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West Hartford, CT
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63,620 people (2024) 50k-100k Northeast

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where West Hartford, CT shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 4 indicators

Where West Hartford, CT shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 74% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 17 in July 2026, down from 67 a year earlier.
Bright spot 17 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
West Hartford, CT 17 (Jul 26) -73.8% 1st
Hendersonville, TN 84 (Jul 26) -38.6% 2nd
Laguna Niguel, CA 89 (Jul 26) -26.0% 3rd
Utica, NY 394 (Jul 26) -21.0% 4th
Coon Rapids, MN 132 (Jul 26) -19.8% 5th
Chapel Hill, NC 94 (Jul 26) -18.9% 6th
Smyrna, TN 257 (Jul 26) -18.1% 7th
Eden Prairie, MN 51 (Jul 26) -18.0% 8th
Taunton, MA 353 (Jul 26) -17.8% 9th
Wylie, TX 74 (Jul 26) -16.1% 10th
Bossier City, LA 737 (Jul 26) -14.7% 11th
Little Elm, TX 116 (Jul 26) -11.0% 12th
Bentonville, AR 206 (Jul 26) -5.8% 13th
Council Bluffs, IA 499 (Jul 26) -3.4% 14th
Porterville, CA 333 (Jul 26) +1.9% 15th
Marietta, GA 335 (May 26) +16.3% 16th
Brookline, MA 123 (Apr 25) +19.8% 17th
Moore, OK 245 (Jul 26) +20.9% 18th
Hamilton, OH 362 (Apr 26) +28.4% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities. West Hartford started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,997 in July 2026, down from 2,174 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,997 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Wylie, TX 487 (Jul 26) -27.7% 1st
Laguna Niguel, CA 555 (Jul 26) -27.2% 2nd
Little Elm, TX 285 (Jul 26) -23.8% 3rd
Coon Rapids, MN 1,252 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Chapel Hill, NC 1,842 (Jul 26) -18.5% 5th
Porterville, CA 1,135 (Jul 26) -18.2% 6th
Bossier City, LA 3,070 (Jul 26) -17.1% 7th
Hendersonville, TN 570 (Jul 26) -14.9% 8th
Smyrna, TN 1,688 (Jul 26) -14.8% 9th
Utica, NY 2,706 (Jul 26) -10.7% 10th
West Hartford, CT 1,997 (Jul 26) -8.1% 11th
Eden Prairie, MN 1,119 (Jul 26) -7.2% 12th
Bentonville, AR 685 (Jul 26) -6.7% 13th
Marietta, GA 1,570 (May 26) -3.3% 14th
Moore, OK 1,431 (Jul 26) +1.7% 15th
Taunton, MA 948 (Jul 26) +4.6% 16th
Brookline, MA 869 (Apr 25) +9.0% 17th
Hamilton, OH 2,438 (Apr 26) +9.4% 18th
Council Bluffs, IA 2,699 (Jul 26) +21.0% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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

Homicide rate

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

Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.

Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
0 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Eden Prairie, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Utica, NY 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Taunton, MA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Marietta, GA 6 (May 26) -20.1% 4th
Bossier City, LA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 5th
Bentonville, AR 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Hendersonville, TN 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Little Elm, TX 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Council Bluffs, IA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Smyrna, TN 3 (Jul 26) +100.0% 10th
Hamilton, OH 20 (Jul 26) +1197.4% 11th
West Hartford, CT 0 (Jul 26)
Moore, OK 0 (Jul 26)
Chapel Hill, NC 0 (Jul 26)
Wylie, TX 2 (Jul 26)
Brookline, MA 0 (Apr 25)
Laguna Niguel, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Porterville, CA 2 (Jul 26)
Coon Rapids, MN 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 83% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 108 in July 2026, down from 187 a year earlier.
Bright spot 108 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Laguna Niguel, CA 41 (Jul 26) -57.4% 1st
Bentonville, AR 29 (Jul 26) -47.1% 2nd
Porterville, CA 195 (Jul 26) -43.6% 3rd
West Hartford, CT 108 (Jul 26) -42.4% 4th
Bossier City, LA 207 (Jul 26) -39.1% 5th
Chapel Hill, NC 98 (Jul 26) -35.4% 6th
Brookline, MA 21 (Apr 25) -35.1% 7th
Eden Prairie, MN 27 (Jul 26) -32.0% 8th
Hendersonville, TN 30 (Jul 26) -26.9% 9th
Wylie, TX 19 (Jul 26) -25.0% 10th
Little Elm, TX 33 (Jul 26) -19.2% 11th
Coon Rapids, MN 97 (Jul 26) -16.2% 12th
Hamilton, OH 167 (Apr 26) -15.8% 13th
Smyrna, TN 194 (Jul 26) -12.1% 14th
Moore, OK 112 (Jul 26) -10.1% 15th
Council Bluffs, IA 313 (Jul 26) -3.0% 16th
Marietta, GA 146 (May 26) +8.1% 17th
Utica, NY 146 (Jul 26) +8.2% 18th
Taunton, MA 109 (Jul 26) +17.2% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $104,281 to $129,890 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,580).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. West Hartford started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 54% from 2014 to 2024 ($84,092 to $129,890).
Bright spot $129,890
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref $95,781 +22%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Lakewood, WA $74,720 24th +44% 1st 23% below peers
Lynwood, CA $74,844 23rd +43% 2nd 23% below peers
Bentonville, AR $112,792 12th +40% 3rd 16% above peers
Utica, NY $52,484 31st +39% 4th 46% below peers
Porterville, CA $60,461 28th +38% 5th 38% below peers
Celina, TX $170,894 2nd +37% 6th 76% above peers
Millcreek, UT $98,045 15th +36% 7th 1% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $97,200 16th +34% 8th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN $81,926 20th +31% 9th 16% below peers
Woodland, CA $90,180 17th +30% 10th 7% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $140,452 5th +29% 11th 44% above peers
Wylie, TX $119,522 9th +29% 12th 23% above peers
Marietta, GA $72,725 25th +27% 13th 25% below peers
Taunton, MA $79,283 22nd +26% 14th 18% below peers
Wellington, FL $115,632 11th +25% 15th 19% above peers
Vineland, NJ $67,860 26th +25% 16th 30% below peers
West Hartford, CT $129,890 7th +25% 17th 34% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN $88,251 18th +24% 18th 9% below peers
Reston, VA $148,710 3rd +24% 19th 53% above peers
White Plains, NY $110,763 13th +22% 20th 14% above peers
Moore, OK $80,420 21st +22% 21st 17% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $106,947 14th +22% 22nd 10% above peers
Brookline, MA $142,101 4th +21% 23rd 46% above peers
Herriman, UT $122,650 8th +21% 24th 26% above peers
Little Elm, TX $119,219 10th +21% 25th 23% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $64,578 27th +21% 26th 34% below peers
Hamilton, OH $55,166 30th +17% 27th 43% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $85,989 19th +17% 28th 12% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $130,489 6th +17% 29th 34% above peers
Fulshear, TX $187,035 1st +12% 30th 92% above peers
Bossier City, LA $55,819 29th +11% 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,691 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.4% then, 6.3% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.9% to 6.3%).
Bright spot 6.3%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 10.0% +0.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Porterville, CA 17.3% 26th -10.2pp 1st 98% above peers
Fulshear, TX 1.6% 1st -0.8pp 2nd 82% below peers
Bentonville, AR 5.2% 5th -2.4pp 3rd 40% below peers
Brookline, MA 8.7% 16th -3.5pp 4th on par with peers
Woodland, CA 8.2% 14th -3.0pp 5th 6% below peers
Lakewood, WA 13.2% 23rd -3.4pp 6th 51% above peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 7th -1.2pp 7th 35% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.6% 2nd -0.8pp 8th 48% below peers
Wylie, TX 5.6% 6th -0.8pp 9th 36% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 6.4% 10th -0.8pp 10th 27% below peers
Taunton, MA 13.0% 22nd -1.2pp 11th 48% above peers
White Plains, NY 11.2% 18th -1.1pp 12th 28% above peers
Millcreek, UT 7.8% 12th -0.7pp 13th 11% below peers
Marietta, GA 12.8% 21st -1.2pp 14th 47% above peers
Utica, NY 27.5% 31st -1.9pp 15th 215% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 18.6% 28th -0.9pp 16th 113% above peers
West Hartford, CT 6.3% 9th -0.1pp 17th 27% below peers
Lynwood, CA 18.0% 27th +0.1pp 18th 106% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 6.3% 8th +0.1pp 19th 28% below peers
Bossier City, LA 20.8% 30th +1.1pp 20th 138% above peers
Vineland, NJ 14.6% 24th +0.9pp 21st 67% above peers
Wellington, FL 7.8% 13th +0.7pp 22nd 11% below peers
Hamilton, OH 19.6% 29th +2.6pp 23rd 125% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.2% 11th +1.0pp 24th 17% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 15.1% 25th +2.2pp 25th 73% above peers
Smyrna, TN 12.5% 20th +1.8pp 26th 43% above peers
Moore, OK 11.4% 19th +2.8pp 27th 31% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 8.2% 15th +2.1pp 28th 6% below peers
Little Elm, TX 9.0% 17th +3.9pp 29th 3% above peers
Herriman, UT 4.9% 4th +2.1pp 30th 44% below peers
Celina, TX 4.7% 3rd +4.1pp 31st 46% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.2% then, 5.2% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.7% to 5.2%).
Bright spot 5.2%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 13.0% -0.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Woodland, CA 7.6% 15th -7.9pp 1st 33% below peers
Fulshear, TX 1.2% 1st -1.0pp 2nd 89% below peers
Lakewood, WA 14.2% 19th -10.0pp 3rd 24% above peers
Bentonville, AR 5.1% 5th -3.5pp 4th 55% below peers
Brookline, MA 4.7% 3rd -2.8pp 5th 59% below peers
Porterville, CA 22.2% 26th -13.0pp 6th 94% above peers
Millcreek, UT 5.7% 7th -2.7pp 7th 50% below peers
Reston, VA 6.6% 10th -2.9pp 8th 43% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 6.4% 9th -2.5pp 9th 44% below peers
West Hartford, CT 5.2% 6th -2.0pp 10th 54% below peers
Marietta, GA 15.3% 20th -4.8pp 11th 34% above peers
Wylie, TX 6.8% 11th -1.8pp 12th 41% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 7.5% 14th -1.6pp 13th 34% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 6.9% 12th -1.2pp 14th 40% below peers
Utica, NY 39.4% 31st -5.4pp 15th 244% above peers
Taunton, MA 20.4% 25th -2.2pp 16th 78% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 7.2% 13th -0.6pp 17th 37% below peers
Vineland, NJ 17.1% 21st +1.2pp 18th 50% above peers
White Plains, NY 18.0% 23rd +1.3pp 19th 58% above peers
Lynwood, CA 29.0% 29th +2.3pp 20th 153% above peers
Hamilton, OH 27.6% 28th +3.0pp 21st 142% above peers
Bossier City, LA 34.2% 30th +4.5pp 22nd 199% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.4% 27th +5.6pp 23rd 95% above peers
Smyrna, TN 20.3% 24th +5.9pp 24th 77% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 12.3% 18th +3.8pp 25th 8% above peers
Wellington, FL 11.9% 17th +3.8pp 26th 4% above peers
Moore, OK 17.5% 22nd +7.9pp 27th 53% above peers
Little Elm, TX 11.4% 16th +5.6pp 28th on par with peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 6.2% 8th +3.5pp 29th 46% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.8% 2nd +2.4pp 30th 67% below peers
Celina, TX 4.7% 4th 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89.2% to 94.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. West Hartford started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 7.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (86.5% to 94.3%).
Bright spot 94.3%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 92.3% +6.4pp
United States ref 91.1%
Bossier City, LA 85.2% 30th +21.7pp 1st 10% below peers
Bentonville, AR 96.8% 5th +24.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
Lynwood, CA 91.0% 23rd +19.6pp 3rd 4% below peers
Utica, NY 87.2% 29th +11.7pp 4th 8% below peers
Vineland, NJ 90.9% 24th +11.6pp 5th 4% below peers
Porterville, CA 89.6% 27th +10.5pp 6th 5% below peers
Taunton, MA 90.7% 26th +10.0pp 7th 4% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 85.0% 31st +8.6pp 8th 10% below peers
Marietta, GA 94.2% 18th +9.1pp 9th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 94.6% 16th +8.0pp 10th on par with peers
Hamilton, OH 88.6% 28th +6.8pp 11th 6% below peers
Lakewood, WA 92.2% 22nd +7.0pp 12th 3% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 95.4% 13th +6.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Woodland, CA 90.8% 25th +5.6pp 14th 4% below peers
Millcreek, UT 93.3% 20th +5.6pp 15th 1% below peers
West Hartford, CT 94.3% 17th +5.1pp 16th on par with peers
Moore, OK 95.1% 14th +5.0pp 17th 1% above peers
Herriman, UT 96.8% 6th +4.6pp 18th 2% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 92.9% 21st +4.2pp 19th 2% below peers
White Plains, NY 94.8% 15th +4.0pp 20th on par with peers
Wylie, TX 97.1% 3rd +4.0pp 21st 3% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 93.3% 19th +3.5pp 22nd 1% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 95.5% 12th +2.7pp 23rd 1% above peers
Little Elm, TX 98.3% 2nd +2.7pp 24th 4% above peers
Brookline, MA 96.2% 8th +2.3pp 25th 2% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 95.6% 11th +2.3pp 26th 1% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 96.6% 7th +2.2pp 27th 2% above peers
Reston, VA 97.0% 4th +2.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Celina, TX 98.5% 1st +1.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Wellington, FL 96.2% 9th +1.6pp 30th 2% above peers
Fulshear, TX 96.0% 10th -2.2pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.46 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.47).
Needs attention 0.47
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 0.50 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Celina, TX 0.37 6th -0.064 1st 15% below peers
Porterville, CA 0.42 12th -0.061 2nd 5% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 0.41 10th -0.033 3rd 7% below peers
Utica, NY 0.47 23rd -0.035 4th 7% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 0.47 22nd -0.017 5th 7% above peers
Reston, VA 0.41 11th -0.014 6th 6% below peers
Woodland, CA 0.42 13th -0.013 7th 4% below peers
Taunton, MA 0.43 14th -0.014 8th 2% below peers
Bentonville, AR 0.44 16th -0.012 9th on par with peers
Vineland, NJ 0.45 19th -0.011 10th 3% above peers
Brookline, MA 0.52 29th -0.013 11th 18% above peers
White Plains, NY 0.51 28th -0.009 12th 16% above peers
Lynwood, CA 0.40 8th -0.006 13th 8% below peers
Marietta, GA 0.48 27th -0.006 14th 9% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 0.45 18th -0.005 15th 2% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 0.55 30th +0.000 16th 25% above peers
Wellington, FL 0.45 20th +0.005 17th 4% above peers
West Hartford, CT 0.47 24th +0.007 18th 7% above peers
Millcreek, UT 0.47 26th +0.009 19th 8% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 0.37 5th +0.008 20th 15% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 0.43 15th +0.012 21st 2% below peers
Bossier City, LA 0.46 21st +0.014 22nd 6% above peers
Lakewood, WA 0.47 25th +0.019 23rd 8% above peers
Herriman, UT 0.34 1st +0.014 24th 23% below peers
Little Elm, TX 0.37 3rd +0.018 25th 16% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 0.55 31st +0.027 26th 25% above peers
Hamilton, OH 0.44 17th +0.022 27th 1% above peers
Moore, OK 0.40 7th +0.024 28th 9% below peers
Smyrna, TN 0.41 9th +0.031 29th 7% below peers
Fulshear, TX 0.34 2nd +0.026 30th 22% below peers
Wylie, TX 0.37 4th +0.051 31st 16% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (7.6% then, 6.4% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.8 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (7.2% to 6.4%).
6.4%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place 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
Herriman, UT 1.4% 2nd -2.0pp 1st 78% below peers
Celina, TX 0.9% 1st -0.9pp 2nd 87% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 4.5% 10th -2.6pp 3rd 29% below peers
Wellington, FL 4.9% 12th -1.9pp 4th 24% below peers
Reston, VA 3.6% 5th -1.1pp 5th 44% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 12.5% 22nd -3.5pp 6th 95% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 4.3% 9th -1.2pp 7th 33% below peers
Marietta, GA 9.4% 19th -2.6pp 8th 46% above peers
Millcreek, UT 4.9% 11th -1.2pp 9th 24% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 7.2% 18th -1.6pp 10th 12% above peers
Bentonville, AR 4.0% 6th -0.8pp 11th 38% below peers
Wylie, TX 4.9% 13th -0.9pp 12th 23% below peers
West Hartford, CT 6.4% 16th -1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 16.1% 26th -2.8pp 14th 152% above peers
Hamilton, OH 17.8% 27th -2.8pp 15th 177% above peers
White Plains, NY 6.7% 17th -0.7pp 16th 4% above peers
Utica, NY 30.0% 31st -3.0pp 17th 368% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.7% 20th -0.8pp 18th 51% above peers
Vineland, NJ 15.4% 25th -0.0pp 19th 141% above peers
Porterville, CA 26.6% 30th +0.3pp 20th 315% above peers
Bossier City, LA 13.2% 23rd +0.7pp 21st 105% above peers
Lynwood, CA 21.4% 28th +1.2pp 22nd 233% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 23rd 57% below peers
Woodland, CA 14.0% 24th +1.4pp 24th 118% above peers
Little Elm, TX 5.1% 14th +0.7pp 25th 20% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% 7th +0.8pp 26th 37% below peers
Taunton, MA 24.5% 29th +5.2pp 27th 283% above peers
Moore, OK 12.1% 21st +2.7pp 28th 89% above peers
Brookline, MA 6.0% 15th +1.4pp 29th 7% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 4.2% 8th +1.6pp 30th 34% below peers
Fulshear, TX 3.2% 4th +1.9pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $509,334 in August 2026, up from $482,605 a year earlier.
Big move $509,334
2011August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref $450,873 (Aug 26) +5.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Utica, NY $212,423 (Aug 26) 31st +7.0% 1st 58% below peers
White Plains, NY $808,180 (Aug 26) 3rd +5.8% 2nd 59% above peers
West Hartford, CT $509,334 (Aug 26) 16th +5.5% 3rd on par with peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $1,485,606 (Aug 26) 1st +4.8% 4th 192% above peers
Taunton, MA $521,740 (Aug 26) 12th +4.0% 5th 2% above peers
Hamilton, OH $307,195 (Aug 26) 27th +3.6% 6th 40% below peers
Millcreek, UT $633,137 (Aug 26) 7th +3.4% 7th 24% above peers
Lynwood, CA $684,690 (Aug 26) 5th +3.3% 8th 34% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $695,799 (Aug 26) 4th +3.2% 9th 37% above peers
Bentonville, AR $492,753 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 10th 3% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $502,326 (Aug 26) 17th +2.7% 11th 1% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $229,838 (Aug 26) 28th +2.5% 12th 55% below peers
Vineland, NJ $314,247 (Aug 26) 26th +2.3% 13th 38% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN $330,973 (Aug 26) 24th +2.1% 14th 35% below peers
Wellington, FL $658,628 (Aug 26) 6th +1.7% 15th 29% above peers
Bossier City, LA $229,529 (Aug 26) 29th +1.2% 16th 55% below peers
Porterville, CA $330,293 (Aug 26) 25th +1.1% 17th 35% below peers
Herriman, UT $601,499 (Aug 26) 10th +0.8% 18th 18% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $518,234 (Aug 26) 13th +0.7% 19th 2% above peers
Lakewood, WA $515,727 (Aug 26) 14th +0.3% 20th 1% above peers
Reston, VA $624,958 (Aug 26) 9th +0.3% 21st 23% above peers
Moore, OK $222,111 (Aug 26) 30th +0.3% 22nd 56% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $631,034 (Aug 26) 8th -0.7% 23rd 24% above peers
Woodland, CA $551,676 (Aug 26) 11th -0.7% 24th 8% above peers
Smyrna, TN $401,595 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.8% 25th 21% below peers
Marietta, GA $471,117 (Aug 26) 20th -1.2% 26th 8% below peers
Fulshear, TX $499,162 (Aug 26) 18th -3.2% 27th 2% below peers
Brookline, MA $1,122,975 (Aug 26) 2nd -5.4% 28th 120% above peers
Wylie, TX $412,915 (Aug 26) 21st -5.7% 29th 19% below peers
Little Elm, TX $393,657 (Aug 26) 23rd -5.7% 30th 23% below peers
Celina, TX $511,903 (Aug 26) 15th -9.2% 31st 1% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $359,385 in August 2026, up from $340,817 a year earlier.
Big move $359,385
2005August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref $308,389 (Aug 26) +5.5%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
White Plains, NY $460,903 (Aug 26) 4th +6.9% 1st 28% above peers
Utica, NY $150,018 (Aug 26) 30th +6.8% 2nd 58% below peers
West Hartford, CT $359,385 (Aug 26) 16th +5.4% 3rd on par with peers
Taunton, MA $408,647 (Aug 26) 9th +4.7% 4th 14% above peers
Vineland, NJ $249,567 (Aug 26) 26th +4.4% 5th 31% below peers
Lynwood, CA $618,877 (Aug 26) 3rd +4.0% 6th 72% above peers
Hamilton, OH $173,177 (Aug 26) 28th +4.0% 7th 52% below peers
Porterville, CA $263,368 (Aug 26) 24th +3.1% 8th 27% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $895,797 (Aug 26) 1st +3.1% 9th 149% above peers
Bentonville, AR $348,303 (Aug 26) 18th +3.0% 10th 3% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $157,756 (Aug 26) 29th +1.9% 11th 56% below peers
Millcreek, UT $425,521 (Aug 26) 8th +1.8% 12th 18% above peers
Bossier City, LA $124,503 (Aug 26) 31st +1.7% 13th 65% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN $262,904 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 14th 27% below peers
Brookline, MA $709,683 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.1% 15th 97% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN $319,173 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.0% 16th 11% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $375,101 (Aug 26) 13th +1.0% 17th 4% above peers
Lakewood, WA $403,686 (Aug 26) 10th +0.5% 18th 12% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $370,361 (Aug 26) 15th +0.2% 19th 3% above peers
Moore, OK $174,228 (Aug 26) 27th +0.0% 20th 52% below peers
Wellington, FL $453,911 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 21st 26% above peers
Woodland, CA $456,617 (Aug 26) 5th -0.4% 22nd 27% above peers
Reston, VA $388,601 (Aug 26) 12th -0.4% 23rd 8% above peers
Herriman, UT $443,129 (Aug 26) 7th -0.6% 24th 23% above peers
Smyrna, TN $323,583 (Aug 26) 21st -0.6% 25th 10% below peers
Marietta, GA $325,113 (Aug 26) 20th -1.3% 26th 10% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $372,531 (Aug 26) 14th -2.4% 27th 4% above peers
Fulshear, TX $352,861 (Aug 26) 17th -3.7% 28th 2% below peers
Wylie, TX $325,118 (Aug 26) 19th -5.0% 29th 10% below peers
Little Elm, TX $320,336 (Aug 26) 22nd -5.8% 30th 11% below peers
Celina, TX $390,583 (Aug 26) 11th -8.7% 31st 9% above peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 71.0% to 67.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (72.2% to 67.4%).
Needs attention 67.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 66.5% +0.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
Celina, TX 92.7% 1st +12.0pp 1st 49% above peers
Marietta, GA 47.2% 30th +5.2pp 2nd 24% below peers
Lakewood, WA 47.5% 28th +4.1pp 3rd 24% below peers
Woodland, CA 58.7% 19th +4.4pp 4th 5% below peers
Vineland, NJ 69.9% 11th +4.0pp 5th 13% above peers
Porterville, CA 54.3% 21st +2.7pp 6th 13% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 27th +2.0pp 7th 23% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.1% 5th +3.1pp 8th 23% above peers
Utica, NY 49.7% 26th +1.7pp 9th 20% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 63.1% 15th +1.9pp 10th 2% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 71.7% 9th +1.7pp 11th 15% above peers
Millcreek, UT 61.4% 17th +0.8pp 12th 1% below peers
Bossier City, LA 53.2% 23rd +0.4pp 13th 14% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 74.8% 7th +0.3pp 14th 20% above peers
Wellington, FL 75.8% 6th -0.3pp 15th 22% above peers
Hamilton, OH 54.3% 22nd -0.2pp 16th 13% below peers
Taunton, MA 62.1% 16th -0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 57.4% 20th -0.3pp 18th 8% below peers
Moore, OK 67.9% 12th -0.4pp 19th 9% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 73.0% 8th -0.9pp 20th 18% above peers
Wylie, TX 77.4% 4th -1.1pp 21st 25% above peers
White Plains, NY 51.0% 24th -0.8pp 22nd 18% below peers
Reston, VA 60.6% 18th -1.0pp 23rd 2% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 67.4% 14th -1.6pp 24th 8% above peers
Brookline, MA 46.9% 31st -2.1pp 25th 25% below peers
West Hartford, CT 67.4% 13th -3.6pp 26th 9% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 47.4% 29th -2.9pp 27th 24% below peers
Bentonville, AR 50.5% 25th -3.8pp 28th 19% below peers
Little Elm, TX 70.1% 10th -6.4pp 29th 13% above peers
Fulshear, TX 90.0% 2nd -8.3pp 30th 45% above peers
Herriman, UT 78.6% 3rd -8.9pp 31st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,448 in August 2026, up from $2,353 a year earlier.
Big move $2,448
2016August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Laguna Niguel, CA $3,383 (Aug 26) 3rd +7.2% 1st 79% above peers
Utica, NY $1,404 (Aug 26) 30th +7.2% 2nd 26% below peers
Taunton, MA $2,096 (Aug 26) 12th +6.1% 3rd 11% above peers
White Plains, NY $3,262 (Aug 26) 4th +6.0% 4th 72% above peers
Bossier City, LA $1,515 (Aug 26) 26th +5.9% 5th 20% below peers
Lynwood, CA $2,129 (Aug 26) 10th +5.0% 6th 13% above peers
Porterville, CA $1,431 (Aug 26) 29th +4.8% 7th 24% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $1,811 (Aug 26) 17th +4.6% 8th 4% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $2,814 (Aug 26) 5th +4.2% 9th 49% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN $1,611 (Aug 26) 24th +4.1% 10th 15% below peers
West Hartford, CT $2,448 (Aug 26) 7th +4.1% 11th 29% above peers
Wellington, FL $3,540 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.7% 12th 87% above peers
Hamilton, OH $1,512 (Aug 26) 28th +3.6% 13th 20% below peers
Woodland, CA $2,330 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 14th 23% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $1,674 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.5% 15th 12% below peers
Smyrna, TN $1,699 (Aug 26) 19th +2.4% 16th 10% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $1,350 (Aug 26) 31st +2.2% 17th 29% below peers
Reston, VA $2,598 (Aug 26) 6th +2.0% 18th 37% above peers
Bentonville, AR $1,656 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.0% 19th 12% below peers
Little Elm, TX $2,307 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 20th 22% above peers
Brookline, MA $3,559 (Aug 26) 1st +2.0% 21st 88% above peers
Marietta, GA $1,689 (Aug 26) 21st +1.6% 22nd 11% below peers
Millcreek, UT $1,516 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 23rd 20% below peers
Moore, OK $1,513 (Aug 26) 27th +1.5% 24th 20% below peers
Lakewood, WA $1,748 (Aug 26) 18th +1.5% 25th 8% below peers
Herriman, UT $1,892 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 26th on par with peers
Chapel Hill, NC $1,690 (Aug 26) 20th +0.5% 27th 11% below peers
Wylie, TX $1,914 (Aug 26) 15th -0.5% 28th 1% above peers
Celina, TX $2,028 (Aug 26) 13th -1.4% 29th 7% above peers
Fulshear, TX $2,124 (Aug 26) 11th -2.2% 30th 12% above peers
Vineland, NJ 14th 3% above peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.6% then, 28.0% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.1% to 28.0%).
Bright spot 28.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 35.0% -0.7pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Fulshear, TX 23.0% 4th -3.6pp 1st 30% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 31st -6.4pp 2nd 45% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.9% 24th -5.1pp 3rd 18% above peers
Bentonville, AR 18.2% 1st -2.3pp 4th 45% below peers
Utica, NY 36.1% 19th -3.2pp 5th 10% above peers
Lakewood, WA 39.7% 26th -3.3pp 6th 21% above peers
West Hartford, CT 28.0% 8th -1.6pp 7th 15% below peers
White Plains, NY 41.0% 28th -1.9pp 8th 25% above peers
Celina, TX 21.9% 2nd -1.0pp 9th 33% below peers
Vineland, NJ 39.1% 25th -1.7pp 10th 19% above peers
Reston, VA 25.9% 5th -1.1pp 11th 21% below peers
Brookline, MA 37.1% 22nd -1.1pp 12th 13% above peers
Taunton, MA 36.5% 21st -1.0pp 13th 11% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 41.4% 29th -1.1pp 14th 26% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 22.3% 3rd +0.2pp 15th 32% below peers
Wylie, TX 30.4% 13th +0.4pp 16th 8% below peers
Wellington, FL 36.5% 20th +0.8pp 17th 11% above peers
Bossier City, LA 35.5% 18th +0.9pp 18th 8% above peers
Hamilton, OH 32.9% 16th +1.0pp 19th on par with peers
Moore, OK 27.4% 7th +1.1pp 20th 17% below peers
Little Elm, TX 31.8% 15th +1.4pp 21st 3% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 29.5% 9th +1.8pp 22nd 10% below peers
Smyrna, TN 29.8% 11th +2.4pp 23rd 10% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 30.0% 12th +2.5pp 24th 9% below peers
Herriman, UT 26.8% 6th +2.3pp 25th 19% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 35.5% 17th +3.2pp 26th 8% above peers
Woodland, CA 38.5% 23rd +3.6pp 27th 17% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 40.3% 27th +4.0pp 28th 22% above peers
Millcreek, UT 30.4% 14th +3.2pp 29th 8% below peers
Marietta, GA 42.4% 30th +5.1pp 30th 29% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 29.6% 10th +3.9pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.3% then, 8.9% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 8.9%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 8.8% +0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Wylie, TX 1.3% 3rd -0.8pp 1st 77% below peers
Millcreek, UT 4.3% 13th -2.3pp 2nd 27% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.0% 17th -2.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
Little Elm, TX 2.3% 4th -0.6pp 4th 60% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 5.8% 16th -1.0pp 5th on par with peers
Hamilton, OH 8.1% 22nd -1.0pp 6th 39% above peers
Woodland, CA 7.0% 19th -0.7pp 7th 20% above peers
Taunton, MA 9.5% 27th -0.9pp 8th 62% above peers
Bentonville, AR 3.8% 12th -0.4pp 9th 35% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.6% 21st -0.7pp 10th 29% above peers
Vineland, NJ 8.2% 23rd -0.7pp 11th 40% above peers
Brookline, MA 26.9% 31st -1.8pp 12th 361% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 2.4% 5th -0.1pp 13th 59% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.7% 6th -0.1pp 14th 54% below peers
Utica, NY 21.9% 30th -0.4pp 15th 274% above peers
Lakewood, WA 8.8% 25th -0.1pp 16th 51% above peers
Lynwood, CA 7.1% 20th -0.0pp 17th 22% above peers
Marietta, GA 8.8% 24th +0.1pp 18th 51% above peers
White Plains, NY 17.1% 29th +0.2pp 19th 192% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.2% 8th +0.3pp 20th 46% below peers
Reston, VA 4.6% 14th +0.5pp 21st 21% below peers
West Hartford, CT 8.9% 26th +1.6pp 22nd 53% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 6.3% 18th +1.4pp 23rd 8% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.8% 15th +1.0pp 24th 18% below peers
Smyrna, TN 3.7% 11th +1.1pp 25th 37% below peers
Moore, OK 3.5% 10th +1.1pp 26th 40% below peers
Celina, TX 1.2% 2nd +0.4pp 27th 80% below peers
Wellington, FL 3.3% 9th +1.1pp 28th 44% below peers
Bossier City, LA 10.1% 28th +3.7pp 29th 73% above peers
Fulshear, TX 1.0% 1st +0.9pp 30th 83% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.9% 7th +2.5pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.3% then, 2.6% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.0% to 2.6%).
Bright spot 2.6%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 5.4% +0.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Brookline, MA 1.0% 1st -1.1pp 1st 84% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.8% 3rd -2.3pp 2nd 58% below peers
White Plains, NY 5.9% 13th -3.7pp 3rd 10% below peers
Utica, NY 3.8% 7th -2.1pp 4th 42% below peers
Woodland, CA 5.2% 10th -2.1pp 5th 20% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 6.1% 14th -2.2pp 6th 6% below peers
Celina, TX 7.4% 19th -2.1pp 7th 13% above peers
Fulshear, TX 2.8% 4th -0.4pp 8th 57% below peers
Lynwood, CA 13.6% 30th -2.0pp 9th 108% above peers
Porterville, CA 6.5% 16th -1.0pp 10th on par with peers
Council Bluffs, IA 5.8% 12th -0.8pp 11th 11% below peers
Little Elm, TX 11.7% 26th -1.5pp 12th 78% above peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 11th -0.5pp 13th 13% below peers
Millcreek, UT 7.2% 18th -0.6pp 14th 10% above peers
Wylie, TX 13.0% 28th -0.3pp 15th 98% above peers
Marietta, GA 17.9% 31st -0.2pp 16th 173% above peers
Moore, OK 9.8% 24th -0.1pp 17th 50% above peers
Wellington, FL 8.6% 22nd +0.1pp 18th 32% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 3.9% 8th +0.1pp 19th 40% below peers
Vineland, NJ 9.6% 23rd +0.5pp 20th 47% above peers
Hamilton, OH 8.6% 21st +0.6pp 21st 31% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 5.1% 9th +0.3pp 22nd 22% below peers
Lakewood, WA 10.1% 25th +0.7pp 23rd 54% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.0% 17th +0.6pp 24th 7% above peers
West Hartford, CT 2.6% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 60% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.0% 5th +0.7pp 26th 55% below peers
Bossier City, LA 12.1% 27th +2.8pp 27th 84% above peers
Smyrna, TN 13.5% 29th +3.9pp 28th 107% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 20th +2.3pp 29th 21% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 6.3% 15th +2.3pp 30th 4% below peers
Taunton, MA 3.7% 6th +1.5pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

27.7%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 31.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Eden Prairie, MN 23.8% 1st 25% below peers
Brookline, MA 24.4% 2nd 23% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 24.8% 3rd 22% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 25.5% 4th 20% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 26.2% 5th 17% below peers
White Plains, NY 26.9% 6th 15% below peers
Wellington, FL 27.3% 7th 14% below peers
West Hartford, CT 27.7% 8th 13% below peers
Reston, VA 27.9% 9th 12% below peers
Woodland, CA 29.2% 10th 8% below peers
Celina, TX 30.8% 11th 3% below peers
Fulshear, TX 30.8% 12th 3% below peers
Millcreek, UT 31.2% 13th 2% below peers
Herriman, UT 31.3% 14th 1% below peers
Bentonville, AR 31.6% 15th on par with peers
Wylie, TX 31.7% 16th on par with peers
Marietta, GA 32.0% 17th 1% above peers
Little Elm, TX 32.3% 18th 2% above peers
Lynwood, CA 33.1% 19th 4% above peers
Smyrna, TN 33.9% 20th 7% above peers
Taunton, MA 34.6% 21st 9% above peers
Vineland, NJ 35.8% 22nd 13% above peers
Moore, OK 36.6% 23rd 15% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 36.8% 24th 16% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 37.7% 25th 19% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.0% 26th 20% above peers
Lakewood, WA 38.6% 27th 22% above peers
Hamilton, OH 40.4% 28th 27% above peers
Utica, NY 42.3% 29th 33% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 43.2% 30th 36% above peers
Bossier City, LA 46.2% 31st 46% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.4% then, 1.8% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.8% to 1.8%).
Bright spot 1.8%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 2.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Herriman, UT 1.6% 3rd -4.9pp 1st 65% below peers
Celina, TX 4.5% 15th -7.0pp 2nd 4% below peers
Utica, NY 1.2% 2nd -1.1pp 3rd 75% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 2.9% 9th -2.0pp 4th 40% below peers
Porterville, CA 2.0% 8th -0.8pp 5th 57% below peers
Woodland, CA 1.9% 6th -0.6pp 6th 60% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 2.0% 7th -0.6pp 7th 58% below peers
Fulshear, TX 1.8% 5th -0.5pp 8th 63% below peers
Little Elm, TX 10.0% 28th -2.6pp 9th 110% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 2.9% 10th -0.6pp 10th 38% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 4.8% 16th -0.5pp 11th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 5.4% 21st -0.5pp 12th 15% above peers
White Plains, NY 3.5% 13th -0.0pp 13th 27% below peers
Millcreek, UT 5.3% 19th +0.2pp 14th 12% above peers
Reston, VA 5.3% 20th +0.4pp 15th 13% above peers
Marietta, GA 11.0% 30th +1.0pp 16th 132% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.8% 24th +1.3pp 17th 64% above peers
Brookline, MA 0.4% 1st +0.1pp 18th 92% below peers
West Hartford, CT 1.8% 4th +0.4pp 19th 63% below peers
Lakewood, WA 4.2% 14th +0.9pp 20th 11% below peers
Vineland, NJ 5.2% 18th +1.1pp 21st 10% above peers
Wylie, TX 10.2% 29th +2.5pp 22nd 115% above peers
Moore, OK 7.8% 23rd +2.8pp 23rd 64% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.1% 11th +1.2pp 24th 35% below peers
Wellington, FL 8.8% 26th +3.5pp 25th 86% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.4% 27th +3.8pp 26th 99% above peers
Hamilton, OH 5.5% 22nd +3.0pp 27th 17% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.8% 17th +2.8pp 28th 1% above peers
Bossier City, LA 11.6% 31st +7.8pp 29th 144% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 25th +5.6pp 30th 68% above peers
Taunton, MA 3.1% 12th +2.9pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (64.7% then, 66.6% now; margin ±3.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 11 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 7.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.1% to 66.6%).
Bright spot 66.6%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 42.5% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Celina, TX 64.3% 7th +19.8pp 1st 46% above peers
Lynwood, CA 9.8% 31st +2.2pp 2nd 78% below peers
Vineland, NJ 24.1% 24th +5.3pp 3rd 45% below peers
Porterville, CA 14.5% 30th +3.0pp 4th 67% below peers
Herriman, UT 42.6% 18th +7.4pp 5th 3% below peers
Wylie, TX 43.3% 17th +7.0pp 6th 1% below peers
Utica, NY 22.4% 27th +3.4pp 7th 49% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 43.9% 16th +6.0pp 8th on par with peers
Council Bluffs, IA 21.5% 28th +2.6pp 9th 51% below peers
Marietta, GA 47.4% 14th +5.4pp 10th 8% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 59.8% 8th +6.2pp 11th 36% above peers
Woodland, CA 30.4% 19th +3.1pp 12th 31% below peers
Wellington, FL 49.7% 13th +4.7pp 13th 13% above peers
Bentonville, AR 55.3% 10th +5.1pp 14th 26% above peers
Smyrna, TN 27.8% 21st +2.6pp 15th 37% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 57.4% 9th +5.0pp 16th 31% above peers
Moore, OK 29.1% 20th +2.5pp 17th 34% below peers
Fulshear, TX 74.8% 3rd +6.4pp 18th 70% above peers
White Plains, NY 53.9% 12th +4.4pp 19th 23% above peers
Bossier City, LA 24.7% 23rd +1.7pp 20th 44% below peers
Millcreek, UT 54.2% 11th +3.6pp 21st 23% above peers
Taunton, MA 23.9% 25th +1.4pp 22nd 45% below peers
Reston, VA 72.0% 4th +3.2pp 23rd 64% above peers
West Hartford, CT 66.6% 5th +1.9pp 24th 52% above peers
Lakewood, WA 23.2% 26th +0.7pp 25th 47% below peers
Little Elm, TX 44.2% 15th +1.1pp 26th 1% above peers
Brookline, MA 85.4% 1st +1.9pp 27th 94% above peers
Hamilton, OH 16.5% 29th +0.3pp 28th 62% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 64.9% 6th +1.2pp 29th 48% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 25.7% 22nd -0.1pp 30th 42% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 76.6% 2nd -0.3pp 31st 74% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (76.3% then, 75.2% now; margin ±10.6pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.9% to 75.2%).
Bright spot 75.2%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 59.7% -5.3pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lakewood, WA 33.8% 26th +13.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Hamilton, OH 51.3% 12th +20.4pp 2nd 7% above peers
Little Elm, TX 46.4% 17th +15.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Vineland, NJ 77.5% 1st +20.4pp 4th 62% above peers
Celina, TX 62.1% 8th +12.3pp 5th 30% above peers
Reston, VA 76.1% 2nd +15.0pp 6th 59% above peers
Utica, NY 43.3% 21st +6.5pp 7th 9% below peers
Marietta, GA 51.8% 11th +4.5pp 8th 8% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 43.5% 20th +2.2pp 9th 9% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 36.8% 24th +1.4pp 10th 23% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 63.9% 6th +2.3pp 11th 34% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 73.0% 5th +2.4pp 12th 53% above peers
Woodland, CA 51.1% 13th -0.2pp 13th 7% above peers
Porterville, CA 27.6% 30th -0.3pp 14th 42% below peers
West Hartford, CT 75.2% 3rd -1.1pp 15th 57% above peers
Taunton, MA 44.7% 19th -1.5pp 16th 6% below peers
Brookline, MA 74.4% 4th -2.6pp 17th 56% above peers
Herriman, UT 49.2% 15th -2.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Millcreek, UT 47.8% 16th -2.5pp 19th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 37.5% 23rd -5.4pp 20th 21% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 36.0% 25th -5.3pp 21st 25% below peers
Wylie, TX 45.0% 18th -7.0pp 22nd 6% below peers
Wellington, FL 58.2% 10th -9.2pp 23rd 22% above peers
White Plains, NY 62.8% 7th -12.8pp 24th 31% above peers
Bentonville, AR 31.2% 28th -7.1pp 25th 35% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 59.8% 9th -16.1pp 26th 25% above peers
Moore, OK 30.3% 29th -12.3pp 27th 37% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 42.7% 22nd -25.1pp 28th 11% below peers
Bossier City, LA 31.9% 27th -19.8pp 29th 33% below peers
Lynwood, CA 27.0% 31st -17.1pp 30th 43% below peers
Fulshear, TX 49.5% 14th -35.3pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.5% then, 5.7% now; margin ±4.0pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 5.7%).
Needs attention 5.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 5.1% +0.3pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Fulshear, TX 0.0% 1st -0.7pp 1st 100% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 0.2% 2nd -1.0pp 2nd 97% below peers
Brookline, MA 0.2% 3rd -0.7pp 3rd 96% below peers
Marietta, GA 1.6% 4th -1.2pp 4th 74% below peers
Woodland, CA 6.0% 16th -4.2pp 5th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 2.8% 7th -1.5pp 6th 54% below peers
Taunton, MA 1.9% 5th -1.0pp 7th 69% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.8% 19th -3.2pp 8th 13% above peers
Vineland, NJ 19.7% 31st -4.7pp 9th 228% above peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 24th -1.2pp 10th 36% above peers
Bentonville, AR 7.1% 21st +0.3pp 11th 18% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.4% 6th +0.1pp 12th 60% below peers
Wylie, TX 4.3% 9th +0.8pp 13th 28% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.6% 12th +1.1pp 14th 24% below peers
Utica, NY 14.1% 28th +3.9pp 15th 134% above peers
Hamilton, OH 10.2% 26th +3.5pp 16th 69% above peers
Lynwood, CA 14.4% 29th +5.3pp 17th 139% above peers
Little Elm, TX 7.5% 23rd +2.8pp 18th 25% above peers
Bossier City, LA 17.6% 30th +6.8pp 19th 192% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.5% 11th +2.1pp 20th 25% below peers
Lakewood, WA 10.4% 27th +4.9pp 21st 73% above peers
Millcreek, UT 6.7% 18th +3.3pp 22nd 11% above peers
Reston, VA 6.2% 17th +3.1pp 23rd 3% above peers
Smyrna, TN 5.8% 15th +3.1pp 24th 4% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.7% 13th +2.6pp 25th 23% below peers
West Hartford, CT 5.7% 14th +3.2pp 26th 6% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.0% 20th +4.6pp 27th 16% above peers
Moore, OK 9.8% 25th +7.7pp 28th 63% above peers
White Plains, NY 7.3% 22nd +6.8pp 29th 21% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 3.6% 8th +3.5pp 30th 40% below peers
Celina, TX 4.4% 10th 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63,063 to 63,620 - more than the combined survey margin (±95). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Big move 63,620
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Fulshear, TX 34,868 30th +252% 1st 44% below peers
Celina, TX 34,268 31st +208% 2nd 45% below peers
Herriman, UT 59,346 26th +48% 3rd 5% below peers
Wylie, TX 60,334 25th +21% 4th 4% below peers
Little Elm, TX 54,820 29th +19% 5th 12% below peers
Bentonville, AR 58,249 27th +18% 6th 7% below peers
Smyrna, TN 56,692 28th +14% 7th 9% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 63,091 12th +11% 8th 1% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 60,959 22nd +8% 9th 3% below peers
Brookline, MA 63,266 10th +7% 10th 1% above peers
Utica, NY 64,217 3rd +6% 11th 3% above peers
Porterville, CA 63,157 11th +6% 12th 1% above peers
Taunton, MA 60,433 24th +6% 13th 3% below peers
Reston, VA 64,414 2nd +5% 14th 3% above peers
Millcreek, UT 63,648 5th +5% 15th 2% above peers
Lakewood, WA 62,937 14th +5% 16th 1% above peers
White Plains, NY 60,666 23rd +4% 17th 3% below peers
Moore, OK 63,420 9th +4% 18th 1% above peers
Woodland, CA 61,854 19th +4% 19th 1% below peers
Marietta, GA 62,263 17th +3% 20th 1% below peers
Hamilton, OH 63,468 7th +2% 21st 1% above peers
Vineland, NJ 61,006 21st +2% 22nd 3% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 63,468 8th +2% 23rd 1% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 61,607 20th +1% 24th 2% below peers
West Hartford, CT 63,620 6th +1% 25th 2% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 62,586 16th +0% 26th on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 63,051 13th -2% 27th 1% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,139 4th -3% 28th 2% above peers
Wellington, FL 62,146 18th -3% 29th 1% below peers
Bossier City, LA 62,901 15th -8% 30th 1% above peers
Lynwood, CA 64,578 1st -9% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±37 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.0% then, 21.5% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.9% to 21.5%).
21.5%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 20.2% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 16.6% 30th +1.1pp 1st 29% below peers
Vineland, NJ 25.5% 9th +1.6pp 2nd 9% above peers
Moore, OK 25.7% 8th +1.3pp 3rd 10% above peers
Fulshear, TX 34.8% 1st +1.0pp 4th 49% above peers
Utica, NY 25.4% 10th +0.6pp 5th 9% above peers
Brookline, MA 18.7% 26th +0.1pp 6th 20% below peers
Smyrna, TN 25.0% 12th -0.1pp 7th 7% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 21.5% 22nd -0.1pp 8th 8% below peers
Hamilton, OH 23.3% 16th -0.2pp 9th on par with peers
White Plains, NY 18.6% 27th -0.3pp 10th 20% below peers
Celina, TX 31.7% 3rd -0.5pp 11th 36% above peers
Woodland, CA 23.6% 15th -0.4pp 12th 1% above peers
Bossier City, LA 23.7% 13th -0.5pp 13th 2% above peers
Porterville, CA 30.5% 4th -0.7pp 14th 31% above peers
West Hartford, CT 21.5% 21st -0.5pp 15th 8% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.2% 19th -0.6pp 16th 5% below peers
Bentonville, AR 27.3% 7th -0.8pp 17th 17% above peers
Marietta, GA 21.4% 23rd -0.8pp 18th 8% below peers
Taunton, MA 21.6% 20th -1.0pp 19th 7% below peers
Millcreek, UT 20.9% 24th -1.4pp 20th 11% below peers
Reston, VA 18.6% 28th -1.3pp 21st 20% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 22.5% 18th -1.6pp 22nd 4% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 23.0% 17th -1.7pp 23rd 1% below peers
Lakewood, WA 19.6% 25th -1.6pp 24th 16% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 14.8% 31st -1.3pp 25th 36% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 17.9% 29th -1.7pp 26th 23% below peers
Little Elm, TX 28.0% 5th -2.7pp 27th 20% above peers
Wellington, FL 23.6% 14th -2.4pp 28th 1% above peers
Wylie, TX 27.6% 6th -2.8pp 29th 19% above peers
Lynwood, CA 25.4% 11th -2.9pp 30th 9% above peers
Herriman, UT 34.6% 2nd -5.8pp 31st 48% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.1% then, 22.4% now; margin ±6.0pp). 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.*

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.3% to 22.4%).
22.4%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 30.8% +0.9pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Fulshear, TX 6.0% 31st +4.2pp 1st 79% below peers
Bentonville, AR 24.4% 17th +12.0pp 2nd 13% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 22.8% 19th +7.9pp 3rd 19% below peers
Lynwood, CA 53.3% 1st +14.9pp 4th 90% above peers
Little Elm, TX 29.2% 15th +8.1pp 5th 4% above peers
Woodland, CA 31.6% 13th +6.8pp 6th 13% above peers
Wellington, FL 22.8% 20th +4.3pp 7th 19% below peers
Lakewood, WA 45.9% 5th +7.9pp 8th 64% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 17.3% 25th +2.7pp 9th 38% below peers
Reston, VA 23.3% 18th +3.2pp 10th 17% below peers
Smyrna, TN 35.2% 10th +2.3pp 11th 25% above peers
White Plains, NY 28.1% 16th +1.4pp 12th on par with peers
Porterville, CA 37.5% 9th +1.6pp 13th 34% above peers
Moore, OK 30.3% 14th +1.2pp 14th 8% above peers
Hamilton, OH 47.6% 2nd +1.7pp 15th 70% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 34.7% 12th +0.5pp 16th 24% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 40.6% 6th -0.0pp 17th 45% above peers
Taunton, MA 47.5% 3rd -0.1pp 18th 69% above peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 30th -0.1pp 19th 71% below peers
West Hartford, CT 22.4% 21st -0.8pp 20th 20% below peers
Brookline, MA 14.9% 27th -0.8pp 21st 47% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 19.4% 22nd -1.3pp 22nd 31% below peers
Marietta, GA 38.8% 7th -3.2pp 23rd 38% above peers
Utica, NY 46.6% 4th -4.6pp 24th 66% above peers
Bossier City, LA 38.5% 8th -4.0pp 25th 37% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 18.7% 23rd -3.0pp 26th 33% below peers
Vineland, NJ 34.8% 11th -6.8pp 27th 24% above peers
Millcreek, UT 16.0% 26th -3.9pp 28th 43% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 18.0% 24th -5.4pp 29th 36% below peers
Celina, TX 10.0% 29th -9.0pp 30th 64% below peers
Wylie, TX 12.6% 28th -12.9pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.6% then, 79.3% now; margin ±9.9pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.5% to 79.3%).
Big move 79.3%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Connecticut ref 75.2% +2.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Marietta, GA 74.4% 8th +17.6pp 1st 11% above peers
Bentonville, AR 68.5% 14th +15.2pp 2nd 2% above peers
Lynwood, CA 64.2% 20th +8.4pp 3rd 4% below peers
Lakewood, WA 72.0% 11th +9.0pp 4th 7% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.7% 3rd +8.0pp 5th 14% above peers
Herriman, UT 62.5% 23rd +6.3pp 6th 7% below peers
Bossier City, LA 68.2% 15th +6.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Woodland, CA 67.1% 16th +6.2pp 8th on par with peers
West Hartford, CT 79.3% 2nd +6.7pp 9th 18% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 75.9% 4th +6.1pp 10th 13% above peers
White Plains, NY 80.6% 1st +5.9pp 11th 20% above peers
Wylie, TX 60.8% 26th +3.8pp 12th 9% below peers
Millcreek, UT 57.3% 29th +3.1pp 13th 15% below peers
Vineland, NJ 74.1% 9th +4.0pp 14th 10% above peers
Fulshear, TX 65.1% 18th +2.7pp 15th 3% below peers
Wellington, FL 64.0% 21st +2.1pp 16th 5% below peers
Hamilton, OH 75.5% 5th +1.6pp 17th 13% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 61.3% 25th +0.8pp 18th 9% below peers
Utica, NY 60.2% 28th +0.7pp 19th 10% below peers
Brookline, MA 74.5% 7th +0.2pp 20th 11% above peers
Reston, VA 66.7% 17th -1.6pp 21st on par with peers
Coon Rapids, MN 75.3% 6th -3.4pp 22nd 12% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 72.1% 10th -3.7pp 23rd 7% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 68.7% 13th -5.2pp 24th 2% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 64.6% 19th -4.9pp 25th 4% below peers
Porterville, CA 56.3% 30th -5.4pp 26th 16% below peers
Taunton, MA 69.0% 12th -8.6pp 27th 3% above peers
Smyrna, TN 60.6% 27th -7.9pp 28th 10% below peers
Moore, OK 61.3% 24th -9.4pp 29th 9% below peers
Little Elm, TX 63.5% 22nd -9.9pp 30th 5% below peers
Celina, TX 48.2% 31st -12.0pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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