 10th | 11% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $670,855 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.8% | 11th | 31% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $238,644 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.3% | 12th | 54% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | $798,573 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.1% | 13th | 55% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $666,641 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.9% | 14th | 30% above peers | |
| Santa Monica, CA | $1,698,037 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.8% | 15th | 230% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $1,224,499 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.8% | 16th | 138% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $887,149 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.4% | 17th | 73% above peers | |
| Hemet, CA | $445,921 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.1% | 18th | 13% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $674,798 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.3% | 19th | 31% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $758,989 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.7% | 20th | 48% above peers | |
| Redding, CA | $394,739 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.0% | 21st | 23% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $957,606 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.1% | 22nd | 86% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $397,690 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -1.5% | 23rd | 23% below peers | |
| Indio, CA | $513,884 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.5% | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $398,215 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.8% | 25th | 23% below peers | |
| Trenton, NJ | $356,470 (Jun 26) | 25th | -1.9% | 26th | 31% below peers | |
| Germantown, MD | $425,701 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.8% | 27th | 17% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $464,131 (Jun 26) | 17th | -5.2% | 28th | 10% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $1,227,283 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -5.3% | 29th | 139% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| 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% | ||||
| Erie, PA | $129,940 (Jun 26) | 28th | +6.8% | 1st | 67% below peers | |
| Lawton, OK | $74,294 (Jun 26) | 29th | +5.6% | 2nd | 81% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $439,024 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.8% | 3rd | 13% above peers | |
| Compton, CA | $570,408 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.9% | 4th | 47% above peers | |
| Nashua, NH | $387,942 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.5% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $316,421 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.4% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $370,359 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.4% | 7th | 5% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $248,896 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.4% | 8th | 36% below peers | |
| South Gate, CA | $637,011 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.0% | 9th | 64% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $329,204 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.2% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $511,817 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.3% | 11th | 32% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $157,988 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.9% | 12th | 59% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $486,485 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.6% | 13th | 25% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $477,657 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.5% | 14th | 23% above peers | |
| Carson, CA | $668,515 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.4% | 15th | 72% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $879,254 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.2% | 16th | 127% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | $394,123 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $557,254 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.1% | 18th | 44% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $619,935 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.4% | 19th | 60% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $324,862 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.6% | 20th | 16% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | $304,862 (Jun 26) | 24th | -0.8% | 21st | 21% below peers | |
| Hemet, CA | $345,970 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.9% | 22nd | 11% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $706,614 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.1% | 23rd | 82% above peers | |
| Santa Monica, CA | $956,112 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.2% | 24th | 146% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $347,883 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.8% | 25th | 10% below peers | |
| Trenton, NJ | $208,402 (Jun 26) | 26th | -2.5% | 26th | 46% below peers | |
| Germantown, MD | $311,886 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -3.7% | 27th | 20% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $325,051 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.7% | 28th | 16% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $698,475 (Jun 26) | 4th | -5.2% | 29th | 80% 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.1% then, 64.0% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Avondale, AZ | 61.6% | 16th | +6.6pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 45.9% | 24th | +4.6pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 51.9% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 3rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 62.3% | 15th | +3.8pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 67.2% | 10th | +4.1pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 54.1% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 45.3% | 25th | +2.5pp | 7th | 26% below peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 37.9% | 28th | +1.9pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 71.9% | 8th | +3.6pp | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 56.4% | 18th | +2.6pp | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 81.8% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 11th | 33% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 64.4% | 12th | +1.7pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 71.1% | 9th | +1.7pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 63.7% | 14th | +1.4pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 55.8% | 19th | +1.0pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 73.6% | 7th | +1.2pp | 16th | 19% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 64.0% | 13th | +0.9pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 87.2% | 1st | +1.1pp | 18th | 41% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 74.0% | 6th | +0.9pp | 19th | 20% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 54.8% | 21st | +0.6pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 76.9% | 4th | -0.0pp | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 44.8% | 26th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 81.0% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 23rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 32.7% | 30th | -0.5pp | 24th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 44.6% | 27th | -0.8pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 35.3% | 29th | -1.0pp | 26th | 43% below peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 27.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 60.8% | 17th | -2.6pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 55.6% | 20th | -2.4pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 75.2% | 5th | -3.4pp | 30th | 22% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 67.1% | 11th | -3.5pp | 31st | 9% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 64% 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% | ||||
| South Gate, CA | $2,002 (Jun 26) | 15th | +9.0% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $3,074 (Jun 26) | 4th | +7.7% | 2nd | 54% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | $2,616 (Jun 26) | 9th | +7.2% | 3rd | 31% above peers | |
| Lawton, OK | $1,086 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.1% | 4th | 46% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $1,346 (Jun 26) | 27th | +4.5% | 5th | 33% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $1,811 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.3% | 6th | 10% below peers | |
| Erie, PA | $1,036 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.3% | 7th | 48% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $1,662 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.2% | 8th | 17% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | $1,642 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.9% | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Nashua, NH | $2,216 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.7% | 10th | 11% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $3,388 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.7% | 11th | 69% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $2,797 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.4% | 12th | 40% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $1,964 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.3% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $2,626 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.2% | 14th | 31% above peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.0% | 15th | 36% above peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $3,258 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.9% | 16th | 63% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $2,425 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.6% | 17th | 21% above peers | |
| Trenton, NJ | $2,139 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.5% | 18th | 7% above peers | |
| Santa Monica, CA | $3,517 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.5% | 19th | 76% above peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $1,976 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.2% | 20th | 1% below peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.0% | 21st | 31% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $1,688 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +0.5% | 22nd | 16% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $1,730 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.3% | 23rd | 14% below peers | |
| Hemet, CA | $1,939 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.2% | 24th | 3% below peers | |
| Germantown, MD | $2,137 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 25th | 7% above peers | |
| Carson, CA | $2,953 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.1% | 26th | 47% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $1,809 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.6% | 27th | 10% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $1,681 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -0.9% | 28th | 16% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $2,500 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.8% | 29th | 25% 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (41.3% then, 42.5% now; margin ±4.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Toms River, NJ | 30.6% | 7th | -6.2pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 29.9% | 6th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 45.1% | 27th | -5.8pp | 3rd | 25% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 45.8% | 28th | -4.2pp | 4th | 27% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 48.1% | 31st | -4.4pp | 5th | 33% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 36.1% | 15th | -3.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 41.4% | 20th | -3.4pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 40.8% | 19th | -2.9pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 43.4% | 24th | -0.6pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 46.6% | 29th | -0.5pp | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 34.5% | 13th | -0.4pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 26.8% | 5th | -0.3pp | 12th | 26% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 41.7% | 21st | -0.4pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 33.8% | 12th | -0.3pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 39.6% | 18th | -0.2pp | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 24.2% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 16th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 32.1% | 9th | +0.4pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 43.8% | 25th | +0.6pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 42.5% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 19th | 18% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 42.5% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 20th | 18% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 32.6% | 10th | +1.0pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 36.1% | 16th | +1.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 24.4% | 4th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 35.2% | 14th | +1.6pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 20.5% | 1st | +0.9pp | 25th | 43% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 21.0% | 2nd | +1.2pp | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 37.5% | 17th | +2.8pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 44.8% | 26th | +3.8pp | 28th | 24% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 31.2% | 8th | +2.8pp | 29th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 47.0% | 30th | +4.9pp | 30th | 30% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 32.9% | 11th | +4.0pp | 31st | 9% 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.4% then, 4.6% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sandy, UT | 2.5% | 2nd | -1.8pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.6% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 1.6% | 1st | -0.5pp | 3rd | 78% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 3.5% | 8th | -1.0pp | 4th | 50% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 3.5% | 7th | -0.9pp | 5th | 50% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 9.5% | 25th | -2.3pp | 6th | 36% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.2% | 5th | -0.7pp | 7th | 55% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 8.9% | 23rd | -1.8pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 7.7% | 20th | -1.1pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 26.7% | 31st | -3.4pp | 10th | 280% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 16.4% | 29th | -2.0pp | 11th | 134% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 17.2% | 30th | -1.4pp | 12th | 145% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 7.0% | 16th | -0.6pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 4.6% | 11th | -0.2pp | 14th | 34% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 7.7% | 19th | -0.3pp | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 10.7% | 27th | -0.4pp | 16th | 53% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 4.8% | 14th | -0.2pp | 17th | 32% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 6.1% | 15th | -0.2pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 2.8% | 4th | -0.0pp | 19th | 60% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 4.0% | 9th | -0.0pp | 20th | 43% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 7.9% | 21st | -0.0pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 9.0% | 24th | -0.0pp | 22nd | 28% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 7.6% | 18th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 9.9% | 26th | +0.4pp | 24th | 41% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 11.4% | 28th | +0.9pp | 25th | 63% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 8.5% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 26th | 21% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 4.6% | 10th | +1.0pp | 27th | 35% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 3.4% | 6th | +0.9pp | 28th | 52% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 4.6% | 12th | +1.2pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 7.5% | 17th | +2.0pp | 30th | 6% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.7% | 13th | +1.6pp | 31st | 33% 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 (7.3% then, 6.7% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Norwalk, CT | 10.3% | 25th | -6.3pp | 1st | 53% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 8.4% | 22nd | -3.8pp | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.3% | 10th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3.2% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 3.5% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 5th | 48% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 7.0% | 17th | -1.8pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.1% | 21st | -1.8pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 4.8% | 7th | -1.0pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.1% | 18th | -1.4pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 12.8% | 29th | -2.3pp | 10th | 90% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.0% | 6th | -0.7pp | 11th | 40% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 5.7% | 11th | -0.8pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 10.9% | 26th | -1.3pp | 13th | 63% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 63% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 6.7% | 16th | -0.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 6.6% | 15th | -0.5pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 3.9% | 5th | -0.3pp | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.0% | 8th | -0.3pp | 18th | 25% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 6.3% | 13th | -0.3pp | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.1pp | 20th | 43% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 9.4% | 24th | +0.0pp | 21st | 39% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 7.5% | 19th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 17.2% | 31st | +0.2pp | 23rd | 156% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 5.3% | 9th | +0.2pp | 24th | 22% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 12.4% | 28th | +0.8pp | 25th | 85% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 6.5% | 14th | +0.5pp | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 11.6% | 27th | +1.0pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 9.0% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 28th | 34% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 13.3% | 30th | +2.1pp | 29th | 98% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 7.9% | 20th | +1.9pp | 30th | 18% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 5.7% | 12th | +1.4pp | 31st | 15% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Kirkland, WA | 22.4% | 1st | 28% below peers | |
| Santa Monica, CA | 23.0% | 2nd | 26% below peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 25.0% | 3rd | 20% below peers | |
| Germantown, MD | 25.0% | 4th | 20% below peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 25.3% | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | 25.7% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | 25.9% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | 26.6% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | 26.7% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | 28.1% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | 29.0% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | 29.0% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | 29.4% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Alafaya, FL | 30.3% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Nashua, NH | 31.0% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Sandy, UT | 31.1% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | 31.1% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| South Gate, CA | 31.6% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | 31.9% | 19th | 3% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | 32.5% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Compton, CA | 34.2% | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | 34.4% | 22nd | 11% above peers | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 35.5% | 23rd | 14% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | 36.0% | 24th | 16% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | 36.2% | 25th | 16% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | 36.7% | 26th | 18% above peers | |
| Hemet, CA | 38.3% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | 38.8% | 28th | 25% above peers | |
| Erie, PA | 40.8% | 29th | 31% above peers | |
| Trenton, NJ | 42.6% | 30th | 37% above peers | |
| Lawton, OK | 44.5% | 31st | 43% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child uninsured fell 3.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.8% to 3.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 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 | 3.2% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Norwalk, CT | 5.6% | 27th | -17.1pp | 1st | 58% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 3.8% | 18th | -3.9pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 3.4% | 12th | -3.4pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 2.2% | 4th | -2.0pp | 4th | 38% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 2.1% | 2nd | -1.7pp | 5th | 41% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 0.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 6th | 74% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 3.5% | 13th | -1.9pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 4.4% | 24th | -2.3pp | 9th | 23% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 4.2% | 22nd | -2.1pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 4.1% | 21st | -1.9pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 2.4% | 6th | -1.0pp | 12th | 34% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 2.5% | 8th | -0.4pp | 13th | 29% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 3.9% | 19th | -0.4pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 2.6% | 9th | -0.1pp | 15th | 28% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 3.5% | 15th | -0.1pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 3.4% | 11th | +0.5pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 2.5% | 7th | +0.4pp | 18th | 29% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 3.6% | 17th | +0.6pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 4.6% | 26th | +1.0pp | 20th | 29% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 2.3% | 5th | +0.6pp | 21st | 35% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 7.9% | 29th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 121% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 4.6% | 25th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 28% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 11.4% | 31st | +3.4pp | 24th | 220% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 3.6% | 16th | +1.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 3.5% | 14th | +1.4pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.2% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 27th | 16% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 4.0% | 20th | +1.8pp | 28th | 11% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 9.8% | 30th | +5.5pp | 29th | 175% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.1% | 10th | +1.9pp | 30th | 13% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 6.8% | 28th | +5.1pp | 31st | 89% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.0% to 27.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 20 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 | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Hemet, CA | 15.5% | 29th | +4.4pp | 1st | 62% below peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 16.2% | 28th | +4.0pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 10.6% | 31st | +2.0pp | 3rd | 74% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 20.2% | 26th | +3.7pp | 4th | 51% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 11.3% | 30th | +1.8pp | 5th | 73% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 20.5% | 25th | +3.3pp | 6th | 50% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 27.2% | 20th | +4.2pp | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 43.8% | 13th | +6.8pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 50.0% | 9th | +6.8pp | 9th | 21% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 36.4% | 18th | +4.8pp | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 21.3% | 24th | +2.8pp | 11th | 48% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 41.2% | 16th | +5.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 66.0% | 4th | +7.9pp | 13th | 60% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 41.9% | 15th | +4.5pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 46.0% | 11th | +4.2pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 48.5% | 10th | +4.2pp | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 53.4% | 6th | +4.5pp | 17th | 29% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 62.6% | 5th | +5.0pp | 18th | 52% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 66.3% | 3rd | +5.0pp | 19th | 61% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 68.4% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 20th | 66% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 23.1% | 22nd | +1.5pp | 21st | 44% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 16.4% | 27th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 60% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 52.1% | 7th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 22.5% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 26.9% | 21st | +1.2pp | 25th | 35% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 43.3% | 14th | +1.8pp | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 70.7% | 1st | +2.8pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 29.3% | 19th | +1.1pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 39.1% | 17th | +1.4pp | 29th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 44.8% | 12th | +1.4pp | 30th | 9% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 50.4% | 8th | +0.3pp | 31st | 22% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (41.9% then, 45.2% now; margin ±13.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Toms River, NJ | 70.6% | 3rd | +11.2pp | 1st | 56% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 53.1% | 11th | +4.9pp | 2nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 62.8% | 5th | +5.2pp | 3rd | 39% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 61.4% | 7th | +4.5pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 45.2% | 16th | +3.2pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 75.6% | 1st | +5.3pp | 6th | 67% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 66.5% | 4th | +2.3pp | 7th | 47% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 56.6% | 9th | +1.1pp | 8th | 25% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 50.8% | 13th | -0.2pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 44.9% | 17th | -1.2pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 50.0% | 15th | -2.2pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 55.7% | 10th | -3.5pp | 12th | 23% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 71.9% | 2nd | -5.0pp | 13th | 59% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 51.2% | 12th | -4.6pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 62.6% | 6th | -8.9pp | 15th | 39% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 43.7% | 19th | -8.1pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 57.9% | 8th | -11.4pp | 17th | 28% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 37.4% | 22nd | -7.4pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 50.5% | 14th | -14.5pp | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 37.9% | 21st | -11.7pp | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 37.1% | 23rd | -11.9pp | 21st | 18% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 31.8% | 28th | -13.1pp | 22nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 22.6% | 29th | -11.4pp | 23rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 39.2% | 20th | -20.5pp | 24th | 13% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 36.2% | 24th | -19.4pp | 25th | 20% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 36.1% | 25th | -20.9pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 44.0% | 18th | -25.8pp | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 36.1% | 26th | -24.8pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 21.5% | 30th | -16.3pp | 29th | 52% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 31.9% | 27th | -31.7pp | 30th | 29% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 14.8% | 31st | -22.2pp | 31st | 67% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth fell 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.5% to 2.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.3pp). 2 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 | 6.7% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Chino, CA | 2.7% | 6th | -7.8pp | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 2.0% | 4th | -5.1pp | 2nd | 60% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 4.2% | 9th | -6.6pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 1.5% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 1.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 5th | 78% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 7.9% | 21st | -5.8pp | 6th | 56% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 1.7% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 7th | 66% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.5% | 8th | -1.5pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 4.3% | 11th | -1.5pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 2.7% | 5th | -0.5pp | 10th | 47% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 7.2% | 20th | -1.4pp | 11th | 42% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 5.4% | 17th | -0.4pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 13.2% | 30th | -0.3pp | 13th | 161% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 4.5% | 14th | -0.0pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 11.9% | 28th | +0.8pp | 15th | 135% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 9.1% | 23rd | +0.6pp | 16th | 79% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.1% | 7th | +0.3pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 9.4% | 24th | +1.0pp | 18th | 86% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 9.8% | 25th | +1.6pp | 19th | 93% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 8.3% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 20th | 65% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 10.0% | 26th | +2.1pp | 21st | 98% above peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 13.6% | 31st | +3.0pp | 22nd | 170% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 5.7% | 18th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.0% | 16th | +1.4pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 4.8% | 15th | +1.4pp | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 6.7% | 19th | +2.1pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.2% | 10th | +1.5pp | 27th | 16% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 4.5% | 13th | +1.6pp | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 4.4% | 12th | +2.0pp | 29th | 14% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 12.7% | 29th | +7.5pp | 30th | 152% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 10.8% | 27th | +9.9pp | 31st | 114% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89,631 to 92,652 - more than the combined survey margin (±142). 18 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merced, CA | 91,953 | 23rd | +11% | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 92,477 | 19th | +9% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 92,642 | 16th | +9% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 90,338 | 31st | +8% | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 93,993 | 6th | +8% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 91,326 | 26th | +8% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 93,801 | 9th | +8% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 94,956 | 1st | +6% | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 93,438 | 10th | +5% | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 94,082 | 5th | +5% | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 92,187 | 21st | +4% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 92,621 | 17th | +4% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 92,652 | 15th | +3% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 94,535 | 3rd | +3% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 91,294 | 27th | +3% | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 91,950 | 24th | +3% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 93,409 | 11th | +2% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 92,449 | 20th | +2% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 92,857 | 13th | +1% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 92,871 | 12th | +1% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 90,719 | 29th | +0% | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 93,851 | 7th | -0% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 91,169 | 28th | -0% | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 94,882 | 2nd | -0% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 94,291 | 4th | -2% | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 92,621 | 18th | -2% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 91,483 | 25th | -3% | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 93,850 | 8th | -4% | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 92,151 | 22nd | -4% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 90,595 | 30th | -4% | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 92,698 | 14th | -4% | 31st | on par with 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 (24.0% then, 21.2% now; margin ±5.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sandy, UT | 20.5% | 22nd | +5.2pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 19.2% | 27th | +3.6pp | 2nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Santa Monica, CA | 25.9% | 19th | +4.4pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 39.1% | 8th | +6.6pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 56.0% | 4th | +8.4pp | 5th | 95% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 47.3% | 6th | +6.7pp | 6th | 65% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 62.3% | 2nd | +5.6pp | 7th | 117% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 48.8% | 5th | +3.9pp | 8th | 70% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 57.9% | 3rd | +3.5pp | 9th | 102% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 32.2% | 12th | +2.0pp | 10th | 12% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 35.0% | 10th | +2.1pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 19.7% | 24th | +1.2pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 64.2% | 1st | +3.8pp | 13th | 124% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 29.1% | 15th | +1.3pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 20.5% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 15th | 29% below peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 30.4% | 14th | +0.8pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 28.7% | 16th | +0.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 40.3% | 7th | +0.7pp | 18th | 40% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 27.9% | 18th | +0.3pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 15.2% | 29th | +0.0pp | 20th | 47% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 34.9% | 11th | -0.6pp | 21st | 21% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 13.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 22nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 38.0% | 9th | -1.2pp | 23rd | 32% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 30.4% | 13th | -1.5pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 20.8% | 21st | -2.5pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 21.2% | 20th | -2.7pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 28.1% | 17th | -5.4pp | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 19.3% | 26th | -4.1pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 19.3% | 25th | -5.3pp | 29th | 33% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 18.6% | 28th | -7.1pp | 30th | 35% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 10.4% | 31st | -5.5pp | 31st | 64% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.5% then, 63.5% now; margin ±10.6pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Santa Monica, CA | 86.6% | 1st | +21.8pp | 1st | 23% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 79.4% | 2nd | +15.2pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 65.3% | 23rd | +10.8pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 64.6% | 25th | +10.6pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 76.9% | 5th | +9.7pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 76.6% | 6th | +9.3pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 75.7% | 9th | +8.0pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 65.8% | 22nd | +6.7pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 67.7% | 19th | +6.8pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 73.9% | 13th | +7.4pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 75.5% | 11th | +7.1pp | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lawton, OK | 61.0% | 31st | +5.0pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 76.9% | 4th | +6.2pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Nashua, NH | 78.2% | 3rd | +6.0pp | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 71.3% | 15th | +5.5pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 64.7% | 24th | +4.9pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 68.9% | 18th | +5.1pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 70.3% | 16th | +5.1pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Trenton, NJ | 69.3% | 17th | +4.4pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 63.5% | 29th | +4.0pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 64.3% | 28th | +3.6pp | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 75.7% | 8th | +4.2pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 67.6% | 20th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 76.0% | 7th | +3.0pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Germantown, MD | 75.7% | 10th | +2.7pp | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 74.2% | 12th | +2.5pp | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 73.5% | 14th | +1.8pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 66.2% | 21st | -4.5pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 64.5% | 26th | -5.4pp | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 64.4% | 27th | -6.0pp | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 61.9% | 30th | -9.1pp | 31st | 12% below peers |