The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Violent crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 203 (Mar 26) | -73.5% | 1st | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 351 (May 26) | -36.7% | 2nd | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 243 (May 26) | -27.5% | 3rd | ||
| Escondido, CA | 333 (May 26) | -18.0% | 4th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 179 (May 26) | -17.6% | 5th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 142 (May 26) | -17.2% | 6th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 792 (May 26) | -16.0% | 7th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 270 (May 26) | -15.5% | 8th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 402 (May 26) | -14.1% | 9th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 869 (May 26) | -13.8% | 10th | ||
| Corona, CA | 227 (May 26) | -10.5% | 11th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 646 (May 26) | -9.0% | 12th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 189 (May 26) | -4.9% | 13th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 497 (Feb 26) | -3.7% | 14th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 915 (May 26) | +5.0% | 15th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 449 (May 26) | +6.7% | 16th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 453 (May 26) | +10.0% | 17th | ||
| Denton, TX | 209 (Apr 26) | +10.9% | 18th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 105 (May 26) | +12.8% | 19th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Property crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 1,335 (Mar 26) | -72.5% | 1st | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1,488 (May 26) | -36.5% | 2nd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 1,301 (May 26) | -33.7% | 3rd | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,602 (May 26) | -24.4% | 4th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1,121 (May 26) | -20.8% | 5th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 1,487 (May 26) | -19.9% | 6th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,188 (May 26) | -19.5% | 7th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,179 (May 26) | -15.6% | 8th | ||
| Corona, CA | 1,463 (May 26) | -14.0% | 9th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,642 (May 26) | -13.8% | 10th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2,601 (May 26) | -13.6% | 11th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2,357 (May 26) | -11.9% | 12th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 2,117 (May 26) | -11.3% | 13th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 2,248 (May 26) | -11.2% | 14th | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1,376 (May 26) | -10.6% | 15th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2,446 (May 26) | -8.2% | 16th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 815 (May 26) | +6.3% | 17th | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,808 (Apr 26) | +7.5% | 18th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 1,588 (Feb 26) | +10.4% | 19th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Surprise, AZ | 1 (May 26) | -91.7% | 1st | ||
| Hayward, CA | 3 (May 26) | -63.7% | 2nd | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3 (May 26) | -61.5% | 3rd | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 1 (Mar 26) | -60.2% | 4th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1 (May 26) | -50.1% | 5th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 3 (May 26) | -50.0% | 6th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 7 (May 26) | -45.0% | 7th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 6 (May 26) | -40.0% | 8th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 12 (Feb 26) | -13.6% | 9th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9 (May 26) | -6.7% | 10th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 11th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 6 (May 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 13th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2 (May 26) | +0.0% | 14th | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 15th | ||
| Denton, TX | 3 (Apr 26) | +24.9% | 16th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (May 26) | +32.8% | 17th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 8 (May 26) | +33.4% | 18th | ||
| Corona, CA | 4 (May 26) | +599.5% | 19th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 23% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 72% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 193 (Mar 26) | -73.5% | 1st | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 53 (May 26) | -50.6% | 2nd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 91 (May 26) | -49.3% | 3rd | ||
| Escondido, CA | 114 (May 26) | -41.0% | 4th | ||
| Corona, CA | 141 (May 26) | -37.5% | 5th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 111 (May 26) | -37.0% | 6th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 714 (May 26) | -31.6% | 7th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 182 (May 26) | -30.4% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 407 (May 26) | -29.2% | 9th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 377 (May 26) | -26.4% | 10th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 396 (May 26) | -26.0% | 11th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 344 (May 26) | -24.9% | 12th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 134 (May 26) | -23.5% | 13th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 73 (May 26) | -22.6% | 14th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 234 (Feb 26) | -18.6% | 15th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 271 (May 26) | -17.9% | 16th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 421 (May 26) | -13.1% | 17th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 464 (May 26) | -10.1% | 18th | ||
| Denton, TX | 175 (Apr 26) | +13.7% | 19th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $89,082 to $119,288 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,516). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $99,122 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Salinas, CA | $91,908 | 12th | +49% | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | $91,967 | 11th | +44% | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 8th | +40% | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 2nd | +37% | 4th | 108% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | $62,401 | 21st | +37% | 5th | 21% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | $55,997 | 25th | +35% | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | $92,414 | 9th | +35% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | $89,792 | 13th | +35% | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | $119,288 | 5th | +34% | 9th | 50% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | $52,656 | 27th | +34% | 10th | 34% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $186,170 | 1st | +32% | 11th | 134% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | $57,137 | 24th | +32% | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | $79,479 | 16th | +31% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 10th | +31% | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | $113,318 | 6th | +31% | 15th | 43% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | $109,242 | 7th | +30% | 16th | 37% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | $81,770 | 14th | +30% | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | $80,108 | 15th | +29% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 17th | +27% | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,685 | 23rd | +26% | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 18th | +25% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | $47,819 | 29th | +25% | 22nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | $46,195 | 30th | +24% | 23rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,234 | 28th | +24% | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | $67,203 | 19th | +24% | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | $54,752 | 26th | +24% | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 3rd | +23% | 27th | 95% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | $60,977 | 22nd | +23% | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | $119,681 | 4th | +19% | 29th | 51% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 20th | +18% | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | $42,071 | 31st | +8% | 31st | 47% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 5.3% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.7% (May 26) | 30th | -1.4pp | 1st | 56% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 7.3% (May 26) | 31st | -0.9pp | 2nd | 70% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 9th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | -0.4pp | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% (May 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 5.3% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.2pp | 7th | 23% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 6.4% (May 26) | 28th | -0.2pp | 9th | 49% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 10th | 33% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 3.0% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 11th | 30% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 12th | 33% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 4.5% (May 26) | 19th | -0.1pp | 13th | 5% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 14th | 37% below peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4.2% (May 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 16th | 7% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 6.2% (May 26) | 26th | +0.0pp | 17th | 44% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 18th | 7% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.0% (May 26) | 20th | +0.1pp | 19th | 16% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 20th | 7% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 21st | 2% below peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 5.5% (May 26) | 24th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 28% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +0.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 4.4% (May 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.8pp | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.8pp | 27th | 2% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 5.1% (May 26) | 21st | +0.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +1.1pp | 29th | 2% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 6.2% (May 26) | 27th | +1.4pp | 30th | 44% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.6% (May 26) | 29th | +1.5pp | 31st | 53% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.4% to 5.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 11.8% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.5% | 6th | -5.6pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.8% | 3rd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 58% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 7.9% | 5th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 21.1% | 26th | -5.3pp | 4th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 15.8% | 20th | -3.8pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 14.1% | 16th | -3.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 13.5% | 15th | -3.2pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 12.1% | 13th | -1.9pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.7% | 8th | -1.1pp | 9th | 38% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 18.3% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 10th | 30% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.5% | 29th | -2.5pp | 11th | 81% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 11.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 24.9% | 28th | -1.1pp | 13th | 77% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 20.8% | 25th | -0.9pp | 14th | 48% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 20.5% | 24th | -0.7pp | 15th | 46% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 27.3% | 31st | -0.2pp | 16th | 94% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23.7% | 27th | -0.1pp | 17th | 69% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 9.0% | 9th | +0.1pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 15.6% | 19th | +0.2pp | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 10.8% | 11th | +0.2pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.9% | 18th | +0.4pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 22nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.3% | 14th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 24th | 59% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 26.8% | 30th | +2.4pp | 26th | 90% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.8% | 23rd | +1.9pp | 27th | 33% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 9.5% | 10th | +1.3pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.5% | 7th | +1.2pp | 29th | 39% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.6% | 17th | +2.1pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 17.4% | 21st | +2.7pp | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.5% to 5.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 15.0% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 2nd | -11.8pp | 1st | 71% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.5% | 9th | -7.3pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.5% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 3rd | 69% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 4th | 80% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.3% | 15th | -8.8pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 17.8% | 16th | -7.8pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 14.3% | 11th | -5.5pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 21.7% | 19th | -7.0pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 29.4% | 24th | -8.2pp | 9th | 66% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 10.2% | 6th | -1.6pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 30.6% | 26th | -3.4pp | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 13th | -1.7pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.1% | 29th | -3.3pp | 13th | 103% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 35.5% | 28th | -2.0pp | 14th | 100% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 44.0% | 31st | -1.9pp | 15th | 148% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 23.2% | 21st | -0.7pp | 16th | 31% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 30.1% | 25th | -0.8pp | 17th | 70% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 12th | +0.1pp | 18th | 18% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 22.1% | 20th | +0.5pp | 19th | 25% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 40.9% | 30th | +1.0pp | 20th | 130% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 33.5% | 27th | +2.1pp | 21st | 89% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 13.1% | 10th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 23rd | 59% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 11.5% | 8th | +1.3pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 16.9% | 14th | +2.2pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 19.2% | 17th | +2.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 7th | +1.9pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 18th | +3.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.0% | 22nd | +6.1pp | 29th | 47% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.6% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 68% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 5th | +3.6pp | 31st | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 91.5% to 95.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 93.6% | +6.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Paterson, NJ | 89.3% | 24th | +20.2pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 88.2% | 26th | +19.0pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 86.1% | 29th | +14.0pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 88.8% | 25th | +13.1pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 92.9% | 16th | +13.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 90.0% | 23rd | +12.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 94.4% | 8th | +11.5pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 85.8% | 30th | +10.4pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 90.6% | 22nd | +9.6pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 88.1% | 27th | +9.2pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 86.6% | 28th | +8.0pp | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 12th | +7.8pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 92.8% | 17th | +7.8pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 11th | +7.5pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 93.4% | 13th | +7.3pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 94.5% | 7th | +7.2pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 91.4% | 20th | +5.9pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 95.0% | 6th | +5.8pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 93.0% | 15th | +5.7pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 91.4% | 21st | +5.0pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 19th | +4.7pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 93.3% | 14th | +4.6pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 94.3% | 9th | +4.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 18th | +4.1pp | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +4.0pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96.6% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 4th | +3.6pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 94.1% | 10th | +2.5pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 97.0% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 97.5% | 1st | +2.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 85.7% | 31st | +0.8pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.42 then, 0.42 now; margin ±0.01).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 0.49 | +0.000 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Savannah, GA | 0.48 | 24th | -0.026 | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 0.41 | 6th | -0.021 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 0.41 | 5th | -0.010 | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 0.47 | 21st | -0.011 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 0.50 | 27th | -0.011 | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 0.49 | 26th | -0.008 | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.006 | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.004 | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 0.47 | 20th | -0.004 | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 0.43 | 11th | -0.001 | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 0.41 | 4th | -0.001 | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.000 | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 0.52 | 30th | +0.002 | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 18th | +0.003 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.003 | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 0.43 | 12th | +0.003 | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 0.49 | 25th | +0.005 | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 0.53 | 31st | +0.006 | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 0.44 | 13th | +0.006 | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 0.45 | 15th | +0.008 | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 0.46 | 16th | +0.009 | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 0.50 | 28th | +0.018 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 0.50 | 29th | +0.018 | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 0.42 | 9th | +0.016 | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 0.42 | 10th | +0.017 | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.46 | 19th | +0.020 | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.017 | 27th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.022 | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 1st | +0.018 | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 17th | +0.023 | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 14th | +0.031 | 31st | 2% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 1.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.0% to 5.6% - 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.
| 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 7.0% | 9th | -3.1pp | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5.2% | 6th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 4th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 63% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 8.9% | 12th | -2.5pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 8th | -1.7pp | 5th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 18.3% | 23rd | -4.1pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 13.2% | 16th | -2.8pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 8th | 68% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 17.4% | 21st | -2.4pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 24.1% | 27th | -3.1pp | 10th | 83% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.5% | 18th | -1.6pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 34.1% | 30th | -3.1pp | 12th | 159% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 28.3% | 29th | -1.8pp | 13th | 114% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 14th | 175% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 17th | -0.3pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 20th | -0.2pp | 16th | 24% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 15.9% | 19th | +0.2pp | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 10.5% | 13th | +0.2pp | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.6% | 11th | +0.3pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 11.2% | 15th | +0.8pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 22.1% | 26th | +1.8pp | 21st | 68% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 24th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.8% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 24th | 35% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 28.1% | 28th | +3.6pp | 25th | 113% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.2% | 5th | +0.8pp | 26th | 61% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 11.0% | 14th | +1.7pp | 27th | 17% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% | 1st | +0.7pp | 28th | 78% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 18.9% | 25th | +4.9pp | 29th | 44% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.6% | 7th | +1.6pp | 30th | 57% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 31st | 63% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $775,549 (Jun 26) | -0.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $187,245 (Jun 26) | 29th | +9.9% | 1st | 58% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $225,918 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.3% | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $368,276 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.7% | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $541,017 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.6% | 4th | 22% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $636,281 (Jun 26) | 10th | +4.4% | 5th | 43% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $308,418 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.7% | 6th | 31% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $206,133 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.5% | 7th | 54% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $85,739 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.2% | 8th | 81% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $270,919 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.1% | 9th | 39% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $598,419 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.8% | 10th | 35% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $2,077,157 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.5% | 11th | 367% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $754,292 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.4% | 12th | 70% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $679,077 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 13th | 53% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $687,948 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.0% | 14th | 55% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $505,741 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.2% | 15th | 14% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $430,236 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.3% | 16th | 3% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $652,216 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.6% | 17th | 47% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $798,611 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.9% | 18th | 80% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $762,689 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 19th | 72% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $220,742 (Jun 26) | 26th | -1.0% | 20th | 50% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $299,992 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.3% | 21st | 32% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $420,221 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 22nd | 5% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $572,759 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.4% | 23rd | 29% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $326,616 (Jun 26) | 20th | -2.9% | 24th | 26% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $219,864 (Jun 26) | 27th | -3.0% | 25th | 51% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $262,798 (Jun 26) | 24th | -3.3% | 26th | 41% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $353,757 (Jun 26) | 19th | -3.8% | 27th | 20% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,470,486 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.9% | 28th | 231% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $444,344 (Jun 26) | 15th | -4.1% | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $842,802 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.2% | 30th | 90% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| 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% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $118,324 (Jun 26) | 29th | +13.1% | 1st | 67% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $37,837 (Jun 26) | 30th | +7.6% | 2nd | 89% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $424,376 (Jun 26) | 10th | +6.4% | 3rd | 20% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $231,698 (Jun 26) | 20th | +6.3% | 4th | 35% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $156,060 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.2% | 5th | 56% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $261,744 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.9% | 6th | 26% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $401,276 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.2% | 7th | 13% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $141,040 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.1% | 8th | 60% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $201,630 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.2% | 9th | 43% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $631,481 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.9% | 10th | 78% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $576,836 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 11th | 62% above peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $401,346 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 12th | 13% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $330,473 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.1% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $529,103 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 14th | 49% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $628,508 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.2% | 15th | 77% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $399,151 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.3% | 16th | 12% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $424,425 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.5% | 17th | 20% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $163,831 (Jun 26) | 26th | -0.9% | 18th | 54% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $617,762 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 19th | 74% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,264,284 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.3% | 20th | 256% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $355,108 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.2% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $185,459 (Jun 26) | 24th | -2.2% | 22nd | 48% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $772,400 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.8% | 23rd | 118% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $274,740 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.8% | 24th | 23% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $211,677 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -4.0% | 25th | 40% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $168,991 (Jun 26) | 25th | -4.1% | 26th | 52% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $217,206 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.1% | 27th | 39% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $652,742 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -4.8% | 28th | 84% above peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $379,181 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.9% | 29th | 7% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $240,956 (Jun 26) | 19th | -6.1% | 30th | 32% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65.8% to 68.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 11 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 55.9% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Killeen, TX | 49.5% | 22nd | +5.7pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 58.0% | 11th | +5.2pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 60.9% | 8th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 41.6% | 29th | +2.7pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 49.6% | 21st | +3.0pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 7th | +3.7pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 47.0% | 24th | +2.2pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 68.8% | 4th | +3.1pp | 8th | 29% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 53.4% | 16th | +2.2pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 10th | 38% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 58.9% | 9th | +2.3pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 45.4% | 25th | +1.6pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.9% | 31st | +0.8pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 20th | +1.3pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 42.8% | 27th | +1.0pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 54.0% | 15th | +1.2pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 14th | +0.9pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 66.2% | 5th | +0.9pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 55.0% | 13th | +0.7pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 52.4% | 17th | +0.1pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 55.6% | 12th | +0.0pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 58.1% | 10th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 63.8% | 6th | -0.3pp | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 25th | 40% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 51.4% | 19th | -0.9pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 42.1% | 28th | -1.1pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 48.6% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 37.7% | 30th | -1.2pp | 29th | 29% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 43.8% | 26th | -1.6pp | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 18th | -2.1pp | 31st | 3% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 30th | +8.8% | 1st | 38% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $3,821 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.4% | 2nd | 97% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $2,498 (Jun 26) | 8th | +5.0% | 3rd | 29% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $1,786 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.4% | 4th | 8% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $1,270 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.3% | 5th | 35% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.8% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $2,245 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.7% | 7th | 16% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.5% | 8th | 20% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.4% | 9th | 29% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $1,319 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 10th | 32% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,310 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.1% | 11th | 19% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,105 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.9% | 12th | 8% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $2,682 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.8% | 13th | 38% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $2,615 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.5% | 14th | 35% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $2,645 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.2% | 15th | 36% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $1,687 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 16th | 13% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $1,657 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.6% | 17th | 15% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $2,375 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.6% | 18th | 22% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $2,504 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.2% | 19th | 29% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 20th | 44% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $2,385 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.7% | 21st | 23% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $2,720 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.6% | 22nd | 40% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $1,941 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.1% | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,927 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.5% | 24th | 1% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $2,318 (Jun 26) | 11th | -1.2% | 25th | 19% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 26th | 7% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,437 (Jun 26) | 25th | -1.3% | 27th | 26% below peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $1,254 (Jun 26) | 29th | -1.7% | 28th | 35% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $1,814 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 29th | 7% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,480 (Jun 26) | 24th | -4.1% | 30th | 24% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.8% then, 36.2% now; margin ±2.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Salinas, CA | 41.2% | 19th | -5.9pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 2nd | -3.9pp | 2nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 43.7% | 24th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 46.3% | 26th | -3.0pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 33.0% | 6th | -1.5pp | 5th | 18% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 51.1% | 29th | -1.8pp | 6th | 27% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 41.7% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 40.2% | 16th | -1.2pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 1st | -0.6pp | 10th | 39% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 46.2% | 25th | -0.8pp | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 56.6% | 31st | -0.7pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 41.8% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 27% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 36.2% | 11th | +0.5pp | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 34.4% | 7th | +0.7pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 40.6% | 18th | +1.0pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 46.7% | 27th | +1.4pp | 18th | 16% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 36.6% | 12th | +1.2pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 36.9% | 13th | +1.9pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38.4% | 14th | +2.2pp | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 22nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 35.3% | 9th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 20th | +3.1pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 34.4% | 8th | +3.1pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 50.0% | 28th | +4.5pp | 26th | 25% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 41.7% | 21st | +4.0pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 40.2% | 17th | +4.6pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 15th | +4.6pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 51.3% | 30th | +6.4pp | 30th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 10th | +5.5pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.3% to 5.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 7.1% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, KS | 7.3% | 19th | -2.4pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 10.5% | 23rd | -3.2pp | 2nd | 62% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 5.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 18.2% | 28th | -3.7pp | 4th | 179% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.1% | 31st | -5.2pp | 5th | 301% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.8% | 5th | -0.9pp | 6th | 27% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 6.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 8th | 47% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 12th | -0.5pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.7% | 30th | -1.4pp | 10th | 295% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 11.3% | 25th | -0.6pp | 11th | 73% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 6.1% | 15th | -0.2pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 4th | -0.1pp | 13th | 42% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 19.5% | 29th | -0.6pp | 14th | 199% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 8.2% | 20th | -0.2pp | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.7% | 10th | -0.1pp | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.5% | 16th | -0.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.7% | 27th | +0.1pp | 18th | 96% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 8th | +0.0pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 18th | +0.3pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 6th | +0.2pp | 21st | 25% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 13th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 9.6% | 22nd | +0.9pp | 23rd | 48% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 10.8% | 24th | +1.7pp | 24th | 66% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7.0% | 17th | +1.1pp | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.4% | 26th | +2.0pp | 26th | 75% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 21st | +1.7pp | 27th | 41% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 3.7% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.7% | 11th | +1.4pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 9th | +1.4pp | 30th | 16% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 49% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.0% to 3.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 5.9% | 7th | -2.1pp | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 8.6% | 16th | -2.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 4th | 66% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 13.3% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 5th | 56% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 7.3% | 11th | -1.0pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 10.7% | 18th | -1.5pp | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 10.9% | 19th | -1.4pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 9th | 72% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 15.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 10th | 80% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 5th | -0.4pp | 11th | 51% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.3% | 15th | -0.7pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 12.2% | 20th | -0.8pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 17.6% | 28th | -1.0pp | 14th | 106% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.2pp | 15th | 55% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.5% | 12th | -0.3pp | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.0% | 8th | -0.2pp | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.9% | 6th | +0.0pp | 18th | 42% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.7% | 17th | +0.1pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.0% | 13th | +0.2pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.3% | 26th | +0.5pp | 21st | 79% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 150% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 8.2% | 14th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 13.3% | 21st | +0.6pp | 24th | 55% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7.1% | 10th | +0.4pp | 25th | 17% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 26th | 231% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 14.7% | 25th | +1.1pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 14.7% | 24th | +1.2pp | 28th | 72% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 19.4% | 29th | +1.6pp | 29th | 127% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 14.2% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 30th | 67% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 6.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 31st | 28% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19.4% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 24.6% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 25.6% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 6th | 20% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 28.5% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 29.1% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 29.5% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 29.5% | 10th | 13% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 30.4% | 11th | 11% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 31.5% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 33.4% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 34.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 34.2% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 34.2% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 19th | 1% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 20th | 7% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | 37.3% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 38.7% | 23rd | 14% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 39.9% | 24th | 17% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 25th | 19% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 40.7% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 41.2% | 27th | 21% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 41.7% | 28th | 23% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 42.3% | 29th | 24% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 48.0% | 30th | 41% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48.5% | 31st | 43% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.0% then, 2.5% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 10th | -2.0pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 5th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 4.8% | 17th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3.8% | 12th | -1.1pp | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 6.7% | 24th | -1.0pp | 5th | 40% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 4.8% | 16th | -0.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 1st | -0.1pp | 7th | 63% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.2% | 26th | -0.3pp | 8th | 52% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 9.3% | 28th | +0.3pp | 9th | 96% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.3% | 19th | +0.2pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4.7% | 14th | +0.2pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 12th | 270% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 23rd | +0.5pp | 13th | 37% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 30th | +1.4pp | 14th | 191% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 6.0% | 21st | +0.7pp | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2.9% | 8th | +0.4pp | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.5% | 20th | +0.8pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 11th | +0.6pp | 18th | 22% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 6.8% | 25th | +1.2pp | 19th | 44% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 20th | 147% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 2.5% | 7th | +0.5pp | 21st | 48% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9.0% | 27th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 89% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2.9% | 9th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 2.3% | 6th | +0.6pp | 24th | 51% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 4.1% | 13th | +1.1pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 26th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 6.3% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 18th | +2.3pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 31st | 59% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.7% to 44.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 24 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 37.1% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Bridgeport, CT | 23.4% | 22nd | +4.6pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 16.5% | 29th | +3.1pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 34.0% | 11th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 28.9% | 17th | +5.1pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 33.8% | 12th | +5.9pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 14th | +5.4pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.7% | 6th | +8.6pp | 7th | 76% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 33.3% | 13th | +5.1pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 20.8% | 24th | +3.1pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 20th | +3.4pp | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 30th | +1.8pp | 11th | 47% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 20.3% | 26th | +2.2pp | 12th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 45.3% | 7th | +4.4pp | 13th | 48% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 20.5% | 25th | +1.9pp | 14th | 33% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 17.1% | 28th | +1.6pp | 15th | 44% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 31.2% | 15th | +2.8pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 27th | +1.8pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 58.3% | 5th | +5.2pp | 18th | 91% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 43.0% | 9th | +3.4pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 21.9% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 20th | 28% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 10th | +2.9pp | 21st | 37% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 16th | +2.0pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 23rd | 127% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 11.8% | 31st | +0.7pp | 24th | 61% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 25th | 137% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 44.3% | 8th | +2.6pp | 26th | 45% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 28.8% | 18th | +1.6pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 23.5% | 21st | +1.1pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 29th | 136% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 66.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 30th | 117% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 26.3% | 19th | +0.9pp | 31st | 14% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 17.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 56.8% to 39.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.8pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 44.5% | -5.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 18th | +11.8pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 50.9% | 13th | +8.7pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 71.2% | 1st | +9.6pp | 3rd | 49% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 64.9% | 3rd | +8.3pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 62.5% | 5th | +7.7pp | 5th | 31% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 23rd | +3.3pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 17th | +3.8pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 27th | +1.0pp | 8th | 37% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 47.9% | 16th | -1.5pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 66.5% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 40.7% | 20th | -2.0pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 51.3% | 12th | -4.2pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 41.4% | 19th | -3.8pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 11th | -4.8pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 59.9% | 6th | -5.9pp | 15th | 25% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 4th | -6.5pp | 16th | 34% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 48.1% | 15th | -4.9pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 36.7% | 24th | -3.8pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 39.6% | 21st | -4.5pp | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 50.3% | 14th | -6.8pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.0% | 9th | -9.6pp | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 58.2% | 7th | -10.9pp | 22nd | 22% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 10th | -12.0pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -7.3pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 29.7% | 28th | -9.6pp | 25th | 38% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 26.9% | 30th | -8.9pp | 26th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 54.7% | 8th | -19.0pp | 27th | 14% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 39.2% | 22nd | -17.6pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.8% | 25th | -15.7pp | 29th | 27% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 27.5% | 29th | -12.9pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 31.9% | 26th | -23.1pp | 31st | 33% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.6% then, 8.8% now; margin ±3.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | 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 | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 96% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 1.6% | 2nd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 6.3% | 14th | -4.9pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.2% | 9th | -2.4pp | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 15th | -2.2pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.1% | 8th | -1.7pp | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 7th | 64% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 7.2% | 21st | -1.6pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 8.7% | 25th | -1.9pp | 9th | 35% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.4% | 16th | -1.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.6% | 11th | -0.9pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 5.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.0% | 13th | -0.8pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 17th | -0.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.5% | 6th | -0.4pp | 15th | 30% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.8% | 18th | -0.5pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 7.2% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 8.1% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 18th | 26% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 8.4% | 24th | +0.0pp | 19th | 30% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 27th | +0.1pp | 20th | 44% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 21st | 94% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.0% | 19th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 12.9% | 31st | +2.3pp | 24th | 101% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.0% | 20th | +1.3pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 11.9% | 29th | +2.3pp | 26th | 86% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 7th | +1.1pp | 27th | 25% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 8.8% | 26th | +3.2pp | 28th | 38% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 28th | +4.0pp | 29th | 66% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 5th | +1.9pp | 30th | 41% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 4th | +1.7pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 15% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 135,637 to 155,955 - more than the combined survey margin (±127). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 161,445 | 3rd | +18% | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 155,955 | 11th | +15% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 14th | +14% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 154,338 | 16th | +14% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 18th | +12% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 145,702 | 31st | +10% | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 158,735 | 6th | +9% | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 158,159 | 7th | +9% | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 164,634 | 1st | +5% | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 19th | +5% | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 24th | +4% | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 161,761 | 2nd | +4% | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 146,384 | 30th | +2% | 13th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 149,153 | 25th | +2% | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 156,578 | 10th | +2% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 20th | +2% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 21st | +2% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 147,898 | 27th | +2% | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 155,135 | 12th | +2% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 155,082 | 13th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 154,236 | 17th | +1% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 156,583 | 9th | +1% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 154,749 | 15th | +0% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 147,521 | 28th | +0% | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 158,801 | 5th | -0% | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 156,976 | 8th | -0% | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 149,668 | 22nd | -1% | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 23rd | -3% | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 147,943 | 26th | -3% | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 159,670 | 4th | -4% | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 146,631 | 29th | -12% | 31st | 5% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent fell 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.8% to 17.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.4pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 28.5% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15.9% | 29th | +3.8pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 43.8% | 12th | +9.2pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 14th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 37.0% | 17th | +5.8pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 43.1% | 13th | +4.5pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 24th | +2.1pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 43.9% | 11th | +3.3pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 38.3% | 16th | +2.8pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 44.8% | 10th | +2.3pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 9th | +2.1pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 54.1% | 6th | +2.4pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.3% | 5th | +2.2pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 63.3% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 15th | 64% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 22.5% | 27th | +0.3pp | 16th | 41% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 19th | +0.2pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 51.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 54.0% | 7th | -0.6pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 33.2% | 18th | -0.6pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 55.6% | 4th | -1.0pp | 21st | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 22nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 38.4% | 15th | -1.1pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 24th | 66% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 56.9% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 25th | 49% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 25.7% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 26th | 33% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 27.0% | 21st | -2.3pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 29.2% | 20th | -3.3pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 24.6% | 26th | -3.9pp | 29th | 36% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 17.8% | 28th | -4.0pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 24.8% | 25th | -6.3pp | 31st | 35% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.8% then, 64.3% now; margin ±7.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Alexandria, VA | 79.8% | 2nd | +14.0pp | 1st | 17% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 27th | +10.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 65.3% | 22nd | +9.1pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 69.1% | 14th | +8.7pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 59.9% | 30th | +6.0pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 4th | +7.3pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 67.8% | 18th | +5.9pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 69.6% | 11th | +6.0pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 9th | +6.0pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 67.2% | 20th | +5.7pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 79.5% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 64.4% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 69.5% | 12th | +4.0pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 69.7% | 10th | +3.9pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 62.8% | 29th | +3.5pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 64.3% | 25th | +3.5pp | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 80.5% | 1st | +3.3pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 68.5% | 16th | +2.8pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 71.7% | 8th | +2.5pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 68.8% | 15th | +2.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 13th | +1.7pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 19th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 72.6% | 7th | -1.7pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 75.5% | 5th | -2.0pp | 25th | 10% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 64.3% | 24th | -2.2pp | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 72.8% | 6th | -3.4pp | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 28th | -3.2pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.3% | 26th | -3.9pp | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 67.9% | 17th | -6.3pp | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 66.6% | 21st | -7.7pp | 31st | 3% below peers |