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. Medford is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 27% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| San Rafael, CA | 296 (Jul 26) | -36.9% | 1st | ||
| Revere, MA | 291 (Jul 26) | -30.0% | 2nd | ||
| Medford, MA | 142 (Jun 26) | -26.7% | 3rd | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 193 (Jul 26) | -20.7% | 4th | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 255 (Jul 26) | -20.6% | 5th | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 510 (Jul 26) | -19.8% | 6th | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 336 (Jun 26) | -19.3% | 7th | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 303 (Jan 26) | -17.0% | 8th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 238 (Jul 26) | -13.4% | 9th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 191 (Jul 26) | -5.7% | 10th | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 374 (Jul 26) | -4.7% | 11th | ||
| Meriden, CT | 135 (Jun 26) | -4.6% | 12th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 387 (Jul 26) | -4.1% | 13th | ||
| Euless, TX | 163 (Jul 26) | -2.0% | 14th | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 387 (Jul 26) | -1.7% | 15th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 729 (Aug 25) | +1.8% | 16th | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 441 (Jul 26) | +2.7% | 17th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 212 (Jul 26) | +4.9% | 18th | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 193 (Jul 26) | +7.3% | 19th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 278 (Jul 26) | +14.5% | 20th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 487 (Mar 26) | +15.4% | 21st | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 215 (Jul 26) | +21.0% | 22nd | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 263 (Jul 26) | +42.1% | 23rd |
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 9% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 64% 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% | |||
| Lenexa, KS | 866 (Jul 26) | -34.4% | 1st | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 861 (Jul 26) | -32.5% | 2nd | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 1,591 (Jul 26) | -30.4% | 3rd | ||
| Revere, MA | 954 (Jul 26) | -29.9% | 4th | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 739 (Jun 26) | -28.1% | 5th | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 1,023 (Jan 26) | -28.1% | 6th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 1,539 (Jul 26) | -28.1% | 7th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 1,359 (Jul 26) | -18.1% | 8th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 1,532 (Jul 26) | -15.6% | 9th | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 1,221 (Jul 26) | -15.4% | 10th | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 1,276 (Jul 26) | -15.3% | 11th | ||
| Euless, TX | 1,635 (Jul 26) | -12.7% | 12th | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 1,831 (Jul 26) | -10.9% | 13th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 814 (Jul 26) | -10.3% | 14th | ||
| Medford, MA | 958 (Jun 26) | -9.5% | 15th | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 1,823 (Jul 26) | -5.6% | 16th | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 593 (Jul 26) | -4.7% | 17th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 1,315 (Mar 26) | -2.1% | 18th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 1,187 (Jul 26) | +0.3% | 19th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 2,920 (Aug 25) | +4.1% | 20th | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 3,588 (Jul 26) | +8.1% | 21st | ||
| Meriden, CT | 1,704 (Jun 26) | +9.1% | 22nd | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 1,521 (Jul 26) | +18.2% | 23rd |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| La Mesa, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 4th | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 5th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 14 (Aug 25) | -55.6% | 6th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 7 (Jul 26) | -33.3% | 7th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 8th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 9th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 3 (Mar 26) | +99.4% | 10th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 7 (Jul 26) | +100.3% | 11th | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 7 (Jun 26) | +100.3% | 12th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 3 (Jul 26) | +100.6% | 13th | ||
| Medford, MA | 0 (Jun 26) | ||||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Petaluma, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Euless, TX | 2 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Revere, MA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| San Rafael, CA | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 0 (Jan 26) | ||||
| Dubuque, IA | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Gilroy, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Meriden, CT | 3 (Jun 26) |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Medford is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 42% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Lenexa, KS | 73 (Jul 26) | -59.6% | 1st | ||
| Euless, TX | 97 (Jul 26) | -49.1% | 2nd | ||
| Medford, MA | 70 (Jun 26) | -41.7% | 3rd | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 105 (Jun 26) | -41.1% | 4th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 107 (Jul 26) | -39.6% | 5th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 64 (Jul 26) | -38.1% | 6th | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 54 (Jan 26) | -34.7% | 7th | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 56 (Jul 26) | -31.3% | 8th | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 234 (Jul 26) | -30.8% | 9th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 234 (Jul 26) | -17.4% | 10th | ||
| Meriden, CT | 169 (Jun 26) | -16.9% | 11th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 121 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 12th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 130 (Mar 26) | -10.3% | 13th | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 134 (Jul 26) | -10.0% | 14th | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 558 (Aug 25) | -7.2% | 15th | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 184 (Jul 26) | -6.8% | 16th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 211 (Jul 26) | -5.9% | 17th | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 109 (Jul 26) | -3.0% | 18th | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 311 (Jul 26) | -2.6% | 19th | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 191 (Jul 26) | -0.9% | 20th | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 80 (Jul 26) | +2.2% | 21st | ||
| Revere, MA | 121 (Jul 26) | +7.3% | 22nd | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 63 (Jul 26) | +23.3% | 23rd |
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 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $96,455 to $129,540 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$9,435).
| 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% | |||||
| Florence-Graham, CA | $65,132 | 24th | +47% | 1st | 24% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | $90,420 | 13th | +45% | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | $95,028 | 11th | +44% | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | $79,971 | 18th | +42% | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | $68,776 | 21st | +41% | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | $162,229 | 2nd | +40% | 6th | 89% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | $86,969 | 15th | +39% | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | $62,450 | 27th | +37% | 8th | 27% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | $63,373 | 26th | +35% | 9th | 26% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | $129,540 | 4th | +34% | 10th | 51% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | $90,625 | 12th | +34% | 11th | 6% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | $17,410 | 31st | +32% | 12th | 80% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | $133,107 | 3rd | +31% | 13th | 55% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $70,148 | 20th | +31% | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | $88,201 | 14th | +30% | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | $119,435 | 5th | +30% | 16th | 39% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | $67,611 | 22nd | +29% | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | $107,118 | 8th | +27% | 18th | 25% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | $63,627 | 25th | +27% | 19th | 26% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | $117,663 | 6th | +27% | 20th | 37% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | $115,430 | 7th | +26% | 21st | 35% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | $82,167 | 17th | +25% | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | $180,579 | 1st | +22% | 23rd | 111% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | $85,628 | 16th | +22% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | $65,845 | 23rd | +21% | 25th | 23% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $60,391 | 28th | +21% | 26th | 29% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | $71,253 | 19th | +21% | 27th | 17% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | $102,714 | 10th | +21% | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | $55,360 | 29th | +21% | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | $34,408 | 30th | +19% | 30th | 60% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | $103,239 | 9th | +19% | 31st | 21% above peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. Medford is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 74% 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 | ||||
| Kokomo, IN | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 21st | -2.5pp | 1st | 16% above peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | 5.5% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -1.1pp | 2nd | 22% above peers | |
| Youngstown, OH | 6.3% (Jul 26) | 26th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 40% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.8pp | 4th | 18% below peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.7pp | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 11th | -0.6pp | 6th | 9% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 8th | -0.6pp | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Hoboken, NJ | 2.5% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.6pp | 8th | 44% below peers | |
| Montebello, CA | 5.4% (Jul 26) | 22nd | -0.6pp | 9th | 20% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.5pp | 10th | 4% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 11th | 18% below peers | |
| Dubuque, IA | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 12th | 18% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | 3.0% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 13th | 33% below peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | 1.9% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 58% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 15th | 13% below peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.1pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Revere, MA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 20th | -0.1pp | 17th | 4% above peers | |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | +0.0pp | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.0pp | 19th | 16% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 2.4% (Jul 26) | 2nd | +0.1pp | 20th | 47% below peers | |
| Medford, MA | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 21st | 7% below peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.2% (Jul 26) | 25th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 38% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | 6.1% (Jul 26) | 24th | +0.4pp | 24th | 36% above peers | |
| Euless, TX | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 13th | +0.4pp | 25th | 2% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.7pp | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 6.4% (Jul 26) | 27th | +1.5pp | 27th | 42% above peers | |
| Meriden, CT | 7.0% (Jul 26) | 28th | +1.8pp | 28th | 56% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.8% then, 7.6% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Hempstead, NY | 14.4% | 23rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 24% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 7.8% | 7th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 6.7% | 3rd | -1.9pp | 3rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 12.7% | 20th | -3.2pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 20.1% | 28th | -4.9pp | 5th | 72% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 15.5% | 25th | -3.0pp | 6th | 33% above peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 16.2% | 26th | -2.8pp | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 12.1% | 19th | -1.8pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 7.6% | 5th | -1.2pp | 9th | 35% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 10.3% | 10th | -1.4pp | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 7.8% | 8th | -0.9pp | 11th | 33% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 11.6% | 14th | -1.2pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 11.5% | 13th | -1.1pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 17.1% | 27th | -1.5pp | 14th | 46% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 10.0% | 9th | -0.5pp | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 11.7% | 16th | -0.5pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 6.5% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 17th | 44% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 11.5% | 12th | -0.4pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 12.1% | 17th | -0.4pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 14.5% | 24th | -0.2pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 54.7% | 31st | -0.4pp | 21st | 369% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 5.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 22nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 37.3% | 30th | +2.1pp | 23rd | 220% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 12.1% | 18th | +1.2pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 7.4% | 4th | +0.9pp | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 11.6% | 15th | +1.5pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 10.3% | 11th | +1.5pp | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 21.9% | 29th | +3.3pp | 28th | 88% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 13.2% | 21st | +2.8pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 7.7% | 6th | +1.7pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 14.1% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 31st | 21% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 9.3% now; margin ±5.4pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Gilroy, CA | 5.7% | 2nd | -6.7pp | 1st | 63% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 7.6% | 6th | -5.3pp | 2nd | 51% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 4.6% | 1st | -2.6pp | 3rd | 70% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 20.8% | 24th | -10.6pp | 4th | 35% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 6.1% | 3rd | -2.4pp | 5th | 60% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 15.4% | 16th | -6.1pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 11.4% | 9th | -4.4pp | 7th | 26% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 14.3% | 13th | -3.6pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 15.9% | 17th | -4.0pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 22.0% | 25th | -5.2pp | 10th | 43% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 24.1% | 27th | -5.6pp | 11th | 57% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 18.7% | 21st | -3.8pp | 12th | 22% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 7.3% | 5th | -1.3pp | 13th | 53% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 12.0% | 10th | -2.1pp | 14th | 22% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 30.1% | 28th | -4.2pp | 15th | 96% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 52.8% | 30th | -3.5pp | 16th | 243% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 74.2% | 31st | +1.3pp | 17th | 382% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 14.6% | 15th | +0.6pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 18.6% | 20th | +1.0pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 19.3% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 14.4% | 14th | +1.1pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 7.0% | 4th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 12.1% | 11th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 12.3% | 12th | +1.4pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 9.3% | 7th | +1.1pp | 25th | 39% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 32.1% | 29th | +4.0pp | 26th | 109% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 19.4% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 27th | 26% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 16.8% | 18th | +4.4pp | 28th | 9% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 18.5% | 19th | +6.5pp | 29th | 20% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 11.0% | 8th | +4.5pp | 30th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 22.3% | 26th | +11.5pp | 31st | 45% 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.
Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (91.8% then, 92.9% now; 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% | ||||||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 85.1% | 30th | +18.3pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 82.0% | 31st | +12.2pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 90.0% | 23rd | +12.8pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 90.3% | 20th | +12.9pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 86.9% | 29th | +12.2pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 89.6% | 25th | +12.2pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 90.1% | 22nd | +12.1pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 91.7% | 15th | +11.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 91.3% | 16th | +11.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 91.3% | 17th | +11.3pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 87.9% | 27th | +10.9pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 91.2% | 18th | +11.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 97.5% | 1st | +11.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 89.8% | 24th | +8.3pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 90.2% | 21st | +8.3pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 89.5% | 26th | +7.6pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 96.6% | 3rd | +7.6pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 87.4% | 28th | +6.8pp | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 90.5% | 19th | +6.2pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 94.7% | 8th | +5.6pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 92.3% | 14th | +4.7pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 96.9% | 2nd | +4.9pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 95.5% | 7th | +4.4pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 94.0% | 9th | +4.2pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 93.2% | 12th | +3.8pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 96.4% | 4th | +3.9pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 95.8% | 6th | +3.2pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 93.9% | 10th | +3.0pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 93.5% | 11th | +2.4pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 96.1% | 5th | +2.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 92.9% | 13th | +1.1pp | 31st | 2% 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.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.03).
| 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 | |||||
| Encinitas, CA | 0.46 | 23rd | -0.034 | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 0.43 | 10th | -0.028 | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 0.45 | 18th | -0.023 | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 0.46 | 21st | -0.022 | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 0.47 | 26th | -0.018 | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 0.62 | 31st | -0.021 | 6th | 38% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 0.48 | 27th | -0.015 | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 0.44 | 12th | -0.014 | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 0.49 | 29th | -0.013 | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 0.41 | 4th | -0.010 | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 0.43 | 9th | -0.008 | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 0.40 | 3rd | -0.007 | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 0.43 | 8th | -0.006 | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 0.38 | 1st | -0.005 | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 0.45 | 20th | -0.001 | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 0.45 | 17th | +0.001 | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 0.44 | 13th | +0.002 | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 0.38 | 2nd | +0.002 | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 0.47 | 25th | +0.003 | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 0.45 | 19th | +0.007 | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 0.42 | 6th | +0.007 | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 0.42 | 5th | +0.007 | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 0.51 | 30th | +0.012 | 23rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 0.46 | 24th | +0.020 | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 0.46 | 22nd | +0.021 | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 0.43 | 11th | +0.021 | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 0.42 | 7th | +0.023 | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 0.48 | 28th | +0.028 | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 0.44 | 15th | +0.027 | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 0.44 | 14th | +0.038 | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 0.44 | 16th | +0.044 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.9% then, 8.5% now; margin ±2.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| The Hammocks, FL | 10.9% | 15th | -6.0pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 20.3% | 27th | -8.3pp | 2nd | 83% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 7.3% | 7th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 7.3% | 8th | -2.6pp | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 4.7% | 3rd | -1.5pp | 5th | 58% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 9.8% | 14th | -2.9pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 13.4% | 19th | -3.1pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 8.8% | 12th | -2.0pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 2.2% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 9th | 80% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 17.6% | 24th | -2.9pp | 10th | 59% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 2.0% | 1st | -0.3pp | 11th | 82% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 6.3% | 4th | -1.0pp | 12th | 43% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 21.5% | 29th | -3.0pp | 13th | 94% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 8.3% | 10th | -0.6pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 36.3% | 30th | -2.2pp | 15th | 227% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 20.9% | 28th | +0.5pp | 16th | 89% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 14.4% | 21st | +0.9pp | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 12.5% | 18th | +0.9pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 9.3% | 13th | +0.8pp | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 19.3% | 26th | +1.8pp | 20th | 74% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 12.1% | 17th | +1.2pp | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 15.9% | 22nd | +2.5pp | 22nd | 44% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 52.5% | 31st | +9.2pp | 23rd | 374% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 8.5% | 11th | +1.7pp | 24th | 23% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 11.1% | 16th | +2.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 6.5% | 5th | +1.7pp | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 17.9% | 25th | +4.7pp | 27th | 62% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 17.4% | 23rd | +5.7pp | 28th | 57% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 6.9% | 6th | +2.3pp | 29th | 38% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 14.3% | 20th | +5.1pp | 30th | 29% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 8.2% | 9th | +3.6pp | 31st | 26% 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.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 68% 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% | ||||
| Grand Forks, ND | $304,143 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +7.6% | 1st | 43% below peers | |
| Youngstown, OH | $73,589 (Aug 26) | 29th | +7.4% | 2nd | 86% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | $1,919,733 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.6% | 3rd | 259% above peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | $185,658 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.6% | 4th | 65% below peers | |
| Hoboken, NJ | $883,427 (Aug 26) | 6th | +4.5% | 5th | 65% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | $276,992 (Aug 26) | 24th | +4.5% | 6th | 48% below peers | |
| Dubuque, IA | $250,358 (Aug 26) | 25th | +4.5% | 7th | 53% below peers | |
| Meriden, CT | $328,086 (Aug 26) | 21st | +4.5% | 8th | 39% below peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | $646,638 (Aug 26) | 11th | +4.1% | 9th | 21% above peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | $480,411 (Aug 26) | 17th | +3.9% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $744,798 (Aug 26) | 10th | +3.2% | 11th | 39% above peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $216,580 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.1% | 12th | 59% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | $340,160 (Aug 26) | 20th | +3.0% | 13th | 36% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | $1,298,041 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.5% | 14th | 143% above peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | $885,051 (Aug 26) | 5th | +1.5% | 15th | 66% above peers | |
| Montebello, CA | $817,744 (Aug 26) | 8th | +1.5% | 16th | 53% above peers | |
| Revere, MA | $613,679 (Aug 26) | 12th | +1.1% | 17th | 15% above peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | $747,422 (Aug 26) | 9th | +1.0% | 18th | 40% above peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | $590,256 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.7% | 19th | 10% above peers | |
| Medford, MA | $826,077 (Aug 26) | 7th | +0.7% | 20th | 54% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | $1,049,221 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.6% | 21st | 96% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $534,963 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.5% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $462,037 (Aug 26) | 18th | +0.4% | 23rd | 14% below peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | $899,398 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.4% | 24th | 68% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $509,747 (Aug 26) | 16th | +0.2% | 25th | 5% below peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | $534,688 (Aug 26) | 15th | -0.2% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Euless, TX | $354,648 (Aug 26) | 19th | -0.2% | 27th | 34% below peers | |
| Texas City, TX | $227,222 (Aug 26) | 26th | -1.8% | 28th | 58% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | $322,169 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -1.9% | 29th | 40% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | $433,643 (Aug 26) | +2.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Youngstown, OH | $43,239 (Aug 26) | 29th | +12.8% | 1st | 90% below peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | $209,627 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +8.5% | 2nd | 52% below peers | |
| Hoboken, NJ | $596,747 (Aug 26) | 9th | +8.4% | 3rd | 38% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | $236,022 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +6.4% | 4th | 46% below peers | |
| Meriden, CT | $253,169 (Aug 26) | 21st | +5.3% | 5th | 42% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | $1,217,923 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.3% | 6th | 181% above peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | $573,243 (Aug 26) | 10th | +5.1% | 7th | 32% above peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | $365,846 (Aug 26) | 16th | +4.7% | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | $115,059 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.4% | 9th | 73% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | $257,309 (Aug 26) | 20th | +3.9% | 10th | 41% below peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $156,507 (Aug 26) | 25th | +3.4% | 11th | 64% below peers | |
| Dubuque, IA | $169,835 (Aug 26) | 24th | +3.0% | 12th | 61% below peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | $517,550 (Aug 26) | 11th | +2.9% | 13th | 19% above peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $458,665 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.7% | 14th | 6% above peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | $798,125 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 15th | 84% above peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | $676,538 (Aug 26) | 5th | +1.6% | 16th | 56% above peers | |
| Montebello, CA | $665,649 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.3% | 17th | 53% above peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | $647,821 (Aug 26) | 7th | +1.3% | 18th | 49% above peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $335,700 (Aug 26) | 18th | +1.2% | 19th | 23% below peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $454,444 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.9% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $433,708 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | $714,635 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.6% | 22nd | 65% above peers | |
| Revere, MA | $445,069 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.5% | 23rd | 3% above peers | |
| Medford, MA | $631,706 (Aug 26) | 8th | +0.2% | 24th | 46% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | $842,944 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +0.2% | 25th | 94% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | $154,378 (Aug 26) | 26th | -1.1% | 26th | 64% below peers | |
| Euless, TX | $273,186 (Aug 26) | 19th | -1.4% | 27th | 37% below peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | $348,285 (Aug 26) | 17th | -2.4% | 28th | 20% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | $126,107 (Aug 26) | 27th | -7.3% | 29th | 71% 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 (56.2% then, 54.1% now; margin ±3.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Hempstead, NY | 47.5% | 24th | +6.6pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 47.7% | 23rd | +6.1pp | 2nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 77.2% | 2nd | +7.2pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 62.7% | 12th | +4.0pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 55.5% | 19th | +3.4pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 46.4% | 25th | +2.8pp | 6th | 18% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 45.9% | 26th | +2.7pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 53.0% | 21st | +3.0pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 66.1% | 8th | +3.5pp | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 66.5% | 7th | +3.2pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 80.8% | 1st | +3.7pp | 11th | 43% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 73.2% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 12th | 30% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 60.1% | 14th | +2.1pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 70.5% | 4th | +2.3pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 52.6% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 33.8% | 31st | +0.9pp | 16th | 40% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 65.8% | 9th | +1.7pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 56.2% | 17th | +1.2pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 62.4% | 13th | +0.9pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 55.9% | 18th | +0.6pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 56.5% | 16th | +0.4pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 67.4% | 6th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 63.0% | 11th | -0.4pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 36.6% | 30th | -0.5pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 64.5% | 10th | -1.4pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 70.5% | 5th | -1.7pp | 26th | 25% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 54.1% | 20th | -2.1pp | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 56.8% | 15th | -4.1pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 45.5% | 27th | -4.3pp | 29th | 19% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 39.8% | 29th | -4.1pp | 30th | 30% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 45.2% | 28th | -8.0pp | 31st | 20% 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.
Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Youngstown, OH | $1,059 (Aug 26) | 28th | +8.4% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | $1,090 (Aug 26) | 26th | +6.1% | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | $1,172 (Aug 26) | 25th | +6.0% | 3rd | 45% below peers | |
| Meriden, CT | $1,903 (Aug 26) | 16th | +6.0% | 4th | 11% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | $4,324 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.8% | 5th | 103% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $2,782 (Aug 26) | 9th | +5.5% | 6th | 30% above peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | $2,986 (Aug 26) | 6th | +5.1% | 7th | 40% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | $1,406 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +4.9% | 8th | 34% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | $1,374 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +4.9% | 9th | 36% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | $3,182 (Aug 26) | 4th | +4.4% | 10th | 49% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | $3,024 (Aug 26) | 5th | +4.3% | 11th | 42% above peers | |
| Hoboken, NJ | $3,989 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +4.1% | 12th | 87% above peers | |
| Medford, MA | $3,577 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +3.5% | 13th | 68% above peers | |
| Montebello, CA | $2,819 (Aug 26) | 7th | +3.5% | 14th | 32% above peers | |
| Dubuque, IA | $1,076 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.1% | 15th | 50% below peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | $1,694 (Aug 26) | 19th | +3.0% | 16th | 21% below peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $1,694 (Aug 26) | 18th | +3.0% | 17th | 21% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | $2,266 (Aug 26) | 13th | +2.7% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $1,458 (Aug 26) | 21st | +1.6% | 19th | 32% below peers | |
| Euless, TX | $1,602 (Aug 26) | 20th | +1.5% | 20th | 25% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,831 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 21st | 14% below peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $2,137 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.8% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Revere, MA | $2,809 (Aug 26) | 8th | +0.6% | 23rd | 32% above peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | $2,484 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.5% | 24th | 16% above peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | $2,645 (Aug 26) | 11th | +0.4% | 25th | 24% above peers | |
| Margate, FL | $2,134 (Aug 26) | 15th | -0.7% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Texas City, TX | $1,323 (Aug 26) | 24th | -1.4% | 27th | 38% below peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 10th | 26% 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 (32.0% then, 34.3% now; margin ±3.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 50.0% | 31st | -6.7pp | 1st | 37% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 48.8% | 30th | -6.0pp | 2nd | 33% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 30.1% | 6th | -3.0pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 32.2% | 9th | -2.0pp | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 35.5% | 12th | -2.1pp | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 44.9% | 25th | -1.9pp | 6th | 23% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 32.1% | 8th | -1.3pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 28.0% | 2nd | -1.2pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 46.3% | 26th | -1.4pp | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 25.8% | 1st | +0.0pp | 10th | 30% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 35.2% | 11th | +0.3pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 47.6% | 27th | +0.6pp | 12th | 30% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 35.6% | 13th | +0.5pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 43.9% | 24th | +0.7pp | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 31.5% | 7th | +0.5pp | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 41.2% | 22nd | +0.8pp | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 28.2% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 38.7% | 19th | +1.3pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 48.2% | 28th | +1.6pp | 19th | 32% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 36.6% | 17th | +1.4pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 48.5% | 29th | +2.2pp | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 28.4% | 4th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 41.8% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 36.5% | 15th | +2.3pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 39.3% | 20th | +2.5pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 28.7% | 5th | +1.9pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 34.3% | 10th | +2.3pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 38.0% | 18th | +4.8pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 36.3% | 14th | +5.0pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 36.6% | 16th | +6.6pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 39.6% | 21st | +7.6pp | 31st | 8% 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.0% then, 11.6% now; margin ±2.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Encinitas, CA | 3.0% | 1st | -2.4pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 6.1% | 11th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 19.0% | 29th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 156% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 6.9% | 12th | -1.1pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 10.1% | 24th | -1.6pp | 5th | 37% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 7.0% | 15th | -1.0pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 7.5% | 17th | -0.6pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 4.5% | 7th | -0.3pp | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 33.9% | 31st | -1.8pp | 9th | 358% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 6.0% | 10th | -0.3pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 8.1% | 19th | -0.3pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 16.8% | 27th | -0.1pp | 12th | 127% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 4.0% | 5th | -0.0pp | 13th | 46% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 23.7% | 30th | -0.2pp | 14th | 220% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 4.2% | 6th | +0.0pp | 15th | 43% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 9.8% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 16th | 32% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 18.4% | 28th | +0.5pp | 17th | 148% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 5.2% | 8th | +0.1pp | 18th | 29% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 10.1% | 25th | +0.3pp | 19th | 37% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 7.0% | 14th | +0.3pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 7.0% | 13th | +0.3pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 11.6% | 26th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 57% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.0% | 9th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 9.6% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 24th | 29% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 8.2% | 20th | +1.5pp | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 7.7% | 18th | +1.5pp | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 8.7% | 21st | +1.8pp | 27th | 17% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 7.4% | 16th | +1.6pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 3.5% | 3rd | +1.2pp | 29th | 52% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 3.9% | 4th | +2.1pp | 31st | 47% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.5% then, 3.4% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lenexa, KS | 3.5% | 5th | -3.2pp | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 3.5% | 4th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 44% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 8.8% | 23rd | -5.0pp | 3rd | 42% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 10.6% | 25th | -5.3pp | 4th | 72% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 5.0% | 11th | -1.7pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 3.8% | 6th | -1.2pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 11.0% | 27th | -2.9pp | 7th | 77% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 4.9% | 10th | -1.2pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 4.5% | 9th | -1.1pp | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 3.9% | 7th | -1.0pp | 10th | 38% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 2.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 63% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 6.2% | 16th | -1.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 7.0% | 21st | -1.3pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 16.7% | 31st | -2.5pp | 14th | 170% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 13.4% | 28th | -1.7pp | 15th | 117% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 8.6% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 16th | 39% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 15.4% | 29th | -1.2pp | 17th | 149% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 8.9% | 24th | -0.3pp | 18th | 43% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 10.8% | 26th | -0.3pp | 19th | 75% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 6.7% | 18th | -0.1pp | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 6.1% | 15th | -0.1pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.5% | 17th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 5.1% | 12th | -0.0pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 6.9% | 20th | +0.2pp | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 15.5% | 30th | +1.1pp | 25th | 151% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 4.3% | 8th | +0.3pp | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 5.7% | 13th | +0.9pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 6.9% | 19th | +1.1pp | 28th | 11% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 3.4% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 29th | 45% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 3.2% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 30th | 48% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 5.8% | 14th | +1.8pp | 31st | 7% 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% | |||
| Encinitas, CA | 23.2% | 1st | 30% below peers | |
| Medford, MA | 23.8% | 2nd | 28% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | 25.7% | 3rd | 22% below peers | |
| Hoboken, NJ | 26.1% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | 26.6% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 27.2% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | 27.6% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Revere, MA | 28.1% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Montebello, CA | 28.2% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| The Hammocks, FL | 28.3% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 28.7% | 11th | 13% below peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | 28.9% | 12th | 13% below peers | |
| Pico Rivera, CA | 29.9% | 13th | 10% below peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | 32.2% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | 32.4% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | 33.1% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Lacey, WA | 34.3% | 17th | 4% above peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 34.4% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 35.0% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Meriden, CT | 35.1% | 20th | 6% above peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 35.2% | 21st | 6% above peers | |
| Euless, TX | 35.9% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | 36.2% | 23rd | 9% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | 37.0% | 24th | 12% above peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | 37.4% | 25th | 13% above peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | 37.6% | 26th | 14% above peers | |
| Dubuque, IA | 41.3% | 27th | 25% above peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | 43.2% | 28th | 31% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | 45.3% | 29th | 37% above peers | |
| Youngstown, OH | 47.9% | 30th | 45% 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. 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 (3.0% then, 2.6% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 0.6% | 1st | -3.2pp | 1st | 80% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 1.3% | 6th | -5.3pp | 2nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 1.2% | 5th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 57% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 1.7% | 7th | -2.2pp | 4th | 40% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 8.1% | 28th | -8.0pp | 5th | 189% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 1.8% | 9th | -1.0pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 1.7% | 8th | -0.9pp | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 4.9% | 24th | -2.1pp | 8th | 76% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 1.8% | 10th | -0.4pp | 9th | 34% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 2.3% | 11th | -0.5pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 2.6% | 13th | -0.5pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 7.4% | 27th | -1.1pp | 12th | 164% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 3.5% | 21st | -0.1pp | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 10.7% | 29th | -0.4pp | 14th | 281% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 2.6% | 15th | +0.0pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 4.0% | 22nd | +0.1pp | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 2.5% | 12th | +0.1pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 1.0% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 18th | 66% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 2.9% | 17th | +0.3pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 2.8% | 16th | +0.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 6.4% | 26th | +1.5pp | 21st | 127% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 14.9% | 31st | +3.6pp | 22nd | 431% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 12.4% | 30th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 343% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 4.6% | 23rd | +1.4pp | 24th | 63% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 3.4% | 20th | +1.2pp | 25th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 3.2% | 18th | +1.4pp | 26th | 15% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 2.6% | 14th | +1.1pp | 27th | 9% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 5.6% | 25th | +2.5pp | 28th | 99% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 1.0% | 4th | +0.4pp | 29th | 65% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 3.4% | 19th | +1.9pp | 30th | 20% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 0.9% | 2nd | 67% 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.
College attainment rose 6.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.8% to 59.8% - 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 | |||||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 7.4% | 30th | +2.0pp | 1st | 75% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 20.0% | 25th | +5.0pp | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 16.4% | 28th | +3.4pp | 3rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 24.7% | 19th | +4.4pp | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 29.6% | 15th | +5.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 18.5% | 26th | +2.8pp | 6th | 37% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 21.5% | 24th | +3.2pp | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 22.9% | 22nd | +3.2pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 15.5% | 29th | +1.9pp | 9th | 48% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 59.8% | 4th | +6.0pp | 10th | 102% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 39.8% | 11th | +4.0pp | 11th | 35% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 23.8% | 21st | +2.3pp | 12th | 20% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 27.8% | 17th | +2.4pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 34.0% | 14th | +2.9pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 67.7% | 3rd | +5.7pp | 15th | 129% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 42.8% | 8th | +3.6pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 43.8% | 7th | +3.4pp | 17th | 48% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 40.0% | 10th | +2.9pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 40.6% | 9th | +2.8pp | 19th | 37% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 24.6% | 20th | +1.7pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 29.3% | 16th | +1.6pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 70.9% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 22nd | 140% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 27.4% | 18th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 37.9% | 12th | +1.5pp | 24th | 28% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 57.8% | 5th | +2.2pp | 25th | 95% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 82.6% | 1st | +2.1pp | 26th | 179% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 34.1% | 13th | +0.3pp | 27th | 15% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 22.2% | 23rd | -0.1pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 18.1% | 27th | -0.3pp | 29th | 39% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 49.7% | 6th | -2.5pp | 30th | 68% 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.6% then, 52.1% now; margin ±14.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Texas City, TX | 39.8% | 23rd | +16.1pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 49.9% | 14th | +15.1pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 49.2% | 15th | +12.6pp | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 84.5% | 2nd | +18.3pp | 4th | 77% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 54.0% | 10th | +11.2pp | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 72.6% | 4th | +14.8pp | 6th | 53% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 79.2% | 3rd | +15.4pp | 7th | 67% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 42.4% | 18th | +7.7pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 42.2% | 20th | +6.1pp | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 31.1% | 29th | +4.1pp | 10th | 35% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 41.7% | 21st | +5.4pp | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 65.5% | 7th | +7.8pp | 12th | 38% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 68.1% | 5th | +7.0pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 90.4% | 1st | +5.4pp | 14th | 90% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 53.4% | 11th | +1.4pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 65.8% | 6th | -0.2pp | 16th | 38% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 58.9% | 8th | -4.2pp | 17th | 24% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 41.2% | 22nd | -5.0pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 52.1% | 13th | -10.5pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 45.6% | 17th | -10.1pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 55.3% | 9th | -12.6pp | 21st | 16% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 35.9% | 27th | -9.3pp | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 52.6% | 12th | -13.9pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 35.1% | 28th | -10.5pp | 24th | 26% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 38.9% | 24th | -12.9pp | 25th | 18% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 37.2% | 26th | -15.0pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 47.6% | 16th | -19.7pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 38.6% | 25th | -16.3pp | 28th | 19% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 42.2% | 19th | -20.8pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 27.2% | 30th | -14.0pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 26.4% | 31st | -22.3pp | 31st | 45% 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 (0.4% then, 1.9% now; margin ±4.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Hoboken, NJ | 0.3% | 1st | -5.3pp | 1st | 97% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 4.8% | 10th | -22.4pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 3.3% | 5th | -3.7pp | 3rd | 57% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 6.0% | 12th | -5.1pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 4.1% | 8th | -2.3pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 5.7% | 11th | -2.2pp | 6th | 26% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 7th | 78% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 8.4% | 21st | -2.5pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 2.9% | 4th | -0.8pp | 9th | 63% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 8.3% | 19th | -1.8pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 9.1% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 7.5% | 15th | -0.5pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 9.5% | 25th | -0.3pp | 13th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 7.9% | 18th | -0.1pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.4% | 14th | -0.0pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 7.8% | 17th | +0.2pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 4.0% | 7th | +0.3pp | 17th | 48% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 8.4% | 20th | +0.8pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 6.3% | 13th | +1.1pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 3.4% | 6th | +0.8pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 12.2% | 28th | +3.0pp | 21st | 60% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 7.7% | 16th | +2.8pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 11.8% | 27th | +4.6pp | 23rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 4.4% | 9th | +2.0pp | 24th | 42% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 13.2% | 29th | +7.2pp | 25th | 71% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 11.1% | 26th | +6.2pp | 26th | 45% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 14.4% | 31st | +9.7pp | 27th | 87% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 9.3% | 23rd | +6.4pp | 28th | 22% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 9.4% | 24th | +7.0pp | 29th | 22% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 1.9% | 3rd | +1.4pp | 30th | 75% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 13.2% | 30th | +10.1pp | 31st | 72% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 57,637 to 59,354 - more than the combined survey margin (±77).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont, CA | 56,266 | 30th | +19% | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 57,737 | 29th | +17% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 55,364 | 31st | +14% | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 60,012 | 11th | +12% | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 61,771 | 1st | +11% | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 58,668 | 24th | +10% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 60,421 | 8th | +8% | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 58,384 | 26th | +8% | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 57,855 | 28th | +7% | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 58,359 | 27th | +7% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 58,801 | 23rd | +6% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 59,042 | 19th | +4% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 59,004 | 20th | +4% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 58,505 | 25th | +3% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 59,354 | 13th | +3% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 60,433 | 7th | +3% | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 60,329 | 9th | +3% | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 60,797 | 4th | +2% | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 59,198 | 16th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 59,174 | 17th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 59,122 | 18th | +2% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 60,545 | 6th | +1% | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 59,612 | 12th | -1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 61,480 | 2nd | -2% | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 59,247 | 15th | -3% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 61,045 | 3rd | -3% | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 58,977 | 21st | -4% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 60,272 | 10th | -4% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 58,838 | 22nd | -4% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 60,690 | 5th | -8% | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 59,331 | 14th | -8% | 31st | on par with 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 (23.5% then, 22.6% now; margin ±10.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Meriden, CT | 59.0% | 3rd | +17.6pp | 1st | 95% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 29.6% | 17th | +7.4pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 37.5% | 10th | +8.2pp | 3rd | 24% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 46.6% | 6th | +9.2pp | 4th | 54% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 45.9% | 7th | +7.6pp | 5th | 52% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 35.5% | 13th | +4.6pp | 6th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 36.9% | 11th | +4.6pp | 7th | 22% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 48.5% | 5th | +5.9pp | 8th | 60% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 53.5% | 4th | +4.1pp | 9th | 77% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 36.3% | 12th | +2.5pp | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 28.9% | 18th | +1.6pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 28.3% | 20th | +1.3pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 73.4% | 1st | +1.6pp | 13th | 142% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 34.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 14th | 14% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 28.6% | 19th | +0.1pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 43.7% | 9th | -0.5pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 34.7% | 14th | -1.3pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 26.4% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 22.6% | 24th | -1.0pp | 19th | 25% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 44.9% | 8th | -3.3pp | 20th | 49% above peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 72.6% | 2nd | -5.6pp | 21st | 140% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 20.5% | 27th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 32% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 28.2% | 21st | -2.8pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 21.1% | 26th | -2.7pp | 24th | 30% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 18.3% | 29th | -2.5pp | 25th | 39% below peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 30.3% | 16th | -5.9pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 26.4% | 22nd | -6.2pp | 27th | 13% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 16.5% | 30th | -4.7pp | 28th | 46% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 22.4% | 25th | -7.5pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 18.9% | 28th | -6.6pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 13.2% | 31st | -6.7pp | 31st | 56% 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 (74.5% then, 83.3% now; margin ±10.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lacey, WA | 61.8% | 28th | +13.9pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 80.1% | 8th | +13.9pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 75.6% | 15th | +12.3pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 81.3% | 6th | +11.9pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 54.0% | 31st | +7.7pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 78.6% | 10th | +10.7pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 75.7% | 14th | +10.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 75.4% | 16th | +9.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 82.9% | 5th | +10.3pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 83.3% | 4th | +8.8pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 78.9% | 9th | +7.6pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Hoboken, NJ | 86.4% | 2nd | +8.2pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 74.8% | 18th | +7.0pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 78.4% | 11th | +6.4pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 61.8% | 27th | +4.0pp | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 69.2% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 80.2% | 7th | +3.3pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 70.5% | 21st | +2.8pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mayagüez zona urbana, PR | 62.0% | 26th | +2.3pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 78.3% | 12th | +1.8pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Dubuque, IA | 86.7% | 1st | +0.6pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 84.7% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 74.9% | 17th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 71.2% | 20th | -3.7pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Pico Rivera, CA | 67.2% | 24th | -5.9pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 77.6% | 13th | -7.0pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 59.5% | 29th | -5.7pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 67.3% | 23rd | -8.0pp | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| The Hammocks, FL | 58.3% | 30th | -8.7pp | 29th | 23% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 71.6% | 19th | -12.7pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Youngstown, OH | 63.2% | 25th | -17.3pp | 31st | 16% below peers |