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Bossier City, LA

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63,259 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 6 indicators

Where Bossier City, LA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
207 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 39%
relative change
340 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
85.2%
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
63.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
3,070 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 17%
relative change
3,704 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
737 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 15%
relative change
863 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$55,819
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
$50,340 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.0%
Jul 2026
▼ 9%
relative change
4.4% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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What needs attention 11 indicators

Where Bossier City, LA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
11.6%
2020-24
▲ 205%
relative change
3.8% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
10.1%
2020-24
▲ 57%
relative change
6.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
31.9%
2020-24
▼ 38%
relative change
51.7% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
12.1%
2020-24
▲ 31%
relative change
9.2% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
34.2%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
29.7% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
20.8%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
19.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
17.6%
2020-24
▲ 62%
relative change
10.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
53.2%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
52.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
24.7%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
22.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
13.2%
2019-23
▲ 6%
relative change
12.5% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.46
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
0.45 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
62,901
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
68,248 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,515
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$1,431 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$124,503
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$122,468 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$229,529
Aug 2026
▲ 1%
relative change
$226,718 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
38.5%
2020-24
high
vs peers
42.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 15% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. Bossier City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 737 in July 2026, down from 863 a year earlier.
Bright spot 737 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
West Hartford, CT 17 (Jul 26) -73.8% 1st
Hendersonville, TN 84 (Jul 26) -38.6% 2nd
Laguna Niguel, CA 89 (Jul 26) -26.0% 3rd
Utica, NY 394 (Jul 26) -21.0% 4th
Coon Rapids, MN 132 (Jul 26) -19.8% 5th
Chapel Hill, NC 94 (Jul 26) -18.9% 6th
Smyrna, TN 257 (Jul 26) -18.1% 7th
Eden Prairie, MN 51 (Jul 26) -18.0% 8th
Taunton, MA 353 (Jul 26) -17.8% 9th
Wylie, TX 74 (Jul 26) -16.1% 10th
Bossier City, LA 737 (Jul 26) -14.7% 11th
Little Elm, TX 116 (Jul 26) -11.0% 12th
Bentonville, AR 206 (Jul 26) -5.8% 13th
Council Bluffs, IA 499 (Jul 26) -3.4% 14th
Porterville, CA 333 (Jul 26) +1.9% 15th
Marietta, GA 335 (May 26) +16.3% 16th
Brookline, MA 123 (Apr 25) +19.8% 17th
Moore, OK 245 (Jul 26) +20.9% 18th
Bristol, CT 61 (Jul 26) +40.8% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. Bossier City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3,070 in July 2026, down from 3,704 a year earlier.
Bright spot 3,070 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Wylie, TX 487 (Jul 26) -27.7% 1st
Laguna Niguel, CA 555 (Jul 26) -27.2% 2nd
Little Elm, TX 285 (Jul 26) -23.8% 3rd
Coon Rapids, MN 1,252 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Chapel Hill, NC 1,842 (Jul 26) -18.5% 5th
Porterville, CA 1,135 (Jul 26) -18.2% 6th
Bossier City, LA 3,070 (Jul 26) -17.1% 7th
Bristol, CT 585 (Jul 26) -16.1% 8th
Hendersonville, TN 570 (Jul 26) -14.9% 9th
Smyrna, TN 1,688 (Jul 26) -14.8% 10th
Utica, NY 2,706 (Jul 26) -10.7% 11th
West Hartford, CT 1,997 (Jul 26) -8.1% 12th
Eden Prairie, MN 1,119 (Jul 26) -7.2% 13th
Bentonville, AR 685 (Jul 26) -6.7% 14th
Marietta, GA 1,570 (May 26) -3.3% 15th
Moore, OK 1,431 (Jul 26) +1.7% 16th
Taunton, MA 948 (Jul 26) +4.6% 17th
Brookline, MA 869 (Apr 25) +9.0% 18th
Council Bluffs, IA 2,699 (Jul 26) +21.0% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, unverified
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 67% lower than in 2021 (10 then, 3 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 14 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, unchanged from 2 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
2 homicides
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Eden Prairie, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Utica, NY 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Taunton, MA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Marietta, GA 6 (May 26) -20.1% 4th
Bossier City, LA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 5th
Bentonville, AR 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Little Elm, TX 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Council Bluffs, IA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Hendersonville, TN 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Smyrna, TN 3 (Jul 26) +100.0% 10th
Brookline, MA 0 (Apr 25)
Porterville, CA 2 (Jul 26)
Chapel Hill, NC 0 (Jul 26)
Moore, OK 0 (Jul 26)
West Hartford, CT 0 (Jul 26)
Wylie, TX 2 (Jul 26)
Laguna Niguel, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Bristol, CT 0 (Jul 26)
Coon Rapids, MN 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 39% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities. Bossier City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 207 in July 2026, down from 340 a year earlier.
Bright spot 207 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Laguna Niguel, CA 41 (Jul 26) -57.4% 1st
Bentonville, AR 29 (Jul 26) -47.1% 2nd
Porterville, CA 195 (Jul 26) -43.6% 3rd
West Hartford, CT 108 (Jul 26) -42.4% 4th
Bossier City, LA 207 (Jul 26) -39.1% 5th
Chapel Hill, NC 98 (Jul 26) -35.4% 6th
Brookline, MA 21 (Apr 25) -35.1% 7th
Bristol, CT 109 (Jul 26) -33.3% 8th
Eden Prairie, MN 27 (Jul 26) -32.0% 9th
Hendersonville, TN 30 (Jul 26) -26.9% 10th
Wylie, TX 19 (Jul 26) -25.0% 11th
Little Elm, TX 33 (Jul 26) -19.2% 12th
Coon Rapids, MN 97 (Jul 26) -16.2% 13th
Smyrna, TN 194 (Jul 26) -12.1% 14th
Moore, OK 112 (Jul 26) -10.1% 15th
Council Bluffs, IA 313 (Jul 26) -3.0% 16th
Marietta, GA 146 (May 26) +8.1% 17th
Utica, NY 146 (Jul 26) +8.2% 18th
Taunton, MA 109 (Jul 26) +17.2% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 11% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $50,340 to $55,819 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,861).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bossier City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 19% from 2014 to 2024 ($47,103 to $55,819).
Bright spot $55,819
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref $60,756 +23%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Lakewood, WA $74,720 24th +44% 1st 15% below peers
Lynwood, CA $74,844 23rd +43% 2nd 15% below peers
Bentonville, AR $112,792 9th +40% 3rd 28% above peers
Utica, NY $52,484 31st +39% 4th 41% below peers
Porterville, CA $60,461 28th +38% 5th 31% below peers
Millcreek, UT $98,045 13th +36% 6th 11% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $97,200 14th +34% 7th 10% above peers
Smyrna, TN $81,926 18th +31% 8th 7% below peers
Woodland, CA $90,180 15th +30% 9th 2% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $140,452 2nd +29% 10th 59% above peers
Wylie, TX $119,522 6th +29% 11th 35% above peers
Jupiter, FL $110,240 11th +28% 12th 25% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $59,648 29th +28% 13th 32% below peers
Marietta, GA $72,725 25th +27% 14th 18% below peers
Taunton, MA $79,283 20th +26% 15th 10% below peers
Wellington, FL $115,632 8th +25% 16th 31% above peers
Vineland, NJ $67,860 26th +25% 17th 23% below peers
West Hartford, CT $129,890 4th +25% 18th 47% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN $88,251 16th +24% 19th on par with peers
Hanford, CA $76,461 22nd +23% 20th 13% below peers
White Plains, NY $110,763 10th +22% 21st 26% above peers
Moore, OK $80,420 19th +22% 22nd 9% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $106,947 12th +22% 23rd 21% above peers
Brookline, MA $142,101 1st +21% 24th 61% above peers
Herriman, UT $122,650 5th +21% 25th 39% above peers
Little Elm, TX $119,219 7th +21% 26th 35% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $64,578 27th +21% 27th 27% below peers
Bristol, CT $79,076 21st +17% 28th 10% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $85,989 17th +17% 29th 3% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $130,489 3rd +17% 30th 48% above peers
Bossier City, LA $55,819 30th +11% 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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6 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,420 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in July 2026, down from 4.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.0%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 4.4% (Jul 26) +0.1pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Vineland, NJ 7.2% (Jul 26) 27th -2.0pp 1st 71% above peers
Porterville, CA 12.8% (Jul 26) 29th -1.2pp 2nd 205% above peers
Lynwood, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.8pp 3rd 40% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 4th 5% below peers
Woodland, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 24th -0.5pp 5th 40% above peers
Bossier City, LA 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th -0.4pp 6th 5% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th -0.4pp 7th 5% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.8% (Jul 26) 1st -0.4pp 8th 33% below peers
Hanford, CA 8.1% (Jul 26) 28th -0.3pp 9th 93% above peers
Smyrna, TN 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 10th 31% below peers
Marietta, GA 2.9% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 11th 31% below peers
Millcreek, UT 3.4% (Jul 26) 6th -0.3pp 12th 19% below peers
Bentonville, AR 3.0% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 13th 29% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 4.0% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 14th 5% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.2% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 15th 24% below peers
White Plains, NY 3.5% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 16th 17% below peers
Taunton, MA 5.7% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 17th 36% above peers
Little Elm, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 17th +0.3pp 18th 7% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th +0.4pp 19th 2% below peers
Wylie, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Utica, NY 5.7% (Jul 26) 21st +0.4pp 21st 36% above peers
Lakewood, WA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 22nd 40% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.8% (Jul 26) 18th +0.5pp 23rd 14% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 6.0% (Jul 26) 26th +0.6pp 24th 43% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 14th +0.6pp 25th on par with peers
Jupiter, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 15th +0.6pp 26th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 4.8% (Jul 26) 19th +0.8pp 27th 14% above peers
Moore, OK 4.0% (Jul 26) 12th +1.1pp 28th 5% below peers
Bristol, CT 5.8% (Jul 26) 22nd +1.4pp 29th 38% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.7% then, 20.8% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.5% to 20.8%).
Needs attention 20.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 18.9% -0.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Porterville, CA 17.3% 27th -10.2pp 1st 61% above peers
Bentonville, AR 5.2% 3rd -2.4pp 2nd 51% below peers
Brookline, MA 8.7% 13th -3.5pp 3rd 19% below peers
Woodland, CA 8.2% 11th -3.0pp 4th 23% below peers
Lakewood, WA 13.2% 22nd -3.4pp 5th 23% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.6% 1st -0.8pp 6th 57% below peers
Wylie, TX 5.6% 4th -0.8pp 7th 48% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 6.4% 7th -0.8pp 8th 40% below peers
Taunton, MA 13.0% 21st -1.2pp 9th 21% above peers
White Plains, NY 11.2% 17th -1.1pp 10th 4% above peers
Millcreek, UT 7.8% 9th -0.7pp 11th 28% below peers
Marietta, GA 12.8% 20th -1.2pp 12th 19% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.4% 26th -1.1pp 13th 53% above peers
Utica, NY 27.5% 31st -1.9pp 14th 156% above peers
Hanford, CA 14.5% 23rd -0.7pp 15th 35% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 18.6% 29th -0.9pp 16th 73% above peers
West Hartford, CT 6.3% 6th -0.1pp 17th 41% below peers
Lynwood, CA 18.0% 28th +0.1pp 18th 67% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 6.3% 5th +0.1pp 19th 41% below peers
Bossier City, LA 20.8% 30th +1.1pp 20th 94% above peers
Bristol, CT 10.7% 16th +0.6pp 21st on par with peers
Vineland, NJ 14.6% 24th +0.9pp 22nd 36% above peers
Wellington, FL 7.8% 10th +0.7pp 23rd 27% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.2% 8th +1.0pp 24th 33% below peers
Jupiter, FL 9.5% 15th +1.4pp 25th 12% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 15.1% 25th +2.2pp 26th 40% above peers
Smyrna, TN 12.5% 19th +1.8pp 27th 16% above peers
Moore, OK 11.4% 18th +2.8pp 28th 6% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 8.2% 12th +2.1pp 29th 23% below peers
Little Elm, TX 9.0% 14th +3.9pp 30th 16% below peers
Herriman, UT 4.9% 2nd +2.1pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.7% to 34.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.9% to 34.2%).
Needs attention 34.2%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 25.4% -1.8pp
United States ref 16.1%
Woodland, CA 7.6% 12th -7.9pp 1st 38% below peers
Lakewood, WA 14.2% 17th -10.0pp 2nd 15% above peers
Bentonville, AR 5.1% 3rd -3.5pp 3rd 59% below peers
Brookline, MA 4.7% 2nd -2.8pp 4th 62% below peers
Porterville, CA 22.2% 26th -13.0pp 5th 80% above peers
Millcreek, UT 5.7% 5th -2.7pp 6th 54% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 6.4% 7th -2.5pp 7th 48% below peers
West Hartford, CT 5.2% 4th -2.0pp 8th 57% below peers
Marietta, GA 15.3% 18th -4.8pp 9th 24% above peers
Wylie, TX 6.8% 8th -1.8pp 10th 45% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 7.5% 11th -1.6pp 11th 39% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 6.9% 9th -1.2pp 12th 44% below peers
Utica, NY 39.4% 31st -5.4pp 13th 219% above peers
Hanford, CA 18.2% 23rd -2.1pp 14th 47% above peers
Taunton, MA 20.4% 25th -2.2pp 15th 65% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 7.2% 10th -0.6pp 16th 41% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 23.3% 28th -1.7pp 17th 89% above peers
Jupiter, FL 10.7% 13th +0.6pp 18th 14% below peers
Vineland, NJ 17.1% 20th +1.2pp 19th 39% above peers
White Plains, NY 18.0% 22nd +1.3pp 20th 46% above peers
Lynwood, CA 29.0% 29th +2.3pp 21st 135% above peers
Bossier City, LA 34.2% 30th +4.5pp 22nd 177% above peers
Bristol, CT 16.3% 19th +2.5pp 23rd 32% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.4% 27th +5.6pp 24th 81% above peers
Smyrna, TN 20.3% 24th +5.9pp 25th 64% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 12.3% 16th +3.8pp 26th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 11.9% 15th +3.8pp 27th 4% below peers
Moore, OK 17.5% 21st +7.9pp 28th 41% above peers
Little Elm, TX 11.4% 14th +5.6pp 29th 7% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 6.2% 6th +3.5pp 30th 50% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.8% 1st +2.4pp 31st 70% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 21.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63.5% to 85.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bossier City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 19.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (66.2% to 85.2%).
Bright spot 85.2%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 86.7% +10.9pp
United States ref 91.1%
Bossier City, LA 85.2% 30th +21.7pp 1st 10% below peers
Bentonville, AR 96.8% 3rd +24.4pp 2nd 3% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 89.2% 27th +21.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
Lynwood, CA 91.0% 22nd +19.6pp 4th 3% below peers
Utica, NY 87.2% 29th +11.7pp 5th 7% below peers
Vineland, NJ 90.9% 23rd +11.6pp 6th 3% below peers
Porterville, CA 89.6% 26th +10.5pp 7th 5% below peers
Taunton, MA 90.7% 25th +10.0pp 8th 4% below peers
Bristol, CT 92.6% 20th +9.6pp 9th 2% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 85.0% 31st +8.6pp 10th 10% below peers
Marietta, GA 94.2% 16th +9.1pp 11th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 94.6% 14th +8.0pp 12th on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 92.2% 21st +7.0pp 13th 2% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 95.4% 10th +6.3pp 14th 1% above peers
Jupiter, FL 95.1% 12th +6.1pp 15th 1% above peers
Woodland, CA 90.8% 24th +5.6pp 16th 4% below peers
Millcreek, UT 93.3% 18th +5.6pp 17th 1% below peers
Hanford, CA 88.7% 28th +4.9pp 18th 6% below peers
West Hartford, CT 94.3% 15th +5.1pp 19th on par with peers
Moore, OK 95.1% 11th +5.0pp 20th 1% above peers
Herriman, UT 96.8% 4th +4.6pp 21st 3% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 92.9% 19th +4.2pp 22nd 1% below peers
White Plains, NY 94.8% 13th +4.0pp 23rd 1% above peers
Wylie, TX 97.1% 2nd +4.0pp 24th 3% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 93.3% 17th +3.5pp 25th 1% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 95.5% 9th +2.7pp 26th 1% above peers
Little Elm, TX 98.3% 1st +2.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Brookline, MA 96.2% 6th +2.3pp 28th 2% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 95.6% 8th +2.3pp 29th 2% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 96.6% 5th +2.2pp 30th 3% above peers
Wellington, FL 96.2% 7th +1.6pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.46).
Needs attention 0.46
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 0.50 -0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Porterville, CA 0.42 10th -0.061 1st 7% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 0.41 8th -0.033 2nd 8% below peers
Utica, NY 0.47 22nd -0.035 3rd 6% above peers
Bristol, CT 0.41 9th -0.025 4th 8% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 0.47 21st -0.017 5th 5% above peers
Woodland, CA 0.42 11th -0.013 6th 6% below peers
Taunton, MA 0.43 12th -0.014 7th 4% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 0.46 19th -0.014 8th 3% above peers
Bentonville, AR 0.44 15th -0.012 9th 2% below peers
Vineland, NJ 0.45 17th -0.011 10th 1% above peers
Brookline, MA 0.52 28th -0.013 11th 16% above peers
White Plains, NY 0.51 27th -0.009 12th 14% above peers
Lynwood, CA 0.40 6th -0.006 13th 10% below peers
Marietta, GA 0.48 26th -0.006 14th 7% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 0.45 16th -0.005 15th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 0.43 13th -0.004 16th 4% below peers
Jupiter, FL 0.52 29th -0.002 17th 17% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 0.55 30th +0.000 18th 23% above peers
Wellington, FL 0.45 18th +0.005 19th 2% above peers
West Hartford, CT 0.47 23rd +0.007 20th 6% above peers
Millcreek, UT 0.47 25th +0.009 21st 7% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 0.37 4th +0.008 22nd 17% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 0.43 14th +0.012 23rd 4% below peers
Bossier City, LA 0.46 20th +0.014 24th 4% above peers
Lakewood, WA 0.47 24th +0.019 25th 6% above peers
Herriman, UT 0.34 1st +0.014 26th 24% below peers
Little Elm, TX 0.37 2nd +0.018 27th 18% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 0.55 31st +0.027 28th 23% above peers
Moore, OK 0.40 5th +0.024 29th 11% below peers
Smyrna, TN 0.41 7th +0.031 30th 9% below peers
Wylie, TX 0.37 3rd +0.051 31st 17% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (12.5% then, 13.2% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (13.7% to 13.2%).
Needs attention 13.2%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 16.6% +1.0pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Herriman, UT 1.4% 1st -2.0pp 1st 80% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 4.5% 8th -2.6pp 2nd 37% below peers
Wellington, FL 4.9% 10th -1.9pp 3rd 32% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 12.5% 20th -3.5pp 4th 74% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 4.3% 7th -1.2pp 5th 40% below peers
Marietta, GA 9.4% 17th -2.6pp 6th 31% above peers
Millcreek, UT 4.9% 9th -1.2pp 7th 32% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 7.2% 16th -1.6pp 8th on par with peers
Bentonville, AR 4.0% 4th -0.8pp 9th 45% below peers
Wylie, TX 4.9% 11th -0.9pp 10th 31% below peers
West Hartford, CT 6.4% 14th -1.2pp 11th 10% below peers
Lakewood, WA 16.1% 26th -2.8pp 12th 126% above peers
White Plains, NY 6.7% 15th -0.7pp 13th 7% below peers
Utica, NY 30.0% 31st -3.0pp 14th 319% above peers
Hanford, CA 15.1% 23rd -1.5pp 15th 111% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.7% 18th -0.8pp 16th 35% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.6% 27th -0.8pp 17th 132% above peers
Bristol, CT 15.3% 24th -0.3pp 18th 114% above peers
Vineland, NJ 15.4% 25th -0.0pp 19th 115% above peers
Porterville, CA 26.6% 30th +0.3pp 20th 272% above peers
Bossier City, LA 13.2% 21st +0.7pp 21st 84% above peers
Lynwood, CA 21.4% 28th +1.2pp 22nd 198% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2.7% 2nd +0.2pp 23rd 62% below peers
Jupiter, FL 3.3% 3rd +0.3pp 24th 53% below peers
Woodland, CA 14.0% 22nd +1.4pp 25th 95% above peers
Little Elm, TX 5.1% 12th +0.7pp 26th 28% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% 5th +0.8pp 27th 43% below peers
Taunton, MA 24.5% 29th +5.2pp 28th 243% above peers
Moore, OK 12.1% 19th +2.7pp 29th 69% above peers
Brookline, MA 6.0% 13th +1.4pp 30th 16% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 4.2% 6th +1.6pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $229,529 in August 2026, up from $226,718 a year earlier.
Big move $229,529
2007August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref $217,039 (Aug 26) +2.1%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Utica, NY $212,423 (Aug 26) 31st +7.0% 1st 58% below peers
White Plains, NY $808,180 (Aug 26) 3rd +5.8% 2nd 61% above peers
Bristol, CT $350,637 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.8% 3rd 30% below peers
West Hartford, CT $509,334 (Aug 26) 15th +5.5% 4th 1% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $1,485,606 (Aug 26) 1st +4.8% 5th 196% above peers
Taunton, MA $521,740 (Aug 26) 12th +4.0% 6th 4% above peers
Millcreek, UT $633,137 (Aug 26) 8th +3.4% 7th 26% above peers
Lynwood, CA $684,690 (Aug 26) 6th +3.3% 8th 36% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $695,799 (Aug 26) 5th +3.2% 9th 39% above peers
Bentonville, AR $492,753 (Aug 26) 17th +2.8% 10th 2% below peers
Hanford, CA $383,336 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.7% 11th 24% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $502,326 (Aug 26) 16th +2.7% 12th on par with peers
Council Bluffs, IA $229,838 (Aug 26) 28th +2.5% 13th 54% below peers
Vineland, NJ $314,247 (Aug 26) 26th +2.3% 14th 37% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN $330,973 (Aug 26) 24th +2.1% 15th 34% below peers
Jupiter, FL $704,677 (Aug 26) 4th +1.8% 16th 40% above peers
Wellington, FL $658,628 (Aug 26) 7th +1.7% 17th 31% above peers
Bossier City, LA $229,529 (Aug 26) 29th +1.2% 18th 54% below peers
Porterville, CA $330,293 (Aug 26) 25th +1.1% 19th 34% below peers
Herriman, UT $601,499 (Aug 26) 10th +0.8% 20th 20% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $518,234 (Aug 26) 13th +0.7% 21st 3% above peers
Lakewood, WA $515,727 (Aug 26) 14th +0.3% 22nd 3% above peers
Moore, OK $222,111 (Aug 26) 30th +0.3% 23rd 56% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $631,034 (Aug 26) 9th -0.7% 24th 26% above peers
Woodland, CA $551,676 (Aug 26) 11th -0.7% 25th 10% above peers
Smyrna, TN $401,595 (Aug 26) 20th -0.8% 26th 20% below peers
Marietta, GA $471,117 (Aug 26) 18th -1.2% 27th 6% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $272,484 (Aug 26) 27th -2.7% 28th 46% below peers
Brookline, MA $1,122,975 (Aug 26) 2nd -5.4% 29th 124% above peers
Wylie, TX $412,915 (Aug 26) 19th -5.7% 30th 18% below peers
Little Elm, TX $393,657 (Aug 26) 21st -5.7% 31st 22% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $124,503 in August 2026, up from $122,468 a year earlier.
Big move $124,503
2007August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref $115,919 (Aug 26) +3.5%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
White Plains, NY $460,903 (Aug 26) 4th +6.9% 1st 32% above peers
Utica, NY $150,018 (Aug 26) 30th +6.8% 2nd 57% below peers
Bristol, CT $271,159 (Aug 26) 23rd +6.3% 3rd 22% below peers
West Hartford, CT $359,385 (Aug 26) 15th +5.4% 4th 3% above peers
Taunton, MA $408,647 (Aug 26) 10th +4.7% 5th 17% above peers
Vineland, NJ $249,567 (Aug 26) 26th +4.4% 6th 28% below peers
Lynwood, CA $618,877 (Aug 26) 3rd +4.0% 7th 78% above peers
Porterville, CA $263,368 (Aug 26) 24th +3.1% 8th 24% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA $895,797 (Aug 26) 1st +3.1% 9th 157% above peers
Bentonville, AR $348,303 (Aug 26) 16th +3.0% 10th on par with peers
Hanford, CA $297,783 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.5% 11th 15% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $157,756 (Aug 26) 29th +1.9% 12th 55% below peers
Millcreek, UT $425,521 (Aug 26) 9th +1.8% 13th 22% above peers
Bossier City, LA $124,503 (Aug 26) 31st +1.7% 14th 64% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN $262,904 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 15th 25% below peers
Brookline, MA $709,683 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.1% 16th 104% above peers
Jupiter, FL $431,982 (Aug 26) 8th +1.1% 17th 24% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN $319,173 (Aug 26) 21st +1.0% 18th 8% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $375,101 (Aug 26) 12th +1.0% 19th 8% above peers
Lakewood, WA $403,686 (Aug 26) 11th +0.5% 20th 16% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $370,361 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 21st 6% above peers
Moore, OK $174,228 (Aug 26) 28th +0.0% 22nd 50% below peers
Wellington, FL $453,911 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 23rd 30% above peers
Woodland, CA $456,617 (Aug 26) 5th -0.4% 24th 31% above peers
Herriman, UT $443,129 (Aug 26) 7th -0.6% 25th 27% above peers
Smyrna, TN $323,583 (Aug 26) 19th -0.6% 26th 7% below peers
Marietta, GA $325,113 (Aug 26) 18th -1.3% 27th 7% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC $372,531 (Aug 26) 13th -2.4% 28th 7% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $191,731 (Aug 26) 27th -3.2% 29th 45% below peers
Wylie, TX $325,118 (Aug 26) 17th -5.0% 30th 7% below peers
Little Elm, TX $320,336 (Aug 26) 20th -5.8% 31st 8% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.8% then, 53.2% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.4% to 53.2%).
Needs attention 53.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 67.4% +1.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
Marietta, GA 47.2% 30th +5.2pp 1st 25% below peers
Lakewood, WA 47.5% 28th +4.1pp 2nd 25% below peers
Hanford, CA 62.1% 18th +5.0pp 3rd 2% below peers
Woodland, CA 58.7% 20th +4.4pp 4th 7% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 63.7% 15th +4.3pp 5th 1% above peers
Jupiter, FL 78.5% 2nd +4.5pp 6th 24% above peers
Vineland, NJ 69.9% 10th +4.0pp 7th 11% above peers
Porterville, CA 54.3% 22nd +2.7pp 8th 14% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 27th +2.0pp 9th 24% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.1% 4th +3.1pp 10th 21% above peers
Utica, NY 49.7% 26th +1.7pp 11th 21% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 63.1% 16th +1.9pp 12th on par with peers
Hendersonville, TN 71.7% 8th +1.7pp 13th 14% above peers
Bristol, CT 64.9% 14th +1.3pp 14th 3% above peers
Millcreek, UT 61.4% 19th +0.8pp 15th 3% below peers
Bossier City, LA 53.2% 23rd +0.4pp 16th 16% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 74.8% 6th +0.3pp 17th 18% above peers
Wellington, FL 75.8% 5th -0.3pp 18th 20% above peers
Taunton, MA 62.1% 17th -0.3pp 19th 2% below peers
Smyrna, TN 57.4% 21st -0.3pp 20th 9% below peers
Moore, OK 67.9% 11th -0.4pp 21st 8% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 73.0% 7th -0.9pp 22nd 16% above peers
Wylie, TX 77.4% 3rd -1.1pp 23rd 23% above peers
White Plains, NY 51.0% 24th -0.8pp 24th 19% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 67.4% 13th -1.6pp 25th 7% above peers
Brookline, MA 46.9% 31st -2.1pp 26th 26% below peers
West Hartford, CT 67.4% 12th -3.6pp 27th 7% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 47.4% 29th -2.9pp 28th 25% below peers
Bentonville, AR 50.5% 25th -3.8pp 29th 20% below peers
Little Elm, TX 70.1% 9th -6.4pp 30th 11% above peers
Herriman, UT 78.6% 1st -8.9pp 31st 24% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,515 in August 2026, up from $1,431 a year earlier.
Big move $1,515
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Laguna Niguel, CA $3,383 (Aug 26) 3rd +7.2% 1st 87% above peers
Utica, NY $1,404 (Aug 26) 30th +7.2% 2nd 22% below peers
Taunton, MA $2,096 (Aug 26) 11th +6.1% 3rd 16% above peers
White Plains, NY $3,262 (Aug 26) 4th +6.0% 4th 80% above peers
Bristol, CT $1,709 (Aug 26) 18th +6.0% 5th 6% below peers
Bossier City, LA $1,515 (Aug 26) 27th +5.9% 6th 16% below peers
Lynwood, CA $2,129 (Aug 26) 10th +5.0% 7th 18% above peers
Porterville, CA $1,431 (Aug 26) 29th +4.8% 8th 21% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $1,811 (Aug 26) 16th +4.6% 9th on par with peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL $2,814 (Aug 26) 6th +4.2% 10th 55% above peers
Hanford, CA $2,003 (Aug 26) 12th +4.2% 11th 11% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN $1,611 (Aug 26) 25th +4.1% 12th 11% below peers
West Hartford, CT $2,448 (Aug 26) 7th +4.1% 13th 35% above peers
Wellington, FL $3,540 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.7% 14th 96% above peers
Jupiter, FL $3,066 (Aug 26) 5th +2.7% 15th 69% above peers
Woodland, CA $2,330 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 16th 29% above peers
Hendersonville, TN $1,674 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.5% 17th 8% below peers
Smyrna, TN $1,699 (Aug 26) 19th +2.4% 18th 6% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $1,350 (Aug 26) 31st +2.2% 19th 25% below peers
Bentonville, AR $1,656 (Aug 26) 24th +2.0% 20th 9% below peers
Little Elm, TX $2,307 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 21st 27% above peers
Brookline, MA $3,559 (Aug 26) 1st +2.0% 22nd 97% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $1,698 (Aug 26) 20th +1.9% 23rd 6% below peers
Marietta, GA $1,689 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.6% 24th 7% below peers
Millcreek, UT $1,516 (Aug 26) 26th +1.6% 25th 16% below peers
Moore, OK $1,513 (Aug 26) 28th +1.5% 26th 16% below peers
Lakewood, WA $1,748 (Aug 26) 17th +1.5% 27th 3% below peers
Herriman, UT $1,892 (Aug 26) 15th +0.9% 28th 4% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC $1,690 (Aug 26) 21st +0.5% 29th 7% below peers
Wylie, TX $1,914 (Aug 26) 14th -0.5% 30th 6% above peers
Vineland, NJ 13th 7% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.6% then, 35.5% now; margin ±4.4pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.4% to 35.5%).
35.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 30.8% +1.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 31st -6.4pp 1st 33% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.9% 23rd -5.1pp 2nd 8% above peers
Bentonville, AR 18.2% 1st -2.3pp 3rd 49% below peers
Utica, NY 36.1% 17th -3.2pp 4th on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 39.7% 25th -3.3pp 5th 10% above peers
West Hartford, CT 28.0% 5th -1.6pp 6th 22% below peers
White Plains, NY 41.0% 27th -1.9pp 7th 14% above peers
Vineland, NJ 39.1% 24th -1.7pp 8th 9% above peers
Brookline, MA 37.1% 20th -1.1pp 9th 3% above peers
Taunton, MA 36.5% 19th -1.0pp 10th 2% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 41.4% 28th -1.1pp 11th 15% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 22.3% 2nd +0.2pp 12th 38% below peers
Wylie, TX 30.4% 10th +0.4pp 13th 15% below peers
Wellington, FL 36.5% 18th +0.8pp 14th 2% above peers
Bossier City, LA 35.5% 14th +0.9pp 15th 1% below peers
Moore, OK 27.4% 4th +1.1pp 16th 24% below peers
Little Elm, TX 31.8% 12th +1.4pp 17th 12% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 29.5% 6th +1.8pp 18th 18% below peers
Jupiter, FL 38.1% 21st +2.8pp 19th 6% above peers
Smyrna, TN 29.8% 8th +2.4pp 20th 17% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 30.0% 9th +2.5pp 21st 17% below peers
Bristol, CT 36.0% 16th +3.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Herriman, UT 26.8% 3rd +2.3pp 23rd 26% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.6% 15th +3.2pp 24th 1% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 35.5% 13th +3.2pp 25th 1% below peers
Woodland, CA 38.5% 22nd +3.6pp 26th 7% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 40.3% 26th +4.0pp 27th 12% above peers
Millcreek, UT 30.4% 11th +3.2pp 28th 15% below peers
Marietta, GA 42.4% 29th +5.1pp 29th 18% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 29.6% 7th +3.9pp 30th 18% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.5% 30th +8.6pp 31st 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.5% to 10.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.8% to 10.1%).
Needs attention 10.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 8.4% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Wylie, TX 1.3% 1st -0.8pp 1st 79% below peers
Millcreek, UT 4.3% 12th -2.3pp 2nd 32% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.0% 15th -2.0pp 3rd 5% below peers
Little Elm, TX 2.3% 2nd -0.6pp 4th 63% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 5.8% 14th -1.0pp 5th 7% below peers
Bristol, CT 7.6% 20th -1.1pp 6th 21% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 8.0% 22nd -0.9pp 7th 27% above peers
Woodland, CA 7.0% 17th -0.7pp 8th 11% above peers
Taunton, MA 9.5% 27th -0.9pp 9th 50% above peers
Bentonville, AR 3.8% 10th -0.4pp 10th 39% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.6% 19th -0.7pp 11th 20% above peers
Vineland, NJ 8.2% 23rd -0.7pp 12th 30% above peers
Brookline, MA 26.9% 31st -1.8pp 13th 327% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 2.4% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 62% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.7% 4th -0.1pp 15th 57% below peers
Utica, NY 21.9% 30th -0.4pp 16th 247% above peers
Lakewood, WA 8.8% 25th -0.1pp 17th 40% above peers
Lynwood, CA 7.1% 18th -0.0pp 18th 13% above peers
Marietta, GA 8.8% 24th +0.1pp 19th 40% above peers
White Plains, NY 17.1% 29th +0.2pp 20th 171% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.2% 6th +0.3pp 21st 50% below peers
West Hartford, CT 8.9% 26th +1.6pp 22nd 42% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 6.3% 16th +1.4pp 23rd on par with peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.8% 13th +1.0pp 24th 24% below peers
Hanford, CA 7.8% 21st +1.9pp 25th 23% above peers
Jupiter, FL 3.8% 11th +1.0pp 26th 39% below peers
Smyrna, TN 3.7% 9th +1.1pp 27th 42% below peers
Moore, OK 3.5% 8th +1.1pp 28th 45% below peers
Wellington, FL 3.3% 7th +1.1pp 29th 48% below peers
Bossier City, LA 10.1% 28th +3.7pp 30th 60% above peers
Herriman, UT 2.9% 5th +2.5pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.2% to 12.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.8% to 12.1%).
Needs attention 12.1%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 7.8% -1.6pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Brookline, MA 1.0% 1st -1.1pp 1st 84% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.8% 3rd -2.3pp 2nd 58% below peers
White Plains, NY 5.9% 13th -3.7pp 3rd 10% below peers
Utica, NY 3.8% 6th -2.1pp 4th 42% below peers
Woodland, CA 5.2% 10th -2.1pp 5th 20% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 6.1% 14th -2.2pp 6th 6% below peers
Lynwood, CA 13.6% 30th -2.0pp 7th 108% above peers
Porterville, CA 6.5% 16th -1.0pp 8th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 5.8% 11th -0.8pp 9th 12% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 5.8% 12th -0.8pp 10th 11% below peers
Little Elm, TX 11.7% 25th -1.5pp 11th 78% above peers
Millcreek, UT 7.2% 18th -0.6pp 12th 10% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 12.4% 27th -1.0pp 13th 90% above peers
Wylie, TX 13.0% 28th -0.3pp 14th 98% above peers
Marietta, GA 17.9% 31st -0.2pp 15th 173% above peers
Moore, OK 9.8% 22nd -0.1pp 16th 50% above peers
Wellington, FL 8.6% 20th +0.1pp 17th 32% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 3.9% 7th +0.1pp 18th 40% below peers
Vineland, NJ 9.6% 21st +0.5pp 19th 47% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 5.1% 9th +0.3pp 20th 22% below peers
Jupiter, FL 10.0% 23rd +0.7pp 21st 52% above peers
Lakewood, WA 10.1% 24th +0.7pp 22nd 54% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.0% 17th +0.6pp 23rd 7% above peers
Bristol, CT 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 24th 30% below peers
West Hartford, CT 2.6% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 60% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.0% 4th +0.7pp 26th 55% below peers
Bossier City, LA 12.1% 26th +2.8pp 27th 84% above peers
Smyrna, TN 13.5% 29th +3.9pp 28th 107% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 19th +2.3pp 29th 21% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 6.3% 15th +2.3pp 30th 4% below peers
Taunton, MA 3.7% 5th +1.5pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about 50% above the peer median.

46.2%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 40.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Eden Prairie, MN 23.8% 1st 26% below peers
Brookline, MA 24.4% 2nd 24% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 24.8% 3rd 22% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 25.5% 4th 20% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 26.2% 5th 18% below peers
Jupiter, FL 26.7% 6th 17% below peers
White Plains, NY 26.9% 7th 16% below peers
Wellington, FL 27.3% 8th 15% below peers
West Hartford, CT 27.7% 9th 13% below peers
Woodland, CA 29.2% 10th 9% below peers
Hanford, CA 30.6% 11th 4% below peers
Millcreek, UT 31.2% 12th 3% below peers
Herriman, UT 31.3% 13th 2% below peers
Bentonville, AR 31.6% 14th 1% below peers
Wylie, TX 31.7% 15th 1% below peers
Marietta, GA 32.0% 16th on par with peers
Little Elm, TX 32.3% 17th 1% above peers
Bristol, CT 32.5% 18th 2% above peers
Lynwood, CA 33.1% 19th 3% above peers
Smyrna, TN 33.9% 20th 6% above peers
Taunton, MA 34.6% 21st 8% above peers
Vineland, NJ 35.8% 22nd 12% above peers
Moore, OK 36.6% 23rd 14% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 36.8% 24th 15% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 37.7% 25th 18% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.0% 26th 19% above peers
Lakewood, WA 38.6% 27th 21% above peers
Utica, NY 42.3% 28th 32% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.8% 29th 34% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 43.2% 30th 35% above peers
Bossier City, LA 46.2% 31st 44% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.8% to 11.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.0% to 11.6%).
Needs attention 11.6%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 4.6% +1.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Herriman, UT 1.6% 4th -4.9pp 1st 65% below peers
Utica, NY 1.2% 3rd -1.1pp 2nd 75% below peers
Bristol, CT 0.9% 2nd -0.7pp 3rd 80% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 2.9% 9th -2.0pp 4th 40% below peers
Porterville, CA 2.0% 8th -0.8pp 5th 57% below peers
Woodland, CA 1.9% 6th -0.6pp 6th 60% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 2.0% 7th -0.6pp 7th 58% below peers
Little Elm, TX 10.0% 28th -2.6pp 8th 110% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 2.9% 10th -0.6pp 9th 38% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 4.8% 16th -0.5pp 10th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 5.4% 20th -0.5pp 11th 15% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 7.7% 22nd -0.3pp 12th 62% above peers
White Plains, NY 3.5% 13th -0.0pp 13th 27% below peers
Millcreek, UT 5.3% 19th +0.2pp 14th 12% above peers
Marietta, GA 11.0% 30th +1.0pp 15th 132% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 7.8% 24th +1.3pp 16th 64% above peers
Brookline, MA 0.4% 1st +0.1pp 17th 92% below peers
West Hartford, CT 1.8% 5th +0.4pp 18th 63% below peers
Jupiter, FL 6.2% 21st +1.2pp 19th 30% above peers
Lakewood, WA 4.2% 14th +0.9pp 20th 11% below peers
Vineland, NJ 5.2% 18th +1.1pp 21st 10% above peers
Wylie, TX 10.2% 29th +2.5pp 22nd 115% above peers
Moore, OK 7.8% 23rd +2.8pp 23rd 64% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.1% 11th +1.2pp 24th 35% below peers
Wellington, FL 8.8% 26th +3.5pp 25th 86% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.4% 27th +3.8pp 26th 99% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.8% 17th +2.8pp 27th 1% above peers
Hanford, CA 4.4% 15th +2.6pp 28th 8% below peers
Bossier City, LA 11.6% 31st +7.8pp 29th 144% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 25th +5.6pp 30th 68% above peers
Taunton, MA 3.1% 12th +2.9pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.9% then, 24.7% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.1% to 24.7%).
Needs attention 24.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 27.0% +2.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lynwood, CA 9.8% 31st +2.2pp 1st 77% below peers
Vineland, NJ 24.1% 23rd +5.3pp 2nd 43% below peers
Porterville, CA 14.5% 30th +3.0pp 3rd 66% below peers
Herriman, UT 42.6% 16th +7.4pp 4th on par with peers
Wylie, TX 43.3% 15th +7.0pp 5th 2% above peers
Utica, NY 22.4% 26th +3.4pp 6th 48% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 43.9% 14th +6.0pp 7th 3% above peers
Bristol, CT 30.3% 18th +3.8pp 8th 29% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 21.5% 28th +2.6pp 9th 50% below peers
Marietta, GA 47.4% 12th +5.4pp 10th 11% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 22.0% 27th +2.4pp 11th 48% below peers
Jupiter, FL 53.5% 10th +5.7pp 12th 25% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 59.8% 5th +6.2pp 13th 40% above peers
Woodland, CA 30.4% 17th +3.1pp 14th 29% below peers
Wellington, FL 49.7% 11th +4.7pp 15th 17% above peers
Bentonville, AR 55.3% 7th +5.1pp 16th 30% above peers
Smyrna, TN 27.8% 20th +2.6pp 17th 35% below peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 57.4% 6th +5.0pp 18th 35% above peers
Moore, OK 29.1% 19th +2.5pp 19th 32% below peers
White Plains, NY 53.9% 9th +4.4pp 20th 26% above peers
Bossier City, LA 24.7% 22nd +1.7pp 21st 42% below peers
Millcreek, UT 54.2% 8th +3.6pp 22nd 27% above peers
Taunton, MA 23.9% 24th +1.4pp 23rd 44% below peers
West Hartford, CT 66.6% 3rd +1.9pp 24th 56% above peers
Lakewood, WA 23.2% 25th +0.7pp 25th 46% below peers
Little Elm, TX 44.2% 13th +1.1pp 26th 4% above peers
Brookline, MA 85.4% 1st +1.9pp 27th 100% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 64.9% 4th +1.2pp 28th 52% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 25.7% 21st -0.1pp 29th 40% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 76.6% 2nd -0.3pp 30th 80% above peers
Hanford, CA 18.1% 29th -1.0pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 19.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51.7% to 31.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±15.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 8.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.8% to 31.9%).
Needs attention 31.9%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 49.2% -2.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lakewood, WA 33.8% 24th +13.5pp 1st 25% below peers
Little Elm, TX 46.4% 15th +15.2pp 2nd 3% above peers
Vineland, NJ 77.5% 1st +20.4pp 3rd 72% above peers
Utica, NY 43.3% 19th +6.5pp 4th 4% below peers
Marietta, GA 51.8% 11th +4.5pp 5th 15% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 43.5% 18th +2.2pp 6th 3% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 36.8% 22nd +1.4pp 7th 18% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 63.9% 5th +2.3pp 8th 42% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 73.0% 4th +2.4pp 9th 62% above peers
Woodland, CA 51.1% 12th -0.2pp 10th 14% above peers
Porterville, CA 27.6% 29th -0.3pp 11th 39% below peers
West Hartford, CT 75.2% 2nd -1.1pp 12th 67% above peers
Taunton, MA 44.7% 17th -1.5pp 13th 1% below peers
Brookline, MA 74.4% 3rd -2.6pp 14th 65% above peers
Herriman, UT 49.2% 13th -2.2pp 15th 9% above peers
Millcreek, UT 47.8% 14th -2.5pp 16th 6% above peers
Smyrna, TN 37.5% 21st -5.4pp 17th 17% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 36.0% 23rd -5.3pp 18th 20% below peers
Wylie, TX 45.0% 16th -7.0pp 19th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 58.2% 10th -9.2pp 20th 29% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 28.1% 28th -4.9pp 21st 38% below peers
Bristol, CT 62.5% 7th -11.2pp 22nd 39% above peers
White Plains, NY 62.8% 6th -12.8pp 23rd 40% above peers
Bentonville, AR 31.2% 26th -7.1pp 24th 31% below peers
Jupiter, FL 62.0% 8th -14.2pp 25th 38% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 59.8% 9th -16.1pp 26th 33% above peers
Moore, OK 30.3% 27th -12.3pp 27th 33% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 42.7% 20th -25.1pp 28th 5% below peers
Bossier City, LA 31.9% 25th -19.8pp 29th 29% below peers
Lynwood, CA 27.0% 30th -17.1pp 30th 40% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.6% 31st -14.4pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.8% then, 17.6% now; margin ±8.5pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.4% to 17.6%).
Needs attention 17.6%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 9.5% -0.7pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Chapel Hill, NC 0.2% 1st -1.0pp 1st 97% below peers
Brookline, MA 0.2% 2nd -0.7pp 2nd 97% below peers
Marietta, GA 1.6% 3rd -1.2pp 3rd 75% below peers
Woodland, CA 6.0% 15th -4.2pp 4th 6% below peers
Wellington, FL 2.8% 6th -1.5pp 5th 57% below peers
Taunton, MA 1.9% 4th -1.0pp 6th 71% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.8% 18th -3.2pp 7th 7% above peers
Bristol, CT 6.4% 16th -2.3pp 8th on par with peers
Jupiter, FL 3.2% 7th -1.1pp 9th 50% below peers
Vineland, NJ 19.7% 31st -4.7pp 10th 209% above peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 23rd -1.2pp 11th 28% above peers
Bentonville, AR 7.1% 20th +0.3pp 12th 12% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 2.4% 5th +0.1pp 13th 62% below peers
Hanford, CA 10.8% 26th +2.0pp 14th 70% above peers
Wylie, TX 4.3% 9th +0.8pp 15th 32% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 4.6% 11th +1.1pp 16th 28% below peers
Utica, NY 14.1% 27th +3.9pp 17th 121% above peers
Lynwood, CA 14.4% 28th +5.3pp 18th 126% above peers
Little Elm, TX 7.5% 22nd +2.8pp 19th 18% above peers
Bossier City, LA 17.6% 30th +6.8pp 20th 176% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 17.0% 29th +7.9pp 21st 166% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 4.5% 10th +2.1pp 22nd 29% below peers
Lakewood, WA 10.4% 25th +4.9pp 23rd 63% above peers
Millcreek, UT 6.7% 17th +3.3pp 24th 5% above peers
Smyrna, TN 5.8% 14th +3.1pp 25th 10% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.7% 12th +2.6pp 26th 27% below peers
West Hartford, CT 5.7% 13th +3.2pp 27th 11% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.0% 19th +4.6pp 28th 9% above peers
Moore, OK 9.8% 24th +7.7pp 29th 54% above peers
White Plains, NY 7.3% 21st +6.8pp 30th 15% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 3.6% 8th +3.5pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±7.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 68,248 to 62,901 - more than the combined survey margin (±62). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 83% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (64,895 to 62,901).
Big move 62,901
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Herriman, UT 59,346 27th +48% 1st 5% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 55,200 30th +34% 2nd 11% below peers
Wylie, TX 60,334 25th +21% 3rd 3% below peers
Little Elm, TX 54,820 31st +19% 4th 12% below peers
Bentonville, AR 58,249 28th +18% 5th 6% below peers
Smyrna, TN 56,692 29th +14% 6th 9% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 63,091 10th +11% 7th 2% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 60,959 22nd +8% 8th 2% below peers
Brookline, MA 63,266 8th +7% 9th 2% above peers
Utica, NY 64,217 2nd +6% 10th 3% above peers
Hanford, CA 59,754 26th +6% 11th 4% below peers
Porterville, CA 63,157 9th +6% 12th 2% above peers
Taunton, MA 60,433 24th +6% 13th 3% below peers
Millcreek, UT 63,648 4th +5% 14th 2% above peers
Lakewood, WA 62,937 12th +5% 15th 1% above peers
White Plains, NY 60,666 23rd +4% 16th 2% below peers
Moore, OK 63,420 7th +4% 17th 2% above peers
Woodland, CA 61,854 18th +4% 18th on par with peers
Marietta, GA 62,263 15th +3% 19th on par with peers
Bristol, CT 61,462 20th +2% 20th 1% below peers
Vineland, NJ 61,006 21st +2% 21st 2% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 63,468 6th +2% 22nd 2% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 61,607 19th +1% 23rd 1% below peers
West Hartford, CT 63,620 5th +1% 24th 2% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 62,586 14th +0% 25th 1% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 63,051 11th -2% 26th 1% above peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,139 3rd -3% 27th 3% above peers
Wellington, FL 62,146 16th -3% 28th on par with peers
Jupiter, FL 61,883 17th -4% 29th on par with peers
Bossier City, LA 62,901 13th -8% 30th 1% above peers
Lynwood, CA 64,578 1st -9% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.2% then, 23.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.1% to 23.7%).
23.7%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 23.5% -0.2pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 16.6% 30th +1.1pp 1st 26% below peers
Vineland, NJ 25.5% 8th +1.6pp 2nd 13% above peers
Moore, OK 25.7% 7th +1.3pp 3rd 14% above peers
Utica, NY 25.4% 9th +0.6pp 4th 13% above peers
Hanford, CA 28.6% 3rd +0.4pp 5th 27% above peers
Brookline, MA 18.7% 26th +0.1pp 6th 17% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 21.4% 21st +0.0pp 7th 5% below peers
Smyrna, TN 25.0% 11th -0.1pp 8th 11% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 21.5% 20th -0.1pp 9th 5% below peers
Bristol, CT 20.1% 24th -0.2pp 10th 11% below peers
White Plains, NY 18.6% 27th -0.3pp 11th 18% below peers
Woodland, CA 23.6% 14th -0.4pp 12th 5% above peers
Bossier City, LA 23.7% 12th -0.5pp 13th 5% above peers
Porterville, CA 30.5% 2nd -0.7pp 14th 36% above peers
West Hartford, CT 21.5% 19th -0.5pp 15th 4% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.2% 17th -0.6pp 16th 1% below peers
Bentonville, AR 27.3% 6th -0.8pp 17th 21% above peers
Marietta, GA 21.4% 22nd -0.8pp 18th 5% below peers
Jupiter, FL 18.4% 28th -0.8pp 19th 18% below peers
Taunton, MA 21.6% 18th -1.0pp 20th 4% below peers
Millcreek, UT 20.9% 23rd -1.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Hendersonville, TN 22.5% 16th -1.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 23.0% 15th -1.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Lakewood, WA 19.6% 25th -1.6pp 24th 13% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 14.8% 31st -1.3pp 25th 34% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 17.9% 29th -1.7pp 26th 21% below peers
Little Elm, TX 28.0% 4th -2.7pp 27th 24% above peers
Wellington, FL 23.6% 13th -2.4pp 28th 5% above peers
Wylie, TX 27.6% 5th -2.8pp 29th 23% above peers
Lynwood, CA 25.4% 10th -2.9pp 30th 13% above peers
Herriman, UT 34.6% 1st -5.8pp 31st 54% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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6 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.6% then, 38.5% now; margin ±8.0pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.2% to 38.5%).
Big move 38.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 40.6% +0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Bentonville, AR 24.4% 19th +12.0pp 1st 19% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 22.8% 20th +7.9pp 2nd 25% below peers
Lynwood, CA 53.3% 1st +14.9pp 3rd 76% above peers
Little Elm, TX 29.2% 17th +8.1pp 4th 3% below peers
Woodland, CA 31.6% 15th +6.8pp 5th 4% above peers
Wellington, FL 22.8% 21st +4.3pp 6th 25% below peers
Lakewood, WA 45.9% 4th +7.9pp 7th 52% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 17.3% 26th +2.7pp 8th 43% below peers
Bristol, CT 32.6% 14th +3.4pp 9th 8% above peers
Smyrna, TN 35.2% 11th +2.3pp 10th 16% above peers
White Plains, NY 28.1% 18th +1.4pp 11th 7% below peers
Porterville, CA 37.5% 8th +1.6pp 12th 24% above peers
Moore, OK 30.3% 16th +1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 35.5% 10th +1.3pp 14th 17% above peers
Coon Rapids, MN 34.7% 13th +0.5pp 15th 15% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 40.6% 5th -0.0pp 16th 34% above peers
Taunton, MA 47.5% 2nd -0.1pp 17th 57% above peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 31st -0.1pp 18th 73% below peers
West Hartford, CT 22.4% 22nd -0.8pp 19th 26% below peers
Brookline, MA 14.9% 29th -0.8pp 20th 51% below peers
Chapel Hill, NC 19.4% 23rd -1.3pp 21st 36% below peers
Marietta, GA 38.8% 6th -3.2pp 22nd 28% above peers
Utica, NY 46.6% 3rd -4.6pp 23rd 54% above peers
Bossier City, LA 38.5% 7th -4.0pp 24th 27% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 18.7% 24th -3.0pp 25th 38% below peers
Vineland, NJ 34.8% 12th -6.8pp 26th 15% above peers
Millcreek, UT 16.0% 27th -3.9pp 27th 47% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 36.0% 9th -8.9pp 28th 19% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 18.0% 25th -5.4pp 29th 41% below peers
Jupiter, FL 16.0% 28th -11.2pp 30th 47% below peers
Wylie, TX 12.6% 30th -12.9pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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6 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±6.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (61.3% then, 68.2% now; margin ±11.9pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.8% to 68.2%).
68.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Louisiana ref 70.9% +2.9pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Winter Haven, FL 70.4% 12th +21.6pp 1st 3% above peers
Marietta, GA 74.4% 8th +17.6pp 2nd 9% above peers
Bentonville, AR 68.5% 15th +15.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 64.2% 20th +8.4pp 4th 6% below peers
Lakewood, WA 72.0% 11th +9.0pp 5th 6% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.7% 3rd +8.0pp 6th 12% above peers
Herriman, UT 62.5% 23rd +6.3pp 7th 8% below peers
Bossier City, LA 68.2% 16th +6.9pp 8th on par with peers
Woodland, CA 67.1% 17th +6.2pp 9th 2% below peers
West Hartford, CT 79.3% 2nd +6.7pp 10th 16% above peers
Chapel Hill, NC 75.9% 4th +6.1pp 11th 11% above peers
White Plains, NY 80.6% 1st +5.9pp 12th 18% above peers
Wylie, TX 60.8% 26th +3.8pp 13th 11% below peers
Millcreek, UT 57.3% 29th +3.1pp 14th 16% below peers
Vineland, NJ 74.1% 9th +4.0pp 15th 9% above peers
Wellington, FL 64.0% 21st +2.1pp 16th 6% below peers
Laguna Niguel, CA 61.3% 25th +0.8pp 17th 10% below peers
Utica, NY 60.2% 28th +0.7pp 18th 12% below peers
Brookline, MA 74.5% 7th +0.2pp 19th 9% above peers
Hanford, CA 66.5% 18th -0.2pp 20th 3% below peers
Coon Rapids, MN 75.3% 5th -3.4pp 21st 10% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 72.1% 10th -3.7pp 22nd 6% above peers
Hendersonville, TN 68.7% 14th -5.2pp 23rd 1% above peers
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 64.6% 19th -4.9pp 24th 5% below peers
Porterville, CA 56.3% 30th -5.4pp 25th 18% below peers
Bristol, CT 74.8% 6th -7.8pp 26th 10% above peers
Taunton, MA 69.0% 13th -8.6pp 27th 1% above peers
Smyrna, TN 60.6% 27th -7.9pp 28th 11% below peers
Moore, OK 61.3% 24th -9.4pp 29th 10% below peers
Little Elm, TX 63.5% 22nd -9.9pp 30th 7% below peers
Jupiter, FL 50.3% 31st -16.8pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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6 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±9.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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