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Laguna Niguel, CA
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64,107 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 14 indicators

Where Laguna Niguel, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 3 indicators

Where Laguna Niguel, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 7 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 44% higher than in 2021 (72 then, 103 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 130 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 89 in July 2026, down from 120 a year earlier.
Bright spot 89 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
West Hartford, CT 17 (Jul 26) -73.8% 1st
Hendersonville, TN 84 (Jul 26) -38.6% 2nd
Laguna Niguel, CA 89 (Jul 26) -26.0% 3rd
Utica, NY 394 (Jul 26) -21.0% 4th
Coon Rapids, MN 132 (Jul 26) -19.8% 5th
Chapel Hill, NC 94 (Jul 26) -18.9% 6th
Smyrna, TN 257 (Jul 26) -18.1% 7th
Eden Prairie, MN 51 (Jul 26) -18.0% 8th
Wylie, TX 74 (Jul 26) -16.1% 9th
Bossier City, LA 737 (Jul 26) -14.7% 10th
Bellevue, NE 92 (Jun 26) -7.7% 11th
Bentonville, AR 206 (Jul 26) -5.8% 12th
Porterville, CA 333 (Jul 26) +1.9% 13th
Waltham, MA 226 (Jul 26) +6.5% 14th
Marietta, GA 335 (May 26) +16.3% 15th
Brookline, MA 123 (Apr 25) +19.8% 16th
Moore, OK 245 (Jul 26) +20.9% 17th
South San Francisco, CA 300 (Jul 26) +21.1% 18th
North Little Rock, AR 1,130 (Jul 26) +24.1% 19th
Hamilton, OH 362 (Apr 26) +28.4% 20th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 27% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities. Laguna Niguel started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 555 in July 2026, down from 763 a year earlier.
Bright spot 555 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Wylie, TX 487 (Jul 26) -27.7% 1st
Laguna Niguel, CA 555 (Jul 26) -27.2% 2nd
Coon Rapids, MN 1,252 (Jul 26) -21.6% 3rd
Chapel Hill, NC 1,842 (Jul 26) -18.5% 4th
Porterville, CA 1,135 (Jul 26) -18.2% 5th
Bossier City, LA 3,070 (Jul 26) -17.1% 6th
Hendersonville, TN 570 (Jul 26) -14.9% 7th
Smyrna, TN 1,688 (Jul 26) -14.8% 8th
Utica, NY 2,706 (Jul 26) -10.7% 9th
West Hartford, CT 1,997 (Jul 26) -8.1% 10th
Eden Prairie, MN 1,119 (Jul 26) -7.2% 11th
Bentonville, AR 685 (Jul 26) -6.7% 12th
Marietta, GA 1,570 (May 26) -3.3% 13th
South San Francisco, CA 1,093 (Jul 26) -3.1% 14th
North Little Rock, AR 3,888 (Jul 26) -0.9% 15th
Moore, OK 1,431 (Jul 26) +1.7% 16th
Bellevue, NE 1,135 (Jun 26) +3.7% 17th
Waltham, MA 736 (Jul 26) +4.8% 18th
Brookline, MA 869 (Apr 25) +9.0% 19th
Hamilton, OH 2,438 (Apr 26) +9.4% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.

Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
0 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Bellevue, NE 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 1st
Waltham, MA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Eden Prairie, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Utica, NY 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
North Little Rock, AR 15 (Jul 26) -41.2% 5th
Marietta, GA 6 (May 26) -20.1% 6th
Hendersonville, TN 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Bossier City, LA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Bentonville, AR 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Smyrna, TN 3 (Jul 26) +100.0% 10th
Hamilton, OH 20 (Jul 26) +1197.4% 11th
Laguna Niguel, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Coon Rapids, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Wylie, TX 2 (Jul 26)
West Hartford, CT 0 (Jul 26)
Moore, OK 0 (Jul 26)
Chapel Hill, NC 0 (Jul 26)
South San Francisco, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Brookline, MA 0 (Apr 25)
Porterville, CA 2 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 57% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities. Laguna Niguel started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 41 in July 2026, down from 95 a year earlier.
Bright spot 41 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Laguna Niguel, CA 41 (Jul 26) -57.4% 1st
Bentonville, AR 29 (Jul 26) -47.1% 2nd
Porterville, CA 195 (Jul 26) -43.6% 3rd
West Hartford, CT 108 (Jul 26) -42.4% 4th
Bossier City, LA 207 (Jul 26) -39.1% 5th
Chapel Hill, NC 98 (Jul 26) -35.4% 6th
Brookline, MA 21 (Apr 25) -35.1% 7th
Eden Prairie, MN 27 (Jul 26) -32.0% 8th
Hendersonville, TN 30 (Jul 26) -26.9% 9th
South San Francisco, CA 126 (Jul 26) -26.1% 10th
Wylie, TX 19 (Jul 26) -25.0% 11th
Coon Rapids, MN 97 (Jul 26) -16.2% 12th
Hamilton, OH 167 (Apr 26) -15.8% 13th
Smyrna, TN 194 (Jul 26) -12.1% 14th
Moore, OK 112 (Jul 26) -10.1% 15th
North Little Rock, AR 401 (Jul 26) -2.6% 16th
Marietta, GA 146 (May 26) +8.1% 17th
Utica, NY 146 (Jul 26) +8.2% 18th
Bellevue, NE 134 (Jun 26) +8.7% 19th
Waltham, MA 46 (Jul 26) +20.0% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $108,537 to $140,452 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,576).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Laguna Niguel started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 42% from 2014 to 2024 ($98,957 to $140,452).
Bright spot $140,452
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Brentwood, NY $111,572 14th +51% 1st 14% above peers
Lynwood, CA $74,844 23rd +43% 2nd 24% below peers
Bentonville, AR $112,792 13th +40% 3rd 15% above peers
Utica, NY $52,484 31st +39% 4th 46% below peers
Porterville, CA $60,461 27th +38% 5th 38% below peers
Celina, TX $170,894 2nd +37% 6th 74% above peers
Millcreek, UT $98,045 16th +36% 7th on par with peers
Hendersonville, TN $97,200 17th +34% 8th 1% below peers
Castro Valley, CA $142,779 4th +32% 9th 46% above peers
Bellevue, NE $85,462 20th +31% 10th 13% below peers
Smyrna, TN $81,926 21st +31% 11th 16% below peers
South San Francisco, CA $136,578 7th +30% 12th 39% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $140,452 6th +29% 13th 43% above peers
Wylie, TX $119,522 12th +29% 14th 22% above peers
Four Corners, FL $72,879 24th +27% 15th 26% below peers
Marietta, GA $72,725 25th +27% 16th 26% below peers
Waltham, MA $120,216 11th +25% 17th 23% above peers
West Hartford, CT $129,890 9th +25% 18th 32% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN $88,251 18th +24% 19th 10% below peers
Reston, VA $148,710 3rd +24% 20th 52% above peers
Moore, OK $80,420 22nd +22% 21st 18% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $106,947 15th +22% 22nd 9% above peers
Brookline, MA $142,101 5th +21% 23rd 45% above peers
Herriman, UT $122,650 10th +21% 24th 25% above peers
North Little Rock, AR $52,707 30th +21% 25th 46% below peers
Hamilton, OH $55,166 29th +17% 26th 44% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $85,989 19th +17% 27th 12% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $130,489 8th +17% 28th 33% above peers
Kenner, LA $64,020 26th +16% 29th 35% below peers
Fulshear, TX $187,035 1st +12% 30th 91% above peers
Bossier City, LA $55,819 28th +11% 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,981 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in July 2026, down from 4.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.0%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 25 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.1% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Hamilton, OH 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th -1.3pp 1st 3% below peers
Porterville, CA 12.8% (Jul 26) 25th -1.2pp 2nd 220% above peers
Lynwood, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 24th -0.8pp 3rd 48% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 3.7% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 4th 7% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th -0.4pp 5th on par with peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.8% (Jul 26) 1st -0.4pp 6th 30% below peers
Bossier City, LA 4.0% (Jul 26) 11th -0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Millcreek, UT 3.4% (Jul 26) 7th -0.3pp 8th 15% below peers
Marietta, GA 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 9th 28% below peers
Smyrna, TN 2.9% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 10th 28% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 4.0% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
Bentonville, AR 3.0% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 12th 25% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.2% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 13th 20% below peers
Waltham, MA 4.1% (Jul 26) 15th -0.1pp 14th 2% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 4.6% (Jul 26) 20th -0.1pp 15th 15% above peers
Bellevue, NE 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th +0.0pp 16th 22% below peers
Kenner, LA 4.0% (Jul 26) 13th +0.1pp 17th on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 18th 2% above peers
Wylie, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 19th +0.4pp 19th 7% above peers
Utica, NY 5.7% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.4pp 20th 43% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.8% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.5pp 21st 20% above peers
Celina, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 17th +0.5pp 22nd 5% above peers
Fulshear, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 23rd 15% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 18th +0.6pp 24th 5% above peers
Moore, OK 4.0% (Jul 26) 14th +1.1pp 25th on par with peers
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.2% then, 6.4% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.6% to 6.4%).
Bright spot 6.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Brentwood, NY 6.7% 11th -5.7pp 1st 15% below peers
Porterville, CA 17.3% 25th -10.2pp 2nd 122% above peers
Fulshear, TX 1.6% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 80% below peers
Bentonville, AR 5.2% 5th -2.4pp 4th 33% below peers
Brookline, MA 8.7% 18th -3.5pp 5th 12% above peers
Bellevue, NE 7.8% 16th -2.7pp 6th on par with peers
Four Corners, FL 10.5% 20th -3.3pp 7th 34% above peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 7th -1.2pp 8th 27% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.6% 2nd -0.8pp 9th 41% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 20.3% 29th -3.5pp 10th 160% above peers
Wylie, TX 5.6% 6th -0.8pp 11th 28% below peers
Kenner, LA 15.4% 24th -1.9pp 12th 98% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 6.4% 10th -0.8pp 13th 18% below peers
Millcreek, UT 7.8% 15th -0.7pp 14th 1% below peers
Marietta, GA 12.8% 23rd -1.2pp 15th 64% above peers
Utica, NY 27.5% 31st -1.9pp 16th 253% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 18.6% 27th -0.9pp 17th 138% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 6.7% 13th -0.2pp 18th 14% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 6.7% 12th -0.2pp 19th 14% below peers
West Hartford, CT 6.3% 9th -0.1pp 20th 19% below peers
Lynwood, CA 18.0% 26th +0.1pp 21st 130% above peers
Waltham, MA 9.4% 19th +0.1pp 22nd 21% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 6.3% 8th +0.1pp 23rd 19% below peers
Bossier City, LA 20.8% 30th +1.1pp 24th 167% above peers
Hamilton, OH 19.6% 28th +2.6pp 25th 152% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.2% 14th +1.0pp 26th 7% below peers
Smyrna, TN 12.5% 22nd +1.8pp 27th 60% above peers
Moore, OK 11.4% 21st +2.8pp 28th 46% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 8.2% 17th +2.1pp 29th 6% above peers
Herriman, UT 4.9% 4th +2.1pp 30th 38% below peers
Celina, TX 4.7% 3rd +4.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.2% then, 7.5% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.2% to 7.5%).
7.5%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Brentwood, NY 7.2% 14th -9.9pp 1st 4% below peers
Fulshear, TX 1.2% 1st -1.0pp 2nd 83% below peers
Bellevue, NE 8.1% 19th -5.8pp 3rd 9% above peers
Bentonville, AR 5.1% 5th -3.5pp 4th 32% below peers
Brookline, MA 4.7% 3rd -2.8pp 5th 37% below peers
Porterville, CA 22.2% 26th -13.0pp 6th 199% above peers
Waltham, MA 7.6% 18th -4.0pp 7th 2% above peers
Four Corners, FL 15.5% 22nd -8.0pp 8th 108% above peers
Millcreek, UT 5.7% 7th -2.7pp 9th 24% below peers
Reston, VA 6.6% 11th -2.9pp 10th 12% below peers
Kenner, LA 20.1% 24th -8.2pp 11th 170% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 6.4% 10th -2.5pp 12th 14% below peers
West Hartford, CT 5.2% 6th -2.0pp 13th 30% below peers
Marietta, GA 15.3% 21st -4.8pp 14th 105% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 27.8% 28th -8.5pp 15th 274% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.8% 8th -1.7pp 16th 22% below peers
Wylie, TX 6.8% 12th -1.8pp 17th 9% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 7.5% 17th -1.6pp 18th 1% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 7.5% 16th -1.5pp 19th on par with peers
Chapel Hill, NC 6.9% 13th -1.2pp 20th 7% below peers
Utica, NY 39.4% 31st -5.4pp 21st 429% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 7.2% 15th -0.6pp 22nd 3% below peers
Lynwood, CA 29.0% 29th +2.3pp 23rd 289% above peers
Hamilton, OH 27.6% 27th +3.0pp 24th 271% above peers
Bossier City, LA 34.2% 30th +4.5pp 25th 359% above peers
Smyrna, TN 20.3% 25th +5.9pp 26th 172% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 12.3% 20th +3.8pp 27th 66% above peers
Moore, OK 17.5% 23rd +7.9pp 28th 134% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 6.2% 9th +3.5pp 29th 17% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.8% 2nd +2.4pp 30th 50% below peers
Celina, TX 4.7% 4th 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94.5% to 96.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Laguna Niguel started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 3.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.4% to 96.6%).
Bright spot 96.6%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Bossier City, LA 85.2% 30th +21.7pp 1st 10% below peers
Bentonville, AR 96.8% 4th +24.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
Lynwood, CA 91.0% 24th +19.6pp 3rd 4% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 86.8% 29th +14.0pp 4th 8% below peers
Utica, NY 87.2% 28th +11.7pp 5th 8% below peers
Kenner, LA 87.7% 27th +10.9pp 6th 7% below peers
Porterville, CA 89.6% 25th +10.5pp 7th 5% below peers
Four Corners, FL 94.8% 15th +11.0pp 8th on par with peers
Marietta, GA 94.2% 18th +9.1pp 9th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 94.6% 16th +8.0pp 10th on par with peers
Hamilton, OH 88.6% 26th +6.8pp 11th 6% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 95.7% 10th +6.3pp 12th 1% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 95.4% 13th +6.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 96.7% 6th +5.9pp 14th 2% above peers
Millcreek, UT 93.3% 22nd +5.6pp 15th 1% below peers
Waltham, MA 94.0% 19th +5.4pp 16th 1% below peers
Bellevue, NE 93.3% 20th +5.3pp 17th 1% below peers
West Hartford, CT 94.3% 17th +5.1pp 18th on par with peers
Moore, OK 95.1% 14th +5.0pp 19th 1% above peers
Herriman, UT 96.8% 5th +4.6pp 20th 2% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 92.9% 23rd +4.2pp 21st 2% below peers
Wylie, TX 97.1% 2nd +4.0pp 22nd 3% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 93.3% 21st +3.5pp 23rd 1% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 95.5% 12th +2.7pp 24th 1% above peers
Brookline, MA 96.2% 8th +2.3pp 25th 2% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 95.6% 11th +2.3pp 26th 1% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 96.6% 7th +2.2pp 27th 2% above peers
Reston, VA 97.0% 3rd +2.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Celina, TX 98.5% 1st +1.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Brentwood, NY 77.6% 31st +1.3pp 30th 18% below peers
Fulshear, TX 96.0% 9th -2.2pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.04).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.47).
Needs attention 0.47
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Celina, TX 0.37 5th -0.064 1st 15% below peers
Porterville, CA 0.42 13th -0.061 2nd 5% below peers
Brentwood, NY 0.40 8th -0.036 3rd 9% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 0.41 11th -0.033 4th 7% below peers
Utica, NY 0.47 24th -0.035 5th 7% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 0.47 23rd -0.030 6th 7% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 0.47 22nd -0.017 7th 7% above peers
Reston, VA 0.41 12th -0.014 8th 6% below peers
Bentonville, AR 0.44 16th -0.012 9th on par with peers
Brookline, MA 0.52 29th -0.013 10th 18% above peers
Lynwood, CA 0.40 9th -0.006 11th 8% below peers
Marietta, GA 0.48 27th -0.006 12th 9% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 0.45 19th -0.005 13th 2% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 0.55 30th +0.000 14th 25% above peers
Bellevue, NE 0.39 6th +0.004 15th 10% below peers
West Hartford, CT 0.47 25th +0.007 16th 7% above peers
Millcreek, UT 0.47 26th +0.009 17th 8% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 0.37 4th +0.008 18th 15% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 0.43 15th +0.012 19th 3% below peers
Bossier City, LA 0.46 21st +0.014 20th 6% above peers
Herriman, UT 0.34 1st +0.014 21st 23% below peers
Kenner, LA 0.49 28th +0.022 22nd 11% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 0.55 31st +0.027 23rd 25% above peers
Hamilton, OH 0.44 17th +0.022 24th 1% above peers
Moore, OK 0.40 7th +0.024 25th 9% below peers
Waltham, MA 0.44 18th +0.032 26th 1% above peers
Smyrna, TN 0.41 10th +0.031 27th 7% below peers
Fulshear, TX 0.34 2nd +0.026 28th 22% below peers
Four Corners, FL 0.42 14th +0.054 29th 4% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 0.46 20th +0.059 30th 5% above peers
Wylie, TX 0.37 3rd +0.051 31st 16% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.03 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 1.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 2.6% to 4.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 2.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (1.3% to 4.2%).
Needs attention 4.2%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place 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
Herriman, UT 1.4% 2nd -2.0pp 1st 78% below peers
Celina, TX 0.9% 1st -0.9pp 2nd 87% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 4.5% 10th -2.6pp 3rd 29% below peers
Reston, VA 3.6% 5th -1.1pp 4th 44% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 4.3% 9th -1.2pp 5th 33% below peers
Marietta, GA 9.4% 21st -2.6pp 6th 46% above peers
Four Corners, FL 8.9% 20th -2.3pp 7th 39% above peers
Brentwood, NY 12.7% 24th -3.1pp 8th 97% above peers
Millcreek, UT 4.9% 11th -1.2pp 9th 24% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 7.2% 17th -1.6pp 10th 12% above peers
Bentonville, AR 4.0% 6th -0.8pp 11th 38% below peers
Wylie, TX 4.9% 12th -0.9pp 12th 23% below peers
West Hartford, CT 6.4% 16th -1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Bellevue, NE 7.3% 18th -1.3pp 14th 13% above peers
Hamilton, OH 17.8% 28th -2.8pp 15th 177% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 13.5% 27th -1.4pp 16th 111% above peers
Utica, NY 30.0% 31st -3.0pp 17th 368% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.7% 22nd -0.8pp 18th 51% above peers
Kenner, LA 13.0% 25th -0.8pp 19th 103% above peers
Porterville, CA 26.6% 30th +0.3pp 20th 315% above peers
Bossier City, LA 13.2% 26th +0.7pp 21st 105% above peers
Lynwood, CA 21.4% 29th +1.2pp 22nd 233% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 23rd 57% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% 7th +0.8pp 24th 37% below peers
Waltham, MA 7.6% 19th +1.5pp 25th 19% above peers
Moore, OK 12.1% 23rd +2.7pp 26th 89% above peers
Brookline, MA 6.0% 15th +1.4pp 27th 7% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.7% 14th +1.6pp 28th 12% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 5.3% 13th +1.5pp 29th 18% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 4.2% 8th +1.6pp 30th 34% below peers
Fulshear, TX 3.2% 4th +1.9pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,485,606 in August 2026, up from $1,417,056 a year earlier.
Big move $1,485,606
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $764,158 (Aug 26) +0.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Utica, NY $212,423 (Aug 26) 29th +7.0% 1st 58% below peers
West Hartford, CT $509,334 (Aug 26) 15th +5.5% 2nd on par with peers
Brentwood, NY $645,519 (Aug 26) 8th +5.1% 3rd 27% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $1,485,606 (Aug 26) 1st +4.8% 4th 192% above peers
Kenner, LA $269,861 (Aug 26) 26th +3.9% 5th 47% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $169,776 (Aug 26) 30th +3.7% 6th 67% below peers
Hamilton, OH $307,195 (Aug 26) 24th +3.6% 7th 40% below peers
Millcreek, UT $633,137 (Aug 26) 9th +3.4% 8th 24% above peers
Lynwood, CA $684,690 (Aug 26) 7th +3.3% 9th 34% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $695,799 (Aug 26) 6th +3.2% 10th 37% above peers
Bellevue, NE $300,450 (Aug 26) 25th +3.0% 11th 41% below peers
South San Francisco, CA $1,222,899 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.9% 12th 140% above peers
Bentonville, AR $492,753 (Aug 26) 18th +2.8% 13th 3% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $502,326 (Aug 26) 16th +2.7% 14th 1% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN $330,973 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.1% 15th 35% below peers
Bossier City, LA $229,529 (Aug 26) 27th +1.2% 16th 55% below peers
Porterville, CA $330,293 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.1% 17th 35% below peers
Waltham, MA $819,328 (Aug 26) 5th +1.1% 18th 61% above peers
Herriman, UT $601,499 (Aug 26) 12th +0.8% 19th 18% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $1,089,663 (Aug 26) 4th +0.8% 20th 114% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $518,234 (Aug 26) 13th +0.7% 21st 2% above peers
Reston, VA $624,958 (Aug 26) 11th +0.3% 22nd 23% above peers
Moore, OK $222,111 (Aug 26) 28th +0.3% 23rd 56% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $631,034 (Aug 26) 10th -0.7% 24th 24% above peers
Smyrna, TN $401,595 (Aug 26) 21st -0.8% 25th 21% below peers
Marietta, GA $471,117 (Aug 26) 19th -1.2% 26th 8% below peers
Fulshear, TX $499,162 (Aug 26) 17th -3.2% 27th 2% below peers
Brookline, MA $1,122,975 (Aug 26) 3rd -5.4% 28th 120% above peers
Wylie, TX $412,915 (Aug 26) 20th -5.7% 29th 19% below peers
Celina, TX $511,903 (Aug 26) 14th -9.2% 30th 1% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $895,797 in August 2026, up from $869,254 a year earlier.
Big move $895,797
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $467,879 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Brentwood, NY $597,003 (Aug 26) 7th +13.3% 1st 66% above peers
Kenner, LA $195,822 (Aug 26) 25th +8.9% 2nd 46% below peers
Utica, NY $150,018 (Aug 26) 28th +6.8% 3rd 58% below peers
West Hartford, CT $359,385 (Aug 26) 15th +5.4% 4th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA $618,877 (Aug 26) 5th +4.0% 5th 72% above peers
Hamilton, OH $173,177 (Aug 26) 27th +4.0% 6th 52% below peers
South San Francisco, CA $940,947 (Aug 26) 1st +3.2% 7th 162% above peers
Porterville, CA $263,368 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.1% 8th 27% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $92,224 (Aug 26) 30th +3.1% 9th 74% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $895,797 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 10th 149% above peers
Bentonville, AR $348,303 (Aug 26) 17th +3.0% 11th 3% below peers
Bellevue, NE $233,634 (Aug 26) 24th +3.0% 12th 35% below peers
Millcreek, UT $425,521 (Aug 26) 9th +1.8% 13th 18% above peers
Waltham, MA $613,699 (Aug 26) 6th +1.7% 14th 71% above peers
Bossier City, LA $124,503 (Aug 26) 29th +1.7% 15th 65% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN $262,904 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.6% 16th 27% below peers
Brookline, MA $709,683 (Aug 26) 4th +1.1% 17th 97% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN $319,173 (Aug 26) 21st +1.0% 18th 11% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $375,101 (Aug 26) 12th +1.0% 19th 4% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $844,087 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.6% 20th 135% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $370,361 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 21st 3% above peers
Moore, OK $174,228 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 22nd 52% below peers
Reston, VA $388,601 (Aug 26) 11th -0.4% 23rd 8% above peers
Herriman, UT $443,129 (Aug 26) 8th -0.6% 24th 23% above peers
Smyrna, TN $323,583 (Aug 26) 20th -0.6% 25th 10% below peers
Marietta, GA $325,113 (Aug 26) 19th -1.3% 26th 10% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $372,531 (Aug 26) 13th -2.4% 27th 4% above peers
Fulshear, TX $352,861 (Aug 26) 16th -3.7% 28th 2% below peers
Wylie, TX $325,118 (Aug 26) 18th -5.0% 29th 10% below peers
Celina, TX $390,583 (Aug 26) 10th -8.7% 30th 9% above peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (69.0% then, 67.4% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.8% to 67.4%).
Bright spot 67.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Celina, TX 92.7% 1st +12.0pp 1st 51% above peers
Marietta, GA 47.2% 29th +5.2pp 2nd 23% below peers
Brentwood, NY 80.4% 3rd +7.5pp 3rd 31% above peers
Kenner, LA 63.1% 15th +5.8pp 4th 3% above peers
Bellevue, NE 65.5% 14th +3.4pp 5th 7% above peers
Porterville, CA 54.3% 20th +2.7pp 6th 12% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 27th +2.0pp 7th 22% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.1% 6th +3.1pp 8th 24% above peers
Utica, NY 49.7% 25th +1.7pp 9th 19% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 71.7% 10th +1.7pp 10th 17% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 72.5% 9th +1.3pp 11th 18% above peers
Millcreek, UT 61.4% 16th +0.8pp 12th on par with peers
Bossier City, LA 53.2% 22nd +0.4pp 13th 13% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 74.8% 7th +0.3pp 14th 22% above peers
Hamilton, OH 54.3% 21st -0.2pp 15th 12% below peers
Smyrna, TN 57.4% 19th -0.3pp 16th 7% below peers
Moore, OK 67.9% 11th -0.4pp 17th 11% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 73.0% 8th -0.9pp 18th 19% above peers
Wylie, TX 77.4% 5th -1.1pp 19th 26% above peers
Reston, VA 60.6% 17th -1.0pp 20th 1% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 67.4% 13th -1.6pp 21st 10% above peers
Four Corners, FL 51.8% 23rd -1.3pp 22nd 16% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 59.0% 18th -2.2pp 23rd 4% below peers
Waltham, MA 49.7% 26th -2.0pp 24th 19% below peers
Brookline, MA 46.9% 30th -2.1pp 25th 24% below peers
West Hartford, CT 67.4% 12th -3.6pp 26th 10% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 47.4% 28th -2.9pp 27th 23% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 44.6% 31st -2.7pp 28th 27% below peers
Bentonville, AR 50.5% 24th -3.8pp 29th 18% below peers
Fulshear, TX 90.0% 2nd -8.3pp 30th 47% above peers
Herriman, UT 78.6% 4th -8.9pp 31st 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 7% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2022 to 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $3,383 in August 2026, up from $3,155 a year earlier.
Big move $3,383
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
South San Francisco, CA $4,027 (Aug 26) 1st +16.5% 1st 137% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $2,889 (Aug 26) 5th +7.3% 2nd 70% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $3,383 (Aug 26) 3rd +7.2% 3rd 99% above peers
Utica, NY $1,404 (Aug 26) 27th +7.2% 4th 17% below peers
Bossier City, LA $1,515 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.9% 5th 11% below peers
Lynwood, CA $2,129 (Aug 26) 9th +5.0% 6th 25% above peers
Porterville, CA $1,431 (Aug 26) 26th +4.8% 7th 16% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $1,811 (Aug 26) 14th +4.6% 8th 7% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $2,814 (Aug 26) 6th +4.2% 9th 66% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN $1,611 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 10th 5% below peers
West Hartford, CT $2,448 (Aug 26) 8th +4.1% 11th 44% above peers
Hamilton, OH $1,512 (Aug 26) 25th +3.6% 12th 11% below peers
Hendersonville, TN $1,674 (Aug 26) 18th +2.5% 13th 1% below peers
Waltham, MA $2,939 (Aug 26) 4th +2.4% 14th 73% above peers
Smyrna, TN $1,699 (Aug 26) 15th +2.4% 15th on par with peers
Reston, VA $2,598 (Aug 26) 7th +2.0% 16th 53% above peers
Bentonville, AR $1,656 (Aug 26) 19th +2.0% 17th 3% below peers
Brookline, MA $3,559 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.0% 18th 109% above peers
Marietta, GA $1,689 (Aug 26) 17th +1.6% 19th 1% below peers
Millcreek, UT $1,516 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.6% 20th 11% below peers
Moore, OK $1,513 (Aug 26) 24th +1.5% 21st 11% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $1,148 (Aug 26) 29th +1.0% 22nd 32% below peers
Herriman, UT $1,892 (Aug 26) 13th +0.9% 23rd 11% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC $1,690 (Aug 26) 16th +0.5% 24th on par with peers
Kenner, LA $1,525 (Aug 26) 21st +0.3% 25th 10% below peers
Wylie, TX $1,914 (Aug 26) 12th -0.5% 26th 13% above peers
Celina, TX $2,028 (Aug 26) 11th -1.4% 27th 19% above peers
Bellevue, NE $1,360 (Aug 26) 28th -1.9% 28th 20% below peers
Fulshear, TX $2,124 (Aug 26) 10th -2.2% 29th 25% above peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.4% then, 41.4% now; margin ±4.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.0% to 41.4%).
Needs attention 41.4%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Brentwood, NY 33.4% 16th -14.5pp 1st on par with peers
Fulshear, TX 23.0% 4th -3.6pp 2nd 31% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 31st -6.4pp 3rd 43% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.9% 26th -5.1pp 4th 17% above peers
Bentonville, AR 18.2% 1st -2.3pp 5th 45% below peers
Utica, NY 36.1% 23rd -3.2pp 6th 8% above peers
West Hartford, CT 28.0% 9th -1.6pp 7th 16% below peers
Celina, TX 21.9% 2nd -1.0pp 8th 34% below peers
Reston, VA 25.9% 5th -1.1pp 9th 23% below peers
Bellevue, NE 26.0% 6th -1.1pp 10th 22% below peers
Brookline, MA 37.1% 24th -1.1pp 11th 11% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 41.4% 28th -1.1pp 12th 24% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 34.6% 17th -0.1pp 13th 4% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 22.3% 3rd +0.2pp 14th 33% below peers
Wylie, TX 30.4% 13th +0.4pp 15th 9% below peers
Bossier City, LA 35.5% 20th +0.9pp 16th 7% above peers
Hamilton, OH 32.9% 15th +1.0pp 17th 1% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 35.6% 21st +1.1pp 18th 7% above peers
Moore, OK 27.4% 8th +1.1pp 19th 18% below peers
Kenner, LA 35.9% 22nd +1.8pp 20th 7% above peers
Waltham, MA 35.1% 18th +2.0pp 21st 5% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 29.5% 10th +1.8pp 22nd 12% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 38.7% 25th +2.6pp 23rd 16% above peers
Smyrna, TN 29.8% 12th +2.4pp 24th 11% below peers
Herriman, UT 26.8% 7th +2.3pp 25th 20% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 35.5% 19th +3.2pp 26th 6% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 40.3% 27th +4.0pp 27th 21% above peers
Millcreek, UT 30.4% 14th +3.2pp 28th 9% below peers
Marietta, GA 42.4% 30th +5.1pp 29th 27% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 29.6% 11th +3.9pp 30th 11% below peers
Four Corners, FL 42.3% 29th +5.6pp 31st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.5% then, 2.4% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.8% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Wylie, TX 1.3% 3rd -0.8pp 1st 76% below peers
Millcreek, UT 4.3% 13th -2.3pp 2nd 23% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.0% 18th -2.0pp 3rd 9% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 8.2% 23rd -2.0pp 4th 49% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 5.8% 17th -1.0pp 5th 6% above peers
Bellevue, NE 3.8% 12th -0.5pp 6th 30% below peers
Hamilton, OH 8.1% 22nd -1.0pp 7th 48% above peers
Bentonville, AR 3.8% 10th -0.4pp 8th 31% below peers
Brookline, MA 26.9% 31st -1.8pp 9th 389% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 2.4% 4th -0.1pp 10th 57% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.7% 5th -0.1pp 11th 51% below peers
Utica, NY 21.9% 30th -0.4pp 12th 297% above peers
Lynwood, CA 7.1% 20th -0.0pp 13th 29% above peers
Marietta, GA 8.8% 26th +0.1pp 14th 60% above peers
Waltham, MA 8.6% 25th +0.7pp 15th 56% above peers
Kenner, LA 8.3% 24th +0.7pp 16th 51% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.2% 7th +0.3pp 17th 43% below peers
Reston, VA 4.6% 14th +0.5pp 18th 16% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.5% 16th +0.8pp 19th on par with peers
West Hartford, CT 8.9% 27th +1.6pp 20th 62% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 7.5% 21st +1.4pp 21st 36% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 6.3% 19th +1.4pp 22nd 14% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.8% 15th +1.0pp 23rd 13% below peers
Four Corners, FL 3.8% 11th +0.9pp 24th 30% below peers
Brentwood, NY 10.6% 29th +2.9pp 25th 92% above peers
Smyrna, TN 3.7% 9th +1.1pp 26th 34% below peers
Moore, OK 3.5% 8th +1.1pp 27th 37% below peers
Celina, TX 1.2% 2nd +0.4pp 28th 78% below peers
Bossier City, LA 10.1% 28th +3.7pp 29th 83% above peers
Fulshear, TX 1.0% 1st +0.9pp 30th 82% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.9% 6th +2.5pp 31st 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.8% then, 3.9% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.9% to 3.9%).
Bright spot 3.9%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Brookline, MA 1.0% 1st -1.1pp 1st 85% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.8% 3rd -2.3pp 2nd 60% below peers
Utica, NY 3.8% 9th -2.1pp 3rd 46% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 3.1% 7th -1.5pp 4th 56% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 6.1% 13th -2.2pp 5th 13% below peers
Brentwood, NY 11.3% 25th -3.8pp 6th 62% above peers
Celina, TX 7.4% 18th -2.1pp 7th 6% above peers
Bellevue, NE 7.8% 19th -2.0pp 8th 11% above peers
Waltham, MA 2.9% 5th -0.6pp 9th 59% below peers
Fulshear, TX 2.8% 4th -0.4pp 10th 60% below peers
Lynwood, CA 13.6% 29th -2.0pp 11th 94% above peers
Porterville, CA 6.5% 15th -1.0pp 12th 7% below peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 12th -0.5pp 13th 19% below peers
Millcreek, UT 7.2% 17th -0.6pp 14th 3% above peers
Wylie, TX 13.0% 27th -0.3pp 15th 85% above peers
Marietta, GA 17.9% 31st -0.2pp 16th 155% above peers
Moore, OK 9.8% 22nd -0.1pp 17th 40% above peers
Kenner, LA 14.6% 30th +0.3pp 18th 108% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 3.9% 10th +0.1pp 19th 44% below peers
Hamilton, OH 8.6% 21st +0.6pp 20th 22% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 10.5% 24th +0.7pp 21st 50% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 5.1% 11th +0.3pp 22nd 28% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 3.3% 8th +0.2pp 23rd 53% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.0% 16th +0.6pp 24th on par with peers
West Hartford, CT 2.6% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 63% below peers
Four Corners, FL 10.4% 23rd +2.3pp 26th 48% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.0% 6th +0.7pp 27th 57% below peers
Bossier City, LA 12.1% 26th +2.8pp 28th 72% above peers
Smyrna, TN 13.5% 28th +3.9pp 29th 93% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 20th +2.3pp 30th 13% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 6.3% 14th +2.3pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

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

24.8%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Castro Valley, CA 19.3% 1st 39% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 21.4% 2nd 32% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 23.8% 3rd 25% below peers
Waltham, MA 24.1% 4th 24% below peers
Brookline, MA 24.4% 5th 23% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 24.8% 6th 22% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 25.5% 7th 20% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 26.2% 8th 17% below peers
West Hartford, CT 27.7% 9th 13% below peers
Reston, VA 27.9% 10th 12% below peers
Celina, TX 30.8% 11th 3% below peers
Fulshear, TX 30.8% 12th 3% below peers
Millcreek, UT 31.2% 13th 2% below peers
Herriman, UT 31.3% 14th 1% below peers
Bentonville, AR 31.6% 15th on par with peers
Wylie, TX 31.7% 16th on par with peers
Marietta, GA 32.0% 17th 1% above peers
Lynwood, CA 33.1% 18th 4% above peers
Four Corners, FL 33.3% 19th 5% above peers
Smyrna, TN 33.9% 20th 7% above peers
Brentwood, NY 35.0% 21st 10% above peers
Moore, OK 36.6% 22nd 15% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 36.8% 23rd 16% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 37.7% 24th 19% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.0% 25th 20% above peers
Kenner, LA 39.8% 26th 26% above peers
Bellevue, NE 40.3% 27th 27% above peers
Hamilton, OH 40.4% 28th 27% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 41.1% 29th 30% above peers
Utica, NY 42.3% 30th 33% above peers
Bossier City, LA 46.2% 31st 46% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.6% then, 2.0% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.5% to 2.0%).
Bright spot 2.0%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Herriman, UT 1.6% 4th -4.9pp 1st 66% below peers
Celina, TX 4.5% 14th -7.0pp 2nd 6% below peers
Utica, NY 1.2% 2nd -1.1pp 3rd 75% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 2.9% 10th -2.0pp 4th 41% below peers
Bellevue, NE 3.4% 13th -1.3pp 5th 30% below peers
Porterville, CA 2.0% 8th -0.8pp 6th 58% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 2.0% 7th -0.6pp 7th 59% below peers
Fulshear, TX 1.8% 6th -0.5pp 8th 63% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 1.4% 3rd -0.3pp 9th 72% below peers
Waltham, MA 2.1% 9th -0.3pp 10th 55% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 4.8% 15th -0.5pp 11th 1% below peers
Lynwood, CA 5.4% 19th -0.5pp 12th 13% above peers
Millcreek, UT 5.3% 17th +0.2pp 13th 10% above peers
Reston, VA 5.3% 18th +0.4pp 14th 11% above peers
Marietta, GA 11.0% 30th +1.0pp 15th 129% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.8% 24th +1.3pp 16th 62% above peers
Brookline, MA 0.4% 1st +0.1pp 17th 92% below peers
West Hartford, CT 1.8% 5th +0.4pp 18th 63% below peers
Wylie, TX 10.2% 29th +2.5pp 19th 112% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 5.8% 21st +1.4pp 20th 20% above peers
Brentwood, NY 8.6% 27th +2.1pp 21st 79% above peers
Kenner, LA 7.1% 22nd +1.9pp 22nd 47% above peers
Moore, OK 7.8% 23rd +2.8pp 23rd 61% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 3.1% 12th +1.2pp 24th 36% below peers
Four Corners, FL 8.3% 26th +3.2pp 25th 72% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.1% 11th +1.2pp 26th 36% below peers
Smyrna, TN 9.4% 28th +3.8pp 27th 96% above peers
Hamilton, OH 5.5% 20th +3.0pp 28th 15% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.8% 16th +2.8pp 29th on par with peers
Bossier City, LA 11.6% 31st +7.8pp 30th 140% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 25th +5.6pp 31st 66% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.6% to 59.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Laguna Niguel started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (54.5% to 59.8%).
Bright spot 59.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Celina, TX 64.3% 7th +19.8pp 1st 48% above peers
Brentwood, NY 17.2% 28th +4.2pp 2nd 60% below peers
Lynwood, CA 9.8% 31st +2.2pp 3rd 77% below peers
Porterville, CA 14.5% 30th +3.0pp 4th 67% below peers
Herriman, UT 42.6% 17th +7.4pp 5th 2% below peers
Bellevue, NE 34.5% 20th +6.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Wylie, TX 43.3% 16th +7.0pp 7th on par with peers
Utica, NY 22.4% 27th +3.4pp 8th 48% below peers
Kenner, LA 29.1% 23rd +4.0pp 9th 33% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 43.9% 15th +6.0pp 10th 1% above peers
Four Corners, FL 35.0% 19th +4.6pp 11th 19% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 40.8% 18th +5.2pp 12th 6% below peers
Marietta, GA 47.4% 13th +5.4pp 13th 9% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 59.8% 8th +6.2pp 14th 38% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 30.6% 21st +3.0pp 15th 29% below peers
Bentonville, AR 55.3% 11th +5.1pp 16th 28% above peers
Smyrna, TN 27.8% 24th +2.6pp 17th 36% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 57.4% 9th +5.0pp 18th 33% above peers
Moore, OK 29.1% 22nd +2.5pp 19th 33% below peers
Fulshear, TX 74.8% 3rd +6.4pp 20th 73% above peers
Bossier City, LA 24.7% 26th +1.7pp 21st 43% below peers
Millcreek, UT 54.2% 12th +3.6pp 22nd 25% above peers
Waltham, MA 57.3% 10th +3.0pp 23rd 32% above peers
Reston, VA 72.0% 4th +3.2pp 24th 66% above peers
West Hartford, CT 66.6% 5th +1.9pp 25th 54% above peers
Brookline, MA 85.4% 1st +1.9pp 26th 97% above peers
Hamilton, OH 16.5% 29th +0.3pp 27th 62% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 64.9% 6th +1.2pp 28th 50% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 25.7% 25th -0.1pp 29th 41% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 76.6% 2nd -0.3pp 30th 77% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 44.5% 14th -0.3pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (61.5% then, 63.8% now; margin ±18.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.3% to 63.9%).
Bright spot 63.8%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Hamilton, OH 51.3% 13th +20.4pp 1st 4% above peers
Brentwood, NY 49.9% 14th +18.5pp 2nd 1% above peers
Bellevue, NE 43.1% 21st +12.3pp 3rd 12% below peers
Celina, TX 62.1% 8th +12.3pp 4th 26% above peers
Reston, VA 76.1% 1st +15.0pp 5th 55% above peers
Waltham, MA 74.0% 4th +13.1pp 6th 50% above peers
Utica, NY 43.3% 20th +6.5pp 7th 12% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 63.2% 7th +9.0pp 8th 29% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 52.9% 11th +7.5pp 9th 8% above peers
Marietta, GA 51.8% 12th +4.5pp 10th 5% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 43.5% 19th +2.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 63.9% 6th +2.3pp 12th 30% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 73.0% 5th +2.4pp 13th 49% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 53.6% 10th +1.4pp 14th 9% above peers
Porterville, CA 27.6% 30th -0.3pp 15th 44% below peers
West Hartford, CT 75.2% 2nd -1.1pp 16th 53% above peers
Brookline, MA 74.4% 3rd -2.6pp 17th 51% above peers
Herriman, UT 49.2% 16th -2.2pp 18th on par with peers
Millcreek, UT 47.8% 17th -2.5pp 19th 3% below peers
Four Corners, FL 33.9% 25th -3.0pp 20th 31% below peers
Smyrna, TN 37.5% 23rd -5.4pp 21st 24% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 36.0% 24th -5.3pp 22nd 27% below peers
Wylie, TX 45.0% 18th -7.0pp 23rd 9% below peers
Bentonville, AR 31.2% 27th -7.1pp 24th 37% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 59.8% 9th -16.1pp 25th 22% above peers
Moore, OK 30.3% 29th -12.3pp 26th 38% below peers
Kenner, LA 30.6% 28th -17.0pp 27th 38% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 42.7% 22nd -25.1pp 28th 13% below peers
Bossier City, LA 31.9% 26th -19.8pp 29th 35% below peers
Lynwood, CA 27.0% 31st -17.1pp 30th 45% below peers
Fulshear, TX 49.5% 15th -35.3pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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▸

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±15.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.1% then, 3.6% now; margin ±4.8pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.5% to 3.6%).
Bright spot 3.6%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Fulshear, TX 0.0% 1st -0.7pp 1st 100% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 0.2% 2nd -1.0pp 2nd 97% below peers
Brookline, MA 0.2% 3rd -0.7pp 3rd 96% below peers
Marietta, GA 1.6% 4th -1.2pp 4th 72% below peers
Bellevue, NE 5.2% 15th -3.9pp 5th 9% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.8% 21st -3.2pp 6th 20% above peers
Kenner, LA 9.1% 24th -1.9pp 7th 60% above peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 23rd -1.2pp 8th 45% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 13.9% 28th -0.6pp 9th 146% above peers
Bentonville, AR 7.1% 22nd +0.3pp 10th 26% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.4% 5th +0.1pp 11th 58% below peers
Four Corners, FL 6.2% 18th +0.9pp 12th 9% above peers
Wylie, TX 4.3% 10th +0.8pp 13th 23% below peers
Brentwood, NY 9.4% 25th +1.8pp 14th 66% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.6% 13th +1.1pp 15th 19% below peers
Utica, NY 14.1% 29th +3.9pp 16th 149% above peers
Waltham, MA 4.3% 9th +1.3pp 17th 24% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 4.1% 8th +1.2pp 18th 27% below peers
Hamilton, OH 10.2% 27th +3.5pp 19th 80% above peers
Lynwood, CA 14.4% 30th +5.3pp 20th 154% above peers
Bossier City, LA 17.6% 31st +6.8pp 21st 211% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.5% 12th +2.1pp 22nd 20% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 3.0% 6th +1.4pp 23rd 47% below peers
Millcreek, UT 6.7% 20th +3.3pp 24th 18% above peers
Reston, VA 6.2% 19th +3.1pp 25th 10% above peers
Smyrna, TN 5.8% 17th +3.1pp 26th 2% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.7% 14th +2.6pp 27th 18% below peers
West Hartford, CT 5.7% 16th +3.2pp 28th on par with peers
Moore, OK 9.8% 26th +7.7pp 29th 73% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 3.6% 7th +3.5pp 30th 36% below peers
Celina, TX 4.4% 11th 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65,808 to 64,139 - more than the combined survey margin (±87). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 73% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Big move 64,139
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Fulshear, TX 34,868 30th +252% 1st 45% below peers
Celina, TX 34,268 31st +208% 2nd 46% below peers
Four Corners, FL 65,048 1st +54% 3rd 2% above peers
Herriman, UT 59,346 27th +48% 4th 6% below peers
Wylie, TX 60,334 26th +21% 5th 5% below peers
Bellevue, NE 64,510 8th +21% 6th 2% above peers
Bentonville, AR 58,249 28th +18% 7th 8% below peers
Smyrna, TN 56,692 29th +14% 8th 11% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 63,091 20th +11% 9th 1% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 60,959 25th +8% 10th 4% below peers
Brookline, MA 63,266 18th +7% 11th on par with peers
Utica, NY 64,217 11th +6% 12th 1% above peers
Porterville, CA 63,157 19th +6% 13th on par with peers
Reston, VA 64,414 9th +5% 14th 1% above peers
Millcreek, UT 63,648 13th +5% 15th on par with peers
Moore, OK 63,420 17th +4% 16th on par with peers
Waltham, MA 64,902 5th +3% 17th 2% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 65,001 3rd +3% 18th 2% above peers
Brentwood, NY 65,042 2nd +3% 19th 2% above peers
Marietta, GA 62,263 23rd +3% 20th 2% below peers
Hamilton, OH 63,468 15th +2% 21st on par with peers
Coon Rapids, MN 63,468 16th +2% 22nd on par with peers
Chapel Hill, NC 61,607 24th +1% 23rd 3% below peers
West Hartford, CT 63,620 14th +1% 24th on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 63,051 21st -2% 25th 1% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 64,538 7th -2% 26th 2% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,139 12th -3% 27th 1% above peers
Kenner, LA 64,904 4th -3% 28th 2% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 64,305 10th -5% 29th 1% above peers
Bossier City, LA 62,901 22nd -8% 30th 1% below peers
Lynwood, CA 64,578 6th -9% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±72 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.6% to 17.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.3% to 17.9%).
Big move 17.9%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 16.6% 29th +1.1pp 1st 26% below peers
Moore, OK 25.7% 7th +1.3pp 2nd 14% above peers
Fulshear, TX 34.8% 1st +1.0pp 3rd 54% above peers
Utica, NY 25.4% 8th +0.6pp 4th 13% above peers
Brookline, MA 18.7% 25th +0.1pp 5th 17% below peers
Smyrna, TN 25.0% 10th -0.1pp 6th 11% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 21.5% 19th -0.1pp 7th 5% below peers
Waltham, MA 13.6% 31st -0.1pp 8th 40% below peers
Bellevue, NE 24.2% 11th -0.2pp 9th 8% above peers
Hamilton, OH 23.3% 14th -0.2pp 10th 4% above peers
Celina, TX 31.7% 3rd -0.5pp 11th 41% above peers
Bossier City, LA 23.7% 12th -0.5pp 12th 5% above peers
Four Corners, FL 21.1% 21st -0.5pp 13th 6% below peers
Porterville, CA 30.5% 4th -0.7pp 14th 35% above peers
West Hartford, CT 21.5% 18th -0.5pp 15th 5% below peers
Kenner, LA 23.6% 13th -0.6pp 16th 5% above peers
Bentonville, AR 27.3% 6th -0.8pp 17th 21% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 20.8% 23rd -0.8pp 18th 8% below peers
Marietta, GA 21.4% 20th -0.8pp 19th 5% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 17.2% 28th -1.2pp 20th 24% below peers
Millcreek, UT 20.9% 22nd -1.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Reston, VA 18.6% 26th -1.3pp 22nd 18% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 22.5% 17th -1.6pp 23rd on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 23.0% 15th -1.7pp 24th 2% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 14.8% 30th -1.3pp 25th 34% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 17.9% 27th -1.7pp 26th 21% below peers
Wylie, TX 27.6% 5th -2.8pp 27th 23% above peers
Lynwood, CA 25.4% 9th -2.9pp 28th 13% above peers
Herriman, UT 34.6% 2nd -5.8pp 29th 53% above peers
Brentwood, NY 22.5% 16th -3.9pp 30th on par with peers
North Little Rock, AR 20.6% 24th -4.5pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.9% to 22.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.6pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 7.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.7% to 22.8%).
Big move 22.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Fulshear, TX 6.0% 31st +4.2pp 1st 75% below peers
Bentonville, AR 24.4% 15th +12.0pp 2nd 2% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 22.8% 18th +7.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
Waltham, MA 24.0% 16th +7.3pp 4th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 53.3% 1st +14.9pp 5th 122% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 17.3% 25th +2.7pp 6th 28% below peers
Reston, VA 23.3% 17th +3.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Smyrna, TN 35.2% 9th +2.3pp 8th 46% above peers
Porterville, CA 37.5% 8th +1.6pp 9th 56% above peers
Moore, OK 30.3% 13th +1.2pp 10th 26% above peers
Hamilton, OH 47.6% 3rd +1.7pp 11th 98% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 34.7% 10th +0.5pp 12th 44% above peers
Kenner, LA 38.0% 7th +0.1pp 13th 58% above peers
Bellevue, NE 30.1% 14th -0.1pp 14th 25% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 52.3% 2nd -0.3pp 15th 118% above peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 30th -0.1pp 16th 66% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 22.4% 19th -0.4pp 17th 7% below peers
West Hartford, CT 22.4% 20th -0.8pp 18th 7% below peers
Brookline, MA 14.9% 27th -0.8pp 19th 38% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 19.4% 21st -1.3pp 20th 19% below peers
Four Corners, FL 33.1% 12th -2.2pp 21st 38% above peers
Marietta, GA 38.8% 5th -3.2pp 22nd 61% above peers
Brentwood, NY 33.2% 11th -2.9pp 23rd 38% above peers
Utica, NY 46.6% 4th -4.6pp 24th 94% above peers
Bossier City, LA 38.5% 6th -4.0pp 25th 60% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 18.8% 22nd -2.6pp 26th 22% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 18.7% 23rd -3.0pp 27th 22% below peers
Millcreek, UT 16.0% 26th -3.9pp 28th 33% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 18.0% 24th -5.4pp 29th 25% below peers
Celina, TX 10.0% 29th -9.0pp 30th 58% below peers
Wylie, TX 12.6% 28th -12.9pp 31st 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.5% then, 61.3% now; margin ±11.9pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.9% to 61.3%).
Big move 61.3%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Kenner, LA 79.3% 1st +20.2pp 1st 16% above peers
Marietta, GA 74.4% 11th +17.6pp 2nd 9% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 78.8% 3rd +18.5pp 3rd 15% above peers
Bentonville, AR 68.5% 16th +15.2pp 4th on par with peers
North Little Rock, AR 74.0% 12th +13.2pp 5th 8% above peers
Lynwood, CA 64.2% 21st +8.4pp 6th 6% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.7% 6th +8.0pp 7th 12% above peers
Herriman, UT 62.5% 22nd +6.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Bossier City, LA 68.2% 17th +6.9pp 9th on par with peers
West Hartford, CT 79.3% 2nd +6.7pp 10th 16% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 75.9% 7th +6.1pp 11th 11% above peers
Brentwood, NY 70.5% 14th +4.5pp 12th 3% above peers
Wylie, TX 60.8% 25th +3.8pp 13th 11% below peers
Waltham, MA 78.3% 5th +4.6pp 14th 14% above peers
Millcreek, UT 57.3% 29th +3.1pp 15th 16% below peers
Bellevue, NE 71.5% 13th +3.6pp 16th 4% above peers
Fulshear, TX 65.1% 19th +2.7pp 17th 5% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 78.4% 4th +2.7pp 18th 14% above peers
Hamilton, OH 75.5% 8th +1.6pp 19th 10% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 61.3% 24th +0.8pp 20th 11% below peers
Utica, NY 60.2% 27th +0.7pp 21st 12% below peers
Brookline, MA 74.5% 10th +0.2pp 22nd 9% above peers
Reston, VA 66.7% 18th -1.6pp 23rd 3% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 75.3% 9th -3.4pp 24th 10% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 68.7% 15th -5.2pp 25th on par with peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 64.6% 20th -4.9pp 26th 6% below peers
Porterville, CA 56.3% 30th -5.4pp 27th 18% below peers
Four Corners, FL 59.6% 28th -7.5pp 28th 13% below peers
Smyrna, TN 60.6% 26th -7.9pp 29th 12% below peers
Moore, OK 61.3% 23rd -9.4pp 30th 10% below peers
Celina, TX 48.2% 31st -12.0pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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