This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Violent crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 62 (May 26) | 1st | -28.1% | 1st | 81% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 93 (May 26) | 2nd | -25.3% | 2nd | 71% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 683 (May 26) | 18th | -25.0% | 3rd | 110% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 148 (May 26) | 5th | -23.7% | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 109 (May 26) | 4th | -18.3% | 5th | 66% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 490 (May 26) | 16th | -15.4% | 6th | 51% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 325 (May 26) | 12th | -14.9% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 173 (May 26) | 6th | -12.1% | 8th | 47% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 198 (May 26) | 7th | -9.5% | 9th | 39% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 921 (May 26) | 20th | -8.8% | 10th | 183% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 219 (May 26) | 8th | -6.9% | 11th | 33% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 325 (May 26) | 11th | -6.5% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 239 (May 26) | 9th | -5.6% | 13th | 26% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 444 (May 26) | 14th | -3.1% | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 691 (May 26) | 19th | +1.7% | 15th | 112% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 411 (May 26) | 13th | +2.9% | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 263 (May 26) | 10th | +2.9% | 17th | 19% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 496 (May 26) | 17th | +7.2% | 18th | 53% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 490 (May 26) | 15th | +11.8% | 19th | 51% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 109 (May 26) | 3rd | +17.5% | 20th | 67% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Shawnee, KS | 1,062 (May 26) | 9th | -42.7% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1,018 (May 26) | 8th | -33.4% | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 589 (May 26) | 3rd | -30.9% | 3rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 527 (May 26) | 2nd | -25.3% | 4th | 58% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 2,288 (May 26) | 15th | -25.1% | 5th | 83% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 1,666 (May 26) | 13th | -19.1% | 6th | 33% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 1,252 (May 26) | 11th | -18.3% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 658 (May 26) | 4th | -17.6% | 8th | 47% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 2,551 (May 26) | 17th | -15.2% | 9th | 104% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 1,823 (May 26) | 14th | -14.9% | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 505 (May 26) | 1st | -11.8% | 11th | 60% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2,556 (May 26) | 18th | -10.1% | 12th | 104% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 937 (May 26) | 6th | -10.0% | 13th | 25% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 944 (May 26) | 7th | -6.6% | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 1,285 (May 26) | 12th | -6.4% | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2,693 (May 26) | 19th | -3.6% | 16th | 115% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 2,511 (May 26) | 16th | -2.3% | 17th | 101% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 3,809 (May 26) | 20th | +1.4% | 18th | 204% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 1,072 (May 26) | 10th | +4.2% | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 876 (May 26) | 5th | +18.1% | 20th | 30% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide rose about 99% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Palo Alto, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | -100.0% | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 0 (May 26) | 4th | -100.0% | 4th | 100% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 4 (May 26) | 16th | -66.7% | 5th | 228% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 1 (May 26) | 10th | -50.0% | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 3 (May 26) | 14th | -33.4% | 7th | 127% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 4 (May 26) | 15th | -25.1% | 8th | 216% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 19 (May 26) | 19th | -23.5% | 9th | 1326% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1 (May 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 6 (May 26) | 17th | +33.3% | 11th | 352% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 35 (May 26) | 20th | +64.3% | 12th | 2555% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 3 (May 26) | 13th | +99.3% | 13th | 119% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9 (May 26) | 18th | +199.7% | 14th | 556% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 0 (May 26) | 5th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Eagan, MN | 0 (May 26) | 6th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Grand Junction, CO | 0 (May 26) | 7th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0 (May 26) | 8th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Shawnee, KS | 0 (May 26) | 9th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Caldwell, ID | 1 (May 26) | 11th | on par with 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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 47% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Eagan, MN | 27 (May 26) | 1st | -55.0% | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 101 (May 26) | 13th | -50.3% | 2nd | 32% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 76 (May 26) | 10th | -49.0% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 59 (May 26) | 7th | -46.8% | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 32 (May 26) | 2nd | -45.0% | 5th | 58% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 61 (May 26) | 8th | -42.0% | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 128 (May 26) | 15th | -40.6% | 7th | 67% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 83 (May 26) | 12th | -33.3% | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 38 (May 26) | 3rd | -33.3% | 9th | 50% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 77 (May 26) | 11th | -32.5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 48 (May 26) | 4th | -30.4% | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 50 (May 26) | 6th | -22.6% | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 68 (May 26) | 9th | -16.7% | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 220 (May 26) | 18th | -5.0% | 14th | 187% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 333 (May 26) | 20th | -3.5% | 15th | 334% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 48 (May 26) | 5th | +0.0% | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 115 (May 26) | 14th | +2.5% | 17th | 50% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 171 (May 26) | 16th | +4.4% | 18th | 122% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 214 (May 26) | 17th | +6.4% | 19th | 179% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 321 (May 26) | 19th | +33.1% | 20th | 319% 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.
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). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | $75,059 | +24% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Lodi, CA | $88,530 | 15th | +51% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | $73,058 | 20th | +49% | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | $231,101 | 1st | +46% | 3rd | 162% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | $63,933 | 22nd | +42% | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | $73,110 | 19th | +38% | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | $82,041 | 17th | +35% | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | $56,376 | 28th | +35% | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | $70,080 | 21st | +33% | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | $63,004 | 23rd | +33% | 9th | 29% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | $79,540 | 18th | +32% | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | $113,130 | 8th | +31% | 11th | 28% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | $90,045 | 13th | +30% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | $147,612 | 3rd | +30% | 13th | 67% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | $127,335 | 7th | +30% | 14th | 44% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | $139,825 | 4th | +30% | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | $96,391 | 12th | +29% | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | $47,240 | 30th | +29% | 17th | 47% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | $58,399 | 26th | +29% | 18th | 34% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | $88,326 | 16th | +27% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | $60,991 | 25th | +27% | 20th | 31% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | $109,940 | 10th | +26% | 21st | 24% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | $88,997 | 14th | +25% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | $62,188 | 24th | +22% | 23rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | $53,032 | 29th | +22% | 24th | 40% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | $57,480 | 27th | +21% | 25th | 35% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | $38,731 | 31st | +21% | 26th | 56% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | $157,582 | 2nd | +21% | 27th | 78% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | $128,649 | 6th | +21% | 28th | 46% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | $108,690 | 11th | +20% | 29th | 23% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | $133,715 | 5th | +17% | 30th | 51% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | $110,723 | 9th | +13% | 31st | 25% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 3.2% (May 26) | -0.4pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Gary, IN | 7.0% (May 26) | 27th | -2.1pp | 1st | 84% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 4.0% (May 26) | 18th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 5.0% (May 26) | 24th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.6pp | 4th | 29% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 14th | -0.5pp | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 9th | -0.5pp | 6th | 8% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | 7.7% (May 26) | 28th | -0.3pp | 7th | 103% above peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.3pp | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 4.3% (May 26) | 19th | -0.2pp | 9th | 13% above peers | |
| Portland, ME | 2.8% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 26% below peers | |
| Albany, GA | 4.8% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.1pp | 11th | 26% above peers | |
| Davis, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2.7% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 13th | 29% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.0pp | 14th | 11% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 3.9% (May 26) | 16th | +0.0pp | 15th | 3% above peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | 2.9% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 16th | 24% below peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | 3.7% (May 26) | 12th | +0.0pp | 17th | 3% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | 3.5% (May 26) | 10th | +0.1pp | 18th | 8% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 11% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 3.9% (May 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 20th | 3% above peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | 4.5% (May 26) | 21st | +0.4pp | 21st | 18% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.4% (May 26) | 8th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 11% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 3.8% (May 26) | 15th | +0.5pp | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Novi, MI | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | +0.6pp | 24th | 3% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 5.0% (May 26) | 25th | +0.8pp | 25th | 32% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | 5.0% (May 26) | 26th | +0.9pp | 26th | 32% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | 4.3% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 27th | 13% above peers | |
| Weston, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 23rd | +1.3pp | 28th | 26% 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 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.6% to 20.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 10.7% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.2% | 1st | -2.1pp | 1st | 54% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 11.7% | 18th | -4.4pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 11.2% | 16th | -3.7pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 11.0% | 14th | -3.4pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 12.3% | 19th | -2.9pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 7.3% | 11th | -1.6pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 11.3% | 17th | -1.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 10th | -1.1pp | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 20.8% | 25th | -2.9pp | 9th | 85% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 15.6% | 21st | -2.0pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 25.8% | 29th | -3.2pp | 11th | 130% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 26.2% | 30th | -3.1pp | 12th | 133% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 11.2% | 15th | -1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.3% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 14th | 45% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 25.3% | 28th | -1.3pp | 15th | 125% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 6.0% | 6th | -0.1pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 6.1% | 7th | -0.2pp | 17th | 45% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 21.0% | 26th | -0.3pp | 18th | 87% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.6% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 19th | 50% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 20.2% | 24th | +0.8pp | 20th | 80% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 15.9% | 22nd | +0.8pp | 21st | 42% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 10.4% | 13th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 5.9% | 5th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 32.8% | 31st | +2.6pp | 24th | 192% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 7.1% | 8th | +0.7pp | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 12.9% | 20th | +1.2pp | 26th | 15% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.5% | 12th | +1.3pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 22.6% | 27th | +4.2pp | 28th | 101% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 5.8% | 4th | +1.3pp | 29th | 49% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.4% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 7.2% | 9th | +2.2pp | 31st | 36% 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. 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 12.8% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Grand Junction, CO | 10.8% | 14th | -7.9pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.2% | 1st | -3.8pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 14.9% | 18th | -5.9pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 9th | -2.8pp | 4th | 51% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 15.6% | 20th | -5.1pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 8.5% | 12th | -2.3pp | 6th | 42% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 7.0% | 7th | -1.6pp | 7th | 52% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 14.8% | 16th | -3.2pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 6.2% | 4th | -1.2pp | 9th | 58% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 6.0% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 10th | 59% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 20.3% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 11th | 38% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 22.6% | 25th | -3.2pp | 12th | 53% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 14.8% | 17th | -2.1pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 38.8% | 30th | -5.1pp | 14th | 163% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 15.1% | 19th | -1.7pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 9.3% | 13th | -0.8pp | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 32.1% | 27th | -2.8pp | 17th | 118% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.8% | 28th | -2.0pp | 18th | 136% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 31.2% | 26th | +1.4pp | 19th | 112% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 53.1% | 31st | +3.6pp | 20th | 260% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 6.9% | 6th | +0.7pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 17.4% | 21st | +2.0pp | 22nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 20.9% | 24th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 41% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 35.7% | 29th | +5.1pp | 24th | 142% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 19.9% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 25th | 35% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 8.1% | 11th | +1.5pp | 26th | 45% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.8% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 27th | 60% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 7.2% | 8th | +2.1pp | 28th | 52% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 13.3% | 15th | +4.7pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 6.9% | 5th | +2.5pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 7.6% | 10th | +4.7pp | 31st | 49% 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 | 12% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 90.8% | 24th | +14.1pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 91.3% | 23rd | +14.0pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 89.3% | 26th | +13.2pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 92.4% | 18th | +10.1pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 93.4% | 16th | +10.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 93.7% | 15th | +9.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 87.5% | 27th | +8.8pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 80.6% | 30th | +7.9pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 91.6% | 22nd | +8.2pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 92.4% | 19th | +6.9pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 86.4% | 28th | +6.2pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 92.0% | 20th | +6.2pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 94.7% | 13th | +6.3pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 91.7% | 21st | +5.5pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 92.6% | 17th | +5.2pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 89.9% | 25th | +5.0pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 95.8% | 8th | +4.9pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 96.8% | 6th | +4.5pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 97.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 97.2% | 4th | +3.8pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 95.2% | 11th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 95.0% | 12th | +2.8pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 96.2% | 7th | +2.8pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 95.3% | 10th | +2.3pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 97.4% | 2nd | +2.3pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 97.7% | 1st | +1.8pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 97.1% | 5th | +1.6pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 94.5% | 14th | +1.0pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 95.7% | 9th | -0.0pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 74.3% | 31st | -0.8pp | 31st | 20% 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 | |||||
| Ocala, FL | 0.48 | 23rd | -0.055 | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 0.42 | 9th | -0.029 | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 0.44 | 12th | -0.028 | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 0.41 | 5th | -0.025 | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 0.37 | 3rd | -0.023 | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 0.48 | 24th | -0.027 | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 0.44 | 14th | -0.024 | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 0.35 | 2nd | -0.019 | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 0.45 | 17th | -0.023 | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 0.35 | 1st | -0.016 | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 0.44 | 15th | -0.019 | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 0.49 | 26th | -0.020 | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 0.49 | 27th | -0.020 | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.48 | 25th | -0.013 | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 0.47 | 21st | -0.010 | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.41 | 7th | -0.007 | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 0.53 | 30th | +0.001 | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 0.46 | 19th | +0.001 | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 0.45 | 18th | +0.007 | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 0.38 | 4th | +0.006 | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 0.43 | 11th | +0.007 | 21st | 3% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 0.43 | 10th | +0.007 | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 0.42 | 8th | +0.010 | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 0.41 | 6th | +0.010 | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 0.54 | 31st | +0.015 | 25th | 20% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0.46 | 20th | +0.015 | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.017 | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 0.51 | 29th | +0.024 | 28th | 15% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.041 | 29th | 7% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 0.50 | 28th | +0.057 | 30th | 11% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 0.44 | 13th | +0.066 | 31st | 1% 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.
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 | |||||
| Shawnee, KS | 2.3% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 2nd | 79% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 12.5% | 23rd | -8.3pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.3% | 5th | -1.4pp | 4th | 68% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 10.9% | 19th | -4.1pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 11.0% | 20th | -3.9pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.3% | 8th | -1.2pp | 7th | 59% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 8.8% | 14th | -1.2pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.0% | 24th | -2.1pp | 9th | 53% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 10.5% | 16th | -1.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 18.1% | 25th | -1.8pp | 11th | 73% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 7.1% | 11th | -0.7pp | 12th | 33% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 8.7% | 13th | -0.7pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 10.8% | 18th | -0.7pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 29.1% | 29th | -1.4pp | 15th | 178% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 20.4% | 26th | -0.6pp | 16th | 95% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 11.3% | 21st | +0.6pp | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 32.0% | 31st | +2.4pp | 18th | 206% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 3.9% | 6th | +0.4pp | 19th | 63% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.0% | 10th | +0.7pp | 20th | 33% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 24.9% | 28th | +2.6pp | 21st | 138% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 30.0% | 30th | +3.9pp | 22nd | 187% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 10.5% | 17th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 20.9% | 27th | +3.6pp | 24th | 100% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.0% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 3.2% | 4th | +0.9pp | 26th | 70% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.2% | 9th | +1.5pp | 27th | 51% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 8.0% | 12th | +2.4pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 4.1% | 7th | +1.4pp | 29th | 61% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.6% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 30th | 75% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 9.4% | 15th | +5.8pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | $241,255 (Jun 26) | +3.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Oshkosh, WI | $262,782 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.6% | 1st | 36% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $334,098 (Jun 26) | 21st | +5.5% | 2nd | 18% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $432,970 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.8% | 3rd | 6% above peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | $3,604,398 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.6% | 4th | 782% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $478,638 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.0% | 5th | 17% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | $428,837 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.7% | 6th | 5% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $307,551 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.7% | 7th | 25% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $558,210 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.1% | 8th | 37% above peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $429,488 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.1% | 9th | 5% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $408,530 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.8% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Conway, AR | $252,300 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.8% | 11th | 38% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $1,420,519 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.7% | 12th | 248% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $398,674 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.7% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $149,410 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.5% | 14th | 63% below peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | $402,988 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Albany, GA | $134,986 (Jun 26) | 28th | -0.2% | 16th | 67% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $730,793 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.5% | 17th | 79% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | $368,162 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.8% | 18th | 10% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | $571,364 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.9% | 19th | 40% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $229,672 (Jun 26) | 26th | -0.9% | 20th | 44% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $623,896 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.1% | 21st | 53% above peers | |
| Davis, CA | $854,071 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.3% | 22nd | 109% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $518,965 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.4% | 23rd | 27% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $342,429 (Jun 26) | 20th | -2.8% | 24th | 16% below peers | |
| Ocala, FL | $268,867 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.9% | 25th | 34% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $727,063 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.9% | 26th | 78% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | $91,950 (Jun 26) | 29th | -3.8% | 27th | 77% below peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | $345,384 (Jun 26) | 19th | -3.8% | 28th | 15% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $1,247,792 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.1% | 29th | 205% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | $132,765 (Jun 26) | +4.3% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Gary, IN | $57,312 (Jun 26) | 29th | +8.4% | 1st | 81% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $192,148 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +7.4% | 2nd | 37% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $336,902 (Jun 26) | 13th | +6.1% | 3rd | 11% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $245,681 (Jun 26) | 20th | +5.7% | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | $342,657 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.0% | 5th | 13% above peers | |
| Conway, AR | $186,535 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.7% | 6th | 39% below peers | |
| Ames, IA | $208,311 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.4% | 7th | 31% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | $2,227,681 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.3% | 8th | 634% above peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $329,851 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.3% | 9th | 9% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $300,843 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.5% | 10th | 1% below peers | |
| Albany, GA | $62,478 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.3% | 11th | 79% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $423,895 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.8% | 12th | 40% above peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $1,001,817 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.2% | 13th | 230% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $300,692 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | $338,708 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.9% | 15th | 12% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $270,284 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.3% | 16th | 11% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | $439,756 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 17th | 45% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $82,231 (Jun 26) | 27th | -0.4% | 18th | 73% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | $641,969 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.9% | 19th | 111% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $116,953 (Jun 26) | 26th | -1.2% | 20th | 61% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $483,817 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.7% | 21st | 59% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | $255,174 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.0% | 22nd | 16% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $402,484 (Jun 26) | 9th | -2.2% | 23rd | 33% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $369,367 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.6% | 24th | 22% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | $195,336 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -3.4% | 25th | 36% below peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | $303,698 (Jun 26) | 15th | -4.1% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Weston, FL | $432,794 (Jun 26) | 7th | -4.7% | 27th | 43% above peers | |
| Union City, CA | $779,118 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -6.6% | 28th | 157% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $144,832 (Jun 26) | 25th | -10.3% | 29th | 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.
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% | ||||||
| Caldwell, ID | 73.0% | 5th | +9.7pp | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 54.7% | 20th | +6.9pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 52.1% | 23rd | +6.0pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 62.8% | 16th | +5.7pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 63.5% | 14th | +5.4pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 56.8% | 18th | +4.4pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 74.4% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 7th | 19% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 83.6% | 1st | +4.0pp | 8th | 33% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 46.9% | 26th | +1.7pp | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 42.1% | 30th | +1.4pp | 10th | 33% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 63.2% | 15th | +1.3pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 62.1% | 17th | +1.2pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 64.2% | 13th | +1.1pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 73.7% | 4th | +0.7pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 43.5% | 29th | +0.4pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 83.0% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 16th | 32% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 54.6% | 21st | +0.1pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 55.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66.3% | 9th | -0.4pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 73.0% | 6th | -0.8pp | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 64.7% | 12th | -0.7pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 65.1% | 11th | -1.3pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.7% | 10th | -1.4pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 51.2% | 24th | -1.2pp | 24th | 18% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 67.7% | 8th | -2.0pp | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 49.0% | 25th | -1.5pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 45.6% | 27th | -1.6pp | 27th | 27% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 45.4% | 28th | -2.2pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 70.5% | 7th | -3.6pp | 29th | 12% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 52.6% | 22nd | -2.8pp | 30th | 16% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 37.7% | 31st | -2.6pp | 31st | 40% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Palo Alto, CA | $4,299 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.8% | 1st | 139% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | $1,366 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.9% | 2nd | 24% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.8% | 3rd | 33% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $898 (Jun 26) | 29th | +4.8% | 4th | 50% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $1,768 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.1% | 5th | 2% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $2,137 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.0% | 6th | 19% above peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | $1,729 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.9% | 7th | 4% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $4,083 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.8% | 8th | 127% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $2,788 (Jun 26) | 5th | +3.5% | 9th | 55% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | $2,344 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.2% | 10th | 31% above peers | |
| Portland, ME | $2,429 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.2% | 11th | 35% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $1,125 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.0% | 12th | 37% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | $1,431 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.5% | 13th | 20% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $2,867 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.1% | 14th | 60% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,489 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 15th | 17% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $1,632 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.8% | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $1,451 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.8% | 17th | 19% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | $1,857 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.5% | 18th | 3% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $2,345 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.2% | 19th | 31% above peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | $1,831 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.1% | 20th | 2% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.9% | 21st | 23% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $3,393 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.8% | 22nd | 89% above peers | |
| Davis, CA | $2,706 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.7% | 23rd | 51% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | $937 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.6% | 24th | 48% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,116 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.6% | 25th | 18% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $2,426 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.2% | 26th | 35% above peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $1,796 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.2% | 27th | on par with peers | |
| Spring, TX | $1,750 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.6% | 28th | 3% below peers | |
| Ocala, FL | $1,582 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.7% | 29th | 12% 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.
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). None of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa ref | 24.3% | +0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Ames, IA | 35.5% | 19th | -4.2pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 32.5% | 13th | -3.5pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 21.8% | 1st | -2.1pp | 3rd | 37% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 31.6% | 11th | -2.6pp | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 34.7% | 17th | -2.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 29.1% | 9th | -2.1pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 38.0% | 20th | -2.5pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 28.1% | 5th | -0.6pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 31.4% | 10th | -0.7pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 28.5% | 7th | -0.5pp | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 39.8% | 24th | -0.6pp | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 39.1% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 34.6% | 16th | -0.5pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 28.2% | 6th | -0.1pp | 14th | 19% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.1% | 30th | +0.4pp | 15th | 25% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 32.0% | 12th | +0.7pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 40.1% | 25th | +1.2pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 32.6% | 14th | +1.2pp | 18th | 6% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 25.9% | 4th | +1.1pp | 19th | 25% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 38.8% | 21st | +1.8pp | 20th | 12% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 3rd | +1.2pp | 21st | 27% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 35.5% | 18th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 38.9% | 22nd | +2.2pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 28.8% | 8th | +1.8pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 43.0% | 28th | +3.1pp | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 47.1% | 31st | +3.9pp | 26th | 36% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 24.8% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 27th | 28% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 42.8% | 27th | +3.7pp | 28th | 23% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 43.1% | 29th | +3.8pp | 29th | 24% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 33.6% | 15th | +3.5pp | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 42.6% | 26th | +4.9pp | 31st | 23% 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.
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 | |||||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.3% | 7th | -2.8pp | 1st | 55% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.8% | 19th | -3.1pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 3.6% | 8th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 13.6% | 29th | -4.0pp | 4th | 85% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 8.9% | 25th | -2.0pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 8.6% | 24th | -1.8pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 8.2% | 21st | -1.1pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 12.4% | 28th | -1.6pp | 8th | 69% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 5.7% | 12th | -0.5pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.1% | 14th | -0.4pp | 10th | 17% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 7.7% | 18th | -0.0pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 21.0% | 31st | +0.1pp | 12th | 186% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 7.2% | 15th | +0.0pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 7.3% | 16th | +0.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.1% | 11th | +0.2pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 15.4% | 30th | +0.6pp | 16th | 110% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.7% | 5th | +0.1pp | 17th | 63% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.8% | 6th | +0.2pp | 18th | 62% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.9% | 13th | +0.4pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 2.0% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 20th | 73% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 11.8% | 27th | +1.0pp | 21st | 61% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 9th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 50% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 1.7% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 23rd | 76% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 8.4% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 24th | 14% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 8.5% | 23rd | +1.5pp | 25th | 16% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 7.8% | 20th | +1.4pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 11.1% | 26th | +2.1pp | 27th | 51% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 3.8% | 10th | +1.0pp | 28th | 48% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 1.6% | 1st | +0.5pp | 29th | 78% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 2.4% | 4th | +1.3pp | 30th | 68% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 7.6% | 17th | +4.1pp | 31st | 4% 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 | 4.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 6.3% | 17th | -4.9pp | 1st | 11% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 4.9% | 11th | -1.8pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 8.1% | 21st | -2.7pp | 3rd | 44% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 4.9% | 10th | -1.5pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 3.4% | 5th | -0.9pp | 5th | 40% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 9.7% | 25th | -2.5pp | 6th | 73% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.0% | 12th | -1.2pp | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 13.3% | 29th | -3.1pp | 8th | 136% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.2% | 14th | -1.2pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 5.6% | 16th | -1.0pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.3% | 15th | -1.0pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.4% | 8th | -0.8pp | 12th | 22% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 3.0% | 4th | -0.5pp | 13th | 48% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 11.8% | 28th | -1.4pp | 15th | 109% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 8.4% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 16th | 50% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 17th | 66% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 8.5% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 18th | 52% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 7.8% | 20th | -0.6pp | 19th | 39% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 4.9% | 9th | -0.0pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.7% | 18th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 14.6% | 30th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 160% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 10.5% | 27th | +0.6pp | 24th | 87% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 9.2% | 24th | +0.6pp | 25th | 64% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.0% | 19th | +0.6pp | 26th | 24% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 16.5% | 31st | +1.7pp | 27th | 193% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 3.6% | 6th | +0.4pp | 28th | 36% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 5.1% | 13th | +0.9pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.9% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 30th | 48% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 10.0% | 26th | +2.8pp | 31st | 78% above 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% | |||
| Union City, CA | 15.8% | 1st | 55% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 19.8% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 22.5% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 22.9% | 4th | 34% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 23.4% | 5th | 33% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 6th | 28% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | 26.3% | 7th | 25% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | 26.3% | 8th | 25% below peers | |
| Horizon West, FL | 28.2% | 9th | 19% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | 30.1% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | 30.8% | 11th | 12% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | 30.9% | 12th | 11% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 32.1% | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 32.4% | 14th | 7% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | 33.1% | 15th | 5% below peers | |
| Spring, TX | 34.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 35.1% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| South Hill, WA | 35.6% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 35.7% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 35.9% | 20th | 3% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | 37.1% | 21st | 6% above peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | 37.7% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 38.6% | 23rd | 11% above peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | 39.0% | 24th | 12% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | 39.5% | 25th | 13% above peers | |
| Conway, AR | 40.0% | 26th | 15% above peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | 41.0% | 27th | 17% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 41.1% | 28th | 18% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 41.1% | 29th | 18% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | 45.1% | 30th | 29% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | 49.8% | 31st | 43% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. 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% | 11th | -7.3pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 1.0% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 2nd | 68% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 1.6% | 5th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0.9% | 1st | -1.1pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 3.0% | 17th | -2.3pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 3.0% | 15th | -1.5pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 4.6% | 21st | -1.4pp | 7th | 54% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2.2% | 8th | -0.7pp | 8th | 27% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 1.7% | 6th | -0.5pp | 9th | 44% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 1.0% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 68% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1.5% | 4th | -0.3pp | 11th | 50% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 5.0% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 12th | 68% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.5% | 10th | -0.4pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 6.0% | 25th | -0.7pp | 14th | 100% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 2.5% | 12th | -0.3pp | 15th | 15% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 3.8% | 20th | -0.1pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 2.4% | 9th | -0.0pp | 17th | 20% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 3.5% | 18th | +0.0pp | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.0% | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.3% | 30th | +2.3pp | 20th | 313% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 6.2% | 26th | +1.2pp | 21st | 108% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 2.6% | 13th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 3.0% | 16th | +0.7pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 5.6% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 24th | 88% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.7% | 14th | +0.8pp | 25th | 10% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.9% | 24th | +1.8pp | 26th | 98% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.8% | 19th | +1.6pp | 27th | 27% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 11.7% | 29th | +5.8pp | 28th | 293% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 8.1% | 27th | +4.2pp | 29th | 173% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 9.8% | 28th | +5.6pp | 30th | 231% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 13.3% | 31st | +9.3pp | 31st | 348% 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.
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 | |||||
| Caldwell, ID | 19.5% | 29th | +5.9pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 31.2% | 20th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 24.6% | 25th | +5.4pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 32.9% | 17th | +5.0pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 25.4% | 24th | +3.6pp | 5th | 33% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 10.9% | 31st | +1.5pp | 6th | 71% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 43.8% | 14th | +5.4pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 59.7% | 8th | +7.1pp | 8th | 57% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 45.1% | 13th | +4.8pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 53.1% | 12th | +4.8pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 38.1% | 16th | +3.4pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 32.6% | 18th | +2.8pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 42.6% | 15th | +2.9pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 67.6% | 4th | +4.6pp | 14th | 78% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 25.6% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 15th | 33% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 27.4% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 16th | 28% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 14.8% | 30th | +0.9pp | 17th | 61% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 21.4% | 28th | +1.3pp | 18th | 44% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.1% | 7th | +3.5pp | 19th | 68% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 54.7% | 11th | +2.9pp | 20th | 44% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 65.8% | 5th | +3.1pp | 21st | 73% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 76.8% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 22nd | 102% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 56.2% | 10th | +2.1pp | 23rd | 48% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 31.7% | 19th | +1.0pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 70.7% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 25th | 86% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 57.6% | 9th | +1.2pp | 26th | 51% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 65.6% | 6th | +0.7pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 27.8% | 21st | +0.1pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 82.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 29th | 116% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 23.6% | 26th | -1.1pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 21.8% | 27th | -1.6pp | 31st | 43% 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 | 19% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 45.0% | 18th | +13.1pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 36.8% | 23rd | +8.0pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 47.4% | 13th | +9.5pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 53.4% | 11th | +10.6pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 66.0% | 2nd | +12.3pp | 6th | 43% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.6% | 24th | +6.4pp | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.3% | 4th | +9.8pp | 8th | 41% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 57.6% | 8th | +3.7pp | 9th | 24% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 61.5% | 6th | +3.6pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 65.9% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 11th | 42% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 46.3% | 16th | -0.7pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 36.8% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 13th | 20% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 71.2% | 1st | -1.7pp | 14th | 54% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 47.2% | 14th | -1.3pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 56.4% | 9th | -4.7pp | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 26.2% | 29th | -2.5pp | 17th | 43% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 31.3% | 26th | -4.4pp | 18th | 32% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 32.0% | 25th | -4.9pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 45.1% | 17th | -10.6pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 65.3% | 5th | -15.5pp | 21st | 41% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 37.1% | 19th | -11.2pp | 22nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 58.4% | 7th | -18.6pp | 23rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 46.9% | 15th | -15.7pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 25.9% | 30th | -9.4pp | 25th | 44% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 27.3% | 28th | -10.1pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 49.2% | 12th | -22.1pp | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 37.0% | 21st | -19.5pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 30.9% | 27th | -17.7pp | 29th | 33% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 25.1% | 31st | -16.0pp | 30th | 46% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 37.1% | 20th | -23.8pp | 31st | 20% 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 | 92% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.3% | 1st | -4.8pp | 2nd | 94% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.7% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 3rd | 88% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 2.9% | 9th | -3.0pp | 4th | 47% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 3.6% | 10th | -3.3pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.6% | 6th | -2.1pp | 6th | 52% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.5% | 16th | -4.1pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 6.5% | 18th | -4.6pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 6.6% | 20th | -3.2pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 2.9% | 8th | -0.8pp | 10th | 48% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 9.0% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 11th | 63% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 7.6% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 6.5% | 19th | -0.7pp | 13th | 18% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 12.5% | 29th | -1.1pp | 14th | 126% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.4% | 21st | -0.6pp | 15th | 33% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 4.1% | 13th | -0.2pp | 16th | 25% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 10.6% | 28th | +0.3pp | 17th | 91% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 10.4% | 27th | +1.5pp | 18th | 87% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 16.5% | 31st | +4.1pp | 19th | 198% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.0% | 15th | +1.4pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 3.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 21st | 30% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 9.4% | 24th | +3.1pp | 22nd | 70% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.7% | 7th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 13.2% | 30th | +6.2pp | 24th | 138% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 4.6% | 14th | +2.4pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9.7% | 25th | +5.1pp | 26th | 76% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 1.7% | 4th | +0.9pp | 27th | 69% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.9% | 17th | +3.2pp | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.5% | 5th | +1.4pp | 29th | 54% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 10.2% | 26th | +6.1pp | 30th | 85% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 3.9% | 12th | +2.6pp | 31st | 30% 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). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon West, FL | 67,416 | 20th | +73% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 67,163 | 24th | +38% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 66,516 | 31st | +21% | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 68,025 | 9th | +13% | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 68,580 | 4th | +12% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 66,584 | 30th | +12% | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66,717 | 29th | +11% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 67,725 | 13th | +10% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 68,142 | 7th | +10% | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 67,698 | 14th | +7% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 68,847 | 2nd | +5% | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 67,831 | 12th | +5% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 68,542 | 5th | +5% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 68,854 | 1st | +3% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 67,607 | 18th | +3% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 67,669 | 16th | +2% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 68,000 | 10th | +2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 68,435 | 6th | +2% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 67,642 | 17th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 66,855 | 27th | +2% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 67,237 | 21st | +1% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 67,671 | 15th | +0% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 66,729 | 28th | -0% | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 67,979 | 11th | -0% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67,170 | 23rd | -1% | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 67,008 | 25th | -1% | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 66,978 | 26th | -2% | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 68,837 | 3rd | -3% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 67,224 | 22nd | -9% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 67,464 | 19th | -10% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 68,113 | 8th | -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 | |||||
| Maricopa, AZ | 26.6% | 17th | +8.2pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 26.5% | 18th | +6.2pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 29.7% | 13th | +5.8pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.3% | 7th | +8.2pp | 4th | 59% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 16.8% | 24th | +2.8pp | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 50.0% | 4th | +7.5pp | 6th | 84% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 32.1% | 12th | +4.5pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 27.4% | 15th | +3.2pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 38.2% | 9th | +4.1pp | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 16.4% | 26th | +1.0pp | 10th | 40% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 81.1% | 1st | +4.6pp | 11th | 199% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 21.0% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 44.0% | 6th | +2.0pp | 13th | 62% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 25.6% | 19th | +0.7pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 14.5% | 28th | +0.4pp | 15th | 47% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 29.7% | 14th | +0.7pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 71.5% | 2nd | +1.8pp | 17th | 163% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 36.7% | 10th | +0.5pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 22.1% | 21st | -0.3pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 12.7% | 30th | -0.2pp | 20th | 53% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 32.5% | 11th | -0.7pp | 21st | 20% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 50.5% | 3rd | -2.6pp | 22nd | 86% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 27.2% | 16th | -1.6pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 39.9% | 8th | -2.7pp | 24th | 47% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 22.3% | 20th | -2.0pp | 25th | 18% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 13.8% | 29th | -1.5pp | 26th | 49% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 12.4% | 31st | -1.6pp | 27th | 54% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 47.5% | 5th | -7.3pp | 28th | 75% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 21.6% | 22nd | -5.2pp | 29th | 20% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 16.6% | 25th | -4.5pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 15.5% | 27th | -5.0pp | 31st | 43% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (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 | |||||
| Weston, FL | 62.8% | 21st | +16.8pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 65.7% | 18th | +13.0pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 78.1% | 4th | +14.3pp | 3rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 76.4% | 6th | +10.5pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 60.6% | 24th | +7.7pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 62.5% | 23rd | +7.9pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 62.8% | 22nd | +6.5pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 64.8% | 20th | +6.1pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 79.1% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 59.8% | 26th | +4.5pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 73.5% | 7th | +4.8pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67.5% | 16th | +4.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 80.5% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 73.2% | 9th | +2.1pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.9% | 19th | +0.6pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 82.0% | 1st | +0.5pp | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 76.8% | 5th | -1.1pp | 17th | 14% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 70.4% | 15th | -1.2pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 67.4% | 17th | -1.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 73.0% | 10th | -1.5pp | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 59.5% | 27th | -1.3pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 71.6% | 13th | -2.0pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 71.0% | 14th | -2.2pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 53.8% | 31st | -2.2pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 72.0% | 12th | -3.6pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 60.6% | 25th | -4.7pp | 26th | 10% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 58.7% | 29th | -5.0pp | 27th | 13% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 72.9% | 11th | -6.4pp | 28th | 8% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 73.3% | 8th | -7.2pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 54.8% | 30th | -9.2pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 58.9% | 28th | -11.7pp | 31st | 13% below peers |