The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 5% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Daly City, CA | 209 (May 26) | -27.6% | 1st | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 150 (May 26) | -27.2% | 2nd | ||
| Carmel, IN | 51 (May 26) | -23.2% | 3rd | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 341 (May 26) | -18.9% | 4th | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 113 (May 26) | -15.5% | 5th | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 530 (May 26) | -12.0% | 6th | ||
| Chico, CA | 630 (May 26) | -9.7% | 7th | ||
| Fishers, IN | 77 (May 26) | -9.1% | 8th | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 304 (May 26) | -8.2% | 9th | ||
| Longmont, CO | 449 (Feb 25) | -8.1% | 10th | ||
| Quincy, MA | 305 (May 26) | -5.7% | 11th | ||
| South Bend, IN | 951 (May 26) | -3.2% | 12th | ||
| Albany, NY | 819 (Apr 26) | -2.4% | 13th | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 370 (Dec 25) | -1.6% | 14th | ||
| Davenport, IA | 628 (May 26) | +0.6% | 15th | ||
| Bend, OR | 168 (Apr 26) | +1.7% | 16th | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 466 (May 26) | +4.6% | 17th | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 351 (May 26) | +5.0% | 18th | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 277 (May 26) | +5.9% | 19th | ||
| Lynn, MA | 577 (May 26) | +9.1% | 20th | ||
| Conroe, TX | 269 (May 26) | +10.8% | 21st | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 412 (May 26) | +20.9% | 22nd | ||
| St. George, UT | 217 (May 26) | +22.9% | 23rd | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 289 (May 26) | +33.8% | 24th |
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 8% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 61% 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% | |||
| Fishers, IN | 440 (May 26) | -25.2% | 1st | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 3,177 (May 26) | -22.0% | 2nd | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 1,335 (May 26) | -21.9% | 3rd | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 1,263 (Dec 25) | -21.5% | 4th | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 1,344 (May 26) | -21.5% | 5th | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 738 (May 26) | -19.8% | 6th | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 2,033 (May 26) | -18.7% | 7th | ||
| Lynn, MA | 976 (May 26) | -15.1% | 8th | ||
| Davenport, IA | 2,873 (May 26) | -15.1% | 9th | ||
| Carmel, IN | 676 (May 26) | -14.0% | 10th | ||
| Quincy, MA | 1,135 (May 26) | -13.7% | 11th | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 1,974 (May 26) | -13.5% | 12th | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 1,890 (May 26) | -13.0% | 13th | ||
| Daly City, CA | 1,332 (May 26) | -10.6% | 14th | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 1,421 (May 26) | -7.6% | 15th | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 2,232 (May 26) | -7.1% | 16th | ||
| South Bend, IN | 2,574 (May 26) | -6.7% | 17th | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 1,154 (May 26) | -4.1% | 18th | ||
| Conroe, TX | 1,521 (May 26) | -2.2% | 19th | ||
| Longmont, CO | 2,857 (Feb 25) | -1.7% | 20th | ||
| Bend, OR | 1,408 (May 26) | -1.1% | 21st | ||
| St. George, UT | 897 (May 26) | +0.2% | 22nd | ||
| Albany, NY | 2,744 (May 26) | +3.0% | 23rd | ||
| Chico, CA | 1,956 (May 26) | +6.5% | 24th |
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.
Homicide fell about 90% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Daly City, CA | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Bend, OR | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 1 (May 26) | -90.0% | 4th | ||
| St. George, UT | 1 (May 26) | -80.0% | 5th | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 3 (Dec 25) | -72.7% | 6th | ||
| Longmont, CO | 3 (Feb 25) | -66.7% | 7th | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 1 (May 26) | -66.7% | 8th | ||
| Lynn, MA | 2 (May 26) | -50.1% | 9th | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 2 (May 26) | -50.0% | 10th | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 5 (May 26) | -37.5% | 11th | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 12 (May 26) | -25.0% | 12th | ||
| Chico, CA | 2 (May 26) | +0.0% | 13th | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 14th | ||
| Albany, NY | 9 (Apr 26) | +12.4% | 15th | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 6 (May 26) | +20.1% | 16th | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 5 (May 26) | +66.8% | 17th | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 7 (May 26) | +133.0% | 18th | ||
| Davenport, IA | 8 (May 26) | +167.0% | 19th | ||
| South Bend, IN | 16 (May 26) | +183.1% | 20th | ||
| Carmel, IN | 0 (May 26) | ||||
| Quincy, MA | 1 (May 26) | ||||
| Fishers, IN | 1 (May 26) | ||||
| Conroe, TX | 0 (May 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.
Vehicle theft fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Vacaville, CA | 71 (May 26) | -51.3% | 1st | ||
| Fishers, IN | 32 (May 26) | -50.0% | 2nd | ||
| Daly City, CA | 121 (May 26) | -44.6% | 3rd | ||
| Quincy, MA | 67 (May 26) | -44.4% | 4th | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 90 (May 26) | -44.0% | 5th | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 242 (May 26) | -40.9% | 6th | ||
| Lynn, MA | 117 (May 26) | -37.6% | 7th | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 89 (May 26) | -36.6% | 8th | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 160 (May 26) | -34.1% | 9th | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 191 (May 26) | -28.8% | 10th | ||
| South Bend, IN | 314 (May 26) | -28.0% | 11th | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 93 (Dec 25) | -27.3% | 12th | ||
| Albany, NY | 203 (May 26) | -25.1% | 13th | ||
| Longmont, CO | 296 (Feb 25) | -19.6% | 14th | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 215 (May 26) | -17.7% | 15th | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 80 (May 26) | -8.0% | 16th | ||
| Davenport, IA | 262 (May 26) | -5.4% | 17th | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 131 (May 26) | -5.1% | 18th | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 187 (May 26) | -4.0% | 19th | ||
| Chico, CA | 216 (May 26) | +5.7% | 20th | ||
| Carmel, IN | 90 (May 26) | +8.1% | 21st | ||
| Conroe, TX | 144 (May 26) | +11.5% | 22nd | ||
| St. George, UT | 49 (May 26) | +20.9% | 23rd | ||
| Bend, OR | 107 (May 26) | +22.6% | 24th |
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 23% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $46,321 to $56,981 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,546). 30 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 | $103,960 | +28% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Bend, OR | $96,394 | 12th | +47% | 1st | 11% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | $62,695 | 26th | +43% | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | $100,085 | 10th | +42% | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | $55,786 | 30th | +39% | 4th | 36% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | $65,482 | 25th | +36% | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | $61,986 | 27th | +35% | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | $72,160 | 20th | +35% | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | $75,043 | 19th | +34% | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | $94,975 | 13th | +32% | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| St. George, UT | $76,508 | 17th | +31% | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | $123,547 | 5th | +31% | 11th | 42% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | $66,200 | 23rd | +30% | 12th | 24% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | $86,909 | 16th | +29% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | $71,239 | 21st | +29% | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | $106,273 | 8th | +28% | 15th | 22% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | $98,882 | 11th | +27% | 16th | 14% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | $159,307 | 1st | +27% | 17th | 83% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | $65,864 | 24th | +27% | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | $60,177 | 28th | +27% | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | $111,126 | 7th | +27% | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | $76,206 | 18th | +26% | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | $66,977 | 22nd | +26% | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | $141,505 | 3rd | +25% | 23rd | 63% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | $55,378 | 31st | +25% | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | $92,666 | 14th | +24% | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | $56,981 | 29th | +23% | 26th | 34% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | $153,504 | 2nd | +23% | 27th | 77% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | $90,671 | 15th | +22% | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | $130,203 | 4th | +19% | 29th | 50% above peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | $118,226 | 6th | +18% | 30th | 36% above peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | $102,531 | 9th | +14% | 31st | 18% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment is 0.3 percentage points higher than in 2022 (6.1% then, 6.4% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 5.6% in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb 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 | ||||
| Davenport, IA | 3.7% (May 26) | 10th | -0.7pp | 1st | 5% below peers | |
| South Bend, IN | 3.8% (May 26) | 14th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 3.0% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.4pp | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Hesperia, CA | 5.6% (May 26) | 27th | -0.3pp | 4th | 44% above peers | |
| Vacaville, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 18th | -0.3pp | 5th | 5% above peers | |
| Quincy, MA | 3.9% (May 26) | 15th | -0.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Carmel, IN | 2.7% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 31% below peers | |
| Lynn, MA | 4.5% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 15% above peers | |
| Daly City, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 9th | 21% below peers | |
| Fishers, IN | 2.6% (May 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 10th | 33% below peers | |
| Longmont, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 11th | -0.3pp | 11th | 5% below peers | |
| Kenosha, WI | 3.1% (May 26) | 5th | -0.3pp | 12th | 21% below peers | |
| San Mateo, CA | 3.2% (May 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 13th | 18% below peers | |
| New Bedford, MA | 5.7% (May 26) | 28th | -0.2pp | 14th | 46% above peers | |
| Chico, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 21st | -0.2pp | 15th | 10% above peers | |
| Bend, OR | 4.1% (May 26) | 19th | -0.1pp | 16th | 5% above peers | |
| Vista, CA | 3.9% (May 26) | 16th | -0.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Fayetteville, AR | 3.2% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 18th | 18% below peers | |
| St. George, UT | 3.5% (May 26) | 9th | +0.0pp | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 25th | +0.0pp | 20th | 31% above peers | |
| San Angelo, TX | 3.3% (May 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 21st | 15% below peers | |
| Suffolk, VA | 3.7% (May 26) | 12th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | |
| Conroe, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 20th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Roanoke, VA | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 25th | 5% below peers | |
| Federal Way, WA | 5.3% (May 26) | 26th | +0.5pp | 26th | 36% above peers | |
| Albany, NY | 4.3% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.8pp | 27th | 10% above peers | |
| Boca Raton, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 24th | +1.0pp | 28th | 23% above peers | |
| Yuma, AZ | 11.1% (May 26) | 29th | +1.1pp | 29th | 185% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.9% then, 20.3% now; margin ±2.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 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 | 9.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| San Angelo, TX | 10.5% | 16th | -3.0pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 9.2% | 11th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 13.7% | 21st | -2.9pp | 3rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 10.4% | 14th | -1.9pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 16.8% | 25th | -3.0pp | 5th | 60% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 8.8% | 10th | -1.5pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 15.1% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 7th | 44% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 13.3% | 20th | -2.2pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 11.2% | 18th | -1.7pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 18.0% | 26th | -2.4pp | 10th | 72% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 20.4% | 29th | -2.6pp | 11th | 95% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 8.5% | 9th | -1.0pp | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 19.0% | 27th | -2.0pp | 13th | 81% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 9.3% | 12th | -1.0pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 14.8% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 15th | 41% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 11.1% | 17th | -0.9pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 10.4% | 15th | -0.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 22.0% | 31st | -0.4pp | 18th | 110% above peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 20.7% | 30th | -0.1pp | 19th | 97% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 15.7% | 24th | -0.0pp | 20th | 50% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 2.9% | 1st | +0.0pp | 21st | 72% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 7.6% | 6th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 20.3% | 28th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 94% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 9.4% | 13th | +0.6pp | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 12.9% | 19th | +1.0pp | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 8.2% | 8th | +0.7pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 3.9% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 27th | 63% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 7.7% | 7th | +0.9pp | 28th | 26% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 7.2% | 5th | +1.2pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 5.7% | 4th | +1.1pp | 30th | 46% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 4.0% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 31st | 62% 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 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.3% to 25.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp). 11 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 | 11.7% | -1.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| San Angelo, TX | 12.5% | 13th | -9.0pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 13.8% | 17th | -4.6pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 10.9% | 12th | -3.4pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 19.9% | 22nd | -6.0pp | 4th | 52% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 24.6% | 28th | -7.2pp | 5th | 87% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 12.7% | 15th | -3.3pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 19.3% | 21st | -5.0pp | 7th | 47% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 10.7% | 10th | -2.7pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 14.0% | 18th | -3.3pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 19.1% | 20th | -4.3pp | 10th | 45% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 21.8% | 25th | -4.8pp | 11th | 66% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 10.4% | 9th | -2.1pp | 12th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 17.9% | 19th | -3.4pp | 13th | 36% above peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 13.2% | 16th | -2.4pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 2.0% | 1st | -0.4pp | 15th | 85% below peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 12.6% | 14th | -2.3pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 25.9% | 29th | -4.4pp | 17th | 97% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 29.1% | 31st | -4.8pp | 18th | 122% above peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 28.3% | 30th | -3.1pp | 19th | 115% above peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 3.0% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 20th | 77% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 8.9% | 5th | +0.6pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 4.1% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 24.4% | 27th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 86% above peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 20.4% | 23rd | +1.9pp | 24th | 55% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 9.6% | 7th | +0.9pp | 25th | 27% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 20.9% | 24th | +3.2pp | 26th | 59% above peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 9.4% | 6th | +1.5pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 22.2% | 26th | +3.9pp | 28th | 69% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 10.8% | 11th | +2.0pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 10.0% | 8th | +2.4pp | 30th | 24% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 7.5% | 4th | +2.3pp | 31st | 43% 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 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 76.9% to 86.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 26 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 | 92.9% | +6.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| South Bend, IN | 89.1% | 26th | +17.3pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 90.0% | 25th | +12.3pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 91.5% | 22nd | +11.5pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 85.9% | 31st | +10.5pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 88.3% | 28th | +10.8pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.8pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 87.9% | 29th | +9.8pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 94.1% | 14th | +10.0pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 90.4% | 23rd | +9.1pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 92.5% | 19th | +9.3pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 90.2% | 24th | +8.8pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 88.4% | 27th | +8.1pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 94.7% | 11th | +8.2pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 91.9% | 20th | +7.7pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 94.6% | 12th | +7.8pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 95.0% | 9th | +7.6pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 91.9% | 21st | +5.7pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 94.8% | 10th | +5.5pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 94.0% | 15th | +5.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 95.8% | 6th | +5.2pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 93.7% | 16th | +5.1pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 95.3% | 8th | +4.6pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 94.1% | 13th | +4.5pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 95.7% | 7th | +3.8pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 96.0% | 5th | +3.1pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 93.1% | 18th | +2.5pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 97.4% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 93.3% | 17th | +1.9pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 98.1% | 1st | +1.8pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 97.2% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 96.4% | 4th | -0.5pp | 31st | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.46 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.02).
| 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 | |||||
| Atascocita, TX | 0.35 | 1st | -0.040 | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 0.44 | 16th | -0.029 | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 0.50 | 29th | -0.028 | 3rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 0.43 | 8th | -0.021 | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 0.40 | 4th | -0.019 | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 0.45 | 18th | -0.021 | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 0.44 | 14th | -0.019 | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 0.48 | 27th | -0.017 | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 0.40 | 3rd | -0.011 | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 0.45 | 19th | -0.012 | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 0.45 | 20th | -0.010 | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.008 | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 0.49 | 28th | -0.009 | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 0.40 | 7th | -0.008 | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 0.40 | 6th | -0.007 | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 0.44 | 13th | -0.007 | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 0.48 | 24th | -0.006 | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.000 | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 0.45 | 17th | +0.003 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 0.45 | 21st | +0.008 | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 0.43 | 9th | +0.009 | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 0.56 | 31st | +0.012 | 22nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.012 | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 0.48 | 25th | +0.013 | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 0.47 | 23rd | +0.014 | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 0.43 | 10th | +0.015 | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 0.48 | 26th | +0.023 | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 0.40 | 5th | +0.022 | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 0.51 | 30th | +0.028 | 29th | 14% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 0.44 | 12th | +0.031 | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 0.44 | 15th | +0.043 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 5.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 25.6% to 31.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 13.8% | +1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Bend, OR | 7.7% | 11th | -4.9pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 5.6% | 8th | -3.1pp | 2nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 1.4% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 3rd | 85% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 12.0% | 18th | -3.4pp | 4th | 22% above peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 18.6% | 28th | -3.7pp | 5th | 89% above peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 7.6% | 10th | -1.4pp | 6th | 23% below peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 1.2% | 1st | -0.2pp | 7th | 88% below peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 11.2% | 17th | -1.7pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 16.5% | 24th | -2.4pp | 9th | 68% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 16.7% | 27th | -2.0pp | 10th | 69% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 16.6% | 26th | -1.9pp | 11th | 69% above peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 16.6% | 25th | -1.4pp | 12th | 68% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 15.7% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 13th | 59% above peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 1.6% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 14th | 84% below peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 9.8% | 16th | -0.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 19.9% | 29th | +0.1pp | 16th | 102% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 8.9% | 14th | +0.2pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 28.9% | 30th | +0.9pp | 18th | 193% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 6.8% | 9th | +0.2pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 9.2% | 15th | +0.4pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 5.3% | 7th | +0.4pp | 21st | 46% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 14.6% | 21st | +1.2pp | 22nd | 48% above peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 4.0% | 6th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 59% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 8.1% | 13th | +1.2pp | 24th | 18% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 3.9% | 5th | +0.6pp | 25th | 61% below peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 31.0% | 31st | +5.4pp | 26th | 214% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 12.7% | 19th | +2.7pp | 27th | 29% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 3.0% | 4th | +0.7pp | 28th | 69% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 14.8% | 22nd | +3.9pp | 29th | 50% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 13.8% | 20th | +4.1pp | 30th | 40% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 7.7% | 12th | +2.6pp | 31st | 22% 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. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% 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% | ||||
| South Bend, IN | $202,069 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.9% | 1st | 56% below peers | |
| Kenosha, WI | $286,642 (Jun 26) | 24th | +6.7% | 2nd | 38% below peers | |
| Albany, NY | $336,028 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.5% | 3rd | 28% below peers | |
| Carmel, IN | $582,445 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.4% | 4th | 26% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, AR | $385,227 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.3% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| New Bedford, MA | $449,676 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 6th | 3% below peers | |
| Davenport, IA | $197,010 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.0% | 7th | 58% below peers | |
| Roanoke, VA | $285,213 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.0% | 8th | 39% below peers | |
| San Mateo, CA | $1,678,255 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.3% | 9th | 262% above peers | |
| Suffolk, VA | $392,538 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.3% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Fishers, IN | $450,919 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.7% | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Daly City, CA | $1,132,134 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.6% | 12th | 144% above peers | |
| Hesperia, CA | $463,982 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.2% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Norwalk, CA | $765,009 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 14th | 65% above peers | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $178,137 (Jun 26) | 29th | +1.0% | 15th | 62% below peers | |
| Quincy, MA | $690,382 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 16th | 49% above peers | |
| Yuma, AZ | $298,230 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +0.7% | 17th | 36% below peers | |
| Boca Raton, FL | $575,479 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.7% | 18th | 24% above peers | |
| Chico, CA | $469,145 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 19th | 1% above peers | |
| Lynn, MA | $595,053 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.5% | 20th | 28% above peers | |
| Vista, CA | $883,373 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.1% | 21st | 90% above peers | |
| Federal Way, WA | $600,995 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.0% | 22nd | 30% above peers | |
| Vacaville, CA | $610,649 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.2% | 23rd | 32% above peers | |
| San Angelo, TX | $217,778 (Jun 26) | 26th | -1.4% | 24th | 53% below peers | |
| Atascocita, TX | $311,344 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.8% | 25th | 33% below peers | |
| Conroe, TX | $316,083 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.8% | 26th | 32% below peers | |
| Bend, OR | $737,350 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 27th | 59% above peers | |
| Longmont, CO | $557,628 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.2% | 28th | 20% above peers | |
| Highlands Ranch, CO | $710,472 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.8% | 29th | 53% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% 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% | ||||
| South Bend, IN | $120,695 (Jun 26) | 28th | +9.7% | 1st | 66% below peers | |
| Kenosha, WI | $225,725 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +7.5% | 2nd | 37% below peers | |
| Albany, NY | $249,962 (Jun 26) | 21st | +5.3% | 3rd | 30% below peers | |
| Fayetteville, AR | $284,971 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.9% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Davenport, IA | $128,338 (Jun 26) | 27th | +4.9% | 5th | 64% below peers | |
| New Bedford, MA | $370,878 (Jun 26) | 14th | +4.1% | 6th | 3% above peers | |
| Carmel, IN | $404,679 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.9% | 7th | 13% above peers | |
| Suffolk, VA | $257,172 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.8% | 8th | 28% below peers | |
| Fishers, IN | $344,182 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.0% | 9th | 4% below peers | |
| Roanoke, VA | $188,328 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.9% | 10th | 48% below peers | |
| Hesperia, CA | $403,764 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.9% | 11th | 13% above peers | |
| Chico, CA | $358,894 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.8% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Norwalk, CA | $683,214 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.4% | 13th | 90% above peers | |
| Vista, CA | $693,753 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 14th | 93% above peers | |
| Yuma, AZ | $211,379 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.6% | 15th | 41% below peers | |
| Quincy, MA | $484,302 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.3% | 16th | 35% above peers | |
| Daly City, CA | $889,723 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.2% | 17th | 148% above peers | |
| Lynn, MA | $457,757 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.0% | 18th | 28% above peers | |
| San Mateo, CA | $1,010,541 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.4% | 19th | 182% above peers | |
| Atascocita, TX | $254,773 (Jun 26) | 20th | -1.3% | 20th | 29% below peers | |
| Vacaville, CA | $511,490 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.6% | 21st | 43% above peers | |
| Conroe, TX | $228,370 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.6% | 22nd | 36% below peers | |
| Bend, OR | $534,004 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.6% | 23rd | 49% above peers | |
| Federal Way, WA | $419,811 (Jun 26) | 11th | -1.9% | 24th | 17% above peers | |
| San Angelo, TX | $139,277 (Jun 26) | 26th | -1.9% | 25th | 61% below peers | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $91,103 (Jun 26) | 29th | -2.0% | 26th | 75% below peers | |
| Highlands Ranch, CO | $582,184 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.4% | 27th | 62% above peers | |
| Longmont, CO | $434,768 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.8% | 28th | 21% above peers | |
| Boca Raton, FL | $266,220 (Jun 26) | 18th | -2.9% | 29th | 26% 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 (40.2% then, 40.3% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Fayetteville, AR | 41.8% | 29th | +5.2pp | 1st | 32% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 67.2% | 9th | +5.8pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 66.8% | 10th | +5.5pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 67.5% | 8th | +5.5pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 68.3% | 7th | +4.7pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 48.1% | 26th | +3.2pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 60.2% | 17th | +3.0pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 51.7% | 24th | +2.5pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 58.7% | 19th | +2.9pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 60.2% | 18th | +1.9pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 82.5% | 1st | +2.4pp | 11th | 35% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 62.5% | 14th | +1.8pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 70.7% | 6th | +2.0pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 61.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 54.5% | 22nd | +1.5pp | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 61.2% | 16th | +1.4pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 52.4% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 38.2% | 31st | +0.7pp | 18th | 38% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 66.7% | 11th | +1.1pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 62.9% | 13th | +0.6pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 40.3% | 30th | +0.1pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 56.4% | 20th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 55.3% | 21st | -0.4pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 74.3% | 4th | -1.3pp | 24th | 21% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 45.2% | 27th | -0.9pp | 25th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 76.2% | 3rd | -1.5pp | 26th | 25% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 78.1% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 43.4% | 28th | -1.3pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 73.4% | 5th | -3.8pp | 29th | 20% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 65.7% | 12th | -5.5pp | 30th | 7% above peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 49.9% | 25th | -4.5pp | 31st | 18% 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. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 7% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| New Bedford, MA | $1,916 (Jun 26) | 15th | +6.6% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Daly City, CA | $2,706 (Jun 26) | 5th | +6.5% | 2nd | 41% above peers | |
| San Mateo, CA | $3,667 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.1% | 3rd | 91% above peers | |
| Albany, NY | $1,611 (Jun 26) | 21st | +5.8% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| South Bend, IN | $1,310 (Jun 26) | 26th | +5.6% | 5th | 32% below peers | |
| San Angelo, TX | $1,302 (Jun 26) | 27th | +5.2% | 6th | 32% below peers | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $1,279 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.0% | 7th | 33% below peers | |
| Roanoke, VA | $1,394 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.8% | 8th | 27% below peers | |
| Kenosha, WI | $1,637 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.3% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Davenport, IA | $949 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.7% | 10th | 50% below peers | |
| Carmel, IN | $1,854 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.7% | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Bend, OR | $2,300 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.4% | 12th | 20% above peers | |
| Suffolk, VA | $1,993 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.3% | 13th | 4% above peers | |
| Boca Raton, FL | $2,940 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.0% | 14th | 53% above peers | |
| Fishers, IN | $1,883 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.9% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Yuma, AZ | $1,473 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.6% | 16th | 23% below peers | |
| Hesperia, CA | $2,224 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.6% | 17th | 16% above peers | |
| Chico, CA | $1,577 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.5% | 18th | 18% below peers | |
| Lynn, MA | $2,300 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.5% | 19th | 20% above peers | |
| Quincy, MA | $2,750 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.3% | 20th | 44% above peers | |
| Vista, CA | $2,682 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.7% | 21st | 40% above peers | |
| Fayetteville, AR | $1,720 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.6% | 22nd | 10% below peers | |
| Federal Way, WA | $1,935 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.4% | 23rd | 1% above peers | |
| Longmont, CO | $1,961 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.4% | 24th | 2% above peers | |
| Vacaville, CA | $2,562 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 25th | 34% above peers | |
| Norwalk, CA | $2,757 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.3% | 26th | 44% above peers | |
| Highlands Ranch, CO | $2,650 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.2% | 27th | 38% above peers | |
| Conroe, TX | $1,569 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -0.6% | 28th | 18% below peers | |
| Atascocita, TX | $1,812 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.4% | 29th | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.3% to 45.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| 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 | |||||
| Norwalk, CA | 38.2% | 19th | -6.8pp | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 33.6% | 13th | -3.8pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 34.1% | 14th | -2.8pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 39.3% | 22nd | -2.8pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 29.4% | 6th | -1.9pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 30.1% | 7th | -1.9pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 30.9% | 9th | -1.8pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 32.0% | 11th | -1.5pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 35.3% | 16th | -0.9pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 39.8% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 30.5% | 8th | -0.5pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 41.5% | 24th | -0.5pp | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 38.7% | 20th | -0.1pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 45.0% | 28th | -0.1pp | 14th | 28% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 34.1% | 15th | +0.2pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 33.0% | 12th | +0.5pp | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 44.7% | 26th | +1.1pp | 17th | 27% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 49.7% | 31st | +2.9pp | 18th | 41% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 38.8% | 21st | +2.5pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 32.0% | 10th | +2.1pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 42.3% | 25th | +2.8pp | 21st | 20% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 45.0% | 27th | +3.6pp | 22nd | 27% above peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 25.7% | 3rd | +2.4pp | 23rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 36.8% | 17th | +3.7pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 37.1% | 18th | +3.8pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 20.6% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 20.1% | 1st | +2.5pp | 27th | 43% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 45.1% | 29th | +6.1pp | 28th | 28% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 45.9% | 30th | +6.5pp | 29th | 30% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 26.6% | 4th | +5.0pp | 30th | 25% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 26.7% | 5th | +5.2pp | 31st | 24% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.0% to 16.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 7 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 | 11.7% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Fayetteville, AR | 4.7% | 13th | -2.5pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 5.7% | 18th | -2.7pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 4.2% | 8th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 16.6% | 29th | -4.4pp | 4th | 216% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 14.1% | 28th | -3.1pp | 5th | 168% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 17.2% | 30th | -3.8pp | 6th | 228% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 9.8% | 26th | -2.0pp | 7th | 87% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 5.8% | 19th | -1.1pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 11.0% | 27th | -2.1pp | 9th | 109% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 5.5% | 17th | -1.0pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 4.4% | 9th | -0.7pp | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 6.3% | 20th | -1.0pp | 12th | 20% above peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 2.5% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 13th | 52% below peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 5.0% | 15th | -0.8pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 4.2% | 7th | -0.6pp | 15th | 21% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 7.0% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 16th | 34% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 4.6% | 10th | -0.4pp | 17th | 12% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 24.0% | 31st | -2.2pp | 18th | 358% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 4.0% | 6th | -0.3pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 7.4% | 23rd | -0.1pp | 20th | 41% above peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 1.5% | 1st | -0.0pp | 21st | 71% below peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 4.8% | 14th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 9.0% | 25th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 71% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 8.4% | 24th | +0.2pp | 24th | 61% above peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 3.5% | 5th | +0.1pp | 25th | 33% below peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 2.7% | 4th | +0.2pp | 26th | 49% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 5.2% | 16th | +0.7pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 6.8% | 21st | +1.8pp | 28th | 30% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 4.7% | 12th | +1.2pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 4.6% | 11th | +1.4pp | 30th | 12% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 2.7% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 31st | 49% 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 (4.6% then, 5.3% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Vacaville, CA | 2.4% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 66% below peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 6.2% | 13th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 8.7% | 20th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 4.1% | 7th | -0.9pp | 4th | 43% below peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 6.1% | 12th | -1.0pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 9.7% | 24th | -1.0pp | 6th | 36% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 18.4% | 31st | -1.8pp | 7th | 159% above peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 11.4% | 28th | -0.9pp | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 8.9% | 22nd | -0.6pp | 9th | 26% above peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 10.9% | 27th | -0.7pp | 10th | 54% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 7.1% | 16th | -0.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 4.0% | 6th | -0.1pp | 12th | 43% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 10.7% | 26th | -0.0pp | 13th | 51% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 8.2% | 19th | +0.0pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 6.2% | 14th | +0.0pp | 15th | 13% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 5.1% | 9th | +0.3pp | 16th | 28% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 7.2% | 18th | +0.4pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 3.5% | 4th | +0.2pp | 18th | 51% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 8.8% | 21st | +0.7pp | 19th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 3.2% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 7.1% | 17th | +0.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 3.2% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 5.5% | 11th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 22% below peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 14.7% | 29th | +1.7pp | 24th | 107% above peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 10.1% | 25th | +1.3pp | 25th | 42% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 14.9% | 30th | +2.1pp | 26th | 110% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 5.3% | 10th | +0.7pp | 27th | 25% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 4.8% | 8th | +0.7pp | 28th | 32% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 6.5% | 15th | +1.0pp | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 9.5% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 30th | 33% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 3.7% | 5th | +1.9pp | 31st | 47% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts ref | 28.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Daly City, CA | 19.1% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Longmont, CO | 19.7% | 2nd | 39% below peers | |
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 20.8% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| San Mateo, CA | 22.0% | 4th | 32% below peers | |
| Quincy, MA | 25.5% | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Carmel, IN | 26.5% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Boca Raton, FL | 26.9% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CA | 27.5% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Bend, OR | 27.5% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Federal Way, WA | 27.8% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Vista, CA | 28.1% | 11th | 13% below peers | |
| Fishers, IN | 28.4% | 12th | 12% below peers | |
| St. George, UT | 30.1% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Chico, CA | 31.6% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Atascocita, TX | 32.1% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Vacaville, CA | 32.4% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Fayetteville, AR | 33.7% | 17th | 4% above peers | |
| Lynn, MA | 34.3% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 34.9% | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| Roanoke, VA | 36.3% | 20th | 12% above peers | |
| San Angelo, TX | 37.0% | 21st | 14% above peers | |
| New Bedford, MA | 37.3% | 22nd | 15% above peers | |
| Conroe, TX | 37.3% | 23rd | 15% above peers | |
| Hesperia, CA | 38.0% | 24th | 17% above peers | |
| Albany, NY | 38.2% | 25th | 18% above peers | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 38.8% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Davenport, IA | 41.2% | 27th | 27% above peers | |
| Yuma, AZ | 41.5% | 28th | 28% above peers | |
| Suffolk, VA | 41.7% | 29th | 29% above peers | |
| South Bend, IN | 42.0% | 30th | 30% above peers | |
| Kenosha, WI | 43.7% | 31st | 35% 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.
Child uninsured fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.2% to 1.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. None 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 | 1.6% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| New Bedford, MA | 1.5% | 1st | -1.7pp | 1st | 68% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 2.0% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 2nd | 57% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 3.1% | 8th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 4.0% | 13th | -1.0pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 11.4% | 29th | -2.0pp | 5th | 145% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 3.6% | 11th | -0.4pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 7.7% | 26th | -0.7pp | 7th | 65% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 3.3% | 9th | -0.0pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 5.4% | 21st | +0.3pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 10.4% | 28th | +1.6pp | 10th | 123% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 6.7% | 24th | +1.1pp | 11th | 43% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 3.6% | 10th | +0.6pp | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 1.7% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 13th | 64% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 15.3% | 31st | +3.4pp | 14th | 229% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 4.1% | 14th | +1.1pp | 15th | 13% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 4.7% | 16th | +1.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 7.8% | 27th | +2.3pp | 17th | 68% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 4.9% | 19th | +1.7pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 12.7% | 30th | +4.5pp | 19th | 173% above peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 3.9% | 12th | +1.4pp | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 2.9% | 6th | +1.1pp | 21st | 37% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 4.4% | 15th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 6.0% | 22nd | +2.5pp | 23rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 3.0% | 7th | +1.3pp | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 2.0% | 4th | +1.0pp | 25th | 56% below peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 6.2% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 7.5% | 25th | +3.8pp | 27th | 60% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 2.2% | 5th | +1.2pp | 28th | 52% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 4.7% | 17th | +3.0pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 5.2% | 20th | +3.6pp | 30th | 12% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 4.9% | 18th | +4.0pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.0% then, 17.0% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lynn, MA | 24.1% | 27th | +5.5pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 34.1% | 16th | +7.8pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 30.0% | 19th | +6.6pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 36.7% | 15th | +7.3pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 29.3% | 22nd | +5.4pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 52.9% | 6th | +8.9pp | 6th | 55% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 29.0% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 28.0% | 24th | +4.3pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 29.9% | 20th | +4.4pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 45.3% | 11th | +5.7pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 29.3% | 21st | +3.6pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 21.3% | 28th | +2.5pp | 12th | 38% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 30.8% | 18th | +3.6pp | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 33.3% | 17th | +3.9pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 42.2% | 12th | +4.8pp | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 20.9% | 29th | +2.4pp | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 61.8% | 4th | +6.5pp | 17th | 81% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 50.3% | 7th | +5.2pp | 18th | 47% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 47.0% | 10th | +4.1pp | 19th | 38% above peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 57.8% | 5th | +3.6pp | 20th | 70% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 25.4% | 25th | +1.6pp | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 11.9% | 31st | +0.7pp | 22nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 74.4% | 1st | +3.8pp | 23rd | 118% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 67.8% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 24th | 99% above peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 38.9% | 14th | +1.2pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 38.9% | 13th | +1.2pp | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 48.8% | 9th | +0.9pp | 27th | 43% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 17.0% | 30th | +0.0pp | 28th | 50% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 66.5% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 29th | 95% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 24.7% | 26th | +0.0pp | 30th | 27% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 49.0% | 8th | -1.2pp | 31st | 44% 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 (41.9% then, 36.5% now; margin ±10.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lynn, MA | 32.8% | 27th | +6.9pp | 1st | 26% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 72.2% | 2nd | +12.2pp | 2nd | 63% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 49.8% | 10th | +7.3pp | 3rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 61.2% | 6th | +7.0pp | 4th | 38% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 44.3% | 16th | +4.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 30.0% | 29th | +3.0pp | 6th | 32% below peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 72.5% | 1st | +7.1pp | 7th | 64% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 37.1% | 21st | +3.5pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 43.8% | 17th | +3.5pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 44.8% | 15th | +3.0pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 50.9% | 9th | +2.3pp | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 37.1% | 20th | +1.3pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 63.1% | 5th | +1.8pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 57.2% | 8th | -0.5pp | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 45.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 71.5% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 16th | 61% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 64.2% | 4th | -3.5pp | 17th | 45% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 59.9% | 7th | -8.1pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 36.5% | 22nd | -5.5pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 45.8% | 13th | -7.9pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 34.5% | 25th | -7.8pp | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 36.3% | 23rd | -8.5pp | 22nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 49.4% | 11th | -12.7pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 38.8% | 19th | -11.6pp | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 45.1% | 14th | -13.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 32.9% | 26th | -14.3pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 35.4% | 24th | -15.9pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 32.1% | 28th | -15.7pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 28.6% | 30th | -15.4pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 20.7% | 31st | -14.1pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 39.6% | 18th | -29.2pp | 31st | 10% 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.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.8% then, 10.0% now; margin ±4.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Federal Way, WA | 5.3% | 8th | -7.4pp | 1st | 20% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 6.5% | 15th | -5.7pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 1.4% | 1st | -1.1pp | 3rd | 79% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 5.7% | 10th | -3.6pp | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 7.9% | 20th | -3.1pp | 5th | 17% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 8.8% | 22nd | -2.7pp | 6th | 31% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 6.7% | 18th | -1.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 8.1% | 21st | -1.6pp | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 5.2% | 6th | -0.9pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 3.7% | 4th | +0.0pp | 10th | 45% below peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 6.2% | 14th | +0.4pp | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 10.8% | 25th | +0.7pp | 12th | 62% above peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 3.3% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 13th | 51% below peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 12.3% | 27th | +1.7pp | 14th | 84% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 6.7% | 16th | +1.1pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 13.0% | 28th | +2.7pp | 16th | 94% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 10.0% | 23rd | +2.2pp | 17th | 50% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 13.2% | 30th | +2.9pp | 18th | 97% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 6.8% | 19th | +1.5pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 3.2% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 20th | 52% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 4.1% | 5th | +1.1pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 5.9% | 12th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 6.0% | 13th | +1.7pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 10.2% | 24th | +3.1pp | 24th | 53% above peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 5.7% | 9th | +1.9pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 5.8% | 11th | +2.2pp | 26th | 14% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 6.7% | 17th | +3.0pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 15.2% | 31st | +7.8pp | 28th | 127% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 13.0% | 29th | +7.8pp | 29th | 94% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 5.2% | 7th | +3.7pp | 30th | 22% below peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 11.0% | 26th | +9.1pp | 31st | 64% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 95,239 to 100,998 - more than the combined survey margin (±100). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atascocita, TX | 99,354 | 27th | +22% | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 102,360 | 7th | +21% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 101,995 | 12th | +21% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 99,319 | 28th | +17% | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 102,337 | 8th | +13% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 103,390 | 2nd | +10% | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 98,796 | 30th | +10% | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 101,709 | 14th | +8% | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 102,114 | 11th | +8% | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 102,188 | 10th | +8% | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 100,775 | 18th | +7% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 103,656 | 1st | +7% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 100,998 | 16th | +6% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 99,406 | 25th | +5% | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 101,651 | 15th | +4% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 100,139 | 21st | +4% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 102,596 | 5th | +4% | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 100,492 | 19th | +3% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 99,493 | 24th | +3% | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 100,234 | 20th | +3% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 103,085 | 4th | +1% | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 99,372 | 26th | -0% | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 99,674 | 23rd | -0% | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 98,355 | 31st | -1% | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 103,105 | 3rd | -1% | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 100,913 | 17th | -1% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 99,114 | 29th | -2% | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 102,581 | 6th | -2% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 102,257 | 9th | -3% | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 101,964 | 13th | -4% | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 99,789 | 22nd | -5% | 31st | 1% 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 (56.3% then, 55.6% now; margin ±5.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| San Mateo, CA | 23.5% | 21st | +6.8pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Vista, CA | 30.9% | 15th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 43.8% | 6th | +9.0pp | 3rd | 43% above peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 33.4% | 12th | +6.7pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 14.2% | 29th | +1.7pp | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 23.2% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 6th | 24% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 36.0% | 10th | +3.6pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 45.4% | 4th | +3.0pp | 8th | 48% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 36.1% | 9th | +2.1pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 13.4% | 30th | +0.1pp | 10th | 56% below peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 48.2% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 11th | 58% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 32.0% | 13th | -0.2pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 39.0% | 8th | -0.4pp | 13th | 27% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 55.6% | 1st | -0.6pp | 14th | 82% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 51.7% | 2nd | -1.4pp | 15th | 69% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 30.6% | 16th | -1.4pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 22.2% | 24th | -1.2pp | 17th | 27% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 19.6% | 26th | -1.3pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 19.9% | 25th | -1.5pp | 19th | 35% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 28.0% | 18th | -2.2pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 31.2% | 14th | -2.5pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 36.0% | 11th | -3.6pp | 22nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 41.2% | 7th | -4.4pp | 23rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 24.7% | 20th | -4.0pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 17.4% | 28th | -2.9pp | 25th | 43% below peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 18.4% | 27th | -3.2pp | 26th | 40% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 27.5% | 19th | -5.9pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 28.8% | 17th | -7.3pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 12.2% | 31st | -3.8pp | 29th | 60% below peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 44.6% | 5th | -14.5pp | 30th | 46% above peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 22.3% | 23rd | -9.6pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.4% then, 72.7% now; margin ±8.8pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 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 | 75.4% | +1.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Vista, CA | 74.0% | 7th | +14.1pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CA | 70.2% | 13th | +11.4pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Highlands Ranch, CO | 69.2% | 16th | +10.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Boca Raton, FL | 63.5% | 24th | +7.3pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Chico, CA | 69.9% | 14th | +7.6pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Longmont, CO | 66.4% | 21st | +6.6pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Atascocita, TX | 74.2% | 5th | +7.2pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Quincy, MA | 73.3% | 8th | +6.8pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| San Angelo, TX | 74.6% | 4th | +6.7pp | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| New Bedford, MA | 72.7% | 9th | +6.3pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Davenport, IA | 78.9% | 1st | +6.7pp | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Wichita Falls, TX | 68.8% | 18th | +5.6pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bend, OR | 64.7% | 23rd | +4.4pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fishers, IN | 77.3% | 2nd | +4.8pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Suffolk, VA | 69.2% | 17th | +2.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| San Mateo, CA | 76.2% | 3rd | +2.0pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Roanoke, VA | 70.4% | 12th | +1.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| South Bend, IN | 68.6% | 19th | -1.0pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Carmel, IN | 68.3% | 20th | -1.4pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Vacaville, CA | 58.9% | 29th | -1.4pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Lynn, MA | 71.2% | 11th | -2.6pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Daly City, CA | 74.1% | 6th | -2.8pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Yuma, AZ | 59.2% | 28th | -3.2pp | 23rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Conroe, TX | 59.3% | 27th | -3.8pp | 24th | 14% below peers | ||
| Federal Way, WA | 60.3% | 26th | -4.1pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 69.7% | 15th | -5.1pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Albany, NY | 71.7% | 10th | -5.7pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hesperia, CA | 53.9% | 30th | -4.6pp | 28th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fayetteville, AR | 61.8% | 25th | -6.0pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| St. George, UT | 45.7% | 31st | -7.2pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Kenosha, WI | 65.6% | 22nd | -12.8pp | 31st | 5% below peers |