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103,173 people (2025) 100k-250k Northeast

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where Quincy, MA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
68 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 40%
relative change
113 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Household income
Median household income
$98,882
2020-24
▲ 27%
relative change
$77,562 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
14.1%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
17.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,120 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 15%
relative change
1,318 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
50.3%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
45.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.6%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
86.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.5%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
3.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
59.9%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
67.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.0%
2020-24
▲ 75%
relative change
1.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Quincy, MA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
11.0%
2020-24
▲ 486%
relative change
1.9% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
13.8%
2019-23
▲ 42%
relative change
9.7% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
1 /100k
2026
▼ 2%
relative change
1 in 2021
Dropping too slowly  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
45.2%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
46.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
102,114
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
94,207 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,770
Aug 2026
▲ <1%
relative change
$2,748 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
14.5%
2020-24
low
vs peers
14.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
18.4%
2020-24
low
vs peers
21.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
73.3%
2020-24
high
vs peers
66.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, unverified
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 2% higher than in 2021 (303 then, 308 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 379 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 326 in July 2026, up from 325 a year earlier.
326 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Daly City, CA 198 (Jun 26) -31.4% 1st
San Mateo, CA 148 (Jul 26) -26.4% 2nd
Carmel, IN 51 (Jul 26) -22.9% 3rd
Avondale, AZ 324 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Burbank, CA 314 (Jul 26) -20.8% 5th
Yuma, AZ 333 (Jun 26) -19.4% 6th
Tracy, CA 207 (Jun 26) -11.4% 7th
Chico, CA 607 (Jul 26) -9.5% 8th
Fishers, IN 75 (Jul 26) -7.1% 9th
Suffolk, VA 363 (Jun 26) -3.1% 10th
Albany, NY 816 (Apr 26) -2.4% 11th
South Bend, IN 946 (Jul 26) -2.2% 12th
El Monte, CA 417 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Quincy, MA 326 (Jul 26) +0.3% 14th
New Bedford, MA 343 (Jul 26) +0.9% 15th
West Covina, CA 250 (Jul 26) +2.3% 16th
Dearborn, MI 283 (Jul 26) +2.7% 17th
Boulder, CO 346 (Jul 26) +3.7% 18th
Vacaville, CA 267 (Jul 26) +4.5% 19th
San Angelo, TX 254 (Jul 26) +6.2% 20th
Lynn, MA 575 (Jul 26) +8.1% 21st
Wichita Falls, TX 415 (Jul 26) +18.8% 22nd
El Cajon, CA 570 (Jul 26) +20.3% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Charleston, SC down about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Garland, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 15% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,120 in July 2026, down from 1,318 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,120 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
San Mateo, CA 1,257 (Jul 26) -27.1% 1st
Vacaville, CA 1,255 (Jul 26) -25.8% 2nd
Lynn, MA 923 (Jul 26) -19.0% 3rd
Burbank, CA 2,279 (Jul 26) -18.2% 4th
Fishers, IN 439 (Jul 26) -17.6% 5th
Carmel, IN 633 (Jul 26) -17.1% 6th
Boulder, CO 2,417 (Jul 26) -16.9% 7th
Quincy, MA 1,120 (Jul 26) -15.0% 8th
Avondale, AZ 1,901 (Jul 26) -14.9% 9th
Daly City, CA 1,303 (Jun 26) -11.8% 10th
Wichita Falls, TX 2,093 (Jul 26) -11.1% 11th
West Covina, CA 1,706 (Jul 26) -10.4% 12th
Suffolk, VA 1,265 (Jun 26) -10.3% 13th
South Bend, IN 2,502 (Jul 26) -9.1% 14th
Dearborn, MI 1,716 (Jul 26) -7.3% 15th
Tracy, CA 1,356 (Jun 26) -5.9% 16th
New Bedford, MA 1,424 (Jul 26) -5.0% 17th
San Angelo, TX 2,275 (Jul 26) -4.7% 18th
Yuma, AZ 1,174 (Jun 26) -1.2% 19th
El Cajon, CA 1,432 (Jul 26) +3.4% 20th
El Monte, CA 1,984 (Jul 26) +3.6% 21st
Albany, NY 2,738 (Jul 26) +3.7% 22nd
Chico, CA 1,845 (Jul 26) +4.5% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murrieta, CA down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • College Station, TX down about 24% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Georgetown, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicide is about 2% lower than in 2021 (1 then, 1 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 0 in 2024 it has risen mostly since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
Improving slower than 91% of similar-size cities over 2021-2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1 in July 2026, up from 0 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
San Mateo, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Daly City, CA 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 2nd
West Covina, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
New Bedford, MA 1 (Jul 26) -90.0% 4th
Boulder, CO 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 5th
Suffolk, VA 3 (Jun 26) -62.5% 6th
El Cajon, CA 2 (Jul 26) -59.9% 7th
El Monte, CA 2 (Jul 26) -50.1% 8th
Dearborn, MI 2 (Jul 26) -33.5% 9th
Yuma, AZ 5 (Jun 26) -28.7% 10th
Burbank, CA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Lynn, MA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Albany, NY 9 (Apr 26) +12.5% 13th
Avondale, AZ 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 14th
Wichita Falls, TX 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 15th
San Angelo, TX 7 (Jul 26) +133.6% 16th
Tracy, CA 3 (Jun 26) +199.4% 17th
South Bend, IN 17 (Jul 26) +260.3% 18th
Chico, CA 4 (Jul 26) +300.4% 19th
Quincy, MA 1 (Jul 26)
Vacaville, CA 1 (Jul 26)
Fishers, IN 1 (Jul 26)
Carmel, IN 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Daly City, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Sterling Heights, MI
  • Boise, ID down about 75% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 77% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 68 in July 2026, down from 113 a year earlier.
Bright spot 68 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Boulder, CO 77 (Jul 26) -60.7% 1st
Fishers, IN 29 (Jul 26) -50.8% 2nd
Vacaville, CA 62 (Jul 26) -50.4% 3rd
Daly City, CA 115 (Jun 26) -45.5% 4th
San Mateo, CA 85 (Jul 26) -43.6% 5th
Burbank, CA 171 (Jul 26) -42.7% 6th
Quincy, MA 68 (Jul 26) -40.2% 7th
Dearborn, MI 213 (Jul 26) -39.2% 8th
Lynn, MA 106 (Jul 26) -38.2% 9th
Yuma, AZ 85 (Jun 26) -36.5% 10th
Avondale, AZ 170 (Jul 26) -32.8% 11th
Tracy, CA 172 (Jun 26) -27.4% 12th
Wichita Falls, TX 170 (Jul 26) -27.3% 13th
South Bend, IN 297 (Jul 26) -26.3% 14th
Albany, NY 205 (Jul 26) -23.0% 15th
Suffolk, VA 84 (Jun 26) -20.8% 16th
West Covina, CA 222 (Jul 26) -19.9% 17th
El Monte, CA 313 (Jul 26) -19.4% 18th
New Bedford, MA 206 (Jul 26) -11.0% 19th
San Angelo, TX 128 (Jul 26) -9.2% 20th
El Cajon, CA 218 (Jul 26) -7.5% 21st
Carmel, IN 83 (Jul 26) +12.8% 22nd
Chico, CA 212 (Jul 26) +14.4% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • College Station, TX down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Provo, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $77,562 to $98,882 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,589).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Quincy started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 58% from 2014 to 2024 ($62,710 to $98,882).
Bright spot $98,882
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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%
Avondale, AZ $86,123 17th +39% 1st 2% below peers
El Monte, CA $68,030 21st +39% 2nd 22% below peers
South Bend, IN $55,786 31st +39% 3rd 36% below peers
Fort Myers, FL $63,732 27th +37% 4th 27% below peers
Yuma, AZ $65,482 25th +36% 5th 25% below peers
Albany, NY $61,986 28th +35% 6th 29% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 20th +35% 7th 18% below peers
Inglewood, CA $72,750 19th +34% 8th 17% below peers
Lynn, MA $75,043 18th +34% 9th 14% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA $104,340 10th +33% 10th 19% above peers
Tracy, CA $121,119 7th +32% 11th 38% above peers
Daly City, CA $123,547 6th +31% 12th 41% above peers
Renton, WA $100,432 12th +29% 13th 15% above peers
Burbank, CA $97,082 14th +28% 14th 11% above peers
Boca Raton, FL $106,273 9th +28% 15th 21% above peers
Quincy, MA $98,882 13th +27% 16th 13% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 17th 82% above peers
San Angelo, TX $65,864 24th +27% 18th 25% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 29th +27% 19th 31% below peers
Vacaville, CA $111,126 8th +27% 20th 27% above peers
Boulder, CO $87,493 16th +26% 21st on par with peers
Chico, CA $66,977 23rd +26% 22nd 23% below peers
Carmel, IN $141,505 3rd +25% 23rd 62% above peers
Suffolk, VA $92,666 15th +24% 24th 6% above peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 30th +23% 25th 35% below peers
San Mateo, CA $153,504 2nd +23% 26th 75% above peers
El Cajon, CA $67,511 22nd +22% 27th 23% below peers
West Covina, CA $101,065 11th +22% 28th 16% above peers
Dearborn, MI $65,324 26th +22% 29th 25% below peers
Columbia, MD $131,490 4th +21% 30th 50% above peers
Fishers, IN $130,203 5th +19% 31st 49% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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5 of 23 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,519 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.3% in July 2026, down from 4.5% a year earlier.
4.3%
1990July 2026
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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
Burbank, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 26th -1.3pp 1st 20% above peers
Inglewood, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 24th -1.1pp 2nd 16% above peers
Hesperia, CA 6.6% (Jul 26) 27th -0.8pp 3rd 35% above peers
El Monte, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 17th -0.8pp 4th 4% above peers
West Covina, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 14th -0.8pp 5th on par with peers
South Bend, IN 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th -0.7pp 6th 12% below peers
Chico, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.7pp 7th 10% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 15th -0.6pp 8th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 3.7% (Jul 26) 4th -0.5pp 9th 24% below peers
Tracy, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 20th -0.4pp 10th 8% above peers
Carmel, IN 3.0% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 11th 39% below peers
Lynn, MA 5.2% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 12th 6% above peers
El Cajon, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 21st -0.3pp 13th 8% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 14th 39% below peers
Quincy, MA 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th -0.2pp 15th 12% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 2.4% (Jul 26) 1st -0.2pp 16th 51% below peers
Boulder, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 17th 18% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 18th 20% below peers
New Bedford, MA 6.6% (Jul 26) 28th +0.1pp 19th 35% above peers
Renton, WA 4.8% (Jul 26) 12th +0.2pp 20th 2% below peers
Albany, NY 4.8% (Jul 26) 13th +0.3pp 21st 2% below peers
Suffolk, VA 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th +0.3pp 22nd 18% below peers
Avondale, AZ 5.0% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 23rd 2% above peers
Dearborn, MI 5.7% (Jul 26) 25th +0.3pp 24th 16% above peers
San Angelo, TX 3.7% (Jul 26) 5th +0.3pp 25th 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 4.7% (Jul 26) 11th +0.5pp 26th 4% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.6pp 27th 8% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 18th +0.8pp 28th 4% above peers
Yuma, AZ 13.1% (Jul 26) 29th +1.3pp 29th 167% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.3% then, 10.6% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.0% to 10.6%).
10.6%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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%
San Angelo, TX 11.0% 17th -3.3pp 1st 1% above peers
Avondale, AZ 10.9% 16th -2.4pp 2nd on par with peers
Lynn, MA 13.8% 18th -2.8pp 3rd 27% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.5% 20th -2.7pp 4th 43% above peers
Hesperia, CA 16.9% 22nd -2.9pp 5th 56% above peers
Dearborn, MI 24.3% 31st -3.8pp 6th 124% above peers
Inglewood, CA 14.6% 19th -2.1pp 7th 35% above peers
Renton, WA 8.1% 7th -1.1pp 8th 25% below peers
South Bend, IN 20.8% 27th -2.8pp 9th 92% above peers
El Monte, CA 17.4% 23rd -2.0pp 10th 61% above peers
Suffolk, VA 9.4% 11th -1.0pp 11th 14% below peers
Quincy, MA 10.6% 14th -0.7pp 12th 3% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.8% 6th -0.3pp 13th 28% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% 24th -0.6pp 14th 63% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 16.3% 21st -0.5pp 15th 50% above peers
Chico, CA 22.7% 29th -0.5pp 16th 109% above peers
Albany, NY 22.9% 30th +0.0pp 17th 111% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 18th 73% below peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 5th +0.1pp 19th 29% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.6% 26th +0.3pp 20th 89% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.7% 15th +0.2pp 21st 1% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.5% 4th +0.3pp 22nd 31% below peers
Boulder, CO 21.4% 28th +1.1pp 23rd 98% above peers
El Cajon, CA 20.5% 25th +1.2pp 24th 89% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.2% 8th +0.7pp 25th 24% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 10.0% 12th +0.9pp 26th 8% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.9% 2nd +0.4pp 27th 64% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.2% 9th +0.9pp 28th 24% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 8.5% 10th +0.9pp 29th 21% below peers
West Covina, CA 10.0% 13th +1.7pp 30th 8% below peers
Fishers, IN 4.0% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.9% then, 12.6% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.5% to 12.6%).
12.6%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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% 15th -9.0pp 1st 1% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 20th -6.0pp 2nd 58% above peers
Renton, WA 8.6% 4th -2.3pp 3rd 32% below peers
Suffolk, VA 12.7% 17th -3.3pp 4th 1% above peers
Avondale, AZ 15.1% 18th -3.4pp 5th 20% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 10.1% 10th -2.3pp 6th 20% below peers
Yuma, AZ 21.8% 22nd -4.8pp 7th 73% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.9% 19th -3.4pp 8th 42% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 9th 84% below peers
Quincy, MA 12.6% 16th -2.3pp 10th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 26th -4.4pp 11th 105% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.1% 30th -4.8pp 12th 130% above peers
Dearborn, MI 34.5% 31st -5.3pp 13th 173% above peers
Inglewood, CA 20.3% 21st -2.9pp 14th 61% above peers
El Monte, CA 26.6% 28th -3.7pp 15th 111% above peers
Albany, NY 28.3% 29th -3.1pp 16th 124% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 25.7% 25th -2.3pp 17th 103% above peers
Columbia, MD 9.8% 8th -0.8pp 18th 22% below peers
Tracy, CA 10.8% 11th -0.3pp 19th 15% below peers
El Cajon, CA 26.5% 27th -0.3pp 20th 110% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% 2nd +0.1pp 21st 76% below peers
San Mateo, CA 8.9% 5th +0.6pp 22nd 29% below peers
Carmel, IN 4.1% 3rd +0.3pp 23rd 68% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 24th +1.9pp 24th 93% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.6% 7th +0.9pp 25th 24% below peers
Burbank, CA 10.8% 12th +1.6pp 26th 14% below peers
West Covina, CA 12.3% 14th +1.9pp 27th 3% below peers
Chico, CA 22.2% 23rd +3.9pp 28th 76% above peers
Vacaville, CA 10.8% 13th +2.0pp 29th 14% below peers
Daly City, CA 10.0% 9th +2.4pp 30th 21% below peers
Boulder, CO 9.1% 6th +2.7pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Angelo, TX down 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.8% to 94.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Quincy started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 11.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (82.7% to 94.6%).
Bright spot 94.6%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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% 27th +17.3pp 1st 5% below peers
El Monte, CA 90.0% 26th +12.2pp 2nd 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 93.4% 18th +11.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Lynn, MA 91.5% 22nd +11.5pp 4th 2% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 29th +10.8pp 5th 6% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 31st +9.8pp 6th 8% below peers
San Angelo, TX 87.9% 30th +9.8pp 7th 6% below peers
Burbank, CA 95.0% 10th +10.4pp 8th 1% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 90.0% 25th +9.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Yuma, AZ 90.4% 23rd +9.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Inglewood, CA 92.2% 21st +9.2pp 11th 2% below peers
Suffolk, VA 90.2% 24th +8.8pp 12th 4% below peers
Albany, NY 88.4% 28th +8.1pp 13th 6% below peers
Quincy, MA 94.6% 12th +7.8pp 14th 1% above peers
West Covina, CA 94.2% 14th +5.9pp 15th 1% above peers
El Cajon, CA 93.6% 17th +5.7pp 16th on par with peers
Avondale, AZ 92.5% 20th +5.6pp 17th 1% below peers
Daly City, CA 94.8% 11th +5.5pp 18th 1% above peers
Chico, CA 93.7% 16th +5.1pp 19th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 15th +4.5pp 20th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 95.7% 6th +3.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Boulder, CO 95.6% 7th +3.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 95.2% 8th +3.4pp 23rd 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA 96.0% 4th +3.1pp 24th 2% above peers
Renton, WA 94.4% 13th +2.8pp 25th 1% above peers
Columbia, MD 95.8% 5th +2.6pp 26th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 95.2% 9th +2.1pp 27th 2% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 93.3% 19th +1.9pp 28th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Carmel, IN 97.2% 2nd +1.3pp 30th 4% above peers
Fishers, IN 96.4% 3rd -0.5pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Nampa, ID up 12.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salinas, CA up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 11.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.43 to 0.45).
0.45
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Massachusetts ref 0.49 +0.006
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Avondale, AZ 0.38 1st -0.023 1st 16% below peers
Fishers, IN 0.40 5th -0.019 2nd 11% below peers
San Angelo, TX 0.45 15th -0.021 3rd on par with peers
Chico, CA 0.48 25th -0.017 4th 8% above peers
Vacaville, CA 0.40 4th -0.011 5th 11% below peers
Carmel, IN 0.45 16th -0.012 6th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 17th -0.010 7th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 2nd -0.008 8th 16% below peers
Albany, NY 0.49 26th -0.009 9th 8% above peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 6th -0.008 10th 10% below peers
South Bend, IN 0.48 21st -0.006 11th 6% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 0.52 29th -0.006 12th 16% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 0.51 28th -0.001 13th 14% above peers
Inglewood, CA 0.45 13th -0.001 14th 1% below peers
Suffolk, VA 0.43 10th -0.000 15th 3% below peers
Quincy, MA 0.45 14th +0.003 16th 1% below peers
El Cajon, CA 0.45 19th +0.008 17th 1% above peers
Yuma, AZ 0.45 18th +0.008 18th 1% above peers
Dearborn, MI 0.48 23rd +0.010 19th 7% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 0.56 30th +0.012 20th 24% above peers
Lynn, MA 0.47 20th +0.012 21st 4% above peers
Renton, WA 0.43 9th +0.012 22nd 4% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 22nd +0.013 23rd 7% above peers
El Monte, CA 0.44 12th +0.012 24th 2% below peers
Burbank, CA 0.50 27th +0.017 25th 10% above peers
Columbia, MD 0.41 7th +0.014 26th 10% below peers
Tracy, CA 0.38 3rd +0.014 27th 15% below peers
West Covina, CA 0.43 8th +0.019 28th 5% below peers
San Mateo, CA 0.48 24th +0.023 29th 7% above peers
Boulder, CO 0.56 31st +0.029 30th 25% above peers
Daly City, CA 0.44 11th +0.031 31st 3% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP rose 4.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 9.7% to 13.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 3.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (10.5% to 13.8%).
Needs attention 13.8%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better 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
Sandy Springs, GA 3.6% 5th -1.3pp 1st 69% below peers
Fishers, IN 1.4% 2nd -0.5pp 2nd 88% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 17th -3.4pp 3rd 3% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 12.8% 19th -3.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Avondale, AZ 12.0% 18th -2.6pp 5th 3% above peers
Albany, NY 18.6% 24th -3.7pp 6th 60% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 7th 90% below peers
Suffolk, VA 11.2% 14th -1.7pp 8th 4% below peers
South Bend, IN 16.7% 23rd -2.0pp 9th 43% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.7% 22nd -1.2pp 10th 35% above peers
Dearborn, MI 21.6% 27th -1.3pp 11th 86% above peers
Carmel, IN 1.6% 3rd -0.1pp 12th 87% below peers
San Angelo, TX 9.8% 13th -0.2pp 13th 15% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 26th +0.1pp 14th 71% above peers
Renton, WA 11.6% 16th +0.3pp 15th on par with peers
Columbia, MD 8.1% 10th +0.2pp 16th 30% below peers
Lynn, MA 28.9% 30th +0.9pp 17th 148% above peers
Vacaville, CA 8.1% 9th +1.2pp 18th 31% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% 6th +0.6pp 19th 67% below peers
El Cajon, CA 24.7% 29th +3.6pp 20th 113% above peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 31st +5.4pp 21st 166% above peers
Boulder, CO 5.1% 7th +1.0pp 22nd 56% below peers
Tracy, CA 9.7% 12th +2.1pp 23rd 16% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.0% 4th +0.7pp 24th 74% below peers
Chico, CA 14.8% 21st +3.9pp 25th 27% above peers
Inglewood, CA 18.7% 25th +5.4pp 26th 61% above peers
Quincy, MA 13.8% 20th +4.1pp 27th 19% above peers
El Monte, CA 22.1% 28th +6.6pp 28th 89% above peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 8th +2.6pp 29th 34% below peers
Burbank, CA 9.2% 11th +4.4pp 30th 21% below peers
West Covina, CA 11.4% 15th +6.1pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $679,587 in August 2026, up from $667,275 a year earlier.
$679,587
2000August 2026
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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%
South Bend, IN $201,639 (Aug 26) 30th +7.2% 1st 65% below peers
Carmel, IN $574,220 (Aug 26) 17th +4.6% 2nd on par with peers
San Mateo, CA $1,672,329 (Aug 26) 1st +4.6% 3rd 190% above peers
Albany, NY $332,657 (Aug 26) 25th +4.2% 4th 42% below peers
Dearborn, MI $250,741 (Aug 26) 28th +4.2% 5th 57% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $576,824 (Aug 26) 16th +3.7% 6th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA $442,741 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.6% 7th 23% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA $692,396 (Aug 26) 11th +3.5% 8th 20% above peers
Daly City, CA $1,115,941 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.2% 9th 93% above peers
Suffolk, VA $389,533 (Aug 26) 24th +2.7% 10th 32% below peers
Inglewood, CA $749,827 (Aug 26) 8th +2.3% 11th 30% above peers
Quincy, MA $679,587 (Aug 26) 12th +1.8% 12th 18% above peers
Fishers, IN $444,527 (Aug 26) 21st +1.8% 13th 23% below peers
Hesperia, CA $462,029 (Aug 26) 19th +1.8% 14th 20% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $176,929 (Aug 26) 31st +1.6% 15th 69% below peers
El Monte, CA $752,694 (Aug 26) 7th +1.2% 16th 30% above peers
Boulder, CO $948,693 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 17th 64% above peers
West Covina, CA $835,555 (Aug 26) 5th +0.9% 18th 45% above peers
Lynn, MA $580,377 (Aug 26) 15th +0.7% 19th 1% above peers
Chico, CA $460,839 (Aug 26) 20th +0.6% 20th 20% below peers
Columbia, MD $507,609 (Aug 26) 18th +0.5% 21st 12% below peers
Yuma, AZ $295,611 (Aug 26) 27th +0.3% 22nd 49% below peers
Burbank, CA $1,176,932 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.0% 23rd 104% above peers
El Cajon, CA $817,309 (Aug 26) 6th -0.5% 24th 42% above peers
Vacaville, CA $601,486 (Aug 26) 14th -0.5% 25th 4% above peers
Avondale, AZ $394,129 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.3% 26th 32% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $694,234 (Aug 26) 10th -1.8% 27th 20% above peers
Renton, WA $731,654 (Aug 26) 9th -1.9% 28th 27% above peers
San Angelo, TX $212,773 (Aug 26) 29th -3.7% 29th 63% below peers
Tracy, CA $672,627 (Aug 26) 13th -4.4% 30th 17% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $305,650 (Aug 26) 26th -5.0% 31st 47% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $477,931 in August 2026, up from $471,115 a year earlier.
$477,931
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
South Bend, IN $120,201 (Aug 26) 30th +10.6% 1st 70% below peers
Dearborn, MI $192,346 (Aug 26) 27th +5.6% 2nd 52% below peers
Albany, NY $249,246 (Aug 26) 25th +5.1% 3rd 38% below peers
New Bedford, MA $365,962 (Aug 26) 17th +4.3% 4th 8% below peers
Carmel, IN $399,066 (Aug 26) 16th +3.9% 5th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA $255,290 (Aug 26) 24th +3.7% 6th 36% below peers
Hesperia, CA $402,152 (Aug 26) 15th +2.6% 7th 1% above peers
Inglewood, CA $567,590 (Aug 26) 8th +1.9% 8th 42% above peers
Fishers, IN $339,609 (Aug 26) 21st +1.9% 9th 15% below peers
Daly City, CA $879,603 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.7% 10th 120% above peers
San Mateo, CA $995,042 (Aug 26) 1st +1.7% 11th 149% above peers
El Monte, CA $635,761 (Aug 26) 5th +1.5% 12th 59% above peers
Quincy, MA $477,931 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 13th 20% above peers
Chico, CA $351,343 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 14th 12% below peers
West Covina, CA $720,537 (Aug 26) 4th +1.0% 15th 81% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $89,547 (Aug 26) 31st +0.6% 16th 78% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $264,633 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.3% 17th 34% below peers
Lynn, MA $446,726 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 18th 12% above peers
Burbank, CA $868,131 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.0% 19th 118% above peers
Yuma, AZ $209,337 (Aug 26) 26th -0.2% 20th 48% below peers
El Cajon, CA $591,375 (Aug 26) 6th -0.2% 21st 48% above peers
Columbia, MD $359,977 (Aug 26) 18th -0.3% 22nd 10% below peers
Vacaville, CA $502,951 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 23rd 26% above peers
Avondale, AZ $344,189 (Aug 26) 20th -1.3% 24th 14% below peers
Renton, WA $522,663 (Aug 26) 10th -1.7% 25th 31% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $568,805 (Aug 26) 7th -1.7% 26th 43% above peers
Boulder, CO $491,064 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 27th 23% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA $277,549 (Aug 26) 22nd -3.3% 28th 30% below peers
San Angelo, TX $133,030 (Aug 26) 29th -3.8% 29th 67% below peers
Tracy, CA $548,866 (Aug 26) 9th -4.0% 30th 38% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $186,782 (Aug 26) 28th -7.4% 31st 53% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.2% then, 45.2% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.5% to 45.2%).
Needs attention 45.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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%
Avondale, AZ 61.6% 12th +6.6pp 1st 2% above peers
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 7th +5.8pp 2nd 12% above peers
Yuma, AZ 66.8% 8th +5.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
Vacaville, CA 67.5% 6th +5.5pp 4th 12% above peers
Lynn, MA 48.1% 22nd +3.2pp 5th 20% below peers
South Bend, IN 60.2% 15th +3.0pp 6th on par with peers
Sandy Springs, GA 50.2% 19th +2.2pp 7th 17% below peers
El Cajon, CA 41.5% 27th +1.8pp 8th 31% below peers
Renton, WA 54.4% 18th +2.2pp 9th 10% below peers
Tracy, CA 65.0% 10th +2.2pp 10th 8% above peers
Burbank, CA 43.3% 26th +1.4pp 11th 28% below peers
Daly City, CA 60.2% 16th +1.9pp 12th on par with peers
Dearborn, MI 68.4% 5th +2.0pp 13th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 70.7% 4th +2.0pp 14th 17% above peers
San Angelo, TX 61.2% 13th +1.4pp 15th 2% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 30th +0.7pp 16th 37% below peers
Inglewood, CA 36.2% 31st +0.4pp 17th 40% below peers
El Monte, CA 40.2% 29th +0.2pp 18th 33% below peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 28th +0.1pp 19th 33% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 17th +0.1pp 20th 6% below peers
Columbia, MD 64.8% 11th -0.7pp 21st 8% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 49.1% 21st -0.5pp 22nd 19% below peers
Carmel, IN 74.3% 3rd -1.3pp 23rd 23% above peers
Quincy, MA 45.2% 24th -0.9pp 24th 25% below peers
Fishers, IN 76.2% 2nd -1.5pp 25th 27% above peers
Boulder, CO 47.2% 23rd -1.1pp 26th 22% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 1st -2.1pp 27th 30% above peers
Chico, CA 43.4% 25th -1.3pp 28th 28% below peers
West Covina, CA 60.3% 14th -2.3pp 29th on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 65.7% 9th -5.5pp 30th 9% above peers
San Mateo, CA 49.9% 20th -4.5pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 77% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,770 in August 2026, up from $2,748 a year earlier.
Big move $2,770
2015August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Daly City, CA $2,962 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.8% 1st 32% above peers
San Mateo, CA $3,917 (Aug 26) 1st +9.6% 2nd 75% above peers
Carmel, IN $1,838 (Aug 26) 21st +8.1% 3rd 18% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $1,362 (Aug 26) 29th +7.6% 4th 39% below peers
Suffolk, VA $2,049 (Aug 26) 18th +6.3% 5th 8% below peers
San Angelo, TX $1,304 (Aug 26) 30th +5.1% 6th 42% below peers
Albany, NY $1,631 (Aug 26) 26th +4.9% 7th 27% below peers
Fishers, IN $1,911 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 8th 15% below peers
New Bedford, MA $1,841 (Aug 26) 20th +4.5% 9th 18% below peers
Columbia, MD $2,259 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 10th 1% above peers
Yuma, AZ $1,459 (Aug 26) 28th +3.1% 11th 35% below peers
South Bend, IN $1,298 (Aug 26) 31st +3.0% 12th 42% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $2,949 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.0% 13th 32% above peers
Dearborn, MI $1,805 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.8% 14th 19% below peers
Renton, WA $2,236 (Aug 26) 16th +2.7% 15th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA $2,229 (Aug 26) 17th +2.7% 16th on par with peers
Lynn, MA $2,313 (Aug 26) 13th +2.3% 17th 3% above peers
West Covina, CA $2,580 (Aug 26) 9th +2.2% 18th 15% above peers
Vacaville, CA $2,614 (Aug 26) 7th +1.5% 19th 17% above peers
Boulder, CO $2,399 (Aug 26) 11th +1.4% 20th 7% above peers
El Monte, CA $2,361 (Aug 26) 12th +1.2% 21st 6% above peers
Chico, CA $1,544 (Aug 26) 27th +1.1% 22nd 31% below peers
Burbank, CA $2,783 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 23rd 24% above peers
Quincy, MA $2,770 (Aug 26) 5th +0.8% 24th 24% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $2,597 (Aug 26) 8th +0.7% 25th 16% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA $1,706 (Aug 26) 24th +0.6% 26th 24% below peers
Tracy, CA $2,701 (Aug 26) 6th +0.4% 27th 21% above peers
El Cajon, CA $2,275 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 28th 2% above peers
Inglewood, CA $2,492 (Aug 26) 10th -0.8% 29th 11% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $1,745 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.1% 30th 22% below peers
Avondale, AZ $1,688 (Aug 26) 25th -1.2% 31st 25% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.6% then, 39.8% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.1% to 39.8%).
39.8%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better 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
El Monte, CA 48.1% 28th -3.9pp 1st 23% above peers
Albany, NY 39.3% 17th -2.8pp 2nd on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 5th -1.9pp 3rd 23% below peers
Yuma, AZ 30.9% 7th -1.8pp 4th 21% below peers
Tracy, CA 35.3% 12th -1.2pp 5th 10% below peers
Columbia, MD 27.7% 4th -0.7pp 6th 29% below peers
Quincy, MA 39.8% 18th -0.7pp 7th 1% above peers
South Bend, IN 30.5% 6th -0.5pp 8th 22% below peers
Daly City, CA 41.5% 20th -0.5pp 9th 6% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 32.3% 9th -0.2pp 10th 18% below peers
San Mateo, CA 38.7% 13th -0.1pp 11th 1% below peers
Suffolk, VA 34.1% 10th +0.2pp 12th 13% below peers
Chico, CA 44.7% 22nd +1.1pp 13th 14% above peers
West Covina, CA 40.7% 19th +1.1pp 14th 4% above peers
Renton, WA 38.7% 14th +1.1pp 15th 1% below peers
Burbank, CA 47.7% 27th +2.1pp 16th 21% above peers
Avondale, AZ 35.2% 11th +1.6pp 17th 10% below peers
Boulder, CO 46.0% 26th +2.3pp 18th 17% above peers
Lynn, MA 49.7% 29th +2.9pp 19th 27% above peers
Inglewood, CA 54.9% 30th +3.4pp 20th 40% above peers
Vacaville, CA 38.8% 15th +2.5pp 21st 1% below peers
San Angelo, TX 32.0% 8th +2.1pp 22nd 19% below peers
Dearborn, MI 39.2% 16th +2.8pp 23rd on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 23rd +3.6pp 24th 15% above peers
El Cajon, CA 55.4% 31st +5.6pp 25th 41% above peers
Carmel, IN 20.6% 2nd +2.5pp 26th 47% below peers
Fishers, IN 20.1% 1st +2.5pp 27th 49% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 44.6% 21st +5.7pp 28th 14% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 45.1% 24th +6.1pp 29th 15% above peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 25th +6.5pp 30th 17% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 3rd +5.0pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.2% to 14.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Quincy started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.8% to 14.1%).
Bright spot 14.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 29th -4.4pp 1st 129% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.1% 28th -3.1pp 2nd 94% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.2% 30th -3.8pp 3rd 138% above peers
South Bend, IN 9.8% 25th -2.0pp 4th 36% above peers
Yuma, AZ 5.8% 12th -1.1pp 5th 20% below peers
San Angelo, TX 5.5% 11th -1.0pp 6th 24% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 10.2% 27th -1.7pp 7th 41% above peers
Carmel, IN 2.5% 1st -0.4pp 8th 65% below peers
Suffolk, VA 5.0% 8th -0.8pp 9th 30% below peers
El Cajon, CA 8.1% 18th -1.0pp 10th 12% above peers
Chico, CA 7.0% 15th -0.8pp 11th 3% below peers
Albany, NY 24.0% 31st -2.2pp 12th 231% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.0% 5th -0.3pp 13th 44% below peers
Avondale, AZ 4.6% 6th -0.2pp 14th 37% below peers
El Monte, CA 9.3% 24th -0.2pp 15th 28% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 17th -0.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 7.2% 16th -0.1pp 17th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 3.4% 4th -0.0pp 18th 54% below peers
Columbia, MD 5.8% 13th +0.1pp 19th 20% below peers
Burbank, CA 8.3% 20th +0.2pp 20th 15% above peers
Daly City, CA 8.4% 22nd +0.2pp 21st 16% above peers
Inglewood, CA 9.9% 26th +0.5pp 22nd 36% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 23rd 63% below peers
Dearborn, MI 8.3% 19th +0.5pp 24th 14% above peers
Boulder, CO 9.1% 23rd +0.9pp 25th 26% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.2% 9th +0.7pp 26th 28% below peers
West Covina, CA 5.4% 10th +0.7pp 27th 26% below peers
Renton, WA 8.4% 21st +1.6pp 28th 16% above peers
San Mateo, CA 6.8% 14th +1.8pp 29th 6% below peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 7th +1.2pp 30th 36% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.7% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Athens, GA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Bernardino, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.3% then, 3.5% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.3% to 3.5%).
Bright spot 3.5%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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
Vacaville, CA 2.6% 1st -1.6pp 1st 54% below peers
Burbank, CA 4.0% 7th -2.3pp 2nd 30% below peers
Inglewood, CA 9.6% 25th -2.8pp 3rd 69% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 23rd -2.1pp 4th 56% above peers
Lynn, MA 4.1% 9th -0.9pp 5th 28% below peers
El Cajon, CA 6.5% 18th -1.4pp 6th 15% above peers
Boulder, CO 3.5% 4th -0.7pp 7th 39% below peers
West Covina, CA 5.7% 16th -0.9pp 8th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 5.4% 14th -0.8pp 9th 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 5.3% 12th -0.8pp 10th 6% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 8.6% 22nd -1.0pp 11th 52% above peers
El Monte, CA 12.9% 27th -0.7pp 12th 128% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 7.2% 19th -0.3pp 13th 26% above peers
San Mateo, CA 4.0% 8th -0.1pp 14th 29% below peers
Yuma, AZ 11.3% 26th +0.0pp 15th 99% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.4% 17th +0.1pp 16th 13% above peers
Renton, WA 7.6% 21st +0.4pp 17th 35% above peers
Albany, NY 5.2% 11th +0.3pp 18th 9% below peers
Chico, CA 7.2% 20th +0.4pp 19th 27% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.5% 5th +0.2pp 20th 38% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.3% 3rd +0.3pp 21st 43% below peers
Fishers, IN 3.2% 2nd +0.3pp 22nd 44% below peers
Daly City, CA 5.6% 15th +0.6pp 23rd 1% below peers
San Angelo, TX 15.3% 29th +1.7pp 24th 170% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 16.8% 30th +1.9pp 25th 196% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 17.8% 31st +2.1pp 26th 214% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.4% 13th +0.7pp 27th 5% below peers
Columbia, MD 4.6% 10th +0.7pp 28th 19% below peers
Avondale, AZ 13.4% 28th +2.2pp 29th 137% above peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 24th +1.8pp 30th 67% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.8% 6th +1.9pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vacaville, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.

25.5%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Massachusetts ref 28.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Boulder, CO 18.9% 1st 40% below peers
Daly City, CA 19.1% 2nd 40% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 3rd 34% below peers
San Mateo, CA 22.0% 4th 30% below peers
West Covina, CA 23.7% 5th 25% below peers
Renton, WA 24.4% 6th 23% below peers
Burbank, CA 24.6% 7th 22% below peers
Quincy, MA 25.5% 8th 19% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 26.1% 9th 17% below peers
El Monte, CA 26.4% 10th 16% below peers
Carmel, IN 26.5% 11th 16% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 26.9% 12th 15% below peers
Fishers, IN 28.4% 13th 10% below peers
Columbia, MD 29.1% 14th 8% below peers
El Cajon, CA 29.6% 15th 6% below peers
Chico, CA 31.6% 16th on par with peers
Vacaville, CA 32.4% 17th 3% above peers
Tracy, CA 32.4% 18th 3% above peers
Inglewood, CA 33.0% 19th 4% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.9% 20th 7% above peers
Dearborn, MI 33.9% 21st 7% above peers
Lynn, MA 34.3% 22nd 9% above peers
Avondale, AZ 36.2% 23rd 15% above peers
San Angelo, TX 37.0% 24th 17% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 25th 18% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 26th 20% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 27th 21% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 28th 23% above peers
Yuma, AZ 41.5% 29th 31% above peers
Suffolk, VA 41.7% 30th 32% above peers
South Bend, IN 42.0% 31st 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.7% then, 3.0% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.8% to 3.0%).
Bright spot 3.0%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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
Burbank, CA 1.7% 4th -2.1pp 1st 57% below peers
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 2nd 63% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 4.2% 18th -1.8pp 3rd 4% above peers
Inglewood, CA 4.3% 19th -1.8pp 4th 8% above peers
Fishers, IN 2.0% 5th -0.8pp 5th 50% below peers
South Bend, IN 4.0% 17th -1.0pp 6th 1% above peers
West Covina, CA 3.0% 11th -0.5pp 7th 24% below peers
El Cajon, CA 3.2% 12th -0.5pp 8th 21% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.3% 13th -0.4pp 9th 17% below peers
Yuma, AZ 7.7% 27th -0.7pp 10th 92% above peers
Renton, WA 2.4% 8th +0.3pp 11th 41% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 28th +1.6pp 12th 160% above peers
El Monte, CA 4.0% 16th +0.6pp 13th on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 6.7% 26th +1.1pp 14th 67% above peers
Vacaville, CA 1.7% 3rd +0.3pp 15th 57% below peers
Boulder, CO 1.6% 2nd +0.4pp 16th 60% below peers
Dearborn, MI 3.7% 15th +0.9pp 17th 8% below peers
Chico, CA 4.7% 20th +1.2pp 18th 17% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 15.2% 31st +4.2pp 19th 281% above peers
Columbia, MD 3.4% 14th +0.9pp 20th 16% below peers
Avondale, AZ 11.4% 29th +3.4pp 21st 186% above peers
Suffolk, VA 4.9% 23rd +1.7pp 22nd 23% above peers
San Angelo, TX 12.7% 30th +4.5pp 23rd 218% above peers
Carmel, IN 2.9% 9th +1.1pp 24th 27% below peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 25th +2.5pp 25th 50% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.0% 10th +1.3pp 26th 25% below peers
San Mateo, CA 2.0% 6th +1.0pp 27th 49% below peers
Lynn, MA 2.2% 7th +1.2pp 28th 44% below peers
Albany, NY 4.7% 21st +3.0pp 29th 18% above peers
Daly City, CA 5.2% 24th +3.6pp 30th 30% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 22nd +4.0pp 31st 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.1% to 50.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Quincy started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 10.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.0% to 50.3%).
Bright spot 50.3%
20102024
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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% 25th +5.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Tracy, CA 28.5% 20th +6.5pp 2nd 14% below peers
El Monte, CA 15.2% 30th +2.9pp 3rd 54% below peers
Inglewood, CA 25.2% 23rd +4.0pp 4th 24% below peers
Vacaville, CA 28.0% 21st +4.3pp 5th 16% below peers
Dearborn, MI 34.6% 15th +4.8pp 6th 4% above peers
Avondale, AZ 21.3% 27th +2.8pp 7th 36% below peers
Albany, NY 45.3% 11th +5.7pp 8th 36% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.3% 19th +3.6pp 9th 12% below peers
Suffolk, VA 33.3% 16th +3.9pp 10th on par with peers
Chico, CA 42.2% 12th +4.8pp 11th 27% above peers
Yuma, AZ 20.9% 28th +2.4pp 12th 37% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 61.8% 7th +6.5pp 13th 85% above peers
Quincy, MA 50.3% 9th +5.2pp 14th 51% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.1% 10th +4.8pp 15th 41% above peers
El Cajon, CA 23.0% 26th +2.1pp 16th 31% below peers
Renton, WA 39.5% 13th +3.0pp 17th 18% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 32.0% 17th +2.3pp 18th 4% below peers
San Mateo, CA 57.8% 8th +3.6pp 19th 73% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 22nd +1.6pp 20th 24% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 21st 64% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 69.2% 3rd +4.1pp 22nd 108% above peers
Carmel, IN 74.4% 2nd +3.8pp 23rd 123% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 4th +3.4pp 24th 103% above peers
West Covina, CA 30.1% 18th +1.1pp 25th 10% below peers
Daly City, CA 38.9% 14th +1.2pp 26th 17% above peers
Columbia, MD 63.6% 6th +0.9pp 27th 91% above peers
Boulder, CO 76.8% 1st +0.8pp 28th 130% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 29th +0.0pp 29th 49% below peers
Fishers, IN 66.5% 5th +0.0pp 30th 99% above peers
San Angelo, TX 24.7% 24th +0.0pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Arvada, CO up 10.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up 8.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gainesville, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (67.9% then, 59.9% now; margin ±13.9pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.2% to 59.9%).
Bright spot 59.9%
20112024
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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%
Dearborn, MI 51.3% 13th +14.5pp 1st 12% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 68.2% 3rd +18.3pp 2nd 49% above peers
Lynn, MA 32.8% 28th +6.9pp 3rd 28% below peers
Carmel, IN 72.2% 1st +12.2pp 4th 58% above peers
El Cajon, CA 52.0% 12th +6.0pp 5th 14% above peers
Fishers, IN 61.2% 7th +7.0pp 6th 34% above peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 29th +3.0pp 7th 35% below peers
South Bend, IN 37.1% 22nd +3.5pp 8th 19% below peers
El Monte, CA 48.2% 15th +4.4pp 9th 5% above peers
Chico, CA 44.8% 18th +3.0pp 10th 2% below peers
San Mateo, CA 63.1% 6th +1.8pp 11th 38% above peers
Albany, NY 57.2% 9th -0.5pp 12th 25% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 16th -0.8pp 13th on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 71.5% 2nd -1.8pp 14th 56% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 5th -3.5pp 15th 40% above peers
Columbia, MD 56.2% 10th -4.3pp 16th 23% above peers
Quincy, MA 59.9% 8th -8.1pp 17th 31% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 23rd -5.5pp 18th 20% below peers
Suffolk, VA 45.8% 17th -7.9pp 19th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 37.7% 21st -7.0pp 20th 18% below peers
San Angelo, TX 34.5% 25th -7.8pp 21st 25% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.6% 19th -10.2pp 22nd 9% below peers
Daly City, CA 49.4% 14th -12.7pp 23rd 8% above peers
West Covina, CA 40.9% 20th -12.2pp 24th 11% below peers
Boulder, CO 64.9% 4th -21.3pp 25th 42% above peers
Burbank, CA 53.0% 11th -21.8pp 26th 16% above peers
Vacaville, CA 32.9% 27th -14.3pp 27th 28% below peers
Renton, WA 34.6% 24th -17.8pp 28th 25% below peers
Yuma, AZ 28.6% 30th -15.4pp 29th 38% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.2% 26th -23.2pp 30th 28% below peers
Avondale, AZ 14.8% 31st -22.2pp 31st 68% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±11.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth rose 9.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.9% to 11.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±7.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.6% to 11.0%).
Needs attention 11.0%
20102024
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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
Avondale, AZ 4.2% 7th -6.6pp 1st 37% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 79% below peers
Lynn, MA 5.7% 13th -3.6pp 3rd 16% below peers
El Monte, CA 7.0% 20th -2.5pp 4th 4% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 26th -2.7pp 5th 31% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 4.3% 8th -1.3pp 6th 35% below peers
El Cajon, CA 4.9% 9th -1.2pp 7th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 18th -1.4pp 8th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 5.2% 11th -0.9pp 9th 23% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 8.6% 25th -0.5pp 10th 29% above peers
Carmel, IN 3.7% 5th +0.0pp 11th 45% below peers
Daly City, CA 6.2% 14th +0.4pp 12th 8% below peers
Chico, CA 3.3% 4th +0.4pp 13th 51% below peers
Yuma, AZ 12.3% 29th +1.7pp 14th 84% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.7% 16th +1.1pp 15th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 27th +2.2pp 16th 50% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 31st +2.9pp 17th 97% above peers
San Angelo, TX 6.8% 19th +1.5pp 18th 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.2% 3rd +0.7pp 19th 52% below peers
Albany, NY 4.1% 6th +1.1pp 20th 38% below peers
Burbank, CA 5.0% 10th +1.3pp 21st 26% below peers
Fishers, IN 5.7% 12th +1.9pp 22nd 16% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.9% 23rd +2.8pp 23rd 17% above peers
Dearborn, MI 7.3% 21st +2.7pp 24th 9% above peers
West Covina, CA 6.5% 15th +2.7pp 25th 4% below peers
Vacaville, CA 6.7% 17th +3.0pp 26th on par with peers
Boulder, CO 2.0% 2nd +1.0pp 27th 70% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.4% 22nd +3.5pp 28th 10% above peers
Inglewood, CA 12.4% 30th +6.7pp 29th 85% above peers
Renton, WA 8.4% 24th +4.8pp 30th 25% above peers
Quincy, MA 11.0% 28th +9.1pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Gainesville, FL down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±7.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94,207 to 102,114 - more than the combined survey margin (±67).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 10% from 2014 to 2024 (92,920 to 102,114).
Big move 102,114
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Fort Myers, FL 95,051 30th +19% 1st 7% below peers
Dearborn, MI 107,423 1st +13% 2nd 5% above peers
Fishers, IN 102,337 15th +13% 3rd on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 98,796 28th +10% 4th 3% below peers
Avondale, AZ 92,477 31st +9% 5th 10% below peers
Lynn, MA 101,709 20th +8% 6th 1% below peers
Quincy, MA 102,114 18th +8% 7th on par with peers
Chico, CA 102,188 17th +8% 8th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 23rd +7% 9th 1% below peers
Tracy, CA 96,966 29th +7% 10th 5% below peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 22nd +6% 11th 1% below peers
Carmel, IN 101,651 21st +4% 12th 1% below peers
Yuma, AZ 100,139 26th +4% 13th 2% below peers
Renton, WA 105,317 6th +4% 14th 3% above peers
Vacaville, CA 102,596 13th +4% 15th on par with peers
Albany, NY 100,492 24th +3% 16th 2% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 100,234 25th +3% 17th 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 104,449 9th +1% 18th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 103,085 12th +1% 19th 1% above peers
Burbank, CA 104,546 8th +1% 20th 2% above peers
West Covina, CA 107,037 3rd +0% 21st 5% above peers
Columbia, MD 104,338 10th +0% 22nd 2% above peers
Boulder, CO 106,433 4th +0% 23rd 4% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 107,087 2nd +0% 24th 5% above peers
San Angelo, TX 99,674 27th -0% 25th 3% below peers
San Mateo, CA 103,105 11th -1% 26th 1% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 14th -2% 27th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 16th -3% 28th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 101,964 19th -4% 29th on par with peers
Inglewood, CA 104,569 7th -5% 30th 2% above peers
El Monte, CA 106,109 5th -8% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±45 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.6% then, 14.5% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (15.5% to 14.4%).
Big move 14.5%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Massachusetts ref 19.4% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Burbank, CA 19.1% 23rd +1.0pp 1st 14% below peers
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 12th +1.0pp 2nd 7% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 16th +0.3pp 3rd on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 25.6% 6th +0.3pp 4th 15% above peers
El Monte, CA 22.8% 15th -0.2pp 5th 2% above peers
San Angelo, TX 23.2% 14th -0.2pp 6th 4% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.4% 28th -0.2pp 7th 35% below peers
Lynn, MA 24.1% 10th -0.4pp 8th 8% above peers
Dearborn, MI 28.7% 2nd -0.6pp 9th 29% above peers
Suffolk, VA 23.6% 13th -0.7pp 10th 6% above peers
Vacaville, CA 21.9% 17th -0.8pp 11th 2% below peers
Yuma, AZ 25.5% 8th -0.9pp 12th 14% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 16.2% 27th -0.6pp 13th 27% below peers
West Covina, CA 20.2% 20th -0.8pp 14th 10% below peers
Chico, CA 18.4% 25th -0.8pp 15th 17% below peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 1st -1.5pp 16th 30% above peers
Columbia, MD 21.0% 18th -1.1pp 17th 6% below peers
Tracy, CA 26.5% 5th -1.6pp 18th 19% above peers
Renton, WA 20.8% 19th -1.3pp 19th 7% below peers
Boulder, CO 11.8% 31st -0.7pp 20th 47% below peers
South Bend, IN 25.5% 7th -1.7pp 21st 14% above peers
San Mateo, CA 19.6% 21st -1.3pp 22nd 12% below peers
Carmel, IN 24.5% 9th -1.8pp 23rd 10% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 18.4% 26th -1.4pp 24th 17% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 19.1% 24th -1.6pp 25th 15% below peers
Avondale, AZ 26.8% 3rd -2.4pp 26th 20% above peers
Daly City, CA 14.4% 29th -1.3pp 27th 35% below peers
Fishers, IN 26.7% 4th -2.9pp 28th 20% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 11th -3.1pp 29th 7% above peers
Inglewood, CA 19.4% 22nd -4.2pp 30th 13% below peers
Albany, NY 13.9% 30th -3.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.6% then, 18.4% now; margin ±5.3pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 6.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.2% to 18.4%).
Big move 18.4%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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% 22nd +6.8pp 1st 19% below peers
Boulder, CO 27.9% 19th +7.7pp 2nd 4% below peers
West Covina, CA 34.0% 13th +8.6pp 3rd 18% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 7th +9.0pp 4th 51% above peers
El Monte, CA 46.4% 3rd +6.1pp 5th 60% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 28th +1.7pp 6th 51% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 27.1% 20th +3.2pp 7th 6% below peers
Burbank, CA 22.5% 23rd +2.7pp 8th 22% below peers
Chico, CA 36.0% 10th +3.6pp 9th 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 45.4% 4th +3.0pp 10th 57% above peers
Tracy, CA 19.0% 26th +1.2pp 11th 34% below peers
San Angelo, TX 36.1% 9th +2.1pp 12th 25% above peers
El Cajon, CA 28.9% 16th +1.3pp 13th on par with peers
Renton, WA 30.8% 15th +1.0pp 14th 6% above peers
Columbia, MD 28.1% 18th +0.2pp 15th 3% below peers
Carmel, IN 13.4% 29th +0.1pp 16th 54% below peers
South Bend, IN 48.2% 2nd +0.1pp 17th 67% above peers
Suffolk, VA 32.0% 14th -0.2pp 18th 11% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 19th 92% above peers
Avondale, AZ 34.9% 12th -0.6pp 20th 20% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 45.2% 5th -1.8pp 21st 56% above peers
Daly City, CA 22.2% 24th -1.2pp 22nd 23% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 19.9% 25th -1.5pp 23rd 31% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.7% 8th -3.9pp 24th 44% above peers
Yuma, AZ 36.0% 11th -3.6pp 25th 24% above peers
Vacaville, CA 24.7% 21st -4.0pp 26th 15% below peers
Quincy, MA 18.4% 27th -3.2pp 27th 36% below peers
Dearborn, MI 13.4% 30th -3.4pp 28th 54% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 17th -7.3pp 29th 1% below peers
Fishers, IN 12.2% 31st -3.8pp 30th 58% below peers
Albany, NY 44.6% 6th -14.5pp 31st 54% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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5 of 23 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.4% then, 73.3% now; margin ±10.2pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.7% to 73.3%).
Big move 73.3%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 13th +10.2pp 1st 1% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 72.2% 8th +10.4pp 2nd 5% above peers
Dearborn, MI 37.9% 31st +5.3pp 3rd 45% below peers
Renton, WA 68.5% 17th +9.2pp 4th on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 63.5% 23rd +7.3pp 5th 7% below peers
Chico, CA 69.9% 12th +7.6pp 6th 2% above peers
Quincy, MA 73.3% 6th +6.8pp 7th 7% above peers
San Angelo, TX 74.6% 4th +6.7pp 8th 9% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 7th +6.3pp 9th 6% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 15th +5.6pp 10th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 54.3% 29th +3.8pp 11th 21% below peers
Fishers, IN 77.3% 2nd +4.8pp 12th 13% above peers
Avondale, AZ 67.6% 19th +2.9pp 13th 1% below peers
Tracy, CA 57.8% 28th +2.1pp 14th 16% below peers
Columbia, MD 78.2% 1st +2.9pp 15th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 69.2% 14th +2.5pp 16th 1% above peers
El Monte, CA 63.5% 24th +1.8pp 17th 7% below peers
San Mateo, CA 76.2% 3rd +2.0pp 18th 11% above peers
West Covina, CA 70.0% 11th -1.0pp 19th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 68.6% 16th -1.0pp 20th on par with peers
Carmel, IN 68.3% 18th -1.4pp 21st on par with peers
Vacaville, CA 58.9% 27th -1.4pp 22nd 14% below peers
Lynn, MA 71.2% 10th -2.6pp 23rd 4% above peers
Daly City, CA 74.1% 5th -2.8pp 24th 8% above peers
Yuma, AZ 59.2% 26th -3.2pp 25th 14% below peers
Boulder, CO 66.5% 21st -4.9pp 26th 3% below peers
Burbank, CA 62.6% 25th -4.7pp 27th 9% below peers
Albany, NY 71.7% 9th -5.7pp 28th 5% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 30th -4.6pp 29th 21% below peers
Inglewood, CA 67.4% 20th -6.8pp 30th 2% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 65.4% 22nd -7.2pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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5 of 23 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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