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Gardena, CA

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58,460 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Gardena, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 100%
relative change
3 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.9%
2020-24
▼ 57%
relative change
6.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$84,803
2020-24
▲ 45%
relative change
$58,447 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
556 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 30%
relative change
789 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
5.2%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
6.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
8.5%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
10.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.0%
Jul 2026
▼ 17%
relative change
6.0% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.8%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
81.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
28.9%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
25.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.43
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
0.44 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.4%
2020-24
▲ 53%
relative change
4.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 5 indicators

Where Gardena, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
11.9%
2019-23
▲ 58%
relative change
7.6% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
44.2%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
46.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
48.8%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
47.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,869 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
2,978 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
16.2%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
19.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
43.4%
2020-24
▲ 50%
relative change
28.9% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,354
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$2,257 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Home value
Typical home value
$779,150
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$761,442 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$642,831
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$630,596 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
59,422
2020-24
low
vs peers
59,709 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
77.7%
2020-24
high
vs peers
71.3% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 29% higher than in 2021 (499 then, 641 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 723 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 674 in July 2026, up from 672 a year earlier.
674 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Lancaster, PA 315 (Apr 26) -32.4% 1st
Terre Haute, IN 434 (Jun 26) -25.0% 2nd
Des Plaines, IL 92 (Jul 26) -25.0% 3rd
Bowie, MD 149 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Bozeman, MT 383 (Jun 26) -14.2% 5th
St. Clair Shores, MI 199 (Jul 26) -13.5% 6th
Midwest City, OK 296 (Jul 26) -10.3% 7th
Wake Forest, NC 103 (Jul 26) -9.1% 8th
Springfield, OH 1,285 (Dec 25) -9.0% 9th
Gardena, CA 674 (Jul 26) +0.3% 10th
Youngstown, OH 729 (Aug 25) +1.8% 11th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 260 (Jul 26) +13.5% 12th
Tigard, OR 264 (Jun 26) +20.4% 13th
Hoboken, NJ 215 (Jul 26) +21.0% 14th
Pocatello, ID 383 (Jul 26) +21.6% 15th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 15% higher than in 2021 (2,514 then, 2,891 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 3,222 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,869 in July 2026, down from 2,978 a year earlier.
Needs attention 2,869 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Wake Forest, NC 843 (Jul 26) -38.0% 1st
Bowie, MD 1,636 (Jul 26) -26.8% 2nd
St. Clair Shores, MI 802 (Jul 26) -24.9% 3rd
Terre Haute, IN 2,898 (Jun 26) -18.2% 4th
Bozeman, MT 1,503 (Jun 26) -17.5% 5th
Lancaster, PA 1,234 (Apr 26) -16.8% 6th
Hoboken, NJ 1,221 (Jul 26) -15.4% 7th
Pocatello, ID 1,325 (Jul 26) -15.3% 8th
Springfield, OH 4,152 (Dec 25) -9.3% 9th
Des Plaines, IL 813 (Jul 26) -8.8% 10th
Gardena, CA 2,869 (Jul 26) -3.7% 11th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 717 (Jul 26) -0.5% 12th
Midwest City, OK 2,243 (Jul 26) +1.9% 13th
Tigard, OR 3,534 (Jun 26) +4.0% 14th
Youngstown, OH 2,920 (Aug 25) +4.1% 15th
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Peers worth a call

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

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 17% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities. Gardena started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 22% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 3 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 0 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Gardena, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Midwest City, OK 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Hoboken, NJ 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
St. Clair Shores, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Youngstown, OH 14 (Aug 25) -55.6% 5th
Bowie, MD 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Bozeman, MT 2 (Jun 26) +0.0% 7th
Springfield, OH 15 (Dec 25) +80.6% 8th
Terre Haute, IN 3 (Jun 26) +100.0% 9th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5 (Jul 26) +200.0% 10th
Lancaster, PA 5 (Jul 26)
Pocatello, ID 0 (Jul 26)
Des Plaines, IL 0 (Jul 26)
Wake Forest, NC 3 (Jul 26)
Tigard, OR 0 (Jun 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Wyoming, MI down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 38% lower than in 2021 (924 then, 571 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,148 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 556 in July 2026, down from 789 a year earlier.
Bright spot 556 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Wake Forest, NC 41 (Jul 26) -57.1% 1st
Lancaster, PA 87 (Apr 26) -40.0% 2nd
Terre Haute, IN 269 (Jun 26) -38.3% 3rd
Bozeman, MT 70 (Jun 26) -35.0% 4th
Bowie, MD 228 (Jul 26) -34.8% 5th
Gardena, CA 556 (Jul 26) -29.5% 6th
Springfield, OH 673 (Dec 25) -18.9% 7th
Midwest City, OK 206 (Jul 26) -18.2% 8th
Pocatello, ID 124 (Jul 26) -17.0% 9th
St. Clair Shores, MI 114 (Jul 26) -16.5% 10th
Youngstown, OH 558 (Aug 25) -7.2% 11th
Des Plaines, IL 107 (Jul 26) +6.8% 12th
Tigard, OR 162 (Jun 26) +17.4% 13th
Hoboken, NJ 63 (Jul 26) +23.3% 14th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 45 (Jul 26) +30.0% 15th
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Peers worth a call

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

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 45% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,447 to $84,803 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,315).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Gardena started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 77% from 2014 to 2024 ($47,856 to $84,803).
Bright spot $84,803
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bozeman, MT $85,747 14th +54% 1st 1% above peers
Gardena, CA $84,803 16th +45% 2nd on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 20th +42% 3rd 15% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $97,875 11th +40% 4th 15% above peers
Lancaster, PA $63,690 23rd +40% 5th 25% below peers
Cupertino, CA $234,707 1st +37% 6th 177% above peers
Tigard, OR $108,823 8th +36% 7th 28% above peers
Bel Air South, MD $123,653 6th +36% 8th 46% above peers
Sarasota, FL $72,105 21st +34% 9th 15% below peers
Wake Forest, NC $123,802 5th +34% 10th 46% above peers
Lacey, WA $90,625 12th +34% 11th 7% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR $17,410 31st +32% 12th 79% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $88,201 13th +30% 13th 4% above peers
Santee, CA $113,394 7th +30% 14th 34% above peers
Bradenton, FL $60,822 25th +30% 15th 28% below peers
Carson City, NV $72,355 19th +30% 16th 15% below peers
Pocatello, ID $60,418 26th +30% 17th 29% below peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 24th +27% 18th 27% below peers
Severn, MD $134,423 4th +25% 19th 59% above peers
Bowie, MD $141,995 3rd +25% 20th 67% above peers
Hoboken, NJ $180,579 2nd +22% 21st 113% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $85,628 15th +22% 22nd 1% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI $73,500 18th +21% 23rd 13% below peers
Springfield, OH $47,143 28th +20% 24th 44% below peers
Youngstown, OH $34,408 30th +19% 25th 59% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL $75,014 17th +19% 26th 12% below peers
Terre Haute, IN $43,126 29th +18% 27th 49% below peers
Midwest City, OK $57,520 27th +15% 28th 32% below peers
Towson, MD $101,320 9th +14% 29th 19% above peers
Casper, WY $70,218 22nd +13% 30th 17% below peers
Orland Park, IL $98,910 10th +9% 31st 17% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$7,717 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 1.0 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.0% in July 2026, down from 6.0% a year earlier.
Bright spot 5.0%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.1% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Springfield, OH 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th -1.5pp 1st 2% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 25th -1.1pp 2nd 25% above peers
Gardena, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 20th -1.0pp 3rd 14% above peers
Youngstown, OH 6.3% (Jul 26) 26th -0.9pp 4th 43% above peers
Lacey, WA 3.7% (Jul 26) 7th -0.8pp 5th 16% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -0.7pp 6th on par with peers
Hoboken, NJ 2.5% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.6pp 7th 43% below peers
Casper, WY 2.5% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 8th 43% below peers
Santee, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th -0.3pp 9th 5% above peers
Carson City, NV 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th -0.3pp 10th 11% below peers
Cupertino, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 11th 2% below peers
Bozeman, MT 2.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 12th 50% below peers
Lancaster, PA 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 13th 9% below peers
Pocatello, ID 4.2% (Jul 26) 10th -0.2pp 14th 5% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 15th 25% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.6% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Tigard, OR 5.4% (Jul 26) 24th -0.1pp 17th 23% above peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Bowie, MD 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 19th 2% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.3pp 20th 7% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th +0.4pp 21st 30% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.7% (Jul 26) 19th +0.5pp 22nd 7% above peers
Bradenton, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.6pp 23rd 18% above peers
Sarasota, FL 5.0% (Jul 26) 21st +0.7pp 24th 14% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.7pp 25th on par with peers
Midwest City, OK 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd +1.2pp 26th 14% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.7% then, 11.8% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.6% to 11.8%).
11.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.2% 12th -5.7pp 1st 16% below peers
Cupertino, CA 4.1% 3rd -1.9pp 2nd 63% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 6.0% 6th -2.4pp 3rd 45% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 3.9% 2nd -1.4pp 4th 65% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.1% 21st -4.5pp 5th 19% above peers
Tigard, OR 6.7% 7th -2.1pp 6th 39% below peers
Bozeman, MT 13.7% 22nd -4.1pp 7th 25% above peers
Pocatello, ID 14.8% 23rd -3.7pp 8th 35% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.5% 4th -0.8pp 9th 59% below peers
Lancaster, PA 20.3% 27th -3.6pp 10th 85% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.8% 18th -1.9pp 11th 8% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 7.8% 9th -0.9pp 12th 29% below peers
Carson City, NV 10.3% 13th -1.0pp 13th 6% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 24.6% 29th -1.7pp 14th 125% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.0% 25th -0.7pp 15th 37% above peers
Bradenton, FL 14.8% 24th -0.7pp 16th 35% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 54.7% 31st -0.4pp 17th 398% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.1% 28th -0.1pp 18th 110% above peers
Towson, MD 12.1% 20th +0.6pp 19th 10% above peers
Youngstown, OH 37.3% 30th +2.1pp 20th 240% above peers
Casper, WY 10.8% 15th +0.7pp 21st 2% below peers
Santee, CA 7.9% 10th +0.7pp 22nd 28% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 8.4% 11th +0.8pp 23rd 23% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 12.1% 19th +1.2pp 24th 10% above peers
Severn, MD 5.7% 5th +0.6pp 25th 48% below peers
Midwest City, OK 16.5% 26th +1.7pp 26th 50% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.6% 17th +1.5pp 27th 5% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 10.3% 14th +1.5pp 28th 6% below peers
Bowie, MD 3.8% 1st +0.6pp 29th 66% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 11.0% 16th +2.5pp 30th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 7.3% 8th +3.0pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.1% then, 16.2% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.0% to 16.2%).
Needs attention 16.2%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 13th -11.0pp 1st 30% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.2% 7th -4.0pp 2nd 53% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 6.8% 8th -3.2pp 3rd 48% below peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 22nd -8.3pp 4th 37% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 4.1% 4th -1.6pp 5th 69% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 6.1% 5th -2.4pp 6th 54% below peers
Severn, MD 6.1% 6th -2.2pp 7th 54% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.0% 3rd -1.3pp 8th 70% below peers
Bradenton, FL 21.2% 24th -6.9pp 9th 61% above peers
Carson City, NV 13.2% 16th -3.6pp 10th on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 2.9% 2nd -0.8pp 11th 78% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.8% 27th -7.4pp 12th 111% above peers
Bozeman, MT 7.1% 9th -1.4pp 13th 46% below peers
Gardena, CA 16.2% 19th -2.9pp 14th 23% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 28.9% 28th -3.4pp 15th 119% above peers
Pocatello, ID 18.0% 21st -1.9pp 16th 37% above peers
Sarasota, FL 27.2% 26th -2.3pp 17th 107% above peers
Youngstown, OH 52.8% 30th -3.5pp 18th 301% above peers
Springfield, OH 32.5% 29th -0.1pp 19th 147% above peers
Santee, CA 9.1% 12th +0.1pp 20th 31% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 74.2% 31st +1.3pp 21st 463% above peers
Midwest City, OK 23.6% 25th +0.9pp 22nd 79% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 12.3% 15th +1.2pp 23rd 6% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 12.3% 14th +1.4pp 24th 7% below peers
Bowie, MD 2.8% 1st +0.4pp 25th 79% below peers
Casper, WY 14.1% 17th +2.3pp 26th 7% above peers
Lacey, WA 16.8% 20th +4.4pp 27th 28% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 14.2% 18th +5.0pp 28th 8% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 18.5% 23rd +6.5pp 29th 41% above peers
Towson, MD 7.3% 10th +3.1pp 30th 44% below peers
Orland Park, IL 8.8% 11th +3.9pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 12.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.2% to 93.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Gardena started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 18.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (75.4% to 93.8%).
Bright spot 93.8%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 85.1% 29th +18.3pp 1st 8% below peers
Lancaster, PA 90.5% 23rd +14.7pp 2nd 2% below peers
Youngstown, OH 82.0% 31st +12.2pp 3rd 11% below peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 28th +12.6pp 4th 6% below peers
Gardena, CA 93.8% 12th +12.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 91.3% 22nd +11.3pp 6th 1% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 97.5% 2nd +11.7pp 7th 6% above peers
Midwest City, OK 91.5% 21st +10.8pp 8th 1% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 94.2% 10th +10.3pp 9th 2% above peers
Carson City, NV 92.2% 18th +9.6pp 10th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 89.3% 25th +8.9pp 11th 3% below peers
Springfield, OH 88.4% 26th +8.7pp 12th 4% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 20th +9.0pp 13th on par with peers
Casper, WY 92.4% 16th +8.0pp 14th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 90.3% 24th +6.9pp 15th 2% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 92.3% 17th +6.8pp 16th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 95.8% 7th +6.0pp 17th 4% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 92.6% 14th +5.4pp 18th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 93.4% 13th +5.2pp 19th 1% above peers
Lacey, WA 94.0% 11th +4.2pp 20th 2% above peers
Severn, MD 97.5% 3rd +4.3pp 21st 6% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 95.0% 9th +4.2pp 22nd 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 98.1% 1st +4.3pp 23rd 6% above peers
Santee, CA 95.3% 8th +3.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Pocatello, ID 88.4% 27th +3.1pp 25th 4% below peers
Bozeman, MT 92.2% 19th +3.1pp 26th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 83.3% 30th +2.7pp 27th 10% below peers
Cupertino, CA 96.7% 5th +3.0pp 28th 5% above peers
Bowie, MD 97.3% 4th +2.4pp 29th 5% above peers
Towson, MD 92.4% 15th +2.3pp 30th on par with peers
Hoboken, NJ 96.1% 6th +2.0pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.43).
Bright spot 0.43
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Bel Air South, MD 0.38 4th -0.041 1st 14% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 0.41 7th -0.023 2nd 8% below peers
Decatur, AL 0.45 19th -0.025 3rd 2% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 0.40 6th -0.019 4th 10% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.62 31st -0.021 5th 38% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 12th -0.015 6th 4% below peers
Youngstown, OH 0.48 25th -0.015 7th 7% above peers
Gardena, CA 0.43 11th -0.012 8th 4% below peers
Tigard, OR 0.41 9th -0.010 9th 7% below peers
Pocatello, ID 0.45 17th -0.010 10th 1% above peers
Lacey, WA 0.38 3rd -0.005 11th 14% below peers
Carson City, NV 0.45 21st -0.001 12th 2% above peers
Lancaster, PA 0.44 14th +0.003 13th on par with peers
Hoboken, NJ 0.47 24th +0.003 14th 5% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 0.39 5th +0.003 15th 12% below peers
Springfield, OH 0.45 20th +0.006 16th 2% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 0.49 27th +0.006 17th 9% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 0.42 10th +0.007 18th 5% below peers
Bradenton, FL 0.46 22nd +0.008 19th 3% above peers
Towson, MD 0.51 28th +0.010 20th 15% above peers
Bowie, MD 0.37 2nd +0.010 21st 16% below peers
Bozeman, MT 0.48 26th +0.013 22nd 9% above peers
Severn, MD 0.37 1st +0.011 23rd 17% below peers
Orland Park, IL 0.44 16th +0.017 24th on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 0.45 18th +0.020 25th 1% above peers
Casper, WY 0.46 23rd +0.030 26th 5% above peers
Midwest City, OK 0.44 15th +0.031 27th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 0.58 30th +0.044 28th 31% above peers
Santee, CA 0.41 8th +0.035 29th 8% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 0.44 13th +0.038 30th 1% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 0.52 29th +0.098 31st 16% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 7.6% to 11.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 6.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.7% to 11.9%).
Needs attention 11.9%
20102023
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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
Coeur d'Alene, ID 8.7% 15th -5.8pp 1st 5% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 10.9% 19th -6.0pp 2nd 19% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 6.4% 8th -2.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 4.7% 4th -1.5pp 4th 48% below peers
Bradenton, FL 11.5% 20th -3.1pp 5th 26% above peers
Sarasota, FL 9.1% 16th -2.4pp 6th on par with peers
Carson City, NV 10.1% 18th -2.3pp 7th 11% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 23rd -3.0pp 8th 48% above peers
Tigard, OR 9.2% 17th -1.6pp 9th 1% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 7.2% 12th -1.1pp 10th 21% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.4% 2nd -0.5pp 11th 63% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 5.9% 7th -0.6pp 12th 35% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 16.9% 26th -1.3pp 13th 86% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.5% 13th -0.6pp 14th 6% below peers
Youngstown, OH 36.3% 30th -2.2pp 15th 299% above peers
Casper, WY 6.6% 9th -0.3pp 16th 28% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.1% 28th -0.1pp 17th 197% above peers
Towson, MD 4.5% 3rd +0.0pp 18th 50% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 5.8% 6th +0.0pp 19th 37% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.9% 5th +0.1pp 20th 46% below peers
Springfield, OH 28.6% 29th +0.9pp 21st 215% above peers
Pocatello, ID 17.2% 27th +0.7pp 22nd 89% above peers
Severn, MD 6.7% 11th +0.3pp 23rd 26% below peers
Midwest City, OK 15.3% 25th +1.4pp 24th 68% above peers
Lacey, WA 12.1% 22nd +1.2pp 25th 33% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 52.5% 31st +9.2pp 26th 477% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 14.3% 24th +5.1pp 27th 57% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.9% 21st +4.4pp 28th 31% above peers
Santee, CA 8.6% 14th +3.4pp 29th 6% below peers
Bowie, MD 6.7% 10th +2.7pp 30th 26% below peers
Cupertino, CA 1.7% 1st +1.5pp 31st 81% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $779,150 in August 2026, up from $761,442 a year earlier.
Big move $779,150
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $764,158 (Aug 26) +0.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Youngstown, OH $73,589 (Aug 26) 26th +7.4% 1st 85% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $358,473 (Aug 26) 17th +6.9% 2nd 29% below peers
Orland Park, IL $413,308 (Aug 26) 15th +6.2% 3rd 19% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $883,427 (Aug 26) 2nd +4.5% 4th 74% above peers
Springfield, OH $189,587 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.7% 5th 63% below peers
Cupertino, CA $2,965,725 (Aug 26) 1st +3.3% 6th 485% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $607,048 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 7th 20% above peers
Towson, MD $474,404 (Aug 26) 14th +2.6% 8th 6% below peers
Gardena, CA $779,150 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 9th 54% above peers
Casper, WY $313,856 (Aug 26) 20th +1.8% 10th 38% below peers
Pocatello, ID $343,159 (Aug 26) 19th +1.6% 11th 32% below peers
Severn, MD $517,542 (Aug 26) 11th +1.3% 12th 2% above peers
Terre Haute, IN $162,375 (Aug 26) 25th +1.0% 13th 68% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $747,422 (Aug 26) 5th +1.0% 14th 47% above peers
Midwest City, OK $170,640 (Aug 26) 24th +0.7% 15th 66% below peers
Bozeman, MT $725,769 (Aug 26) 6th +0.4% 16th 43% above peers
Lacey, WA $509,747 (Aug 26) 12th +0.2% 17th on par with peers
The Hammocks, FL $534,688 (Aug 26) 9th -0.2% 18th 5% above peers
Bowie, MD $520,578 (Aug 26) 10th -0.4% 19th 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $507,240 (Aug 26) 13th -1.0% 20th on par with peers
Decatur, AL $223,248 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.1% 21st 56% below peers
Tigard, OR $602,382 (Aug 26) 8th -1.4% 22nd 19% above peers
Santee, CA $795,470 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.5% 23rd 57% above peers
Sarasota, FL $409,878 (Aug 26) 16th -2.7% 24th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL $352,501 (Aug 26) 18th -3.2% 25th 31% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL $278,815 (Aug 26) 21st -6.4% 26th 45% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $642,831 in August 2026, up from $630,596 a year earlier.
Big move $642,831
2000August 2026
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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%
Youngstown, OH $43,239 (Aug 26) 26th +12.8% 1st 88% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $596,747 (Aug 26) 5th +8.4% 2nd 71% above peers
Orland Park, IL $289,176 (Aug 26) 15th +4.6% 3rd 17% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $245,871 (Aug 26) 18th +4.0% 4th 29% below peers
Springfield, OH $104,091 (Aug 26) 24th +3.9% 5th 70% below peers
Pocatello, ID $259,905 (Aug 26) 16th +3.0% 6th 25% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $449,366 (Aug 26) 8th +2.9% 7th 29% above peers
Casper, WY $224,668 (Aug 26) 19th +2.6% 8th 35% below peers
Gardena, CA $642,831 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.9% 9th 85% above peers
Midwest City, OK $123,280 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.9% 10th 65% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $676,538 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 11th 94% above peers
Severn, MD $384,636 (Aug 26) 11th +1.3% 12th 10% above peers
Cupertino, CA $1,732,125 (Aug 26) 1st +1.1% 13th 397% above peers
Lacey, WA $433,708 (Aug 26) 9th +0.9% 14th 25% above peers
Towson, MD $310,817 (Aug 26) 14th +0.7% 15th 11% below peers
Bowie, MD $418,752 (Aug 26) 10th +0.2% 16th 20% above peers
Santee, CA $612,274 (Aug 26) 4th -0.3% 17th 76% above peers
Decatur, AL $139,417 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.9% 18th 60% below peers
Bozeman, MT $489,422 (Aug 26) 6th -1.4% 19th 41% above peers
Tigard, OR $469,424 (Aug 26) 7th -1.5% 20th 35% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $357,564 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 21st 3% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $348,285 (Aug 26) 13th -2.4% 22nd on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN $93,084 (Aug 26) 25th -3.0% 23rd 73% below peers
Sarasota, FL $259,750 (Aug 26) 17th -4.1% 24th 25% below peers
Bradenton, FL $206,790 (Aug 26) 20th -5.4% 25th 41% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL $167,596 (Aug 26) 21st -8.2% 26th 52% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.9% then, 48.8% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.2% to 48.8%).
Needs attention 48.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 18th +7.3pp 1st 4% below peers
Lancaster, PA 48.6% 28th +5.1pp 2nd 21% below peers
Carson City, NV 62.3% 15th +5.6pp 3rd 1% above peers
Casper, WY 69.8% 10th +5.5pp 4th 13% above peers
Springfield, OH 52.4% 25th +3.7pp 5th 15% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 62.7% 14th +4.0pp 6th 2% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 81.9% 4th +4.1pp 7th 33% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 74.0% 6th +2.6pp 8th 20% above peers
Bozeman, MT 44.7% 30th +1.6pp 9th 27% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 78.3% 5th +2.7pp 10th 27% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 70.5% 9th +2.3pp 11th 14% above peers
Pocatello, ID 64.5% 12th +1.9pp 12th 5% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 33.8% 31st +0.9pp 13th 45% below peers
Midwest City, OK 58.1% 19th +1.6pp 14th 6% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 83.1% 3rd +2.2pp 15th 35% above peers
Youngstown, OH 56.2% 21st +1.2pp 16th 9% below peers
Gardena, CA 48.8% 27th +0.9pp 17th 21% below peers
Bowie, MD 83.9% 2nd +1.3pp 18th 36% above peers
Lacey, WA 55.9% 23rd +0.6pp 19th 9% below peers
Santee, CA 72.4% 7th +0.6pp 20th 17% above peers
Cupertino, CA 60.6% 17th +0.4pp 21st 2% below peers
Severn, MD 71.0% 8th +0.3pp 22nd 15% above peers
Tigard, OR 61.6% 16th +0.1pp 23rd on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 57.5% 20th -0.1pp 24th 7% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 64.8% 11th -0.3pp 25th 5% above peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 13th -0.4pp 26th 3% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 52.2% 26th -0.5pp 27th 15% below peers
Orland Park, IL 85.8% 1st -1.5pp 28th 39% above peers
Bradenton, FL 56.0% 22nd -1.6pp 29th 9% below peers
Towson, MD 55.6% 24th -1.8pp 30th 10% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 45.2% 29th -8.0pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,354 in August 2026, up from $2,257 a year earlier.
Big move $2,354
2018August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Youngstown, OH $1,059 (Aug 26) 26th +8.4% 1st 49% below peers
Springfield, OH $1,251 (Aug 26) 22nd +8.3% 2nd 39% below peers
Cupertino, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 3rd 113% above peers
Des Plaines, IL $2,058 (Aug 26) 14th +5.6% 4th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL $2,759 (Aug 26) 4th +4.9% 5th 34% above peers
Gardena, CA $2,354 (Aug 26) 8th +4.3% 6th 14% above peers
Hoboken, NJ $3,989 (Aug 26) 2nd +4.1% 7th 94% above peers
Lancaster, PA $1,547 (Aug 26) 20th +3.9% 8th 25% below peers
Bozeman, MT $2,149 (Aug 26) 12th +3.8% 9th 4% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $1,823 (Aug 26) 18th +3.6% 10th 11% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,861 (Aug 26) 16th +3.5% 11th 10% below peers
Terre Haute, IN $996 (Aug 26) 27th +3.3% 12th 52% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $2,266 (Aug 26) 10th +2.7% 13th 10% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL $2,392 (Aug 26) 7th +2.3% 14th 16% above peers
Santee, CA $2,850 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.3% 15th 38% above peers
Midwest City, OK $1,202 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.8% 16th 42% below peers
Decatur, AL $1,118 (Aug 26) 24th +1.8% 17th 46% below peers
Towson, MD $1,872 (Aug 26) 15th +1.6% 18th 9% below peers
Casper, WY $1,393 (Aug 26) 21st +1.5% 19th 32% below peers
Lacey, WA $2,137 (Aug 26) 13th +0.8% 20th 4% above peers
Pocatello, ID $1,074 (Aug 26) 25th +0.8% 21st 48% below peers
Bowie, MD $2,522 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 22nd 23% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $2,484 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 23rd 21% above peers
Tigard, OR $1,852 (Aug 26) 17th +0.2% 24th 10% below peers
Severn, MD $2,336 (Aug 26) 9th +0.2% 25th 14% above peers
Sarasota, FL $2,175 (Aug 26) 11th -0.2% 26th 6% above peers
Bradenton, FL $1,782 (Aug 26) 19th -1.9% 27th 13% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.2% then, 44.2% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.8% to 44.2%).
Needs attention 44.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Des Plaines, IL 27.9% 9th -5.9pp 1st 16% below peers
Tigard, OR 32.6% 15th -3.1pp 2nd 2% below peers
Bowie, MD 26.8% 5th -2.1pp 3rd 19% below peers
Severn, MD 28.7% 11th -1.6pp 4th 14% below peers
Cupertino, CA 27.5% 7th -1.4pp 5th 17% below peers
Bozeman, MT 39.2% 23rd -1.9pp 6th 18% above peers
Gardena, CA 44.2% 29th -2.0pp 7th 33% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 22.8% 2nd -1.0pp 8th 31% below peers
Carson City, NV 32.0% 14th -0.7pp 9th 4% below peers
Casper, WY 26.7% 4th -0.2pp 10th 20% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 22.5% 1st +0.0pp 11th 32% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 35.6% 18th +0.5pp 12th 7% above peers
Lancaster, PA 36.1% 19th +0.5pp 13th 9% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 41.2% 26th +0.8pp 14th 24% above peers
Springfield, OH 31.7% 13th +0.8pp 15th 5% below peers
Youngstown, OH 36.6% 20th +1.4pp 16th 10% above peers
Santee, CA 39.0% 22nd +1.6pp 17th 17% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 48.5% 31st +2.2pp 18th 46% above peers
Pocatello, ID 27.8% 8th +1.3pp 19th 16% below peers
Lacey, WA 39.3% 24th +2.5pp 20th 18% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 28.7% 10th +1.9pp 21st 14% below peers
Sarasota, FL 43.4% 27th +2.9pp 22nd 31% above peers
Midwest City, OK 31.6% 12th +2.6pp 23rd 5% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 21st +3.3pp 24th 13% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 6th +2.4pp 25th 19% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 39.6% 25th +3.7pp 26th 19% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 25.0% 3rd +2.4pp 27th 25% below peers
Towson, MD 34.8% 17th +3.6pp 28th 5% above peers
Bradenton, FL 44.1% 28th +5.6pp 29th 33% above peers
Orland Park, IL 33.2% 16th +4.3pp 30th on par with peers
Coconut Creek, FL 47.7% 30th +6.8pp 31st 44% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.8% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Gardena started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.5% to 5.2%).
Bright spot 5.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Bel Air South, MD 4.3% 7th -2.2pp 1st 23% below peers
Bowie, MD 2.5% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 56% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 10th -1.9pp 3rd 18% below peers
Lancaster, PA 14.9% 28th -5.8pp 4th 165% above peers
Sarasota, FL 6.7% 21st -2.2pp 5th 19% above peers
Gardena, CA 5.2% 11th -1.6pp 6th 8% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 14th -1.3pp 7th 6% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.9% 6th -0.9pp 8th 31% below peers
Cupertino, CA 3.8% 5th -0.8pp 9th 33% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 19.0% 30th -4.0pp 10th 237% above peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 19th -1.0pp 11th 4% above peers
Bradenton, FL 6.7% 22nd -1.1pp 12th 20% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 10.7% 26th -1.2pp 13th 90% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 33.9% 31st -1.8pp 14th 502% above peers
Lacey, WA 6.0% 20th -0.3pp 15th 7% above peers
Midwest City, OK 5.6% 16th -0.2pp 16th on par with peers
Pocatello, ID 5.8% 17th -0.2pp 17th 3% above peers
Springfield, OH 12.5% 27th -0.3pp 18th 123% above peers
Youngstown, OH 16.8% 29th -0.1pp 19th 198% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 5.4% 15th -0.0pp 20th 4% below peers
Towson, MD 8.9% 25th +0.6pp 21st 59% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 5.2% 13th +0.4pp 22nd 7% below peers
Santee, CA 4.3% 8th +0.3pp 23rd 23% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 5.8% 18th +0.5pp 24th 4% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.2% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 44% below peers
Casper, WY 5.2% 12th +0.8pp 26th 7% below peers
Carson City, NV 6.8% 23rd +1.1pp 27th 21% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 7.4% 24th +1.6pp 28th 31% above peers
Severn, MD 3.6% 4th +0.8pp 29th 35% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% 9th +1.2pp 30th 21% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 3.5% 3rd +1.2pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.6% to 8.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Gardena started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 11.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.3% to 8.5%).
Bright spot 8.5%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Tigard, OR 3.1% 4th -4.3pp 1st 55% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 3.5% 7th -2.1pp 2nd 50% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 8.8% 21st -5.0pp 3rd 27% above peers
Santee, CA 3.1% 5th -1.3pp 4th 55% below peers
Pocatello, ID 6.9% 15th -2.5pp 5th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 6.3% 13th -2.2pp 6th 10% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.5% 2nd -0.9pp 7th 64% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 10.4% 25th -2.8pp 8th 49% above peers
Orland Park, IL 3.8% 8th -1.0pp 9th 45% below peers
Gardena, CA 8.5% 20th -2.2pp 10th 22% above peers
Casper, WY 10.9% 27th -2.6pp 11th 57% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.8% 1st -0.4pp 12th 74% below peers
Midwest City, OK 10.4% 26th -1.9pp 13th 50% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 23rd -1.1pp 14th 34% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 31st -1.6pp 15th 125% above peers
Lancaster, PA 7.3% 17th -0.7pp 16th 6% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.1% 18th -0.8pp 17th 17% above peers
Towson, MD 2.5% 3rd -0.1pp 18th 63% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 8.9% 22nd -0.3pp 19th 28% above peers
Bradenton, FL 15.2% 30th +0.0pp 20th 119% above peers
Youngstown, OH 6.9% 16th +0.2pp 21st on par with peers
Bowie, MD 3.9% 9th +0.2pp 22nd 44% below peers
Carson City, NV 11.2% 28th +0.6pp 23rd 61% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 9.6% 24th +0.7pp 24th 38% above peers
Springfield, OH 8.3% 19th +0.6pp 25th 20% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 4.2% 10th +0.3pp 26th 39% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.7% 11th +0.7pp 27th 32% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.2% 29th +2.5pp 28th 91% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 3.2% 6th +1.0pp 29th 54% below peers
Lacey, WA 5.8% 12th +1.8pp 30th 17% below peers
Severn, MD 6.6% 14th +2.9pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.

26.0%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Cupertino, CA 15.6% 1st 52% below peers
Bozeman, MT 24.1% 2nd 27% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 25.8% 3rd 21% below peers
Gardena, CA 26.0% 4th 21% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 26.1% 5th 20% below peers
Santee, CA 26.2% 6th 20% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.3% 7th 14% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 28.9% 8th 12% below peers
Orland Park, IL 29.6% 9th 10% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 29.9% 10th 9% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 29.9% 11th 9% below peers
Tigard, OR 30.6% 12th 7% below peers
Sarasota, FL 31.1% 13th 5% below peers
Towson, MD 31.2% 14th 5% below peers
Bowie, MD 32.5% 15th 1% below peers
Carson City, NV 32.8% 16th on par with peers
Bel Air South, MD 33.9% 17th 3% above peers
Lacey, WA 34.3% 18th 5% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 19th 6% above peers
Severn, MD 35.3% 20th 8% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 35.3% 21st 8% above peers
Bradenton, FL 36.0% 22nd 10% above peers
Casper, WY 36.9% 23rd 12% above peers
Pocatello, ID 37.1% 24th 13% above peers
Lancaster, PA 40.8% 25th 24% above peers
Midwest City, OK 40.8% 26th 24% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 27th 24% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 42.6% 28th 30% above peers
Springfield, OH 45.5% 29th 39% above peers
Youngstown, OH 47.9% 30th 46% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured fell 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.6% to 2.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Gardena started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 6.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.2% to 2.9%).
Bright spot 2.9%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.6% 1st -3.2pp 1st 81% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.0% 16th -5.8pp 2nd on par with peers
Gardena, CA 2.9% 14th -3.7pp 3rd 6% below peers
Severn, MD 1.4% 3rd -1.6pp 4th 52% below peers
Tigard, OR 2.3% 8th -2.2pp 5th 23% below peers
Casper, WY 6.1% 24th -3.0pp 6th 102% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 4.9% 21st -2.1pp 7th 62% above peers
Santee, CA 1.7% 4th -0.7pp 8th 45% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 8.9% 30th -3.1pp 9th 193% above peers
Orland Park, IL 2.1% 5th -0.7pp 10th 32% below peers
Lancaster, PA 3.2% 17th -0.7pp 11th 5% above peers
Carson City, NV 7.6% 27th -0.7pp 12th 151% above peers
Pocatello, ID 2.7% 11th +0.0pp 13th 12% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 2.6% 9th +0.0pp 14th 15% below peers
Bradenton, FL 8.6% 29th +0.6pp 15th 183% above peers
Springfield, OH 5.3% 23rd +0.4pp 16th 76% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.9% 15th +0.3pp 17th 6% below peers
Towson, MD 2.2% 6th +0.3pp 18th 29% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 22nd +0.8pp 19th 67% above peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 25th +1.9pp 20th 130% above peers
Midwest City, OK 7.4% 26th +2.2pp 21st 142% above peers
Bowie, MD 2.7% 12th +0.8pp 22nd 11% below peers
Sarasota, FL 16.6% 31st +5.0pp 23rd 447% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 2.8% 13th +1.0pp 24th 10% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 8.0% 28th +3.1pp 25th 164% above peers
Lacey, WA 3.2% 18th +1.4pp 26th 6% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 2.2% 7th +1.0pp 27th 26% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.7% 20th +2.1pp 28th 54% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.6% 10th +1.4pp 29th 15% below peers
Youngstown, OH 3.4% 19th +1.9pp 30th 10% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 0.9% 2nd 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.4% to 28.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Gardena started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.7% to 28.9%).
Bright spot 28.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lancaster, PA 29.4% 21st +6.5pp 1st 16% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 16.4% 29th +3.4pp 2nd 53% below peers
Casper, WY 30.5% 19th +5.4pp 3rd 13% below peers
Santee, CA 35.0% 15th +5.5pp 4th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 28.3% 23rd +4.3pp 5th 19% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 29.7% 20th +4.4pp 6th 15% below peers
Tigard, OR 51.0% 6th +6.8pp 7th 46% above peers
Sarasota, FL 41.8% 11th +5.3pp 8th 19% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 18th +3.9pp 9th 11% below peers
Gardena, CA 28.9% 22nd +3.5pp 10th 17% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 49.4% 8th +6.0pp 11th 41% above peers
Youngstown, OH 15.5% 30th +1.9pp 12th 56% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 38.9% 13th +4.3pp 13th 11% above peers
Springfield, OH 16.8% 28th +1.8pp 14th 52% below peers
Midwest City, OK 23.8% 25th +2.3pp 15th 32% below peers
Bozeman, MT 65.1% 4th +6.4pp 16th 86% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 59.5% 5th +4.9pp 17th 70% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 24.6% 24th +1.9pp 18th 30% below peers
Pocatello, ID 32.6% 17th +2.3pp 19th 7% below peers
Carson City, NV 23.7% 26th +1.6pp 20th 32% below peers
Towson, MD 69.3% 3rd +4.2pp 21st 98% above peers
Severn, MD 46.1% 9th +2.6pp 22nd 32% above peers
Bowie, MD 50.4% 7th +2.2pp 23rd 44% above peers
Cupertino, CA 82.2% 2nd +3.5pp 24th 135% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 37.9% 14th +1.5pp 25th 8% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 82.6% 1st +2.1pp 26th 136% above peers
Orland Park, IL 45.4% 10th +1.0pp 27th 30% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 38.9% 12th +0.8pp 28th 11% above peers
Lacey, WA 34.1% 16th +0.3pp 29th 3% below peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 27th -2.3pp 30th 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (54.4% then, 49.9% now; margin ±13.8pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 8.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.9% to 49.9%).
49.9%
20112024
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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%
Severn, MD 66.5% 4th +33.2pp 1st 31% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 59.5% 6th +26.4pp 2nd 17% above peers
Bradenton, FL 58.4% 7th +20.3pp 3rd 15% above peers
Casper, WY 55.5% 9th +16.8pp 4th 9% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 49.9% 19th +15.1pp 5th 2% below peers
Lacey, WA 42.4% 23rd +7.7pp 6th 16% below peers
Pocatello, ID 38.5% 26th +6.6pp 7th 24% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 56.7% 8th +9.5pp 8th 12% above peers
Bowie, MD 51.4% 13th +8.1pp 9th 1% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 39.2% 24th +5.7pp 10th 23% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 68.1% 3rd +7.0pp 11th 34% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 90.4% 1st +5.4pp 12th 78% above peers
Towson, MD 65.7% 5th +3.4pp 13th 30% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 14th +1.4pp 14th 1% above peers
Cupertino, CA 69.3% 2nd -0.4pp 15th 37% above peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 21st -1.1pp 16th 13% below peers
Tigard, OR 54.0% 10th -1.5pp 17th 7% above peers
Bozeman, MT 50.9% 15th -3.7pp 18th on par with peers
Gardena, CA 49.9% 18th -4.5pp 19th 2% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 50.7% 16th -6.1pp 20th on par with peers
Springfield, OH 37.8% 27th -4.8pp 21st 25% below peers
Carson City, NV 39.0% 25th -5.2pp 22nd 23% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 52.6% 11th -7.7pp 23rd 4% above peers
Santee, CA 50.6% 17th -12.0pp 24th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 51.8% 12th -14.5pp 25th 2% above peers
Midwest City, OK 34.1% 30th -10.5pp 26th 33% below peers
Lancaster, PA 37.3% 28th -12.7pp 27th 27% below peers
Youngstown, OH 37.2% 29th -15.0pp 28th 27% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 47.6% 20th -19.7pp 29th 6% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 31st -14.5pp 30th 37% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 42.5% 22nd -20.7pp 31st 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 6.4% now; margin ±5.6pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.5% to 6.4%).
Bright spot 6.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Hoboken, NJ 0.3% 1st -5.3pp 1st 97% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 4.8% 10th -22.4pp 2nd 35% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 3.8% 6th -1.5pp 3rd 50% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.5% 7th -1.2pp 4th 39% below peers
Springfield, OH 7.4% 16th -1.8pp 5th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 7.6% 18th -1.4pp 6th 2% above peers
Lancaster, PA 5.2% 11th -0.8pp 7th 30% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 7.6% 17th -1.1pp 8th 2% above peers
Orland Park, IL 2.5% 5th -0.1pp 9th 67% below peers
Youngstown, OH 9.5% 24th -0.3pp 10th 28% above peers
Towson, MD 2.4% 4th -0.1pp 11th 68% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 6.7% 14th +0.2pp 12th 10% below peers
Bozeman, MT 1.0% 2nd +0.1pp 13th 86% below peers
Midwest City, OK 16.4% 31st +1.7pp 14th 120% above peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 15th 38% below peers
Carson City, NV 11.4% 27th +1.3pp 16th 54% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 15th +1.5pp 17th 10% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 12.2% 29th +3.0pp 18th 65% above peers
Gardena, CA 6.4% 13th +2.2pp 19th 13% below peers
Santee, CA 8.4% 22nd +3.1pp 20th 13% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 7.7% 19th +2.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Bradenton, FL 11.1% 25th +4.1pp 22nd 49% above peers
Bowie, MD 4.7% 9th +1.8pp 23rd 37% below peers
Pocatello, ID 9.0% 23rd +3.5pp 24th 22% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.8% 28th +4.6pp 25th 59% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 11.2% 26th +4.4pp 26th 50% above peers
Severn, MD 5.7% 12th +2.4pp 27th 23% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 30th +5.9pp 28th 65% above peers
Casper, WY 8.1% 20th +4.3pp 29th 9% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 8.2% 21st +6.7pp 30th 10% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.3% 3rd +2.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 59,709 to 59,422 - more than the combined survey margin (±66).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 50% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Big move 59,422
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wake Forest, NC 52,844 31st +25% 1st 9% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 58,137 19th +20% 2nd on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 56,114 29th +20% 3rd 4% below peers
Lacey, WA 57,737 22nd +17% 4th 1% below peers
Severn, MD 58,402 13th +16% 5th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 28th +12% 6th 3% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 58,668 10th +10% 7th 1% above peers
Carson City, NV 58,384 14th +7% 8th on par with peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 25th +5% 9th 2% below peers
Tigard, OR 56,011 30th +5% 10th 4% below peers
Pocatello, ID 57,635 24th +4% 11th 1% below peers
Santee, CA 59,332 3rd +3% 12th 2% above peers
Midwest City, OK 58,297 16th +2% 13th on par with peers
Towson, MD 58,679 9th +1% 14th 1% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 59,156 5th +1% 15th 1% above peers
Bradenton, FL 57,014 26th +1% 16th 2% below peers
Casper, WY 58,839 7th +1% 17th 1% above peers
Sarasota, FL 56,970 27th +0% 18th 2% below peers
Gardena, CA 59,422 2nd -0% 19th 2% above peers
Bowie, MD 57,926 20th -1% 20th 1% below peers
Orland Park, IL 57,916 21st -1% 21st 1% below peers
Springfield, OH 58,190 17th -2% 22nd on par with peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 58,140 18th -2% 23rd on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 58,566 11th -3% 24th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 57,719 23rd -3% 25th 1% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 58,330 15th -4% 26th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 58,427 12th -4% 27th on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 58,977 6th -4% 28th 1% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 60,272 1st -4% 29th 3% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 58,838 8th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Youngstown, OH 59,331 4th -8% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±53 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.5% then, 20.6% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.0% to 20.6%).
20.6%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 28th +1.5pp 1st 25% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 14.8% 30th +0.9pp 2nd 29% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.4% 21st +1.2pp 3rd 2% below peers
Gardena, CA 20.6% 20th +1.1pp 4th 1% below peers
Youngstown, OH 22.9% 10th +1.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Midwest City, OK 25.6% 2nd +1.2pp 6th 23% above peers
Santee, CA 23.1% 8th +0.9pp 7th 11% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 5th +0.8pp 8th 14% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 21.8% 12th +0.6pp 9th 5% above peers
Orland Park, IL 20.8% 16th +0.5pp 10th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 19.5% 25th +0.3pp 11th 6% below peers
Towson, MD 17.8% 26th +0.1pp 12th 15% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 17.6% 27th +0.1pp 13th 16% below peers
Casper, WY 24.2% 4th +0.0pp 14th 16% above peers
Pocatello, ID 24.4% 3rd -0.1pp 15th 17% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 23.5% 7th -0.3pp 16th 13% above peers
Severn, MD 23.0% 9th -0.4pp 17th 10% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.7% 6th -0.4pp 18th 14% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 20.7% 19th -0.5pp 19th 1% below peers
Bradenton, FL 19.7% 24th -0.5pp 20th 5% below peers
Carson City, NV 19.9% 23rd -0.6pp 21st 4% below peers
Bowie, MD 21.1% 14th -0.8pp 22nd 1% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 13th -1.0pp 23rd 2% above peers
Tigard, OR 20.0% 22nd -1.3pp 24th 4% below peers
Lacey, WA 21.0% 15th -1.6pp 25th 1% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 20.8% 17th -1.9pp 26th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 20.8% 18th -2.5pp 27th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 13.2% 31st -1.6pp 28th 36% below peers
Cupertino, CA 22.6% 11th -3.1pp 29th 9% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 26.5% 1st -4.0pp 30th 27% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 15.5% 29th -3.1pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 14.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.9% to 43.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.2pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.2% to 43.4%).
Big move 43.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Bowie, MD 32.0% 14th +11.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Gardena, CA 43.4% 9th +14.6pp 2nd 51% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 36.3% 12th +8.6pp 3rd 26% above peers
Lacey, WA 37.5% 11th +8.2pp 4th 30% above peers
Orland Park, IL 16.4% 30th +2.8pp 5th 43% below peers
Towson, MD 23.6% 21st +3.6pp 6th 18% below peers
Midwest City, OK 45.5% 7th +4.8pp 7th 58% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 51.2% 4th +5.0pp 8th 77% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 10th +3.7pp 9th 50% above peers
Severn, MD 28.9% 16th +2.4pp 10th on par with peers
Pico Rivera, CA 28.9% 17th +1.6pp 11th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 8th +1.3pp 12th 52% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 73.4% 1st +1.6pp 13th 154% above peers
Bradenton, FL 50.5% 5th +1.0pp 14th 75% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.0% 25th -0.0pp 15th 31% below peers
Tigard, OR 23.6% 22nd -0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Casper, WY 30.8% 15th -1.0pp 17th 7% above peers
Youngstown, OH 72.6% 2nd -5.6pp 18th 152% above peers
Springfield, OH 55.7% 3rd -4.8pp 19th 93% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.2% 18th -2.8pp 20th 2% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 26.4% 19th -2.8pp 21st 8% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 21.1% 24th -2.7pp 22nd 27% below peers
Carson City, NV 32.5% 13th -4.6pp 23rd 13% above peers
Lancaster, PA 45.9% 6th -8.6pp 24th 59% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 18.3% 26th -3.6pp 25th 36% below peers
Santee, CA 18.1% 27th -3.8pp 26th 37% below peers
Pocatello, ID 23.3% 23rd -5.0pp 27th 19% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 20th -5.7pp 28th 12% below peers
Cupertino, CA 6.3% 31st -1.6pp 29th 78% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 17.5% 29th -4.5pp 30th 39% below peers
Bozeman, MT 18.0% 28th -7.3pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.3% then, 77.7% now; margin ±12.3pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (72.9% to 77.7%).
Big move 77.7%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Carson City, NV 83.2% 2nd +22.1pp 1st 23% above peers
Lacey, WA 61.8% 26th +13.9pp 2nd 8% below peers
Bradenton, FL 79.8% 6th +16.0pp 3rd 18% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 10th +10.8pp 4th 6% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 68.0% 14th +10.2pp 5th 1% above peers
Severn, MD 82.6% 3rd +11.4pp 6th 23% above peers
Tigard, OR 80.0% 5th +10.6pp 7th 19% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 86.4% 1st +8.2pp 8th 28% above peers
Gardena, CA 77.7% 7th +6.3pp 9th 15% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 62.0% 25th +2.3pp 10th 8% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 67.4% 16th +2.2pp 11th on par with peers
Bowie, MD 80.8% 4th +0.8pp 12th 20% above peers
Cupertino, CA 58.9% 27th +0.5pp 13th 13% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 65.6% 21st -0.5pp 14th 3% below peers
Lancaster, PA 72.1% 9th -1.1pp 15th 7% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 73.1% 8th -1.7pp 16th 8% above peers
Casper, WY 66.7% 19th -1.7pp 17th 1% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 67.2% 18th -2.4pp 18th on par with peers
Coconut Creek, FL 67.7% 15th -3.4pp 19th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 68.2% 13th -3.8pp 20th 1% above peers
Bozeman, MT 57.9% 30th -4.2pp 21st 14% below peers
Santee, CA 69.8% 12th -5.4pp 22nd 4% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 67.2% 17th -5.9pp 23rd on par with peers
Pocatello, ID 58.0% 29th -6.1pp 24th 14% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 25th 19% below peers
Sarasota, FL 66.0% 20th -8.9pp 26th 2% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 58.3% 28th -8.7pp 27th 14% below peers
Midwest City, OK 63.4% 22nd -9.7pp 28th 6% below peers
Towson, MD 70.2% 11th -14.6pp 29th 4% above peers
Springfield, OH 63.2% 23rd -16.9pp 30th 6% below peers
Youngstown, OH 63.2% 24th -17.3pp 31st 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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