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154,702 people (2025) 100k-250k Northeast

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Springfield, MA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$52,656
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
$39,432 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
427 /100k
Jun 2026
▼ 25%
relative change
570 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
86.1%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
72.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
18.2%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
21.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
20.5%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
18.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
36.1%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
39.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
49.6%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
46.6% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
10 homicides
12 mo to Jun 2026
▼ 44%
relative change
18 in the prior 12 months
Dropping fast  
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.8%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
4.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.1%
2020-24
▲ 37%
relative change
1.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
62.5%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
54.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Springfield, MA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Property crime
Property crime rate
2,398 /100k
Jun 2026
▼ 10%
relative change
2,669 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
929 /100k
Jun 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
863 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
36.3%
2019-23
▼ 3%
relative change
37.5% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
12.9%
2020-24
▲ 21%
relative change
10.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
25.8%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
26.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
46.2%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
47.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.48
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
0.48 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 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 →
Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$258,798
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$245,024 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,853
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$1,777 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
63.5%
2020-24
high
vs peers
64.7% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
63.3%
2020-24
low
vs peers
67.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime rose about 8% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 8% lower than in 2021 (1,001 then, 926 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 867 in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 929 in June 2026, up from 863 a year earlier.
Needs attention 929 per 100k
2018June 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Lakewood, CO 203 (Mar 26) -73.5% 1st
Bridgeport, CT 222 (Jul 26) -27.8% 2nd
Pasadena, TX 370 (Jul 26) -27.5% 3rd
Charleston, SC 252 (Jul 26) -20.1% 4th
Rockford, IL 803 (Jul 26) -19.2% 5th
Alexandria, VA 134 (Jul 26) -17.3% 6th
Mesquite, TX 384 (Jul 26) -16.3% 7th
Paterson, NJ 796 (Jul 26) -14.5% 8th
Sunnyvale, CA 183 (Jul 26) -11.7% 9th
Corona, CA 227 (Jul 26) -8.7% 10th
Thornton, CO 249 (Jul 26) -5.2% 11th
Pomona, CA 643 (Jul 26) -4.8% 12th
McAllen, TX 128 (Jul 26) -4.5% 13th
Killeen, TX 493 (Feb 26) -4.1% 14th
Waco, TX 397 (Jul 26) -3.5% 15th
Hayward, CA 453 (Jul 26) +3.0% 16th
Springfield, MA 929 (Jun 26) +7.6% 17th
Midland, TX 360 (Jul 26) +17.4% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
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. 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 →
  • Bridgeport, CT down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Rockford, IL down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Norfolk, VA down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 7% higher than in 2021 (2,218 then, 2,384 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 3,122 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,398 in June 2026, down from 2,669 a year earlier.
Needs attention 2,398 per 100k
2018June 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Lakewood, CO 1,334 (Mar 26) -72.5% 1st
Alexandria, VA 1,508 (Jul 26) -30.0% 2nd
McAllen, TX 1,334 (Jul 26) -18.8% 3rd
Bridgeport, CT 1,160 (Jul 26) -18.7% 4th
Thornton, CO 2,235 (Jul 26) -16.7% 5th
Charleston, SC 1,488 (Jul 26) -16.6% 6th
Corona, CA 1,403 (Jul 26) -16.3% 7th
Pasadena, TX 1,682 (Jul 26) -16.1% 8th
Mesquite, TX 2,144 (Jul 26) -12.3% 9th
Rockford, IL 2,352 (Jul 26) -10.6% 10th
Paterson, NJ 2,135 (Jul 26) -10.3% 11th
Springfield, MA 2,398 (Jun 26) -10.2% 12th
Pomona, CA 2,241 (Jul 26) -9.8% 13th
Sunnyvale, CA 1,730 (Jul 26) -8.4% 14th
Waco, TX 1,748 (Jul 26) -6.0% 15th
Hayward, CA 2,746 (Jul 26) -2.7% 16th
Killeen, TX 1,576 (Feb 26) +10.0% 17th
Midland, TX 1,458 (Jul 26) +41.5% 18th
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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 →
  • Clarksville, TN down about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Odessa, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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 recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides fell about 44% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 41% lower than in 2021 (11 then, 6 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 17 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 10 homicides in the 12 months ending June 2026, down from 18 in the prior 12 months. That is 6 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 10 homicides
2018June 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Hayward, CA 1 (Jul 26) -81.9% 1st
Springfield, MA 6 (Jun 26) -44.5% 2nd
Pomona, CA 5 (Jul 26) -41.6% 3rd
Rockford, IL 7 (Jul 26) -28.5% 4th
Lakewood, CO 2 (Jul 26) -25.1% 5th
Bridgeport, CT 5 (Jul 26) -22.2% 6th
Mesquite, TX 5 (Jul 26) -20.0% 7th
Killeen, TX 12 (Feb 26) -13.9% 8th
Charleston, SC 5 (Jul 26) -11.2% 9th
Paterson, NJ 9 (Jul 26) -6.7% 10th
Sunnyvale, CA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Waco, TX 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Pasadena, TX 3 (Jul 26) +33.2% 13th
Corona, CA 3 (Jul 26) +67.0% 14th
Alexandria, VA 1 (Jul 26) +99.2% 15th
Midland, TX 6 (Jul 26) +125.1% 16th
Thornton, CO 6 (Jul 26) +351.1% 17th
McAllen, TX 1 (Jul 26)
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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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oxnard, CA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 25% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 41% higher than in 2021 (304 then, 427 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 898 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 427 in June 2026, down from 570 a year earlier.
Bright spot 427 per 100k
2018June 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Lakewood, CO 193 (Mar 26) -73.5% 1st
McAllen, TX 15 (Jul 26) -58.5% 2nd
Corona, CA 117 (Jul 26) -47.8% 3rd
Thornton, CO 303 (Jul 26) -36.5% 4th
Sunnyvale, CA 174 (Jul 26) -29.3% 5th
Rockford, IL 360 (Jul 26) -26.8% 6th
Alexandria, VA 120 (Jul 26) -25.3% 7th
Pasadena, TX 252 (Jul 26) -25.2% 8th
Springfield, MA 427 (Jun 26) -25.0% 9th
Charleston, SC 131 (Jul 26) -22.3% 10th
Mesquite, TX 368 (Jul 26) -21.7% 11th
Paterson, NJ 407 (Jul 26) -21.2% 12th
Killeen, TX 232 (Feb 26) -18.9% 13th
Bridgeport, CT 343 (Jul 26) -18.6% 14th
Hayward, CA 742 (Jul 26) -16.8% 15th
Pomona, CA 468 (Jul 26) -6.9% 16th
Waco, TX 160 (Jul 26) -6.0% 17th
Midland, TX 174 (Jul 26) +27.2% 18th
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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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yuma, AZ down about 36% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Rosa, CA down about 34% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% 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 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $39,432 to $52,656 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,962).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Springfield started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 52% from 2014 to 2024 ($34,731 to $52,656).
Bright spot $52,656
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%
Salinas, CA $91,908 11th +49% 1st 27% above peers
Palm Bay, FL $72,614 16th +41% 2nd on par with peers
Bellevue, WA $165,576 2nd +37% 3rd 128% above peers
Kansas City, KS $62,401 20th +37% 4th 14% below peers
Paterson, NJ $55,997 25th +35% 5th 23% below peers
Waco, TX $54,365 28th +35% 6th 25% below peers
Charleston, SC $92,414 9th +35% 7th 27% above peers
Lakewood, CO $89,792 12th +35% 8th 24% above peers
Springfield, MA $52,656 29th +34% 9th 27% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA $186,170 1st +32% 10th 156% above peers
Savannah, GA $57,137 24th +32% 11th 21% below peers
McAllen, TX $61,579 21st +32% 12th 15% below peers
Pomona, CA $79,479 15th +31% 13th 9% above peers
Joliet, IL $92,201 10th +31% 14th 27% above peers
Hayward, CA $113,318 6th +31% 15th 56% above peers
Corona, CA $109,242 7th +30% 16th 50% above peers
Palmdale, CA $81,770 14th +30% 17th 13% above peers
Thornton, CO $103,088 8th +30% 18th 42% above peers
Olathe, KS $114,009 5th +26% 19th 57% above peers
Bridgeport, CT $58,685 23rd +26% 20th 19% below peers
Mesquite, TX $72,537 17th +25% 21st on par with peers
Gainesville, FL $46,195 31st +24% 22nd 36% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA $51,234 30th +24% 23rd 29% below peers
Hollywood, FL $67,203 18th +24% 24th 7% below peers
Rockford, IL $54,752 27th +24% 25th 25% below peers
Naperville, IL $155,105 3rd +23% 26th 114% above peers
Killeen, TX $60,977 22nd +23% 27th 16% below peers
Alexandria, VA $119,681 4th +19% 28th 65% above peers
Pasadena, TX $64,927 19th +18% 29th 11% below peers
Columbia, SC $55,529 26th +17% 30th 24% below peers
Midland, TX $89,585 13th +13% 31st 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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1 of 37 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Nampa, ID up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Providence, RI up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,452 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment is 0.8 percentage points higher than in 2022 (6.1% then, 6.9% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 5.6% in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 8.0% in July 2026, unchanged from 8.0% a year earlier.
8.0%
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
Paterson, NJ 7.6% (Jul 26) 30th -1.9pp 1st 58% above peers
Palmdale, CA 6.0% (Jul 26) 25th -1.5pp 2nd 25% above peers
Rockford, IL 5.0% (Jul 26) 18th -1.2pp 3rd 4% above peers
Columbia, SC 4.8% (Jul 26) 16th -0.9pp 4th on par with peers
Pomona, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.8pp 5th 19% above peers
Hayward, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 13th -0.6pp 6th 4% below peers
Charleston, SC 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.6pp 7th 33% below peers
Salinas, CA 6.3% (Jul 26) 27th -0.4pp 8th 31% above peers
Corona, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 14th -0.3pp 9th 4% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 10th 27% below peers
Kansas City, KS 5.0% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 11th 4% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th -0.1pp 12th 10% below peers
Savannah, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 1st -0.1pp 13th 35% below peers
Olathe, KS 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.1pp 14th 23% below peers
Springfield, MA 8.0% (Jul 26) 31st +0.0pp 15th 67% above peers
Lakewood, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th +0.0pp 16th 17% below peers
Alexandria, VA 3.2% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.0pp 17th 33% below peers
Pasadena, TX 5.8% (Jul 26) 24th +0.0pp 18th 21% above peers
Thornton, CO 4.2% (Jul 26) 8th +0.0pp 19th 12% below peers
Midland, TX 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.1pp 20th 27% below peers
McAllen, TX 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 21st 8% above peers
Joliet, IL 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.2pp 22nd 10% above peers
Waco, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 17th +0.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Naperville, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 11th +0.3pp 24th 6% below peers
Mesquite, TX 4.7% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 25th 2% below peers
Killeen, TX 6.0% (Jul 26) 26th +0.4pp 26th 25% above peers
Bellevue, WA 4.5% (Jul 26) 12th +0.5pp 27th 6% below peers
Hollywood, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.6pp 28th 10% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 21st +0.7pp 29th 8% above peers
Gainesville, FL 6.6% (Jul 26) 28th +1.0pp 30th 38% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 7.3% (Jul 26) 29th +1.6pp 31st 52% 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 (26.9% then, 25.8% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.1% to 25.8%).
Needs attention 25.8%
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%
Alexandria, VA 7.9% 6th -2.4pp 1st 45% below peers
Thornton, CO 7.0% 4th -1.8pp 2nd 51% below peers
Paterson, NJ 21.2% 25th -5.4pp 3rd 48% above peers
Pomona, CA 14.3% 16th -3.6pp 4th on par with peers
Kansas City, KS 15.9% 19th -3.8pp 5th 11% above peers
Salinas, CA 13.6% 15th -3.2pp 6th 5% below peers
McAllen, TX 20.0% 23rd -3.1pp 7th 39% above peers
Waco, TX 23.1% 27th -3.1pp 8th 61% above peers
Corona, CA 8.7% 7th -1.1pp 9th 39% below peers
Savannah, GA 19.6% 22nd -2.2pp 10th 37% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 11.7% 11th -1.3pp 11th 18% below peers
Charleston, SC 12.3% 12th -0.9pp 12th 14% below peers
Rockford, IL 21.3% 26th -1.0pp 13th 49% above peers
Springfield, MA 25.8% 30th -1.1pp 14th 80% above peers
Olathe, KS 5.6% 2nd -0.2pp 15th 61% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 21.0% 24th -0.8pp 16th 47% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 24.7% 29th -0.2pp 17th 72% above peers
Gainesville, FL 30.8% 31st +0.1pp 18th 115% above peers
Lakewood, CO 9.2% 8th +0.1pp 19th 36% below peers
Palmdale, CA 15.7% 18th +0.2pp 20th 10% above peers
Joliet, IL 11.1% 10th +0.2pp 21st 23% below peers
Naperville, IL 4.5% 1st +0.2pp 22nd 69% below peers
Mesquite, TX 13.4% 14th +0.6pp 23rd 7% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 5.8% 3rd +0.3pp 24th 59% below peers
Bellevue, WA 7.2% 5th +0.6pp 25th 50% below peers
Columbia, SC 24.0% 28th +2.2pp 26th 67% above peers
Pasadena, TX 18.9% 21st +1.9pp 27th 32% above peers
Hayward, CA 9.6% 9th +1.3pp 28th 33% below peers
Hollywood, FL 14.7% 17th +2.1pp 29th 3% above peers
Killeen, TX 17.4% 20th +2.7pp 30th 22% above peers
Midland, TX 12.4% 13th +3.2pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 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 →
  • Miami Gardens, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 6.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tyler, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.3% to 36.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Springfield started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 8.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.4% to 36.1%).
Bright spot 36.1%
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%
Alexandria, VA 11.5% 8th -7.3pp 1st 40% below peers
Naperville, IL 3.5% 1st -1.9pp 2nd 81% below peers
Pomona, CA 17.3% 14th -8.8pp 3rd 10% below peers
Olathe, KS 5.5% 2nd -2.5pp 4th 72% below peers
Salinas, CA 17.8% 15th -7.8pp 5th 7% below peers
Thornton, CO 8.7% 4th -2.8pp 6th 55% below peers
Kansas City, KS 21.7% 18th -7.0pp 7th 13% above peers
Paterson, NJ 29.4% 25th -8.2pp 8th 53% above peers
McAllen, TX 27.1% 22nd -6.4pp 9th 42% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 15.2% 11th -2.7pp 10th 21% below peers
Corona, CA 10.2% 6th -1.6pp 11th 47% below peers
Waco, TX 28.2% 24th -3.4pp 12th 47% above peers
Rockford, IL 30.6% 28th -3.4pp 13th 60% above peers
Joliet, IL 15.6% 12th -1.7pp 14th 19% below peers
Springfield, MA 36.1% 31st -3.3pp 15th 88% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 35.5% 30th -2.0pp 16th 85% above peers
Gainesville, FL 23.2% 20th -0.7pp 17th 21% above peers
Savannah, GA 30.1% 27th -0.8pp 18th 57% above peers
Palmdale, CA 22.1% 19th +0.5pp 19th 15% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 33.5% 29th +2.1pp 20th 75% above peers
Lakewood, CO 13.1% 9th +1.2pp 21st 32% below peers
Pasadena, TX 28.1% 23rd +2.6pp 22nd 47% above peers
Columbia, SC 29.8% 26th +3.0pp 23rd 56% above peers
Hayward, CA 11.5% 7th +1.3pp 24th 40% below peers
Charleston, SC 16.9% 13th +2.2pp 25th 12% below peers
Hollywood, FL 19.2% 16th +2.6pp 26th on par with peers
Mesquite, TX 21.1% 17th +3.9pp 27th 10% above peers
Midland, TX 14.8% 10th +3.3pp 28th 23% below peers
Killeen, TX 26.0% 21st +6.1pp 29th 36% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 5.6% 3rd +1.5pp 30th 71% below peers
Bellevue, WA 9.7% 5th +3.6pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 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 →
  • Miami Gardens, FL down 14.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gresham, OR down 11.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 13.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp 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 14.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72.1% to 86.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Springfield started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 17.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (68.4% to 86.1%).
Bright spot 86.1%
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%
Paterson, NJ 89.3% 23rd +20.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Springfield, MA 86.1% 29th +14.0pp 2nd 7% below peers
Waco, TX 89.0% 24th +13.4pp 3rd 4% below peers
Kansas City, KS 88.8% 25th +13.1pp 4th 4% below peers
Charleston, SC 92.9% 16th +13.6pp 5th on par with peers
Salinas, CA 94.4% 7th +11.5pp 6th 2% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 85.8% 30th +10.4pp 7th 8% below peers
McAllen, TX 92.2% 18th +10.9pp 8th 1% below peers
Savannah, GA 90.6% 22nd +9.6pp 9th 2% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 88.1% 27th +9.2pp 10th 5% below peers
Rockford, IL 86.6% 28th +8.0pp 11th 7% below peers
Columbia, SC 88.6% 26th +7.8pp 12th 5% below peers
Joliet, IL 93.5% 11th +7.8pp 13th 1% above peers
Pomona, CA 92.8% 17th +7.8pp 14th on par with peers
Midland, TX 92.9% 14th +7.6pp 15th on par with peers
Mesquite, TX 94.0% 10th +7.5pp 16th 1% above peers
Thornton, CO 96.5% 4th +6.5pp 17th 4% above peers
Hollywood, FL 91.4% 20th +5.9pp 18th 2% below peers
Hayward, CA 95.0% 6th +5.8pp 19th 2% above peers
Palmdale, CA 93.0% 13th +5.7pp 20th on par with peers
Palm Bay, FL 92.9% 15th +5.6pp 21st on par with peers
Killeen, TX 91.4% 21st +5.0pp 22nd 2% below peers
Pasadena, TX 91.6% 19th +4.7pp 23rd 1% below peers
Lakewood, CO 93.3% 12th +4.6pp 24th on par with peers
Corona, CA 94.3% 8th +4.5pp 25th 2% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 96.6% 3rd +3.7pp 26th 4% above peers
Alexandria, VA 94.1% 9th +2.5pp 27th 1% above peers
Olathe, KS 95.8% 5th +2.3pp 28th 3% above peers
Bellevue, WA 97.0% 2nd +2.0pp 29th 4% above peers
Naperville, IL 97.5% 1st +2.0pp 30th 5% above peers
Gainesville, FL 85.7% 31st +0.8pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 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 →
  • Brownsville, TX up 33.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ponce zona urbana, PR up 25.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 20.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 (0.48 then, 0.48 now; margin ±0.01).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.48 to 0.48).
Needs attention 0.48
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
Savannah, GA 0.48 22nd -0.026 1st 6% above peers
Corona, CA 0.41 6th -0.010 2nd 9% below peers
Rockford, IL 0.47 19th -0.011 3rd 4% above peers
Charleston, SC 0.49 24th -0.008 4th 8% above peers
Springfield, MA 0.48 20th -0.006 5th 4% above peers
Paterson, NJ 0.47 18th -0.004 6th 4% above peers
Kansas City, KS 0.43 10th -0.001 7th 7% below peers
Salinas, CA 0.41 5th -0.001 8th 10% below peers
Pomona, CA 0.42 7th -0.000 9th 8% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 0.52 29th +0.002 10th 14% above peers
Waco, TX 0.51 28th +0.002 11th 12% above peers
Joliet, IL 0.40 3rd +0.003 12th 11% below peers
Palmdale, CA 0.43 11th +0.003 13th 6% below peers
Hollywood, FL 0.49 23rd +0.005 14th 7% above peers
Gainesville, FL 0.53 30th +0.006 15th 17% above peers
Columbia, SC 0.55 31st +0.006 16th 21% above peers
Lakewood, CO 0.44 12th +0.006 17th 4% below peers
Alexandria, VA 0.46 15th +0.009 18th on par with peers
McAllen, TX 0.51 27th +0.010 19th 11% above peers
Thornton, CO 0.39 1st +0.010 20th 15% below peers
Midland, TX 0.50 25th +0.017 21st 9% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 0.50 26th +0.018 22nd 9% above peers
Hayward, CA 0.42 8th +0.016 23rd 8% below peers
Killeen, TX 0.42 9th +0.017 24th 8% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 0.46 17th +0.020 25th 1% above peers
Mesquite, TX 0.40 2nd +0.017 26th 12% below peers
Bellevue, WA 0.48 21st +0.022 27th 6% above peers
Pasadena, TX 0.46 16th +0.023 28th on par with peers
Olathe, KS 0.41 4th +0.021 29th 11% below peers
Naperville, IL 0.44 13th +0.031 30th 3% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 0.45 14th +0.049 31st 2% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (37.5% then, 36.3% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (36.1% to 36.3%).
Needs attention 36.3%
20102023
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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
Olathe, KS 2.4% 1st -2.6pp 1st 83% below peers
Charleston, SC 5.2% 6th -2.0pp 2nd 62% below peers
Gainesville, FL 8.9% 11th -2.5pp 3rd 36% below peers
Kansas City, KS 13.2% 15th -2.8pp 4th 4% below peers
Columbia, SC 13.1% 14th -2.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Bellevue, WA 4.2% 3rd -0.8pp 6th 69% below peers
Savannah, GA 17.4% 22nd -2.4pp 7th 26% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 24.1% 28th -3.1pp 8th 75% above peers
McAllen, TX 19.6% 26th -2.4pp 9th 42% above peers
Waco, TX 14.9% 19th -1.7pp 10th 8% above peers
Hollywood, FL 14.5% 18th -1.6pp 11th 5% above peers
Paterson, NJ 34.1% 30th -3.1pp 12th 148% above peers
Thornton, CO 8.3% 10th -0.4pp 13th 40% below peers
Springfield, MA 36.3% 31st -1.2pp 14th 163% above peers
Mesquite, TX 13.8% 16th -0.3pp 15th on par with peers
Joliet, IL 16.3% 21st -0.2pp 16th 19% above peers
Killeen, TX 15.9% 20th +0.2pp 17th 16% above peers
Hayward, CA 10.5% 12th +0.2pp 18th 24% below peers
Corona, CA 7.6% 8th +0.3pp 19th 45% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 22.1% 27th +1.8pp 20th 61% above peers
Pasadena, TX 18.6% 24th +1.6pp 21st 35% above peers
Lakewood, CO 7.2% 7th +0.6pp 22nd 48% below peers
Pomona, CA 17.8% 23rd +2.0pp 23rd 29% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 14.2% 17th +1.7pp 24th 3% above peers
Rockford, IL 28.1% 29th +3.6pp 25th 104% above peers
Alexandria, VA 5.2% 5th +0.8pp 26th 62% below peers
Salinas, CA 11.0% 13th +1.7pp 27th 20% below peers
Midland, TX 7.8% 9th +1.3pp 28th 43% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 3.0% 2nd +0.7pp 29th 79% below peers
Palmdale, CA 18.9% 25th +4.9pp 30th 38% above peers
Naperville, IL 4.8% 4th +1.8pp 31st 65% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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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 →
  • Nampa, ID down 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Chattanooga, TN down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp 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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $305,068 in August 2026, up from $292,611 a year earlier.
$305,068
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%
Rockford, IL $186,897 (Aug 26) 30th +9.7% 1st 57% below peers
Olathe, KS $434,937 (Aug 26) 15th +4.8% 2nd on par with peers
Paterson, NJ $536,737 (Aug 26) 11th +4.8% 3rd 23% above peers
Bridgeport, CT $364,989 (Aug 26) 16th +4.5% 4th 16% below peers
Naperville, IL $625,494 (Aug 26) 8th +4.4% 5th 44% above peers
Springfield, MA $305,068 (Aug 26) 19th +4.3% 6th 30% below peers
Kansas City, KS $204,669 (Aug 26) 28th +2.2% 7th 53% below peers
Midland, TX $330,434 (Aug 26) 17th +1.9% 8th 24% below peers
Salinas, CA $748,418 (Aug 26) 5th +1.4% 9th 72% above peers
Charleston, SC $591,821 (Aug 26) 9th +1.3% 10th 36% above peers
Joliet, IL $269,608 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.2% 11th 38% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA $1,994,916 (Aug 26) 1st +1.2% 12th 359% above peers
Columbia, SC $230,191 (Aug 26) 24th +1.2% 13th 47% below peers
Alexandria, VA $666,031 (Aug 26) 7th +0.9% 14th 53% above peers
McAllen, TX $229,066 (Aug 26) 25th +0.5% 15th 47% below peers
Palmdale, CA $499,832 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 16th 15% above peers
Corona, CA $754,203 (Aug 26) 4th -0.1% 17th 73% above peers
Pomona, CA $682,283 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 18th 57% above peers
Killeen, TX $219,533 (Aug 26) 26th -1.1% 19th 50% below peers
Gainesville, FL $295,760 (Aug 26) 21st -1.2% 20th 32% below peers
Waco, TX $197,932 (Aug 26) 29th -1.3% 21st 54% below peers
Palm Bay, FL $303,910 (Aug 26) 20th -1.7% 22nd 30% below peers
Lakewood, CO $556,597 (Aug 26) 10th -2.0% 23rd 28% above peers
Thornton, CO $492,295 (Aug 26) 13th -2.2% 24th 13% above peers
Hollywood, FL $444,268 (Aug 26) 14th -2.3% 25th 2% above peers
Pasadena, TX $218,883 (Aug 26) 27th -2.3% 26th 50% below peers
Mesquite, TX $258,678 (Aug 26) 23rd -2.5% 27th 41% below peers
Savannah, GA $322,239 (Aug 26) 18th -2.8% 28th 26% below peers
Hayward, CA $820,844 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.2% 29th 89% above peers
Bellevue, WA $1,418,231 (Aug 26) 2nd -3.9% 30th 226% above 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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 18% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $258,798 in August 2026, up from $245,024 a year earlier.
Big move $258,798
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 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%
Rockford, IL $117,389 (Aug 26) 30th +12.9% 1st 55% below peers
Paterson, NJ $426,126 (Aug 26) 7th +6.9% 2nd 65% above peers
Bridgeport, CT $230,143 (Aug 26) 18th +6.2% 3rd 11% below peers
Olathe, KS $333,257 (Aug 26) 14th +6.1% 4th 29% above peers
Springfield, MA $258,798 (Aug 26) 15th +5.6% 5th on par with peers
Kansas City, KS $140,601 (Aug 26) 28th +3.7% 6th 46% below peers
Naperville, IL $396,237 (Aug 26) 9th +3.3% 7th 53% above peers
Midland, TX $226,993 (Aug 26) 19th +2.9% 8th 12% below peers
Salinas, CA $626,114 (Aug 26) 4th +1.9% 9th 142% above peers
McAllen, TX $160,497 (Aug 26) 26th +1.2% 10th 38% below peers
Joliet, IL $202,194 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.2% 11th 22% below peers
Charleston, SC $394,543 (Aug 26) 11th +1.1% 12th 52% above peers
Columbia, SC $141,482 (Aug 26) 27th +1.0% 13th 45% below peers
Pomona, CA $570,077 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 14th 120% above peers
Corona, CA $622,910 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 15th 141% above peers
Palmdale, CA $418,496 (Aug 26) 8th -0.2% 16th 62% above peers
Alexandria, VA $394,721 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 17th 53% above peers
Killeen, TX $162,502 (Aug 26) 25th -0.6% 18th 37% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA $1,214,029 (Aug 26) 1st -0.8% 19th 369% above peers
Waco, TX $125,268 (Aug 26) 29th -1.0% 20th 52% below peers
Gainesville, FL $182,482 (Aug 26) 23rd -2.4% 21st 29% below peers
Palm Bay, FL $240,102 (Aug 26) 16th -2.5% 22nd 7% below peers
Mesquite, TX $207,504 (Aug 26) 21st -2.9% 23rd 20% below peers
Hayward, CA $636,981 (Aug 26) 3rd -2.9% 24th 146% above peers
Thornton, CO $384,871 (Aug 26) 12th -3.0% 25th 49% above peers
Pasadena, TX $166,424 (Aug 26) 24th -3.4% 26th 36% below peers
Hollywood, FL $239,304 (Aug 26) 17th -3.7% 27th 8% below peers
Bellevue, WA $762,573 (Aug 26) 2nd -3.8% 28th 195% above peers
Savannah, GA $214,177 (Aug 26) 20th -3.8% 29th 17% below peers
Lakewood, CO $367,696 (Aug 26) 13th -4.5% 30th 42% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 46.6% to 49.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.8% to 49.6%).
Bright spot 49.6%
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 62.5% +0.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Killeen, TX 49.5% 22nd +5.7pp 1st 10% below peers
Hayward, CA 58.0% 14th +5.2pp 2nd 6% above peers
Kansas City, KS 60.9% 10th +4.6pp 3rd 11% above peers
Waco, TX 49.4% 23rd +3.3pp 4th 10% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 79.7% 1st +5.2pp 5th 45% above peers
Springfield, MA 49.6% 21st +3.0pp 6th 10% below peers
Mesquite, TX 62.8% 9th +3.7pp 7th 14% above peers
Salinas, CA 47.0% 24th +2.2pp 8th 15% below peers
Joliet, IL 73.7% 4th +3.0pp 9th 34% above peers
Hollywood, FL 58.9% 12th +2.3pp 10th 7% above peers
Savannah, GA 45.4% 26th +1.6pp 11th 17% below peers
Olathe, KS 74.8% 2nd +2.6pp 12th 36% above peers
Paterson, NJ 26.9% 31st +0.8pp 13th 51% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 42.8% 28th +1.0pp 14th 22% below peers
Pomona, CA 54.0% 18th +1.2pp 15th 2% below peers
Pasadena, TX 54.5% 17th +0.9pp 16th 1% below peers
Palmdale, CA 66.2% 6th +0.9pp 17th 20% above peers
Rockford, IL 55.0% 16th +0.7pp 18th on par with peers
Midland, TX 65.1% 7th +0.1pp 19th 19% above peers
Charleston, SC 55.6% 15th +0.0pp 20th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CO 58.1% 13th -0.2pp 21st 6% above peers
Corona, CA 63.8% 8th -0.3pp 22nd 16% above peers
Columbia, SC 45.5% 25th -0.5pp 23rd 17% below peers
Naperville, IL 74.8% 3rd -0.8pp 24th 36% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 51.4% 20th -0.9pp 25th 6% below peers
Thornton, CO 71.4% 5th -1.4pp 26th 30% above peers
McAllen, TX 59.5% 11th -1.4pp 27th 8% above peers
Alexandria, VA 42.1% 29th -1.1pp 28th 23% below peers
Gainesville, FL 37.7% 30th -1.2pp 29th 31% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 43.8% 27th -1.6pp 30th 20% below peers
Bellevue, WA 52.0% 19th -2.1pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,853 in August 2026, up from $1,777 a year earlier.
Big move $1,853
2021August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Sunnyvale, CA $3,932 (Aug 26) 1st +8.8% 1st 111% above peers
Rockford, IL $1,195 (Aug 26) 30th +7.8% 2nd 36% below peers
Salinas, CA $2,501 (Aug 26) 6th +5.5% 3rd 34% above peers
Kansas City, KS $1,326 (Aug 26) 27th +5.4% 4th 29% below peers
Joliet, IL $1,668 (Aug 26) 20th +5.2% 5th 11% below peers
Charleston, SC $2,312 (Aug 26) 9th +5.0% 6th 24% above peers
Olathe, KS $1,810 (Aug 26) 17th +4.4% 7th 3% below peers
Springfield, MA $1,853 (Aug 26) 16th +4.3% 8th 1% below peers
Corona, CA $2,674 (Aug 26) 4th +3.2% 9th 43% above peers
Hayward, CA $2,637 (Aug 26) 5th +3.0% 10th 41% above peers
Naperville, IL $2,289 (Aug 26) 10th +2.7% 11th 23% above peers
Bridgeport, CT $1,990 (Aug 26) 12th +2.7% 12th 7% above peers
Columbia, SC $1,479 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.7% 13th 21% below peers
Gainesville, FL $1,618 (Aug 26) 21st +1.7% 14th 13% below peers
Bellevue, WA $2,828 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 15th 51% above peers
Hollywood, FL $2,341 (Aug 26) 8th +1.3% 16th 25% above peers
Pasadena, TX $1,378 (Aug 26) 25th +1.2% 17th 26% below peers
Pomona, CA $2,353 (Aug 26) 7th +1.1% 18th 26% above peers
Palm Bay, FL $1,867 (Aug 26) 15th +1.1% 19th on par with peers
McAllen, TX $1,283 (Aug 26) 28th +1.0% 20th 31% below peers
Paterson, NJ $1,878 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 21st 1% above peers
Palmdale, CA $2,751 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.7% 22nd 47% above peers
Waco, TX $1,363 (Aug 26) 26th +0.3% 23rd 27% below peers
Savannah, GA $1,757 (Aug 26) 19th -0.7% 24th 6% below peers
Mesquite, TX $1,471 (Aug 26) 24th -0.7% 25th 21% below peers
Killeen, TX $1,273 (Aug 26) 29th -1.0% 26th 32% below peers
Thornton, CO $1,881 (Aug 26) 13th -1.1% 27th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CO $1,800 (Aug 26) 18th -1.3% 28th 4% below peers
Alexandria, VA $2,285 (Aug 26) 11th -1.3% 29th 22% above peers
Midland, TX $1,599 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.2% 30th 14% 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 (47.0% then, 46.2% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.5% to 46.2%).
Needs attention 46.2%
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
Salinas, CA 41.2% 21st -5.9pp 1st 8% above peers
Joliet, IL 28.5% 3rd -3.9pp 2nd 26% below peers
Pomona, CA 43.7% 25th -4.0pp 3rd 14% above peers
Kansas City, KS 33.0% 7th -1.5pp 4th 14% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 51.1% 29th -1.8pp 5th 33% above peers
Corona, CA 41.7% 22nd -1.4pp 6th 9% above peers
Hayward, CA 40.2% 18th -1.2pp 7th 5% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 29.5% 5th -0.7pp 8th 23% below peers
Naperville, IL 24.5% 2nd -0.6pp 9th 36% below peers
Springfield, MA 46.2% 26th -0.8pp 10th 21% above peers
McAllen, TX 33.6% 8th -0.6pp 11th 12% below peers
Paterson, NJ 56.6% 31st -0.7pp 12th 48% above peers
Savannah, GA 41.8% 24th -0.3pp 13th 9% above peers
Bellevue, WA 29.5% 4th -0.1pp 14th 23% below peers
Waco, TX 41.7% 23rd +0.1pp 15th 9% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 31.5% 6th +0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Rockford, IL 34.4% 10th +0.7pp 17th 10% below peers
Palmdale, CA 46.7% 27th +1.4pp 18th 22% above peers
Charleston, SC 36.6% 14th +1.2pp 19th 4% below peers
Columbia, SC 40.7% 20th +1.4pp 20th 6% above peers
Lakewood, CO 36.9% 15th +1.9pp 21st 4% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 38.4% 16th +2.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Alexandria, VA 35.3% 11th +2.2pp 23rd 8% below peers
Olathe, KS 23.7% 1st +2.1pp 24th 38% below peers
Thornton, CO 35.8% 12th +3.2pp 25th 7% below peers
Hollywood, FL 50.0% 28th +4.5pp 26th 30% above peers
Killeen, TX 40.2% 19th +4.6pp 27th 5% above peers
Mesquite, TX 39.8% 17th +4.6pp 28th 4% above peers
Gainesville, FL 51.3% 30th +6.4pp 29th 34% above peers
Pasadena, TX 36.0% 13th +5.5pp 30th 6% below peers
Midland, TX 34.1% 9th +7.4pp 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±2.2pp 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 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.8% to 18.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Springfield 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 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.3% to 18.2%).
Bright spot 18.2%
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 11.7% -0.7pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Kansas City, KS 7.3% 20th -2.4pp 1st 7% above peers
Savannah, GA 10.5% 23rd -3.2pp 2nd 54% above peers
Killeen, TX 5.0% 8th -1.5pp 3rd 27% below peers
Waco, TX 6.8% 16th -1.9pp 4th on par with peers
Springfield, MA 18.2% 29th -3.7pp 5th 167% above peers
Paterson, NJ 26.1% 31st -5.2pp 6th 283% above peers
Palmdale, CA 4.8% 6th -0.9pp 7th 30% below peers
Olathe, KS 3.2% 2nd -0.3pp 8th 53% below peers
Joliet, IL 5.9% 12th -0.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Thornton, CO 3.0% 1st -0.2pp 10th 56% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 11.3% 25th -0.6pp 11th 65% above peers
Lakewood, CO 6.1% 14th -0.2pp 12th 11% below peers
Naperville, IL 3.8% 4th -0.1pp 13th 44% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 19.5% 30th -0.6pp 14th 186% above peers
Hollywood, FL 8.2% 21st -0.2pp 15th 20% above peers
Hayward, CA 5.7% 11th -0.1pp 16th 17% below peers
Pomona, CA 6.5% 15th -0.1pp 17th 4% below peers
Columbia, SC 11.5% 27th -0.0pp 18th 69% above peers
Rockford, IL 12.7% 28th +0.1pp 19th 87% above peers
Salinas, CA 5.2% 10th +0.0pp 20th 24% below peers
Charleston, SC 7.2% 19th +0.3pp 21st 6% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 4.7% 5th +0.2pp 22nd 31% below peers
McAllen, TX 7.0% 17th +0.3pp 23rd 2% above peers
Mesquite, TX 4.9% 7th +0.2pp 24th 29% below peers
Pasadena, TX 6.0% 13th +0.5pp 25th 11% below peers
Midland, TX 5.0% 9th +0.7pp 26th 26% below peers
Gainesville, FL 10.8% 24th +1.7pp 27th 58% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 7.0% 18th +1.1pp 28th 3% above peers
Alexandria, VA 11.4% 26th +2.0pp 29th 67% above peers
Bellevue, WA 9.2% 22nd +1.7pp 30th 34% above peers
Corona, CA 3.7% 3rd +0.8pp 31st 46% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±1.4pp 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 (4.0% then, 3.8% now; margin ±0.6pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 3.8%).
Bright spot 3.8%
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
Charleston, SC 6.0% 5th -2.1pp 1st 40% below peers
Alexandria, VA 8.8% 15th -2.2pp 2nd 11% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 2.9% 2nd -0.7pp 3rd 71% below peers
Savannah, GA 13.9% 21st -3.1pp 4th 40% above peers
Midland, TX 14.4% 22nd -2.4pp 5th 45% above peers
Gainesville, FL 7.4% 9th -1.1pp 6th 25% below peers
Columbia, SC 7.7% 11th -1.1pp 7th 22% below peers
Pomona, CA 11.0% 17th -1.4pp 8th 11% above peers
Naperville, IL 2.4% 1st -0.3pp 9th 75% below peers
Hollywood, FL 15.5% 26th -1.4pp 10th 56% above peers
Bellevue, WA 4.2% 4th -0.3pp 11th 57% below peers
Corona, CA 8.4% 14th -0.7pp 12th 16% below peers
Salinas, CA 12.3% 18th -0.8pp 13th 24% above peers
Kansas City, KS 17.8% 27th -1.0pp 14th 79% above peers
McAllen, TX 24.1% 30th -1.2pp 15th 143% above peers
Springfield, MA 3.8% 3rd -0.2pp 16th 61% below peers
Lakewood, CO 7.5% 10th -0.3pp 17th 24% below peers
Waco, TX 15.2% 24th -0.2pp 18th 54% above peers
Olathe, KS 7.2% 7th -0.0pp 19th 28% below peers
Joliet, IL 8.1% 12th +0.2pp 20th 18% below peers
Mesquite, TX 21.5% 29th +0.7pp 21st 117% above peers
Palmdale, CA 8.2% 13th +0.3pp 22nd 18% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 13.6% 20th +0.6pp 23rd 37% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 12.8% 19th +0.7pp 24th 29% above peers
Rockford, IL 7.2% 8th +0.4pp 25th 27% below peers
Pasadena, TX 28.5% 31st +2.1pp 26th 187% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 14.8% 23rd +1.2pp 27th 50% above peers
Paterson, NJ 19.5% 28th +1.6pp 28th 97% above peers
Thornton, CO 9.9% 16th +1.6pp 29th on par with peers
Killeen, TX 15.3% 25th +3.0pp 30th 55% above peers
Hayward, CA 6.2% 6th +1.4pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

39.9%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Massachusetts ref 28.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Bellevue, WA 19.1% 1st 44% below peers
Sunnyvale, CA 19.4% 2nd 43% below peers
Hayward, CA 21.7% 3rd 37% below peers
Lakewood, CO 25.6% 4th 25% below peers
Naperville, IL 27.3% 5th 20% below peers
Charleston, SC 29.1% 6th 15% below peers
Alexandria, VA 29.5% 7th 14% below peers
Pomona, CA 29.5% 8th 14% below peers
Palmdale, CA 30.4% 9th 11% below peers
Hollywood, FL 31.5% 10th 8% below peers
Thornton, CO 32.0% 11th 6% below peers
Corona, CA 32.4% 12th 5% below peers
Olathe, KS 33.2% 13th 3% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 34.0% 14th 1% below peers
Salinas, CA 34.2% 15th on par with peers
Gainesville, FL 34.2% 16th on par with peers
Columbia, SC 35.0% 17th 2% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 35.5% 18th 4% above peers
Pasadena, TX 36.5% 19th 7% above peers
Mesquite, TX 36.8% 20th 8% above peers
Paterson, NJ 37.3% 21st 9% above peers
Savannah, GA 38.7% 22nd 13% above peers
Midland, TX 39.1% 23rd 14% above peers
Springfield, MA 39.9% 24th 17% above peers
Joliet, IL 40.5% 25th 18% above peers
Rockford, IL 41.2% 26th 20% above peers
Waco, TX 41.3% 27th 21% above peers
Killeen, TX 41.7% 28th 22% above peers
Kansas City, KS 42.3% 29th 24% above peers
McAllen, TX 44.6% 30th 30% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 48.5% 31st 42% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (1.5% then, 2.1% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.0% to 2.1%).
Bright spot 2.1%
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
Charleston, SC 2.3% 5th -1.0pp 1st 53% below peers
Alexandria, VA 4.8% 16th -1.9pp 2nd on par with peers
Pomona, CA 3.8% 10th -1.1pp 3rd 20% below peers
Midland, TX 11.6% 28th -3.0pp 4th 144% above peers
Savannah, GA 6.7% 20th -1.0pp 5th 39% above peers
Lakewood, CO 4.8% 15th -0.7pp 6th 1% below peers
Naperville, IL 1.7% 1st -0.1pp 7th 64% below peers
Hollywood, FL 7.2% 23rd -0.3pp 8th 51% above peers
Olathe, KS 4.6% 12th +0.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Kansas City, KS 9.3% 27th +0.3pp 10th 95% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 5.3% 18th +0.2pp 11th 10% above peers
Corona, CA 4.7% 13th +0.2pp 12th 3% below peers
McAllen, TX 14.6% 30th +0.8pp 13th 206% above peers
Pasadena, TX 17.6% 31st +1.0pp 14th 268% above peers
Waco, TX 8.7% 24th +0.8pp 15th 83% above peers
Mesquite, TX 13.8% 29th +1.4pp 16th 189% above peers
Killeen, TX 6.0% 19th +0.7pp 17th 26% above peers
Rockford, IL 2.9% 6th +0.4pp 18th 40% below peers
Joliet, IL 3.7% 9th +0.6pp 19th 22% below peers
Columbia, SC 3.3% 8th +0.6pp 20th 32% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 6.8% 22nd +1.2pp 21st 43% above peers
Paterson, NJ 9.0% 26th +1.8pp 22nd 88% above peers
Hayward, CA 2.9% 7th +0.7pp 23rd 39% below peers
Gainesville, FL 4.1% 11th +1.1pp 24th 15% below peers
Springfield, MA 2.1% 3rd +0.6pp 25th 56% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 8.9% 25th +2.4pp 26th 87% above peers
Bellevue, WA 2.1% 4th +0.6pp 27th 55% below peers
Palmdale, CA 4.7% 14th +1.7pp 28th 1% below peers
Thornton, CO 6.8% 21st +2.7pp 29th 41% above peers
Salinas, CA 5.2% 17th +2.3pp 30th 9% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 1.9% 2nd +1.0pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.5% to 20.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Springfield started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.9% to 20.5%).
Bright spot 20.5%
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
Bridgeport, CT 23.4% 22nd +4.6pp 1st 28% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 24.0% 20th +4.7pp 2nd 26% below peers
Salinas, CA 16.5% 29th +3.1pp 3rd 49% below peers
Hayward, CA 34.0% 10th +6.3pp 4th 5% above peers
Hollywood, FL 33.8% 11th +5.9pp 5th 4% above peers
Corona, CA 32.4% 16th +5.4pp 6th on par with peers
Gainesville, FL 53.7% 6th +8.6pp 7th 66% above peers
Savannah, GA 33.3% 13th +5.1pp 8th 3% above peers
Kansas City, KS 20.8% 24th +3.1pp 9th 36% below peers
Midland, TX 33.7% 12th +4.8pp 10th 4% above peers
Joliet, IL 25.5% 19th +3.4pp 11th 21% below peers
Waco, TX 28.7% 17th +3.8pp 12th 11% below peers
Thornton, CO 32.8% 14th +3.7pp 13th 1% above peers
Pasadena, TX 16.2% 30th +1.8pp 14th 50% below peers
Pomona, CA 20.3% 26th +2.2pp 15th 37% below peers
Lakewood, CO 45.3% 9th +4.4pp 16th 40% above peers
Springfield, MA 20.5% 25th +1.9pp 17th 37% below peers
Palmdale, CA 17.1% 28th +1.6pp 18th 47% below peers
Mesquite, TX 19.6% 27th +1.8pp 19th 39% below peers
Charleston, SC 58.3% 5th +5.2pp 20th 80% above peers
Killeen, TX 21.9% 23rd +1.7pp 21st 32% below peers
McAllen, TX 32.5% 15th +2.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Sunnyvale, CA 69.3% 3rd +4.3pp 23rd 114% above peers
Paterson, NJ 11.8% 31st +0.7pp 24th 64% below peers
Naperville, IL 72.5% 1st +4.3pp 25th 124% above peers
Rockford, IL 23.5% 21st +1.1pp 26th 28% below peers
Bellevue, WA 72.1% 2nd +3.4pp 27th 123% above peers
Alexandria, VA 66.2% 4th +3.1pp 28th 104% above peers
Columbia, SC 45.9% 8th +2.1pp 29th 42% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 26.3% 18th +0.9pp 30th 19% below peers
Olathe, KS 50.5% 7th +0.8pp 31st 56% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 ★ National leader
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 (54.8% then, 62.5% now; margin ±9.3pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 17.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.7% to 62.5%).
Bright spot 62.5%
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 55.4% -4.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Mesquite, TX 45.9% 18th +11.8pp 1st 5% below peers
Midland, TX 41.0% 20th +5.4pp 2nd 15% below peers
Charleston, SC 64.9% 2nd +8.3pp 3rd 35% above peers
Springfield, MA 62.5% 4th +7.7pp 4th 30% above peers
Olathe, KS 51.0% 12th +5.9pp 5th 6% above peers
Waco, TX 51.2% 11th +5.8pp 6th 7% above peers
McAllen, TX 48.4% 15th +4.3pp 7th 1% above peers
Joliet, IL 46.3% 17th +3.8pp 8th 4% below peers
Pasadena, TX 30.3% 26th +1.0pp 9th 37% below peers
Columbia, SC 50.1% 14th -1.3pp 10th 4% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 66.5% 1st -2.2pp 11th 38% above peers
Kansas City, KS 40.7% 21st -2.0pp 12th 15% below peers
Alexandria, VA 51.3% 10th -4.2pp 13th 7% above peers
Hayward, CA 41.4% 19th -3.8pp 14th 14% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 59.9% 5th -5.9pp 15th 25% above peers
Naperville, IL 64.2% 3rd -6.5pp 16th 34% above peers
Rockford, IL 48.1% 16th -4.9pp 17th on par with peers
Pomona, CA 39.6% 22nd -4.5pp 18th 18% below peers
Lakewood, CO 50.3% 13th -6.8pp 19th 5% above peers
Gainesville, FL 53.0% 8th -9.6pp 20th 10% above peers
Paterson, NJ 58.2% 6th -10.9pp 21st 21% above peers
Bellevue, WA 52.9% 9th -12.0pp 22nd 10% above peers
Killeen, TX 26.2% 31st -7.3pp 23rd 45% below peers
Palmdale, CA 29.7% 27th -9.6pp 24th 38% below peers
Salinas, CA 26.9% 30th -8.9pp 25th 44% below peers
Hollywood, FL 54.7% 7th -19.0pp 26th 14% above peers
Thornton, CO 34.0% 24th -12.3pp 27th 29% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 34.8% 23rd -15.7pp 28th 28% below peers
Corona, CA 27.5% 29th -12.9pp 29th 43% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 27.9% 28th -19.0pp 30th 42% below peers
Savannah, GA 31.9% 25th -23.1pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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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 →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.0pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.6% then, 12.9% now; margin ±4.0pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.3% to 12.9%).
Needs attention 12.9%
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
Sunnyvale, CA 0.3% 1st -2.6pp 1st 96% below peers
Gainesville, FL 1.6% 2nd -2.5pp 2nd 75% below peers
Kansas City, KS 6.3% 14th -4.9pp 3rd 2% below peers
Midland, TX 5.5% 9th -3.2pp 4th 15% below peers
McAllen, TX 5.8% 12th -2.4pp 5th 9% below peers
Pasadena, TX 6.3% 15th -2.2pp 6th 1% below peers
Alexandria, VA 5.1% 8th -1.7pp 7th 20% below peers
Charleston, SC 2.3% 3rd -0.6pp 8th 64% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 8.7% 25th -1.9pp 9th 35% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 6.4% 16th -1.4pp 10th on par with peers
Hayward, CA 5.6% 10th -0.9pp 11th 13% below peers
Savannah, GA 5.8% 11th -0.8pp 12th 10% below peers
Pomona, CA 6.0% 13th -0.8pp 13th 7% below peers
Mesquite, TX 6.4% 17th -0.8pp 14th on par with peers
Paterson, NJ 6.8% 19th -0.5pp 15th 6% above peers
Palmdale, CA 7.2% 22nd -0.5pp 16th 13% above peers
Lakewood, CO 8.1% 23rd -0.4pp 17th 26% above peers
Olathe, KS 4.1% 7th -0.1pp 18th 36% below peers
Salinas, CA 8.4% 24th +0.0pp 19th 30% above peers
Joliet, IL 9.2% 26th +0.1pp 20th 44% above peers
Rockford, IL 12.4% 30th +0.7pp 21st 94% above peers
Corona, CA 7.0% 20th +0.6pp 22nd 8% above peers
Springfield, MA 12.9% 31st +2.3pp 23rd 101% above peers
Hollywood, FL 7.0% 21st +1.3pp 24th 9% above peers
Killeen, TX 11.9% 29th +2.3pp 25th 86% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 10.7% 27th +2.4pp 26th 67% above peers
Thornton, CO 10.9% 28th +2.6pp 27th 69% above peers
Columbia, SC 3.8% 6th +1.2pp 28th 40% below peers
Waco, TX 6.6% 18th +2.1pp 29th 2% above peers
Bellevue, WA 3.8% 5th +1.9pp 30th 41% below peers
Naperville, IL 3.2% 4th +1.7pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Avondale, AZ down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Arlington, VA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.1pp 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 less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 154,139 to 154,749 - more than the combined survey margin (±87). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (153,836 to 154,749).
154,749
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Palm Bay, FL 130,132 31st +16% 1st 14% below peers
Charleston, SC 154,338 13th +14% 2nd 2% above peers
Gainesville, FL 145,702 24th +10% 3rd 3% below peers
Paterson, NJ 158,735 5th +9% 4th 5% above peers
Killeen, TX 158,159 6th +9% 5th 5% above peers
Waco, TX 143,570 28th +6% 6th 5% below peers
Olathe, KS 145,057 26th +5% 7th 4% below peers
Thornton, CO 144,187 27th +5% 8th 4% below peers
Palmdale, CA 164,634 1st +5% 9th 9% above peers
Bellevue, WA 151,847 15th +5% 10th 1% above peers
Columbia, SC 139,643 29th +5% 11th 7% below peers
Mesquite, TX 149,299 19th +4% 12th 1% below peers
Salinas, CA 161,761 2nd +4% 13th 7% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 149,153 20th +2% 14th 1% below peers
McAllen, TX 145,385 25th +2% 15th 4% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 156,578 9th +2% 16th 4% above peers
Naperville, IL 150,692 16th +2% 17th on par with peers
Joliet, IL 150,445 17th +2% 18th on par with peers
Savannah, GA 147,898 22nd +2% 19th 2% below peers
Kansas City, KS 155,135 10th +2% 20th 3% above peers
Hollywood, FL 155,082 11th +2% 21st 3% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 154,236 14th +1% 22nd 2% above peers
Lakewood, CO 156,583 8th +1% 23rd 4% above peers
Springfield, MA 154,749 12th +0% 24th 3% above peers
Rockford, IL 147,521 23rd +0% 25th 2% below peers
Hayward, CA 158,801 4th -0% 26th 5% above peers
Alexandria, VA 156,976 7th -0% 27th 4% above peers
Midland, TX 136,640 30th -1% 28th 9% below peers
Pasadena, TX 149,433 18th -3% 29th 1% below peers
Pomona, CA 147,943 21st -3% 30th 2% below peers
Corona, CA 159,670 3rd -4% 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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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 (24.8% then, 24.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.7% to 24.2%).
24.2%
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
Midland, TX 29.8% 1st +2.2pp 1st 23% above peers
Columbia, SC 17.0% 29th +0.9pp 2nd 30% below peers
Charleston, SC 17.3% 28th +0.6pp 3rd 28% below peers
Paterson, NJ 27.6% 8th +0.4pp 4th 14% above peers
Alexandria, VA 18.1% 27th -0.0pp 5th 25% below peers
Savannah, GA 20.4% 22nd -0.0pp 6th 16% below peers
McAllen, TX 28.2% 5th -0.1pp 7th 17% above peers
Gainesville, FL 13.1% 31st -0.1pp 8th 46% below peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 24.4% 13th -0.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Kansas City, KS 27.6% 9th -0.2pp 10th 14% above peers
Palm Bay, FL 22.1% 20th -0.3pp 11th 8% below peers
Palmdale, CA 29.5% 2nd -0.5pp 12th 22% above peers
Naperville, IL 24.8% 12th -0.6pp 13th 3% above peers
Springfield, MA 24.2% 15th -0.6pp 14th on par with peers
Rockford, IL 24.2% 16th -0.8pp 15th on par with peers
Killeen, TX 29.3% 4th -1.0pp 16th 21% above peers
Hollywood, FL 19.1% 26th -0.7pp 17th 21% below peers
Waco, TX 22.8% 19th -1.0pp 18th 6% below peers
Mesquite, TX 27.9% 7th -1.3pp 19th 15% above peers
Salinas, CA 29.4% 3rd -1.6pp 20th 22% above peers
Bellevue, WA 19.5% 24th -1.1pp 21st 19% below peers
Pasadena, TX 28.0% 6th -1.8pp 22nd 16% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 19.5% 25th -1.5pp 23rd 19% below peers
Corona, CA 23.2% 17th -2.1pp 24th 4% below peers
Pomona, CA 22.9% 18th -2.2pp 25th 5% below peers
Olathe, KS 26.0% 10th -2.4pp 26th 8% above peers
Hayward, CA 19.6% 23rd -1.9pp 27th 19% below peers
Bridgeport, CT 20.9% 21st -2.3pp 28th 14% below peers
Thornton, CO 24.9% 11th -3.1pp 29th 3% above peers
Lakewood, CO 16.3% 30th -2.1pp 30th 33% below peers
Joliet, IL 24.4% 14th -3.3pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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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 (64.7% then, 63.5% now; margin ±5.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.6% to 63.5%).
Big move 63.5%
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 28.6% +0.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Sunnyvale, CA 15.9% 28th +3.8pp 1st 59% below peers
Salinas, CA 43.8% 11th +9.2pp 2nd 14% above peers
Pasadena, TX 40.7% 13th +7.2pp 3rd 6% above peers
Lakewood, CO 37.0% 18th +5.8pp 4th 3% below peers
Killeen, TX 43.1% 12th +4.5pp 5th 13% above peers
Thornton, CO 26.1% 22nd +2.3pp 6th 32% below peers
Gainesville, FL 43.9% 10th +3.3pp 7th 15% above peers
Pomona, CA 38.3% 16th +2.8pp 8th on par with peers
Kansas City, KS 44.8% 9th +2.3pp 9th 17% above peers
Mesquite, TX 46.3% 8th +2.1pp 10th 21% above peers
Bridgeport, CT 54.1% 4th +2.4pp 11th 41% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 54.3% 3rd +2.2pp 12th 42% above peers
Bellevue, WA 13.9% 30th +0.2pp 13th 64% below peers
Corona, CA 22.5% 26th +0.3pp 14th 41% below peers
Joliet, IL 31.6% 20th +0.2pp 15th 17% below peers
Rockford, IL 51.5% 6th -0.1pp 16th 34% above peers
Paterson, NJ 54.0% 5th -0.6pp 17th 41% above peers
Columbia, SC 46.6% 7th -0.6pp 18th 22% above peers
Palmdale, CA 33.2% 19th -0.6pp 19th 13% below peers
Savannah, GA 55.6% 2nd -1.0pp 20th 45% above peers
Springfield, MA 63.5% 1st -1.2pp 21st 66% above peers
Hollywood, FL 38.4% 15th -1.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Naperville, IL 13.2% 31st -0.6pp 23rd 66% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 37.0% 17th -1.8pp 24th 3% below peers
Hayward, CA 25.7% 23rd -2.0pp 25th 33% below peers
Waco, TX 39.1% 14th -3.3pp 26th 2% above peers
McAllen, TX 29.8% 21st -2.7pp 27th 22% below peers
Alexandria, VA 24.6% 25th -3.9pp 28th 36% below peers
Midland, TX 21.7% 27th -5.0pp 29th 43% below peers
Charleston, SC 24.8% 24th -6.3pp 30th 35% below peers
Olathe, KS 15.7% 29th -5.8pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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1 of 37 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 ±4.8pp 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 (67.2% then, 63.3% now; margin ±8.7pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.6% to 63.3%).
Big move 63.3%
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
Alexandria, VA 79.8% 1st +14.0pp 1st 18% above peers
Pasadena, TX 63.1% 25th +10.0pp 2nd 7% below peers
Palmdale, CA 65.3% 21st +9.1pp 3rd 4% below peers
Pomona, CA 69.1% 14th +8.7pp 4th 2% above peers
Salinas, CA 59.9% 28th +6.0pp 5th 12% below peers
Olathe, KS 77.6% 3rd +7.8pp 6th 14% above peers
Mesquite, TX 77.0% 4th +7.3pp 7th 13% above peers
Corona, CA 67.8% 17th +5.9pp 8th on par with peers
Killeen, TX 67.2% 19th +5.7pp 9th 1% below peers
Charleston, SC 79.5% 2nd +6.5pp 10th 17% above peers
Thornton, CO 74.0% 6th +4.7pp 11th 9% above peers
Paterson, NJ 64.4% 23rd +3.7pp 12th 5% below peers
Hayward, CA 69.5% 13th +4.0pp 13th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CO 69.7% 12th +3.9pp 14th 3% above peers
Sunnyvale, CA 62.8% 27th +3.5pp 15th 8% below peers
Palm Bay, FL 74.0% 7th +3.7pp 16th 9% above peers
Kansas City, KS 68.5% 15th +2.8pp 17th 1% above peers
Gainesville, FL 71.7% 11th +2.5pp 18th 6% above peers
Bellevue, WA 52.0% 31st -1.0pp 19th 23% below peers
Joliet, IL 67.6% 18th -1.3pp 20th on par with peers
Rockford, IL 72.6% 9th -1.7pp 21st 7% above peers
Waco, TX 64.7% 22nd -1.6pp 22nd 5% below peers
Savannah, GA 75.5% 5th -2.0pp 23rd 11% above peers
Midland, TX 56.6% 29th -1.7pp 24th 17% below peers
Columbia, SC 72.0% 10th -2.2pp 25th 6% above peers
Macon-Bibb County, GA 72.8% 8th -3.4pp 26th 7% above peers
Naperville, IL 62.9% 26th -3.2pp 27th 7% below peers
Springfield, MA 63.3% 24th -3.9pp 28th 7% below peers
McAllen, TX 56.4% 30th -4.7pp 29th 17% below peers
Hollywood, FL 67.9% 16th -6.3pp 30th on par with peers
Bridgeport, CT 66.6% 20th -7.7pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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1 of 37 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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