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61,797 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Santa Cruz, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.1%
2020-24
▼ 67%
relative change
3.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$115,475
2020-24
▲ 48%
relative change
$77,921 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
125 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 25%
relative change
165 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
17.0%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
20.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
40.3%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
47.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,270 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
2,581 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
57.6%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
53.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.5%
Jul 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
5.9% a year earlier
Dropping fast Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
95.9%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
90.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
1.0%
2020-24
▲ 39%
relative change
0.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.8%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
4.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
9.5%
2020-24
▼ 35%
relative change
14.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Santa Cruz, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
38.6%
2020-24
▼ 39%
relative change
63.7% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.49
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
0.51 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
48.4%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
47.0% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
584 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ <1%
relative change
579 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
8.0%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
7.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
10.4%
2019-23
▲ 26%
relative change
8.3% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
11.2%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
12.8% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$956,795
Aug 2026
▲ 7%
relative change
$893,345 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$1,348,968
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$1,275,911 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
61,607
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
64,522 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$3,532
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$3,435 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
83.0%
2020-24
high
vs peers
79.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 4% higher than in 2021 (554 then, 578 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 697 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 584 in July 2026, up from 579 a year earlier.
Needs attention 584 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Saratoga Springs, UT 65 (Jul 26) -25.9% 1st
Spring Hill, TN 124 (Jul 26) -24.8% 2nd
Taunton, MA 353 (Jul 26) -17.8% 3rd
St. Peters, MO 171 (Jul 26) -17.3% 4th
Taylor, MI 713 (Jul 26) -11.5% 5th
Little Elm, TX 116 (Jul 26) -11.0% 6th
Owensboro, KY 391 (Jul 26) -8.8% 7th
Springfield, OR 278 (Mar 26) -7.2% 8th
Burlington, NC 673 (Jul 26) -6.8% 9th
Pontiac, MI 854 (Apr 26) -6.3% 10th
Meriden, CT 135 (Jun 26) -4.6% 11th
Council Bluffs, IA 499 (Jul 26) -3.4% 12th
Kannapolis, NC 170 (Jul 26) -1.9% 13th
Gilroy, CA 387 (Jul 26) -1.7% 14th
Blue Springs, MO 229 (Jul 26) +0.7% 15th
Santa Cruz, CA 584 (Jul 26) +0.8% 16th
Corvallis, OR 180 (Feb 26) +4.6% 17th
Beaumont, CA 212 (Jul 26) +4.9% 18th
Bristol, CT 61 (Jul 26) +40.8% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities. Santa Cruz started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,270 in July 2026, down from 2,581 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,270 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Saratoga Springs, UT 397 (Jul 26) -25.4% 1st
Springfield, OR 2,116 (Mar 26) -25.2% 2nd
Little Elm, TX 285 (Jul 26) -23.8% 3rd
Corvallis, OR 1,833 (Jul 26) -22.8% 4th
Blue Springs, MO 1,720 (Jul 26) -21.5% 5th
Taylor, MI 1,627 (Jul 26) -18.5% 6th
Kannapolis, NC 1,360 (Jul 26) -17.5% 7th
Bristol, CT 585 (Jul 26) -16.1% 8th
Santa Cruz, CA 2,270 (Jul 26) -12.0% 9th
St. Peters, MO 769 (Jul 26) -11.9% 10th
Beaumont, CA 814 (Jul 26) -10.3% 11th
Pontiac, MI 1,401 (Apr 26) -8.2% 12th
Owensboro, KY 2,332 (Jul 26) -7.9% 13th
Gilroy, CA 1,823 (Jul 26) -5.6% 14th
Taunton, MA 948 (Jul 26) +4.6% 15th
Spring Hill, TN 461 (Jul 26) +4.8% 16th
Meriden, CT 1,704 (Jun 26) +9.1% 17th
Burlington, NC 2,914 (Jul 26) +9.3% 18th
Council Bluffs, IA 2,699 (Jul 26) +21.0% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, unverified
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicide fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 50% of similar-size cities over 2021-2026.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2 in July 2026, up from 0 a year earlier.
2 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Burlington, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Taunton, MA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Kannapolis, NC 3 (Jul 26) -60.0% 3rd
Taylor, MI 5 (Jul 26) -25.0% 4th
Pontiac, MI 13 (Apr 26) -0.1% 5th
Spring Hill, TN 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Council Bluffs, IA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Little Elm, TX 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Beaumont, CA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Owensboro, KY 8 (Jul 26) +66.5% 10th
Santa Cruz, CA 2 (Jul 26)
Blue Springs, MO 0 (Jul 26)
Corvallis, OR 2 (Jul 26)
St. Peters, MO 0 (Jul 26)
Springfield, OR 3 (Mar 26)
Saratoga Springs, UT 0 (Jul 26)
Bristol, CT 0 (Jul 26)
Meriden, CT 3 (Jun 26)
Gilroy, CA 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 25% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 14% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities. Santa Cruz started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 125 in July 2026, down from 165 a year earlier.
Bright spot 125 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Pontiac, MI 182 (Apr 26) -40.6% 1st
Taylor, MI 196 (Jul 26) -38.8% 2nd
Beaumont, CA 64 (Jul 26) -38.1% 3rd
Corvallis, OR 59 (Jul 26) -37.9% 4th
Saratoga Springs, UT 20 (Jul 26) -36.9% 5th
Blue Springs, MO 162 (Jul 26) -36.7% 6th
Bristol, CT 109 (Jul 26) -33.3% 7th
Springfield, OR 143 (Mar 26) -30.8% 8th
Kannapolis, NC 130 (Jul 26) -27.9% 9th
Santa Cruz, CA 125 (Jul 26) -24.5% 10th
Little Elm, TX 33 (Jul 26) -19.2% 11th
Burlington, NC 229 (Jul 26) -18.0% 12th
Meriden, CT 169 (Jun 26) -16.9% 13th
Owensboro, KY 240 (Jul 26) -9.9% 14th
St. Peters, MO 70 (Jul 26) -6.5% 15th
Council Bluffs, IA 313 (Jul 26) -3.0% 16th
Gilroy, CA 311 (Jul 26) -2.6% 17th
Spring Hill, TN 26 (Jul 26) +0.0% 18th
Taunton, MA 109 (Jul 26) +17.2% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 48% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $77,921 to $115,475 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,764).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Santa Cruz started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 88% from 2014 to 2024 ($61,533 to $115,475).
Bright spot $115,475
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Santa Cruz, CA $115,475 6th +48% 1st 46% above peers
Springfield, OR $68,761 21st +44% 2nd 13% below peers
Lakewood, WA $74,720 18th +44% 3rd 5% below peers
Kannapolis, NC $73,836 19th +38% 4th 6% below peers
North Miami, FL $57,188 28th +37% 5th 28% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL $78,935 16th +33% 6th on par with peers
Pontiac, MI $44,329 31st +32% 7th 44% below peers
Burlington, NC $56,880 29th +32% 8th 28% below peers
Gilroy, CA $133,107 2nd +31% 9th 69% above peers
Owensboro, KY $56,357 30th +30% 10th 29% below peers
Woodland, CA $90,180 12th +30% 11th 14% above peers
Stonecrest, GA $64,591 24th +30% 12th 18% below peers
Jupiter, FL $110,240 8th +28% 13th 40% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $59,648 27th +28% 14th 24% below peers
Beaumont, CA $107,118 9th +27% 15th 36% above peers
San Clemente, CA $140,062 1st +27% 16th 77% above peers
La Habra, CA $100,106 10th +26% 17th 27% above peers
Taunton, MA $79,283 14th +26% 18th on par with peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $128,802 3rd +26% 19th 63% above peers
Wellington, FL $115,632 5th +25% 20th 46% above peers
Vineland, NJ $67,860 22nd +25% 21st 14% below peers
Spring Hill, TN $112,013 7th +23% 22nd 42% above peers
Corvallis, OR $65,012 23rd +23% 23rd 18% below peers
Hanford, CA $76,461 17th +23% 24th 3% below peers
Taylor, MI $61,081 26th +22% 25th 23% below peers
Meriden, CT $71,253 20th +21% 26th 10% below peers
Little Elm, TX $119,219 4th +21% 27th 51% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $64,578 25th +21% 28th 18% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $88,920 13th +17% 29th 13% above peers
Bristol, CT $79,076 15th +17% 30th on par with peers
St. Peters, MO $91,637 11th +16% 31st 16% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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4 of 14 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,419 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.5 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.5% in July 2026, down from 5.9% a year earlier.
Bright spot 5.5%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.1% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Vineland, NJ 7.2% (Jul 26) 28th -2.0pp 1st 53% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.4% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.8pp 2nd 28% below peers
Burlington, NC 4.2% (Jul 26) 9th -0.7pp 3rd 11% below peers
Gilroy, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 13th -0.7pp 4th 4% below peers
San Clemente, CA 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th -0.5pp 5th 15% below peers
Woodland, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 24th -0.5pp 6th 26% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 7th 15% below peers
North Miami, FL 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 8th 38% below peers
Beaumont, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 16th -0.5pp 9th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 3.6% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 10th 23% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 19th -0.4pp 11th 17% above peers
Corvallis, OR 4.5% (Jul 26) 14th -0.4pp 12th 4% below peers
Hanford, CA 8.1% (Jul 26) 29th -0.3pp 13th 72% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.4% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 14th 28% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 2.8% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 15th 40% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 3.8% (Jul 26) 6th -0.3pp 16th 19% below peers
La Habra, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 17th 9% below peers
Owensboro, KY 4.7% (Jul 26) 17th -0.3pp 18th on par with peers
Springfield, OR 5.5% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 19th 17% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th +0.1pp 20th 9% below peers
Taunton, MA 5.7% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 21st 21% above peers
Taylor, MI 5.8% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.3pp 22nd 23% above peers
Little Elm, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 23rd 4% below peers
Lakewood, WA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 24th 26% above peers
Pontiac, MI 10.6% (Jul 26) 30th +0.6pp 25th 126% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 6.0% (Jul 26) 26th +0.6pp 26th 28% above peers
Jupiter, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 10th +0.6pp 27th 11% below peers
Wellington, FL 4.8% (Jul 26) 18th +0.8pp 28th 2% above peers
Bristol, CT 5.8% (Jul 26) 23rd +1.4pp 29th 23% above peers
Meriden, CT 7.0% (Jul 26) 27th +1.8pp 30th 49% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.9% to 17.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Santa Cruz started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.3% to 17.0%).
Bright spot 17.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Woodland, CA 8.2% 8th -3.0pp 1st 36% below peers
Springfield, OR 14.9% 21st -4.4pp 2nd 15% above peers
Gilroy, CA 6.7% 5th -1.9pp 3rd 48% below peers
Pontiac, MI 24.4% 31st -6.4pp 4th 88% above peers
Lakewood, WA 13.2% 17th -3.4pp 5th 2% above peers
Burlington, NC 16.4% 23rd -4.0pp 6th 26% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 17.0% 26th -3.9pp 7th 31% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.6% 15th -1.9pp 8th 3% below peers
Owensboro, KY 18.9% 29th -2.7pp 9th 46% above peers
Taunton, MA 13.0% 16th -1.2pp 10th on par with peers
La Habra, CA 10.9% 14th -0.9pp 11th 16% below peers
North Miami, FL 18.9% 28th -1.5pp 12th 46% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.4% 24th -1.1pp 13th 27% above peers
Corvallis, OR 24.3% 30th -1.3pp 14th 88% above peers
Beaumont, CA 10.0% 11th -0.5pp 15th 23% below peers
Hanford, CA 14.5% 19th -0.7pp 16th 12% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.0% 6th -0.2pp 17th 46% below peers
Bristol, CT 10.7% 13th +0.6pp 18th 17% below peers
Vineland, NJ 14.6% 20th +0.9pp 19th 13% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 16.7% 25th +1.2pp 20th 29% above peers
San Clemente, CA 5.8% 4th +0.5pp 21st 55% below peers
Wellington, FL 7.8% 7th +0.7pp 22nd 40% below peers
Taylor, MI 18.4% 27th +1.8pp 23rd 42% above peers
Jupiter, FL 9.5% 10th +1.4pp 24th 27% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 15.1% 22nd +2.2pp 25th 16% above peers
Meriden, CT 13.2% 18th +2.8pp 26th 2% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 10.3% 12th +3.1pp 27th 21% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.3% 1st +1.5pp 28th 67% below peers
Little Elm, TX 9.0% 9th +3.9pp 29th 31% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.7% 3rd +2.5pp 30th 56% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 5.0% 2nd +2.7pp 31st 61% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.6% then, 9.5% now; margin ±6.3pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.3% to 9.5%).
Bright spot 9.5%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Gilroy, CA 5.7% 4th -6.7pp 1st 66% below peers
Woodland, CA 7.6% 6th -7.9pp 2nd 54% below peers
Burlington, NC 20.3% 24th -14.7pp 3rd 22% above peers
Lakewood, WA 14.2% 14th -10.0pp 4th 15% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 9.5% 7th -5.1pp 5th 43% below peers
Springfield, OR 18.3% 20th -6.1pp 6th 10% above peers
Owensboro, KY 25.4% 28th -6.6pp 7th 52% above peers
Pontiac, MI 35.5% 31st -7.5pp 8th 113% above peers
North Miami, FL 27.7% 29th -5.5pp 9th 67% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 19.9% 23rd -3.7pp 10th 19% above peers
La Habra, CA 16.7% 16th -1.9pp 11th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 18.2% 19th -2.1pp 12th 9% above peers
Taunton, MA 20.4% 25th -2.2pp 13th 23% above peers
Corvallis, OR 16.8% 17th -1.8pp 14th 1% above peers
San Clemente, CA 3.2% 1st -0.3pp 15th 81% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 23.3% 27th -1.7pp 16th 40% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 19.4% 22nd -0.9pp 17th 16% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 10.2% 8th -0.4pp 18th 39% below peers
Jupiter, FL 10.7% 9th +0.6pp 19th 36% below peers
Vineland, NJ 17.1% 18th +1.2pp 20th 3% above peers
Beaumont, CA 12.1% 13th +1.1pp 21st 27% below peers
Taylor, MI 33.2% 30th +3.6pp 22nd 100% above peers
Bristol, CT 16.3% 15th +2.5pp 23rd 2% below peers
Meriden, CT 19.4% 21st +3.0pp 24th 16% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.4% 26th +5.6pp 25th 34% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 10.8% 10th +2.9pp 26th 35% below peers
Wellington, FL 11.9% 12th +3.8pp 27th 29% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 3.7% 2nd +1.7pp 28th 78% below peers
Little Elm, TX 11.4% 11th +5.6pp 29th 31% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.5% 3rd +2.8pp 30th 67% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 6.2% 5th +3.8pp 31st 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.8% to 95.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Santa Cruz started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 7.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (88.5% to 95.9%).
Bright spot 95.9%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Winter Haven, FL 89.2% 25th +21.9pp 1st 3% below peers
North Miami, FL 84.2% 31st +14.4pp 2nd 9% below peers
Burlington, NC 88.9% 26th +12.6pp 3rd 4% below peers
Pontiac, MI 86.6% 29th +12.2pp 4th 6% below peers
Meriden, CT 90.1% 23rd +12.1pp 5th 2% below peers
Taylor, MI 88.5% 28th +11.3pp 6th 4% below peers
Vineland, NJ 90.9% 19th +11.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Taunton, MA 90.7% 21st +10.0pp 8th 2% below peers
Bristol, CT 92.6% 13th +9.6pp 9th 1% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 91.5% 18th +9.3pp 10th 1% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 85.0% 30th +8.6pp 11th 8% below peers
Owensboro, KY 89.5% 24th +7.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Springfield, OR 92.3% 14th +7.7pp 13th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 91.8% 17th +7.3pp 14th on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 92.2% 16th +7.0pp 15th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 94.5% 9th +6.2pp 16th 3% above peers
Jupiter, FL 95.1% 8th +6.1pp 17th 3% above peers
Woodland, CA 90.8% 20th +5.6pp 18th 1% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 90.5% 22nd +5.5pp 19th 2% below peers
Hanford, CA 88.7% 27th +4.9pp 20th 4% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 95.9% 5th +5.0pp 21st 4% above peers
La Habra, CA 94.1% 11th +4.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
Beaumont, CA 93.2% 12th +3.8pp 23rd 1% above peers
St. Peters, MO 94.2% 10th +3.8pp 24th 2% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 98.9% 1st +3.6pp 25th 7% above peers
Gilroy, CA 95.8% 6th +3.2pp 26th 4% above peers
Little Elm, TX 98.3% 3rd +2.7pp 27th 7% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 98.4% 2nd +2.4pp 28th 7% above peers
San Clemente, CA 95.1% 7th +2.2pp 29th 3% above peers
Corvallis, OR 92.3% 15th +1.6pp 30th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 96.2% 4th +1.6pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.49).
Needs attention 0.49
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
North Miami, FL 0.44 17th -0.058 1st 1% above peers
Burlington, NC 0.45 21st -0.030 2nd 4% above peers
Bristol, CT 0.41 8th -0.025 3rd 6% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 0.44 18th -0.023 4th 1% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 0.49 29th -0.020 5th 14% above peers
Pontiac, MI 0.46 24th -0.017 6th 6% above peers
Springfield, OR 0.40 6th -0.013 7th 8% below peers
Woodland, CA 0.42 9th -0.013 8th 3% below peers
Taunton, MA 0.43 12th -0.014 9th 2% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 0.46 23rd -0.014 10th 5% above peers
Vineland, NJ 0.45 20th -0.011 11th 3% above peers
Hanford, CA 0.43 13th -0.004 12th 2% below peers
Jupiter, FL 0.52 31st -0.002 13th 19% above peers
Beaumont, CA 0.38 3rd +0.002 14th 12% below peers
St. Peters, MO 0.38 4th +0.003 15th 12% below peers
Wellington, FL 0.45 22nd +0.005 16th 5% above peers
Owensboro, KY 0.49 28th +0.007 17th 12% above peers
Gilroy, CA 0.42 10th +0.007 18th 3% below peers
Corvallis, OR 0.51 30th +0.009 19th 18% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 0.43 14th +0.012 20th 1% below peers
San Clemente, CA 0.49 27th +0.015 21st 12% above peers
Taylor, MI 0.43 16th +0.017 22nd on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 0.47 26th +0.019 23rd 9% above peers
La Habra, CA 0.43 11th +0.021 24th 2% below peers
Meriden, CT 0.43 15th +0.021 25th 1% below peers
Little Elm, TX 0.37 2nd +0.018 26th 16% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 0.47 25th +0.024 27th 9% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 0.40 7th +0.022 28th 7% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 0.44 19th +0.028 29th 2% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 0.32 1st +0.022 30th 26% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 0.39 5th +0.050 31st 11% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (8.3% then, 10.4% now; margin ±2.5pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 13 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 4.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (6.2% to 10.4%).
Needs attention 10.4%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place 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
Saratoga Springs, UT 1.5% 1st -1.8pp 1st 89% below peers
St. Peters, MO 2.4% 2nd -1.3pp 2nd 82% below peers
Meriden, CT 20.3% 27th -8.3pp 3rd 49% above peers
Wellington, FL 4.9% 6th -1.9pp 4th 64% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 12.5% 15th -3.5pp 5th 8% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.4% 8th -1.2pp 6th 61% below peers
Gilroy, CA 8.8% 10th -2.0pp 7th 35% below peers
Lakewood, WA 16.1% 22nd -2.8pp 8th 19% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 5.6% 9th -0.8pp 9th 59% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.4% 14th -1.2pp 10th 9% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 18.5% 26th -1.8pp 11th 36% above peers
Hanford, CA 15.1% 18th -1.5pp 12th 11% above peers
Burlington, NC 17.2% 24th -1.6pp 13th 27% above peers
North Miami, FL 25.4% 29th -2.2pp 14th 87% above peers
Springfield, OR 26.7% 30th -1.5pp 15th 96% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.6% 23rd -0.8pp 16th 22% above peers
Taylor, MI 17.9% 25th -0.9pp 17th 32% above peers
Pontiac, MI 30.6% 31st -1.2pp 18th 125% above peers
Bristol, CT 15.3% 20th -0.3pp 19th 13% above peers
Vineland, NJ 15.4% 21st -0.0pp 20th 13% above peers
Corvallis, OR 13.6% 16th +0.4pp 21st on par with peers
Owensboro, KY 15.3% 19th +0.8pp 22nd 12% above peers
Jupiter, FL 3.3% 4th +0.3pp 23rd 75% below peers
Woodland, CA 14.0% 17th +1.4pp 24th 3% above peers
San Clemente, CA 4.0% 5th +0.5pp 25th 70% below peers
Little Elm, TX 5.1% 7th +0.7pp 26th 62% below peers
La Habra, CA 9.7% 11th +1.3pp 27th 28% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 10.4% 12th +2.1pp 28th 23% below peers
Taunton, MA 24.5% 28th +5.2pp 29th 80% above peers
Beaumont, CA 11.1% 13th +2.4pp 30th 19% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 2.9% 3rd +0.9pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,348,968 in August 2026, up from $1,275,911 a year earlier.
Big move $1,348,968
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $764,158 (Aug 26) +0.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Bristol, CT $350,637 (Aug 26) 19th +5.8% 1st 16% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA $1,348,968 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.7% 2nd 224% above peers
San Clemente, CA $1,743,951 (Aug 26) 1st +5.1% 3rd 319% above peers
Meriden, CT $328,086 (Aug 26) 20th +4.5% 4th 21% below peers
Owensboro, KY $214,021 (Aug 26) 27th +4.1% 5th 49% below peers
Taunton, MA $521,740 (Aug 26) 11th +4.0% 6th 25% above peers
Hanford, CA $383,336 (Aug 26) 18th +2.7% 7th 8% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $229,838 (Aug 26) 26th +2.5% 8th 45% below peers
Vineland, NJ $314,247 (Aug 26) 21st +2.3% 9th 25% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $311,297 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.1% 10th 25% below peers
La Habra, CA $901,495 (Aug 26) 4th +2.0% 11th 116% above peers
Jupiter, FL $704,677 (Aug 26) 5th +1.8% 12th 69% above peers
Wellington, FL $658,628 (Aug 26) 6th +1.7% 13th 58% above peers
Taylor, MI $180,018 (Aug 26) 28th +1.6% 14th 57% below peers
Pontiac, MI $139,885 (Aug 26) 29th +1.5% 15th 66% below peers
Burlington, NC $254,509 (Aug 26) 25th +1.2% 16th 39% below peers
North Miami, FL $421,749 (Aug 26) 14th +1.1% 17th 1% above peers
Springfield, OR $416,581 (Aug 26) 15th +1.0% 18th on par with peers
Gilroy, CA $1,049,221 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.6% 19th 152% above peers
Beaumont, CA $534,963 (Aug 26) 10th +0.5% 20th 28% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $552,914 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 21st 33% above peers
Lakewood, WA $515,727 (Aug 26) 13th +0.3% 22nd 24% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $279,713 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.3% 23rd 33% below peers
Corvallis, OR $560,117 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 24th 34% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $520,958 (Aug 26) 12th +0.2% 25th 25% above peers
Woodland, CA $551,676 (Aug 26) 9th -0.7% 26th 32% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL $404,931 (Aug 26) 16th -1.3% 27th 3% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $272,484 (Aug 26) 24th -2.7% 28th 35% below peers
Little Elm, TX $393,657 (Aug 26) 17th -5.7% 29th 6% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 7% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 54% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $956,795 in August 2026, up from $893,345 a year earlier.
Big move $956,795
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $467,879 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Santa Cruz, CA $956,795 (Aug 26) 2nd +7.1% 1st 199% above peers
Bristol, CT $271,159 (Aug 26) 17th +6.3% 2nd 15% below peers
Meriden, CT $253,169 (Aug 26) 18th +5.3% 3rd 21% below peers
San Clemente, CA $1,201,516 (Aug 26) 1st +4.9% 4th 275% above peers
Taunton, MA $408,647 (Aug 26) 10th +4.7% 5th 28% above peers
Vineland, NJ $249,567 (Aug 26) 19th +4.4% 6th 22% below peers
Owensboro, KY $137,036 (Aug 26) 28th +4.2% 7th 57% below peers
Taylor, MI $137,818 (Aug 26) 27th +3.6% 8th 57% below peers
Pontiac, MI $106,058 (Aug 26) 29th +3.2% 9th 67% below peers
Burlington, NC $170,522 (Aug 26) 25th +2.9% 10th 47% below peers
Hanford, CA $297,783 (Aug 26) 16th +2.5% 11th 7% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $248,317 (Aug 26) 20th +2.2% 12th 22% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $157,756 (Aug 26) 26th +1.9% 13th 51% below peers
La Habra, CA $673,912 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 14th 110% above peers
Jupiter, FL $431,982 (Aug 26) 9th +1.1% 15th 35% above peers
Beaumont, CA $454,444 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 16th 42% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $395,987 (Aug 26) 13th +0.9% 17th 24% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $202,090 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.8% 18th 37% below peers
Springfield, OR $342,563 (Aug 26) 14th +0.7% 19th 7% above peers
Lakewood, WA $403,686 (Aug 26) 12th +0.5% 20th 26% above peers
Gilroy, CA $842,944 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.2% 21st 163% above peers
Wellington, FL $453,911 (Aug 26) 7th -0.1% 22nd 42% above peers
Corvallis, OR $436,350 (Aug 26) 8th -0.2% 23rd 36% above peers
Woodland, CA $456,617 (Aug 26) 5th -0.4% 24th 43% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $407,949 (Aug 26) 11th -1.4% 25th 27% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $191,731 (Aug 26) 24th -3.2% 26th 40% below peers
North Miami, FL $197,040 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.9% 27th 38% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL $227,351 (Aug 26) 21st -4.3% 28th 29% below peers
Little Elm, TX $320,336 (Aug 26) 15th -5.8% 29th on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.0% then, 48.4% now; margin ±3.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.4% to 48.4%).
Needs attention 48.4%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Stonecrest, GA 56.2% 24th +11.6pp 1st 11% below peers
Pontiac, MI 46.6% 29th +6.1pp 2nd 26% below peers
Lakewood, WA 47.5% 28th +4.1pp 3rd 25% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 65.7% 13th +5.4pp 4th 4% above peers
Hanford, CA 62.1% 19th +5.0pp 5th 2% below peers
Woodland, CA 58.7% 21st +4.4pp 6th 7% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 63.7% 15th +4.3pp 7th 1% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 77.9% 5th +5.1pp 8th 23% above peers
Jupiter, FL 78.5% 4th +4.5pp 9th 24% above peers
Vineland, NJ 69.9% 9th +4.0pp 10th 11% above peers
Beaumont, CA 80.8% 2nd +3.7pp 11th 28% above peers
Springfield, OR 55.0% 25th +2.4pp 12th 13% below peers
Burlington, NC 53.8% 26th +2.3pp 13th 15% below peers
Taylor, MI 66.7% 11th +2.6pp 14th 6% above peers
Meriden, CT 60.1% 20th +2.1pp 15th 5% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 63.1% 16th +1.9pp 16th on par with peers
Santa Cruz, CA 48.4% 27th +1.4pp 17th 23% below peers
North Miami, FL 43.5% 30th +1.2pp 18th 31% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 84.5% 1st +1.7pp 19th 34% above peers
Bristol, CT 64.9% 14th +1.3pp 20th 3% above peers
Gilroy, CA 62.4% 17th +0.9pp 21st 1% below peers
Owensboro, KY 57.4% 23rd +0.5pp 22nd 9% below peers
La Habra, CA 58.3% 22nd +0.4pp 23rd 8% below peers
Wellington, FL 75.8% 6th -0.3pp 24th 20% above peers
Taunton, MA 62.1% 18th -0.3pp 25th 2% below peers
Corvallis, OR 41.8% 31st -0.9pp 26th 34% below peers
San Clemente, CA 66.5% 12th -1.5pp 27th 5% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 68.9% 10th -2.4pp 28th 9% above peers
St. Peters, MO 79.0% 3rd -2.7pp 29th 25% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 73.4% 7th -2.8pp 30th 16% above peers
Little Elm, TX 70.1% 8th -6.4pp 31st 11% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $3,532 in August 2026, up from $3,435 a year earlier.
Big move $3,532
2016August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Taunton, MA $2,096 (Aug 26) 12th +6.1% 1st 5% above peers
Meriden, CT $1,903 (Aug 26) 17th +6.0% 2nd 5% below peers
Bristol, CT $1,709 (Aug 26) 21st +6.0% 3rd 15% below peers
Beaumont, CA $2,782 (Aug 26) 6th +5.5% 4th 39% above peers
San Clemente, CA $3,426 (Aug 26) 3rd +5.5% 5th 71% above peers
Owensboro, KY $1,212 (Aug 26) 29th +4.7% 6th 39% below peers
Gilroy, CA $3,024 (Aug 26) 5th +4.3% 7th 51% above peers
Hanford, CA $2,003 (Aug 26) 14th +4.2% 8th on par with peers
Wellington, FL $3,540 (Aug 26) 1st +3.7% 9th 77% above peers
North Miami, FL $2,255 (Aug 26) 10th +3.0% 10th 13% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA $3,532 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 11th 76% above peers
Jupiter, FL $3,066 (Aug 26) 4th +2.7% 12th 53% above peers
Woodland, CA $2,330 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 13th 16% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $1,613 (Aug 26) 24th +2.6% 14th 19% below peers
Springfield, OR $1,687 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.6% 15th 16% below peers
Burlington, NC $1,284 (Aug 26) 28th +2.3% 16th 36% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $2,248 (Aug 26) 11th +2.2% 17th 12% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $1,350 (Aug 26) 26th +2.2% 18th 33% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $1,713 (Aug 26) 20th +2.0% 19th 14% below peers
Little Elm, TX $2,307 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 20th 15% above peers
Corvallis, OR $1,718 (Aug 26) 19th +2.0% 21st 14% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $1,698 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.9% 22nd 15% below peers
Lakewood, WA $1,748 (Aug 26) 18th +1.5% 23rd 13% below peers
La Habra, CA $2,759 (Aug 26) 7th +1.5% 24th 38% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $2,019 (Aug 26) 13th +0.8% 25th 1% above peers
Taylor, MI $1,528 (Aug 26) 25th +0.7% 26th 24% below peers
Pontiac, MI $1,319 (Aug 26) 27th -0.5% 27th 34% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL $1,952 (Aug 26) 15th -1.2% 28th 3% below peers
Vineland, NJ 16th 3% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden fell 7.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 47.4% to 40.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.5pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Santa Cruz started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 12.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.0% to 40.3%).
Bright spot 40.3%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Santa Cruz, CA 40.3% 25th -7.0pp 1st 10% above peers
Lakewood, WA 39.7% 24th -3.3pp 2nd 9% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 42.1% 27th -2.6pp 3rd 15% above peers
San Clemente, CA 39.5% 22nd -2.0pp 4th 8% above peers
Owensboro, KY 30.2% 7th -1.4pp 5th 17% below peers
Vineland, NJ 39.1% 21st -1.7pp 6th 7% above peers
Taylor, MI 26.9% 4th -0.9pp 7th 26% below peers
Springfield, OR 37.0% 17th -1.1pp 8th 1% above peers
Taunton, MA 36.5% 16th -1.0pp 9th on par with peers
North Miami, FL 56.8% 31st -0.2pp 10th 56% above peers
Corvallis, OR 43.0% 30th +0.2pp 11th 18% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 22.4% 1st +0.2pp 12th 39% below peers
Burlington, NC 33.2% 10th +0.6pp 13th 9% below peers
Wellington, FL 36.5% 14th +0.8pp 14th on par with peers
Pontiac, MI 39.1% 20th +0.9pp 15th 7% above peers
Little Elm, TX 31.8% 8th +1.4pp 16th 13% below peers
La Habra, CA 42.9% 29th +1.9pp 17th 18% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 27.9% 5th +1.2pp 18th 23% below peers
Gilroy, CA 41.8% 26th +2.6pp 19th 14% above peers
Beaumont, CA 36.5% 15th +2.3pp 20th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 32.0% 9th +2.3pp 21st 12% below peers
Jupiter, FL 38.1% 18th +2.8pp 22nd 4% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 30.0% 6th +2.5pp 23rd 18% below peers
Bristol, CT 36.0% 12th +3.1pp 24th 2% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.6% 11th +3.2pp 25th 2% below peers
Woodland, CA 38.5% 19th +3.6pp 26th 6% above peers
St. Peters, MO 23.2% 2nd +2.3pp 27th 37% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 36.3% 13th +3.7pp 28th 1% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 25.5% 3rd +4.7pp 29th 30% below peers
Meriden, CT 39.6% 23rd +7.6pp 30th 9% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.5% 28th +8.6pp 31st 16% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.5% then, 8.0% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.3% to 8.0%).
Needs attention 8.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Spring Hill, TN 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 1st 88% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.1% 5th -0.9pp 2nd 59% below peers
Little Elm, TX 2.3% 3rd -0.6pp 3rd 69% below peers
Meriden, CT 10.1% 29th -1.6pp 4th 34% above peers
Bristol, CT 7.6% 17th -1.1pp 5th 1% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 8.0% 21st -0.9pp 6th 6% above peers
Woodland, CA 7.0% 13th -0.7pp 7th 8% below peers
Taunton, MA 9.5% 26th -0.9pp 8th 25% above peers
Pontiac, MI 15.6% 31st -1.5pp 9th 106% above peers
Springfield, OR 8.3% 23rd -0.8pp 10th 9% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.6% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Vineland, NJ 8.2% 22nd -0.7pp 12th 8% above peers
Burlington, NC 7.1% 14th -0.6pp 13th 6% below peers
San Clemente, CA 3.1% 6th -0.2pp 14th 59% below peers
North Miami, FL 11.9% 30th -0.8pp 15th 58% above peers
Gilroy, CA 4.5% 10th -0.3pp 16th 40% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 5.9% 11th -0.2pp 17th 22% below peers
Lakewood, WA 8.8% 25th -0.1pp 18th 17% above peers
Corvallis, OR 9.7% 27th +0.1pp 19th 28% above peers
Owensboro, KY 9.8% 28th +0.3pp 20th 29% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 8.0% 20th +0.5pp 21st 5% above peers
Taylor, MI 7.5% 15th +0.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Stonecrest, GA 8.6% 24th +1.1pp 23rd 14% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.0% 4th +0.5pp 24th 60% below peers
Hanford, CA 7.8% 19th +1.9pp 25th 3% above peers
Jupiter, FL 3.8% 8th +1.0pp 26th 49% below peers
Wellington, FL 3.3% 7th +1.1pp 27th 56% below peers
La Habra, CA 6.2% 12th +2.2pp 28th 17% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 7.7% 18th +3.1pp 29th 1% above peers
Beaumont, CA 3.9% 9th +2.1pp 30th 48% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 1.6% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.0% to 3.8%).
Bright spot 3.8%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
La Habra, CA 6.2% 17th -3.5pp 1st 2% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 6.6% 18th -2.8pp 2nd 8% above peers
Woodland, CA 5.2% 8th -2.1pp 3rd 14% below peers
North Miami, FL 18.7% 31st -7.5pp 4th 209% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.8% 4th -1.3pp 5th 37% below peers
Beaumont, CA 4.5% 6th -1.1pp 6th 26% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 12.4% 28th -3.2pp 7th 104% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 3.8% 3rd -0.9pp 8th 38% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 8.9% 22nd -1.8pp 9th 47% above peers
Burlington, NC 11.3% 26th -2.1pp 10th 86% above peers
Hanford, CA 5.8% 13th -0.8pp 11th 5% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 5.8% 14th -0.8pp 12th 4% below peers
Little Elm, TX 11.7% 27th -1.5pp 13th 92% above peers
San Clemente, CA 3.6% 1st -0.4pp 14th 41% below peers
Corvallis, OR 5.2% 9th -0.6pp 15th 14% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 12.4% 29th -1.0pp 16th 105% above peers
Taylor, MI 5.3% 10th -0.3pp 17th 13% below peers
Springfield, OR 7.2% 19th -0.2pp 18th 18% above peers
Gilroy, CA 6.1% 16th -0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 8.6% 21st +0.1pp 20th 42% above peers
Pontiac, MI 12.5% 30th +0.2pp 21st 107% above peers
Vineland, NJ 9.6% 23rd +0.5pp 22nd 58% above peers
Jupiter, FL 10.0% 24th +0.7pp 23rd 64% above peers
Owensboro, KY 6.0% 15th +0.4pp 24th 1% below peers
Lakewood, WA 10.1% 25th +0.7pp 25th 66% above peers
Bristol, CT 4.6% 7th +0.5pp 26th 25% below peers
Meriden, CT 5.7% 12th +0.9pp 27th 6% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 5.5% 11th +1.4pp 28th 9% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 4.5% 5th +1.2pp 29th 26% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.5% 20th +2.1pp 30th 23% above peers
Taunton, MA 3.7% 2nd +1.5pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

29.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
San Clemente, CA 25.7% 1st 24% below peers
Jupiter, FL 26.7% 2nd 21% below peers
Wellington, FL 27.3% 3rd 19% below peers
Corvallis, OR 27.5% 4th 19% below peers
La Habra, CA 28.6% 5th 15% below peers
Gilroy, CA 28.9% 6th 14% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 29.0% 7th 14% below peers
Woodland, CA 29.2% 8th 14% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 29.7% 9th 12% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 30.3% 10th 10% below peers
Hanford, CA 30.6% 11th 9% below peers
Little Elm, TX 32.3% 12th 4% below peers
Bristol, CT 32.5% 13th 4% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 32.9% 14th 3% below peers
Beaumont, CA 33.1% 15th 2% below peers
Springfield, OR 33.8% 16th on par with peers
North Miami, FL 34.1% 17th 1% above peers
Taunton, MA 34.6% 18th 2% above peers
Meriden, CT 35.1% 19th 4% above peers
Taylor, MI 35.6% 20th 5% above peers
Vineland, NJ 35.8% 21st 6% above peers
St. Peters, MO 36.1% 22nd 7% above peers
Owensboro, KY 36.5% 23rd 8% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 36.7% 24th 9% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 37.5% 25th 11% above peers
Lakewood, WA 38.6% 26th 14% above peers
Burlington, NC 39.3% 27th 16% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 39.7% 28th 17% above peers
Pontiac, MI 41.9% 29th 24% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.8% 30th 27% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 43.2% 31st 28% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.3% to 1.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Santa Cruz started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.1% to 1.1%).
Bright spot 1.1%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Stonecrest, GA 2.6% 8th -6.0pp 1st 39% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 1.1% 2nd -2.2pp 2nd 74% below peers
St. Peters, MO 1.4% 3rd -1.9pp 3rd 68% below peers
North Miami, FL 6.6% 28th -5.9pp 4th 57% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 4.6% 20th -3.3pp 5th 10% above peers
Bristol, CT 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 6th 78% below peers
Meriden, CT 1.7% 4th -0.9pp 7th 60% below peers
Woodland, CA 1.9% 5th -0.6pp 8th 55% below peers
Pontiac, MI 5.0% 22nd -1.6pp 9th 20% above peers
Little Elm, TX 10.0% 31st -2.6pp 10th 137% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 2.9% 9th -0.6pp 11th 30% below peers
San Clemente, CA 1.9% 6th -0.4pp 12th 54% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 7.7% 29th -0.3pp 13th 83% above peers
La Habra, CA 3.3% 12th +0.1pp 14th 21% below peers
Gilroy, CA 2.5% 7th +0.1pp 15th 40% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.6% 26th +0.5pp 16th 32% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 3.1% 10th +0.4pp 17th 27% below peers
Jupiter, FL 6.2% 27th +1.2pp 18th 46% above peers
Lakewood, WA 4.2% 16th +0.9pp 19th on par with peers
Vineland, NJ 5.2% 23rd +1.1pp 20th 24% above peers
Springfield, OR 3.6% 14th +0.8pp 21st 14% below peers
Burlington, NC 5.5% 25th +1.2pp 22nd 30% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 4.9% 21st +1.6pp 23rd 16% above peers
Beaumont, CA 3.4% 13th +1.2pp 24th 19% below peers
Taylor, MI 4.1% 15th +1.5pp 25th 4% below peers
Wellington, FL 8.8% 30th +3.5pp 26th 110% above peers
Owensboro, KY 4.5% 19th +2.1pp 27th 8% above peers
Corvallis, OR 5.3% 24th +2.5pp 28th 25% above peers
Hanford, CA 4.4% 18th +2.6pp 29th 4% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.2% 17th +2.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Taunton, MA 3.1% 11th +2.9pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.8% to 57.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.7pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Santa Cruz started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (49.4% to 57.6%).
Bright spot 57.6%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Taylor, MI 16.4% 30th +4.8pp 1st 45% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 29.7% 16th +7.9pp 2nd on par with peers
North Miami, FL 25.1% 21st +6.1pp 3rd 15% below peers
Vineland, NJ 24.1% 22nd +5.3pp 4th 19% below peers
Springfield, OR 22.4% 25th +4.6pp 5th 24% below peers
Pontiac, MI 16.1% 31st +2.9pp 6th 46% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 40.6% 9th +6.5pp 7th 37% above peers
Burlington, NC 29.6% 17th +4.1pp 8th on par with peers
Bristol, CT 30.3% 15th +3.8pp 9th 2% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 21.5% 28th +2.6pp 10th 28% below peers
Owensboro, KY 26.1% 20th +3.1pp 11th 12% below peers
La Habra, CA 32.3% 12th +3.8pp 12th 9% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 22.0% 27th +2.4pp 13th 26% below peers
Jupiter, FL 53.5% 4th +5.7pp 14th 80% above peers
Woodland, CA 30.4% 14th +3.1pp 15th 2% above peers
Wellington, FL 49.7% 7th +4.7pp 16th 67% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 50.3% 6th +3.5pp 17th 69% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 51.8% 5th +3.5pp 18th 74% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 57.6% 2nd +3.8pp 19th 94% above peers
Taunton, MA 23.9% 23rd +1.4pp 20th 19% below peers
Gilroy, CA 29.3% 18th +1.6pp 21st 1% below peers
San Clemente, CA 53.8% 3rd +2.9pp 22nd 81% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 31.0% 13th +1.6pp 23rd 4% above peers
Beaumont, CA 27.4% 19th +1.2pp 24th 8% below peers
Corvallis, OR 61.4% 1st +2.3pp 25th 107% above peers
Lakewood, WA 23.2% 24th +0.7pp 26th 22% below peers
Little Elm, TX 44.2% 8th +1.1pp 27th 49% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 35.0% 11th +0.4pp 28th 18% above peers
St. Peters, MO 39.2% 10th +0.3pp 29th 32% above peers
Meriden, CT 22.2% 26th -0.1pp 30th 25% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.1% 29th -1.0pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 25.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63.7% to 38.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±15.0pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 10.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (49.5% to 38.6%).
Needs attention 38.6%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lakewood, WA 33.8% 26th +13.5pp 1st 19% below peers
Little Elm, TX 46.4% 11th +15.2pp 2nd 11% above peers
Vineland, NJ 77.5% 1st +20.4pp 3rd 85% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 56.4% 6th +6.6pp 4th 34% above peers
Burlington, NC 41.2% 18th +4.0pp 5th 2% below peers
San Clemente, CA 58.7% 4th +5.5pp 6th 40% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 36.8% 23rd +1.4pp 7th 12% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 43.8% 15th +1.0pp 8th 4% above peers
Woodland, CA 51.1% 9th -0.2pp 9th 22% above peers
Springfield, OR 34.8% 25th -1.0pp 10th 17% below peers
Taunton, MA 44.7% 14th -1.5pp 11th 6% above peers
Pontiac, MI 36.3% 24th -2.7pp 12th 14% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 37.8% 22nd -4.4pp 13th 10% below peers
La Habra, CA 41.1% 19th -5.0pp 14th 2% below peers
Wellington, FL 58.2% 5th -9.2pp 15th 39% above peers
Taylor, MI 26.3% 30th -4.4pp 16th 37% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 28.1% 28th -4.9pp 17th 33% below peers
Bristol, CT 62.5% 2nd -11.2pp 18th 49% above peers
St. Peters, MO 42.0% 16th -8.3pp 19th on par with peers
North Miami, FL 51.2% 8th -10.2pp 20th 22% above peers
Gilroy, CA 45.6% 13th -10.1pp 21st 9% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 46.2% 12th -10.3pp 22nd 10% above peers
Jupiter, FL 62.0% 3rd -14.2pp 23rd 48% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 50.4% 10th -12.4pp 24th 20% above peers
Corvallis, OR 40.8% 20th -10.4pp 25th 3% below peers
Meriden, CT 52.6% 7th -13.9pp 26th 25% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 41.2% 17th -15.0pp 27th 2% below peers
Owensboro, KY 33.1% 27th -16.4pp 28th 21% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 38.6% 21st -25.1pp 29th 8% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.6% 31st -14.4pp 30th 56% below peers
Beaumont, CA 26.4% 29th -22.3pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.7% then, 1.0% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.4% to 1.0%).
Bright spot 1.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
San Clemente, CA 0.9% 1st -4.5pp 1st 88% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 2.6% 5th -3.5pp 2nd 65% below peers
Burlington, NC 8.6% 19th -9.9pp 3rd 18% above peers
Woodland, CA 6.0% 12th -4.2pp 4th 18% below peers
Wellington, FL 2.8% 6th -1.5pp 5th 62% below peers
Taunton, MA 1.9% 3rd -1.0pp 6th 74% below peers
Bristol, CT 6.4% 14th -2.3pp 7th 13% below peers
Jupiter, FL 3.2% 7th -1.1pp 8th 56% below peers
Vineland, NJ 19.7% 31st -4.7pp 9th 170% above peers
Taylor, MI 9.7% 22nd -1.9pp 10th 32% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.2% 8th -0.5pp 11th 56% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 3.4% 9th -0.1pp 12th 54% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 7.3% 16th +0.2pp 13th on par with peers
Owensboro, KY 6.2% 13th +0.8pp 14th 16% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 3.8% 10th +0.5pp 15th 48% below peers
Pontiac, MI 14.9% 29th +2.5pp 16th 104% above peers
Hanford, CA 10.8% 24th +2.0pp 17th 48% above peers
La Habra, CA 8.9% 20th +2.2pp 18th 22% above peers
North Miami, FL 12.9% 26th +3.5pp 19th 77% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 1.0% 2nd +0.3pp 20th 86% below peers
Little Elm, TX 7.5% 18th +2.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.8% 11th +1.9pp 22nd 34% below peers
Corvallis, OR 2.1% 4th +0.9pp 23rd 71% below peers
Springfield, OR 14.7% 28th +6.4pp 24th 100% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 17.0% 30th +7.9pp 25th 132% above peers
Lakewood, WA 10.4% 23rd +4.9pp 26th 42% above peers
Gilroy, CA 11.1% 25th +6.2pp 27th 52% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.0% 15th +4.6pp 28th 5% below peers
Beaumont, CA 9.3% 21st +6.4pp 29th 28% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.4% 17th +5.3pp 30th 1% above peers
Meriden, CT 13.2% 27th +10.1pp 31st 80% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64,522 to 61,607 - more than the combined survey margin (±87). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 80% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (62,045 to 61,607).
Big move 61,607
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 48,425 31st +66% 1st 20% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 55,765 28th +40% 2nd 8% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 55,200 29th +34% 3rd 9% below peers
Beaumont, CA 56,266 27th +19% 4th 7% below peers
Little Elm, TX 54,820 30th +19% 5th 9% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 57,890 26th +19% 6th 4% below peers
Burlington, NC 59,610 23rd +12% 7th 1% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 60,501 16th +12% 8th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 59,965 20th +9% 9th 1% below peers
Hanford, CA 59,754 22nd +6% 10th 1% below peers
Taunton, MA 60,433 17th +6% 11th on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 62,937 2nd +5% 12th 4% above peers
Gilroy, CA 59,004 25th +4% 13th 2% below peers
Woodland, CA 61,854 9th +4% 14th 2% above peers
Pontiac, MI 62,104 5th +4% 15th 3% above peers
Corvallis, OR 59,960 21st +3% 16th 1% below peers
St. Peters, MO 59,092 24th +3% 17th 2% below peers
La Habra, CA 61,970 7th +2% 18th 2% above peers
Bristol, CT 61,462 13th +2% 19th 2% above peers
Vineland, NJ 61,006 14th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Meriden, CT 60,545 15th +1% 21st on par with peers
Owensboro, KY 60,302 19th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Taylor, MI 62,081 6th +1% 23rd 3% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 62,586 3rd +0% 24th 3% above peers
Springfield, OR 61,499 12th -1% 25th 2% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 61,512 11th -1% 26th 2% above peers
San Clemente, CA 63,273 1st -2% 27th 5% above peers
North Miami, FL 60,344 18th -3% 28th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 62,146 4th -3% 29th 3% above peers
Jupiter, FL 61,883 8th -4% 30th 2% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 61,607 10th -5% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±64 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.8% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 1.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (13.0% to 11.2%).
Big move 11.2%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Meriden, CT 21.9% 19th +2.5pp 1st 2% below peers
Vineland, NJ 25.5% 8th +1.6pp 2nd 14% above peers
Taylor, MI 22.9% 15th +1.0pp 3rd 2% above peers
North Miami, FL 23.3% 14th +1.0pp 4th 4% above peers
Corvallis, OR 14.1% 30th +0.6pp 5th 37% below peers
Burlington, NC 23.5% 13th +0.9pp 6th 5% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 17.0% 29th +0.3pp 7th 24% below peers
Hanford, CA 28.6% 4th +0.4pp 8th 28% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 21.4% 22nd +0.0pp 9th 4% below peers
Beaumont, CA 29.5% 2nd -0.0pp 10th 32% above peers
Bristol, CT 20.1% 26th -0.2pp 11th 10% below peers
Woodland, CA 23.6% 12th -0.4pp 12th 6% above peers
Owensboro, KY 23.8% 10th -0.5pp 13th 7% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.2% 17th -0.6pp 14th 1% below peers
San Clemente, CA 20.8% 25th -0.6pp 15th 7% below peers
Springfield, OR 21.0% 23rd -0.9pp 16th 6% below peers
Jupiter, FL 18.4% 28th -0.8pp 17th 17% below peers
Taunton, MA 21.6% 20th -1.0pp 18th 3% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 27.4% 6th -1.3pp 19th 23% above peers
St. Peters, MO 20.9% 24th -1.2pp 20th 6% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 41.8% 1st -3.2pp 21st 87% above peers
Lakewood, WA 19.6% 27th -1.6pp 22nd 12% below peers
Gilroy, CA 26.8% 7th -2.5pp 23rd 20% above peers
Little Elm, TX 28.0% 5th -2.7pp 24th 25% above peers
La Habra, CA 21.5% 21st -2.1pp 25th 4% below peers
Wellington, FL 23.6% 11th -2.4pp 26th 6% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 24.2% 9th -2.6pp 27th 8% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 28.9% 3rd -3.1pp 28th 29% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 11.2% 31st -1.6pp 29th 50% below peers
Pontiac, MI 22.2% 18th -4.5pp 30th 1% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 22.3% 16th -5.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.2% then, 28.5% now; margin ±9.0pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.7% to 28.5%).
28.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Spring Hill, TN 17.2% 28th +5.8pp 1st 47% below peers
Meriden, CT 59.0% 2nd +17.6pp 2nd 81% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 7.4% 31st +2.1pp 3rd 77% below peers
Little Elm, TX 29.2% 21st +8.1pp 4th 10% below peers
Woodland, CA 31.6% 17th +6.8pp 5th 3% below peers
La Habra, CA 30.4% 19th +5.9pp 6th 7% below peers
Wellington, FL 22.8% 26th +4.3pp 7th 30% below peers
Lakewood, WA 45.9% 7th +7.9pp 8th 41% above peers
Springfield, OR 43.1% 8th +5.5pp 9th 32% above peers
Taylor, MI 55.7% 3rd +6.4pp 10th 71% above peers
Bristol, CT 32.6% 16th +3.4pp 11th on par with peers
St. Peters, MO 19.5% 27th +1.8pp 12th 40% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 30.5% 18th +2.3pp 13th 7% below peers
Pontiac, MI 68.1% 1st +4.4pp 14th 109% above peers
Beaumont, CA 28.3% 23rd +1.3pp 15th 13% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.5% 14th +1.3pp 16th 9% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 40.6% 11th -0.0pp 17th 25% above peers
Taunton, MA 47.5% 5th -0.1pp 18th 46% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 36.3% 12th -0.6pp 19th 11% above peers
Corvallis, OR 29.3% 20th -1.0pp 20th 10% below peers
San Clemente, CA 15.1% 30th -0.6pp 21st 54% below peers
Gilroy, CA 26.4% 24th -1.1pp 22nd 19% below peers
Burlington, NC 46.5% 6th -4.4pp 23rd 42% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 23.2% 25th -2.9pp 24th 29% below peers
North Miami, FL 41.1% 10th -5.1pp 25th 26% above peers
Owensboro, KY 41.8% 9th -5.8pp 26th 28% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 28.5% 22nd -4.8pp 27th 13% below peers
Vineland, NJ 34.8% 15th -6.8pp 28th 7% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 54.2% 4th -11.7pp 29th 66% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 36.0% 13th -8.9pp 30th 11% above peers
Jupiter, FL 16.0% 29th -11.2pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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4 of 14 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±7.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (79.2% then, 83.0% now; margin ±15.9pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 11.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.8% to 83.0%).
Big move 83.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Winter Haven, FL 70.4% 17th +21.6pp 1st 2% below peers
Corvallis, OR 65.5% 24th +15.8pp 2nd 8% below peers
Meriden, CT 81.3% 3rd +11.9pp 3rd 14% above peers
Beaumont, CA 75.7% 5th +10.2pp 4th 6% above peers
Lakewood, WA 72.0% 14th +9.0pp 5th 1% above peers
Gilroy, CA 74.8% 7th +7.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Woodland, CA 67.1% 22nd +6.2pp 7th 6% below peers
San Clemente, CA 71.4% 16th +5.9pp 8th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 73.6% 11th +5.5pp 9th 3% above peers
Pontiac, MI 81.4% 2nd +6.1pp 10th 14% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 75.2% 6th +5.3pp 11th 5% above peers
Vineland, NJ 74.1% 9th +4.0pp 12th 4% above peers
Springfield, OR 73.0% 12th +3.5pp 13th 2% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 83.0% 1st +3.8pp 14th 16% above peers
St. Peters, MO 81.0% 4th +3.0pp 15th 13% above peers
Wellington, FL 64.0% 27th +2.1pp 16th 10% below peers
La Habra, CA 69.0% 20th +1.0pp 17th 3% below peers
Hanford, CA 66.5% 23rd -0.2pp 18th 7% below peers
Burlington, NC 69.3% 18th -2.8pp 19th 3% below peers
Owensboro, KY 65.0% 25th -2.7pp 20th 9% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 72.1% 13th -3.7pp 21st 1% above peers
North Miami, FL 67.4% 21st -5.4pp 22nd 6% below peers
Taylor, MI 71.8% 15th -6.4pp 23rd 1% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 64.6% 26th -5.9pp 24th 10% below peers
Bristol, CT 74.8% 8th -7.8pp 25th 5% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 73.6% 10th -8.6pp 26th 3% above peers
Taunton, MA 69.0% 19th -8.6pp 27th 3% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 36.7% 31st -5.2pp 28th 49% below peers
Little Elm, TX 63.5% 28th -9.9pp 29th 11% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 58.0% 29th -10.5pp 30th 19% below peers
Jupiter, FL 50.3% 30th -16.8pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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5 of 14 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±12.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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