The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Violent crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| College Station, TX | 117 (May 26) | -29.2% | 1st | ||
| Concord, CA | 381 (May 26) | -23.9% | 2nd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | -23.5% | 3rd | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 187 (Apr 26) | -19.3% | 4th | ||
| Richardson, TX | 128 (May 26) | -19.3% | 5th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | -17.9% | 6th | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 633 (May 26) | -16.9% | 7th | ||
| Billings, MT | 673 (May 26) | -16.7% | 8th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 408 (May 26) | -12.4% | 9th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 438 (May 26) | -11.9% | 10th | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 429 (May 26) | -7.6% | 11th | ||
| Arvada, CO | 288 (Apr 26) | -5.9% | 12th | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 598 (May 26) | -5.2% | 13th | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 109 (May 26) | -4.9% | 14th | ||
| Independence, MO | 556 (May 26) | -4.5% | 15th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | -1.2% | 16th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 257 (May 26) | +1.2% | 17th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 1,093 (May 26) | +1.8% | 18th | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 743 (Apr 26) | +3.7% | 19th | ||
| Lowell, MA | 521 (Mar 26) | +6.3% | 20th | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 299 (May 26) | +10.5% | 21st | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 143 (May 26) | +11.6% | 22nd | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 541 (May 26) | +11.8% | 23rd | ||
| Rochester, MN | 175 (May 26) | +23.4% | 24th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,313 (May 26) | -30.7% | 1st | ||
| College Station, TX | 819 (May 26) | -24.6% | 2nd | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 2,764 (Apr 26) | -23.6% | 3rd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,041 (May 26) | -22.0% | 4th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 2,076 (May 26) | -21.4% | 5th | ||
| Lowell, MA | 1,267 (Mar 26) | -21.0% | 6th | ||
| Concord, CA | 2,374 (May 26) | -20.2% | 7th | ||
| Billings, MT | 2,408 (May 26) | -18.8% | 8th | ||
| Richardson, TX | 1,415 (May 26) | -16.8% | 9th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1,309 (May 26) | -15.9% | 10th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 757 (May 26) | -13.8% | 11th | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 3,175 (May 26) | -13.5% | 12th | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3,969 (May 26) | -12.7% | 13th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 3,369 (May 26) | -12.3% | 14th | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 2,426 (May 26) | -11.6% | 15th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 2,930 (May 26) | -11.1% | 16th | ||
| Independence, MO | 2,981 (May 26) | -10.3% | 17th | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2,257 (Apr 26) | -8.4% | 18th | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 1,044 (Apr 26) | -7.7% | 19th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,398 (May 26) | -3.3% | 20th | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 1,670 (May 26) | -2.8% | 21st | ||
| Rochester, MN | 1,313 (May 26) | +0.3% | 22nd | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 989 (May 26) | +3.3% | 23rd | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1,699 (May 26) | +8.5% | 24th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes.
Homicide fell about 20% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Concord, CA | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1 (May 26) | -83.3% | 2nd | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1 (May 26) | -80.0% | 3rd | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | -75.0% | 4th | ||
| Billings, MT | 2 (May 26) | -57.1% | 5th | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 8 (May 26) | -54.5% | 6th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 11 (May 26) | -30.0% | 7th | ||
| Independence, MO | 6 (May 26) | -29.9% | 8th | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12 (Apr 26) | -28.6% | 9th | ||
| Rochester, MN | 2 (May 26) | -25.0% | 10th | ||
| Lowell, MA | 3 (Mar 26) | -20.0% | 11th | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 2 (Apr 26) | +0.0% | 13th | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 14th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | +24.8% | 15th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 4 (May 26) | +25.1% | 16th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 9 (May 26) | +37.4% | 17th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | +50.3% | 18th | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5 (May 26) | +99.6% | 19th | ||
| Richardson, TX | 3 (May 26) | +100.0% | 20th | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | +100.0% | 21st | ||
| Arvada, CO | 1 (Apr 26) | ||||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 (May 26) | ||||
| College Station, TX | 1 (May 26) |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Vehicle theft fell about 33% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Richardson, TX | 112 (May 26) | -53.5% | 1st | ||
| College Station, TX | 52 (May 26) | -43.2% | 2nd | ||
| Billings, MT | 259 (May 26) | -36.4% | 3rd | ||
| Arvada, CO | 251 (Apr 26) | -32.9% | 4th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 236 (May 26) | -32.4% | 5th | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 283 (May 26) | -31.7% | 6th | ||
| Independence, MO | 496 (May 26) | -29.8% | 7th | ||
| Concord, CA | 321 (May 26) | -29.7% | 8th | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 442 (May 26) | -27.6% | 9th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 553 (May 26) | -26.6% | 10th | ||
| Rochester, MN | 59 (May 26) | -24.0% | 11th | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | -20.3% | 12th | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95 (May 26) | -19.9% | 13th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 249 (May 26) | -19.2% | 14th | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 87 (Apr 26) | -18.9% | 15th | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 577 (Apr 26) | -14.9% | 16th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 131 (May 26) | -11.6% | 17th | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 71 (May 26) | -11.2% | 18th | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 71 (May 26) | -7.5% | 19th | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 258 (May 26) | -4.5% | 20th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | +2.0% | 21st | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | +3.6% | 22nd | ||
| Lowell, MA | 186 (Mar 26) | +4.7% | 23rd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | +11.2% | 24th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 39% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $84,717 to $117,348 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,569). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | $95,470 | +32% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Wilmington, NC | $66,738 | 22nd | +40% | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | $117,348 | 6th | +39% | 2nd | 43% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | $62,956 | 24th | +38% | 3rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | $78,658 | 18th | +38% | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 29th | +38% | 5th | 36% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | $73,446 | 20th | +35% | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | $64,185 | 23rd | +35% | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 28th | +35% | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | $68,432 | 21st | +33% | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | $79,685 | 17th | +30% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | $90,171 | 13th | +30% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | $46,411 | 31st | +28% | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | $99,241 | 11th | +27% | 13th | 21% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | $130,748 | 3rd | +27% | 14th | 59% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | $108,092 | 8th | +26% | 15th | 31% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | $82,212 | 16th | +25% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 2nd | +24% | 17th | 65% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | $73,712 | 19th | +24% | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 4th | +23% | 19th | 48% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | $89,389 | 14th | +22% | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | $108,709 | 7th | +21% | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | $61,915 | 25th | +21% | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | $101,895 | 9th | +21% | 23rd | 24% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 10th | +20% | 24th | 21% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | $60,339 | 26th | +19% | 25th | 27% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | $86,765 | 15th | +19% | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 27th | +19% | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | $140,701 | 1st | +15% | 28th | 71% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | $98,111 | 12th | +15% | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 5th | +14% | 30th | 45% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | $50,900 | 30th | +11% | 31st | 38% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 3.9% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Independence, MO | 3.7% (May 26) | 12th | -0.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | 3.3% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.5pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 21st | -0.4pp | 4th | 16% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 15th | -0.4pp | 5th | 3% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 3.2% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Lowell, MA | 4.6% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 7th | 24% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 24th | -0.3pp | 8th | 27% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | -0.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 14th | 11% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | 2.9% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 15th | 22% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 18th | +0.2pp | 16th | 11% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 17th | 8% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 4.0% (May 26) | 17th | +0.2pp | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| Richardson, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 14th | +0.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.3pp | 20th | 8% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.6pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 19th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +1.3pp | 24th | 54% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 26th | +1.4pp | 25th | 65% above peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 4.1% (May 26) | 20th | +1.4pp | 26th | 11% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 7.9% (May 26) | 27th | +2.2pp | 27th | 114% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 9.1% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 14.0% | 20th | -5.9pp | 1st | 21% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 15.5% | 22nd | -5.8pp | 2nd | 34% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 7.9% | 6th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 12.3% | 18th | -3.4pp | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 27th | -4.4pp | 5th | 73% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.6% | 16th | -2.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 8th | -1.6pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.7% | 19th | -2.4pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 9.2% | 11th | -1.4pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 29th | -2.9pp | 11th | 110% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 16.2% | 25th | -1.9pp | 12th | 40% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 15.5% | 23rd | -1.7pp | 13th | 34% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 24.7% | 30th | -1.9pp | 14th | 113% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 18.0% | 26th | -1.0pp | 15th | 55% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 25.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 16th | 122% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12.1% | 17th | -0.4pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 9.6% | 12th | -0.1pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 19th | 50% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 20th | 45% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 11.0% | 14th | +0.0pp | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 15.6% | 24th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 35% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 11.1% | 15th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 21.7% | 28th | +1.6pp | 24th | 87% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 21st | +1.2pp | 25th | 31% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 8.7% | 9th | +0.8pp | 26th | 25% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 5th | +0.8pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 65% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 10.1% | 13th | +1.6pp | 29th | 13% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.5% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 10th | +3.7pp | 31st | 24% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.3% then, 7.1% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 11.1% | -1.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 21.2% | 24th | -13.7pp | 1st | 53% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.8% | 7th | -5.0pp | 2nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 18.9% | 23rd | -11.1pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 8.1% | 8th | -4.7pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 7.4% | 5th | -4.1pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.9% | 16th | -5.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 28th | -9.3pp | 7th | 76% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 17.8% | 22nd | -5.8pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 15.0% | 17th | -4.6pp | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 22.4% | 26th | -6.5pp | 10th | 61% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 9.7% | 9th | -2.5pp | 11th | 31% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 12th | 74% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 30th | -7.0pp | 13th | 119% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 15th | 81% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 24.6% | 29th | -3.1pp | 16th | 77% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 21.8% | 25th | -2.6pp | 17th | 57% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 10.6% | 11th | -1.1pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 23.8% | 27th | -1.3pp | 19th | 71% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 35.6% | 31st | -1.8pp | 20th | 156% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 15.3% | 19th | -0.6pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.1% | 4th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 10.8% | 12th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 21st | -0.2pp | 24th | 27% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 13th | +1.5pp | 25th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 13.6% | 15th | +1.9pp | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 15.2% | 18th | +2.5pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 7.6% | 6th | +1.9pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 16.5% | 20th | +4.2pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13.2% | 14th | +3.4pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 10th | +5.8pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 6.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89.8% to 96.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 24 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 93.7% | +5.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Lakeland, FL | 89.7% | 24th | +19.6pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 27th | +18.4pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 89.3% | 26th | +17.8pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 86.7% | 29th | +14.7pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 87.4% | 28th | +11.8pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 18th | +10.2pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 89.7% | 23rd | +9.0pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 91.4% | 22nd | +9.0pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 89.4% | 25th | +8.3pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 92.0% | 20th | +7.8pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 93.5% | 16th | +7.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 91.7% | 21st | +6.9pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 95.7% | 4th | +6.5pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 96.1% | 3rd | +6.3pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 94.8% | 9th | +5.9pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 94.2% | 12th | +5.8pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 92.2% | 19th | +4.5pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 95.2% | 5th | +4.5pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 93.9% | 15th | +3.7pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 8th | +3.6pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 94.3% | 11th | +2.8pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 94.5% | 10th | +2.7pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 93.9% | 14th | +2.5pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 95.0% | 7th | +2.0pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +1.5pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 13th | +1.2pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 92.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 6th | +0.7pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 84.6% | 31st | +0.3pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.41 then, 0.41 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 0.46 | +0.002 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 0.43 | 8th | -0.033 | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 0.47 | 21st | -0.020 | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 0.44 | 14th | -0.018 | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 24th | -0.020 | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 0.45 | 15th | -0.013 | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 0.51 | 26th | -0.012 | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 0.44 | 10th | -0.007 | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 0.54 | 31st | -0.005 | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 0.49 | 22nd | +0.000 | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 0.50 | 23rd | +0.002 | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 0.52 | 28th | +0.002 | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 0.41 | 2nd | +0.002 | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 0.51 | 25th | +0.002 | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 0.41 | 3rd | +0.002 | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 0.46 | 20th | +0.008 | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 0.46 | 18th | +0.009 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 0.43 | 7th | +0.009 | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 0.52 | 27th | +0.011 | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 0.54 | 30th | +0.012 | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 0.44 | 11th | +0.011 | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 16th | +0.011 | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 4th | +0.011 | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 0.44 | 12th | +0.011 | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.52 | 29th | +0.014 | 24th | 16% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 0.43 | 5th | +0.014 | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 19th | +0.016 | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 0.45 | 17th | +0.020 | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 0.44 | 13th | +0.030 | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 1st | +0.027 | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 0.43 | 6th | +0.035 | 30th | 4% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 9th | +0.047 | 31st | 4% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (4.2% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 8.0% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 9.2% | 16th | -5.1pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 10.9% | 18th | -5.4pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -1.4pp | 3rd | 62% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 6th | -1.8pp | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.6% | 11th | -1.3pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 13.9% | 26th | -1.9pp | 6th | 51% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 2.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 7th | 72% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 12.0% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 8th | 30% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 36.5% | 31st | -3.8pp | 9th | 297% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 4.9% | 5th | -0.3pp | 10th | 47% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 5.8% | 9th | -0.3pp | 11th | 37% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 9.7% | 17th | -0.5pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 8.1% | 12th | -0.4pp | 13th | 12% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 11.6% | 21st | -0.6pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 14.5% | 28th | -0.5pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 11.8% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.8% | 15th | -0.2pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 18th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 14.4% | 27th | +0.6pp | 19th | 56% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 30th | +1.6pp | 20th | 241% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.3% | 25th | +0.9pp | 21st | 45% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 25.3% | 29th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 175% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 8th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.8% | 4th | +0.6pp | 24th | 48% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 11.1% | 20th | +1.4pp | 25th | 21% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.6% | 14th | +1.4pp | 26th | 7% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 12.1% | 24th | +2.1pp | 27th | 32% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 7th | +1.4pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.8% | 10th | +2.0pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 8.2% | 13th | +3.7pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | $543,435 (Jun 26) | -2.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Rochester, MN | $348,286 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.0% | 1st | 14% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.7% | 2nd | 21% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $214,195 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 3rd | 47% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $540,694 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.0% | 4th | 34% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $205,552 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.8% | 5th | 49% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $1,478,916 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.6% | 6th | 266% above peers | |
| Billings, MT | $402,554 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.1% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | $291,736 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.1% | 8th | 28% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $228,144 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.0% | 9th | 44% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.5% | 10th | 161% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $522,797 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.4% | 11th | 29% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $349,845 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.2% | 12th | 13% below peers | |
| Lowell, MA | $492,699 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.1% | 13th | 22% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 14th | 51% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $403,887 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.7% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $422,872 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.8% | 16th | 5% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.8% | 17th | 5% below peers | |
| Richardson, TX | $448,332 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.0% | 18th | 11% above peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $358,445 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 19th | 11% below peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | $1,044,286 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.5% | 20th | 159% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.7% | 21st | 109% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $313,405 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -1.8% | 22nd | 22% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $737,771 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 23rd | 83% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $315,206 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.9% | 24th | 22% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $609,593 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.2% | 25th | 51% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $614,627 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.5% | 26th | 52% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $308,500 (Jun 26) | 24th | -2.7% | 27th | 24% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $526,808 (Jun 26) | 9th | -4.3% | 28th | 30% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 14th | -6.2% | 29th | 1% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | $362,289 (Jun 26) | -2.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 21st | +5.0% | 1st | 21% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $255,234 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.6% | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $157,158 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.6% | 3rd | 48% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | $300,960 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.7% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | $229,532 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.5% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $356,154 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.0% | 6th | 18% above peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $995,582 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.7% | 7th | 231% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $405,000 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.2% | 8th | 35% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $109,220 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 9th | 64% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $137,808 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.0% | 10th | 54% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $263,669 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.9% | 11th | 12% below peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | $700,797 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.3% | 12th | 133% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 13th | 3% above peers | |
| Lowell, MA | $346,316 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.1% | 14th | 15% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.1% | 15th | 162% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $298,235 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.1% | 16th | 1% below peers | |
| Richardson, TX | $344,866 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.2% | 17th | 15% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.5% | 18th | 136% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $225,334 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.3% | 19th | 25% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $488,580 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.3% | 20th | 62% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $247,731 (Jun 26) | 20th | -2.4% | 21st | 18% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $278,112 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.5% | 22nd | 8% below peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $223,033 (Jun 26) | 24th | -2.9% | 23rd | 26% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $484,930 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.1% | 24th | 61% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $425,896 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.4% | 25th | 42% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $499,233 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.5% | 26th | 66% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 27th | 65% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $212,464 (Jun 26) | 25th | -5.9% | 28th | 29% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.4% | 29th | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (74.1% then, 75.3% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 66.2% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 49.8% | 22nd | +5.0pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 25.7% | 31st | +1.7pp | 2nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 47.6% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 56.2% | 17th | +3.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 80.3% | 1st | +4.9pp | 5th | 42% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 27th | +2.4pp | 6th | 23% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 28th | +2.2pp | 7th | 28% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 14th | +2.7pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 50.5% | 21st | +1.7pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 61.3% | 12th | +2.0pp | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 57.4% | 15th | +1.9pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 65.3% | 8th | +1.9pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 61.6% | 11th | +1.7pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 64.8% | 10th | +1.8pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 44.2% | 25th | +1.2pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 72.5% | 5th | +2.0pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 43.2% | 26th | +0.9pp | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 75.3% | 3rd | +1.2pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 56.4% | 16th | +0.8pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 7th | +0.7pp | 20th | 26% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 4th | +0.7pp | 21st | 29% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 45.5% | 24th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 23rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 60.9% | 13th | +0.2pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 72.0% | 6th | -1.6pp | 25th | 28% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 33.5% | 30th | -1.3pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 65.1% | 9th | -2.7pp | 27th | 15% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 35.4% | 29th | -2.3pp | 28th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 53.1% | 19th | -3.5pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 18th | -4.8pp | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 50.7% | 20th | -7.9pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 29th | +5.7% | 1st | 26% below peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | $1,607 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.9% | 2nd | 8% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $2,341 (Jun 26) | 8th | +4.0% | 3rd | 35% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.4% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.4% | 5th | 88% above peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | $3,598 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.1% | 6th | 107% above peers | |
| Billings, MT | $1,458 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.9% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $2,584 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.9% | 8th | 49% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,694 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.8% | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $2,392 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.8% | 10th | 38% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.7% | 11th | 21% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $1,702 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.2% | 12th | 2% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $1,446 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.0% | 13th | 17% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $2,941 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.0% | 14th | 69% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $1,738 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.9% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $2,446 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.7% | 16th | 41% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $1,689 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 17th | 3% below peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.5% | 18th | 4% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,158 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.1% | 19th | 24% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Lowell, MA | $2,316 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 21st | 33% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $2,181 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 22nd | 25% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $1,324 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.2% | 23rd | 24% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $2,094 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 24th | 21% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $1,943 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.2% | 25th | 12% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.3% | 26th | 56% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.7% | 27th | 1% below peers | |
| Richardson, TX | $1,675 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.9% | 28th | 4% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $1,639 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -4.2% | 29th | 6% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.5% then, 28.1% now; margin ±2.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 34.0% | +1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Wilmington, NC | 40.3% | 19th | -1.7pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 25.4% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 2nd | 33% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 41.8% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 5th | -0.4pp | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 18th | -0.5pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 29.7% | 8th | -0.2pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 17th | -0.1pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 37.1% | 15th | +0.1pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 25th | +0.2pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 43.7% | 24th | +0.3pp | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 11th | +0.4pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 29.3% | 7th | +0.4pp | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 28.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 13th | 26% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 46.1% | 28th | +1.3pp | 14th | 21% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 29th | +1.5pp | 15th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 34.6% | 14th | +1.1pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 41.5% | 21st | +1.7pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 54.5% | 31st | +3.1pp | 18th | 43% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 44.2% | 26th | +2.5pp | 19th | 16% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 45.7% | 27th | +2.7pp | 20th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 33.3% | 10th | +2.4pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 38.0% | 16th | +2.9pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 24.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 23rd | 35% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 49.8% | 30th | +3.9pp | 24th | 31% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 41.3% | 20th | +4.0pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 26.9% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 26th | 29% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 9th | +3.7pp | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 34.1% | 12th | +4.5pp | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 43.1% | 23rd | +6.0pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 34.2% | 13th | +5.0pp | 30th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 6th | +6.5pp | 31st | 24% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.2% then, 3.3% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 5.2% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 6.4% | 15th | -3.3pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 18th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 57% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 13.8% | 27th | -2.9pp | 4th | 109% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 5.1% | 12th | -0.9pp | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 8.2% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 8.0% | 20th | -1.2pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 28th | -1.7pp | 8th | 152% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 7.4% | 19th | -0.7pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 10th | 63% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 3.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 11th | 40% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 24th | -0.6pp | 12th | 42% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.4% | 9th | -0.3pp | 13th | 33% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.7% | 17th | -0.2pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 4.0% | 7th | -0.1pp | 15th | 39% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 4.8% | 11th | -0.1pp | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 14th | -0.0pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12.8% | 26th | -0.1pp | 18th | 94% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 30.6% | 30th | +0.9pp | 19th | 366% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 33.2% | 31st | +1.1pp | 20th | 405% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 3.3% | 4th | +0.1pp | 21st | 49% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 20.7% | 29th | +0.8pp | 22nd | 215% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 9.5% | 25th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 45% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 23rd | +0.8pp | 24th | 27% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 4.0% | 8th | +0.4pp | 25th | 39% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 8.1% | 21st | +1.2pp | 26th | 24% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.6% | 16th | +1.1pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 5.5% | 13th | +1.5pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 5th | +1.1pp | 30th | 47% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 65% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.0% then, 4.4% now; margin ±0.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 7.5% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Lowell, MA | 4.1% | 6th | -0.9pp | 1st | 52% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 2nd | 32% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 1.7% | 1st | -0.3pp | 3rd | 80% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 14.7% | 30th | -2.2pp | 4th | 73% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.6pp | 5th | 55% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.4% | 7th | -0.6pp | 6th | 48% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 3.9% | 5th | -0.4pp | 7th | 54% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 15.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 8th | 76% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 8th | -0.3pp | 9th | 47% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.2% | 24th | -0.6pp | 10th | 32% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 11th | 67% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 11th | -0.3pp | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.6% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 13th | 69% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 13.2% | 29th | -0.1pp | 14th | 55% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 12.2% | 27th | -0.1pp | 15th | 43% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 14th | -0.0pp | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 25th | +0.2pp | 17th | 32% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 9.8% | 17th | +0.2pp | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 9th | +0.1pp | 19th | 43% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 10.8% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 10.5% | 21st | +0.6pp | 21st | 23% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 8.5% | 16th | +0.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 6.9% | 13th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 12.4% | 28th | +1.0pp | 24th | 46% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.0% | 15th | +1.1pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 10.4% | 20th | +1.5pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 10.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 27th | 19% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 18th | +1.9pp | 28th | 17% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 26th | +2.5pp | 29th | 39% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.7% | 10th | +1.3pp | 30th | 33% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.6% | 12th | +1.5pp | 31st | 22% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 26.3% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Berkeley, CA | 21.1% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | 22.7% | 2nd | 32% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 24.6% | 3rd | 27% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 26.2% | 4th | 22% below peers | |
| Lowell, MA | 26.2% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 27.2% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 28.2% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 29.5% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Richardson, TX | 29.7% | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| The Woodlands, TX | 30.2% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | 31.2% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 32.1% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 32.2% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 32.7% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | 33.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Billings, MT | 34.0% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 34.6% | 19th | 3% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | 35.1% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 35.2% | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 35.7% | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | 35.9% | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Athens, GA | 36.3% | 24th | 8% above peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.4% | 25th | 9% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 36.8% | 26th | 10% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 27th | 18% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | 40.0% | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | 40.9% | 29th | 22% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 41.3% | 30th | 23% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 42.0% | 31st | 25% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.3% then, 2.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 5.2% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Richardson, TX | 8.2% | 28th | -4.5pp | 1st | 47% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 2.0% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 2nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 1.3% | 1st | -0.3pp | 3rd | 77% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 5.8% | 19th | -1.5pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2.7% | 6th | -0.6pp | 5th | 51% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 6.5% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6.4% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.0% | 13th | -0.8pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2.8% | 7th | -0.2pp | 9th | 49% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 4.8% | 12th | -0.1pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 14th | +0.1pp | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 10.1% | 30th | +0.5pp | 12th | 83% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1.8% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 13th | 68% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 7.8% | 26th | +0.7pp | 14th | 40% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 15th | 59% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 29th | +0.9pp | 16th | 48% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 17th | +0.8pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 6.2% | 21st | +1.0pp | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 12.1% | 31st | +2.1pp | 19th | 119% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 20th | +1.2pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 25th | +2.4pp | 21st | 33% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 5.3% | 15th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 4.1% | 11th | +1.7pp | 23rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 5.6% | 18th | +2.6pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 7.8% | 27th | +3.8pp | 25th | 40% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 9th | +1.8pp | 26th | 34% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 5.5% | 16th | +2.8pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 3.8% | 10th | +2.1pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.5% | 5th | +1.4pp | 29th | 56% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 2.8% | 8th | +1.6pp | 30th | 49% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 7.3% | 24th | +4.3pp | 31st | 32% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 10.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.1% to 51.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 18 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 45.7% | +4.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Arvada, CO | 51.5% | 7th | +10.4pp | 1st | 32% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 31st | +3.9pp | 2nd | 51% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 28.6% | 26th | +5.8pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 30.0% | 22nd | +5.9pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 16th | +5.5pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 19.4% | 30th | +2.5pp | 6th | 50% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 39.2% | 15th | +4.8pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 29.4% | 23rd | +3.5pp | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 46.8% | 12th | +5.3pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.6% | 19th | +4.0pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 13th | +4.8pp | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 21.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 28.8% | 25th | +3.0pp | 13th | 26% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 19.9% | 29th | +2.0pp | 14th | 49% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 50.9% | 9th | +4.2pp | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 35.7% | 20th | +2.5pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 41.1% | 14th | +2.9pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 10th | +3.3pp | 18th | 21% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 57.0% | 5th | +3.8pp | 19th | 46% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 33.8% | 21st | +2.0pp | 20th | 14% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 36.9% | 18th | +1.8pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 66.1% | 4th | +2.3pp | 22nd | 69% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 37.5% | 17th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 77.9% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 24th | 99% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 80.8% | 1st | +1.7pp | 25th | 107% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 74.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 26th | 92% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 24th | +0.4pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 8th | +0.6pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 11th | -0.0pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 56.5% | 6th | -2.1pp | 30th | 45% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 26.6% | 27th | -1.6pp | 31st | 32% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.3% then, 62.2% now; margin ±9.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 48.7% | -1.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 45.4% | 15th | +8.8pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 31st | +4.2pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 50.7% | 12th | +7.6pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 42.0% | 20th | +5.0pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 17th | +4.6pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 51.0% | 10th | +2.0pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 78.1% | 2nd | +3.0pp | 7th | 77% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 52.0% | 7th | +1.8pp | 8th | 18% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 62.2% | 4th | +2.0pp | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.9% | 24th | +0.4pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 13th | +0.3pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.9% | 26th | +0.0pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 55.5% | 5th | -1.4pp | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 78.2% | 1st | -4.1pp | 14th | 77% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 11th | -3.2pp | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 53.3% | 6th | -4.7pp | 16th | 21% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 44.1% | 16th | -4.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 14th | -4.5pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.4% | 3rd | -8.2pp | 19th | 46% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 51.4% | 8th | -6.7pp | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 39.1% | 23rd | -6.6pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 29.5% | 30th | -5.4pp | 22nd | 33% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 41.6% | 21st | -8.1pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.8% | 18th | -8.8pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 37.9% | 25th | -9.6pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 30.5% | 29th | -9.7pp | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 33.4% | 28th | -10.7pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 9th | -18.7pp | 28th | 16% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 19th | -16.1pp | 29th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 34.1% | 27th | -20.4pp | 30th | 23% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | -31.0pp | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 7.0% now; margin ±3.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 6.6% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Cambridge, MA | 0.2% | 1st | -0.6pp | 1st | 96% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.4% | 13th | -4.3pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 4.2% | 9th | -2.9pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 1.8% | 4th | -0.9pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 6.0% | 15th | -2.6pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 6.3% | 18th | -2.6pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 19th | -2.4pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.6% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 8th | 74% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 6.2% | 16th | -2.0pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 8th | -0.7pp | 10th | 39% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 9.2% | 28th | -1.5pp | 11th | 49% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 7.0% | 21st | -0.8pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 5th | -0.2pp | 13th | 60% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.6% | 10th | -0.1pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 24th | +0.0pp | 15th | 32% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 8.7% | 25th | +0.1pp | 16th | 40% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 9.2% | 29th | +0.4pp | 17th | 49% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 6.2% | 17th | +0.3pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 9.1% | 27th | +1.6pp | 19th | 47% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 6th | +0.6pp | 20th | 48% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 5.1% | 12th | +1.2pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 30th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 60% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.0% | 20th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 7.8% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 24th | 27% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.9% | 26th | +3.8pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1.3% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 26th | 79% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.4% | 22nd | +3.4pp | 27th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 11th | +2.7pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.6% | 31st | +8.4pp | 29th | 120% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3.5% | 7th | +2.4pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.7% | 14th | +4.5pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 118,746 to 122,634 - more than the combined survey margin (±107). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis, CA | 124,725 | 8th | +14% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 122,290 | 14th | +11% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 119,961 | 24th | +11% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 124,570 | 9th | +10% | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 119,434 | 27th | +9% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 118,180 | 31st | +9% | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 119,983 | 23rd | +8% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 119,913 | 25th | +8% | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 118,368 | 30th | +6% | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 121,002 | 19th | +6% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 122,330 | 13th | +6% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 120,785 | 21st | +5% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 2nd | +4% | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 4th | +4% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 121,740 | 16th | +4% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 119,767 | 26th | +3% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 122,634 | 12th | +3% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 1st | +3% | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 124,268 | 10th | +2% | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 3rd | +2% | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 118,731 | 29th | +2% | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 118,796 | 28th | +2% | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 122,036 | 15th | +1% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 120,805 | 20th | +1% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 6th | -0% | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 5th | -0% | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 120,257 | 22nd | -1% | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 121,127 | 18th | -2% | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 7th | -2% | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 121,715 | 17th | -4% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 124,035 | 11th | -4% | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.7% then, 20.3% now; margin ±3.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 24.9% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 29th | +7.3pp | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 28.5% | 16th | +6.8pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 55.1% | 3rd | +11.6pp | 3rd | 93% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 8th | +6.3pp | 4th | 44% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 4th | +4.6pp | 5th | 67% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 29.5% | 15th | +1.8pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 7th | 107% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 20.1% | 26th | +0.4pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 24.7% | 20th | +0.4pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 40.2% | 10th | +0.5pp | 10th | 41% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 36.0% | 13th | +0.4pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 46.8% | 5th | +0.1pp | 12th | 64% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 37.9% | 11th | -0.5pp | 13th | 33% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 20.3% | 25th | -0.4pp | 14th | 29% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 27th | -0.4pp | 15th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.7% | 6th | -0.9pp | 16th | 50% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 19th | -0.6pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 40.5% | 9th | -1.0pp | 18th | 42% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 22.3% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 27.5% | 18th | -2.1pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 9.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 21st | 65% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 61.9% | 1st | -6.7pp | 22nd | 117% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 42.5% | 7th | -4.7pp | 23rd | 49% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 21.6% | 23rd | -2.4pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 25th | 51% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 28.3% | 17th | -3.7pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 21.6% | 24th | -2.8pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.0% | 12th | -5.5pp | 28th | 30% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 23.0% | 21st | -3.5pp | 29th | 19% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 19.1% | 28th | -3.8pp | 30th | 33% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 35.3% | 14th | -7.4pp | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.7% then, 74.1% now; margin ±5.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 67.2% | +3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| College Station, TX | 72.8% | 10th | +18.0pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 57.6% | 31st | +13.0pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 74.8% | 8th | +9.8pp | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 4th | +9.7pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 70.8% | 14th | +9.0pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 64.3% | 27th | +8.0pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 77.7% | 1st | +7.4pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 22nd | +6.1pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 76.7% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 68.1% | 18th | +4.2pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 66.1% | 23rd | +3.3pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 74.1% | 9th | +3.4pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 67.3% | 19th | +3.0pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 5th | +3.3pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 68.8% | 17th | +2.6pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 21st | +1.9pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.9% | 26th | +1.6pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 65.7% | 24th | +1.3pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 69.0% | 16th | +1.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 71.1% | 13th | +1.2pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 75.4% | 7th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 75.9% | 6th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 29th | -0.2pp | 24th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 72.2% | 11th | -0.5pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 12th | -0.9pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 65.6% | 25th | -2.2pp | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 69.9% | 15th | -3.4pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 58.8% | 30th | -3.7pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 67.1% | 20th | -5.9pp | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 63.5% | 28th | -5.7pp | 31st | 8% below peers |