The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 370 (Feb 26) | -29.2% | 1st | ||
| Salem, OR | 391 (Mar 26) | -16.7% | 2nd | ||
| Glendale, CA | 229 (May 26) | -16.3% | 3rd | ||
| Cary, NC | 65 (Mar 26) | -16.2% | 4th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 677 (May 26) | -15.4% | 5th | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 544 (Mar 26) | -15.0% | 6th | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 649 (May 26) | -13.5% | 7th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 683 (Apr 26) | -12.1% | 8th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 1,091 (May 26) | -7.7% | 9th | ||
| Akron, OH | 847 (May 26) | -7.0% | 10th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 548 (May 26) | -4.1% | 11th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 425 (May 26) | -2.7% | 12th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 397 (May 26) | -2.6% | 13th | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 256 (Apr 26) | +2.8% | 14th | ||
| Providence, RI | 291 (Feb 26) | +2.9% | 15th | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 894 (May 26) | +6.2% | 16th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 177 (May 26) | +8.0% | 17th | ||
| Eugene, OR | 334 (Apr 26) | +8.5% | 18th | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 224 (May 26) | +9.4% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 7% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Oxnard, CA | 1,353 (May 26) | -29.6% | 1st | ||
| Salem, OR | 2,042 (May 26) | -29.1% | 2nd | ||
| Cary, NC | 907 (Mar 26) | -28.4% | 3rd | ||
| Eugene, OR | 2,463 (May 26) | -26.2% | 4th | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 2,366 (Feb 26) | -24.0% | 5th | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 2,057 (May 26) | -23.9% | 6th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 1,383 (May 26) | -23.3% | 7th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 2,035 (Apr 26) | -19.3% | 8th | ||
| Akron, OH | 2,812 (May 26) | -14.1% | 9th | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 1,258 (May 26) | -13.6% | 10th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 3,252 (May 26) | -13.1% | 11th | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 2,258 (Mar 26) | -12.6% | 12th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 3,354 (May 26) | -9.9% | 13th | ||
| Providence, RI | 1,549 (Feb 26) | -7.1% | 14th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1,782 (May 26) | -6.5% | 15th | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 1,085 (Apr 26) | -5.2% | 16th | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 2,267 (May 26) | -2.9% | 17th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 2,771 (May 26) | -0.4% | 18th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 1,229 (May 26) | +1.7% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 75% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Eugene, OR | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Cary, NC | 0 (Mar 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1 (May 26) | -75.0% | 3rd | ||
| Providence, RI | 2 (Feb 26) | -63.7% | 4th | ||
| Salem, OR | 1 (May 26) | -59.9% | 5th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 1 (May 26) | -49.9% | 6th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 8 (Apr 26) | -40.0% | 7th | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 4 (Feb 26) | -40.0% | 8th | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 37 (May 26) | -36.5% | 9th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 7 (May 26) | -35.0% | 10th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 2 (May 26) | -24.6% | 11th | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 5 (Mar 26) | -21.4% | 12th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 3 (May 26) | -16.5% | 13th | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 8 (May 26) | +14.3% | 14th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 25 (May 26) | +22.2% | 15th | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 2 (May 26) | +24.9% | 16th | ||
| Akron, OH | 13 (May 26) | +38.9% | 17th | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 8 (May 26) | +41.5% | 18th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 7 (May 26) | +160.1% | 19th | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 3 (Apr 26) | +200.0% | 20th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 27% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 72% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Brownsville, TX | 169 (May 26) | -46.0% | 1st | ||
| Eugene, OR | 164 (May 26) | -45.1% | 2nd | ||
| Salem, OR | 218 (May 26) | -43.6% | 3rd | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 256 (Feb 26) | -42.1% | 4th | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 218 (May 26) | -41.2% | 5th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 181 (Apr 26) | -39.6% | 6th | ||
| Cary, NC | 71 (Mar 26) | -36.1% | 7th | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 170 (May 26) | -33.9% | 8th | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 239 (May 26) | -33.6% | 9th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 67 (May 26) | -32.2% | 10th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 375 (May 26) | -32.2% | 11th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 197 (May 26) | -30.5% | 12th | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 89 (Apr 26) | -29.6% | 13th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 141 (May 26) | -27.5% | 14th | ||
| Akron, OH | 316 (May 26) | -21.4% | 15th | ||
| Providence, RI | 167 (Feb 26) | -14.9% | 16th | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 216 (Mar 26) | -12.8% | 17th | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 242 (May 26) | -11.2% | 18th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 490 (May 26) | -10.6% | 19th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $66,130 to $88,393 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,384). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $99,122 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Providence, RI | $68,119 | 18th | +49% | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | $64,523 | 21st | +42% | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $83,130 | 10th | +40% | 3rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | $69,108 | 17th | +38% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | $79,663 | 13th | +37% | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | $88,941 | 8th | +37% | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | $58,421 | 23rd | +35% | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | $52,130 | 28th | +35% | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | $75,487 | 15th | +35% | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | $125,924 | 2nd | +34% | 10th | 81% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | $54,039 | 27th | +34% | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | $88,393 | 9th | +34% | 12th | 27% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | $96,212 | 5th | +32% | 13th | 38% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | $81,338 | 12th | +32% | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | $69,634 | 16th | +31% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | $66,562 | 19th | +31% | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | $93,633 | 7th | +31% | 17th | 34% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | $55,485 | 26th | +30% | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | $134,905 | 1st | +29% | 19th | 94% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | $120,919 | 3rd | +27% | 20th | 74% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | $95,815 | 6th | +27% | 21st | 38% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | $75,970 | 14th | +27% | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | $57,409 | 24th | +26% | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | $65,912 | 20th | +25% | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | $48,699 | 29th | +25% | 25th | 30% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | $48,076 | 30th | +24% | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | $46,051 | 31st | +23% | 27th | 34% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | $59,190 | 22nd | +23% | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | $104,834 | 4th | +21% | 29th | 51% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | $81,619 | 11th | +21% | 30th | 17% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | $56,811 | 25th | +18% | 31st | 18% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 5.3% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Akron, OH | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | -1.9pp | 1st | 17% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 7.1% (May 26) | 28th | -1.3pp | 2nd | 73% above peers | |
| Providence, RI | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | -1.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 17th | -0.3pp | 4th | 5% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 5th | 2% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 5.2% (May 26) | 25th | -0.2pp | 6th | 27% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 7th | 32% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | -0.2pp | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Salem, OR | 4.7% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.2pp | 9th | 15% above peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 5.3% (May 26) | 26th | -0.1pp | 10th | 29% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | 2.9% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 11th | 29% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 12th | 20% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | +0.0pp | 13th | 12% above peers | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 1.8% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 14th | 56% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Eugene, OR | 4.6% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.1pp | 16th | 12% above peers | |
| Overland Park, KS | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 17th | 12% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 18th | 2% below peers | |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 4.1% (May 26) | 15th | +0.4pp | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Aurora, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 18th | +0.4pp | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | 5.0% (May 26) | 24th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 22% above peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | 4.3% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 24th | 5% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 4.0% (May 26) | 13th | +0.9pp | 25th | 2% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 3.7% (May 26) | 9th | +0.9pp | 26th | 10% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4.4% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 27th | 7% above peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | 5.3% (May 26) | 27th | +1.2pp | 28th | 29% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.4% then, 12.8% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.8% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Tempe, AZ | 15.0% | 16th | -3.7pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 10.9% | 9th | -2.7pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 10.1% | 8th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 23.4% | 30th | -5.6pp | 4th | 57% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 19.2% | 23rd | -4.3pp | 5th | 28% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 19.2% | 24th | -4.1pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 16.4% | 18th | -3.3pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 9.4% | 7th | -1.8pp | 8th | 37% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 19.1% | 22nd | -2.8pp | 9th | 28% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 21.6% | 27th | -3.1pp | 10th | 45% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 14.8% | 15th | -1.8pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.3% | 11th | -1.2pp | 12th | 17% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 22.9% | 29th | -2.1pp | 13th | 53% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 13.7% | 13th | -1.1pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 18.3% | 20th | -1.4pp | 15th | 22% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 9.4% | 6th | -0.7pp | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 23.6% | 31st | -1.4pp | 17th | 58% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 20.1% | 25th | -1.2pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 12.8% | 12th | -0.6pp | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 13.9% | 14th | -0.6pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 7.8% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 21st | 48% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 7.9% | 4th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 22.8% | 28th | -0.0pp | 23rd | 52% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 17.4% | 19th | +0.2pp | 24th | 16% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 20.6% | 26th | +0.7pp | 25th | 38% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 15.6% | 17th | +0.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 12.0% | 10th | +0.8pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 18.5% | 21st | +1.7pp | 28th | 24% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 8.3% | 5th | +0.9pp | 29th | 45% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 5.6% | 1st | +0.8pp | 30th | 63% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.6% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 31st | 62% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.1% then, 14.1% now; margin ±2.4pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Vancouver, WA | 12.0% | 7th | -6.5pp | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 23.9% | 20th | -9.1pp | 2nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 30.7% | 26th | -10.4pp | 3rd | 51% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 12.8% | 8th | -3.7pp | 4th | 37% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 30.5% | 25th | -8.4pp | 5th | 50% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 17.1% | 14th | -4.5pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 16.8% | 12th | -4.4pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 15.6% | 10th | -4.0pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 23.0% | 19th | -5.9pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 28.0% | 23rd | -6.8pp | 10th | 38% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 8.3% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 11th | 59% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 16.7% | 11th | -3.2pp | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 16.9% | 13th | -2.9pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25.1% | 22nd | -4.1pp | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 31.3% | 27th | -4.8pp | 15th | 54% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 14.1% | 9th | -2.0pp | 16th | 30% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 21.6% | 17th | -2.8pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 20.3% | 16th | -1.9pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 12.0% | 6th | -0.9pp | 19th | 41% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 29.3% | 24th | -2.1pp | 20th | 44% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 5.0% | 1st | -0.3pp | 21st | 75% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 23.9% | 21st | -1.5pp | 22nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 35.0% | 30th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 72% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 40.5% | 31st | -0.4pp | 24th | 99% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 32.5% | 29th | +0.1pp | 25th | 60% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 9.3% | 5th | +0.1pp | 26th | 54% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 6.1% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 27th | 70% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 17.7% | 15th | +0.6pp | 28th | 13% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 9.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 29th | 55% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 23.0% | 18th | +2.8pp | 30th | 13% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.3% | 28th | +4.6pp | 31st | 54% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 9.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.2% to 92.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 86.1% | 29th | +32.9pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 85.2% | 30th | +15.8pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 87.1% | 28th | +15.0pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 91.7% | 17th | +15.1pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 90.5% | 20th | +12.9pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 88.7% | 26th | +12.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 87.7% | 27th | +11.5pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 89.4% | 23rd | +11.4pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 89.2% | 25th | +11.0pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 95.0% | 5th | +11.5pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 90.4% | 21st | +10.9pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 89.8% | 22nd | +10.6pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 93.2% | 10th | +10.9pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 93.0% | 11th | +9.6pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 89.2% | 24th | +8.8pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 92.3% | 14th | +9.1pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 91.8% | 16th | +8.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 85.0% | 31st | +7.9pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 90.5% | 19th | +7.8pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 93.5% | 8th | +7.0pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 96.0% | 4th | +6.2pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 93.0% | 12th | +5.7pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 94.3% | 7th | +5.7pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 92.2% | 15th | +5.5pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 93.4% | 9th | +5.5pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 92.6% | 13th | +5.0pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 94.7% | 6th | +4.4pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +4.1pp | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 91.1% | 18th | +2.8pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 96.0% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 96.6% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.50 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.02).
| 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 | |||||
| Providence, RI | 0.50 | 26th | -0.038 | 1st | 11% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 0.46 | 17th | -0.026 | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 0.42 | 5th | -0.019 | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 0.43 | 7th | -0.017 | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 0.45 | 14th | -0.017 | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 0.39 | 1st | -0.011 | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 0.47 | 18th | -0.011 | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 0.49 | 22nd | -0.010 | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 0.54 | 30th | -0.009 | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 0.44 | 10th | -0.006 | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 0.44 | 8th | -0.005 | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 0.49 | 23rd | -0.003 | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 0.44 | 12th | -0.002 | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 0.50 | 25th | -0.001 | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 0.49 | 24th | +0.002 | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 0.48 | 19th | +0.003 | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.003 | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 0.51 | 28th | +0.005 | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 0.51 | 27th | +0.005 | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 0.54 | 31st | +0.006 | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 0.51 | 29th | +0.009 | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.008 | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 0.45 | 15th | +0.010 | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 0.43 | 6th | +0.009 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 0.44 | 11th | +0.010 | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 0.45 | 13th | +0.011 | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 0.49 | 21st | +0.014 | 27th | 8% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 0.41 | 4th | +0.013 | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 0.48 | 20th | +0.017 | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 0.41 | 3rd | +0.017 | 30th | 10% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 0.44 | 9th | +0.025 | 31st | 3% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 10.5 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.2% to 18.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.4% | +2.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.9% | 12th | -4.7pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 14.7% | 16th | -4.5pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 25.3% | 30th | -7.4pp | 3rd | 72% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 1.9% | 1st | -0.6pp | 4th | 87% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 9.1% | 8th | -2.5pp | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6.0% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 59% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 15.4% | 18th | -3.5pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.1% | 13th | -2.6pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 8.7% | 6th | -1.1pp | 9th | 41% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 10.7% | 9th | -1.3pp | 10th | 27% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 16.8% | 21st | -1.9pp | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 2.7% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 12th | 82% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 21.8% | 27th | -1.6pp | 13th | 48% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 12.5% | 11th | -0.9pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 16.6% | 19th | -0.7pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 21.1% | 24th | -0.1pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 25.1% | 29th | -0.1pp | 17th | 71% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 7.0% | 5th | +0.0pp | 18th | 53% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.0% | 14th | +0.1pp | 19th | 5% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 16.6% | 20th | +0.1pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 20.6% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 21st | 40% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.5% | 10th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 15.4% | 17th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 14.1% | 15th | +0.3pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 24.8% | 28th | +1.1pp | 25th | 69% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 29.1% | 31st | +1.9pp | 26th | 98% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 21.5% | 25th | +1.6pp | 27th | 46% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.7% | 26th | +1.6pp | 28th | 48% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 29th | 61% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.9% | 7th | +3.1pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.7% | 22nd | +10.5pp | 31st | 27% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $775,549 (Jun 26) | -0.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Overland Park, KS | $493,605 (Jun 26) | 9th | +5.5% | 1st | 12% above peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $1,369,864 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.2% | 2nd | 212% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | $144,687 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 3rd | 67% below peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | $211,834 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.2% | 4th | 52% below peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $327,932 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.8% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $313,551 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.8% | 6th | 29% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $153,885 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.4% | 7th | 65% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $297,976 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.4% | 8th | 32% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $196,964 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.2% | 9th | 55% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $147,051 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.1% | 10th | 66% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $438,893 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.0% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $336,151 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.4% | 12th | 23% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $298,194 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.1% | 13th | 32% below peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | $376,648 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.0% | 14th | 14% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $1,197,774 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 15th | 173% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | $440,407 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.3% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $765,564 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.1% | 17th | 74% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $484,308 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.0% | 18th | 10% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $511,271 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.5% | 19th | 16% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $670,587 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.0% | 20th | 53% above peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $324,364 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.1% | 21st | 26% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $467,863 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.3% | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | $486,091 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.3% | 23rd | 11% above peers | |
| Grand Prairie, TX | $319,091 (Jun 26) | 19th | -1.7% | 24th | 27% below peers | |
| Cary, NC | $631,158 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.0% | 25th | 44% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $139,502 (Jun 26) | 28th | -2.2% | 26th | 68% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $637,106 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.0% | 27th | 45% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $511,582 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.1% | 28th | 17% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $474,537 (Jun 26) | -0.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Overland Park, KS | $341,186 (Jun 26) | 12th | +5.9% | 1st | 11% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $69,404 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.9% | 2nd | 77% below peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | $127,064 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.5% | 3rd | 59% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $92,045 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.3% | 4th | 70% below peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $251,367 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.2% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $932,527 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.7% | 6th | 204% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $131,535 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.2% | 7th | 57% below peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $234,470 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.7% | 8th | 24% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $354,879 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.6% | 9th | 16% above peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $212,134 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 10th | 31% below peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | $255,108 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.5% | 11th | 17% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $647,757 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.3% | 12th | 111% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $64,767 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.1% | 13th | 79% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $183,939 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.0% | 14th | 40% below peers | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $245,487 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.8% | 15th | 20% below peers | |
| Salem, OR | $362,862 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.5% | 16th | 18% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $384,769 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.2% | 17th | 25% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $48,751 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.1% | 18th | 84% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $201,990 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.4% | 19th | 34% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $543,241 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.4% | 20th | 77% above peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $743,964 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.7% | 21st | 143% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $416,145 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.9% | 22nd | 36% above peers | |
| Grand Prairie, TX | $242,614 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.4% | 23rd | 21% below peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | $368,292 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.8% | 24th | 20% above peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $336,259 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.7% | 25th | 10% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $536,250 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.0% | 26th | 75% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $441,245 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.2% | 27th | 44% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $306,773 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.0% | 28th | on par with peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.0% to 35.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 55.9% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Providence, RI | 41.4% | 29th | +5.3pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 58.0% | 10th | +4.5pp | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 35.2% | 31st | +2.2pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 42.0% | 28th | +2.6pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 42.3% | 27th | +1.7pp | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 51.7% | 19th | +1.7pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 66.4% | 4th | +1.9pp | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 55.9% | 11th | +1.6pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 54.1% | 15th | +1.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 76.0% | 1st | +1.8pp | 10th | 41% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 54.4% | 13th | +1.2pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 46.6% | 25th | +0.8pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 61.7% | 5th | +1.0pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 40.6% | 30th | +0.6pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 45.5% | 26th | +0.6pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 47.9% | 24th | +0.6pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 50.7% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 53.3% | 17th | +0.5pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 52.4% | 18th | -0.2pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 54.4% | 14th | -0.7pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 59.7% | 7th | -0.8pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.8% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 22nd | 37% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 48.2% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 59.5% | 8th | -1.1pp | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 50.8% | 21st | -0.9pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 55.4% | 12th | -1.2pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 54.0% | 16th | -1.4pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 50.8% | 20th | -1.3pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 66.6% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 29th | 23% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 60.5% | 6th | -2.8pp | 30th | 12% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 58.7% | 9th | -3.9pp | 31st | 9% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Newport News, VA | $1,587 (Jun 26) | 18th | +6.5% | 1st | 9% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $1,569 (Jun 26) | 20th | +5.5% | 2nd | 10% below peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | $1,278 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.8% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $1,130 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.6% | 4th | 35% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $1,170 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.7% | 5th | 33% below peers | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $1,327 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.5% | 6th | 24% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $2,293 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.3% | 7th | 32% above peers | |
| Overland Park, KS | $1,800 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.2% | 8th | 4% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $2,794 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.2% | 9th | 61% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $1,842 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.1% | 10th | 6% above peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $1,627 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.9% | 11th | 6% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $1,343 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.8% | 12th | 23% below peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $2,287 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.5% | 13th | 32% above peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $3,078 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.3% | 14th | 77% above peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | $2,882 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.0% | 15th | 66% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $2,688 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.0% | 16th | 55% above peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $1,505 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.9% | 17th | 13% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | $1,507 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.5% | 18th | 13% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $2,635 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.1% | 19th | 52% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,359 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +0.5% | 20th | 22% below peers | |
| Cary, NC | $1,775 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.4% | 21st | 2% above peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | $1,818 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.3% | 22nd | 5% above peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | $1,876 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 23rd | 8% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | $1,735 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Salem, OR | $1,585 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.1% | 25th | 9% below peers | |
| Grand Prairie, TX | $1,610 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.3% | 26th | 7% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $2,732 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.6% | 27th | 57% above peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $1,667 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.2% | 28th | 4% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.7% then, 53.2% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.6% | 7th | -2.8pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 32.1% | 9th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 42.3% | 24th | -3.3pp | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 37.2% | 14th | -2.8pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 37.0% | 13th | -2.4pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 32.3% | 10th | -1.8pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 30.5% | 5th | -1.7pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 41.6% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 31.3% | 6th | -1.3pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 37.6% | 15th | -0.8pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 43.7% | 26th | -0.7pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 25.8% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 43.2% | 25th | -0.2pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 53.2% | 31st | +0.5pp | 14th | 42% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 45.3% | 28th | +0.6pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 29.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 37.6% | 16th | +0.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 46.5% | 30th | +1.2pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 41.0% | 22nd | +1.1pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 38.2% | 20th | +1.4pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 40.1% | 21st | +1.4pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 37.7% | 18th | +1.4pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 36.8% | 12th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 38.1% | 19th | +1.6pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 35.4% | 11th | +2.0pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 44.4% | 27th | +3.3pp | 26th | 18% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 31.8% | 8th | +2.4pp | 27th | 15% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 45.3% | 29th | +3.5pp | 28th | 21% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 22.9% | 1st | +2.3pp | 29th | 39% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 27.2% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 30th | 28% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 37.6% | 17th | +8.3pp | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.7% to 10.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 7.1% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Montgomery, AL | 7.0% | 13th | -1.8pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 7.7% | 15th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 9.1% | 20th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.0% | 27th | -1.7pp | 4th | 55% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 10.3% | 24th | -1.4pp | 5th | 33% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% | 14th | -0.9pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8.6% | 19th | -0.9pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 10.2% | 23rd | -1.0pp | 8th | 31% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 11.0% | 26th | -1.1pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.2% | 17th | -0.7pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 9.8% | 21st | -0.8pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 10.9% | 25th | -0.8pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 17.1% | 31st | -1.3pp | 13th | 121% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 4.4% | 6th | -0.3pp | 14th | 44% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 6.9% | 12th | -0.2pp | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 5.5% | 10th | -0.0pp | 16th | 29% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 14.6% | 30th | +0.2pp | 17th | 89% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 14.2% | 29th | +0.3pp | 18th | 84% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 5.9% | 11th | +0.1pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 7.8% | 16th | +0.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 10.0% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 21st | 29% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 12.1% | 28th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 57% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 4.5% | 7th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 8.6% | 18th | +0.9pp | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 25th | 54% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 3.6% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 26th | 53% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.0% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 49% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.2% | 1st | +0.5pp | 28th | 59% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 5.3% | 9th | +1.3pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 4.3% | 5th | +1.2pp | 30th | 45% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 5.0% | 8th | +1.8pp | 31st | 36% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.3% to 5.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 13 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Newport News, VA | 7.8% | 14th | -2.8pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 5.1% | 4th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 5.6% | 6th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 13.7% | 26th | -3.2pp | 4th | 62% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 7.8% | 13th | -1.6pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 26.0% | 31st | -4.9pp | 6th | 208% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 7.1% | 7th | -1.3pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 4.6% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 8th | 46% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 4.9% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 9th | 42% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 9.7% | 18th | -1.3pp | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 9.1% | 17th | -1.2pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.5% | 25th | -1.7pp | 12th | 60% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 11.2% | 21st | -1.1pp | 13th | 32% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 7.7% | 12th | -0.6pp | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 15.3% | 28th | -1.1pp | 15th | 81% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 7.5% | 11th | -0.3pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 7.3% | 9th | -0.2pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 8.4% | 16th | -0.1pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 18.4% | 30th | -0.0pp | 19th | 118% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 7.2% | 8th | +0.0pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 17.6% | 29th | +0.1pp | 21st | 108% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 15.2% | 27th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 79% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 8.0% | 15th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.6% | 24th | +0.4pp | 24th | 49% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 10.8% | 20th | +0.5pp | 25th | 27% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.5% | 5th | +0.5pp | 26th | 34% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 9.9% | 19th | +1.0pp | 27th | 17% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 11.5% | 22nd | +1.5pp | 28th | 36% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.9% | 1st | +0.4pp | 29th | 66% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.0% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 30th | 42% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 7.4% | 10th | +1.1pp | 31st | 12% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Cary, NC | 21.8% | 1st | 39% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 24.3% | 2nd | 32% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 25.3% | 3rd | 29% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 29.9% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Overland Park, KS | 30.4% | 5th | 14% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 31.0% | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Peoria, AZ | 32.0% | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Oxnard, CA | 32.1% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Eugene, OR | 32.2% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 32.3% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Tallahassee, FL | 33.7% | 11th | 5% below peers | |
| Vancouver, WA | 34.6% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Paradise, NV | 34.7% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 34.9% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | 35.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 35.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.6% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Amarillo, TX | 35.9% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 36.7% | 19th | 3% above peers | |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 37.2% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Aurora, IL | 37.6% | 21st | 6% above peers | |
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 37.9% | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | 38.2% | 23rd | 8% above peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 40.5% | 24th | 14% above peers | |
| Knoxville, TN | 41.0% | 25th | 15% above peers | |
| Augusta, GA | 43.6% | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 44.8% | 27th | 26% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 44.9% | 28th | 26% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | 45.4% | 29th | 28% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | 46.0% | 30th | 30% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 47.6% | 31st | 34% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child uninsured fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.4% to 1.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 3.2% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Glendale, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 3.7% | 9th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 1.9% | 2nd | -1.2pp | 3rd | 59% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 2.2% | 4th | -1.1pp | 4th | 52% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 3.4% | 6th | -1.6pp | 5th | 27% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 5.0% | 19th | -1.9pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 3.2% | 5th | -0.9pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.8% | 27th | -2.3pp | 8th | 90% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 13.8% | 30th | -3.3pp | 9th | 199% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 3.5% | 7th | -0.8pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 5.0% | 20th | -0.7pp | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 8.6% | 26th | -1.0pp | 12th | 85% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 10.2% | 28th | -0.1pp | 13th | 121% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 4.3% | 12th | +0.1pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 3.5% | 8th | +0.1pp | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 11.7% | 29th | +1.2pp | 17th | 152% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 5.8% | 22nd | +0.9pp | 18th | 26% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 14.0% | 31st | +2.4pp | 19th | 202% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 4.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 4.8% | 18th | +1.0pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 8.2% | 25th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 77% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.7% | 10th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 25th | 55% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 4.6% | 14th | +1.7pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 4.5% | 13th | +1.8pp | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.5% | 21st | +2.3pp | 28th | 18% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 4.6% | 16th | +2.0pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 8.2% | 24th | +3.9pp | 30th | 76% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 7.5% | 23rd | +3.8pp | 31st | 63% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 6.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.5% to 47.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Ontario, CA | 22.5% | 29th | +5.4pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 24.5% | 26th | +5.6pp | 2nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 30.0% | 22nd | +6.4pp | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 38.5% | 11th | +7.3pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 36.0% | 14th | +5.9pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 30.6% | 21st | +4.4pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 47.2% | 6th | +6.7pp | 7th | 36% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 28.5% | 23rd | +3.8pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 49.0% | 5th | +6.4pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 34.6% | 15th | +4.5pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 41.6% | 8th | +5.2pp | 11th | 20% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 24.7% | 25th | +3.1pp | 12th | 29% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 12.0% | 31st | +1.4pp | 13th | 65% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 31.1% | 20th | +3.7pp | 14th | 10% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 26.6% | 24th | +3.0pp | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 31.5% | 19th | +3.1pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.6% | 28th | +2.3pp | 17th | 32% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 32.4% | 18th | +3.1pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 36.3% | 13th | +3.4pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 40.8% | 9th | +3.8pp | 20th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 38.1% | 12th | +2.9pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 19.5% | 30th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 45.1% | 7th | +3.3pp | 23rd | 30% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 24.1% | 27th | +1.7pp | 24th | 30% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 50.0% | 4th | +3.4pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 34.6% | 16th | +2.2pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 51.3% | 3rd | +3.2pp | 27th | 48% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 38.9% | 10th | +2.0pp | 28th | 12% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 70.5% | 1st | +2.7pp | 29th | 104% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 63.7% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 30th | 84% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 33.8% | 17th | +1.0pp | 31st | 2% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.3% then, 56.5% now; margin ±9.1pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 54.8% | 5th | +6.1pp | 1st | 31% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 46.9% | 12th | +5.0pp | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 38.1% | 20th | +3.0pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 63.1% | 1st | +4.8pp | 4th | 51% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 56.5% | 3rd | +4.2pp | 5th | 36% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 41.7% | 16th | +2.1pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 60.5% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 7th | 45% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 51.1% | 8th | +1.1pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 49.6% | 10th | +0.8pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 55.9% | 4th | +0.2pp | 10th | 34% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 53.2% | 6th | -2.9pp | 11th | 28% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 41.6% | 17th | -2.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 40.8% | 19th | -2.5pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 41.6% | 18th | -3.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 36.5% | 22nd | -4.0pp | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 49.4% | 11th | -5.5pp | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 45.4% | 13th | -6.0pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 24.1% | 29th | -3.2pp | 18th | 42% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 35.1% | 23rd | -6.3pp | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 33.0% | 26th | -6.0pp | 20th | 21% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 42.2% | 15th | -10.4pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 51.8% | 7th | -13.6pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 37.8% | 21st | -10.1pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.8% | 27th | -8.6pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 35.0% | 24th | -9.8pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 50.8% | 9th | -16.5pp | 26th | 22% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 45.2% | 14th | -14.8pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 33.7% | 25th | -13.7pp | 28th | 19% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 27.0% | 28th | -12.3pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 22.6% | 30th | -16.6pp | 30th | 46% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 19.4% | 31st | -14.6pp | 31st | 53% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.4% then, 6.7% now; margin ±2.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.7% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Tallahassee, FL | 1.3% | 2nd | -4.2pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 1.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 2nd | 87% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 2.6% | 3rd | -2.1pp | 3rd | 67% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 8.7% | 18th | -4.5pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 3.5% | 4th | -1.6pp | 5th | 56% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 6.5% | 13th | -2.9pp | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 9.0% | 19th | -2.3pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.0% | 7th | -0.8pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 8.4% | 17th | -1.2pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -0.5pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 5.4% | 9th | -0.4pp | 11th | 32% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 10.1% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 12th | 27% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 9.8% | 21st | -0.4pp | 13th | 23% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 7.8% | 15th | -0.3pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.1% | 5th | +0.0pp | 15th | 49% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 14.4% | 30th | +0.4pp | 16th | 81% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 5.1% | 8th | +0.2pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 9.4% | 20th | +1.4pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 10.8% | 25th | +2.1pp | 19th | 36% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 14.7% | 31st | +3.0pp | 20th | 84% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 11.4% | 28th | +2.4pp | 21st | 43% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 8.0% | 16th | +2.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 5.4% | 10th | +1.7pp | 23rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.5% | 11th | +1.9pp | 24th | 31% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 6.7% | 14th | +2.3pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 12.7% | 29th | +4.7pp | 26th | 60% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 11.0% | 27th | +4.5pp | 27th | 38% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 10.7% | 24th | +4.4pp | 28th | 35% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 6.0% | 12th | +2.5pp | 29th | 25% below peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 10.9% | 26th | +4.7pp | 30th | 38% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 10.3% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 31st | 30% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 200,232 to 190,748 - more than the combined survey margin (±75). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria, AZ | 196,906 | 12th | +17% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 201,469 | 5th | +14% | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 195,300 | 13th | +8% | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 179,306 | 29th | +8% | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 191,767 | 16th | +7% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 179,591 | 28th | +7% | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 178,865 | 31st | +6% | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 201,875 | 3rd | +6% | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 179,155 | 30th | +5% | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 200,306 | 7th | +5% | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 195,185 | 15th | +5% | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 201,883 | 2nd | +5% | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 189,177 | 19th | +4% | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 185,783 | 22nd | +3% | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 200,218 | 8th | +3% | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 185,604 | 23rd | +3% | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 184,216 | 24th | +3% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 201,528 | 4th | +2% | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 180,547 | 26th | +2% | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 201,885 | 1st | +1% | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 188,065 | 20th | +0% | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 198,535 | 9th | +0% | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 197,494 | 11th | -1% | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 195,240 | 14th | -3% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 200,928 | 6th | -3% | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 189,247 | 18th | -4% | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 190,748 | 17th | -5% | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 180,982 | 25th | -6% | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 198,173 | 10th | -7% | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 179,898 | 27th | -10% | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 185,913 | 21st | -21% | 31st | 3% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.2% then, 18.1% now; margin ±3.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.5% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Aurora, IL | 32.5% | 23rd | +6.6pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 35.7% | 17th | +5.4pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 36.0% | 16th | +4.5pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 58.8% | 4th | +7.4pp | 4th | 63% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 48.4% | 7th | +5.2pp | 5th | 34% above peers | ||
| Vancouver, WA | 33.8% | 22nd | +2.8pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 35.2% | 18th | +2.7pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 25.4% | 26th | +1.7pp | 8th | 29% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 55.2% | 5th | +3.3pp | 9th | 53% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 50.5% | 6th | +3.0pp | 10th | 40% above peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 59.6% | 2nd | +3.2pp | 11th | 66% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 34.9% | 19th | +1.8pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 45.5% | 9th | +1.2pp | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 20.9% | 28th | +0.5pp | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 43.8% | 11th | +1.0pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 66.9% | 1st | +1.4pp | 16th | 86% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 59.2% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 17th | 65% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 22.7% | 27th | +0.3pp | 18th | 37% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 42.2% | 12th | +0.5pp | 19th | 17% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 36.3% | 15th | -0.0pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 34.0% | 21st | -0.1pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 34.1% | 20th | -0.5pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 44.3% | 10th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 47.8% | 8th | -1.6pp | 24th | 33% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 39.2% | 14th | -2.2pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 18.0% | 30th | -1.1pp | 26th | 50% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.1% | 29th | -1.1pp | 27th | 50% below peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 29.3% | 24th | -1.8pp | 28th | 19% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 16.9% | 31st | -1.2pp | 29th | 53% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 27.5% | 25th | -2.3pp | 30th | 24% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 39.2% | 13th | -8.3pp | 31st | 9% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.7% then, 62.9% now; margin ±7.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Vancouver, WA | 68.0% | 23rd | +9.9pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 60.6% | 31st | +8.8pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 67.4% | 24th | +8.8pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Augusta, GA | 72.8% | 4th | +7.0pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Sioux Falls, SD | 82.6% | 1st | +7.3pp | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Overland Park, KS | 72.3% | 9th | +6.3pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.9% | 2nd | +5.9pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Amarillo, TX | 68.8% | 18th | +5.0pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 64.4% | 25th | +4.4pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 70.1% | 12th | +4.4pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tallahassee, FL | 72.6% | 6th | +4.4pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 72.6% | 7th | +4.2pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oxnard, CA | 72.1% | 10th | +3.6pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 70.7% | 11th | +3.4pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 68.0% | 22nd | +2.7pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 73.8% | 3rd | +2.7pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Grand Rapids, MI | 69.2% | 16th | +2.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 69.8% | 13th | +1.8pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Peoria, AZ | 68.8% | 19th | +1.5pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Grand Prairie, TX | 68.4% | 20th | +0.4pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 69.1% | 17th | +0.3pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 62.9% | 29th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 68.0% | 21st | -0.1pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 72.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Sunrise Manor, NV | 64.2% | 26th | -0.4pp | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 69.4% | 14th | -0.8pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Knoxville, TN | 63.9% | 27th | -2.0pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 63.3% | 28th | -2.4pp | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 72.7% | 5th | -7.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 69.3% | 15th | -8.1pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 61.3% | 30th | -7.6pp | 31st | 11% below peers |