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137,264 people (2024) 100k-250k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Cedar Rapids, IA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.6%
2020-24
▼ 41%
relative change
2.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
145 /100k
May 2026
▼ 32%
relative change
215 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
12.0%
2020-24
▼ 30%
relative change
17.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,974 /100k
May 2026
▼ 21%
relative change
2,486 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$70,424
2020-24
▲ 20%
relative change
$58,511 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
May 2026
▼ 9%
relative change
3.5% a year earlier
Ahead of peers and dropping Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.3%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
84.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
1 homicides
12 mo to May 2026
▼ 75%
relative change
4 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.7%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
4.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
68.5%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
69.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
10.6%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
12.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
250 /100k
May 2026
▼ 3%
relative change
257 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 2 indicators

Where Cedar Rapids, IA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
5.4%
2020-24
▲ 118%
relative change
2.5% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
27.5%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
24.9% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,288
Jun 2026
▲ 13%
relative change
$1,140 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
20.8%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
22.6% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$146,112
Jun 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$140,664 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
137,264
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
132,301 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$215,210
Jun 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$210,116 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
78.0%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
73.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 250 in May 2026, down from 257 a year earlier.
250 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Fullerton, CA 309 (May 26) -35.0% 1st
Carrollton, TX 96 (May 26) -25.3% 2nd
Santa Clara, CA 139 (May 26) -23.6% 3rd
New Haven, CT 397 (Apr 26) -19.8% 4th
Torrance, CA 273 (May 26) -19.4% 5th
Visalia, CA 376 (May 26) -16.4% 6th
West Valley City, UT 357 (May 26) -12.1% 7th
Sterling Heights, MI 210 (May 26) -11.9% 8th
Fargo, ND 377 (May 26) -11.4% 9th
Elizabeth, NJ 345 (May 26) -10.4% 10th
Pasadena, CA 405 (May 26) -7.0% 11th
Hampton, VA 243 (Apr 26) -6.4% 12th
Lewisville, TX 199 (May 26) -4.6% 13th
Waco, TX 406 (May 26) -3.9% 14th
Thornton, CO 248 (May 26) -2.7% 15th
Cedar Rapids, IA 250 (May 26) -2.5% 16th
Dayton, OH 1,334 (May 26) -0.9% 17th
Stamford, CT 152 (May 26) +3.9% 18th
Meridian, ID 142 (May 26) +4.7% 19th
Warren, MI 497 (May 26) +5.6% 20th
Midland, TX 376 (May 26) +20.8% 21st
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Santa Rosa, CA down about 17% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Charleston, SC down about 15% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Westminster, CO down about 13% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,974 in May 2026, down from 2,486 a year earlier.
1,974 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Fullerton, CA 1,538 (May 26) -21.1% 1st
Meridian, ID 414 (May 26) -21.0% 2nd
Visalia, CA 1,589 (May 26) -20.8% 3rd
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,974 (May 26) -20.6% 4th
Warren, MI 1,267 (May 26) -17.0% 5th
Elizabeth, NJ 2,177 (May 26) -16.3% 6th
Carrollton, TX 957 (May 26) -16.1% 7th
Torrance, CA 2,381 (May 26) -14.5% 8th
Thornton, CO 2,355 (May 26) -12.0% 9th
Hampton, VA 2,577 (Apr 26) -11.5% 10th
Fargo, ND 3,072 (May 26) -10.5% 11th
Sterling Heights, MI 1,038 (May 26) -9.0% 12th
Waco, TX 1,772 (May 26) -9.0% 13th
New Haven, CT 3,204 (Apr 26) -7.4% 14th
West Valley City, UT 1,622 (May 26) -7.4% 15th
Stamford, CT 1,010 (May 26) -5.5% 16th
Pasadena, CA 2,270 (May 26) -4.2% 17th
Dayton, OH 4,078 (May 26) -3.9% 18th
Lewisville, TX 1,431 (May 26) +2.6% 19th
Santa Clara, CA 2,651 (May 26) +2.7% 20th
Midland, TX 1,536 (May 26) +46.6% 21st
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salem, OR down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Knoxville, TN down about 24% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tacoma, WA down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicides fell about 75% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide is about 88% lower than in 2021 (6 then, 1 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 10 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: homicide fell about 12% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending May 2026, down from 4 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
1 homicides
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Sterling Heights, MI 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 (May 26) -75.0% 2nd
Warren, MI 2 (May 26) -62.5% 3rd
Waco, TX 3 (May 26) -42.8% 4th
New Haven, CT 8 (Apr 26) -35.3% 5th
Lewisville, TX 3 (May 26) -33.3% 6th
Dayton, OH 19 (May 26) -29.7% 7th
Elizabeth, NJ 2 (May 26) -24.9% 8th
Hampton, VA 12 (Apr 26) -15.0% 9th
Stamford, CT 1 (May 26) +0.0% 10th
Pasadena, CA 1 (May 26) +0.0% 11th
Fullerton, CA 1 (May 26) +0.0% 12th
Fargo, ND 4 (May 26) +0.0% 13th
Meridian, ID 1 (May 26) +0.0% 14th
West Valley City, UT 7 (May 26) +11.2% 15th
Visalia, CA 5 (May 26) +16.8% 16th
Midland, TX 3 (May 26) +66.5% 17th
Thornton, CO 5 (May 26) +165.9% 18th
Carrollton, TX 4 (May 26)
Torrance, CA 1 (May 26)
Santa Clara, CA 1 (May 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Lynn, MA down about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Lee's Summit, MO down about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2022-2026
  • Edinburg, TX down about 24% a year · faster than 95% of this group · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 13% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 145 in May 2026, down from 215 a year earlier.
145 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 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%
Sterling Heights, MI 106 (May 26) -43.7% 1st
Lewisville, TX 174 (May 26) -36.1% 2nd
Warren, MI 216 (May 26) -35.4% 3rd
Visalia, CA 195 (May 26) -34.5% 4th
Cedar Rapids, IA 145 (May 26) -32.4% 5th
Pasadena, CA 163 (May 26) -32.1% 6th
Elizabeth, NJ 407 (May 26) -28.8% 7th
Stamford, CT 116 (May 26) -27.5% 8th
Fullerton, CA 139 (May 26) -26.7% 9th
Torrance, CA 342 (May 26) -25.0% 10th
New Haven, CT 582 (Apr 26) -24.2% 11th
Carrollton, TX 114 (May 26) -24.0% 12th
Thornton, CO 352 (May 26) -22.3% 13th
Dayton, OH 1,080 (May 26) -16.5% 14th
Meridian, ID 24 (May 26) -12.8% 15th
Fargo, ND 308 (May 26) -10.4% 16th
Santa Clara, CA 314 (May 26) -9.9% 17th
West Valley City, UT 216 (May 26) -5.1% 18th
Waco, TX 170 (May 26) -4.6% 19th
Hampton, VA 326 (Apr 26) +21.4% 20th
Midland, TX 189 (May 26) +29.0% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Boulder, CO down about 56% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Salem, OR down about 44% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 40% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 20% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,511 to $70,424 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,832). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 29% from 2014 to 2024 ($54,465 to $70,424).
$70,424
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $75,059 +24%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Santa Clara, CA $178,958 1st +42% 1st 118% above peers
Palm Bay, FL $72,614 20th +41% 2nd 11% below peers
Meridian, ID $100,795 9th +41% 3rd 23% above peers
Dayton, OH $45,247 30th +39% 4th 45% below peers
West Valley City, UT $92,209 12th +39% 5th 12% above peers
Lewisville, TX $89,233 14th +38% 6th 9% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $66,890 24th +38% 7th 18% below peers
Victorville, CA $74,410 18th +38% 8th 9% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ $66,555 25th +37% 9th 19% below peers
Waco, TX $54,365 29th +35% 10th 34% below peers
New Haven, CT $56,851 27th +35% 11th 31% below peers
Visalia, CA $81,989 16th +32% 12th on par with peers
Fullerton, CA $104,286 6th +30% 13th 27% above peers
Thornton, CO $103,088 7th +30% 14th 26% above peers
Carrollton, TX $101,396 8th +29% 15th 24% above peers
Warren, MI $64,016 26th +29% 16th 22% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR $37,726 31st +29% 17th 54% below peers
Kent, WA $92,302 11th +28% 18th 13% above peers
Orange, CA $117,113 2nd +28% 19th 43% above peers
Pasadena, CA $105,192 5th +27% 20th 28% above peers
Miramar, FL $89,125 15th +26% 21st 9% above peers
Torrance, CA $116,217 3rd +24% 22nd 42% above peers
Hampton, VA $69,621 22nd +24% 23rd 15% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $79,909 17th +23% 24th 3% below peers
Metairie, LA $73,042 19th +23% 25th 11% below peers
Coral Springs, FL $93,602 10th +21% 26th 14% above peers
Fargo, ND $66,998 23rd +21% 27th 18% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $70,424 21st +20% 28th 14% below peers
Stamford, CT $111,586 4th +20% 29th 36% above peers
Columbia, SC $55,529 28th +17% 30th 32% below peers
Midland, TX $89,585 13th +13% 31st 9% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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9 of 33 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

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,281 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 ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 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.
Most recent monthly reading: 3.2% in May 2026, down from 3.5% a year earlier.
3.2%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.2% (May 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Dayton, OH 3.7% (May 26) 9th -2.1pp 1st 12% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 5.2% (May 26) 24th -1.3pp 2nd 24% above peers
Visalia, CA 4.8% (May 26) 21st -0.6pp 3rd 14% above peers
Pasadena, CA 4.7% (May 26) 20th -0.6pp 4th 12% above peers
Victorville, CA 6.0% (May 26) 26th -0.5pp 5th 43% above peers
Fargo, ND 1.9% (May 26) 1st -0.5pp 6th 55% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 3.2% (May 26) 4th -0.3pp 7th 24% below peers
Thornton, CO 3.7% (May 26) 10th -0.3pp 8th 12% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.3pp 9th 26% below peers
Columbia, SC 4.5% (May 26) 17th -0.2pp 10th 7% above peers
Torrance, CA 4.5% (May 26) 18th -0.2pp 11th 7% above peers
Orange, CA 3.4% (May 26) 6th -0.1pp 12th 19% below peers
Fullerton, CA 3.8% (May 26) 12th -0.1pp 13th 10% below peers
West Valley City, UT 3.5% (May 26) 7th +0.0pp 14th 17% below peers
Hampton, VA 4.1% (May 26) 13th +0.1pp 15th 2% below peers
Waco, TX 4.1% (May 26) 14th +0.2pp 16th 2% below peers
Midland, TX 3.2% (May 26) 5th +0.2pp 17th 24% below peers
Lewisville, TX 3.6% (May 26) 8th +0.2pp 18th 14% below peers
Meridian, ID 3.0% (May 26) 2nd +0.2pp 19th 29% below peers
Carrollton, TX 3.7% (May 26) 11th +0.3pp 20th 12% below peers
Kent, WA 5.1% (May 26) 23rd +0.4pp 21st 21% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 5.7% (May 26) 25th +0.5pp 22nd 36% above peers
Warren, MI 6.8% (May 26) 28th +0.6pp 23rd 62% above peers
Miramar, FL 4.2% (May 26) 15th +1.0pp 24th on par with peers
Palm Bay, FL 4.9% (May 26) 22nd +1.0pp 25th 17% above peers
Stamford, CT 4.4% (May 26) 16th +1.1pp 26th 5% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 4.6% (May 26) 19th +1.2pp 27th 10% above peers
New Haven, CT 6.2% (May 26) 27th +1.5pp 28th 48% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.2% then, 10.6% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.6% to 10.6%).
10.6%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 10.7% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.0%
Meridian, ID 6.0% 1st -2.6pp 1st 49% below peers
Visalia, CA 11.4% 15th -4.6pp 2nd 2% below peers
Lewisville, TX 7.8% 6th -2.6pp 3rd 33% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 7.5% 4th -2.3pp 4th 35% below peers
Orange, CA 9.1% 9th -2.4pp 5th 22% below peers
Thornton, CO 7.0% 2nd -1.8pp 6th 40% below peers
West Valley City, UT 9.8% 10th -2.5pp 7th 16% below peers
Kent, WA 10.7% 13th -2.5pp 8th 8% below peers
Hampton, VA 12.4% 20th -2.3pp 9th 6% above peers
Warren, MI 14.7% 23rd -2.7pp 10th 26% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 17.0% 25th -2.9pp 11th 46% above peers
Miramar, FL 8.5% 8th -1.5pp 12th 27% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 10.6% 12th -1.6pp 13th 9% below peers
Dayton, OH 24.6% 30th -3.2pp 14th 111% above peers
Waco, TX 21.8% 28th -2.7pp 15th 87% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 27.3% 31st -3.4pp 16th 135% above peers
Carrollton, TX 7.1% 3rd -0.9pp 17th 39% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 15.6% 24th -1.8pp 18th 34% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 11.6% 16th -1.3pp 19th on par with peers
New Haven, CT 22.4% 29th -2.4pp 20th 93% above peers
Victorville, CA 17.6% 26th -1.7pp 21st 51% above peers
Pasadena, CA 13.1% 22nd -1.1pp 22nd 12% above peers
Fargo, ND 12.3% 18th -0.5pp 23rd 5% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 11.0% 14th +0.0pp 24th 6% below peers
Fullerton, CA 12.1% 17th +0.0pp 25th 4% above peers
Metairie, LA 12.5% 21st +0.7pp 26th 7% above peers
Stamford, CT 10.0% 11th +0.9pp 27th 14% below peers
Torrance, CA 7.7% 5th +0.9pp 28th 34% below peers
Columbia, SC 19.8% 27th +2.6pp 29th 70% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 8.2% 7th +1.7pp 30th 30% below peers
Midland, TX 12.3% 19th +3.2pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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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Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.0% to 12.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 14 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.0% to 12.0%).
12.0%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 12.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Meridian, ID 5.4% 1st -4.1pp 1st 65% below peers
Lewisville, TX 9.6% 5th -7.1pp 2nd 37% below peers
Visalia, CA 14.2% 12th -6.8pp 3rd 7% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 12.0% 10th -5.0pp 4th 21% below peers
Orange, CA 11.0% 8th -4.5pp 5th 28% below peers
West Valley City, UT 12.8% 11th -4.9pp 6th 16% below peers
Warren, MI 21.5% 24th -7.6pp 7th 41% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 10.6% 7th -3.7pp 8th 31% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 22.3% 25th -7.3pp 9th 46% above peers
Thornton, CO 8.7% 4th -2.8pp 10th 43% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 19.8% 22nd -5.2pp 11th 30% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 15.2% 16th -2.7pp 12th on par with peers
Kent, WA 17.1% 21st -3.0pp 13th 12% above peers
Hampton, VA 19.8% 23rd -3.4pp 14th 30% above peers
Miramar, FL 10.4% 6th -1.7pp 15th 32% below peers
New Haven, CT 31.2% 29th -5.0pp 16th 105% above peers
Pasadena, CA 15.2% 15th -2.0pp 17th on par with peers
Waco, TX 28.2% 27th -3.4pp 18th 85% above peers
Metairie, LA 16.3% 20th -1.9pp 19th 7% above peers
Dayton, OH 40.5% 30th -4.0pp 20th 166% above peers
Carrollton, TX 11.1% 9th -1.1pp 21st 27% below peers
Victorville, CA 24.8% 26th -1.6pp 22nd 63% above peers
Fullerton, CA 15.5% 17th -1.0pp 23rd 2% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 43.7% 31st -1.9pp 24th 187% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 16.1% 19th -0.3pp 25th 6% above peers
Columbia, SC 29.8% 28th +3.0pp 26th 96% above peers
Torrance, CA 8.0% 2nd +1.1pp 27th 47% below peers
Fargo, ND 15.2% 14th +2.3pp 28th 1% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 8.2% 3rd +1.5pp 29th 46% below peers
Midland, TX 14.8% 13th +3.3pp 30th 3% below peers
Stamford, CT 15.7% 18th +4.2pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oceanside, CA down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp 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 →

Broadband rose 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84.5% to 91.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 10.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (81.0% to 91.3%).
91.3%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 89.1% +7.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Waco, TX 89.0% 28th +13.4pp 1st 4% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 89.3% 27th +13.5pp 2nd 4% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 90.6% 25th +13.4pp 3rd 3% below peers
Warren, MI 92.0% 22nd +11.1pp 4th 1% below peers
Hampton, VA 93.2% 15th +11.0pp 5th on par with peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 93.0% 16th +10.7pp 6th on par with peers
Dayton, OH 85.6% 31st +9.3pp 7th 8% below peers
Metairie, LA 90.7% 24th +9.7pp 8th 3% below peers
Meridian, ID 95.9% 5th +9.8pp 9th 3% above peers
Pasadena, CA 94.0% 14th +8.2pp 10th 1% above peers
Columbia, SC 88.6% 29th +7.8pp 11th 5% below peers
Midland, TX 92.9% 18th +7.6pp 12th on par with peers
New Haven, CT 89.7% 26th +7.2pp 13th 4% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 91.3% 23rd +6.8pp 14th 2% below peers
Carrollton, TX 95.6% 7th +6.8pp 15th 3% above peers
Thornton, CO 96.5% 1st +6.5pp 16th 4% above peers
Miramar, FL 92.5% 21st +6.2pp 17th 1% below peers
Visalia, CA 92.7% 20th +6.0pp 18th on par with peers
Sterling Heights, MI 94.0% 13th +5.9pp 19th 1% above peers
West Valley City, UT 94.4% 11th +5.9pp 20th 1% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 92.9% 19th +5.6pp 21st on par with peers
Lewisville, TX 96.5% 2nd +5.5pp 22nd 4% above peers
Fargo, ND 88.4% 30th +4.9pp 23rd 5% below peers
Stamford, CT 94.3% 12th +5.1pp 24th 1% above peers
Victorville, CA 92.9% 17th +4.6pp 25th on par with peers
Torrance, CA 95.5% 8th +4.4pp 26th 3% above peers
Kent, WA 95.6% 6th +4.0pp 27th 3% above peers
Orange, CA 95.3% 9th +3.4pp 28th 2% above peers
Fullerton, CA 94.4% 10th +3.0pp 29th 1% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 96.2% 3rd +2.9pp 30th 3% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 96.1% 4th +2.8pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Salinas, CA up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 11.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lehigh Acres, FL up 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 74% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.43 to 0.45).
0.45
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 0.44 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Visalia, CA 0.41 4th -0.037 1st 9% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 0.47 21st -0.020 2nd 5% above peers
Fargo, ND 0.46 20th -0.012 3rd 4% above peers
Stamford, CT 0.51 28th -0.007 4th 13% above peers
Meridian, ID 0.43 10th -0.006 5th 5% below peers
Dayton, OH 0.48 24th -0.005 6th 7% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 0.42 5th -0.004 7th 7% below peers
Hampton, VA 0.43 13th -0.003 8th 3% below peers
Pasadena, CA 0.50 27th -0.002 9th 13% above peers
West Valley City, UT 0.37 1st +0.000 10th 18% below peers
Warren, MI 0.43 12th +0.001 11th 4% below peers
Waco, TX 0.51 29th +0.002 12th 14% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 0.40 3rd +0.002 13th 11% below peers
Kent, WA 0.42 9th +0.003 14th 5% below peers
Torrance, CA 0.44 15th +0.004 15th 1% below peers
Columbia, SC 0.55 31st +0.006 16th 24% above peers
Miramar, FL 0.42 6th +0.005 17th 6% below peers
New Haven, CT 0.53 30th +0.007 18th 18% above peers
Orange, CA 0.45 18th +0.009 19th on par with peers
Metairie, LA 0.48 25th +0.011 20th 8% above peers
Elizabeth, NJ 0.44 14th +0.010 21st 2% below peers
Thornton, CO 0.39 2nd +0.010 22nd 14% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 0.42 7th +0.014 23rd 6% below peers
Midland, TX 0.50 26th +0.017 24th 11% above peers
Fullerton, CA 0.47 22nd +0.020 25th 6% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 0.45 16th +0.019 26th on par with peers
Carrollton, TX 0.43 11th +0.019 27th 5% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 0.45 19th +0.034 28th 1% above peers
Victorville, CA 0.47 23rd +0.042 29th 6% above peers
Lewisville, TX 0.42 8th +0.038 30th 6% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 0.45 17th +0.049 31st on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (11.5% then, 10.8% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 3.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (14.1% to 10.8%).
10.8%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 9.2% -1.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Carrollton, TX 3.7% 1st -1.3pp 1st 66% below peers
Meridian, ID 3.8% 3rd -1.3pp 2nd 65% below peers
West Valley City, UT 9.2% 11th -3.0pp 3rd 15% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 18.1% 25th -4.9pp 4th 68% above peers
Columbia, SC 13.1% 17th -2.7pp 5th 21% above peers
Fargo, ND 7.1% 6th -1.4pp 6th 35% below peers
Lewisville, TX 7.1% 7th -1.3pp 7th 34% below peers
Waco, TX 14.9% 21st -1.7pp 8th 38% above peers
Dayton, OH 25.8% 28th -2.4pp 9th 138% above peers
Elizabeth, NJ 15.9% 23rd -1.4pp 10th 47% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 10.8% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Coral Springs, FL 9.3% 14th -0.6pp 12th 14% below peers
Thornton, CO 8.3% 9th -0.4pp 13th 23% below peers
Kent, WA 17.6% 24th -0.6pp 14th 63% above peers
New Haven, CT 26.4% 29th +0.1pp 15th 144% above peers
Metairie, LA 8.7% 10th +0.2pp 16th 20% below peers
Visalia, CA 18.7% 26th +1.1pp 17th 73% above peers
Stamford, CT 9.4% 15th +0.6pp 18th 13% below peers
Warren, MI 19.8% 27th +1.2pp 19th 82% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 13.2% 18th +0.8pp 20th 22% above peers
Victorville, CA 27.1% 30th +2.3pp 21st 150% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 14.2% 20th +1.7pp 22nd 31% above peers
Miramar, FL 13.8% 19th +1.9pp 23rd 27% above peers
Fullerton, CA 9.2% 13th +1.4pp 24th 15% below peers
Midland, TX 7.8% 8th +1.3pp 25th 28% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 32.5% 31st +5.6pp 26th 200% above peers
Orange, CA 6.8% 5th +1.2pp 27th 37% below peers
Hampton, VA 15.1% 22nd +2.9pp 28th 39% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.8% 2nd +0.8pp 29th 65% below peers
Torrance, CA 5.2% 4th +2.5pp 30th 52% below peers
Pasadena, CA 9.2% 12th +4.5pp 31st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.0pp 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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $215,210 in June 2026, up from $210,116 a year earlier.
$215,210
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $241,255 (Jun 26) +3.9%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Metairie, LA $334,224 (Jun 26) 19th +8.4% 1st 18% below peers
Stamford, CT $730,252 (Jun 26) 6th +6.8% 2nd 78% above peers
New Haven, CT $340,803 (Jun 26) 18th +5.6% 3rd 17% below peers
Fargo, ND $324,918 (Jun 26) 21st +4.0% 4th 21% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $215,210 (Jun 26) 27th +2.4% 5th 47% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $315,750 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.4% 6th 23% below peers
Midland, TX $331,824 (Jun 26) 20th +2.1% 7th 19% below peers
Warren, MI $204,491 (Jun 26) 28th +1.7% 8th 50% below peers
Orange, CA $1,141,755 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.7% 9th 179% above peers
Torrance, CA $1,123,531 (Jun 26) 4th +1.5% 10th 174% above peers
Columbia, SC $232,810 (Jun 26) 26th +1.3% 11th 43% below peers
Dayton, OH $141,446 (Jun 26) 30th +1.3% 12th 65% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ $547,806 (Jun 26) 8th +1.2% 13th 34% above peers
Fullerton, CA $1,053,680 (Jun 26) 5th +1.1% 14th 157% above peers
West Valley City, UT $472,447 (Jun 26) 13th +0.7% 15th 15% above peers
Hampton, VA $283,362 (Jun 26) 24th +0.7% 16th 31% below peers
Visalia, CA $401,692 (Jun 26) 16th +0.7% 17th 2% below peers
Victorville, CA $437,583 (Jun 26) 14th +0.2% 18th 7% above peers
Meridian, ID $538,033 (Jun 26) 9th -0.1% 19th 31% above peers
Pasadena, CA $1,213,522 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.4% 20th 196% above peers
Santa Clara, CA $1,710,119 (Jun 26) 1st -0.8% 21st 317% above peers
Kent, WA $651,566 (Jun 26) 7th -1.6% 22nd 59% above peers
Waco, TX $200,115 (Jun 26) 29th -2.1% 23rd 51% below peers
Palm Bay, FL $305,330 (Jun 26) 23rd -2.6% 24th 26% below peers
Miramar, FL $520,975 (Jun 26) 11th -2.6% 25th 27% above peers
Thornton, CO $503,275 (Jun 26) 12th -3.0% 26th 23% above peers
Carrollton, TX $409,845 (Jun 26) 15th -3.2% 27th on par with peers
Coral Springs, FL $524,239 (Jun 26) 10th -3.5% 28th 28% above peers
Lewisville, TX $395,461 (Jun 26) 17th -4.1% 29th 4% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $281,935 (Jun 26) 25th -7.1% 30th 31% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $146,112 in June 2026, up from $140,664 a year earlier.
$146,112
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $132,765 (Jun 26) +4.3%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Metairie, LA $237,310 (Jun 26) 20th +13.6% 1st 26% below peers
New Haven, CT $240,389 (Jun 26) 19th +7.3% 2nd 25% below peers
Stamford, CT $392,879 (Jun 26) 11th +4.5% 3rd 23% above peers
Fargo, ND $229,082 (Jun 26) 22nd +4.4% 4th 29% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $146,112 (Jun 26) 26th +3.9% 5th 54% below peers
Midland, TX $225,599 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.7% 6th 30% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $249,711 (Jun 26) 17th +2.6% 7th 22% below peers
Warren, MI $126,201 (Jun 26) 29th +2.0% 8th 61% below peers
Dayton, OH $72,552 (Jun 26) 30th +1.6% 9th 77% below peers
Fullerton, CA $798,210 (Jun 26) 5th +1.6% 10th 149% above peers
Orange, CA $850,078 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.6% 11th 165% above peers
Columbia, SC $142,816 (Jun 26) 27th +1.3% 12th 55% below peers
Hampton, VA $214,320 (Jun 26) 25th +1.1% 13th 33% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ $427,901 (Jun 26) 8th +0.9% 14th 34% above peers
West Valley City, UT $408,896 (Jun 26) 9th +0.8% 15th 28% above peers
Torrance, CA $822,837 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.7% 16th 157% above peers
Visalia, CA $320,428 (Jun 26) 15th +0.6% 17th on par with peers
Victorville, CA $385,386 (Jun 26) 12th +0.6% 18th 20% above peers
Meridian, ID $434,946 (Jun 26) 7th +0.0% 19th 36% above peers
Pasadena, CA $814,213 (Jun 26) 4th -0.5% 20th 154% above peers
Kent, WA $482,714 (Jun 26) 6th -1.4% 21st 51% above peers
Waco, TX $127,137 (Jun 26) 28th -2.1% 22nd 60% below peers
Santa Clara, CA $1,097,008 (Jun 26) 1st -2.4% 23rd 242% above peers
Carrollton, TX $324,658 (Jun 26) 14th -3.2% 24th 1% above peers
Thornton, CO $393,280 (Jun 26) 10th -3.5% 25th 23% above peers
Palm Bay, FL $241,602 (Jun 26) 18th -3.5% 26th 25% below peers
Miramar, FL $366,124 (Jun 26) 13th -3.6% 27th 14% above peers
Lewisville, TX $316,037 (Jun 26) 16th -4.2% 28th 1% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $230,341 (Jun 26) 21st -7.6% 29th 28% below peers
Coral Springs, FL $220,094 (Jun 26) 24th -7.8% 30th 31% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (69.3% then, 68.5% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.3% to 68.5%).
68.5%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 71.7% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Victorville, CA 60.6% 14th +6.5pp 1st 3% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 70.0% 7th +7.5pp 2nd 20% above peers
Lewisville, TX 46.3% 25th +4.2pp 3rd 21% below peers
Waco, TX 49.4% 22nd +3.3pp 4th 16% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 79.7% 1st +5.2pp 5th 36% above peers
Elizabeth, NJ 25.6% 31st +1.3pp 6th 56% below peers
West Valley City, UT 72.1% 4th +3.5pp 7th 23% above peers
Dayton, OH 48.4% 24th +1.8pp 8th 17% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 75.8% 2nd +2.8pp 9th 29% above peers
Kent, WA 57.2% 17th +2.1pp 10th 2% below peers
Warren, MI 71.1% 6th +2.0pp 11th 21% above peers
Visalia, CA 61.1% 13th +1.4pp 12th 4% above peers
Hampton, VA 56.9% 18th +1.2pp 13th 3% below peers
Metairie, LA 62.1% 12th +1.1pp 14th 6% above peers
New Haven, CT 28.4% 30th +0.4pp 15th 51% below peers
Pasadena, CA 42.5% 28th +0.5pp 16th 27% below peers
Fargo, ND 43.7% 27th +0.0pp 17th 25% below peers
Midland, TX 65.1% 11th +0.1pp 18th 11% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 60.3% 15th -0.2pp 19th 3% above peers
Fullerton, CA 51.9% 21st -0.4pp 20th 11% below peers
Miramar, FL 68.8% 8th -0.6pp 21st 17% above peers
Columbia, SC 45.5% 26th -0.5pp 22nd 22% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 68.5% 9th -0.7pp 23rd 17% above peers
Carrollton, TX 58.5% 16th -0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Torrance, CA 55.0% 20th -0.9pp 25th 6% below peers
Thornton, CO 71.4% 5th -1.4pp 26th 22% above peers
Orange, CA 56.7% 19th -1.2pp 27th 3% below peers
Meridian, ID 74.6% 3rd -1.6pp 28th 27% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 67.3% 10th -1.6pp 29th 15% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 40.8% 29th -2.0pp 30th 30% below peers
Stamford, CT 48.8% 23rd -2.8pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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 ±1.0pp 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, faster than peers
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Rent rose about 13% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,288 in June 2026, up from $1,140 a year earlier.
$1,288
2016June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA $1,288 (Jun 26) 28th +13.0% 1st 33% below peers
Santa Clara, CA $3,890 (Jun 26) 1st +7.2% 2nd 104% above peers
Hampton, VA $1,693 (Jun 26) 18th +5.3% 3rd 11% below peers
Meridian, ID $2,065 (Jun 26) 12th +4.1% 4th 8% above peers
Dayton, OH $1,207 (Jun 26) 29th +3.4% 5th 37% below peers
Torrance, CA $2,997 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.3% 6th 57% above peers
Visalia, CA $1,909 (Jun 26) 15th +3.2% 7th on par with peers
Fargo, ND $1,088 (Jun 26) 30th +3.2% 8th 43% below peers
Warren, MI $1,337 (Jun 26) 27th +3.0% 9th 30% below peers
Victorville, CA $2,227 (Jun 26) 11th +3.0% 10th 17% above peers
Orange, CA $3,181 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.8% 11th 67% above peers
Fullerton, CA $2,872 (Jun 26) 6th +2.6% 12th 50% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI $1,591 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.1% 13th 17% below peers
New Haven, CT $2,242 (Jun 26) 10th +2.1% 14th 17% above peers
Columbia, SC $1,478 (Jun 26) 25th +1.6% 15th 23% below peers
Carrollton, TX $1,618 (Jun 26) 20th +1.3% 16th 15% below peers
Stamford, CT $2,954 (Jun 26) 4th +1.0% 17th 55% above peers
Elizabeth, NJ $2,255 (Jun 26) 9th +0.9% 18th 18% above peers
Kent, WA $1,978 (Jun 26) 13th +0.8% 19th 4% above peers
Palm Bay, FL $1,881 (Jun 26) 16th +0.6% 20th 2% below peers
Waco, TX $1,369 (Jun 26) 26th +0.4% 21st 28% below peers
Coral Springs, FL $2,357 (Jun 26) 8th -0.0% 22nd 23% above peers
Miramar, FL $2,710 (Jun 26) 7th -0.3% 23rd 42% above peers
West Valley City, UT $1,504 (Jun 26) 24th -0.9% 24th 21% below peers
Lewisville, TX $1,593 (Jun 26) 22nd -1.1% 25th 17% below peers
Thornton, CO $1,910 (Jun 26) 14th -1.1% 26th on par with peers
Pasadena, CA $2,939 (Jun 26) 5th -1.3% 27th 54% above peers
Metairie, LA $1,605 (Jun 26) 21st -1.4% 28th 16% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $1,856 (Jun 26) 17th -2.8% 29th 3% below peers
Midland, TX $1,634 (Jun 26) 19th -3.8% 30th 14% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Worsening ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Cost burden rose 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.9% to 27.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.8% to 27.5%).
27.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 24.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Santa Clara, CA 30.1% 5th -5.6pp 1st 19% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 31.5% 8th -4.0pp 2nd 16% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 50.7% 31st -3.2pp 3rd 36% above peers
Victorville, CA 43.0% 24th -2.3pp 4th 15% above peers
New Haven, CT 50.3% 30th -2.7pp 5th 35% above peers
Dayton, OH 36.6% 15th -1.3pp 6th 2% below peers
Meridian, ID 26.1% 1st -0.9pp 7th 30% below peers
Fullerton, CA 44.4% 28th -0.7pp 8th 19% above peers
Orange, CA 40.6% 21st -0.3pp 9th 9% above peers
Warren, MI 31.8% 9th -0.1pp 10th 15% below peers
West Valley City, UT 29.0% 3rd -0.0pp 11th 22% below peers
Waco, TX 41.7% 23rd +0.1pp 12th 12% above peers
Metairie, LA 32.0% 10th +0.1pp 13th 14% below peers
Kent, WA 39.3% 18th +0.2pp 14th 5% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 31.5% 7th +0.2pp 15th 16% below peers
Stamford, CT 43.6% 25th +0.5pp 16th 17% above peers
Visalia, CA 36.1% 14th +0.6pp 17th 3% below peers
Fargo, ND 29.9% 4th +0.8pp 18th 20% below peers
Pasadena, CA 45.6% 29th +1.6pp 19th 22% above peers
Columbia, SC 40.7% 22nd +1.4pp 20th 9% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 37.5% 17th +1.6pp 21st 1% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 31.2% 6th +1.5pp 22nd 17% below peers
Carrollton, TX 32.3% 11th +1.9pp 23rd 14% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 43.8% 27th +2.8pp 24th 17% above peers
Hampton, VA 40.6% 19th +2.7pp 25th 9% above peers
Torrance, CA 40.6% 20th +2.8pp 26th 9% above peers
Miramar, FL 43.6% 26th +3.4pp 27th 17% above peers
Thornton, CO 35.8% 13th +3.2pp 28th 4% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 27.5% 2nd +2.6pp 29th 26% below peers
Lewisville, TX 37.4% 16th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Midland, TX 34.1% 12th +7.4pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.4% then, 5.7% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 5.7%).
5.7%
20102024
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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
Visalia, CA 3.5% 5th -1.6pp 1st 34% below peers
Victorville, CA 4.7% 12th -2.1pp 2nd 11% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 9.2% 25th -3.8pp 3rd 75% above peers
Waco, TX 6.8% 19th -1.9pp 4th 29% above peers
Dayton, OH 15.9% 29th -3.9pp 5th 201% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 3.8% 6th -0.8pp 6th 29% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 20.6% 30th -3.6pp 7th 289% above peers
Metairie, LA 5.3% 16th -0.9pp 8th on par with peers
Stamford, CT 9.4% 27th -1.4pp 9th 77% above peers
Warren, MI 7.0% 20th -0.9pp 10th 33% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 5.7% 17th -0.7pp 11th 9% above peers
Thornton, CO 3.0% 2nd -0.2pp 12th 43% below peers
New Haven, CT 26.9% 31st -1.4pp 13th 408% above peers
Kent, WA 7.2% 22nd -0.3pp 14th 36% above peers
Hampton, VA 7.6% 23rd -0.3pp 15th 44% above peers
Pasadena, CA 9.3% 26th -0.3pp 16th 77% above peers
Meridian, ID 2.4% 1st -0.0pp 17th 54% below peers
Columbia, SC 11.5% 28th -0.0pp 18th 117% above peers
Orange, CA 3.8% 7th +0.0pp 19th 28% below peers
Torrance, CA 4.9% 13th +0.0pp 20th 8% below peers
Fullerton, CA 5.3% 15th +0.1pp 21st on par with peers
Palm Bay, FL 4.7% 10th +0.2pp 22nd 12% below peers
West Valley City, UT 4.7% 11th +0.3pp 23rd 11% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 4.5% 8th +0.5pp 24th 16% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 5.8% 18th +0.7pp 25th 10% above peers
Lewisville, TX 4.6% 9th +0.5pp 26th 13% below peers
Midland, TX 5.0% 14th +0.7pp 27th 5% below peers
Miramar, FL 3.5% 3rd +0.5pp 28th 35% below peers
Fargo, ND 8.3% 24th +1.3pp 29th 57% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 7.1% 21st +2.2pp 30th 35% above peers
Carrollton, TX 3.5% 4th +1.1pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Visalia, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Victorville, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Abilene, TX down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.5% then, 4.7% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.6% to 4.7%).
4.7%
20122024
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▸ 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 4.9% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Miramar, FL 10.3% 22nd -3.1pp 1st 35% above peers
Pasadena, CA 5.6% 4th -1.7pp 2nd 26% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 6.7% 12th -2.0pp 3rd 12% below peers
Orange, CA 5.8% 6th -1.7pp 4th 23% below peers
New Haven, CT 7.3% 15th -1.5pp 5th 4% below peers
Metairie, LA 9.8% 20th -1.9pp 6th 29% above peers
Meridian, ID 6.8% 13th -1.2pp 7th 10% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 5.7% 5th -1.0pp 8th 25% below peers
Stamford, CT 9.2% 19th -1.6pp 9th 22% above peers
Hampton, VA 6.6% 10th -1.1pp 10th 13% below peers
Midland, TX 14.2% 25th -2.3pp 11th 87% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 10.8% 23rd -1.6pp 12th 42% above peers
Dayton, OH 8.0% 17th -1.1pp 13th 5% above peers
Torrance, CA 4.2% 2nd -0.5pp 14th 45% below peers
Columbia, SC 6.9% 14th -0.6pp 15th 9% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 2.9% 1st -0.3pp 16th 62% below peers
Fargo, ND 5.9% 7th -0.5pp 17th 22% below peers
Lewisville, TX 15.3% 27th -1.2pp 18th 101% above peers
Warren, MI 6.0% 9th -0.4pp 19th 21% below peers
West Valley City, UT 17.6% 29th -0.7pp 20th 132% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 18.9% 30th -0.3pp 21st 148% above peers
Waco, TX 14.9% 26th -0.2pp 22nd 97% above peers
Carrollton, TX 15.6% 28th +0.1pp 23rd 105% above peers
Fullerton, CA 6.7% 11th +0.2pp 24th 12% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 4.7% 3rd +0.2pp 25th 38% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 12.7% 24th +0.7pp 26th 67% above peers
Kent, WA 8.8% 18th +0.5pp 27th 15% above peers
Victorville, CA 7.6% 16th +0.4pp 28th on par with peers
Visalia, CA 6.0% 8th +0.5pp 29th 21% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 24.0% 31st +3.5pp 30th 216% above peers
Thornton, CO 9.9% 21st +1.5pp 31st 30% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Vacaville, CA down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

38.9%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 38.7%
United States ref 33.4%
Torrance, CA 20.0% 1st 42% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 20.5% 2nd 41% below peers
Pasadena, CA 24.4% 3rd 30% below peers
Fullerton, CA 25.5% 4th 27% below peers
Stamford, CT 26.0% 5th 25% below peers
Kent, WA 26.2% 6th 24% below peers
Orange, CA 27.0% 7th 22% below peers
Meridian, ID 28.4% 8th 18% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 29.8% 9th 14% below peers
Carrollton, TX 29.9% 10th 14% below peers
Miramar, FL 31.8% 11th 8% below peers
Thornton, CO 32.0% 12th 8% below peers
Lewisville, TX 32.9% 13th 5% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 33.3% 14th 4% below peers
Fargo, ND 34.3% 15th 1% below peers
Visalia, CA 34.7% 16th on par with peers
Sterling Heights, MI 34.9% 17th 1% above peers
Columbia, SC 35.0% 18th 1% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 35.5% 19th 2% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 35.5% 20th 2% above peers
West Valley City, UT 36.0% 21st 4% above peers
Metairie, LA 36.5% 22nd 5% above peers
New Haven, CT 37.2% 23rd 7% above peers
Warren, MI 37.7% 24th 9% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 38.9% 25th 12% above peers
Midland, TX 39.1% 26th 13% above peers
Victorville, CA 39.2% 27th 13% above peers
Waco, TX 41.3% 28th 19% above peers
Hampton, VA 43.0% 29th 24% above peers
Dayton, OH 47.7% 30th 37% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.7% to 1.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.2% to 1.6%).
1.6%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Carolina zona urbana, PR 2.4% 4th -2.3pp 1st 47% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 1.6% 2nd -1.1pp 2nd 64% below peers
Torrance, CA 2.1% 3rd -1.0pp 3rd 53% below peers
Visalia, CA 1.4% 1st -0.4pp 4th 69% below peers
Midland, TX 11.6% 27th -3.0pp 5th 163% above peers
Warren, MI 2.7% 6th -0.4pp 6th 39% below peers
Dayton, OH 5.8% 19th -0.6pp 7th 30% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 3.0% 9th -0.3pp 8th 33% below peers
Meridian, ID 5.2% 17th -0.4pp 9th 18% above peers
West Valley City, UT 14.0% 29th -0.6pp 10th 216% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 7.8% 23rd -0.2pp 11th 75% above peers
Miramar, FL 6.8% 22nd -0.1pp 12th 54% above peers
Orange, CA 2.8% 8th -0.0pp 13th 37% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 8.4% 24th -0.0pp 14th 90% above peers
Hampton, VA 3.4% 11th +0.1pp 15th 23% below peers
Stamford, CT 4.0% 14th +0.1pp 16th 10% below peers
Fargo, ND 4.4% 16th +0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Waco, TX 8.7% 25th +0.8pp 18th 98% above peers
Pasadena, CA 2.7% 7th +0.3pp 19th 38% below peers
Metairie, LA 6.7% 20th +1.0pp 20th 52% above peers
Victorville, CA 4.0% 13th +0.7pp 21st 11% below peers
Columbia, SC 3.3% 10th +0.6pp 22nd 26% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 2.4% 5th +0.5pp 23rd 46% below peers
Kent, WA 3.4% 12th +0.7pp 24th 23% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 8.9% 26th +2.4pp 25th 102% above peers
Carrollton, TX 15.3% 31st +4.3pp 26th 245% above peers
Lewisville, TX 14.1% 30th +4.4pp 27th 219% above peers
New Haven, CT 4.2% 15th +1.4pp 28th 6% below peers
Thornton, CO 6.8% 21st +2.7pp 29th 53% above peers
Fullerton, CA 5.4% 18th +2.3pp 30th 23% above peers
Elizabeth, NJ 13.0% 28th +5.5pp 31st 193% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • New Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
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College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.1% then, 33.1% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.9% to 33.1%).
33.1%
20102024
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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
Miramar, FL 37.4% 15th +10.1pp 1st on par with peers
Palm Bay, FL 24.0% 24th +4.7pp 2nd 36% below peers
Lewisville, TX 40.7% 11th +6.6pp 3rd 9% above peers
Meridian, ID 44.1% 7th +6.9pp 4th 18% above peers
Dayton, OH 21.6% 25th +3.2pp 5th 42% below peers
Midland, TX 33.7% 16th +4.8pp 6th 10% below peers
Kent, WA 29.8% 20th +4.1pp 7th 20% below peers
Waco, TX 28.7% 21st +3.8pp 8th 23% below peers
Carrollton, TX 45.2% 6th +6.0pp 9th 21% above peers
Warren, MI 21.0% 26th +2.5pp 10th 44% below peers
Thornton, CO 32.8% 18th +3.7pp 11th 12% below peers
Metairie, LA 41.2% 10th +4.2pp 12th 10% above peers
New Haven, CT 38.9% 14th +4.0pp 13th 4% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 65.9% 1st +6.1pp 14th 76% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 31.1% 19th +2.7pp 15th 17% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 14.6% 28th +1.1pp 16th 61% below peers
Fargo, ND 43.0% 9th +3.0pp 17th 15% above peers
Pasadena, CA 56.1% 2nd +3.8pp 18th 50% above peers
Torrance, CA 54.0% 3rd +3.3pp 19th 44% above peers
Hampton, VA 28.5% 22nd +1.6pp 20th 24% below peers
West Valley City, UT 16.1% 27th +0.9pp 21st 57% below peers
Orange, CA 39.7% 13th +2.0pp 22nd 6% above peers
Columbia, SC 45.9% 5th +2.1pp 23rd 23% above peers
Visalia, CA 24.1% 23rd +0.9pp 24th 36% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 39.9% 12th +1.4pp 25th 7% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 33.1% 17th +1.1pp 26th 11% below peers
Stamford, CT 51.7% 4th +1.6pp 27th 38% above peers
Fullerton, CA 43.5% 8th +1.0pp 28th 16% above peers
Victorville, CA 12.8% 30th -0.2pp 29th 66% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 14.3% 29th -0.3pp 30th 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Miramar, FL up 10.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Conroe, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. George, UT up 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.4% then, 47.9% now; margin ±11.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (54.5% to 47.9%).
47.9%
20112024
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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%
Meridian, ID 46.2% 17th +9.5pp 1st on par with peers
Carrollton, TX 59.8% 8th +11.1pp 2nd 29% above peers
Midland, TX 41.0% 22nd +5.4pp 3rd 12% below peers
West Valley City, UT 42.7% 20th +4.9pp 4th 8% below peers
Waco, TX 51.2% 13th +5.8pp 5th 10% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 63.3% 5th +6.0pp 6th 37% above peers
Dayton, OH 40.3% 23rd +3.4pp 7th 13% below peers
Visalia, CA 33.4% 26th +1.7pp 8th 28% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 71.0% 1st +3.4pp 9th 53% above peers
Orange, CA 67.5% 2nd +3.2pp 10th 46% above peers
Miramar, FL 59.9% 7th +1.6pp 11th 29% above peers
Warren, MI 30.9% 27th +0.3pp 12th 33% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 47.9% 15th +0.4pp 13th 3% above peers
Kent, WA 29.2% 28th +0.0pp 14th 37% below peers
Columbia, SC 50.1% 14th -1.3pp 15th 8% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 37.1% 24th -1.8pp 16th 20% below peers
Hampton, VA 45.2% 19th -3.3pp 17th 3% below peers
Metairie, LA 55.1% 9th -4.1pp 18th 19% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 45.3% 18th -3.5pp 19th 2% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 61.2% 6th -5.5pp 20th 32% above peers
Pasadena, CA 63.9% 4th -7.9pp 21st 38% above peers
Torrance, CA 65.9% 3rd -9.7pp 22nd 42% above peers
Lewisville, TX 46.4% 16th -7.1pp 23rd on par with peers
New Haven, CT 51.9% 12th -13.8pp 24th 12% above peers
Fullerton, CA 41.8% 21st -13.1pp 25th 10% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 54.1% 10th -17.7pp 26th 17% above peers
Thornton, CO 34.0% 25th -12.3pp 27th 27% below peers
Stamford, CT 53.1% 11th -24.8pp 28th 15% above peers
Fargo, ND 22.3% 30th -12.6pp 29th 52% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 27.9% 29th -19.0pp 30th 40% below peers
Victorville, CA 17.7% 31st -12.9pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth rose 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.5% to 5.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.8% to 5.4%).
5.4%
20102024
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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
Lewisville, TX 1.3% 1st -4.7pp 1st 78% below peers
Torrance, CA 2.0% 3rd -3.1pp 2nd 66% below peers
Midland, TX 5.5% 13th -3.2pp 3rd 8% below peers
Victorville, CA 11.6% 29th -6.5pp 4th 96% above peers
Carrollton, TX 3.1% 4th -1.6pp 5th 48% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 7.0% 20th -3.1pp 6th 18% above peers
Orange, CA 3.9% 8th -1.1pp 7th 35% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 12.3% 30th -2.4pp 8th 108% above peers
Meridian, ID 4.0% 9th -0.7pp 9th 32% below peers
Fargo, ND 1.7% 2nd -0.2pp 10th 72% below peers
Visalia, CA 6.7% 19th -0.9pp 11th 13% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 4.6% 11th -0.5pp 12th 22% below peers
Dayton, OH 5.7% 15th -0.3pp 13th 3% below peers
Miramar, FL 5.9% 16th +0.2pp 14th on par with peers
New Haven, CT 5.7% 14th +0.4pp 15th 4% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 6.6% 18th +0.6pp 16th 12% above peers
Warren, MI 9.5% 23rd +1.2pp 17th 62% above peers
Pasadena, CA 4.6% 10th +0.6pp 18th 23% below peers
Fullerton, CA 3.8% 6th +0.5pp 19th 36% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 10.1% 24th +1.6pp 20th 71% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.7% 5th +0.6pp 21st 37% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 10.7% 26th +2.4pp 22nd 82% above peers
Thornton, CO 10.9% 27th +2.6pp 23rd 84% above peers
Columbia, SC 3.8% 7th +1.2pp 24th 35% below peers
Waco, TX 6.6% 17th +2.1pp 25th 11% above peers
West Valley City, UT 12.6% 31st +5.4pp 26th 114% above peers
Metairie, LA 8.4% 21st +3.6pp 27th 42% above peers
Kent, WA 11.5% 28th +5.1pp 28th 95% above peers
Hampton, VA 9.5% 22nd +4.8pp 29th 62% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 5.4% 12th +2.9pp 30th 9% below peers
Stamford, CT 10.6% 25th +6.1pp 31st 80% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Gainesville, FL down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 132,301 to 137,264 - more than the combined survey margin (±81). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (128,009 to 137,264).
137,264
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Meridian, ID 130,138 30th +28% 1st 5% below peers
Lewisville, TX 131,080 28th +23% 2nd 5% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 130,132 31st +16% 3rd 5% below peers
Victorville, CA 137,627 13th +13% 4th on par with peers
Visalia, CA 143,939 2nd +9% 5th 5% above peers
Fargo, ND 131,627 27th +8% 6th 4% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 132,353 26th +7% 7th 4% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 137,302 15th +7% 8th on par with peers
Stamford, CT 137,144 17th +6% 9th on par with peers
Waco, TX 143,570 3rd +6% 10th 5% above peers
Thornton, CO 144,187 1st +5% 11th 5% above peers
Columbia, SC 139,643 7th +5% 12th 2% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 137,264 16th +4% 13th on par with peers
Kent, WA 135,603 22nd +3% 14th 1% below peers
New Haven, CT 134,349 23rd +3% 15th 2% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 136,103 21st +3% 16th 1% below peers
Warren, MI 137,928 12th +2% 17th on par with peers
Santa Clara, CA 130,256 29th +2% 18th 5% below peers
Hampton, VA 137,557 14th +2% 19th on par with peers
West Valley City, UT 138,437 10th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 138,633 8th +1% 21st 1% above peers
Fullerton, CA 140,968 5th +1% 22nd 3% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 133,573 25th +1% 23rd 3% below peers
Miramar, FL 138,600 9th -1% 24th 1% above peers
Orange, CA 138,266 11th -1% 25th 1% above peers
Midland, TX 136,640 19th -1% 26th on par with peers
Carrollton, TX 133,740 24th -2% 27th 3% below peers
Metairie, LA 139,729 6th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Torrance, CA 142,130 4th -2% 29th 4% above peers
Dayton, OH 136,579 20th -3% 30th on par with peers
Pasadena, CA 136,969 18th -3% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
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Children fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.6% to 20.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 11 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.9% to 20.8%).
20.8%
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 22.8% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Metairie, LA 20.8% 20th +1.6pp 1st 5% below peers
Midland, TX 29.8% 2nd +2.2pp 2nd 36% above peers
Columbia, SC 17.0% 29th +0.9pp 3rd 22% below peers
Warren, MI 21.9% 16th +0.6pp 4th on par with peers
Hampton, VA 21.5% 17th +0.4pp 5th 2% below peers
Fullerton, CA 22.1% 15th +0.3pp 6th 1% above peers
Torrance, CA 20.8% 22nd +0.2pp 7th 5% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 27.4% 5th +0.1pp 8th 25% above peers
Fargo, ND 20.0% 24th -0.1pp 9th 9% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 22.1% 14th -0.3pp 10th 1% above peers
Kent, WA 23.7% 10th -0.5pp 11th 8% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 25.8% 6th -0.6pp 12th 18% above peers
Dayton, OH 21.4% 18th -0.5pp 13th 3% below peers
West Valley City, UT 30.0% 1st -0.8pp 14th 37% above peers
Miramar, FL 22.2% 13th -0.9pp 15th 1% above peers
Waco, TX 22.8% 12th -1.0pp 16th 4% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 19.4% 26th -0.8pp 17th 12% below peers
Orange, CA 20.4% 23rd -1.0pp 18th 7% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 25.6% 7th -1.2pp 19th 17% above peers
Visalia, CA 27.9% 4th -1.6pp 20th 27% above peers
New Haven, CT 21.3% 19th -1.2pp 21st 3% below peers
Lewisville, TX 23.1% 11th -1.4pp 22nd 5% above peers
Victorville, CA 29.6% 3rd -2.1pp 23rd 35% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 20.8% 21st -1.8pp 24th 5% below peers
Pasadena, CA 16.7% 30th -1.5pp 25th 24% below peers
Stamford, CT 18.4% 27th -2.1pp 26th 16% below peers
Meridian, ID 25.0% 8th -3.0pp 27th 14% above peers
Thornton, CO 24.9% 9th -3.1pp 28th 14% above peers
Carrollton, TX 19.6% 25th -3.0pp 29th 10% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 17.0% 28th -2.8pp 30th 22% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 15.4% 31st -3.1pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.9% then, 36.0% now; margin ±5.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.3% to 36.0%).
36.0%
20102024
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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
Pasadena, CA 33.0% 15th +8.1pp 1st 1% above peers
Carrollton, TX 24.9% 25th +2.6pp 2nd 24% below peers
Orange, CA 24.1% 26th +2.4pp 3rd 26% below peers
Stamford, CT 32.8% 16th +3.1pp 4th on par with peers
Thornton, CO 26.1% 23rd +2.3pp 5th 20% below peers
Fullerton, CA 26.1% 24th +1.3pp 6th 20% below peers
West Valley City, UT 27.8% 22nd +1.2pp 7th 15% below peers
Visalia, CA 34.3% 14th +1.5pp 8th 5% above peers
Miramar, FL 37.7% 8th +1.3pp 9th 15% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 36.0% 11th +1.0pp 10th 10% above peers
Dayton, OH 62.8% 2nd +1.8pp 11th 92% above peers
Elizabeth, NJ 50.0% 4th +1.3pp 12th 53% above peers
New Haven, CT 57.4% 3rd +1.3pp 13th 75% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 64.0% 1st +0.1pp 14th 96% above peers
Columbia, SC 46.6% 5th -0.6pp 15th 42% above peers
Fargo, ND 31.7% 18th -0.4pp 16th 3% below peers
Metairie, LA 32.5% 17th -0.5pp 17th 1% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 17.1% 28th -0.4pp 18th 48% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 37.0% 9th -1.8pp 19th 13% above peers
Kent, WA 28.7% 20th -1.4pp 20th 12% below peers
Waco, TX 39.1% 7th -3.3pp 21st 19% above peers
Warren, MI 34.4% 13th -3.0pp 22nd 5% above peers
Torrance, CA 14.7% 29th -1.7pp 23rd 55% below peers
Lewisville, TX 30.3% 19th -3.5pp 24th 7% below peers
Meridian, ID 14.6% 30th -1.9pp 25th 56% below peers
Hampton, VA 39.9% 6th -6.1pp 26th 22% above peers
Victorville, CA 36.0% 12th -6.1pp 27th 10% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 28.0% 21st -5.3pp 28th 15% below peers
Midland, TX 21.7% 27th -5.0pp 29th 34% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 14.1% 31st -3.4pp 30th 57% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 36.8% 10th -9.5pp 31st 12% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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9 of 33 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 B09002) through 2024 ±3.8pp 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

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Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.4% then, 78.0% now; margin ±8.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (78.9% to 78.0%).
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 75.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Carrollton, TX 74.5% 4th +9.0pp 1st 7% above peers
Visalia, CA 66.5% 20th +7.6pp 2nd 5% below peers
Stamford, CT 72.2% 9th +7.2pp 3rd 3% above peers
Warren, MI 69.8% 16th +6.8pp 4th on par with peers
Fullerton, CA 65.6% 21st +5.6pp 5th 6% below peers
Lewisville, TX 71.3% 13th +6.0pp 6th 2% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 60.7% 27th +5.0pp 7th 13% below peers
Orange, CA 73.7% 7th +5.8pp 8th 6% above peers
Victorville, CA 61.3% 26th +4.6pp 9th 12% below peers
Thornton, CO 74.0% 5th +4.7pp 10th 6% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 78.0% 2nd +4.7pp 11th 12% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 74.0% 6th +3.7pp 12th 6% above peers
Kent, WA 63.6% 24th +3.1pp 13th 9% below peers
Pasadena, CA 69.2% 17th +3.1pp 14th 1% below peers
New Haven, CT 72.8% 8th +2.9pp 15th 4% above peers
Torrance, CA 63.0% 25th +2.4pp 16th 10% below peers
Miramar, FL 82.1% 1st +2.8pp 17th 18% above peers
Hampton, VA 70.2% 15th +1.3pp 18th 1% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 56.1% 31st +1.0pp 19th 20% below peers
Elizabeth, NJ 67.4% 19th +0.2pp 20th 3% below peers
West Valley City, UT 65.0% 22nd -0.2pp 21st 7% below peers
Meridian, ID 59.4% 28th -0.4pp 22nd 15% below peers
Metairie, LA 71.8% 12th -0.8pp 23rd 3% above peers
Waco, TX 64.7% 23rd -1.6pp 24th 7% below peers
Midland, TX 56.6% 30th -1.7pp 25th 19% below peers
Columbia, SC 72.0% 10th -2.2pp 26th 3% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 71.9% 11th -2.5pp 27th 3% above peers
Dayton, OH 68.1% 18th -2.5pp 28th 3% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 58.8% 29th -5.5pp 29th 16% below peers
Fargo, ND 74.8% 3rd -7.0pp 30th 7% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 70.2% 14th -8.9pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 33 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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9 of 33 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 ±6.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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