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 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 90% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| San Jose, CA | 457 (May 26) | 6th | -20.5% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 342 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.3% | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 541 (May 26) | 8th | -16.9% | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 364 (Apr 26) | 3rd | -15.3% | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 565 (May 26) | 9th | -14.9% | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 406 (May 26) | 5th | -9.9% | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 694 (May 26) | 10th | -9.0% | 7th | 52% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 522 (May 26) | 7th | -7.6% | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 805 (May 26) | 11th | -6.7% | 9th | 76% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 405 (May 26) | 4th | -2.9% | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7 (May 26) | 1st | +14.2% | 11th | 98% below peers |
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.
Property crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Fort Worth, TX | 2,047 (May 26) | 3rd | -20.2% | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 2,921 (May 26) | 6th | -11.4% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 3,024 (May 26) | 7th | -9.7% | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 3,797 (May 26) | 9th | -9.6% | 4th | 30% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 2,488 (Apr 26) | 5th | -9.4% | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 3,261 (May 26) | 8th | -9.0% | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 2,300 (May 26) | 4th | -8.9% | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 2,005 (May 26) | 2nd | -7.4% | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 1,540 (May 26) | 1st | -5.4% | 9th | 47% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 4,207 (May 26) | 10th | -4.3% | 10th | 44% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Homicide fell about 9% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Columbus, OH | 8 (Apr 26) | 8th | -28.2% | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 12 (May 26) | 11th | -26.6% | 2nd | 61% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 6 (May 26) | 4th | -23.2% | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 5 (May 26) | 3rd | -18.5% | 4th | 29% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 10 (May 26) | 10th | -16.8% | 5th | 41% above peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 7 (May 26) | 5th | -9.7% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 2 (May 26) | 1st | -9.0% | 7th | 71% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 9 (May 26) | 9th | -1.1% | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 7 (May 26) | 6th | +6.6% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 2 (May 26) | 2nd | +9.5% | 10th | 68% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7 (May 26) | 7th | +14.2% | 11th | on par with peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Fort Worth, TX | 301 (May 26) | 2nd | -35.0% | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 735 (May 26) | 9th | -29.8% | 2nd | 47% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 380 (May 26) | 4th | -26.8% | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 500 (May 26) | 6th | -22.1% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 328 (May 26) | 3rd | -18.9% | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 282 (May 26) | 1st | -16.3% | 6th | 44% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 488 (May 26) | 5th | -12.5% | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 585 (May 26) | 8th | -11.8% | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 516 (Apr 26) | 7th | -7.7% | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,009 (May 26) | 10th | +1.6% | 10th | 102% 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.
Household income rose about 36% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $79,673 to $108,077 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,801). 10 of the 10 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% | |||||
| Phoenix, AZ | $81,332 | 5th | +42% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | $108,077 | 2nd | +36% | 2nd | 36% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | $61,953 | 11th | +35% | 3rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | $70,518 | 7th | +34% | 4th | 11% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | $146,427 | 1st | +34% | 5th | 84% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | $93,658 | 3rd | +31% | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | $82,068 | 4th | +31% | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | $79,507 | 6th | +28% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | $69,872 | 8th | +28% | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | $65,056 | 10th | +24% | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | $66,082 | 9th | +23% | 11th | 17% 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 | ||||
| Columbus, OH | 2.8% (May 26) | 1st | -1.6pp | 1st | 30% below peers | |
| San Jose, CA | 3.5% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.5pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | |
| San Diego, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 5th | -0.2pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | 3.6% (May 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 4th | 10% below peers | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5.0% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 5th | 25% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 8th | +0.3pp | 6th | 2% above peers | |
| San Antonio, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 6th | +0.3pp | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 7th | +0.3pp | 8th | on par with peers | |
| Austin, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.3pp | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 9th | +0.3pp | 10th | 2% above peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 4.7% (May 26) | 10th | +0.9pp | 11th | 18% 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 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.5% to 10.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 8 of the 10 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% | ||||||
| Phoenix, AZ | 13.5% | 6th | -4.3pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 10.7% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 20.8% | 11th | -2.9pp | 3rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 16.5% | 8th | -2.2pp | 4th | 22% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 12.9% | 5th | -1.4pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 11.7% | 4th | -1.2pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 11.5% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 17.7% | 10th | -1.3pp | 8th | 31% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 8.0% | 1st | -0.6pp | 9th | 40% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 16.8% | 9th | -0.7pp | 10th | 25% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 14.2% | 7th | -0.3pp | 11th | 5% 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 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.7% to 12.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 10 of the 10 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% | ||||||
| Phoenix, AZ | 19.3% | 6th | -7.4pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 12.1% | 2nd | -3.6pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 24.3% | 9th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 29.0% | 11th | -5.9pp | 4th | 50% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 15.1% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 5th | 21% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 8.2% | 1st | -1.2pp | 6th | 58% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 17.7% | 5th | -2.3pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 26.0% | 10th | -3.3pp | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 19.6% | 7th | -2.4pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 16.8% | 4th | -1.7pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 23.9% | 8th | -2.3pp | 11th | 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.
Broadband rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.8% to 95.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). 10 of the 10 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% | ||||||
| Dallas, TX | 91.0% | 9th | +14.1pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 89.2% | 11th | +12.1pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 91.0% | 8th | +11.7pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 91.5% | 7th | +8.6pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 92.3% | 6th | +8.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 93.6% | 5th | +7.6pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 91.0% | 10th | +7.1pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 93.8% | 3rd | +6.2pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 93.7% | 4th | +6.2pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 95.3% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 95.5% | 1st | +4.1pp | 11th | 4% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Inequality fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.46 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 1 of the 10 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 | 0.49 | +0.000 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Dallas, TX | 0.53 | 11th | -0.012 | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 0.46 | 4th | -0.008 | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 0.47 | 6th | -0.006 | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 0.45 | 2nd | -0.005 | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 0.51 | 10th | -0.005 | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 0.46 | 5th | -0.002 | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 0.49 | 8th | +0.002 | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 0.47 | 7th | +0.002 | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 0.45 | 1st | +0.003 | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 0.50 | 9th | +0.004 | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 0.46 | 3rd | +0.012 | 11th | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 6.6% to 8.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). 2 of the 10 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 | |||||
| Austin, TX | 6.2% | 1st | -1.9pp | 1st | 48% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 11.3% | 5th | -2.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 11.7% | 6th | -2.3pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 12.8% | 8th | -2.5pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 14.6% | 9th | -2.2pp | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 12.3% | 7th | -1.8pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 9.8% | 4th | -1.4pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 26.2% | 11th | +0.7pp | 8th | 124% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 16.0% | 10th | +1.3pp | 9th | 36% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 7.8% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 10th | 34% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 8.7% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 11th | 26% 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. Most of the selected peers are falling faster.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 70% 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% | ||||
| Philadelphia, PA | $237,459 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.4% | 1st | 24% below peers | |
| Columbus, OH | $251,291 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.9% | 2nd | 19% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | $399,434 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.1% | 3rd | 28% above peers | |
| San Diego, CA | $1,002,065 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.7% | 4th | 222% above peers | |
| San Jose, CA | $1,413,804 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.8% | 5th | 354% above peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $287,871 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.8% | 6th | 8% below peers | |
| San Antonio, TX | $250,888 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.1% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Phoenix, AZ | $410,222 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.1% | 8th | 32% above peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | $300,035 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.2% | 9th | 4% below peers | |
| Dallas, TX | $311,326 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.7% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Austin, TX | $507,622 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.0% | 11th | 63% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | $474,537 (Jun 26) | -0.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Philadelphia, PA | $136,744 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.8% | 1st | 35% below peers | |
| Columbus, OH | $168,661 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.9% | 2nd | 20% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | $291,086 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.2% | 3rd | 38% above peers | |
| San Antonio, TX | $163,769 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.0% | 4th | 22% below peers | |
| San Diego, CA | $660,602 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -2.0% | 5th | 213% above peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | $211,166 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.2% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Phoenix, AZ | $308,098 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.6% | 7th | 46% above peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $178,651 (Jun 26) | 8th | -2.9% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| San Jose, CA | $928,894 (Jun 26) | 1st | -3.0% | 9th | 340% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | $189,277 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.7% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Austin, TX | $337,472 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.9% | 11th | 60% 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.8% then, 47.3% now; margin ±0.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Phoenix, AZ | 57.3% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 1st | 11% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 42.4% | 11th | +1.6pp | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 57.6% | 1st | +1.5pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 47.3% | 8th | +0.5pp | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 57.0% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 44.1% | 9th | -0.6pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 55.8% | 4th | -1.0pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 51.8% | 6th | -1.2pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 52.2% | 5th | -1.7pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 51.0% | 7th | -1.9pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 43.5% | 10th | -1.7pp | 11th | 16% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 80% 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% | ||||
| San Jose, CA | $3,479 (Jun 26) | 1st | +5.3% | 1st | 115% above peers | |
| Philadelphia, PA | $1,814 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.4% | 2nd | 12% above peers | |
| San Diego, CA | $3,038 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.5% | 3rd | 88% above peers | |
| Columbus, OH | $1,456 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.1% | 4th | 10% below peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,600 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.0% | 5th | 1% below peers | |
| Dallas, TX | $1,618 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.3% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,635 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.3% | 7th | 1% above peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,746 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.2% | 8th | 8% above peers | |
| Phoenix, AZ | $1,569 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.3% | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| San Antonio, TX | $1,382 (Jun 26) | 11th | -1.9% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Austin, TX | $1,615 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.0% | 11th | on par with 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.2% then, 43.3% now; margin ±0.9pp). 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 | 41.7% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Philadelphia, PA | 38.7% | 9th | -1.1pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 37.5% | 5th | -1.0pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 34.1% | 1st | -0.1pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 43.3% | 11th | +0.1pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 37.2% | 4th | +1.0pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 34.9% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 34.9% | 3rd | +1.9pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 40.5% | 10th | +2.6pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 37.7% | 7th | +3.1pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 37.7% | 6th | +3.1pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 37.8% | 8th | +4.4pp | 11th | on par with 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.4% then, 6.6% now; margin ±0.4pp). 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 | 7.1% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Phoenix, AZ | 6.6% | 4th | -1.2pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7.3% | 7th | -0.6pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 7.7% | 8th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 27.9% | 11th | -2.2pp | 4th | 295% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 8.8% | 10th | -0.5pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 8.5% | 9th | -0.4pp | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 5.5% | 1st | -0.0pp | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 6.4% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 6.6% | 5th | +0.2pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 7.1% | 6th | +0.9pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 6.1% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 11th | 13% 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 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.6% to 5.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp). 5 of the 10 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 | |||||
| San Diego, CA | 5.7% | 2nd | -2.0pp | 1st | 54% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 7.0% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 12.3% | 6th | -1.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 4.8% | 1st | -0.4pp | 4th | 61% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 10.9% | 5th | -0.8pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 22.6% | 11th | -0.8pp | 6th | 83% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 18.4% | 10th | +0.2pp | 7th | 49% above peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 14.2% | 8th | +0.2pp | 8th | 15% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 12.8% | 7th | +0.3pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 17.3% | 9th | +0.8pp | 10th | 41% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 10.2% | 4th | +1.3pp | 11th | 17% 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% | |||
| San Jose, CA | 23.2% | 1st | 32% below peers | |
| San Diego, CA | 24.7% | 2nd | 28% below peers | |
| Austin, TX | 29.2% | 3rd | 15% below peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 33.7% | 4th | 2% below peers | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 33.8% | 5th | 1% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | 34.3% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 35.1% | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | 36.0% | 8th | 5% above peers | |
| San Antonio, TX | 38.2% | 9th | 11% above peers | |
| Columbus, OH | 38.4% | 10th | 12% above peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | 39.7% | 11th | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.6% then, 3.5% now; margin ±0.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| San Jose, CA | 1.8% | 1st | -0.3pp | 1st | 80% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 2nd | 59% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7.0% | 5th | +0.2pp | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 10.1% | 8th | +0.5pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 9.6% | 7th | +0.6pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 16.3% | 11th | +1.4pp | 6th | 87% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 13.5% | 10th | +1.8pp | 7th | 55% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 10.4% | 9th | +1.9pp | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 6.7% | 4th | +1.3pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 4.6% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 10th | 47% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 8.7% | 6th | +2.3pp | 11th | on par with 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 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.9% to 51.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 10 of the 10 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 | |||||
| Philadelphia, PA | 35.4% | 7th | +5.7pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 33.6% | 8th | +4.9pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 33.2% | 9th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 59.6% | 1st | +7.8pp | 4th | 56% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 38.2% | 5th | +4.9pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 29.0% | 11th | +3.0pp | 6th | 24% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 51.0% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 48.0% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 8th | 26% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 47.3% | 4th | +3.6pp | 9th | 24% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 32.0% | 10th | +2.4pp | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 38.2% | 6th | +1.6pp | 11th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (54.9% then, 53.3% now; margin ±3.2pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Dallas, TX | 47.0% | 4th | +4.2pp | 1st | 11% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 39.0% | 9th | +0.1pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 53.3% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 3rd | 25% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 42.1% | 7th | -1.5pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 51.8% | 3rd | -1.9pp | 5th | 22% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 54.3% | 1st | -2.5pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 41.1% | 8th | -2.5pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 31.4% | 11th | -2.7pp | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 42.5% | 6th | -5.1pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 45.6% | 5th | -5.8pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 33.8% | 10th | -5.7pp | 11th | 21% 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.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 4.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California ref | 6.7% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Philadelphia, PA | 8.2% | 6th | -0.9pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 5.5% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 8.6% | 7th | -0.5pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 10.1% | 9th | -0.1pp | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 7.5% | 5th | +0.3pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 3.8% | 1st | +0.3pp | 7th | 53% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 10.3% | 10th | +1.3pp | 8th | 26% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 7.1% | 4th | +1.6pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 10.8% | 11th | +2.6pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 8.6% | 8th | +2.7pp | 11th | 5% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1,409,573 to 1,389,526 - more than the combined survey margin (±157). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | 963,194 | 9th | +10% | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 977,670 | 8th | +10% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 903,844 | 11th | +5% | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 914,802 | 10th | +4% | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 979,539 | 7th | +3% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,642,323 | 1st | +1% | 6th | 66% above peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,579,706 | 2nd | +0% | 7th | 60% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 1,389,526 | 4th | -1% | 8th | 40% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 1,307,930 | 5th | -2% | 9th | 32% above peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 1,479,835 | 3rd | -2% | 10th | 49% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 990,138 | 6th | -4% | 11th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.5% then, 24.5% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| San Antonio, TX | 40.8% | 3rd | +3.2pp | 1st | 11% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 22.6% | 11th | +1.6pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 36.4% | 7th | -0.0pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 36.8% | 6th | -0.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 39.3% | 4th | -0.8pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 39.2% | 5th | -0.9pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 45.0% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 7th | 22% above peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 24.5% | 10th | -1.0pp | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 26.9% | 9th | -1.1pp | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 31.5% | 8th | -1.4pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 52.4% | 1st | -2.4pp | 11th | 43% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.3% to 68.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp). 4 of the 10 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 | 66.5% | +3.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| San Jose, CA | 74.6% | 1st | +9.8pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 67.7% | 7th | +7.7pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 68.6% | 6th | +6.7pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| San Diego, CA | 68.8% | 4th | +4.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Phoenix, AZ | 67.4% | 8th | +3.7pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 61.3% | 11th | +1.2pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| San Antonio, TX | 63.0% | 10th | +0.9pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 68.8% | 5th | +0.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | 72.0% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 66.3% | 9th | -0.1pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 69.5% | 3rd | -2.2pp | 11th | 1% above peers |