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Baltimore, MD

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569,997 people (2025) 250k-1m South

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where Baltimore, MD shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$62,177
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
$50,379 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
9.0%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
11.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
122 homicides
12 mo to Aug 2026
▼ 20%
relative change
153 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
25.5%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
31.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
85.5%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
74.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
36.1%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
31.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.9%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
6.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
26.7%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
28.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
19.7%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
21.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
4.6%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
4.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 8 indicators

Where Baltimore, MD shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
42.0%
2020-24
▼ 19%
relative change
51.7% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
4,356 /100k
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
4,118 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
1,504 /100k
Aug 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
1,594 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
41.7%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
39.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
827 /100k
Aug 2026
flat
relative change
824 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
23.2%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
24.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.51
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
0.51 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
47.5%
2020-24
flat
relative change
47.5% 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 →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
54.2%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
58.0% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$97,663
Sep 2026
▼ 5%
relative change
$102,276 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$184,804
Sep 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
$191,902 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,762
Sep 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$1,702 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
74.6%
2020-24
high
vs peers
70.8% 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 Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 14% lower than in 2021 (1,709 then, 1,478 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 2,055 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,504 in August 2026, down from 1,594 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,504 per 100k
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Memphis, TN 1,439 (Aug 26) -35.1% 1st
Tucson, AZ 479 (Aug 26) -18.5% 2nd
Miami, FL 310 (Aug 26) -15.3% 3rd
Milwaukee, WI 1,092 (Jul 26) -11.5% 4th
Raleigh, NC 388 (Aug 26) -11.4% 5th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 506 (Aug 26) -10.9% 6th
El Paso, TX 274 (Jul 26) -8.9% 7th
Kansas City, MO 1,321 (Aug 26) -7.6% 8th
Fresno, CA 675 (Jun 26) -7.1% 9th
Detroit, MI 1,615 (Aug 26) -6.2% 10th
Sacramento, CA 618 (Aug 26) -5.8% 11th
Baltimore, MD 1,504 (Aug 26) -5.6% 12th
Portland, OR 695 (Apr 26) -3.9% 13th
Colorado Springs, CO 677 (Aug 26) -2.8% 14th
Omaha, NE 349 (Aug 26) -2.8% 15th
Mesa, AZ 436 (Aug 26) -1.4% 16th
Boston, MA 589 (Jul 26) -0.8% 17th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Lubbock, TX down about 27% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Indianapolis, IN down about 20% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Charlotte, NC down about 19% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 43% higher than in 2021 (2,950 then, 4,210 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5,189 in 2024 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Property crime rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4,356 in August 2026, up from 4,118 a year earlier.
Needs attention 4,356 per 100k
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Memphis, TN 3,566 (Aug 26) -38.9% 1st
Tucson, AZ 2,223 (Aug 26) -27.1% 2nd
Washington, DC 2,669 (Aug 26) -25.8% 3rd
Las Vegas, NV 5,055 (Apr 26) -22.5% 4th
Kansas City, MO 3,275 (Aug 26) -22.4% 5th
El Paso, TX 1,203 (Jul 26) -16.2% 6th
Mesa, AZ 1,159 (Aug 26) -16.2% 7th
Raleigh, NC 2,113 (Aug 26) -16.1% 8th
Miami, FL 2,201 (Aug 26) -15.2% 9th
Atlanta, GA 3,121 (Apr 26) -14.8% 10th
Milwaukee, WI 2,220 (Jul 26) -14.7% 11th
Detroit, MI 3,612 (Aug 26) -12.9% 12th
Omaha, NE 2,600 (Aug 26) -12.5% 13th
Sacramento, CA 2,062 (Aug 26) -11.9% 14th
Fresno, CA 2,542 (Jun 26) -10.4% 15th
Colorado Springs, CO 2,999 (Aug 26) -8.7% 16th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3,061 (Aug 26) -6.6% 17th
Boston, MA 1,893 (Jul 26) -4.0% 18th
Portland, OR 5,351 (Aug 26) +0.3% 19th
Baltimore, MD 4,356 (Aug 26) +5.8% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Irvine, CA down about 27% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 21% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arlington, TX down about 18% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 4% 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 Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides fell about 20% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 16% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. Baltimore started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 122 homicides in the 12 months ending August 2026, down from 153 in the prior 12 months. That is 21 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 122 homicides
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Tucson, AZ 6 (Aug 26) -46.8% 1st
Washington, DC 14 (Aug 26) -43.1% 2nd
Sacramento, CA 5 (Aug 26) -40.4% 3rd
Boston, MA 3 (Jul 26) -38.2% 4th
Raleigh, NC 3 (Aug 26) -37.6% 5th
Miami, FL 3 (Aug 26) -34.9% 6th
Memphis, TN 23 (Aug 26) -34.4% 7th
Colorado Springs, CO 3 (Aug 26) -31.9% 8th
Albuquerque, NM 10 (Aug 26) -31.7% 9th
El Paso, TX 2 (Jul 26) -26.1% 10th
Detroit, MI 21 (Aug 26) -24.6% 11th
Fresno, CA 4 (Jun 26) -22.6% 12th
Baltimore, MD 21 (Aug 26) -20.3% 13th
Kansas City, MO 22 (Aug 26) -19.4% 14th
Las Vegas, NV 12 (Apr 26) -18.5% 15th
Atlanta, GA 17 (Aug 26) -17.8% 16th
Milwaukee, WI 21 (Jul 26) -16.3% 17th
Mesa, AZ 3 (Aug 26) -11.1% 18th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12 (Aug 26) -9.7% 19th
Omaha, NE 4 (Aug 26) -4.4% 20th
Portland, OR 7 (Aug 26) +9.5% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Newark, NJ down about 39% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Columbus, OH down about 30% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Detroit, MI down about 25% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 52% higher than in 2021 (534 then, 809 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,847 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 827 in August 2026, up from 824 a year earlier.
Needs attention 827 per 100k
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Memphis, TN 470 (Aug 26) -59.1% 1st
Washington, DC 342 (Aug 26) -52.6% 2nd
Tucson, AZ 193 (Aug 26) -51.6% 3rd
Colorado Springs, CO 294 (Aug 26) -45.0% 4th
Boston, MA 74 (Jul 26) -44.2% 5th
Kansas City, MO 843 (Aug 26) -36.8% 6th
Miami, FL 196 (Aug 26) -34.3% 7th
El Paso, TX 190 (Jul 26) -34.3% 8th
Atlanta, GA 469 (Apr 26) -31.6% 9th
Las Vegas, NV 988 (Apr 26) -31.3% 10th
Omaha, NE 365 (Aug 26) -30.4% 11th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 465 (Aug 26) -29.9% 12th
Milwaukee, WI 703 (Jul 26) -28.7% 13th
Raleigh, NC 269 (Aug 26) -27.2% 14th
Mesa, AZ 131 (Aug 26) -25.3% 15th
Fresno, CA 405 (Jun 26) -22.4% 16th
Detroit, MI 869 (Aug 26) -19.9% 17th
Sacramento, CA 377 (Aug 26) -13.3% 18th
Portland, OR 603 (Aug 26) -11.6% 19th
Baltimore, MD 827 (Aug 26) +0.4% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Plano, TX down about 45% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Boston, MA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Virginia Beach, VA down about 19% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 17% 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 23% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $50,379 to $62,177 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,604).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Baltimore 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 49% from 2014 to 2024 ($41,819 to $62,177).
Bright spot $62,177
20102024
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▸ Compare all 21 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
Maryland ref $103,678 +22%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Miami, FL $62,462 15th +60% 1st 12% below peers
Atlanta, GA $85,652 5th +43% 2nd 21% above peers
Mesa, AZ $82,752 8th +42% 3rd 17% above peers
Fresno, CA $70,991 11th +41% 4th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA $87,321 4th +40% 5th 23% above peers
Boston, MA $97,344 2nd +37% 6th 37% above peers
Tucson, AZ $57,073 18th +31% 7th 20% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $73,877 9th +31% 8th 4% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $84,818 7th +31% 9th 19% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $54,234 19th +30% 10th 24% below peers
Detroit, MI $39,938 21st +29% 11th 44% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $68,317 13th +29% 12th 4% below peers
Portland, OR $90,919 3rd +28% 13th 28% above peers
Kansas City, MO $69,166 12th +28% 14th 3% below peers
Washington, DC $109,870 1st +27% 15th 55% above peers
Raleigh, NC $85,395 6th +27% 16th 20% above peers
El Paso, TX $59,745 17th +26% 17th 16% below peers
Memphis, TN $51,736 20th +25% 18th 27% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $66,849 14th +25% 19th 6% below peers
Baltimore, MD $62,177 16th +23% 20th 12% below peers
Omaha, NE $73,201 10th +22% 21st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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3 of 199 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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, FL up about 60% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, NJ up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,378 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment is 1.4 percentage points higher than in 2022 (3.8% then, 5.2% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 3.0% in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.7% in July 2026, unchanged from 5.7% a year earlier.
5.7%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 4.2% (Jul 26) +0.0pp
United States ref 4.0% (2024)
Washington, DC 5.9% (Jul 26) 18th -0.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Kansas City, MO 3.7% (Jul 26) 5th -0.8pp 2nd 30% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 5.3% (Jul 26) 11th -0.6pp 3rd on par with peers
Fresno, CA 6.9% (Jul 26) 19th -0.6pp 4th 30% above peers
Miami, FL 2.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.4pp 5th 58% below peers
Raleigh, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 6th 38% below peers
Omaha, NE 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 7th 38% below peers
Sacramento, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 12th -0.2pp 8th on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.2pp 9th 34% below peers
Memphis, TN 5.6% (Jul 26) 15th -0.1pp 10th 6% above peers
Portland, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 13th -0.1pp 11th on par with peers
Boston, MA 4.7% (Jul 26) 9th -0.1pp 12th 11% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.7% (Jul 26) 17th +0.0pp 13th 8% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 4.9% (Jul 26) 10th +0.0pp 14th 8% below peers
El Paso, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 15th 13% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.2% (Jul 26) 6th +0.1pp 16th 21% below peers
Mesa, AZ 4.6% (Jul 26) 8th +0.5pp 17th 13% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.3% (Jul 26) 14th +0.6pp 18th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 5.6% (Jul 26) 16th +0.6pp 19th 6% above peers
Detroit, MI 12.0% (Jul 26) 20th +0.7pp 20th 126% 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.2% to 19.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
75% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Baltimore started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.2% to 19.8%).
Bright spot 19.7%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 21 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
Maryland ref 9.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Mesa, AZ 10.3% 2nd -4.5pp 1st 35% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.1% 1st -2.6pp 2nd 43% below peers
Fresno, CA 20.1% 18th -5.1pp 3rd 27% above peers
Atlanta, GA 16.9% 13th -3.9pp 4th 7% above peers
Miami, FL 19.4% 16th -4.0pp 5th 22% above peers
Tucson, AZ 18.9% 15th -3.6pp 6th 19% above peers
Sacramento, CA 13.9% 6th -2.6pp 7th 12% below peers
Boston, MA 16.6% 12th -2.3pp 8th 5% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 22.8% 19th -2.6pp 9th 44% above peers
Kansas City, MO 14.7% 8th -1.5pp 10th 8% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.9% 7th -1.3pp 11th 12% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 15.5% 10th -1.3pp 12th 2% below peers
Memphis, TN 23.1% 20th -2.0pp 13th 46% above peers
Portland, OR 12.8% 4th -1.0pp 14th 20% below peers
Baltimore, MD 19.8% 17th -1.5pp 15th 25% above peers
Detroit, MI 32.7% 21st -2.3pp 16th 106% above peers
Raleigh, NC 11.9% 3rd -0.7pp 17th 25% below peers
Washington, DC 15.4% 9th -0.8pp 18th 3% below peers
El Paso, TX 18.4% 14th -0.7pp 19th 16% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.8% 11th -0.1pp 20th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 13.5% 5th +0.1pp 21st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Laredo, TX down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Atlanta, GA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.0% to 25.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
95% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Baltimore started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.6% to 25.5%).
Bright spot 25.5%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 21 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
Maryland ref 11.5% -0.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Mesa, AZ 13.4% 2nd -8.8pp 1st 40% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 10.2% 1st -5.6pp 2nd 55% below peers
Atlanta, GA 23.3% 13th -10.2pp 3rd 4% above peers
Boston, MA 21.1% 10th -6.6pp 4th 6% below peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 18th -8.1pp 5th 23% above peers
Sacramento, CA 17.0% 5th -4.9pp 6th 24% below peers
Miami, FL 25.2% 16th -6.6pp 7th 13% above peers
Tucson, AZ 24.2% 14th -6.3pp 8th 8% above peers
Baltimore, MD 25.5% 17th -5.5pp 9th 14% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 19.9% 8th -4.1pp 10th 11% below peers
Kansas City, MO 20.3% 9th -3.9pp 11th 9% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 31.7% 19th -5.0pp 12th 42% above peers
Memphis, TN 35.6% 20th -5.1pp 13th 59% above peers
Portland, OR 13.8% 3rd -1.7pp 14th 38% below peers
Raleigh, NC 16.0% 4th -1.8pp 15th 29% below peers
El Paso, TX 24.4% 15th -2.7pp 16th 9% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 19.2% 7th -2.1pp 17th 14% below peers
Omaha, NE 17.2% 6th -1.5pp 18th 23% below peers
Detroit, MI 46.5% 21st -3.7pp 19th 108% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.4% 11th -1.6pp 20th on par with peers
Washington, DC 22.8% 12th -1.2pp 21st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Atlanta, GA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 89% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Boston, MA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp 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 10.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74.9% to 85.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Baltimore 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 15.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (70.1% to 85.5%).
Bright spot 85.5%
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
Maryland ref 92.5% +5.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Detroit, MI 85.8% 19th +21.2pp 1st 5% below peers
Miami, FL 83.7% 21st +17.5pp 2nd 8% below peers
Memphis, TN 87.6% 18th +17.9pp 3rd 3% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 88.4% 17th +13.2pp 4th 3% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 91.8% 7th +11.5pp 5th 1% above peers
Baltimore, MD 85.5% 20th +10.7pp 6th 6% below peers
El Paso, TX 89.4% 15th +10.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Atlanta, GA 91.7% 8th +10.5pp 8th 1% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 90.6% 11th +9.7pp 9th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO 90.5% 14th +8.9pp 10th on par with peers
Washington, DC 91.3% 10th +8.5pp 11th 1% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 90.6% 12th +7.9pp 12th on par with peers
Fresno, CA 88.9% 16th +7.1pp 13th 2% below peers
Omaha, NE 91.6% 9th +7.1pp 14th 1% above peers
Tucson, AZ 90.5% 13th +6.7pp 15th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 93.7% 4th +6.8pp 16th 3% above peers
Boston, MA 92.1% 6th +6.5pp 17th 2% above peers
Mesa, AZ 93.3% 5th +6.4pp 18th 3% above peers
Portland, OR 94.0% 3rd +5.5pp 19th 4% above peers
Raleigh, NC 94.7% 1st +4.6pp 20th 4% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 94.6% 2nd +4.0pp 21st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR up 18.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI up 21.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Laredo, TX up 18.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (0.51 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.01).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 0.51
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
Maryland ref 0.46 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atlanta, GA 0.56 21st -0.024 1st 16% above peers
Mesa, AZ 0.43 1st -0.017 2nd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 0.45 3rd -0.016 3rd 7% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 0.43 2nd -0.009 4th 10% below peers
Washington, DC 0.52 17th -0.010 5th 8% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 0.46 5th -0.009 6th 4% below peers
Miami, FL 0.56 20th -0.009 7th 16% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 0.48 10th -0.008 8th on par with peers
Boston, MA 0.53 19th -0.008 9th 11% above peers
Baltimore, MD 0.51 15th -0.006 10th 6% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 0.47 6th -0.004 11th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO 0.47 7th -0.003 12th 2% below peers
Fresno, CA 0.48 12th -0.000 13th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 0.46 4th +0.001 14th 4% below peers
Memphis, TN 0.52 18th +0.002 15th 9% above peers
Detroit, MI 0.51 16th +0.002 16th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.48 11th +0.005 17th on par with peers
Portland, OR 0.48 9th +0.005 18th 1% below peers
El Paso, TX 0.48 8th +0.011 19th 1% below peers
Omaha, NE 0.49 14th +0.015 20th 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 0.48 13th +0.018 21st 1% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.0% then, 23.2% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
75% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.6% to 23.1%).
Needs attention 23.2%
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
Maryland ref 11.2% +1.0pp
United States ref 12.1% +0.3pp
Mesa, AZ 8.0% 1st -1.6pp 1st 50% below peers
Miami, FL 25.4% 19th -4.8pp 2nd 60% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.4% 4th -1.8pp 3rd 35% below peers
Memphis, TN 19.9% 16th -1.9pp 4th 26% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.8% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 38% below peers
Atlanta, GA 13.9% 7th -1.0pp 6th 12% below peers
Tucson, AZ 16.4% 12th -0.9pp 7th 4% above peers
El Paso, TX 18.6% 14th -0.9pp 8th 18% above peers
Baltimore, MD 23.1% 17th -0.9pp 9th 46% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12.4% 6th -0.4pp 10th 21% below peers
Omaha, NE 10.6% 5th -0.2pp 11th 33% below peers
Detroit, MI 39.0% 21st +1.0pp 12th 146% above peers
Raleigh, NC 8.4% 2nd +0.3pp 13th 47% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.9% 20th +1.3pp 14th 76% above peers
Portland, OR 15.8% 11th +0.8pp 15th on par with peers
Washington, DC 14.3% 8th +0.8pp 16th 10% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 15.1% 9th +0.9pp 17th 5% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 17.2% 13th +1.3pp 18th 9% above peers
Boston, MA 19.5% 15th +2.1pp 19th 23% above peers
Fresno, CA 24.8% 18th +2.7pp 20th 57% above peers
Sacramento, CA 15.2% 10th +3.1pp 21st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 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 (250k-1m) 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, FL down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tampa, FL down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Orlando, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 89% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 4% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $184,804 in September 2026, down from $191,902 a year earlier.
Big move $184,804
2000September 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $424,890 (Sep 26) -0.1%
United States ref $366,157 (Sep 26) +1.2%
Milwaukee, WI $223,304 (Sep 26) 18th +3.0% 1st 41% below peers
El Paso, TX $237,556 (Sep 26) 17th +2.6% 2nd 38% below peers
Omaha, NE $294,607 (Sep 26) 14th +2.3% 3rd 23% below peers
Kansas City, MO $250,185 (Sep 26) 16th +1.9% 4th 34% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $344,199 (Sep 26) 12th +1.7% 5th 10% below peers
Miami, FL $583,705 (Sep 26) 2nd +1.4% 6th 53% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $261,376 (Sep 26) 15th +1.3% 7th 31% below peers
Fresno, CA $384,885 (Sep 26) 10th +0.6% 8th 1% above peers
Portland, OR $524,318 (Sep 26) 4th +0.5% 9th 38% above peers
Sacramento, CA $470,552 (Sep 26) 5th -0.6% 10th 24% above peers
Washington, DC $566,961 (Sep 26) 3rd -0.7% 11th 49% above peers
Mesa, AZ $428,871 (Sep 26) 7th -0.7% 12th 13% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $439,542 (Sep 26) 6th -1.5% 13th 16% above peers
Boston, MA $761,236 (Sep 26) 1st -1.6% 14th 100% above peers
Raleigh, NC $424,663 (Sep 26) 8th -1.7% 15th 12% above peers
Atlanta, GA $380,331 (Sep 26) 11th -1.9% 16th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ $318,760 (Sep 26) 13th -1.9% 17th 16% below peers
Memphis, TN $151,794 (Sep 26) 20th -2.8% 18th 60% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $417,475 (Sep 26) 9th -2.8% 19th 10% above peers
Baltimore, MD $184,804 (Sep 26) 19th -3.7% 20th 51% below peers
Detroit, MI $74,742 (Sep 26) 21st -5.9% 21st 80% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 2% higher than in 2021 ($95,762 then, $97,663 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $104,226 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $97,663 in September 2026, down from $102,276 a year earlier.
Big move $97,663
2000September 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $258,547 (Sep 26) -0.4%
United States ref $197,716 (Sep 26) +2.2%
Milwaukee, WI $138,086 (Sep 26) 17th +4.1% 1st 49% below peers
El Paso, TX $181,445 (Sep 26) 15th +3.9% 2nd 33% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $269,328 (Sep 26) 11th +2.2% 3rd on par with peers
Omaha, NE $198,623 (Sep 26) 14th +2.0% 4th 26% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $169,622 (Sep 26) 16th +1.4% 5th 37% below peers
Kansas City, MO $133,126 (Sep 26) 18th +1.3% 6th 51% below peers
Boston, MA $540,193 (Sep 26) 1st +1.0% 7th 101% above peers
Fresno, CA $277,744 (Sep 26) 10th +0.8% 8th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA $367,618 (Sep 26) 3rd +0.1% 9th 36% above peers
Portland, OR $374,976 (Sep 26) 2nd -0.0% 10th 39% above peers
Miami, FL $352,706 (Sep 26) 4th -1.0% 11th 31% above peers
Detroit, MI $46,602 (Sep 26) 21st -1.0% 12th 83% below peers
Mesa, AZ $322,538 (Sep 26) 7th -1.4% 13th 20% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $328,452 (Sep 26) 6th -1.7% 14th 22% above peers
Washington, DC $334,311 (Sep 26) 5th -2.8% 15th 24% above peers
Tucson, AZ $238,522 (Sep 26) 12th -2.8% 16th 11% below peers
Raleigh, NC $291,187 (Sep 26) 9th -3.1% 17th 8% above peers
Memphis, TN $78,079 (Sep 26) 20th -3.2% 18th 71% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $295,641 (Sep 26) 8th -3.5% 19th 10% above peers
Atlanta, GA $211,854 (Sep 26) 13th -4.1% 20th 21% below peers
Baltimore, MD $97,663 (Sep 26) 19th -4.5% 21st 64% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-09 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 (47.5% then, 47.5% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
75% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.2% to 47.5%).
Needs attention 47.5%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 67.6% +0.7pp
United States ref 65.2%
Las Vegas, NV 56.6% 7th +3.9pp 1st 10% above peers
Fresno, CA 50.1% 14th +3.4pp 2nd 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.4% 16th +2.9pp 3rd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 51.7% 11th +3.2pp 4th on par with peers
Detroit, MI 50.4% 13th +3.1pp 5th 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 64.4% 1st +3.3pp 6th 25% above peers
Miami, FL 30.8% 21st +1.2pp 7th 40% below peers
Kansas City, MO 55.4% 8th +2.1pp 8th 7% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 61.8% 2nd +2.1pp 9th 20% above peers
El Paso, TX 60.8% 4th +1.9pp 10th 18% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 60.9% 3rd +1.8pp 11th 18% above peers
Tucson, AZ 51.9% 10th +1.2pp 12th on par with peers
Boston, MA 35.7% 20th +0.7pp 13th 31% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 18th +0.4pp 14th 19% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 60.7% 5th +0.6pp 15th 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 47.5% 15th +0.0pp 16th 8% below peers
Washington, DC 41.5% 19th -0.1pp 17th 20% below peers
Raleigh, NC 50.8% 12th -0.8pp 18th 2% below peers
Omaha, NE 57.4% 6th -1.3pp 19th 11% above peers
Portland, OR 52.0% 9th -1.4pp 20th 1% above peers
Memphis, TN 44.9% 17th -1.7pp 21st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp 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 4% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,762 in September 2026, up from $1,702 a year earlier.
Big move $1,762
2015September 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,932 (Sep 26) +2.7%
Detroit, MI $1,328 (Sep 26) 20th +5.1% 1st 16% below peers
Milwaukee, WI $1,443 (Sep 26) 16th +4.8% 2nd 8% below peers
Kansas City, MO $1,446 (Sep 26) 15th +4.3% 3rd 8% below peers
Fresno, CA $1,945 (Sep 26) 5th +3.9% 4th 24% above peers
Baltimore, MD $1,762 (Sep 26) 7th +3.6% 5th 12% above peers
El Paso, TX $1,508 (Sep 26) 13th +3.4% 6th 4% below peers
Atlanta, GA $1,942 (Sep 26) 6th +3.2% 7th 24% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $1,717 (Sep 26) 9th +2.6% 8th 9% above peers
Boston, MA $3,271 (Sep 26) 1st +2.1% 9th 108% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $1,330 (Sep 26) 19th +2.0% 10th 15% below peers
Omaha, NE $1,389 (Sep 26) 18th +1.8% 11th 12% below peers
Memphis, TN $1,259 (Sep 26) 21st +1.7% 12th 20% below peers
Portland, OR $1,719 (Sep 26) 8th +1.6% 13th 9% above peers
Tucson, AZ $1,428 (Sep 26) 17th +1.4% 14th 9% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $1,452 (Sep 26) 14th +1.4% 15th 8% below peers
Miami, FL $2,965 (Sep 26) 2nd +1.3% 16th 89% above peers
Raleigh, NC $1,572 (Sep 26) 11th +1.3% 17th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA $2,045 (Sep 26) 4th +1.2% 18th 30% above peers
Washington, DC $2,484 (Sep 26) 3rd +1.0% 19th 58% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $1,700 (Sep 26) 10th +0.5% 20th 8% above peers
Mesa, AZ $1,532 (Sep 26) 12th -0.2% 21st 3% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.5% to 41.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 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
35% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.1% to 41.7%).
Needs attention 41.7%
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
Maryland ref 31.9% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Milwaukee, WI 40.3% 14th -1.5pp 1st 4% above peers
Miami, FL 54.7% 21st -1.6pp 2nd 41% above peers
Fresno, CA 42.5% 19th -0.8pp 3rd 10% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 33.5% 4th -0.6pp 4th 14% below peers
Detroit, MI 43.5% 20th -0.7pp 5th 12% above peers
Boston, MA 42.5% 18th -0.4pp 6th 10% above peers
Washington, DC 36.1% 9th -0.2pp 7th 7% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.2% 3rd +0.4pp 8th 14% below peers
Tucson, AZ 38.7% 11th +0.6pp 9th on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 38.5% 10th +0.8pp 10th 1% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 39.9% 13th +1.1pp 11th 3% above peers
Memphis, TN 41.8% 17th +1.4pp 12th 8% above peers
Sacramento, CA 41.4% 15th +1.4pp 13th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 30.7% 1st +1.2pp 14th 21% below peers
Portland, OR 38.8% 12th +1.5pp 15th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 35.8% 7th +1.6pp 16th 8% below peers
Baltimore, MD 41.7% 16th +2.2pp 17th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 32.8% 2nd +1.9pp 18th 15% below peers
El Paso, TX 36.0% 8th +2.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Kansas City, MO 33.9% 5th +2.1pp 20th 12% below peers
Raleigh, NC 35.6% 6th +4.7pp 21st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toledo, OH down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Indianapolis, IN down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.9% to 26.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Baltimore started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.0% to 26.7%).
Bright spot 26.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 8.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fresno, CA 8.2% 7th -2.3pp 1st 15% below peers
Mesa, AZ 5.2% 2nd -1.2pp 2nd 46% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.4% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 54% below peers
Detroit, MI 20.1% 18th -3.6pp 4th 108% above peers
Kansas City, MO 9.0% 10th -1.3pp 5th 7% below peers
Tucson, AZ 10.1% 12th -1.5pp 6th 5% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 8.9% 9th -1.1pp 7th 8% below peers
Memphis, TN 10.3% 13th -1.3pp 8th 7% above peers
Atlanta, GA 14.2% 15th -1.6pp 9th 47% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.7% 11th -0.9pp 10th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 26.7% 19th -2.2pp 11th 176% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 16.2% 16th -1.2pp 12th 68% above peers
El Paso, TX 7.1% 5th -0.4pp 13th 26% below peers
Miami, FL 17.9% 17th -0.9pp 14th 85% above peers
Omaha, NE 7.5% 6th -0.4pp 15th 22% below peers
Portland, OR 13.7% 14th -0.5pp 16th 42% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.0% 4th -0.2pp 17th 27% below peers
Boston, MA 33.2% 20th -1.0pp 18th 245% above peers
Sacramento, CA 8.4% 8th -0.2pp 19th 13% below peers
Washington, DC 36.0% 21st +0.1pp 20th 273% above peers
Raleigh, NC 6.0% 3rd +0.3pp 21st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Buffalo, NY down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 0.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.6% to 5.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 25% moved the other way. Baltimore started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.7% to 5.9%).
Bright spot 5.9%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 6.3% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Fresno, CA 6.1% 7th -2.1pp 1st 33% below peers
Portland, OR 5.2% 3rd -1.2pp 2nd 43% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.6pp 3rd 68% below peers
Miami, FL 16.3% 20th -3.4pp 4th 80% above peers
Mesa, AZ 10.6% 16th -1.7pp 5th 17% above peers
Detroit, MI 7.4% 8th -1.0pp 6th 18% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.9% 5th -0.6pp 7th 35% below peers
Omaha, NE 9.2% 12th -1.0pp 8th 2% above peers
Raleigh, NC 9.3% 13th -0.9pp 9th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA 5.4% 4th -0.5pp 10th 41% below peers
Tucson, AZ 10.6% 15th -0.9pp 11th 17% above peers
Kansas City, MO 11.0% 17th -0.8pp 12th 22% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 9.1% 11th -0.2pp 13th on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 10.1% 14th -0.2pp 14th 11% above peers
Washington, DC 3.6% 2nd -0.0pp 15th 60% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 7.7% 9th -0.1pp 16th 15% below peers
Memphis, TN 14.7% 19th +1.0pp 17th 62% above peers
El Paso, TX 20.6% 21st +1.6pp 18th 127% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 8.6% 10th +0.7pp 19th 6% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.4% 18th +1.1pp 20th 48% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 6.0% 6th +0.6pp 21st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chesapeake, VA down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.3pp 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 somewhat above the peer median.

38.1%
20202023
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 33.3%
United States ref 32.9%
Boston, MA 23.4% 1st 29% below peers
Washington, DC 24.6% 2nd 25% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 28.4% 3rd 14% below peers
Portland, OR 28.5% 4th 13% below peers
Atlanta, GA 29.3% 5th 11% below peers
Miami, FL 29.9% 6th 9% below peers
Sacramento, CA 30.0% 7th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ 30.7% 8th 7% below peers
Raleigh, NC 30.9% 9th 6% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.4% 10th 2% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 32.9% 11th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 33.5% 12th 2% above peers
El Paso, TX 33.8% 13th 3% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.3% 14th 10% above peers
Fresno, CA 37.5% 15th 14% above peers
Omaha, NE 37.5% 16th 14% above peers
Baltimore, MD 38.1% 17th 16% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.5% 18th 17% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 19th 27% above peers
Memphis, TN 42.1% 20th 28% above peers
Detroit, MI 45.6% 21st 39% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2023 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.0% then, 4.6% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Bright spot 4.6%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 4.4% +0.9pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Portland, OR 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 1st 64% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.3% 18th -1.7pp 2nd 54% above peers
Miami, FL 7.3% 15th -1.3pp 3rd 36% above peers
Detroit, MI 2.8% 5th -0.4pp 4th 48% below peers
Fresno, CA 2.5% 3rd -0.2pp 5th 54% below peers
Tucson, AZ 7.8% 16th -0.2pp 6th 46% above peers
Raleigh, NC 5.4% 11th -0.1pp 7th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 7th +0.0pp 8th 38% below peers
Omaha, NE 6.4% 14th +0.6pp 9th 19% above peers
Baltimore, MD 4.6% 9th +0.6pp 10th 14% below peers
Atlanta, GA 5.8% 12th +0.9pp 11th 8% above peers
El Paso, TX 11.2% 21st +2.1pp 12th 108% above peers
Kansas City, MO 8.1% 17th +1.5pp 13th 51% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 5.3% 10th +1.1pp 14th 1% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 9.6% 20th +2.4pp 15th 79% above peers
Memphis, TN 8.7% 19th +2.4pp 16th 62% above peers
Sacramento, CA 3.1% 6th +0.9pp 17th 43% below peers
Washington, DC 2.8% 4th +0.8pp 18th 49% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3.9% 8th +1.1pp 19th 28% below peers
Boston, MA 2.0% 2nd +0.7pp 20th 62% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.9% 13th +2.5pp 21st 9% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Lexington, KY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lincoln, NE down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.9% to 36.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Baltimore started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.7% to 36.1%).
Bright spot 36.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 43.5% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Miami, FL 37.4% 10th +7.8pp 1st 1% above peers
Mesa, AZ 32.5% 14th +5.1pp 2nd 12% below peers
Detroit, MI 18.1% 21st +2.8pp 3rd 51% below peers
Fresno, CA 25.5% 20th +3.6pp 4th 31% below peers
Atlanta, GA 59.2% 2nd +7.4pp 5th 60% above peers
Tucson, AZ 31.1% 15th +3.7pp 6th 16% below peers
Baltimore, MD 36.1% 12th +4.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 33.8% 13th +3.9pp 8th 9% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 27.6% 18th +3.1pp 9th 25% below peers
El Paso, TX 28.1% 16th +3.1pp 10th 24% below peers
Sacramento, CA 37.1% 11th +4.0pp 11th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.4% 19th +2.8pp 12th 26% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 39.2% 8th +4.0pp 13th 6% above peers
Boston, MA 54.9% 3rd +5.2pp 14th 48% above peers
Washington, DC 64.2% 1st +5.7pp 15th 73% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.4% 9th +3.1pp 16th 4% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 42.7% 6th +2.9pp 17th 15% above peers
Memphis, TN 28.0% 17th +1.9pp 18th 24% below peers
Portland, OR 53.8% 5th +3.3pp 19th 45% above peers
Omaha, NE 40.1% 7th +2.4pp 20th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 54.0% 4th +3.1pp 21st 46% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 6.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Winston-Salem, NC up 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51.7% to 42.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
45% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 8.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.0% to 42.0%).
Needs attention 42.0%
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
Maryland ref 45.5% -4.6pp
United States ref 45.5%
El Paso, TX 47.3% 6th +6.8pp 1st 13% above peers
Memphis, TN 39.9% 12th +2.7pp 2nd 5% below peers
Miami, FL 67.7% 2nd +4.3pp 3rd 61% above peers
Boston, MA 65.1% 3rd +4.0pp 4th 55% above peers
Tucson, AZ 38.6% 14th +0.4pp 5th 8% below peers
Washington, DC 79.0% 1st +0.3pp 6th 88% above peers
Atlanta, GA 62.2% 4th -0.9pp 7th 48% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 43.4% 8th -1.6pp 8th 4% above peers
Mesa, AZ 32.1% 19th -1.2pp 9th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO 42.2% 10th -2.4pp 10th 1% above peers
Fresno, CA 35.5% 17th -3.9pp 11th 15% below peers
Portland, OR 54.4% 5th -7.4pp 12th 30% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 38.7% 13th -5.9pp 13th 8% below peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 16th -6.0pp 14th 14% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.7% 18th -5.9pp 15th 22% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 42.3% 9th -7.8pp 16th 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 45.6% 7th -9.7pp 17th 9% above peers
Sacramento, CA 38.0% 15th -8.4pp 18th 9% below peers
Baltimore, MD 42.0% 11th -9.8pp 19th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.9% 20th -9.6pp 20th 24% below peers
Detroit, MI 31.0% 21st -9.8pp 21st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
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EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.4pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth fell 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.7% to 9.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Baltimore started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.9% to 9.0%).
Bright spot 9.0%
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
Maryland ref 6.1% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kansas City, MO 5.7% 6th -3.3pp 1st 22% below peers
Miami, FL 8.5% 13th -4.1pp 2nd 16% above peers
Baltimore, MD 9.0% 18th -2.7pp 3rd 23% above peers
Washington, DC 5.2% 4th -1.5pp 4th 29% below peers
El Paso, TX 8.0% 12th -0.9pp 5th 9% above peers
Sacramento, CA 7.2% 9th -0.7pp 6th 1% below peers
Atlanta, GA 4.5% 2nd -0.4pp 7th 38% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.2pp 8th 60% below peers
Omaha, NE 5.6% 5th -0.3pp 9th 23% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.2% 10th -0.4pp 10th 1% below peers
Fresno, CA 8.9% 17th -0.4pp 11th 23% above peers
Tucson, AZ 7.3% 11th -0.0pp 12th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 4.7% 3rd -0.0pp 13th 36% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.5% 14th +0.3pp 14th 17% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 6.7% 8th +0.5pp 15th 9% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 8.8% 16th +0.7pp 16th 21% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 8.5% 15th +0.7pp 17th 17% above peers
Portland, OR 5.7% 7th +0.6pp 18th 22% below peers
Memphis, TN 13.1% 20th +1.8pp 19th 80% above peers
Detroit, MI 16.7% 21st +2.7pp 20th 129% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 11.9% 19th +2.2pp 21st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Orlando, FL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kansas City, MO down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tulsa, OK down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (609,032 then, 573,243 now; margin ±0). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 9 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
95% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population fell about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (622,271 to 573,243).
573,243
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
Sacramento, CA 528,706 14th +6% 1st 6% below peers
Kansas City, MO 510,612 16th +5% 2nd 9% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 487,887 19th +5% 3rd 13% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 660,400 4th +4% 4th 17% above peers
Fresno, CA 545,970 13th +4% 5th 3% below peers
Raleigh, NC 481,031 20th +4% 6th 14% below peers
Atlanta, GA 505,268 17th +3% 7th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 488,837 18th +3% 8th 13% below peers
Mesa, AZ 511,764 15th +2% 9th 9% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 631,818 7th +2% 10th 12% above peers
Miami, FL 459,745 21st +1% 11th 18% below peers
Tucson, AZ 547,073 12th +1% 12th 3% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 562,218 11th +1% 13th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 680,130 2nd +0% 14th 21% above peers
Portland, OR 641,165 5th -1% 15th 14% above peers
Washington, DC 681,294 1st -2% 16th 21% above peers
Boston, MA 666,442 3rd -3% 17th 19% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 566,973 10th -5% 18th 1% above peers
Memphis, TN 618,980 8th -5% 19th 10% above peers
Detroit, MI 638,530 6th -5% 20th 14% above peers
Baltimore, MD 573,243 9th -6% 21st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
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DemographicsPopulation
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Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children rose 0.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.7% to 20.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.0pp).

Broader trend
5% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 80% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell less than 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.0% to 20.9%).
20.9%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 22.2% -0.1pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Washington, DC 18.7% 17th +0.8pp 1st 14% below peers
Memphis, TN 25.2% 3rd +0.3pp 2nd 16% above peers
Baltimore, MD 20.9% 13th +0.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.5% 8th +0.0pp 4th 3% above peers
Detroit, MI 24.8% 5th -0.1pp 5th 14% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 25.4% 2nd -0.6pp 6th 16% above peers
Kansas City, MO 22.5% 9th -0.6pp 7th 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 1st -1.0pp 8th 26% above peers
Omaha, NE 24.2% 6th -0.9pp 9th 11% above peers
Raleigh, NC 19.8% 15th -1.0pp 10th 9% below peers
Boston, MA 15.1% 21st -0.8pp 11th 31% below peers
Miami, FL 16.5% 19th -1.0pp 12th 24% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 22.4% 10th -1.4pp 13th 3% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 21.8% 11th -1.4pp 14th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 21.5% 12th -1.6pp 15th 1% below peers
El Paso, TX 24.9% 4th -1.8pp 16th 14% above peers
Mesa, AZ 22.5% 7th -1.8pp 17th 3% above peers
Portland, OR 16.3% 20th -1.5pp 18th 25% below peers
Tucson, AZ 19.4% 16th -1.8pp 19th 11% below peers
Atlanta, GA 16.6% 18th -1.6pp 20th 24% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 20.3% 14th -2.1pp 21st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.0pp 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent fell 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.0% to 54.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
15% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 8.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.6% to 54.2%).
Big move 54.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 29.6% -0.1pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Portland, OR 31.3% 19th +2.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Sacramento, CA 36.9% 16th +2.8pp 2nd 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 33.3% 18th +1.9pp 3rd 19% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 42.2% 10th +2.4pp 4th 3% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 61.4% 2nd +2.9pp 5th 50% above peers
El Paso, TX 37.6% 15th +1.6pp 6th 8% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 38.0% 14th +1.6pp 7th 7% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 40.5% 12th +0.6pp 8th 1% below peers
Memphis, TN 59.9% 3rd -0.2pp 9th 46% above peers
Raleigh, NC 34.8% 17th -0.5pp 10th 15% below peers
Detroit, MI 67.1% 1st -1.0pp 11th 64% above peers
Mesa, AZ 30.4% 20th -0.5pp 12th 26% below peers
Kansas City, MO 38.8% 13th -1.3pp 13th 5% below peers
Tucson, AZ 43.2% 7th -1.7pp 14th 6% above peers
Washington, DC 45.3% 6th -2.3pp 15th 11% above peers
Baltimore, MD 54.2% 4th -3.8pp 16th 33% above peers
Fresno, CA 40.9% 11th -3.3pp 17th on par with peers
Miami, FL 42.6% 8th -3.5pp 18th 4% above peers
Boston, MA 42.6% 9th -3.9pp 19th 4% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 26.4% 21st -2.6pp 20th 36% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.5% 5th -6.6pp 21st 14% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.5pp 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 (70.8% then, 74.6% now; margin ±5.9pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.8% to 74.6%).
Big move 74.6%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 73.4% +0.5pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sacramento, CA 71.9% 6th +7.6pp 1st 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 65.0% 15th +3.6pp 2nd 7% below peers
Baltimore, MD 74.6% 4th +3.8pp 3rd 7% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 62.0% 19th +1.6pp 4th 11% below peers
Mesa, AZ 63.5% 16th +1.6pp 5th 9% below peers
Atlanta, GA 75.7% 3rd +1.7pp 6th 9% above peers
Raleigh, NC 70.5% 10th +1.4pp 7th 1% above peers
Washington, DC 77.5% 2nd +1.4pp 8th 11% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 72.5% 5th +1.3pp 9th 4% above peers
Boston, MA 78.6% 1st +0.9pp 10th 13% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 69.7% 11th +0.6pp 11th on par with peers
Miami, FL 67.6% 13th +0.3pp 12th 3% below peers
Portland, OR 70.6% 9th +0.1pp 13th 1% above peers
Kansas City, MO 71.9% 7th -0.3pp 14th 3% above peers
Memphis, TN 66.7% 14th -1.8pp 15th 4% below peers
Omaha, NE 70.8% 8th -2.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 62.4% 18th -2.0pp 17th 11% below peers
El Paso, TX 58.5% 21st -2.2pp 18th 16% below peers
Tucson, AZ 62.5% 17th -3.9pp 19th 10% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 69.0% 12th -4.6pp 20th 1% below peers
Detroit, MI 61.8% 20th -5.1pp 21st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 199 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±5.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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