The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Violent crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Danbury, CT | 93 (May 26) | 1st | -68.2% | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 136 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.8% | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 448 (May 26) | 17th | -19.9% | 3rd | 102% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 308 (May 26) | 12th | -18.7% | 4th | 39% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 124 (May 26) | 2nd | -18.4% | 5th | 44% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 142 (May 26) | 5th | -17.4% | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 183 (Apr 26) | 7th | -12.0% | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 221 (May 26) | 10th | -11.7% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 357 (May 26) | 14th | -9.1% | 9th | 61% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 217 (May 26) | 9th | -7.3% | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 438 (May 26) | 15th | -2.2% | 11th | 98% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 325 (May 26) | 13th | -0.4% | 12th | 47% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 439 (May 26) | 16th | +1.3% | 13th | 98% above peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 470 (May 26) | 18th | +1.5% | 14th | 112% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 150 (May 26) | 6th | +8.4% | 15th | 32% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 141 (May 26) | 4th | +10.1% | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 256 (May 26) | 11th | +14.7% | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 188 (May 26) | 8th | +25.0% | 18th | 15% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 24% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Danbury, CT | 885 (May 26) | 4th | -30.7% | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 677 (May 26) | 1st | -25.0% | 2nd | 60% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 1,368 (May 26) | 9th | -24.4% | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 1,688 (Apr 26) | 11th | -23.7% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 745 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.8% | 5th | 56% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 2,236 (May 26) | 14th | -19.8% | 6th | 33% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 1,763 (May 26) | 12th | -19.5% | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 1,083 (May 26) | 5th | -16.6% | 8th | 36% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 1,117 (May 26) | 6th | -13.8% | 9th | 34% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 2,729 (May 26) | 16th | -11.7% | 10th | 62% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 1,810 (May 26) | 13th | -8.8% | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 678 (May 26) | 2nd | -8.3% | 12th | 60% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 1,282 (May 26) | 8th | -7.0% | 13th | 24% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 1,183 (May 26) | 7th | -7.0% | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 1,685 (May 26) | 10th | -5.2% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 2,872 (May 26) | 17th | -3.5% | 16th | 70% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 2,329 (May 26) | 15th | -2.2% | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 3,520 (May 26) | 18th | +0.2% | 18th | 109% above peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending April 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Newport Beach, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | -100.0% | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 0 (May 26) | 4th | -100.0% | 4th | 100% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 1 (May 26) | 6th | -66.6% | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 1 (May 26) | 9th | -50.2% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 1 (May 26) | 10th | -50.0% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -50.0% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 1 (May 26) | 7th | -50.0% | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 2 (May 26) | 13th | -33.2% | 10th | 110% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 6 (May 26) | 15th | -16.6% | 11th | 388% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 1 (Apr 26) | 11th | +0.0% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 3 (May 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 13th | 197% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 2 (May 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 14th | 109% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 7 (May 26) | 16th | +41.2% | 15th | 500% above peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 8 (May 26) | 17th | +133.5% | 16th | 578% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 9 (May 26) | 18th | 672% above peers | ||||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 0 (May 26) | 5th | 100% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 39% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Mountain View, CA | 90 (May 26) | 8th | -50.9% | 1st | 28% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 26 (May 26) | 1st | -42.5% | 2nd | 80% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 69 (May 26) | 5th | -40.8% | 3rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 250 (Apr 26) | 17th | -39.3% | 4th | 98% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 74 (May 26) | 7th | -33.3% | 5th | 41% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 297 (May 26) | 18th | -28.9% | 6th | 136% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 152 (May 26) | 13th | -26.9% | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 136 (May 26) | 11th | -26.4% | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 55 (May 26) | 4th | -26.2% | 9th | 56% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 208 (May 26) | 15th | -25.3% | 10th | 65% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 102 (May 26) | 9th | -22.4% | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 126 (May 26) | 10th | -16.8% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 54 (May 26) | 3rd | -15.5% | 13th | 57% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 244 (May 26) | 16th | -13.1% | 14th | 94% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 176 (May 26) | 14th | -11.0% | 15th | 40% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 48 (May 26) | 2nd | -8.5% | 16th | 62% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 149 (May 26) | 12th | -8.3% | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 69 (May 26) | 6th | -3.3% | 18th | 45% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $127,452 to $160,775 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$9,669). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $99,122 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Medford, OR | $73,230 | 24th | +46% | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | $72,575 | 25th | +45% | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | $75,848 | 21st | +40% | 3rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | $106,182 | 9th | +39% | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | $66,991 | 28th | +38% | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | $131,299 | 7th | +37% | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | $189,917 | 2nd | +36% | 7th | 111% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | $84,049 | 17th | +35% | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | $73,538 | 23rd | +35% | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | $97,884 | 12th | +34% | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | $102,480 | 11th | +32% | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | $82,314 | 19th | +32% | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | $68,807 | 27th | +31% | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | $95,062 | 15th | +29% | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | $97,069 | 14th | +28% | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | $160,775 | 3rd | +26% | 16th | 79% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | $104,836 | 10th | +26% | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | $97,201 | 13th | +26% | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | $60,767 | 30th | +24% | 19th | 32% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | $68,906 | 26th | +24% | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | $73,576 | 22nd | +24% | 21st | 18% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | $135,175 | 6th | +23% | 22nd | 50% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | $156,867 | 4th | +23% | 23rd | 75% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | $62,076 | 29th | +22% | 24th | 31% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | $139,804 | 5th | +22% | 25th | 56% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | $196,161 | 1st | +22% | 26th | 118% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | $119,528 | 8th | +22% | 27th | 33% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | $77,622 | 20th | +22% | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $89,891 | 16th | +22% | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | $83,393 | 18th | +14% | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | $59,910 | 31st | +5% | 31st | 33% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.5 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 5.3% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 14th | -0.6pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Folsom, CA | 3.5% (May 26) | 9th | -0.4pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | |
| Lake Forest, CA | 3.3% (May 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | 2.9% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Livermore, CA | 3.5% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 5th | 12% below peers | |
| Sioux City, IA | 3.0% (May 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 6th | 25% below peers | |
| San Ramon, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 15th | -0.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 2.7% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 8th | 32% below peers | |
| Lehi, UT | 3.3% (May 26) | 8th | -0.1pp | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Franklin, TN | 2.5% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 10th | 38% below peers | |
| Whittier, CA | 5.2% (May 26) | 25th | -0.1pp | 11th | 30% above peers | |
| Newport Beach, CA | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 12th | 20% below peers | |
| Hawthorne, CA | 5.2% (May 26) | 26th | +0.0pp | 13th | 30% above peers | |
| Medford, OR | 5.3% (May 26) | 27th | +0.0pp | 14th | 32% above peers | |
| Mission, TX | 5.3% (May 26) | 28th | +0.0pp | 15th | 32% above peers | |
| Ogden, UT | 3.8% (May 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 16th | 5% below peers | |
| Frederick, MD | 3.5% (May 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 17th | 12% below peers | |
| Kennewick, WA | 4.9% (May 26) | 21st | +0.2pp | 18th | 23% above peers | |
| Layton, UT | 3.2% (May 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 19th | 20% below peers | |
| Westland, MI | 3.9% (May 26) | 13th | +0.4pp | 20th | 3% below peers | |
| Georgetown, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.5pp | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Auburn, WA | 5.1% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.6pp | 22nd | 27% above peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 4.3% (May 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Baytown, TX | 6.9% (May 26) | 29th | +0.6pp | 24th | 73% above peers | |
| Duluth, MN | 4.2% (May 26) | 16th | +0.8pp | 25th | 5% above peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 4.9% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.9pp | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Danbury, CT | 4.5% (May 26) | 19th | +1.0pp | 27th | 12% above peers | |
| Melbourne, FL | 4.7% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 28th | 18% above peers | |
| North Port, FL | 5.1% (May 26) | 24th | +1.3pp | 29th | 27% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.5% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.8% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Franklin, TN | 4.6% | 2nd | -2.0pp | 1st | 48% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 11.2% | 19th | -4.4pp | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 8.5% | 14th | -2.9pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 13.0% | 21st | -4.0pp | 4th | 46% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 5.0% | 5th | -1.4pp | 5th | 44% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 13.3% | 22nd | -3.5pp | 6th | 49% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 9.0% | 17th | -1.8pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 8.8% | 15th | -1.7pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 19.3% | 31st | -3.1pp | 9th | 117% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 6.0% | 7th | -0.8pp | 10th | 33% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 6.7% | 9th | -0.8pp | 11th | 25% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 8.9% | 16th | -0.8pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 14.1% | 24th | -1.2pp | 13th | 58% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 6.6% | 8th | -0.5pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 15.9% | 29th | -1.1pp | 15th | 79% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 15.1% | 27th | -0.4pp | 16th | 70% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 5.0% | 6th | -0.1pp | 17th | 43% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 14.2% | 25th | -0.1pp | 18th | 59% above peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 15.4% | 28th | +0.1pp | 19th | 72% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 4.7% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 20th | 48% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 11.4% | 20th | +0.4pp | 21st | 28% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 14.8% | 26th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 4.8% | 4th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 8.0% | 12th | +0.7pp | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 7.6% | 10th | +0.8pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 13.9% | 23rd | +1.5pp | 26th | 56% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 9.5% | 18th | +1.1pp | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 7.8% | 11th | +1.0pp | 28th | 13% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 4.3% | 1st | +0.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 18.1% | 30th | +3.1pp | 30th | 102% above peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 8.5% | 13th | +1.5pp | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.8% to 2.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Franklin, TN | 3.6% | 2nd | -4.6pp | 1st | 71% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 11.0% | 13th | -13.3pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 7.4% | 9th | -6.5pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 2.7% | 1st | -2.1pp | 4th | 78% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 13.8% | 19th | -8.1pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 5.5% | 6th | -2.5pp | 6th | 56% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 4.2% | 4th | -1.9pp | 7th | 67% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 24.7% | 28th | -7.2pp | 8th | 99% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 6.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 9th | 50% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 18.6% | 23rd | -2.7pp | 10th | 50% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 13.1% | 18th | -1.8pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 19.4% | 24th | -1.9pp | 12th | 56% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 5.3% | 5th | -0.4pp | 13th | 58% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 12.5% | 17th | -0.7pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 7.8% | 10th | -0.4pp | 15th | 37% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 21.2% | 26th | -0.8pp | 16th | 71% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 11.3% | 14th | -0.4pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 16.8% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 23.1% | 27th | -0.4pp | 19th | 85% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 20.4% | 25th | +1.0pp | 20th | 64% above peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 10.3% | 12th | +0.7pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 12.4% | 16th | +1.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 25.9% | 29th | +3.3pp | 23rd | 108% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 15.6% | 20th | +2.2pp | 24th | 25% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 11.7% | 15th | +1.9pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 26.8% | 30th | +5.2pp | 26th | 116% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 8.8% | 11th | +2.1pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 6.4% | 8th | +1.6pp | 28th | 49% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 15.9% | 21st | +4.4pp | 29th | 28% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 3.6% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 30th | 71% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 71.8% | 31st | 477% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93.1% to 96.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Mission, TX | 90.5% | 28th | +12.6pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 91.7% | 23rd | +12.5pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 93.9% | 14th | +12.4pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 93.7% | 15th | +10.1pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 92.3% | 22nd | +9.8pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 87.1% | 31st | +9.0pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 90.4% | 30th | +8.8pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 91.6% | 25th | +8.3pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 91.2% | 27th | +7.6pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 95.5% | 9th | +7.8pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 93.7% | 17th | +7.1pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 90.4% | 29th | +6.5pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 91.6% | 24th | +6.2pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 94.8% | 11th | +6.3pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 94.0% | 13th | +5.8pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 92.4% | 21st | +5.4pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 95.1% | 10th | +5.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 94.7% | 12th | +5.0pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 92.7% | 20th | +4.7pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 91.3% | 26th | +4.5pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 93.7% | 16th | +3.9pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 96.0% | 5th | +3.9pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 96.0% | 6th | +3.9pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 96.9% | 4th | +3.8pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 93.1% | 19th | +3.2pp | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +3.2pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 97.1% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 96.0% | 7th | +2.0pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 95.8% | 8th | +1.1pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 93.3% | 18th | +0.5pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 97.1% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 31st | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.40 to 0.43 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 0.49 | +0.000 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.022 | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 0.43 | 16th | -0.024 | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 0.52 | 31st | -0.027 | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 0.48 | 29th | -0.021 | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 0.43 | 15th | -0.018 | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 0.44 | 23rd | -0.013 | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 0.40 | 4th | -0.010 | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 0.44 | 22nd | -0.010 | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 0.40 | 5th | -0.005 | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 0.42 | 9th | -0.002 | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 0.44 | 19th | -0.001 | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 0.43 | 13th | -0.001 | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 0.40 | 6th | +0.000 | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 0.48 | 27th | +0.001 | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 0.48 | 28th | +0.002 | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 0.37 | 1st | +0.004 | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 0.43 | 17th | +0.006 | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 0.44 | 21st | +0.008 | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 0.43 | 12th | +0.007 | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 0.43 | 18th | +0.009 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 0.44 | 20th | +0.009 | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 0.41 | 8th | +0.011 | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 0.46 | 25th | +0.015 | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 0.50 | 30th | +0.019 | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 0.45 | 24th | +0.019 | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 0.41 | 7th | +0.019 | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 0.42 | 10th | +0.021 | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 0.47 | 26th | +0.029 | 28th | 9% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 0.42 | 11th | +0.027 | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 0.43 | 14th | +0.027 | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.028 | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (3.2% then, 4.3% now; margin ±1.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | 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 | |||||
| Lehi, UT | 2.0% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 81% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 4.1% | 7th | -4.3pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 2.5% | 5th | -1.4pp | 3rd | 76% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 11.6% | 19th | -4.4pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 10.7% | 16th | -1.8pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 10.9% | 18th | -1.5pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 21.1% | 31st | -2.8pp | 7th | 96% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 14.5% | 24th | -1.9pp | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 13.8% | 23rd | -1.8pp | 9th | 28% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 15.2% | 25th | -1.8pp | 10th | 42% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 11.8% | 21st | -1.3pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 20.2% | 30th | -1.2pp | 12th | 88% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 5.4% | 12th | +0.1pp | 13th | 49% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 18.2% | 28th | +0.5pp | 14th | 70% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 16.7% | 27th | +0.8pp | 15th | 55% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 15.6% | 26th | +0.9pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 11.6% | 20th | +1.0pp | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 10.9% | 17th | +1.4pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 12.0% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 20th | 80% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 9.8% | 15th | +1.9pp | 21st | 8% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 3.6% | 6th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 67% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 5.3% | 11th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 4.3% | 9th | +1.1pp | 24th | 60% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 6.8% | 13th | +1.8pp | 25th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 5.3% | 10th | +1.6pp | 26th | 51% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 7.3% | 14th | +2.5pp | 27th | 32% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 4.2% | 8th | +1.7pp | 28th | 61% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 18.7% | 29th | +8.0pp | 29th | 74% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 2.4% | 4th | +1.2pp | 30th | 78% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 1.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 88% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $775,549 (Jun 26) | -0.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Newport Beach, CA | $3,732,150 (Jun 26) | 1st | +10.5% | 1st | 679% above peers | |
| Duluth, MN | $303,635 (Jun 26) | 25th | +6.2% | 2nd | 37% below peers | |
| Danbury, CT | $496,969 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.8% | 3rd | 4% above peers | |
| Westland, MI | $219,218 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.0% | 4th | 54% below peers | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | $1,834,551 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.0% | 5th | 283% above peers | |
| Sioux City, IA | $202,782 (Jun 26) | 30th | +2.9% | 6th | 58% below peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $398,912 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.7% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | $530,417 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.5% | 8th | 11% above peers | |
| Lehi, UT | $575,370 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.7% | 9th | 20% above peers | |
| Whittier, CA | $827,319 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.5% | 10th | 73% above peers | |
| Hawthorne, CA | $881,067 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.5% | 11th | 84% above peers | |
| Franklin, TN | $928,567 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.4% | 12th | 94% above peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $354,606 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.2% | 13th | 26% below peers | |
| Medford, OR | $412,749 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.0% | 14th | 14% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | $1,972,669 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.9% | 15th | 312% above peers | |
| Ogden, UT | $401,774 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.6% | 16th | 16% below peers | |
| Kennewick, WA | $435,176 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.4% | 17th | 9% below peers | |
| Mission, TX | $221,111 (Jun 26) | 28th | -0.2% | 18th | 54% below peers | |
| Auburn, WA | $612,290 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.6% | 19th | 28% above peers | |
| Lake Forest, CA | $1,199,098 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.7% | 20th | 150% above peers | |
| Baytown, TX | $247,381 (Jun 26) | 27th | -1.1% | 21st | 48% below peers | |
| Frederick, MD | $469,711 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.1% | 22nd | 2% below peers | |
| Citrus Heights, CA | $478,999 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.4% | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Folsom, CA | $767,454 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.7% | 24th | 60% above peers | |
| The Villages, FL | $392,945 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.8% | 25th | 18% below peers | |
| Melbourne, FL | $359,920 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.2% | 26th | 25% below peers | |
| Livermore, CA | $1,109,911 (Jun 26) | 6th | -5.1% | 27th | 132% above peers | |
| Georgetown, TX | $427,647 (Jun 26) | 18th | -5.2% | 28th | 11% below peers | |
| San Ramon, CA | $1,502,416 (Jun 26) | 4th | -5.5% | 29th | 214% above peers | |
| North Port, FL | $303,256 (Jun 26) | 26th | -5.7% | 30th | 37% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $474,537 (Jun 26) | -0.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Newport Beach, CA | $1,961,338 (Jun 26) | 1st | +8.4% | 1st | 454% above peers | |
| Duluth, MN | $204,230 (Jun 26) | 26th | +8.0% | 2nd | 42% below peers | |
| Westland, MI | $161,200 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.6% | 3rd | 54% below peers | |
| Sioux City, IA | $135,195 (Jun 26) | 30th | +4.6% | 4th | 62% below peers | |
| Danbury, CT | $340,302 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.5% | 5th | 4% below peers | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | $1,225,066 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.9% | 6th | 246% above peers | |
| Whittier, CA | $732,050 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.6% | 7th | 107% above peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $260,007 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.5% | 8th | 27% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | $425,562 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.5% | 9th | 20% above peers | |
| Mission, TX | $147,222 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.5% | 10th | 58% below peers | |
| Franklin, TN | $609,863 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.1% | 11th | 72% above peers | |
| Hawthorne, CA | $729,205 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.0% | 12th | 106% above peers | |
| Lehi, UT | $437,618 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.5% | 13th | 24% above peers | |
| Kennewick, WA | $344,173 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.4% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $277,471 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.2% | 15th | 22% below peers | |
| Ogden, UT | $322,385 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.0% | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Medford, OR | $324,532 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.9% | 17th | 8% below peers | |
| Auburn, WA | $465,022 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.4% | 18th | 31% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | $354,262 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.6% | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Lake Forest, CA | $752,330 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.5% | 20th | 112% above peers | |
| Folsom, CA | $609,152 (Jun 26) | 10th | -1.5% | 21st | 72% above peers | |
| Baytown, TX | $174,370 (Jun 26) | 27th | -1.7% | 22nd | 51% below peers | |
| Citrus Heights, CA | $400,283 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.8% | 23rd | 13% above peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | $1,059,012 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -2.2% | 24th | 199% above peers | |
| The Villages, FL | $303,516 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.4% | 25th | 14% below peers | |
| Melbourne, FL | $232,849 (Jun 26) | 25th | -2.5% | 26th | 34% below peers | |
| Georgetown, TX | $328,911 (Jun 26) | 18th | -4.8% | 27th | 7% below peers | |
| Livermore, CA | $849,878 (Jun 26) | 5th | -4.8% | 28th | 140% above peers | |
| San Ramon, CA | $972,202 (Jun 26) | 4th | -5.0% | 29th | 174% above peers | |
| North Port, FL | $237,674 (Jun 26) | 24th | -6.3% | 30th | 33% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.4% then, 72.0% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Medford, OR | 56.3% | 25th | +4.9pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 60.7% | 18th | +3.9pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 60.2% | 20th | +3.8pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 61.3% | 16th | +3.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 71.4% | 6th | +3.7pp | 5th | 17% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 80.9% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 6th | 32% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 65.3% | 12th | +2.5pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 58.8% | 23rd | +2.1pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 64.7% | 13th | +2.1pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 72.5% | 4th | +2.0pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 59.7% | 21st | +1.6pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 60.6% | 19th | +1.5pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 61.3% | 17th | +1.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 70.5% | 8th | +1.2pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 57.9% | 24th | +0.4pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 69.8% | 10th | +0.2pp | 16th | 14% above peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 27.2% | 31st | -0.1pp | 17th | 56% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 72.0% | 5th | -0.5pp | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 59.4% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 39.9% | 29th | -0.8pp | 20th | 35% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 70.2% | 9th | -1.5pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 70.9% | 7th | -1.5pp | 22nd | 16% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 93.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 23rd | 52% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 61.3% | 15th | -2.1pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 63.8% | 14th | -2.6pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 69.5% | 11th | -2.8pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 75.2% | 3rd | -4.7pp | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 38.6% | 30th | -3.0pp | 28th | 37% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 53.8% | 26th | -4.3pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 52.3% | 27th | -4.5pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 52.1% | 28th | -4.6pp | 31st | 15% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | $1,649 (Jun 26) | 20th | +10.4% | 1st | 16% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | $4,334 (Jun 26) | 1st | +8.5% | 2nd | 122% above peers | |
| Newport Beach, CA | $4,285 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +4.8% | 3rd | 119% above peers | |
| Westland, MI | $1,276 (Jun 26) | 29th | +4.4% | 4th | 35% below peers | |
| Duluth, MN | $1,458 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.9% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| San Ramon, CA | $3,352 (Jun 26) | 4th | +3.5% | 6th | 72% above peers | |
| Medford, OR | $1,721 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.5% | 7th | 12% below peers | |
| Livermore, CA | $3,082 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.1% | 8th | 58% above peers | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | $3,967 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.1% | 9th | 103% above peers | |
| Folsom, CA | $2,655 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.1% | 10th | 36% above peers | |
| Whittier, CA | $2,388 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.0% | 11th | 22% above peers | |
| Baytown, TX | $1,586 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.4% | 12th | 19% below peers | |
| Kennewick, WA | $1,621 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.2% | 13th | 17% below peers | |
| Franklin, TN | $2,132 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.2% | 14th | 9% above peers | |
| Sioux City, IA | $1,216 (Jun 26) | 30th | +2.1% | 15th | 38% below peers | |
| The Villages, FL | $2,256 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.0% | 16th | 16% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | $2,205 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.0% | 17th | 13% above peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $1,435 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.9% | 18th | 27% below peers | |
| Citrus Heights, CA | $1,931 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.8% | 19th | 1% below peers | |
| Lehi, UT | $2,265 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.3% | 20th | 16% above peers | |
| Danbury, CT | $2,439 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.1% | 21st | 25% above peers | |
| Hawthorne, CA | $2,138 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.1% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Auburn, WA | $1,953 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Georgetown, TX | $1,643 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.7% | 24th | 16% below peers | |
| Layton, UT | $1,643 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +0.5% | 25th | 16% below peers | |
| Lake Forest, CA | $3,299 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.3% | 26th | 69% above peers | |
| Ogden, UT | $1,310 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.1% | 27th | 33% below peers | |
| Melbourne, FL | $1,862 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.3% | 28th | 5% below peers | |
| Mission, TX | $1,341 (Jun 26) | 27th | -1.6% | 29th | 31% below peers | |
| North Port, FL | $1,903 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.0% | 30th | 3% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 5 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.6% then, 34.8% now; margin ±3.5pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Mission, TX | 29.2% | 7th | -3.5pp | 1st | 13% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 29.0% | 6th | -2.8pp | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 22.0% | 1st | -1.3pp | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 39.9% | 25th | -1.2pp | 4th | 19% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 34.0% | 18th | -0.9pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 27.2% | 5th | -0.6pp | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 45.3% | 30th | -0.6pp | 7th | 35% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 33.5% | 16th | -0.4pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 43.1% | 28th | -0.3pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 31.8% | 10th | +0.4pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 40.5% | 26th | +0.6pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 41.7% | 27th | +0.8pp | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 52.6% | 31st | +1.1pp | 13th | 57% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 33.7% | 17th | +1.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 32.8% | 13th | +1.3pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 38.6% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 32.0% | 11th | +1.5pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 38.2% | 21st | +1.9pp | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 23.2% | 2nd | +1.2pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 38.1% | 20th | +2.7pp | 20th | 14% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 43.5% | 29th | +3.1pp | 21st | 30% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 26.3% | 4th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 31.3% | 9th | +2.7pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 38.5% | 22nd | +3.4pp | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 24.2% | 3rd | +2.2pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 34.8% | 19th | +3.2pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 33.4% | 14th | +3.4pp | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 33.4% | 15th | +3.8pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 29.7% | 8th | +5.4pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 32.8% | 12th | +6.2pp | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 38.9% | 24th | +9.6pp | 31st | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.7% then, 5.2% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 3.5% | 9th | -1.5pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 7.0% | 20th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 6.8% | 18th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 4.8% | 13th | -1.3pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 4.1% | 11th | -1.1pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 2.4% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 6th | 61% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 2.5% | 4th | -0.5pp | 7th | 60% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 3.5% | 8th | -0.5pp | 8th | 43% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 10.2% | 31st | -1.2pp | 9th | 64% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 6.9% | 19th | -0.6pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 3.5% | 7th | -0.3pp | 11th | 44% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 7.9% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 12th | 27% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 8.7% | 26th | -0.3pp | 13th | 40% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 3.0% | 5th | -0.1pp | 14th | 52% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 2.2% | 2nd | +0.0pp | 15th | 64% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 8.9% | 30th | +0.0pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 3.1% | 6th | +0.0pp | 17th | 50% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 6.7% | 17th | +0.1pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 8.7% | 27th | +0.1pp | 19th | 40% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 7.8% | 21st | +0.3pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 8.4% | 24th | +0.5pp | 21st | 35% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 6.2% | 16th | +0.4pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 5.5% | 15th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 8.4% | 25th | +0.9pp | 24th | 35% above peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 4.4% | 12th | +0.5pp | 25th | 30% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 3.7% | 10th | +0.5pp | 26th | 40% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 8.1% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 27th | 30% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 8.7% | 28th | +2.1pp | 28th | 41% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 5.2% | 14th | +1.4pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 8.9% | 29th | +2.5pp | 30th | 42% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 1.8% | 1st | +1.1pp | 31st | 71% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.0% then, 2.5% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Mountain View, CA | 2.4% | 4th | -2.6pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 5.6% | 12th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 3rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 4.1% | 8th | -1.9pp | 4th | 38% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 6.5% | 15th | -2.7pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 4.6% | 10th | -1.5pp | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3.1% | 7th | -0.9pp | 7th | 52% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 10.8% | 26th | -2.9pp | 8th | 63% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 9.7% | 23rd | -2.4pp | 9th | 47% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 8.2% | 19th | -1.8pp | 10th | 24% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 2.5% | 6th | -0.5pp | 11th | 63% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 1.9% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 12th | 71% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 10.6% | 25th | -2.0pp | 13th | 60% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 13.5% | 28th | -2.4pp | 14th | 105% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 14.6% | 29th | -1.4pp | 15th | 121% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 6.0% | 14th | -0.3pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 26.4% | 30th | -1.3pp | 17th | 301% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 5.1% | 11th | -0.2pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 5.8% | 13th | -0.1pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 13.4% | 27th | -0.0pp | 20th | 103% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 8.4% | 21st | -0.0pp | 21st | 27% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 6.6% | 16th | +0.1pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 2.4% | 5th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 64% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 7.4% | 18th | +0.2pp | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 8.7% | 22nd | +0.7pp | 25th | 31% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 6.6% | 17th | +0.8pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 4.5% | 9th | +0.9pp | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 27.7% | 31st | +6.0pp | 28th | 320% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 8.3% | 20th | +1.9pp | 29th | 26% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 9.7% | 24th | +2.7pp | 30th | 47% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 1.5% | 1st | +0.7pp | 31st | 77% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Livermore, CA | 20.2% | 1st | 35% below peers | |
| San Ramon, CA | 20.5% | 2nd | 35% below peers | |
| Mountain View, CA | 21.3% | 3rd | 32% below peers | |
| Newport Beach, CA | 23.8% | 4th | 24% below peers | |
| Lake Forest, CA | 24.5% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Danbury, CT | 27.6% | 6th | 12% below peers | |
| Auburn, WA | 27.7% | 7th | 12% below peers | |
| Whittier, CA | 27.8% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 28.5% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Franklin, TN | 28.8% | 10th | 8% below peers | |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 28.8% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Lehi, UT | 29.3% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| Folsom, CA | 29.4% | 13th | 6% below peers | |
| North Port, FL | 29.5% | 14th | 6% below peers | |
| Hawthorne, CA | 30.6% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Georgetown, TX | 31.3% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Layton, UT | 31.3% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 31.5% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 32.2% | 19th | 3% above peers | |
| The Villages, FL | 32.7% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Frederick, MD | 33.9% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Melbourne, FL | 34.2% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Westland, MI | 34.5% | 23rd | 10% above peers | |
| Medford, OR | 35.5% | 24th | 13% above peers | |
| Citrus Heights, CA | 35.6% | 25th | 14% above peers | |
| Duluth, MN | 37.3% | 26th | 19% above peers | |
| Baytown, TX | 37.4% | 27th | 19% above peers | |
| Ogden, UT | 37.6% | 28th | 20% above peers | |
| Sioux City, IA | 39.9% | 29th | 27% above peers | |
| Kennewick, WA | 41.7% | 30th | 33% above peers | |
| Mission, TX | 44.7% | 31st | 43% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.2% then, 1.4% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Newport Beach, CA | 0.0% | 1st | -1.3pp | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 0.4% | 2nd | -2.7pp | 2nd | 89% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 0.8% | 4th | -3.5pp | 3rd | 79% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 0.8% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 4th | 80% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 1.6% | 7th | -2.0pp | 5th | 60% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 2.0% | 9th | -2.0pp | 6th | 50% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 3.1% | 14th | -2.4pp | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 1.8% | 8th | -1.2pp | 8th | 55% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 3.9% | 16th | -2.6pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 2.9% | 13th | -1.6pp | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 3.4% | 15th | -1.1pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 5.4% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 12th | 38% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 5.2% | 19th | -0.9pp | 13th | 32% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 1.4% | 5th | -0.2pp | 14th | 66% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 2.1% | 11th | -0.2pp | 15th | 46% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 9.0% | 27th | -0.2pp | 16th | 129% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 6.5% | 24th | -0.1pp | 17th | 66% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 2.0% | 10th | +0.0pp | 18th | 48% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 4.3% | 18th | +0.1pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 11.3% | 28th | +0.2pp | 20th | 188% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 5.2% | 20th | +0.4pp | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 1.4% | 6th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 66% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 19.2% | 30th | +3.6pp | 23rd | 390% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 2.2% | 12th | +0.4pp | 24th | 43% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 13.1% | 29th | +4.3pp | 25th | 234% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 7.0% | 25th | +2.7pp | 26th | 77% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 22.7% | 31st | +9.5pp | 27th | 478% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 5.3% | 21st | +3.2pp | 28th | 36% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 4.0% | 17th | +2.7pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 7.9% | 26th | +5.5pp | 30th | 101% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 6.2% | 23rd | 57% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 8.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.0% to 52.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 16 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| North Port, FL | 29.9% | 21st | +8.1pp | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 25.9% | 26th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 34.7% | 16th | +6.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 30.1% | 20th | +4.9pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 52.3% | 7th | +8.3pp | 5th | 51% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 23.9% | 28th | +3.6pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 26.0% | 25th | +3.7pp | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 44.0% | 12th | +6.1pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 47.8% | 11th | +6.2pp | 9th | 38% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 29.4% | 23rd | +3.5pp | 10th | 15% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 29.5% | 22nd | +3.1pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 31.5% | 19th | +2.5pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 32.7% | 18th | +2.4pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 75.0% | 1st | +5.5pp | 14th | 116% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 50.0% | 10th | +3.6pp | 15th | 44% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 43.2% | 13th | +3.0pp | 16th | 24% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 54.9% | 6th | +3.7pp | 17th | 58% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 34.0% | 17th | +2.2pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 36.6% | 15th | +2.4pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 57.6% | 5th | +3.1pp | 20th | 66% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 51.9% | 8th | +2.7pp | 21st | 50% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 64.5% | 4th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 86% above peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 50.8% | 9th | +2.1pp | 23rd | 46% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 23.0% | 29th | +0.9pp | 24th | 34% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 69.6% | 3rd | +2.6pp | 25th | 100% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 22.9% | 30th | +0.8pp | 26th | 34% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 26.2% | 24th | +0.6pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 71.6% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 28th | 106% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 42.8% | 14th | +0.5pp | 29th | 23% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 14.8% | 31st | -0.2pp | 30th | 57% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 25.6% | 27th | -0.8pp | 31st | 26% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Preschool enrollment rose 16.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.6% to 75.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±11.1pp). 4 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 44.5% | -5.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Auburn, WA | 47.0% | 17th | +21.8pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 53.8% | 11th | +14.6pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 36.0% | 25th | +9.6pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 54.3% | 10th | +14.2pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 65.1% | 5th | +17.0pp | 5th | 37% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 75.3% | 3rd | +16.7pp | 6th | 59% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 52.0% | 12th | +8.5pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 44.4% | 20th | +7.1pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 37.6% | 24th | +2.9pp | 9th | 21% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 50.4% | 15th | +1.3pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 47.5% | 16th | +1.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 79.1% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 12th | 67% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 51.3% | 13th | +0.7pp | 13th | 8% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 45.6% | 19th | +0.1pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 57.9% | 8th | -1.7pp | 15th | 22% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 59.3% | 7th | -1.9pp | 16th | 25% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 67.1% | 4th | -4.4pp | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 29.4% | 28th | -5.2pp | 18th | 38% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 61.8% | 6th | -14.3pp | 19th | 30% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 55.4% | 9th | -14.6pp | 20th | 17% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 39.3% | 22nd | -10.5pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 51.1% | 14th | -14.7pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 26.5% | 29th | -9.7pp | 23rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 34.7% | 26th | -15.8pp | 24th | 27% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 26.5% | 30th | -12.1pp | 25th | 44% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 19.1% | 31st | -9.8pp | 26th | 60% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 37.8% | 23rd | -21.1pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 46.3% | 18th | -26.0pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 33.6% | 27th | -19.4pp | 29th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 40.3% | 21st | -24.6pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 100.0% | 1st | 111% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 8 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.5% then, 1.5% now; margin ±3.5pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 8 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.7% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| The Villages, FL | 0.0% | 1st | -100.0pp | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 2.7% | 6th | -8.3pp | 2nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 1.1% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 3rd | 81% below peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 1.5% | 5th | -3.0pp | 4th | 74% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 5.0% | 12th | -6.8pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 0.9% | 2nd | -1.0pp | 6th | 85% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 1.4% | 4th | -1.5pp | 7th | 75% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 7.6% | 21st | -4.1pp | 8th | 33% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 5.7% | 16th | -2.3pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 3.5% | 7th | -1.2pp | 10th | 39% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 4.3% | 10th | -0.9pp | 11th | 25% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 8.1% | 24th | -1.6pp | 12th | 42% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 5.5% | 14th | -1.0pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 8.8% | 26th | -1.0pp | 14th | 54% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 9.0% | 27th | -0.3pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 4.1% | 9th | +0.2pp | 16th | 28% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 7.7% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 17th | 36% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 8.2% | 25th | +0.8pp | 18th | 44% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3.7% | 8th | +0.5pp | 19th | 35% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 6.9% | 20th | +1.6pp | 20th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 4.5% | 11th | +1.1pp | 21st | 20% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 8.1% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 22nd | 42% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 6.8% | 19th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 5.7% | 15th | +2.1pp | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 5.1% | 13th | +2.1pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 9.2% | 28th | +4.2pp | 26th | 61% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 5.9% | 17th | +2.7pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 6.8% | 18th | +3.1pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 10.3% | 30th | +5.0pp | 29th | 81% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 9.6% | 29th | +4.7pp | 30th | 68% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 17.3% | 31st | +11.0pp | 31st | 204% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89,699 to 85,522 - more than the combined survey margin (±98). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehi, UT | 85,173 | 21st | +33% | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 84,605 | 22nd | +27% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 85,999 | 13th | +21% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 83,395 | 30th | +18% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 85,993 | 14th | +14% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 87,133 | 4th | +12% | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 85,205 | 19th | +11% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 83,286 | 31st | +9% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 83,916 | 23rd | +7% | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 85,676 | 16th | +7% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 86,315 | 9th | +6% | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 86,576 | 8th | +6% | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 83,498 | 29th | +5% | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 83,876 | 24th | +5% | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 85,295 | 18th | +5% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 86,101 | 12th | +4% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 87,038 | 6th | +4% | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 87,263 | 3rd | +3% | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 83,515 | 28th | +3% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 86,281 | 10th | +3% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 83,732 | 26th | +3% | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 83,633 | 27th | +2% | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 87,093 | 5th | +1% | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 87,413 | 2nd | +1% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 86,165 | 11th | +0% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 86,995 | 7th | -0% | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 85,928 | 15th | -2% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 83,845 | 25th | -2% | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 85,191 | 20th | -2% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 87,779 | 1st | -4% | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 85,522 | 17th | -5% | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.0% then, 13.0% now; margin ±3.8pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.5% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 24.5% | 20th | +9.6pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 43.3% | 2nd | +12.0pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 20.2% | 24th | +5.3pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 21.5% | 22nd | +5.6pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 38.3% | 7th | +6.8pp | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 37.0% | 10th | +6.2pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 28.0% | 18th | +4.7pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 31.7% | 14th | +5.2pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 41.0% | 3rd | +5.5pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 38.3% | 8th | +4.9pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 40.9% | 4th | +4.7pp | 11th | 31% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 10.8% | 30th | +1.2pp | 12th | 65% below peers | ||
| Lehi, UT | 5.8% | 31st | +0.2pp | 13th | 81% below peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 31.8% | 13th | +0.9pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 35.5% | 11th | +0.5pp | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 33.7% | 12th | +0.1pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 18.1% | 25th | -0.1pp | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 39.4% | 5th | -1.8pp | 18th | 26% above peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 38.9% | 6th | -2.2pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 31.3% | 16th | -2.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 13.0% | 28th | -1.0pp | 21st | 58% below peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 38.2% | 9th | -3.3pp | 22nd | 22% above peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 13.2% | 26th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 58% below peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 27.6% | 19th | -2.8pp | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 31.5% | 15th | -4.0pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 22.0% | 21st | -4.2pp | 26th | 30% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 29.4% | 17th | -6.8pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 12.2% | 29th | -2.9pp | 28th | 61% below peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 21.2% | 23rd | -7.5pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 13.2% | 27th | -6.6pp | 30th | 58% below peers | ||
| The Villages, FL | 47.1% | 1st | 51% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.9% then, 72.0% now; margin ±8.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lehi, UT | 49.3% | 30th | +13.0pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Folsom, CA | 76.2% | 3rd | +13.3pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Franklin, TN | 69.4% | 13th | +10.8pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Town 'n' Country, FL | 79.1% | 2nd | +11.0pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Westland, MI | 72.0% | 9th | +8.5pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hawthorne, CA | 74.9% | 4th | +8.3pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Livermore, CA | 72.0% | 10th | +6.0pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 84.5% | 1st | +5.0pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lake Forest, CA | 69.4% | 14th | +3.8pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mission, TX | 62.8% | 22nd | +3.4pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Georgetown, TX | 72.2% | 8th | +3.3pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Auburn, WA | 63.1% | 21st | +2.9pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Ogden, UT | 66.0% | 20th | +2.9pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Newport Beach, CA | 60.1% | 25th | +2.5pp | 14th | 13% below peers | ||
| Layton, UT | 54.1% | 29th | +2.3pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Farmington Hills, MI | 67.5% | 17th | +2.5pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baytown, TX | 59.0% | 26th | +1.9pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Kennewick, WA | 62.1% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Santa Barbara, CA | 71.5% | 11th | +1.2pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| San Ramon, CA | 69.0% | 15th | +0.7pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Mountain View, CA | 73.4% | 6th | +0.4pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| North Port, FL | 61.7% | 24th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Melbourne, FL | 66.1% | 19th | -1.0pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Duluth, MN | 71.2% | 12th | -3.5pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sioux City, IA | 72.7% | 7th | -3.8pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Danbury, CT | 73.8% | 5th | -4.4pp | 26th | 7% above peers | ||
| Citrus Heights, CA | 66.3% | 18th | -4.2pp | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Frederick, MD | 67.8% | 16th | -7.8pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Medford, OR | 58.6% | 27th | -7.0pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Whittier, CA | 56.4% | 28th | -12.6pp | 30th | 18% below peers |