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. Lakewood is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 74% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 203 (Mar 26) | -73.5% | 1st | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 222 (Jul 26) | -27.8% | 2nd | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 370 (Jul 26) | -27.5% | 3rd | ||
| Charleston, SC | 252 (Jul 26) | -20.1% | 4th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 803 (Jul 26) | -19.2% | 5th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 134 (Jul 26) | -17.3% | 6th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 384 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 7th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 796 (Jul 26) | -14.5% | 8th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 183 (Jul 26) | -11.7% | 9th | ||
| Corona, CA | 227 (Jul 26) | -8.7% | 10th | ||
| Thornton, CO | 249 (Jul 26) | -5.2% | 11th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 643 (Jul 26) | -4.8% | 12th | ||
| McAllen, TX | 128 (Jul 26) | -4.5% | 13th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 493 (Feb 26) | -4.1% | 14th | ||
| Waco, TX | 397 (Jul 26) | -3.5% | 15th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 453 (Jul 26) | +3.0% | 16th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 929 (Jun 26) | +7.6% | 17th | ||
| Midland, TX | 360 (Jul 26) | +17.4% | 18th |
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. Lakewood is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 72% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 1,334 (Mar 26) | -72.5% | 1st | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1,508 (Jul 26) | -30.0% | 2nd | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1,334 (Jul 26) | -18.8% | 3rd | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,160 (Jul 26) | -18.7% | 4th | ||
| Thornton, CO | 2,235 (Jul 26) | -16.7% | 5th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 1,488 (Jul 26) | -16.6% | 6th | ||
| Corona, CA | 1,403 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 7th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,682 (Jul 26) | -16.1% | 8th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,144 (Jul 26) | -12.3% | 9th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2,352 (Jul 26) | -10.6% | 10th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 2,135 (Jul 26) | -10.3% | 11th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2,398 (Jun 26) | -10.2% | 12th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 2,241 (Jul 26) | -9.8% | 13th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,730 (Jul 26) | -8.4% | 14th | ||
| Waco, TX | 1,748 (Jul 26) | -6.0% | 15th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2,746 (Jul 26) | -2.7% | 16th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 1,576 (Feb 26) | +10.0% | 17th | ||
| Midland, TX | 1,458 (Jul 26) | +41.5% | 18th |
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. Lakewood is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 25% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Hayward, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | -81.9% | 1st | ||
| Springfield, MA | 6 (Jun 26) | -44.5% | 2nd | ||
| Pomona, CA | 5 (Jul 26) | -41.6% | 3rd | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7 (Jul 26) | -28.5% | 4th | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 2 (Jul 26) | -25.1% | 5th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5 (Jul 26) | -22.2% | 6th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 5 (Jul 26) | -20.0% | 7th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 12 (Feb 26) | -13.9% | 8th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5 (Jul 26) | -11.2% | 9th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9 (Jul 26) | -6.7% | 10th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 11th | ||
| Waco, TX | 3 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (Jul 26) | +33.2% | 13th | ||
| Corona, CA | 3 (Jul 26) | +67.0% | 14th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1 (Jul 26) | +99.2% | 15th | ||
| Midland, TX | 6 (Jul 26) | +125.1% | 16th | ||
| Thornton, CO | 6 (Jul 26) | +351.1% | 17th | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1 (Jul 26) |
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. Lakewood is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 74% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 193 (Mar 26) | -73.5% | 1st | ||
| McAllen, TX | 15 (Jul 26) | -58.5% | 2nd | ||
| Corona, CA | 117 (Jul 26) | -47.8% | 3rd | ||
| Thornton, CO | 303 (Jul 26) | -36.5% | 4th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 174 (Jul 26) | -29.3% | 5th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 360 (Jul 26) | -26.8% | 6th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 120 (Jul 26) | -25.3% | 7th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 252 (Jul 26) | -25.2% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 427 (Jun 26) | -25.0% | 9th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 131 (Jul 26) | -22.3% | 10th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 368 (Jul 26) | -21.7% | 11th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 407 (Jul 26) | -21.2% | 12th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 232 (Feb 26) | -18.9% | 13th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 343 (Jul 26) | -18.6% | 14th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 742 (Jul 26) | -16.8% | 15th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 468 (Jul 26) | -6.9% | 16th | ||
| Waco, TX | 160 (Jul 26) | -6.0% | 17th | ||
| Midland, TX | 174 (Jul 26) | +27.2% | 18th |
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 35% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $66,740 to $89,792 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,718).
| 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% | |||||
| Salinas, CA | $91,908 | 11th | +49% | 1st | 27% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 16th | +41% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 2nd | +37% | 3rd | 128% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | $62,401 | 20th | +37% | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | $55,997 | 25th | +35% | 5th | 23% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | $54,365 | 28th | +35% | 6th | 25% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | $92,414 | 9th | +35% | 7th | 27% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | $89,792 | 12th | +35% | 8th | 24% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | $52,656 | 29th | +34% | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $186,170 | 1st | +32% | 10th | 156% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | $57,137 | 24th | +32% | 11th | 21% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | $61,579 | 21st | +32% | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | $79,479 | 15th | +31% | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 10th | +31% | 14th | 27% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | $113,318 | 6th | +31% | 15th | 56% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | $109,242 | 7th | +30% | 16th | 50% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | $81,770 | 14th | +30% | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | $103,088 | 8th | +30% | 18th | 42% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | $114,009 | 5th | +26% | 19th | 57% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,685 | 23rd | +26% | 20th | 19% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 17th | +25% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | $46,195 | 31st | +24% | 22nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,234 | 30th | +24% | 23rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | $67,203 | 18th | +24% | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | $54,752 | 27th | +24% | 25th | 25% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 3rd | +23% | 26th | 114% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | $60,977 | 22nd | +23% | 27th | 16% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | $119,681 | 4th | +19% | 28th | 65% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 19th | +18% | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | $55,529 | 26th | +17% | 30th | 24% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | $89,585 | 13th | +13% | 31st | 23% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric.
Unemployment was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 3.9% (Jul 26) | +0.0pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | 7.6% (Jul 26) | 30th | -1.9pp | 1st | 58% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 6.0% (Jul 26) | 25th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 25% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 18th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.9pp | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -0.8pp | 5th | 19% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.6pp | 6th | 4% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 3.2% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.6pp | 7th | 33% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 6.3% (Jul 26) | 27th | -0.4pp | 8th | 31% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 9th | 4% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 10th | 27% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.3pp | 11th | 4% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 9th | -0.1pp | 12th | 10% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 13th | 35% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.1pp | 14th | 23% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 4.0% (Jul 26) | 7th | +0.0pp | 15th | 17% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 8.0% (Jul 26) | 31st | +0.0pp | 16th | 67% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 3.2% (Jul 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 17th | 33% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.8% (Jul 26) | 24th | +0.0pp | 18th | 21% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.0pp | 19th | 12% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.1pp | 20th | 27% below peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.1pp | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +0.2pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.2pp | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.3pp | 24th | 6% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 25th | 2% below peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 6.0% (Jul 26) | 26th | +0.4pp | 26th | 25% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 12th | +0.5pp | 27th | 6% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 10th | +0.6pp | 28th | 10% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 21st | +0.7pp | 29th | 8% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 6.6% (Jul 26) | 28th | +1.0pp | 30th | 38% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 7.3% (Jul 26) | 29th | +1.6pp | 31st | 52% 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 (9.1% then, 9.2% now; margin ±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 9.4% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Alexandria, VA | 7.9% | 6th | -2.4pp | 1st | 45% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 7.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 2nd | 51% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 21.2% | 25th | -5.4pp | 3rd | 48% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 14.3% | 16th | -3.6pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 15.9% | 19th | -3.8pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 13.6% | 15th | -3.2pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 20.0% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 23.1% | 27th | -3.1pp | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.7% | 7th | -1.1pp | 9th | 39% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 19.6% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 10th | 37% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.7% | 11th | -1.3pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 12.3% | 12th | -0.9pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 21.3% | 26th | -1.0pp | 13th | 49% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 25.8% | 30th | -1.1pp | 14th | 80% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 5.6% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 15th | 61% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 21.0% | 24th | -0.8pp | 16th | 47% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 24.7% | 29th | -0.2pp | 17th | 72% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 30.8% | 31st | +0.1pp | 18th | 115% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 9.2% | 8th | +0.1pp | 19th | 36% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 15.7% | 18th | +0.2pp | 20th | 10% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 11.1% | 10th | +0.2pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.5% | 1st | +0.2pp | 22nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.4% | 14th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 24th | 59% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 5th | +0.6pp | 25th | 50% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 24.0% | 28th | +2.2pp | 26th | 67% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.9% | 21st | +1.9pp | 27th | 32% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 9.6% | 9th | +1.3pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.7% | 17th | +2.1pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 17.4% | 20th | +2.7pp | 30th | 22% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 12.4% | 13th | +3.2pp | 31st | 13% 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 (11.9% then, 13.0% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.5% | 8th | -7.3pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 2nd | 81% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.3% | 14th | -8.8pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 5.5% | 2nd | -2.5pp | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 17.8% | 15th | -7.8pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.7% | 4th | -2.8pp | 6th | 55% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 21.7% | 18th | -7.0pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 29.4% | 25th | -8.2pp | 8th | 53% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 27.1% | 22nd | -6.4pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 11th | -2.7pp | 10th | 21% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 10.2% | 6th | -1.6pp | 11th | 47% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.2% | 24th | -3.4pp | 12th | 47% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 30.6% | 28th | -3.4pp | 13th | 60% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 12th | -1.7pp | 14th | 19% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.1% | 31st | -3.3pp | 15th | 88% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 35.5% | 30th | -2.0pp | 16th | 85% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 23.2% | 20th | -0.7pp | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 30.1% | 27th | -0.8pp | 18th | 57% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 22.1% | 19th | +0.5pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 33.5% | 29th | +2.1pp | 20th | 75% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 13.1% | 9th | +1.2pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 22nd | 47% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 29.8% | 26th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 56% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 11.5% | 7th | +1.3pp | 24th | 40% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 16.9% | 13th | +2.2pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 19.2% | 16th | +2.6pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 17th | +3.9pp | 27th | 10% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.8% | 10th | +3.3pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.0% | 21st | +6.1pp | 29th | 36% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.6% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 30th | 71% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 5th | +3.6pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88.7% to 93.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Paterson, NJ | 89.3% | 23rd | +20.2pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 86.1% | 29th | +14.0pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 89.0% | 24th | +13.4pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 88.8% | 25th | +13.1pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 92.9% | 16th | +13.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 94.4% | 7th | +11.5pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 85.8% | 30th | +10.4pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 92.2% | 18th | +10.9pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 90.6% | 22nd | +9.6pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 88.1% | 27th | +9.2pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 86.6% | 28th | +8.0pp | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 88.6% | 26th | +7.8pp | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 11th | +7.8pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 92.8% | 17th | +7.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 92.9% | 14th | +7.6pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 10th | +7.5pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 96.5% | 4th | +6.5pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 91.4% | 20th | +5.9pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 95.0% | 6th | +5.8pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 93.0% | 13th | +5.7pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 15th | +5.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 91.4% | 21st | +5.0pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 19th | +4.7pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 93.3% | 12th | +4.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 94.3% | 8th | +4.5pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96.6% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 94.1% | 9th | +2.5pp | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 95.8% | 5th | +2.3pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 97.0% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 97.5% | 1st | +2.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 85.7% | 31st | +0.8pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.44 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 | |||||
| Savannah, GA | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.026 | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 0.41 | 6th | -0.010 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 0.47 | 19th | -0.011 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 0.49 | 24th | -0.008 | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 0.48 | 20th | -0.006 | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 0.47 | 18th | -0.004 | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 0.43 | 10th | -0.001 | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 0.41 | 5th | -0.001 | 8th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.000 | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 0.52 | 29th | +0.002 | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 0.51 | 28th | +0.002 | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.003 | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 0.43 | 11th | +0.003 | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 0.49 | 23rd | +0.005 | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 0.53 | 30th | +0.006 | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 0.55 | 31st | +0.006 | 16th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 0.44 | 12th | +0.006 | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 0.46 | 15th | +0.009 | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 0.51 | 27th | +0.010 | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 0.39 | 1st | +0.010 | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 0.50 | 25th | +0.017 | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 0.50 | 26th | +0.018 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 0.42 | 8th | +0.016 | 23rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 0.42 | 9th | +0.017 | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.46 | 17th | +0.020 | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.017 | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 21st | +0.022 | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 16th | +0.023 | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 0.41 | 4th | +0.021 | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 13th | +0.031 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 14th | +0.049 | 31st | 2% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.6% then, 7.2% now; margin ±0.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | 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 | |||||
| Olathe, KS | 2.4% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 83% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5.2% | 6th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 8.9% | 11th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 13.2% | 15th | -2.8pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 13.1% | 14th | -2.7pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 6th | 69% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 17.4% | 22nd | -2.4pp | 7th | 26% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 24.1% | 28th | -3.1pp | 8th | 75% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.6% | 26th | -2.4pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 19th | -1.7pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.5% | 18th | -1.6pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 34.1% | 30th | -3.1pp | 12th | 148% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.3% | 10th | -0.4pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 14th | 163% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 16th | -0.3pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 21st | -0.2pp | 16th | 19% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 15.9% | 20th | +0.2pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 10.5% | 12th | +0.2pp | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.6% | 8th | +0.3pp | 19th | 45% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 22.1% | 27th | +1.8pp | 20th | 61% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 24th | +1.6pp | 21st | 35% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.8% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 23rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 17th | +1.7pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 28.1% | 29th | +3.6pp | 25th | 104% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.2% | 5th | +0.8pp | 26th | 62% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 11.0% | 13th | +1.7pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 7.8% | 9th | +1.3pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 29th | 79% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 18.9% | 25th | +4.9pp | 30th | 38% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 4th | +1.8pp | 31st | 65% 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. Lakewood is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | $532,748 (Aug 26) | -1.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $186,897 (Aug 26) | 30th | +9.7% | 1st | 57% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $434,937 (Aug 26) | 15th | +4.8% | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $536,737 (Aug 26) | 11th | +4.8% | 3rd | 23% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $364,989 (Aug 26) | 16th | +4.5% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $625,494 (Aug 26) | 8th | +4.4% | 5th | 44% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $305,068 (Aug 26) | 19th | +4.3% | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $204,669 (Aug 26) | 28th | +2.2% | 7th | 53% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $330,434 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.9% | 8th | 24% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $748,418 (Aug 26) | 5th | +1.4% | 9th | 72% above peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $591,821 (Aug 26) | 9th | +1.3% | 10th | 36% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $269,608 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.2% | 11th | 38% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,994,916 (Aug 26) | 1st | +1.2% | 12th | 359% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $230,191 (Aug 26) | 24th | +1.2% | 13th | 47% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $666,031 (Aug 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 14th | 53% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $229,066 (Aug 26) | 25th | +0.5% | 15th | 47% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $499,832 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.1% | 16th | 15% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $754,203 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.1% | 17th | 73% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $682,283 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.1% | 18th | 57% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $219,533 (Aug 26) | 26th | -1.1% | 19th | 50% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $295,760 (Aug 26) | 21st | -1.2% | 20th | 32% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | $197,932 (Aug 26) | 29th | -1.3% | 21st | 54% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $303,910 (Aug 26) | 20th | -1.7% | 22nd | 30% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $556,597 (Aug 26) | 10th | -2.0% | 23rd | 28% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $492,295 (Aug 26) | 13th | -2.2% | 24th | 13% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $444,268 (Aug 26) | 14th | -2.3% | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $218,883 (Aug 26) | 27th | -2.3% | 26th | 50% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $258,678 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -2.5% | 27th | 41% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $322,239 (Aug 26) | 18th | -2.8% | 28th | 26% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $820,844 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -3.2% | 29th | 89% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,418,231 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -3.9% | 30th | 226% 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. Lakewood is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | $355,059 (Aug 26) | -1.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $117,389 (Aug 26) | 30th | +12.9% | 1st | 55% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $426,126 (Aug 26) | 7th | +6.9% | 2nd | 65% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $230,143 (Aug 26) | 18th | +6.2% | 3rd | 11% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $333,257 (Aug 26) | 14th | +6.1% | 4th | 29% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $258,798 (Aug 26) | 15th | +5.6% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $140,601 (Aug 26) | 28th | +3.7% | 6th | 46% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $396,237 (Aug 26) | 9th | +3.3% | 7th | 53% above peers | |
| Midland, TX | $226,993 (Aug 26) | 19th | +2.9% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $626,114 (Aug 26) | 4th | +1.9% | 9th | 142% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $160,497 (Aug 26) | 26th | +1.2% | 10th | 38% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $202,194 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.2% | 11th | 22% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $394,543 (Aug 26) | 11th | +1.1% | 12th | 52% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $141,482 (Aug 26) | 27th | +1.0% | 13th | 45% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $570,077 (Aug 26) | 6th | +0.5% | 14th | 120% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $622,910 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.5% | 15th | 141% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $418,496 (Aug 26) | 8th | -0.2% | 16th | 62% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $394,721 (Aug 26) | 10th | -0.3% | 17th | 53% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $162,502 (Aug 26) | 25th | -0.6% | 18th | 37% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,214,029 (Aug 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 19th | 369% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $125,268 (Aug 26) | 29th | -1.0% | 20th | 52% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $182,482 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -2.4% | 21st | 29% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $240,102 (Aug 26) | 16th | -2.5% | 22nd | 7% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $207,504 (Aug 26) | 21st | -2.9% | 23rd | 20% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $636,981 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -2.9% | 24th | 146% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $384,871 (Aug 26) | 12th | -3.0% | 25th | 49% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $166,424 (Aug 26) | 24th | -3.4% | 26th | 36% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $239,304 (Aug 26) | 17th | -3.7% | 27th | 8% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $762,573 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -3.8% | 28th | 195% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $214,177 (Aug 26) | 20th | -3.8% | 29th | 17% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $367,696 (Aug 26) | 13th | -4.5% | 30th | 42% 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 (58.3% then, 58.1% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Killeen, TX | 49.5% | 22nd | +5.7pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 58.0% | 14th | +5.2pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 60.9% | 10th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 49.4% | 23rd | +3.3pp | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 1st | +5.2pp | 5th | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 49.6% | 21st | +3.0pp | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 9th | +3.7pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 47.0% | 24th | +2.2pp | 8th | 15% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 4th | +3.0pp | 9th | 34% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 58.9% | 12th | +2.3pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 45.4% | 26th | +1.6pp | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 74.8% | 2nd | +2.6pp | 12th | 36% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.9% | 31st | +0.8pp | 13th | 51% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 42.8% | 28th | +1.0pp | 14th | 22% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 54.0% | 18th | +1.2pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 17th | +0.9pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 66.2% | 6th | +0.9pp | 17th | 20% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 55.0% | 16th | +0.7pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 65.1% | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 55.6% | 15th | +0.0pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 58.1% | 13th | -0.2pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 63.8% | 8th | -0.3pp | 22nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 45.5% | 25th | -0.5pp | 23rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 24th | 36% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 51.4% | 20th | -0.9pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 71.4% | 5th | -1.4pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 59.5% | 11th | -1.4pp | 27th | 8% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 42.1% | 29th | -1.1pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 37.7% | 30th | -1.2pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 43.8% | 27th | -1.6pp | 30th | 20% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 19th | -2.1pp | 31st | 5% 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. Lakewood is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $3,932 (Aug 26) | 1st | +8.8% | 1st | 111% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | $1,195 (Aug 26) | 30th | +7.8% | 2nd | 36% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $2,501 (Aug 26) | 6th | +5.5% | 3rd | 34% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $1,326 (Aug 26) | 27th | +5.4% | 4th | 29% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,668 (Aug 26) | 20th | +5.2% | 5th | 11% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $2,312 (Aug 26) | 9th | +5.0% | 6th | 24% above peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $1,810 (Aug 26) | 17th | +4.4% | 7th | 3% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $1,853 (Aug 26) | 16th | +4.3% | 8th | 1% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | $2,674 (Aug 26) | 4th | +3.2% | 9th | 43% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $2,637 (Aug 26) | 5th | +3.0% | 10th | 41% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,289 (Aug 26) | 10th | +2.7% | 11th | 23% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $1,990 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.7% | 12th | 7% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $1,479 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +2.7% | 13th | 21% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $1,618 (Aug 26) | 21st | +1.7% | 14th | 13% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,828 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +1.6% | 15th | 51% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $2,341 (Aug 26) | 8th | +1.3% | 16th | 25% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,378 (Aug 26) | 25th | +1.2% | 17th | 26% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $2,353 (Aug 26) | 7th | +1.1% | 18th | 26% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,867 (Aug 26) | 15th | +1.1% | 19th | on par with peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $1,283 (Aug 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 20th | 31% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $1,878 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.0% | 21st | 1% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $2,751 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 22nd | 47% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $1,363 (Aug 26) | 26th | +0.3% | 23rd | 27% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $1,757 (Aug 26) | 19th | -0.7% | 24th | 6% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,471 (Aug 26) | 24th | -0.7% | 25th | 21% below peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $1,273 (Aug 26) | 29th | -1.0% | 26th | 32% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $1,881 (Aug 26) | 13th | -1.1% | 27th | 1% above peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $1,800 (Aug 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 28th | 4% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $2,285 (Aug 26) | 11th | -1.3% | 29th | 22% above peers | |
| Midland, TX | $1,599 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -2.2% | 30th | 14% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 5 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.9% then, 36.9% now; margin ±2.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 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 | 34.0% | +1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Salinas, CA | 41.2% | 21st | -5.9pp | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 43.7% | 25th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 33.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 51.1% | 29th | -1.8pp | 5th | 33% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 41.7% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 40.2% | 18th | -1.2pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 46.2% | 26th | -0.8pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 33.6% | 8th | -0.6pp | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 56.6% | 31st | -0.7pp | 12th | 48% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 41.8% | 24th | -0.3pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 23% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 41.7% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 6th | +0.2pp | 16th | 18% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 34.4% | 10th | +0.7pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 46.7% | 27th | +1.4pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 36.6% | 14th | +1.2pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 40.7% | 20th | +1.4pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 36.9% | 15th | +1.9pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38.4% | 16th | +2.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 35.3% | 11th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 23.7% | 1st | +2.1pp | 24th | 38% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 35.8% | 12th | +3.2pp | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 50.0% | 28th | +4.5pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 40.2% | 19th | +4.6pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 17th | +4.6pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 51.3% | 30th | +6.4pp | 29th | 34% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 13th | +5.5pp | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 34.1% | 9th | +7.4pp | 31st | 11% 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 (6.3% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Kansas City, KS | 7.3% | 20th | -2.4pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 10.5% | 23rd | -3.2pp | 2nd | 54% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 5.0% | 8th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.8% | 16th | -1.9pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 18.2% | 29th | -3.7pp | 5th | 167% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.1% | 31st | -5.2pp | 6th | 283% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.8% | 6th | -0.9pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 3.2% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 8th | 53% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 12th | -0.5pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 3.0% | 1st | -0.2pp | 10th | 56% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 11.3% | 25th | -0.6pp | 11th | 65% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 6.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 4th | -0.1pp | 13th | 44% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 19.5% | 30th | -0.6pp | 14th | 186% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 8.2% | 21st | -0.2pp | 15th | 20% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.7% | 11th | -0.1pp | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.5% | 15th | -0.1pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 11.5% | 27th | -0.0pp | 18th | 69% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.7% | 28th | +0.1pp | 19th | 87% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 10th | +0.0pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 19th | +0.3pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 5th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 31% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 7.0% | 17th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 7th | +0.2pp | 24th | 29% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 13th | +0.5pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.0% | 9th | +0.7pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 10.8% | 24th | +1.7pp | 27th | 58% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7.0% | 18th | +1.1pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.4% | 26th | +2.0pp | 29th | 67% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 30th | 34% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 3.7% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 31st | 46% 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.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.9% then, 7.5% now; margin ±0.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado ref | 7.8% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 6.0% | 5th | -2.1pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 8.8% | 15th | -2.2pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 3rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 13.9% | 21st | -3.1pp | 4th | 40% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.4% | 22nd | -2.4pp | 5th | 45% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 7.4% | 9th | -1.1pp | 6th | 25% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 7.7% | 11th | -1.1pp | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 11.0% | 17th | -1.4pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 9th | 75% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 15.5% | 26th | -1.4pp | 10th | 56% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 4th | -0.3pp | 11th | 57% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.4% | 14th | -0.7pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 12.3% | 18th | -0.8pp | 13th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 17.8% | 27th | -1.0pp | 14th | 79% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 24.1% | 30th | -1.2pp | 15th | 143% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 16th | 61% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.5% | 10th | -0.3pp | 17th | 24% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 15.2% | 24th | -0.2pp | 18th | 54% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 7.2% | 7th | -0.0pp | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.1% | 12th | +0.2pp | 20th | 18% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.5% | 29th | +0.7pp | 21st | 117% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 8.2% | 13th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 13.6% | 20th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 37% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.8% | 19th | +0.7pp | 24th | 29% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7.2% | 8th | +0.4pp | 25th | 27% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.5% | 31st | +2.1pp | 26th | 187% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 14.8% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 27th | 50% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 19.5% | 28th | +1.6pp | 28th | 97% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 9.9% | 16th | +1.6pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 15.3% | 25th | +3.0pp | 30th | 55% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 6.2% | 6th | +1.4pp | 31st | 38% 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% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19.4% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 37% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 25.6% | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 29.1% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 29.5% | 7th | 14% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 29.5% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 30.4% | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 31.5% | 10th | 8% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 32.0% | 11th | 6% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | 33.2% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 34.0% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 34.2% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 34.2% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Columbia, SC | 35.0% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | 37.3% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 38.7% | 22nd | 13% above peers | |
| Midland, TX | 39.1% | 23rd | 14% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 39.9% | 24th | 17% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 25th | 18% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 41.2% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | 41.3% | 27th | 21% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 41.7% | 28th | 22% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 42.3% | 29th | 24% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 44.6% | 30th | 30% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48.5% | 31st | 42% 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 (5.4% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 5th | -1.0pp | 1st | 53% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 4.8% | 16th | -1.9pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3.8% | 10th | -1.1pp | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 11.6% | 28th | -3.0pp | 4th | 144% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 6.7% | 20th | -1.0pp | 5th | 39% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 4.8% | 15th | -0.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 1st | -0.1pp | 7th | 64% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.2% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 51% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 4.6% | 12th | +0.1pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 9.3% | 27th | +0.3pp | 10th | 95% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.3% | 18th | +0.2pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4.7% | 13th | +0.2pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 14.6% | 30th | +0.8pp | 13th | 206% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 14th | 268% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 8.7% | 24th | +0.8pp | 15th | 83% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 29th | +1.4pp | 16th | 189% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 6.0% | 19th | +0.7pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2.9% | 6th | +0.4pp | 18th | 40% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 9th | +0.6pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 3.3% | 8th | +0.6pp | 20th | 32% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 6.8% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 21st | 43% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9.0% | 26th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 88% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2.9% | 7th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 4.1% | 11th | +1.1pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 25th | 56% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 25th | +2.4pp | 26th | 87% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.7% | 14th | +1.7pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 6.8% | 21st | +2.7pp | 29th | 41% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 17th | +2.3pp | 30th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 31st | 60% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.9% to 45.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Bridgeport, CT | 23.4% | 22nd | +4.6pp | 1st | 28% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 20th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 16.5% | 29th | +3.1pp | 3rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 34.0% | 10th | +6.3pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 33.8% | 11th | +5.9pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 16th | +5.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.7% | 6th | +8.6pp | 7th | 66% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 33.3% | 13th | +5.1pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 20.8% | 24th | +3.1pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 33.7% | 12th | +4.8pp | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 19th | +3.4pp | 11th | 21% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.7% | 17th | +3.8pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 32.8% | 14th | +3.7pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 30th | +1.8pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 20.3% | 26th | +2.2pp | 15th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 45.3% | 9th | +4.4pp | 16th | 40% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 20.5% | 25th | +1.9pp | 17th | 37% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 17.1% | 28th | +1.6pp | 18th | 47% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 27th | +1.8pp | 19th | 39% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 58.3% | 5th | +5.2pp | 20th | 80% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 21.9% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 32.5% | 15th | +2.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 23rd | 114% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 11.8% | 31st | +0.7pp | 24th | 64% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 25th | 124% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 23.5% | 21st | +1.1pp | 26th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 27th | 123% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 66.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 28th | 104% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 45.9% | 8th | +2.1pp | 29th | 42% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 26.3% | 18th | +0.9pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 50.5% | 7th | +0.8pp | 31st | 56% 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.1% then, 50.3% now; margin ±9.1pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 18th | +11.8pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 41.0% | 20th | +5.4pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 64.9% | 2nd | +8.3pp | 3rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 62.5% | 4th | +7.7pp | 4th | 30% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 51.0% | 12th | +5.9pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 51.2% | 11th | +5.8pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 48.4% | 15th | +4.3pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 17th | +3.8pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 26th | +1.0pp | 9th | 37% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 50.1% | 14th | -1.3pp | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 66.5% | 1st | -2.2pp | 11th | 38% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 40.7% | 21st | -2.0pp | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 51.3% | 10th | -4.2pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 41.4% | 19th | -3.8pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 59.9% | 5th | -5.9pp | 15th | 25% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 3rd | -6.5pp | 16th | 34% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 48.1% | 16th | -4.9pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 39.6% | 22nd | -4.5pp | 18th | 18% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 50.3% | 13th | -6.8pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.0% | 8th | -9.6pp | 20th | 10% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 58.2% | 6th | -10.9pp | 21st | 21% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 9th | -12.0pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -7.3pp | 23rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 29.7% | 27th | -9.6pp | 24th | 38% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 26.9% | 30th | -8.9pp | 25th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 54.7% | 7th | -19.0pp | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 34.0% | 24th | -12.3pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.8% | 23rd | -15.7pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 27.5% | 29th | -12.9pp | 29th | 43% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 28th | -19.0pp | 30th | 42% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 31.9% | 25th | -23.1pp | 31st | 34% 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 (8.5% then, 8.1% now; margin ±4.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 96% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 1.6% | 2nd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 6.3% | 14th | -4.9pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.5% | 9th | -3.2pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 5.8% | 12th | -2.4pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 15th | -2.2pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.1% | 8th | -1.7pp | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 8th | 64% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 8.7% | 25th | -1.9pp | 9th | 35% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.4% | 16th | -1.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.6% | 10th | -0.9pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 5.8% | 11th | -0.8pp | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.0% | 13th | -0.8pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 17th | -0.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.8% | 19th | -0.5pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 7.2% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 8.1% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 4.1% | 7th | -0.1pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 8.4% | 24th | +0.0pp | 19th | 30% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 26th | +0.1pp | 20th | 44% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 21st | 94% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.0% | 20th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 12.9% | 31st | +2.3pp | 23rd | 101% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.0% | 21st | +1.3pp | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 11.9% | 29th | +2.3pp | 25th | 86% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 27th | +2.4pp | 26th | 67% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 10.9% | 28th | +2.6pp | 27th | 69% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 3.8% | 6th | +1.2pp | 28th | 40% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.6% | 18th | +2.1pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 5th | +1.9pp | 30th | 41% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 4th | +1.7pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 155,146 to 156,583 - more than the combined survey margin (±107).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 31st | +16% | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 154,338 | 13th | +14% | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 145,702 | 24th | +10% | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 158,735 | 5th | +9% | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 158,159 | 6th | +9% | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 143,570 | 28th | +6% | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 145,057 | 26th | +5% | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 144,187 | 27th | +5% | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 164,634 | 1st | +5% | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 15th | +5% | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 139,643 | 29th | +5% | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 19th | +4% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 161,761 | 2nd | +4% | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 149,153 | 20th | +2% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 145,385 | 25th | +2% | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 156,578 | 9th | +2% | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 16th | +2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 17th | +2% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 147,898 | 22nd | +2% | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 155,135 | 10th | +2% | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 155,082 | 11th | +2% | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 154,236 | 14th | +1% | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 156,583 | 8th | +1% | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 154,749 | 12th | +0% | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 147,521 | 23rd | +0% | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 158,801 | 4th | -0% | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 156,976 | 7th | -0% | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 136,640 | 30th | -1% | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 18th | -3% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 147,943 | 21st | -3% | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 159,670 | 3rd | -4% | 31st | 6% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent rose 5.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.2% to 37.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.
| 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 | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15.9% | 28th | +3.8pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 43.8% | 11th | +9.2pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 13th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 37.0% | 18th | +5.8pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 43.1% | 12th | +4.5pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 26.1% | 22nd | +2.3pp | 6th | 32% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 43.9% | 10th | +3.3pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 38.3% | 16th | +2.8pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 44.8% | 9th | +2.3pp | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 8th | +2.1pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 54.1% | 4th | +2.4pp | 11th | 41% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.3% | 3rd | +2.2pp | 12th | 42% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 13th | 64% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 22.5% | 26th | +0.3pp | 14th | 41% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 20th | +0.2pp | 15th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 51.5% | 6th | -0.1pp | 16th | 34% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 54.0% | 5th | -0.6pp | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 46.6% | 7th | -0.6pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 33.2% | 19th | -0.6pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 55.6% | 2nd | -1.0pp | 20th | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 21st | 66% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 38.4% | 15th | -1.1pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 23rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 17th | -1.8pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 25.7% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 25th | 33% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 39.1% | 14th | -3.3pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 29.8% | 21st | -2.7pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 24.6% | 25th | -3.9pp | 28th | 36% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 21.7% | 27th | -5.0pp | 29th | 43% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 24.8% | 24th | -6.3pp | 30th | 35% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 15.7% | 29th | -5.8pp | 31st | 59% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.8% then, 69.7% now; margin ±7.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Alexandria, VA | 79.8% | 1st | +14.0pp | 1st | 18% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 25th | +10.0pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 65.3% | 21st | +9.1pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 69.1% | 14th | +8.7pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 59.9% | 28th | +6.0pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 77.6% | 3rd | +7.8pp | 6th | 14% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 4th | +7.3pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 67.8% | 17th | +5.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 67.2% | 19th | +5.7pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 79.5% | 2nd | +6.5pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 74.0% | 6th | +4.7pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 64.4% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 69.5% | 13th | +4.0pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 69.7% | 12th | +3.9pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 62.8% | 27th | +3.5pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 7th | +3.7pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 68.5% | 15th | +2.8pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 71.7% | 11th | +2.5pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 18th | -1.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 72.6% | 9th | -1.7pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 64.7% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 75.5% | 5th | -2.0pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 56.6% | 29th | -1.7pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 72.0% | 10th | -2.2pp | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 72.8% | 8th | -3.4pp | 26th | 7% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 26th | -3.2pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.3% | 24th | -3.9pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 56.4% | 30th | -4.7pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 67.9% | 16th | -6.3pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 66.6% | 20th | -7.7pp | 31st | 2% below peers |