This badge answers one question: can Ames' 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.
Violent crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Palo Alto, CA | 133 (Jul 26) | -29.7% | 1st | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 197 (Jul 26) | -25.0% | 2nd | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 128 (Jul 26) | -17.0% | 3rd | ||
| Jackson, TN | 702 (Jul 26) | -16.8% | 4th | ||
| Eagan, MN | 112 (Jul 26) | -9.6% | 5th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 168 (Jul 26) | -8.0% | 6th | ||
| Canton, OH | 1,213 (Jul 26) | -6.3% | 7th | ||
| Ames, IA | 119 (Jul 26) | -5.8% | 8th | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 341 (Jul 26) | -4.5% | 9th | ||
| Janesville, WI | 120 (Jul 26) | -3.6% | 10th | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 325 (Jul 26) | -3.0% | 11th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 450 (Jul 26) | -2.0% | 12th | ||
| Madera, CA | 416 (Jun 26) | +0.4% | 13th | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 236 (Jul 26) | +2.6% | 14th | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 161 (Jul 26) | +2.8% | 15th | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 695 (Jun 26) | +3.0% | 16th | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 277 (Jul 26) | +9.4% | 17th | ||
| Novi, MI | 110 (Jul 26) | +13.8% | 18th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 141 (Jul 26) | +16.7% | 19th | ||
| Decatur, IL | 725 (Jul 26) | +21.5% | 20th | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 146 (Jul 26) | +33.3% | 21st |
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. Ames is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Ames, IA | 1,017 (Jul 26) | -32.6% | 1st | ||
| Janesville, WI | 1,427 (Jul 26) | -20.9% | 2nd | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1,980 (Jul 26) | -19.4% | 3rd | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 999 (Jul 26) | -17.7% | 4th | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 954 (Jul 26) | -15.7% | 5th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 1,297 (Jul 26) | -14.5% | 6th | ||
| Jackson, TN | 2,556 (Jul 26) | -13.4% | 7th | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 676 (Jul 26) | -12.7% | 8th | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 907 (Jul 26) | -11.0% | 9th | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2,491 (Jul 26) | -10.9% | 10th | ||
| Decatur, IL | 2,581 (Jul 26) | -5.9% | 11th | ||
| Novi, MI | 527 (Jul 26) | -4.8% | 12th | ||
| Eagan, MN | 1,360 (Jul 26) | -4.3% | 13th | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2,677 (Jun 26) | -3.6% | 14th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 2,463 (Jul 26) | -2.9% | 15th | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 1,200 (Jul 26) | -1.3% | 16th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 1,553 (Jul 26) | -0.5% | 17th | ||
| Canton, OH | 3,697 (Jul 26) | +0.5% | 18th | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 1,305 (Jul 26) | +3.7% | 19th | ||
| Madera, CA | 1,090 (Jun 26) | +5.2% | 20th | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 1,430 (Jul 26) | +6.2% | 21st |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. Ames is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides rose about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Novi, MI | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Janesville, WI | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 1 (Jul 26) | -66.7% | 4th | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 4 (Jun 26) | -66.7% | 5th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 3 (Jul 26) | -33.3% | 6th | ||
| Jackson, TN | 20 (Jul 26) | -6.7% | 7th | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 3 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 8th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 6 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 9th | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 10 (Jul 26) | +16.6% | 10th | ||
| Madera, CA | 7 (Jun 26) | +66.4% | 11th | ||
| Ames, IA | 3 (Jul 26) | +99.3% | 12th | ||
| Canton, OH | 17 (Jul 26) | +99.9% | 13th | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 3 (Jul 26) | +100.0% | 14th | ||
| Decatur, IL | 16 (Jul 26) | +266.5% | 15th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7 (Jul 26) | +400.7% | 16th | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Rowlett, TX | 1 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Palo Alto, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Eagan, MN | 0 (Jul 26) |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Ames is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 55% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Ames, IA | 53 (Jul 26) | -55.0% | 1st | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 48 (Jul 26) | -53.5% | 2nd | ||
| Janesville, WI | 37 (Jul 26) | -51.9% | 3rd | ||
| Eagan, MN | 30 (Jul 26) | -48.7% | 4th | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 70 (Jul 26) | -47.8% | 5th | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 56 (Jul 26) | -38.7% | 6th | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 33 (Jul 26) | -31.3% | 7th | ||
| Novi, MI | 37 (Jul 26) | -30.6% | 8th | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 195 (Jul 26) | -27.2% | 9th | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 104 (Jul 26) | -21.1% | 10th | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 203 (Jul 26) | -15.7% | 11th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 113 (Jul 26) | -14.4% | 12th | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 154 (Jun 26) | -10.8% | 13th | ||
| Decatur, IL | 298 (Jul 26) | -6.9% | 14th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 118 (Jul 26) | -5.7% | 15th | ||
| Canton, OH | 371 (Jul 26) | -5.5% | 16th | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 58 (Jul 26) | -4.9% | 17th | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 51 (Jul 26) | -2.8% | 18th | ||
| Jackson, TN | 226 (Jul 26) | +0.6% | 19th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 303 (Jul 26) | +16.7% | 20th | ||
| Madera, CA | 227 (Jun 26) | +18.9% | 21st |
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 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $48,105 to $60,991 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,942).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | $75,059 | +24% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Lodi, CA | $88,530 | 16th | +51% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | $231,101 | 1st | +46% | 2nd | 161% above peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | $66,891 | 22nd | +42% | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | $63,933 | 23rd | +42% | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | $134,655 | 5th | +36% | 5th | 52% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | $43,188 | 30th | +34% | 6th | 51% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | $75,477 | 20th | +33% | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | $150,245 | 3rd | +32% | 8th | 70% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | $83,608 | 18th | +32% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | $113,130 | 11th | +31% | 10th | 28% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | $73,446 | 21st | +30% | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | $147,612 | 4th | +30% | 12th | 67% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | $127,335 | 7th | +30% | 13th | 44% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | $58,399 | 26th | +29% | 14th | 34% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | $88,326 | 17th | +27% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | $60,991 | 25th | +27% | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | $117,799 | 9th | +26% | 17th | 33% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | $88,997 | 15th | +25% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | $80,663 | 19th | +22% | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | $62,188 | 24th | +22% | 20th | 30% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | $53,032 | 28th | +22% | 21st | 40% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | $57,480 | 27th | +21% | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | $113,428 | 10th | +21% | 23rd | 28% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | $38,731 | 31st | +21% | 24th | 56% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | $51,592 | 29th | +21% | 25th | 42% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | $128,649 | 6th | +21% | 26th | 45% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | $108,690 | 14th | +20% | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | $120,516 | 8th | +18% | 28th | 36% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | $192,237 | 2nd | +17% | 29th | 117% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | $110,723 | 13th | +13% | 30th | 25% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | $112,081 | 12th | +11% | 31st | 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, slower than 54% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 3.2% (Jul 26) | -0.3pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Canton, OH | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 13th | -1.7pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Gary, IN | 7.6% (Jul 26) | 26th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 73% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -1.2pp | 3rd | 30% above peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 21st | -1.1pp | 4th | 16% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | 7.5% (Jul 26) | 25th | -0.8pp | 5th | 70% above peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | 7.6% (Jul 26) | 27th | -0.8pp | 6th | 73% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 24th | -0.8pp | 7th | 30% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.8pp | 8th | 2% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 18th | -0.7pp | 9th | 7% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 8th | -0.4pp | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Huntersville, NC | 3.2% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.4pp | 11th | 27% below peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.4pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | 3.2% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 14th | 27% below peers | |
| Ames, IA | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.2pp | 15th | 16% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.2pp | 16th | 11% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2.6% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.2pp | 17th | 41% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.0pp | 18th | 14% above peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | 3.4% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 19th | 23% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.2pp | 20th | 14% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 21st | 20% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +0.3pp | 23rd | 20% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 12th | +0.4pp | 24th | 2% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.5pp | 25th | 7% below peers | |
| Sanford, FL | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.5pp | 26th | 7% above peers | |
| Madison, AL | 2.9% (Jul 26) | 2nd | +0.6pp | 27th | 34% 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.
Poverty fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.0% to 25.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 11.1% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Sanford, FL | 11.9% | 19th | -7.2pp | 1st | 32% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 3.1% | 1st | -1.2pp | 2nd | 66% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 4.3% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 3rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 9.0% | 16th | -2.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 12.4% | 20th | -3.0pp | 5th | 38% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 12th | -1.1pp | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 19.4% | 25th | -2.7pp | 7th | 114% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 27.4% | 30th | -3.4pp | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 11.3% | 18th | -1.2pp | 9th | 25% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 25.4% | 28th | -2.6pp | 10th | 182% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 14.3% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 11th | 58% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.6% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 12th | 83% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 25.6% | 29th | -1.2pp | 13th | 183% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 6.1% | 10th | -0.2pp | 14th | 32% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 6.0% | 8th | -0.1pp | 15th | 34% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 22.2% | 26th | -0.3pp | 16th | 146% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 13.5% | 21st | +0.1pp | 17th | 49% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 17.5% | 24th | +0.4pp | 18th | 93% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.6% | 6th | +0.2pp | 19th | 38% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7.4% | 13th | +0.2pp | 20th | 18% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 10.4% | 17th | +0.5pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 5.9% | 7th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 33.1% | 31st | +2.5pp | 23rd | 266% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 7.2% | 11th | +0.7pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 8.5% | 15th | +0.8pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 6.1% | 9th | +1.0pp | 26th | 33% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.6% | 14th | +1.3pp | 27th | 15% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 23.8% | 27th | +4.5pp | 28th | 163% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 4.3% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 29th | 53% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.4% | 4th | +1.4pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5.4% | 5th | +1.5pp | 31st | 40% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child poverty rose 4.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.7% to 13.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 12.8% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Huntersville, NC | 2.0% | 1st | -2.8pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 3.4% | 4th | -4.6pp | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 14.8% | 18th | -15.1pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 14.9% | 19th | -5.9pp | 4th | 22% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 11.7% | 15th | -4.6pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 10th | -2.8pp | 6th | 40% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 6.3% | 8th | -2.1pp | 7th | 48% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 38.9% | 30th | -12.7pp | 8th | 220% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 28.1% | 26th | -5.7pp | 9th | 132% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 6.2% | 7th | -1.2pp | 10th | 49% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 17.7% | 21st | -3.3pp | 11th | 46% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 6.0% | 6th | -1.0pp | 12th | 51% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 20.3% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 13th | 67% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 22.6% | 25th | -3.2pp | 14th | 86% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 8.0% | 13th | -0.9pp | 15th | 34% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 9.3% | 14th | -0.8pp | 16th | 24% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 32.1% | 27th | -2.8pp | 17th | 164% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.8% | 28th | -2.0pp | 18th | 187% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 20.6% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 19th | 70% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 53.1% | 31st | +3.6pp | 20th | 337% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 7.4% | 11th | +0.5pp | 21st | 39% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 77% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 12.2% | 16th | +1.3pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 17.4% | 20th | +2.0pp | 24th | 43% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 20.9% | 24th | +2.9pp | 25th | 72% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 35.7% | 29th | +5.1pp | 26th | 194% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.8% | 5th | +1.3pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 7.2% | 9th | +2.1pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 13.3% | 17th | +4.7pp | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.2% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 30th | 74% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 7.6% | 12th | +4.7pp | 31st | 38% 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.
Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (75.1% then, 74.3% now; margin ±2.8pp). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 89.1% | +7.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Gary, IN | 82.3% | 29th | +17.4pp | 1st | 13% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 90.8% | 24th | +14.1pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 89.3% | 25th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 88.5% | 26th | +12.8pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 93.4% | 17th | +10.0pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 92.2% | 18th | +9.4pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 87.5% | 27th | +8.8pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 91.3% | 22nd | +8.6pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 94.2% | 16th | +8.7pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 91.1% | 23rd | +8.2pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 91.6% | 21st | +8.2pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 86.4% | 28th | +6.2pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 91.7% | 20th | +6.5pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 92.0% | 19th | +6.2pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 94.7% | 15th | +6.3pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 80.4% | 30th | +4.8pp | 16th | 15% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 96.8% | 7th | +4.5pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 95.0% | 13th | +4.4pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 96.8% | 8th | +4.4pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 97.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 96.7% | 9th | +3.4pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 95.7% | 11th | +2.8pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 95.0% | 14th | +2.8pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 98.1% | 1st | +2.9pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 96.2% | 10th | +2.8pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 97.1% | 6th | +2.7pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 97.1% | 4th | +2.5pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 95.3% | 12th | +2.3pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 97.4% | 2nd | +2.3pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 97.1% | 5th | +1.6pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 74.3% | 31st | -0.8pp | 31st | 21% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.50 then, 0.48 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 0.44 | +0.002 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Sanford, FL | 0.40 | 8th | -0.062 | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 0.38 | 6th | -0.030 | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 0.38 | 5th | -0.028 | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 0.42 | 14th | -0.029 | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 0.44 | 17th | -0.024 | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 0.35 | 2nd | -0.019 | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 0.39 | 7th | -0.019 | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 0.35 | 1st | -0.016 | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 0.49 | 27th | -0.020 | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 0.49 | 28th | -0.020 | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.48 | 26th | -0.013 | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 0.47 | 24th | -0.011 | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.41 | 12th | -0.007 | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 0.46 | 21st | -0.002 | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 0.45 | 19th | +0.005 | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 0.45 | 20th | +0.007 | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 0.38 | 3rd | +0.006 | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 0.43 | 16th | +0.007 | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 0.43 | 15th | +0.007 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 0.41 | 9th | +0.010 | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 0.42 | 13th | +0.010 | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 0.41 | 11th | +0.010 | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0.46 | 23rd | +0.015 | 23rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 0.41 | 10th | +0.014 | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 0.46 | 22nd | +0.017 | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.016 | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 0.51 | 31st | +0.024 | 27th | 19% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 0.51 | 30th | +0.025 | 28th | 18% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 0.38 | 4th | +0.022 | 29th | 13% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 0.47 | 25th | +0.041 | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 0.50 | 29th | +0.057 | 31st | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (5.4% then, 4.3% now; margin ±1.5pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 9.2% | -1.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 75% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.3% | 5th | -1.4pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.3% | 8th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 12.8% | 21st | -2.4pp | 4th | 48% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.0% | 23rd | -2.1pp | 5th | 85% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 8.7% | 16th | -0.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 10.8% | 17th | -0.7pp | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 29.1% | 30th | -1.4pp | 8th | 237% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 4.6% | 9th | -0.2pp | 9th | 47% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 28.9% | 29th | -0.9pp | 10th | 234% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 20.4% | 25th | -0.6pp | 11th | 136% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 12.4% | 20th | -0.2pp | 12th | 43% above peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 16.9% | 24th | -0.1pp | 13th | 95% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 6.4% | 13th | +0.1pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7.3% | 15th | +0.2pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 11.3% | 18th | +0.6pp | 16th | 30% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 5.9% | 12th | +0.6pp | 17th | 31% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 18th | 19% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 24.9% | 28th | +2.6pp | 19th | 187% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 24.6% | 27th | +2.8pp | 20th | 185% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 30.0% | 31st | +3.9pp | 21st | 247% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 20.9% | 26th | +3.6pp | 22nd | 142% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.0% | 19th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 38% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 2.9% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 24th | 66% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.2% | 11th | +1.5pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 4.7% | 10th | +1.3pp | 26th | 46% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 4.1% | 7th | +1.4pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 15.7% | 22nd | +5.6pp | 28th | 81% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.6% | 2nd | +1.1pp | 29th | 70% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.1% | 4th | +1.4pp | 30th | 64% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.6% | 6th | +2.0pp | 31st | 58% 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. Ames is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | $239,547 (Aug 26) | +3.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Janesville, WI | $298,166 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +5.6% | 1st | 21% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $260,641 (Aug 26) | 24th | +5.6% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | $3,563,763 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.5% | 3rd | 847% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $333,482 (Aug 26) | 20th | +5.3% | 4th | 11% below peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $107,246 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.9% | 5th | 72% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $175,781 (Aug 26) | 26th | +4.6% | 6th | 53% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | $470,805 (Aug 26) | 11th | +3.0% | 7th | 25% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,473,182 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.8% | 8th | 291% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $303,902 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +2.8% | 9th | 19% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | $425,530 (Aug 26) | 13th | +2.7% | 10th | 13% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $548,436 (Aug 26) | 8th | +2.2% | 11th | 46% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $401,493 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.8% | 12th | 7% above peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | $909,235 (Aug 26) | 4th | +1.4% | 13th | 142% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $327,893 (Aug 26) | 21st | +1.2% | 14th | 13% below peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | $711,396 (Aug 26) | 6th | +0.9% | 15th | 89% above peers | |
| Madison, AL | $376,375 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $1,121,468 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 17th | 198% above peers | |
| Huntersville, NC | $546,644 (Aug 26) | 9th | +0.5% | 18th | 45% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $147,780 (Aug 26) | 27th | +0.2% | 19th | 61% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $439,108 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.2% | 20th | 17% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $716,629 (Aug 26) | 5th | -0.2% | 21st | 90% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $608,002 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.4% | 22nd | 62% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | $363,173 (Aug 26) | 18th | -0.7% | 23rd | 4% below peers | |
| Gary, IN | $92,352 (Aug 26) | 29th | -1.3% | 24th | 75% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $224,512 (Aug 26) | 25th | -1.5% | 25th | 40% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $511,715 (Aug 26) | 10th | -1.7% | 26th | 36% above peers | |
| Sanford, FL | $340,196 (Aug 26) | 19th | -2.1% | 27th | 10% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $364,063 (Aug 26) | 17th | -2.8% | 28th | 3% below peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $366,482 (Aug 26) | 16th | -4.9% | 29th | 3% 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. Ames is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | $131,928 (Aug 26) | +4.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Gary, IN | $59,218 (Aug 26) | 28th | +10.2% | 1st | 80% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $96,130 (Aug 26) | 26th | +8.3% | 2nd | 67% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $191,451 (Aug 26) | 24th | +7.3% | 3rd | 35% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $222,300 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +6.4% | 4th | 24% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $246,797 (Aug 26) | 20th | +5.5% | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | $2,182,270 (Aug 26) | 1st | +4.7% | 6th | 643% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $45,966 (Aug 26) | 29th | +4.1% | 7th | 84% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | $340,800 (Aug 26) | 12th | +4.1% | 8th | 16% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $205,525 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +3.3% | 9th | 30% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,075,662 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.5% | 10th | 266% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $417,611 (Aug 26) | 7th | +2.0% | 11th | 42% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $295,476 (Aug 26) | 14th | +2.0% | 12th | 1% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $247,415 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.9% | 13th | 16% below peers | |
| Madison, AL | $271,231 (Aug 26) | 16th | +1.5% | 14th | 8% below peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | $601,947 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.9% | 15th | 105% above peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $347,912 (Aug 26) | 11th | +0.9% | 16th | 18% above peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | $717,156 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.8% | 17th | 144% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $265,753 (Aug 26) | 17th | +0.5% | 18th | 9% below peers | |
| Huntersville, NC | $393,191 (Aug 26) | 9th | -0.3% | 19th | 34% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $82,150 (Aug 26) | 27th | -0.5% | 20th | 72% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $474,353 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.2% | 21st | 62% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $113,202 (Aug 26) | 25th | -1.5% | 22nd | 61% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $397,723 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.5% | 23rd | 35% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | $252,092 (Aug 26) | 18th | -1.8% | 24th | 14% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $491,056 (Aug 26) | 5th | -2.1% | 25th | 67% above peers | |
| Sanford, FL | $237,760 (Aug 26) | 21st | -2.6% | 26th | 19% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $361,472 (Aug 26) | 10th | -2.6% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $293,617 (Aug 26) | 15th | -3.5% | 28th | on par with peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $304,395 (Aug 26) | 13th | -5.1% | 29th | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.7% then, 42.1% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 71.7% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Madera, CA | 54.7% | 22nd | +6.9pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 62.8% | 15th | +5.7pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 56.8% | 20th | +4.4pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 57.3% | 19th | +3.7pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 74.4% | 2nd | +4.8pp | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 74.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 52.0% | 26th | +2.1pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 42.1% | 31st | +1.4pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 53.4% | 24th | +1.4pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 62.9% | 14th | +1.5pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 67.3% | 8th | +1.3pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 62.1% | 16th | +1.2pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 59.3% | 17th | +1.1pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 57.7% | 18th | +1.0pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 48.7% | 29th | +0.8pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 54.6% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 55.0% | 21st | -0.0pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66.3% | 9th | -0.4pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 64.6% | 12th | -0.6pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 65.1% | 11th | -1.3pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.7% | 10th | -1.4pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 51.2% | 27th | -1.2pp | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 67.7% | 7th | -2.0pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 49.0% | 28th | -1.5pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 64.0% | 13th | -2.2pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 45.6% | 30th | -1.6pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 71.7% | 4th | -3.0pp | 27th | 15% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 70.5% | 5th | -3.6pp | 28th | 14% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 52.6% | 25th | -2.8pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 69.9% | 6th | -4.6pp | 30th | 13% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 75.2% | 1st | -10.7pp | 31st | 21% 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.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Palo Alto, CA | $4,678 (Aug 26) | 1st | +8.3% | 1st | 161% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $1,211 (Aug 26) | 25th | +6.4% | 2nd | 33% below peers | |
| Gary, IN | $1,363 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +5.5% | 3rd | 24% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $945 (Aug 26) | 29th | +5.1% | 4th | 47% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $2,188 (Aug 26) | 8th | +3.3% | 5th | 22% above peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $1,246 (Aug 26) | 24th | +3.2% | 6th | 31% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $1,096 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.1% | 7th | 39% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,503 (Aug 26) | 20th | +2.7% | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $1,584 (Aug 26) | 19th | +2.7% | 9th | 12% below peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $1,067 (Aug 26) | 28th | +2.4% | 10th | 41% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | $2,120 (Aug 26) | 11th | +2.4% | 11th | 18% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $1,193 (Aug 26) | 26th | +2.3% | 12th | 34% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $3,521 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.1% | 13th | 96% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $1,931 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.1% | 14th | 8% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $1,421 (Aug 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 15th | 21% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $1,702 (Aug 26) | 16th | +2.1% | 16th | 5% below peers | |
| Sanford, FL | $1,836 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.8% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Madison, AL | $1,411 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.3% | 18th | 21% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $3,038 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +1.3% | 19th | 69% above peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | $2,906 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.9% | 20th | 62% above peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $2,136 (Aug 26) | 10th | +0.7% | 21st | 19% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | $1,795 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $1,639 (Aug 26) | 17th | -0.1% | 23rd | 9% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $2,305 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.1% | 24th | 28% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,137 (Aug 26) | 9th | -0.1% | 25th | 19% above peers | |
| Huntersville, NC | $1,863 (Aug 26) | 13th | -0.1% | 26th | 4% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $2,405 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.4% | 27th | 34% above peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $1,586 (Aug 26) | 18th | -1.9% | 28th | 12% below peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 5th | 60% 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.
Cost burden fell 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.6% to 35.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 24.3% | +0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Ames, IA | 35.5% | 20th | -4.2pp | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 26.2% | 8th | -3.0pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 29.1% | 12th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 38.0% | 22nd | -2.5pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 25.6% | 6th | -1.5pp | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 34.0% | 18th | -1.0pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 28.1% | 9th | -0.6pp | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 31.4% | 14th | -0.7pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 28.5% | 11th | -0.5pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 34.6% | 19th | -0.5pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 43.9% | 31st | -0.2pp | 11th | 33% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 22.1% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 12th | 33% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.1% | 30th | +0.4pp | 13th | 31% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 40.8% | 25th | +0.5pp | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 25.5% | 5th | +0.5pp | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 40.1% | 24th | +1.2pp | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 32.6% | 15th | +1.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 36.8% | 21st | +1.6pp | 18th | 12% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 25.9% | 7th | +1.1pp | 19th | 21% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 41.1% | 27th | +1.8pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 4th | +1.2pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 28.1% | 10th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 38.9% | 23rd | +2.2pp | 23rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 41.1% | 26th | +3.0pp | 24th | 25% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 29.7% | 13th | +2.2pp | 25th | 10% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 24.8% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 26th | 25% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 42.8% | 29th | +3.7pp | 27th | 30% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 33.6% | 17th | +3.5pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 42.6% | 28th | +4.9pp | 29th | 29% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 18.9% | 1st | +2.9pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 33.0% | 16th | +8.6pp | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.1% then, 7.2% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 5.5% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.8% | 21st | -3.1pp | 1st | 27% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 13.6% | 29th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 122% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 5.6% | 14th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 6.7% | 17th | -1.5pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 8.6% | 24th | -1.8pp | 5th | 40% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 14.8% | 30th | -2.1pp | 6th | 142% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 2.0% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 7th | 68% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 4.1% | 10th | -0.4pp | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.1% | 16th | -0.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.9% | 15th | -0.2pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 7.7% | 20th | -0.0pp | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 21.0% | 31st | +0.1pp | 12th | 244% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 7.2% | 18th | +0.0pp | 13th | 18% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 3.2% | 7th | +0.0pp | 14th | 48% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 12.1% | 28th | +0.2pp | 15th | 99% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.1% | 12th | +0.2pp | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.8% | 5th | +0.2pp | 17th | 55% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 2.0% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 18th | 67% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 5.5% | 13th | +0.4pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 11.8% | 27th | +1.0pp | 20th | 93% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 9th | +0.3pp | 21st | 39% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 9.6% | 25th | +1.4pp | 22nd | 57% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 8.5% | 23rd | +1.5pp | 23rd | 39% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 2.8% | 6th | +0.5pp | 24th | 54% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 7.8% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 25th | 27% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 11.1% | 26th | +2.1pp | 26th | 82% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.5% | 11th | +0.9pp | 27th | 27% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.4% | 8th | +0.8pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 1.6% | 1st | +0.5pp | 29th | 74% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 2.4% | 4th | +1.1pp | 30th | 61% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 7.6% | 19th | +4.1pp | 31st | 25% 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.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.2% then, 4.4% now; margin ±1.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 5.0% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 6.3% | 20th | -4.9pp | 1st | 17% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 5.5% | 17th | -3.3pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 3.2% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 5.9% | 19th | -2.7pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 8.2% | 23rd | -2.7pp | 5th | 52% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 5.0% | 12th | -1.5pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 3.4% | 5th | -0.9pp | 7th | 37% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.3% | 15th | -1.2pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 12.4% | 30th | -2.6pp | 9th | 131% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 4.9% | 11th | -0.9pp | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.4% | 16th | -1.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.4% | 9th | -0.8pp | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 4.7% | 10th | -0.7pp | 13th | 12% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 64% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 8.5% | 24th | -0.9pp | 15th | 59% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 9.8% | 27th | -0.9pp | 16th | 83% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 3.9% | 8th | -0.4pp | 17th | 28% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 9.4% | 26th | -0.5pp | 18th | 76% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 5.1% | 14th | -0.1pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 20th | 39% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 31% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.7% | 21st | +0.1pp | 22nd | 25% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 12.4% | 29th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 130% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 10.7% | 28th | +0.7pp | 24th | 100% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 8.8% | 25th | +0.5pp | 25th | 64% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.6% | 18th | +0.4pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.0% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 27th | 31% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 16.5% | 31st | +1.7pp | 28th | 207% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 3.6% | 6th | +0.4pp | 29th | 33% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 2.1% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 30th | 60% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 5.1% | 13th | +1.0pp | 31st | 5% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 38.7% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Palo Alto, CA | 19.8% | 1st | 39% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | 20.7% | 2nd | 36% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 33% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 22.5% | 4th | 31% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 23.4% | 5th | 28% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 6th | 22% below peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | 27.0% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 27.5% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Horizon West, FL | 28.2% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | 29.6% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Huntersville, NC | 29.9% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | 31.3% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Madison, AL | 31.6% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | 31.7% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 32.1% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 32.4% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Sanford, FL | 34.5% | 17th | 6% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | 34.9% | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 35.1% | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| South Hill, WA | 35.6% | 20th | 10% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 35.7% | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 36.9% | 22nd | 14% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | 37.1% | 23rd | 15% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | 38.6% | 24th | 19% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 38.6% | 25th | 19% above peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | 41.0% | 26th | 27% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | 41.0% | 27th | 27% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 41.1% | 28th | 27% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 41.1% | 29th | 27% above peers | |
| Canton, OH | 45.8% | 30th | 41% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | 49.8% | 31st | 54% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.8% then, 1.5% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 3.3% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.5% | 13th | -7.3pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 1.6% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 1.7% | 5th | -1.7pp | 3rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.3% | 24th | -3.4pp | 4th | 54% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 3.0% | 19th | -2.3pp | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 2.8% | 16th | -2.1pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 6.0% | 27th | -3.2pp | 7th | 114% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 3.0% | 17th | -1.5pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 4.6% | 25th | -1.4pp | 9th | 63% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2.2% | 8th | -0.7pp | 10th | 22% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 1.7% | 4th | -0.5pp | 11th | 41% below peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 3.2% | 20th | -1.0pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 9.8% | 30th | -2.6pp | 13th | 250% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 1.0% | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 66% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 15th | 47% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.5% | 12th | -0.4pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 2.5% | 14th | -0.3pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 3.8% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 18th | 37% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 2.4% | 10th | -0.0pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 8.4% | 29th | -0.0pp | 20th | 201% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 3.5% | 21st | +0.0pp | 21st | 24% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.0% | 7th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 1.8% | 6th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 37% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 2.7% | 15th | +0.2pp | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.3% | 31st | +2.3pp | 25th | 338% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.3% | 9th | +0.4pp | 26th | 19% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 3.0% | 18th | +0.7pp | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.9% | 26th | +1.8pp | 28th | 110% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 6.8% | 28th | +3.6pp | 29th | 141% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.1% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 30th | 48% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 2.4% | 11th | +1.6pp | 31st | 14% below 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.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.7% then, 65.8% now; margin ±4.1pp). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 31.4% | +2.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Sanford, FL | 29.5% | 18th | +6.5pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 24.6% | 24th | +5.4pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 32.9% | 16th | +5.0pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 16.4% | 28th | +2.5pp | 4th | 50% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 25.4% | 23rd | +3.6pp | 5th | 23% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 27.3% | 21st | +3.7pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 10.9% | 31st | +1.5pp | 7th | 67% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 15.1% | 29th | +1.9pp | 8th | 54% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 43.0% | 13th | +4.0pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 67.0% | 4th | +6.1pp | 10th | 104% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 32.6% | 17th | +2.8pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 64.5% | 7th | +5.1pp | 12th | 96% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 20.4% | 27th | +1.5pp | 13th | 38% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 21.6% | 26th | +1.5pp | 14th | 34% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 33.4% | 15th | +2.3pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 25.6% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 27.4% | 20th | +1.8pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 14.8% | 30th | +0.9pp | 18th | 55% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 37.9% | 14th | +2.4pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.1% | 8th | +3.5pp | 20th | 95% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 54.7% | 11th | +2.9pp | 21st | 66% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 65.8% | 5th | +3.1pp | 22nd | 100% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 43.5% | 12th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 32% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 57.5% | 10th | +1.7pp | 24th | 75% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 70.7% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 25th | 115% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 57.6% | 9th | +1.2pp | 26th | 75% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 87.1% | 1st | +1.2pp | 27th | 165% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 65.6% | 6th | +0.7pp | 28th | 99% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 27.8% | 19th | +0.1pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 82.3% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 30th | 150% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 21.8% | 25th | -1.6pp | 31st | 34% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.5% then, 36.8% now; margin ±15.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 43.4% | -3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Eagan, MN | 55.1% | 10th | +18.6pp | 1st | 32% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 45.0% | 14th | +13.1pp | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 36.8% | 22nd | +8.0pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 62.4% | 5th | +13.5pp | 4th | 49% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 41.8% | 16th | +9.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 53.4% | 11th | +10.6pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.6% | 23rd | +6.4pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.3% | 3rd | +9.8pp | 8th | 56% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 57.6% | 7th | +3.7pp | 9th | 38% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 44.2% | 15th | +0.8pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 26.0% | 29th | +0.4pp | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 36.8% | 21st | -0.7pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 79.4% | 1st | -2.3pp | 13th | 90% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 55.6% | 9th | -1.7pp | 14th | 33% above peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 52.3% | 12th | -3.4pp | 15th | 25% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 56.4% | 8th | -4.7pp | 16th | 35% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 31.0% | 27th | -4.4pp | 17th | 26% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 31.3% | 26th | -4.4pp | 18th | 25% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 32.0% | 25th | -4.9pp | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 75.1% | 2nd | -11.6pp | 20th | 79% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 65.3% | 4th | -15.5pp | 21st | 56% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 38.8% | 18th | -10.7pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 32.4% | 24th | -10.2pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 58.4% | 6th | -18.6pp | 24th | 40% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 46.9% | 13th | -15.7pp | 25th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 25.9% | 30th | -9.4pp | 26th | 38% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 39.2% | 17th | -17.6pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 20.2% | 31st | -9.9pp | 28th | 52% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 37.0% | 20th | -19.5pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 30.9% | 28th | -17.7pp | 30th | 26% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 38.8% | 19th | -28.2pp | 31st | 7% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.5% then, 0.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 5.3% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0.4% | 2nd | -6.6pp | 1st | 90% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.3% | 1st | -4.8pp | 2nd | 93% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 3.7% | 13th | -6.2pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 1.0% | 4th | -1.3pp | 4th | 78% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.7% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 5th | 85% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 2.9% | 10th | -3.0pp | 6th | 34% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.6% | 7th | -2.1pp | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.5% | 18th | -4.1pp | 8th | 25% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 6.5% | 20th | -4.6pp | 9th | 46% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 6.6% | 22nd | -3.2pp | 10th | 50% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 3.6% | 12th | -1.0pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 2.9% | 9th | -0.8pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 9.1% | 25th | -2.3pp | 13th | 105% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1.2% | 5th | -0.2pp | 14th | 73% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 9.8% | 28th | -1.7pp | 15th | 121% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 6.5% | 21st | -0.7pp | 16th | 47% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 12.5% | 31st | -1.1pp | 17th | 182% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.4% | 24th | -0.6pp | 18th | 66% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 4.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.4% | 16th | +0.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 10.6% | 30th | +0.3pp | 21st | 139% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 7.4% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 22nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 10.4% | 29th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 134% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 9.5% | 26th | +1.7pp | 24th | 115% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 6.4% | 19th | +1.6pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 2.9% | 8th | +1.4pp | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9.7% | 27th | +5.1pp | 27th | 119% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.5% | 6th | +1.4pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.3% | 15th | +3.1pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 4.5% | 17th | +3.3pp | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.2% | 11th | +2.9pp | 31st | 28% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 66,023 to 67,669 - more than the combined survey margin (±52).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon West, FL | 67,416 | 19th | +73% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 60,106 | 31st | +22% | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 66,029 | 26th | +14% | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 63,969 | 29th | +14% | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 68,025 | 12th | +13% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 68,580 | 9th | +12% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66,717 | 24th | +11% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 69,397 | 6th | +10% | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 65,971 | 27th | +7% | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 63,730 | 30th | +7% | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 67,698 | 15th | +7% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 68,847 | 8th | +5% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 67,831 | 14th | +5% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 69,471 | 5th | +4% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 70,186 | 1st | +3% | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 66,030 | 25th | +3% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 69,291 | 7th | +3% | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 67,607 | 18th | +3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 65,463 | 28th | +3% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 67,669 | 17th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 68,000 | 13th | +2% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 68,435 | 10th | +2% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 66,855 | 22nd | +2% | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 67,237 | 20th | +1% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 67,671 | 16th | +0% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 66,729 | 23rd | -0% | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 67,008 | 21st | -1% | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 69,755 | 4th | -2% | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 69,815 | 3rd | -4% | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 70,138 | 2nd | -8% | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 68,113 | 11th | -10% | 31st | 1% 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.3% then, 22.1% now; margin ±7.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 27.1% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pflugerville, TX | 25.8% | 19th | +11.3pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 26.5% | 18th | +6.2pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 32.8% | 11th | +7.3pp | 3rd | 21% above peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 20.7% | 23rd | +4.3pp | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 29.7% | 13th | +5.8pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.3% | 7th | +8.2pp | 6th | 59% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 11.5% | 31st | +2.1pp | 7th | 58% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 16.8% | 26th | +2.8pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 23.1% | 20th | +3.6pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 20.4% | 24th | +3.1pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 50.0% | 5th | +7.5pp | 11th | 84% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 27.4% | 15th | +3.2pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 81.1% | 1st | +4.6pp | 13th | 198% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 36.7% | 9th | +0.5pp | 14th | 35% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 33.9% | 10th | +0.1pp | 15th | 25% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 22.1% | 21st | -0.3pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 12.7% | 30th | -0.2pp | 17th | 53% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 19.6% | 25th | -0.3pp | 18th | 28% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 51.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 19th | 88% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 50.5% | 4th | -2.6pp | 20th | 86% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 27.2% | 17th | -1.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 61.5% | 2nd | -3.7pp | 22nd | 126% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 39.9% | 8th | -2.7pp | 23rd | 47% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 28.7% | 14th | -2.9pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 13.8% | 29th | -1.5pp | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 27.2% | 16th | -3.4pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 14.2% | 28th | -1.9pp | 27th | 48% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 47.5% | 6th | -7.3pp | 28th | 75% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 21.6% | 22nd | -5.2pp | 29th | 20% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 16.6% | 27th | -4.5pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 32.4% | 12th | -15.1pp | 31st | 19% 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.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.6% then, 58.9% now; margin ±13.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 75.9% | +0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Pflugerville, TX | 70.2% | 13th | +9.2pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 60.6% | 23rd | +7.7pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 62.5% | 22nd | +7.9pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 70.8% | 11th | +7.8pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 62.8% | 21st | +6.5pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 69.9% | 14th | +6.2pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 59.8% | 25th | +4.5pp | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Huntersville, NC | 73.8% | 4th | +5.6pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 74.0% | 3rd | +5.3pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 73.5% | 5th | +4.8pp | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 80.5% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 11th | 19% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 70.7% | 12th | +3.6pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 73.2% | 7th | +2.1pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 69.7% | 15th | +1.3pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Madison, AL | 59.3% | 27th | +1.0pp | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.9% | 19th | +0.6pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 82.0% | 1st | +0.5pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 72.8% | 8th | +0.4pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sanford, FL | 66.4% | 18th | +0.3pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 67.4% | 16th | -1.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 59.5% | 26th | -1.3pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 71.0% | 10th | -2.2pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 72.0% | 9th | -3.6pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 53.7% | 31st | -3.5pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 60.6% | 24th | -4.7pp | 25th | 10% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 58.7% | 30th | -5.0pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 73.3% | 6th | -7.2pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 64.5% | 20th | -8.4pp | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 66.6% | 17th | -10.2pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 58.9% | 29th | -11.7pp | 30th | 13% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 59.0% | 28th | -12.5pp | 31st | 13% below peers |