The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Bowie is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Lancaster, PA | 315 (Apr 26) | -32.4% | 1st | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 434 (Jun 26) | -25.0% | 2nd | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 92 (Jul 26) | -25.0% | 3rd | ||
| Bowie, MD | 149 (Jul 26) | -21.6% | 4th | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 383 (Jun 26) | -14.2% | 5th | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 199 (Jul 26) | -13.5% | 6th | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 296 (Jul 26) | -10.3% | 7th | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 103 (Jul 26) | -9.1% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 1,285 (Dec 25) | -9.0% | 9th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 272 (Jul 26) | -5.4% | 10th | ||
| Gardena, CA | 674 (Jul 26) | +0.3% | 11th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 729 (Aug 25) | +1.8% | 12th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 260 (Jul 26) | +13.5% | 13th | ||
| National City, CA | 749 (Jul 26) | +14.5% | 14th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 264 (Jun 26) | +20.4% | 15th | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 383 (Jul 26) | +21.6% | 16th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Bowie is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 27% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Wake Forest, NC | 843 (Jul 26) | -38.0% | 1st | ||
| Bowie, MD | 1,636 (Jul 26) | -26.8% | 2nd | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 802 (Jul 26) | -24.9% | 3rd | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 2,898 (Jun 26) | -18.2% | 4th | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 1,503 (Jun 26) | -17.5% | 5th | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 1,234 (Apr 26) | -16.8% | 6th | ||
| National City, CA | 1,578 (Jul 26) | -15.8% | 7th | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 1,325 (Jul 26) | -15.3% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 4,152 (Dec 25) | -9.3% | 9th | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 813 (Jul 26) | -8.8% | 10th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 1,676 (Jul 26) | -6.1% | 11th | ||
| Gardena, CA | 2,869 (Jul 26) | -3.7% | 12th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 717 (Jul 26) | -0.5% | 13th | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 2,243 (Jul 26) | +1.9% | 14th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 3,534 (Jun 26) | +4.0% | 15th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 2,920 (Aug 25) | +4.1% | 16th |
This badge answers one question: can Bowie's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Bowie.
Homicides was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Gardena, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 14 (Aug 25) | -55.6% | 4th | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 5th | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 2 (Jun 26) | +0.0% | 6th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 7th | ||
| National City, CA | 7 (Jul 26) | +33.3% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 15 (Dec 25) | +80.6% | 9th | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 3 (Jun 26) | +100.0% | 10th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5 (Jul 26) | +200.0% | 11th | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 5 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Pocatello, ID | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Des Plaines, IL | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Tigard, OR | 0 (Jun 26) |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Bowie is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Wake Forest, NC | 41 (Jul 26) | -57.1% | 1st | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 87 (Apr 26) | -40.0% | 2nd | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 269 (Jun 26) | -38.3% | 3rd | ||
| National City, CA | 311 (Jul 26) | -35.7% | 4th | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 70 (Jun 26) | -35.0% | 5th | ||
| Bowie, MD | 228 (Jul 26) | -34.8% | 6th | ||
| Gardena, CA | 556 (Jul 26) | -29.5% | 7th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 673 (Dec 25) | -18.9% | 8th | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 206 (Jul 26) | -18.2% | 9th | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 124 (Jul 26) | -17.0% | 10th | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 114 (Jul 26) | -16.5% | 11th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 190 (Jul 26) | -10.6% | 12th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 558 (Aug 25) | -7.2% | 13th | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 107 (Jul 26) | +6.8% | 14th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 162 (Jun 26) | +17.4% | 15th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 45 (Jul 26) | +30.0% | 16th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $113,338 to $141,995 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,369).
| 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% | |||||
| Bozeman, MT | $85,747 | 13th | +54% | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | $84,803 | 15th | +45% | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | $66,841 | 23rd | +42% | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $72,338 | 20th | +42% | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | $97,875 | 10th | +40% | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | $63,690 | 24th | +40% | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | $234,707 | 1st | +37% | 7th | 199% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | $108,823 | 7th | +36% | 8th | 39% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | $123,653 | 5th | +36% | 9th | 58% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | $72,105 | 21st | +34% | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | $123,802 | 4th | +34% | 11th | 58% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | $90,625 | 11th | +34% | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | $88,201 | 12th | +30% | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | $113,394 | 6th | +30% | 14th | 44% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | $60,822 | 26th | +30% | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | $72,355 | 19th | +30% | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | $60,418 | 27th | +30% | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | $78,483 | 16th | +29% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | $61,563 | 25th | +27% | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | $134,423 | 3rd | +25% | 20th | 71% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | $141,995 | 2nd | +25% | 21st | 81% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | $85,628 | 14th | +22% | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | $73,500 | 18th | +21% | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | $47,143 | 29th | +20% | 24th | 40% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | $34,408 | 31st | +19% | 25th | 56% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | $75,014 | 17th | +19% | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | $43,126 | 30th | +18% | 27th | 45% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | $57,520 | 28th | +15% | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | $101,320 | 8th | +14% | 29th | 29% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | $70,218 | 22nd | +13% | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | $98,910 | 9th | +9% | 31st | 26% above peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. Bowie is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
| 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 | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Springfield, OH | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 11th | -1.5pp | 1st | 2% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | 5.5% (Jul 26) | 25th | -1.1pp | 2nd | 25% above peers | |
| Gardena, CA | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 20th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 14% above peers | |
| Youngstown, OH | 6.3% (Jul 26) | 27th | -0.9pp | 4th | 43% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.8pp | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Terre Haute, IN | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Casper, WY | 2.5% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 7th | 43% below peers | |
| Santee, CA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 17th | -0.3pp | 8th | 5% above peers | |
| Carson City, NV | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Cupertino, CA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.3pp | 10th | 2% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | 2.2% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 11th | 50% below peers | |
| National City, CA | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 26th | -0.3pp | 12th | 30% above peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | 4.0% (Jul 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 13th | 9% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 14th | 25% below peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.2pp | 15th | 5% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 3.6% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.2pp | 16th | 18% below peers | |
| Southaven, MS | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 17th | 14% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | 5.4% (Jul 26) | 24th | -0.1pp | 18th | 23% above peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 14th | +0.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Bowie, MD | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 20th | 2% above peers | |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.3pp | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 3rd | +0.4pp | 22nd | 30% below peers | |
| Des Plaines, IL | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 23rd | +0.6pp | 24th | 18% above peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 21st | +0.7pp | 25th | 14% above peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.7pp | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Midwest City, OK | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +1.2pp | 27th | 14% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.2% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.2% | 11th | -5.7pp | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 4.1% | 3rd | -1.9pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 6.0% | 6th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 3.9% | 2nd | -1.4pp | 4th | 67% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.1% | 21st | -4.5pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 6.7% | 7th | -2.1pp | 6th | 42% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 13.7% | 22nd | -4.1pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 14.6% | 23rd | -3.7pp | 8th | 26% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 14.8% | 24th | -3.7pp | 9th | 28% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.5% | 4th | -0.8pp | 10th | 61% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 20.3% | 28th | -3.6pp | 11th | 76% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 11.8% | 17th | -1.9pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 10.3% | 12th | -1.0pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 24.6% | 30th | -1.7pp | 14th | 113% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 15.0% | 26th | -0.7pp | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 14.8% | 25th | -0.7pp | 16th | 28% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 23.1% | 29th | -0.1pp | 17th | 99% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 12.1% | 19th | +0.6pp | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 37.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 19th | 222% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 10.8% | 14th | +0.7pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 7.9% | 9th | +0.7pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 8.4% | 10th | +0.8pp | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 12.1% | 18th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 5.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 24th | 51% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 16.5% | 27th | +1.7pp | 25th | 43% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 11.6% | 16th | +1.5pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 10.3% | 13th | +1.5pp | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 3.8% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 68% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 12.6% | 20th | +2.2pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 11.0% | 15th | +2.5pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 7.3% | 8th | +3.0pp | 31st | 37% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.4% then, 2.8% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.3% | 12th | -11.0pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 6.2% | 6th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 6.8% | 7th | -3.2pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 18.0% | 21st | -8.3pp | 4th | 28% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 18.1% | 22nd | -8.3pp | 5th | 28% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 4.1% | 4th | -1.6pp | 6th | 71% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 6.1% | 5th | -2.2pp | 7th | 57% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.0% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 8th | 72% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 21.2% | 25th | -6.9pp | 9th | 50% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 13.2% | 15th | -3.6pp | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 11th | 80% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 27.8% | 28th | -7.4pp | 12th | 97% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 7.1% | 8th | -1.4pp | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 16.2% | 18th | -2.9pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 28.9% | 29th | -3.4pp | 15th | 104% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 18.0% | 20th | -1.9pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 27.2% | 27th | -2.3pp | 17th | 93% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 52.8% | 31st | -3.5pp | 18th | 274% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 32.5% | 30th | -0.1pp | 19th | 130% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 9.1% | 11th | +0.1pp | 20th | 36% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 23.6% | 26th | +0.9pp | 21st | 67% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 12.3% | 14th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 12.3% | 13th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2.8% | 1st | +0.4pp | 24th | 80% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 14.1% | 16th | +2.3pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 16.8% | 19th | +4.4pp | 26th | 19% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 19.1% | 24th | +5.7pp | 27th | 35% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 14.2% | 17th | +5.0pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 18.5% | 23rd | +6.5pp | 29th | 31% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 7.3% | 9th | +3.1pp | 30th | 48% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 8.8% | 10th | +3.9pp | 31st | 38% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94.9% to 97.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lancaster, PA | 90.5% | 23rd | +14.7pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 82.0% | 31st | +12.2pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 86.7% | 29th | +12.6pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 88.0% | 28th | +11.8pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 93.8% | 11th | +12.6pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 91.3% | 22nd | +11.3pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 97.5% | 2nd | +11.7pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 91.5% | 21st | +10.8pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 94.2% | 9th | +10.3pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 92.2% | 18th | +9.6pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 89.3% | 25th | +8.9pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 88.4% | 26th | +8.7pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 93.6% | 12th | +9.1pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 92.2% | 20th | +9.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 92.4% | 16th | +8.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 90.3% | 24th | +6.9pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 92.3% | 17th | +6.8pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 95.8% | 6th | +6.0pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 92.6% | 14th | +5.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 93.4% | 13th | +5.2pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 94.0% | 10th | +4.2pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 97.5% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 95.0% | 8th | +4.2pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 98.1% | 1st | +4.3pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 95.3% | 7th | +3.8pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 88.4% | 27th | +3.1pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 92.2% | 19th | +3.1pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 83.3% | 30th | +2.7pp | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 96.7% | 5th | +3.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 97.3% | 4th | +2.4pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 92.4% | 15th | +2.3pp | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.36 then, 0.37 now; margin ±0.02). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland ref | 0.46 | +0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Bel Air South, MD | 0.38 | 4th | -0.041 | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 0.41 | 8th | -0.023 | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 0.45 | 21st | -0.025 | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 0.40 | 7th | -0.019 | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 0.43 | 13th | -0.015 | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 0.48 | 26th | -0.015 | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.012 | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 0.41 | 10th | -0.010 | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 0.45 | 19th | -0.010 | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 0.44 | 17th | -0.007 | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 0.38 | 3rd | -0.005 | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 0.45 | 23rd | -0.001 | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 0.44 | 15th | +0.003 | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 0.40 | 6th | +0.003 | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 0.39 | 5th | +0.003 | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 0.45 | 22nd | +0.006 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 0.49 | 28th | +0.006 | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 0.42 | 11th | +0.007 | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 0.46 | 24th | +0.008 | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 0.51 | 29th | +0.010 | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 0.37 | 2nd | +0.010 | 21st | 16% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 0.48 | 27th | +0.013 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 0.37 | 1st | +0.011 | 23rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 0.44 | 18th | +0.017 | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 0.45 | 20th | +0.020 | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 0.46 | 25th | +0.030 | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 0.44 | 16th | +0.031 | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 0.58 | 31st | +0.044 | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 0.41 | 9th | +0.035 | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 0.44 | 14th | +0.038 | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 0.52 | 30th | +0.098 | 31st | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.0% to 6.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland ref | 11.0% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 8.7% | 15th | -5.8pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 10.9% | 19th | -6.0pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 6.4% | 7th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 11.5% | 20th | -3.1pp | 4th | 26% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 9.1% | 16th | -2.4pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 10.1% | 18th | -2.3pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.5% | 23rd | -3.0pp | 7th | 48% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 9.2% | 17th | -1.6pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 7.8% | 12th | -1.3pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 7.2% | 11th | -1.1pp | 10th | 21% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 3.4% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 11th | 63% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 5.9% | 6th | -0.6pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 16.9% | 26th | -1.3pp | 13th | 86% above peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 8.5% | 13th | -0.6pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 36.3% | 31st | -2.2pp | 15th | 299% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 6.6% | 8th | -0.3pp | 16th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 27.1% | 29th | -0.1pp | 17th | 197% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 4.5% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 18th | 50% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 5.8% | 5th | +0.0pp | 19th | 37% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 4.9% | 4th | +0.1pp | 20th | 46% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 28.6% | 30th | +0.9pp | 21st | 215% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 17.2% | 27th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 89% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 6.7% | 10th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 15.3% | 25th | +1.4pp | 24th | 68% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 12.1% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 25th | 33% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 19.3% | 28th | +3.0pp | 26th | 112% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 14.3% | 24th | +5.1pp | 27th | 57% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 11.9% | 21st | +4.4pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 8.6% | 14th | +3.4pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 6.7% | 9th | +2.7pp | 30th | 26% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 1.7% | 1st | +1.5pp | 31st | 81% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland ref | $428,308 (Aug 26) | +0.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Youngstown, OH | $73,589 (Aug 26) | 27th | +7.4% | 1st | 84% below peers | |
| Des Plaines, IL | $358,473 (Aug 26) | 17th | +6.9% | 2nd | 24% below peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | $413,308 (Aug 26) | 15th | +6.2% | 3rd | 13% below peers | |
| Springfield, OH | $189,587 (Aug 26) | 24th | +3.7% | 4th | 60% below peers | |
| Cupertino, CA | $2,965,725 (Aug 26) | 1st | +3.3% | 5th | 525% above peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $607,048 (Aug 26) | 7th | +3.1% | 6th | 28% above peers | |
| Towson, MD | $474,404 (Aug 26) | 14th | +2.6% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| National City, CA | $695,171 (Aug 26) | 6th | +2.4% | 8th | 47% above peers | |
| Gardena, CA | $779,150 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +2.3% | 9th | 64% above peers | |
| Casper, WY | $313,856 (Aug 26) | 20th | +1.8% | 10th | 34% below peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | $343,159 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.6% | 11th | 28% below peers | |
| Southaven, MS | $273,007 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.5% | 12th | 42% below peers | |
| Severn, MD | $517,542 (Aug 26) | 11th | +1.3% | 13th | 9% above peers | |
| Terre Haute, IN | $162,375 (Aug 26) | 26th | +1.0% | 14th | 66% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | $747,422 (Aug 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 15th | 58% above peers | |
| Midwest City, OK | $170,640 (Aug 26) | 25th | +0.7% | 16th | 64% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | $725,769 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.4% | 17th | 53% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $509,747 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.2% | 18th | 7% above peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | $534,688 (Aug 26) | 9th | -0.2% | 19th | 13% above peers | |
| Bowie, MD | $520,578 (Aug 26) | 10th | -0.4% | 20th | 10% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $507,240 (Aug 26) | 13th | -1.0% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | $223,248 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -1.1% | 22nd | 53% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | $602,382 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.4% | 23rd | 27% above peers | |
| Santee, CA | $795,470 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -1.5% | 24th | 68% above peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | $409,878 (Aug 26) | 16th | -2.7% | 25th | 14% below peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | $352,501 (Aug 26) | 18th | -3.2% | 26th | 26% below peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | $278,815 (Aug 26) | 21st | -6.4% | 27th | 41% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland ref | $261,541 (Aug 26) | -0.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Youngstown, OH | $43,239 (Aug 26) | 27th | +12.8% | 1st | 86% below peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | $289,176 (Aug 26) | 15th | +4.6% | 2nd | 7% below peers | |
| National City, CA | $571,379 (Aug 26) | 5th | +4.4% | 3rd | 84% above peers | |
| Des Plaines, IL | $245,871 (Aug 26) | 18th | +4.0% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Springfield, OH | $104,091 (Aug 26) | 25th | +3.9% | 5th | 67% below peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | $259,905 (Aug 26) | 16th | +3.0% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $449,366 (Aug 26) | 8th | +2.9% | 7th | 45% above peers | |
| Casper, WY | $224,668 (Aug 26) | 19th | +2.6% | 8th | 28% below peers | |
| Southaven, MS | $203,427 (Aug 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 9th | 35% below peers | |
| Gardena, CA | $642,831 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +1.9% | 10th | 107% above peers | |
| Midwest City, OK | $123,280 (Aug 26) | 24th | +1.9% | 11th | 60% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | $676,538 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +1.6% | 12th | 118% above peers | |
| Severn, MD | $384,636 (Aug 26) | 11th | +1.3% | 13th | 24% above peers | |
| Cupertino, CA | $1,732,125 (Aug 26) | 1st | +1.1% | 14th | 457% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $433,708 (Aug 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 15th | 40% above peers | |
| Towson, MD | $310,817 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.7% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Bowie, MD | $418,752 (Aug 26) | 10th | +0.2% | 17th | 35% above peers | |
| Santee, CA | $612,274 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.3% | 18th | 97% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | $139,417 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -0.9% | 19th | 55% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | $489,422 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 20th | 57% above peers | |
| Tigard, OR | $469,424 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.5% | 21st | 51% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $357,564 (Aug 26) | 12th | -1.8% | 22nd | 15% above peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | $348,285 (Aug 26) | 13th | -2.4% | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Terre Haute, IN | $93,084 (Aug 26) | 26th | -3.0% | 24th | 70% below peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | $259,750 (Aug 26) | 17th | -4.1% | 25th | 16% below peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | $206,790 (Aug 26) | 20th | -5.4% | 26th | 33% below peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | $167,596 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -8.2% | 27th | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (82.6% then, 83.9% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 59.5% | 19th | +7.3pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 48.6% | 29th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 62.3% | 16th | +5.6pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 69.8% | 11th | +5.5pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 72.5% | 7th | +5.4pp | 5th | 16% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 52.4% | 26th | +3.7pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 62.7% | 15th | +4.0pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 81.9% | 4th | +4.1pp | 8th | 31% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 74.0% | 6th | +2.6pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 44.7% | 30th | +1.6pp | 10th | 28% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 78.3% | 5th | +2.7pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 70.5% | 10th | +2.3pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 64.5% | 13th | +1.9pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 58.1% | 20th | +1.6pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 83.1% | 3rd | +2.2pp | 15th | 33% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 56.2% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 48.8% | 28th | +0.9pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 83.9% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 55.9% | 24th | +0.6pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 72.4% | 8th | +0.6pp | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 60.6% | 18th | +0.4pp | 21st | 3% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 71.0% | 9th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 61.6% | 17th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 57.5% | 21st | -0.1pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 64.8% | 12th | -0.3pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 63.3% | 14th | -0.4pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 52.2% | 27th | -0.5pp | 27th | 16% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 85.8% | 1st | -1.5pp | 28th | 38% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 34.8% | 31st | -0.6pp | 29th | 44% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 56.0% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 30th | 10% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 55.6% | 25th | -1.8pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Youngstown, OH | $1,059 (Aug 26) | 27th | +8.4% | 1st | 49% below peers | |
| Springfield, OH | $1,251 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +8.3% | 2nd | 39% below peers | |
| Cupertino, CA | $4,375 (Aug 26) | 1st | +8.0% | 3rd | 113% above peers | |
| Des Plaines, IL | $2,058 (Aug 26) | 14th | +5.6% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | $2,759 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +4.9% | 5th | 34% above peers | |
| Gardena, CA | $2,354 (Aug 26) | 8th | +4.3% | 6th | 14% above peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | $1,547 (Aug 26) | 21st | +3.9% | 7th | 25% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | $2,149 (Aug 26) | 12th | +3.8% | 8th | 4% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $1,823 (Aug 26) | 18th | +3.6% | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $1,861 (Aug 26) | 16th | +3.5% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Terre Haute, IN | $996 (Aug 26) | 28th | +3.3% | 11th | 52% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | $2,266 (Aug 26) | 10th | +2.7% | 12th | 10% above peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | $2,392 (Aug 26) | 7th | +2.3% | 13th | 16% above peers | |
| Santee, CA | $2,850 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.3% | 14th | 38% above peers | |
| National City, CA | $2,457 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.9% | 15th | 19% above peers | |
| Midwest City, OK | $1,202 (Aug 26) | 24th | +1.8% | 16th | 42% below peers | |
| Decatur, AL | $1,118 (Aug 26) | 25th | +1.8% | 17th | 46% below peers | |
| Towson, MD | $1,872 (Aug 26) | 15th | +1.6% | 18th | 9% below peers | |
| Casper, WY | $1,393 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.5% | 19th | 32% below peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $2,137 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.8% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | $1,074 (Aug 26) | 26th | +0.8% | 21st | 48% below peers | |
| Bowie, MD | $2,522 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.5% | 22nd | 23% above peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | $2,484 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.5% | 23rd | 21% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | $1,560 (Aug 26) | 20th | +0.5% | 24th | 24% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | $1,852 (Aug 26) | 17th | +0.2% | 25th | 10% below peers | |
| Severn, MD | $2,336 (Aug 26) | 9th | +0.2% | 26th | 14% above peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | $2,175 (Aug 26) | 11th | -0.2% | 27th | 6% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | $1,782 (Aug 26) | 19th | -1.9% | 28th | 13% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.9% then, 26.8% now; margin ±3.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Des Plaines, IL | 27.9% | 9th | -5.9pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 32.6% | 15th | -3.1pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 26.8% | 5th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 28.7% | 10th | -1.6pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 27.5% | 7th | -1.4pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 39.2% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 44.2% | 28th | -2.0pp | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 22.8% | 2nd | -1.0pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 32.0% | 14th | -0.7pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 26.7% | 4th | -0.2pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 22.5% | 1st | +0.0pp | 11th | 32% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 50.8% | 31st | +0.3pp | 12th | 53% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 36.1% | 18th | +0.5pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 41.2% | 25th | +0.8pp | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 31.7% | 13th | +0.8pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 36.6% | 19th | +1.4pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 39.0% | 21st | +1.6pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 48.5% | 30th | +2.2pp | 18th | 46% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 27.8% | 8th | +1.3pp | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 39.3% | 23rd | +2.5pp | 20th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 43.4% | 26th | +2.9pp | 21st | 31% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 31.6% | 12th | +2.6pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 37.5% | 20th | +3.3pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 26.9% | 6th | +2.4pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 39.6% | 24th | +3.7pp | 25th | 19% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 25.0% | 3rd | +2.4pp | 26th | 25% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 34.8% | 17th | +3.6pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 44.1% | 27th | +5.6pp | 28th | 33% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 33.2% | 16th | +4.3pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 47.7% | 29th | +6.8pp | 30th | 44% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 30.8% | 11th | +5.1pp | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.6% to 2.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Bel Air South, MD | 4.3% | 8th | -2.2pp | 1st | 20% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 2nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 4.6% | 11th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 14.9% | 30th | -5.8pp | 4th | 176% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 3.5% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 5th | 36% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 6.7% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 5.2% | 12th | -1.6pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5.3% | 15th | -1.3pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 3.9% | 7th | -0.9pp | 9th | 28% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 3.8% | 6th | -0.8pp | 10th | 30% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 5.8% | 20th | -1.0pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 6.7% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 12th | 25% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 10.7% | 27th | -1.2pp | 13th | 98% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 6.0% | 21st | -0.3pp | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 5.6% | 17th | -0.2pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 5.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 10.9% | 28th | -0.3pp | 17th | 102% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 12.5% | 29th | -0.3pp | 18th | 132% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 16.8% | 31st | -0.1pp | 19th | 211% above peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 5.4% | 16th | -0.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 8.9% | 26th | +0.6pp | 21st | 66% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 5.2% | 14th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 4.3% | 9th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 5.8% | 19th | +0.5pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.2% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 25th | 41% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 5.2% | 13th | +0.8pp | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 6.8% | 24th | +1.1pp | 27th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 7.4% | 25th | +1.6pp | 28th | 37% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 3.6% | 5th | +0.8pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 4.4% | 10th | +1.2pp | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 3.5% | 4th | +1.2pp | 31st | 35% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.7% then, 3.9% now; margin ±0.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Tigard, OR | 3.1% | 4th | -4.3pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 8.8% | 20th | -5.0pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 3.1% | 5th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 58% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 6.9% | 13th | -2.5pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 6.3% | 11th | -2.2pp | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 2.5% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 6th | 66% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 10.4% | 24th | -2.8pp | 7th | 40% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 3.8% | 6th | -1.0pp | 8th | 49% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 8.5% | 19th | -2.2pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 10.9% | 26th | -2.6pp | 10th | 47% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 1.8% | 1st | -0.4pp | 11th | 76% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 10.4% | 25th | -1.9pp | 12th | 40% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.3% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 13th | 25% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 15.6% | 31st | -1.6pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 7.3% | 15th | -0.7pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 8.1% | 17th | -0.8pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 7.4% | 16th | -0.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| National City, CA | 12.2% | 28th | -0.5pp | 18th | 65% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 19th | 66% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 8.9% | 21st | -0.3pp | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 15.2% | 30th | +0.0pp | 21st | 105% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 6.9% | 14th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 3.9% | 7th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 11.2% | 27th | +0.6pp | 24th | 51% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 9.6% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 25th | 30% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 8.3% | 18th | +0.6pp | 26th | 12% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 4.2% | 8th | +0.3pp | 27th | 43% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.7% | 9th | +0.7pp | 28th | 36% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.2% | 29th | +2.5pp | 29th | 79% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 5.8% | 10th | +1.8pp | 30th | 23% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 6.6% | 12th | +2.9pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland ref | 33.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Cupertino, CA | 15.6% | 1st | 52% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | 24.1% | 2nd | 27% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 25.8% | 3rd | 21% below peers | |
| Gardena, CA | 26.0% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Santee, CA | 26.2% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | 28.3% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| National City, CA | 28.7% | 7th | 12% below peers | |
| Des Plaines, IL | 28.9% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | 29.6% | 9th | 10% below peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 29.9% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | 29.9% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | 30.6% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | 31.1% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Towson, MD | 31.2% | 14th | 5% below peers | |
| Bowie, MD | 32.5% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Carson City, NV | 32.8% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Bel Air South, MD | 33.9% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | 34.3% | 18th | 5% above peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 34.8% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Severn, MD | 35.3% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 35.3% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | 36.0% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Casper, WY | 36.9% | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | 37.1% | 24th | 13% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | 40.4% | 25th | 23% above peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | 40.8% | 26th | 24% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | 40.8% | 27th | 24% above peers | |
| Midwest City, OK | 40.8% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| Terre Haute, IN | 42.6% | 29th | 30% above peers | |
| Springfield, OH | 45.5% | 30th | 39% above peers | |
| Youngstown, OH | 47.9% | 31st | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.9% then, 2.7% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Bozeman, MT | 3.0% | 14th | -5.8pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 2.9% | 12th | -3.7pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 1.4% | 1st | -1.6pp | 3rd | 55% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 2.3% | 6th | -2.2pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 6.1% | 24th | -3.0pp | 5th | 90% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 4.9% | 19th | -2.1pp | 6th | 53% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 7th | 48% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 8.9% | 30th | -3.1pp | 8th | 176% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 2.1% | 3rd | -0.7pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 3.2% | 15th | -0.7pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 5.9% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 11th | 83% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 7.6% | 27th | -0.7pp | 12th | 136% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 2.7% | 9th | +0.0pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 2.6% | 7th | +0.0pp | 14th | 20% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 8.6% | 29th | +0.6pp | 15th | 167% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 5.3% | 22nd | +0.4pp | 16th | 66% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 2.9% | 13th | +0.3pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 2.2% | 4th | +0.3pp | 18th | 33% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 5.0% | 20th | +0.7pp | 19th | 54% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5.1% | 21st | +0.8pp | 20th | 57% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 7.0% | 25th | +1.9pp | 21st | 116% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 7.4% | 26th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 128% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2.7% | 10th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 16.6% | 31st | +5.0pp | 24th | 415% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 2.8% | 11th | +1.0pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 8.0% | 28th | +3.1pp | 26th | 149% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 3.2% | 16th | +1.4pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 2.2% | 5th | +1.0pp | 28th | 30% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 4.7% | 18th | +2.1pp | 29th | 45% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 2.6% | 8th | +1.4pp | 30th | 20% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 3.4% | 17th | +1.9pp | 31st | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.2% then, 50.4% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lancaster, PA | 29.4% | 20th | +6.5pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 18.1% | 28th | +3.9pp | 2nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 16.4% | 30th | +3.4pp | 3rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 30.5% | 18th | +5.4pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 35.0% | 14th | +5.5pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 28.3% | 23rd | +4.3pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 29.7% | 19th | +4.4pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 51.0% | 5th | +6.8pp | 8th | 56% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 28.8% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 41.8% | 10th | +5.3pp | 10th | 28% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 31.2% | 17th | +3.9pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 28.9% | 21st | +3.5pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 49.4% | 7th | +6.0pp | 13th | 51% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 15.5% | 31st | +1.9pp | 14th | 53% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 38.9% | 12th | +4.3pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 16.8% | 29th | +1.8pp | 16th | 49% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 23.8% | 25th | +2.3pp | 17th | 27% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 65.1% | 3rd | +6.4pp | 18th | 100% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 59.5% | 4th | +4.9pp | 19th | 82% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 24.6% | 24th | +1.9pp | 20th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 32.6% | 16th | +2.3pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 23.7% | 26th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 69.3% | 2nd | +4.2pp | 23rd | 112% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 46.1% | 8th | +2.6pp | 24th | 41% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 50.4% | 6th | +2.2pp | 25th | 54% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 82.2% | 1st | +3.5pp | 26th | 152% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 37.9% | 13th | +1.5pp | 27th | 16% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 45.4% | 9th | +1.0pp | 28th | 39% above peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 38.9% | 11th | +0.8pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 34.1% | 15th | +0.3pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 22.4% | 27th | -2.3pp | 31st | 31% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.3% then, 51.4% now; margin ±14.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Severn, MD | 66.5% | 3rd | +33.2pp | 1st | 31% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 59.5% | 5th | +26.4pp | 2nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 58.4% | 6th | +20.3pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 55.5% | 8th | +16.8pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 49.9% | 18th | +15.1pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 42.4% | 21st | +7.7pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 38.5% | 25th | +6.6pp | 7th | 24% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 56.7% | 7th | +9.5pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 51.4% | 12th | +8.1pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 39.2% | 23rd | +5.7pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 68.1% | 2nd | +7.0pp | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 65.7% | 4th | +3.4pp | 12th | 30% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 51.3% | 13th | +1.4pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 69.3% | 1st | -0.4pp | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 44.0% | 19th | -1.1pp | 15th | 13% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 54.0% | 9th | -1.5pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 50.9% | 14th | -3.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 49.9% | 17th | -4.5pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 50.7% | 15th | -6.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 37.8% | 26th | -4.8pp | 20th | 25% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 39.0% | 24th | -5.2pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 52.6% | 10th | -7.7pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 40.6% | 22nd | -6.5pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 50.6% | 16th | -12.0pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 51.8% | 11th | -14.5pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 34.1% | 30th | -10.5pp | 26th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 37.3% | 27th | -12.7pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 37.2% | 28th | -15.0pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 35.0% | 29th | -15.1pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 32.0% | 31st | -14.5pp | 30th | 37% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 42.5% | 20th | -20.7pp | 31st | 16% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.9% then, 4.7% now; margin ±5.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 4.8% | 10th | -22.4pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -1.8pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 3.8% | 5th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 4.5% | 7th | -1.2pp | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 7.4% | 16th | -1.8pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 7.6% | 18th | -1.4pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 5.2% | 11th | -0.8pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 7.6% | 17th | -1.1pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 2.5% | 4th | -0.1pp | 9th | 67% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 9.5% | 24th | -0.3pp | 10th | 28% above peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 2.4% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 11th | 68% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 6.7% | 14th | +0.2pp | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 9.9% | 25th | +0.6pp | 13th | 34% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 1.0% | 1st | +0.1pp | 14th | 86% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 16.4% | 31st | +1.7pp | 15th | 120% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 4.6% | 8th | +0.5pp | 16th | 38% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 11.4% | 28th | +1.3pp | 17th | 54% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 6.7% | 15th | +1.5pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 6.4% | 13th | +2.2pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 8.4% | 22nd | +3.1pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 7.7% | 19th | +2.8pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 11.1% | 26th | +4.1pp | 22nd | 49% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 4.7% | 9th | +1.8pp | 23rd | 37% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 9.0% | 23rd | +3.5pp | 24th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 11.8% | 29th | +4.6pp | 25th | 59% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 11.2% | 27th | +4.4pp | 26th | 50% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 5.7% | 12th | +2.4pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 12.3% | 30th | +5.9pp | 28th | 65% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 8.1% | 20th | +4.3pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 8.2% | 21st | +6.7pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 2.3% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 31st | 69% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58,481 to 57,926 - more than the combined survey margin (±116). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest, NC | 52,844 | 31st | +25% | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 58,137 | 18th | +20% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 56,114 | 29th | +20% | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 57,737 | 21st | +17% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 58,402 | 12th | +16% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 56,447 | 27th | +12% | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 58,384 | 13th | +7% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 57,361 | 24th | +5% | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 56,011 | 30th | +5% | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 56,226 | 28th | +4% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 57,635 | 23rd | +4% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 59,332 | 3rd | +3% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 58,297 | 15th | +2% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 58,679 | 9th | +1% | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 59,156 | 5th | +1% | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 57,014 | 25th | +1% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 58,839 | 7th | +1% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 56,970 | 26th | +0% | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 59,422 | 2nd | -0% | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 57,926 | 19th | -1% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 57,916 | 20th | -1% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 58,190 | 16th | -2% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 58,140 | 17th | -2% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 58,566 | 10th | -3% | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 57,719 | 22nd | -3% | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 58,330 | 14th | -4% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| National City, CA | 58,893 | 6th | -4% | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 58,427 | 11th | -4% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 60,272 | 1st | -4% | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 58,838 | 8th | -4% | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 59,331 | 4th | -8% | 31st | 2% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent rose 11.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.1% to 32.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±7.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Bowie, MD | 32.0% | 15th | +11.9pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 43.4% | 9th | +14.6pp | 2nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 36.3% | 12th | +8.6pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 37.5% | 11th | +8.2pp | 4th | 22% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 16.4% | 30th | +2.8pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 23.6% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 6th | 23% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 45.2% | 7th | +5.1pp | 7th | 47% above peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 45.5% | 6th | +4.8pp | 8th | 48% above peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 51.2% | 3rd | +5.0pp | 9th | 66% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 43.3% | 10th | +3.7pp | 10th | 41% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 28.9% | 17th | +2.4pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 28.9% | 18th | +1.6pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 44.0% | 8th | +1.3pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 50.5% | 4th | +1.0pp | 14th | 64% above peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 20.0% | 25th | -0.0pp | 15th | 35% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 23.6% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 16th | 23% below peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 30.8% | 16th | -1.0pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 72.6% | 1st | -5.6pp | 18th | 136% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 55.7% | 2nd | -4.8pp | 19th | 81% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 28.2% | 19th | -2.8pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 26.4% | 20th | -2.8pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 33.1% | 13th | -3.5pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 32.5% | 14th | -4.6pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 45.9% | 5th | -8.6pp | 24th | 49% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 18.3% | 26th | -3.6pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 18.1% | 27th | -3.8pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 23.3% | 24th | -5.0pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 25.5% | 21st | -5.7pp | 28th | 17% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 6.3% | 31st | -1.6pp | 29th | 80% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 17.5% | 29th | -4.5pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 18.0% | 28th | -7.3pp | 31st | 41% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (79.9% then, 80.8% now; margin ±7.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Carson City, NV | 83.2% | 1st | +22.1pp | 1st | 23% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 61.8% | 25th | +13.9pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 79.8% | 5th | +16.0pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 69.4% | 12th | +13.0pp | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 71.6% | 9th | +10.8pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 68.0% | 14th | +10.2pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 82.6% | 2nd | +11.4pp | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 80.0% | 4th | +10.6pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 77.7% | 6th | +6.3pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Des Plaines, IL | 67.4% | 16th | +2.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 80.8% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 11th | 20% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 58.9% | 26th | +0.5pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 65.6% | 21st | -0.5pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 72.1% | 8th | -1.1pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 73.1% | 7th | -1.7pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Casper, WY | 66.7% | 19th | -1.7pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Terre Haute, IN | 67.2% | 18th | -2.4pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 67.7% | 15th | -3.4pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 68.2% | 13th | -3.8pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 57.9% | 30th | -4.2pp | 20th | 14% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 69.8% | 11th | -5.4pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 67.2% | 17th | -5.9pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 58.0% | 29th | -6.1pp | 23rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 54.5% | 31st | -7.1pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 66.0% | 20th | -8.9pp | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 58.3% | 28th | -8.7pp | 26th | 14% below peers | ||
| Midwest City, OK | 63.4% | 22nd | -9.7pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Towson, MD | 70.2% | 10th | -14.6pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 63.2% | 23rd | -16.9pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 63.2% | 24th | -17.3pp | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 58.5% | 27th | -19.8pp | 31st | 13% below peers |