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505,268 people (2024) 250k-1m South

Bright spots 14 indicators

Where Atlanta, GA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$85,652
2020-24
▲ 43%
relative change
$59,948 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
23.3%
2020-24
▼ 30%
relative change
33.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
464 /100k
May 2026
▼ 30%
relative change
662 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
15.9%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
19.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
3,110 /100k
May 2026
▼ 15%
relative change
3,660 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
59.2%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
51.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.7%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
81.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
14.3%
2019-23
▼ 10%
relative change
16.0% in 2018
Real improvement  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
14.2%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
15.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
46.4%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
43.5% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.56
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
0.58 in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.5%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
4.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
62.2%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
63.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
97 homicides
12 mo to May 2026
▼ 9%
relative change
107 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 2 indicators

Where Atlanta, GA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
38.5%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
37.7% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
9.9%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
10.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
46.5%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
53.1% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
16.6%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
18.3% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$218,341
Jun 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
$232,652 a year earlier
Falling recently  
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Population
505,268
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
488,800 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$387,146
Jun 2026
▼ 3%
relative change
$398,897 a year earlier
Falling recently  
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
75.7%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
74.0% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 15% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 3,110 in May 2026, down from 3,660 a year earlier.
3,110 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Memphis, TN 3,939 (May 26) -38.7% 1st
Tucson, AZ 2,303 (May 26) -29.4% 2nd
Long Beach, CA 2,314 (May 26) -23.7% 3rd
Miami, FL 2,210 (May 26) -21.5% 4th
Raleigh, NC 2,210 (May 26) -17.9% 5th
Virginia Beach, VA 1,346 (May 26) -17.2% 6th
Colorado Springs, CO 3,032 (May 26) -15.8% 7th
Atlanta, GA 3,110 (May 26) -15.0% 8th
Milwaukee, WI 2,233 (May 26) -14.8% 9th
Mesa, AZ 1,206 (May 26) -13.7% 10th
Kansas City, MO 3,987 (May 26) -13.3% 11th
Sacramento, CA 2,075 (May 26) -12.8% 12th
Fresno, CA 2,575 (May 26) -12.2% 13th
Omaha, NE 2,689 (May 26) -10.7% 14th
Tulsa, OK 3,291 (Apr 26) -6.8% 15th
Minneapolis, MN 4,766 (May 26) -3.6% 16th
Baltimore, MD 4,148 (May 26) -1.3% 17th
Bakersfield, CA 2,277 (May 26) +10.4% 18th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Urban Honolulu, HI down about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Fort Worth, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 2% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anaheim, CA down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicides fell about 9% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: homicide rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent reading: 97 homicides in the 12 months ending May 2026, down from 107 in the prior 12 months. That is 19 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
97 homicides
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Tucson, AZ 5 (May 26) -59.2% 1st
Virginia Beach, VA 2 (May 26) -52.9% 2nd
Colorado Springs, CO 4 (May 26) -40.0% 3rd
Memphis, TN 24 (May 26) -38.4% 4th
Raleigh, NC 3 (May 26) -33.3% 5th
Baltimore, MD 21 (May 26) -32.0% 6th
Albuquerque, NM 11 (May 26) -31.8% 7th
Long Beach, CA 6 (May 26) -25.6% 8th
Tulsa, OK 6 (Apr 26) -18.8% 9th
Sacramento, CA 7 (May 26) -17.5% 10th
Minneapolis, MN 14 (May 26) -13.0% 11th
Kansas City, MO 26 (May 26) -10.0% 12th
Atlanta, GA 19 (May 26) -9.3% 13th
Milwaukee, WI 23 (May 26) -6.5% 14th
Fresno, CA 5 (May 26) -3.7% 15th
Mesa, AZ 3 (May 26) +0.0% 16th
Miami, FL 5 (May 26) +10.0% 17th
Omaha, NE 4 (May 26) +37.6% 18th
Bakersfield, CA 7 (May 26) +58.0% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Buffalo, NY down about 42% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Baltimore, MD down about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Columbus, OH down about 28% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 30% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 31% lower than in 2021 (689 then, 477 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,024 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 464 in May 2026, down from 662 a year earlier.
464 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Memphis, TN 599 (May 26) -55.2% 1st
Tucson, AZ 218 (May 26) -54.4% 2nd
Colorado Springs, CO 328 (May 26) -53.7% 3rd
Miami, FL 210 (May 26) -40.0% 4th
Omaha, NE 373 (May 26) -34.4% 5th
Raleigh, NC 296 (May 26) -31.8% 6th
Atlanta, GA 464 (May 26) -29.9% 7th
Fresno, CA 414 (May 26) -25.9% 8th
Milwaukee, WI 770 (May 26) -25.1% 9th
Kansas City, MO 1,199 (May 26) -24.8% 10th
Virginia Beach, VA 80 (May 26) -24.7% 11th
Mesa, AZ 141 (May 26) -20.8% 12th
Long Beach, CA 633 (May 26) -18.7% 13th
Sacramento, CA 378 (May 26) -18.2% 14th
Baltimore, MD 769 (May 26) -14.7% 15th
Tulsa, OK 386 (Apr 26) -11.1% 16th
Bakersfield, CA 476 (May 26) -10.2% 17th
Minneapolis, MN 1,278 (May 26) -8.7% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Lubbock, TX down about 21% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2020-2025
  • Oklahoma City, OK down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anaheim, CA down about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 43% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $59,948 to $85,652 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,234). 19 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 84% from 2014 to 2024 ($46,439 to $85,652).
$85,652
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref $77,353 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Miami, FL $62,462 15th +60% 1st 22% below peers
Atlanta, GA $85,652 5th +43% 2nd 6% above peers
Mesa, AZ $82,752 8th +42% 3rd 3% above peers
Fresno, CA $70,991 12th +41% 4th 12% below peers
Sacramento, CA $87,321 4th +40% 5th 8% above peers
Long Beach, CA $87,430 3rd +39% 6th 9% above peers
Oakland, CA $101,600 1st +38% 7th 26% above peers
Tucson, AZ $57,073 18th +31% 8th 29% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $84,818 7th +31% 9th 5% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $54,234 19th +30% 10th 33% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $80,846 9th +29% 11th on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM $68,317 14th +29% 12th 15% below peers
Kansas City, MO $69,166 13th +28% 13th 14% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $80,540 10th +28% 14th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC $85,395 6th +27% 15th 6% above peers
Tulsa, OK $59,838 17th +26% 16th 26% below peers
Memphis, TN $51,736 20th +25% 17th 36% below peers
Baltimore, MD $62,177 16th +23% 18th 23% below peers
Omaha, NE $73,201 11th +22% 19th 9% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $92,968 2nd +21% 20th 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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96 of 175 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Stockton, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tampa, FL up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,846 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.

Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 3.5% in May 2026, unchanged from 3.5% a year earlier.
3.5%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 3.4% (May 26) +0.1pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Fresno, CA 5.5% (May 26) 20th -0.6pp 1st 34% above peers
Kansas City, MO 3.5% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 2nd 15% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 5.4% (May 26) 18th -0.4pp 3rd 32% above peers
Oakland, CA 4.1% (May 26) 9th -0.3pp 4th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 2.9% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 5th 29% below peers
Sacramento, CA 4.3% (May 26) 13th -0.3pp 6th 5% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 3.7% (May 26) 7th -0.2pp 7th 10% below peers
Long Beach, CA 5.1% (May 26) 17th -0.1pp 8th 24% above peers
Raleigh, NC 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 9th 24% below peers
Atlanta, GA 3.5% (May 26) 6th +0.0pp 10th 15% below peers
Miami, FL 2.3% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 11th 44% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 4.1% (May 26) 10th +0.0pp 12th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 4.7% (May 26) 14th +0.1pp 13th 15% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 3.3% (May 26) 4th +0.2pp 14th 20% below peers
Mesa, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 8th +0.4pp 15th 2% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.1% (May 26) 11th +0.5pp 16th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 5.4% (May 26) 19th +0.5pp 17th 32% above peers
Tucson, AZ 4.8% (May 26) 16th +0.6pp 18th 17% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 4.2% (May 26) 12th +0.7pp 19th 2% above peers
Tulsa, OK 4.7% (May 26) 15th +1.5pp 20th 15% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Poverty fell 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.4% to 15.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 14 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 7.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.6% to 15.9%).
15.9%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 12.8% -1.6pp
United States ref 12.0%
Mesa, AZ 10.2% 3rd -4.5pp 1st 33% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 8.9% 2nd -2.6pp 2nd 42% below peers
Fresno, CA 19.7% 18th -5.0pp 3rd 29% above peers
Oakland, CA 13.3% 6th -3.3pp 4th 14% below peers
Atlanta, GA 15.9% 12th -3.5pp 5th 4% above peers
Miami, FL 19.1% 17th -3.9pp 6th 24% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.4% 11th -3.1pp 7th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 13.7% 7th -2.6pp 8th 11% below peers
Tucson, AZ 18.1% 14th -3.4pp 9th 18% above peers
Long Beach, CA 14.6% 9th -2.0pp 10th 5% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 22.2% 19th -2.5pp 11th 45% above peers
Kansas City, MO 14.4% 8th -1.4pp 12th 6% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 15.3% 10th -1.3pp 13th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 22.6% 20th -1.9pp 14th 47% above peers
Baltimore, MD 19.1% 16th -1.4pp 15th 24% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.2% 13th -1.0pp 16th 5% above peers
Raleigh, NC 11.4% 4th -0.6pp 17th 26% below peers
Tulsa, OK 18.3% 15th -0.8pp 18th 19% above peers
Omaha, NE 13.2% 5th +0.1pp 19th 14% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 8.4% 1st +1.3pp 20th 45% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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90 of 175 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). 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 (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Laredo, TX down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tampa, FL down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Child poverty fell 10.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.5% to 23.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 17 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 15.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.0% to 23.3%).
23.3%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 20 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
Georgia ref 18.3% -3.2pp
United States ref 16.1%
Mesa, AZ 13.4% 3rd -8.8pp 1st 34% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 10.2% 1st -5.6pp 2nd 50% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.6% 5th -8.2pp 3rd 19% below peers
Atlanta, GA 23.3% 13th -10.2pp 4th 14% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 17.9% 8th -7.6pp 5th 12% below peers
Long Beach, CA 18.6% 9th -5.7pp 6th 9% below peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 18th -8.1pp 7th 35% above peers
Sacramento, CA 17.0% 6th -4.9pp 8th 16% below peers
Miami, FL 25.2% 15th -6.6pp 9th 24% above peers
Tucson, AZ 24.2% 14th -6.3pp 10th 19% above peers
Baltimore, MD 25.5% 16th -5.5pp 11th 25% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 19.9% 10th -4.1pp 12th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO 20.3% 11th -3.9pp 13th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 31.7% 19th -5.0pp 14th 56% above peers
Memphis, TN 35.6% 20th -5.1pp 15th 75% above peers
Raleigh, NC 16.0% 4th -1.8pp 16th 22% below peers
Omaha, NE 17.2% 7th -1.5pp 17th 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 27.4% 17th -2.4pp 18th 34% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 22.0% 12th -1.2pp 19th 8% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 11.4% 2nd +1.3pp 20th 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tampa, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 89% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Boston, MA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
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
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 10.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.2% to 91.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 19 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 15.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (76.0% to 91.7%).
91.7%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 91.1% +9.5pp
United States ref 91.1%
Miami, FL 83.7% 20th +17.5pp 1st 9% below peers
Memphis, TN 87.6% 18th +17.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 88.4% 17th +13.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Baltimore, MD 85.5% 19th +10.7pp 4th 7% below peers
Atlanta, GA 91.7% 8th +10.5pp 5th on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM 90.6% 12th +9.7pp 6th 1% below peers
Kansas City, MO 90.5% 14th +8.9pp 7th 1% below peers
Oakland, CA 91.7% 9th +8.7pp 8th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA 93.4% 6th +8.8pp 9th 2% above peers
Tulsa, OK 89.8% 15th +8.2pp 10th 2% below peers
Fresno, CA 88.9% 16th +7.1pp 11th 3% below peers
Omaha, NE 91.6% 10th +7.1pp 12th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 90.9% 11th +7.0pp 13th 1% below peers
Tucson, AZ 90.5% 13th +6.7pp 14th 1% below peers
Sacramento, CA 93.7% 5th +6.8pp 15th 2% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 94.1% 4th +6.8pp 16th 3% above peers
Mesa, AZ 93.3% 7th +6.4pp 17th 2% above peers
Raleigh, NC 94.7% 1st +4.6pp 18th 3% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 94.5% 3rd +4.5pp 19th 3% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 94.6% 2nd +4.0pp 20th 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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 (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR up 18.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI up 21.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Laredo, TX up 18.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Inequality fell about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.58 to 0.56 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 3 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.58 to 0.56).
0.56
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 0.48 -0.005
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atlanta, GA 0.56 20th -0.024 1st 16% above peers
Mesa, AZ 0.43 1st -0.017 2nd 11% below peers
Sacramento, CA 0.45 4th -0.016 3rd 7% below peers
Tulsa, OK 0.51 15th -0.012 4th 5% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 0.43 2nd -0.009 5th 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 0.46 7th -0.009 6th 4% below peers
Miami, FL 0.56 19th -0.009 7th 16% above peers
Baltimore, MD 0.51 16th -0.006 8th 5% above peers
Long Beach, CA 0.46 8th -0.005 9th 4% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 0.45 5th -0.005 10th 7% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 0.47 9th -0.004 11th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO 0.47 10th -0.003 12th 2% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 0.50 14th -0.003 13th 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 0.48 11th -0.000 14th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 0.51 17th -0.000 15th 6% above peers
Tucson, AZ 0.46 6th +0.001 16th 5% below peers
Memphis, TN 0.52 18th +0.002 17th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 0.49 13th +0.015 18th 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 0.48 12th +0.018 19th 1% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 0.44 3rd +0.019 20th 9% 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 16.0% to 14.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 9 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 13 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 2.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (16.9% to 14.3%).
14.3%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 12.3% -1.4pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Mesa, AZ 8.1% 2nd -1.9pp 1st 45% below peers
Miami, FL 25.4% 19th -5.6pp 2nd 74% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.5% 6th -2.2pp 3rd 28% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 12.4% 7th -2.3pp 4th 15% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.4% 4th -1.4pp 5th 36% below peers
Omaha, NE 10.2% 5th -1.3pp 6th 30% below peers
Atlanta, GA 14.3% 10th -1.6pp 7th 2% below peers
Tucson, AZ 16.2% 13th -1.7pp 8th 11% above peers
Memphis, TN 20.4% 16th -2.1pp 9th 39% above peers
Baltimore, MD 23.6% 18th -0.9pp 10th 61% above peers
Raleigh, NC 8.3% 3rd -0.3pp 11th 44% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.5% 20th -0.2pp 12th 88% above peers
Fresno, CA 23.0% 17th -0.0pp 13th 57% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.5% 1st +0.1pp 14th 56% below peers
Tulsa, OK 15.6% 12th +0.5pp 15th 6% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.8% 14th +1.1pp 16th 14% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 17.3% 15th +2.2pp 17th 18% above peers
Sacramento, CA 14.7% 11th +2.2pp 18th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA 13.8% 9th +2.7pp 19th 6% below peers
Oakland, CA 13.7% 8th +3.5pp 20th 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tampa, FL down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Miami, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Jersey City, NJ down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value is about 5% higher than in 2021 ($367,795 then, $387,146 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $420,069 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $387,146 in June 2026, down from $398,897 a year earlier.
$387,146
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref $335,358 (Jun 26) -0.9%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Milwaukee, WI $231,388 (Jun 26) 17th +3.4% 1st 41% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $432,734 (Jun 26) 8th +3.2% 2nd 10% above peers
Tulsa, OK $222,868 (Jun 26) 18th +2.9% 3rd 43% below peers
Long Beach, CA $862,989 (Jun 26) 1st +2.0% 4th 120% above peers
Omaha, NE $300,783 (Jun 26) 15th +1.5% 5th 23% below peers
Kansas City, MO $257,356 (Jun 26) 16th +1.2% 6th 34% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $350,091 (Jun 26) 12th +1.1% 7th 11% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $336,624 (Jun 26) 13th +0.9% 8th 14% below peers
Fresno, CA $392,929 (Jun 26) 9th +0.3% 9th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA $392,105 (Jun 26) 10th -0.4% 10th on par with peers
Miami, FL $582,621 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.7% 11th 49% above peers
Mesa, AZ $434,616 (Jun 26) 7th -1.4% 12th 11% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $450,254 (Jun 26) 5th -1.8% 13th 15% above peers
Sacramento, CA $482,968 (Jun 26) 4th -1.9% 14th 23% above peers
Raleigh, NC $436,056 (Jun 26) 6th -2.1% 15th 11% above peers
Tucson, AZ $325,520 (Jun 26) 14th -2.2% 16th 17% below peers
Baltimore, MD $192,669 (Jun 26) 19th -2.3% 17th 51% below peers
Atlanta, GA $387,146 (Jun 26) 11th -2.9% 18th 1% below peers
Memphis, TN $146,746 (Jun 26) 20th -3.0% 19th 63% below peers
Oakland, CA $721,966 (Jun 26) 2nd -4.6% 20th 84% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($216,573 then, $218,341 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $252,810 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 22% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $218,341 in June 2026, down from $232,652 a year earlier.
$218,341
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref $199,217 (Jun 26) +0.2%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Milwaukee, WI $144,456 (Jun 26) 16th +4.3% 1st 50% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $310,153 (Jun 26) 7th +3.7% 2nd 8% above peers
Tulsa, OK $132,642 (Jun 26) 18th +3.2% 3rd 54% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $274,422 (Jun 26) 11th +1.5% 4th 4% below peers
Omaha, NE $205,406 (Jun 26) 15th +1.4% 5th 28% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $223,628 (Jun 26) 13th +1.2% 6th 22% below peers
Kansas City, MO $139,666 (Jun 26) 17th +1.0% 7th 51% below peers
Long Beach, CA $587,973 (Jun 26) 1st +0.3% 8th 105% above peers
Fresno, CA $286,878 (Jun 26) 10th +0.3% 9th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA $294,150 (Jun 26) 9th -0.7% 10th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA $381,254 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.0% 11th 33% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $339,179 (Jun 26) 5th -1.9% 12th 18% above peers
Mesa, AZ $327,568 (Jun 26) 6th -2.0% 13th 14% above peers
Baltimore, MD $102,427 (Jun 26) 19th -2.5% 14th 64% below peers
Tucson, AZ $246,249 (Jun 26) 12th -2.9% 15th 14% below peers
Miami, FL $352,438 (Jun 26) 4th -3.0% 16th 23% above peers
Raleigh, NC $300,340 (Jun 26) 8th -3.7% 17th 5% above peers
Memphis, TN $79,379 (Jun 26) 20th -4.2% 18th 72% below peers
Oakland, CA $476,713 (Jun 26) 2nd -6.1% 19th 66% above peers
Atlanta, GA $218,341 (Jun 26) 14th -6.2% 20th 24% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership rose 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 43.5% to 46.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 13 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.1% to 46.4%).
46.4%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 65.7% +2.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
Fresno, CA 50.1% 12th +3.4pp 1st 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.4% 15th +2.9pp 2nd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 51.7% 10th +3.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 64.4% 2nd +3.3pp 4th 25% above peers
Miami, FL 30.8% 20th +1.2pp 5th 40% below peers
Kansas City, MO 55.4% 7th +2.1pp 6th 7% above peers
Oakland, CA 42.3% 17th +1.6pp 7th 18% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 61.8% 3rd +2.1pp 8th 20% above peers
Long Beach, CA 41.2% 19th +1.3pp 9th 20% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 60.9% 4th +1.8pp 10th 18% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 60.6% 5th +1.5pp 11th 17% above peers
Tucson, AZ 51.9% 9th +1.2pp 12th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 51.9% 8th +1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 65.2% 1st +1.4pp 14th 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 47.7% 13th +0.5pp 15th 8% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 18th +0.4pp 16th 19% below peers
Baltimore, MD 47.5% 14th +0.0pp 17th 8% below peers
Raleigh, NC 50.8% 11th -0.8pp 18th 2% below peers
Omaha, NE 57.4% 6th -1.3pp 19th 11% above peers
Memphis, TN 44.9% 16th -1.7pp 20th 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,911 in June 2026, up from $1,853 a year earlier.
$1,911
2015June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Oakland, CA $2,614 (Jun 26) 2nd +7.8% 1st 50% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA $2,065 (Jun 26) 5th +4.6% 2nd 19% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $1,469 (Jun 26) 15th +4.6% 3rd 16% below peers
Kansas City, MO $1,444 (Jun 26) 17th +3.9% 4th 17% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $1,686 (Jun 26) 11th +3.5% 5th 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA $1,911 (Jun 26) 7th +3.2% 6th 10% above peers
Tulsa, OK $1,272 (Jun 26) 20th +3.1% 7th 27% below peers
Fresno, CA $1,954 (Jun 26) 6th +3.1% 8th 12% above peers
Omaha, NE $1,453 (Jun 26) 16th +3.0% 9th 16% below peers
Baltimore, MD $1,799 (Jun 26) 9th +2.4% 10th 3% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $1,865 (Jun 26) 8th +1.8% 11th 7% above peers
Long Beach, CA $2,364 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.7% 12th 36% above peers
Sacramento, CA $2,071 (Jun 26) 4th +1.3% 13th 19% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $1,739 (Jun 26) 10th +1.0% 14th on par with peers
Memphis, TN $1,280 (Jun 26) 19th +0.8% 15th 26% below peers
Tucson, AZ $1,425 (Jun 26) 18th +0.8% 16th 18% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $1,486 (Jun 26) 14th +0.8% 17th 15% below peers
Miami, FL $3,004 (Jun 26) 1st +0.3% 18th 73% above peers
Raleigh, NC $1,579 (Jun 26) 12th +0.1% 19th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ $1,549 (Jun 26) 13th -0.3% 20th 11% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.7% then, 38.5% now; margin ±1.5pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.6% to 38.5%).
38.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 31.3% +0.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Milwaukee, WI 40.3% 13th -1.5pp 1st 4% above peers
Miami, FL 54.7% 20th -1.6pp 2nd 41% above peers
Fresno, CA 42.5% 17th -0.8pp 3rd 10% above peers
Long Beach, CA 45.7% 19th -0.8pp 4th 18% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 33.5% 4th -0.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Oakland, CA 43.1% 18th -0.6pp 6th 11% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.1% 6th +0.4pp 7th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.2% 2nd +0.4pp 8th 14% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.2% 3rd +0.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 35.2% 7th +0.6pp 10th 9% below peers
Tucson, AZ 38.7% 11th +0.6pp 11th on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 38.5% 10th +0.8pp 12th 1% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 39.7% 12th +1.0pp 13th 2% above peers
Memphis, TN 41.8% 16th +1.4pp 14th 8% above peers
Sacramento, CA 41.4% 14th +1.4pp 15th 7% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 35.8% 9th +1.6pp 16th 8% below peers
Baltimore, MD 41.7% 15th +2.2pp 17th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 32.8% 1st +1.9pp 18th 15% below peers
Kansas City, MO 33.9% 5th +2.1pp 19th 12% below peers
Raleigh, NC 35.6% 8th +4.7pp 20th 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toledo, OH down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Indianapolis, IN down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
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No vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.8% to 14.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 9 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.4% to 14.2%).
14.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 5.9% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fresno, CA 8.2% 8th -2.3pp 1st 8% below peers
Mesa, AZ 5.2% 3rd -1.2pp 2nd 42% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.4% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 51% below peers
Kansas City, MO 9.0% 12th -1.3pp 4th 1% above peers
Tucson, AZ 10.1% 13th -1.5pp 5th 13% above peers
Memphis, TN 10.3% 14th -1.3pp 6th 15% above peers
Atlanta, GA 14.2% 15th -1.6pp 7th 58% above peers
Baltimore, MD 26.7% 20th -2.2pp 8th 198% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.9% 11th -0.7pp 9th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.6% 16th -1.2pp 10th 74% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 16.2% 18th -1.2pp 11th 81% above peers
Miami, FL 17.9% 19th -0.9pp 12th 100% above peers
Omaha, NE 7.5% 7th -0.4pp 13th 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.3% 9th -0.3pp 14th 7% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.0% 5th -0.2pp 15th 22% below peers
Sacramento, CA 8.4% 10th -0.2pp 16th 6% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.2% 17th +0.1pp 17th 81% above peers
Raleigh, NC 6.0% 4th +0.3pp 18th 33% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.6% 2nd +0.4pp 19th 48% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 6th +1.3pp 20th 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Buffalo, NY down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.1% then, 9.9% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.5% to 9.9%).
9.9%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 11.9% -0.8pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Oakland, CA 5.6% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 38% below peers
Fresno, CA 6.0% 6th -2.1pp 2nd 33% below peers
Miami, FL 16.1% 20th -3.3pp 3rd 79% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.0% 5th -1.2pp 4th 34% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 5.6% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 38% below peers
Mesa, AZ 10.5% 16th -1.7pp 6th 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 5.9% 4th -0.6pp 7th 35% below peers
Omaha, NE 9.1% 12th -0.9pp 8th 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 9.2% 13th -0.9pp 9th 2% above peers
Sacramento, CA 5.3% 1st -0.5pp 10th 41% below peers
Tucson, AZ 10.3% 15th -0.8pp 11th 14% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.9% 17th -0.8pp 12th 21% above peers
Tulsa, OK 15.9% 19th -0.5pp 13th 76% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 9.0% 11th -0.2pp 14th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 7.4% 8th -0.1pp 15th 18% below peers
Atlanta, GA 9.9% 14th -0.2pp 16th 10% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.3% 9th -0.1pp 17th 8% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 7th -0.0pp 18th 18% below peers
Memphis, TN 14.5% 18th +1.0pp 19th 61% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 8.5% 10th +0.7pp 20th 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Oakland, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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
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Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

32.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 37.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Oakland, CA 23.7% 1st 32% below peers
Long Beach, CA 27.6% 2nd 20% below peers
Raleigh, NC 28.2% 3rd 19% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 28.3% 4th 18% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 28.4% 5th 18% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 29.6% 6th 15% below peers
Miami, FL 30.3% 7th 13% below peers
Atlanta, GA 32.5% 8th 6% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 33.8% 9th 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.9% 10th 2% below peers
Sacramento, CA 34.7% 11th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 34.7% 12th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 34.8% 13th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 14th 5% above peers
Baltimore, MD 37.9% 15th 9% above peers
Fresno, CA 38.7% 16th 12% above peers
Tulsa, OK 39.4% 17th 14% above peers
Kansas City, MO 40.0% 18th 15% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 43.4% 19th 25% above peers
Memphis, TN 45.1% 20th 30% 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.0% to 5.8%).
5.8%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 6.9% -0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mesa, AZ 8.3% 18th -1.7pp 1st 54% above peers
Oakland, CA 3.5% 5th -0.7pp 2nd 36% below peers
Miami, FL 7.3% 15th -1.3pp 3rd 36% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 3.0% 2nd -0.5pp 4th 45% below peers
Fresno, CA 2.5% 1st -0.2pp 5th 54% below peers
Tucson, AZ 7.8% 16th -0.2pp 6th 46% above peers
Raleigh, NC 5.4% 11th -0.1pp 7th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 4th +0.0pp 8th 38% below peers
Long Beach, CA 3.7% 6th +0.1pp 9th 32% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.4% 19th +0.2pp 10th 57% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.0% 8th +0.2pp 11th 25% below peers
Omaha, NE 6.4% 14th +0.6pp 12th 19% above peers
Baltimore, MD 4.6% 9th +0.6pp 13th 14% below peers
Atlanta, GA 5.8% 12th +0.9pp 14th 8% above peers
Kansas City, MO 8.1% 17th +1.5pp 15th 51% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 5.3% 10th +1.1pp 16th 1% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 3.8% 7th +1.0pp 17th 29% below peers
Memphis, TN 8.7% 20th +2.4pp 18th 62% above peers
Sacramento, CA 3.1% 3rd +0.9pp 19th 43% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.9% 13th +2.5pp 20th 9% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Lexington, KY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lincoln, NE down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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 Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →

College attainment rose 7.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51.8% to 59.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 19 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 12.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.1% to 59.2%).
59.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 35.0% +3.6pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Miami, FL 37.4% 10th +7.8pp 1st on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 32.5% 15th +5.1pp 2nd 13% below peers
Fresno, CA 25.5% 19th +3.6pp 3rd 32% below peers
Atlanta, GA 59.2% 1st +7.4pp 4th 58% above peers
Long Beach, CA 35.6% 13th +4.5pp 5th 5% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 40.9% 6th +4.9pp 6th 9% above peers
Tucson, AZ 31.1% 16th +3.7pp 7th 17% below peers
Baltimore, MD 36.1% 12th +4.2pp 8th 3% below peers
Sacramento, CA 37.1% 11th +4.0pp 9th 1% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.4% 18th +2.8pp 10th 27% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 39.2% 8th +4.0pp 11th 5% above peers
Oakland, CA 48.8% 4th +4.7pp 12th 30% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 55.5% 2nd +5.1pp 13th 48% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.4% 9th +3.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 23.6% 20th +1.7pp 15th 37% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 42.7% 5th +2.9pp 16th 14% above peers
Memphis, TN 28.0% 17th +1.9pp 17th 25% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.6% 14th +2.1pp 18th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 40.1% 7th +2.4pp 19th 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC 54.0% 3rd +3.1pp 20th 44% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.1% then, 62.2% now; margin ±5.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 6.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.8% to 62.2%).
62.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 46.7% -3.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Memphis, TN 39.9% 13th +2.7pp 1st 6% below peers
Miami, FL 67.7% 1st +4.3pp 2nd 60% above peers
Tucson, AZ 38.6% 15th +0.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Atlanta, GA 62.2% 2nd -0.9pp 4th 47% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 43.4% 8th -1.6pp 5th 3% above peers
Mesa, AZ 32.1% 19th -1.2pp 6th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO 42.2% 11th -2.4pp 7th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 42.5% 9th -4.3pp 8th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 50.2% 4th -5.2pp 9th 19% above peers
Fresno, CA 35.5% 18th -3.9pp 10th 16% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 47.6% 5th -6.1pp 11th 12% above peers
Oakland, CA 51.0% 3rd -6.9pp 12th 21% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 38.7% 14th -5.9pp 13th 9% below peers
Long Beach, CA 44.0% 7th -7.0pp 14th 4% above peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 17th -6.0pp 15th 14% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.3% 20th -5.1pp 16th 31% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 42.3% 10th -7.8pp 17th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 45.6% 6th -9.7pp 18th 8% above peers
Sacramento, CA 38.0% 16th -8.4pp 19th 10% below peers
Baltimore, MD 42.0% 12th -9.8pp 20th 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 4.5% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.5% to 4.5%).
4.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 7.7% -0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kansas City, MO 5.7% 5th -3.3pp 1st 22% below peers
Tulsa, OK 5.8% 6th -3.4pp 2nd 20% below peers
Miami, FL 8.5% 14th -4.1pp 3rd 16% above peers
Baltimore, MD 9.0% 18th -2.7pp 4th 23% above peers
Sacramento, CA 7.2% 9th -0.7pp 5th 1% below peers
Atlanta, GA 4.5% 1st -0.4pp 6th 38% below peers
Oakland, CA 7.9% 13th -0.6pp 7th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 5.6% 4th -0.3pp 8th 23% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.2% 10th -0.4pp 9th 1% below peers
Fresno, CA 8.9% 17th -0.4pp 10th 23% above peers
Long Beach, CA 7.3% 12th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 7.3% 11th -0.0pp 12th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 4.7% 2nd -0.0pp 13th 36% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.5% 15th +0.3pp 14th 17% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 6.7% 7th +0.5pp 15th 9% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 8.8% 16th +0.7pp 16th 21% above peers
Memphis, TN 13.1% 20th +1.8pp 17th 80% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.9% 3rd +1.0pp 18th 33% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 10.0% 19th +2.0pp 19th 37% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.8% 8th +1.9pp 20th 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 488,800 to 505,268 - more than the combined survey margin (±134). 14 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 15% from 2014 to 2024 (440,641 to 505,268).
505,268
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Bakersfield, CA 411,986 20th +9% 1st 18% below peers
Sacramento, CA 528,706 7th +6% 2nd 5% above peers
Kansas City, MO 510,612 9th +5% 3rd 1% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 487,887 12th +5% 4th 3% below peers
Fresno, CA 545,970 6th +4% 5th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 481,031 13th +4% 6th 5% below peers
Atlanta, GA 505,268 10th +3% 7th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 439,418 17th +3% 8th 13% below peers
Tulsa, OK 413,794 19th +3% 9th 18% below peers
Omaha, NE 488,837 11th +3% 10th 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 511,764 8th +2% 11th 1% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 427,246 18th +2% 12th 15% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 15th +1% 13th 10% below peers
Miami, FL 459,745 14th +1% 14th 9% below peers
Tucson, AZ 547,073 5th +1% 15th 8% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 562,218 4th +1% 16th 11% above peers
Long Beach, CA 455,548 16th -2% 17th 10% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 566,973 3rd -5% 18th 12% above peers
Memphis, TN 618,980 1st -5% 19th 23% above peers
Baltimore, MD 573,243 2nd -6% 20th 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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90 of 175 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±79 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
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Children fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.3% to 16.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 16 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.8% to 16.6%).
16.6%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 22.7% -0.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Memphis, TN 25.2% 4th +0.3pp 1st 16% above peers
Baltimore, MD 20.9% 12th +0.2pp 2nd 4% below peers
Tulsa, OK 24.1% 6th -0.4pp 3rd 10% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 21.9% 9th -0.4pp 4th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 25.4% 3rd -0.6pp 5th 16% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.2% 1st -0.7pp 6th 34% above peers
Kansas City, MO 22.5% 8th -0.6pp 7th 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 2nd -1.0pp 8th 26% above peers
Omaha, NE 24.2% 5th -0.9pp 9th 11% above peers
Raleigh, NC 19.8% 15th -1.0pp 10th 9% below peers
Oakland, CA 18.9% 17th -1.0pp 11th 14% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 18.8% 18th -1.0pp 12th 14% below peers
Miami, FL 16.5% 20th -1.0pp 13th 24% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 21.8% 10th -1.4pp 14th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 21.5% 11th -1.6pp 15th 1% below peers
Mesa, AZ 22.5% 7th -1.8pp 16th 3% above peers
Tucson, AZ 19.4% 16th -1.8pp 17th 11% below peers
Atlanta, GA 16.6% 19th -1.6pp 18th 24% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 20.3% 13th -2.1pp 19th 7% below peers
Long Beach, CA 19.9% 14th -2.5pp 20th 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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90 of 175 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp 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 Falling
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Single-parent fell 6.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.1% to 46.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.5pp). 3 of the 19 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 6.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.8% to 46.5%).
46.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 33.3% -0.5pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Virginia Beach, VA 30.6% 18th +2.5pp 1st 22% below peers
Sacramento, CA 36.9% 12th +2.8pp 2nd 6% below peers
Long Beach, CA 40.2% 9th +2.8pp 3rd 2% above peers
Omaha, NE 33.3% 17th +1.9pp 4th 15% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 42.2% 7th +2.4pp 5th 8% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 61.4% 1st +2.9pp 6th 56% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 35.5% 15th +1.4pp 7th 9% below peers
Oakland, CA 35.8% 14th +1.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Memphis, TN 59.9% 2nd -0.2pp 9th 53% above peers
Raleigh, NC 34.8% 16th -0.5pp 10th 11% below peers
Mesa, AZ 30.4% 19th -0.5pp 11th 23% below peers
Kansas City, MO 38.8% 11th -1.3pp 12th 1% below peers
Tucson, AZ 43.2% 5th -1.7pp 13th 10% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.9% 13th -2.3pp 14th 9% below peers
Tulsa, OK 39.2% 10th -2.7pp 15th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 54.2% 3rd -3.8pp 16th 38% above peers
Fresno, CA 40.9% 8th -3.3pp 17th 4% above peers
Miami, FL 42.6% 6th -3.5pp 18th 9% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 26.4% 20th -2.6pp 19th 33% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.5% 4th -6.6pp 20th 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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88 of 175 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 7 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (74.0% then, 75.7% now; margin ±5.2pp). 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.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 19 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.8% to 75.7%).
75.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgia ref 67.9% +1.5pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sacramento, CA 71.9% 5th +7.6pp 1st 2% above peers
Oakland, CA 71.6% 7th +7.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Long Beach, CA 71.3% 8th +5.9pp 3rd 1% above peers
Fresno, CA 65.0% 15th +3.6pp 4th 8% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 68.8% 12th +3.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Baltimore, MD 74.6% 2nd +3.8pp 6th 6% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 62.0% 20th +1.6pp 7th 12% below peers
Mesa, AZ 63.5% 17th +1.6pp 8th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 75.7% 1st +1.7pp 9th 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC 70.5% 10th +1.4pp 10th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 72.5% 4th +1.3pp 11th 3% above peers
Tulsa, OK 63.8% 16th +0.9pp 12th 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 69.7% 11th +0.6pp 13th 1% below peers
Miami, FL 67.6% 13th +0.3pp 14th 4% below peers
Kansas City, MO 71.9% 6th -0.3pp 15th 2% above peers
Memphis, TN 66.7% 14th -1.8pp 16th 5% below peers
Omaha, NE 70.8% 9th -2.1pp 17th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 62.4% 19th -1.9pp 18th 11% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 74.6% 3rd -3.9pp 19th 6% above peers
Tucson, AZ 62.5% 18th -3.9pp 20th 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 175 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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86 of 175 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 14 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±3.9pp 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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