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. Malden is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Malden, MA | 169 (Jul 26) | -35.3% | 1st | ||
| Marana, AZ | 70 (Jul 26) | -27.0% | 2nd | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 197 (Jul 26) | -25.0% | 3rd | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 182 (Jul 26) | -15.4% | 4th | ||
| Skokie, IL | 129 (Jul 26) | -14.9% | 5th | ||
| Albany, GA | 898 (Jul 26) | -11.9% | 6th | ||
| Davis, CA | 177 (Jul 26) | -10.7% | 7th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 522 (Jul 26) | -10.5% | 8th | ||
| Eagan, MN | 112 (Jul 26) | -9.6% | 9th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 269 (Jul 26) | -6.8% | 10th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 501 (Jul 26) | -6.3% | 11th | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67 (Jul 26) | -4.4% | 12th | ||
| Janesville, WI | 120 (Jul 26) | -3.6% | 13th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 450 (Jul 26) | -2.0% | 14th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 377 (Jul 26) | +1.2% | 15th | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 236 (Jul 26) | +2.6% | 16th | ||
| Parker, CO | 230 (Jul 26) | +12.6% | 17th | ||
| Novi, MI | 110 (Jul 26) | +13.8% | 18th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 96 (Jul 26) | +37.0% | 19th | ||
| Westfield, IN | 68 (Jul 26) | +55.2% | 20th |
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. Malden is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% 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% | |||
| Malden, MA | 930 (Jul 26) | -31.4% | 1st | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 1,362 (Jul 26) | -30.4% | 2nd | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 535 (Jul 26) | -21.8% | 3rd | ||
| Janesville, WI | 1,427 (Jul 26) | -20.9% | 4th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 662 (Jul 26) | -20.9% | 5th | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1,980 (Jul 26) | -19.4% | 6th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 1,366 (Jul 26) | -18.1% | 7th | ||
| Davis, CA | 1,805 (Jul 26) | -16.7% | 8th | ||
| Parker, CO | 1,094 (Jul 26) | -16.5% | 9th | ||
| Westfield, IN | 429 (Jul 26) | -15.0% | 10th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 2,288 (Jul 26) | -14.7% | 11th | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 907 (Jul 26) | -11.0% | 12th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 1,394 (Jul 26) | -8.6% | 13th | ||
| Skokie, IL | 2,302 (Jul 26) | -7.8% | 14th | ||
| Novi, MI | 527 (Jul 26) | -4.8% | 15th | ||
| Eagan, MN | 1,360 (Jul 26) | -4.3% | 16th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 2,463 (Jul 26) | -2.9% | 17th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 1,786 (Jul 26) | -2.6% | 18th | ||
| Marana, AZ | 1,296 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 19th | ||
| Albany, GA | 3,711 (Jul 26) | +1.3% | 20th |
This badge answers one question: can Malden'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. Malden is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 20% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Janesville, WI | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Novi, MI | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Victoria, TX | 8 (Jul 26) | -28.6% | 4th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 6 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 5th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 8 (Jul 26) | +25.0% | 6th | ||
| Albany, GA | 30 (Jul 26) | +33.3% | 7th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 5 (Jul 26) | +50.0% | 8th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 3 (Jul 26) | +100.0% | 9th | ||
| Malden, MA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Westfield, IN | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Cheyenne, WY | 5 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Skokie, IL | 2 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Brentwood, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Davis, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Parker, CO | 6 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Eagan, MN | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Marana, AZ | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0 (Jul 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. Malden is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 59% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Malden, MA | 84 (Jul 26) | -59.1% | 1st | ||
| Janesville, WI | 37 (Jul 26) | -51.9% | 2nd | ||
| Eagan, MN | 30 (Jul 26) | -48.7% | 3rd | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 123 (Jul 26) | -43.1% | 4th | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 33 (Jul 26) | -31.3% | 5th | ||
| Novi, MI | 37 (Jul 26) | -30.6% | 6th | ||
| Davis, CA | 82 (Jul 26) | -28.9% | 7th | ||
| Skokie, IL | 149 (Jul 26) | -28.8% | 8th | ||
| Parker, CO | 55 (Jul 26) | -28.0% | 9th | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 195 (Jul 26) | -27.2% | 10th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 46 (Jul 26) | -18.9% | 11th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 158 (Jul 26) | -18.6% | 12th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 173 (Jul 26) | -17.5% | 13th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 258 (Jul 26) | -13.8% | 14th | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 70 (Jul 26) | -4.2% | 15th | ||
| Albany, GA | 326 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 16th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 108 (Jul 26) | +7.5% | 17th | ||
| Marana, AZ | 58 (Jul 26) | +8.6% | 18th | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 303 (Jul 26) | +16.7% | 19th | ||
| Westfield, IN | 29 (Jul 26) | +18.8% | 20th |
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 52% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $65,975 to $100,606 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,391).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | $103,960 | +28% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Malden, MA | $100,606 | 15th | +52% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | $96,884 | 17th | +47% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | $74,426 | 21st | +43% | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | $239,690 | 1st | +38% | 4th | 145% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | $63,844 | 26th | +37% | 5th | 35% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $113,648 | 10th | +36% | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | $150,245 | 3rd | +32% | 7th | 54% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | $64,310 | 25th | +31% | 8th | 34% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | $112,606 | 12th | +31% | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | $44,471 | 30th | +31% | 10th | 55% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | $142,494 | 5th | +31% | 11th | 46% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | $95,337 | 18th | +31% | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | $73,446 | 22nd | +30% | 13th | 25% below peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | $112,751 | 11th | +30% | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | $90,045 | 19th | +30% | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | $147,612 | 4th | +30% | 16th | 51% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | $127,335 | 8th | +30% | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | $47,240 | 29th | +29% | 18th | 52% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | $48,685 | 28th | +27% | 19th | 50% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | $122,789 | 9th | +25% | 20th | 26% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | $67,226 | 23rd | +24% | 21st | 31% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | $78,839 | 20th | +22% | 22nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | $97,819 | 16th | +21% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | $57,480 | 27th | +21% | 24th | 41% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | $38,731 | 31st | +21% | 25th | 60% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | $157,582 | 2nd | +21% | 26th | 61% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | $133,369 | 7th | +20% | 27th | 36% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | $108,690 | 14th | +20% | 28th | 11% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | $133,715 | 6th | +17% | 29th | 37% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | $64,520 | 24th | +16% | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | $110,723 | 13th | +13% | 31st | 13% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 4.4% (Jul 26) | -0.1pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Lorain, OH | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 9th | -1.7pp | 1st | 7% below peers | |
| Gary, IN | 7.6% (Jul 26) | 28th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 69% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 16th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 17th | -0.9pp | 4th | 2% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.8pp | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Davis, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.7pp | 6th | 4% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 20th | -0.7pp | 7th | 4% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 22nd | -0.6pp | 8th | 7% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 25th | -0.4pp | 9th | 11% above peers | |
| Union City, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Westfield, IN | 2.9% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.4pp | 11th | 36% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Parker, CO | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 14th | 22% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | 2.6% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.2pp | 15th | 42% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2.6% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 16th | 42% below peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Victoria, TX | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.1pp | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 19th | 16% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 20th | 22% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.3pp | 21st | 7% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 23rd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 21st | +0.4pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.5pp | 24th | 9% below peers | |
| Apopka, FL | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 12th | +0.6pp | 25th | 4% below peers | |
| Shoreline, WA | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 26th | +0.7pp | 26th | 11% above peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 27th | +0.8pp | 27th | 16% above peers | |
| Marana, AZ | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 24th | +0.8pp | 28th | 9% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.5% to 11.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 10.0% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.6% | 1st | -3.8pp | 1st | 60% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 3.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 2nd | 59% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 9.6% | 18th | -4.2pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 11.4% | 22nd | -4.1pp | 4th | 29% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 11.0% | 21st | -3.9pp | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 4.9% | 5th | -1.4pp | 6th | 44% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 9.0% | 17th | -2.5pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 8.2% | 13th | -1.7pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 8.7% | 15th | -1.6pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 12th | -1.1pp | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 26.5% | 28th | -3.3pp | 11th | 200% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 27.5% | 29th | -3.3pp | 12th | 211% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 29.2% | 30th | -1.8pp | 13th | 230% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.6% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 14th | 87% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 25.2% | 27th | +0.1pp | 15th | 186% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.6% | 8th | +0.2pp | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 9.7% | 19th | +0.3pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 18.4% | 25th | +0.9pp | 18th | 108% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 5.9% | 10th | +0.3pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 33.1% | 31st | +2.5pp | 20th | 275% above peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 10.2% | 20th | +0.9pp | 21st | 16% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 8.8% | 16th | +1.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 23.1% | 26th | +3.5pp | 23rd | 161% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 17.4% | 24th | +2.8pp | 24th | 97% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 5.8% | 9th | +1.3pp | 25th | 34% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.4% | 6th | +1.4pp | 26th | 39% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 4.4% | 4th | +1.2pp | 27th | 50% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5.4% | 7th | +1.5pp | 28th | 39% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 8.3% | 14th | +2.5pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 7.2% | 11th | +2.2pp | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 4.3% | 3rd | +1.9pp | 31st | 52% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.9% to 13.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 11.7% | -1.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Westfield, IN | 2.2% | 1st | -6.7pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.6% | 4th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 63% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 4.3% | 5th | -3.3pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 12.7% | 19th | -6.8pp | 4th | 31% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 13.2% | 21st | -5.7pp | 5th | 36% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 9.0% | 15th | -3.7pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 13.0% | 20th | -5.3pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 11.7% | 18th | -4.6pp | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 7.3% | 12th | -2.8pp | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 14.3% | 23rd | -5.5pp | 10th | 48% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 7.0% | 11th | -1.6pp | 11th | 27% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 6.2% | 8th | -1.2pp | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 6.0% | 7th | -1.0pp | 13th | 38% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 22.6% | 24th | -3.2pp | 14th | 132% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 30.3% | 27th | -4.3pp | 15th | 212% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 38.8% | 30th | -5.1pp | 16th | 300% above peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 13.4% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 11.4% | 17th | -0.8pp | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 38.7% | 29th | -0.9pp | 19th | 299% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 23.8% | 25th | +0.2pp | 20th | 146% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 53.1% | 31st | +3.6pp | 21st | 447% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 3.4% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 22nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 23rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 30.5% | 28th | +2.9pp | 24th | 214% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 6.9% | 10th | +0.7pp | 25th | 29% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 9.7% | 16th | +1.5pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 7.4% | 13th | +1.3pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 27.0% | 26th | +5.7pp | 28th | 178% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 6.9% | 9th | +2.5pp | 29th | 29% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 4.9% | 6th | +2.0pp | 30th | 49% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 7.6% | 14th | +4.7pp | 31st | 22% 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 8.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 85.7% to 94.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 92.9% | +6.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Gary, IN | 82.3% | 29th | +17.4pp | 1st | 13% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 83.4% | 28th | +14.2pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 87.7% | 25th | +11.0pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 82.1% | 30th | +9.5pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 93.3% | 20th | +9.9pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 94.2% | 17th | +9.8pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 87.5% | 26th | +8.8pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 88.1% | 24th | +8.8pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 80.6% | 31st | +7.9pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 91.3% | 23rd | +8.6pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 94.3% | 16th | +8.6pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 91.6% | 21st | +8.3pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 94.2% | 18th | +7.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 91.5% | 22nd | +6.0pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 95.7% | 11th | +5.2pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 85.2% | 27th | +4.1pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 96.8% | 9th | +4.5pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 98.4% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 97.6% | 4th | +4.0pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 93.8% | 19th | +3.8pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 97.0% | 8th | +3.8pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 96.7% | 10th | +3.4pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 95.2% | 13th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 95.0% | 14th | +2.8pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 97.3% | 6th | +2.7pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 97.4% | 5th | +2.3pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 98.3% | 3rd | +2.0pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 97.1% | 7th | +1.6pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 94.5% | 15th | +1.0pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 99.2% | 1st | +1.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 95.7% | 12th | -0.0pp | 31st | 1% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Inequality fell about 9% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.43 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.03). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 0.49 | +0.006 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Victoria, TX | 0.44 | 16th | -0.044 | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 0.43 | 13th | -0.040 | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 0.44 | 19th | -0.024 | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 0.46 | 25th | -0.024 | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 0.39 | 3rd | -0.019 | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 0.41 | 9th | -0.019 | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 0.45 | 22nd | -0.018 | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 0.43 | 14th | -0.016 | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 0.42 | 11th | -0.016 | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 0.40 | 4th | -0.010 | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 0.47 | 28th | -0.010 | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 0.42 | 10th | -0.008 | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.41 | 8th | -0.007 | 13th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 0.47 | 27th | -0.004 | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 0.53 | 31st | +0.001 | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 0.44 | 17th | +0.005 | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 0.45 | 24th | +0.007 | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 0.42 | 12th | +0.010 | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0.46 | 26th | +0.015 | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 0.48 | 29th | +0.017 | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0.45 | 20th | +0.016 | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0.45 | 21st | +0.017 | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 0.41 | 7th | +0.016 | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 0.51 | 30th | +0.024 | 24th | 17% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 0.45 | 23rd | +0.022 | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 0.38 | 2nd | +0.026 | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 0.43 | 15th | +0.032 | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 0.41 | 5th | +0.035 | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 0.41 | 6th | +0.051 | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 0.33 | 1st | +0.046 | 30th | 25% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 0.44 | 18th | +0.066 | 31st | 1% above 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.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (13.6% then, 15.9% now; margin ±2.5pp). 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 | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 13.8% | +1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 74% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 2.4% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 2nd | 70% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 4.8% | 10th | -2.2pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.3% | 5th | -1.4pp | 4th | 60% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 12.8% | 22nd | -2.4pp | 5th | 56% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 7.7% | 14th | -1.4pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 10.7% | 19th | -1.7pp | 7th | 31% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.0% | 25th | -2.1pp | 8th | 95% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 11.8% | 20th | -1.0pp | 9th | 43% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 29.1% | 30th | -1.4pp | 10th | 255% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 25.0% | 29th | -1.1pp | 11th | 205% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 22.8% | 27th | -0.9pp | 12th | 178% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 9.2% | 17th | -0.2pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 23.3% | 28th | +1.6pp | 14th | 184% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 32.0% | 31st | +2.4pp | 15th | 290% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 14.7% | 23rd | +1.1pp | 16th | 79% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 20.5% | 26th | +1.8pp | 17th | 150% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 3.5% | 7th | +0.4pp | 18th | 57% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 8.2% | 16th | +1.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 15.9% | 24th | +2.3pp | 20th | 94% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 12.6% | 21st | +2.6pp | 21st | 54% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 5.8% | 12th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 3.2% | 4th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 61% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.2% | 11th | +1.5pp | 24th | 37% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 8.0% | 15th | +2.4pp | 25th | 3% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 6.6% | 13th | +2.1pp | 26th | 19% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 4.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 27th | 50% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 3.5% | 6th | +1.3pp | 28th | 58% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.5% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 29th | 69% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.6% | 8th | +2.0pp | 30th | 56% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 9.4% | 18th | +5.8pp | 31st | 15% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | $661,896 (Aug 26) | +2.3% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Skokie, IL | $433,130 (Aug 26) | 15th | +7.7% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $393,104 (Aug 26) | 19th | +6.4% | 2nd | 9% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $298,166 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +5.6% | 3rd | 31% below peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $563,754 (Aug 26) | 11th | +5.3% | 4th | 30% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $156,898 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.9% | 5th | 64% below peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $158,233 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.5% | 6th | 63% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $392,134 (Aug 26) | 20th | +3.5% | 7th | 9% below peers | |
| Westfield, IN | $473,286 (Aug 26) | 13th | +3.2% | 8th | 9% above peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $1,399,669 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +3.0% | 9th | 223% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $470,805 (Aug 26) | 14th | +3.0% | 10th | 9% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,473,182 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.8% | 11th | 240% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | $133,518 (Aug 26) | 29th | +2.0% | 12th | 69% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | $674,568 (Aug 26) | 10th | +1.9% | 13th | 56% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $401,493 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.8% | 14th | 7% below peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $218,636 (Aug 26) | 25th | +0.9% | 15th | 50% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $147,780 (Aug 26) | 28th | +0.2% | 16th | 66% below peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $504,093 (Aug 26) | 12th | -0.2% | 17th | 16% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $716,629 (Aug 26) | 8th | -0.2% | 18th | 65% above peers | |
| Apopka, FL | $394,175 (Aug 26) | 18th | -0.6% | 19th | 9% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | $837,982 (Aug 26) | 5th | -1.2% | 20th | 93% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $785,641 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.3% | 21st | 81% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | $92,352 (Aug 26) | 30th | -1.3% | 22nd | 79% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | $417,076 (Aug 26) | 16th | -1.4% | 23rd | 4% below peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $221,991 (Aug 26) | 24th | -1.5% | 24th | 49% below peers | |
| Parker, CO | $676,203 (Aug 26) | 9th | -1.6% | 25th | 56% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $337,510 (Aug 26) | 21st | -2.4% | 26th | 22% below peers | |
| Shoreline, WA | $785,498 (Aug 26) | 7th | -2.4% | 27th | 81% above peers | |
| Union City, CA | $1,198,720 (Aug 26) | 4th | -2.8% | 28th | 177% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $267,275 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -4.6% | 29th | 38% below peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | $1,516,014 (Aug 26) | 1st | -5.3% | 30th | 250% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | $433,643 (Aug 26) | +2.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Gary, IN | $59,218 (Aug 26) | 30th | +10.2% | 1st | 81% below peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $108,986 (Aug 26) | 26th | +9.3% | 2nd | 65% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $308,412 (Aug 26) | 15th | +7.3% | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $222,300 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +6.4% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $303,416 (Aug 26) | 16th | +5.3% | 5th | 2% below peers | |
| Albany, GA | $61,850 (Aug 26) | 29th | +4.8% | 6th | 80% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $245,481 (Aug 26) | 21st | +4.1% | 7th | 20% below peers | |
| Westfield, IN | $347,187 (Aug 26) | 13th | +3.0% | 8th | 13% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,075,662 (Aug 26) | 1st | +2.5% | 9th | 249% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $360,334 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.4% | 10th | 17% above peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $987,175 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +2.2% | 11th | 220% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $89,592 (Aug 26) | 27th | +2.1% | 12th | 71% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | $295,476 (Aug 26) | 17th | +2.0% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | $499,623 (Aug 26) | 9th | +1.6% | 14th | 62% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $122,022 (Aug 26) | 25th | +0.8% | 15th | 60% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $265,753 (Aug 26) | 19th | +0.5% | 16th | 14% below peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $413,350 (Aug 26) | 11th | -0.2% | 17th | 34% above peers | |
| Davis, CA | $631,759 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.2% | 18th | 105% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $82,150 (Aug 26) | 28th | -0.5% | 19th | 73% below peers | |
| Apopka, FL | $293,799 (Aug 26) | 18th | -1.1% | 20th | 5% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | $314,133 (Aug 26) | 14th | -1.2% | 21st | 2% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $474,353 (Aug 26) | 10th | -1.2% | 22nd | 54% above peers | |
| Parker, CO | $541,886 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.5% | 23rd | 76% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $182,978 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -1.6% | 24th | 41% below peers | |
| Shoreline, WA | $600,193 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.7% | 25th | 95% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $632,015 (Aug 26) | 5th | -2.0% | 26th | 105% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $246,084 (Aug 26) | 20th | -2.1% | 27th | 20% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $748,596 (Aug 26) | 4th | -4.9% | 28th | 143% above peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | $1,052,161 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -5.5% | 29th | 241% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $179,507 (Aug 26) | 24th | -5.7% | 30th | 42% 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 (41.0% then, 41.3% now; margin ±3.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 62.5% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 83.2% | 3rd | +7.4pp | 1st | 25% above peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 77.7% | 8th | +5.8pp | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 82.2% | 6th | +5.1pp | 3rd | 24% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 74.7% | 10th | +4.3pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 83.7% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 5th | 26% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 52.0% | 26th | +2.6pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 75.6% | 9th | +3.2pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 66.3% | 16th | +2.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 53.4% | 25th | +1.4pp | 9th | 19% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 67.3% | 14th | +1.3pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 62.1% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 67.1% | 15th | +1.2pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 57.1% | 24th | +1.0pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 64.6% | 21st | +0.8pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 43.5% | 28th | +0.4pp | 15th | 34% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 41.3% | 29th | +0.3pp | 16th | 38% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 83.0% | 4th | +0.4pp | 17th | 25% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66.3% | 17th | -0.4pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 64.7% | 20th | -0.7pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 65.1% | 19th | -1.3pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.7% | 18th | -1.4pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 79.5% | 7th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 67.4% | 13th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 57.9% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 24th | 13% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 67.7% | 12th | -2.0pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 49.0% | 27th | -1.5pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 84.7% | 1st | -2.8pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 82.5% | 5th | -3.1pp | 28th | 25% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 71.8% | 11th | -4.7pp | 29th | 8% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 37.7% | 30th | -2.6pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 19.1% | 31st | -1.7pp | 31st | 71% 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 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 79% 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% | ||||
| Janesville, WI | $1,211 (Aug 26) | 25th | +6.4% | 1st | 40% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $2,945 (Aug 26) | 5th | +6.3% | 2nd | 47% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $1,002 (Aug 26) | 29th | +6.1% | 3rd | 50% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $2,361 (Aug 26) | 9th | +6.0% | 4th | 18% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $1,532 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +5.8% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Gary, IN | $1,363 (Aug 26) | 24th | +5.5% | 6th | 32% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $945 (Aug 26) | 30th | +5.1% | 7th | 53% below peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $1,193 (Aug 26) | 26th | +4.8% | 8th | 40% below peers | |
| Westfield, IN | $1,928 (Aug 26) | 18th | +4.3% | 9th | 4% below peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $2,396 (Aug 26) | 8th | +4.2% | 10th | 20% above peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | $3,587 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +4.0% | 11th | 79% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $3,406 (Aug 26) | 4th | +4.0% | 12th | 70% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $1,133 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.9% | 13th | 43% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | $2,190 (Aug 26) | 12th | +3.6% | 14th | 9% above peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $2,236 (Aug 26) | 11th | +2.9% | 15th | 12% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | $1,008 (Aug 26) | 28th | +2.5% | 16th | 50% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | $2,529 (Aug 26) | 7th | +2.5% | 17th | 26% above peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $1,953 (Aug 26) | 16th | +2.2% | 18th | 2% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $3,521 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +2.1% | 19th | 76% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $1,931 (Aug 26) | 17th | +2.1% | 20th | 4% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $1,702 (Aug 26) | 21st | +2.1% | 21st | 15% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | $4,118 (Aug 26) | 1st | +2.0% | 22nd | 106% above peers | |
| Shoreline, WA | $2,003 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.8% | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Malden, MA | $2,895 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.8% | 24th | 45% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $1,485 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +0.7% | 25th | 26% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $1,745 (Aug 26) | 20th | +0.3% | 26th | 13% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,137 (Aug 26) | 13th | -0.1% | 27th | 7% above peers | |
| Apopka, FL | $2,003 (Aug 26) | 15th | -0.2% | 28th | on par with peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $1,770 (Aug 26) | 19th | -2.0% | 29th | 12% below peers | |
| Parker, CO | $2,266 (Aug 26) | 10th | -2.9% | 30th | 13% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.3% then, 40.7% now; margin ±4.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 35.7% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Muncie, IN | 31.9% | 13th | -4.9pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 50.5% | 31st | -6.1pp | 2nd | 49% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 40.7% | 28th | -3.6pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 34.8% | 20th | -3.0pp | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 34.7% | 19th | -2.6pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 38.1% | 25th | -2.6pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 25.6% | 6th | -1.5pp | 7th | 24% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 28.1% | 8th | -0.6pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 31.4% | 12th | -0.7pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 39.8% | 27th | -0.6pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 35.7% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 34.6% | 18th | -0.2pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 33.9% | 16th | +0.7pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 36.9% | 24th | +0.9pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 33.0% | 14th | +1.3pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 36.8% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 33.9% | 17th | +1.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 25.9% | 7th | +1.1pp | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 5th | +1.2pp | 19th | 26% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 24.4% | 3rd | +1.2pp | 20th | 28% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 35.5% | 21st | +1.9pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 28.1% | 9th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 33.1% | 15th | +2.4pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 47.1% | 30th | +3.9pp | 24th | 39% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 24.8% | 4th | +2.1pp | 25th | 27% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 42.8% | 29th | +3.7pp | 26th | 26% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 31.3% | 11th | +3.0pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 23.4% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 23.2% | 1st | +2.6pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 38.1% | 26th | +5.5pp | 30th | 12% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 31.1% | 10th | +5.3pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 8 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.9% then, 17.5% now; margin ±3.1pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 11.7% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Apopka, FL | 2.4% | 6th | -2.0pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 2.9% | 9th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.8% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 3rd | 34% above peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 1.9% | 5th | -0.7pp | 4th | 66% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 13.6% | 29th | -4.0pp | 5th | 135% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 9.1% | 25th | -2.6pp | 6th | 58% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 5.0% | 14th | -1.4pp | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 17.5% | 30th | -2.4pp | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 8.2% | 24th | -1.1pp | 9th | 43% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 12.4% | 27th | -1.6pp | 10th | 114% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 7.2% | 21st | -0.9pp | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 7.0% | 19th | -0.7pp | 12th | 21% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 5.8% | 16th | -0.4pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 12.4% | 28th | -0.8pp | 14th | 114% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 10.6% | 26th | -0.3pp | 15th | 83% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.9% | 18th | -0.2pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 41.3% | 31st | -0.3pp | 17th | 616% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 0.7% | 1st | +0.0pp | 18th | 88% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.1% | 15th | +0.2pp | 19th | 12% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 3.5% | 11th | +0.1pp | 20th | 38% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.9% | 17th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 7.1% | 20th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 12th | +0.3pp | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 1.7% | 4th | +0.2pp | 25th | 70% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 4.7% | 13th | +1.0pp | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 2.8% | 8th | +0.6pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.4% | 10th | +0.8pp | 28th | 42% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 1.6% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 29th | 72% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 1.6% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 30th | 72% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 7.6% | 22nd | +4.1pp | 31st | 32% 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.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 4.9% now; margin ±1.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 2.6% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 6.3% | 17th | -4.9pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 5.1% | 14th | -3.1pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 3.8% | 10th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 4.8% | 12th | -1.7pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 8.2% | 23rd | -2.7pp | 5th | 45% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 3.7% | 8th | -1.2pp | 6th | 34% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 7.6% | 20th | -2.3pp | 7th | 36% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 6.7% | 18th | -2.0pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 3.4% | 7th | -0.9pp | 9th | 39% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 13.6% | 29th | -3.2pp | 10th | 142% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 8.3% | 25th | -1.9pp | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.4% | 15th | -1.0pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 3.0% | 5th | -0.5pp | 13th | 47% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 10.8% | 27th | -1.6pp | 14th | 92% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 8.0% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 15th | 42% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 16th | 55% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 2.1% | 1st | -0.2pp | 17th | 62% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 17.6% | 30th | -1.0pp | 18th | 213% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 7.9% | 21st | -0.3pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 12.6% | 28th | -0.3pp | 20th | 125% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.3% | 6th | +0.0pp | 21st | 41% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 9th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 24.0% | 31st | +0.6pp | 23rd | 327% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.6% | 16th | +0.4pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.0% | 19th | +0.6pp | 25th | 25% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 4.9% | 13th | +0.6pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 8.2% | 24th | +1.1pp | 27th | 46% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 4.4% | 11th | +0.8pp | 28th | 21% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.9% | 4th | +0.8pp | 29th | 48% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 9.5% | 26th | +2.8pp | 30th | 69% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.3% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 31st | 59% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 28.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Union City, CA | 15.8% | 1st | 46% below peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | 18.8% | 2nd | 36% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Parker, CO | 21.9% | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Yorba Linda, CA | 22.9% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 23.4% | 6th | 20% below peers | |
| Shoreline, WA | 23.8% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | 24.2% | 8th | 17% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | 26.3% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | 26.6% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Horizon West, FL | 28.2% | 12th | 4% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | 29.0% | 13th | 1% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | 29.0% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | 29.1% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Westfield, IN | 29.3% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 31.8% | 17th | 9% above peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 32.1% | 18th | 10% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | 32.5% | 19th | 11% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | 33.5% | 20th | 14% above peers | |
| Apopka, FL | 33.5% | 21st | 14% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | 35.6% | 22nd | 22% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | 36.6% | 23rd | 25% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | 36.8% | 24th | 26% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 36.9% | 25th | 26% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | 40.6% | 26th | 39% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 41.1% | 27th | 40% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | 41.6% | 28th | 42% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | 44.9% | 29th | 53% above peers | |
| Albany, GA | 45.1% | 30th | 54% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | 49.8% | 31st | 70% above 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.2% then, 1.4% now; margin ±1.5pp). The newest releases lean downward: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 1.6% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.5% | 11th | -7.3pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 2.4% | 9th | -4.3pp | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 0.9% | 1st | -1.1pp | 3rd | 75% below peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 1.6% | 4th | -0.9pp | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 1.4% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 5th | 58% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 4.5% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 3.8% | 17th | -1.5pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 5.6% | 26th | -2.1pp | 8th | 62% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 0.9% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 9th | 74% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 4.2% | 21st | -1.5pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 4.6% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 11th | 31% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 1.7% | 5th | -0.5pp | 12th | 52% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 4.1% | 20th | -1.0pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 5.0% | 24th | -0.8pp | 14th | 44% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 7.3% | 28th | -1.1pp | 15th | 111% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 2.1% | 7th | -0.2pp | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 3.5% | 15th | -0.4pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 3.8% | 18th | -0.1pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 3.0% | 14th | -0.1pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 2.4% | 10th | -0.0pp | 20th | 31% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 3.5% | 16th | +0.0pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 6.0% | 27th | +0.0pp | 22nd | 73% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 5.1% | 25th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 47% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 14.5% | 31st | +2.3pp | 24th | 317% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.3% | 8th | +0.4pp | 25th | 34% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 2.6% | 12th | +0.5pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 9.2% | 29th | +2.5pp | 27th | 164% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.7% | 13th | +0.8pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.1% | 19th | +2.3pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.1% | 6th | +1.5pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 10.7% | 30th | +8.1pp | 31st | 207% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 6.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.0% to 45.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 47.3% | +3.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Apopka, FL | 38.8% | 18th | +11.3pp | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 28.4% | 22nd | +6.8pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 31.4% | 21st | +5.6pp | 3rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 15.7% | 29th | +2.8pp | 4th | 65% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 39.3% | 17th | +6.2pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 14.8% | 30th | +2.1pp | 6th | 67% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 27.3% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 7th | 39% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 45.1% | 16th | +6.1pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 37.8% | 19th | +4.9pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 53.8% | 11th | +6.2pp | 10th | 19% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 45.1% | 15th | +4.8pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 26.1% | 24th | +2.6pp | 12th | 42% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 20.8% | 27th | +2.0pp | 13th | 54% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 33.5% | 20th | +3.2pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 67.0% | 4th | +6.1pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 52.8% | 12th | +3.9pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 14.8% | 31st | +0.9pp | 17th | 67% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 21.4% | 26th | +1.3pp | 18th | 53% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 47.8% | 14th | +2.8pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.1% | 5th | +3.5pp | 20th | 42% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 54.7% | 10th | +2.9pp | 21st | 21% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 56.0% | 9th | +2.8pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 76.8% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 23rd | 70% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 56.2% | 8th | +2.1pp | 24th | 25% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 77.1% | 1st | +1.9pp | 25th | 71% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 51.1% | 13th | +1.1pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 70.7% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 27th | 57% above peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 59.8% | 6th | +1.2pp | 28th | 33% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 57.6% | 7th | +1.2pp | 29th | 28% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 20.3% | 28th | -0.4pp | 30th | 55% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 21.8% | 25th | -1.6pp | 31st | 52% 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 (51.1% then, 56.2% now; margin ±20.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 55.4% | -4.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Eagan, MN | 55.1% | 14th | +18.6pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 52.8% | 15th | +16.8pp | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 72.7% | 2nd | +20.2pp | 3rd | 48% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 64.5% | 9th | +16.7pp | 4th | 31% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 44.8% | 20th | +7.2pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 47.4% | 17th | +7.4pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 65.8% | 7th | +9.9pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 65.3% | 8th | +9.8pp | 8th | 33% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 67.6% | 4th | +9.5pp | 9th | 37% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 42.6% | 22nd | +4.7pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 56.2% | 12th | +5.2pp | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 67.5% | 5th | +4.1pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 61.5% | 10th | +3.6pp | 13th | 25% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 28.5% | 29th | +0.7pp | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 65.9% | 6th | +0.3pp | 15th | 34% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 46.3% | 19th | -0.7pp | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 79.4% | 1st | -2.3pp | 17th | 61% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 69.5% | 3rd | -3.4pp | 18th | 41% above peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 38.1% | 23rd | -2.1pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 55.8% | 13th | -3.1pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 30.4% | 28th | -4.3pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 32.0% | 27th | -4.9pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 33.9% | 26th | -6.3pp | 23rd | 31% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 38.0% | 24th | -7.6pp | 24th | 23% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 58.4% | 11th | -18.6pp | 25th | 19% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 46.9% | 18th | -15.7pp | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 49.2% | 16th | -22.1pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 44.5% | 21st | -21.5pp | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 20.2% | 31st | -9.9pp | 29th | 59% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 37.0% | 25th | -19.5pp | 30th | 25% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 20.8% | 30th | -19.3pp | 31st | 58% 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 (4.1% then, 9.6% now; margin ±7.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 4.7% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0.4% | 2nd | -6.6pp | 1st | 91% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.3% | 1st | -4.8pp | 2nd | 94% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 0.6% | 3rd | -3.1pp | 3rd | 88% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 1.9% | 6th | -6.2pp | 4th | 63% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 5.9% | 20th | -7.1pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 6.0% | 21st | -5.2pp | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 2.6% | 9th | -2.1pp | 7th | 48% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.0% | 7th | -1.6pp | 8th | 59% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 3.9% | 13th | -2.1pp | 9th | 22% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 5.9% | 18th | -3.1pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 3.1% | 12th | -0.9pp | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 2.9% | 11th | -0.8pp | 12th | 42% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1.2% | 4th | -0.2pp | 13th | 76% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 8.3% | 25th | -1.5pp | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 12.5% | 30th | -1.1pp | 15th | 148% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.4% | 24th | -0.6pp | 16th | 47% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 5.7% | 17th | -0.2pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.4% | 15th | +0.1pp | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 5.9% | 19th | +0.2pp | 19th | 17% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 9.7% | 27th | +1.2pp | 20th | 92% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 7.3% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 21st | 45% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 16.5% | 31st | +4.1pp | 22nd | 228% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.0% | 16th | +1.4pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 2.5% | 8th | +0.9pp | 24th | 49% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 10.3% | 28th | +3.8pp | 25th | 105% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 2.7% | 10th | +1.0pp | 26th | 46% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 4.3% | 14th | +2.0pp | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 1.7% | 5th | +0.9pp | 28th | 66% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 7.0% | 22nd | +3.8pp | 29th | 39% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 9.6% | 26th | +5.4pp | 30th | 90% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 11.8% | 29th | +9.8pp | 31st | 134% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 60,984 to 65,906 - more than the combined survey margin (±75).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon West, FL | 67,416 | 5th | +73% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 53,290 | 31st | +64% | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 54,677 | 30th | +38% | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 56,938 | 29th | +26% | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 61,783 | 26th | +14% | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 58,232 | 28th | +12% | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66,717 | 11th | +11% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 61,431 | 27th | +9% | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 65,906 | 19th | +8% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 66,133 | 16th | +6% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 65,208 | 23rd | +5% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 65,969 | 18th | +5% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 66,219 | 15th | +4% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 64,767 | 24th | +3% | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 66,030 | 17th | +3% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 69,291 | 1st | +3% | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 66,463 | 12th | +3% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 65,239 | 22nd | +3% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 65,395 | 21st | +2% | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 68,000 | 3rd | +2% | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 66,855 | 10th | +2% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67,170 | 7th | -1% | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 67,008 | 8th | -1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 65,625 | 20th | -2% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 66,978 | 9th | -2% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 66,463 | 13th | -3% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 66,293 | 14th | -3% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 64,751 | 25th | -6% | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 67,224 | 6th | -9% | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 67,464 | 4th | -10% | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 68,113 | 2nd | -10% | 31st | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.1% then, 20.8% now; margin ±7.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 28.6% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Port Orange, FL | 34.0% | 9th | +6.0pp | 1st | 62% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 16.8% | 22nd | +2.8pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 50.1% | 4th | +8.0pp | 3rd | 139% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 50.0% | 5th | +7.5pp | 4th | 138% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 60.4% | 3rd | +5.2pp | 5th | 188% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 17.3% | 21st | +1.4pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 16.7% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 16.4% | 25th | +1.0pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 26.9% | 13th | +1.5pp | 9th | 28% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 81.1% | 1st | +4.6pp | 10th | 287% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 21.0% | 16th | +1.2pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 31.6% | 11th | +1.0pp | 12th | 51% above peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 71.5% | 2nd | +1.8pp | 13th | 241% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 33.9% | 10th | +0.1pp | 14th | 62% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 47.5% | 6th | -0.4pp | 15th | 126% above peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 12.7% | 28th | -0.2pp | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 19.4% | 18th | -0.4pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 40.8% | 7th | -1.3pp | 18th | 95% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 17.9% | 20th | -0.7pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 35.3% | 8th | -3.6pp | 20th | 68% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 20.8% | 17th | -2.4pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 29.5% | 12th | -3.4pp | 22nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 12.4% | 29th | -1.6pp | 23rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 14.2% | 26th | -1.9pp | 24th | 32% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 18.2% | 19th | -3.4pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 21.6% | 15th | -5.2pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 16.6% | 24th | -4.5pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 22.3% | 14th | -7.5pp | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 6.7% | 30th | -2.7pp | 29th | 68% below peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 13.6% | 27th | -6.2pp | 30th | 35% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 6.5% | 31st | -4.0pp | 31st | 69% 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 (58.1% then, 56.3% now; margin ±10.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 75.4% | +1.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Marana, AZ | 71.4% | 12th | +19.3pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 78.1% | 2nd | +14.3pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 49.8% | 31st | +8.6pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 71.6% | 11th | +10.7pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 62.5% | 23rd | +7.9pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 67.6% | 18th | +7.8pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 60.3% | 25th | +6.6pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 68.9% | 15th | +6.5pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Parker, CO | 72.2% | 9th | +6.6pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 65.9% | 21st | +5.1pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Horizon West, FL | 59.8% | 28th | +4.5pp | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 72.6% | 8th | +5.4pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 74.0% | 3rd | +5.3pp | 13th | 8% above peers | ||
| Yorba Linda, CA | 67.5% | 19th | +4.0pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 80.5% | 1st | +4.5pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 69.7% | 14th | +3.0pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 73.8% | 4th | +1.3pp | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.9% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 72.8% | 7th | +0.4pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 73.0% | 5th | -1.5pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Shoreline, WA | 67.6% | 17th | -1.5pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 70.8% | 13th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 56.3% | 30th | -1.8pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 68.3% | 16th | -2.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 72.0% | 10th | -3.6pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 60.2% | 27th | -3.3pp | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Apopka, FL | 66.9% | 20th | -4.9pp | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 60.6% | 24th | -4.7pp | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| Albany, GA | 72.9% | 6th | -6.4pp | 29th | 7% above peers | ||
| Westfield, IN | 60.2% | 26th | -11.2pp | 30th | 12% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 57.7% | 29th | -11.3pp | 31st | 16% below peers |