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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 27% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Malden, MA | 196 (Mar 26) | 10th | -26.8% | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 141 (May 26) | 4th | -12.4% | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 173 (May 26) | 7th | -12.1% | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 119 (May 26) | 3rd | -11.2% | 4th | 46% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 284 (May 26) | 14th | -10.5% | 5th | 30% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 190 (May 26) | 9th | -9.3% | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 496 (May 26) | 18th | -8.2% | 7th | 127% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 163 (May 26) | 6th | -7.6% | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 219 (May 26) | 11th | -6.9% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 222 (May 26) | 12th | -4.5% | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 367 (May 26) | 15th | -4.3% | 11th | 68% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 177 (May 26) | 8th | -4.3% | 12th | 19% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 727 (Mar 26) | 20th | -3.5% | 13th | 232% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 444 (May 26) | 16th | -3.1% | 14th | 103% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 554 (May 26) | 19th | +1.7% | 15th | 153% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 263 (May 26) | 13th | +2.9% | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 490 (May 26) | 17th | +11.8% | 17th | 124% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 109 (May 26) | 2nd | +17.5% | 18th | 50% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 144 (May 26) | 5th | +25.0% | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 95 (May 26) | 1st | +47.6% | 20th | 57% below 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.
Property crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending March 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Caldwell, ID | 589 (May 26) | 2nd | -30.9% | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 1,420 (May 26) | 11th | -30.8% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 1,349 (May 26) | 9th | -24.9% | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 676 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.7% | 4th | 52% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 1,465 (May 26) | 13th | -20.8% | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 1,144 (May 26) | 7th | -18.0% | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 2,490 (Mar 26) | 18th | -15.3% | 7th | 75% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 1,823 (May 26) | 16th | -14.9% | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 2,437 (May 26) | 17th | -12.7% | 9th | 72% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 505 (May 26) | 1st | -11.8% | 10th | 64% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 1,060 (Mar 26) | 6th | -11.2% | 11th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 1,401 (May 26) | 10th | -7.5% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 944 (May 26) | 5th | -6.6% | 13th | 34% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 1,766 (May 26) | 15th | -6.5% | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 1,285 (May 26) | 8th | -6.4% | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 1,422 (May 26) | 12th | -3.3% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 687 (May 26) | 4th | -2.6% | 17th | 52% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 2,511 (May 26) | 19th | -2.3% | 18th | 77% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 2,615 (May 26) | 20th | +4.8% | 19th | 84% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 1,653 (May 26) | 14th | +13.5% | 20th | 16% above peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat from 2020 to 2025.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Commerce City, CO | 0 (Mar 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | -100.0% | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 0 (May 26) | 4th | -100.0% | 4th | 100% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 0 (May 26) | 5th | -100.0% | 5th | 100% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 1 (May 26) | 10th | -66.7% | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 3 (May 26) | 12th | -33.4% | 7th | 94% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 3 (May 26) | 13th | +0.0% | 8th | 99% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 6 (May 26) | 17th | +33.3% | 9th | 287% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4 (May 26) | 15th | +50.0% | 10th | 194% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 3 (May 26) | 14th | +99.3% | 11th | 99% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 9 (May 26) | 19th | +100.0% | 12th | 500% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 12 (May 26) | 20th | +166.5% | 13th | 691% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7 (May 26) | 18th | +401.4% | 14th | 372% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 0 (Mar 26) | 6th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Skokie, IL | 2 (May 26) | 11th | on par with peers | ||||
| Rowlett, TX | 1 (May 26) | 9th | 6% below peers | ||||
| Caldwell, ID | 1 (May 26) | 8th | 14% below peers | ||||
| Cheyenne, WY | 5 (May 26) | 16th | 198% above peers | ||||
| Brentwood, CA | 0 (May 26) | 7th | 100% below 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.
Vehicle theft fell about 20% over the 12 months ending March 2026, slower than 58% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Rowlett, TX | 49 (May 26) | 6th | -56.2% | 1st | 60% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 41 (May 26) | 3rd | -50.9% | 2nd | 67% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 32 (May 26) | 1st | -45.0% | 3rd | 74% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 443 (Mar 26) | 20th | -42.9% | 4th | 258% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 61 (May 26) | 8th | -42.0% | 5th | 50% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 139 (May 26) | 14th | -38.8% | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 83 (May 26) | 9th | -33.3% | 7th | 33% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 38 (May 26) | 2nd | -33.3% | 8th | 69% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 48 (May 26) | 5th | -30.4% | 9th | 62% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 176 (May 26) | 16th | -28.1% | 10th | 42% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 50 (May 26) | 7th | -23.3% | 11th | 59% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 135 (Mar 26) | 12th | -20.4% | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 160 (May 26) | 15th | -19.8% | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 265 (May 26) | 18th | -12.2% | 14th | 114% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 124 (May 26) | 11th | -12.0% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 103 (May 26) | 10th | -9.3% | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 136 (May 26) | 13th | +14.6% | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 45 (May 26) | 4th | +20.0% | 18th | 63% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 214 (May 26) | 17th | +28.2% | 19th | 73% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 321 (May 26) | 19th | +33.1% | 20th | 160% 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.
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). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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 | 11th | +52% | 1st | 21% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | $111,572 | 9th | +51% | 2nd | 34% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | $83,174 | 16th | +50% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | $73,058 | 20th | +49% | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | $111,972 | 8th | +45% | 5th | 35% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | $74,426 | 18th | +43% | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | $239,690 | 1st | +38% | 7th | 188% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | $63,844 | 26th | +37% | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | $56,376 | 29th | +35% | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | $83,608 | 15th | +32% | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | $142,779 | 3rd | +32% | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | $64,310 | 24th | +31% | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | $44,471 | 31st | +31% | 13th | 47% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | $142,494 | 4th | +31% | 14th | 71% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | $95,337 | 13th | +31% | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | $73,446 | 19th | +30% | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | $90,045 | 14th | +30% | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | $147,612 | 2nd | +30% | 18th | 77% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | $72,879 | 21st | +27% | 19th | 12% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | $48,685 | 30th | +27% | 20th | 41% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | $117,799 | 6th | +26% | 21st | 42% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | $120,216 | 5th | +25% | 22nd | 45% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | $67,226 | 22nd | +24% | 23rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | $62,188 | 27th | +22% | 24th | 25% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | $78,839 | 17th | +22% | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | $97,819 | 12th | +21% | 26th | 18% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | $57,480 | 28th | +21% | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | $64,020 | 25th | +16% | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | $64,520 | 23rd | +16% | 29th | 22% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | $110,723 | 10th | +13% | 30th | 33% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | $112,081 | 7th | +11% | 31st | 35% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 4.5% (May 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Lorain, OH | 3.8% (May 26) | 11th | -1.5pp | 1st | 5% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 4.0% (May 26) | 13th | -0.9pp | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| Union City, NJ | 4.6% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | 4.0% (May 26) | 14th | -0.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 17th | -0.3pp | 5th | 2% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | 2.8% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 7th | 30% below peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | 4.1% (May 26) | 18th | -0.1pp | 8th | 2% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 3.1% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 9th | 22% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 6th | -0.1pp | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | 4.0% (May 26) | 15th | -0.1pp | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 12th | 32% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | 3.7% (May 26) | 8th | +0.0pp | 14th | 7% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | 2.9% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 15th | 28% below peers | |
| Kenner, LA | 3.8% (May 26) | 12th | +0.0pp | 16th | 5% below peers | |
| Victoria, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 19th | +0.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 9th | +0.2pp | 18th | 7% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Palatine, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 20th | +0.6pp | 20th | 7% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | 3.7% (May 26) | 10th | +0.6pp | 21st | 7% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | 4.9% (May 26) | 24th | +0.8pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | 4.5% (May 26) | 21st | +0.9pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | 5.0% (May 26) | 25th | +0.9pp | 24th | 25% above peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | 4.8% (May 26) | 23rd | +1.1pp | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| St. Cloud, FL | 5.1% (May 26) | 26th | +1.3pp | 26th | 27% 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 15.4% to 11.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 9.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 6.5% | 6th | -5.5pp | 1st | 32% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 9.5% | 15th | -4.2pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 11.7% | 21st | -4.4pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 11.3% | 20th | -4.1pp | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 10.9% | 19th | -3.9pp | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 8.6% | 12th | -2.9pp | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 10.0% | 17th | -3.1pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 10.4% | 18th | -3.3pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 8.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 8.1% | 9th | -1.6pp | 10th | 15% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 8.6% | 13th | -1.5pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 25.8% | 30th | -3.2pp | 12th | 169% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 15.3% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 13th | 60% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 25.9% | 31st | -2.1pp | 14th | 170% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.3% | 24th | -0.9pp | 15th | 70% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 6.1% | 5th | -0.2pp | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 6.7% | 7th | -0.1pp | 17th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 24.9% | 29th | +0.1pp | 18th | 160% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 8.3% | 10th | +0.1pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 9.6% | 16th | +0.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.6% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 21st | 42% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7.3% | 8th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 20.2% | 27th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 111% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 17.9% | 26th | +0.8pp | 24th | 87% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 15.9% | 23rd | +0.8pp | 25th | 66% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 22.9% | 28th | +3.4pp | 26th | 139% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 17.3% | 25th | +2.8pp | 27th | 81% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 6.0% | 4th | +1.0pp | 28th | 37% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.4% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 29th | 44% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 8.3% | 11th | +2.5pp | 30th | 13% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 4.3% | 1st | +1.9pp | 31st | 55% 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). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 7.2% | 6th | -9.9pp | 1st | 45% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 12.7% | 15th | -6.8pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 7.6% | 9th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 15.5% | 21st | -8.0pp | 4th | 19% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 13.1% | 17th | -6.6pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 13.2% | 18th | -5.7pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 9.0% | 11th | -3.7pp | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 20.1% | 23rd | -8.2pp | 8th | 54% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 13.0% | 16th | -5.3pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 11.7% | 14th | -4.6pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 14.3% | 20th | -5.5pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 6.3% | 4th | -2.1pp | 12th | 52% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 15.6% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 5.8% | 2nd | -1.7pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 7.0% | 5th | -1.6pp | 15th | 46% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 6.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 16th | 52% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 22.6% | 25th | -3.2pp | 17th | 73% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 30.3% | 28th | -4.3pp | 18th | 133% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 8.0% | 10th | -0.9pp | 19th | 38% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 11.4% | 13th | -0.8pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 13.9% | 19th | -0.4pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 38.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 22nd | 198% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 23.8% | 26th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 83% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 31.2% | 30th | +1.4pp | 24th | 140% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 7.4% | 7th | +0.5pp | 25th | 43% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 30.5% | 29th | +2.9pp | 26th | 134% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 20.9% | 24th | +2.9pp | 27th | 60% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 9.7% | 12th | +1.5pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 27.0% | 27th | +5.7pp | 29th | 107% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 4.9% | 1st | +2.0pp | 30th | 62% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 7.6% | 8th | +4.7pp | 31st | 42% 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). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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% | ||||||
| Lorain, OH | 83.4% | 29th | +14.2pp | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 91.3% | 23rd | +14.0pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 87.7% | 25th | +11.0pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 87.7% | 26th | +10.9pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 82.1% | 30th | +9.5pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 94.8% | 10th | +11.0pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 92.4% | 17th | +10.1pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 93.3% | 16th | +9.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 87.5% | 27th | +8.8pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 88.1% | 24th | +8.8pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 91.3% | 22nd | +8.6pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 94.2% | 13th | +8.7pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 94.3% | 12th | +8.6pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 91.6% | 20th | +8.3pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 91.6% | 19th | +8.2pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 91.8% | 18th | +7.6pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 95.2% | 9th | +7.7pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 94.2% | 14th | +7.1pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 91.5% | 21st | +6.0pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 96.7% | 7th | +5.9pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 94.0% | 15th | +5.4pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 95.7% | 8th | +5.2pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 85.2% | 28th | +4.1pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 96.8% | 6th | +4.5pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 97.0% | 5th | +3.8pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 98.1% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 97.1% | 4th | +2.5pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 97.4% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 77.6% | 31st | +1.3pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 94.5% | 11th | +1.0pp | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 99.2% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 6% 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. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 0.49 | +0.006 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Ocala, FL | 0.48 | 28th | -0.055 | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 0.44 | 19th | -0.044 | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 0.43 | 17th | -0.040 | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 0.40 | 8th | -0.036 | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 0.38 | 5th | -0.028 | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 0.36 | 2nd | -0.023 | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 0.37 | 3rd | -0.023 | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 0.44 | 21st | -0.024 | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 0.46 | 25th | -0.024 | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 0.39 | 7th | -0.019 | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 0.41 | 12th | -0.019 | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 0.35 | 1st | -0.016 | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 0.45 | 23rd | -0.018 | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 0.43 | 18th | -0.016 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 0.42 | 15th | -0.016 | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 0.39 | 6th | -0.011 | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 0.42 | 13th | -0.008 | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 0.47 | 27th | -0.004 | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 0.53 | 31st | +0.001 | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 0.44 | 20th | +0.005 | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 0.45 | 24th | +0.007 | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 0.41 | 11th | +0.010 | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 0.43 | 16th | +0.012 | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 0.46 | 26th | +0.015 | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 0.48 | 29th | +0.017 | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 0.41 | 10th | +0.016 | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 0.49 | 30th | +0.022 | 27th | 15% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 0.38 | 4th | +0.022 | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 0.44 | 22nd | +0.032 | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 0.41 | 9th | +0.035 | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 0.42 | 14th | +0.054 | 31st | 1% below 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 | |||||
| Caldwell, ID | 12.5% | 18th | -8.3pp | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 4.8% | 3rd | -2.2pp | 2nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 8.9% | 12th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 12.7% | 20th | -3.1pp | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 12.8% | 21st | -2.4pp | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 16.0% | 26th | -2.1pp | 6th | 48% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 18.1% | 27th | -1.8pp | 7th | 68% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 11.8% | 17th | -1.0pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 10.8% | 16th | -0.7pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 13.0% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 25.0% | 31st | -1.1pp | 11th | 132% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 15.1% | 24th | -0.7pp | 12th | 40% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 22.8% | 29th | -0.9pp | 13th | 111% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 9.2% | 13th | -0.2pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 6.4% | 7th | +0.1pp | 15th | 41% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 10.3% | 15th | +0.2pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7.3% | 9th | +0.2pp | 17th | 33% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 23.3% | 30th | +1.6pp | 18th | 116% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 14.7% | 23rd | +1.1pp | 19th | 36% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 20.5% | 28th | +1.8pp | 20th | 90% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 5.9% | 6th | +0.6pp | 21st | 45% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 8.2% | 11th | +1.1pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 15.9% | 25th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 47% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 7.6% | 10th | +1.5pp | 24th | 29% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 12.6% | 19th | +2.6pp | 25th | 17% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 5.7% | 5th | +1.6pp | 26th | 48% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.2% | 4th | +1.5pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 6.6% | 8th | +2.1pp | 28th | 39% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 4.1% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 29th | 62% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.5% | 1st | +1.1pp | 30th | 77% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 9.4% | 14th | +5.8pp | 31st | 13% 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.
Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | $672,867 (Jun 26) | +1.8% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Skokie, IL | $435,880 (Jun 26) | 12th | +6.6% | 1st | 11% above peers | |
| Kenner, LA | $274,207 (Jun 26) | 21st | +6.2% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $300,089 (Jun 26) | 20th | +6.1% | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $262,782 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.6% | 4th | 33% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $396,075 (Jun 26) | 14th | +5.5% | 5th | 1% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $569,523 (Jun 26) | 9th | +5.0% | 6th | 45% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $158,944 (Jun 26) | 27th | +4.1% | 7th | 59% below peers | |
| Brentwood, NY | $633,120 (Jun 26) | 8th | +4.0% | 8th | 62% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $391,685 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.5% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $158,760 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.4% | 10th | 59% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | $478,638 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.0% | 11th | 22% above peers | |
| Malden, MA | $694,637 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.5% | 12th | 77% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $331,142 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.4% | 13th | 15% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | $841,319 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 14th | 115% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $217,561 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.5% | 15th | 44% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $149,410 (Jun 26) | 29th | +0.5% | 16th | 62% below peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | $402,988 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.3% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $730,793 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.5% | 18th | 87% above peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | $1,118,381 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.0% | 19th | 186% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $227,014 (Jun 26) | 25th | -1.1% | 20th | 42% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | $854,071 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -2.3% | 21st | 118% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $799,857 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.5% | 22nd | 104% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | $268,867 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.9% | 23rd | 31% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $371,639 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.3% | 24th | 5% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $339,981 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.8% | 25th | 13% below peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | $489,357 (Jun 26) | 10th | -4.0% | 26th | 25% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $375,312 (Jun 26) | 16th | -5.3% | 27th | 4% below peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | $1,591,920 (Jun 26) | 1st | -5.7% | 28th | 306% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $268,380 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -7.7% | 29th | 31% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | $440,443 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Kenner, LA | $201,552 (Jun 26) | 21st | +12.4% | 1st | 33% below peers | |
| Brentwood, NY | $585,859 (Jun 26) | 6th | +11.3% | 2nd | 95% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $111,370 (Jun 26) | 27th | +9.2% | 3rd | 63% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $192,148 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +7.4% | 4th | 36% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $222,465 (Jun 26) | 20th | +6.5% | 5th | 26% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $306,804 (Jun 26) | 13th | +5.9% | 6th | 2% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $301,669 (Jun 26) | 14th | +5.4% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $244,680 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.1% | 8th | 19% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | $300,843 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.5% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $249,037 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.2% | 10th | 17% below peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $90,589 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.0% | 11th | 70% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | $627,268 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.8% | 12th | 109% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $364,639 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.7% | 13th | 21% above peers | |
| Malden, MA | $511,942 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.3% | 14th | 70% above peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | $338,708 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.9% | 15th | 13% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $118,549 (Jun 26) | 26th | -0.3% | 16th | 61% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $82,231 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.4% | 17th | 73% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | $641,969 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.9% | 18th | 113% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $188,100 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.3% | 19th | 37% below peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | $864,144 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.4% | 20th | 187% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $483,817 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.7% | 21st | 61% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $643,588 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -3.2% | 22nd | 114% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | $195,336 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -3.4% | 23rd | 35% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $247,460 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.7% | 24th | 18% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $299,498 (Jun 26) | 16th | -4.3% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | $387,464 (Jun 26) | 9th | -4.6% | 26th | 29% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $312,330 (Jun 26) | 12th | -5.3% | 27th | 4% above peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | $1,089,579 (Jun 26) | 1st | -5.8% | 28th | 262% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $181,828 (Jun 26) | 25th | -9.0% | 29th | 40% 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% | ||||||
| Caldwell, ID | 73.0% | 9th | +9.7pp | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 52.1% | 25th | +6.0pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 80.4% | 4th | +7.5pp | 3rd | 21% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 63.1% | 19th | +5.8pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 83.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 82.2% | 3rd | +5.1pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 74.7% | 8th | +4.3pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 52.0% | 26th | +2.6pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 75.6% | 6th | +3.2pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 77.2% | 5th | +3.2pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 67.3% | 14th | +1.3pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 62.1% | 20th | +1.2pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 59.3% | 21st | +1.1pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 72.5% | 10th | +1.3pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 67.1% | 15th | +1.2pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 57.1% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 64.6% | 18th | +0.8pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 43.5% | 29th | +0.4pp | 18th | 34% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 41.3% | 30th | +0.3pp | 19th | 38% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 55.0% | 24th | -0.0pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66.3% | 16th | -0.4pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 72.5% | 11th | -1.2pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 65.1% | 17th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 67.4% | 13th | -1.7pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 51.8% | 27th | -1.3pp | 25th | 22% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 57.9% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 82.5% | 2nd | -3.1pp | 27th | 25% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 49.7% | 28th | -2.0pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 69.9% | 12th | -4.6pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 19.1% | 31st | -1.7pp | 30th | 71% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 75.2% | 7th | -10.7pp | 31st | 14% above 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. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Muncie, IN | $973 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.5% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $1,214 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +5.2% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $1,075 (Jun 26) | 26th | +5.1% | 3rd | 38% below peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.8% | 4th | 30% below peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | $898 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.8% | 5th | 48% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $1,494 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.2% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $2,250 (Jun 26) | 9th | +4.0% | 7th | 30% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $3,365 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +4.0% | 8th | 94% above peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | $1,729 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.9% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $1,212 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.1% | 10th | 30% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | $3,042 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.6% | 11th | 76% above peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $1,990 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.5% | 12th | 15% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.4% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $2,421 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.4% | 14th | 40% above peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | $2,767 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.3% | 15th | 60% above peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | $2,484 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.3% | 16th | 43% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $1,609 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Sammamish, WA | $3,738 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.5% | 18th | 116% above peers | |
| Novi, MI | $1,857 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.5% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Davis, CA | $2,706 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.7% | 20th | 56% above peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | $2,116 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 21st | 22% above peers | |
| Kenner, LA | $1,629 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.2% | 22nd | 6% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | $2,803 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.3% | 23rd | 62% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | $1,582 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.7% | 24th | 9% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.8% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $1,699 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.4% | 26th | 2% below peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $1,794 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.0% | 27th | 4% above peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $1,668 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 28th | 4% 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 (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 | |||||
| Brentwood, NY | 33.4% | 15th | -14.5pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 31.9% | 10th | -4.9pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 50.5% | 31st | -6.1pp | 3rd | 49% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 40.7% | 27th | -3.6pp | 4th | 20% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 34.8% | 20th | -3.0pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 38.1% | 25th | -2.6pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 25.6% | 4th | -1.5pp | 7th | 24% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 28.1% | 6th | -0.6pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 28.5% | 8th | -0.5pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 34.6% | 19th | -0.2pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 34.2% | 18th | +0.3pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 25.5% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 12th | 25% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 33.9% | 16th | +0.7pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 32.0% | 11th | +0.7pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 35.6% | 22nd | +1.1pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 33.0% | 13th | +1.3pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 33.9% | 17th | +1.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 25.9% | 5th | +1.1pp | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 2nd | +1.2pp | 19th | 26% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 28.1% | 7th | +1.3pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 35.9% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 35.1% | 21st | +2.0pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 36.4% | 24th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 33.1% | 14th | +2.4pp | 24th | 2% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 47.1% | 30th | +3.9pp | 25th | 39% above peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 43.1% | 29th | +3.8pp | 26th | 27% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 31.3% | 9th | +3.0pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 23.2% | 1st | +2.6pp | 28th | 32% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 42.3% | 28th | +5.6pp | 29th | 25% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 38.1% | 26th | +5.5pp | 30th | 12% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 33.0% | 12th | +8.6pp | 31st | 3% 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 | |||||
| Port Orange, FL | 2.9% | 3rd | -2.1pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 4.0% | 9th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.8% | 21st | -3.1pp | 3rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 3.6% | 6th | -1.3pp | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 9.1% | 26th | -2.6pp | 5th | 54% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 5.0% | 12th | -1.4pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 8.9% | 25th | -2.0pp | 7th | 50% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 3.6% | 7th | -0.7pp | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 17.5% | 30th | -2.4pp | 9th | 196% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 8.2% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 7.2% | 18th | -0.9pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 7.0% | 17th | -0.7pp | 12th | 19% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 5.8% | 15th | -0.4pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 12.4% | 29th | -0.8pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 10.6% | 27th | -0.3pp | 15th | 79% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.9% | 16th | -0.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 41.3% | 31st | -0.3pp | 17th | 601% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 7.7% | 20th | -0.0pp | 18th | 30% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 3.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 19th | 46% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 5.1% | 13th | +0.2pp | 20th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 3.5% | 5th | +0.1pp | 21st | 40% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 8.6% | 24th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 46% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 8.3% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 23rd | 41% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 5.5% | 14th | +0.8pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 25th | 24% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 4.7% | 11th | +1.0pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 3.8% | 8th | +0.9pp | 27th | 35% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 10.6% | 28th | +2.9pp | 28th | 80% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 2.4% | 2nd | +1.1pp | 29th | 59% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 1.6% | 1st | +0.8pp | 30th | 73% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 7.6% | 19th | +4.1pp | 31st | 29% 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 (4.2% 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 | 2.5% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Skokie, IL | 5.1% | 9th | -3.1pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 5.4% | 11th | -3.2pp | 2nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 11.2% | 24th | -3.8pp | 3rd | 43% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 7.6% | 15th | -2.3pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 3.4% | 6th | -0.9pp | 5th | 57% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 8.3% | 19th | -1.9pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 2.9% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 7th | 64% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 7.4% | 14th | -1.4pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 8.8% | 20th | -1.7pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 5.3% | 10th | -1.0pp | 10th | 32% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 3.0% | 4th | -0.5pp | 11th | 62% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 7.8% | 16th | -1.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 11.8% | 25th | -1.4pp | 13th | 50% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 2.1% | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 73% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 17.3% | 30th | -1.0pp | 15th | 121% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 9.4% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 7.9% | 17th | -0.3pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 12.5% | 27th | -0.3pp | 18th | 60% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 4.9% | 7th | -0.0pp | 19th | 38% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 14.5% | 28th | +0.2pp | 20th | 85% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 23.9% | 31st | +0.6pp | 21st | 205% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 12.3% | 26th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 57% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 14.6% | 29th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 87% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 3.3% | 5th | +0.2pp | 24th | 58% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.6% | 12th | +0.5pp | 25th | 29% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.0% | 13th | +0.6pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 4.9% | 8th | +0.6pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 8.1% | 18th | +1.1pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 10.3% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 29th | 32% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 9.1% | 21st | +2.7pp | 30th | 17% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.3% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 31st | 71% 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% | |||
| Sammamish, WA | 18.8% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | 19.3% | 2nd | 42% below peers | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 23.4% | 3rd | 30% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | 24.1% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | 24.2% | 5th | 28% below peers | |
| Novi, MI | 25.2% | 6th | 25% below peers | |
| Davis, CA | 26.3% | 7th | 21% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | 26.6% | 8th | 21% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | 29.0% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | 29.1% | 10th | 13% below peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | 29.6% | 11th | 12% below peers | |
| St. Cloud, FL | 30.5% | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | 31.7% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | 32.5% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Four Corners, FL | 33.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | 33.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | 34.1% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Brentwood, NY | 35.0% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | 35.6% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | 36.6% | 20th | 9% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | 36.8% | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 36.9% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Caldwell, ID | 39.0% | 23rd | 16% above peers | |
| Ocala, FL | 39.5% | 24th | 18% above peers | |
| Kenner, LA | 39.8% | 25th | 19% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | 40.6% | 26th | 21% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | 41.0% | 27th | 22% above peers | |
| Oshkosh, WI | 41.0% | 28th | 22% above peers | |
| Waterloo, IA | 41.1% | 29th | 23% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | 41.6% | 30th | 24% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | 44.9% | 31st | 34% 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 | |||||
| Port Orange, FL | 2.4% | 6th | -4.3pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.3% | 17th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 3.0% | 10th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 2.6% | 8th | -1.7pp | 4th | 38% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 1.4% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 5th | 65% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 4.5% | 18th | -1.9pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 3.8% | 14th | -1.5pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 0.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 8th | 78% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 4.6% | 19th | -1.4pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 1.7% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 10th | 60% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 9.8% | 27th | -2.6pp | 11th | 137% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 4.0% | 15th | -1.0pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 7.3% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 13th | 77% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 2.1% | 5th | -0.3pp | 14th | 48% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 3.5% | 12th | -0.4pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 3.0% | 9th | -0.1pp | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 8.4% | 24th | -0.0pp | 17th | 104% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 3.5% | 13th | +0.0pp | 18th | 16% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 5.1% | 20th | +0.6pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 14.5% | 31st | +2.3pp | 20th | 251% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 2.6% | 7th | +0.5pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 8.6% | 25th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 109% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 7.1% | 21st | +1.9pp | 23rd | 71% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 9.2% | 26th | +2.5pp | 24th | 122% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 3.1% | 11th | +1.2pp | 25th | 25% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 8.3% | 23rd | +3.2pp | 26th | 101% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.1% | 16th | +2.3pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 9.8% | 28th | +5.6pp | 28th | 138% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 13.3% | 30th | +9.3pp | 29th | 223% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 50% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 10.7% | 29th | +8.1pp | 31st | 158% 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). 16 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| St. Cloud, FL | 31.6% | 16th | +13.3pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 19.5% | 28th | +5.9pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 17.2% | 29th | +4.2pp | 3rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 28.4% | 20th | +6.8pp | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 31.2% | 18th | +7.0pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 31.4% | 17th | +5.6pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 15.7% | 30th | +2.8pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 39.3% | 11th | +6.2pp | 8th | 25% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 25.8% | 24th | +3.8pp | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 14.8% | 31st | +2.1pp | 10th | 53% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 29.1% | 19th | +4.0pp | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 27.3% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 45.1% | 8th | +6.1pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 35.0% | 13th | +4.6pp | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 53.8% | 6th | +6.2pp | 15th | 70% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 26.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 20.8% | 26th | +2.0pp | 17th | 34% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 33.5% | 14th | +3.2pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 43.0% | 10th | +4.0pp | 19th | 36% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 33.4% | 15th | +2.3pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 27.4% | 21st | +1.8pp | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 37.9% | 12th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.1% | 4th | +3.5pp | 23rd | 103% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 57.3% | 5th | +3.0pp | 24th | 81% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 76.8% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 25th | 143% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 77.1% | 1st | +1.9pp | 26th | 144% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 51.1% | 7th | +1.1pp | 27th | 62% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 70.7% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 28th | 124% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 44.5% | 9th | -0.3pp | 29th | 41% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 20.3% | 27th | -0.4pp | 30th | 36% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 21.8% | 25th | -1.6pp | 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 (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% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 49.9% | 11th | +18.5pp | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 52.8% | 10th | +16.8pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 72.7% | 2nd | +20.2pp | 3rd | 64% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 64.5% | 6th | +16.7pp | 4th | 46% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 41.8% | 17th | +9.0pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 74.0% | 1st | +13.1pp | 6th | 67% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 44.8% | 14th | +7.2pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 47.4% | 12th | +7.4pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 52.9% | 9th | +7.5pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 56.2% | 8th | +5.2pp | 10th | 27% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 34.5% | 21st | +3.0pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 67.5% | 4th | +4.1pp | 12th | 53% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 28.5% | 27th | +0.7pp | 13th | 36% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 44.2% | 16th | +0.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 26.0% | 29th | +0.4pp | 15th | 41% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 65.9% | 5th | +0.3pp | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 69.5% | 3rd | -3.4pp | 17th | 57% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 33.9% | 22nd | -3.0pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 26.2% | 28th | -2.5pp | 19th | 41% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 31.3% | 24th | -4.4pp | 20th | 29% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 30.4% | 26th | -4.3pp | 21st | 31% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 32.0% | 23rd | -4.9pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 38.0% | 19th | -7.6pp | 23rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 37.1% | 20th | -11.2pp | 24th | 16% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 58.4% | 7th | -18.6pp | 25th | 32% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 46.9% | 13th | -15.7pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 39.6% | 18th | -13.7pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 44.5% | 15th | -21.5pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 20.2% | 31st | -9.9pp | 29th | 54% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 30.6% | 25th | -17.0pp | 30th | 31% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 20.8% | 30th | -19.3pp | 31st | 53% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. 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% | 1st | -6.6pp | 1st | 93% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 0.9% | 2nd | -12.3pp | 2nd | 84% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 1.9% | 4th | -6.2pp | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 5.9% | 17th | -7.1pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 6.0% | 18th | -5.2pp | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 2.0% | 5th | -1.6pp | 6th | 65% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 5.9% | 15th | -3.1pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 3.1% | 7th | -0.9pp | 8th | 47% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 2.9% | 6th | -0.8pp | 9th | 51% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 9.1% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 8.3% | 22nd | -1.5pp | 11th | 40% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 7.4% | 21st | -0.6pp | 12th | 25% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 4.1% | 9th | -0.2pp | 13th | 30% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.4% | 13th | +0.1pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 5.9% | 16th | +0.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 9.7% | 26th | +1.2pp | 16th | 64% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 6.2% | 19th | +0.9pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 9.4% | 24th | +1.8pp | 18th | 59% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 6.4% | 20th | +1.6pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 4.3% | 10th | +1.3pp | 20th | 27% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 4.1% | 8th | +1.2pp | 21st | 30% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 10.3% | 28th | +3.8pp | 22nd | 74% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 4.3% | 12th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 13.2% | 30th | +6.2pp | 24th | 123% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 1.7% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 25th | 71% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 9.6% | 25th | +5.4pp | 26th | 62% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 10.2% | 27th | +6.1pp | 27th | 74% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.3% | 11th | +3.1pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 4.5% | 14th | +3.3pp | 29th | 24% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 11.8% | 29th | +9.8pp | 30th | 100% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 14.5% | 31st | +12.3pp | 31st | 146% 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). 19 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners, FL | 65,048 | 25th | +54% | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 65,130 | 24th | +27% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 66,516 | 7th | +21% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 66,445 | 10th | +18% | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 66,029 | 15th | +14% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 66,584 | 6th | +12% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 66,717 | 5th | +11% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 65,906 | 18th | +8% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 65,971 | 16th | +7% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 66,133 | 13th | +6% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 65,208 | 23rd | +5% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 65,969 | 17th | +5% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 66,219 | 12th | +4% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 64,902 | 29th | +3% | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 64,767 | 30th | +3% | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 65,001 | 27th | +3% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 65,042 | 26th | +3% | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 66,030 | 14th | +3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 66,463 | 8th | +3% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 65,463 | 20th | +3% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 65,239 | 22nd | +3% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 65,395 | 21st | +2% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 66,855 | 3rd | +2% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 66,729 | 4th | -0% | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 67,008 | 1st | -1% | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 65,625 | 19th | -2% | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 66,978 | 2nd | -2% | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 66,463 | 9th | -3% | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 64,904 | 28th | -3% | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 66,293 | 11th | -3% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 64,751 | 31st | -6% | 31st | 2% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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 | |||||
| Pflugerville, TX | 25.8% | 20th | +11.3pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 24.0% | 21st | +7.3pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 28.9% | 17th | +8.7pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 32.5% | 14th | +9.6pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 34.0% | 10th | +6.0pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 16.8% | 29th | +2.8pp | 6th | 43% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 50.1% | 2nd | +8.0pp | 7th | 70% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 23.1% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 50.0% | 3rd | +7.5pp | 9th | 69% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 60.4% | 1st | +5.2pp | 10th | 105% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 26.9% | 19th | +1.5pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 21.0% | 24th | +1.2pp | 12th | 29% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 44.0% | 5th | +2.0pp | 13th | 49% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 31.6% | 15th | +1.0pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 36.7% | 8th | +0.5pp | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 38.0% | 7th | +0.1pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 33.9% | 11th | +0.1pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 47.5% | 4th | -0.4pp | 18th | 61% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 40.8% | 6th | -1.3pp | 19th | 38% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 17.9% | 28th | -0.7pp | 20th | 39% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 33.1% | 13th | -2.2pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 33.2% | 12th | -2.9pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 22.3% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 23rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 35.3% | 9th | -3.6pp | 24th | 20% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 28.7% | 18th | -2.9pp | 25th | 3% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 20.8% | 25th | -2.4pp | 26th | 30% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 29.5% | 16th | -3.4pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 18.8% | 26th | -2.6pp | 28th | 36% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 18.2% | 27th | -3.4pp | 29th | 38% below peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 16.6% | 30th | -4.5pp | 30th | 44% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 6.7% | 31st | -2.7pp | 31st | 77% 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 | |||||
| Kenner, LA | 79.3% | 1st | +20.2pp | 1st | 14% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 78.8% | 2nd | +18.5pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 71.6% | 10th | +10.7pp | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 70.2% | 14th | +9.2pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 62.5% | 26th | +7.9pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 67.6% | 20th | +7.8pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sammamish, WA | 60.3% | 27th | +6.6pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Caldwell, ID | 64.8% | 25th | +6.1pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 68.9% | 18th | +6.5pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 69.9% | 15th | +6.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 65.9% | 22nd | +5.1pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 72.6% | 8th | +5.4pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 74.0% | 4th | +5.3pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 70.5% | 12th | +4.5pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 78.3% | 3rd | +4.6pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 69.7% | 16th | +3.0pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 65.0% | 23rd | +1.5pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 69.7% | 17th | +1.3pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 73.8% | 5th | +1.3pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 67.3% | 21st | +0.7pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Novi, MI | 64.9% | 24th | +0.6pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Ocala, FL | 70.4% | 13th | -1.2pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Davis, CA | 73.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 70.8% | 11th | -1.8pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 56.3% | 31st | -1.8pp | 25th | 19% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 68.3% | 19th | -2.7pp | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Waterloo, IA | 72.0% | 9th | -3.6pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 60.2% | 28th | -3.3pp | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oshkosh, WI | 73.3% | 6th | -7.2pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 59.6% | 29th | -7.5pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 57.7% | 30th | -11.3pp | 31st | 17% below peers |