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 41% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $42,447 to $59,996 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,864). 28 of the 29 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 | $99,122 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Cathedral City, CA | $73,572 | 19th | +58% | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | $74,212 | 18th | +47% | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | $59,996 | 26th | +41% | 3rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $113,648 | 8th | +36% | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | $123,802 | 2nd | +34% | 5th | 32% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | $71,208 | 21st | +32% | 6th | 24% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | $55,693 | 27th | +32% | 7th | 41% below peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | $101,934 | 15th | +30% | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | $111,478 | 12th | +30% | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | $89,647 | 17th | +30% | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | $111,575 | 11th | +28% | 11th | 19% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | $63,432 | 24th | +28% | 12th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | $111,990 | 10th | +26% | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | $51,028 | 31st | +25% | 14th | 46% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | $119,517 | 4th | +25% | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | $115,304 | 7th | +24% | 16th | 23% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | $54,945 | 29th | +24% | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | $128,767 | 1st | +24% | 18th | 37% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | $115,929 | 5th | +21% | 19th | 23% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | $71,621 | 20th | +21% | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | $61,205 | 25th | +21% | 21st | 35% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | $93,928 | 16th | +18% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | $110,820 | 13th | +17% | 23rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | $120,008 | 3rd | +16% | 24th | 28% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | $63,795 | 23rd | +16% | 25th | 32% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | $52,097 | 30th | +15% | 26th | 45% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | $115,736 | 6th | +14% | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | $55,631 | 28th | +13% | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | $64,785 | 22nd | +11% | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | $108,281 | 14th | +9% | 30th | 15% above peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | $113,310 | 9th | 21% above peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window.
Unemployment rose 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 60% 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 | ||||
| Elyria, OH | 3.4% (May 26) | 4th | -1.2pp | 1st | 11% below peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | |
| Colton, CA | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 21% above peers | |
| Joplin, MO | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | -0.5pp | 4th | 5% below peers | |
| Cathedral City, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.5pp | 5th | 5% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 10th | -0.4pp | 6th | 3% below peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 7th | 24% below peers | |
| Novato, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 11th | -0.3pp | 8th | 3% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 9th | 21% below peers | |
| Mooresville, NC | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 10th | 5% below peers | |
| Battle Creek, MI | 5.9% (May 26) | 26th | -0.2pp | 11th | 55% above peers | |
| Methuen, MA | 4.6% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.1pp | 12th | 21% above peers | |
| Placentia, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | 3.2% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.1pp | 14th | 16% below peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.8% (May 26) | 14th | +0.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | 4.9% (May 26) | 24th | +0.2pp | 16th | 29% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 17th | 8% below peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.2pp | 18th | 24% above peers | |
| Galveston, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 18th | +0.2pp | 19th | 11% above peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | 3.9% (May 26) | 15th | +0.4pp | 20th | 3% above peers | |
| Normal, IL | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | +0.4pp | 21st | 3% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | 3.9% (May 26) | 16th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 19th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | 4.3% (May 26) | 20th | +0.9pp | 24th | 13% above peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 17th | +1.0pp | 25th | 8% above peers | |
| Oak Park, IL | 5.1% (May 26) | 25th | +1.0pp | 26th | 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.
Poverty fell 5.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.5% to 18.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 10 of the 29 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 | 11.8% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.6% | 1st | -3.8pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 13.1% | 21st | -7.0pp | 2nd | 27% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 7.8% | 11th | -3.9pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 7.2% | 9th | -2.8pp | 4th | 30% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 16.5% | 25th | -6.3pp | 5th | 61% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 12.5% | 18th | -4.7pp | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 11.2% | 17th | -3.3pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 18.2% | 28th | -5.3pp | 8th | 77% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 4.5% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 9th | 56% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 17.3% | 26th | -4.4pp | 10th | 69% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 10.3% | 16th | -2.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 17.9% | 27th | -3.6pp | 12th | 74% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.4% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 13th | 57% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 18.5% | 29th | -3.6pp | 14th | 80% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 6.8% | 7th | -1.0pp | 15th | 33% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 13.6% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 16th | 32% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 16.4% | 24th | -1.2pp | 17th | 59% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 12.7% | 19th | -0.9pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 4.6% | 4th | -0.2pp | 19th | 55% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 9.7% | 14th | -0.4pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 7.4% | 10th | -0.2pp | 21st | 28% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 7.9% | 12th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 5.2% | 5th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 20.1% | 30th | +1.6pp | 24th | 95% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 15.0% | 23rd | +2.4pp | 25th | 46% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 7.1% | 8th | +1.4pp | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 12.9% | 20th | +2.8pp | 27th | 26% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 9.6% | 13th | +2.7pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 5.9% | 6th | +1.9pp | 29th | 43% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 10.0% | 15th | +3.9pp | 30th | 3% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 8.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.6% to 25.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp). 13 of the 29 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 | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 2.2% | 1st | -5.4pp | 1st | 83% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.6% | 2nd | -6.2pp | 2nd | 73% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 6.4% | 8th | -6.1pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 7.4% | 9th | -5.5pp | 4th | 44% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 6.3% | 7th | -4.6pp | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 10.4% | 15th | -6.2pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 17.9% | 20th | -10.5pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 18.6% | 21st | -10.5pp | 8th | 39% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 7.7% | 11th | -4.3pp | 9th | 42% below peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 10.2% | 13th | -5.7pp | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 22.6% | 26th | -12.2pp | 11th | 69% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 26.1% | 28th | -13.1pp | 12th | 95% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 10.4% | 14th | -4.2pp | 13th | 22% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.0% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 14th | 70% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 25.8% | 27th | -8.7pp | 15th | 94% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 19.1% | 24th | -5.3pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 15.0% | 19th | -4.1pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 13.3% | 16th | -2.8pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 4.5% | 4th | -0.4pp | 19th | 67% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 20.7% | 25th | -1.0pp | 20th | 55% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 31.0% | 29th | -1.4pp | 21st | 133% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 18.8% | 23rd | +0.4pp | 22nd | 40% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 7.6% | 10th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 5.0% | 5th | +0.5pp | 24th | 63% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 18.6% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 25th | 39% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 35.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 26th | 167% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 5.7% | 6th | +2.5pp | 27th | 57% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 13.4% | 17th | +6.3pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 13.6% | 18th | +7.2pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 8.6% | 12th | +4.9pp | 30th | 35% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 13.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 75.4% to 89.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 29 of the 29 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 | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Huntington Park, CA | 89.3% | 26th | +13.9pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 96.2% | 5th | +13.9pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 90.2% | 23rd | +12.5pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 87.0% | 29th | +11.6pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 90.6% | 22nd | +11.8pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 92.5% | 18th | +9.7pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 88.6% | 27th | +9.2pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 91.5% | 19th | +9.4pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 91.4% | 20th | +8.6pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 86.8% | 30th | +8.1pp | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 90.8% | 21st | +8.2pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 96.9% | 3rd | +8.7pp | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 89.7% | 25th | +7.8pp | 13th | 5% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 94.4% | 14th | +6.7pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 90.0% | 24th | +6.2pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 95.9% | 8th | +6.5pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 95.2% | 12th | +5.9pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 96.8% | 4th | +5.9pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 87.7% | 28th | +5.1pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 94.3% | 15th | +5.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 93.6% | 16th | +4.3pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 98.4% | 1st | +4.5pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 98.1% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 93.4% | 17th | +4.0pp | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 95.8% | 9th | +3.8pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 95.8% | 10th | +3.4pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 94.7% | 13th | +3.0pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 96.1% | 6th | +2.8pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 95.4% | 11th | +2.4pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 96.1% | 7th | +2.1pp | 30th | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.42 then, 0.41 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 | |||||
| Cathedral City, CA | 0.46 | 19th | -0.059 | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 0.40 | 6th | -0.017 | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 0.49 | 27th | -0.020 | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 0.45 | 16th | -0.018 | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 0.49 | 28th | -0.018 | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 0.39 | 3rd | -0.007 | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 0.41 | 8th | -0.007 | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 0.48 | 25th | -0.008 | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 0.53 | 31st | -0.008 | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 0.42 | 11th | -0.006 | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 0.48 | 26th | -0.006 | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 0.41 | 7th | -0.005 | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 0.47 | 24th | -0.006 | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 0.42 | 9th | -0.005 | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 0.43 | 13th | -0.002 | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 0.36 | 2nd | -0.002 | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 0.45 | 15th | +0.003 | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 0.46 | 21st | +0.003 | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 0.39 | 4th | +0.003 | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 0.44 | 14th | +0.008 | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 0.47 | 23rd | +0.014 | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 0.52 | 30th | +0.017 | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.024 | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 0.42 | 12th | +0.023 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 0.51 | 29th | +0.029 | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.030 | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.030 | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 0.46 | 20th | +0.031 | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 0.40 | 5th | +0.028 | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 0.33 | 1st | +0.046 | 30th | 27% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 0.42 | 10th | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 19.1% to 24.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2009-2013 and 2014-2018 surveys. 3 of the 29 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 | |||||
| Wheaton, IL | 3.6% | 4th | -1.7pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 12.8% | 21st | -5.8pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 9.4% | 15th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 11.4% | 18th | -4.0pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 17.6% | 29th | -4.6pp | 5th | 69% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 4.9% | 6th | -1.1pp | 6th | 53% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 16.0% | 27th | -3.3pp | 7th | 54% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 16.8% | 28th | -3.2pp | 8th | 62% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 13.0% | 22nd | -2.3pp | 9th | 25% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 14.9% | 25th | -2.5pp | 10th | 43% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 12.1% | 19th | -1.8pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 7.3% | 14th | -0.9pp | 12th | 30% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 13.4% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 15.7% | 26th | -0.9pp | 14th | 51% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 5.8% | 7th | +0.0pp | 15th | 45% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 3.4% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 16th | 67% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 12.6% | 20th | +0.6pp | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 7.3% | 13th | +0.6pp | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 10.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 10.4% | 16th | +0.9pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 6.6% | 10th | +0.8pp | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 2.6% | 1st | +0.4pp | 22nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 24.0% | 30th | +4.9pp | 23rd | 130% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 2.7% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 24th | 74% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 5.8% | 8th | +1.2pp | 25th | 45% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 7.0% | 12th | +1.7pp | 26th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 4.3% | 5th | +1.3pp | 27th | 58% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 13.7% | 24th | +4.7pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 6.2% | 9th | +3.4pp | 29th | 41% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 6.8% | 11th | +3.7pp | 30th | 35% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 62% 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% | ||||
| Oak Park, IL | $492,876 (Jun 26) | 12th | +10.7% | 1st | 1% above peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | $231,940 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +5.8% | 2nd | 52% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | $524,542 (Jun 26) | 7th | +5.2% | 3rd | 8% above peers | |
| Elyria, OH | $191,593 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.7% | 4th | 61% below peers | |
| Battle Creek, MI | $185,143 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.0% | 5th | 62% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | $635,999 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.9% | 6th | 31% above peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | $496,328 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.5% | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | $374,440 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.0% | 8th | 23% below peers | |
| Joplin, MO | $207,698 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.3% | 9th | 57% below peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | $674,652 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 10th | 39% above peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | $268,527 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.1% | 11th | 45% below peers | |
| Placentia, CA | $1,117,757 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.0% | 12th | 130% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | $258,203 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.0% | 13th | 47% below peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | $1,029,682 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.9% | 14th | 112% above peers | |
| Novato, CA | $1,084,524 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.6% | 15th | 123% above peers | |
| Mooresville, NC | $486,446 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.1% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $512,413 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.1% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | $499,865 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 18th | 3% above peers | |
| Normal, IL | $269,011 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.3% | 19th | 45% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | $648,541 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.6% | 20th | 33% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | $342,356 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.3% | 21st | 30% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $515,729 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.5% | 22nd | 6% above peers | |
| Cathedral City, CA | $479,959 (Jun 26) | 14th | -3.8% | 23rd | 1% below peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | $303,946 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.8% | 24th | 38% below peers | |
| Galveston, TX | $322,876 (Jun 26) | 17th | -6.5% | 25th | 34% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 50% 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% | ||||
| Oak Park, IL | $251,868 (Jun 26) | 15th | +6.4% | 1st | 13% below peers | |
| Elyria, OH | $130,769 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.9% | 2nd | 55% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | $347,090 (Jun 26) | 10th | +5.7% | 3rd | 19% above peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | $155,976 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +5.4% | 4th | 46% below peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | $290,945 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.1% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Normal, IL | $202,576 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.5% | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Battle Creek, MI | $111,016 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.5% | 7th | 62% below peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | $170,760 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 8th | 41% below peers | |
| Joplin, MO | $135,847 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.0% | 9th | 53% below peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | $312,027 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.3% | 10th | 7% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | $410,588 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.2% | 11th | 41% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | $184,364 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.1% | 12th | 37% below peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | $571,523 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.8% | 13th | 96% above peers | |
| Mooresville, NC | $328,500 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.7% | 14th | 13% above peers | |
| Placentia, CA | $819,310 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.6% | 15th | 182% above peers | |
| Novato, CA | $724,341 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.2% | 16th | 149% above peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $421,900 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 17th | 45% above peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | $719,346 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 18th | 147% above peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | $530,010 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.8% | 19th | 82% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $364,168 (Jun 26) | 8th | -2.2% | 20th | 25% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | $263,855 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.6% | 21st | 9% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | $245,840 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.7% | 22nd | 16% below peers | |
| Cathedral City, CA | $359,214 (Jun 26) | 9th | -3.4% | 23rd | 23% above peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | $215,851 (Jun 26) | 17th | -4.7% | 24th | 26% below peers | |
| Galveston, TX | $202,732 (Jun 26) | 18th | -7.0% | 25th | 30% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Homeownership fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.2% to 24.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 2 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 55.9% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Battle Creek, MI | 66.0% | 15th | +6.4pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 66.5% | 13th | +5.7pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 71.0% | 10th | +5.3pp | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 64.2% | 18th | +4.6pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 46.2% | 29th | +2.4pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 83.9% | 2nd | +4.2pp | 6th | 27% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 53.2% | 27th | +2.5pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 71.6% | 9th | +2.6pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 74.0% | 5th | +2.6pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 76.5% | 4th | +2.7pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 72.4% | 6th | +1.6pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 52.8% | 28th | +1.1pp | 12th | 20% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 72.1% | 7th | +1.5pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 64.1% | 19th | +1.2pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 77.3% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 69.0% | 11th | +1.0pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 60.0% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 60.0% | 21st | +0.5pp | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 58.3% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 19th | 12% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 64.6% | 17th | +0.1pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 54.8% | 25th | -0.6pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 64.8% | 16th | -0.8pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 57.8% | 24th | -1.0pp | 23rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 71.7% | 8th | -1.6pp | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 63.6% | 20th | -1.7pp | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 66.1% | 14th | -2.0pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 84.7% | 1st | -2.8pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 67.1% | 12th | -3.1pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 53.4% | 26th | -4.3pp | 29th | 19% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 24.2% | 30th | -3.0pp | 30th | 63% 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.
Cost burden fell 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55.9% to 51.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.4pp). 2 of the 29 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 | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Wheaton, MD | 32.2% | 15th | -7.4pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 29.0% | 8th | -5.3pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 33.1% | 19th | -4.4pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 51.1% | 31st | -4.8pp | 4th | 55% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 28.2% | 5th | -2.6pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 30.2% | 9th | -2.4pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 23.7% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 7th | 28% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 45.0% | 30th | -3.0pp | 8th | 37% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 32.0% | 13th | -1.7pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 33.1% | 18th | -1.6pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 28.7% | 7th | -0.9pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 32.1% | 14th | -0.4pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 43.9% | 28th | +0.1pp | 13th | 33% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 22.5% | 1st | +0.0pp | 14th | 32% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 33.5% | 21st | +0.1pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 42.5% | 25th | +0.3pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 28.5% | 6th | +1.0pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 27.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 18th | 16% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 28.1% | 4th | +1.5pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 44.5% | 29th | +2.6pp | 20th | 35% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 36.8% | 23rd | +2.4pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 40.8% | 24th | +2.7pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 36.0% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 31.7% | 12th | +2.6pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 33.0% | 17th | +3.1pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 32.9% | 16th | +3.3pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 43.0% | 26th | +4.5pp | 27th | 31% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 43.7% | 27th | +4.6pp | 28th | 33% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 30.6% | 10th | +5.4pp | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 31.2% | 11th | +7.8pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 33.3% | 20th | 1% 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.0% then, 14.3% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Mooresville, NC | 2.8% | 6th | -1.6pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 8.1% | 22nd | -3.7pp | 2nd | 43% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 3.0% | 8th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 66% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 3.7% | 10th | -0.8pp | 5th | 35% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 4.1% | 11th | -0.8pp | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 10.7% | 27th | -1.9pp | 7th | 89% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 11.7% | 29th | -1.7pp | 8th | 107% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 2.8% | 5th | -0.4pp | 9th | 51% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 5.0% | 13th | -0.6pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 2.4% | 4th | -0.2pp | 11th | 58% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 8.9% | 25th | -0.9pp | 12th | 58% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 10.7% | 28th | -0.6pp | 13th | 89% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 6.0% | 18th | -0.3pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 0.7% | 1st | +0.0pp | 15th | 88% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 8.4% | 24th | +0.2pp | 16th | 48% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 7.5% | 21st | +0.3pp | 17th | 33% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 4.2% | 12th | +0.2pp | 18th | 25% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 2.9% | 7th | +0.2pp | 19th | 49% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 8.2% | 23rd | +0.5pp | 20th | 46% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 6.5% | 19th | +0.4pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 9.6% | 26th | +0.8pp | 22nd | 70% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 14.3% | 31st | +1.4pp | 23rd | 154% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 5.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.2% | 9th | +0.4pp | 25th | 44% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 12.1% | 30th | +3.2pp | 26th | 115% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 5.4% | 15th | +1.6pp | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 7.3% | 20th | +2.2pp | 28th | 30% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 29th | 62% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 5.6% | 16th | +1.8pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 6.0% | 17th | 6% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.4% then, 17.9% now; margin ±1.8pp). 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 | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Minnetonka, MN | 1.3% | 1st | -1.1pp | 1st | 83% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 8.0% | 17th | -6.3pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 3.4% | 7th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 2.2% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 8.8% | 19th | -3.9pp | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2.5% | 4th | -1.0pp | 6th | 68% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 9.1% | 21st | -3.5pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 8th | 78% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 6.7% | 15th | -2.0pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 11.8% | 26th | -1.9pp | 10th | 54% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 6.7% | 14th | -0.9pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 15.9% | 30th | -1.9pp | 12th | 106% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 5.2% | 12th | -0.3pp | 13th | 32% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 3.0% | 5th | -0.1pp | 14th | 60% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 10.6% | 22nd | +0.0pp | 15th | 38% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 7.7% | 16th | +0.0pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 17.9% | 31st | +0.5pp | 17th | 132% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 6.4% | 13th | +0.3pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 13.6% | 27th | +0.6pp | 19th | 77% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 11.6% | 24th | +0.5pp | 20th | 50% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 11.0% | 23rd | +0.8pp | 21st | 43% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 11.8% | 25th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 53% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 14.3% | 28th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 86% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 9.1% | 20th | +1.0pp | 24th | 18% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 14.3% | 29th | +1.8pp | 25th | 86% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.7% | 9th | +0.7pp | 26th | 39% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 3.5% | 8th | +0.6pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 4.8% | 10th | +0.9pp | 28th | 37% below peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 8.7% | 18th | +2.0pp | 29th | 12% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 4.8% | 11th | +1.3pp | 30th | 37% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 3.3% | 6th | 57% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 17.6% | 1st | 45% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | 23.8% | 2nd | 25% below peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | 24.8% | 3rd | 22% below peers | |
| Novato, CA | 25.3% | 4th | 20% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 25.8% | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| Placentia, CA | 26.0% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 26.3% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | 26.6% | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Aspen Hill, MD | 27.0% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Wheaton, MD | 27.4% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | 29.0% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 29.0% | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Oak Park, IL | 29.3% | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Mooresville, NC | 31.7% | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | 31.7% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 31.8% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | 31.8% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Aloha, OR | 32.5% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | 33.4% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Cathedral City, CA | 35.8% | 20th | 13% above peers | |
| Normal, IL | 36.0% | 21st | 13% above peers | |
| Joplin, MO | 36.4% | 22nd | 14% above peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | 37.3% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | 37.5% | 24th | 18% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | 38.2% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | 38.3% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Battle Creek, MI | 40.3% | 27th | 27% above peers | |
| Elyria, OH | 42.5% | 28th | 34% above peers | |
| Galveston, TX | 43.1% | 29th | 36% above peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | 45.9% | 30th | 44% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.9% to 8.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 3.2% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Wheaton, IL | 0.8% | 1st | -2.3pp | 1st | 79% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 2.0% | 6th | -2.6pp | 2nd | 50% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 3.0% | 14th | -3.8pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 1.0% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 75% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 2.9% | 12th | -2.9pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 4.3% | 17th | -2.2pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2.1% | 7th | -1.0pp | 7th | 49% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 1.4% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 8th | 66% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 5.6% | 22nd | -2.1pp | 9th | 37% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 3.6% | 15th | -1.0pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 2.6% | 10th | -0.5pp | 11th | 36% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 4.1% | 16th | -0.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 1.9% | 5th | -0.2pp | 13th | 54% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 2.3% | 9th | -0.3pp | 14th | 44% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 7.0% | 27th | -0.1pp | 15th | 72% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 11.2% | 31st | -0.1pp | 16th | 173% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 2.9% | 13th | +0.1pp | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 6.7% | 25th | +0.4pp | 18th | 64% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 9.7% | 30th | +0.6pp | 19th | 135% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 6.6% | 24th | +0.5pp | 20th | 61% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 5.5% | 21st | +0.9pp | 21st | 33% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 8.0% | 28th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 95% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 2.7% | 11th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 2.2% | 8th | +1.0pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 7.0% | 26th | +3.2pp | 25th | 70% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 4.7% | 19th | +2.2pp | 26th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 8.7% | 29th | +4.6pp | 27th | 112% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 6.6% | 23rd | +3.5pp | 28th | 61% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 5.4% | 20th | +3.5pp | 29th | 31% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 4.5% | 18th | +3.4pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 1.5% | 4th | 64% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.4% to 8.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 19 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Huntington Park, CA | 8.5% | 31st | +2.1pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 34.0% | 19th | +7.6pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 36.0% | 17th | +6.8pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 24.5% | 25th | +4.0pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 17.7% | 29th | +2.7pp | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 31.6% | 20th | +4.7pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 40.0% | 14th | +5.8pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 25.5% | 23rd | +3.6pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 43.0% | 13th | +5.8pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 17.8% | 28th | +2.3pp | 10th | 53% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 37.8% | 16th | +4.9pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 24.5% | 24th | +2.8pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 45.5% | 10th | +5.3pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 44.2% | 11th | +4.9pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 34.5% | 18th | +3.4pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 52.9% | 7th | +4.5pp | 16th | 40% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 59.5% | 6th | +4.9pp | 17th | 58% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 38.7% | 15th | +3.1pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 65.0% | 4th | +4.8pp | 19th | 72% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 71.4% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 20th | 89% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 48.9% | 9th | +2.4pp | 21st | 29% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 72.7% | 1st | +2.9pp | 22nd | 92% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 72.5% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 23rd | 92% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 20.9% | 27th | +0.3pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 43.3% | 12th | +0.3pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 26.6% | 22nd | +0.2pp | 26th | 29% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 64.5% | 5th | +0.3pp | 27th | 71% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 21.9% | 26th | +0.0pp | 28th | 42% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 52.8% | 8th | -2.1pp | 29th | 40% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 16.6% | 30th | -0.8pp | 30th | 56% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 31.0% | 21st | 18% 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 (45.6% then, 41.3% now; margin ±12.3pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Placentia, CA | 60.8% | 4th | +21.8pp | 1st | 31% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 46.5% | 15th | +15.4pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 50.5% | 10th | +15.9pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 45.6% | 16th | +13.3pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 57.0% | 6th | +11.3pp | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 67.7% | 1st | +8.4pp | 6th | 45% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 42.6% | 19th | +4.7pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 33.9% | 26th | +3.6pp | 8th | 27% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 48.8% | 12th | +3.8pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 48.8% | 11th | +0.3pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 47.9% | 13th | -1.4pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 25.1% | 28th | -0.9pp | 12th | 46% below peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 34.4% | 25th | -2.5pp | 13th | 26% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 35.2% | 24th | -3.0pp | 14th | 24% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 41.3% | 21st | -4.3pp | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 66.6% | 2nd | -7.9pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 43.5% | 18th | -5.4pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 52.6% | 9th | -7.7pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 35.5% | 23rd | -5.3pp | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 60.6% | 5th | -10.0pp | 20th | 30% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 37.5% | 22nd | -6.6pp | 21st | 19% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 47.7% | 14th | -8.5pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 29.5% | 27th | -5.6pp | 23rd | 37% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 62.2% | 3rd | -13.3pp | 24th | 34% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 56.7% | 7th | -12.4pp | 25th | 22% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 54.2% | 8th | -18.7pp | 26th | 17% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 21.9% | 30th | -8.0pp | 27th | 53% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 45.1% | 17th | -20.2pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 24.3% | 29th | -19.2pp | 29th | 48% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 41.7% | 20th | -36.0pp | 30th | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.2% then, 14.2% now; margin ±5.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 0.0% | 1st | -3.3pp | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 3.6% | 9th | -2.9pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 1.3% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 3rd | 81% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 4.7% | 10th | -3.3pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 3.6% | 8th | -2.3pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 11.1% | 24th | -3.6pp | 6th | 64% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 6.5% | 14th | -1.3pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 7.6% | 19th | -1.0pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 12.1% | 27th | -0.9pp | 9th | 79% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 6.3% | 13th | -0.2pp | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 14.2% | 29th | +0.1pp | 11th | 110% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 7.1% | 17th | +0.5pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 5.2% | 11th | +0.8pp | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 7.3% | 18th | +1.2pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 8.7% | 21st | +1.5pp | 15th | 29% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 1.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 16th | 81% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 18.2% | 31st | +3.6pp | 17th | 169% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 6.7% | 15th | +1.8pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 10.2% | 22nd | +3.2pp | 19th | 50% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 14.2% | 30th | +5.0pp | 20th | 110% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 2.6% | 6th | +1.0pp | 21st | 61% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 13.1% | 28th | +5.9pp | 22nd | 94% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 3.3% | 7th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 2.3% | 5th | +1.1pp | 24th | 66% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 10.4% | 23rd | +5.0pp | 25th | 53% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 6.8% | 16th | +3.9pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 11.6% | 25th | +7.5pp | 27th | 71% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 11.7% | 26th | +8.7pp | 28th | 73% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 0.8% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 29th | 88% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 8.2% | 20th | +6.7pp | 30th | 21% above peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 6.3% | 12th | 8% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 9% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58,353 to 53,108 - more than the combined survey margin (±120). 7 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 53,290 | 12th | +64% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 52,381 | 29th | +38% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 52,844 | 22nd | +25% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 52,918 | 20th | +15% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 52,956 | 18th | +12% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 54,164 | 1st | +11% | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 53,424 | 9th | +6% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 52,926 | 19th | +5% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 52,593 | 25th | +4% | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 52,593 | 26th | +4% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 52,884 | 21st | +3% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 53,262 | 14th | +3% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 53,733 | 4th | +3% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 54,036 | 2nd | +3% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 52,374 | 30th | +2% | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 53,292 | 11th | +2% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 52,826 | 23rd | +2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 53,560 | 6th | +1% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 53,557 | 7th | +1% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 53,279 | 13th | +0% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 53,064 | 16th | +0% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 53,035 | 17th | -1% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 53,772 | 3rd | -1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 53,569 | 5th | -2% | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 52,389 | 28th | -3% | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 52,267 | 31st | -4% | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 53,355 | 10th | -5% | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 52,546 | 27th | -6% | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 52,622 | 24th | -6% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 53,108 | 15th | -9% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 53,475 | 8th | 1% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent rose 7.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.2% to 51.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.8pp). 2 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.5% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 20.8% | 23rd | +5.0pp | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 22.7% | 20th | +5.5pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 15.1% | 28th | +3.5pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 40.9% | 6th | +9.4pp | 4th | 63% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 31.9% | 13th | +7.0pp | 5th | 27% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 23.8% | 19th | +5.2pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 51.4% | 2nd | +7.2pp | 7th | 105% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 56.0% | 1st | +7.9pp | 8th | 123% above peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 24.0% | 18th | +0.6pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 38.4% | 7th | +0.0pp | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 42.9% | 5th | -0.8pp | 11th | 71% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 31.2% | 14th | -1.1pp | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 25.1% | 16th | -1.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 49.1% | 4th | -2.3pp | 14th | 96% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 33.2% | 11th | -1.7pp | 15th | 33% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 16.6% | 26th | -1.0pp | 16th | 34% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 33.2% | 12th | -2.1pp | 17th | 32% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 38.2% | 8th | -4.4pp | 18th | 52% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 37.6% | 9th | -4.8pp | 19th | 50% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 49.9% | 3rd | -7.7pp | 20th | 99% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 18.5% | 24th | -3.2pp | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 10.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 60% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 22.6% | 21st | -4.2pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 17.5% | 25th | -4.5pp | 24th | 30% below peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 26.3% | 15th | -7.3pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 16.2% | 27th | -4.7pp | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 22.5% | 22nd | -7.2pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 14.3% | 29th | -4.8pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 24.4% | 17th | -9.0pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 6.5% | 31st | -4.0pp | 30th | 74% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 33.9% | 10th | 35% 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 (66.1% then, 68.6% now; margin ±13.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 66.5% | +3.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Colton, CA | 71.5% | 18th | +17.5pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 73.0% | 14th | +15.4pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 72.6% | 15th | +15.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Aloha, OR | 72.3% | 16th | +13.7pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 73.6% | 13th | +13.7pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 74.6% | 10th | +13.5pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 82.8% | 1st | +14.4pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 69.8% | 19th | +12.0pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 49.8% | 31st | +8.6pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 82.2% | 2nd | +13.4pp | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 68.0% | 22nd | +10.2pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 79.5% | 4th | +10.1pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Cathedral City, CA | 64.8% | 26th | +7.6pp | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 82.0% | 3rd | +9.0pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 72.2% | 17th | +6.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 77.0% | 6th | +6.1pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 67.5% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Battle Creek, MI | 74.2% | 11th | +3.0pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 76.8% | 7th | +3.0pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 68.6% | 21st | +2.5pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 66.0% | 24th | +1.8pp | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 69.4% | 20th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 74.7% | 9th | +1.7pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 78.9% | 5th | +1.7pp | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 63.5% | 27th | +0.2pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mooresville, NC | 65.6% | 25th | -0.5pp | 26th | 9% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 75.0% | 8th | -3.0pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 63.1% | 28th | -10.5pp | 28th | 13% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 56.7% | 30th | -12.9pp | 29th | 22% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 56.9% | 29th | -17.9pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 73.8% | 12th | 2% above peers |