The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 76% 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% | |||||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 55 (May 26) | 2nd | -47.0% | 1st | 73% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 270 (May 26) | 15th | -36.0% | 2nd | 34% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 171 (May 26) | 10th | -33.6% | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 37 (May 26) | 1st | -24.3% | 4th | 81% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 145 (May 26) | 8th | -17.3% | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 228 (May 26) | 13th | -16.6% | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 389 (May 26) | 18th | -14.7% | 7th | 93% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 266 (May 26) | 14th | -13.9% | 8th | 32% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 547 (May 26) | 20th | -13.2% | 9th | 172% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 586 (Feb 26) | 21st | -13.1% | 10th | 191% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 362 (May 26) | 17th | -9.2% | 11th | 80% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 112 (May 26) | 6th | -5.6% | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 68 (May 26) | 4th | -5.5% | 13th | 66% below peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 58 (May 26) | 3rd | -3.1% | 14th | 71% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 131 (Apr 26) | 7th | -2.9% | 15th | 35% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 151 (May 26) | 9th | -0.2% | 16th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 192 (May 26) | 11th | +2.0% | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 316 (May 26) | 16th | +4.8% | 18th | 57% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 489 (Dec 25) | 19th | +7.0% | 19th | 143% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 201 (May 26) | 12th | +8.8% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 596 (May 26) | 22nd | +31.5% | 21st | 196% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 101 (May 26) | 5th | +42.1% | 22nd | 50% 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.
Property crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 71% 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% | |||||
| Leander, TX | 395 (May 26) | 1st | -54.1% | 1st | 76% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 1,738 (May 26) | 15th | -48.7% | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 873 (May 26) | 6th | -38.7% | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 1,193 (May 26) | 9th | -22.5% | 4th | 27% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 1,635 (May 26) | 13th | -22.0% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 2,095 (Apr 26) | 17th | -21.9% | 6th | 29% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 2,133 (May 26) | 18th | -21.3% | 7th | 31% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 2,703 (May 26) | 22nd | -19.0% | 8th | 66% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 2,403 (Feb 26) | 21st | -18.0% | 9th | 48% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 916 (May 26) | 7th | -17.0% | 10th | 44% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 1,245 (May 26) | 10th | -13.3% | 11th | 23% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 1,559 (May 26) | 11th | -10.2% | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 546 (May 26) | 3rd | -9.5% | 13th | 66% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 652 (May 26) | 4th | -8.2% | 14th | 60% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 2,238 (May 26) | 19th | -7.9% | 15th | 37% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 1,183 (May 26) | 8th | -7.9% | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 494 (May 26) | 2nd | -7.0% | 17th | 70% below peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 1,641 (May 26) | 14th | -6.9% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 2,088 (Dec 25) | 16th | -5.3% | 19th | 28% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 1,628 (May 26) | 12th | -2.9% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 2,283 (May 26) | 20th | -1.3% | 21st | 40% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 841 (May 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 22nd | 48% 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.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 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% | |||||
| Iowa City, IA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | -100.0% | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 0 (May 26) | 4th | -100.0% | 4th | 100% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 0 (May 26) | 5th | -100.0% | 5th | 100% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 3 (Dec 25) | 14th | -59.9% | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 1 (May 26) | 7th | -50.2% | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 3 (May 26) | 12th | -38.5% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 8 (May 26) | 21st | -33.3% | 9th | 214% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -3.8% | 10th | 49% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 (May 26) | 11th | +0.0% | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 3 (May 26) | 15th | +0.0% | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 15 (Feb 26) | 22nd | +10.0% | 13th | 480% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 5 (May 26) | 18th | +33.5% | 14th | 106% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 2 (May 26) | 10th | +72.7% | 15th | 17% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 8 (May 26) | 20th | +199.6% | 16th | 210% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 4 (May 26) | 16th | +200.0% | 17th | 58% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 4 (May 26) | 17th | +200.0% | 18th | 60% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 3 (May 26) | 13th | 1% above peers | ||||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 1 (May 26) | 9th | 47% below peers | ||||
| Evanston, IL | 0 (Apr 26) | 6th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Schaumburg, IL | 5 (May 26) | 19th | 108% above 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 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 67% 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% | |||||
| Leander, TX | 24 (May 26) | 2nd | -61.0% | 1st | 80% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 137 (May 26) | 13th | -57.0% | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 55 (May 26) | 6th | -49.4% | 3rd | 55% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 16 (May 26) | 1st | -40.9% | 4th | 87% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 140 (May 26) | 14th | -39.0% | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 115 (May 26) | 10th | -38.1% | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 39 (May 26) | 3rd | -37.6% | 7th | 68% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 172 (May 26) | 17th | -33.2% | 8th | 41% above peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 413 (May 26) | 20th | -23.6% | 9th | 239% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 47 (May 26) | 4th | -22.2% | 10th | 62% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 112 (Dec 25) | 9th | -17.9% | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 84 (May 26) | 8th | -17.6% | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 157 (Apr 26) | 16th | -17.4% | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 121 (May 26) | 11th | -12.4% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 154 (May 26) | 15th | -12.2% | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 122 (May 26) | 12th | -4.1% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 83 (May 26) | 7th | -3.5% | 17th | 32% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 205 (May 26) | 18th | -1.2% | 18th | 68% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 227 (May 26) | 19th | -1.1% | 19th | 87% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 445 (May 26) | 22nd | +12.5% | 20th | 265% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 418 (Feb 26) | 21st | +20.6% | 21st | 243% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 51 (May 26) | 5th | +37.3% | 22nd | 58% 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.
Household income rose about 16% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $42,216 to $48,873 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,800). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | $63,726 | +26% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Missoula, MT | $70,392 | 19th | +48% | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | $80,483 | 15th | +38% | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | $139,048 | 3rd | +36% | 3rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | $68,015 | 25th | +36% | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | $68,771 | 21st | +36% | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | $68,310 | 23rd | +35% | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | $99,861 | 10th | +34% | 7th | 27% above peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | $85,914 | 14th | +33% | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | $78,722 | 16th | +31% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | $123,874 | 5th | +28% | 10th | 57% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | $120,694 | 6th | +28% | 11th | 53% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | $69,882 | 20th | +28% | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | $68,613 | 22nd | +27% | 13th | 13% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | $107,504 | 9th | +27% | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | $139,041 | 4th | +26% | 15th | 77% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | $58,613 | 26th | +26% | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | $50,739 | 30th | +25% | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | $51,165 | 29th | +23% | 18th | 35% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | $68,166 | 24th | +22% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | $96,434 | 12th | +22% | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | $71,512 | 18th | +22% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | $78,387 | 17th | +22% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | $190,124 | 1st | +22% | 23rd | 142% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | $116,723 | 7th | +21% | 24th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | $55,504 | 28th | +20% | 25th | 29% below peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | $156,964 | 2nd | +19% | 26th | 99% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | $58,546 | 27th | +19% | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | $108,400 | 8th | +19% | 28th | 38% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | $97,514 | 11th | +17% | 29th | 24% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | $48,873 | 31st | +16% | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | $94,390 | 13th | +7% | 31st | 20% above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 4.5% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Hammond, IN | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | -1.2pp | 1st | 9% below peers | |
| Pawtucket, RI | 3.9% (May 26) | 10th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | |
| Iowa City, IA | 2.4% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 47% below peers | |
| Bismarck, ND | 1.8% (May 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 4th | 60% below peers | |
| Apple Valley, CA | 5.8% (May 26) | 24th | -0.3pp | 5th | 29% above peers | |
| Appleton, WI | 2.7% (May 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 6th | 40% below peers | |
| Pleasanton, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 7th | 18% below peers | |
| Bellflower, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 21st | -0.1pp | 8th | 13% above peers | |
| Broomfield, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 6th | -0.1pp | 9th | 20% below peers | |
| Missoula, MT | 2.6% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 10th | 42% below peers | |
| Pittsburg, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Rock Hill, SC | 4.8% (May 26) | 19th | +0.0pp | 12th | 7% above peers | |
| Bowling Green, KY | 4.5% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Missouri City, TX | 4.9% (May 26) | 20th | +0.3pp | 14th | 9% above peers | |
| Leander, TX | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | +0.4pp | 15th | 22% below peers | |
| Evanston, IL | 4.6% (May 26) | 15th | +0.6pp | 16th | 2% above peers | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | 3.8% (May 26) | 9th | +0.6pp | 17th | 16% below peers | |
| Lakeville, MN | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | +0.6pp | 18th | 20% below peers | |
| Arlington Heights, IL | 4.5% (May 26) | 14th | +0.7pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 4.7% (May 26) | 16th | +0.7pp | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Bolingbrook, IL | 4.7% (May 26) | 17th | +0.7pp | 21st | 4% above peers | |
| Schaumburg, IL | 4.7% (May 26) | 18th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | |
| Scranton, PA | 5.1% (May 26) | 22nd | +1.0pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | |
| Southfield, MI | 6.8% (May 26) | 26th | +1.2pp | 24th | 51% above peers | |
| Lauderhill, FL | 5.3% (May 26) | 23rd | +1.4pp | 25th | 18% above peers | |
| New Britain, CT | 6.7% (May 26) | 25th | +1.6pp | 26th | 49% 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.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.7% then, 23.7% now; margin ±2.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 15.4% | -1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Missoula, MT | 11.4% | 18th | -5.5pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 2.9% | 1st | -1.1pp | 2nd | 73% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 8.0% | 11th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 12.1% | 19th | -2.8pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 17.3% | 26th | -3.6pp | 5th | 63% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 13.2% | 22nd | -2.3pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 18.9% | 27th | -2.9pp | 7th | 78% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 11.1% | 17th | -1.7pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 10.6% | 16th | -1.5pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 5.6% | 5th | -0.7pp | 10th | 47% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 14.8% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 11th | 39% above peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 10.1% | 14th | -1.0pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 19.3% | 28th | -1.5pp | 13th | 82% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 3.7% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 14th | 65% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 12.4% | 20th | -0.7pp | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 24.0% | 31st | -1.3pp | 16th | 125% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 16.5% | 25th | -0.7pp | 17th | 55% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 21.3% | 29th | -0.2pp | 18th | 100% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 10.4% | 15th | -0.0pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 9.0% | 12th | +0.1pp | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 6.4% | 9th | +0.0pp | 21st | 40% below peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 13.1% | 21st | +0.4pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 15.4% | 24th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 45% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 5.0% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 24th | 53% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 23.7% | 30th | +2.0pp | 25th | 122% above peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 6.1% | 8th | +0.6pp | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 5.3% | 4th | +1.0pp | 27th | 50% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 9.1% | 13th | +2.5pp | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 5.8% | 6th | +1.7pp | 29th | 45% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 7.0% | 10th | +2.4pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 6.0% | 7th | +2.1pp | 31st | 44% 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.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.3% then, 31.2% now; margin ±4.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 20.3% | -3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Southfield, MI | 5.9% | 8th | -8.2pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 2.0% | 1st | -2.5pp | 2nd | 86% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 8.3% | 11th | -7.6pp | 3rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 2.1% | 2nd | -1.8pp | 4th | 85% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 4.4% | 4th | -3.4pp | 5th | 69% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 11.0% | 15th | -5.0pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 17.3% | 21st | -7.1pp | 7th | 22% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 5.3% | 5th | -2.1pp | 8th | 63% below peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 24.0% | 26th | -9.4pp | 9th | 69% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 26.2% | 28th | -8.6pp | 10th | 85% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 14.2% | 16th | -3.6pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 17.5% | 24th | -4.3pp | 12th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 29.0% | 29th | -6.4pp | 13th | 104% above peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 17.1% | 20th | -2.9pp | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 15.8% | 17th | -2.4pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 25.5% | 27th | -1.7pp | 16th | 80% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 16.5% | 18th | -0.3pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 31.2% | 30th | -0.1pp | 18th | 120% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 21.6% | 25th | +0.3pp | 19th | 52% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 34.4% | 31st | +1.4pp | 20th | 142% above peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 6.5% | 9th | +0.3pp | 21st | 54% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 17.5% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 8.3% | 12th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 10.0% | 14th | +1.3pp | 24th | 30% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 9.7% | 13th | +1.3pp | 25th | 32% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 5.5% | 6th | +0.8pp | 26th | 61% below peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 5.8% | 7th | +1.3pp | 27th | 59% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 17.4% | 22nd | +7.3pp | 28th | 23% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 16.6% | 19th | +7.3pp | 29th | 17% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 7.6% | 10th | +3.4pp | 30th | 47% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 4.3% | 3rd | +2.9pp | 31st | 70% 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 5.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84.5% to 90.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 88.8% | +9.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Lauderhill, FL | 91.7% | 20th | +23.2pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 87.3% | 28th | +13.3pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 92.9% | 17th | +13.8pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 85.1% | 30th | +12.4pp | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 91.3% | 21st | +10.6pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 88.4% | 26th | +8.7pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 89.6% | 24th | +8.7pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 91.9% | 19th | +8.3pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 94.3% | 12th | +7.7pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 84.2% | 31st | +6.2pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 88.2% | 27th | +6.3pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 95.2% | 11th | +6.2pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 94.1% | 14th | +6.1pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 93.3% | 16th | +6.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 90.1% | 23rd | +5.6pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 91.3% | 22nd | +5.2pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 94.2% | 13th | +5.0pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 93.9% | 15th | +4.7pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 95.7% | 8th | +4.8pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 95.6% | 9th | +4.1pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 95.4% | 10th | +3.7pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 97.3% | 2nd | +3.7pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 96.8% | 3rd | +3.6pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 96.3% | 5th | +3.3pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 96.5% | 4th | +3.3pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 88.7% | 25th | +3.0pp | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 97.9% | 1st | +2.8pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 96.3% | 6th | +2.5pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 96.3% | 7th | +1.7pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 92.1% | 18th | +1.4pp | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 86.5% | 29th | -0.6pp | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.50 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.03).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 0.48 | -0.002 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Broomfield, CO | 0.40 | 4th | -0.034 | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 0.43 | 14th | -0.034 | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 0.42 | 10th | -0.024 | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 0.47 | 26th | -0.021 | 4th | 7% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 0.42 | 11th | -0.019 | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 0.46 | 24th | -0.018 | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 0.42 | 13th | -0.014 | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 0.43 | 15th | -0.014 | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.011 | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 0.40 | 3rd | -0.010 | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 0.49 | 28th | -0.012 | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 0.54 | 31st | -0.013 | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 0.46 | 25th | -0.010 | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 0.45 | 23rd | -0.004 | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 0.44 | 16th | -0.001 | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 0.44 | 18th | +0.001 | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 0.44 | 17th | +0.002 | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 0.44 | 20th | +0.002 | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 0.41 | 7th | +0.003 | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 0.45 | 22nd | +0.005 | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 0.38 | 1st | +0.007 | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 0.44 | 21st | +0.009 | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 0.44 | 19th | +0.012 | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 0.53 | 30th | +0.015 | 24th | 20% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 0.41 | 5th | +0.015 | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 0.41 | 6th | +0.016 | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 0.49 | 27th | +0.023 | 27th | 12% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 0.41 | 8th | +0.022 | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 0.42 | 12th | +0.032 | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 0.41 | 9th | +0.041 | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 0.50 | 29th | +0.062 | 31st | 14% 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.
SNAP fell 2.8 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 17.9% to 15.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 12.7% | -2.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Rock Hill, SC | 8.5% | 15th | -5.2pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 8.1% | 14th | -4.9pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 6.7% | 11th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 22.9% | 28th | -5.9pp | 4th | 147% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 6.6% | 10th | -1.6pp | 5th | 29% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 20.4% | 27th | -3.9pp | 6th | 120% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 15.1% | 23rd | -2.8pp | 7th | 63% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 28.1% | 31st | -3.8pp | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 18.6% | 25th | -1.7pp | 9th | 101% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 3.2% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 10th | 65% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 7.2% | 12th | -0.6pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 3.4% | 4th | -0.3pp | 12th | 63% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 9.5% | 17th | -0.8pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 3.8% | 5th | -0.1pp | 14th | 59% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 26.3% | 29th | -0.3pp | 15th | 184% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 9.3% | 16th | -0.1pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 14.8% | 22nd | +0.0pp | 17th | 59% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 6.3% | 9th | +0.1pp | 18th | 32% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 3.2% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 19th | 66% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 5.9% | 8th | +0.2pp | 20th | 36% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 26.9% | 30th | +1.1pp | 21st | 189% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 13.4% | 20th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 45% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 18.8% | 26th | +1.8pp | 23rd | 103% above peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 13.7% | 21st | +1.4pp | 24th | 48% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 4.4% | 7th | +0.5pp | 25th | 53% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 11.2% | 18th | +1.4pp | 26th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 3.8% | 6th | +0.6pp | 27th | 59% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 12.2% | 19th | +2.3pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 17.9% | 24th | +4.6pp | 29th | 93% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 7.5% | 13th | +2.0pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 3.1% | 1st | +1.9pp | 31st | 67% 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.
Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | $235,363 (Jun 26) | -1.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Arlington Heights, IL | $502,325 (Jun 26) | 9th | +8.0% | 1st | 24% above peers | |
| Evanston, IL | $496,114 (Jun 26) | 10th | +7.7% | 2nd | 22% above peers | |
| New Britain, CT | $313,635 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +6.9% | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Appleton, WI | $308,435 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +6.5% | 4th | 24% below peers | |
| Bismarck, ND | $381,727 (Jun 26) | 17th | +5.5% | 5th | 6% below peers | |
| Schaumburg, IL | $363,376 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.9% | 6th | 10% below peers | |
| Iowa City, IA | $305,697 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.4% | 7th | 25% below peers | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | $480,334 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.6% | 8th | 19% above peers | |
| Bolingbrook, IL | $376,397 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.5% | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Southfield, MI | $258,802 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.8% | 10th | 36% below peers | |
| Pawtucket, RI | $405,279 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.1% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Bellflower, CA | $806,220 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.9% | 12th | 99% above peers | |
| Lakeville, MN | $493,681 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.9% | 13th | 22% above peers | |
| Missoula, MT | $576,303 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.9% | 14th | 42% above peers | |
| Apple Valley, CA | $435,130 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.7% | 15th | 7% above peers | |
| Hammond, IN | $178,516 (Jun 26) | 30th | +0.7% | 16th | 56% below peers | |
| Bowling Green, KY | $288,478 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.2% | 17th | 29% below peers | |
| Ellicott City, MD | $748,152 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.2% | 18th | 85% above peers | |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $665,540 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.5% | 19th | 64% above peers | |
| Carmichael, CA | $565,058 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.6% | 20th | 39% above peers | |
| Broomfield, CO | $631,967 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.3% | 21st | 56% above peers | |
| Rock Hill, SC | $329,229 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.4% | 22nd | 19% below peers | |
| Missouri City, TX | $338,546 (Jun 26) | 20th | -1.9% | 23rd | 16% below peers | |
| Pittsburg, CA | $568,060 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.6% | 24th | 40% above peers | |
| Scranton, PA | $205,566 (Jun 26) | 29th | -2.8% | 25th | 49% below peers | |
| Wesley Chapel, FL | $402,222 (Jun 26) | 16th | -3.6% | 26th | 1% below peers | |
| Poinciana, FL | $282,132 (Jun 26) | 26th | -4.7% | 27th | 30% below peers | |
| Pleasanton, CA | $1,556,554 (Jun 26) | 1st | -6.4% | 28th | 284% above peers | |
| Leander, TX | $427,762 (Jun 26) | 14th | -7.1% | 29th | 6% above peers | |
| Lauderhill, FL | $210,361 (Jun 26) | 28th | -7.5% | 30th | 48% 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.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | $124,441 (Jun 26) | -5.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| New Britain, CT | $252,463 (Jun 26) | 20th | +8.9% | 1st | 15% below peers | |
| Evanston, IL | $297,616 (Jun 26) | 15th | +7.5% | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| Appleton, WI | $242,191 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +7.3% | 3rd | 19% below peers | |
| Bismarck, ND | $258,567 (Jun 26) | 19th | +6.9% | 4th | 13% below peers | |
| Arlington Heights, IL | $295,455 (Jun 26) | 16th | +5.9% | 5th | 1% below peers | |
| Iowa City, IA | $198,799 (Jun 26) | 26th | +5.1% | 6th | 33% below peers | |
| Schaumburg, IL | $266,037 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.6% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | $313,574 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.5% | 8th | 5% above peers | |
| Bolingbrook, IL | $286,367 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.3% | 9th | 4% below peers | |
| Hammond, IN | $140,826 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.2% | 10th | 53% below peers | |
| Scranton, PA | $154,135 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.1% | 11th | 48% below peers | |
| Lakeville, MN | $369,295 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.5% | 12th | 24% above peers | |
| Pawtucket, RI | $353,324 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.5% | 13th | 19% above peers | |
| Apple Valley, CA | $362,090 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.9% | 14th | 22% above peers | |
| Bowling Green, KY | $202,777 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.7% | 15th | 32% below peers | |
| Bellflower, CA | $671,637 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.4% | 16th | 126% above peers | |
| Missoula, MT | $438,448 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.1% | 17th | 47% above peers | |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $475,488 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.3% | 18th | 60% above peers | |
| Southfield, MI | $173,669 (Jun 26) | 27th | -0.4% | 19th | 42% below peers | |
| Ellicott City, MD | $517,639 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.4% | 20th | 74% above peers | |
| Carmichael, CA | $428,459 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.9% | 21st | 44% above peers | |
| Broomfield, CO | $494,263 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.4% | 22nd | 66% above peers | |
| Missouri City, TX | $241,272 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.4% | 23rd | 19% below peers | |
| Rock Hill, SC | $217,628 (Jun 26) | 24th | -3.0% | 24th | 27% below peers | |
| Pittsburg, CA | $465,904 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.0% | 25th | 57% above peers | |
| Wesley Chapel, FL | $312,159 (Jun 26) | 14th | -3.2% | 26th | 5% above peers | |
| Poinciana, FL | $245,895 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.4% | 27th | 17% below peers | |
| Leander, TX | $331,017 (Jun 26) | 12th | -6.1% | 28th | 11% above peers | |
| Pleasanton, CA | $1,043,528 (Jun 26) | 1st | -6.4% | 29th | 251% above peers | |
| Lauderhill, FL | $105,256 (Jun 26) | 30th | -9.8% | 30th | 65% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (38.8% then, 36.6% now; margin ±2.5pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 68.3% | +1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Pittsburg, CA | 62.3% | 18th | +8.0pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 77.2% | 4th | +8.7pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 45.0% | 28th | +5.0pp | 3rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 55.8% | 20th | +6.1pp | 4th | 11% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 53.4% | 22nd | +5.6pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 50.1% | 24th | +5.0pp | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 69.9% | 11th | +4.3pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 77.1% | 5th | +3.1pp | 8th | 23% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 71.1% | 10th | +2.6pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 65.5% | 14th | +2.2pp | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 54.2% | 21st | +1.7pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 62.4% | 17th | +1.8pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 49.9% | 25th | +1.3pp | 13th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 87.8% | 1st | +2.3pp | 14th | 40% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 67.0% | 12th | +1.4pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 56.2% | 19th | +0.4pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 81.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 39.3% | 30th | +0.0pp | 18th | 37% below peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 76.7% | 6th | -0.4pp | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 74.0% | 7th | -0.6pp | 20th | 18% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 47.0% | 27th | -0.4pp | 21st | 25% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 47.2% | 26th | -0.5pp | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 63.0% | 15th | -0.8pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 79.1% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 24th | 26% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 72.0% | 9th | -2.1pp | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 52.2% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 26th | 17% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 62.7% | 16th | -2.5pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 67.0% | 13th | -2.9pp | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 36.6% | 31st | -2.2pp | 29th | 42% below peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 73.4% | 8th | -4.8pp | 30th | 17% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 42.3% | 29th | -5.1pp | 31st | 33% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Evanston, IL | $2,562 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +5.3% | 1st | 33% above peers | |
| New Britain, CT | $1,627 (Jun 26) | 21st | +5.0% | 2nd | 16% below peers | |
| Appleton, WI | $1,187 (Jun 26) | 30th | +5.0% | 3rd | 39% below peers | |
| Hammond, IN | $1,479 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.5% | 4th | 23% below peers | |
| Bismarck, ND | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.3% | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Pawtucket, RI | $1,872 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.1% | 6th | 3% below peers | |
| Rock Hill, SC | $1,494 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.1% | 7th | 23% below peers | |
| Pleasanton, CA | $3,180 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.0% | 8th | 65% above peers | |
| Bellflower, CA | $2,472 (Jun 26) | 5th | +3.7% | 9th | 28% above peers | |
| Apple Valley, CA | $1,868 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.6% | 10th | 3% below peers | |
| Iowa City, IA | $1,308 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.5% | 11th | 32% below peers | |
| Ellicott City, MD | $2,552 (Jun 26) | 4th | +3.4% | 12th | 32% above peers | |
| Missoula, MT | $1,550 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.3% | 13th | 20% below peers | |
| Scranton, PA | $1,315 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 14th | 32% below peers | |
| Bolingbrook, IL | $2,693 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.1% | 15th | 39% above peers | |
| Poinciana, FL | $1,932 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Bowling Green, KY | $1,284 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.8% | 17th | 34% below peers | |
| Carmichael, CA | $1,795 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.2% | 18th | 7% below peers | |
| Pittsburg, CA | $2,396 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.9% | 19th | 24% above peers | |
| Schaumburg, IL | $2,099 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.7% | 20th | 9% above peers | |
| Lakeville, MN | $2,029 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.7% | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $2,117 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.7% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Arlington Heights, IL | $1,949 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.5% | 23rd | 1% above peers | |
| Southfield, MI | $1,533 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.2% | 24th | 21% below peers | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | $1,800 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.2% | 25th | 7% below peers | |
| Wesley Chapel, FL | $2,262 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.7% | 26th | 17% above peers | |
| Missouri City, TX | $2,121 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.1% | 27th | 10% above peers | |
| Leander, TX | $2,000 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.4% | 28th | 4% above peers | |
| Broomfield, CO | $2,035 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.9% | 29th | 5% above peers | |
| Lauderhill, FL | $1,892 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.7% | 30th | 2% 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.6% then, 38.4% now; margin ±4.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 26.1% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Appleton, WI | 21.8% | 3rd | -3.5pp | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 21.4% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 25.8% | 6th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 37.9% | 20th | -3.3pp | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 46.9% | 30th | -3.4pp | 5th | 28% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 25.6% | 4th | -1.7pp | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 36.9% | 17th | -1.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 43.5% | 28th | -1.4pp | 8th | 18% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 37.2% | 19th | -1.0pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 31.1% | 12th | -0.3pp | 10th | 15% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 37.2% | 18th | -0.3pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 40.0% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 36.0% | 15th | +0.1pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 25.6% | 5th | +0.2pp | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 28.1% | 7th | +0.6pp | 15th | 24% below peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 44.4% | 29th | +1.1pp | 16th | 21% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 41.1% | 25th | +1.2pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 41.1% | 24th | +1.7pp | 18th | 12% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 29.2% | 9th | +1.3pp | 19th | 21% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 42.2% | 26th | +1.9pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 28.7% | 8th | +1.4pp | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 39.5% | 22nd | +2.1pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 32.2% | 13th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 32.3% | 14th | +2.3pp | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 42.7% | 27th | +3.1pp | 25th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 58.1% | 31st | +4.4pp | 26th | 58% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 38.4% | 21st | +3.8pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 30.1% | 11th | +3.0pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 20.4% | 1st | +2.6pp | 29th | 44% below peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 29.6% | 10th | +3.9pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 36.8% | 16th | +10.8pp | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.8% to 10.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 6.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Ellicott City, MD | 3.0% | 4th | -1.7pp | 1st | 53% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 10.2% | 25th | -2.9pp | 2nd | 60% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 8.3% | 22nd | -2.1pp | 3rd | 30% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 8.4% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 4th | 32% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 3.1% | 5th | -0.6pp | 5th | 51% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 6.7% | 17th | -1.1pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 5.3% | 13th | -0.8pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 14.2% | 29th | -2.0pp | 8th | 123% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 4.7% | 10th | -0.5pp | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 15.3% | 30th | -1.2pp | 10th | 139% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 12.7% | 28th | -0.8pp | 11th | 98% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 4.0% | 9th | -0.1pp | 12th | 37% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 5.1% | 12th | -0.0pp | 13th | 20% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 6.9% | 18th | -0.0pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 1.8% | 1st | +0.0pp | 15th | 72% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 10.0% | 24th | +0.2pp | 16th | 56% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 11.0% | 27th | +0.3pp | 17th | 72% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 5.5% | 14th | +0.2pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 7.1% | 20th | +0.2pp | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 6.1% | 15th | +0.3pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 17.3% | 31st | +0.8pp | 21st | 170% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 7.2% | 21st | +1.0pp | 22nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 3.3% | 6th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 7.1% | 19th | +1.2pp | 24th | 11% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 2.6% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 25th | 60% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 3.8% | 8th | +0.9pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 3.5% | 7th | +0.8pp | 27th | 45% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 10.5% | 26th | +2.7pp | 28th | 64% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 4.9% | 11th | +1.3pp | 29th | 23% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 2.5% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 30th | 62% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 6.4% | 16th | +2.5pp | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.9% to 9.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 5.8% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Carmichael, CA | 4.1% | 7th | -2.3pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 2.7% | 2nd | -1.4pp | 2nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 3.8% | 5th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 37% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 4.7% | 12th | -1.5pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 4.4% | 11th | -1.3pp | 5th | 27% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 13.0% | 30th | -3.2pp | 6th | 114% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 4.3% | 9th | -0.9pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 5.2% | 15th | -0.9pp | 8th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 8.8% | 23rd | -1.5pp | 9th | 46% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 5.0% | 14th | -0.7pp | 10th | 17% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 6.0% | 16th | -0.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 7.1% | 20th | -0.8pp | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 6.5% | 18th | -0.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 4.2% | 8th | -0.5pp | 14th | 31% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 9.0% | 24th | -0.9pp | 15th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 10.3% | 27th | -0.9pp | 16th | 70% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 9.2% | 25th | -0.5pp | 17th | 52% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 7.5% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 14.8% | 31st | -0.4pp | 19th | 145% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 2.9% | 4th | +0.0pp | 20th | 53% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 4.4% | 10th | +0.1pp | 21st | 28% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 2.2% | 1st | +0.1pp | 22nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 10.4% | 28th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 72% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 4.8% | 13th | +0.5pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 6.2% | 17th | +0.9pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 11.7% | 29th | +2.5pp | 26th | 94% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 7.0% | 19th | +1.6pp | 27th | 16% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 7.5% | 21st | +1.9pp | 28th | 24% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 4.0% | 6th | +1.1pp | 29th | 33% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 9.9% | 26th | +3.0pp | 30th | 64% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 2.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 31st | 56% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 38.2% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Pleasanton, CA | 16.1% | 1st | 51% below peers | |
| Ellicott City, MD | 23.4% | 2nd | 29% below peers | |
| Broomfield, CO | 25.0% | 3rd | 24% below peers | |
| Schaumburg, IL | 26.3% | 4th | 20% below peers | |
| Rochester Hills, MI | 26.4% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 26.5% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Arlington Heights, IL | 27.2% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Bellflower, CA | 28.7% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Leander, TX | 29.0% | 9th | 12% below peers | |
| Missoula, MT | 29.3% | 10th | 11% below peers | |
| Evanston, IL | 29.8% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Pittsburg, CA | 31.7% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Lakeville, MN | 31.9% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Iowa City, IA | 32.4% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Cheektowaga, NY | 32.6% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 32.8% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Carmichael, CA | 34.4% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Pawtucket, RI | 34.8% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| Rock Hill, SC | 35.3% | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| Missouri City, TX | 35.4% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Scranton, PA | 35.6% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Bolingbrook, IL | 36.6% | 22nd | 12% above peers | |
| Apple Valley, CA | 36.9% | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Poinciana, FL | 38.1% | 24th | 16% above peers | |
| New Britain, CT | 38.3% | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Lauderhill, FL | 38.5% | 26th | 17% above peers | |
| Southfield, MI | 38.8% | 27th | 18% above peers | |
| Bowling Green, KY | 39.3% | 28th | 20% above peers | |
| Bismarck, ND | 39.5% | 29th | 20% above peers | |
| Appleton, WI | 39.5% | 30th | 20% above peers | |
| Hammond, IN | 41.8% | 31st | 27% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.9% to 5.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 4.3% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Southfield, MI | 0.3% | 1st | -2.9pp | 1st | 89% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 1.8% | 7th | -3.2pp | 2nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 1.4% | 4th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 1.5% | 5th | -1.6pp | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 3.2% | 16th | -3.3pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 1.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 6th | 67% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 1.6% | 6th | -1.2pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 5.3% | 25th | -2.8pp | 8th | 64% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 0.6% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 9th | 83% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 8.8% | 31st | -2.2pp | 10th | 172% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 6.8% | 29th | -1.6pp | 11th | 112% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 2.0% | 8th | -0.5pp | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 4.3% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 13th | 34% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 4.2% | 21st | -0.6pp | 14th | 30% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 4.4% | 24th | -0.6pp | 15th | 38% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 6.1% | 27th | +0.2pp | 16th | 91% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 4.4% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 17th | 36% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 3.1% | 14th | +0.1pp | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 2.7% | 12th | +0.2pp | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 2.4% | 11th | +0.2pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 2.4% | 10th | +0.4pp | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 7.5% | 30th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 132% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 3.5% | 17th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 2.0% | 9th | +0.5pp | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 3.1% | 15th | +0.9pp | 25th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 4.0% | 19th | +1.4pp | 26th | 24% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 3.1% | 13th | +1.3pp | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 4.1% | 20th | +2.0pp | 28th | 28% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 3.5% | 18th | +2.2pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 5.7% | 26th | +3.8pp | 30th | 75% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 6.2% | 28th | +4.6pp | 31st | 91% 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.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.6% then, 31.2% now; margin ±2.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 27.6% | +3.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Leander, TX | 53.3% | 8th | +12.1pp | 1st | 34% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 29.6% | 22nd | +6.0pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 17.4% | 31st | +3.1pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 22.1% | 26th | +3.4pp | 4th | 44% below peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 21.6% | 27th | +3.1pp | 5th | 46% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 35.1% | 20th | +4.8pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 47.8% | 13th | +6.2pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 38.2% | 18th | +4.8pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 23.6% | 23rd | +2.5pp | 9th | 40% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 52.3% | 10th | +5.2pp | 10th | 32% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 53.0% | 9th | +5.1pp | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 39.2% | 17th | +3.5pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 36.7% | 19th | +3.2pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 60.3% | 7th | +4.6pp | 14th | 52% above peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 40.7% | 15th | +2.9pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 69.8% | 1st | +5.0pp | 16th | 76% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 61.4% | 4th | +4.0pp | 17th | 55% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 18.9% | 29th | +0.9pp | 18th | 52% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 23.1% | 24th | +1.0pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 39.6% | 16th | +1.6pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 60.4% | 6th | +2.5pp | 21st | 52% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 69.5% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 22nd | 75% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 60.5% | 5th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 53% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 68.8% | 3rd | +1.4pp | 24th | 73% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 50.4% | 12th | +1.0pp | 25th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 22.2% | 25th | +0.4pp | 26th | 44% below peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 50.6% | 11th | +0.1pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 19.6% | 28th | -0.2pp | 28th | 51% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 31.2% | 21st | -1.4pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 41.8% | 14th | -1.9pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 18.6% | 30th | -1.6pp | 31st | 53% 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 (50.7% then, 40.0% now; margin ±14.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 36.7% | -4.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Leander, TX | 64.4% | 3rd | +14.7pp | 1st | 43% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 38.1% | 23rd | +7.0pp | 2nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 49.3% | 11th | +7.0pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 45.4% | 15th | +6.0pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 54.7% | 7th | +6.5pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 39.7% | 20th | +3.9pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 46.5% | 14th | +2.2pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 53.5% | 8th | +1.1pp | 8th | 18% above peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 66.4% | 1st | +0.9pp | 9th | 47% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 64.5% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 10th | 43% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 47.5% | 13th | -2.0pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 51.3% | 10th | -2.9pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 61.7% | 4th | -8.5pp | 13th | 37% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 28.6% | 30th | -4.2pp | 14th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 54.8% | 6th | -8.1pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 34.6% | 27th | -5.9pp | 16th | 23% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 38.2% | 22nd | -6.8pp | 17th | 15% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 39.8% | 19th | -7.2pp | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 37.6% | 24th | -8.5pp | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 51.5% | 9th | -12.5pp | 20th | 14% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 38.5% | 21st | -9.4pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 40.0% | 18th | -10.7pp | 22nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 37.2% | 25th | -10.9pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 29.5% | 29th | -8.9pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 55.2% | 5th | -17.1pp | 25th | 22% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 48.0% | 12th | -21.9pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 33.3% | 28th | -16.4pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 45.2% | 16th | -23.0pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 41.9% | 17th | -22.6pp | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 27.9% | 31st | -16.7pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 35.4% | 26th | -21.9pp | 31st | 22% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth rose 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.5% to 5.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). 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.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 7.8% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Ellicott City, MD | 1.3% | 3rd | -2.9pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 1.1% | 2nd | -2.4pp | 2nd | 82% below peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 4.2% | 12th | -7.0pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 3.8% | 10th | -3.5pp | 4th | 37% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 6.0% | 16th | -4.9pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 7.3% | 20th | -5.8pp | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 8.5% | 28th | -6.0pp | 7th | 43% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 6.3% | 18th | -3.7pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 7.8% | 24th | -4.6pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 3.4% | 9th | -1.1pp | 10th | 44% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 5.6% | 15th | -1.0pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 8.2% | 26th | -1.3pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 3.3% | 8th | -0.5pp | 13th | 45% below peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 7.3% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 14th | 23% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 0.9% | 1st | -0.0pp | 15th | 85% below peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 9.1% | 30th | -0.1pp | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 3.1% | 7th | +0.0pp | 17th | 47% below peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 2.5% | 5th | +0.1pp | 18th | 58% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 3.9% | 11th | +0.6pp | 19th | 35% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 7.5% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 2.8% | 6th | +0.6pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 8.0% | 25th | +2.3pp | 22nd | 34% above peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 9.6% | 31st | +2.9pp | 23rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 7.3% | 21st | +2.5pp | 24th | 22% above peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 7.0% | 19th | +3.7pp | 25th | 17% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 2.0% | 4th | +1.2pp | 26th | 67% below peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 8.9% | 29th | +5.7pp | 27th | 49% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 5.5% | 14th | +4.0pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 8.4% | 27th | +6.6pp | 29th | 41% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 5.3% | 13th | +4.4pp | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 6.2% | 17th | +5.7pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 12% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 67,600 to 75,388 - more than the combined survey margin (±93). 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leander, TX | 74,067 | 31st | +38% | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 76,011 | 16th | +31% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 76,948 | 3rd | +19% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 74,354 | 28th | +16% | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 76,304 | 11th | +12% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 75,388 | 22nd | +12% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 75,068 | 25th | +7% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 76,257 | 12th | +7% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 75,893 | 18th | +6% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 76,445 | 9th | +6% | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 74,896 | 27th | +5% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 76,236 | 13th | +4% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 77,089 | 1st | +4% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 75,556 | 20th | +4% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 76,514 | 8th | +4% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 75,473 | 21st | +4% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 76,868 | 4th | +4% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 75,257 | 24th | +4% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 76,056 | 14th | +3% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 76,558 | 7th | +3% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 75,259 | 23rd | +3% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 76,340 | 10th | +2% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 74,223 | 29th | +2% | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 75,023 | 26th | +1% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 75,752 | 19th | +1% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 76,005 | 17th | +1% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 76,768 | 6th | +0% | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 74,096 | 30th | -0% | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 76,819 | 5th | -0% | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 76,033 | 15th | -1% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 76,960 | 2nd | -6% | 31st | 1% 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.9% then, 35.5% now; margin ±7.6pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 30.4% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 15.3% | 26th | +4.7pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 36.5% | 8th | +9.6pp | 2nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 14.2% | 29th | +3.2pp | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 25.4% | 21st | +4.5pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 22.6% | 23rd | +3.5pp | 5th | 26% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 34.8% | 11th | +4.9pp | 6th | 14% above peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 50.3% | 4th | +6.9pp | 7th | 65% above peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 29.1% | 17th | +3.6pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 31.4% | 14th | +3.3pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 28.5% | 18th | +2.6pp | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Poinciana, FL | 35.3% | 10th | +3.0pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 38.2% | 7th | +3.1pp | 12th | 26% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 14.0% | 30th | +1.1pp | 13th | 54% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 51.2% | 3rd | +3.5pp | 14th | 68% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 25.6% | 20th | +1.6pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 30.5% | 16th | +1.8pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 20.2% | 24th | +1.0pp | 17th | 34% below peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 18.0% | 25th | +0.7pp | 18th | 41% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 54.7% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 19th | 80% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 46.3% | 5th | -3.5pp | 20th | 52% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 56.3% | 1st | -4.4pp | 21st | 85% above peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 40.2% | 6th | -3.3pp | 22nd | 32% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 14.4% | 28th | -1.2pp | 23rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 11.3% | 31st | -1.0pp | 24th | 63% below peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 31.2% | 15th | -3.0pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 35.5% | 9th | -4.4pp | 26th | 16% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 14.6% | 27th | -2.2pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 34.5% | 12th | -6.6pp | 28th | 13% above peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 32.4% | 13th | -7.6pp | 29th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 24.2% | 22nd | -7.8pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 26.1% | 19th | -9.4pp | 31st | 14% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents fell 15.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 66.2% to 50.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.2pp). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky ref | 66.0% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Poinciana, FL | 73.5% | 11th | +13.7pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Schaumburg, IL | 66.0% | 24th | +10.7pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Missouri City, TX | 77.6% | 2nd | +12.6pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Rochester Hills, MI | 68.4% | 22nd | +11.0pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lauderhill, FL | 77.4% | 5th | +11.4pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Bolingbrook, IL | 73.8% | 10th | +10.5pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Pittsburg, CA | 69.2% | 20th | +9.3pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Arlington Heights, IL | 77.5% | 3rd | +10.1pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pleasanton, CA | 65.9% | 25th | +8.1pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hammond, IN | 62.3% | 27th | +6.4pp | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Wesley Chapel, FL | 72.3% | 13th | +6.0pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| New Britain, CT | 72.6% | 12th | +5.2pp | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Flagstaff, AZ | 71.5% | 15th | +5.1pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakeville, MN | 77.4% | 6th | +5.1pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Leander, TX | 70.0% | 19th | +4.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Missoula, MT | 79.7% | 1st | +4.2pp | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Appleton, WI | 74.8% | 7th | +3.5pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Iowa City, IA | 68.9% | 21st | +2.2pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bellflower, CA | 67.4% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Southfield, MI | 74.2% | 8th | +2.1pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Pawtucket, RI | 77.4% | 4th | +0.7pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Ellicott City, MD | 72.2% | 14th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Evanston, IL | 70.4% | 16th | -0.7pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Rock Hill, SC | 70.3% | 17th | -3.8pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Scranton, PA | 61.8% | 28th | -3.6pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Carmichael, CA | 59.4% | 29th | -6.3pp | 26th | 16% below peers | ||
| Cheektowaga, NY | 70.3% | 18th | -8.4pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Broomfield, CO | 65.7% | 26th | -8.2pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Bismarck, ND | 74.1% | 9th | -10.8pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Apple Valley, CA | 46.1% | 31st | -11.2pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Bowling Green, KY | 50.9% | 30th | -15.3pp | 31st | 28% below peers |