The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 15% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 3,566 (Aug 26) | -38.9% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,223 (Aug 26) | -27.1% | 2nd | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,275 (Aug 26) | -22.4% | 3rd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,306 (Aug 26) | -18.5% | 4th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,159 (Aug 26) | -16.2% | 5th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,113 (Aug 26) | -16.1% | 6th | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,201 (Aug 26) | -15.2% | 7th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,121 (Apr 26) | -14.8% | 8th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,220 (Jul 26) | -14.7% | 9th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 3,612 (Aug 26) | -12.9% | 10th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,600 (Aug 26) | -12.5% | 11th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,062 (Aug 26) | -11.9% | 12th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,397 (Aug 26) | -11.9% | 13th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,542 (Jun 26) | -10.4% | 14th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 2,999 (Aug 26) | -8.7% | 15th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3,061 (Aug 26) | -6.6% | 16th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,731 (Aug 26) | -1.0% | 17th | ||
| Portland, OR | 5,351 (Aug 26) | +0.3% | 18th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,356 (Aug 26) | +5.8% | 19th |
This badge answers one question: can Atlanta's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Homicides fell about 18% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 6 (Aug 26) | -46.8% | 1st | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5 (Aug 26) | -40.4% | 2nd | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (Aug 26) | -37.6% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 3 (Aug 26) | -34.9% | 4th | ||
| Memphis, TN | 23 (Aug 26) | -34.4% | 5th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3 (Aug 26) | -31.9% | 6th | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 10 (Aug 26) | -31.7% | 7th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12 (Aug 26) | -25.4% | 8th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 21 (Aug 26) | -24.6% | 9th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 4 (Jun 26) | -22.6% | 10th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 21 (Aug 26) | -20.3% | 11th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 22 (Aug 26) | -19.4% | 12th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 17 (Aug 26) | -17.8% | 13th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 21 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 14th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3 (Aug 26) | -14.6% | 15th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (Aug 26) | -11.1% | 16th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 12 (Aug 26) | -9.7% | 17th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (Aug 26) | -7.2% | 18th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (Aug 26) | -4.4% | 19th | ||
| Portland, OR | 7 (Aug 26) | +9.5% | 20th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Atlanta is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 32% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 470 (Aug 26) | -59.1% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 193 (Aug 26) | -51.6% | 2nd | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 294 (Aug 26) | -45.0% | 3rd | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 843 (Aug 26) | -36.8% | 4th | ||
| Miami, FL | 196 (Aug 26) | -34.3% | 5th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 469 (Apr 26) | -31.6% | 6th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 365 (Aug 26) | -30.4% | 7th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 465 (Aug 26) | -29.9% | 8th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 703 (Jul 26) | -28.7% | 9th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 269 (Aug 26) | -27.2% | 10th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 131 (Aug 26) | -25.3% | 11th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 405 (Jun 26) | -22.4% | 12th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 869 (Aug 26) | -19.9% | 13th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 85 (Aug 26) | -18.8% | 14th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 610 (Aug 26) | -18.2% | 15th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 377 (Aug 26) | -13.3% | 16th | ||
| Portland, OR | 603 (Aug 26) | -11.6% | 17th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,247 (Aug 26) | -2.6% | 18th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 827 (Aug 26) | +0.4% | 19th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 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).
| 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 | 16th | +60% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 6th | +43% | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 9th | +42% | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 12th | +41% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 5th | +40% | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 4th | +39% | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 18th | +31% | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 8th | +31% | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 19th | +30% | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | $39,938 | 21st | +29% | 11th | 45% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 10th | +29% | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 14th | +29% | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | $90,919 | 3rd | +28% | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 13th | +28% | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 7th | +27% | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 20th | +25% | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 15th | +25% | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 17th | +23% | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 11th | +22% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 21st | 27% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | 3.3% (Jul 26) | +0.0pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.0% (2024) | |||||
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.9pp | 1st | 4% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.8pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 6.9% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 41% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.2% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.4pp | 4th | 55% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.4pp | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 6th | 33% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 7th | 33% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 8th | 29% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.2pp | 9th | 8% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.1pp | 10th | 14% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.1pp | 11th | 8% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.0pp | 13th | 16% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 7th | +0.1pp | 14th | 14% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.4pp | 15th | 29% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.5pp | 16th | 6% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 17th | 14% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.6pp | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.6pp | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 12.0% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.7pp | 20th | 145% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.8% to 16.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | 13.4% | -1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.3% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.1% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 20.1% | 18th | -5.1pp | 3rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.4% | 6th | -3.4pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 16.9% | 14th | -3.9pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.4% | 16th | -4.0pp | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 16.0% | 13th | -3.2pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.9% | 15th | -3.6pp | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.9% | 8th | -2.6pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.8% | 10th | -2.0pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.8% | 19th | -2.6pp | 11th | 47% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.7% | 9th | -1.5pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.5% | 11th | -1.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 23.1% | 20th | -2.0pp | 14th | 49% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 12.8% | 5th | -1.0pp | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.8% | 17th | -1.5pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 32.7% | 21st | -2.3pp | 17th | 111% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.9% | 4th | -0.7pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.8% | 12th | -0.1pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.5% | 7th | +0.1pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.6% | 1st | +1.3pp | 21st | 45% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
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).
| 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 | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 6th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 14th | -10.2pp | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 9th | -7.6pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 10th | -5.7pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 18th | -8.1pp | 7th | 38% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 7th | -4.9pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 16th | -6.6pp | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 15th | -6.3pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 17th | -5.5pp | 11th | 28% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 11th | -4.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 12th | -3.9pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 19th | -5.0pp | 14th | 60% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 20th | -5.1pp | 15th | 80% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.8% | 4th | -1.7pp | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 17th | 20% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 8th | -1.5pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 46.5% | 21st | -3.7pp | 19th | 134% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 13th | -1.6pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 21st | 42% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 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).
| 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% | ||||||
| Detroit, MI | 85.8% | 19th | +21.2pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 21st | +17.5pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 18th | +17.9pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 17th | +13.2pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 20th | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 8th | +10.5pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 12th | +9.7pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 15th | +8.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 9th | +8.7pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 6th | +8.8pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 13th | +7.9pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 16th | +7.1pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 10th | +7.1pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 11th | +7.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 14th | +6.7pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 5th | +6.8pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 7th | +6.4pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 94.0% | 4th | +5.5pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 21st | 4% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
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).
| 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 | 21st | -0.024 | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 1st | -0.017 | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 4th | -0.016 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.009 | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 6th | -0.009 | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 20th | -0.009 | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 16th | -0.006 | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 7th | -0.005 | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 8th | -0.004 | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 9th | -0.003 | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 15th | -0.003 | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 12th | -0.000 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 17th | -0.000 | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 5th | +0.001 | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 19th | +0.002 | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 0.51 | 18th | +0.002 | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 11th | +0.005 | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 0.48 | 10th | +0.005 | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 14th | +0.015 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 13th | +0.018 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 3rd | +0.019 | 21st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.9% to 13.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | 12.3% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.1% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.0% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 1st | 48% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 19th | -4.8pp | 2nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.4% | 5th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.5% | 8th | -1.4pp | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 19.9% | 16th | -1.9pp | 5th | 31% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.8% | 4th | -0.9pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 13.9% | 9th | -1.0pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.4% | 14th | -0.9pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.1% | 17th | -0.9pp | 9th | 52% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 12.4% | 7th | -0.4pp | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.6% | 6th | -0.2pp | 11th | 31% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 39.0% | 21st | +1.0pp | 12th | 156% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.4% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 13th | 45% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.9% | 20th | +1.3pp | 14th | 83% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 15.8% | 13th | +0.8pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.2% | 15th | +1.3pp | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 24.8% | 18th | +2.7pp | 17th | 63% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.6% | 1st | +0.7pp | 18th | 57% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 15.2% | 11th | +3.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 10th | +3.9pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 15.3% | 12th | +5.5pp | 21st | 1% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Atlanta is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | $329,115 (Sep 26) | -0.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $366,157 (Sep 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $424,785 (Sep 26) | 8th | +3.1% | 1st | 12% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $223,304 (Sep 26) | 18th | +3.0% | 2nd | 41% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $852,391 (Sep 26) | 1st | +2.4% | 3rd | 124% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $294,607 (Sep 26) | 15th | +2.3% | 4th | 23% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $250,185 (Sep 26) | 17th | +1.9% | 5th | 34% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $344,199 (Sep 26) | 12th | +1.7% | 6th | 10% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $583,705 (Sep 26) | 3rd | +1.4% | 7th | 53% above peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $261,376 (Sep 26) | 16th | +1.3% | 8th | 31% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $328,351 (Sep 26) | 13th | +0.7% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $384,885 (Sep 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 10th | 1% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $710,647 (Sep 26) | 2nd | +0.6% | 11th | 87% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | $524,318 (Sep 26) | 4th | +0.5% | 12th | 38% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $470,552 (Sep 26) | 5th | -0.6% | 13th | 24% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $428,871 (Sep 26) | 7th | -0.7% | 14th | 13% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $439,542 (Sep 26) | 6th | -1.5% | 15th | 16% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $424,663 (Sep 26) | 9th | -1.7% | 16th | 12% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $380,331 (Sep 26) | 11th | -1.9% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $318,760 (Sep 26) | 14th | -1.9% | 18th | 16% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $151,794 (Sep 26) | 20th | -2.8% | 19th | 60% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $184,804 (Sep 26) | 19th | -3.7% | 20th | 51% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $74,742 (Sep 26) | 21st | -5.9% | 21st | 80% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Atlanta is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 4% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | $193,848 (Sep 26) | +0.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $197,716 (Sep 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $138,086 (Sep 26) | 17th | +4.1% | 1st | 49% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $305,145 (Sep 26) | 8th | +4.0% | 2nd | 13% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $269,328 (Sep 26) | 11th | +2.2% | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $198,623 (Sep 26) | 15th | +2.0% | 4th | 26% below peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $169,622 (Sep 26) | 16th | +1.4% | 5th | 37% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $133,126 (Sep 26) | 18th | +1.3% | 6th | 51% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $277,744 (Sep 26) | 10th | +0.8% | 7th | 3% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $217,372 (Sep 26) | 13th | +0.7% | 8th | 19% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $576,872 (Sep 26) | 1st | +0.6% | 9th | 114% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $367,618 (Sep 26) | 4th | +0.1% | 10th | 36% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | $374,976 (Sep 26) | 3rd | -0.0% | 11th | 39% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,706 (Sep 26) | 5th | -1.0% | 12th | 31% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $46,602 (Sep 26) | 21st | -1.0% | 13th | 83% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $466,853 (Sep 26) | 2nd | -1.3% | 14th | 73% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $322,538 (Sep 26) | 7th | -1.4% | 15th | 20% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $328,452 (Sep 26) | 6th | -1.7% | 16th | 22% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $238,522 (Sep 26) | 12th | -2.8% | 17th | 11% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $291,187 (Sep 26) | 9th | -3.1% | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $78,079 (Sep 26) | 20th | -3.2% | 19th | 71% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $211,854 (Sep 26) | 14th | -4.1% | 20th | 21% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $97,663 (Sep 26) | 19th | -4.5% | 21st | 64% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
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).
| 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% | 13th | +3.4pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 16th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 10th | +3.2pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 50.4% | 12th | +3.1pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 5th | 27% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 21st | +1.2pp | 6th | 39% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 7th | +2.1pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 18th | +1.6pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 9th | 22% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 20th | +1.3pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 4th | +1.8pp | 11th | 20% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 9th | +1.2pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 13th | 28% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 14th | +0.5pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 19th | +0.4pp | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 15th | +0.0pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 11th | -0.8pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 6th | -1.3pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 52.0% | 8th | -1.4pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 17th | -1.7pp | 21st | 12% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,932 (Sep 26) | +2.7% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,758 (Sep 26) | 2nd | +10.8% | 1st | 61% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,098 (Sep 26) | 4th | +7.8% | 2nd | 22% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $1,328 (Sep 26) | 20th | +5.1% | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,443 (Sep 26) | 16th | +4.8% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,446 (Sep 26) | 15th | +4.3% | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,945 (Sep 26) | 6th | +3.9% | 6th | 13% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,762 (Sep 26) | 8th | +3.6% | 7th | 3% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,942 (Sep 26) | 7th | +3.2% | 8th | 13% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,747 (Sep 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 9th | 2% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,717 (Sep 26) | 11th | +2.6% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,412 (Sep 26) | 3rd | +2.4% | 11th | 40% above peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $1,330 (Sep 26) | 19th | +2.0% | 12th | 23% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,389 (Sep 26) | 18th | +1.8% | 13th | 19% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,259 (Sep 26) | 21st | +1.7% | 14th | 27% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $1,719 (Sep 26) | 10th | +1.6% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,428 (Sep 26) | 17th | +1.4% | 16th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,452 (Sep 26) | 14th | +1.4% | 17th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $2,965 (Sep 26) | 1st | +1.3% | 18th | 73% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,572 (Sep 26) | 12th | +1.3% | 19th | 8% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,045 (Sep 26) | 5th | +1.2% | 20th | 19% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,532 (Sep 26) | 13th | -0.2% | 21st | 11% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
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.*
| 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% | 21st | -1.6pp | 2nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 17th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 4th | -0.6pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 43.5% | 19th | -0.7pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 18th | -0.6pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 6th | +0.4pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 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 | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 16th | +1.4pp | 13th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 14th | +1.4pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 15th | 21% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 38.8% | 12th | +1.5pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 9th | +1.6pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 15th | +2.2pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 5th | +2.1pp | 20th | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 8th | +4.7pp | 21st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
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).
| 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% | 7th | -2.3pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 20.1% | 20th | -3.6pp | 4th | 108% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 10th | -1.3pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 12th | -1.5pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 13th | -1.3pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 15th | -1.6pp | 8th | 47% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 11th | -0.9pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 21st | -2.2pp | 10th | 176% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 9th | -0.7pp | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 16th | -1.2pp | 12th | 62% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 18th | -1.2pp | 13th | 68% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 19th | -0.9pp | 14th | 85% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 6th | -0.4pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.7% | 14th | -0.5pp | 16th | 42% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 5th | -0.2pp | 17th | 27% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 8th | -0.2pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 17th | +0.1pp | 19th | 67% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 4th | +0.3pp | 20th | 38% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 21st | 52% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.3% then, 10.1% now; margin ±0.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | 12.4% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 3rd | -2.3pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.1% | 7th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.2% | 1st | -1.2pp | 3rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.3% | 21st | -3.4pp | 4th | 95% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.3% | 8th | -1.3pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.7% | 4th | -0.9pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.6% | 18th | -1.7pp | 7th | 26% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 7.4% | 9th | -1.0pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 5th | -0.6pp | 9th | 29% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.2% | 14th | -1.0pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.3% | 15th | -0.9pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.4% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.6% | 17th | -0.9pp | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 11.0% | 19th | -0.8pp | 14th | 32% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.1% | 13th | -0.2pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 10.1% | 16th | -0.2pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.4% | 11th | -0.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.7% | 10th | -0.1pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.7% | 20th | +1.0pp | 19th | 76% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.6% | 12th | +0.7pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 6.0% | 6th | +0.6pp | 21st | 28% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | 36.9% | |||
| United States ref | 32.9% | |||
| Long Beach, CA | 27.4% | 1st | 17% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 27.6% | 2nd | 16% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.4% | 3rd | 14% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 28.5% | 4th | 13% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 28.6% | 5th | 13% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 29.3% | 6th | 11% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 29.9% | 7th | 9% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 30.0% | 8th | 9% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 30.7% | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 30.9% | 10th | 6% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 32.9% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 33.5% | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.3% | 13th | 10% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 36.5% | 14th | 11% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 37.5% | 15th | 14% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 37.5% | 16th | 14% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 38.1% | 17th | 16% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 38.5% | 18th | 17% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 19th | 27% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 42.1% | 20th | 28% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 45.6% | 21st | 39% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia ref | 6.9% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Portland, OR | 1.9% | 1st | -0.9pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 20th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 80% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 7th | -0.7pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 4th | 58% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 4th | -0.5pp | 5th | 36% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 6th | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 7th | 46% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 8th | 70% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 13th | -0.1pp | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 6th | +0.0pp | 10th | 28% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 8th | +0.1pp | 11th | 20% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 10th | +0.2pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 16th | +0.6pp | 13th | 39% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 11th | +0.6pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 14th | +0.9pp | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 16th | 76% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 12th | +1.1pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 21st | +2.4pp | 18th | 89% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 5th | +0.9pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 9th | +1.1pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 15th | +2.5pp | 21st | 28% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 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).
| 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% | 11th | +7.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 16th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 18.1% | 21st | +2.8pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 20th | +3.6pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 5th | 58% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 7th | +4.9pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 17th | +3.7pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 13th | +4.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 15th | +3.9pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 12th | +4.0pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 19th | +2.8pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 9th | +4.0pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 5th | +4.7pp | 14th | 30% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 15th | 48% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 10th | +3.1pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 17th | 14% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 18th | +1.9pp | 18th | 25% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 53.8% | 4th | +3.3pp | 19th | 44% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 8th | +2.4pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 21st | 44% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.1% then, 62.2% now; margin ±5.7pp).
| 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 | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 2nd | 60% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 15th | +0.4pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 4th | 47% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 9th | -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 | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 5th | -5.2pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 18th | -3.9pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 6th | -6.1pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 4th | -6.9pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 54.4% | 3rd | -7.4pp | 12th | 29% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 14th | -5.9pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 8th | -7.0pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 17th | -6.0pp | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 10th | -7.8pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 7th | -9.7pp | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 16th | -8.4pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 12th | -9.8pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 20th | -9.6pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 31.0% | 21st | -9.8pp | 21st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 4.5% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| 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 | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 14th | -4.1pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 19th | -2.7pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 9th | -0.7pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 13th | -0.6pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 4th | -0.3pp | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 10th | -0.4pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 18th | -0.4pp | 9th | 23% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 12th | -0.3pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 11th | -0.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 15th | +0.3pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 7th | +0.5pp | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 17th | +0.7pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 16th | +0.7pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.7% | 6th | +0.6pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 20th | +1.8pp | 18th | 80% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 16.7% | 21st | +2.7pp | 19th | 129% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 20th | 33% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 8th | +1.9pp | 21st | 7% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 488,800 to 505,268 - more than the combined survey margin (±134).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 10th | +6% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 12th | +5% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 15th | +5% | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 9th | +4% | 4th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 16th | +4% | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 13th | +3% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 20th | +3% | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 14th | +3% | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 11th | +2% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 3rd | +2% | 10th | 23% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 21st | +2% | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 18th | +1% | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 17th | +1% | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 8th | +1% | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 7th | +1% | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 641,165 | 1st | -1% | 16th | 25% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 19th | -2% | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 6th | -5% | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 4th | -5% | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 2nd | -5% | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 5th | -6% | 21st | 12% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
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).
| 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 | |||||
| Portland, OR | 31.3% | 18th | +2.8pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 19th | +2.5pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 13th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 11th | +2.8pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 17th | +1.9pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 8th | +2.4pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 7th | 53% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 15th | +1.3pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 10th | +0.6pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 49% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 16th | -0.5pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 67.1% | 1st | -1.0pp | 12th | 67% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 20th | -0.5pp | 13th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 12th | -1.3pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 6th | -1.7pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 4th | -3.8pp | 17th | 35% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 9th | -3.3pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 7th | -3.5pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 21st | -2.6pp | 20th | 34% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 5th | -6.6pp | 21st | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
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.*
| 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% | 17th | +3.6pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 14th | +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% | 18th | +1.6pp | 8th | 10% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 4th | +1.3pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 70.6% | 10th | +0.1pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 16th | -1.8pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 19th | -3.9pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 13th | -4.6pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 61.8% | 21st | -5.1pp | 21st | 12% below peers |
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