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.
Violent crime fell about 20% over the 12 months ending January 2025, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Frisco, TX | 97 (May 26) | 2nd | -45.0% | 1st | 77% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 410 (May 26) | 10th | -37.1% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 185 (Apr 26) | 7th | -23.2% | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 173 (Jan 25) | 5th | -20.1% | 4th | 59% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 541 (May 26) | 14th | -18.3% | 5th | 29% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 390 (Apr 26) | 9th | -18.1% | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 487 (May 26) | 12th | -14.5% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 534 (Apr 26) | 13th | -12.9% | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 274 (Apr 26) | 8th | -11.9% | 9th | 35% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 105 (May 26) | 3rd | -11.8% | 10th | 75% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 884 (May 25) | 19th | -9.4% | 11th | 111% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,388 (May 26) | 20th | -6.9% | 12th | 231% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 770 (Mar 26) | 18th | -5.5% | 13th | 84% above peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 730 (May 26) | 17th | -2.1% | 14th | 74% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 653 (May 26) | 16th | -1.1% | 15th | 56% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 420 (May 26) | 11th | +6.0% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 175 (May 26) | 6th | +8.0% | 17th | 58% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 115 (May 26) | 4th | +18.9% | 18th | 73% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 1st | 88% below peers | |||||
| Worcester, MA | 15th | 49% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 23% over the 12 months ending January 2025, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Frisco, TX | 780 (May 26) | 3rd | -48.8% | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 1,732 (May 26) | 9th | -40.7% | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 2,562 (May 26) | 12th | -25.3% | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2,157 (Jan 25) | 10th | -22.7% | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 811 (Apr 26) | 4th | -21.8% | 5th | 67% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 3,700 (May 26) | 17th | -20.2% | 6th | 48% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 2,494 (May 26) | 11th | -18.8% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4,593 (May 26) | 20th | -14.2% | 8th | 84% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 2,640 (May 25) | 13th | -13.8% | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 3,210 (Apr 26) | 15th | -12.7% | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 4,204 (Apr 26) | 18th | -12.0% | 11th | 69% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 1,605 (Apr 26) | 7th | -11.4% | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 4,415 (May 26) | 19th | -10.5% | 13th | 77% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 1,105 (May 26) | 5th | -10.1% | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 3,364 (May 26) | 16th | -8.6% | 15th | 35% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2,863 (Mar 26) | 14th | -6.4% | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 1,672 (May 26) | 8th | -5.8% | 17th | 33% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 696 (May 26) | 2nd | -5.2% | 18th | 72% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 670 (May 26) | 1st | -0.1% | 19th | 73% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 6th | 38% 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.
Homicide fell about 17% over the 12 months ending January 2025, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Frisco, TX | 1 (May 26) | 1st | -70.3% | 1st | 83% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 6 (May 26) | 13th | -68.3% | 2nd | 31% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 9 (May 26) | 15th | -48.6% | 3rd | 93% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 15 (May 26) | 19th | -40.7% | 4th | 212% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 2 (Apr 26) | 6th | -39.9% | 5th | 50% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 1 (Apr 26) | 2nd | -33.4% | 6th | 82% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 12 (Apr 26) | 18th | -18.1% | 7th | 147% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 11 (May 25) | 16th | -16.7% | 8th | 133% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2 (Jan 25) | 5th | -16.7% | 9th | 54% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 5 (Apr 26) | 11th | -15.5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 8 (May 26) | 14th | -14.4% | 11th | 64% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 3 (May 26) | 7th | -11.3% | 12th | 29% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 31 (May 26) | 20th | -5.5% | 13th | 560% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 11 (Mar 26) | 17th | +11.6% | 14th | 137% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 5 (May 26) | 12th | +22.1% | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 4 (May 26) | 9th | +25.0% | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 2 (May 26) | 4th | +25.3% | 17th | 62% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2 (May 26) | 3rd | +33.9% | 18th | 66% below peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 5 (May 26) | 10th | +66.7% | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 8th | 11% 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. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 12% over the 12 months ending January 2025, slower than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Frisco, TX | 47 (May 26) | 2nd | -53.9% | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 177 (May 26) | 7th | -50.2% | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 637 (May 26) | 18th | -42.2% | 3rd | 122% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 287 (Apr 26) | 11th | -37.3% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 81 (Apr 26) | 4th | -36.3% | 5th | 72% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 334 (May 26) | 13th | -32.0% | 6th | 17% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 241 (Apr 26) | 9th | -31.5% | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 250 (Apr 26) | 10th | -25.7% | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 323 (May 26) | 12th | -24.8% | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 370 (May 26) | 15th | -23.7% | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 730 (May 26) | 20th | -23.5% | 11th | 155% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 607 (May 26) | 17th | -21.3% | 12th | 112% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 26 (May 26) | 1st | -20.2% | 13th | 91% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 206 (May 26) | 8th | -17.6% | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 116 (May 26) | 5th | -14.1% | 15th | 60% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 521 (Jan 25) | 16th | -12.0% | 16th | 82% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 53 (May 26) | 3rd | -5.3% | 17th | 82% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 338 (Mar 26) | 14th | -5.2% | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 702 (May 25) | 19th | -4.3% | 19th | 145% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 6th | 47% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 36% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $133,354 to $181,506 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,597). 29 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $99,122 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | $55,594 | 28th | +59% | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | $67,415 | 22nd | +47% | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | $70,102 | 20th | +46% | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | $102,821 | 7th | +41% | 4th | 32% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | $93,222 | 9th | +41% | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | $83,904 | 11th | +40% | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | $70,064 | 21st | +39% | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | $85,884 | 10th | +38% | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | $64,587 | 25th | +37% | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | $181,506 | 1st | +36% | 10th | 132% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | $74,714 | 18th | +35% | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | $79,891 | 14th | +35% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $80,648 | 13th | +33% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | $124,215 | 4th | +33% | 14th | 59% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | $47,213 | 30th | +33% | 15th | 40% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | $83,549 | 12th | +31% | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | $58,407 | 27th | +30% | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | $59,268 | 26th | +30% | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | $66,109 | 23rd | +28% | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | $74,511 | 19th | +28% | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | $78,104 | 15th | +27% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | $110,886 | 6th | +26% | 22nd | 42% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | $76,320 | 16th | +25% | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | $75,090 | 17th | +24% | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | $123,062 | 5th | +23% | 25th | 58% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | $65,932 | 24th | +23% | 26th | 16% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | $98,462 | 8th | +21% | 27th | 26% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | $142,114 | 3rd | +18% | 28th | 82% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | $150,212 | 2nd | +18% | 29th | 92% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | $49,994 | 29th | +12% | 30th | 36% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 5.3% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| San Bernardino, CA | 4.9% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.7pp | 1st | 20% above peers | |
| Modesto, CA | 5.7% (May 26) | 26th | -0.6pp | 2nd | 39% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | 4.6% (May 26) | 19th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 12% above peers | |
| Fremont, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 6th | -0.5pp | 4th | 12% below peers | |
| Des Moines, IA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Moreno Valley, CA | 5.0% (May 26) | 24th | -0.4pp | 6th | 22% above peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3.9% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 7th | 5% below peers | |
| Fontana, CA | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | -0.3pp | 8th | 2% above peers | |
| Worcester, MA | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | -0.3pp | 9th | 5% above peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4.5% (May 26) | 18th | -0.2pp | 10th | 10% above peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 4.9% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.0pp | 11th | 20% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | 2.5% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 12th | 39% below peers | |
| Boise, ID | 3.2% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.1pp | 13th | 22% below peers | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 14th | 17% below peers | |
| Richmond, VA | 3.9% (May 26) | 10th | +0.3pp | 15th | 5% below peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Frisco, TX | 3.8% (May 26) | 8th | +0.3pp | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Garland, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | +0.3pp | 18th | 2% below peers | |
| Spokane, WA | 4.3% (May 26) | 17th | +0.4pp | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | +0.4pp | 20th | 10% below peers | |
| McKinney, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | +0.5pp | 21st | 2% below peers | |
| Tacoma, WA | 5.1% (May 26) | 25th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | |
| Yonkers, NY | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | +0.6pp | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.7pp | 24th | 27% below peers | |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 20th | +1.0pp | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | 5.7% (May 26) | 27th | +1.0pp | 26th | 39% above peers | |
| Cape Coral, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 21st | +1.1pp | 27th | 17% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Poverty rose 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.3% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. None of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.8% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| San Bernardino, CA | 18.1% | 27th | -6.6pp | 1st | 39% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 12.0% | 13th | -4.1pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 16.9% | 24th | -5.4pp | 3rd | 30% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 10.3% | 10th | -3.2pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 9.9% | 9th | -3.0pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 17.4% | 26th | -4.7pp | 6th | 34% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 13.5% | 19th | -3.3pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 11.6% | 12th | -2.8pp | 8th | 10% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 13.1% | 17th | -3.1pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 5.6% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 10th | 57% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 12.1% | 15th | -2.2pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 17.0% | 25th | -2.8pp | 12th | 31% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 13.2% | 18th | -1.8pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 26.8% | 30th | -3.3pp | 14th | 106% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 15.1% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 15th | 16% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 7.4% | 6th | -0.8pp | 16th | 43% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 16.4% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 13.7% | 20th | -1.1pp | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 14.6% | 21st | -1.1pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 7.2% | 4th | -0.3pp | 20th | 44% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 3.5% | 1st | -0.1pp | 21st | 73% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 18.2% | 28th | -0.3pp | 22nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 13.0% | 16th | -0.1pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 12.1% | 14th | -0.1pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 24.1% | 29th | +0.2pp | 25th | 86% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 10.7% | 11th | +0.3pp | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 9.4% | 8th | +0.4pp | 27th | 28% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 7.3% | 5th | +0.6pp | 28th | 44% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 8.6% | 7th | +1.0pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 5.2% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 30th | 60% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child poverty rose 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.1% to 4.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 13.2% | 10th | -7.2pp | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 19.5% | 20th | -9.9pp | 2nd | 21% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 17.0% | 18th | -8.5pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 25.8% | 26th | -12.1pp | 4th | 60% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 11.1% | 8th | -5.1pp | 5th | 31% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 14.7% | 13th | -6.4pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 13.5% | 11th | -5.7pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 28.1% | 28th | -8.9pp | 8th | 74% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 6.7% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 9th | 58% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 8.4% | 5th | -2.2pp | 10th | 48% below peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 16.5% | 17th | -4.2pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 16.2% | 16th | -3.9pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 25.9% | 27th | -6.1pp | 13th | 60% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 8.7% | 6th | -1.7pp | 14th | 46% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 16.1% | 15th | -2.7pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 23.3% | 23rd | -3.7pp | 16th | 44% above peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 14.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 19.0% | 19th | -2.9pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 41.3% | 30th | -6.3pp | 19th | 156% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 24.5% | 24th | -3.5pp | 20th | 52% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 25.2% | 25th | -3.1pp | 21st | 56% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 32.4% | 29th | -3.3pp | 22nd | 101% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 20.3% | 21st | -1.5pp | 23rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 22.1% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 24th | 37% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 3.2% | 1st | +0.2pp | 25th | 80% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 13.8% | 12th | +0.7pp | 26th | 14% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 7.8% | 4th | +1.2pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 10.6% | 7th | +2.1pp | 28th | 35% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 12.8% | 9th | +2.7pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 4.5% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 30th | 72% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93.4% to 96.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 29 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Hialeah, FL | 86.7% | 28th | +15.7pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 89.1% | 25th | +15.2pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 92.2% | 16th | +12.0pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 86.3% | 30th | +10.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 86.6% | 29th | +10.5pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 91.2% | 21st | +10.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 93.8% | 12th | +10.5pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 90.0% | 23rd | +9.8pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 96.3% | 5th | +10.4pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 88.5% | 27th | +9.2pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 89.4% | 24th | +8.9pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 92.9% | 15th | +8.9pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 91.1% | 22nd | +7.0pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 93.1% | 13th | +7.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 91.5% | 20th | +6.8pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 91.9% | 19th | +6.4pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 94.9% | 10th | +6.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 92.0% | 18th | +5.7pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 89.0% | 26th | +5.4pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 95.7% | 7th | +5.5pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 92.1% | 17th | +5.3pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 93.0% | 14th | +4.6pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 95.0% | 9th | +4.7pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 97.0% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 94.7% | 11th | +4.1pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 95.2% | 8th | +3.7pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 96.3% | 6th | +3.8pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 96.7% | 4th | +3.7pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 96.8% | 3rd | +3.5pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 97.7% | 1st | +1.8pp | 30th | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.40 to 0.42 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 6 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 0.49 | +0.000 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Richmond, VA | 0.51 | 28th | -0.032 | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 0.43 | 10th | -0.018 | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.020 | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 0.38 | 1st | -0.014 | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 0.47 | 21st | -0.017 | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 0.45 | 16th | -0.016 | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 0.51 | 27th | -0.016 | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 0.48 | 23rd | -0.015 | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.011 | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 0.49 | 24th | -0.010 | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 0.46 | 20th | -0.008 | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 0.44 | 13th | -0.008 | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 0.40 | 3rd | -0.006 | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 0.50 | 25th | -0.004 | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 0.46 | 17th | -0.003 | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.002 | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 0.45 | 15th | +0.000 | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 0.50 | 26th | +0.002 | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 0.44 | 14th | +0.006 | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 0.42 | 6th | +0.009 | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 0.42 | 7th | +0.009 | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 0.41 | 4th | +0.009 | 22nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 0.43 | 11th | +0.011 | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 0.52 | 29th | +0.019 | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 0.56 | 30th | +0.023 | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 0.42 | 5th | +0.017 | 26th | 8% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 0.46 | 18th | +0.019 | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 0.42 | 9th | +0.022 | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 0.42 | 8th | +0.023 | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 0.46 | 19th | +0.028 | 30th | 2% 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 (3.0% then, 3.6% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Boise, ID | 6.2% | 6th | -2.9pp | 1st | 57% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 8.8% | 11th | -3.6pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2.3% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 3rd | 84% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 9.9% | 13th | -3.0pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 6.5% | 7th | -1.9pp | 5th | 55% below peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 16.2% | 19th | -4.4pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 7.8% | 9th | -1.7pp | 7th | 46% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 16.3% | 21st | -2.6pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 2.6% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 9th | 82% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 19.4% | 25th | -2.9pp | 10th | 34% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 23.4% | 27th | -3.2pp | 11th | 62% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 31.3% | 29th | -3.5pp | 12th | 116% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 14.6% | 17th | -1.3pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 1.8% | 1st | -0.1pp | 14th | 87% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 42.1% | 30th | -2.5pp | 15th | 191% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 10.7% | 14th | -0.1pp | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 3.4% | 4th | +0.1pp | 17th | 77% below peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 15.8% | 18th | +0.6pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 20.1% | 26th | +0.9pp | 19th | 39% above peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 9.8% | 12th | +0.4pp | 20th | 32% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 16.3% | 20th | +0.9pp | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 14.1% | 15th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 18.6% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 23rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 19.2% | 24th | +2.2pp | 24th | 33% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 14.5% | 16th | +1.7pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 3.6% | 5th | +0.6pp | 26th | 75% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 26.8% | 28th | +4.7pp | 27th | 86% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 17.2% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 8.1% | 10th | +2.5pp | 29th | 44% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 7.3% | 8th | +2.7pp | 30th | 50% 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 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 85% 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% | ||||
| Yonkers, NY | $702,854 (Jun 26) | 5th | +6.1% | 1st | 58% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | $252,192 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.3% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Richmond, VA | $379,365 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.1% | 3rd | 15% below peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $858,275 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.8% | 4th | 93% above peers | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $580,299 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.7% | 5th | 30% above peers | |
| Worcester, MA | $443,387 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.2% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| San Bernardino, CA | $496,080 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.2% | 7th | 11% above peers | |
| Louisville, KY | $267,770 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.1% | 8th | 40% below peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | $315,536 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.9% | 9th | 29% below peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | $292,728 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.7% | 10th | 34% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $267,668 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +0.6% | 11th | 40% below peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $233,067 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.4% | 12th | 48% below peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | $227,387 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.1% | 13th | 49% below peers | |
| Des Moines, IA | $213,036 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.1% | 14th | 52% below peers | |
| Spokane, WA | $403,557 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.3% | 15th | 9% below peers | |
| Tacoma, WA | $498,063 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.4% | 16th | 12% above peers | |
| Arlington, VA | $823,028 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.4% | 17th | 85% above peers | |
| Fontana, CA | $639,380 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.6% | 18th | 44% above peers | |
| Moreno Valley, CA | $553,116 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.6% | 19th | 24% above peers | |
| Modesto, CA | $449,607 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.7% | 20th | 1% above peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $798,112 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.3% | 21st | 79% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | $445,331 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.5% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Fremont, CA | $1,499,629 (Jun 26) | 1st | -3.6% | 23rd | 237% above peers | |
| Garland, TX | $289,444 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.4% | 24th | 35% below peers | |
| Frisco, TX | $656,145 (Jun 26) | 6th | -5.0% | 25th | 47% above peers | |
| Cape Coral, FL | $337,346 (Jun 26) | 18th | -6.0% | 26th | 24% below peers | |
| McKinney, TX | $482,599 (Jun 26) | 12th | -6.7% | 27th | 8% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $474,537 (Jun 26) | -0.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Yonkers, NY | $355,502 (Jun 26) | 13th | +6.6% | 1st | 1% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | $165,884 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.8% | 2nd | 53% below peers | |
| Richmond, VA | $261,975 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.5% | 3rd | 25% below peers | |
| Worcester, MA | $350,386 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.2% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| San Bernardino, CA | $408,858 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.7% | 5th | 17% above peers | |
| Louisville, KY | $175,951 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.6% | 6th | 50% below peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | $158,963 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.5% | 7th | 55% below peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | $236,129 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.5% | 8th | 33% below peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | $172,185 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.2% | 9th | 51% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $168,649 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.1% | 10th | 52% below peers | |
| Moreno Valley, CA | $495,598 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.3% | 11th | 41% above peers | |
| Fontana, CA | $548,361 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.3% | 12th | 57% above peers | |
| Des Moines, IA | $156,486 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.2% | 13th | 55% below peers | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $408,629 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.1% | 14th | 17% above peers | |
| Modesto, CA | $369,767 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.1% | 15th | 6% above peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $478,907 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.3% | 16th | 37% above peers | |
| Tacoma, WA | $398,881 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.5% | 17th | 14% above peers | |
| Arlington, VA | $427,483 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.8% | 18th | 22% above peers | |
| Spokane, WA | $293,434 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.8% | 19th | 16% below peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $117,749 (Jun 26) | 27th | -1.7% | 20th | 66% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $591,050 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.9% | 21st | 69% above peers | |
| Fremont, CA | $961,215 (Jun 26) | 1st | -4.4% | 22nd | 174% above peers | |
| Garland, TX | $228,317 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.5% | 23rd | 35% below peers | |
| Frisco, TX | $462,723 (Jun 26) | 6th | -5.3% | 24th | 32% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | $248,710 (Jun 26) | 18th | -5.6% | 25th | 29% below peers | |
| McKinney, TX | $365,773 (Jun 26) | 12th | -6.1% | 26th | 4% above peers | |
| Cape Coral, FL | $259,674 (Jun 26) | 17th | -6.8% | 27th | 26% 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 (60.7% then, 60.8% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Spring Valley, NV | 50.5% | 19th | +5.3pp | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 84.0% | 1st | +7.1pp | 2nd | 43% above peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 55.8% | 17th | +3.8pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 47.4% | 22nd | +3.2pp | 4th | 19% below peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 58.9% | 14th | +3.8pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 46.3% | 24th | +2.9pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 58.8% | 15th | +3.6pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 50.0% | 20th | +2.6pp | 8th | 15% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 38.1% | 30th | +1.7pp | 9th | 35% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 63.7% | 8th | +2.9pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 55.6% | 18th | +2.1pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 63.2% | 10th | +2.3pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 77.2% | 2nd | +2.7pp | 13th | 31% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 42.8% | 28th | +1.5pp | 14th | 27% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 58.3% | 16th | +1.6pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 63.3% | 9th | +1.6pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 71.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 43.5% | 27th | +0.9pp | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 66.8% | 5th | +1.3pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 46.6% | 23rd | +0.9pp | 20th | 21% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 67.0% | 4th | +0.8pp | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 60.5% | 13th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 60.8% | 12th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 46.2% | 25th | +0.1pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 61.6% | 11th | -0.9pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 63.8% | 7th | -2.0pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 41.3% | 29th | -1.5pp | 27th | 30% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 47.8% | 21st | -2.0pp | 28th | 19% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 45.8% | 26th | -2.2pp | 29th | 22% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 65.9% | 6th | -5.7pp | 30th | 12% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% 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% | ||||
| Norfolk, VA | $1,752 (Jun 26) | 15th | +6.9% | 1st | 4% below peers | |
| Fremont, CA | $3,308 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.4% | 2nd | 82% above peers | |
| Yonkers, NY | $2,754 (Jun 26) | 4th | +3.9% | 3rd | 51% above peers | |
| San Bernardino, CA | $1,994 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.7% | 4th | 10% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | $1,532 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.2% | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Richmond, VA | $1,682 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.2% | 6th | 8% below peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.8% | 7th | 24% below peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | $1,401 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.8% | 8th | 23% below peers | |
| Des Moines, IA | $1,121 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.7% | 9th | 38% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $1,537 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.4% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Moreno Valley, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.4% | 11th | 30% above peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $2,173 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.4% | 12th | 19% above peers | |
| Louisville, KY | $1,394 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.2% | 13th | 23% below peers | |
| Spokane, WA | $1,498 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.0% | 14th | 18% below peers | |
| Tacoma, WA | $1,749 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.9% | 15th | 4% below peers | |
| Fontana, CA | $3,042 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.8% | 16th | 67% above peers | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $1,629 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.4% | 17th | 10% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $2,806 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.1% | 18th | 54% above peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,322 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.9% | 19th | 27% below peers | |
| Worcester, MA | $2,164 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.6% | 20th | 19% above peers | |
| Modesto, CA | $1,986 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | $2,374 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.1% | 22nd | 31% above peers | |
| Arlington, VA | $2,722 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.4% | 23rd | 50% above peers | |
| Frisco, TX | $1,861 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.4% | 24th | 2% above peers | |
| Garland, TX | $1,519 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.7% | 25th | 16% below peers | |
| McKinney, TX | $1,819 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.6% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Cape Coral, FL | $1,912 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.9% | 27th | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.9% then, 30.6% now; margin ±1.9pp). 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 | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Fontana, CA | 38.8% | 15th | -5.0pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 51.5% | 30th | -3.9pp | 2nd | 30% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 42.3% | 25th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 40.6% | 21st | -2.2pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 27.6% | 1st | -1.3pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 31.3% | 6th | -0.9pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 39.6% | 16th | -1.1pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 41.2% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 44.7% | 28th | -0.7pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 40.0% | 18th | -0.6pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 43.9% | 27th | -0.4pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 33.7% | 9th | -0.2pp | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 47.5% | 29th | -0.0pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 43.6% | 26th | +0.0pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 32.1% | 8th | +0.2pp | 15th | 19% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 35.5% | 10th | +0.2pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 40.4% | 19th | +0.4pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 35.8% | 12th | +0.6pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 30.6% | 4th | +0.7pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 30.4% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 31.2% | 5th | +1.1pp | 21st | 21% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 42.2% | 24th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 36.9% | 14th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 41.1% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 40.6% | 20th | +2.7pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 28.7% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 26th | 27% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 31.6% | 7th | +2.3pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 36.8% | 13th | +4.1pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 35.6% | 11th | +5.0pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 39.7% | 17th | +5.8pp | 30th | 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 4.7% 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 | |||||
| San Bernardino, CA | 6.8% | 16th | -2.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 13.0% | 26th | -3.5pp | 2nd | 91% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 4.9% | 12th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 8.2% | 18th | -1.9pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3.7% | 7th | -0.7pp | 5th | 46% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 16.1% | 28th | -2.8pp | 6th | 136% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 9.8% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 7th | 44% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 4.1% | 10th | -0.5pp | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 23.4% | 29th | -1.8pp | 9th | 244% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 23.7% | 30th | -1.7pp | 10th | 248% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 9.5% | 21st | -0.6pp | 11th | 39% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 3.3% | 4th | -0.2pp | 12th | 51% below peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 6.3% | 14th | -0.2pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 11.5% | 24th | -0.4pp | 14th | 69% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 9.0% | 20th | -0.1pp | 15th | 32% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 5.0% | 13th | -0.1pp | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 8.8% | 19th | +0.2pp | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 4.7% | 11th | +0.1pp | 18th | 31% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 10.8% | 23rd | +0.4pp | 19th | 59% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 7.8% | 17th | +0.3pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 3.5% | 6th | +0.3pp | 21st | 49% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 12.0% | 25th | +1.1pp | 22nd | 76% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 3.2% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 23rd | 53% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 3.4% | 5th | +0.4pp | 24th | 51% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 15.2% | 27th | +2.1pp | 25th | 124% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 3.9% | 9th | +0.6pp | 26th | 43% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 6.6% | 15th | +1.0pp | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 2.7% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 61% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 3.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 29th | 44% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 3.3% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 30th | 52% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 0.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.9% to 2.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | 15.0% | 29th | -5.6pp | 1st | 84% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 8.7% | 18th | -3.1pp | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 8.1% | 14th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 7.0% | 12th | -1.9pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 8.1% | 15th | -2.1pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 4.7% | 4th | -1.0pp | 6th | 43% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 4.6% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 7th | 43% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 10.3% | 25th | -2.2pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 10.3% | 24th | -2.1pp | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 6.2% | 9th | -1.0pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 10.1% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 11th | 24% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 5.0% | 6th | -0.6pp | 12th | 38% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 5.2% | 7th | -0.6pp | 13th | 36% below peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 9.9% | 21st | -1.0pp | 14th | 22% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 11.1% | 26th | -1.1pp | 15th | 37% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 11.6% | 27th | -1.0pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 8.9% | 19th | -0.7pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 6.3% | 10th | -0.4pp | 18th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 9.1% | 20th | -0.5pp | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 4.9% | 5th | -0.3pp | 20th | 40% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 5.3% | 8th | -0.2pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 8.5% | 17th | -0.3pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 7.0% | 11th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 8.1% | 16th | +0.1pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 7.2% | 13th | +0.3pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 12.4% | 28th | +0.5pp | 26th | 53% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 10.0% | 22nd | +0.4pp | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 25.1% | 30th | +1.7pp | 28th | 208% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2.6% | 1st | +0.7pp | 29th | 68% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 3.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 30th | 52% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about half the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Fremont, CA | 14.1% | 1st | 59% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 24.7% | 2nd | 27% below peers | |
| Arlington, VA | 24.9% | 3rd | 27% below peers | |
| Frisco, TX | 26.6% | 4th | 22% below peers | |
| Enterprise, NV | 28.7% | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 28.8% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Boise, ID | 29.4% | 7th | 14% below peers | |
| Spring Valley, NV | 30.3% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Yonkers, NY | 30.3% | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Cape Coral, FL | 30.7% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| McKinney, TX | 30.9% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | 31.5% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 33.0% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 33.4% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Garland, TX | 33.6% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 34.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Spokane, WA | 34.5% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Modesto, CA | 35.0% | 18th | 3% above peers | |
| Richmond, VA | 35.3% | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| Fontana, CA | 35.3% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Worcester, MA | 36.2% | 21st | 6% above peers | |
| Tacoma, WA | 36.7% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Moreno Valley, CA | 37.2% | 23rd | 9% above peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | 37.5% | 24th | 10% above peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | 39.4% | 25th | 16% above peers | |
| San Bernardino, CA | 39.5% | 26th | 16% above peers | |
| Louisville, KY | 39.9% | 27th | 17% above peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 40.2% | 28th | 18% above peers | |
| Des Moines, IA | 40.3% | 29th | 19% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, NC | 40.4% | 30th | 19% above peers | |
| Rochester, NY | 44.2% | 31st | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.5% to 1.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 3.2% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Enterprise, NV | 3.7% | 11th | -2.2pp | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3.9% | 13th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 3.0% | 9th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 8.8% | 27th | -3.0pp | 4th | 91% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 5th | 58% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 6.1% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 6th | 33% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 6.4% | 25th | -1.4pp | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 5.5% | 21st | -1.0pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 5.8% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 3.0% | 7th | -0.5pp | 10th | 35% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 2.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 11th | 37% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 4.0% | 14th | -0.4pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 5.2% | 19th | -0.2pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 6.2% | 24th | -0.2pp | 14th | 36% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 2.4% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 15th | 49% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 4.6% | 16th | -0.1pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 3.0% | 8th | +0.1pp | 17th | 34% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 5.2% | 20th | +0.4pp | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 18.0% | 30th | +1.5pp | 19th | 293% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 4.9% | 18th | +0.5pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 4.1% | 15th | +0.5pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 3.3% | 10th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 10.5% | 29th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 129% above peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 9.5% | 28th | +1.9pp | 24th | 108% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 3.9% | 12th | +0.9pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 2.7% | 5th | +0.7pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 4.8% | 17th | +1.5pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 2.4% | 4th | +1.2pp | 28th | 48% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 8.1% | 26th | +4.6pp | 29th | 76% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 1.6% | 1st | +1.1pp | 30th | 64% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 57.0% to 63.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 28 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | 22.1% | 26th | +6.4pp | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 31.4% | 19th | +6.2pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 28.1% | 23rd | +5.5pp | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 30.0% | 20th | +4.9pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 21.4% | 27th | +3.4pp | 5th | 39% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 35.2% | 15th | +5.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 34.5% | 16th | +4.8pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 33.5% | 18th | +4.6pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 26.9% | 24th | +3.6pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 45.6% | 9th | +6.0pp | 10th | 30% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 39.5% | 11th | +5.0pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 47.5% | 7th | +5.9pp | 12th | 35% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 54.1% | 5th | +6.7pp | 13th | 54% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 21.2% | 28th | +2.5pp | 14th | 40% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 35.7% | 14th | +4.0pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 63.9% | 3rd | +6.9pp | 16th | 82% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 29.7% | 21st | +3.0pp | 17th | 16% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 25.4% | 25th | +2.5pp | 18th | 28% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 51.5% | 6th | +4.9pp | 19th | 46% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 13.1% | 30th | +1.2pp | 20th | 63% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 36.6% | 12th | +3.3pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 17.8% | 29th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 33.9% | 17th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 39.8% | 10th | +3.0pp | 24th | 13% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 47.2% | 8th | +3.1pp | 25th | 34% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 29.0% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 35.7% | 13th | +2.2pp | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 67.5% | 2nd | +4.1pp | 28th | 92% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 61.9% | 4th | +3.5pp | 29th | 76% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 77.1% | 1st | +1.8pp | 30th | 119% 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 (61.9% then, 61.4% now; margin ±6.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| McKinney, TX | 62.0% | 2nd | +6.9pp | 1st | 38% above peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 28.1% | 27th | +2.2pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 51.7% | 7th | +3.9pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 45.4% | 14th | +2.6pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 48.8% | 11th | +2.1pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 41.4% | 17th | +0.1pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 44.8% | 15th | -0.0pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 61.4% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 8th | 37% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 47.5% | 13th | -2.0pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 48.1% | 12th | -2.1pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 62.2% | 1st | -3.1pp | 11th | 39% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 31.5% | 26th | -2.1pp | 12th | 30% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 50.0% | 10th | -3.6pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 54.5% | 6th | -5.6pp | 14th | 22% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 50.8% | 8th | -5.9pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 33.2% | 23rd | -4.1pp | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 35.5% | 22nd | -4.9pp | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 32.6% | 24th | -4.5pp | 18th | 27% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 55.6% | 5th | -8.7pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 36.0% | 21st | -5.7pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 27.5% | 29th | -5.0pp | 21st | 39% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 42.3% | 16th | -8.7pp | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 50.5% | 9th | -12.1pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 32.2% | 25th | -7.8pp | 24th | 28% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 41.2% | 18th | -11.0pp | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 55.7% | 4th | -15.9pp | 26th | 24% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 36.7% | 20th | -12.6pp | 27th | 18% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 27.5% | 28th | -9.9pp | 28th | 39% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 38.2% | 19th | -17.2pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 20.5% | 30th | -15.5pp | 30th | 54% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.0% then, 2.3% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.7% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Arlington, VA | 4.3% | 4th | -5.9pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 6.2% | 10th | -3.5pp | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 4.0% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2.3% | 1st | -0.8pp | 4th | 70% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 7.0% | 13th | -2.2pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6.9% | 12th | -1.7pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 5.3% | 7th | -1.0pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 8.8% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 6.5% | 11th | -0.9pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 9.7% | 27th | -0.8pp | 10th | 28% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 8.0% | 19th | -0.6pp | 11th | 6% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 4.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 8.6% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 10.2% | 29th | -0.3pp | 14th | 36% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 7.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 8.6% | 21st | +0.0pp | 16th | 14% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 4.6% | 5th | +0.2pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 7.8% | 18th | +1.0pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 5.7% | 8th | +0.7pp | 19th | 25% below peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 3.1% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 20th | 58% below peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 9.4% | 26th | +1.6pp | 21st | 24% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 9.0% | 24th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 10.8% | 30th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 43% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 7.1% | 15th | +1.8pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 5.7% | 9th | +1.7pp | 25th | 24% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 10.1% | 28th | +3.2pp | 26th | 34% above peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 7.7% | 17th | +2.9pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 7.5% | 16th | +2.9pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 8.1% | 20th | +3.7pp | 29th | 7% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 9.1% | 25th | +4.2pp | 30th | 21% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 235,740 to 228,295 - more than the combined survey margin (±129). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise, NV | 240,464 | 4th | +41% | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 219,304 | 18th | +24% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 232,491 | 8th | +23% | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 215,536 | 21st | +17% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 210,600 | 26th | +16% | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 222,791 | 14th | +14% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 207,055 | 30th | +12% | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 230,221 | 10th | +8% | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 230,293 | 9th | +6% | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 219,187 | 20th | +6% | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 208,007 | 29th | +5% | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 209,978 | 27th | +5% | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 237,242 | 5th | +5% | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 222,758 | 16th | +5% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 246,844 | 2nd | +4% | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 252,037 | 1st | +3% | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 219,215 | 19th | +3% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 222,724 | 17th | +3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 211,666 | 24th | +2% | 19th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 214,169 | 22nd | +2% | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 229,359 | 11th | +1% | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 236,254 | 6th | +1% | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 208,772 | 28th | +1% | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 210,815 | 25th | +0% | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 222,771 | 15th | -1% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 212,421 | 23rd | -1% | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 243,821 | 3rd | -3% | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 228,295 | 12th | -3% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 226,165 | 13th | -4% | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 233,596 | 7th | -4% | 30th | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.6% then, 10.4% now; margin ±1.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.5% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 38.9% | 12th | +5.9pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 26.6% | 25th | +3.7pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 32.1% | 18th | +3.8pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 38.4% | 13th | +4.3pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 28.5% | 22nd | +2.9pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 10.4% | 30th | +0.8pp | 6th | 71% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 29.0% | 21st | +2.0pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 46.8% | 4th | +3.1pp | 8th | 31% above peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 27.7% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 9th | 22% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 31.6% | 19th | +2.1pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 17.4% | 28th | +0.9pp | 11th | 51% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 20.0% | 26th | +0.6pp | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 40.0% | 11th | +0.8pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 31.1% | 20th | +0.5pp | 14th | 13% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 27.2% | 24th | +0.3pp | 15th | 24% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 53.2% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 33.3% | 16th | -0.1pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 46.5% | 5th | -0.5pp | 18th | 31% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 17.8% | 27th | -0.2pp | 19th | 50% below peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 45.4% | 6th | -0.9pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 43.4% | 8th | -0.9pp | 21st | 22% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 69.5% | 1st | -1.8pp | 22nd | 95% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 42.6% | 9th | -1.1pp | 23rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 41.9% | 10th | -1.3pp | 24th | 17% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 55.8% | 2nd | -3.3pp | 25th | 57% above peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 36.5% | 14th | -2.3pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 35.6% | 15th | -3.2pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 11.9% | 29th | -1.1pp | 28th | 66% below peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 45.0% | 7th | -4.2pp | 29th | 26% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 32.5% | 17th | -5.2pp | 30th | 9% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 12.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 57.0% to 69.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.6pp). 3 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 66.5% | +3.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Fremont, CA | 69.9% | 12th | +12.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 69.0% | 17th | +8.7pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Frisco, TX | 70.6% | 11th | +8.8pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 69.0% | 16th | +6.8pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Moreno Valley, CA | 61.4% | 25th | +5.8pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Yonkers, NY | 78.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tacoma, WA | 67.4% | 20th | +6.1pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cape Coral, FL | 73.3% | 3rd | +6.6pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| McKinney, TX | 69.2% | 15th | +5.9pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Salt Lake City, UT | 65.2% | 22nd | +5.4pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Spring Valley, NV | 70.7% | 9th | +4.6pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 65.2% | 21st | +2.3pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 70.8% | 8th | +2.5pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 67.7% | 19th | +1.6pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 73.0% | 4th | +1.6pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 74.8% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Worcester, MA | 69.6% | 13th | -0.2pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 60.7% | 26th | -0.6pp | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 64.4% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 71.5% | 7th | -1.3pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rochester, NY | 69.4% | 14th | -1.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Modesto, CA | 58.1% | 28th | -2.0pp | 22nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Fontana, CA | 57.0% | 30th | -2.0pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 73.0% | 5th | -2.8pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Des Moines, IA | 70.7% | 10th | -2.9pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| San Bernardino, CA | 60.3% | 27th | -2.8pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 63.9% | 24th | -3.2pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, NC | 57.4% | 29th | -4.0pp | 28th | 17% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 72.3% | 6th | -5.2pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 68.7% | 18th | -5.6pp | 30th | 1% below peers |