This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Violent crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Washington, DC | 183 (May 26) | 2nd | -39.8% | 1st | 72% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 1,578 (May 26) | 18th | -35.3% | 2nd | 143% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 1st | -31.8% | 3rd | 98% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 440 (May 26) | 6th | -31.2% | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 681 (May 26) | 11th | -23.3% | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 245 (May 26) | 3rd | -22.0% | 6th | 62% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 865 (May 26) | 15th | -19.6% | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 273 (May 26) | 4th | -13.4% | 8th | 58% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 837 (May 26) | 14th | -11.9% | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 581 (May 26) | 8th | -11.9% | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,502 (May 26) | 17th | -11.6% | 11th | 132% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,121 (May 26) | 16th | -11.1% | 12th | 73% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 628 (May 26) | 9th | -7.2% | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 682 (May 26) | 12th | -7.0% | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 572 (May 26) | 7th | -6.3% | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 1,672 (May 26) | 19th | -3.8% | 16th | 158% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 428 (May 26) | 5th | -2.9% | 17th | 34% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 709 (May 26) | 13th | -2.4% | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 648 (May 26) | 10th | +0.1% | 19th | on par with peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Memphis, TN | 3,967 (May 26) | 14th | -38.7% | 1st | 43% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,291 (May 26) | 7th | -29.4% | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,577 (May 26) | 9th | -28.9% | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 2,783 (May 26) | 10th | -24.0% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 1,980 (May 26) | 4th | -19.4% | 5th | 29% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 3,500 (May 26) | 11th | -18.9% | 6th | 26% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 1,220 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.0% | 7th | 56% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,248 (May 26) | 6th | -14.8% | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,199 (May 26) | 1st | -13.7% | 9th | 57% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,065 (May 26) | 5th | -12.8% | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,566 (May 26) | 8th | -12.2% | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 4,024 (May 26) | 15th | -11.9% | 12th | 45% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 3,760 (May 26) | 13th | -11.7% | 13th | 35% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4,568 (May 26) | 17th | -7.8% | 14th | 64% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3,523 (May 26) | 12th | -4.2% | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 1,911 (May 26) | 3rd | -3.5% | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,201 (May 26) | 16th | -1.3% | 17th | 51% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5,363 (May 26) | 18th | -1.1% | 18th | 93% above peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Homicide fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (May 26) | 7th | -59.1% | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 7 (May 26) | 9th | -50.0% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 14 (May 26) | 15th | -47.3% | 3rd | 107% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 3 (May 26) | 2nd | -47.1% | 4th | 60% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 24 (May 26) | 19th | -38.4% | 5th | 260% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4 (May 26) | 4th | -34.0% | 6th | 41% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 22 (May 26) | 16th | -32.0% | 7th | 222% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 13th | -31.8% | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 9 (May 26) | 12th | -30.6% | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 14 (May 26) | 14th | -21.4% | 10th | 106% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 3 (May 26) | 1st | -18.0% | 11th | 60% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 7 (May 26) | 8th | -18.0% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 24 (May 26) | 18th | -17.7% | 13th | 259% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7 (May 26) | 11th | -17.3% | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 4 (May 26) | 5th | -16.7% | 15th | 34% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 7 (May 26) | 10th | -10.9% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | 17th | -6.5% | 17th | 245% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | 6th | -3.7% | 18th | 29% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 19th | 57% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 76% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Memphis, TN | 603 (May 26) | 12th | -55.2% | 1st | 38% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 217 (May 26) | 4th | -54.4% | 2nd | 50% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 397 (May 26) | 8th | -47.1% | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 86 (May 26) | 1st | -38.6% | 4th | 80% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 274 (May 26) | 5th | -37.9% | 5th | 37% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 435 (May 26) | 10th | -37.6% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 667 (May 26) | 14th | -36.4% | 7th | 53% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 201 (May 26) | 3rd | -31.5% | 8th | 54% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 381 (May 26) | 7th | -29.0% | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 413 (May 26) | 9th | -25.9% | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 775 (May 26) | 16th | -25.1% | 11th | 78% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 593 (May 26) | 11th | -24.8% | 12th | 36% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 140 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 13th | 68% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 929 (May 26) | 18th | -20.1% | 14th | 113% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 609 (May 26) | 13th | -19.2% | 15th | 40% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 376 (May 26) | 6th | -18.2% | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 696 (May 26) | 15th | -15.9% | 17th | 60% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 779 (May 26) | 17th | -14.7% | 18th | 79% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $30,894 to $39,938 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,015). 18 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | $72,875 | +28% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 7th | +42% | 1st | 17% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 10th | +41% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 6th | +40% | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | $94,718 | 4th | +38% | 4th | 33% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | $97,344 | 3rd | +37% | 5th | 37% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | $123,860 | 1st | +34% | 6th | 74% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 16th | +31% | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | $73,877 | 9th | +31% | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 17th | +30% | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | $77,371 | 8th | +29% | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | $39,938 | 19th | +29% | 11th | 44% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 12th | +29% | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | $90,919 | 5th | +28% | 13th | 28% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | $109,870 | 2nd | +27% | 14th | 55% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | $59,745 | 15th | +26% | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 18th | +25% | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 13th | +25% | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | $68,656 | 11th | +24% | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 14th | +23% | 19th | 12% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric.
Unemployment rose about 0.8 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 5.1% (May 26) | +0.0pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 15th | -0.6pp | 1st | 22% above peers | |
| Boston, MA | 4.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 5.3% (May 26) | 13th | -0.2pp | 4th | 18% above peers | |
| Denver, CO | 3.8% (May 26) | 1st | -0.2pp | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 4.7% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 6th | 4% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 7th | 9% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 4.7% (May 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 8th | 4% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | 6.0% (May 26) | 16th | +0.2pp | 10th | 33% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.4pp | 11th | 11% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 14th | +0.5pp | 12th | 20% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 12th | +0.6pp | 13th | 7% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 6th | +0.7pp | 14th | 7% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | 4.5% (May 26) | 9th | +0.7pp | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 10.7% (May 26) | 17th | +1.1pp | 16th | 138% above peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 4.2% (May 26) | 7th | +1.3pp | 17th | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.4% to 32.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 15 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 12.9% | -1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.2% | 2nd | -4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 16th | -5.0pp | 2nd | 29% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.7% | 6th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 13th | -3.4pp | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 11.1% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 15.5% | 11th | -2.2pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 17th | -2.5pp | 7th | 45% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 9.6% | 1st | -1.1pp | 8th | 37% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.8% | 7th | -1.2pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 10th | -1.3pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22.6% | 18th | -1.9pp | 11th | 47% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 12.5% | 4th | -1.0pp | 12th | 19% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 15th | -1.4pp | 13th | 24% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 32.2% | 19th | -2.2pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 13.7% | 5th | -0.9pp | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 14.9% | 9th | -0.9pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 14.8% | 8th | -0.6pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 18.2% | 14th | -0.7pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.5% | 12th | +0.0pp | 19th | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.2% to 46.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 17 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 17.6% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 2nd | -8.8pp | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 21.1% | 9th | -6.6pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 16th | -8.1pp | 3rd | 28% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 5th | -4.9pp | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 13th | -6.3pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 15th | -5.5pp | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 7th | -4.1pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 9.3% | 1st | -1.6pp | 8th | 56% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 20.4% | 8th | -3.4pp | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 17th | -5.0pp | 10th | 48% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 18th | -5.1pp | 11th | 67% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 16.0% | 4th | -2.2pp | 12th | 25% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 21.4% | 10th | -2.8pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.8% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 14th | 36% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 24.4% | 14th | -2.7pp | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 19.2% | 6th | -2.1pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 46.5% | 19th | -3.7pp | 17th | 117% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 11th | -1.6pp | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 22.8% | 12th | -1.2pp | 19th | 7% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 21.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.7% to 85.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 18 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 90.7% | +8.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Detroit, MI | 85.8% | 18th | +21.2pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 17th | +17.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 16th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 91.8% | 9th | +11.5pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 19th | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 89.4% | 14th | +10.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 11th | +9.7pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 92.1% | 7th | +9.0pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 91.3% | 10th | +8.5pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 12th | +7.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 92.7% | 6th | +7.6pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 15th | +7.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 13th | +6.7pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 3rd | +6.8pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 92.1% | 8th | +6.5pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 4th | +6.4pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 93.0% | 5th | +6.1pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 94.0% | 2nd | +5.5pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 94.5% | 1st | +3.9pp | 19th | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.01). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 0.47 | -0.002 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 1st | -0.017 | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 2nd | -0.016 | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 0.52 | 17th | -0.010 | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 4th | -0.009 | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 0.48 | 9th | -0.008 | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 0.53 | 19th | -0.008 | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 15th | -0.006 | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 0.47 | 5th | -0.004 | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 6th | -0.004 | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 11th | -0.000 | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 0.49 | 14th | -0.000 | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 3rd | +0.001 | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 18th | +0.002 | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 0.51 | 16th | +0.002 | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 0.49 | 13th | +0.004 | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 10th | +0.005 | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 0.48 | 8th | +0.005 | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 0.48 | 7th | +0.011 | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 0.48 | 12th | +0.011 | 19th | on par with peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
SNAP fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 39.7% to 38.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 9 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 13.1% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 8.7% | 4th | -3.5pp | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 2nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 11.8% | 5th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 14.5% | 8th | -2.1pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 7.5% | 1st | -1.0pp | 5th | 49% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 11th | -1.7pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 15th | -2.1pp | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.7pp | 8th | 43% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 13.2% | 6th | -0.6pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 38.0% | 19th | -1.7pp | 10th | 159% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 19.1% | 14th | -0.7pp | 11th | 30% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 17th | -0.9pp | 12th | 61% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 14.5% | 9th | -0.3pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 18th | -0.2pp | 14th | 88% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 16th | -0.0pp | 15th | 57% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 18.6% | 13th | +0.2pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13.7% | 7th | +0.5pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 12th | +2.2pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 10th | +2.2pp | 19th | on par with peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | $269,972 (Jun 26) | +4.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.4% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $237,834 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.7% | 2nd | 39% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.1% | 3rd | 11% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $209,490 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.3% | 5th | 47% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $540,296 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.4% | 6th | 38% above peers | |
| Boston, MA | $788,881 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.3% | 7th | 101% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $434,616 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.4% | 8th | 11% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $482,968 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.9% | 9th | 23% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.2% | 10th | 17% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $856,052 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.2% | 11th | 118% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.3% | 12th | 51% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $579,159 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -2.3% | 13th | 47% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $146,746 (Jun 26) | 16th | -3.0% | 14th | 63% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $425,535 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.1% | 15th | 8% above peers | |
| Denver, CO | $538,992 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.4% | 16th | 37% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $77,245 (Jun 26) | 17th | -5.1% | 17th | 80% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | $145,661 (Jun 26) | +4.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.3% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $183,250 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.6% | 2nd | 36% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.5% | 3rd | 4% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $561,002 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.4% | 4th | 96% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $127,849 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.4% | 6th | 55% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $386,922 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 7th | 35% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $381,254 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.0% | 8th | 33% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $48,796 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.2% | 9th | 83% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $327,568 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.0% | 10th | 14% above peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $564,373 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 11th | 97% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.5% | 12th | 64% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.9% | 13th | 14% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $302,053 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.6% | 14th | 5% above peers | |
| Washington, DC | $342,193 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.9% | 15th | 19% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,379 (Jun 26) | 16th | -4.2% | 16th | 72% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | $360,685 (Jun 26) | 5th | -4.5% | 17th | 26% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 47.2% to 50.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 7 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 73.2% | +2.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Las Vegas, NV | 56.6% | 6th | +3.9pp | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 12th | +3.4pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 10th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 50.4% | 11th | +3.1pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 1st | +3.3pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 60.8% | 3rd | +1.9pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 9th | +1.2pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 35.7% | 19th | +0.7pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 17th | +0.4pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 4th | +0.6pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 14th | +0.0pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 41.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 13th | 20% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 58.5% | 5th | -0.4pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 48.8% | 13th | -1.1pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 52.0% | 8th | -1.4pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 52.4% | 7th | -1.5pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 15th | -1.7pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 43.7% | 16th | -2.0pp | 19th | 15% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.6% | 1st | 15% below peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $1,298 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.2% | 2nd | 25% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 5th | +3.1% | 3rd | 14% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $1,356 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.0% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $3,469 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.9% | 5th | 102% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $1,521 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.6% | 6th | 12% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.4% | 7th | 5% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,071 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 8th | 20% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | $1,721 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,280 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.8% | 10th | 26% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.8% | 11th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.8% | 12th | 14% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $1,722 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.5% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $2,224 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.4% | 14th | 29% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,549 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.3% | 15th | 10% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $2,532 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.9% | 16th | 47% above peers | |
| Denver, CO | $1,877 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 17th | 9% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.2% then, 43.5% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 27.4% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 13th | -1.5pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 18th | -0.8pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 4th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 43.5% | 19th | -0.7pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 34.5% | 5th | -0.5pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.5% | 17th | -0.4pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.1% | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 10th | +0.6pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 36.1% | 8th | +0.7pp | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 39.9% | 12th | +1.1pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 16th | +1.4pp | 12th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 14th | +1.4pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 38.8% | 11th | +1.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 15th | +2.2pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 36.0% | 6th | +2.2pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 31.5% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 18th | 19% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 36.9% | 9th | +3.8pp | 19th | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.8% to 20.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 8 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 7.0% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 6th | -2.3pp | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 1st | -1.2pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 20.1% | 16th | -3.6pp | 3rd | 99% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 10th | -1.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 8.9% | 8th | -1.1pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 11th | -1.3pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 9th | -0.9pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 17th | -2.2pp | 8th | 164% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 14th | -1.2pp | 9th | 60% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 7.1% | 5th | -0.4pp | 10th | 30% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.7% | 13th | -0.5pp | 11th | 36% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 4th | -0.2pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 33.2% | 18th | -1.0pp | 13th | 229% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 7th | -0.2pp | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 6.7% | 3rd | -0.0pp | 15th | 34% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.0% | 19th | +0.1pp | 16th | 256% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 10.3% | 12th | +0.5pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 19.0% | 15th | +1.2pp | 18th | 88% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 6.5% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 19th | 36% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.3% to 7.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). 8 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 4.8% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 8th | -2.1pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.2% | 4th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.5% | 14th | -1.7pp | 4th | 24% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 7.4% | 9th | -1.0pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 6th | -0.6pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% | 5th | -0.5pp | 7th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 13th | -0.8pp | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13.5% | 17th | -0.8pp | 9th | 59% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.9% | 11th | -0.3pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 12th | -0.2pp | 11th | 6% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 3.6% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 12th | 58% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4.2% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 13th | 51% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 12.7% | 15th | +0.7pp | 14th | 49% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.5% | 18th | +1.0pp | 15th | 71% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 20.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 16th | 137% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 10th | +0.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.2% | 16th | +1.1pp | 18th | 56% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 5.9% | 7th | +0.6pp | 19th | 30% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 36.0% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Denver, CO | 23.2% | 1st | 33% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | 23.4% | 2nd | 33% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | 25.5% | 3rd | 27% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | 27.3% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 28.2% | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 31.8% | 7th | 8% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 33.9% | 8th | 2% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 9th | 2% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.1% | 12th | 4% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 13th | 9% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 14th | 12% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 39.5% | 15th | 14% above peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 39.8% | 16th | 15% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 17th | 25% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 45.0% | 18th | 30% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 19th | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.2% then, 2.8% now; margin ±0.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 3.0% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Portland, OR | 1.9% | 1st | -0.9pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 15th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 80% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 2.8% | 6th | -0.4pp | 3rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 4th | -0.2pp | 4th | 46% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 13th | -0.2pp | 5th | 70% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 8th | +0.0pp | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.0% | 14th | +0.9pp | 7th | 74% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 10th | +0.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 11.2% | 19th | +2.1pp | 9th | 144% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 9.6% | 17th | +2.4pp | 10th | 110% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 5.7% | 11th | +1.5pp | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 16th | +2.4pp | 12th | 89% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 1.9% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 13th | 58% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 7th | +0.9pp | 14th | 33% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 2.8% | 5th | +0.8pp | 15th | 40% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 9th | +1.1pp | 16th | 15% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 10.6% | 18th | +3.7pp | 17th | 130% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.0% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 18th | 56% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 12th | +2.5pp | 19th | 28% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.3% to 18.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 18 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 32.5% | +3.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 12th | +5.1pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 18.1% | 19th | +2.8pp | 2nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 48.0% | 6th | +6.9pp | 3rd | 38% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 18th | +3.6pp | 4th | 27% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 56.5% | 3rd | +7.1pp | 5th | 63% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 13th | +3.7pp | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.7% | 10th | +4.1pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 9th | +4.2pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 11th | +3.9pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 27.6% | 16th | +3.1pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 28.1% | 14th | +3.1pp | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 8th | +4.0pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 17th | +2.8pp | 13th | 21% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 7th | +4.0pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 54.9% | 4th | +5.2pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 64.2% | 2nd | +5.7pp | 16th | 85% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 15th | +1.9pp | 17th | 19% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 68.5% | 1st | +4.4pp | 18th | 97% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 53.8% | 5th | +3.3pp | 19th | 55% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.7% to 31.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.2pp). 7 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 44.4% | -3.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| El Paso, TX | 47.3% | 6th | +6.8pp | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 9th | +2.7pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 65.1% | 3rd | +4.0pp | 3rd | 65% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 70.3% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 4th | 78% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 12th | +0.4pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 79.0% | 1st | +0.3pp | 6th | 100% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 39.4% | 10th | -0.7pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 17th | -1.2pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 37.0% | 14th | -2.2pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 52.5% | 5th | -3.2pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 15th | -3.9pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 54.4% | 4th | -7.4pp | 12th | 38% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 11th | -5.9pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 32.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 7th | -7.8pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 13th | -8.4pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 8th | -9.8pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 18th | -9.6pp | 18th | 19% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 31.0% | 19th | -9.8pp | 19th | 21% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Disconnected youth rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.0% to 16.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 7.3% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 16th | -2.7pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.5pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 8.0% | 9th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 6th | -0.7pp | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 5th | 64% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 3.1% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 6th | 62% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 7th | -0.4pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.2% | 10th | -0.4pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.4% | 11th | -0.4pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 15th | -0.4pp | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 8th | -0.0pp | 11th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 12th | +0.3pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 5.7% | 5th | +0.3pp | 13th | 30% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 14th | +0.7pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 13th | +0.7pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.7% | 4th | +0.6pp | 16th | 30% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 18th | +1.8pp | 17th | 60% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 16.7% | 19th | +2.7pp | 18th | 103% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 11.9% | 17th | +2.2pp | 19th | 45% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 674,841 to 638,530 - more than the combined survey margin (±85). 4 of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | 697,125 | 3rd | +8% | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 18th | +6% | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 754,195 | 1st | +4% | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 660,400 | 8th | +4% | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 17th | +4% | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 690,130 | 4th | +4% | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 19th | +2% | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 11th | +2% | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 718,877 | 2nd | +2% | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 16th | +1% | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 15th | +1% | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 680,130 | 6th | +0% | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 641,165 | 9th | -1% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 681,294 | 5th | -2% | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 666,442 | 7th | -3% | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 14th | -5% | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 12th | -5% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 10th | -5% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 13th | -6% | 19th | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (68.1% then, 67.1% now; margin ±2.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 30.6% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Portland, OR | 31.3% | 16th | +2.8pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 13th | +2.8pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 8th | +2.4pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 4th | 51% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 37.6% | 12th | +1.6pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 38.0% | 11th | +1.6pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 10th | +0.6pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 30.9% | 17th | +0.3pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.6% | 15th | +0.2pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 48% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 67.1% | 1st | -1.0pp | 11th | 65% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 18th | -0.5pp | 12th | 25% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 36.3% | 14th | -0.9pp | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 6th | -1.7pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 21.1% | 19th | -1.0pp | 15th | 48% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 45.3% | 5th | -2.3pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 4th | -3.8pp | 17th | 34% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 9th | -3.3pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.6% | 7th | -3.9pp | 19th | 5% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents fell 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 66.9% to 61.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.4pp). None of the 18 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 67.0% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 6th | +7.6pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 68.8% | 12th | +4.6pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 14th | +3.6pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 69.9% | 8th | +3.8pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 72.9% | 4th | +3.8pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 3rd | +3.8pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 15th | +1.6pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 77.5% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 5th | +1.3pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 78.6% | 1st | +0.9pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 9th | +0.6pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 70.6% | 7th | +0.1pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 69.3% | 10th | -0.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 13th | -1.8pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 62.4% | 17th | -2.0pp | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 58.5% | 19th | -2.2pp | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 16th | -3.9pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 11th | -4.6pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 61.8% | 18th | -5.1pp | 19th | 11% below peers |