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54,776 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Kentwood, MI shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 /100k
2026
▼ 100%
relative change
2 in 2021
Dropping fast  
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.2%
2020-24
▼ 70%
relative change
3.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$74,373
2020-24
▲ 37%
relative change
$54,197 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.9%
2020-24
▼ 35%
relative change
6.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
36.7%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
31.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.0%
Jul 2026
▼ 14%
relative change
5.8% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,513 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 10%
relative change
1,676 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
61.3%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
58.2% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.2%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
86.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.41
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.41 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
59.0%
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
43.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
28.6%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
28.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 3 indicators

Where Kentwood, MI shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Violent crime
Violent crime rate
475 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 24%
relative change
383 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.6%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
6.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
10.6%
2019-23
▼ 8%
relative change
11.5% in 2018
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 →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,592
Aug 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$1,510 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Population
54,296
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
51,693 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$256,464
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$245,866 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
23.3%
2020-24
high
vs peers
24.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 24% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 475 in July 2026, up from 383 a year earlier.
Needs attention 475 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 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%
Tinley Park, IL 85 (Jul 26) -23.0% 1st
Chicopee, MA 427 (Jul 26) -22.6% 2nd
Mooresville, NC 192 (Jul 26) -21.9% 3rd
Mount Prospect, IL 60 (Jul 26) -21.4% 4th
Elkhart, IN 662 (Apr 26) -20.4% 5th
Grand Island, NE 326 (Jul 26) -17.4% 6th
Port Arthur, TX 520 (Jul 26) -16.7% 7th
Apple Valley, MN 183 (Jul 26) -15.8% 8th
Logan, UT 166 (Jul 26) -6.1% 9th
Joplin, MO 560 (Jul 26) -4.1% 10th
Rocky Mount, NC 706 (Jun 26) -2.3% 11th
Galveston, TX 488 (Jul 26) -0.4% 12th
Fountain Valley, CA 195 (Jul 26) +4.9% 13th
Minnetonka, MN 93 (May 26) +6.1% 14th
Arcadia, CA 209 (Jul 26) +8.7% 15th
Jeffersonville, IN 288 (Mar 25) +14.7% 16th
Kentwood, MI 475 (Jul 26) +23.8% 17th
West Haven, CT 78 (Jul 26) +34.4% 18th
Edina, MN 79 (Jul 26) +38.7% 19th
Rockwall, TX 163 (Jul 26) +41.9% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA 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

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities. Kentwood started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,513 in July 2026, down from 1,676 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,513 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Elkhart, IN 1,374 (Apr 26) -42.4% 1st
West Haven, CT 851 (Mar 26) -25.1% 2nd
Minnetonka, MN 1,121 (May 26) -25.0% 3rd
Rocky Mount, NC 2,990 (Jun 26) -21.2% 4th
Mooresville, NC 1,644 (Jul 26) -20.5% 5th
Arcadia, CA 2,223 (Jul 26) -16.7% 6th
Rockwall, TX 974 (Jul 26) -13.8% 7th
Port Arthur, TX 1,283 (Jul 26) -12.7% 8th
Mount Prospect, IL 751 (Jul 26) -10.5% 9th
Grand Island, NE 1,576 (Jul 26) -10.3% 10th
Kentwood, MI 1,513 (Jul 26) -9.7% 11th
Fountain Valley, CA 1,564 (Jul 26) -9.1% 12th
Tinley Park, IL 1,050 (Jul 26) -7.9% 13th
Joplin, MO 3,592 (Jul 26) -6.3% 14th
Galveston, TX 2,221 (Jul 26) -5.1% 15th
Logan, UT 1,036 (Jul 26) -3.5% 16th
Jeffersonville, IN 1,667 (Mar 25) -0.8% 17th
Apple Valley, MN 1,510 (Jul 26) +2.3% 18th
Edina, MN 1,446 (Jul 26) +3.4% 19th
Chicopee, MA 1,566 (Jul 26) +5.5% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN 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

Homicide rate

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

Homicide is about 100% lower than in 2021 (2 then, 0 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 6 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 78% of similar-size cities over 2021-2026.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
Bright spot 0 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Apple Valley, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Mount Prospect, IL 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Arcadia, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Rockwall, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Grand Island, NE 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 5th
Port Arthur, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 6th
Chicopee, MA 2 (Jul 26) -50.0% 7th
Elkhart, IN 4 (Apr 26) -33.3% 8th
Galveston, TX 7 (Jul 26) -20.0% 9th
Edina, MN 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Mooresville, NC 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Rocky Mount, NC 25 (Jun 26) +27.3% 12th
Jeffersonville, IN 6 (Mar 25) +193.7% 13th
West Haven, CT 7 (Jul 26) +299.4% 14th
Kentwood, MI 0 (Jul 26)
Tinley Park, IL 0 (Jul 26)
Fountain Valley, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Logan, UT 2 (Jul 26)
Minnetonka, MN 0 (May 26)
Joplin, MO 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% 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 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 13% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 186 in July 2026, down from 217 a year earlier.
186 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 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%
Elkhart, IN 128 (Apr 26) -55.5% 1st
Grand Island, NE 82 (Jul 26) -48.8% 2nd
Rocky Mount, NC 218 (Jun 26) -45.2% 3rd
Arcadia, CA 155 (Jul 26) -40.4% 4th
Rockwall, TX 48 (Jul 26) -35.0% 5th
West Haven, CT 145 (Jul 26) -30.4% 6th
Chicopee, MA 107 (Jul 26) -28.9% 7th
Fountain Valley, CA 110 (Jul 26) -20.8% 8th
Jeffersonville, IN 299 (Mar 25) -19.8% 9th
Minnetonka, MN 65 (May 26) -18.8% 10th
Mount Prospect, IL 47 (Jul 26) -18.7% 11th
Port Arthur, TX 116 (Jul 26) -14.5% 12th
Kentwood, MI 186 (Jul 26) -14.3% 13th
Galveston, TX 209 (Jul 26) -13.8% 14th
Mooresville, NC 95 (Jul 26) -10.2% 15th
Tinley Park, IL 131 (Jul 26) -5.3% 16th
Logan, UT 59 (Jul 26) +0.0% 17th
Joplin, MO 404 (Jul 26) +2.8% 18th
Edina, MN 149 (Jul 26) +39.7% 19th
Apple Valley, MN 81 (Jul 26) +40.6% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% 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 37% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $54,197 to $74,373 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,470).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kentwood started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 51% from 2014 to 2024 ($49,201 to $74,373).
Bright spot $74,373
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
Michigan ref $72,875 +28%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Pensacola, FL $74,212 20th +47% 1st 5% below peers
Logan, UT $60,687 25th +45% 2nd 23% below peers
South Whittier, CA $100,800 12th +41% 3rd 29% above peers
Kentwood, MI $74,373 19th +37% 4th 5% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $55,534 28th +37% 5th 29% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $105,189 10th +34% 6th 34% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $90,794 14th +31% 7th 16% above peers
Gallatin, TN $77,518 17th +30% 8th 1% below peers
Mooresville, NC $89,647 15th +30% 9th 14% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL $101,720 11th +28% 10th 30% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL $64,908 22nd +27% 11th 17% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $109,193 9th +27% 12th 39% above peers
Port Arthur, TX $46,354 31st +27% 13th 41% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN $70,930 21st +26% 14th 10% below peers
Elkhart, IN $51,028 30th +25% 15th 35% below peers
Minnetonka, MN $119,517 3rd +25% 16th 52% above peers
Berwyn, IL $78,408 16th +25% 17th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA $115,237 6th +24% 18th 47% above peers
Edina, MN $128,767 1st +24% 19th 64% above peers
Arcadia, CA $113,516 7th +21% 20th 45% above peers
Placentia, CA $115,929 4th +21% 21st 48% above peers
Rockwall, TX $115,580 5th +21% 22nd 47% above peers
Manhattan, KS $60,172 26th +19% 23rd 23% below peers
West Haven, CT $74,382 18th +18% 24th 5% below peers
Chicopee, MA $62,615 24th +18% 25th 20% below peers
Wheaton, IL $120,008 2nd +16% 26th 53% above peers
Grand Island, NE $63,795 23rd +16% 27th 19% below peers
Joplin, MO $52,097 29th +15% 28th 34% below peers
Galveston, TX $55,631 27th +13% 29th 29% below peers
Apple Valley, MN $97,673 13th +9% 30th 25% above peers
Methuen, MA $113,310 8th 45% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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5 of 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$5,045 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.8 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.0% in July 2026, down from 5.8% a year earlier.
Bright spot 5.0%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 4.9% (Jul 26) +0.0pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Grand Island, NE 3.0% (Jul 26) 1st -1.5pp 1st 33% below peers
Elkhart, IN 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th -1.1pp 2nd 4% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 6.1% (Jul 26) 26th -0.9pp 3rd 36% above peers
Kentwood, MI 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.8pp 4th 11% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.7pp 5th 22% below peers
Arcadia, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 19th -0.7pp 6th 9% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.5pp 7th on par with peers
Joplin, MO 4.0% (Jul 26) 6th -0.5pp 8th 11% below peers
Mooresville, NC 3.7% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 9th 18% below peers
Gallatin, TN 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 10th 31% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 20th -0.3pp 11th 9% above peers
Methuen, MA 5.2% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.2pp 12th 16% above peers
Placentia, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -0.2pp 13th 2% below peers
Manhattan, KS 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th +0.0pp 14th 11% below peers
Logan, UT 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.1pp 15th 31% below peers
Chicopee, MA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th +0.2pp 16th 31% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th +0.3pp 17th 2% above peers
Rockwall, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 9th +0.4pp 18th 9% below peers
Berwyn, IL 5.2% (Jul 26) 24th +0.4pp 19th 16% above peers
Wheaton, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 20th on par with peers
Edina, MN 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th +0.5pp 21st 11% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th +0.5pp 22nd 4% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 10th +0.5pp 23rd 7% below peers
Pensacola, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.5pp 24th 2% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 9.6% (Jul 26) 28th +0.6pp 25th 113% above peers
Galveston, TX 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 26th 9% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 27th 4% above peers
West Haven, CT 6.8% (Jul 26) 27th +1.5pp 28th 51% 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 (10.9% then, 10.4% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
28% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.1% to 10.4%).
10.4%
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
Michigan ref 13.2% -1.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Tinley Park, IL 5.0% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 55% below peers
Mooresville, NC 7.3% 8th -2.8pp 2nd 35% below peers
Pensacola, FL 12.6% 18th -4.8pp 3rd 13% above peers
Elkhart, IN 18.2% 25th -3.7pp 4th 63% above peers
Logan, UT 22.2% 28th -4.5pp 5th 99% above peers
Berwyn, IL 10.9% 15th -1.9pp 6th 3% below peers
Rockwall, TX 4.0% 1st -0.6pp 7th 64% below peers
Arcadia, CA 8.6% 11th -1.2pp 8th 23% below peers
Manhattan, KS 23.3% 29th -3.0pp 9th 109% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 9.1% 12th -1.2pp 10th 18% below peers
Joplin, MO 16.9% 23rd -1.3pp 11th 51% above peers
Kentwood, MI 10.4% 13th -0.6pp 12th 7% below peers
Edina, MN 4.7% 2nd -0.2pp 13th 58% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 6.6% 7th -0.1pp 14th 41% below peers
Placentia, CA 7.9% 9th -0.1pp 15th 29% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.0% 10th +0.2pp 16th 28% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 19.7% 26th +0.5pp 17th 76% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 12.7% 19th +0.3pp 18th 14% above peers
Wheaton, IL 5.6% 4th +0.2pp 19th 50% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 29.0% 30th +1.7pp 20th 160% above peers
Galveston, TX 21.4% 27th +1.5pp 21st 92% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 11.2% 16th +0.9pp 22nd on par with peers
South Whittier, CA 10.6% 14th +1.0pp 23rd 5% below peers
Gallatin, TN 13.0% 20th +1.3pp 24th 16% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 6.0% 6th +0.6pp 25th 47% below peers
Grand Island, NE 15.2% 22nd +2.4pp 26th 36% above peers
West Haven, CT 14.1% 21st +2.3pp 27th 27% above peers
Chicopee, MA 17.3% 24th +3.5pp 28th 55% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 11.3% 17th +2.8pp 29th 1% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 5.9% 5th +1.9pp 30th 47% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.6% then, 16.2% now; margin ±5.3pp).

Broader trend
41% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 7.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.2% to 16.2%).
16.2%
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
Michigan ref 17.6% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Rockwall, TX 3.1% 1st -3.2pp 1st 80% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.1% 4th -5.3pp 2nd 67% below peers
Mooresville, NC 6.4% 7th -6.1pp 3rd 58% below peers
Pensacola, FL 17.9% 21st -10.5pp 4th 16% above peers
Placentia, CA 7.7% 9th -4.3pp 5th 50% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 6.5% 8th -3.2pp 6th 58% below peers
Logan, UT 22.2% 25th -7.1pp 7th 44% above peers
Arcadia, CA 9.4% 12th -2.8pp 8th 39% below peers
Joplin, MO 19.1% 23rd -5.3pp 9th 24% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 6.1% 6th -1.6pp 10th 61% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 13.9% 15th -3.4pp 11th 10% below peers
Berwyn, IL 15.4% 16th -3.3pp 12th on par with peers
Jeffersonville, IN 13.5% 14th -2.6pp 13th 12% below peers
South Whittier, CA 10.6% 13th -1.3pp 14th 31% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 9.1% 11th -1.1pp 15th 41% below peers
Edina, MN 4.5% 2nd -0.4pp 16th 71% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 38.4% 30th -1.9pp 17th 149% above peers
Elkhart, IN 31.0% 27th -1.4pp 18th 101% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 8.0% 10th -0.2pp 19th 48% below peers
West Haven, CT 16.7% 19th -0.3pp 20th 8% above peers
Grand Island, NE 18.8% 22nd +0.4pp 21st 22% above peers
Chicopee, MA 24.2% 26th +2.3pp 22nd 57% above peers
Kentwood, MI 16.2% 18th +1.6pp 23rd 5% above peers
Wheaton, IL 5.0% 3rd +0.5pp 24th 68% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 33.3% 28th +4.2pp 25th 116% above peers
Manhattan, KS 16.8% 20th +2.3pp 26th 9% above peers
Galveston, TX 35.7% 29th +9.2pp 27th 131% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 15.5% 17th +5.2pp 28th on par with peers
Gallatin, TN 21.6% 24th +8.4pp 29th 40% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 5.7% 5th +2.5pp 30th 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.3pp 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 4.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.9% to 91.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kentwood started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 9.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (82.0% to 91.2%).
Bright spot 91.2%
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
Michigan ref 90.7% +8.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Port Arthur, TX 88.3% 29th +26.4pp 1st 5% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 94.0% 10th +14.3pp 2nd 1% above peers
Elkhart, IN 90.2% 24th +12.5pp 3rd 3% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 92.0% 21st +11.5pp 4th 1% below peers
Gallatin, TN 92.2% 19th +10.5pp 5th 1% below peers
South Whittier, CA 93.3% 15th +10.2pp 6th on par with peers
Pensacola, FL 92.5% 16th +9.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Joplin, MO 88.6% 27th +9.2pp 8th 5% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 80.7% 30th +8.3pp 9th 14% below peers
Galveston, TX 91.5% 22nd +9.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 94.0% 11th +8.5pp 11th 1% above peers
Mooresville, NC 96.9% 1st +8.7pp 12th 4% above peers
Berwyn, IL 92.3% 18th +8.1pp 13th 1% below peers
Grand Island, NE 89.7% 26th +7.8pp 14th 4% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 92.4% 17th +7.8pp 15th 1% below peers
Logan, UT 89.7% 25th +7.2pp 16th 4% below peers
Chicopee, MA 88.4% 28th +6.5pp 17th 5% below peers
West Haven, CT 93.3% 14th +6.7pp 18th on par with peers
Arcadia, CA 96.7% 2nd +5.5pp 19th 4% above peers
Kentwood, MI 91.2% 23rd +4.3pp 20th 2% below peers
Rockwall, TX 96.3% 3rd +4.5pp 21st 3% above peers
Manhattan, KS 92.1% 20th +4.2pp 22nd 1% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 95.0% 8th +4.2pp 23rd 2% above peers
Edina, MN 93.4% 13th +4.0pp 24th on par with peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 95.2% 7th +4.0pp 25th 2% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 95.8% 4th +3.8pp 26th 3% above peers
Wheaton, IL 95.8% 5th +3.4pp 27th 3% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 93.7% 12th +3.0pp 28th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 94.6% 9th +3.0pp 29th 1% above peers
Placentia, CA 95.4% 6th +2.4pp 30th 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.41 then, 0.41 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.41).
Bright spot 0.41
20102024
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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
Logan, UT 0.41 4th -0.025 1st 8% below peers
Pensacola, FL 0.49 27th -0.020 2nd 10% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 0.47 21st -0.015 3rd 5% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 0.42 13th -0.013 4th 4% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 0.43 14th -0.010 5th 3% below peers
Joplin, MO 0.48 25th -0.008 6th 8% above peers
Edina, MN 0.53 31st -0.008 7th 20% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 0.47 23rd -0.006 8th 7% above peers
Mooresville, NC 0.42 8th -0.005 9th 6% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 0.43 15th -0.004 10th 2% below peers
Kentwood, MI 0.41 2nd -0.002 11th 8% below peers
Berwyn, IL 0.41 7th +0.002 12th 7% below peers
Wheaton, IL 0.46 20th +0.003 13th 3% above peers
Gallatin, TN 0.47 24th +0.004 14th 7% above peers
Arcadia, CA 0.49 26th +0.007 15th 10% above peers
South Whittier, CA 0.40 1st +0.007 16th 11% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 0.44 17th +0.008 17th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 0.49 28th +0.015 18th 12% above peers
Galveston, TX 0.52 30th +0.017 19th 19% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 0.42 10th +0.016 20th 5% below peers
West Haven, CT 0.44 16th +0.019 21st on par with peers
Rockwall, TX 0.41 6th +0.018 22nd 7% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 0.41 3rd +0.020 23rd 8% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 0.41 5th +0.021 24th 8% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 0.42 11th +0.022 25th 5% below peers
Placentia, CA 0.42 12th +0.023 26th 4% below peers
Chicopee, MA 0.46 18th +0.028 27th 3% above peers
Grand Island, NE 0.47 22nd +0.030 28th 6% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 0.52 29th +0.035 29th 16% above peers
Elkhart, IN 0.46 19th +0.031 30th 3% above peers
Methuen, MA 0.42 9th 5% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 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 (11.5% then, 10.6% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
48% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 3.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (13.6% to 10.6%).
Needs attention 10.6%
20102023
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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
Logan, UT 5.6% 6th -5.6pp 1st 40% below peers
Gallatin, TN 9.6% 17th -6.6pp 2nd 2% above peers
Wheaton, IL 3.6% 3rd -1.7pp 3rd 61% below peers
Elkhart, IN 12.8% 22nd -5.8pp 4th 36% above peers
Grand Island, NE 9.4% 16th -4.1pp 5th on par with peers
Pensacola, FL 11.4% 20th -4.0pp 6th 21% above peers
Galveston, TX 13.0% 23rd -2.3pp 7th 39% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 23.8% 27th -3.0pp 8th 154% above peers
Kentwood, MI 10.6% 19th -0.9pp 9th 13% above peers
Joplin, MO 15.7% 24th -0.9pp 10th 67% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 7.1% 12th -0.4pp 11th 25% below peers
Berwyn, IL 16.2% 25th -0.8pp 12th 73% above peers
West Haven, CT 17.5% 26th +0.0pp 13th 87% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 3.4% 2nd +0.0pp 14th 64% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 25.4% 29th +0.2pp 15th 171% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 8.5% 15th +0.5pp 16th 9% below peers
Mooresville, NC 6.6% 8th +0.8pp 17th 29% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 25.8% 30th +3.5pp 18th 175% above peers
Chicopee, MA 25.0% 28th +3.5pp 19th 167% above peers
Edina, MN 2.7% 1st +0.6pp 20th 71% below peers
Manhattan, KS 7.7% 13th +1.6pp 21st 18% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 11.9% 21st +2.6pp 22nd 27% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 6.8% 10th +1.6pp 23rd 27% below peers
Placentia, CA 7.0% 11th +1.7pp 24th 26% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.4% 5th +1.8pp 25th 42% below peers
South Whittier, CA 10.4% 18th +3.6pp 26th 11% above peers
Rockwall, TX 5.0% 4th +1.7pp 27th 46% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 6.7% 9th +2.9pp 28th 28% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.2% 14th +4.3pp 29th 13% below peers
Arcadia, CA 5.8% 7th +4.2pp 30th 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.7pp 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 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $334,412 in August 2026, up from $321,606 a year earlier.
$334,412
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref $266,292 (Aug 26) +4.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
West Haven, CT $366,562 (Aug 26) 15th +7.8% 1st 3% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL $453,639 (Aug 26) 11th +7.4% 2nd 21% above peers
Berwyn, IL $321,149 (Aug 26) 19th +6.2% 3rd 15% below peers
Elkhart, IN $233,030 (Aug 26) 25th +6.1% 4th 38% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,382,591 (Aug 26) 1st +5.7% 5th 268% above peers
Wheaton, IL $514,751 (Aug 26) 7th +5.3% 6th 37% above peers
Manhattan, KS $298,350 (Aug 26) 21st +4.9% 7th 21% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $337,869 (Aug 26) 16th +4.8% 8th 10% below peers
Edina, MN $626,258 (Aug 26) 5th +4.1% 9th 67% above peers
Kentwood, MI $334,412 (Aug 26) 17th +4.0% 10th 11% below peers
Chicopee, MA $322,260 (Aug 26) 18th +3.4% 11th 14% below peers
Minnetonka, MN $485,327 (Aug 26) 8th +3.0% 12th 29% above peers
Port Arthur, TX $127,534 (Aug 26) 28th +2.8% 13th 66% below peers
Logan, UT $389,638 (Aug 26) 13th +2.7% 14th 4% above peers
Placentia, CA $1,101,906 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.4% 15th 193% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $943,821 (Aug 26) 4th +2.0% 16th 151% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $573,373 (Aug 26) 6th +2.0% 17th 52% above peers
Joplin, MO $207,169 (Aug 26) 26th +2.0% 18th 45% below peers
Arcadia, CA $1,381,933 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.8% 19th 267% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN $253,784 (Aug 26) 24th +1.5% 20th 33% below peers
Apple Valley, MN $376,085 (Aug 26) 14th +1.5% 21st on par with peers
Pensacola, FL $266,727 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.2% 22nd 29% below peers
Gallatin, TN $434,846 (Aug 26) 12th +0.6% 23rd 16% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC $188,603 (Aug 26) 27th +0.1% 24th 50% below peers
Grand Island, NE $253,838 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.2% 25th 33% below peers
Mooresville, NC $478,099 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 26th 27% above peers
Rockwall, TX $474,989 (Aug 26) 10th -1.0% 27th 26% above peers
Galveston, TX $317,544 (Aug 26) 20th -4.9% 28th 16% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 14% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $256,464 in August 2026, up from $245,866 a year earlier.
Big move $256,464
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref $144,183 (Aug 26) +4.3%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Port Arthur, TX $89,052 (Aug 26) 28th +13.0% 1st 67% below peers
Berwyn, IL $261,280 (Aug 26) 16th +9.9% 2nd 4% below peers
West Haven, CT $273,808 (Aug 26) 13th +7.5% 3rd 1% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL $305,449 (Aug 26) 11th +6.7% 4th 13% above peers
Manhattan, KS $215,910 (Aug 26) 20th +6.6% 5th 20% below peers
Elkhart, IN $156,982 (Aug 26) 25th +6.0% 6th 42% below peers
Wheaton, IL $340,137 (Aug 26) 6th +5.3% 7th 26% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,051,471 (Aug 26) 1st +4.9% 8th 288% above peers
Tinley Park, IL $253,005 (Aug 26) 18th +4.4% 9th 7% below peers
Kentwood, MI $256,464 (Aug 26) 17th +4.3% 10th 5% below peers
Chicopee, MA $268,633 (Aug 26) 15th +4.0% 11th 1% below peers
Yucaipa, CA $463,771 (Aug 26) 5th +3.0% 12th 71% above peers
Joplin, MO $133,567 (Aug 26) 26th +2.6% 13th 51% below peers
Pensacola, FL $168,814 (Aug 26) 24th +2.1% 14th 38% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $721,092 (Aug 26) 4th +1.9% 15th 166% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN $194,409 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.8% 16th 28% below peers
Placentia, CA $806,415 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.4% 17th 198% above peers
Minnetonka, MN $306,340 (Aug 26) 10th +0.9% 18th 13% above peers
Logan, UT $301,582 (Aug 26) 12th +0.5% 19th 11% above peers
Gallatin, TN $309,188 (Aug 26) 9th +0.5% 20th 14% above peers
Arcadia, CA $929,293 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.4% 21st 243% above peers
Mooresville, NC $322,437 (Aug 26) 8th +0.2% 22nd 19% above peers
Grand Island, NE $180,301 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.4% 23rd 33% below peers
Apple Valley, MN $270,889 (Aug 26) 14th -0.8% 24th on par with peers
Rockwall, TX $336,573 (Aug 26) 7th -1.7% 25th 24% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC $95,036 (Aug 26) 27th -2.0% 26th 65% below peers
Edina, MN $243,048 (Aug 26) 19th -3.3% 27th 10% below peers
Galveston, TX $197,563 (Aug 26) 21st -5.3% 28th 27% below 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 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.2% to 61.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
14% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 24% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.1% to 61.4%).
Bright spot 61.3%
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
Michigan ref 73.2% +2.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Manhattan, KS 43.5% 29th +4.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Pensacola, FL 64.2% 13th +4.6pp 2nd 5% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 72.0% 7th +5.1pp 3rd 17% above peers
Kentwood, MI 61.4% 15th +3.2pp 4th on par with peers
Galveston, TX 46.2% 27th +2.4pp 5th 25% below peers
Berwyn, IL 61.1% 16th +3.0pp 6th on par with peers
Elkhart, IN 53.2% 24th +2.5pp 7th 13% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 71.6% 9th +2.6pp 8th 17% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 86.9% 1st +2.5pp 9th 42% above peers
Edina, MN 72.4% 6th +1.6pp 10th 18% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 73.4% 3rd +0.8pp 11th 20% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 58.0% 19th +0.3pp 12th 5% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 75.5% 2nd +0.3pp 13th 23% above peers
Mooresville, NC 58.3% 17th +0.1pp 14th 5% below peers
South Whittier, CA 64.7% 12th -0.5pp 15th 6% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 68.7% 10th -0.7pp 16th 12% above peers
Grand Island, NE 57.8% 20th -1.0pp 17th 6% below peers
Wheaton, IL 71.7% 8th -1.6pp 18th 17% above peers
Arcadia, CA 58.1% 18th -1.3pp 19th 5% below peers
Placentia, CA 63.6% 14th -1.7pp 20th 4% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 49.0% 26th -1.6pp 21st 20% below peers
Chicopee, MA 55.7% 22nd -2.9pp 22nd 9% below peers
Rockwall, TX 72.5% 5th -3.8pp 23rd 18% above peers
Logan, UT 37.2% 30th -2.1pp 24th 39% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 43.9% 28th -2.5pp 25th 28% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 73.4% 4th -4.3pp 26th 20% above peers
West Haven, CT 50.6% 25th -4.1pp 27th 18% below peers
Joplin, MO 53.4% 23rd -4.3pp 28th 13% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 64.8% 11th -5.3pp 29th 6% above peers
Gallatin, TN 57.1% 21st -5.4pp 30th 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp 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
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What changed

Rent rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2023 to 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,592 in August 2026, up from $1,510 a year earlier.
Big move $1,592
2023August 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%
Chicopee, MA $1,631 (Aug 26) 17th +8.8% 1st 2% below peers
Elkhart, IN $1,170 (Aug 26) 28th +7.8% 2nd 30% below peers
Joplin, MO $1,237 (Aug 26) 27th +6.0% 3rd 25% below peers
Berwyn, IL $1,427 (Aug 26) 19th +5.6% 4th 14% below peers
Port Arthur, TX $1,288 (Aug 26) 25th +5.5% 5th 22% below peers
Kentwood, MI $1,592 (Aug 26) 18th +5.4% 6th 4% below peers
Minnetonka, MN $1,825 (Aug 26) 11th +4.5% 7th 10% above peers
Manhattan, KS $1,338 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.4% 8th 19% below peers
Yucaipa, CA $2,191 (Aug 26) 6th +4.4% 9th 32% above peers
Logan, UT $1,415 (Aug 26) 20th +4.2% 10th 15% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $2,932 (Aug 26) 3rd +4.2% 11th 77% above peers
Edina, MN $2,015 (Aug 26) 8th +3.3% 12th 21% above peers
Placentia, CA $2,853 (Aug 26) 4th +3.2% 13th 72% above peers
West Haven, CT $1,978 (Aug 26) 9th +3.1% 14th 19% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC $1,272 (Aug 26) 26th +2.8% 15th 23% below peers
Pensacola, FL $1,657 (Aug 26) 15th +2.5% 16th on par with peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $3,524 (Aug 26) 1st +2.4% 17th 112% above peers
Wheaton, IL $2,182 (Aug 26) 7th +1.9% 18th 31% above peers
Gallatin, TN $1,660 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 19th on par with peers
Rockwall, TX $1,762 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 20th 6% above peers
Arcadia, CA $3,414 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.4% 21st 106% above peers
Galveston, TX $1,405 (Aug 26) 21st +0.7% 22nd 15% below peers
Mooresville, NC $1,655 (Aug 26) 16th +0.7% 23rd on par with peers
Mount Prospect, IL $1,768 (Aug 26) 12th +0.4% 24th 7% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN $1,298 (Aug 26) 24th +0.3% 25th 22% below peers
Apple Valley, MN $1,956 (Aug 26) 10th -0.4% 26th 18% above peers
Grand Island, NE $1,322 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.9% 27th 20% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $2,331 (Aug 26) 5th -2.5% 28th 40% above 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 (28.7% then, 28.6% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Broader trend
28% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.0% to 28.6%).
Bright spot 28.6%
20102024
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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
Rocky Mount, NC 32.0% 13th -6.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 26.2% 2nd -4.4pp 2nd 22% below peers
Mooresville, NC 28.2% 5th -2.6pp 3rd 16% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 34.7% 17th -3.1pp 4th 3% above peers
Manhattan, KS 36.7% 21st -2.3pp 5th 10% above peers
Pensacola, FL 33.1% 14th -1.6pp 6th 1% below peers
Edina, MN 28.7% 8th -0.9pp 7th 14% below peers
West Haven, CT 40.9% 25th -1.1pp 8th 22% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 31.9% 12th -0.6pp 9th 5% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 24.2% 1st -0.3pp 10th 28% below peers
Kentwood, MI 28.6% 7th -0.2pp 11th 15% below peers
Elkhart, IN 33.5% 16th +0.1pp 12th on par with peers
Logan, UT 38.6% 22nd +0.5pp 13th 15% above peers
South Whittier, CA 41.4% 27th +0.7pp 14th 23% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 41.1% 26th +1.1pp 15th 22% above peers
Wheaton, IL 28.5% 6th +1.0pp 16th 15% below peers
Berwyn, IL 39.3% 23rd +1.4pp 17th 17% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 51.9% 31st +2.1pp 18th 55% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 27.7% 4th +1.1pp 19th 17% below peers
Joplin, MO 31.7% 11th +2.6pp 20th 5% below peers
Arcadia, CA 45.8% 30th +4.3pp 21st 37% above peers
Placentia, CA 43.0% 28th +4.5pp 22nd 28% above peers
Galveston, TX 43.7% 29th +4.6pp 23rd 30% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 36.1% 19th +4.2pp 24th 8% above peers
Rockwall, TX 30.6% 9th +4.6pp 25th 9% below peers
Chicopee, MA 40.3% 24th +6.9pp 26th 20% above peers
Grand Island, NE 30.6% 10th +5.4pp 27th 9% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 27.6% 3rd +5.0pp 28th 18% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 36.4% 20th +6.8pp 29th 9% above peers
Gallatin, TN 34.9% 18th +6.9pp 30th 4% above peers
Methuen, MA 33.3% 15th 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.5% then, 7.6% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
31% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.0% to 7.6%).
Needs attention 7.6%
20102024
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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
Manhattan, KS 4.3% 7th -4.1pp 1st 28% below peers
Mooresville, NC 2.8% 2nd -1.6pp 2nd 53% below peers
Elkhart, IN 8.1% 23rd -3.7pp 3rd 36% above peers
Logan, UT 4.1% 6th -1.7pp 4th 31% below peers
Rockwall, TX 2.5% 1st -0.7pp 5th 58% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 4.1% 5th -0.8pp 6th 32% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 3.2% 4th -0.6pp 7th 46% below peers
West Haven, CT 10.8% 29th -1.8pp 8th 82% above peers
Chicopee, MA 10.0% 27th -1.4pp 9th 68% above peers
Gallatin, TN 5.0% 12th -0.4pp 10th 17% below peers
Galveston, TX 10.7% 28th -0.6pp 11th 79% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 10.9% 30th -0.0pp 12th 82% above peers
Berwyn, IL 9.0% 25th +0.1pp 13th 50% above peers
Pensacola, FL 8.4% 24th +0.2pp 14th 40% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 12.0% 31st +0.7pp 15th 100% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 6.0% 17th +0.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Placentia, CA 2.9% 3rd +0.2pp 17th 52% below peers
Edina, MN 6.5% 20th +0.4pp 18th 9% above peers
Joplin, MO 9.6% 26th +0.8pp 19th 61% above peers
South Whittier, CA 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 20th 23% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 6.1% 18th +0.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 6.4% 19th +0.9pp 22nd 8% above peers
Kentwood, MI 7.6% 22nd +1.1pp 23rd 27% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 5.9% 15th +1.5pp 24th 2% below peers
Arcadia, CA 5.0% 10th +1.3pp 25th 17% below peers
Wheaton, IL 5.4% 14th +1.6pp 26th 9% below peers
Grand Island, NE 7.3% 21st +2.2pp 27th 22% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.0% 11th +1.6pp 28th 17% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 4.6% 9th +1.6pp 29th 23% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.3% 13th +2.2pp 30th 11% below peers
Methuen, MA 6.0% 16th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.0% to 3.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
28% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Kentwood started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.1% to 3.9%).
Bright spot 3.9%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 4.9% -0.6pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Minnetonka, MN 1.3% 1st -1.2pp 1st 83% below peers
Wheaton, IL 2.2% 3rd -1.3pp 2nd 71% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.3% 4th -1.9pp 3rd 58% below peers
Kentwood, MI 3.9% 9th -2.1pp 4th 51% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 4.7% 10th -1.8pp 5th 40% below peers
Arcadia, CA 3.5% 7th -1.1pp 6th 56% below peers
Edina, MN 1.7% 2nd -0.5pp 7th 78% below peers
Rockwall, TX 8.1% 18th -2.3pp 8th 3% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 12.2% 28th -3.1pp 9th 55% above peers
Elkhart, IN 12.0% 27th -2.0pp 10th 52% above peers
Berwyn, IL 10.2% 22nd -1.5pp 11th 30% above peers
Galveston, TX 16.5% 30th -2.3pp 12th 109% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 3.7% 8th -0.3pp 13th 53% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 29.5% 31st +0.1pp 14th 274% above peers
Mooresville, NC 7.8% 15th +0.0pp 15th 2% below peers
Gallatin, TN 8.6% 19th +0.1pp 16th 9% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 5.7% 12th +0.1pp 17th 27% below peers
Placentia, CA 6.4% 13th +0.2pp 18th 19% below peers
Joplin, MO 11.7% 26th +0.6pp 19th 49% above peers
West Haven, CT 7.9% 16th +0.4pp 20th on par with peers
Apple Valley, MN 4.8% 11th +0.3pp 21st 39% below peers
Chicopee, MA 3.4% 6th +0.2pp 22nd 57% below peers
Pensacola, FL 11.3% 24th +0.9pp 23rd 43% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 8.0% 17th +0.8pp 24th 2% above peers
South Whittier, CA 10.9% 23rd +1.2pp 25th 39% above peers
Logan, UT 9.4% 21st +1.1pp 26th 19% above peers
Grand Island, NE 14.5% 29th +1.8pp 27th 84% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 9.1% 20th +1.4pp 28th 16% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 11.3% 25th +2.3pp 29th 44% above peers
Manhattan, KS 7.7% 14th +2.0pp 30th 2% below peers
Methuen, MA 3.4% 5th 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

34.3%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 36.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Arcadia, CA 16.3% 1st 51% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 21.7% 2nd 35% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 21.8% 3rd 35% below peers
Edina, MN 23.8% 4th 29% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 24.8% 5th 26% below peers
Placentia, CA 26.0% 6th 22% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 28.2% 7th 16% below peers
South Whittier, CA 28.8% 8th 14% below peers
Wheaton, IL 29.0% 9th 13% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 29.4% 10th 12% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 30.5% 11th 9% below peers
Pensacola, FL 31.7% 12th 5% below peers
Mooresville, NC 31.7% 13th 5% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 33.1% 14th 1% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 33.4% 15th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 33.5% 16th on par with peers
Kentwood, MI 34.3% 17th 2% above peers
West Haven, CT 34.3% 18th 2% above peers
Rockwall, TX 34.3% 19th 2% above peers
Chicopee, MA 34.9% 20th 4% above peers
Berwyn, IL 35.4% 21st 6% above peers
Logan, UT 36.4% 22nd 9% above peers
Joplin, MO 36.4% 23rd 9% above peers
Grand Island, NE 38.3% 24th 14% above peers
Gallatin, TN 40.6% 25th 21% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 41.1% 26th 23% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 41.6% 27th 24% above peers
Galveston, TX 43.1% 28th 29% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 44.0% 29th 31% above peers
Elkhart, IN 45.9% 30th 37% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured fell 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.9% to 1.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
14% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Kentwood started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.5% to 1.2%).
Bright spot 1.2%
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
Michigan ref 3.0% -0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Wheaton, IL 0.8% 1st -2.3pp 1st 75% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 1.3% 5th -3.2pp 2nd 62% below peers
Kentwood, MI 1.2% 4th -2.7pp 3rd 66% below peers
Arcadia, CA 0.9% 2nd -1.5pp 4th 73% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 4.5% 21st -5.5pp 5th 35% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 1.0% 3rd -1.1pp 6th 69% below peers
Gallatin, TN 2.6% 11th -2.4pp 7th 22% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 1.9% 8th -1.3pp 8th 43% below peers
Rockwall, TX 7.1% 27th -3.0pp 9th 112% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 3.6% 17th -1.1pp 10th 8% above peers
Berwyn, IL 2.3% 9th -0.7pp 11th 33% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 2.8% 12th -0.7pp 12th 18% below peers
Joplin, MO 4.1% 19th -0.6pp 13th 22% above peers
Edina, MN 1.9% 7th -0.2pp 14th 44% below peers
Mooresville, NC 2.3% 10th -0.3pp 15th 32% below peers
Galveston, TX 11.2% 30th -0.1pp 16th 233% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 4.0% 18th +0.0pp 17th 18% above peers
South Whittier, CA 4.8% 22nd +0.1pp 18th 42% above peers
Placentia, CA 2.9% 13th +0.1pp 19th 14% below peers
Grand Island, NE 6.7% 26th +0.4pp 20th 99% above peers
Elkhart, IN 9.7% 29th +0.6pp 21st 186% above peers
West Haven, CT 5.8% 24th +0.4pp 22nd 73% above peers
Logan, UT 7.1% 28th +1.4pp 23rd 112% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 20.1% 31st +4.2pp 24th 498% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 5.4% 23rd +2.1pp 25th 60% above peers
Manhattan, KS 3.2% 15th +1.4pp 26th 6% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 3.4% 16th +1.6pp 27th on par with peers
Chicopee, MA 3.1% 14th +1.6pp 28th 9% below peers
Pensacola, FL 6.6% 25th +3.5pp 29th 96% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 4.2% 20th +2.4pp 30th 24% above peers
Methuen, MA 1.5% 6th 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
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HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.9% to 36.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
52% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kentwood started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.1% to 36.7%).
Bright spot 36.7%
20102024
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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
West Haven, CT 30.5% 21st +6.2pp 1st 15% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 28.2% 22nd +5.4pp 2nd 22% below peers
Galveston, TX 36.0% 16th +6.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Gallatin, TN 33.5% 19th +5.7pp 4th 7% below peers
Elkhart, IN 17.7% 30th +2.7pp 5th 51% below peers
South Whittier, CA 17.9% 29th +2.6pp 6th 50% below peers
Pensacola, FL 43.0% 12th +5.8pp 7th 20% above peers
Kentwood, MI 36.7% 15th +4.8pp 8th 2% above peers
Chicopee, MA 22.9% 27th +2.8pp 9th 36% below peers
Rockwall, TX 48.6% 6th +6.0pp 10th 35% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 22.9% 26th +2.6pp 11th 36% below peers
Mooresville, NC 45.5% 10th +5.3pp 12th 27% above peers
Placentia, CA 44.2% 11th +4.9pp 13th 23% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 48.5% 7th +4.8pp 14th 35% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 26.9% 23rd +2.5pp 15th 25% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 35.6% 17th +3.0pp 16th 1% below peers
Logan, UT 40.3% 13th +3.4pp 17th 12% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 12.8% 31st +1.1pp 18th 65% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 65.0% 2nd +4.8pp 19th 81% above peers
Berwyn, IL 24.2% 25th +1.6pp 20th 33% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 46.4% 8th +2.9pp 21st 29% above peers
Arcadia, CA 57.4% 4th +2.6pp 22nd 59% above peers
Edina, MN 72.7% 1st +2.9pp 23rd 102% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 35.1% 18th +1.0pp 24th 3% below peers
Manhattan, KS 53.3% 5th +1.4pp 25th 48% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 45.9% 9th +0.9pp 26th 28% above peers
Grand Island, NE 20.9% 28th +0.3pp 27th 42% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 37.0% 14th +0.4pp 28th 3% above peers
Joplin, MO 26.6% 24th +0.2pp 29th 26% below peers
Wheaton, IL 64.5% 3rd +0.3pp 30th 79% above peers
Methuen, MA 31.0% 20th 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
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EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.9% then, 59.0% now; margin ±20.0pp).

Broader trend
28% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.2% to 59.0%).
Bright spot 59.0%
20112024
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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%
West Haven, CT 79.0% 1st +35.0pp 1st 70% above peers
Placentia, CA 60.8% 5th +21.8pp 2nd 31% above peers
Grand Island, NE 45.6% 18th +13.3pp 3rd 2% below peers
Kentwood, MI 59.0% 6th +15.1pp 4th 27% above peers
Chicopee, MA 45.8% 16th +10.6pp 5th 1% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 42.7% 22nd +9.4pp 6th 8% below peers
Manhattan, KS 60.8% 4th +11.1pp 7th 31% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 33.4% 25th +5.2pp 8th 28% below peers
South Whittier, CA 46.4% 15th +6.8pp 9th on par with peers
Logan, UT 46.8% 14th +6.4pp 10th 1% above peers
Berwyn, IL 50.8% 9th +4.0pp 11th 10% above peers
Rockwall, TX 45.6% 17th +1.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 49.4% 10th -1.2pp 13th 7% above peers
Mooresville, NC 47.9% 12th -1.4pp 14th 3% above peers
Elkhart, IN 25.1% 28th -0.9pp 15th 46% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 62.0% 3rd -3.3pp 16th 34% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 52.3% 8th -3.3pp 17th 13% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 40.6% 24th -3.0pp 18th 12% below peers
Edina, MN 66.6% 2nd -7.9pp 19th 44% above peers
Galveston, TX 43.5% 20th -5.4pp 20th 6% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 43.2% 21st -5.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Pensacola, FL 47.7% 13th -8.5pp 22nd 3% above peers
Gallatin, TN 32.8% 26th -6.8pp 23rd 29% below peers
Wheaton, IL 54.2% 7th -18.7pp 24th 17% above peers
Joplin, MO 21.9% 30th -8.0pp 25th 53% below peers
Arcadia, CA 48.9% 11th -19.3pp 26th 5% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 43.5% 19th -23.6pp 27th 6% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 26.4% 27th -14.5pp 28th 43% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 41.7% 23rd -36.0pp 29th 10% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 24.0% 29th -23.3pp 30th 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
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EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±17.4pp 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 (7.8% then, 5.5% now; margin ±6.8pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.1% to 5.5%).
5.5%
20102024
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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
Yucaipa, CA 2.8% 7th -6.9pp 1st 53% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 1.6% 3rd -3.8pp 2nd 73% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 3.5% 10th -4.7pp 3rd 42% below peers
Chicopee, MA 6.9% 22nd -4.3pp 4th 15% above peers
Manhattan, KS 1.8% 4th -0.9pp 5th 70% below peers
South Whittier, CA 8.6% 26th -3.7pp 6th 43% above peers
Kentwood, MI 5.5% 15th -2.2pp 7th 8% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 6.1% 17th -2.1pp 8th 2% above peers
Elkhart, IN 11.1% 28th -3.6pp 9th 84% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 15.8% 31st -3.3pp 10th 161% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 3.5% 11th -0.7pp 11th 42% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 3.3% 9th -0.0pp 12th 45% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 7.5% 24th -0.1pp 13th 24% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 4.0% 12th +0.1pp 14th 34% below peers
Mooresville, NC 7.1% 23rd +0.5pp 15th 18% above peers
Joplin, MO 5.2% 14th +0.8pp 16th 14% below peers
Berwyn, IL 7.6% 25th +1.3pp 17th 27% above peers
Wheaton, IL 1.3% 1st +0.2pp 18th 79% below peers
Rockwall, TX 6.0% 16th +1.3pp 19th on par with peers
Grand Island, NE 6.7% 20th +1.8pp 20th 11% above peers
Galveston, TX 10.2% 27th +3.2pp 21st 68% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 2.6% 5th +1.0pp 22nd 57% below peers
Logan, UT 6.4% 19th +2.8pp 23rd 7% above peers
Edina, MN 3.3% 8th +1.5pp 24th 46% below peers
Arcadia, CA 1.6% 2nd +0.8pp 25th 73% below peers
Gallatin, TN 13.9% 30th +7.0pp 26th 130% above peers
Placentia, CA 6.8% 21st +3.9pp 27th 12% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 2.7% 6th +1.6pp 28th 55% below peers
Pensacola, FL 11.7% 29th +8.7pp 29th 94% above peers
West Haven, CT 4.5% 13th +3.8pp 30th 25% below peers
Methuen, MA 6.3% 18th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) 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 Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51,693 to 54,296 - more than the combined survey margin (±127).

Broader trend
69% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 24% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 9% from 2014 to 2024 (49,736 to 54,296).
Big move 54,296
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mooresville, NC 52,381 28th +38% 1st 4% below peers
Gallatin, TN 48,532 31st +27% 2nd 11% below peers
Rockwall, TX 51,168 29th +16% 3rd 6% below peers
Logan, UT 54,907 11th +8% 4th 1% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 51,043 30th +7% 5th 6% below peers
Galveston, TX 53,424 22nd +6% 6th 2% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 55,679 3rd +5% 7th 3% above peers
Kentwood, MI 54,296 15th +5% 8th on par with peers
Joplin, MO 52,593 27th +4% 9th 3% below peers
Grand Island, NE 52,884 25th +3% 10th 3% below peers
Edina, MN 53,262 23rd +3% 11th 2% below peers
Elkhart, IN 53,733 19th +3% 12th 1% below peers
Pensacola, FL 54,036 18th +3% 13th on par with peers
Placentia, CA 52,826 26th +2% 14th 3% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 54,421 13th +2% 15th on par with peers
Mount Prospect, IL 55,472 7th +2% 16th 2% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 55,828 2nd +1% 17th 3% above peers
West Haven, CT 55,351 8th +1% 18th 2% above peers
Wheaton, IL 53,557 20th +1% 19th 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 56,258 1st +0% 20th 4% above peers
Berwyn, IL 55,595 6th +0% 21st 2% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 53,064 24th +0% 22nd 2% below peers
Chicopee, MA 55,295 9th -0% 23rd 2% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 54,297 14th -0% 24th on par with peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 54,291 16th -2% 25th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 54,239 17th -2% 26th on par with peers
Tinley Park, IL 54,842 12th -3% 27th 1% above peers
Arcadia, CA 55,170 10th -5% 28th 2% above peers
South Whittier, CA 55,650 5th -8% 29th 3% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 55,665 4th -8% 30th 3% above peers
Methuen, MA 53,475 21st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±79 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.4% then, 23.3% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
31% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell less than 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.4% to 23.3%).
Big move 23.3%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 21.2% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Yucaipa, CA 26.2% 4th +1.5pp 1st 21% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 21.4% 18th +1.1pp 2nd 2% below peers
West Haven, CT 20.2% 24th +0.5pp 3rd 7% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 27.5% 2nd +0.4pp 4th 26% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 24.9% 5th +0.3pp 5th 14% above peers
Grand Island, NE 28.2% 1st +0.2pp 6th 30% above peers
Placentia, CA 23.2% 9th -0.2pp 7th 7% above peers
Gallatin, TN 21.6% 17th -0.5pp 8th 1% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 22.9% 10th -0.7pp 9th 5% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 19.0% 26th -0.7pp 10th 13% below peers
Chicopee, MA 19.2% 25th -0.8pp 11th 12% below peers
Rockwall, TX 24.3% 6th -1.2pp 12th 12% above peers
Kentwood, MI 23.3% 8th -1.1pp 13th 7% above peers
Edina, MN 22.4% 13th -1.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Elkhart, IN 26.3% 3rd -1.3pp 15th 21% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 22.0% 15th -1.1pp 16th 1% above peers
Manhattan, KS 14.6% 31st -0.8pp 17th 33% below peers
Wheaton, IL 22.0% 14th -1.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 18.1% 28th -1.1pp 19th 17% below peers
Arcadia, CA 20.9% 21st -1.3pp 20th 4% below peers
Joplin, MO 20.9% 22nd -1.6pp 21st 4% below peers
Mooresville, NC 24.3% 7th -1.9pp 22nd 12% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 20.5% 23rd -1.8pp 23rd 6% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 20.9% 20th -1.9pp 24th 4% below peers
Logan, UT 21.7% 16th -2.1pp 25th on par with peers
Fountainbleau, FL 15.5% 29th -1.7pp 26th 29% below peers
South Whittier, CA 22.9% 11th -2.8pp 27th 5% above peers
Galveston, TX 14.8% 30th -2.4pp 28th 32% below peers
Berwyn, IL 22.4% 12th -4.8pp 29th 3% above peers
Pensacola, FL 18.7% 27th -5.6pp 30th 14% below peers
Methuen, MA 21.3% 19th 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (36.2% then, 31.2% now; margin ±9.4pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 6.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.0% to 31.2%).
31.2%
20102024
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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
Fountain Valley, CA 21.8% 23rd +7.5pp 1st 27% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 24.1% 19th +6.9pp 2nd 19% below peers
Edina, MN 15.1% 30th +3.5pp 3rd 50% below peers
Joplin, MO 40.9% 7th +9.4pp 4th 36% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 20.9% 24th +4.5pp 5th 30% below peers
Gallatin, TN 37.8% 9th +7.6pp 6th 26% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 48.2% 4th +8.7pp 7th 61% above peers
Chicopee, MA 56.4% 2nd +9.4pp 8th 88% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 30.0% 16th +4.3pp 9th on par with peers
Elkhart, IN 56.0% 3rd +7.9pp 10th 87% above peers
Arcadia, CA 21.9% 22nd +2.5pp 11th 27% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 24.2% 18th +2.6pp 12th 19% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 65.4% 1st +6.2pp 13th 118% above peers
Berwyn, IL 37.5% 11th +1.5pp 14th 25% above peers
Mooresville, NC 24.0% 21st +0.6pp 15th 20% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 15.8% 29th +0.2pp 16th 47% below peers
Jeffersonville, IN 35.0% 12th -0.2pp 17th 17% above peers
Rockwall, TX 16.2% 27th -0.3pp 18th 46% below peers
Galveston, TX 42.9% 5th -0.8pp 19th 43% above peers
West Haven, CT 41.1% 6th -1.0pp 20th 37% above peers
Logan, UT 24.1% 20th -1.1pp 21st 20% below peers
South Whittier, CA 20.9% 25th -1.3pp 22nd 30% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 32.8% 14th -3.0pp 23rd 9% above peers
Grand Island, NE 38.2% 8th -4.4pp 24th 27% above peers
Pensacola, FL 37.6% 10th -4.8pp 25th 25% above peers
Kentwood, MI 31.2% 15th -5.0pp 26th 4% above peers
Placentia, CA 18.5% 26th -3.2pp 27th 38% below peers
Wheaton, IL 10.1% 31st -1.8pp 28th 66% below peers
Manhattan, KS 27.6% 17th -6.2pp 29th 8% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 16.2% 28th -4.7pp 30th 46% below peers
Methuen, MA 33.9% 13th 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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5 of 13 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 ±6.7pp 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

No better direction No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (67.1% then, 67.8% now; margin ±12.2pp).

Broader trend
28% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (68.4% to 67.8%).
67.8%
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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
Michigan ref 67.0% -0.1pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Mount Prospect, IL 74.1% 7th +18.5pp 1st 7% above peers
Arcadia, CA 70.7% 15th +17.6pp 2nd 2% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 55.4% 30th +13.6pp 3rd 20% below peers
Wheaton, IL 73.0% 12th +15.4pp 4th 5% above peers
Joplin, MO 73.6% 10th +13.7pp 5th 6% above peers
Chicopee, MA 82.7% 2nd +14.5pp 6th 19% above peers
Pensacola, FL 82.8% 1st +14.4pp 7th 19% above peers
Rockwall, TX 74.1% 8th +12.3pp 8th 7% above peers
Jeffersonville, IN 72.9% 13th +10.3pp 9th 5% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 72.4% 14th +7.7pp 10th 4% above peers
South Whittier, CA 75.5% 4th +6.4pp 11th 9% above peers
Logan, UT 54.3% 31st +2.8pp 12th 22% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 67.9% 17th +3.3pp 13th 2% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 64.4% 25th +1.8pp 14th 7% below peers
Placentia, CA 69.4% 16th +1.8pp 15th on par with peers
Minnetonka, MN 78.9% 3rd +1.7pp 16th 14% above peers
Manhattan, KS 73.5% 11th +1.5pp 17th 6% above peers
Berwyn, IL 74.5% 6th +1.2pp 18th 7% above peers
Kentwood, MI 67.8% 18th +0.7pp 19th 2% below peers
Gallatin, TN 65.0% 23rd +0.5pp 20th 6% below peers
Mooresville, NC 65.6% 22nd -0.5pp 21st 6% below peers
Grand Island, NE 75.0% 5th -3.0pp 22nd 8% above peers
West Haven, CT 66.7% 20th -5.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 57.8% 27th -5.4pp 24th 17% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 64.7% 24th -7.8pp 25th 7% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 67.7% 19th -8.8pp 26th 3% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 65.6% 21st -10.1pp 27th 6% below peers
Edina, MN 63.1% 26th -10.5pp 28th 9% below peers
Elkhart, IN 56.7% 29th -12.9pp 29th 18% below peers
Galveston, TX 56.9% 28th -17.9pp 30th 18% below peers
Methuen, MA 73.8% 9th 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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5 of 13 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 ±8.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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