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Ankeny, IA
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77,833 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 13 indicators

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

What needs attention 5 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 7 indicators

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

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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime rose about 16% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 76% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 170 in July 2026, up from 146 a year earlier.
Needs attention 170 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Bismarck, ND 250 (Jul 26) -42.0% 1st
Tustin, CA 191 (Jul 26) -26.2% 2nd
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 57 (Jul 26) -18.5% 4th
Blaine, MN 74 (Jul 26) -16.2% 5th
Missouri City, TX 128 (Jul 26) -16.1% 6th
Missoula, MT 545 (Jul 26) -13.5% 7th
Pawtucket, RI 218 (Jul 26) -12.5% 8th
Napa, CA 212 (Jul 26) -11.0% 9th
Cedar Park, TX 87 (Jul 26) -8.0% 10th
Maricopa, AZ 209 (Jul 26) -6.3% 11th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 12th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 13th
San Marcos, TX 365 (Jul 26) +0.4% 14th
Bowling Green, KY 197 (Jul 26) +4.7% 15th
Racine, WI 408 (Apr 26) +6.4% 16th
Flagstaff, AZ 505 (Jan 26) +7.2% 17th
Wyoming, MI 473 (Jul 26) +9.4% 18th
Schaumburg, IL 69 (Jul 26) +12.8% 19th
Ankeny, IA 170 (Jul 26) +15.8% 20th
Plymouth, MN 65 (Jul 26) +18.6% 21st
Parma, OH 167 (Apr 26) +36.5% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime rose about 3% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,084 in July 2026, up from 1,057 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,084 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bismarck, ND 1,692 (Jul 26) -49.5% 1st
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 2nd
Tustin, CA 1,504 (Jul 26) -33.7% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 469 (Jul 26) -28.6% 4th
Napa, CA 1,044 (Jul 26) -24.1% 5th
Bowling Green, KY 2,172 (Jul 26) -20.1% 6th
Missoula, MT 2,599 (Jul 26) -19.5% 7th
Plymouth, MN 770 (Jul 26) -16.6% 8th
Schaumburg, IL 1,644 (Jul 26) -15.9% 9th
Missouri City, TX 931 (Jul 26) -13.7% 10th
Pawtucket, RI 1,222 (Jul 26) -12.1% 11th
Wyoming, MI 1,804 (Jul 26) -10.3% 12th
Blaine, MN 1,029 (Jul 26) -8.3% 13th
San Marcos, TX 1,768 (Jul 26) -7.5% 14th
Milpitas, CA 2,346 (Jul 26) -3.7% 15th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,134 (Jan 26) -3.5% 16th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 17th
Ankeny, IA 1,084 (Jul 26) +2.6% 18th
Parma, OH 832 (Apr 26) +2.7% 19th
Cedar Park, TX 1,151 (Jul 26) +4.5% 20th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 21st
Maricopa, AZ 896 (Jul 26) +10.4% 22nd
Racine, WI 1,658 (Jul 26) +36.7% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.

Broader trend
Essentially flat over this window.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3 in July 2026, up from 0 a year earlier.
Needs attention 3 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Cedar Park, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Blaine, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Missouri City, TX 1 (Jul 26) -75.0% 3rd
Napa, CA 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 4th
Bowling Green, KY 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 5th
San Marcos, TX 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 6th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Jan 26) -50.0% 7th
Wyoming, MI 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 8th
Racine, WI 3 (Jul 26) -49.9% 9th
Maricopa, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 10th
Tustin, CA 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Pawtucket, RI 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Missoula, MT 3 (Jul 26) +99.2% 14th
Schaumburg, IL 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 15th
Ankeny, IA 3 (Jul 26)
Bismarck, ND 4 (Jul 26)
Parma, OH 1 (Apr 26)
Milpitas, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Plymouth, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 51% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 41% lower than in 2021 (81 then, 48 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 111 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 39 in July 2026, down from 78 a year earlier.
Bright spot 39 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Bismarck, ND 141 (Jul 26) -54.4% 1st
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 2nd
Ankeny, IA 39 (Jul 26) -50.8% 3rd
Schaumburg, IL 49 (Jul 26) -47.9% 4th
Bowling Green, KY 166 (Jul 26) -34.7% 5th
Missouri City, TX 71 (Jul 26) -34.5% 6th
Parma, OH 59 (Apr 26) -31.3% 7th
Napa, CA 88 (Jul 26) -29.5% 8th
Tustin, CA 125 (Jul 26) -29.2% 9th
Flagstaff, AZ 102 (Jan 26) -28.8% 10th
Wyoming, MI 136 (Jul 26) -26.7% 11th
Cedar Park, TX 51 (Jul 26) -25.9% 12th
Missoula, MT 113 (Jul 26) -25.8% 13th
Milpitas, CA 205 (Jul 26) -24.1% 14th
Maricopa, AZ 54 (Jul 26) -16.0% 15th
San Marcos, TX 224 (Jul 26) -13.9% 16th
Pawtucket, RI 193 (Jul 26) -9.7% 17th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 18th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 19th
Rochester Hills, MI 43 (Jul 26) +6.5% 20th
Blaine, MN 69 (Jul 26) +10.4% 21st
Racine, WI 252 (Jul 26) +20.2% 22nd
Plymouth, MN 51 (Jul 26) +21.2% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $86,486 to $108,198 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,767).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Ankeny started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 44% from 2014 to 2024 ($75,069 to $108,198).
Bright spot $108,198
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $75,059 +24%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Caldwell, ID $73,058 24th +49% 1st 24% below peers
Missoula, MT $70,392 26th +48% 2nd 27% below peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 18th +41% 3rd 10% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 23rd +36% 4th 24% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 28th +35% 5th 29% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 6th 85% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 14th +34% 7th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 9th +33% 8th 17% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 19th +33% 9th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 2nd +31% 10th 43% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 29th +31% 11th 40% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 16th +29% 12th on par with peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 13th +29% 13th 8% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 3rd +29% 14th 42% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 7th +28% 15th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 8th +28% 16th 24% above peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 30th +27% 17th 47% below peers
Napa, CA $105,963 12th +26% 18th 10% above peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 6th +26% 19th 29% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 11th +26% 20th 11% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 10th +25% 21st 12% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 4th +25% 22nd 34% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 25th +22% 23rd 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 20th +22% 24th 19% below peers
Parma, OH $69,295 27th +21% 25th 28% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 5th +19% 26th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 15th +17% 27th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 31st +16% 28th 49% below peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 22nd +15% 29th 20% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 21st +12% 30th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 17th +7% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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3 of 9 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$7,800 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.1% in July 2026, down from 3.5% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.1%
1997July 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
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
Parma, OH 3.0% (Jul 26) 3rd -1.2pp 1st 29% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 14th -1.0pp 2nd on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 3.3% (Jul 26) 6th -1.0pp 3rd 21% below peers
Milpitas, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th -0.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (Jul 26) 17th -0.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 6th 52% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 25th -0.5pp 7th 19% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 8th 10% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.4pp 9th 26% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Napa, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 11th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.3% (Jul 26) 7th -0.3pp 12th 21% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 18th -0.3pp 13th 2% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 27th -0.3pp 14th 24% above peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.3pp 15th 17% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 16th 38% below peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 19th -0.2pp 17th 7% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 29th -0.2pp 18th 29% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 21st -0.1pp 19th 10% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th -0.1pp 20th 26% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 21st 7% above peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 24th +0.1pp 22nd 17% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 23rd 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 24th 10% below peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 25th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 30th +0.4pp 26th 36% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 26th +0.5pp 27th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 28th +0.7pp 28th 26% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 16th +0.7pp 29th on par with peers
Blaine, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.7pp 30th 12% above peers
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.3% then, 4.2% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.5% to 4.2%).
Bright spot 4.2%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
Missoula, MT 11.8% 23rd -5.7pp 1st 27% above peers
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 24th -4.6pp 2nd 28% above peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 1st -1.2pp 3rd 55% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 12th -1.6pp 4th 20% below peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 31st -5.2pp 5th 189% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 26th -2.3pp 6th 43% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 19th -1.7pp 7th 12% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 29th -2.8pp 8th 95% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 7th -0.9pp 9th 37% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 22nd -1.7pp 10th 20% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 17th -1.5pp 11th 6% above peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 21st -1.6pp 12th 18% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 6th -0.8pp 13th 38% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 5th -0.7pp 14th 39% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 25th -0.7pp 15th 35% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 10th -0.1pp 16th 23% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 4th -0.0pp 17th 40% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 20th +0.0pp 18th 12% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 16th +0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 28th +0.7pp 20th 95% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 30th +1.2pp 21st 174% above peers
Napa, CA 8.5% 15th +0.5pp 22nd 9% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 3rd +0.4pp 23rd 45% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 18th +1.0pp 24th 8% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 14th +0.9pp 25th 13% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 2nd +0.7pp 26th 54% below peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 27th +2.5pp 27th 45% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 8th +1.1pp 28th 37% below peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 11th +1.4pp 29th 22% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 13th +1.6pp 30th 18% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 9th +2.4pp 31st 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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3 of 9 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.0% then, 3.4% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.3% to 3.4%).
Bright spot 3.4%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 12.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 1st 62% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 11th -7.6pp 2nd 17% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 28th -15.9pp 3rd 83% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 4th -3.4pp 4th 56% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 6th -3.7pp 5th 50% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 27th -7.1pp 6th 74% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 8th -2.1pp 7th 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 7th -2.1pp 8th 47% below peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 19th -4.6pp 9th 33% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 21st -5.1pp 10th 58% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 11th 61% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 12th -2.3pp 12th 14% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 29th -6.5pp 13th 140% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 1st -0.6pp 14th 66% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 20th -2.4pp 15th 36% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 26th -2.9pp 16th 73% above peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 17th -0.5pp 17th 10% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 24th -0.3pp 18th 67% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 31st -0.1pp 19th 215% above peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 23rd +1.2pp 20th 66% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 14th +0.8pp 21st 2% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 10th +0.7pp 22nd 38% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 15th +1.3pp 23rd 2% below peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 22nd +2.2pp 24th 59% above peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 18th +1.6pp 25th 15% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 30th +5.4pp 26th 146% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 9th +1.3pp 27th 42% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 16th +2.9pp 28th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 5th +1.8pp 29th 53% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 13th +4.0pp 30th 5% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 25th +7.3pp 31st 68% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.8% to 94.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Ankeny started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (90.3% to 94.3%).
Bright spot 94.3%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 89.1% +7.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 18th +26.5pp 1st 1% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 31st +10.4pp 2nd 10% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 28th +9.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 21st +10.1pp 4th 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 27th +8.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 24th +7.5pp 6th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 9th +7.8pp 7th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 25th +7.1pp 8th 4% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 30th +6.3pp 9th 7% below peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 20th +6.0pp 10th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 26th +5.6pp 11th 4% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 17th +5.0pp 12th on par with peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 19th +4.6pp 13th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 23rd +4.5pp 14th 2% below peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 5th +4.7pp 15th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 13th +4.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 14th +4.2pp 17th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 8th +4.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 4th +3.9pp 19th 2% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 12th +3.9pp 20th 1% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 2nd +3.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 11th +3.7pp 22nd 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 15th +3.6pp 23rd on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 16th +3.5pp 24th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 29th +3.0pp 25th 6% below peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 7th +3.2pp 26th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 3rd +2.4pp 28th 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 6th +1.7pp 29th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 22nd +1.4pp 30th 2% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 10th +0.6pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.39 then, 0.38 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.36 to 0.38).
Bright spot 0.38
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 0.44 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Rogers, AR 0.46 23rd -0.041 1st 9% above peers
Racine, WI 0.41 10th -0.030 2nd 2% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 2nd -0.023 3rd 12% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 12th -0.024 4th 1% below peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 28th -0.025 5th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 25th -0.023 6th 10% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 7th 18% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 27th -0.021 8th 11% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 13th -0.019 9th 1% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 24th -0.018 10th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 11th 9% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 18th -0.014 12th 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 31st -0.012 13th 17% above peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 6th -0.006 14th 7% below peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 17th -0.003 15th 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 19th -0.003 16th 4% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 20th -0.001 17th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 3rd +0.003 18th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 19th 8% below peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 26th +0.016 20th 10% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 9th +0.016 21st 2% below peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 15th +0.018 22nd on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 14th +0.018 23rd on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 30th +0.023 24th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 0.40 7th +0.022 25th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 0.46 22nd +0.027 26th 9% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 11th +0.025 27th 2% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 29th +0.029 28th 12% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 16th +0.032 29th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 8th +0.033 30th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 21st +0.038 31st 4% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP fell 2.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 5.4% to 3.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. Ankeny started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.6% to 3.1%).
Bright spot 3.1%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 9.2% -1.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 59% below peers
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 26th -8.3pp 2nd 66% above peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 19th -4.9pp 3rd 7% above peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 1st -1.0pp 4th 67% below peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 6th -1.8pp 5th 32% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 31st -6.9pp 6th 182% above peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 24th -3.3pp 7th 63% above peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 16th -1.8pp 8th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 21st -2.2pp 9th 41% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 30th -3.9pp 10th 171% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 29th -2.8pp 11th 100% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 13th -0.7pp 12th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 13th 4% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 4th -0.1pp 14th 50% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 20th -0.1pp 15th 23% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 28th +0.0pp 16th 96% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 11th +0.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 22nd +0.2pp 18th 44% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 15th +0.2pp 19th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 10th +0.2pp 20th 21% below peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 25th +0.8pp 21st 65% above peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 27th +1.0pp 22nd 68% above peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 9th +0.7pp 23rd 23% below peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 12th +1.0pp 24th 13% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 23rd +2.3pp 25th 62% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 3rd +1.0pp 26th 55% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 18th +2.9pp 27th 2% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 8th +2.1pp 28th 24% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 7th +2.2pp 29th 25% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 17th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 5th +2.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $338,606 in August 2026, up from $335,926 a year earlier.
Big move $338,606
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 30th +5.9% 1st 44% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 20th +5.5% 2nd 6% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 21st +4.9% 3rd 10% below peers
Parma, OH $219,443 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 4th 45% below peers
Wyoming, MI $292,287 (Aug 26) 27th +3.5% 5th 27% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 14th +3.5% 6th 17% above peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 18th +3.0% 7th 4% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 5th +2.6% 8th 118% above peers
Bloomington, IL $270,349 (Aug 26) 29th +2.1% 9th 33% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 10th 27% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 11th 143% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 16th +1.5% 12th on par with peers
Blaine, MN $381,495 (Aug 26) 19th +1.2% 13th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 17th +1.2% 14th on par with peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.2% 15th 184% above peers
Missoula, MT $568,490 (Aug 26) 10th +1.2% 16th 42% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 24th +0.8% 17th 15% below peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 18th 72% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 28th +0.2% 19th 30% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.2% 20th 189% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 21st 38% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 8th +0.1% 22nd 64% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 9th +0.1% 23rd 54% above peers
Milpitas, CA $1,386,077 (Aug 26) 1st -1.1% 24th 246% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 11th -1.2% 25th 39% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 25th -1.6% 26th 17% below peers
Napa, CA $862,725 (Aug 26) 6th -2.0% 27th 115% above peers
Mableton, GA $349,892 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.5% 28th 13% below peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 26th -3.4% 29th 23% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.4% 30th 15% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 15th -3.6% 31st 15% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $241,477 in August 2026, up from $240,914 a year earlier.
Big move $241,477
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 30th +8.4% 1st 48% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 22nd +6.7% 2nd 22% below peers
Parma, OH $186,672 (Aug 26) 29th +5.3% 3rd 42% below peers
Wyoming, MI $242,045 (Aug 26) 24th +4.5% 4th 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 21st +4.1% 5th 18% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 17th +3.2% 6th 5% below peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.1% 7th 143% above peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 20th +2.8% 8th 15% below peers
Bloomington, IL $164,010 (Aug 26) 31st +2.5% 9th 49% below peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 15th +2.0% 10th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 14th +2.0% 11th 7% above peers
Blaine, MN $302,157 (Aug 26) 18th +1.7% 12th 7% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 4th +1.1% 13th 129% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.8% 14th 151% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 28th +0.7% 15th 39% below peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 16th +0.6% 16th on par with peers
Missoula, MT $434,242 (Aug 26) 11th +0.6% 17th 34% above peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 7th +0.5% 18th 72% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 9th +0.4% 19th 45% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 8th +0.3% 20th 59% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 25th +0.2% 21st 26% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 22nd 29% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 5th -0.9% 23rd 126% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 10th -1.5% 24th 40% above peers
Mableton, GA $252,036 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.6% 25th 22% below peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 26th -1.7% 26th 26% below peers
Napa, CA $644,528 (Aug 26) 6th -2.3% 27th 99% above peers
Milpitas, CA $1,005,471 (Aug 26) 1st -2.4% 28th 210% above peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 27th -3.5% 29th 30% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 19th -3.7% 30th 8% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 13th -4.4% 31st 8% above peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.8% then, 71.3% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (74.9% to 71.3%).
Bright spot 71.3%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 71.7% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 20th +9.2pp 1st 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 2nd 13% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 18th +8.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 26th +5.0pp 4th 22% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 25th +2.7pp 5th 22% below peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 5th +3.9pp 6th 16% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 7th 29% above peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 8th 52% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 15th +2.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 10th +2.2pp 10th 7% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 13th +1.5pp 11th 4% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 19th +1.2pp 12th 4% below peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 12th +1.2pp 13th 6% above peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 7th +0.7pp 14th 12% above peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 21st +0.4pp 15th 9% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 3rd +0.3pp 16th 27% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 17th 19% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 23rd -0.4pp 18th 11% below peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 28th -0.4pp 19th 27% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 17th -0.8pp 20th 3% below peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 8th -0.9pp 21st 11% above peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 1st -1.1pp 22nd 32% above peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 27th -0.9pp 23rd 24% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 14th -1.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 9th -2.4pp 25th 10% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 24th -1.9pp 26th 19% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 27th 43% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 16th -4.0pp 28th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 11th -5.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 22nd -6.0pp 30th 10% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 29th -5.1pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,526 in August 2026, up from $1,504 a year earlier.
Big move $1,526
2018August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Milpitas, CA $3,702 (Aug 26) 1st +9.5% 1st 97% above peers
Parma, OH $1,346 (Aug 26) 27th +8.6% 2nd 28% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 2nd +8.0% 3rd 92% above peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 5th +6.2% 4th 57% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 16th +5.1% 5th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL $1,336 (Aug 26) 28th +5.0% 6th 29% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 7th 34% below peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 21st +4.1% 8th 10% below peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 9th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 29th +3.4% 10th 30% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 11th 32% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 9th +3.1% 12th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 11th +2.9% 13th 14% above peers
Mableton, GA $1,982 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 14th 6% above peers
Missoula, MT $1,537 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.2% 15th 18% below peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 19th +2.1% 16th 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 20th +2.0% 17th 8% below peers
Blaine, MN $2,078 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 18th 11% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 7th +1.8% 19th 36% above peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 24th +1.4% 20th 19% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 30th +1.3% 21st 33% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 22nd 68% above peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 25th +1.3% 23rd 19% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 18th +1.1% 24th 5% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 25th 3% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 26th 60% above peers
Napa, CA $2,863 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 27th 53% above peers
Wyoming, MI $1,659 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.3% 28th 12% below peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 29th 24% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 30th 13% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 10th -0.8% 31st 15% above peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.4% then, 22.8% now; margin ±3.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.3% to 22.8%).
Needs attention 22.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 24.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 1st -2.2pp 1st 39% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 18th -3.6pp 2nd 2% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 24th -3.3pp 3rd 8% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 5th -1.3pp 4th 33% below peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 22nd -1.2pp 5th 5% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 29th -1.4pp 6th 24% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 30th -1.3pp 7th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 17th -0.9pp 8th 1% above peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 21st -0.7pp 9th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 13th -0.1pp 10th 13% below peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 6th -0.0pp 11th 31% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 9th +0.2pp 12th 18% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 8th +0.2pp 13th 27% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 7th +0.3pp 14th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 23rd +0.8pp 15th 6% above peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 14th +0.7pp 16th 9% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 19th +0.9pp 17th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 2nd +0.8pp 18th 35% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 11th +1.3pp 19th 17% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 4th +1.2pp 20th 33% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 26th +2.1pp 21st 13% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 22nd 51% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 10th +1.8pp 23rd 18% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 28th +3.1pp 24th 22% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 27th +3.3pp 25th 19% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 16th +2.9pp 26th on par with peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 25th +3.8pp 27th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 35% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 15th +5.7pp 29th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 12th +5.6pp 30th 13% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 20th +10.8pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.8% then, 1.8% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.5% to 1.8%).
Bright spot 1.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.5% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 27th -5.4pp 1st 50% above peers
Blaine, MN 2.4% 2nd -1.1pp 2nd 54% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 19th -2.6pp 3rd 15% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 8th -1.3pp 4th 30% below peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 7th -0.9pp 5th 35% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 6th -0.6pp 6th 44% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 14th -0.9pp 7th 10% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 22nd -1.1pp 8th 30% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 9th 27% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 15th -0.5pp 10th 9% below peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 25th -0.5pp 11th 41% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 31st -0.8pp 12th 147% above peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 17th -0.1pp 13th 5% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 16th -0.0pp 14th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 28th -0.0pp 15th 57% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 1st +0.0pp 16th 64% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 4th +0.0pp 17th 51% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 12th +0.1pp 18th 16% below peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 24th +0.2pp 19th 39% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 13th +0.3pp 20th 14% below peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 26th +1.0pp 21st 41% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 11th +0.6pp 22nd 16% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 23rd +1.2pp 23rd 38% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 5th +0.5pp 24th 50% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 29th +1.8pp 25th 59% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 30th +2.7pp 26th 105% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 18th +1.6pp 27th 9% above peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 20th +2.2pp 28th 23% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 21st +2.5pp 29th 25% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 3rd +1.3pp 30th 54% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 10th +2.1pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.3% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Bright spot 3.7%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 58% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 2nd 33% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 68% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 9th -1.5pp 4th 23% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 15th -1.7pp 5th 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.7pp 6th 62% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 12th -0.9pp 7th 15% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 13th -0.7pp 8th 15% below peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 17th -0.8pp 9th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 19th -0.7pp 10th 6% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 21st -0.5pp 12th 17% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 6th -0.1pp 13th 41% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 4th +0.0pp 14th 53% below peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 28th +0.2pp 15th 113% above peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 30th +0.4pp 16th 168% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 23rd +0.3pp 17th 36% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 10th +0.1pp 18th 21% below peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 19th 142% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 26th +0.9pp 20th 72% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 11th +0.4pp 21st 19% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 7th +0.3pp 22nd 40% below peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 31st +1.8pp 23rd 174% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 22nd +1.0pp 24th 35% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 20th +0.8pp 25th 7% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 14th +1.1pp 26th 13% below peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 18th +1.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 27th +2.5pp 28th 93% above peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 5th +0.7pp 29th 50% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 24th +2.9pp 30th 64% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 25th +3.0pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

34.8%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 38.7%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 50% below peers
Alameda, CA 18.2% 2nd 47% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 3rd 31% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 4th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 5th 29% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 6th 26% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 7th 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 8th 24% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 9th 23% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 10th 23% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 11th 17% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 12th 15% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 13th 14% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 14th 8% below peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 15th 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 16th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 17th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 18th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 19th 1% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 20th 1% above peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 21st 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 22nd 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 23rd 4% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 24th 6% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 25th 7% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 26th 9% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 27th 10% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 28th 13% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 29th 14% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 30th 15% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 31st 25% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Worsening ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured rose 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.6% to 1.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.1% to 1.9%).
Needs attention 1.9%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 2nd -2.7pp 1st 60% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 7th -3.2pp 2nd 43% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 4th -2.5pp 3rd 55% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 10th -3.2pp 4th 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 5th -1.6pp 5th 51% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 17th -3.3pp 6th 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 6th -1.0pp 7th 50% below peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 8th -0.9pp 8th 40% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 3rd -0.5pp 9th 56% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 24th -0.9pp 10th 94% above peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 12th -0.3pp 11th 18% below peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 18th -0.2pp 12th 5% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 25th +0.2pp 13th 97% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 21st +0.2pp 14th 41% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 11th +0.2pp 15th 22% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 19th +0.4pp 16th 18% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 17th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 22nd +0.5pp 18th 43% above peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 27th +1.2pp 19th 166% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 13th +0.4pp 20th 18% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 28th +1.5pp 21st 182% above peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 15th +0.7pp 22nd 5% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 26th +1.9pp 23rd 140% above peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 16th +0.9pp 24th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 29th +3.5pp 25th 264% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 20th +1.3pp 26th 20% above peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 1st +0.5pp 27th 63% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 28th 275% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 23rd +3.8pp 29th 82% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 328% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 9th +1.4pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (50.8% then, 52.1% now; margin ±4.5pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.2% to 52.1%).
Bright spot 52.1%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 31.4% +2.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 31st +5.9pp 1st 50% below peers
Racine, WI 21.4% 30th +4.8pp 2nd 45% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 24th +4.8pp 3rd 34% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 26th +3.8pp 4th 37% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 4th +7.5pp 5th 50% above peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 17th +4.9pp 6th 1% below peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 21st +4.0pp 7th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 2nd +6.9pp 8th 59% above peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 25th +2.7pp 9th 37% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 27th +2.5pp 10th 39% below peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 18th +4.0pp 11th 1% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 7th +5.2pp 12th 35% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 5th +5.5pp 13th 43% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 1st +6.4pp 14th 70% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 6th +5.1pp 15th 37% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 15th +3.5pp 16th 1% above peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 20th +3.2pp 17th 5% below peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 13th +3.6pp 18th 22% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 19th 58% above peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 22nd +1.8pp 20th 16% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 19th +2.0pp 21st 5% below peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 12th +1.6pp 22nd 24% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 11th +1.4pp 23rd 24% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 8th +1.3pp 24th 35% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 9th +1.0pp 25th 30% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 29th +0.4pp 26th 43% below peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 10th +0.5pp 27th 26% above peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 16th +0.4pp 28th on par with peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 23rd -1.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 14th -1.9pp 30th 8% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 28th -1.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (49.9% then, 43.9% now; margin ±16.7pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.2% to 43.9%).
43.9%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 43.4% -3.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 74% above peers
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 22nd +7.0pp 2nd 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 9th +7.0pp 3rd 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 13th +6.0pp 4th 3% above peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 2nd +8.6pp 5th 60% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 6th +6.5pp 6th 25% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 17th +4.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 3rd +4.1pp 8th 59% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 5th +3.4pp 9th 32% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 25th +0.4pp 10th 16% below peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 19th -0.4pp 11th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 4th -0.8pp 12th 47% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 8th -2.9pp 13th 17% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 23rd -2.4pp 14th 14% below peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 20th -3.3pp 15th 10% below peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 30th -2.5pp 16th 40% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 16th -6.0pp 17th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 12th -6.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 11th -7.6pp 19th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 26th -5.9pp 20th 21% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 15th -8.0pp 21st on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 10th -11.2pp 22nd 7% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 7th -12.5pp 23rd 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 14th -11.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 18th -10.7pp 25th 9% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 24th -10.9pp 26th 15% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 28th -10.1pp 27th 25% below peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 29th -11.7pp 28th 35% below peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 27th -17.2pp 29th 24% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 21st -23.7pp 30th 11% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±13.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 1.8% now; margin ±3.9pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.8% to 1.8%).
Bright spot 1.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 5.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 55% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd -2.8pp 2nd 60% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 12th -3.5pp 3rd 16% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 14th -3.9pp 4th 6% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 20th -4.9pp 5th 33% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 15th -1.8pp 6th 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 19th -1.0pp 7th 25% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 13th -0.6pp 8th 6% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 25th -0.8pp 9th 70% above peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 11th -0.2pp 10th 19% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 11th 79% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 28th -0.3pp 12th 100% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 27th -0.2pp 13th 87% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 4th +0.1pp 14th 43% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 7th +0.2pp 15th 32% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 30th +1.0pp 16th 158% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 8th +0.3pp 17th 32% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 10th +0.5pp 18th 24% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 5th +0.6pp 19th 37% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 21st +1.5pp 20th 40% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 26th +2.3pp 21st 78% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 22nd 37% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 24th +2.5pp 23rd 63% above peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 31st +5.0pp 24th 160% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 16th +2.0pp 25th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 22nd +3.5pp 26th 52% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 9th +1.9pp 27th 29% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 29th +6.1pp 28th 129% above peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 23rd +4.3pp 29th 54% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 18th +4.0pp 30th 23% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 17th +4.4pp 31st 19% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 17% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61,938 to 72,615 - more than the combined survey margin (±71).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 47% from 2014 to 2024 (49,488 to 72,615).
Big move 72,615
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 10th +87% 1st 1% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 30th +38% 2nd 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 31st +21% 3rd 13% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 15th +19% 4th on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 27th +17% 5th 6% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 24th +13% 6th 5% below peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 28th +13% 7th 6% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 29th +12% 8th 8% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 23rd +12% 9th 2% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 26th +10% 10th 5% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 20th +7% 11th 1% below peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 25th +6% 12th 5% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 21st +6% 13th 1% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 19th +6% 14th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 7th +5% 15th 2% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 14th +4% 16th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 22nd +4% 17th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 18th +4% 18th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 16th +4% 19th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 17th +3% 20th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 12th +2% 21st 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 3rd +1% 22nd 3% above peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 5th +1% 23rd 3% above peers
Parma, OH 79,870 1st +1% 24th 4% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 11th +1% 25th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 2nd -1% 26th 4% above peers
Napa, CA 78,239 8th -1% 27th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 4th -1% 28th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 6th -1% 29th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 13th -2% 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 9th -3% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±64 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.3% then, 27.3% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.1% to 27.3%).
Big move 27.3%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 22.9% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 13th +2.0pp 1st 1% above peers
Alameda, CA 22.0% 18th +1.7pp 2nd 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 16th +1.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 8th +1.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 11th +1.2pp 5th 4% above peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 23rd +0.5pp 6th 8% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 19th +0.1pp 7th 3% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 8th 22% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 3rd -0.1pp 9th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 4th -0.2pp 10th 20% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 21st -0.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 15th -0.4pp 12th on par with peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 6th -0.8pp 13th 16% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 14th 23% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 15th 41% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 9th -1.2pp 16th 10% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 10th -1.3pp 17th 8% above peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 5th -1.6pp 18th 18% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 25th -1.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 24th -1.4pp 20th 9% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 21st 26% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 28th -1.3pp 22nd 22% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 35% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 22nd -1.7pp 24th 6% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 7th -2.5pp 25th 15% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 26th -2.2pp 26th 10% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 17th -2.5pp 27th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 14th -2.7pp 28th 1% above peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 27th -2.7pp 29th 11% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 20th -3.0pp 30th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 12th -4.1pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.3% then, 18.0% now; margin ±7.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.1% to 18.0%).
Big move 18.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 27.1% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 13th +8.2pp 1st 3% above peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 3rd +12.0pp 2nd 64% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 5th +9.6pp 3rd 41% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 4th 45% below peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 9th +5.5pp 5th 18% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 26th +3.2pp 6th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 21st +3.2pp 7th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 8th +4.9pp 8th 35% above peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 24th +2.5pp 9th 29% below peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 11th +3.6pp 10th 12% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 19th +2.8pp 11th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 14th +2.9pp 12th 2% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 28th +1.0pp 13th 36% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 10th +1.8pp 14th 18% above peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 16th +1.4pp 15th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 23rd +1.0pp 16th 22% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 6th +1.2pp 17th 38% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 1st +0.7pp 18th 121% above peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 20th +0.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 20th 47% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 21st 47% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 2nd -3.5pp 22nd 79% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 22nd -2.0pp 23rd 14% below peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 4th -4.9pp 24th 55% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 7th -4.4pp 25th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 17th -3.6pp 26th 4% below peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 25th -4.2pp 27th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 27th -4.3pp 28th 31% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 12th -8.3pp 29th 9% above peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 18th -7.8pp 30th 7% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 15th -9.4pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (78.8% then, 84.0% now; margin ±11.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 10.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (73.6% to 84.0%).
Big move 84.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 75.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 23rd +10.7pp 1st 7% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 8th +12.6pp 2nd 10% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 19th +11.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 18th +9.3pp 4th 2% below peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 20th +8.6pp 5th 4% below peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 7th +9.5pp 6th 11% above peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 25th +6.1pp 7th 9% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 4th +7.0pp 8th 14% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 22nd +5.5pp 9th 7% below peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 10th 15% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 16th +5.4pp 11th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 15th +5.1pp 12th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 2nd +5.2pp 13th 19% above peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 14th 21% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 21st +3.8pp 15th 4% below peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 6th +4.2pp 16th 12% above peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 10th +3.2pp 17th 7% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 5th +3.2pp 18th 14% above peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 17th +2.3pp 19th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 14th +2.2pp 20th 4% above peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 11th +2.2pp 21st 7% above peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 24th +1.3pp 22nd 7% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 9th +0.7pp 23rd 9% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 26th +0.3pp 24th 11% below peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 28th -0.8pp 25th 19% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 29th -2.5pp 26th 21% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 12th -4.3pp 27th 5% above peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 27th -6.3pp 28th 16% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 13th -10.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 23% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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3 of 9 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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