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62,077 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Pontiac, MI shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
182 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 41%
relative change
306 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Household income
Median household income
$44,329
2020-24
▲ 32%
relative change
$33,568 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
16.1%
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
13.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
24.4%
2020-24
▼ 21%
relative change
30.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
35.5%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
43.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
86.6%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
74.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
46.6%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
40.5% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
854 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
911 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 10 indicators

Where Pontiac, MI shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Property crime
Property crime rate
1,401 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 8%
relative change
1,527 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
10.6%
Jul 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
10.0% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
30.6%
2019-23
▼ 4%
relative change
31.8% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
12.5%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
12.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
15.6%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
17.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
14.9%
2020-24
▲ 21%
relative change
12.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
36.3%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
39.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.46
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
0.48 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
39.1%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
38.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
5.0%
2020-24
▼ 24%
relative change
6.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 7 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 →
Children
Children's share of the population
22.2%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
26.7% in 2019
Falling  
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Population
62,104
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
59,955 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$106,058
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$102,774 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$139,885
Aug 2026
▲ 1%
relative change
$137,856 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,319
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$1,326 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
68.1%
2020-24
high
vs peers
63.7% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
81.4%
2020-24
high
vs peers
75.3% 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 Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than 72% of similar-size cities. Pontiac started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 854 in April 2026, down from 911 a year earlier.
Bright spot 854 per 100k
2018April 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Saratoga Springs, UT 65 (Jul 26) -25.9% 1st
Spring Hill, TN 124 (Jul 26) -24.8% 2nd
Utica, NY 394 (Jul 26) -21.0% 3rd
Eden Prairie, MN 51 (Jul 26) -18.0% 4th
Taunton, MA 353 (Jul 26) -17.8% 5th
St. Peters, MO 171 (Jul 26) -17.3% 6th
Taylor, MI 713 (Jul 26) -11.5% 7th
Little Elm, TX 116 (Jul 26) -11.0% 8th
Springfield, OR 278 (Mar 26) -7.2% 9th
Burlington, NC 673 (Jul 26) -6.8% 10th
Pontiac, MI 854 (Apr 26) -6.3% 11th
Bentonville, AR 206 (Jul 26) -5.8% 12th
Council Bluffs, IA 499 (Jul 26) -3.4% 13th
Kannapolis, NC 170 (Jul 26) -1.9% 14th
Blue Springs, MO 229 (Jul 26) +0.7% 15th
Santa Cruz, CA 584 (Jul 26) +0.8% 16th
Porterville, CA 333 (Jul 26) +1.9% 17th
Corvallis, OR 180 (Feb 26) +4.6% 18th
Bristol, CT 61 (Jul 26) +40.8% 19th
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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. 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 Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2020 to 2025, slower than 67% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,401 in April 2026, down from 1,527 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,401 per 100k
2018April 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%
Saratoga Springs, UT 397 (Jul 26) -25.4% 1st
Springfield, OR 2,116 (Mar 26) -25.2% 2nd
Little Elm, TX 285 (Jul 26) -23.8% 3rd
Corvallis, OR 1,833 (Jul 26) -22.8% 4th
Blue Springs, MO 1,720 (Jul 26) -21.5% 5th
Taylor, MI 1,627 (Jul 26) -18.5% 6th
Porterville, CA 1,135 (Jul 26) -18.2% 7th
Kannapolis, NC 1,360 (Jul 26) -17.5% 8th
Bristol, CT 585 (Jul 26) -16.1% 9th
Santa Cruz, CA 2,270 (Jul 26) -12.0% 10th
St. Peters, MO 769 (Jul 26) -11.9% 11th
Utica, NY 2,706 (Jul 26) -10.7% 12th
Pontiac, MI 1,401 (Apr 26) -8.2% 13th
Eden Prairie, MN 1,119 (Jul 26) -7.2% 14th
Bentonville, AR 685 (Jul 26) -6.7% 15th
Taunton, MA 948 (Jul 26) +4.6% 16th
Spring Hill, TN 461 (Jul 26) +4.8% 17th
Burlington, NC 2,914 (Jul 26) +9.3% 18th
Council Bluffs, IA 2,699 (Jul 26) +21.0% 19th
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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 →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides was essentially flat over the 12 months ending April 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 43% lower than in 2020 (17 then, 10 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 31 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent reading: 8 homicides in the 12 months ending April 2026, unchanged from 8 in the prior 12 months. That is 13 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
8 homicides
2018April 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%
Taunton, MA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Burlington, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Utica, NY 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Eden Prairie, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Kannapolis, NC 3 (Jul 26) -60.0% 5th
Taylor, MI 5 (Jul 26) -25.0% 6th
Pontiac, MI 13 (Apr 26) -0.1% 7th
Council Bluffs, IA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Little Elm, TX 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Spring Hill, TN 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Bentonville, AR 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Bristol, CT 0 (Jul 26)
Santa Cruz, CA 2 (Jul 26)
Blue Springs, MO 0 (Jul 26)
Corvallis, OR 2 (Jul 26)
St. Peters, MO 0 (Jul 26)
Springfield, OR 3 (Mar 26)
Saratoga Springs, UT 0 (Jul 26)
Porterville, CA 2 (Jul 26)
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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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 41% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 16% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 182 in April 2026, down from 306 a year earlier.
Bright spot 182 per 100k
2018April 2026
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▸ Compare all 19 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%
Bentonville, AR 29 (Jul 26) -47.1% 1st
Porterville, CA 195 (Jul 26) -43.6% 2nd
Pontiac, MI 182 (Apr 26) -40.6% 3rd
Taylor, MI 196 (Jul 26) -38.8% 4th
Corvallis, OR 59 (Jul 26) -37.9% 5th
Saratoga Springs, UT 20 (Jul 26) -36.9% 6th
Blue Springs, MO 162 (Jul 26) -36.7% 7th
Bristol, CT 109 (Jul 26) -33.3% 8th
Eden Prairie, MN 27 (Jul 26) -32.0% 9th
Springfield, OR 143 (Mar 26) -30.8% 10th
Kannapolis, NC 130 (Jul 26) -27.9% 11th
Santa Cruz, CA 125 (Jul 26) -24.5% 12th
Little Elm, TX 33 (Jul 26) -19.2% 13th
Burlington, NC 229 (Jul 26) -18.0% 14th
St. Peters, MO 70 (Jul 26) -6.5% 15th
Council Bluffs, IA 313 (Jul 26) -3.0% 16th
Spring Hill, TN 26 (Jul 26) +0.0% 17th
Utica, NY 146 (Jul 26) +8.2% 18th
Taunton, MA 109 (Jul 26) +17.2% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
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. 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 →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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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 32% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $33,568 to $44,329 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,941).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pontiac started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 60% from 2014 to 2024 ($27,632 to $44,329).
Bright spot $44,329
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%
Santa Cruz, CA $115,475 6th +48% 1st 46% above peers
Springfield, OR $68,761 21st +44% 2nd 13% below peers
Lakewood, WA $74,720 19th +44% 3rd 6% below peers
Bentonville, AR $112,792 7th +40% 4th 43% above peers
Utica, NY $52,484 30th +39% 5th 34% below peers
Kannapolis, NC $73,836 20th +38% 6th 7% below peers
Porterville, CA $60,461 27th +38% 7th 24% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL $78,935 17th +33% 8th on par with peers
Pontiac, MI $44,329 31st +32% 9th 44% below peers
Burlington, NC $56,880 29th +32% 10th 28% below peers
Woodland, CA $90,180 13th +30% 11th 14% above peers
Stonecrest, GA $64,591 24th +30% 12th 18% below peers
Jupiter, FL $110,240 10th +28% 13th 39% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $59,648 28th +28% 14th 25% below peers
San Clemente, CA $140,062 1st +27% 15th 77% above peers
La Habra, CA $100,106 11th +26% 16th 27% above peers
Taunton, MA $79,283 15th +26% 17th on par with peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $128,802 3rd +26% 18th 63% above peers
Wellington, FL $115,632 5th +25% 19th 46% above peers
Vineland, NJ $67,860 22nd +25% 20th 14% below peers
Spring Hill, TN $112,013 8th +23% 21st 42% above peers
Corvallis, OR $65,012 23rd +23% 22nd 18% below peers
Hanford, CA $76,461 18th +23% 23rd 3% below peers
White Plains, NY $110,763 9th +22% 24th 40% above peers
Taylor, MI $61,081 26th +22% 25th 23% below peers
Little Elm, TX $119,219 4th +21% 26th 51% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $64,578 25th +21% 27th 18% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $88,920 14th +17% 28th 12% above peers
Bristol, CT $79,076 16th +17% 29th on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN $130,489 2nd +17% 30th 65% above peers
St. Peters, MO $91,637 12th +16% 31st 16% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 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

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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 →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,375 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.7 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 10.6% in July 2026, up from 10.0% a year earlier.
Needs attention 10.6%
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
Vineland, NJ 7.2% (Jul 26) 27th -2.0pp 1st 60% above peers
Porterville, CA 12.8% (Jul 26) 30th -1.2pp 2nd 184% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.4% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.8pp 3rd 24% below peers
Burlington, NC 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th -0.7pp 4th 7% below peers
San Clemente, CA 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 5th 11% below peers
Woodland, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 24th -0.5pp 6th 31% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th -0.5pp 7th 11% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 3.6% (Jul 26) 6th -0.5pp 8th 20% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 18th -0.4pp 9th 22% above peers
Corvallis, OR 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.4pp 10th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 8.1% (Jul 26) 28th -0.3pp 11th 80% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.4% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 12th 24% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 2.8% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 13th 38% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.3pp 14th 16% below peers
Bentonville, AR 3.0% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 15th 33% below peers
La Habra, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 16th 4% below peers
Springfield, OR 5.5% (Jul 26) 19th +0.1pp 17th 22% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th +0.1pp 18th 4% below peers
White Plains, NY 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.1pp 19th 22% below peers
Taunton, MA 5.7% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 20th 27% above peers
Little Elm, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 21st on par with peers
Taylor, MI 5.8% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.3pp 22nd 29% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th +0.4pp 23rd 9% below peers
Utica, NY 5.7% (Jul 26) 21st +0.4pp 24th 27% above peers
Lakewood, WA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 25th 31% above peers
Pontiac, MI 10.6% (Jul 26) 29th +0.6pp 26th 136% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 6.0% (Jul 26) 26th +0.6pp 27th 33% above peers
Jupiter, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 28th 7% below peers
Wellington, FL 4.8% (Jul 26) 17th +0.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Bristol, CT 5.8% (Jul 26) 23rd +1.4pp 30th 29% 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 6.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.7% to 24.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Pontiac started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 13.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.8% to 24.4%).
Bright spot 24.4%
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%
Porterville, CA 17.3% 27th -10.2pp 1st 38% above peers
Bentonville, AR 5.2% 4th -2.4pp 2nd 59% below peers
Woodland, CA 8.2% 9th -3.0pp 3rd 35% below peers
Springfield, OR 14.9% 21st -4.4pp 4th 19% above peers
Pontiac, MI 24.4% 30th -6.4pp 5th 94% above peers
Lakewood, WA 13.2% 18th -3.4pp 6th 5% above peers
Burlington, NC 16.4% 23rd -4.0pp 7th 30% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 17.0% 26th -3.9pp 8th 36% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.6% 2nd -0.8pp 9th 64% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.6% 16th -1.9pp 10th on par with peers
Taunton, MA 13.0% 17th -1.2pp 11th 3% above peers
White Plains, NY 11.2% 15th -1.1pp 12th 11% below peers
La Habra, CA 10.9% 14th -0.9pp 13th 13% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.4% 24th -1.1pp 14th 31% above peers
Utica, NY 27.5% 31st -1.9pp 15th 119% above peers
Corvallis, OR 24.3% 29th -1.3pp 16th 94% above peers
Hanford, CA 14.5% 19th -0.7pp 17th 16% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.0% 7th -0.2pp 18th 45% below peers
Bristol, CT 10.7% 13th +0.6pp 19th 15% below peers
Vineland, NJ 14.6% 20th +0.9pp 20th 16% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 16.7% 25th +1.2pp 21st 33% above peers
San Clemente, CA 5.8% 6th +0.5pp 22nd 54% below peers
Wellington, FL 7.8% 8th +0.7pp 23rd 38% below peers
Taylor, MI 18.4% 28th +1.8pp 24th 46% above peers
Jupiter, FL 9.5% 11th +1.4pp 25th 25% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 15.1% 22nd +2.2pp 26th 20% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 10.3% 12th +3.1pp 27th 18% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.3% 1st +1.5pp 28th 66% below peers
Little Elm, TX 9.0% 10th +3.9pp 29th 28% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.7% 5th +2.5pp 30th 55% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 5.0% 3rd +2.7pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 7.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 43.0% to 35.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.3pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Pontiac started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 19.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.1% to 35.5%).
Bright spot 35.5%
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%
Woodland, CA 7.6% 7th -7.9pp 1st 54% below peers
Burlington, NC 20.3% 24th -14.7pp 2nd 22% above peers
Lakewood, WA 14.2% 14th -10.0pp 3rd 15% below peers
Bentonville, AR 5.1% 3rd -3.5pp 4th 69% below peers
Porterville, CA 22.2% 26th -13.0pp 5th 34% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 9.5% 8th -5.1pp 6th 43% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 6.4% 6th -2.5pp 7th 62% below peers
Springfield, OR 18.3% 21st -6.1pp 8th 10% above peers
Pontiac, MI 35.5% 30th -7.5pp 9th 113% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 19.9% 23rd -3.7pp 10th 19% above peers
Utica, NY 39.4% 31st -5.4pp 11th 136% above peers
La Habra, CA 16.7% 16th -1.9pp 12th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 18.2% 20th -2.1pp 13th 9% above peers
Taunton, MA 20.4% 25th -2.2pp 14th 23% above peers
Corvallis, OR 16.8% 17th -1.8pp 15th 1% above peers
San Clemente, CA 3.2% 1st -0.3pp 16th 81% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 23.3% 28th -1.7pp 17th 40% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 19.4% 22nd -0.9pp 18th 16% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 10.2% 9th -0.4pp 19th 39% below peers
Jupiter, FL 10.7% 10th +0.6pp 20th 36% below peers
Vineland, NJ 17.1% 18th +1.2pp 21st 3% above peers
White Plains, NY 18.0% 19th +1.3pp 22nd 8% above peers
Taylor, MI 33.2% 29th +3.6pp 23rd 100% above peers
Bristol, CT 16.3% 15th +2.5pp 24th 2% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.4% 27th +5.6pp 25th 34% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 10.8% 11th +2.9pp 26th 35% below peers
Wellington, FL 11.9% 13th +3.8pp 27th 29% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 3.7% 2nd +1.7pp 28th 78% below peers
Little Elm, TX 11.4% 12th +5.6pp 29th 31% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.5% 4th +2.8pp 30th 67% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 6.2% 5th +3.8pp 31st 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 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 →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.0pp 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 12.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74.4% to 86.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pontiac started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 17.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (69.2% to 86.6%).
Bright spot 86.6%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 90.7% +8.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Bentonville, AR 96.8% 4th +24.4pp 1st 5% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 89.2% 25th +21.9pp 2nd 3% below peers
Burlington, NC 88.9% 26th +12.6pp 3rd 4% below peers
Pontiac, MI 86.6% 30th +12.2pp 4th 6% below peers
Utica, NY 87.2% 29th +11.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Taylor, MI 88.5% 28th +11.3pp 6th 4% below peers
Vineland, NJ 90.9% 20th +11.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Porterville, CA 89.6% 24th +10.5pp 8th 3% below peers
Taunton, MA 90.7% 22nd +10.0pp 9th 2% below peers
Bristol, CT 92.6% 14th +9.6pp 10th on par with peers
Stonecrest, GA 91.5% 19th +9.3pp 11th 1% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 85.0% 31st +8.6pp 12th 8% below peers
Springfield, OR 92.3% 15th +7.7pp 13th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 91.8% 18th +7.3pp 14th on par with peers
Lakewood, WA 92.2% 17th +7.0pp 15th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 94.5% 11th +6.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Jupiter, FL 95.1% 9th +6.1pp 17th 3% above peers
Woodland, CA 90.8% 21st +5.6pp 18th 2% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 90.5% 23rd +5.5pp 19th 2% below peers
Hanford, CA 88.7% 27th +4.9pp 20th 4% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 95.9% 6th +5.0pp 21st 4% above peers
La Habra, CA 94.1% 13th +4.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
White Plains, NY 94.8% 10th +4.0pp 23rd 3% above peers
St. Peters, MO 94.2% 12th +3.8pp 24th 2% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 98.9% 1st +3.6pp 25th 7% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 95.5% 7th +2.7pp 26th 4% above peers
Little Elm, TX 98.3% 3rd +2.7pp 27th 7% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 98.4% 2nd +2.4pp 28th 7% above peers
San Clemente, CA 95.1% 8th +2.2pp 29th 3% above peers
Corvallis, OR 92.3% 16th +1.6pp 30th on par with peers
Wellington, FL 96.2% 5th +1.6pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.47 to 0.46).
Needs attention 0.46
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 0.47 -0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Porterville, CA 0.42 8th -0.061 1st 6% below peers
Utica, NY 0.47 24th -0.035 2nd 7% above peers
Burlington, NC 0.45 20th -0.030 3rd 3% above peers
Bristol, CT 0.41 7th -0.025 4th 7% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 0.44 16th -0.023 5th on par with peers
Santa Cruz, CA 0.49 28th -0.020 6th 12% above peers
Pontiac, MI 0.46 23rd -0.017 7th 4% above peers
Springfield, OR 0.40 5th -0.013 8th 9% below peers
Woodland, CA 0.42 9th -0.013 9th 5% below peers
Taunton, MA 0.43 11th -0.014 10th 3% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 0.46 22nd -0.014 11th 3% above peers
Bentonville, AR 0.44 15th -0.012 12th 1% below peers
Vineland, NJ 0.45 19th -0.011 13th 2% above peers
White Plains, NY 0.51 29th -0.009 14th 15% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 0.45 18th -0.005 15th 1% above peers
Hanford, CA 0.43 12th -0.004 16th 3% below peers
Jupiter, FL 0.52 31st -0.002 17th 18% above peers
St. Peters, MO 0.38 3rd +0.003 18th 13% below peers
Wellington, FL 0.45 21st +0.005 19th 3% above peers
Corvallis, OR 0.51 30th +0.009 20th 16% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 0.43 13th +0.012 21st 3% below peers
San Clemente, CA 0.49 27th +0.015 22nd 10% above peers
Taylor, MI 0.43 14th +0.017 23rd 1% below peers
Lakewood, WA 0.47 26th +0.019 24th 7% above peers
La Habra, CA 0.43 10th +0.021 25th 3% below peers
Little Elm, TX 0.37 2nd +0.018 26th 17% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 0.47 25th +0.024 27th 7% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 0.40 6th +0.022 28th 9% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 0.44 17th +0.028 29th on par with peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 0.32 1st +0.022 30th 27% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 0.39 4th +0.050 31st 13% 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 (31.8% then, 30.6% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 7.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (37.6% to 30.6%).
Needs attention 30.6%
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
Saratoga Springs, UT 1.5% 1st -1.8pp 1st 88% below peers
St. Peters, MO 2.4% 2nd -1.3pp 2nd 81% below peers
Wellington, FL 4.9% 8th -1.9pp 3rd 61% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 12.5% 16th -3.5pp 4th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.4% 10th -1.2pp 5th 57% below peers
Bentonville, AR 4.0% 5th -0.8pp 6th 68% below peers
Lakewood, WA 16.1% 22nd -2.8pp 7th 30% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 5.6% 11th -0.8pp 8th 55% below peers
White Plains, NY 6.7% 12th -0.7pp 9th 47% below peers
Utica, NY 30.0% 30th -3.0pp 10th 141% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.4% 15th -1.2pp 11th 1% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 18.5% 26th -1.8pp 12th 48% above peers
Hanford, CA 15.1% 19th -1.5pp 13th 21% above peers
Burlington, NC 17.2% 24th -1.6pp 14th 38% above peers
Springfield, OR 26.7% 29th -1.5pp 15th 114% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.6% 23rd -0.8pp 16th 33% above peers
Taylor, MI 17.9% 25th -0.9pp 17th 44% above peers
Pontiac, MI 30.6% 31st -1.2pp 18th 145% above peers
Bristol, CT 15.3% 20th -0.3pp 19th 23% above peers
Vineland, NJ 15.4% 21st -0.0pp 20th 24% above peers
Porterville, CA 26.6% 28th +0.3pp 21st 114% above peers
Corvallis, OR 13.6% 17th +0.4pp 22nd 9% above peers
Jupiter, FL 3.3% 4th +0.3pp 23rd 73% below peers
Woodland, CA 14.0% 18th +1.4pp 24th 12% above peers
San Clemente, CA 4.0% 6th +0.5pp 25th 68% below peers
Little Elm, TX 5.1% 9th +0.7pp 26th 59% below peers
La Habra, CA 9.7% 13th +1.3pp 27th 22% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.1% 7th +0.8pp 28th 67% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 10.4% 14th +2.1pp 29th 16% below peers
Taunton, MA 24.5% 27th +5.2pp 30th 97% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 2.9% 3rd +0.9pp 31st 77% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 19% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $139,885 in August 2026, up from $137,856 a year earlier.
Big move $139,885
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%
Utica, NY $212,423 (Aug 26) 27th +7.0% 1st 49% below peers
White Plains, NY $808,180 (Aug 26) 4th +5.8% 2nd 94% above peers
Bristol, CT $350,637 (Aug 26) 19th +5.8% 3rd 16% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA $1,348,968 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.7% 4th 224% above peers
San Clemente, CA $1,743,951 (Aug 26) 1st +5.1% 5th 319% above peers
Taunton, MA $521,740 (Aug 26) 10th +4.0% 6th 25% above peers
Bentonville, AR $492,753 (Aug 26) 14th +2.8% 7th 18% above peers
Hanford, CA $383,336 (Aug 26) 18th +2.7% 8th 8% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $502,326 (Aug 26) 13th +2.7% 9th 21% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $229,838 (Aug 26) 26th +2.5% 10th 45% below peers
Vineland, NJ $314,247 (Aug 26) 21st +2.3% 11th 25% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $311,297 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.1% 12th 25% below peers
La Habra, CA $901,495 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.0% 13th 116% above peers
Jupiter, FL $704,677 (Aug 26) 5th +1.8% 14th 69% above peers
Wellington, FL $658,628 (Aug 26) 6th +1.7% 15th 58% above peers
Taylor, MI $180,018 (Aug 26) 28th +1.6% 16th 57% below peers
Pontiac, MI $139,885 (Aug 26) 29th +1.5% 17th 66% below peers
Burlington, NC $254,509 (Aug 26) 25th +1.2% 18th 39% below peers
Porterville, CA $330,293 (Aug 26) 20th +1.1% 19th 21% below peers
Springfield, OR $416,581 (Aug 26) 15th +1.0% 20th on par with peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $552,914 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 21st 33% above peers
Lakewood, WA $515,727 (Aug 26) 12th +0.3% 22nd 24% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $279,713 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.3% 23rd 33% below peers
Corvallis, OR $560,117 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 24th 34% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $520,958 (Aug 26) 11th +0.2% 25th 25% above peers
Woodland, CA $551,676 (Aug 26) 9th -0.7% 26th 32% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL $404,931 (Aug 26) 16th -1.3% 27th 3% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $272,484 (Aug 26) 24th -2.7% 28th 35% below peers
Little Elm, TX $393,657 (Aug 26) 17th -5.7% 29th 6% 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 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 30% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $106,058 in August 2026, up from $102,774 a year earlier.
Big move $106,058
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%
Santa Cruz, CA $956,795 (Aug 26) 2nd +7.1% 1st 199% above peers
White Plains, NY $460,903 (Aug 26) 4th +6.9% 2nd 44% above peers
Utica, NY $150,018 (Aug 26) 27th +6.8% 3rd 53% below peers
Bristol, CT $271,159 (Aug 26) 18th +6.3% 4th 15% below peers
San Clemente, CA $1,201,516 (Aug 26) 1st +4.9% 5th 275% above peers
Taunton, MA $408,647 (Aug 26) 9th +4.7% 6th 28% above peers
Vineland, NJ $249,567 (Aug 26) 20th +4.4% 7th 22% below peers
Taylor, MI $137,818 (Aug 26) 28th +3.6% 8th 57% below peers
Pontiac, MI $106,058 (Aug 26) 29th +3.2% 9th 67% below peers
Porterville, CA $263,368 (Aug 26) 19th +3.1% 10th 18% below peers
Bentonville, AR $348,303 (Aug 26) 13th +3.0% 11th 9% above peers
Burlington, NC $170,522 (Aug 26) 25th +2.9% 12th 47% below peers
Hanford, CA $297,783 (Aug 26) 17th +2.5% 13th 7% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $248,317 (Aug 26) 21st +2.2% 14th 22% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA $157,756 (Aug 26) 26th +1.9% 15th 51% below peers
La Habra, CA $673,912 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 16th 110% above peers
Jupiter, FL $431,982 (Aug 26) 8th +1.1% 17th 35% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN $319,173 (Aug 26) 16th +1.0% 18th on par with peers
Spring Hill, TN $395,987 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 19th 24% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $202,090 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.8% 20th 37% below peers
Springfield, OR $342,563 (Aug 26) 14th +0.7% 21st 7% above peers
Lakewood, WA $403,686 (Aug 26) 11th +0.5% 22nd 26% above peers
Wellington, FL $453,911 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 23rd 42% above peers
Corvallis, OR $436,350 (Aug 26) 7th -0.2% 24th 36% above peers
Woodland, CA $456,617 (Aug 26) 5th -0.4% 25th 43% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $407,949 (Aug 26) 10th -1.4% 26th 27% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $191,731 (Aug 26) 24th -3.2% 27th 40% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL $227,351 (Aug 26) 22nd -4.3% 28th 29% below peers
Little Elm, TX $320,336 (Aug 26) 15th -5.8% 29th on par with 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 6.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.5% to 46.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.4% to 46.6%).
Bright spot 46.6%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 73.2% +2.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Stonecrest, GA 56.2% 21st +11.6pp 1st 11% below peers
Pontiac, MI 46.6% 30th +6.1pp 2nd 26% below peers
Lakewood, WA 47.5% 29th +4.1pp 3rd 25% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 65.7% 13th +5.4pp 4th 4% above peers
Hanford, CA 62.1% 18th +5.0pp 5th 2% below peers
Woodland, CA 58.7% 19th +4.4pp 6th 7% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 63.7% 15th +4.3pp 7th 1% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 77.9% 4th +5.1pp 8th 23% above peers
Jupiter, FL 78.5% 3rd +4.5pp 9th 24% above peers
Vineland, NJ 69.9% 9th +4.0pp 10th 11% above peers
Porterville, CA 54.3% 23rd +2.7pp 11th 14% below peers
Springfield, OR 55.0% 22nd +2.4pp 12th 13% below peers
Burlington, NC 53.8% 24th +2.3pp 13th 15% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.1% 5th +3.1pp 14th 21% above peers
Taylor, MI 66.7% 11th +2.6pp 15th 6% above peers
Utica, NY 49.7% 27th +1.7pp 16th 21% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 63.1% 16th +1.9pp 17th on par with peers
Santa Cruz, CA 48.4% 28th +1.4pp 18th 23% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 84.5% 1st +1.7pp 19th 34% above peers
Bristol, CT 64.9% 14th +1.3pp 20th 3% above peers
La Habra, CA 58.3% 20th +0.4pp 21st 8% below peers
Wellington, FL 75.8% 6th -0.3pp 22nd 20% above peers
Taunton, MA 62.1% 17th -0.3pp 23rd 2% below peers
White Plains, NY 51.0% 25th -0.8pp 24th 19% below peers
Corvallis, OR 41.8% 31st -0.9pp 25th 34% below peers
San Clemente, CA 66.5% 12th -1.5pp 26th 5% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 68.9% 10th -2.4pp 27th 9% above peers
St. Peters, MO 79.0% 2nd -2.7pp 28th 25% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 73.4% 7th -2.8pp 29th 16% above peers
Bentonville, AR 50.5% 26th -3.8pp 30th 20% below peers
Little Elm, TX 70.1% 8th -6.4pp 31st 11% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,319 in August 2026, down from $1,326 a year earlier.
Big move $1,319
2015August 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%
Utica, NY $1,404 (Aug 26) 26th +7.2% 1st 22% below peers
Taunton, MA $2,096 (Aug 26) 10th +6.1% 2nd 16% above peers
White Plains, NY $3,262 (Aug 26) 4th +6.0% 3rd 80% above peers
Bristol, CT $1,709 (Aug 26) 19th +6.0% 4th 6% below peers
San Clemente, CA $3,426 (Aug 26) 3rd +5.5% 5th 89% above peers
Porterville, CA $1,431 (Aug 26) 25th +4.8% 6th 21% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN $1,811 (Aug 26) 15th +4.6% 7th on par with peers
Hanford, CA $2,003 (Aug 26) 12th +4.2% 8th 11% above peers
Wellington, FL $3,540 (Aug 26) 1st +3.7% 9th 96% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA $3,532 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 10th 95% above peers
Jupiter, FL $3,066 (Aug 26) 5th +2.7% 11th 69% above peers
Woodland, CA $2,330 (Aug 26) 7th +2.7% 12th 29% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $1,613 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.6% 13th 11% below peers
Springfield, OR $1,687 (Aug 26) 21st +2.6% 14th 7% below peers
Burlington, NC $1,284 (Aug 26) 29th +2.3% 15th 29% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT $2,248 (Aug 26) 9th +2.2% 16th 24% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA $1,350 (Aug 26) 27th +2.2% 17th 25% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $1,713 (Aug 26) 18th +2.0% 18th 5% below peers
Bentonville, AR $1,656 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.0% 19th 9% below peers
Little Elm, TX $2,307 (Aug 26) 8th +2.0% 20th 27% above peers
Corvallis, OR $1,718 (Aug 26) 17th +2.0% 21st 5% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $1,698 (Aug 26) 20th +1.9% 22nd 6% below peers
Lakewood, WA $1,748 (Aug 26) 16th +1.5% 23rd 3% below peers
La Habra, CA $2,759 (Aug 26) 6th +1.5% 24th 52% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $2,019 (Aug 26) 11th +0.8% 25th 12% above peers
Taylor, MI $1,528 (Aug 26) 24th +0.7% 26th 16% below peers
Pontiac, MI $1,319 (Aug 26) 28th -0.5% 27th 27% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL $1,952 (Aug 26) 13th -1.2% 28th 8% above peers
Vineland, NJ 14th 7% 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 (38.2% then, 39.1% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 7.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.6% to 39.1%).
Needs attention 39.1%
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 27.4% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Santa Cruz, CA 40.3% 26th -7.0pp 1st 10% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.9% 21st -5.1pp 2nd 7% above peers
Bentonville, AR 18.2% 1st -2.3pp 3rd 50% below peers
Utica, NY 36.1% 14th -3.2pp 4th 1% below peers
Lakewood, WA 39.7% 25th -3.3pp 5th 9% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 42.1% 28th -2.6pp 6th 15% above peers
San Clemente, CA 39.5% 24th -2.0pp 7th 8% above peers
White Plains, NY 41.0% 27th -1.9pp 8th 12% above peers
Vineland, NJ 39.1% 23rd -1.7pp 9th 7% above peers
Taylor, MI 26.9% 6th -0.9pp 10th 26% below peers
Springfield, OR 37.0% 18th -1.1pp 11th 1% above peers
Taunton, MA 36.5% 17th -1.0pp 12th on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 43.0% 31st +0.2pp 13th 18% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 22.4% 3rd +0.2pp 14th 39% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 22.3% 2nd +0.2pp 15th 39% below peers
Burlington, NC 33.2% 11th +0.6pp 16th 9% below peers
Wellington, FL 36.5% 16th +0.8pp 17th on par with peers
Pontiac, MI 39.1% 22nd +0.9pp 18th 7% above peers
Little Elm, TX 31.8% 9th +1.4pp 19th 13% below peers
La Habra, CA 42.9% 30th +1.9pp 20th 18% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 27.9% 7th +1.2pp 21st 23% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 32.0% 10th +2.3pp 22nd 12% below peers
Jupiter, FL 38.1% 19th +2.8pp 23rd 4% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 30.0% 8th +2.5pp 24th 18% below peers
Bristol, CT 36.0% 13th +3.1pp 25th 1% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.6% 12th +3.2pp 26th 2% below peers
Woodland, CA 38.5% 20th +3.6pp 27th 6% above peers
St. Peters, MO 23.2% 4th +2.3pp 28th 37% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 36.3% 15th +3.7pp 29th on par with peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 25.5% 5th +4.7pp 30th 30% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.5% 29th +8.6pp 31st 16% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.3pp 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 (17.0% then, 15.6% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.1% to 15.6%).
Needs attention 15.6%
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 7.0% -0.7pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Spring Hill, TN 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 1st 88% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.0% 12th -2.0pp 2nd 21% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.1% 5th -0.9pp 3rd 59% below peers
Little Elm, TX 2.3% 3rd -0.6pp 4th 69% below peers
Bristol, CT 7.6% 18th -1.1pp 5th 1% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 8.0% 22nd -0.9pp 6th 6% above peers
Woodland, CA 7.0% 14th -0.7pp 7th 7% below peers
Taunton, MA 9.5% 27th -0.9pp 8th 25% above peers
Bentonville, AR 3.8% 9th -0.4pp 9th 49% below peers
Pontiac, MI 15.6% 29th -1.5pp 10th 106% above peers
Springfield, OR 8.3% 24th -0.8pp 11th 10% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.6% 17th -0.7pp 12th on par with peers
Vineland, NJ 8.2% 23rd -0.7pp 13th 9% above peers
Burlington, NC 7.1% 15th -0.6pp 14th 6% below peers
San Clemente, CA 3.1% 6th -0.2pp 15th 59% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 5.9% 11th -0.2pp 16th 22% below peers
Utica, NY 21.9% 31st -0.4pp 17th 190% above peers
Lakewood, WA 8.8% 26th -0.1pp 18th 17% above peers
Corvallis, OR 9.7% 28th +0.1pp 19th 28% above peers
White Plains, NY 17.1% 30th +0.2pp 20th 126% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 8.0% 21st +0.5pp 21st 5% above peers
Taylor, MI 7.5% 16th +0.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.2% 7th +0.3pp 23rd 58% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 8.6% 25th +1.1pp 24th 14% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.0% 4th +0.5pp 25th 60% below peers
Hanford, CA 7.8% 20th +1.9pp 26th 3% above peers
Jupiter, FL 3.8% 10th +1.0pp 27th 49% below peers
Wellington, FL 3.3% 8th +1.1pp 28th 56% below peers
La Habra, CA 6.2% 13th +2.2pp 29th 17% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 7.7% 19th +3.1pp 30th 1% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 1.6% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 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 →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.4% then, 12.5% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.7% to 12.5%).
Needs attention 12.5%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 4.9% -0.6pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
White Plains, NY 5.9% 15th -3.7pp 1st 5% below peers
La Habra, CA 6.2% 16th -3.5pp 2nd on par with peers
Utica, NY 3.8% 5th -2.1pp 3rd 39% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 6.6% 18th -2.8pp 4th 6% above peers
Woodland, CA 5.2% 9th -2.1pp 5th 15% below peers
St. Peters, MO 3.8% 6th -1.3pp 6th 38% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 12.4% 29th -3.2pp 7th 100% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 3.8% 4th -0.9pp 8th 39% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 8.9% 23rd -1.8pp 9th 44% above peers
Burlington, NC 11.3% 27th -2.1pp 10th 82% above peers
Porterville, CA 6.5% 17th -1.0pp 11th 6% above peers
Hanford, CA 5.8% 13th -0.8pp 12th 7% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 5.8% 14th -0.8pp 13th 6% below peers
Little Elm, TX 11.7% 28th -1.5pp 14th 88% above peers
San Clemente, CA 3.6% 2nd -0.4pp 15th 42% below peers
Corvallis, OR 5.2% 10th -0.6pp 16th 15% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 12.4% 30th -1.0pp 17th 100% above peers
Taylor, MI 5.3% 11th -0.3pp 18th 15% below peers
Springfield, OR 7.2% 19th -0.2pp 19th 15% above peers
Wellington, FL 8.6% 22nd +0.1pp 20th 39% above peers
Pontiac, MI 12.5% 31st +0.2pp 21st 102% above peers
Vineland, NJ 9.6% 24th +0.5pp 22nd 55% above peers
Jupiter, FL 10.0% 25th +0.7pp 23rd 61% above peers
Lakewood, WA 10.1% 26th +0.7pp 24th 62% above peers
Bristol, CT 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 25th 26% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.0% 1st +0.7pp 26th 52% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 5.5% 12th +1.4pp 27th 11% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 4.5% 7th +1.2pp 28th 28% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.5% 20th +2.1pp 29th 21% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 21st +2.3pp 30th 28% above peers
Taunton, MA 3.7% 3rd +1.5pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 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 →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 about a quarter above the peer median.

41.9%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 36.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Eden Prairie, MN 23.8% 1st 28% below peers
San Clemente, CA 25.7% 2nd 22% below peers
Jupiter, FL 26.7% 3rd 19% below peers
White Plains, NY 26.9% 4th 18% below peers
Wellington, FL 27.3% 5th 17% below peers
Corvallis, OR 27.5% 6th 16% below peers
La Habra, CA 28.6% 7th 13% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 29.0% 8th 12% below peers
Woodland, CA 29.2% 9th 11% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 29.7% 10th 10% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 30.3% 11th 8% below peers
Hanford, CA 30.6% 12th 7% below peers
Bentonville, AR 31.6% 13th 4% below peers
Little Elm, TX 32.3% 14th 2% below peers
Bristol, CT 32.5% 15th 1% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 32.9% 16th on par with peers
Springfield, OR 33.8% 17th 3% above peers
Taunton, MA 34.6% 18th 5% above peers
Taylor, MI 35.6% 19th 8% above peers
Vineland, NJ 35.8% 20th 9% above peers
St. Peters, MO 36.1% 21st 10% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 36.7% 22nd 12% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 37.5% 23rd 14% above peers
Porterville, CA 38.0% 24th 16% above peers
Lakewood, WA 38.6% 25th 17% above peers
Burlington, NC 39.3% 26th 19% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 39.7% 27th 21% above peers
Pontiac, MI 41.9% 28th 27% above peers
Utica, NY 42.3% 29th 29% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.8% 30th 30% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 43.2% 31st 31% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.7% then, 5.0% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.5% to 5.0%).
Needs attention 5.0%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 3.0% -0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Stonecrest, GA 2.6% 8th -6.0pp 1st 37% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 1.1% 2nd -2.2pp 2nd 73% below peers
St. Peters, MO 1.4% 4th -1.9pp 3rd 67% below peers
Utica, NY 1.2% 3rd -1.1pp 4th 70% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 4.6% 20th -3.3pp 5th 14% above peers
Bristol, CT 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 6th 77% below peers
Porterville, CA 2.0% 7th -0.8pp 7th 50% below peers
Woodland, CA 1.9% 5th -0.6pp 8th 54% below peers
Pontiac, MI 5.0% 22nd -1.6pp 9th 24% above peers
Little Elm, TX 10.0% 31st -2.6pp 10th 145% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 2.9% 9th -0.6pp 11th 28% below peers
San Clemente, CA 1.9% 6th -0.4pp 12th 52% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 7.7% 28th -0.3pp 13th 90% above peers
White Plains, NY 3.5% 14th -0.0pp 14th 15% below peers
La Habra, CA 3.3% 13th +0.1pp 15th 18% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.6% 26th +0.5pp 16th 37% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 3.1% 11th +0.4pp 17th 24% below peers
Jupiter, FL 6.2% 27th +1.2pp 18th 52% above peers
Lakewood, WA 4.2% 17th +0.9pp 19th 4% above peers
Vineland, NJ 5.2% 23rd +1.1pp 20th 29% above peers
Springfield, OR 3.6% 15th +0.8pp 21st 11% below peers
Burlington, NC 5.5% 25th +1.2pp 22nd 35% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 4.9% 21st +1.6pp 23rd 20% above peers
Taylor, MI 4.1% 16th +1.5pp 24th on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 3.1% 10th +1.2pp 25th 24% below peers
Wellington, FL 8.8% 30th +3.5pp 26th 117% above peers
Corvallis, OR 5.3% 24th +2.5pp 27th 30% above peers
Hanford, CA 4.4% 19th +2.6pp 28th 7% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.2% 18th +2.6pp 29th 4% above peers
Bentonville, AR 8.0% 29th +5.6pp 30th 97% above peers
Taunton, MA 3.1% 12th +2.9pp 31st 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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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 →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 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 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.2% to 16.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pontiac started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.9% to 16.1%).
Bright spot 16.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 32.5% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Taylor, MI 16.4% 29th +4.8pp 1st 47% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 29.7% 19th +7.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Vineland, NJ 24.1% 21st +5.3pp 3rd 22% below peers
Springfield, OR 22.4% 24th +4.6pp 4th 28% below peers
Porterville, CA 14.5% 31st +3.0pp 5th 53% below peers
Pontiac, MI 16.1% 30th +2.9pp 6th 48% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 40.6% 12th +6.5pp 7th 31% above peers
Utica, NY 22.4% 25th +3.4pp 8th 28% below peers
Burlington, NC 29.6% 20th +4.1pp 9th 5% below peers
Bristol, CT 30.3% 18th +3.8pp 10th 2% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 21.5% 27th +2.6pp 11th 31% below peers
La Habra, CA 32.3% 15th +3.8pp 12th 4% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 22.0% 26th +2.4pp 13th 29% below peers
Jupiter, FL 53.5% 7th +5.7pp 14th 73% above peers
Woodland, CA 30.4% 17th +3.1pp 15th 2% below peers
Wellington, FL 49.7% 10th +4.7pp 16th 60% above peers
Bentonville, AR 55.3% 4th +5.1pp 17th 79% above peers
White Plains, NY 53.9% 5th +4.4pp 18th 74% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 50.3% 9th +3.5pp 19th 62% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 51.8% 8th +3.5pp 20th 67% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 57.6% 3rd +3.8pp 21st 86% above peers
Taunton, MA 23.9% 22nd +1.4pp 22nd 23% below peers
San Clemente, CA 53.8% 6th +2.9pp 23rd 74% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 31.0% 16th +1.6pp 24th on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 61.4% 2nd +2.3pp 25th 98% above peers
Lakewood, WA 23.2% 23rd +0.7pp 26th 25% below peers
Little Elm, TX 44.2% 11th +1.1pp 27th 43% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 64.9% 1st +1.2pp 28th 110% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 35.0% 14th +0.4pp 29th 13% above peers
St. Peters, MO 39.2% 13th +0.3pp 30th 27% above peers
Hanford, CA 18.1% 28th -1.0pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
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 (39.0% then, 36.3% now; margin ±19.1pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.6% to 36.3%).
Needs attention 36.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 44.4% -3.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lakewood, WA 33.8% 26th +13.5pp 1st 19% below peers
Little Elm, TX 46.4% 11th +15.2pp 2nd 11% above peers
Vineland, NJ 77.5% 1st +20.4pp 3rd 85% above peers
Utica, NY 43.3% 15th +6.5pp 4th 3% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 56.4% 8th +6.6pp 5th 34% above peers
Burlington, NC 41.2% 18th +4.0pp 6th 2% below peers
San Clemente, CA 58.7% 6th +5.5pp 7th 40% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 36.8% 23rd +1.4pp 8th 12% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 73.0% 2nd +2.4pp 9th 74% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 43.8% 14th +1.0pp 10th 4% above peers
Woodland, CA 51.1% 9th -0.2pp 11th 22% above peers
Porterville, CA 27.6% 29th -0.3pp 12th 34% below peers
Springfield, OR 34.8% 25th -1.0pp 13th 17% below peers
Taunton, MA 44.7% 13th -1.5pp 14th 6% above peers
Pontiac, MI 36.3% 24th -2.7pp 15th 14% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 37.8% 22nd -4.4pp 16th 10% below peers
La Habra, CA 41.1% 19th -5.0pp 17th 2% below peers
Wellington, FL 58.2% 7th -9.2pp 18th 39% above peers
Taylor, MI 26.3% 30th -4.4pp 19th 37% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 28.1% 28th -4.9pp 20th 33% below peers
Bristol, CT 62.5% 4th -11.2pp 21st 49% above peers
St. Peters, MO 42.0% 16th -8.3pp 22nd on par with peers
White Plains, NY 62.8% 3rd -12.8pp 23rd 50% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 46.2% 12th -10.3pp 24th 10% above peers
Bentonville, AR 31.2% 27th -7.1pp 25th 26% below peers
Jupiter, FL 62.0% 5th -14.2pp 26th 48% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 50.4% 10th -12.4pp 27th 20% above peers
Corvallis, OR 40.8% 20th -10.4pp 28th 3% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 41.2% 17th -15.0pp 29th 2% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 38.6% 21st -25.1pp 30th 8% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.6% 31st -14.4pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 ±16.2pp 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 (12.4% then, 14.9% now; margin ±7.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.9% to 14.9%).
Needs attention 14.9%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 7.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
San Clemente, CA 0.9% 1st -4.5pp 1st 88% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 2.6% 5th -3.5pp 2nd 63% below peers
Burlington, NC 8.6% 22nd -9.9pp 3rd 23% above peers
Woodland, CA 6.0% 13th -4.2pp 4th 14% below peers
Wellington, FL 2.8% 6th -1.5pp 5th 61% below peers
Taunton, MA 1.9% 3rd -1.0pp 6th 73% below peers
Porterville, CA 6.8% 15th -3.2pp 7th 2% below peers
Bristol, CT 6.4% 14th -2.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Jupiter, FL 3.2% 7th -1.1pp 9th 54% below peers
Vineland, NJ 19.7% 31st -4.7pp 10th 183% above peers
Taylor, MI 9.7% 24th -1.9pp 11th 38% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.2% 8th -0.5pp 12th 54% below peers
Palm Harbor, FL 3.4% 9th -0.1pp 13th 52% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 7.3% 18th +0.2pp 14th 5% above peers
Bentonville, AR 7.1% 17th +0.3pp 15th 2% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 3.8% 10th +0.5pp 16th 46% below peers
Pontiac, MI 14.9% 29th +2.5pp 17th 114% above peers
Hanford, CA 10.8% 26th +2.0pp 18th 55% above peers
La Habra, CA 8.9% 23rd +2.2pp 19th 28% above peers
Utica, NY 14.1% 27th +3.9pp 20th 102% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 1.0% 2nd +0.3pp 21st 86% below peers
Little Elm, TX 7.5% 21st +2.8pp 22nd 8% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.8% 12th +1.9pp 23rd 31% below peers
Corvallis, OR 2.1% 4th +0.9pp 24th 70% below peers
Springfield, OR 14.7% 28th +6.4pp 25th 110% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 17.0% 30th +7.9pp 26th 143% above peers
Lakewood, WA 10.4% 25th +4.9pp 27th 49% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 4.7% 11th +2.6pp 28th 33% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 7.0% 16th +4.6pp 29th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.4% 20th +5.3pp 30th 6% above peers
White Plains, NY 7.3% 19th +6.8pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±5.3pp 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 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 59,955 to 62,104 - more than the combined survey margin (±62).

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (59,658 to 62,104).
Big move 62,104
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 48,425 31st +66% 1st 21% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 55,765 28th +40% 2nd 9% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 55,200 29th +34% 3rd 10% below peers
Little Elm, TX 54,820 30th +19% 4th 11% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 57,890 27th +19% 5th 6% below peers
Bentonville, AR 58,249 26th +18% 6th 5% below peers
Burlington, NC 59,610 24th +12% 7th 3% below peers
Stonecrest, GA 60,501 19th +12% 8th 2% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 59,965 21st +9% 9th 2% below peers
Utica, NY 64,217 1st +6% 10th 4% above peers
Hanford, CA 59,754 23rd +6% 11th 3% below peers
Porterville, CA 63,157 3rd +6% 12th 3% above peers
Taunton, MA 60,433 20th +6% 13th 2% below peers
Lakewood, WA 62,937 5th +5% 14th 2% above peers
White Plains, NY 60,666 18th +4% 15th 1% below peers
Woodland, CA 61,854 12th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Pontiac, MI 62,104 8th +4% 17th 1% above peers
Corvallis, OR 59,960 22nd +3% 18th 2% below peers
St. Peters, MO 59,092 25th +3% 19th 4% below peers
La Habra, CA 61,970 10th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Bristol, CT 61,462 16th +2% 21st on par with peers
Vineland, NJ 61,006 17th +2% 22nd 1% below peers
Taylor, MI 62,081 9th +1% 23rd 1% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 62,586 6th +0% 24th 2% above peers
Springfield, OR 61,499 15th -1% 25th on par with peers
Palm Harbor, FL 61,512 14th -1% 26th on par with peers
Eden Prairie, MN 63,051 4th -2% 27th 3% above peers
San Clemente, CA 63,273 2nd -2% 28th 3% above peers
Wellington, FL 62,146 7th -3% 29th 1% above peers
Jupiter, FL 61,883 11th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 61,607 13th -5% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±48 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children fell 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.7% to 22.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 4.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (26.2% to 22.2%).
Big move 22.2%
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
Vineland, NJ 25.5% 8th +1.6pp 1st 14% above peers
Taylor, MI 22.9% 15th +1.0pp 2nd 2% above peers
Corvallis, OR 14.1% 30th +0.6pp 3rd 37% below peers
Burlington, NC 23.5% 13th +0.9pp 4th 5% above peers
Utica, NY 25.4% 9th +0.6pp 5th 14% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 17.0% 29th +0.3pp 6th 24% below peers
Hanford, CA 28.6% 4th +0.4pp 7th 28% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 21.4% 21st +0.0pp 8th 4% below peers
Bristol, CT 20.1% 25th -0.2pp 9th 10% below peers
White Plains, NY 18.6% 27th -0.3pp 10th 17% below peers
Woodland, CA 23.6% 12th -0.4pp 11th 6% above peers
Porterville, CA 30.5% 2nd -0.7pp 12th 37% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 22.2% 17th -0.6pp 13th 1% below peers
Bentonville, AR 27.3% 7th -0.8pp 14th 22% above peers
San Clemente, CA 20.8% 24th -0.6pp 15th 7% below peers
Springfield, OR 21.0% 22nd -0.9pp 16th 6% below peers
Jupiter, FL 18.4% 28th -0.8pp 17th 17% below peers
Taunton, MA 21.6% 19th -1.0pp 18th 3% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 27.4% 6th -1.3pp 19th 23% above peers
St. Peters, MO 20.9% 23rd -1.2pp 20th 6% below peers
Eden Prairie, MN 23.0% 14th -1.7pp 21st 3% above peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 41.8% 1st -3.2pp 22nd 87% above peers
Lakewood, WA 19.6% 26th -1.6pp 23rd 12% below peers
Little Elm, TX 28.0% 5th -2.7pp 24th 25% above peers
La Habra, CA 21.5% 20th -2.1pp 25th 4% below peers
Wellington, FL 23.6% 11th -2.4pp 26th 6% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 24.2% 10th -2.6pp 27th 8% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 28.9% 3rd -3.1pp 28th 29% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 11.2% 31st -1.6pp 29th 50% below peers
Pontiac, MI 22.2% 18th -4.5pp 30th 1% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 22.3% 16th -5.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Turning up (early signal)
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 (63.7% then, 68.1% now; margin ±7.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.5% to 68.1%).
Big move 68.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 30.6% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Bentonville, AR 24.4% 23rd +12.0pp 1st 23% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 17.2% 28th +5.8pp 2nd 46% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 7.4% 31st +2.1pp 3rd 77% below peers
Little Elm, TX 29.2% 20th +8.1pp 4th 8% below peers
Woodland, CA 31.6% 16th +6.8pp 5th on par with peers
La Habra, CA 30.4% 18th +5.9pp 6th 4% below peers
Wellington, FL 22.8% 25th +4.3pp 7th 28% below peers
Lakewood, WA 45.9% 7th +7.9pp 8th 45% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 17.3% 27th +2.7pp 9th 45% below peers
Springfield, OR 43.1% 8th +5.5pp 10th 36% above peers
Taylor, MI 55.7% 2nd +6.4pp 11th 76% above peers
Bristol, CT 32.6% 15th +3.4pp 12th 3% above peers
St. Peters, MO 19.5% 26th +1.8pp 13th 38% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 30.5% 17th +2.3pp 14th 4% below peers
Pontiac, MI 68.1% 1st +4.4pp 15th 115% above peers
White Plains, NY 28.1% 22nd +1.4pp 16th 11% below peers
Porterville, CA 37.5% 10th +1.6pp 17th 19% above peers
Hanford, CA 35.5% 13th +1.3pp 18th 12% above peers
Council Bluffs, IA 40.6% 9th -0.0pp 19th 28% above peers
Taunton, MA 47.5% 4th -0.1pp 20th 50% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 36.3% 11th -0.6pp 21st 15% above peers
Corvallis, OR 29.3% 19th -1.0pp 22nd 7% below peers
San Clemente, CA 15.1% 30th -0.6pp 23rd 52% below peers
Burlington, NC 46.5% 6th -4.4pp 24th 47% above peers
Utica, NY 46.6% 5th -4.6pp 25th 47% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 23.2% 24th -2.9pp 26th 27% below peers
Santa Cruz, CA 28.5% 21st -4.8pp 27th 10% below peers
Vineland, NJ 34.8% 14th -6.8pp 28th 10% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 54.2% 3rd -11.7pp 29th 71% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 36.0% 12th -8.9pp 30th 14% above peers
Jupiter, FL 16.0% 29th -11.2pp 31st 49% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 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 ±5.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (75.3% then, 81.4% now; margin ±11.8pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (78.5% to 81.4%).
Big move 81.4%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 67.0% -0.1pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Winter Haven, FL 70.4% 16th +21.6pp 1st on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 65.5% 23rd +15.8pp 2nd 7% below peers
Bentonville, AR 68.5% 20th +15.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Lakewood, WA 72.0% 13th +9.0pp 4th 2% above peers
Eden Prairie, MN 76.7% 5th +8.0pp 5th 9% above peers
Woodland, CA 67.1% 21st +6.2pp 6th 5% below peers
San Clemente, CA 71.4% 15th +5.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 73.6% 10th +5.5pp 8th 5% above peers
Pontiac, MI 81.4% 2nd +6.1pp 9th 16% above peers
White Plains, NY 80.6% 4th +5.9pp 10th 15% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 75.2% 6th +5.3pp 11th 7% above peers
Vineland, NJ 74.1% 8th +4.0pp 12th 5% above peers
Springfield, OR 73.0% 11th +3.5pp 13th 4% above peers
Santa Cruz, CA 83.0% 1st +3.8pp 14th 18% above peers
St. Peters, MO 81.0% 3rd +3.0pp 15th 15% above peers
Wellington, FL 64.0% 25th +2.1pp 16th 9% below peers
La Habra, CA 69.0% 19th +1.0pp 17th 2% below peers
Utica, NY 60.2% 27th +0.7pp 18th 14% below peers
Hanford, CA 66.5% 22nd -0.2pp 19th 6% below peers
Burlington, NC 69.3% 17th -2.8pp 20th 2% below peers
Council Bluffs, IA 72.1% 12th -3.7pp 21st 2% above peers
Taylor, MI 71.8% 14th -6.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
Palm Harbor, FL 64.6% 24th -5.9pp 23rd 8% below peers
Porterville, CA 56.3% 29th -5.4pp 24th 20% below peers
Bristol, CT 74.8% 7th -7.8pp 25th 6% above peers
Stonecrest, GA 73.6% 9th -8.6pp 26th 5% above peers
Taunton, MA 69.0% 18th -8.6pp 27th 2% below peers
Saratoga Springs, UT 36.7% 31st -5.2pp 28th 48% below peers
Little Elm, TX 63.5% 26th -9.9pp 29th 10% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 58.0% 28th -10.5pp 30th 18% below peers
Jupiter, FL 50.3% 30th -16.8pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 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 ±9.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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