The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. Elk Grove is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Glendale, CA | 213 (Jul 26) | -22.7% | 1st | ||
| Cary, NC | 60 (Jul 26) | -19.7% | 2nd | ||
| Salem, OR | 376 (Jul 26) | -19.6% | 3rd | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 317 (Jul 26) | -19.5% | 4th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 634 (Jun 26) | -18.4% | 5th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 259 (Jun 26) | -15.8% | 6th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 274 (Jul 26) | -15.8% | 7th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 688 (Apr 26) | -14.0% | 8th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 1,034 (Jul 26) | -12.3% | 9th | ||
| Akron, OH | 836 (Jun 26) | -9.4% | 10th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 540 (Jul 26) | -6.2% | 11th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 377 (Jul 26) | -4.3% | 12th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 419 (Jul 26) | +0.5% | 13th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 416 (Jul 26) | +1.3% | 14th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 450 (Jul 26) | +5.0% | 15th | ||
| Providence, RI | 301 (Jun 26) | +7.7% | 16th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 175 (Jul 26) | +8.4% | 17th | ||
| Eugene, OR | 334 (Apr 26) | +8.6% | 18th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 100 (Jun 26) | +11.2% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Elk Grove.
Property crime fell about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 89% 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% | |||
| Clarksville, TN | 951 (Jul 26) | -35.0% | 1st | ||
| Cary, NC | 798 (Jul 26) | -33.4% | 2nd | ||
| Salem, OR | 1,877 (Jul 26) | -33.3% | 3rd | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 1,280 (Jul 26) | -32.0% | 4th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 1,280 (Jul 26) | -29.0% | 5th | ||
| Eugene, OR | 2,440 (May 26) | -26.9% | 6th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 1,348 (Jul 26) | -22.9% | 7th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 1,591 (Jun 26) | -22.3% | 8th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 1,978 (Jun 26) | -19.3% | 9th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 3,259 (Jul 26) | -14.3% | 10th | ||
| Akron, OH | 2,777 (Jun 26) | -14.3% | 11th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 1,486 (Jul 26) | -10.6% | 12th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 3,202 (Jul 26) | -8.2% | 13th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1,743 (Jul 26) | -8.0% | 14th | ||
| Providence, RI | 1,525 (Jun 26) | -4.7% | 15th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 1,359 (Jul 26) | -1.7% | 16th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 1,187 (Jul 26) | -1.4% | 17th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 2,746 (Jul 26) | -0.7% | 18th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 774 (Jun 26) | +3.8% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Homicides fell about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Cary, NC | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Eugene, OR | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0 (Jun 26) | -100.0% | 4th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | -66.6% | 5th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -57.2% | 6th | ||
| Salem, OR | 1 (Jul 26) | -50.0% | 7th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -50.0% | 8th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | -50.0% | 9th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -40.0% | 10th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 8 (Jun 26) | -39.1% | 11th | ||
| Providence, RI | 3 (Jun 26) | -33.4% | 12th | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 35 (Jul 26) | -29.9% | 13th | ||
| Akron, OH | 9 (Jun 26) | -25.0% | 14th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8 (Apr 26) | -11.3% | 15th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 2 (Jun 26) | +0.0% | 16th | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 6 (Jul 26) | +9.1% | 17th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 24 (Jul 26) | +31.3% | 18th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3 (Jul 26) | +66.9% | 19th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6 (Jul 26) | +83.2% | 20th |
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 Elk Grove.
Vehicle theft fell about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Surprise, AZ | 46 (Jun 26) | -55.4% | 1st | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 91 (Jul 26) | -52.9% | 2nd | ||
| Eugene, OR | 158 (May 26) | -47.0% | 3rd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 85 (Jul 26) | -44.9% | 4th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 168 (Jun 26) | -41.3% | 5th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 167 (Jul 26) | -40.6% | 6th | ||
| Salem, OR | 207 (Jul 26) | -40.3% | 7th | ||
| Cary, NC | 63 (Jul 26) | -38.0% | 8th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 109 (Jun 26) | -37.5% | 9th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 225 (Jul 26) | -35.4% | 10th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 102 (Jul 26) | -34.4% | 11th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 347 (Jul 26) | -28.9% | 12th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 194 (Jul 26) | -28.3% | 13th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 451 (Jul 26) | -24.0% | 14th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 138 (Jul 26) | -22.5% | 15th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 67 (Jul 26) | -22.0% | 16th | ||
| Akron, OH | 316 (Jun 26) | -19.3% | 17th | ||
| Providence, RI | 148 (Jun 26) | -15.8% | 18th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 121 (Jul 26) | -15.5% | 19th |
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 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $93,780 to $125,924 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,481).
| 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% | |||||
| Providence, RI | $68,119 | 23rd | +49% | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | $81,511 | 16th | +48% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | $64,523 | 25th | +42% | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 7th | +40% | 4th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $83,130 | 15th | +40% | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | $79,663 | 19th | +37% | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | $88,941 | 11th | +37% | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | $52,130 | 28th | +35% | 8th | 36% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | $75,487 | 20th | +35% | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | $97,737 | 6th | +34% | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | $125,924 | 2nd | +34% | 11th | 54% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | $88,393 | 12th | +34% | 12th | 8% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | $92,174 | 10th | +33% | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | $96,212 | 8th | +32% | 14th | 18% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | $81,338 | 17th | +32% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | $99,060 | 5th | +31% | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | $69,634 | 21st | +31% | 17th | 15% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | $66,562 | 24th | +31% | 18th | 18% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | $93,633 | 9th | +31% | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | $69,303 | 22nd | +29% | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | $80,108 | 18th | +29% | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | $85,070 | 14th | +29% | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | $134,905 | 1st | +29% | 23rd | 66% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | $120,919 | 3rd | +27% | 24th | 48% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | $48,699 | 29th | +25% | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | $48,076 | 30th | +24% | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $85,104 | 13th | +24% | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | $46,051 | 31st | +23% | 28th | 44% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $111,895 | 4th | +23% | 29th | 37% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | $59,190 | 26th | +23% | 30th | 27% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | $56,811 | 27th | +18% | 31st | 30% 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 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 5.1% (Jul 26) | -0.4pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Akron, OH | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 6th | -1.7pp | 1st | 9% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% (Jul 26) | 30th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 64% above peers | |
| Providence, RI | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 10th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 24th | -1.1pp | 4th | 13% above peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | 7.1% (Jul 26) | 29th | -1.0pp | 5th | 58% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.8pp | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -0.5pp | 7th | 9% above peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.5pp | 9th | 2% below peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.4pp | 10th | 2% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | 5.4% (Jul 26) | 28th | -0.4pp | 11th | 20% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 17th | -0.3pp | 13th | 2% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 22nd | -0.3pp | 14th | 7% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | 3.0% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 15th | 33% below peers | |
| Aurora, IL | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 16th | 2% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 18th | 16% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 19th | 31% below peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 20th | -0.3pp | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 27th | -0.2pp | 21st | 18% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 25th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 13% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 24th | 4% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.4pp | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 26th | +0.7pp | 26th | 13% above peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.7pp | 27th | 2% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.7pp | 28th | 9% below peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | +0.7pp | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 21st | +0.8pp | 30th | 4% 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 (8.1% then, 8.0% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 12.0% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.8% | 7th | -5.8pp | 1st | 32% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 15.6% | 20th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 15.8% | 21st | -4.0pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 10.2% | 11th | -2.5pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 11.1% | 12th | -2.7pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.3% | 5th | -2.0pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 23.7% | 30th | -5.6pp | 7th | 84% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 20.7% | 26th | -4.8pp | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 9.5% | 8th | -1.9pp | 9th | 26% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 12.3% | 13th | -2.1pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 12.3% | 14th | -1.7pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 15.0% | 19th | -1.9pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.4% | 15th | -1.2pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 23.5% | 29th | -2.1pp | 14th | 82% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 14.4% | 17th | -1.2pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 19.0% | 24th | -1.3pp | 16th | 47% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 9.7% | 9th | -0.6pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.5% | 18th | -0.8pp | 18th | 12% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 24.7% | 31st | -1.2pp | 19th | 91% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 12.9% | 16th | -0.6pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 7.8% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 21st | 40% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 15.8% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.0% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 23rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.3% | 28th | -0.1pp | 24th | 81% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 8.0% | 4th | +0.1pp | 25th | 38% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 17.6% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 26th | 36% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.5% | 27th | +0.9pp | 27th | 67% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 9.9% | 10th | +0.6pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 19.1% | 25th | +1.5pp | 29th | 48% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.6% | 6th | +1.2pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.7% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 56% 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.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.2% then, 9.3% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 1st | -11.8pp | 1st | 68% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.7% | 6th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 12.0% | 11th | -6.5pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 20.2% | 21st | -8.1pp | 4th | 23% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 30.7% | 27th | -10.4pp | 5th | 87% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 14.2% | 14th | -4.5pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 12.8% | 12th | -3.7pp | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 30.5% | 26th | -8.4pp | 8th | 85% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 17.1% | 20th | -4.5pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 16.8% | 18th | -4.4pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 15.6% | 15th | -4.0pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 28.0% | 25th | -6.8pp | 12th | 70% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 8.3% | 4th | -1.8pp | 13th | 49% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 11.3% | 10th | -2.3pp | 14th | 31% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 8.7% | 5th | -1.7pp | 15th | 47% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 16.7% | 17th | -3.2pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 16.9% | 19th | -2.9pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25.1% | 24th | -4.1pp | 18th | 53% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 14.1% | 13th | -2.0pp | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 16.4% | 16th | -2.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 7.5% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 21st | 55% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 20.3% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 23.9% | 23rd | -1.5pp | 23rd | 46% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 35.0% | 30th | -1.3pp | 24th | 113% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 40.5% | 31st | -0.4pp | 25th | 146% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 32.5% | 29th | +0.1pp | 26th | 98% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 9.3% | 7th | +0.1pp | 27th | 44% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 6.1% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 28th | 63% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 10.6% | 8th | +0.6pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.3% | 28th | +4.6pp | 30th | 90% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 9th | +1.9pp | 31st | 34% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93.0% to 97.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 86.1% | 30th | +32.9pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 85.2% | 31st | +15.8pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 87.1% | 29th | +15.0pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 91.7% | 22nd | +15.1pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 90.5% | 24th | +12.9pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 91.8% | 20th | +12.9pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 89.4% | 27th | +11.4pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 89.2% | 28th | +11.0pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 95.0% | 7th | +11.5pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 90.4% | 25th | +10.9pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 89.8% | 26th | +10.6pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 93.2% | 14th | +10.9pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 92.3% | 18th | +9.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 91.8% | 21st | +8.7pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 93.4% | 12th | +7.3pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 93.7% | 10th | +6.9pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 96.0% | 3rd | +6.2pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 93.2% | 13th | +5.9pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 93.0% | 15th | +5.7pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 94.3% | 9th | +5.7pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 92.2% | 19th | +5.5pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 93.4% | 11th | +5.5pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 92.6% | 16th | +5.0pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +5.1pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 94.4% | 8th | +5.0pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 91.3% | 23rd | +4.3pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +4.1pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 4th | +3.6pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 92.4% | 17th | +2.4pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 95.0% | 6th | +2.4pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 96.6% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 31st | 4% 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 (0.40 then, 0.39 now; margin ±0.01).
| 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 | |||||
| Lancaster, CA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.034 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 0.50 | 27th | -0.038 | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 0.38 | 1st | -0.023 | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 0.46 | 21st | -0.026 | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 0.41 | 6th | -0.021 | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 0.42 | 7th | -0.019 | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 0.45 | 16th | -0.017 | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 0.39 | 2nd | -0.011 | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 0.47 | 22nd | -0.011 | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 0.54 | 30th | -0.009 | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.006 | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 0.44 | 13th | -0.006 | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 0.49 | 24th | -0.003 | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 0.44 | 15th | -0.002 | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 0.50 | 26th | -0.001 | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.000 | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 0.49 | 25th | +0.002 | 17th | 11% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 0.46 | 20th | +0.002 | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.003 | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.003 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 0.40 | 4th | +0.003 | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 0.51 | 29th | +0.005 | 22nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 0.51 | 28th | +0.005 | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 0.54 | 31st | +0.006 | 24th | 20% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.008 | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 0.43 | 10th | +0.009 | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 0.44 | 14th | +0.010 | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 0.41 | 5th | +0.017 | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 3rd | +0.018 | 29th | 13% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 0.43 | 11th | +0.020 | 30th | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 0.45 | 19th | +0.022 | 31st | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 3.2 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 5.8% to 8.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.4% | +2.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 7.0% | 6th | -3.1pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.9% | 14th | -4.7pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 2nd | -1.5pp | 3rd | 64% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 25.3% | 30th | -7.4pp | 4th | 83% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 10.4% | 11th | -2.6pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6.0% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 56% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.1% | 15th | -2.6pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 16.8% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 2.7% | 1st | -0.3pp | 9th | 80% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 21.8% | 28th | -1.6pp | 10th | 57% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 6.8% | 5th | -0.4pp | 11th | 51% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 16.6% | 20th | -0.7pp | 12th | 20% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 25.1% | 29th | -0.1pp | 13th | 82% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 7.2% | 7th | +0.0pp | 14th | 48% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.0% | 17th | +0.1pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 16.6% | 21st | +0.1pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 20.6% | 25th | +0.2pp | 17th | 49% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.5% | 13th | +0.2pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 15.4% | 19th | +0.2pp | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 14.1% | 18th | +0.3pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 29.1% | 31st | +1.9pp | 21st | 111% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 21.5% | 26th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 56% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.7% | 27th | +1.6pp | 23rd | 57% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 10.5% | 12th | +1.0pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 9.1% | 10th | +0.9pp | 25th | 34% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 13.8% | 16th | +1.8pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 27th | 59% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.5% | 8th | +2.4pp | 28th | 39% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.9% | 9th | +3.1pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 17.6% | 23rd | +8.6pp | 30th | 27% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.7% | 24th | +10.5pp | 31st | 35% 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. Elk Grove is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $764,158 (Aug 26) | +0.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Huntington Beach, CA | $1,351,762 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.4% | 1st | 184% above peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $1,007,401 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +4.4% | 2nd | 112% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $148,292 (Aug 26) | 28th | +3.9% | 3rd | 69% below peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $324,261 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +3.2% | 4th | 32% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $294,403 (Aug 26) | 25th | +2.9% | 5th | 38% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $141,681 (Aug 26) | 29th | +2.7% | 6th | 70% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $434,698 (Aug 26) | 19th | +2.3% | 7th | 9% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $152,837 (Aug 26) | 27th | +2.1% | 8th | 68% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $199,327 (Aug 26) | 26th | +1.6% | 9th | 58% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $1,180,773 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +1.4% | 10th | 148% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $867,314 (Aug 26) | 4th | +1.2% | 11th | 82% above peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $759,573 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.0% | 12th | 60% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $475,563 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.8% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Salem, OR | $435,095 (Aug 26) | 18th | +0.4% | 14th | 9% below peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $319,419 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +0.3% | 15th | 33% below peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $501,696 (Aug 26) | 13th | -0.1% | 16th | 5% above peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $781,865 (Aug 26) | 5th | -0.1% | 17th | 64% above peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $709,775 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.2% | 18th | 49% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $560,192 (Aug 26) | 11th | -0.2% | 19th | 18% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $661,918 (Aug 26) | 8th | -0.4% | 20th | 39% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $426,156 (Aug 26) | 20th | -0.4% | 21st | 10% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $461,962 (Aug 26) | 16th | -0.6% | 22nd | 3% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $461,342 (Aug 26) | 17th | -0.6% | 23rd | 3% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $319,185 (Aug 26) | 24th | -1.2% | 24th | 33% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $511,473 (Aug 26) | 12th | -1.3% | 25th | 8% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $619,636 (Aug 26) | 10th | -1.4% | 26th | 30% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $415,995 (Aug 26) | 21st | -1.8% | 27th | 13% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $488,121 (Aug 26) | 14th | -1.9% | 28th | 3% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $626,316 (Aug 26) | 9th | -2.0% | 29th | 32% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $136,876 (Aug 26) | 30th | -2.3% | 30th | 71% 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. Elk Grove is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $467,879 (Aug 26) | -0.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Aurora, IL | $249,096 (Aug 26) | 21st | +4.8% | 1st | 31% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $919,906 (Aug 26) | 1st | +4.5% | 2nd | 156% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $67,882 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.2% | 3rd | 81% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $804,040 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +3.9% | 4th | 124% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $135,515 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.5% | 5th | 62% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $89,235 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 6th | 75% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $351,330 (Aug 26) | 16th | +2.9% | 7th | 2% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $209,825 (Aug 26) | 24th | +2.3% | 8th | 42% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $642,182 (Aug 26) | 4th | +2.0% | 9th | 79% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $50,354 (Aug 26) | 30th | +0.8% | 10th | 86% below peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $377,092 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.8% | 11th | 5% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | $358,853 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.4% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $618,888 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.1% | 13th | 72% above peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $553,737 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.0% | 14th | 54% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $63,068 (Aug 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 15th | 82% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $535,254 (Aug 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 16th | 49% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $326,985 (Aug 26) | 19th | -0.2% | 17th | 9% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $727,876 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 18th | 103% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $408,333 (Aug 26) | 11th | -0.4% | 19th | 14% above peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $611,808 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.4% | 20th | 70% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $240,564 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -0.5% | 21st | 33% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $198,250 (Aug 26) | 25th | -0.9% | 22nd | 45% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $382,507 (Aug 26) | 13th | -1.0% | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $408,179 (Aug 26) | 12th | -1.4% | 24th | 14% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $351,070 (Aug 26) | 17th | -1.8% | 25th | 2% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $528,286 (Aug 26) | 9th | -2.0% | 26th | 47% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $306,400 (Aug 26) | 20th | -2.2% | 27th | 15% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $333,045 (Aug 26) | 18th | -2.3% | 28th | 7% below peers | |
| Cary, NC | $433,664 (Aug 26) | 10th | -2.6% | 29th | 21% above peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $227,093 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -6.2% | 30th | 37% 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 (74.9% then, 73.8% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Providence, RI | 41.4% | 30th | +5.3pp | 1st | 24% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 60.4% | 8th | +7.4pp | 2nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 58.0% | 10th | +4.5pp | 3rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 35.2% | 31st | +2.2pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 42.0% | 29th | +2.6pp | 5th | 23% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 56.7% | 11th | +2.7pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 55.5% | 13th | +2.5pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 42.3% | 28th | +1.7pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 9th | 45% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 66.4% | 5th | +1.9pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 55.9% | 12th | +1.6pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 54.1% | 17th | +1.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 54.4% | 15th | +1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 61.7% | 7th | +1.0pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 45.5% | 27th | +0.6pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 47.9% | 26th | +0.6pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 62.3% | 6th | +0.8pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 58.3% | 9th | +0.7pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 50.7% | 24th | +0.5pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 53.3% | 18th | +0.5pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 52.4% | 21st | +0.1pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 53.1% | 19th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 52.4% | 20th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 54.4% | 16th | -0.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.8% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 48.2% | 25th | -0.8pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 50.8% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 69.6% | 3rd | -1.4pp | 28th | 28% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 55.4% | 14th | -1.2pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 66.6% | 4th | -1.8pp | 30th | 22% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 51.6% | 22nd | -1.8pp | 31st | 5% 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.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Newport News, VA | $1,605 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +6.8% | 1st | 18% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $1,184 (Aug 26) | 29th | +5.9% | 2nd | 40% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $2,213 (Aug 26) | 14th | +4.9% | 3rd | 13% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $1,583 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +4.7% | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $2,767 (Aug 26) | 6th | +4.4% | 5th | 41% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | $1,167 (Aug 26) | 30th | +4.3% | 6th | 40% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $3,081 (Aug 26) | 1st | +3.5% | 7th | 57% above peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $2,560 (Aug 26) | 11th | +3.1% | 8th | 31% above peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $2,253 (Aug 26) | 13th | +2.7% | 9th | 15% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $2,931 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.6% | 10th | 50% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $1,338 (Aug 26) | 27th | +2.6% | 11th | 32% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $2,736 (Aug 26) | 7th | +2.5% | 12th | 40% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $1,806 (Aug 26) | 18th | +2.5% | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $1,513 (Aug 26) | 25th | +2.2% | 14th | 23% below peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $2,802 (Aug 26) | 4th | +2.2% | 15th | 43% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $2,716 (Aug 26) | 8th | +1.8% | 16th | 39% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $1,675 (Aug 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 17th | 15% below peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $1,374 (Aug 26) | 26th | +1.7% | 18th | 30% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $1,960 (Aug 26) | 15th | +1.5% | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,322 (Aug 26) | 28th | +1.5% | 20th | 33% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $2,608 (Aug 26) | 9th | +1.4% | 21st | 33% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $2,580 (Aug 26) | 10th | +1.2% | 22nd | 32% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $1,774 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.0% | 23rd | 9% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $2,864 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 24th | 46% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $1,828 (Aug 26) | 17th | +0.6% | 25th | 7% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,947 (Aug 26) | 16th | +0.5% | 26th | 1% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $2,420 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.5% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | $1,581 (Aug 26) | 24th | +0.4% | 28th | 19% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $1,649 (Aug 26) | 21st | +0.4% | 29th | 16% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $2,790 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.2% | 30th | 42% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.1% then, 32.3% now; margin ±2.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.6% | 4th | -2.8pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 32.1% | 5th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 42.3% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 37.2% | 12th | -2.8pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 37.0% | 11th | -2.4pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 32.3% | 6th | -1.8pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 30.5% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 41.6% | 20th | -1.9pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 45.0% | 27th | -1.1pp | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 44.8% | 26th | -1.1pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 43.2% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 44.1% | 25th | -0.0pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 38.5% | 16th | +0.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 53.2% | 31st | +0.5pp | 14th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 45.3% | 28th | +0.6pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 33.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 37.6% | 13th | +0.7pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 41.5% | 19th | +0.9pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 46.5% | 30th | +1.2pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 41.0% | 18th | +1.1pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 38.2% | 15th | +1.4pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 40.1% | 17th | +1.4pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 37.7% | 14th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 36.8% | 10th | +1.5pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 35.4% | 9th | +2.0pp | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 42.0% | 21st | +2.7pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 45.3% | 29th | +3.5pp | 28th | 18% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 43.6% | 24th | +3.7pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 34.4% | 8th | +3.1pp | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 22.9% | 1st | +2.3pp | 31st | 40% 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 (3.2% then, 3.6% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Montgomery, AL | 7.0% | 18th | -1.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 7.7% | 20th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 4.1% | 8th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.0% | 28th | -1.7pp | 4th | 73% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 10.3% | 26th | -1.4pp | 5th | 48% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% | 19th | -0.9pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8.6% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 4.5% | 10th | -0.5pp | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 10.2% | 25th | -1.0pp | 9th | 46% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 11.0% | 27th | -1.1pp | 10th | 58% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.2% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 9.8% | 24th | -0.8pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.5% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 17.1% | 31st | -1.3pp | 14th | 147% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 4.4% | 9th | -0.2pp | 15th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 7.0% | 16th | -0.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 6.9% | 15th | -0.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 6.2% | 13th | +0.0pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 14.6% | 30th | +0.2pp | 19th | 110% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 14.2% | 29th | +0.3pp | 20th | 105% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 7.8% | 21st | +0.2pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 4.5% | 11th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.6% | 4th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 3.6% | 5th | +0.5pp | 24th | 48% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.0% | 7th | +0.6pp | 25th | 43% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 6.6% | 14th | +1.0pp | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.2% | 1st | +0.5pp | 27th | 54% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 5.3% | 12th | +1.3pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 7.0% | 17th | +1.9pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +1.1pp | 31st | 47% 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.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.5% then, 2.9% now; margin ±0.5pp). 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 | 6.6% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Newport News, VA | 8.3% | 16th | -2.9pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 5.2% | 5th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 5.7% | 8th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 13.7% | 29th | -3.3pp | 4th | 66% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 6.2% | 10th | -1.3pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 8.0% | 15th | -1.6pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -4.9pp | 7th | 217% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 4.5% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 8th | 45% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 4.9% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 9th | 40% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 9.8% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 9.2% | 21st | -1.2pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.7% | 28th | -1.7pp | 12th | 65% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 5.4% | 6th | -0.6pp | 13th | 35% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.3% | 17th | -0.9pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 7.4% | 13th | -0.7pp | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 9.1% | 20th | -0.6pp | 16th | 11% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 7.6% | 14th | -0.3pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.1% | 9th | -0.2pp | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 7.4% | 11th | -0.2pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 8.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 7.4% | 12th | +0.0pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.8% | 19th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 15.2% | 30th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 84% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.8% | 27th | +0.4pp | 24th | 55% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 5.0% | 4th | +0.2pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 11.0% | 25th | +0.5pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.5% | 7th | +0.5pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 9.9% | 24th | +1.1pp | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.9% | 1st | +0.4pp | 29th | 65% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 9.7% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 18% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.2% | 26th | +1.8pp | 31st | 48% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Cary, NC | 21.8% | 1st | 33% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 22.7% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | 24.1% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 24.3% | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 25.3% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | 26.8% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 29.5% | 7th | 9% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 29.9% | 8th | 8% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 30.7% | 9th | 6% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 31.0% | 10th | 5% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | 31.1% | 11th | 4% below peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 31.4% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | 32.1% | 13th | 1% below peers | |
| Eugene, OR | 32.2% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 32.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 33.4% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | 34.6% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| Paradise, NV | 34.7% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Providence, RI | 35.3% | 20th | 9% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 35.5% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.6% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Aurora, IL | 37.6% | 23rd | 16% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | 38.2% | 24th | 18% above peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 40.5% | 25th | 25% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | 43.5% | 26th | 34% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 44.8% | 27th | 38% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 44.9% | 28th | 38% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | 45.4% | 29th | 40% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | 46.0% | 30th | 42% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 47.6% | 31st | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.3% to 2.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 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 | |||||
| Glendale, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 3.7% | 12th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 7th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 1.9% | 2nd | -1.2pp | 4th | 58% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 3.1% | 6th | -1.8pp | 5th | 33% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 2.2% | 4th | -1.1pp | 6th | 52% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 3.4% | 8th | -1.6pp | 7th | 26% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 5.0% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 2.6% | 5th | -0.7pp | 9th | 43% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.8% | 30th | -2.3pp | 10th | 93% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 6.3% | 25th | -1.7pp | 11th | 39% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 13.8% | 31st | -3.3pp | 12th | 203% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 3.5% | 10th | -0.8pp | 13th | 24% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 8.6% | 29th | -1.0pp | 14th | 87% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 4.8% | 20th | -0.1pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 3.5% | 11th | +0.1pp | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.6% | 18th | +0.3pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 3.4% | 9th | +0.3pp | 18th | 25% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 26th | +0.5pp | 19th | 43% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 4.6% | 17th | +0.6pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 4.8% | 21st | +0.9pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 8.2% | 28th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 79% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.7% | 13th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 4.9% | 22nd | +1.5pp | 24th | 7% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.9% | 14th | +1.2pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 26th | 55% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 4.6% | 16th | +1.7pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 4.5% | 15th | +1.8pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4.8% | 19th | +1.9pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.5% | 24th | +2.3pp | 30th | 19% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 7.5% | 27th | +3.8pp | 31st | 65% 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 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 36.9% to 38.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Ontario, CA | 22.5% | 29th | +5.4pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 24.5% | 26th | +5.6pp | 2nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 38.5% | 11th | +7.3pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 36.0% | 14th | +5.9pp | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 39.8% | 9th | +5.9pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 30.6% | 21st | +4.4pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 47.2% | 5th | +6.7pp | 7th | 36% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 36.1% | 13th | +5.1pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 28.5% | 24th | +3.8pp | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 49.0% | 4th | +6.4pp | 10th | 42% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 34.6% | 16th | +4.5pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 25.3% | 25th | +3.0pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 31.1% | 20th | +3.7pp | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 20.0% | 30th | +2.3pp | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 31.5% | 19th | +3.1pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.6% | 28th | +2.3pp | 16th | 32% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 32.4% | 18th | +3.1pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 40.8% | 8th | +3.8pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 60.7% | 2nd | +5.2pp | 19th | 75% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 43.0% | 7th | +3.4pp | 20th | 24% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 29.9% | 23rd | +2.4pp | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 19.5% | 31st | +1.5pp | 22nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 45.1% | 6th | +3.3pp | 23rd | 30% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 35.1% | 15th | +2.5pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 24.1% | 27th | +1.7pp | 25th | 30% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 50.0% | 3rd | +3.4pp | 26th | 44% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 27th | 12% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 37.5% | 12th | +2.3pp | 28th | 8% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 38.9% | 10th | +2.0pp | 29th | 12% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 70.5% | 1st | +2.7pp | 30th | 104% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 33.8% | 17th | +1.0pp | 31st | 2% 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 (49.9% then, 51.1% now; margin ±7.4pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lancaster, CA | 41.1% | 21st | +9.6pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 50.9% | 10th | +8.7pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 54.8% | 7th | +6.1pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 45.5% | 13th | +4.7pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 63.1% | 1st | +4.8pp | 6th | 41% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 56.5% | 5th | +4.2pp | 7th | 26% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 57.3% | 4th | +3.2pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 41.7% | 19th | +2.1pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 48.2% | 12th | +1.5pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 61.3% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 11th | 37% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 60.5% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 12th | 35% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 51.1% | 9th | +1.1pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 55.9% | 6th | +0.2pp | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 43.6% | 17th | -1.0pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 44.9% | 16th | -1.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 53.2% | 8th | -2.9pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 41.6% | 20th | -2.4pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 36.5% | 24th | -4.0pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 49.4% | 11th | -5.5pp | 20th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 45.4% | 14th | -6.0pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 28.9% | 28th | -4.3pp | 22nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 35.1% | 25th | -6.3pp | 23rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 42.2% | 18th | -10.4pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 37.8% | 23rd | -10.1pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.8% | 27th | -8.6pp | 26th | 29% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 35.0% | 26th | -9.8pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 45.2% | 15th | -14.8pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 27.0% | 29th | -12.3pp | 29th | 40% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 22.6% | 30th | -16.6pp | 30th | 50% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 19.4% | 31st | -14.6pp | 31st | 57% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.0% then, 4.5% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Tempe, AZ | 2.6% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 8.7% | 17th | -4.5pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 3.5% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 3rd | 58% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 9.0% | 18th | -2.3pp | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.0% | 6th | -0.8pp | 5th | 41% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 1.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 6th | 77% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 8.4% | 16th | -1.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.5% | 5th | -0.5pp | 8th | 46% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 5.4% | 8th | -0.4pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 10.1% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.1% | 4th | +0.0pp | 11th | 52% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 6.5% | 13th | +0.0pp | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 13th | 38% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 9.9% | 21st | +1.4pp | 14th | 18% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 9.4% | 20th | +1.4pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 14.7% | 31st | +3.0pp | 16th | 74% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 11.4% | 28th | +2.4pp | 17th | 36% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 8.0% | 15th | +1.7pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 6.0% | 12th | +1.4pp | 19th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 13.4% | 30th | +3.9pp | 20th | 59% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 5.4% | 9th | +1.7pp | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.5% | 10th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 6.7% | 14th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 12.7% | 29th | +4.7pp | 24th | 51% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 24th | +4.0pp | 25th | 27% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 11.0% | 27th | +4.5pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 10.7% | 25th | +4.4pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 6.0% | 11th | +2.5pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 10.9% | 26th | +4.7pp | 29th | 30% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 10.3% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 30th | 23% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 9.4% | 19th | +4.3pp | 31st | 11% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 170,825 to 179,155 - more than the combined survey margin (±171).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 161,445 | 30th | +18% | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 176,456 | 23rd | +15% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 31st | +14% | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 195,300 | 4th | +8% | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 179,306 | 19th | +8% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 191,767 | 6th | +7% | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 179,591 | 18th | +7% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 169,169 | 29th | +6% | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 178,865 | 21st | +6% | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 179,155 | 20th | +5% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 189,177 | 9th | +4% | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 185,783 | 12th | +3% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 185,604 | 13th | +3% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 170,229 | 28th | +3% | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 184,216 | 14th | +3% | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 180,547 | 16th | +2% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 173,194 | 25th | +2% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 188,065 | 10th | +0% | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 175,411 | 24th | -1% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 197,494 | 3rd | -1% | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 170,964 | 27th | -1% | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 177,090 | 22nd | -1% | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 172,242 | 26th | -2% | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 195,240 | 5th | -3% | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 200,928 | 1st | -3% | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 189,247 | 8th | -4% | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 190,748 | 7th | -5% | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 180,982 | 15th | -6% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 198,173 | 2nd | -7% | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 179,898 | 17th | -10% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 185,913 | 11th | -21% | 31st | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.4% then, 20.9% now; margin ±4.6pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Aurora, IL | 32.5% | 20th | +6.6pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 34.6% | 15th | +4.6pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 36.0% | 11th | +4.5pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 58.8% | 3rd | +7.4pp | 4th | 73% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 33.8% | 18th | +2.8pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 24th | +2.1pp | 6th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 28.6% | 21st | +2.3pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 35.2% | 13th | +2.7pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 32.6% | 19th | +2.0pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 55.2% | 4th | +3.3pp | 10th | 62% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 34.9% | 14th | +1.8pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 45.5% | 6th | +1.2pp | 12th | 34% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 20.9% | 29th | +0.5pp | 13th | 39% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 43.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 14th | 28% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 66.9% | 1st | +1.4pp | 15th | 96% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 59.2% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 16th | 74% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 22.7% | 27th | +0.3pp | 17th | 33% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 42.2% | 8th | +0.5pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 36.3% | 10th | -0.0pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 27.2% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 34.0% | 17th | -0.1pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 34.1% | 16th | -0.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 22.4% | 28th | -0.6pp | 23rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 47.8% | 5th | -1.6pp | 24th | 40% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.1% | 30th | -1.1pp | 25th | 47% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 16.9% | 31st | -1.2pp | 26th | 50% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 23.3% | 26th | -1.7pp | 27th | 32% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 27.0% | 23rd | -2.3pp | 28th | 21% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 24.7% | 25th | -2.1pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 35.3% | 12th | -4.2pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 39.2% | 9th | -8.3pp | 31st | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (68.0% then, 73.9% now; margin ±7.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lancaster, CA | 61.8% | 28th | +9.5pp | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 68.0% | 19th | +9.9pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 60.6% | 30th | +8.8pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 67.4% | 20th | +8.8pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 73.9% | 4th | +9.3pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 75.9% | 2nd | +9.4pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 11th | +6.0pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.9% | 3rd | +5.9pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 64.4% | 23rd | +4.4pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 70.1% | 12th | +4.4pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 72.6% | 7th | +4.2pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 72.1% | 9th | +3.6pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 70.7% | 10th | +3.4pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 68.0% | 18th | +2.7pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 73.8% | 5th | +2.7pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 66.6% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 69.8% | 13th | +1.8pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 63.8% | 25th | +0.8pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 76.5% | 1st | +0.8pp | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 69.1% | 16th | +0.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 66.9% | 21st | +0.2pp | 21st | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 62.9% | 27th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 68.0% | 17th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 72.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 69.4% | 14th | -0.8pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 64.3% | 24th | -2.2pp | 26th | 7% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 63.3% | 26th | -2.4pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 53.6% | 31st | -3.0pp | 28th | 22% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 72.7% | 6th | -7.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 69.3% | 15th | -8.1pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 61.3% | 29th | -7.6pp | 31st | 11% below peers |