The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Violent crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 62 (May 26) | 1st | -28.1% | 1st | 81% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 93 (May 26) | 2nd | -25.3% | 2nd | 71% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 683 (May 26) | 13th | -25.0% | 3rd | 110% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 148 (May 26) | 4th | -23.7% | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 109 (May 26) | 3rd | -18.3% | 5th | 66% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 490 (May 26) | 11th | -15.4% | 6th | 51% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 325 (May 26) | 9th | -14.9% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 198 (May 26) | 5th | -9.5% | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 921 (May 26) | 16th | -8.8% | 9th | 183% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 325 (May 26) | 8th | -6.5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 239 (May 26) | 7th | -5.6% | 11th | 27% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 238 (May 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 1,289 (May 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 13th | 297% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 691 (May 26) | 14th | +1.7% | 14th | 112% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 411 (May 26) | 10th | +2.9% | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 496 (May 26) | 12th | +7.2% | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 723 (May 26) | 15th | +22.9% | 17th | 122% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 43% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Shawnee, KS | 1,062 (May 26) | 6th | -42.7% | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1,018 (May 26) | 5th | -33.4% | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 527 (May 26) | 1st | -25.3% | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 2,288 (May 26) | 11th | -25.1% | 4th | 37% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1,922 (May 26) | 10th | -24.0% | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 1,666 (May 26) | 9th | -19.1% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 1,252 (May 26) | 8th | -18.3% | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 658 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.6% | 8th | 61% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 2,551 (May 26) | 12th | -15.2% | 9th | 53% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2,556 (May 26) | 13th | -10.1% | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 937 (May 26) | 4th | -10.0% | 11th | 44% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2,693 (May 26) | 15th | -3.6% | 12th | 62% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 2,574 (May 26) | 14th | -2.4% | 13th | 55% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 3,757 (May 26) | 16th | -0.3% | 14th | 126% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 3,809 (May 26) | 17th | +1.4% | 15th | 129% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 1,072 (May 26) | 7th | +4.2% | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 876 (May 26) | 3rd | +18.1% | 17th | 47% below peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Palo Alto, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 4 (May 26) | 12th | -66.7% | 2nd | 203% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -50.0% | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 4 (May 26) | 11th | -25.1% | 4th | 192% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 19 (May 26) | 16th | -23.5% | 5th | 1215% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1 (May 26) | 9th | +0.0% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 35 (May 26) | 17th | +64.3% | 7th | 2349% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 3 (May 26) | 10th | +99.3% | 8th | 102% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 15 (May 26) | 14th | +100.0% | 9th | 932% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9 (May 26) | 13th | +199.7% | 10th | 506% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 17 (May 26) | 15th | +299.8% | 11th | 1127% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Grand Junction, CO | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Eagan, MN | 0 (May 26) | 4th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0 (May 26) | 5th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Haverhill, MA | 0 (May 26) | 6th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0 (May 26) | 7th | 100% below peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Vehicle theft fell about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Eagan, MN | 27 (May 26) | 1st | -55.0% | 1st | 77% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 101 (May 26) | 8th | -50.3% | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 76 (May 26) | 6th | -49.0% | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 59 (May 26) | 4th | -46.8% | 4th | 49% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 128 (May 26) | 10th | -40.6% | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 77 (May 26) | 7th | -32.5% | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 198 (May 26) | 12th | -31.4% | 7th | 72% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 50 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.6% | 8th | 56% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 257 (May 26) | 15th | -19.7% | 9th | 124% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 68 (May 26) | 5th | -16.7% | 10th | 41% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 220 (May 26) | 14th | -5.0% | 11th | 92% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 333 (May 26) | 16th | -3.5% | 12th | 190% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 48 (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0% | 13th | 58% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 115 (May 26) | 9th | +2.5% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 402 (May 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 15th | 251% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 171 (May 26) | 11th | +4.4% | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 214 (May 26) | 13th | +6.4% | 17th | 86% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $87,120 to $109,940 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,090). 29 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | $74,275 | +25% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Lodi, CA | $88,530 | 15th | +51% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | $231,101 | 1st | +46% | 2nd | 162% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | $63,933 | 22nd | +42% | 3rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | $73,110 | 20th | +38% | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | $82,041 | 17th | +35% | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | $43,188 | 30th | +34% | 6th | 51% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | $70,080 | 21st | +33% | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | $63,004 | 23rd | +33% | 8th | 29% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | $75,477 | 19th | +33% | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | $150,245 | 4th | +32% | 10th | 70% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | $79,540 | 18th | +32% | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | $113,130 | 9th | +31% | 12th | 28% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | $127,335 | 8th | +30% | 13th | 44% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | $139,825 | 5th | +30% | 14th | 58% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | $96,391 | 13th | +29% | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | $47,240 | 29th | +29% | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | $58,399 | 25th | +29% | 17th | 34% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | $88,326 | 16th | +27% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | $60,991 | 24th | +27% | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | $109,940 | 11th | +26% | 20th | 24% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | $112,467 | 10th | +25% | 21st | 27% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | $88,997 | 14th | +25% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | $53,032 | 27th | +22% | 23rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | $38,731 | 31st | +21% | 24th | 56% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | $157,582 | 3rd | +21% | 25th | 78% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | $51,592 | 28th | +21% | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | $128,649 | 7th | +21% | 27th | 46% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | $108,690 | 12th | +20% | 28th | 23% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | $192,237 | 2nd | +17% | 29th | 118% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | $133,715 | 6th | +17% | 30th | 51% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | $56,968 | 26th | +12% | 31st | 36% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 3.8% (May 26) | +0.0pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Gary, IN | 7.0% (May 26) | 24th | -2.1pp | 1st | 79% above peers | |
| Canton, OH | 3.8% (May 26) | 10th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | 7.9% (May 26) | 26th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 103% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 5.0% (May 26) | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 28% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.6pp | 5th | 31% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | -0.5pp | 6th | 10% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 11th | -0.5pp | 7th | 3% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | 7.7% (May 26) | 25th | -0.3pp | 8th | 97% above peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 3.2% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 10th | 28% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 4.3% (May 26) | 15th | -0.2pp | 11th | 10% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | 4.8% (May 26) | 18th | -0.1pp | 12th | 23% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 3.9% (May 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5.0% (May 26) | 21st | +0.0pp | 14th | 28% above peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 15th | 13% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | +0.1pp | 16th | 13% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | 3.5% (May 26) | 8th | +0.1pp | 17th | 10% below peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 3.7% (May 26) | 9th | +0.2pp | 18th | 5% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 3.9% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | 4.5% (May 26) | 17th | +0.4pp | 20th | 15% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 3.8% (May 26) | 12th | +0.5pp | 21st | 3% below peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | |
| Decatur, IL | 6.4% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.6pp | 23rd | 64% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 5.0% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.8pp | 24th | 28% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +1.1pp | 25th | 10% above peers | |
| Weston, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 19th | +1.3pp | 26th | 23% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.3% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 7 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 10.9% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.2% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 53% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 11.2% | 17th | -3.7pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 11.0% | 15th | -3.4pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 12.3% | 19th | -2.9pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 7.3% | 11th | -1.6pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 11.3% | 18th | -1.9pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 10th | -1.1pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 20.8% | 24th | -2.9pp | 8th | 86% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 18.6% | 23rd | -2.4pp | 9th | 67% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 15.6% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 10th | 40% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 26.5% | 29th | -3.2pp | 11th | 137% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 26.2% | 28th | -3.1pp | 12th | 134% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 11.2% | 16th | -1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 14.2% | 21st | -1.2pp | 14th | 27% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 8.7% | 13th | -0.7pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 25.3% | 27th | -1.3pp | 16th | 126% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 6.0% | 6th | -0.1pp | 17th | 47% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 6.1% | 7th | -0.2pp | 18th | 45% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 21.0% | 25th | -0.3pp | 19th | 88% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 29.3% | 30th | +0.6pp | 20th | 162% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 10.4% | 14th | +0.5pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 5.9% | 5th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 32.8% | 31st | +2.6pp | 23rd | 193% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 7.1% | 8th | +0.7pp | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 12.9% | 20th | +1.2pp | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.5% | 12th | +1.3pp | 26th | 32% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 22.6% | 26th | +4.2pp | 27th | 102% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 4.2% | 1st | +0.8pp | 28th | 62% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 5.8% | 4th | +1.3pp | 29th | 48% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5.4% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 7.2% | 9th | +2.2pp | 31st | 36% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.0% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 5 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 13.1% | -1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Grand Junction, CO | 10.8% | 13th | -7.9pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.2% | 3rd | -3.8pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 14.9% | 18th | -5.9pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 9th | -2.8pp | 4th | 51% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 38.9% | 30th | -12.7pp | 5th | 164% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 8.5% | 11th | -2.3pp | 6th | 42% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 14.8% | 16th | -3.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 28.1% | 24th | -5.7pp | 8th | 91% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 17.7% | 21st | -3.3pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 6.0% | 5th | -1.0pp | 10th | 59% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 11.5% | 14th | -1.9pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 20.3% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 12th | 38% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 14.8% | 17th | -2.1pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 38.8% | 29th | -5.1pp | 14th | 163% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 15.1% | 19th | -1.7pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 9.3% | 12th | -0.8pp | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 32.1% | 25th | -2.8pp | 17th | 118% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.8% | 27th | -2.0pp | 18th | 136% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 33.1% | 26th | +0.2pp | 19th | 124% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 53.1% | 31st | +3.6pp | 20th | 260% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.8% | 1st | +0.3pp | 21st | 81% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 6.9% | 7th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 17.4% | 20th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 35.7% | 28th | +5.1pp | 24th | 142% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 19.9% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 25th | 35% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 8.1% | 10th | +1.5pp | 26th | 45% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.8% | 4th | +1.3pp | 27th | 60% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 7.2% | 8th | +2.1pp | 28th | 52% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 13.3% | 15th | +4.7pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 6.9% | 6th | +2.5pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.2% | 2nd | +1.8pp | 31st | 79% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.9% to 95.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 25 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 90.8% | +8.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Gary, IN | 82.3% | 27th | +17.4pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 90.8% | 22nd | +14.1pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 89.3% | 24th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 88.5% | 25th | +12.8pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 59.1% | 31st | +6.7pp | 5th | 37% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 93.4% | 16th | +10.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 93.7% | 15th | +9.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 80.6% | 28th | +7.9pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 91.1% | 21st | +8.2pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 92.4% | 18th | +6.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 96.5% | 7th | +7.2pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 86.4% | 26th | +6.2pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 92.0% | 19th | +6.2pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 94.7% | 14th | +6.3pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 91.7% | 20th | +5.5pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 80.4% | 29th | +4.8pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 92.6% | 17th | +5.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 89.9% | 23rd | +5.0pp | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 95.8% | 9th | +4.9pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 97.3% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 97.2% | 3rd | +3.8pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 96.7% | 6th | +3.4pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 95.2% | 12th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 95.0% | 13th | +2.8pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 96.2% | 8th | +2.8pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 97.1% | 5th | +2.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 95.3% | 11th | +2.3pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 97.7% | 1st | +1.8pp | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 97.1% | 4th | +1.6pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 95.7% | 10th | -0.0pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 74.3% | 30th | -0.8pp | 31st | 20% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Inequality fell about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.43 to 0.41 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 0.46 | +0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Lodi, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.029 | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 0.44 | 11th | -0.028 | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 0.41 | 4th | -0.025 | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 0.48 | 23rd | -0.027 | 4th | 7% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 0.35 | 2nd | -0.019 | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 0.45 | 17th | -0.023 | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 0.35 | 1st | -0.016 | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 0.44 | 13th | -0.019 | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 0.49 | 25th | -0.020 | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 0.49 | 26th | -0.020 | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.48 | 24th | -0.013 | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 0.47 | 21st | -0.011 | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 0.47 | 20th | -0.010 | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.41 | 5th | -0.007 | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 0.44 | 10th | -0.005 | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 0.46 | 18th | -0.002 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 0.50 | 28th | -0.001 | 17th | 11% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 0.46 | 19th | +0.001 | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.005 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 0.38 | 3rd | +0.006 | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.007 | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 0.43 | 8th | +0.007 | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 0.42 | 6th | +0.010 | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 0.54 | 31st | +0.015 | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0.45 | 14th | +0.016 | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0.45 | 15th | +0.017 | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 0.51 | 30th | +0.024 | 27th | 14% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 0.51 | 29th | +0.025 | 28th | 14% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.041 | 29th | 6% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 0.50 | 27th | +0.057 | 30th | 11% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 0.44 | 12th | +0.066 | 31st | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.3% to 2.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 4 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.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 7.0% | -1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Shawnee, KS | 2.3% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 2nd | 80% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 19.7% | 23rd | -11.4pp | 3rd | 87% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.3% | 6th | -1.4pp | 4th | 69% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 10.9% | 17th | -4.1pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 11.0% | 18th | -3.9pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.3% | 9th | -1.2pp | 7th | 59% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 8.8% | 14th | -1.2pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 10.5% | 15th | -1.2pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 7.1% | 11th | -0.7pp | 10th | 33% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 8.7% | 13th | -0.7pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 29.1% | 29th | -1.4pp | 12th | 177% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 28.9% | 28th | -0.9pp | 13th | 174% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 20.4% | 24th | -0.6pp | 14th | 94% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 12.4% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 11.3% | 19th | +0.6pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 32.0% | 31st | +2.4pp | 17th | 204% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 3.9% | 8th | +0.4pp | 18th | 63% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.0% | 10th | +0.7pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 24.9% | 27th | +2.6pp | 20th | 136% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 24.6% | 26th | +2.8pp | 21st | 134% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 30.0% | 30th | +3.9pp | 22nd | 185% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 10.5% | 16th | +1.5pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 20.9% | 25th | +3.6pp | 24th | 98% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 11.3% | 20th | +2.1pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.0% | 21st | +2.6pp | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 3.2% | 5th | +0.9pp | 27th | 70% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 8.0% | 12th | +2.4pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.6% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 29th | 75% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.1% | 4th | +1.4pp | 30th | 70% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.6% | 7th | +2.0pp | 31st | 65% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | $252,794 (Jun 26) | +4.1% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Lakewood, NJ | $591,177 (Jun 26) | 8th | +7.8% | 1st | 38% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $107,596 (Jun 26) | 28th | +7.3% | 2nd | 75% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $334,098 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +5.5% | 3rd | 22% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $176,363 (Jun 26) | 26th | +5.1% | 4th | 59% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $432,970 (Jun 26) | 14th | +4.8% | 5th | 1% above peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | $3,604,398 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.6% | 6th | 739% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | $428,837 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.7% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Ames, IA | $307,551 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.7% | 8th | 28% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,495,025 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.6% | 9th | 248% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $558,210 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.1% | 10th | 30% above peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $429,488 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.1% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $408,530 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.8% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | $252,300 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.8% | 13th | 41% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $1,420,519 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 14th | 231% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $398,674 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.7% | 15th | 7% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $446,422 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.3% | 16th | 4% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | $134,986 (Jun 26) | 27th | -0.2% | 17th | 69% below peers | |
| Spring, TX | $368,162 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.8% | 18th | 14% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | $571,364 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.9% | 19th | 33% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $229,672 (Jun 26) | 25th | -0.9% | 20th | 47% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $1,168,471 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.0% | 21st | 172% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $623,896 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.1% | 22nd | 45% above peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | $529,016 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.1% | 23rd | 23% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $518,965 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.4% | 24th | 21% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $342,429 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.8% | 25th | 20% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $727,063 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.9% | 26th | 69% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | $91,950 (Jun 26) | 29th | -3.8% | 27th | 79% below peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | $345,384 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.8% | 28th | 20% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $1,247,792 (Jun 26) | 4th | -5.1% | 29th | 191% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | $123,530 (Jun 26) | +4.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Gary, IN | $57,312 (Jun 26) | 28th | +8.4% | 1st | 83% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $96,383 (Jun 26) | 26th | +8.4% | 2nd | 71% below peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $47,274 (Jun 26) | 29th | +6.6% | 3rd | 86% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $336,902 (Jun 26) | 14th | +6.1% | 4th | 2% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $245,681 (Jun 26) | 20th | +5.7% | 5th | 26% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | $342,657 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.0% | 6th | 4% above peers | |
| Conway, AR | $186,535 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.7% | 7th | 43% below peers | |
| Ames, IA | $208,311 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.4% | 8th | 37% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | $2,227,681 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.3% | 9th | 575% above peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $329,851 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.3% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Albany, GA | $62,478 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.3% | 11th | 81% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,093,073 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.3% | 12th | 231% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $423,895 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.8% | 13th | 29% above peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $1,001,817 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.2% | 14th | 204% above peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $355,835 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.1% | 15th | 8% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $300,692 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $270,284 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.3% | 17th | 18% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | $439,756 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 18th | 33% above peers | |
| Lakewood, NJ | $235,549 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.8% | 19th | 29% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $116,953 (Jun 26) | 25th | -1.2% | 20th | 65% below peers | |
| Spring, TX | $255,174 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.0% | 21st | 23% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $402,484 (Jun 26) | 9th | -2.2% | 22nd | 22% above peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $500,226 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.3% | 23rd | 52% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $369,367 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.6% | 24th | 12% above peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | $351,552 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.7% | 25th | 7% above peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | $303,698 (Jun 26) | 16th | -4.1% | 26th | 8% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $432,794 (Jun 26) | 7th | -4.7% | 27th | 31% above peers | |
| Union City, CA | $779,118 (Jun 26) | 4th | -6.6% | 28th | 136% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $144,832 (Jun 26) | 24th | -10.3% | 29th | 56% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.0% then, 73.7% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 67.2% | +0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Madera, CA | 54.7% | 18th | +6.9pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 62.8% | 15th | +5.7pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 63.5% | 12th | +5.4pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 39.1% | 30th | +3.1pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 56.8% | 17th | +4.4pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 57.3% | 16th | +3.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 74.4% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 7th | 30% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 83.6% | 1st | +4.0pp | 8th | 46% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 46.9% | 26th | +1.7pp | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 42.1% | 29th | +1.4pp | 10th | 27% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 53.4% | 20th | +1.4pp | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 62.9% | 14th | +1.5pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 63.2% | 13th | +1.3pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 64.2% | 10th | +1.1pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 48.7% | 25th | +0.8pp | 15th | 15% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 73.7% | 4th | +0.7pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 83.0% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 17th | 45% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 54.6% | 19th | +0.1pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 50.8% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 73.0% | 5th | -0.8pp | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 64.7% | 9th | -0.7pp | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.7% | 8th | -1.4pp | 22nd | 15% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 51.2% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 67.7% | 7th | -2.0pp | 24th | 18% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 49.0% | 24th | -1.5pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 64.0% | 11th | -2.2pp | 26th | 12% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 45.6% | 27th | -1.6pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 45.4% | 28th | -2.2pp | 28th | 21% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 70.5% | 6th | -3.6pp | 29th | 23% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 52.6% | 21st | -2.8pp | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 37.7% | 31st | -2.6pp | 31st | 34% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Palo Alto, CA | $4,299 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.8% | 1st | 119% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | $1,366 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.9% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $1,768 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.1% | 3rd | 10% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $2,137 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.0% | 4th | 9% above peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $4,083 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.8% | 5th | 108% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $2,788 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.5% | 6th | 42% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | $2,344 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.2% | 7th | 19% above peers | |
| Portland, ME | $2,429 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.2% | 8th | 23% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $3,543 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.0% | 9th | 80% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $1,125 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.0% | 10th | 43% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $1,967 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.9% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Conway, AR | $1,431 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.5% | 12th | 27% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $1,054 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.5% | 13th | 46% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $2,867 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.1% | 14th | 46% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,489 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 15th | 24% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $1,632 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.8% | 16th | 17% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $1,451 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.8% | 17th | 26% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $2,345 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.2% | 18th | 19% above peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | $1,831 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.1% | 19th | 7% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $2,971 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.0% | 20th | 51% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.9% | 21st | 30% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $3,393 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.8% | 22nd | 72% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $1,019 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.7% | 23rd | 48% below peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | $2,187 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.6% | 24th | 11% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | $937 (Jun 26) | 29th | +0.6% | 25th | 52% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $2,426 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.2% | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $1,796 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.2% | 27th | 9% below peers | |
| Spring, TX | $1,750 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.6% | 28th | 11% below peers | |
| Lakewood, NJ | 14th | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.9% then, 21.8% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 25.9% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Ames, IA | 35.5% | 17th | -4.2pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 26.2% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 32.5% | 10th | -3.5pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 21.8% | 1st | -2.1pp | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 31.6% | 9th | -2.6pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 34.7% | 15th | -2.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 29.1% | 6th | -2.1pp | 7th | 18% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 38.0% | 20th | -2.5pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 34.0% | 13th | -1.0pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 31.4% | 8th | -0.7pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 39.8% | 24th | -0.6pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 39.1% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 36.7% | 18th | -0.6pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 34.6% | 14th | -0.5pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 28.2% | 4th | -0.1pp | 15th | 20% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.1% | 30th | +0.4pp | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 40.1% | 25th | +1.2pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 32.6% | 11th | +1.2pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 63.0% | 31st | +2.6pp | 19th | 78% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 36.8% | 19th | +1.6pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 38.8% | 21st | +1.8pp | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 35.5% | 16th | +1.9pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 38.9% | 22nd | +2.2pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 28.8% | 5th | +1.8pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 43.0% | 29th | +3.1pp | 25th | 21% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 41.1% | 26th | +3.0pp | 26th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 29.7% | 7th | +2.2pp | 27th | 16% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 24.8% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 28th | 30% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 42.8% | 28th | +3.7pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 33.6% | 12th | +3.5pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 42.6% | 27th | +4.9pp | 31st | 20% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 5.1% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.3% | 7th | -2.8pp | 1st | 55% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 13.6% | 28th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 85% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 5.6% | 11th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 8.6% | 20th | -1.8pp | 4th | 16% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 14.8% | 29th | -2.1pp | 5th | 101% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 12.4% | 27th | -1.6pp | 6th | 69% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 5.7% | 12th | -0.5pp | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.1% | 14th | -0.4pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 9.9% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 9th | 36% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 21.0% | 31st | +0.1pp | 10th | 186% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 7.2% | 15th | +0.0pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 12.1% | 26th | +0.2pp | 12th | 65% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 7.3% | 16th | +0.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 15.4% | 30th | +0.6pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.7% | 5th | +0.1pp | 15th | 63% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.8% | 6th | +0.2pp | 16th | 62% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.9% | 13th | +0.4pp | 17th | 20% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 2.0% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 18th | 73% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 11.8% | 25th | +1.0pp | 19th | 61% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 9th | +0.3pp | 20th | 50% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 9.6% | 21st | +1.4pp | 21st | 31% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 1.7% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 76% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 8.4% | 18th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 8.5% | 19th | +1.5pp | 24th | 16% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 7.8% | 17th | +1.4pp | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 11.1% | 24th | +2.1pp | 26th | 51% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.4% | 8th | +0.8pp | 27th | 54% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 3.8% | 10th | +1.0pp | 28th | 48% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 10.4% | 23rd | +2.8pp | 29th | 42% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 1.6% | 1st | +0.5pp | 30th | 78% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 2.4% | 4th | +1.3pp | 31st | 68% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.2% to 5.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 9 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 8.5% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Lakewood, NJ | 4.1% | 8th | -3.7pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 6.3% | 18th | -4.9pp | 2nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 5.8% | 17th | -2.7pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 4.9% | 12th | -1.8pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 8.1% | 21st | -2.7pp | 5th | 44% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 4.9% | 11th | -1.5pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 9.7% | 26th | -2.5pp | 7th | 73% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.0% | 13th | -1.2pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 13.3% | 29th | -3.1pp | 9th | 136% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.2% | 15th | -1.2pp | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 5.6% | 16th | -1.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.4% | 9th | -0.8pp | 12th | 22% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 4.6% | 10th | -0.6pp | 13th | 18% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 8.4% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 16th | 66% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 8.5% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 17th | 52% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 7.8% | 20th | -0.6pp | 18th | 39% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.3% | 5th | +0.0pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 20th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.7% | 19th | +0.1pp | 21st | 19% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 10.5% | 28th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 87% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 9.2% | 25th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 64% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 8.6% | 24th | +0.5pp | 24th | 53% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 16.5% | 31st | +1.7pp | 25th | 193% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 3.6% | 6th | +0.4pp | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 2.1% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 27th | 63% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 5.1% | 14th | +0.9pp | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.9% | 4th | +0.8pp | 29th | 48% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 10.0% | 27th | +2.8pp | 30th | 78% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 14.2% | 30th | +4.9pp | 31st | 154% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Union City, CA | 15.8% | 1st | 52% below peers | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 19.8% | 2nd | 40% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | 20.7% | 3rd | 37% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 21.7% | 4th | 34% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 22.5% | 5th | 32% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 22.9% | 6th | 31% below peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 24.9% | 7th | 25% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | 26.3% | 8th | 21% below peers | |
| Horizon West, FL | 28.2% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | 30.1% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | 30.8% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | 30.9% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | 31.3% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 32.1% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 32.4% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | 33.1% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Spring, TX | 34.9% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 35.1% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| South Hill, WA | 35.6% | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 35.7% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 35.9% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | 37.1% | 22nd | 12% above peers | |
| Maricopa, AZ | 37.7% | 23rd | 14% above peers | |
| Lakewood, NJ | 38.0% | 24th | 15% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 38.6% | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | 38.6% | 26th | 17% above peers | |
| Conway, AR | 40.0% | 27th | 21% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 41.1% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | 45.1% | 29th | 36% above peers | |
| Canton, OH | 45.8% | 30th | 38% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | 49.8% | 31st | 50% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child uninsured fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.6% to 1.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 5 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.5% | 14th | -7.3pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 1.0% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 2nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 1.6% | 6th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0.9% | 1st | -1.1pp | 4th | 68% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 1.7% | 7th | -1.7pp | 5th | 35% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 2.8% | 18th | -2.1pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 0.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 7th | 67% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 3.0% | 19th | -1.5pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2.2% | 9th | -0.7pp | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 1.0% | 4th | -0.2pp | 10th | 64% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1.5% | 5th | -0.3pp | 11th | 44% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 5.0% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 12th | 87% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.5% | 13th | -0.4pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 6.0% | 26th | -0.7pp | 14th | 124% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 2.5% | 15th | -0.3pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 3.8% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 16th | 44% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 2.4% | 11th | -0.0pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.0% | 8th | +0.1pp | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 2.7% | 16th | +0.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.3% | 31st | +2.3pp | 20th | 361% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.3% | 10th | +0.4pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 6.2% | 27th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 133% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 3.0% | 20th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 5.6% | 24th | +1.6pp | 24th | 110% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.7% | 17th | +0.8pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.9% | 25th | +1.8pp | 26th | 121% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.8% | 21st | +1.6pp | 27th | 42% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 11.7% | 30th | +5.8pp | 28th | 339% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 8.1% | 28th | +4.2pp | 29th | 205% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 9.6% | 29th | +5.7pp | 30th | 261% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 2.4% | 12th | +1.6pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 48.3% to 53.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp). 11 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 35.6% | +2.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Lodi, CA | 24.6% | 24th | +5.4pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 32.9% | 17th | +5.0pp | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 16.4% | 29th | +2.5pp | 3rd | 57% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 25.4% | 23rd | +3.6pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 10.9% | 31st | +1.5pp | 5th | 71% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 43.8% | 14th | +5.4pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 59.7% | 7th | +7.1pp | 7th | 57% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 45.1% | 13th | +4.8pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 67.0% | 4th | +6.1pp | 9th | 76% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 53.1% | 11th | +4.8pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 38.1% | 16th | +3.4pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 32.6% | 18th | +2.8pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 20.4% | 28th | +1.5pp | 13th | 47% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 21.6% | 26th | +1.5pp | 14th | 43% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 42.6% | 15th | +2.9pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 67.6% | 3rd | +4.6pp | 16th | 78% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 25.6% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 17th | 33% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 14.8% | 30th | +0.9pp | 18th | 61% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 21.4% | 27th | +1.3pp | 19th | 44% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 54.7% | 10th | +2.9pp | 20th | 44% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 65.8% | 5th | +3.1pp | 21st | 73% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 56.2% | 9th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 48% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 31.7% | 20th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 57.6% | 8th | +1.2pp | 24th | 51% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 87.1% | 1st | +1.2pp | 25th | 129% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 31.9% | 19th | +0.4pp | 26th | 16% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 65.6% | 6th | +0.7pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 27.8% | 21st | +0.1pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 82.3% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 29th | 116% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 52.5% | 12th | -1.6pp | 30th | 38% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 23.6% | 25th | -1.1pp | 31st | 38% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.7% then, 45.1% now; margin ±13.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 44.7% | -2.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Eagan, MN | 55.1% | 10th | +18.6pp | 1st | 19% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 45.0% | 18th | +13.1pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 36.8% | 23rd | +8.0pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 47.4% | 14th | +9.5pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 53.4% | 12th | +10.6pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 66.0% | 4th | +12.3pp | 6th | 43% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.6% | 24th | +6.4pp | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.3% | 5th | +9.8pp | 8th | 41% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 57.6% | 8th | +3.7pp | 9th | 24% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 61.5% | 7th | +3.6pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 46.3% | 16th | -0.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 36.8% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 12th | 20% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 71.2% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 13th | 54% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 47.2% | 15th | -1.3pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 53.9% | 11th | -1.5pp | 15th | 16% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 79.4% | 1st | -2.3pp | 16th | 72% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 56.4% | 9th | -4.7pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 31.0% | 26th | -4.4pp | 18th | 33% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 75.1% | 2nd | -11.6pp | 19th | 62% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 45.1% | 17th | -10.6pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 65.3% | 6th | -15.5pp | 21st | 41% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 32.4% | 25th | -10.2pp | 22nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 25.9% | 30th | -9.4pp | 23rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 27.3% | 29th | -10.1pp | 24th | 41% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 39.2% | 19th | -17.6pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 49.2% | 13th | -22.1pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 37.0% | 21st | -19.5pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 30.9% | 27th | -17.7pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 25.1% | 31st | -16.0pp | 29th | 46% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 37.1% | 20th | -23.8pp | 30th | 20% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 29.2% | 28th | -24.1pp | 31st | 37% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.7% then, 5.9% now; margin ±4.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 5.4% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Eagan, MN | 0.3% | 1st | -4.8pp | 1st | 95% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.7% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 2nd | 89% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 2.9% | 8th | -3.0pp | 3rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 3.6% | 10th | -3.3pp | 4th | 38% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.6% | 6th | -2.1pp | 5th | 55% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.5% | 15th | -4.1pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 6.5% | 17th | -4.6pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 2.1% | 4th | -1.3pp | 8th | 65% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 6.6% | 19th | -3.2pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 9.1% | 24th | -2.3pp | 10th | 54% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1.2% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 11th | 79% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 9.8% | 27th | -1.7pp | 12th | 66% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 9.0% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 13th | 52% above peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 7.6% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 6.5% | 18th | -0.7pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 12.5% | 30th | -1.1pp | 16th | 112% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 10.6% | 29th | +0.3pp | 17th | 79% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 7.4% | 21st | +1.0pp | 18th | 25% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 10.4% | 28th | +1.5pp | 19th | 76% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 16.5% | 31st | +4.1pp | 20th | 180% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.0% | 14th | +1.4pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 3.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 9.4% | 25th | +3.1pp | 23rd | 59% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.7% | 7th | +1.0pp | 24th | 54% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 7.2% | 20th | +3.4pp | 25th | 22% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 4.6% | 13th | +2.4pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9.7% | 26th | +5.1pp | 27th | 65% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.9% | 16th | +3.2pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 2.5% | 5th | +1.4pp | 29th | 57% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 3.9% | 12th | +2.6pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.2% | 9th | +2.9pp | 31st | 46% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65,540 to 68,542 - more than the combined survey margin (±87). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon West, FL | 67,416 | 27th | +73% | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 67,163 | 31st | +38% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 69,585 | 4th | +24% | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 68,025 | 16th | +13% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 68,580 | 11th | +12% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 67,725 | 20th | +10% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 69,397 | 6th | +10% | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 68,142 | 14th | +10% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 67,698 | 21st | +7% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 68,847 | 9th | +5% | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 67,831 | 19th | +5% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 68,542 | 12th | +5% | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 69,471 | 5th | +4% | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 68,854 | 8th | +3% | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 69,825 | 1st | +3% | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 69,291 | 7th | +3% | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 67,607 | 25th | +3% | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 67,669 | 23rd | +2% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 68,000 | 17th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 68,435 | 13th | +2% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 67,642 | 24th | +2% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 67,237 | 28th | +1% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 67,671 | 22nd | +0% | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 67,979 | 18th | -0% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67,170 | 30th | -1% | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 69,755 | 3rd | -2% | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 68,837 | 10th | -3% | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 69,815 | 2nd | -4% | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 67,224 | 29th | -9% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 67,464 | 26th | -10% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 68,113 | 15th | -10% | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.5% then, 15.5% now; margin ±5.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 25.8% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Lakewood, NJ | 7.8% | 31st | +3.6pp | 1st | 71% below peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 26.6% | 17th | +8.2pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 26.5% | 18th | +6.2pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 29.7% | 12th | +5.8pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.3% | 7th | +8.2pp | 5th | 59% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 11.5% | 30th | +2.1pp | 6th | 58% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 32.1% | 11th | +4.5pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 27.4% | 14th | +3.2pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 38.2% | 9th | +4.1pp | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 16.4% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 10th | 40% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 81.1% | 1st | +4.6pp | 11th | 199% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 25.6% | 19th | +0.7pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 14.5% | 25th | +0.4pp | 13th | 47% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 29.7% | 13th | +0.7pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 71.5% | 2nd | +1.8pp | 15th | 163% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 22.1% | 21st | -0.3pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 12.7% | 28th | -0.2pp | 17th | 53% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 51.1% | 4th | -1.0pp | 18th | 88% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 32.5% | 10th | -0.7pp | 19th | 20% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 23.6% | 20th | -0.6pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 50.5% | 5th | -2.6pp | 21st | 86% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 27.2% | 16th | -1.6pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 61.5% | 3rd | -3.7pp | 23rd | 127% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 39.9% | 8th | -2.7pp | 24th | 47% above peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 13.8% | 27th | -1.5pp | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 27.2% | 15th | -3.4pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 12.4% | 29th | -1.6pp | 27th | 54% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 14.2% | 26th | -1.9pp | 28th | 48% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 47.5% | 6th | -7.3pp | 29th | 75% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 21.6% | 22nd | -5.2pp | 30th | 20% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 15.5% | 24th | -5.0pp | 31st | 43% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (78.0% then, 76.8% now; margin ±9.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas ref | 69.6% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Weston, FL | 62.8% | 19th | +16.8pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 65.7% | 17th | +13.0pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 78.1% | 4th | +14.3pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 74.9% | 7th | +10.4pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 76.4% | 6th | +10.5pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 60.6% | 21st | +7.7pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 62.8% | 20th | +6.5pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 79.1% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 59.8% | 23rd | +4.5pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Palo Alto, CA | 73.5% | 8th | +4.8pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67.5% | 14th | +4.0pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 80.5% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 12th | 21% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 73.2% | 9th | +2.1pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 82.0% | 1st | +0.5pp | 14th | 23% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 72.8% | 11th | +0.4pp | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 76.8% | 5th | -1.1pp | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 67.4% | 15th | -1.2pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 59.5% | 24th | -1.3pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 71.6% | 12th | -2.0pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 71.0% | 13th | -2.2pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 53.8% | 29th | -2.2pp | 21st | 19% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 53.7% | 30th | -3.5pp | 22nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 60.6% | 22nd | -4.7pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 58.7% | 27th | -5.0pp | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 72.9% | 10th | -6.4pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 64.5% | 18th | -8.4pp | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 66.6% | 16th | -10.2pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Maricopa, AZ | 54.8% | 28th | -9.2pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 58.9% | 26th | -11.7pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 59.0% | 25th | -12.5pp | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 29.3% | 31st | -13.8pp | 31st | 56% below peers |