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Pleasanton, CA
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76,960 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Pleasanton, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Property crime
Property crime rate
1,193 /100k
May 2026
▼ 22%
relative change
1,538 a year earlier
Ahead of peers and dropping Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$190,124
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
$156,400 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
69.9%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
64.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.7%
May 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
4.0% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
97.9%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
95.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
2.2%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
2.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
0.6%
2020-24
▼ 33%
relative change
0.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
5.3%
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
4.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
5.5%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
4.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.0%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
4.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
32.3%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
30.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Pleasanton, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.2%
2020-24
▲ 1033%
relative change
0.6% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
3.1%
2019-23
▲ 157%
relative change
1.2% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
48.0%
2020-24
▼ 31%
relative change
70.0% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
67.0%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
69.9% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
4 /100k
May 2026
▲ 200%
relative change
1 a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
154 /100k
May 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
175 a year earlier
Behind peers, dropping too slowly Trailing peers
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$1,043,528
Jun 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
$1,115,396 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$1,556,554
Jun 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
$1,663,725 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
76,960
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
81,717 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$3,180
Jun 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$3,058 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
65.9%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
57.8% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
11.3%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
12.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Violent crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 112 in May 2026, down from 119 a year earlier.
112 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Redmond, WA 67 (May 26) 3rd -51.3% 1st 69% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 55 (May 26) 2nd -47.0% 2nd 75% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 37 (May 26) 1st -24.3% 3rd 83% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 177 (May 26) 11th -21.1% 4th 20% below peers
Napa, CA 210 (May 26) 12th -18.4% 5th 5% below peers
Broomfield, CO 145 (May 26) 9th -17.3% 6th 34% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 228 (May 26) 14th -16.6% 7th 3% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 89 (May 26) 6th -14.5% 8th 60% below peers
Iowa City, IA 266 (May 26) 15th -13.9% 9th 21% above peers
Missoula, MT 547 (May 26) 21st -13.2% 10th 148% above peers
Hammond, IN 586 (Feb 26) 22nd -13.1% 11th 166% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 112 (May 26) 7th -5.6% 12th 49% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 68 (May 26) 4th -5.5% 13th 69% below peers
Evanston, IL 131 (Apr 26) 8th -2.9% 14th 41% below peers
Alameda, CA 334 (May 26) 17th -0.4% 15th 52% above peers
Missouri City, TX 151 (May 26) 10th -0.2% 16th 32% below peers
Scranton, PA 316 (May 26) 16th +4.8% 17th 44% above peers
Wyoming, MI 463 (May 26) 19th +5.2% 18th 110% above peers
Rapid City, SD 771 (Apr 26) 24th +6.5% 19th 250% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 489 (Dec 25) 20th +7.0% 20th 122% above peers
Racine, WI 418 (May 26) 18th +7.6% 21st 90% above peers
Woodbury, MN 68 (May 26) 5th +16.7% 22nd 69% below peers
Southfield, MI 596 (May 26) 23rd +31.5% 23rd 170% above peers
Mansfield, TX 220 (Apr 26) 13th +92.0% 24th on par with peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Ames, IA down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Park, TX down about 14% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 22% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,193 in May 2026, down from 1,538 a year earlier.
1,193 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Bethlehem, PA 1,161 (May 26) 6th -35.2% 1st 27% below peers
Redmond, WA 1,594 (May 26) 13th -34.7% 2nd on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 1,193 (May 26) 9th -22.5% 3rd 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1,635 (May 26) 15th -22.0% 4th 3% above peers
Evanston, IL 2,095 (Apr 26) 19th -21.9% 5th 31% above peers
Missoula, MT 2,703 (May 26) 22nd -19.0% 6th 70% above peers
Napa, CA 1,080 (May 26) 4th -18.4% 7th 32% below peers
Mansfield, TX 1,144 (May 26) 5th -18.1% 8th 28% below peers
Hammond, IN 2,403 (Feb 26) 21st -18.0% 9th 51% above peers
Missouri City, TX 916 (May 26) 3rd -17.0% 10th 43% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1,245 (May 26) 11th -13.3% 11th 22% below peers
Broomfield, CO 1,559 (May 26) 12th -10.2% 12th 2% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 546 (May 26) 1st -9.5% 13th 66% below peers
Southfield, MI 2,238 (May 26) 20th -7.9% 14th 40% above peers
Scranton, PA 1,183 (May 26) 7th -7.9% 15th 26% below peers
Alameda, CA 3,602 (May 26) 23rd -6.7% 16th 126% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 2,088 (Dec 25) 18th -5.3% 17th 31% above peers
Iowa City, IA 1,628 (May 26) 14th -2.9% 18th 2% above peers
Wyoming, MI 1,897 (May 26) 17th -1.1% 19th 19% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 841 (May 26) 2nd -0.9% 20th 47% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 1,220 (May 26) 10th +1.0% 21st 23% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4,086 (Apr 26) 24th +3.3% 22nd 156% above peers
Woodbury, MN 1,185 (May 26) 8th +6.6% 23rd 26% below peers
Racine, WI 1,686 (May 26) 16th +35.5% 24th 6% above peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Laguna Niguel, CA down about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kenosha, WI down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicide rose about 200% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide rose slightly from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Most recent monthly reading: 4 in May 2026, up from 1 a year earlier.
4 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Alameda, CA 0 (May 26) 1st -100.0% 1st 100% below peers
Wyoming, MI 0 (May 26) 2nd -100.0% 2nd 100% below peers
Broomfield, CO 0 (May 26) 3rd -100.0% 3rd 100% below peers
Iowa City, IA 0 (May 26) 4th -100.0% 4th 100% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 0 (May 26) 5th -100.0% 5th 100% below peers
Woodbury, MN 0 (May 26) 6th -100.0% 6th 100% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 1 (May 26) 9th -62.9% 7th 51% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Dec 25) 14th -59.9% 8th 3% above peers
Missoula, MT 1 (May 26) 10th -50.2% 9th 50% below peers
Missouri City, TX 3 (May 26) 13th -38.5% 10th on par with peers
Racine, WI 4 (May 26) 16th -25.1% 11th 53% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (May 26) 11th -3.8% 12th 49% below peers
Rapid City, SD 7 (Apr 26) 22nd +0.0% 13th 194% above peers
Napa, CA 3 (May 26) 15th +0.0% 14th 4% above peers
Hammond, IN 15 (Feb 26) 24th +10.0% 15th 480% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 5 (May 26) 19th +33.5% 16th 106% above peers
Southfield, MI 8 (May 26) 23rd +199.6% 17th 210% above peers
Scranton, PA 4 (May 26) 17th +200.0% 18th 58% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 4 (May 26) 18th +200.0% 19th 60% above peers
Mansfield, TX 6 (May 26) 21st +363.8% 20th 140% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5 (May 26) 20th 108% above peers
Redmond, WA 0 (May 26) 7th 100% below peers
Evanston, IL 0 (Apr 26) 8th 100% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (May 26) 12th 47% below peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 12% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 78% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 154 in May 2026, down from 175 a year earlier.
154 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Redmond, WA 85 (May 26) 7th -68.4% 1st 30% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 55 (May 26) 4th -49.4% 2nd 55% below peers
Broomfield, CO 140 (May 26) 16th -39.0% 3rd 15% above peers
Missoula, MT 115 (May 26) 11th -38.1% 4th 6% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 94 (May 26) 9th -34.2% 5th 22% below peers
Napa, CA 85 (May 26) 8th -33.7% 6th 30% below peers
Woodbury, MN 22 (May 26) 1st -28.0% 7th 82% below peers
Wyoming, MI 134 (May 26) 15th -26.9% 8th 10% above peers
Southfield, MI 413 (May 26) 22nd -23.6% 9th 239% above peers
Mansfield, TX 129 (Apr 26) 14th -22.7% 10th 6% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 47 (May 26) 2nd -22.2% 11th 62% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 112 (Dec 25) 10th -17.9% 12th 8% below peers
Rapid City, SD 312 (Apr 26) 21st -17.6% 13th 156% above peers
Missouri City, TX 84 (May 26) 6th -17.6% 14th 31% below peers
Evanston, IL 157 (Apr 26) 18th -17.4% 15th 29% above peers
Alameda, CA 662 (May 26) 24th -17.0% 16th 444% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 64 (May 26) 5th -13.6% 17th 48% below peers
Scranton, PA 121 (May 26) 12th -12.4% 18th on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 154 (May 26) 17th -12.2% 19th 26% above peers
Iowa City, IA 122 (May 26) 13th -4.1% 20th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 205 (May 26) 19th -1.2% 21st 68% above peers
Racine, WI 247 (May 26) 20th +15.6% 22nd 103% above peers
Hammond, IN 418 (Feb 26) 23rd +20.6% 23rd 243% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 51 (May 26) 3rd +37.3% 24th 58% below peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Eagan, MN down about 55% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 37% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Davis, CA down about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Household income rose about 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $156,400 to $190,124 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$10,439). 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 54% from 2014 to 2024 ($123,608 to $190,124).
$190,124
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Missoula, MT $70,392 23rd +48% 1st 25% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 20th +36% 2nd 22% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 22nd +35% 3rd 25% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 26th +35% 4th 28% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 13th +34% 5th 6% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 17th +33% 6th 9% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 3rd +31% 7th 46% above peers
Bellflower, CA $78,722 18th +31% 8th 17% below peers
Racine, WI $57,740 29th +31% 9th 39% below peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 7th +28% 10th 31% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 9th +28% 11th 28% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY $68,613 25th +27% 12th 27% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $107,504 11th +27% 13th 14% above peers
Napa, CA $105,963 12th +26% 14th 12% above peers
Scranton, PA $50,739 31st +25% 15th 46% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 4th +25% 16th 37% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 24th +23% 17th 27% below peers
Redmond, WA $162,560 2nd +23% 18th 72% above peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 27th +22% 19th 28% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 15th +22% 20th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 21st +22% 21st 24% below peers
Mansfield, TX $121,126 8th +22% 22nd 28% above peers
Pleasanton, CA $190,124 1st +22% 23rd 101% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 10th +21% 24th 24% above peers
Hammond, IN $55,504 30th +20% 25th 41% below peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 28th +19% 26th 38% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 5th +19% 27th 34% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 14th +17% 28th 3% above peers
Woodbury, MN $125,310 6th +15% 29th 33% above peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 19th +12% 30th 17% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 16th +7% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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2 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bentonville, AR up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$9,119 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment rose about 0.5 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening faster than 96% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 3.7% in May 2026, down from 4.0% a year earlier.
3.7%
1990May 2026
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
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
Hammond, IN 4.1% (May 26) 15th -1.2pp 1st on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.9% (May 26) 12th -0.9pp 2nd 5% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.4% (May 26) 2nd -0.6pp 3rd 41% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.2% (May 26) 4th -0.4pp 4th 22% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 3.7% (May 26) 10th -0.3pp 5th 10% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.0% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 6th 2% below peers
Napa, CA 3.6% (May 26) 8th -0.2pp 7th 12% below peers
Bellflower, CA 5.1% (May 26) 26th -0.1pp 8th 24% above peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (May 26) 17th -0.1pp 9th 5% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 10th 37% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.6% (May 26) 9th -0.1pp 11th 12% below peers
Racine, WI 3.9% (May 26) 13th -0.1pp 12th 5% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.4% (May 26) 5th -0.1pp 13th 17% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.5% (May 26) 19th -0.1pp 14th 10% above peers
Rapid City, SD 1.9% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 15th 54% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.5% (May 26) 6th +0.1pp 16th 15% below peers
Mansfield, TX 4.1% (May 26) 16th +0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 4.9% (May 26) 25th +0.3pp 18th 20% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.5% (May 26) 7th +0.4pp 19th 15% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% (May 26) 11th +0.6pp 20th 7% below peers
Evanston, IL 4.6% (May 26) 21st +0.6pp 21st 12% above peers
Redmond, WA 4.3% (May 26) 18th +0.7pp 22nd 5% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.7% (May 26) 22nd +0.7pp 23rd 15% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 4.7% (May 26) 23rd +0.7pp 24th 15% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.5% (May 26) 20th +0.7pp 25th 10% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 4.8% (May 26) 24th +0.9pp 26th 17% above peers
Scranton, PA 5.1% (May 26) 27th +1.0pp 27th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI 6.8% (May 26) 28th +1.2pp 28th 66% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 5.3% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.4% to 5.3%).
5.3%
20112024
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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%
Missoula, MT 11.4% 20th -5.5pp 1st 10% above peers
Rapid City, SD 12.0% 21st -3.7pp 2nd 16% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.2% 24th -2.3pp 3rd 27% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.4% 16th -1.6pp 4th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 18.9% 29th -2.9pp 5th 83% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.1% 19th -1.7pp 6th 7% above peers
Racine, WI 17.9% 28th -2.6pp 7th 73% above peers
Evanston, IL 10.6% 18th -1.5pp 8th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.6% 5th -0.7pp 9th 46% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.1% 15th -1.0pp 10th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.4% 22nd -0.7pp 11th 20% above peers
Iowa City, IA 24.0% 31st -1.3pp 12th 131% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.1% 12th -0.1pp 13th 32% below peers
Scranton, PA 21.3% 30th -0.2pp 14th 106% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 10.4% 17th -0.0pp 15th on par with peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.4% 10th +0.0pp 16th 38% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 14.4% 26th +0.1pp 17th 39% above peers
Bellflower, CA 13.1% 23rd +0.4pp 18th 27% above peers
Redmond, WA 5.6% 4th +0.2pp 19th 46% below peers
Napa, CA 8.4% 14th +0.5pp 20th 19% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 15.4% 27th +1.0pp 21st 48% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.0% 1st +0.3pp 22nd 52% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.1% 9th +0.6pp 23rd 41% below peers
Mableton, GA 13.4% 25th +2.4pp 24th 29% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.3% 3rd +1.0pp 25th 49% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 7th +1.1pp 26th 43% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 13th +1.6pp 27th 27% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.0% 11th +2.4pp 28th 32% below peers
Mansfield, TX 5.8% 6th +2.0pp 29th 44% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 8th +2.1pp 30th 42% below peers
Woodbury, MN 5.2% 2nd +2.1pp 31st 49% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 5.5% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.7% to 5.5%).
5.5%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 8th -8.2pp 1st 40% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 2nd 62% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 12th -7.6pp 3rd 17% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 4th -3.4pp 4th 56% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 24th -7.1pp 5th 73% above peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 5th -2.1pp 6th 47% below peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 26th -6.8pp 7th 82% above peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 18th -4.6pp 8th 33% above peers
Hammond, IN 26.2% 30th -8.6pp 9th 163% above peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 28th -6.5pp 10th 139% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 19th -3.6pp 11th 43% above peers
Redmond, WA 3.0% 1st -0.7pp 12th 70% below peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 23rd -2.9pp 13th 72% above peers
Bellflower, CA 15.8% 20th -2.4pp 14th 58% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 21st -0.3pp 15th 66% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 27th +0.1pp 16th 134% above peers
Scranton, PA 34.4% 31st +1.4pp 17th 246% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 11th +0.3pp 18th 35% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 17.5% 25th +1.0pp 19th 76% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 8.3% 13th +0.9pp 20th 17% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 9th +0.7pp 21st 38% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 16th +1.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 17th +1.6pp 23rd 15% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.5% 6th +0.8pp 24th 44% below peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 29th +5.4pp 25th 144% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 7th +1.3pp 26th 42% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 15th +4.0pp 27th 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 22nd +7.3pp 28th 67% above peers
Mansfield, TX 8.3% 14th +4.2pp 29th 16% below peers
Woodbury, MN 6.2% 10th +3.3pp 30th 37% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 3rd +2.9pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Broadband rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 95.2% to 97.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 26 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 26 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 4.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.2% to 97.9%).
97.9%
20172024
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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%
Hammond, IN 87.3% 29th +13.3pp 1st 7% below peers
Bellflower, CA 91.3% 22nd +10.6pp 2nd 3% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 25th +9.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 88.4% 28th +8.7pp 4th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 24th +8.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 21st +8.3pp 6th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 23rd +7.6pp 7th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 27th +7.3pp 8th 6% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 10th +7.8pp 9th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 84.2% 31st +6.2pp 10th 10% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 13th +6.2pp 11th 1% above peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 18th +6.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 15th +5.0pp 13th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 16th +4.7pp 14th on par with peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 17th +4.6pp 15th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 20th +4.5pp 16th 2% below peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 14th +4.4pp 17th 1% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 9th +4.1pp 18th 2% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 12th +3.7pp 19th 2% above peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 4th +3.6pp 20th 3% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 26th +3.0pp 21st 6% below peers
Woodbury, MN 98.1% 1st +3.1pp 22nd 4% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 97.9% 2nd +2.8pp 23rd 4% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 3rd +2.7pp 24th 4% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 96.3% 5th +2.5pp 25th 3% above peers
Mansfield, TX 96.3% 6th +2.0pp 26th 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 7th +1.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 19th +1.4pp 28th 2% below peers
Redmond, WA 95.8% 8th +0.7pp 29th 2% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 11th +0.6pp 30th 2% above peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 30th -0.6pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • South San Francisco, CA up 6.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 54% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 56% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 9% from 2014 to 2024 (0.41 to 0.44).
0.44
20102024
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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
Broomfield, CO 0.40 3rd -0.034 1st 7% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 7th -0.030 2nd 5% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 10th -0.024 3rd 3% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 25th -0.021 4th 8% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 11th -0.019 5th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 6th 7% above peers
Bellflower, CA 0.42 14th -0.014 7th 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 16th -0.014 8th on par with peers
Cheektowaga, NY 0.40 1st -0.010 9th 8% below peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 31st -0.013 10th 26% above peers
Scranton, PA 0.46 24th -0.010 11th 7% above peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 15th -0.003 12th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 27th +0.000 13th 10% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 17th +0.002 14th 2% above peers
Hammond, IN 0.44 19th +0.002 15th 3% above peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 20th +0.009 16th 3% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.44 18th +0.012 17th 3% above peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 30th +0.015 18th 22% above peers
Woodbury, MN 0.41 6th +0.012 19th 5% below peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 5th +0.016 20th 5% below peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 12th +0.018 21st 3% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 29th +0.023 22nd 13% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 0.41 9th +0.022 23rd 5% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 28th +0.027 24th 11% above peers
Napa, CA 0.46 22nd +0.027 25th 6% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 8th +0.025 26th 5% below peers
Mansfield, TX 0.40 2nd +0.025 27th 7% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 26th +0.029 28th 9% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 13th +0.032 29th 3% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 4th +0.033 30th 5% below peers
Redmond, WA 0.45 21st +0.041 31st 4% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 1.2% to 3.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 1.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (1.2% to 3.1%).
3.1%
20102023
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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
Missoula, MT 8.1% 17th -4.9pp 1st 5% above peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 30th -6.9pp 2nd 175% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.7% 13th -1.9pp 3rd 12% below peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 22nd -3.3pp 4th 59% above peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 12th -1.6pp 5th 15% below peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 20th -2.2pp 6th 38% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 29th -3.9pp 7th 165% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 19th -1.3pp 8th 38% above peers
Hammond, IN 18.6% 27th -1.7pp 9th 142% above peers
Mansfield, TX 4.1% 7th -0.4pp 10th 46% below peers
Redmond, WA 3.4% 5th -0.3pp 11th 56% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 12th 6% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 6th -0.1pp 13th 51% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 18th -0.1pp 14th 21% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 25th +0.0pp 15th 92% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 3rd +0.1pp 16th 59% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 11th +0.2pp 17th 23% below peers
Scranton, PA 26.9% 31st +1.1pp 18th 249% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 28th +0.8pp 19th 143% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 13.4% 23rd +1.0pp 20th 75% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 24th +1.4pp 21st 78% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 8th +0.5pp 22nd 43% below peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 10th +0.7pp 23rd 25% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 21st +2.3pp 24th 59% above peers
Bellflower, CA 17.9% 26th +4.6pp 25th 133% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.6% 1st +0.7pp 26th 66% below peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 15th +2.0pp 27th 2% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 4th +1.0pp 28th 56% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 16th +2.9pp 29th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 9th +2.8pp 30th 40% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 3.1% 2nd +1.9pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value fell about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,556,554 in June 2026, down from $1,663,725 a year earlier.
$1,556,554
2000June 2026
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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%
Arlington Heights, IL $502,325 (Jun 26) 12th +8.0% 1st 6% above peers
Evanston, IL $496,114 (Jun 26) 13th +7.7% 2nd 5% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $363,376 (Jun 26) 22nd +4.9% 3rd 23% below peers
Racine, WI $221,388 (Jun 26) 28th +4.9% 4th 53% below peers
Iowa City, IA $305,697 (Jun 26) 25th +4.4% 5th 35% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $366,727 (Jun 26) 21st +3.7% 6th 23% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $480,334 (Jun 26) 14th +3.6% 7th 1% above peers
Wyoming, MI $296,437 (Jun 26) 26th +3.2% 8th 37% below peers
Rapid City, SD $367,620 (Jun 26) 20th +1.9% 9th 22% below peers
Southfield, MI $258,802 (Jun 26) 27th +1.8% 10th 45% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $993,719 (Jun 26) 4th +1.5% 11th 110% above peers
Woodbury, MN $466,549 (Jun 26) 16th +1.4% 12th 1% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $405,279 (Jun 26) 18th +1.1% 13th 14% below peers
Bellflower, CA $806,220 (Jun 26) 6th +0.9% 14th 70% above peers
Missoula, MT $576,303 (Jun 26) 9th +0.9% 15th 22% above peers
Hammond, IN $178,516 (Jun 26) 30th +0.7% 16th 62% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ $665,540 (Jun 26) 7th -0.5% 17th 41% above peers
Carmichael, CA $565,058 (Jun 26) 11th -0.6% 18th 19% above peers
Mansfield, TX $449,169 (Jun 26) 17th -1.0% 19th 5% below peers
Broomfield, CO $631,967 (Jun 26) 8th -1.3% 20th 34% above peers
Alameda, CA $1,160,754 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.5% 21st 145% above peers
Missouri City, TX $338,546 (Jun 26) 24th -1.9% 22nd 28% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $568,060 (Jun 26) 10th -2.6% 23rd 20% above peers
Scranton, PA $205,566 (Jun 26) 29th -2.8% 24th 57% below peers
Napa, CA $876,582 (Jun 26) 5th -3.1% 25th 85% above peers
Mableton, GA $354,344 (Jun 26) 23rd -3.2% 26th 25% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $402,222 (Jun 26) 19th -3.6% 27th 15% below peers
Redmond, WA $1,364,438 (Jun 26) 2nd -4.1% 28th 188% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $473,251 (Jun 26) 15th -5.2% 29th on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,556,554 (Jun 26) 1st -6.4% 30th 229% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Starter homes fell about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 72% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,043,528 in June 2026, down from $1,115,396 a year earlier.
$1,043,528
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $474,537 (Jun 26) -0.7%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Evanston, IL $297,616 (Jun 26) 18th +7.5% 1st 5% below peers
Racine, WI $167,972 (Jun 26) 28th +6.2% 2nd 46% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $295,455 (Jun 26) 19th +5.9% 3rd 6% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,799 (Jun 26) 26th +5.1% 4th 37% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,037 (Jun 26) 22nd +4.6% 5th 15% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $272,229 (Jun 26) 21st +4.4% 6th 13% below peers
Wyoming, MI $245,695 (Jun 26) 24th +4.0% 7th 22% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $313,574 (Jun 26) 15th +3.5% 8th on par with peers
Hammond, IN $140,826 (Jun 26) 30th +2.2% 9th 55% below peers
Scranton, PA $154,135 (Jun 26) 29th +2.1% 10th 51% below peers
Rapid City, SD $273,037 (Jun 26) 20th +1.6% 11th 13% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $353,324 (Jun 26) 13th +1.5% 12th 13% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $757,765 (Jun 26) 4th +1.2% 13th 142% above peers
Woodbury, MN $310,416 (Jun 26) 17th +0.6% 14th 1% below peers
Bellflower, CA $671,637 (Jun 26) 5th +0.4% 15th 114% above peers
Missoula, MT $438,448 (Jun 26) 10th +0.1% 16th 40% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $475,488 (Jun 26) 8th -0.3% 17th 52% above peers
Southfield, MI $173,669 (Jun 26) 27th -0.4% 18th 45% below peers
Mansfield, TX $335,148 (Jun 26) 14th -0.7% 19th 7% above peers
Carmichael, CA $428,459 (Jun 26) 11th -0.9% 20th 37% above peers
Alameda, CA $828,890 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.3% 21st 164% above peers
Broomfield, CO $494,263 (Jun 26) 7th -1.4% 22nd 58% above peers
Missouri City, TX $241,272 (Jun 26) 25th -2.4% 23rd 23% below peers
Mableton, GA $254,986 (Jun 26) 23rd -2.4% 24th 19% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $465,904 (Jun 26) 9th -3.0% 25th 49% above peers
Napa, CA $656,536 (Jun 26) 6th -3.2% 26th 109% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $312,159 (Jun 26) 16th -3.2% 27th on par with peers
Redmond, WA $785,668 (Jun 26) 3rd -4.0% 28th 151% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $357,418 (Jun 26) 12th -5.9% 29th 14% above peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,043,528 (Jun 26) 1st -6.4% 30th 233% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership fell 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 69.9% to 67.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.5% to 67.0%).
67.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 18th +9.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 17th +8.0pp 2nd on par with peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 21st +5.6pp 3rd 14% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 24th +5.0pp 4th 20% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 23rd +2.7pp 5th 19% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 77.1% 3rd +3.1pp 6th 24% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 71.1% 7th +2.6pp 7th 14% above peers
Hammond, IN 62.4% 16th +1.8pp 8th on par with peers
Scranton, PA 49.9% 26th +1.3pp 9th 20% below peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 9th +1.5pp 10th 8% above peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 13th +1.1pp 11th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 20th +0.4pp 12th 10% below peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 19th +0.4pp 13th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 1st +0.3pp 14th 31% above peers
Bellflower, CA 39.3% 31st +0.0pp 15th 37% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 16th 23% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 5th -0.6pp 17th 19% above peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 28th -0.4pp 18th 25% below peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 27th -0.5pp 19th 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 14th -0.8pp 20th 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 25th -0.8pp 21st 20% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 11th -1.8pp 22nd 7% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 22nd -1.9pp 23rd 16% below peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 15th -2.5pp 24th on par with peers
Woodbury, MN 77.6% 2nd -3.2pp 25th 24% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 67.0% 10th -2.9pp 26th 7% above peers
Mansfield, TX 71.5% 6th -4.1pp 27th 15% above peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 12th -4.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 8th -5.8pp 29th 11% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 30th -5.1pp 30th 32% below peers
Redmond, WA 43.2% 29th -6.8pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $3,180 in June 2026, up from $3,058 a year earlier.
$3,180
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Alameda, CA $2,948 (Jun 26) 3rd +5.5% 1st 45% above peers
Evanston, IL $2,562 (Jun 26) 6th +5.3% 2nd 26% above peers
Hammond, IN $1,479 (Jun 26) 26th +4.5% 3rd 27% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,872 (Jun 26) 18th +4.1% 4th 8% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $3,180 (Jun 26) 1st +4.0% 5th 56% above peers
Bellflower, CA $2,472 (Jun 26) 7th +3.7% 6th 21% above peers
Woodbury, MN $2,257 (Jun 26) 10th +3.7% 7th 11% above peers
Iowa City, IA $1,308 (Jun 26) 29th +3.5% 8th 36% below peers
Missoula, MT $1,550 (Jun 26) 24th +3.3% 9th 24% below peers
Rapid City, SD $1,443 (Jun 26) 27th +3.2% 10th 29% below peers
Scranton, PA $1,315 (Jun 26) 28th +3.2% 11th 35% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $1,916 (Jun 26) 17th +3.1% 12th 6% below peers
Wyoming, MI $1,607 (Jun 26) 23rd +3.0% 13th 21% below peers
Racine, WI $1,180 (Jun 26) 30th +2.4% 14th 42% below peers
Carmichael, CA $1,795 (Jun 26) 20th +2.2% 15th 12% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,396 (Jun 26) 8th +1.9% 16th 18% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,099 (Jun 26) 13th +1.7% 17th 3% above peers
Redmond, WA $2,640 (Jun 26) 5th +1.7% 18th 30% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,117 (Jun 26) 12th +1.7% 19th 4% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,949 (Jun 26) 16th +1.5% 20th 4% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,010 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.4% 21st 48% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,533 (Jun 26) 25th +1.2% 22nd 25% below peers
Napa, CA $2,781 (Jun 26) 4th +1.2% 23rd 37% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,800 (Jun 26) 19th +1.2% 24th 12% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $2,262 (Jun 26) 9th +0.7% 25th 11% above peers
Mansfield, TX $1,732 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.4% 26th 15% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,121 (Jun 26) 11th +0.1% 27th 4% above peers
Mableton, GA $2,040 (Jun 26) 14th -0.6% 28th on par with peers
Broomfield, CO $2,035 (Jun 26) 15th -0.9% 29th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,735 (Jun 26) 21st -1.9% 30th 15% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.0% then, 32.3% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.0% to 32.3%).
32.3%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 1st -2.2pp 1st 40% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 16th -3.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 3rd -2.4pp 3rd 28% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 24th -3.3pp 4th 6% above peers
Bellflower, CA 46.9% 31st -3.4pp 5th 32% above peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 20th -1.2pp 6th 4% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 30th -1.4pp 7th 22% above peers
Scranton, PA 37.2% 23rd -1.0pp 8th 5% above peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 19th -0.7pp 9th 3% above peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 22nd -0.3pp 10th 4% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 26th +0.0pp 11th 13% above peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 6th +0.2pp 12th 20% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 21st +0.8pp 13th 4% above peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 4th +0.6pp 14th 21% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 17th +1.4pp 15th 1% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 8th +1.3pp 16th 18% below peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 28th +1.9pp 17th 19% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 28.7% 7th +1.4pp 18th 19% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 25th +2.1pp 19th 11% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 14th +1.9pp 20th 9% below peers
Hammond, IN 32.2% 12th +2.2pp 21st 10% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 32.3% 13th +2.3pp 22nd 9% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 29th +3.1pp 23rd 20% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 27th +3.3pp 24th 18% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 30.1% 9th +3.0pp 25th 15% below peers
Redmond, WA 28.2% 5th +3.9pp 26th 21% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 15th +5.7pp 27th 2% below peers
Woodbury, MN 24.4% 2nd +4.1pp 28th 32% below peers
Mansfield, TX 30.8% 11th +5.5pp 29th 14% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 10th +5.6pp 30th 15% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 18th +10.8pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.1% then, 4.0% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.0% to 4.0%).
4.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 22nd -5.4pp 1st 20% above peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 14th -2.6pp 2nd 8% below peers
Hammond, IN 8.3% 24th -2.1pp 3rd 30% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 8.4% 25th -1.6pp 4th 32% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 17th -1.1pp 5th 4% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 12th -0.8pp 6th 16% below peers
Scranton, PA 14.2% 30th -2.0pp 7th 123% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 10th -0.5pp 8th 27% below peers
Mansfield, TX 2.2% 1st -0.2pp 9th 65% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 29th -0.8pp 10th 98% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 27th -0.5pp 11th 67% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 4.0% 8th -0.1pp 12th 37% below peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 13th -0.1pp 13th 16% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 11th -0.0pp 14th 20% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 23rd -0.0pp 15th 26% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 18th +0.0pp 16th 9% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 26th +0.2pp 17th 56% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 3rd +0.0pp 18th 60% below peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 28th +0.3pp 19th 72% above peers
Redmond, WA 7.6% 21st +0.2pp 20th 19% above peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 20th +0.2pp 21st 12% above peers
Bellflower, CA 6.1% 15th +0.3pp 22nd 4% below peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 31st +0.8pp 23rd 170% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 9th +0.3pp 24th 31% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 19th +1.2pp 25th 11% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.7% 5th +0.4pp 26th 58% below peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 4th +0.5pp 27th 60% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 6th +0.9pp 28th 41% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 2.5% 2nd +0.9pp 29th 62% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 16th +2.5pp 30th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 7th +2.1pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mount Pleasant, SC down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.1% then, 2.2% now; margin ±0.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 2.2%).
2.2%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 7th -2.3pp 1st 31% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.9% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 67% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 2.7% 3rd -1.4pp 3rd 55% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.8% 6th -1.5pp 4th 35% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 12th -1.5pp 5th 20% below peers
Iowa City, IA 4.4% 11th -1.3pp 6th 24% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 16th -1.7pp 7th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 15th -0.9pp 8th 12% below peers
Rapid City, SD 9.5% 26th -1.7pp 9th 62% above peers
Bellflower, CA 8.8% 25th -1.5pp 10th 50% above peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 18th -0.8pp 11th 5% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.0% 17th -0.7pp 12th 3% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 7.1% 21st -0.8pp 13th 21% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 19th -0.7pp 14th 10% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.2% 8th -0.5pp 15th 29% below peers
Hammond, IN 10.3% 27th -0.9pp 16th 75% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 20th -0.6pp 17th 10% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 4th +0.0pp 18th 51% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 10th +0.1pp 19th 26% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 24th +0.2pp 20th 41% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 2.2% 2nd +0.1pp 21st 63% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 14th +0.4pp 22nd 16% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.4% 28th +0.9pp 23rd 78% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 13th +0.5pp 24th 18% below peers
Mableton, GA 16.7% 31st +1.8pp 25th 184% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 23rd +1.0pp 26th 39% above peers
Redmond, WA 3.7% 5th +0.7pp 27th 38% below peers
Missouri City, TX 11.7% 30th +2.5pp 28th 100% above peers
Scranton, PA 7.5% 22nd +1.9pp 29th 27% above peers
Woodbury, MN 4.3% 9th +1.3pp 30th 27% below peers
Mansfield, TX 11.2% 29th +4.3pp 31st 91% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Adult obesity is about half the peer median.

16.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Pleasanton, CA 16.1% 1st 49% below peers
Alameda, CA 18.2% 2nd 43% below peers
Redmond, WA 19.3% 3rd 39% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 4th 21% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 5th 19% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 6th 17% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 7th 17% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 8th 16% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 9th 14% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 10th 10% below peers
Bellflower, CA 28.7% 11th 9% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 12th 8% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 13th 7% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 14th 6% below peers
Woodbury, MN 30.2% 15th 5% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 16th on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 17th 2% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.6% 18th 3% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 32.8% 19th 3% above peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 20th 5% above peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 21st 9% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 22nd 10% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 23rd 12% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 24th 12% above peers
Scranton, PA 35.6% 25th 12% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 26th 15% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 27th 15% above peers
Mansfield, TX 36.9% 28th 16% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 29th 22% above peers
Hammond, IN 41.8% 30th 32% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 31st 35% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.8% then, 0.6% now; margin ±0.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.9% to 0.6%).
0.6%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 89% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 9th -3.2pp 2nd 43% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 6th -2.5pp 3rd 55% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 10th -3.2pp 4th 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 7th -1.6pp 5th 51% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 1.1% 3rd -1.0pp 6th 66% below peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 8th -1.2pp 7th 48% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.6% 2nd -0.3pp 8th 82% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 5th -0.5pp 9th 56% below peers
Hammond, IN 4.3% 21st -0.7pp 10th 39% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 4.2% 20th -0.6pp 11th 35% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 25th -0.9pp 12th 94% above peers
Bellflower, CA 4.4% 23rd -0.6pp 13th 43% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.5% 17th -0.1pp 14th 14% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 26th +0.2pp 15th 97% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 22nd +0.2pp 16th 41% above peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 13th +0.2pp 17th 13% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 12th +0.2pp 18th 22% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 18th +0.4pp 19th 19% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 20th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 24th +0.5pp 21st 43% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 29th +1.2pp 22nd 148% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 11th +0.4pp 23rd 23% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 28th +1.9pp 24th 140% above peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 16th +0.9pp 25th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 31st +3.5pp 26th 264% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 19th +1.3pp 27th 20% above peers
Mansfield, TX 10.2% 30th +4.2pp 28th 228% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 15th +1.3pp 29th 1% below peers
Redmond, WA 1.3% 4th +0.7pp 30th 59% below peers
Scranton, PA 6.2% 27th +4.6pp 31st 98% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.9% to 69.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.2pp). 17 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 12.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.8% to 69.8%).
69.9%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Racine, WI 21.4% 30th +4.8pp 1st 50% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 29.6% 24th +6.0pp 2nd 31% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 25th +4.8pp 3rd 40% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 23rd +6.8pp 4th 15% below peers
Hammond, IN 17.4% 31st +3.1pp 5th 59% below peers
Bellflower, CA 21.6% 29th +3.1pp 6th 49% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 47.8% 15th +6.2pp 7th 12% above peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 21st +4.2pp 8th 13% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 4th +6.9pp 9th 45% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 26th +2.5pp 10th 44% below peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 20th +4.0pp 11th 10% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 12th +5.2pp 12th 23% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 10th +5.5pp 13th 31% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 11th +5.1pp 14th 25% above peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 22nd +3.2pp 15th 14% below peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 9th +4.6pp 16th 42% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 18th +2.9pp 17th 4% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 69.8% 2nd +5.0pp 18th 64% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 5th +4.0pp 19th 44% above peers
Redmond, WA 75.3% 1st +3.5pp 20th 77% above peers
Scranton, PA 23.1% 27th +1.0pp 21st 46% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 8th +2.5pp 22nd 42% above peers
Woodbury, MN 61.3% 6th +2.3pp 23rd 44% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 3rd +2.4pp 24th 63% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 14th +1.4pp 25th 13% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 7th +1.4pp 26th 42% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 13th +1.0pp 27th 19% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 28th +0.4pp 28th 48% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 19th +0.4pp 29th 9% below peers
Mansfield, TX 42.5% 16th +0.3pp 30th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 17th -1.9pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, OH up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment fell 21.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 70.0% to 48.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.5pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 16.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.6% to 48.0%).
48.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 69% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 10th +7.0pp 2nd 9% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 14th +6.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 7th +6.5pp 4th 21% above peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 2nd +4.1pp 5th 55% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 12th +2.2pp 6th 3% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 3rd +0.9pp 7th 47% above peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 20th -0.4pp 8th 12% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 4th -0.8pp 9th 43% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 9th -2.9pp 10th 14% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 25th -2.4pp 11th 17% below peers
Mansfield, TX 41.5% 18th -5.0pp 12th 8% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 13th -6.6pp 13th 2% above peers
Woodbury, MN 37.9% 24th -6.1pp 14th 16% below peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 23rd -6.5pp 15th 15% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 28th -5.9pp 16th 23% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 38.2% 22nd -6.8pp 17th 15% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 39.8% 19th -7.2pp 18th 12% below peers
Redmond, WA 59.7% 5th -12.4pp 19th 32% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 8th -12.5pp 20th 14% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 15th -11.8pp 21st on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 26th -10.9pp 22nd 18% below peers
Hammond, IN 29.5% 31st -8.9pp 23rd 35% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 6th -17.1pp 24th 22% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 48.0% 11th -21.9pp 25th 6% above peers
Bellflower, CA 33.3% 30th -16.4pp 26th 26% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 16th -23.0pp 27th on par with peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 29th -17.2pp 28th 26% below peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 17th -22.6pp 29th 7% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 21st -23.7pp 30th 14% below peers
Scranton, PA 35.4% 27th -21.9pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±6.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Disconnected youth rose 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.6% to 6.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. None of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 0 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 6.2%).
6.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 2nd -2.4pp 1st 72% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 15th -3.5pp 2nd 3% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 17th -3.5pp 3rd 8% above peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 19th -4.9pp 4th 54% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 5th -1.7pp 5th 35% below peers
Bellflower, CA 6.3% 22nd -3.7pp 6th 63% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 3.4% 11th -1.1pp 7th 13% below peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 28th -1.3pp 8th 111% above peers
Scranton, PA 7.3% 25th -1.0pp 9th 90% above peers
Mansfield, TX 3.6% 14th -0.4pp 10th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 13th -0.2pp 11th 7% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 12th 76% below peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 29th -0.2pp 13th 116% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 6th +0.1pp 14th 35% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 31st +1.0pp 15th 198% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 9th +0.3pp 16th 21% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 12th +0.5pp 17th 12% below peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 16th +0.6pp 18th on par with peers
Cheektowaga, NY 7.5% 26th +1.2pp 19th 95% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 8th +0.6pp 20th 28% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 21st +1.5pp 21st 61% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 27th +2.3pp 22nd 106% above peers
Hammond, IN 9.6% 30th +2.9pp 23rd 148% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.1% 4th +0.6pp 24th 46% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 24th +2.5pp 25th 88% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 23rd +3.7pp 26th 80% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 10th +1.9pp 27th 18% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 3rd +1.2pp 28th 49% below peers
Redmond, WA 2.8% 7th +2.1pp 29th 29% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 18th +4.4pp 30th 37% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 6.2% 20th +5.7pp 31st 61% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population fell about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81,717 to 76,960 - more than the combined survey margin (±47). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (73,164 to 76,960).
76,960
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 7th +87% 1st 1% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 76,011 28th +31% 2nd 1% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 15th +19% 3rd on par with peers
Redmond, WA 77,353 10th +18% 4th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 23rd +12% 5th 1% below peers
Woodbury, MN 78,305 1st +12% 6th 2% above peers
Mansfield, TX 77,510 9th +11% 7th 1% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 24th +7% 8th 1% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 30th +6% 9th 1% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 21st +6% 10th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 2nd +5% 11th 2% above peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 25th +4% 12th 1% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 13th +4% 13th on par with peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 20th +4% 14th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 16th +4% 15th on par with peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 5th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 4th +3% 17th 1% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 76,056 26th +3% 18th 1% below peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 19th +3% 19th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 22nd +2% 20th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 11th +2% 21st 1% above peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 31st +1% 22nd 1% below peers
Racine, WI 77,633 8th +1% 23rd 1% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 29th +1% 24th 1% below peers
Hammond, IN 76,768 18th +0% 25th on par with peers
Bellflower, CA 76,819 17th -0% 26th on par with peers
Napa, CA 78,239 3rd -1% 27th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 76,033 27th -1% 28th 1% below peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 12th -2% 29th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 6th -3% 30th 1% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 76,960 14th -6% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±34 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.4% then, 23.1% now; margin ±1.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.7% to 23.1%).
23.1%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 21.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Alameda, CA 22.0% 14th +1.7pp 1st 1% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 13th +1.5pp 2nd 3% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 18.5% 25th +1.2pp 3rd 15% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 12th +1.2pp 4th 4% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 8th +1.2pp 5th 6% above peers
Scranton, PA 21.2% 18th +0.6pp 6th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 21st +0.5pp 7th 6% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 16th +0.1pp 8th on par with peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 2nd -0.1pp 9th 25% above peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 26th -0.0pp 10th 16% below peers
Mansfield, TX 28.4% 1st -0.8pp 11th 30% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 28th -0.6pp 12th 21% below peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 15th -1.0pp 13th 1% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 23.1% 10th -1.2pp 14th 6% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 6th -1.3pp 15th 11% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 31st -0.9pp 16th 35% below peers
Hammond, IN 23.5% 7th -1.5pp 17th 8% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 24.9% 5th -1.8pp 18th 14% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 29th -1.2pp 19th 21% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 20th 24% below peers
Redmond, WA 20.9% 20th -1.5pp 21st 4% below peers
Woodbury, MN 25.8% 3rd -1.9pp 22nd 18% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 19th -1.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 4th -2.5pp 24th 18% above peers
Bellflower, CA 23.1% 11th -2.4pp 25th 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 23rd -2.2pp 26th 7% below peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 27th -2.4pp 27th 18% below peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 22nd -2.7pp 28th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 24th -2.7pp 29th 8% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 17th -3.0pp 30th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 9th -4.1pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.2% then, 11.3% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.6% to 11.3%).
11.3%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 27th +4.7pp 1st 46% below peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 6th +12.0pp 2nd 51% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 8th +9.6pp 3rd 30% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 28th +3.2pp 4th 50% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 22.6% 21st +3.5pp 5th 19% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 22nd +3.2pp 6th 20% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 9th +4.9pp 7th 24% above peers
Scranton, PA 50.3% 3rd +6.9pp 8th 79% above peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 14th +3.6pp 9th 3% above peers
Mansfield, TX 25.0% 20th +3.0pp 10th 11% below peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 17th +2.9pp 11th 6% below peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 15th +2.6pp 12th 1% above peers
Bellflower, CA 38.2% 7th +3.1pp 13th 36% above peers
Hammond, IN 51.2% 2nd +3.5pp 14th 82% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 19th +1.6pp 15th 9% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 26th +1.0pp 16th 41% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 13th +1.8pp 17th 8% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 23rd +1.0pp 18th 28% below peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 24th +0.7pp 19th 36% below peers
Woodbury, MN 17.2% 25th +0.5pp 20th 39% below peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 1st +0.7pp 21st 103% above peers
Redmond, WA 12.1% 30th -0.1pp 22nd 57% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 29th -0.7pp 23rd 51% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 4th -3.5pp 24th 65% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 11.3% 31st -1.0pp 25th 60% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 5th -5.0pp 26th 57% above peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 10th -6.6pp 27th 23% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.4% 11th -7.6pp 28th 15% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 12th -9.1pp 29th 14% above peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 16th -8.3pp 30th on par with peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 18th -9.4pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.8% then, 65.9% now; margin ±9.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.8% to 65.9%).
65.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 24th +10.7pp 1st 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 6th +12.6pp 2nd 10% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 21st +11.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 19th +9.3pp 4th 2% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 7th +10.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 65.9% 25th +8.1pp 6th 6% below peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 5th +9.5pp 7th 11% above peers
Redmond, WA 57.6% 30th +6.9pp 8th 18% below peers
Woodbury, MN 83.3% 1st +8.8pp 9th 18% above peers
Hammond, IN 62.3% 27th +6.4pp 10th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 3rd +7.0pp 11th 15% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 72.3% 13th +6.0pp 12th 3% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 23rd +5.5pp 13th 6% below peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 2nd +6.6pp 14th 16% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 14th +5.1pp 15th 1% above peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 4th +4.2pp 16th 13% above peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 10th +3.2pp 17th 8% above peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 20th +2.2pp 18th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 12th +2.2pp 19th 5% above peers
Bellflower, CA 67.4% 22nd +2.0pp 20th 4% below peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 11th +2.1pp 21st 5% above peers
Mansfield, TX 76.0% 9th +1.9pp 22nd 8% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 8th +0.7pp 23rd 10% above peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 17th -0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 15th -2.1pp 25th 1% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 31st -2.5pp 26th 21% below peers
Scranton, PA 61.8% 28th -3.6pp 27th 12% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 16th -7.2pp 28th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 29th -6.3pp 29th 16% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 70.3% 18th -8.4pp 30th on par with peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 26th -8.2pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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2 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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