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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 28% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 203 (Mar 26) | 7th | -73.5% | 1st | 26% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 352 (May 26) | 14th | -36.7% | 2nd | 27% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 311 (May 26) | 12th | -35.0% | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 242 (May 26) | 8th | -27.5% | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 267 (May 26) | 10th | -24.3% | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 276 (May 26) | 11th | -19.5% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 334 (May 26) | 13th | -18.0% | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 179 (May 26) | 4th | -17.6% | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 142 (May 26) | 3rd | -17.2% | 9th | 49% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 373 (May 26) | 15th | -16.4% | 10th | 35% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 401 (May 26) | 16th | -14.2% | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 871 (May 26) | 19th | -13.8% | 12th | 215% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 649 (May 26) | 18th | -9.0% | 13th | 135% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 184 (May 26) | 5th | -4.9% | 14th | 33% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 402 (May 26) | 17th | -3.9% | 15th | 45% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 246 (May 26) | 9th | -2.7% | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 132 (May 26) | 2nd | -0.5% | 17th | 52% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 918 (May 26) | 20th | +5.0% | 18th | 232% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 201 (Apr 26) | 6th | +10.9% | 19th | 27% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 101 (May 26) | 1st | +12.8% | 20th | 63% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 58% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 1,334 (Mar 26) | 4th | -72.5% | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1,484 (May 26) | 8th | -36.5% | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 1,472 (May 26) | 7th | -28.3% | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,607 (May 26) | 11th | -24.4% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 1,547 (May 26) | 9th | -21.1% | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 1,577 (May 26) | 10th | -20.8% | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1,094 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 7th | 32% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1,340 (May 26) | 5th | -20.4% | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,180 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.5% | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,179 (May 26) | 15th | -15.7% | 10th | 36% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2,409 (May 26) | 19th | -14.5% | 11th | 50% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,638 (May 26) | 12th | -13.8% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 2,337 (May 26) | 17th | -12.0% | 13th | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2,365 (May 26) | 18th | -11.9% | 14th | 47% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 2,259 (May 26) | 16th | -11.2% | 15th | 41% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1,381 (May 26) | 6th | -10.6% | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 1,753 (May 26) | 14th | -9.0% | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2,451 (May 26) | 20th | -8.2% | 18th | 53% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 785 (May 26) | 1st | +6.3% | 19th | 51% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,736 (Apr 26) | 13th | +7.5% | 20th | 8% above peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Homicide fell about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Surprise, AZ | 1 (May 26) | 1st | -91.7% | 1st | 79% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1 (May 26) | 4th | -66.6% | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3 (May 26) | 14th | -61.5% | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 1 (Mar 26) | 7th | -60.1% | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 3 (May 26) | 13th | -49.9% | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | -49.9% | 6th | 77% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 7 (May 26) | 19th | -45.0% | 7th | 164% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 3 (May 26) | 11th | -42.8% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 6 (May 26) | 17th | -40.0% | 9th | 126% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 6 (May 26) | 18th | -10.4% | 10th | 133% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1 (May 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 11th | 50% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 12th | 76% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 13th | 56% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | +0.0% | 14th | 73% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 5 (May 26) | 15th | +16.7% | 15th | 76% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 3 (Apr 26) | 12th | +25.1% | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 8 (May 26) | 20th | +33.2% | 17th | 196% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (May 26) | 10th | +33.3% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 5 (May 26) | 16th | +166.5% | 19th | 100% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 1 (May 26) | 9th | 46% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 193 (Mar 26) | 11th | -73.5% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 17 (May 26) | 1st | -66.7% | 2nd | 91% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 51 (May 26) | 2nd | -50.6% | 3rd | 74% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 115 (May 26) | 5th | -41.0% | 4th | 41% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 111 (May 26) | 4th | -37.0% | 5th | 43% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 193 (May 26) | 12th | -34.5% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 133 (May 26) | 6th | -31.5% | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 182 (May 26) | 10th | -30.4% | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 409 (May 26) | 18th | -29.2% | 9th | 112% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 140 (May 26) | 7th | -26.7% | 10th | 27% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 377 (May 26) | 17th | -26.5% | 11th | 95% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 347 (May 26) | 15th | -25.0% | 12th | 80% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 342 (May 26) | 14th | -24.9% | 13th | 77% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 72 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.6% | 14th | 63% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 349 (May 26) | 16th | -22.3% | 15th | 81% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 272 (May 26) | 13th | -17.8% | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 422 (May 26) | 19th | -13.1% | 17th | 119% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 467 (May 26) | 20th | -10.1% | 18th | 142% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 168 (May 26) | 9th | -4.6% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 168 (Apr 26) | 8th | +13.7% | 20th | 13% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $46,662 to $58,685 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,379). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | $95,781 | +22% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Escondido, CA | $91,967 | 13th | +44% | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 10th | +40% | 2nd | 22% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 2nd | +37% | 3rd | 108% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | $62,401 | 21st | +37% | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | $54,365 | 26th | +35% | 5th | 32% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | $92,414 | 11th | +35% | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | $89,792 | 14th | +35% | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | $119,288 | 5th | +34% | 8th | 50% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | $52,656 | 27th | +34% | 9th | 34% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $186,170 | 1st | +32% | 10th | 134% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | $57,137 | 24th | +32% | 11th | 28% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | $81,989 | 15th | +32% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | $61,579 | 22nd | +32% | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | $79,479 | 16th | +31% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 12th | +31% | 15th | 16% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | $104,286 | 8th | +30% | 16th | 31% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | $103,088 | 9th | +30% | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 17th | +27% | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | $114,009 | 7th | +26% | 19th | 43% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,685 | 23rd | +26% | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 18th | +25% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | $47,819 | 29th | +25% | 22nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | $116,217 | 6th | +24% | 23rd | 46% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | $46,195 | 30th | +24% | 24th | 42% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,234 | 28th | +24% | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | $67,203 | 19th | +24% | 26th | 15% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | $54,752 | 25th | +24% | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 3rd | +23% | 28th | 95% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | $119,681 | 4th | +19% | 29th | 51% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 20th | +18% | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | $42,071 | 31st | +8% | 31st | 47% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric.
Unemployment rose about 0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 5.1% (May 26) | +1.3pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Visalia, CA | 4.8% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.6pp | 1st | 14% above peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | -0.4pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | -0.3pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 4th | 12% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 5.3% (May 26) | 26th | -0.2pp | 5th | 26% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.2pp | 6th | 29% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 20th | -0.2pp | 7th | 7% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 6.4% (May 26) | 30th | -0.2pp | 9th | 52% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 10th | 31% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 3.0% (May 26) | 4th | -0.1pp | 11th | 29% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 12th | 31% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 13th | 10% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 4.5% (May 26) | 21st | -0.1pp | 14th | 7% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 15th | 5% below peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4.2% (May 26) | 14th | +0.0pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.0% (May 26) | 24th | +0.1pp | 17th | 19% above peers | |
| Olathe, KS | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | +0.1pp | 18th | 17% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.2pp | 19th | 2% below peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 4.7% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.2pp | 20th | 12% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 21st | 5% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 5.7% (May 26) | 28th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 36% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 24th | 2% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.6pp | 25th | 5% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (May 26) | 27th | +0.8pp | 26th | 26% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 19th | +0.8pp | 27th | 5% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 5.1% (May 26) | 25th | +0.9pp | 28th | 21% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 16th | +1.1pp | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 6.2% (May 26) | 29th | +1.4pp | 30th | 48% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.6% (May 26) | 31st | +1.5pp | 31st | 57% above 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.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.2% then, 20.5% now; margin ±2.1pp). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 9.6% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Roseville, CA | 5.8% | 4th | -2.5pp | 1st | 56% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 11.4% | 12th | -4.6pp | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 7.9% | 8th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 7.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 4th | 48% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 15.8% | 20th | -3.8pp | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 14.1% | 17th | -3.4pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 12.1% | 14th | -1.9pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.8% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 8th | 49% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 21.8% | 26th | -2.7pp | 9th | 64% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 18.3% | 21st | -2.0pp | 10th | 38% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.5% | 29th | -2.5pp | 11th | 92% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 11.8% | 13th | -0.8pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 24.9% | 28th | -1.1pp | 13th | 88% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 20.8% | 25th | -0.9pp | 14th | 57% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 5.5% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 15th | 58% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 20.5% | 24th | -0.7pp | 16th | 55% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 27.3% | 31st | -0.2pp | 17th | 106% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23.7% | 27th | -0.1pp | 18th | 79% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 12.1% | 15th | +0.0pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 9.0% | 10th | +0.1pp | 20th | 32% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 10.8% | 11th | +0.2pp | 21st | 18% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.9% | 19th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 23rd | 67% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.3% | 16th | +0.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 25th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 6th | +0.6pp | 26th | 46% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 26.8% | 30th | +2.4pp | 27th | 102% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.8% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 28th | 41% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 7.7% | 7th | +0.9pp | 29th | 42% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.5% | 9th | +1.2pp | 30th | 36% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.6% | 18th | +2.1pp | 31st | 10% 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 poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.4% then, 33.5% now; margin ±3.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 13.0% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.5% | 9th | -7.3pp | 1st | 32% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.5% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 2nd | 67% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 3rd | 79% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.3% | 17th | -8.8pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 14.2% | 11th | -6.8pp | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 5.5% | 2nd | -2.5pp | 6th | 68% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 14.3% | 12th | -5.5pp | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.7% | 6th | -2.8pp | 8th | 49% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 21.7% | 20th | -7.0pp | 9th | 28% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 27.1% | 22nd | -6.4pp | 10th | 60% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.2% | 24th | -3.4pp | 11th | 67% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 30.6% | 26th | -3.4pp | 12th | 81% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 15th | -1.7pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.1% | 29th | -3.3pp | 14th | 113% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 15.5% | 14th | -1.0pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 35.5% | 28th | -2.0pp | 16th | 110% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 44.0% | 31st | -1.9pp | 17th | 160% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 23.2% | 21st | -0.7pp | 18th | 37% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 30.1% | 25th | -0.8pp | 19th | 78% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 13th | +0.1pp | 20th | 14% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 40.9% | 30th | +1.0pp | 21st | 142% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 33.5% | 27th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 98% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 13.1% | 10th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 24th | 66% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 16.9% | 16th | +2.2pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 19.2% | 18th | +2.6pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 8.0% | 5th | +1.1pp | 27th | 53% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 8th | +1.9pp | 28th | 35% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 19th | +3.9pp | 29th | 25% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.6% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 67% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 7th | +3.6pp | 31st | 43% 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 9.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 79.0% to 88.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 92.3% | +6.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Syracuse, NY | 88.2% | 26th | +19.0pp | 1st | 5% 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% | 15th | +13.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 90.0% | 23rd | +12.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 85.8% | 30th | +10.4pp | 7th | 7% 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 | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 13th | +7.8pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 92.8% | 16th | +7.8pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 12th | +7.5pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 94.5% | 9th | +7.2pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 96.5% | 4th | +6.5pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 91.4% | 21st | +5.9pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 92.7% | 17th | +6.0pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 20th | +4.7pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 93.3% | 14th | +4.6pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 95.5% | 7th | +4.4pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 19th | +4.1pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 95.5% | 8th | +4.0pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96.6% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 6th | +3.6pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 94.4% | 10th | +3.0pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 94.1% | 11th | +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 | 5% 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 (0.48 then, 0.50 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 0.50 | +0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Visalia, CA | 0.41 | 6th | -0.037 | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.026 | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 0.47 | 19th | -0.011 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 0.50 | 25th | -0.011 | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 0.49 | 24th | -0.008 | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 0.48 | 20th | -0.006 | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.004 | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 0.43 | 9th | -0.001 | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.000 | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 0.52 | 30th | +0.002 | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 0.51 | 29th | +0.002 | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 16th | +0.003 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 4th | +0.003 | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 0.44 | 11th | +0.004 | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 0.49 | 23rd | +0.005 | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 0.53 | 31st | +0.006 | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 0.44 | 10th | +0.006 | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 0.45 | 13th | +0.008 | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 0.46 | 14th | +0.009 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 0.51 | 28th | +0.010 | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 0.39 | 1st | +0.010 | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 0.50 | 26th | +0.018 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 0.50 | 27th | +0.018 | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 0.47 | 18th | +0.020 | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.46 | 17th | +0.020 | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.017 | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 21st | +0.022 | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 2nd | +0.018 | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 15th | +0.023 | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 0.41 | 5th | +0.021 | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 12th | +0.031 | 31st | 3% 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.
SNAP fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 27.2% to 24.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 11.7% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Olathe, KS | 2.4% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 82% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5.2% | 7th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 5th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 63% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 8.9% | 13th | -2.5pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 10th | -1.7pp | 5th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 18.3% | 23rd | -4.1pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 13.2% | 16th | -2.8pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 8th | 68% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 17.4% | 21st | -2.4pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 24.1% | 28th | -3.1pp | 10th | 83% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.6% | 26th | -2.4pp | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 19th | -1.7pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.5% | 18th | -1.6pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 28.3% | 30th | -1.8pp | 14th | 114% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.3% | 12th | -0.4pp | 15th | 37% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 16th | 175% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 17th | -0.3pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 20th | -0.2pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 18.7% | 25th | +1.1pp | 19th | 42% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 11.2% | 15th | +0.8pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 22.1% | 27th | +1.8pp | 21st | 68% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 24th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.2% | 11th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.8% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 24th | 35% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 28.1% | 29th | +3.6pp | 25th | 113% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.2% | 6th | +0.8pp | 26th | 61% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 9.2% | 14th | +1.4pp | 27th | 30% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 28th | 78% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.6% | 9th | +1.6pp | 29th | 57% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 4th | +1.8pp | 30th | 63% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 5.2% | 8th | +2.5pp | 31st | 60% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | $455,424 (Jun 26) | +4.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $187,245 (Jun 26) | 29th | +9.9% | 1st | 55% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $225,918 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.3% | 2nd | 46% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $441,698 (Jun 26) | 14th | +5.0% | 3rd | 5% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $368,276 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.7% | 4th | 12% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $636,281 (Jun 26) | 9th | +4.4% | 5th | 51% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $308,418 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.7% | 6th | 27% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $1,123,531 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.5% | 7th | 167% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $206,133 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.5% | 8th | 51% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $85,739 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.2% | 9th | 80% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $270,919 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.1% | 10th | 36% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $1,053,680 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.1% | 11th | 151% above peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $598,419 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.8% | 12th | 42% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $401,692 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.7% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $231,417 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.5% | 14th | 45% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $2,077,157 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.5% | 15th | 394% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $679,077 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 16th | 62% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $687,948 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.0% | 17th | 64% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $652,216 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.6% | 18th | 55% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $798,611 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 19th | 90% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $299,992 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.3% | 20th | 29% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | $200,115 (Jun 26) | 28th | -2.1% | 21st | 52% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $420,221 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.2% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $572,759 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.4% | 23rd | 36% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $326,616 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.9% | 24th | 22% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $503,275 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.0% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $219,864 (Jun 26) | 26th | -3.0% | 26th | 48% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $262,798 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -3.3% | 27th | 37% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $353,757 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.8% | 28th | 16% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,470,486 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.9% | 29th | 250% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $444,344 (Jun 26) | 13th | -4.1% | 30th | 6% 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 rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | $311,017 (Jun 26) | +5.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $118,324 (Jun 26) | 29th | +13.1% | 1st | 63% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $37,837 (Jun 26) | 30th | +7.6% | 2nd | 88% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $231,698 (Jun 26) | 19th | +6.3% | 3rd | 28% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $338,266 (Jun 26) | 14th | +6.3% | 4th | 6% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $156,060 (Jun 26) | 26th | +6.2% | 5th | 51% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $261,744 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.9% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $401,276 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 7th | 25% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $141,040 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.1% | 8th | 56% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $798,210 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.6% | 9th | 149% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $201,630 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.2% | 10th | 37% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $576,836 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.9% | 11th | 80% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $162,158 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.9% | 12th | 49% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $822,837 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 13th | 157% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $320,428 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $401,346 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.5% | 15th | 25% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $529,103 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.1% | 16th | 65% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $399,151 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.3% | 17th | 25% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $617,762 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 18th | 93% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,264,284 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.3% | 19th | 295% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $127,137 (Jun 26) | 28th | -2.1% | 20th | 60% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $355,108 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.2% | 21st | 11% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $185,459 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.2% | 22nd | 42% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $393,280 (Jun 26) | 11th | -3.5% | 23rd | 23% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $772,400 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.8% | 24th | 141% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $274,740 (Jun 26) | 16th | -3.8% | 25th | 14% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $211,677 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.0% | 26th | 34% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $168,991 (Jun 26) | 24th | -4.1% | 27th | 47% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $217,206 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.1% | 28th | 32% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $379,181 (Jun 26) | 12th | -4.9% | 29th | 18% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $240,956 (Jun 26) | 18th | -6.1% | 30th | 25% 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (41.8% then, 42.8% now; margin ±2.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 66.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Kansas City, KS | 60.9% | 9th | +4.6pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 49.4% | 24th | +3.3pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 41.6% | 30th | +2.7pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 49.6% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 7th | +3.7pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 68.8% | 6th | +3.1pp | 6th | 26% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 53.4% | 18th | +2.2pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 4th | +3.0pp | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 9th | 45% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 58.9% | 11th | +2.3pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 45.4% | 26th | +1.6pp | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 74.8% | 2nd | +2.6pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 42.8% | 28th | +1.0pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 61.1% | 8th | +1.4pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 54.0% | 17th | +1.2pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 16th | +0.9pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 55.0% | 15th | +0.7pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 55.6% | 13th | +0.0pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 58.1% | 12th | -0.2pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 51.9% | 20th | -0.4pp | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 22nd | 37% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 55.0% | 14th | -0.9pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 51.4% | 21st | -0.9pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 71.4% | 5th | -1.4pp | 25th | 31% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 59.5% | 10th | -1.4pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 42.1% | 29th | -1.1pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 48.6% | 25th | -1.3pp | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 37.7% | 31st | -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.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 30th | +8.8% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $3,821 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.4% | 2nd | 100% above peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $1,900 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.5% | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $1,786 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.4% | 4th | 6% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $1,270 (Jun 26) | 29th | +4.3% | 5th | 33% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.8% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $2,245 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.7% | 7th | 18% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.5% | 8th | 19% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.4% | 9th | 28% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $2,997 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.3% | 10th | 57% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $1,319 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 11th | 31% below peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $1,909 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.2% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,310 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.1% | 13th | 21% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,105 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.9% | 14th | 10% above peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $2,872 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.6% | 15th | 50% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $2,645 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.2% | 16th | 38% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $1,657 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.6% | 17th | 13% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $2,375 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.6% | 18th | 24% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $2,504 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.2% | 19th | 31% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.7% | 20th | 46% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.7% | 21st | 33% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $2,385 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.7% | 22nd | 25% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $1,369 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.4% | 23rd | 28% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,927 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.5% | 24th | 1% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $1,910 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.1% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $2,318 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.2% | 26th | 21% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 27th | 5% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,437 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.3% | 28th | 25% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $1,814 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 29th | 5% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,480 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -4.1% | 30th | 22% 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 (52.9% then, 51.1% now; margin ±3.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 35.0% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 43.7% | 25th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 46.3% | 28th | -3.0pp | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 33.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 4th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 51.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 5th | 39% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 29.5% | 6th | -0.7pp | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 46.2% | 27th | -0.8pp | 8th | 25% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 33.6% | 8th | -0.6pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 44.4% | 26th | -0.7pp | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 41.8% | 24th | -0.3pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.1pp | 12th | 20% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 41.7% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 36.2% | 14th | +0.5pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 36.1% | 13th | +0.6pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 34.4% | 9th | +0.7pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 40.6% | 19th | +1.0pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 36.6% | 15th | +1.2pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 36.9% | 16th | +1.9pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38.4% | 17th | +2.2pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 4th | +1.7pp | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 35.3% | 10th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 40.6% | 20th | +2.8pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 21st | +3.1pp | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 23.7% | 1st | +2.1pp | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 35.8% | 11th | +3.2pp | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 50.0% | 29th | +4.5pp | 27th | 36% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 41.7% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 28th | 13% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 18th | +4.6pp | 29th | 8% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 51.3% | 31st | +6.4pp | 30th | 39% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 12th | +5.5pp | 31st | 2% 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 (20.1% then, 19.5% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 8.8% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Visalia, CA | 3.5% | 4th | -1.6pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 7.3% | 20th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 10.5% | 24th | -3.2pp | 3rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.8% | 16th | -1.9pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 18.2% | 29th | -3.7pp | 5th | 167% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 6.1% | 13th | -0.9pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 3.2% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 53% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 11th | -0.5pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 3.0% | 1st | -0.2pp | 9th | 56% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.7% | 31st | -1.4pp | 10th | 278% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 11.3% | 26th | -0.6pp | 11th | 65% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 6.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 5th | -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 | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.5% | 15th | -0.1pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.7% | 28th | +0.1pp | 17th | 87% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 4.9% | 7th | +0.0pp | 18th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 5.3% | 8th | +0.1pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 19th | +0.3pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 7.0% | 17th | +0.3pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 6th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 12th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 9.6% | 23rd | +0.9pp | 24th | 41% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 10.8% | 25th | +1.7pp | 25th | 58% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7.0% | 18th | +1.1pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.4% | 27th | +2.0pp | 27th | 67% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 28th | 34% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.7% | 10th | +1.4pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 9th | +1.4pp | 30th | 20% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 31st | 52% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.5% to 14.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 5.2% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 5.9% | 8th | -2.1pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 8.6% | 17th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 4th | 64% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 13.3% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 5th | 66% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 7.3% | 14th | -1.0pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 10.7% | 19th | -1.5pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 10.9% | 20th | -1.4pp | 8th | 36% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 4.2% | 5th | -0.5pp | 9th | 48% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 10th | 70% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 15.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 11th | 92% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 6th | -0.4pp | 12th | 47% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 17.6% | 28th | -1.0pp | 13th | 120% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 23.9% | 30th | -1.2pp | 14th | 198% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.2pp | 15th | 52% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.5% | 15th | -0.3pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.0% | 10th | -0.2pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 25th | -0.2pp | 18th | 86% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 7.1% | 13th | -0.0pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.9% | 7th | +0.0pp | 20th | 39% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.0% | 16th | +0.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 6.7% | 11th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.3% | 26th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 91% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.4% | 29th | +0.7pp | 24th | 167% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 13.3% | 21st | +0.6pp | 25th | 65% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7.1% | 12th | +0.4pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 27th | 253% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 14.7% | 24th | +1.1pp | 28th | 84% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 6.0% | 9th | +0.5pp | 29th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 14.7% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 30th | 83% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 9.9% | 18th | +1.5pp | 31st | 23% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 31.3% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19.4% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | 20.0% | 3rd | 41% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 24.6% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | 25.5% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 25.6% | 6th | 25% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 7th | 20% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 28.5% | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 29.1% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 29.5% | 10th | 13% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 29.5% | 11th | 13% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 31.5% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 32.0% | 13th | 6% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | 33.2% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 34.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 34.2% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | 34.7% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 20th | 7% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 38.7% | 22nd | 14% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 39.9% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 24th | 19% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 40.7% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 41.2% | 26th | 21% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | 41.3% | 27th | 21% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 42.3% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 44.6% | 29th | 31% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 48.0% | 30th | 41% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48.5% | 31st | 43% 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 (5.1% then, 5.3% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 2.8% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Torrance, CA | 2.1% | 4th | -1.0pp | 1st | 56% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 7th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 4.8% | 16th | -1.9pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 1.4% | 1st | -0.4pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3.8% | 12th | -1.1pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 6.7% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 4.8% | 15th | -0.7pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 8th | 64% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.2% | 25th | -0.3pp | 9th | 51% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 4.6% | 14th | +0.1pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 9.3% | 27th | +0.3pp | 11th | 95% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.3% | 17th | +0.2pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 14.6% | 30th | +0.8pp | 13th | 206% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 14th | 268% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 21st | +0.5pp | 15th | 37% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 8.7% | 26th | +0.8pp | 16th | 83% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 29th | +1.4pp | 17th | 189% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2.9% | 10th | +0.4pp | 18th | 40% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.5% | 19th | +0.8pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 11th | +0.6pp | 20th | 22% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 6.8% | 24th | +1.2pp | 21st | 43% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 28th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 145% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 2.5% | 9th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 2.3% | 8th | +0.6pp | 24th | 51% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 4.1% | 13th | +1.1pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2.1% | 5th | +0.6pp | 26th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 6th | +0.6pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 6.3% | 20th | +1.9pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 6.8% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 29th | 41% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 5.4% | 18th | +2.3pp | 30th | 14% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1.9% | 3rd | +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 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.8% to 23.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 42.5% | +3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Bridgeport, CT | 23.4% | 26th | +4.6pp | 1st | 28% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 28.9% | 19th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 33.8% | 13th | +5.9pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.7% | 7th | +8.6pp | 4th | 65% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 33.3% | 14th | +5.1pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 20.8% | 27th | +3.1pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 23rd | +3.4pp | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.7% | 21st | +3.8pp | 8th | 12% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 32.8% | 15th | +3.7pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 31st | +1.8pp | 10th | 50% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 20.3% | 29th | +2.2pp | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 45.3% | 9th | +4.4pp | 12th | 39% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 20.5% | 28th | +1.9pp | 13th | 37% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 31.2% | 17th | +2.8pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 30th | +1.8pp | 15th | 40% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 58.3% | 5th | +5.2pp | 16th | 79% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 12th | +2.9pp | 17th | 29% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 32.5% | 16th | +2.2pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 18th | +2.0pp | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 20th | 114% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 54.0% | 6th | +3.3pp | 21st | 66% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 22nd | 123% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 44.3% | 10th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 28.8% | 20th | +1.6pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 23.5% | 25th | +1.1pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 26th | 122% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 66.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 27th | 104% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 24.1% | 24th | +0.9pp | 28th | 26% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 26.3% | 22nd | +0.9pp | 29th | 19% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 43.5% | 11th | +1.0pp | 30th | 34% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 50.5% | 8th | +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 (65.8% then, 59.9% now; margin ±8.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 59.7% | -5.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 20th | +11.8pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 71.2% | 1st | +9.6pp | 2nd | 47% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 64.9% | 4th | +8.3pp | 3rd | 34% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 62.5% | 6th | +7.7pp | 4th | 29% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 51.0% | 14th | +5.9pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 51.2% | 13th | +5.8pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 48.4% | 16th | +4.3pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 25th | +3.3pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 19th | +3.8pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 33.4% | 29th | +1.7pp | 10th | 31% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 31st | +1.0pp | 11th | 37% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 47.9% | 18th | -1.5pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 66.5% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 13th | 37% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 40.7% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 14th | 16% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 51.3% | 12th | -4.2pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 11th | -4.8pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 59.9% | 7th | -5.9pp | 17th | 24% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 5th | -6.5pp | 18th | 33% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 48.1% | 17th | -4.9pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 36.7% | 26th | -3.8pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 39.6% | 23rd | -4.5pp | 21st | 18% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 50.3% | 15th | -6.8pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 65.9% | 3rd | -9.7pp | 23rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.0% | 9th | -9.6pp | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 10th | -12.0pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 41.8% | 21st | -13.1pp | 26th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 54.7% | 8th | -19.0pp | 27th | 13% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 34.0% | 28th | -12.3pp | 28th | 30% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 39.2% | 24th | -17.6pp | 29th | 19% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.8% | 27th | -15.7pp | 30th | 28% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 31.9% | 30th | -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 (7.8% then, 6.4% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 5.1% | +0.3pp | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2.0% | 3rd | -3.1pp | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 6.3% | 16th | -4.9pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.2% | 12th | -2.4pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 5.8% | 14th | -2.4pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 17th | -2.2pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.1% | 11th | -1.7pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 4th | -0.6pp | 9th | 64% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 7.2% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 8.7% | 25th | -1.9pp | 11th | 38% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.4% | 18th | -1.4pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 5.8% | 13th | -0.8pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.0% | 15th | -0.8pp | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 6.7% | 21st | -0.9pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 19th | -0.8pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.5% | 9th | -0.4pp | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 8.1% | 24th | -0.4pp | 18th | 29% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 4.1% | 8th | -0.1pp | 19th | 35% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 27th | +0.1pp | 20th | 47% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 21st | 98% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 3.8% | 6th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 12.9% | 31st | +2.3pp | 23rd | 105% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.0% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 10th | +1.1pp | 25th | 23% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 10.9% | 29th | +2.6pp | 26th | 73% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.6% | 20th | +2.1pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 8.8% | 26th | +3.2pp | 28th | 41% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 28th | +4.0pp | 29th | 70% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 7th | +1.9pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 5th | +1.7pp | 31st | 49% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 145,639 to 149,153 - more than the combined survey margin (±87). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville, CA | 155,955 | 4th | +15% | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 7th | +14% | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 154,338 | 9th | +14% | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 11th | +12% | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 145,702 | 24th | +10% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 143,939 | 28th | +9% | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 143,570 | 29th | +6% | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 145,057 | 26th | +5% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 144,187 | 27th | +5% | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 12th | +5% | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 17th | +4% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 146,384 | 23rd | +2% | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 149,153 | 18th | +2% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 145,385 | 25th | +2% | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 156,578 | 3rd | +2% | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 13th | +2% | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 14th | +2% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 147,898 | 20th | +2% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 155,135 | 5th | +2% | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 155,082 | 6th | +2% | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 140,968 | 31st | +1% | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 154,236 | 10th | +1% | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 156,583 | 2nd | +1% | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 154,749 | 8th | +0% | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 147,521 | 21st | +0% | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 156,976 | 1st | -0% | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 149,668 | 15th | -1% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 142,130 | 30th | -2% | 28th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 16th | -3% | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 147,943 | 19th | -3% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 146,631 | 22nd | -12% | 31st | 2% 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (51.7% then, 54.1% now; margin ±5.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 30.8% | +0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15.9% | 27th | +3.8pp | 1st | 54% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 11th | +7.2pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 37.0% | 15th | +5.8pp | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 26.1% | 21st | +2.3pp | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 23rd | +2.1pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 43.9% | 10th | +3.3pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 38.3% | 14th | +2.8pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 20th | +1.4pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 44.8% | 9th | +2.3pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 26.1% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 8th | +2.1pp | 11th | 35% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 54.1% | 6th | +2.4pp | 12th | 58% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 34.3% | 16th | +1.5pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.3% | 5th | +2.2pp | 14th | 59% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 63.3% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 15th | 85% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 16th | 59% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 17th | +0.2pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 51.5% | 7th | -0.1pp | 18th | 50% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 55.6% | 4th | -1.0pp | 19th | 62% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 20th | 85% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 38.4% | 13th | -1.1pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 22nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 56.9% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 23rd | 66% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 39.1% | 12th | -3.3pp | 24th | 14% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 29.8% | 18th | -2.7pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 29.2% | 19th | -3.3pp | 26th | 15% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 14.7% | 29th | -1.7pp | 27th | 57% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 24.6% | 25th | -3.9pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 17.8% | 26th | -4.0pp | 29th | 48% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 24.8% | 24th | -6.3pp | 30th | 28% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 15.7% | 28th | -5.8pp | 31st | 54% 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 (74.2% then, 66.6% now; margin ±9.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut ref | 75.2% | +2.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Alexandria, VA | 79.8% | 2nd | +14.0pp | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 26th | +10.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 69.1% | 15th | +8.7pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 66.5% | 21st | +7.6pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 77.6% | 4th | +7.8pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 5th | +7.3pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 69.6% | 13th | +6.0pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 11th | +6.0pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 65.6% | 22nd | +5.6pp | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 79.5% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 74.0% | 7th | +4.7pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 69.7% | 12th | +3.9pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 62.8% | 29th | +3.5pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 64.3% | 24th | +3.5pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 80.5% | 1st | +3.3pp | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 68.5% | 17th | +2.8pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 63.0% | 27th | +2.4pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 71.7% | 10th | +2.5pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 68.8% | 16th | +2.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 14th | +1.7pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 21st | 24% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 19th | -1.3pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 72.6% | 9th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 64.7% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 75.5% | 6th | -2.0pp | 25th | 10% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 72.8% | 8th | -3.4pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 28th | -3.2pp | 27th | 9% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.3% | 25th | -3.9pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 56.4% | 30th | -4.7pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 67.9% | 18th | -6.3pp | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 66.6% | 20th | -7.7pp | 31st | 3% below peers |