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. Long Beach is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 16% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Arlington, TX | 355 (Aug 26) | -19.8% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 479 (Aug 26) | -18.5% | 2nd | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 1,310 (Aug 26) | -17.9% | 3rd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 687 (Aug 26) | -15.9% | 4th | ||
| Miami, FL | 310 (Aug 26) | -15.3% | 5th | ||
| Aurora, CO | 705 (Aug 26) | -14.9% | 6th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,092 (Jul 26) | -11.5% | 7th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 388 (Aug 26) | -11.4% | 8th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,321 (Aug 26) | -7.6% | 9th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 839 (Apr 26) | -7.4% | 10th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 675 (Jun 26) | -7.1% | 11th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 618 (Aug 26) | -5.8% | 12th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,028 (Aug 26) | -3.2% | 13th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 677 (Aug 26) | -2.8% | 14th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 349 (Aug 26) | -2.8% | 15th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 436 (Aug 26) | -1.4% | 16th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 498 (Aug 26) | +3.8% | 17th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 111 (Aug 26) | +25.8% | 18th |
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. Long Beach is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,223 (Aug 26) | -27.1% | 1st | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,275 (Aug 26) | -22.4% | 2nd | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 3,881 (Aug 26) | -20.1% | 3rd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,306 (Aug 26) | -18.5% | 4th | ||
| Arlington, TX | 1,785 (Aug 26) | -18.4% | 5th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,159 (Aug 26) | -16.2% | 6th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,113 (Aug 26) | -16.1% | 7th | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,201 (Aug 26) | -15.2% | 8th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,121 (Apr 26) | -14.8% | 9th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,220 (Jul 26) | -14.7% | 10th | ||
| Aurora, CO | 2,330 (Aug 26) | -13.7% | 11th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,600 (Aug 26) | -12.5% | 12th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,062 (Aug 26) | -11.9% | 13th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,397 (Aug 26) | -11.9% | 14th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,542 (Jun 26) | -10.4% | 15th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 2,999 (Aug 26) | -8.7% | 16th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 3,284 (Apr 26) | -6.7% | 17th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,731 (Aug 26) | -1.0% | 18th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,266 (Aug 26) | +7.3% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Long Beach.
Homicides fell about 7% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 85% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Arlington, TX | 2 (Aug 26) | -55.6% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 6 (Aug 26) | -46.8% | 2nd | ||
| Aurora, CO | 5 (Aug 26) | -42.9% | 3rd | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5 (Aug 26) | -40.4% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (Aug 26) | -37.6% | 5th | ||
| Miami, FL | 3 (Aug 26) | -34.9% | 6th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 4 (Aug 26) | -34.5% | 7th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3 (Aug 26) | -31.9% | 8th | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 10 (Aug 26) | -31.7% | 9th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12 (Aug 26) | -25.4% | 10th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 4 (Jun 26) | -22.6% | 11th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (Apr 26) | -21.8% | 12th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 22 (Aug 26) | -19.4% | 13th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 17 (Aug 26) | -17.8% | 14th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 21 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 15th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3 (Aug 26) | -14.6% | 16th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (Aug 26) | -11.1% | 17th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (Aug 26) | -7.2% | 18th | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 28 (Aug 26) | -4.8% | 19th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (Aug 26) | -4.4% | 20th | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 27 (Aug 26) | -3.0% | 21st |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Long Beach.
Vehicle theft fell about 18% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 193 (Aug 26) | -51.6% | 1st | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 294 (Aug 26) | -45.0% | 2nd | ||
| Aurora, CO | 370 (Aug 26) | -42.4% | 3rd | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 843 (Aug 26) | -36.8% | 4th | ||
| Arlington, TX | 180 (Aug 26) | -35.2% | 5th | ||
| Miami, FL | 196 (Aug 26) | -34.3% | 6th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 469 (Apr 26) | -31.6% | 7th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 365 (Aug 26) | -30.4% | 8th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 703 (Jul 26) | -28.7% | 9th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 269 (Aug 26) | -27.2% | 10th | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 781 (Aug 26) | -27.2% | 11th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 131 (Aug 26) | -25.3% | 12th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 405 (Jun 26) | -22.4% | 13th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 85 (Aug 26) | -18.8% | 14th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 610 (Aug 26) | -18.2% | 15th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 377 (Aug 26) | -13.3% | 16th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 386 (Apr 26) | -11.0% | 17th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 469 (Aug 26) | -6.8% | 18th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,247 (Aug 26) | -2.6% | 19th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 39% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $63,017 to $87,430 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,290).
| 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% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 19th | +60% | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 6th | +43% | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 9th | +42% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 15th | +41% | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | $75,475 | 12th | +40% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 5th | +40% | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 4th | +39% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | $56,631 | 22nd | +36% | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | $88,368 | 3rd | +36% | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | $40,801 | 24th | +32% | 11th | 46% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 21st | +31% | 12th | 24% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 8th | +31% | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 23rd | +30% | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 10th | +29% | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 17th | +29% | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 16th | +28% | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 11th | +28% | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 7th | +27% | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 20th | +26% | 20th | 21% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | $75,171 | 13th | +24% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | $64,620 | 18th | +23% | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 14th | +22% | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 24th | 23% above 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. Long Beach is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment fell 0.9 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| 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 | 4.0% (2024) | |||||
| Cleveland, OH | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 7th | -1.5pp | 1st | 19% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 18th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 6.9% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -0.6pp | 4th | 47% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 6.9% (Jul 26) | 24th | -0.5pp | 5th | 47% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.2% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.4pp | 6th | 53% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.4pp | 7th | 4% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.3pp | 8th | 9% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 9th | 30% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 10th | 30% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 11th | 26% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 20th | -0.2pp | 12th | 13% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 16th | +0.0pp | 14th | 4% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.1pp | 15th | 11% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.2pp | 16th | 6% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.4pp | 17th | 26% below peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 13th | +0.5pp | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.5pp | 19th | 2% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +0.6pp | 20th | 19% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 21st | +0.6pp | 21st | 13% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 10th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 6% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 14th | +1.3pp | 24th | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.8% to 14.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.3% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.1% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 20.1% | 21st | -5.1pp | 3rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.4% | 7th | -3.4pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 16.9% | 17th | -3.9pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.4% | 20th | -4.0pp | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 15.4% | 12th | -3.2pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 16.0% | 15th | -3.2pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.9% | 19th | -3.6pp | 9th | 21% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.9% | 9th | -2.6pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.8% | 11th | -2.0pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 12.9% | 6th | -1.7pp | 12th | 17% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.8% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 13th | 47% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.7% | 10th | -1.5pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.5% | 13th | -1.3pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 30.6% | 24th | -2.1pp | 16th | 97% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.3% | 16th | -1.1pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.9% | 4th | -0.7pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 22.6% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 19th | 46% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.7% | 18th | -0.7pp | 20th | 21% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 15.9% | 14th | +0.0pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.5% | 8th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 11.9% | 5th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.6% | 1st | +1.3pp | 24th | 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.
Child poverty fell 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.3% to 18.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 5th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 17th | -10.2pp | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 9th | -7.6pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 19.2% | 12th | -7.3pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 11th | -5.7pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 21st | -8.1pp | 8th | 38% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 19th | -6.6pp | 10th | 27% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 18th | -6.3pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 17.7% | 8th | -4.4pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 13th | -4.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 14th | -3.9pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 22nd | -5.0pp | 15th | 60% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 20th | -2.4pp | 18th | 38% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 44.9% | 24th | -3.3pp | 19th | 126% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 16th | -1.2pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 32.5% | 23rd | -1.7pp | 21st | 64% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 21.8% | 15th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 23rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 18.1% | 10th | +3.1pp | 24th | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84.6% to 93.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 24th | +17.5pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 84.8% | 23rd | +16.1pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 86.6% | 22nd | +13.1pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 21st | +13.2pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 11th | +10.5pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 91.6% | 13th | +10.2pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 16th | +9.7pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 18th | +8.9pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 12th | +8.7pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 8th | +8.8pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 19th | +8.2pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 93.6% | 7th | +8.3pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 20th | +7.1pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 14th | +7.1pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 15th | +7.0pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 17th | +6.7pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 6th | +6.8pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 94.1% | 4th | +6.8pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 92.4% | 10th | +6.6pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 9th | +6.4pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 93.7% | 5th | +6.1pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 24th | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.01).
| 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 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 24th | -0.024 | 1st | 18% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.017 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 6th | -0.016 | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 0.55 | 22nd | -0.017 | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 18th | -0.012 | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 3rd | -0.009 | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 9th | -0.009 | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 23rd | -0.009 | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 10th | -0.005 | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 7th | -0.005 | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 0.51 | 19th | -0.005 | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 11th | -0.004 | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 12th | -0.003 | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 17th | -0.003 | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 14th | -0.000 | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 20th | -0.000 | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 8th | +0.001 | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 0.54 | 21st | +0.001 | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 0.44 | 5th | +0.005 | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 0.47 | 13th | +0.009 | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 16th | +0.015 | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 15th | +0.018 | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 4th | +0.019 | 23rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 0.43 | 1st | +0.020 | 24th | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.7% to 14.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 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 | 12.4% | +3.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.1% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.0% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 1st | 48% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 22nd | -4.8pp | 2nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 15.5% | 15th | -2.8pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.4% | 5th | -1.8pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.5% | 10th | -1.4pp | 5th | 18% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 30.3% | 24th | -3.1pp | 6th | 99% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.8% | 4th | -0.9pp | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 10.9% | 8th | -0.9pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 13.9% | 11th | -1.0pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 10.4% | 6th | -0.6pp | 10th | 32% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.4% | 17th | -0.9pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.6% | 7th | -0.2pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.4% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 13th | 45% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.9% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 14th | 83% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 18.5% | 20th | +1.2pp | 15th | 22% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 16.0% | 16th | +1.2pp | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.2% | 18th | +1.3pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 24.8% | 21st | +2.7pp | 18th | 63% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.6% | 1st | +0.7pp | 19th | 57% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 18.1% | 19th | +2.6pp | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 11.1% | 9th | +2.2pp | 21st | 27% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 15.2% | 13th | +3.1pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 12th | +3.9pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 15.3% | 14th | +5.5pp | 24th | 1% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Long Beach is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $761,538 (Sep 26) | +0.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $366,157 (Sep 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $424,785 (Sep 26) | 8th | +3.1% | 1st | 12% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $223,304 (Sep 26) | 21st | +3.0% | 2nd | 41% below peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $217,760 (Sep 26) | 22nd | +2.8% | 3rd | 43% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $852,391 (Sep 26) | 1st | +2.4% | 4th | 124% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $204,831 (Sep 26) | 23rd | +2.3% | 5th | 46% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $294,607 (Sep 26) | 18th | +2.3% | 6th | 23% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $250,185 (Sep 26) | 19th | +1.9% | 7th | 34% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $344,199 (Sep 26) | 14th | +1.7% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $583,705 (Sep 26) | 3rd | +1.4% | 9th | 53% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $328,351 (Sep 26) | 15th | +0.7% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $384,885 (Sep 26) | 11th | +0.6% | 11th | 1% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $710,647 (Sep 26) | 2nd | +0.6% | 12th | 87% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $375,619 (Sep 26) | 13th | +0.4% | 13th | 1% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $385,686 (Sep 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 14th | 1% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $306,472 (Sep 26) | 17th | -0.5% | 15th | 19% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $470,552 (Sep 26) | 4th | -0.6% | 16th | 24% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $428,871 (Sep 26) | 7th | -0.7% | 17th | 13% above peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | $115,810 (Sep 26) | 24th | -0.8% | 18th | 70% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $439,542 (Sep 26) | 6th | -1.5% | 19th | 16% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | $241,895 (Sep 26) | 20th | -1.5% | 20th | 36% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $424,663 (Sep 26) | 9th | -1.7% | 21st | 12% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $380,331 (Sep 26) | 12th | -1.9% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $318,760 (Sep 26) | 16th | -1.9% | 23rd | 16% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $447,833 (Sep 26) | 5th | -2.6% | 24th | 18% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending September 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $464,407 (Sep 26) | +0.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $197,716 (Sep 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $138,086 (Sep 26) | 20th | +4.1% | 1st | 49% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $305,145 (Sep 26) | 8th | +4.0% | 2nd | 13% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $121,769 (Sep 26) | 23rd | +2.3% | 3rd | 55% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $269,328 (Sep 26) | 12th | +2.2% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $126,210 (Sep 26) | 22nd | +2.1% | 5th | 53% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $198,623 (Sep 26) | 18th | +2.0% | 6th | 26% below peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | $69,081 (Sep 26) | 24th | +1.3% | 7th | 74% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $133,126 (Sep 26) | 21st | +1.3% | 8th | 51% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $277,744 (Sep 26) | 11th | +0.8% | 9th | 3% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $239,812 (Sep 26) | 14th | +0.8% | 10th | 11% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $217,372 (Sep 26) | 16th | +0.7% | 11th | 19% below peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | $144,153 (Sep 26) | 19th | +0.6% | 12th | 46% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $576,872 (Sep 26) | 1st | +0.6% | 13th | 114% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $367,618 (Sep 26) | 3rd | +0.1% | 14th | 36% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $286,344 (Sep 26) | 10th | -0.2% | 15th | 6% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $243,944 (Sep 26) | 13th | -0.2% | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,706 (Sep 26) | 4th | -1.0% | 17th | 31% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $466,853 (Sep 26) | 2nd | -1.3% | 18th | 73% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $322,538 (Sep 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 19th | 20% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $328,452 (Sep 26) | 5th | -1.7% | 20th | 22% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $238,522 (Sep 26) | 15th | -2.8% | 21st | 11% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $291,187 (Sep 26) | 9th | -3.1% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $320,478 (Sep 26) | 7th | -4.1% | 23rd | 19% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $211,854 (Sep 26) | 17th | -4.1% | 24th | 21% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.8% to 41.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 17th | +3.4pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 19th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 13th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 51.2% | 14th | +2.9pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 62.4% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 24th | +1.2pp | 7th | 41% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 9th | +2.1pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 20th | +1.6pp | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 50.3% | 16th | +1.8pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 4th | +2.1pp | 11th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 12th | 21% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 5th | +1.8pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 6th | +1.5pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 12th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 18th | +0.5pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 21st | +0.4pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 41.7% | 22nd | +0.2pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 58.9% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 15th | -0.8pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 54.3% | 10th | -0.9pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 8th | -1.3pp | 24th | 11% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending September 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,932 (Sep 26) | +2.7% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,758 (Sep 26) | 2nd | +10.8% | 1st | 61% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,098 (Sep 26) | 4th | +7.8% | 2nd | 22% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,443 (Sep 26) | 19th | +4.8% | 3rd | 16% below peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $1,159 (Sep 26) | 24th | +4.4% | 4th | 32% below peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,359 (Sep 26) | 22nd | +4.3% | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,446 (Sep 26) | 18th | +4.3% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,945 (Sep 26) | 6th | +3.9% | 7th | 13% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,942 (Sep 26) | 7th | +3.2% | 8th | 13% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,747 (Sep 26) | 10th | +3.2% | 9th | 2% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,901 (Sep 26) | 9th | +3.1% | 10th | 11% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,273 (Sep 26) | 23rd | +3.1% | 11th | 26% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,717 (Sep 26) | 12th | +2.6% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,412 (Sep 26) | 3rd | +2.4% | 13th | 40% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | $1,633 (Sep 26) | 13th | +2.0% | 14th | 5% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,389 (Sep 26) | 21st | +1.8% | 15th | 19% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,428 (Sep 26) | 20th | +1.4% | 16th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,452 (Sep 26) | 17th | +1.4% | 17th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $2,965 (Sep 26) | 1st | +1.3% | 18th | 73% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,572 (Sep 26) | 14th | +1.3% | 19th | 8% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,045 (Sep 26) | 5th | +1.2% | 20th | 19% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $1,468 (Sep 26) | 16th | +0.8% | 21st | 14% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,532 (Sep 26) | 15th | -0.2% | 22nd | 11% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $1,930 (Sep 26) | 8th | -0.7% | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $1,742 (Sep 26) | 11th | -1.2% | 24th | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.5% then, 45.7% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 16th | -1.5pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 24th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 28.1% | 1st | -0.7pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 5th | -0.6pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 45.3% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 21st | -0.6pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 40.7% | 17th | +0.2pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 7th | +0.4pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 11th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 8th | +0.6pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 11th | +0.8pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 14th | +1.0pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 19th | +1.4pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.9% | 18th | +1.7pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 39.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 10th | +1.6pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 9th | +4.7pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.6% | 13th | +5.5pp | 24th | on par with 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 (9.7% then, 8.9% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 11th | -2.3pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 4th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 8.5% | 14th | -1.4pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.4% | 6th | -1.0pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 16th | -1.3pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 17th | -1.5pp | 7th | 20% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 18th | -1.6pp | 8th | 69% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 15th | -0.7pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 19th | -1.2pp | 10th | 85% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 21st | -1.2pp | 11th | 93% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 17.4% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 12th | 107% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 13th | 112% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 10th | -0.4pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 22.1% | 24th | -1.0pp | 15th | 162% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 12th | -0.3pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 8th | -0.2pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 13th | -0.2pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 20th | +0.1pp | 19th | 92% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 5th | +0.3pp | 20th | 28% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 6.6% | 7th | +0.5pp | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 22nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 9th | +1.3pp | 23rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 5.0% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 24th | 40% 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 (8.5% then, 8.4% now; margin ±0.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.1% | 4th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.3% | 23rd | -3.4pp | 3rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.3% | 5th | -1.3pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.7% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 39% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.6% | 17th | -1.7pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 8.1% | 9th | -1.1pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.2% | 13th | -1.0pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.3% | 14th | -0.9pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 10.6% | 18th | -1.0pp | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.4% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 42% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.6% | 16th | -0.9pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 11.0% | 19th | -0.8pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 16.1% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 14th | 74% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.1% | 12th | -0.2pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 10.1% | 15th | -0.2pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.4% | 10th | -0.1pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.7% | 7th | -0.1pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 6th | -0.0pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 12.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 19.0% | 24th | +0.7pp | 21st | 105% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 8.1% | 8th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.6% | 11th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 13.7% | 21st | +2.4pp | 24th | 48% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 32.9% | |||
| Long Beach, CA | 27.4% | 1st | 18% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 27.6% | 2nd | 18% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.4% | 3rd | 15% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 28.6% | 4th | 15% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 29.1% | 5th | 13% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 29.3% | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 29.9% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 30.0% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 30.7% | 9th | 8% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 30.9% | 10th | 8% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 31.9% | 11th | 5% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 32.9% | 12th | 2% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 33.5% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 33.8% | 14th | 1% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | 34.0% | 15th | 1% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 34.5% | 16th | 3% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 36.5% | 17th | 9% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 37.5% | 18th | 12% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 37.5% | 19th | 12% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 37.5% | 20th | 12% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 38.5% | 21st | 15% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 39.5% | 22nd | 18% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 23rd | 25% above peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | 42.2% | 24th | 26% 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 (3.6% then, 3.7% 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 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 21st | -1.7pp | 1st | 42% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 18th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 49% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 5th | 57% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 19th | -0.2pp | 6th | 35% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.5% | 17th | -0.1pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 12th | -0.1pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 9th | 43% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +0.1pp | 10th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 22nd | +0.2pp | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 8th | +0.2pp | 12th | 30% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 16th | +0.6pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 6.2% | 15th | +0.8pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 13.1% | 24th | +1.8pp | 15th | 126% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 13th | +0.9pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 20th | +1.5pp | 17th | 40% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.9% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 18th | 54% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 10th | +1.1pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 20th | 34% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 21st | 47% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 4.4% | 9th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 5.4% | 11th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 14th | +2.5pp | 24th | 1% 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 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.1% to 35.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Cleveland, OH | 22.4% | 24th | +4.9pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 12th | +7.8pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 18th | +5.1pp | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 45.7% | 5th | +7.1pp | 4th | 22% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 5th | 32% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 6th | 58% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 8th | +4.9pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 19th | +3.7pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 33.6% | 15th | +3.9pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 42.4% | 7th | +4.8pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 13th | +4.0pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 21st | +2.8pp | 13th | 27% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 10th | +4.0pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 4th | +4.7pp | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 16th | 48% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 11th | +3.1pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 18th | 37% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 17th | +2.3pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 20th | 14% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 16th | +2.1pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 9th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 23rd | 44% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 31.1% | 20th | +1.0pp | 24th | 17% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 7.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51.0% to 44.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.2pp). 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 | 44.5% | -5.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Aurora, CO | 44.2% | 9th | +6.0pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 58.2% | 4th | +4.6pp | 2nd | 37% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 3rd | 59% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.7% | 15th | +2.0pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 17th | +0.4pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 11th | -1.6pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 61.5% | 3rd | -2.4pp | 9th | 45% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 36.5% | 19th | -1.5pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 14th | -2.4pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 12th | -4.3pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 6th | -5.2pp | 13th | 18% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 7th | -6.1pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 5th | -6.9pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 10th | -7.0pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 20th | -6.0pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 24th | -5.1pp | 20th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 13th | -7.8pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 8th | -9.7pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 18th | -8.4pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 33.7% | 22nd | -8.7pp | 24th | 21% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.6% then, 7.3% now; margin ±2.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.7% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 6th | -3.3pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 7th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 18th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 6.3% | 8th | -1.0pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 11th | -0.7pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 15th | -0.6pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 5th | -0.3pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 12th | -0.4pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 8.1% | 16th | -0.4pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 21st | -0.4pp | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 14th | -0.3pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 10.4% | 24th | -0.2pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.1% | 17th | -0.1pp | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 13th | -0.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 5.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 17th | 28% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 19th | +0.3pp | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 9th | +0.5pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 20th | +0.7pp | 20th | 21% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 9.0% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 21st | 24% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 22nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 23rd | 37% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 10th | +1.9pp | 24th | 7% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 466,776 to 455,548 - more than the combined survey margin (±161).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 18th | +9% | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 394,432 | 22nd | +7% | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 5th | +6% | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 7th | +5% | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 10th | +5% | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 4th | +4% | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 11th | +4% | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 401,618 | 19th | +4% | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 8th | +3% | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 15th | +3% | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 17th | +3% | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 9th | +3% | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 6th | +2% | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 397,945 | 20th | +2% | 14th | 13% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 16th | +2% | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 13th | +1% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 12th | +1% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 3rd | +1% | 18th | 19% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 397,742 | 21st | +1% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 2nd | +1% | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 14th | -2% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 1st | -5% | 22nd | 23% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 371,853 | 23rd | -5% | 23rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 366,097 | 24th | -5% | 24th | 20% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.4% then, 40.2% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.5% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Aurora, CO | 34.0% | 19th | +4.7pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 22nd | +2.5pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 13th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 9th | +2.8pp | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 20th | +1.9pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 7th | +2.4pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 7th | 58% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 16th | +1.4pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 15th | +1.3pp | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 71.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 10th | 85% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 17th | -0.5pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 23rd | -0.5pp | 12th | 22% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 12th | -1.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 5th | -1.7pp | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 34.6% | 18th | -1.6pp | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.1% | 10th | -2.4pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 11th | -2.7pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 53.7% | 3rd | -4.0pp | 19th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 8th | -3.3pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 6th | -3.5pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 21st | -3.0pp | 22nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 24th | -2.6pp | 23rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 4th | -6.6pp | 24th | 20% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 5.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65.4% to 71.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 5th | +7.6pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 71.6% | 8th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 74.3% | 3rd | +6.3pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 9th | +5.9pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 18th | +3.6pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 15th | +3.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 67.2% | 17th | +1.8pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 24th | +1.6pp | 8th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 20th | +1.6pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 4th | +1.3pp | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 70.3% | 12th | +1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 19th | +0.9pp | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 14th | +0.6pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 16th | +0.3pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 70.2% | 13th | -1.0pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 71.9% | 6th | -1.7pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 63.5% | 21st | -1.9pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 10th | -2.1pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 22nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 2nd | -3.9pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 22nd | -3.9pp | 24th | 11% below peers |