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101,901 people (2025) 100k-250k West

Bright spots 13 indicators

Where Tracy, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Household income
Median household income
$121,119
2020-24
▲ 32%
relative change
$92,046 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
28.5%
2020-24
▲ 29%
relative change
22.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
172 /100k
Jun 2026
▼ 27%
relative change
237 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.3%
Jul 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
5.7% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
95.2%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
93.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
65.0%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
62.8% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
7.8%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
8.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.38
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
0.37 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
3.4%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
3.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
207 /100k
Jun 2026
▼ 11%
relative change
234 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.3%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
3.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
10.8%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
11.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.4%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
6.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 5 indicators

Where Tracy, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
9.7%
2019-23
▲ 28%
relative change
7.6% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
3 homicides
12 mo to Jun 2026
▲ 200%
relative change
1 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,356 /100k
Jun 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
1,441 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
37.7%
2020-24
▼ 16%
relative change
44.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
7.9%
2020-24
▲ 56%
relative change
5.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 7 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 →
Population
96,966
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
90,675 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
26.5%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
28.1% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$672,627
Aug 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
$703,725 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$548,866
Aug 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
$571,766 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,701
Aug 2026
high
vs peers
$2,690 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
19.0%
2020-24
low
vs peers
17.8% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
57.8%
2020-24
low
vs peers
55.7% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 5% lower than in 2021 (203 then, 193 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 278 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 207 in June 2026, down from 234 a year earlier.
Bright spot 207 per 100k
2018June 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%
Daly City, CA 198 (Jun 26) -31.4% 1st
San Mateo, CA 148 (Jul 26) -26.4% 2nd
Avondale, AZ 324 (Jul 26) -21.6% 3rd
Burbank, CA 314 (Jul 26) -20.8% 4th
Davenport, IA 590 (Jul 26) -12.6% 5th
Tracy, CA 207 (Jun 26) -11.4% 6th
Merced, CA 682 (Jul 26) -10.3% 7th
Roanoke, VA 512 (Jul 26) -9.9% 8th
Longmont, CO 448 (Feb 25) -8.3% 9th
Suffolk, VA 363 (Jun 26) -3.1% 10th
Kenosha, WI 318 (Jul 26) -2.5% 11th
Albany, NY 816 (Apr 26) -2.4% 12th
South Bend, IN 946 (Jul 26) -2.2% 13th
Edmond, OK 149 (Jul 26) -2.0% 14th
Quincy, MA 326 (Jul 26) +0.3% 15th
New Bedford, MA 343 (Jul 26) +0.9% 16th
Vacaville, CA 267 (Jul 26) +4.5% 17th
San Angelo, TX 254 (Jul 26) +6.2% 18th
Lynn, MA 575 (Jul 26) +8.1% 19th
Wichita Falls, TX 415 (Jul 26) +18.8% 20th
El Cajon, CA 570 (Jul 26) +20.3% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Pearland, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Clara, CA down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • Alexandria, VA down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% 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 Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,356 in June 2026, down from 1,441 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,356 per 100k
2018June 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%
San Mateo, CA 1,257 (Jul 26) -27.1% 1st
Vacaville, CA 1,255 (Jul 26) -25.8% 2nd
Lynn, MA 923 (Jul 26) -19.0% 3rd
Burbank, CA 2,279 (Jul 26) -18.2% 4th
Roanoke, VA 3,181 (Jul 26) -16.0% 5th
Quincy, MA 1,120 (Jul 26) -15.0% 6th
Davenport, IA 2,774 (Jul 26) -15.0% 7th
Avondale, AZ 1,901 (Jul 26) -14.9% 8th
Daly City, CA 1,303 (Jun 26) -11.8% 9th
Wichita Falls, TX 2,093 (Jul 26) -11.1% 10th
Suffolk, VA 1,265 (Jun 26) -10.3% 11th
Kenosha, WI 763 (Jul 26) -10.0% 12th
South Bend, IN 2,502 (Jul 26) -9.1% 13th
Merced, CA 2,371 (Jul 26) -8.1% 14th
Tracy, CA 1,356 (Jun 26) -5.9% 15th
New Bedford, MA 1,424 (Jul 26) -5.0% 16th
San Angelo, TX 2,275 (Jul 26) -4.7% 17th
Edmond, OK 1,147 (Jul 26) -4.0% 18th
Longmont, CO 2,854 (Feb 25) -2.0% 19th
El Cajon, CA 1,432 (Jul 26) +3.4% 20th
Albany, NY 2,738 (Jul 26) +3.7% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clarksville, TN down about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Odessa, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO 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

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 200% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: 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.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 3 homicides in the 12 months ending June 2026, up from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 3 homicides
2018June 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%
Daly City, CA 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 1st
San Mateo, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
New Bedford, MA 1 (Jul 26) -90.0% 3rd
Longmont, CO 3 (Feb 25) -66.9% 4th
Edmond, OK 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 5th
Suffolk, VA 3 (Jun 26) -62.5% 6th
El Cajon, CA 2 (Jul 26) -59.9% 7th
Davenport, IA 5 (Jul 26) -16.7% 8th
Roanoke, VA 11 (Jul 26) -15.4% 9th
Burbank, CA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Lynn, MA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Albany, NY 9 (Apr 26) +12.5% 12th
Avondale, AZ 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 13th
Wichita Falls, TX 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 14th
San Angelo, TX 7 (Jul 26) +133.6% 15th
Merced, CA 13 (Jul 26) +160.3% 16th
Tracy, CA 3 (Jun 26) +199.4% 17th
Kenosha, WI 6 (Jul 26) +199.5% 18th
South Bend, IN 17 (Jul 26) +260.3% 19th
Quincy, MA 1 (Jul 26)
Vacaville, CA 1 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oxnard, CA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 27% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 34% lower than in 2021 (261 then, 172 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 339 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 172 in June 2026, down from 237 a year earlier.
Bright spot 172 per 100k
2018June 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). 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%
Vacaville, CA 62 (Jul 26) -50.4% 1st
Daly City, CA 115 (Jun 26) -45.5% 2nd
San Mateo, CA 85 (Jul 26) -43.6% 3rd
Burbank, CA 171 (Jul 26) -42.7% 4th
Quincy, MA 68 (Jul 26) -40.2% 5th
Lynn, MA 106 (Jul 26) -38.2% 6th
Roanoke, VA 236 (Jul 26) -34.5% 7th
Avondale, AZ 170 (Jul 26) -32.8% 8th
Tracy, CA 172 (Jun 26) -27.4% 9th
Wichita Falls, TX 170 (Jul 26) -27.3% 10th
Merced, CA 272 (Jul 26) -26.6% 11th
South Bend, IN 297 (Jul 26) -26.3% 12th
Albany, NY 205 (Jul 26) -23.0% 13th
Suffolk, VA 84 (Jun 26) -20.8% 14th
Longmont, CO 295 (Feb 25) -19.8% 15th
New Bedford, MA 206 (Jul 26) -11.0% 16th
San Angelo, TX 128 (Jul 26) -9.2% 17th
Edmond, OK 42 (Jul 26) -8.7% 18th
El Cajon, CA 218 (Jul 26) -7.5% 19th
Davenport, IA 280 (Jul 26) +12.0% 20th
Kenosha, WI 99 (Jul 26) +12.6% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yuma, AZ down about 36% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Rosa, CA down about 34% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% 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 ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 32% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $92,046 to $121,119 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,215).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Tracy started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 62% from 2014 to 2024 ($74,748 to $121,119).
Bright spot $121,119
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%
Deltona, FL $76,924 17th +46% 1st 11% below peers
Merced, CA $63,122 26th +40% 2nd 27% below peers
Avondale, AZ $86,123 16th +39% 3rd on par with peers
South Bend, IN $55,786 30th +39% 4th 35% below peers
Fort Myers, FL $63,732 25th +37% 5th 26% below peers
Albany, NY $61,986 27th +35% 6th 28% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 20th +35% 7th 16% below peers
Inglewood, CA $72,750 19th +34% 8th 16% below peers
Lynn, MA $75,043 18th +34% 9th 13% below peers
Tracy, CA $121,119 5th +32% 10th 41% above peers
Daly City, CA $123,547 4th +31% 11th 43% above peers
Davenport, IA $66,200 23rd +30% 12th 23% below peers
Federal Way, WA $86,909 15th +29% 13th 1% above peers
Kenosha, WI $71,239 21st +29% 14th 17% below peers
Burbank, CA $97,082 11th +28% 15th 13% above peers
Boca Raton, FL $106,273 8th +28% 16th 23% above peers
Quincy, MA $98,882 10th +27% 17th 15% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 18th 85% above peers
San Angelo, TX $65,864 24th +27% 19th 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 28th +27% 20th 30% below peers
Edmond, OK $103,183 9th +27% 21st 20% above peers
Vacaville, CA $111,126 7th +27% 22nd 29% above peers
Roanoke, VA $55,378 31st +25% 23rd 36% below peers
Suffolk, VA $92,666 12th +24% 24th 8% above peers
Plantation, FL $92,541 13th +24% 25th 7% above peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 29th +23% 26th 34% below peers
San Mateo, CA $153,504 2nd +23% 27th 78% above peers
Longmont, CO $90,671 14th +22% 28th 5% above peers
El Cajon, CA $67,511 22nd +22% 29th 22% below peers
Columbia, MD $131,490 3rd +21% 30th 53% above peers
Atascocita, TX $118,226 6th +18% 31st 37% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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14 of 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$5,519 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 70% 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: 5.3% in July 2026, down from 5.7% a year earlier.
Bright spot 5.3%
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
Burbank, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th -1.3pp 1st 20% above peers
Inglewood, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 24th -1.1pp 2nd 16% above peers
Hesperia, CA 6.6% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 3rd 35% above peers
South Bend, IN 4.3% (Jul 26) 8th -0.7pp 4th 12% below peers
Davenport, IA 4.6% (Jul 26) 12th -0.6pp 5th 6% below peers
Vacaville, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 15th -0.6pp 6th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 3.7% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 7th 24% below peers
Merced, CA 8.1% (Jul 26) 28th -0.5pp 8th 65% above peers
Tracy, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 20th -0.4pp 9th 8% above peers
El Cajon, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 21st -0.3pp 10th 8% above peers
Lynn, MA 5.2% (Jul 26) 18th -0.3pp 11th 6% above peers
Quincy, MA 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 12th 12% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 13th 20% below peers
New Bedford, MA 6.6% (Jul 26) 27th +0.1pp 14th 35% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% (Jul 26) 1st +0.1pp 15th 27% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 16th 12% below peers
Albany, NY 4.8% (Jul 26) 14th +0.3pp 17th 2% below peers
Avondale, AZ 5.0% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 18th 2% above peers
Federal Way, WA 5.6% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.3pp 19th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 4.0% (Jul 26) 6th +0.3pp 20th 18% below peers
San Angelo, TX 3.7% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.3pp 21st 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 4.7% (Jul 26) 13th +0.5pp 22nd 4% below peers
Deltona, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 19th +0.5pp 23rd 6% above peers
Roanoke, VA 4.2% (Jul 26) 7th +0.5pp 24th 14% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.6pp 25th 8% above peers
Plantation, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th +0.7pp 26th 12% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 17th +0.8pp 27th 4% above peers
Edmond, OK 3.8% (Jul 26) 4th +0.9pp 28th 22% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.1% then, 7.8% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.7% to 7.8%).
Bright spot 7.8%
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 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
San Angelo, TX 11.0% 17th -3.3pp 1st 1% above peers
Edmond, OK 8.1% 6th -2.0pp 2nd 25% below peers
Deltona, FL 10.2% 13th -2.4pp 3rd 6% below peers
Merced, CA 23.9% 31st -5.4pp 4th 120% above peers
Avondale, AZ 10.9% 16th -2.4pp 5th on par with peers
Lynn, MA 13.8% 20th -2.8pp 6th 27% above peers
Hesperia, CA 16.9% 24th -2.9pp 7th 56% above peers
Kenosha, WI 13.7% 19th -2.4pp 8th 26% above peers
Inglewood, CA 14.6% 21st -2.1pp 9th 35% above peers
South Bend, IN 20.8% 29th -2.8pp 10th 92% above peers
Roanoke, VA 18.3% 26th -2.4pp 11th 69% above peers
Longmont, CO 8.6% 9th -1.0pp 12th 21% below peers
Suffolk, VA 9.4% 10th -1.0pp 13th 14% below peers
Davenport, IA 15.2% 22nd -1.4pp 14th 40% above peers
Quincy, MA 10.6% 14th -0.7pp 15th 3% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.8% 5th -0.3pp 16th 28% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% 25th -0.6pp 17th 63% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 16.3% 23rd -0.5pp 18th 50% above peers
Albany, NY 22.9% 30th +0.0pp 19th 111% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 20th 73% below peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 4th +0.1pp 21st 29% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.6% 28th +0.3pp 22nd 89% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.7% 15th +0.2pp 23rd 1% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.5% 3rd +0.3pp 24th 31% below peers
El Cajon, CA 20.5% 27th +1.2pp 25th 89% above peers
Federal Way, WA 13.0% 18th +1.0pp 26th 20% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.2% 7th +0.7pp 27th 24% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 10.0% 11th +0.9pp 28th 8% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.2% 8th +0.9pp 29th 24% below peers
Plantation, FL 10.0% 12th +1.6pp 30th 8% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.4% 2nd +1.2pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp 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 (11.2% then, 10.8% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.5% to 10.8%).
Bright spot 10.8%
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 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
San Angelo, TX 12.5% 13th -9.0pp 1st 2% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 21st -6.0pp 2nd 57% above peers
Roanoke, VA 24.6% 25th -7.2pp 3rd 93% above peers
Plantation, FL 9.4% 4th -2.6pp 4th 26% below peers
Edmond, OK 9.6% 6th -2.6pp 5th 25% below peers
Suffolk, VA 12.7% 16th -3.3pp 6th on par with peers
Davenport, IA 19.3% 20th -5.0pp 7th 51% above peers
Longmont, CO 10.7% 9th -2.7pp 8th 16% below peers
Deltona, FL 12.5% 14th -3.1pp 9th 2% below peers
Avondale, AZ 15.1% 17th -3.4pp 10th 19% above peers
Kenosha, WI 19.1% 19th -4.3pp 11th 50% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.9% 18th -3.4pp 12th 41% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 13th 84% below peers
Quincy, MA 12.6% 15th -2.3pp 14th 1% below peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 27th -4.4pp 15th 103% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.1% 30th -4.8pp 16th 129% above peers
Merced, CA 33.4% 31st -5.5pp 17th 162% above peers
Inglewood, CA 20.3% 22nd -2.9pp 18th 59% above peers
Albany, NY 28.3% 29th -3.1pp 19th 123% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 25.7% 26th -2.3pp 20th 102% above peers
Columbia, MD 9.8% 7th -0.8pp 21st 23% below peers
Tracy, CA 10.8% 10th -0.3pp 22nd 15% below peers
El Cajon, CA 26.5% 28th -0.3pp 23rd 108% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.9% 2nd +0.6pp 24th 30% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 24th +1.9pp 25th 92% above peers
Federal Way, WA 20.4% 23rd +1.9pp 26th 60% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.6% 5th +0.9pp 27th 25% below peers
Burbank, CA 10.8% 11th +1.6pp 28th 15% below peers
Atascocita, TX 9.4% 3rd +1.5pp 29th 26% below peers
Vacaville, CA 10.8% 12th +2.0pp 30th 15% below peers
Daly City, CA 10.0% 8th +2.4pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93.1% to 95.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Tracy started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (91.0% to 95.2%).
Bright spot 95.2%
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 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
South Bend, IN 89.1% 26th +17.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Davenport, IA 90.0% 25th +12.3pp 2nd 4% below peers
Lynn, MA 91.5% 22nd +11.5pp 3rd 3% below peers
Roanoke, VA 85.9% 31st +10.5pp 4th 9% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 28th +10.8pp 5th 6% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 30th +9.8pp 6th 8% below peers
San Angelo, TX 87.9% 29th +9.8pp 7th 7% below peers
Burbank, CA 95.0% 9th +10.4pp 8th 1% above peers
Deltona, FL 94.7% 12th +10.3pp 9th 1% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 90.0% 24th +9.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Kenosha, WI 92.5% 19th +9.3pp 11th 2% below peers
Inglewood, CA 92.2% 21st +9.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Suffolk, VA 90.2% 23rd +8.8pp 13th 4% below peers
Albany, NY 88.4% 27th +8.1pp 14th 6% below peers
Quincy, MA 94.6% 13th +7.8pp 15th 1% above peers
Longmont, CO 95.0% 10th +7.6pp 16th 1% above peers
Merced, CA 94.3% 14th +6.6pp 17th on par with peers
Plantation, FL 95.2% 8th +6.4pp 18th 1% above peers
El Cajon, CA 93.6% 17th +5.7pp 19th on par with peers
Avondale, AZ 92.5% 20th +5.6pp 20th 2% below peers
Daly City, CA 94.8% 11th +5.5pp 21st 1% above peers
Federal Way, WA 94.0% 16th +5.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Edmond, OK 96.3% 3rd +4.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 15th +4.5pp 24th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 95.7% 6th +3.8pp 25th 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA 96.0% 4th +3.1pp 26th 2% above peers
Columbia, MD 95.8% 5th +2.6pp 27th 2% above peers
Atascocita, TX 97.4% 2nd +2.4pp 28th 4% above peers
Tracy, CA 95.2% 7th +2.1pp 29th 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 93.3% 18th +1.9pp 30th 1% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% 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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.37 then, 0.38 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Bright spot 0.38
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
Atascocita, TX 0.35 1st -0.040 1st 21% below peers
Avondale, AZ 0.38 2nd -0.023 2nd 16% below peers
Kenosha, WI 0.43 9th -0.021 3rd 4% below peers
San Angelo, TX 0.45 17th -0.021 4th on par with peers
Davenport, IA 0.44 14th -0.019 5th 1% below peers
Edmond, OK 0.47 22nd -0.021 6th 6% above peers
Deltona, FL 0.38 3rd -0.011 7th 16% below peers
Vacaville, CA 0.40 6th -0.011 8th 11% below peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 18th -0.010 9th 1% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 4th -0.008 10th 15% below peers
Albany, NY 0.49 27th -0.009 11th 9% above peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 7th -0.008 12th 9% below peers
Merced, CA 0.47 20th -0.008 13th 5% above peers
South Bend, IN 0.48 23rd -0.006 14th 7% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 0.51 30th -0.001 15th 14% above peers
Inglewood, CA 0.45 15th -0.001 16th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 0.43 12th -0.000 17th 3% below peers
Quincy, MA 0.45 16th +0.003 18th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 0.45 19th +0.008 19th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 0.43 10th +0.009 20th 4% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 0.56 31st +0.012 21st 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 0.47 21st +0.012 22nd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 24th +0.013 23rd 7% above peers
Burbank, CA 0.50 28th +0.017 24th 11% above peers
Columbia, MD 0.41 8th +0.014 25th 9% below peers
Federal Way, WA 0.43 11th +0.015 26th 3% below peers
Tracy, CA 0.38 5th +0.014 27th 14% below peers
San Mateo, CA 0.48 26th +0.023 28th 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA 0.51 29th +0.028 29th 14% above peers
Plantation, FL 0.48 25th +0.033 30th 8% above peers
Daly City, CA 0.44 13th +0.031 31st 2% 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 7.6% to 9.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 2.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (7.4% to 9.7%).
Needs attention 9.7%
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
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 15th -3.4pp 1st on par with peers
Fort Myers, FL 12.8% 17th -3.4pp 2nd 7% above peers
Avondale, AZ 12.0% 16th -2.6pp 3rd on par with peers
Albany, NY 18.6% 25th -3.7pp 4th 55% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 5th 90% below peers
Suffolk, VA 11.2% 14th -1.7pp 6th 7% below peers
Kenosha, WI 16.5% 20th -2.4pp 7th 38% above peers
South Bend, IN 16.7% 23rd -2.0pp 8th 39% above peers
Roanoke, VA 16.6% 22nd -1.9pp 9th 39% above peers
Federal Way, WA 16.6% 21st -1.4pp 10th 38% above peers
San Angelo, TX 9.8% 13th -0.2pp 11th 18% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 27th +0.1pp 12th 66% above peers
Deltona, FL 17.2% 24th +0.2pp 13th 44% above peers
Columbia, MD 8.1% 8th +0.2pp 14th 32% below peers
Lynn, MA 28.9% 29th +0.9pp 15th 141% above peers
Longmont, CO 9.2% 11th +0.4pp 16th 23% below peers
Plantation, FL 8.1% 9th +0.7pp 17th 32% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.3% 4th +0.4pp 18th 56% below peers
Davenport, IA 14.6% 19th +1.2pp 19th 22% above peers
Edmond, OK 6.6% 5th +0.6pp 20th 45% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.1% 7th +1.2pp 21st 33% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% 3rd +0.6pp 22nd 68% below peers
El Cajon, CA 24.7% 28th +3.6pp 23rd 107% above peers
Merced, CA 30.0% 30th +4.9pp 24th 150% above peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 31st +5.4pp 25th 158% above peers
Tracy, CA 9.7% 12th +2.1pp 26th 19% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.0% 2nd +0.7pp 27th 75% below peers
Inglewood, CA 18.7% 26th +5.4pp 28th 56% above peers
Quincy, MA 13.8% 18th +4.1pp 29th 15% above peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 6th +2.6pp 30th 36% below peers
Burbank, CA 9.2% 10th +4.4pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Olathe, KS down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Allen, TX down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • St. George, UT down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($665,717 then, $672,627 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $769,565 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $672,627 in August 2026, down from $703,725 a year earlier.
Big move $672,627
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%
South Bend, IN $201,639 (Aug 26) 29th +7.2% 1st 56% below peers
Kenosha, WI $284,850 (Aug 26) 26th +6.6% 2nd 38% below peers
San Mateo, CA $1,672,329 (Aug 26) 1st +4.6% 3rd 262% above peers
Albany, NY $332,657 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.2% 4th 28% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $576,824 (Aug 26) 12th +3.7% 5th 25% above peers
Davenport, IA $196,283 (Aug 26) 30th +3.6% 6th 58% below peers
New Bedford, MA $442,741 (Aug 26) 17th +3.6% 7th 4% below peers
Daly City, CA $1,115,941 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.2% 8th 142% above peers
Suffolk, VA $389,533 (Aug 26) 20th +2.7% 9th 16% below peers
Roanoke, VA $279,227 (Aug 26) 27th +2.6% 10th 40% below peers
Inglewood, CA $749,827 (Aug 26) 5th +2.3% 11th 62% above peers
Quincy, MA $679,587 (Aug 26) 7th +1.8% 12th 47% above peers
Hesperia, CA $462,029 (Aug 26) 16th +1.8% 13th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX $176,929 (Aug 26) 31st +1.6% 14th 62% below peers
Edmond, OK $355,447 (Aug 26) 21st +0.8% 15th 23% below peers
Lynn, MA $580,377 (Aug 26) 11th +0.7% 16th 26% above peers
Columbia, MD $507,609 (Aug 26) 14th +0.5% 17th 10% above peers
Burbank, CA $1,176,932 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.0% 18th 155% above peers
El Cajon, CA $817,309 (Aug 26) 4th -0.5% 19th 77% above peers
Vacaville, CA $601,486 (Aug 26) 9th -0.5% 20th 30% above peers
Federal Way, WA $586,172 (Aug 26) 10th -0.5% 21st 27% above peers
Deltona, FL $298,293 (Aug 26) 25th -0.7% 22nd 35% below peers
Merced, CA $395,807 (Aug 26) 18th -1.0% 23rd 14% below peers
Avondale, AZ $394,129 (Aug 26) 19th -1.3% 24th 15% below peers
Longmont, CO $544,848 (Aug 26) 13th -1.6% 25th 18% above peers
Atascocita, TX $307,522 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.7% 26th 33% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $694,234 (Aug 26) 6th -1.8% 27th 50% above peers
Plantation, FL $495,099 (Aug 26) 15th -2.1% 28th 7% above peers
San Angelo, TX $212,773 (Aug 26) 28th -3.7% 29th 54% below peers
Tracy, CA $672,627 (Aug 26) 8th -4.4% 30th 46% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $305,650 (Aug 26) 24th -5.0% 31st 34% 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 Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes fell about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($545,340 then, $548,866 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $621,412 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $548,866 in August 2026, down from $571,766 a year earlier.
Big move $548,866
2000August 2026
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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%
South Bend, IN $120,201 (Aug 26) 30th +10.6% 1st 65% below peers
Kenosha, WI $222,966 (Aug 26) 25th +7.1% 2nd 35% below peers
Albany, NY $249,246 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.1% 3rd 28% below peers
Davenport, IA $127,899 (Aug 26) 29th +4.8% 4th 63% below peers
New Bedford, MA $365,962 (Aug 26) 14th +4.3% 5th 6% above peers
Suffolk, VA $255,290 (Aug 26) 19th +3.7% 6th 26% below peers
Hesperia, CA $402,152 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 7th 17% above peers
Inglewood, CA $567,590 (Aug 26) 6th +1.9% 8th 65% above peers
Roanoke, VA $183,673 (Aug 26) 27th +1.9% 9th 47% below peers
Daly City, CA $879,603 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.7% 10th 156% above peers
San Mateo, CA $995,042 (Aug 26) 1st +1.7% 11th 189% above peers
Quincy, MA $477,931 (Aug 26) 9th +1.4% 12th 39% above peers
Edmond, OK $252,887 (Aug 26) 20th +1.0% 13th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $89,547 (Aug 26) 31st +0.6% 14th 74% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $264,633 (Aug 26) 18th +0.3% 15th 23% below peers
Lynn, MA $446,726 (Aug 26) 10th +0.2% 16th 30% above peers
Burbank, CA $868,131 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.0% 17th 152% above peers
El Cajon, CA $591,375 (Aug 26) 4th -0.2% 18th 72% above peers
Merced, CA $323,928 (Aug 26) 17th -0.3% 19th 6% below peers
Columbia, MD $359,977 (Aug 26) 15th -0.3% 20th 5% above peers
Deltona, FL $248,755 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.6% 21st 28% below peers
Vacaville, CA $502,951 (Aug 26) 8th -0.8% 22nd 46% above peers
Federal Way, WA $417,504 (Aug 26) 12th -1.3% 23rd 21% above peers
Avondale, AZ $344,189 (Aug 26) 16th -1.3% 24th on par with peers
Atascocita, TX $251,852 (Aug 26) 21st -1.4% 25th 27% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $568,805 (Aug 26) 5th -1.7% 26th 65% above peers
Longmont, CO $423,526 (Aug 26) 11th -2.4% 27th 23% above peers
San Angelo, TX $133,030 (Aug 26) 28th -3.8% 28th 61% below peers
Tracy, CA $548,866 (Aug 26) 7th -4.0% 29th 59% above peers
Plantation, FL $246,728 (Aug 26) 24th -4.7% 30th 28% below peers
Fort Myers, FL $186,782 (Aug 26) 26th -7.4% 31st 46% below 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 (62.8% then, 65.0% now; margin ±2.8pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.6% to 65.0%).
Bright spot 65.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Avondale, AZ 61.6% 14th +6.6pp 1st 2% above peers
Merced, CA 45.9% 25th +4.6pp 2nd 24% below peers
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 7th +5.8pp 3rd 12% above peers
Vacaville, CA 67.5% 6th +5.5pp 4th 12% above peers
Lynn, MA 48.1% 24th +3.2pp 5th 20% below peers
South Bend, IN 60.2% 16th +3.0pp 6th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 58.7% 18th +2.9pp 7th 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 41.5% 28th +1.8pp 8th 31% below peers
Deltona, FL 80.2% 2nd +3.1pp 9th 33% above peers
Tracy, CA 65.0% 9th +2.2pp 10th 8% above peers
Burbank, CA 43.3% 27th +1.4pp 11th 28% below peers
Daly City, CA 60.2% 17th +1.9pp 12th on par with peers
Edmond, OK 70.3% 5th +2.1pp 13th 17% above peers
Atascocita, TX 82.5% 1st +2.4pp 14th 37% above peers
Longmont, CO 62.5% 13th +1.8pp 15th 4% above peers
Suffolk, VA 70.7% 4th +2.0pp 16th 17% above peers
San Angelo, TX 61.2% 15th +1.4pp 17th 2% above peers
Roanoke, VA 52.4% 21st +1.0pp 18th 13% below peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 30th +0.7pp 19th 37% below peers
Inglewood, CA 36.2% 31st +0.4pp 20th 40% below peers
Davenport, IA 62.9% 12th +0.6pp 21st 4% above peers
Plantation, FL 64.3% 11th +0.5pp 22nd 7% above peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 29th +0.1pp 23rd 33% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 19th +0.1pp 24th 6% below peers
Federal Way, WA 55.3% 20th -0.4pp 25th 8% below peers
Columbia, MD 64.8% 10th -0.7pp 26th 8% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 49.1% 23rd -0.5pp 27th 19% below peers
Quincy, MA 45.2% 26th -0.9pp 28th 25% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 3rd -2.1pp 29th 30% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 65.7% 8th -5.5pp 30th 9% above peers
San Mateo, CA 49.9% 22nd -4.5pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±2.0pp 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, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,701 in August 2026, up from $2,690 a year earlier.
Big move $2,701
2015August 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%
Daly City, CA $2,962 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.8% 1st 45% above peers
San Mateo, CA $3,917 (Aug 26) 1st +9.6% 2nd 92% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $1,362 (Aug 26) 28th +7.6% 3rd 33% below peers
Suffolk, VA $2,049 (Aug 26) 15th +6.3% 4th 1% above peers
Kenosha, WI $1,638 (Aug 26) 25th +5.8% 5th 20% below peers
San Angelo, TX $1,304 (Aug 26) 29th +5.1% 6th 36% below peers
Albany, NY $1,631 (Aug 26) 26th +4.9% 7th 20% below peers
Deltona, FL $2,039 (Aug 26) 16th +4.7% 8th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA $1,841 (Aug 26) 20th +4.5% 9th 10% below peers
Davenport, IA $971 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 10th 52% below peers
Columbia, MD $2,259 (Aug 26) 13th +3.9% 11th 11% above peers
Roanoke, VA $1,413 (Aug 26) 27th +3.4% 12th 31% below peers
South Bend, IN $1,298 (Aug 26) 30th +3.0% 13th 36% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $2,949 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.0% 14th 45% above peers
Hesperia, CA $2,229 (Aug 26) 14th +2.7% 15th 9% above peers
Lynn, MA $2,313 (Aug 26) 11th +2.3% 16th 13% above peers
Edmond, OK $1,690 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.2% 17th 17% below peers
Merced, CA $2,028 (Aug 26) 17th +1.8% 18th 1% below peers
Federal Way, WA $1,907 (Aug 26) 19th +1.6% 19th 6% below peers
Vacaville, CA $2,614 (Aug 26) 7th +1.5% 20th 28% above peers
Longmont, CO $1,923 (Aug 26) 18th +1.2% 21st 6% below peers
Burbank, CA $2,783 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 22nd 36% above peers
Quincy, MA $2,770 (Aug 26) 5th +0.8% 23rd 36% above peers
Plantation, FL $2,470 (Aug 26) 10th +0.8% 24th 21% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $2,597 (Aug 26) 8th +0.7% 25th 27% above peers
Tracy, CA $2,701 (Aug 26) 6th +0.4% 26th 32% above peers
Atascocita, TX $1,808 (Aug 26) 21st +0.2% 27th 11% below peers
El Cajon, CA $2,275 (Aug 26) 12th +0.2% 28th 12% above peers
Inglewood, CA $2,492 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 29th 22% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $1,745 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.1% 30th 14% below peers
Avondale, AZ $1,688 (Aug 26) 24th -1.2% 31st 17% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (36.5% then, 35.3% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 6.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.8% to 35.3%).
35.3%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Roanoke, VA 33.6% 11th -3.8pp 1st 13% below peers
Albany, NY 39.3% 18th -2.8pp 2nd 2% above peers
Deltona, FL 32.7% 10th -2.2pp 3rd 15% below peers
Davenport, IA 29.4% 5th -1.9pp 4th 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 6th -1.9pp 5th 22% below peers
Kenosha, WI 32.0% 9th -1.5pp 6th 17% below peers
Tracy, CA 35.3% 14th -1.2pp 7th 9% below peers
Columbia, MD 27.7% 4th -0.7pp 8th 29% below peers
Quincy, MA 39.8% 19th -0.7pp 9th 3% above peers
South Bend, IN 30.5% 7th -0.5pp 10th 21% below peers
Merced, CA 43.4% 22nd -0.6pp 11th 12% above peers
Daly City, CA 41.5% 20th -0.5pp 12th 7% above peers
San Mateo, CA 38.7% 16th -0.1pp 13th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 34.1% 12th +0.2pp 14th 12% below peers
Edmond, OK 27.7% 3rd +0.6pp 15th 29% below peers
Burbank, CA 47.7% 28th +2.1pp 16th 23% above peers
Avondale, AZ 35.2% 13th +1.6pp 17th 9% below peers
Lynn, MA 49.7% 29th +2.9pp 18th 28% above peers
Inglewood, CA 54.9% 30th +3.4pp 19th 42% above peers
Vacaville, CA 38.8% 17th +2.5pp 20th on par with peers
San Angelo, TX 32.0% 8th +2.1pp 21st 17% below peers
Federal Way, WA 42.3% 21st +2.8pp 22nd 9% above peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 25th +3.6pp 23rd 16% above peers
Atascocita, TX 25.7% 1st +2.4pp 24th 34% below peers
El Cajon, CA 55.4% 31st +5.6pp 25th 43% above peers
Longmont, CO 37.1% 15th +3.8pp 26th 4% below peers
Plantation, FL 44.7% 24th +4.9pp 27th 15% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 44.6% 23rd +5.7pp 28th 15% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 45.1% 26th +6.1pp 29th 16% above peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 27th +6.5pp 30th 18% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 2nd +5.0pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • High Point, NC down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (3.4% then, 3.4% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 3.4%).
Bright spot 3.4%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Kenosha, WI 5.7% 14th -2.7pp 1st 9% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.2% 7th -1.6pp 2nd 34% below peers
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 29th -4.4pp 3rd 163% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.1% 28th -3.1pp 4th 123% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.2% 30th -3.8pp 5th 173% above peers
South Bend, IN 9.8% 24th -2.0pp 6th 56% above peers
Deltona, FL 2.6% 2nd -0.5pp 7th 58% below peers
Merced, CA 8.9% 22nd -1.8pp 8th 42% above peers
Roanoke, VA 11.0% 27th -2.1pp 9th 74% above peers
San Angelo, TX 5.5% 13th -1.0pp 10th 13% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 10.2% 26th -1.7pp 11th 62% above peers
Federal Way, WA 6.3% 16th -1.0pp 12th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 5.0% 10th -0.8pp 13th 20% below peers
Edmond, OK 3.3% 4th -0.5pp 14th 48% below peers
El Cajon, CA 8.1% 19th -1.0pp 15th 29% above peers
Albany, NY 24.0% 31st -2.2pp 16th 281% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.0% 6th -0.3pp 17th 36% below peers
Avondale, AZ 4.6% 8th -0.2pp 18th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 18th -0.1pp 19th 17% above peers
Atascocita, TX 1.5% 1st -0.0pp 20th 76% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.4% 5th -0.0pp 21st 47% below peers
Davenport, IA 9.0% 23rd +0.1pp 22nd 43% above peers
Columbia, MD 5.8% 15th +0.1pp 23rd 8% below peers
Burbank, CA 8.3% 20th +0.2pp 24th 32% above peers
Daly City, CA 8.4% 21st +0.2pp 25th 34% above peers
Inglewood, CA 9.9% 25th +0.5pp 26th 56% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 27th 58% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.2% 11th +0.7pp 28th 17% below peers
Plantation, FL 5.3% 12th +0.9pp 29th 16% below peers
San Mateo, CA 6.8% 17th +1.8pp 30th 8% above peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 9th +1.2pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.3% then, 5.4% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.5% to 5.4%).
Bright spot 5.4%
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
Vacaville, CA 2.6% 1st -1.6pp 1st 63% below peers
Burbank, CA 4.0% 4th -2.3pp 2nd 44% below peers
Inglewood, CA 9.6% 24th -2.8pp 3rd 34% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 20th -2.1pp 4th 23% above peers
Lynn, MA 4.1% 6th -0.9pp 5th 43% below peers
El Cajon, CA 6.5% 14th -1.4pp 6th 9% below peers
Plantation, FL 9.5% 22nd -1.6pp 7th 32% above peers
Kenosha, WI 6.2% 12th -1.1pp 8th 13% below peers
Tracy, CA 5.4% 10th -0.8pp 9th 24% below peers
Roanoke, VA 9.8% 25th -1.0pp 10th 37% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 7.2% 17th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 4.0% 5th -0.1pp 12th 44% below peers
Merced, CA 7.6% 18th +0.0pp 13th 6% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.4% 13th +0.1pp 14th 10% below peers
Albany, NY 5.2% 8th +0.3pp 15th 28% below peers
Quincy, MA 3.5% 2nd +0.2pp 16th 51% below peers
Atascocita, TX 9.0% 21st +0.7pp 17th 26% above peers
Longmont, CO 7.2% 16th +0.6pp 18th on par with peers
Edmond, OK 7.8% 19th +0.7pp 19th 9% above peers
Daly City, CA 5.6% 11th +0.6pp 20th 22% below peers
San Angelo, TX 15.3% 29th +1.7pp 21st 114% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 16.8% 30th +1.9pp 22nd 134% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 17.8% 31st +2.1pp 23rd 149% above peers
Deltona, FL 12.3% 27th +1.5pp 24th 72% above peers
Federal Way, WA 10.2% 26th +1.3pp 25th 42% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.4% 9th +0.7pp 26th 25% below peers
Columbia, MD 4.6% 7th +0.7pp 27th 36% below peers
Davenport, IA 6.6% 15th +1.0pp 28th 8% below peers
Avondale, AZ 13.4% 28th +2.2pp 29th 88% above peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 23rd +1.8pp 30th 33% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.8% 3rd +1.9pp 31st 47% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Vacaville, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% 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 roughly in line with the peer median.

32.4%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Daly City, CA 19.1% 1st 44% below peers
Longmont, CO 19.7% 2nd 42% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 3rd 39% below peers
San Mateo, CA 22.0% 4th 35% below peers
Burbank, CA 24.6% 5th 27% below peers
Quincy, MA 25.5% 6th 25% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 26.9% 7th 21% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.8% 8th 18% below peers
Columbia, MD 29.1% 9th 14% below peers
Plantation, FL 29.5% 10th 13% below peers
El Cajon, CA 29.6% 11th 13% below peers
Atascocita, TX 32.1% 12th 5% below peers
Tracy, CA 32.4% 13th 4% below peers
Vacaville, CA 32.4% 14th 4% below peers
Inglewood, CA 33.0% 15th 3% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.9% 16th on par with peers
Lynn, MA 34.3% 17th 1% above peers
Merced, CA 34.4% 18th 1% above peers
Edmond, OK 34.7% 19th 2% above peers
Deltona, FL 35.2% 20th 4% above peers
Avondale, AZ 36.2% 21st 7% above peers
Roanoke, VA 36.3% 22nd 7% above peers
San Angelo, TX 37.0% 23rd 9% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 24th 10% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 25th 12% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 26th 13% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 27th 14% above peers
Davenport, IA 41.2% 28th 22% above peers
Suffolk, VA 41.7% 29th 23% above peers
South Bend, IN 42.0% 30th 24% above peers
Kenosha, WI 43.7% 31st 29% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.8% then, 3.3% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 3.3%).
Bright spot 3.3%
20122024
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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
Burbank, CA 1.7% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 61% below peers
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 2nd 66% below peers
Inglewood, CA 4.3% 16th -1.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Plantation, FL 6.5% 24th -2.1pp 4th 50% above peers
South Bend, IN 4.0% 14th -1.0pp 5th 7% below peers
El Cajon, CA 3.2% 7th -0.5pp 6th 27% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.3% 9th -0.4pp 7th 23% below peers
Davenport, IA 3.3% 8th -0.0pp 8th 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 27th +1.6pp 9th 140% above peers
Merced, CA 3.4% 10th +0.5pp 10th 22% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 6.7% 25th +1.1pp 11th 54% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% 12th +0.6pp 12th 17% below peers
Vacaville, CA 1.7% 2nd +0.3pp 13th 61% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.1% 15th +1.1pp 14th 6% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 15.2% 31st +4.2pp 15th 252% above peers
Columbia, MD 3.4% 11th +0.9pp 16th 22% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.8% 26th +2.3pp 17th 81% above peers
Avondale, AZ 11.4% 29th +3.4pp 18th 164% above peers
Edmond, OK 5.0% 20th +1.6pp 19th 16% above peers
Suffolk, VA 4.9% 19th +1.7pp 20th 14% above peers
San Angelo, TX 12.7% 30th +4.5pp 21st 194% above peers
Federal Way, WA 3.9% 13th +1.4pp 22nd 9% below peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 22nd +2.5pp 23rd 39% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.0% 6th +1.3pp 24th 31% below peers
San Mateo, CA 2.0% 4th +1.0pp 25th 53% below peers
Roanoke, VA 6.2% 23rd +3.1pp 26th 44% above peers
Lynn, MA 2.2% 5th +1.2pp 27th 49% below peers
Albany, NY 4.7% 17th +3.0pp 28th 9% above peers
Deltona, FL 10.6% 28th +6.8pp 29th 144% above peers
Daly City, CA 5.2% 21st +3.6pp 30th 20% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 18th +4.0pp 31st 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Burbank, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, CA down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.0% to 28.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Tracy started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.1% to 28.5%).
Bright spot 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 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lynn, MA 24.1% 25th +5.5pp 1st 20% below peers
Tracy, CA 28.5% 20th +6.5pp 2nd 5% below peers
Roanoke, VA 30.0% 16th +6.6pp 3rd on par with peers
Deltona, FL 19.9% 29th +3.7pp 4th 34% below peers
Merced, CA 20.2% 28th +3.7pp 5th 33% below peers
Kenosha, WI 29.0% 19th +4.6pp 6th 3% below peers
Inglewood, CA 25.2% 23rd +4.0pp 7th 16% below peers
Vacaville, CA 28.0% 21st +4.3pp 8th 7% below peers
Davenport, IA 29.9% 17th +4.4pp 9th on par with peers
Avondale, AZ 21.3% 27th +2.8pp 10th 29% below peers
Albany, NY 45.3% 10th +5.7pp 11th 51% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.3% 18th +3.6pp 12th 2% below peers
Federal Way, WA 30.8% 15th +3.6pp 13th 2% above peers
Suffolk, VA 33.3% 13th +3.9pp 14th 11% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 61.8% 3rd +6.5pp 15th 106% above peers
Quincy, MA 50.3% 6th +5.2pp 16th 67% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.1% 7th +4.8pp 17th 57% above peers
El Cajon, CA 23.0% 26th +2.1pp 18th 23% below peers
Longmont, CO 47.0% 8th +4.1pp 19th 56% above peers
Edmond, OK 57.6% 5th +4.2pp 20th 92% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 32.0% 14th +2.3pp 21st 7% above peers
San Mateo, CA 57.8% 4th +3.6pp 22nd 93% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 22nd +1.6pp 23rd 16% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 24th 60% below peers
Plantation, FL 45.9% 9th +2.6pp 25th 53% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 1st +3.4pp 26th 126% above peers
Atascocita, TX 38.9% 12th +1.2pp 27th 30% above peers
Daly City, CA 38.9% 11th +1.2pp 28th 30% above peers
Columbia, MD 63.6% 2nd +0.9pp 29th 112% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 30th +0.0pp 30th 43% below peers
San Angelo, TX 24.7% 24th +0.0pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.6% then, 37.7% now; margin ±11.6pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.0% to 37.7%).
Needs attention 37.7%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lynn, MA 32.8% 28th +6.9pp 1st 27% below peers
Roanoke, VA 49.8% 12th +7.3pp 2nd 10% above peers
El Cajon, CA 52.0% 11th +6.0pp 3rd 15% above peers
Kenosha, WI 44.3% 17th +4.6pp 4th 2% below peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 29th +3.0pp 5th 34% below peers
Longmont, CO 72.5% 1st +7.1pp 6th 61% above peers
South Bend, IN 37.1% 21st +3.5pp 7th 18% below peers
Davenport, IA 43.8% 18th +3.5pp 8th 3% below peers
Edmond, OK 52.5% 10th +3.5pp 9th 17% above peers
Plantation, FL 60.9% 5th +2.2pp 10th 35% above peers
San Mateo, CA 63.1% 4th +1.8pp 11th 40% above peers
Deltona, FL 36.5% 23rd +1.0pp 12th 19% below peers
Albany, NY 57.2% 7th -0.5pp 13th 27% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 14th -0.8pp 14th 2% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 71.5% 2nd -1.8pp 15th 59% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 3rd -3.5pp 16th 42% above peers
Columbia, MD 56.2% 8th -4.3pp 17th 25% above peers
Quincy, MA 59.9% 6th -8.1pp 18th 33% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 22nd -5.5pp 19th 19% below peers
Suffolk, VA 45.8% 15th -7.9pp 20th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 37.7% 20th -7.0pp 21st 16% below peers
San Angelo, TX 34.5% 25th -7.8pp 22nd 23% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.6% 19th -10.2pp 23rd 8% below peers
Daly City, CA 49.4% 13th -12.7pp 24th 10% above peers
Atascocita, TX 45.1% 16th -13.6pp 25th on par with peers
Burbank, CA 53.0% 9th -21.8pp 26th 18% above peers
Vacaville, CA 32.9% 27th -14.3pp 27th 27% below peers
Merced, CA 36.2% 24th -19.4pp 28th 20% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.7% 30th -14.1pp 29th 54% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.2% 26th -23.2pp 30th 26% below peers
Avondale, AZ 14.8% 31st -22.2pp 31st 67% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (5.0% then, 7.9% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 7.9%).
Needs attention 7.9%
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 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Avondale, AZ 4.2% 5th -6.6pp 1st 38% below peers
Federal Way, WA 5.3% 9th -7.4pp 2nd 21% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 79% below peers
Lynn, MA 5.7% 10th -3.6pp 4th 16% below peers
Edmond, OK 3.7% 3rd -2.0pp 5th 45% below peers
Davenport, IA 7.9% 20th -3.1pp 6th 17% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 24th -2.7pp 7th 31% above peers
El Cajon, CA 4.9% 6th -1.2pp 8th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 15th -1.4pp 9th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 8.1% 21st -1.6pp 10th 20% above peers
San Mateo, CA 5.2% 8th -0.9pp 11th 24% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 8.6% 23rd -0.5pp 12th 28% above peers
Daly City, CA 6.2% 12th +0.4pp 13th 9% below peers
Longmont, CO 10.8% 26th +0.7pp 14th 60% above peers
Merced, CA 11.9% 28th +0.8pp 15th 76% above peers
Plantation, FL 8.2% 22nd +0.5pp 16th 22% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.7% 13th +1.1pp 17th 1% below peers
Roanoke, VA 13.0% 30th +2.7pp 18th 92% above peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 25th +2.2pp 19th 49% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 31st +2.9pp 20th 96% above peers
San Angelo, TX 6.8% 16th +1.5pp 21st on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.2% 2nd +0.7pp 22nd 53% below peers
Albany, NY 4.1% 4th +1.1pp 23rd 39% below peers
Burbank, CA 5.0% 7th +1.3pp 24th 26% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.9% 11th +1.6pp 25th 12% below peers
Deltona, FL 7.3% 17th +2.4pp 26th 9% above peers
Tracy, CA 7.9% 19th +2.8pp 27th 16% above peers
Vacaville, CA 6.7% 14th +3.0pp 28th 1% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.4% 18th +3.5pp 29th 9% above peers
Inglewood, CA 12.4% 29th +6.7pp 30th 84% above peers
Quincy, MA 11.0% 27th +9.1pp 31st 63% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Gainesville, FL down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.0pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90,675 to 96,966 - more than the combined survey margin (±76).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 15% from 2014 to 2024 (84,573 to 96,966).
Big move 96,966
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Atascocita, TX 99,354 22nd +22% 1st 1% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 95,051 29th +19% 2nd 5% below peers
Merced, CA 91,953 31st +11% 3rd 8% below peers
Suffolk, VA 98,796 23rd +10% 4th 2% below peers
Avondale, AZ 92,477 30th +9% 5th 8% below peers
Lynn, MA 101,709 12th +8% 6th 1% above peers
Quincy, MA 102,114 10th +8% 7th 2% above peers
Deltona, FL 97,334 25th +8% 8th 3% below peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 15th +7% 9th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 96,966 26th +7% 10th 4% below peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 13th +6% 11th 1% above peers
Longmont, CO 99,406 20th +5% 12th 1% below peers
Edmond, OK 96,825 27th +5% 13th 4% below peers
Vacaville, CA 102,596 7th +4% 14th 2% above peers
Albany, NY 100,492 16th +3% 15th on par with peers
Federal Way, WA 99,493 19th +3% 16th 1% below peers
Plantation, FL 96,293 28th +3% 17th 4% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 100,234 17th +3% 18th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 104,449 3rd +1% 19th 4% above peers
South Bend, IN 103,085 6th +1% 20th 3% above peers
Burbank, CA 104,546 2nd +1% 21st 4% above peers
Columbia, MD 104,338 4th +0% 22nd 4% above peers
Kenosha, WI 99,372 21st -0% 23rd 1% below peers
San Angelo, TX 99,674 18th -0% 24th 1% below peers
Roanoke, VA 98,355 24th -1% 25th 2% below peers
San Mateo, CA 103,105 5th -1% 26th 3% above peers
Davenport, IA 100,913 14th -1% 27th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 8th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 9th -3% 29th 2% above peers
Daly City, CA 101,964 11th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Inglewood, CA 104,569 1st -5% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±57 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 28.1% to 26.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 2.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (29.0% to 26.5%).
Big move 26.5%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Burbank, CA 19.1% 25th +1.0pp 1st 16% below peers
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 11th +1.0pp 2nd 5% above peers
Roanoke, VA 22.6% 17th +0.8pp 3rd 1% below peers
Plantation, FL 20.9% 22nd +0.5pp 4th 8% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 18th +0.3pp 5th 2% below peers
Merced, CA 29.9% 1st +0.4pp 6th 31% above peers
El Cajon, CA 25.6% 6th +0.3pp 7th 12% above peers
Edmond, OK 25.4% 8th -0.1pp 8th 11% above peers
San Angelo, TX 23.2% 14th -0.2pp 9th 2% above peers
Atascocita, TX 28.7% 3rd -0.3pp 10th 26% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.4% 29th -0.2pp 11th 37% below peers
Deltona, FL 23.1% 15th -0.3pp 12th 1% above peers
Lynn, MA 24.1% 9th -0.4pp 13th 6% above peers
Suffolk, VA 23.6% 12th -0.7pp 14th 3% above peers
Vacaville, CA 21.9% 19th -0.8pp 15th 4% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 16.2% 28th -0.6pp 16th 29% below peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 2nd -1.5pp 17th 27% above peers
Columbia, MD 21.0% 20th -1.1pp 18th 8% below peers
Federal Way, WA 22.8% 16th -1.3pp 19th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 23.3% 13th -1.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 26.5% 5th -1.6pp 21st 16% above peers
South Bend, IN 25.5% 7th -1.7pp 22nd 12% above peers
San Mateo, CA 19.6% 23rd -1.3pp 23rd 14% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 19.1% 26th -1.6pp 24th 17% below peers
Avondale, AZ 26.8% 4th -2.4pp 25th 17% above peers
Daly City, CA 14.4% 30th -1.3pp 26th 37% below peers
Davenport, IA 21.0% 21st -2.0pp 27th 8% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 10th -3.1pp 28th 5% above peers
Inglewood, CA 19.4% 24th -4.2pp 29th 15% below peers
Longmont, CO 18.8% 27th -5.0pp 30th 17% below peers
Albany, NY 13.9% 31st -3.8pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (17.8% then, 19.0% now; margin ±4.8pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.8% to 19.0%).
Big move 19.0%
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 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
San Mateo, CA 23.5% 23rd +6.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 8th +9.0pp 2nd 43% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 31st +1.7pp 3rd 54% below peers
Burbank, CA 22.5% 24th +2.7pp 4th 26% below peers
Merced, CA 48.8% 3rd +3.9pp 5th 59% above peers
Lynn, MA 45.4% 5th +3.0pp 6th 48% above peers
Tracy, CA 19.0% 29th +1.2pp 7th 38% below peers
San Angelo, TX 36.1% 12th +2.1pp 8th 18% above peers
El Cajon, CA 28.9% 17th +1.3pp 9th 5% below peers
Columbia, MD 28.1% 19th +0.2pp 10th 8% below peers
South Bend, IN 48.2% 4th +0.1pp 11th 58% above peers
Suffolk, VA 32.0% 15th -0.2pp 12th 5% above peers
Deltona, FL 34.2% 14th -0.3pp 13th 12% above peers
Davenport, IA 39.0% 11th -0.4pp 14th 27% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 15th 82% above peers
Avondale, AZ 34.9% 13th -0.6pp 16th 14% above peers
Roanoke, VA 51.7% 2nd -1.4pp 17th 69% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 45.2% 6th -1.8pp 18th 48% above peers
Longmont, CO 30.6% 16th -1.4pp 19th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 22.2% 25th -1.2pp 20th 27% below peers
Atascocita, TX 19.6% 27th -1.3pp 21st 36% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 19.9% 26th -1.5pp 22nd 35% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.7% 9th -3.9pp 23rd 36% above peers
Kenosha, WI 41.2% 10th -4.4pp 24th 35% above peers
Vacaville, CA 24.7% 22nd -4.0pp 25th 19% below peers
Quincy, MA 18.4% 30th -3.2pp 26th 40% below peers
Edmond, OK 19.1% 28th -4.0pp 27th 38% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.5% 20th -5.9pp 28th 10% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 18th -7.3pp 29th 6% below peers
Albany, NY 44.6% 7th -14.5pp 30th 46% above peers
Plantation, FL 26.3% 21st -10.9pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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14 of 21 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 ±4.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.7% then, 57.8% now; margin ±9.2pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 11.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.1% to 57.8%).
Big move 57.8%
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
Deltona, FL 82.2% 1st +13.8pp 1st 19% above peers
Merced, CA 64.6% 23rd +10.6pp 2nd 6% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 14th +10.2pp 3rd 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 63.5% 25th +7.3pp 4th 8% below peers
Longmont, CO 66.4% 20th +6.6pp 5th 4% below peers
Atascocita, TX 74.2% 6th +7.2pp 6th 8% above peers
Quincy, MA 73.3% 8th +6.8pp 7th 6% above peers
San Angelo, TX 74.6% 5th +6.7pp 8th 8% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 9th +6.3pp 9th 6% above peers
Davenport, IA 78.9% 2nd +6.7pp 10th 15% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 16th +5.6pp 11th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 54.3% 30th +3.8pp 12th 21% below peers
Plantation, FL 72.0% 10th +4.0pp 13th 5% above peers
Avondale, AZ 67.6% 18th +2.9pp 14th 2% below peers
Edmond, OK 64.3% 24th +2.5pp 15th 7% below peers
Tracy, CA 57.8% 29th +2.1pp 16th 16% below peers
Columbia, MD 78.2% 3rd +2.9pp 17th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 69.2% 15th +2.5pp 18th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 76.2% 4th +2.0pp 19th 11% above peers
Roanoke, VA 70.4% 13th +1.2pp 20th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 68.6% 17th -1.0pp 21st on par with peers
Vacaville, CA 58.9% 28th -1.4pp 22nd 14% below peers
Lynn, MA 71.2% 12th -2.6pp 23rd 3% above peers
Daly City, CA 74.1% 7th -2.8pp 24th 8% above peers
Federal Way, WA 60.3% 27th -4.1pp 25th 12% below peers
Burbank, CA 62.6% 26th -4.7pp 26th 9% below peers
Albany, NY 71.7% 11th -5.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 31st -4.6pp 28th 22% below peers
Inglewood, CA 67.4% 19th -6.8pp 29th 2% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 65.4% 22nd -7.2pp 30th 5% below peers
Kenosha, WI 65.6% 21st -12.8pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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14 of 21 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 ±6.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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