The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. St. Clair Shores is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Lancaster, PA | 315 (Apr 26) | -32.4% | 1st | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 125 (Jul 26) | -25.0% | 2nd | ||
| Bowie, MD | 149 (Jul 26) | -21.6% | 3rd | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 252 (Jul 26) | -14.2% | 4th | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 199 (Jul 26) | -13.5% | 5th | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 443 (Jul 26) | -10.5% | 6th | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 103 (Jul 26) | -9.1% | 7th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 1,285 (Dec 25) | -9.0% | 8th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 272 (Jul 26) | -5.4% | 9th | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 101 (Jul 26) | -4.9% | 10th | ||
| Kettering, OH | 54 (Apr 26) | -3.2% | 11th | ||
| Gardena, CA | 674 (Jul 26) | +0.3% | 12th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 260 (Jul 26) | +13.5% | 13th | ||
| National City, CA | 749 (Jul 26) | +14.5% | 14th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 264 (Jun 26) | +20.4% | 15th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. St. Clair Shores is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 25% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Wake Forest, NC | 843 (Jul 26) | -38.0% | 1st | ||
| Bowie, MD | 1,636 (Jul 26) | -26.8% | 2nd | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 802 (Jul 26) | -24.9% | 3rd | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 2,032 (Jul 26) | -18.3% | 4th | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 439 (Jul 26) | -17.6% | 5th | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 1,674 (Jul 26) | -17.1% | 6th | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 1,234 (Apr 26) | -16.8% | 7th | ||
| National City, CA | 1,578 (Jul 26) | -15.8% | 8th | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 682 (Jul 26) | -14.8% | 9th | ||
| Kettering, OH | 1,268 (Jul 26) | -12.5% | 10th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 4,152 (Dec 25) | -9.3% | 11th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 1,676 (Jul 26) | -6.1% | 12th | ||
| Gardena, CA | 2,869 (Jul 26) | -3.7% | 13th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 717 (Jul 26) | -0.5% | 14th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 3,534 (Jun 26) | +4.0% | 15th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. St. Clair Shores is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Gardena, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 2 (Jul 26) | -49.9% | 4th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 5th | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 6th | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 7th | ||
| National City, CA | 7 (Jul 26) | +33.3% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 15 (Dec 25) | +80.6% | 9th | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 5 (Jul 26) | +199.4% | 10th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5 (Jul 26) | +200.0% | 11th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 0 (Jun 26) | ||||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Kettering, OH | 2 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Lancaster, PA | 5 (Jul 26) |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 16% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 64% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Wake Forest, NC | 41 (Jul 26) | -57.1% | 1st | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 66 (Jul 26) | -43.3% | 2nd | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 87 (Apr 26) | -40.0% | 3rd | ||
| National City, CA | 311 (Jul 26) | -35.7% | 4th | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 163 (Jul 26) | -35.2% | 5th | ||
| Bowie, MD | 228 (Jul 26) | -34.8% | 6th | ||
| Gardena, CA | 556 (Jul 26) | -29.5% | 7th | ||
| Springfield, OH | 673 (Dec 25) | -18.9% | 8th | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 317 (Jul 26) | -18.4% | 9th | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 114 (Jul 26) | -16.5% | 10th | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 31 (Jul 26) | -14.3% | 11th | ||
| Southaven, MS | 190 (Jul 26) | -10.6% | 12th | ||
| Tigard, OR | 162 (Jun 26) | +17.4% | 13th | ||
| Kettering, OH | 172 (Jul 26) | +26.9% | 14th | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 45 (Jul 26) | +30.0% | 15th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 21% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $60,805 to $73,500 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,910).
| 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% | |||||
| Plainfield, NJ | $85,908 | 14th | +52% | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | $65,810 | 26th | +50% | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | $84,803 | 15th | +45% | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | $66,841 | 25th | +42% | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $72,338 | 23rd | +42% | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | $63,690 | 27th | +40% | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | $234,707 | 1st | +37% | 7th | 187% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | $108,823 | 8th | +36% | 8th | 33% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | $123,653 | 5th | +36% | 9th | 51% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | $95,210 | 12th | +36% | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | $72,105 | 24th | +34% | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | $123,802 | 4th | +34% | 12th | 51% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | $81,855 | 16th | +32% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | $100,061 | 10th | +31% | 14th | 22% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | $86,413 | 13th | +30% | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | $113,394 | 6th | +30% | 16th | 39% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | $60,822 | 29th | +30% | 17th | 26% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | $72,355 | 22nd | +30% | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | $78,483 | 17th | +29% | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | $61,563 | 28th | +27% | 20th | 25% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | $74,681 | 20th | +27% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | $111,990 | 7th | +26% | 22nd | 37% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | $134,423 | 3rd | +25% | 23rd | 64% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | $141,995 | 2nd | +25% | 24th | 73% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | $101,109 | 9th | +24% | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | $52,490 | 30th | +22% | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | $73,500 | 21st | +21% | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | $47,143 | 31st | +20% | 28th | 42% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | $75,014 | 19th | +19% | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | $77,120 | 18th | +19% | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | $98,910 | 11th | +9% | 31st | 21% above peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. St. Clair Shores is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| 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 | ||||
| Plainfield, NJ | 5.5% (Jul 26) | 27th | -1.9pp | 1st | 25% above peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 25th | -1.8pp | 2nd | 20% above peers | |
| Springfield, OH | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 12th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | |
| Kettering, OH | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 4th | -1.3pp | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Gardena, CA | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 21st | -1.0pp | 5th | 14% above peers | |
| Monterey Park, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 19th | -0.9pp | 6th | 7% above peers | |
| Highland, CA | 5.5% (Jul 26) | 28th | -0.8pp | 7th | 25% above peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.7pp | 8th | 20% below peers | |
| Taylorsville, UT | 3.6% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.4pp | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Santee, CA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 18th | -0.3pp | 10th | 5% above peers | |
| Carson City, NV | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 11th | 11% below peers | |
| National City, CA | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 29th | -0.3pp | 12th | 30% above peers | |
| Cupertino, CA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.3pp | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.3pp | 14th | 2% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.2pp | 15th | 25% below peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | 4.0% (Jul 26) | 11th | -0.2pp | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 3.6% (Jul 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 17th | 18% below peers | |
| Southaven, MS | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 9th | -0.1pp | 18th | 14% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | 5.4% (Jul 26) | 26th | -0.1pp | 19th | 23% above peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 20th | 30% below peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 14th | +0.1pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Royal Oak, MI | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 22nd | 30% below peers | |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Bowie, MD | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 24th | 2% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 3rd | +0.4pp | 25th | 30% below peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 23rd | +0.6pp | 26th | 18% above peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 24th | +0.6pp | 27th | 18% above peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | 5.0% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +0.7pp | 28th | 14% above peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.7pp | 29th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.6% then, 8.4% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.2% | 14th | -5.7pp | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 4.1% | 3rd | -1.9pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 15.5% | 26th | -5.7pp | 3rd | 50% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 3.9% | 2nd | -1.4pp | 4th | 63% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.1% | 22nd | -4.5pp | 5th | 27% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 8.3% | 11th | -2.6pp | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 6.7% | 7th | -2.1pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 14.6% | 23rd | -3.7pp | 8th | 41% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.5% | 4th | -0.8pp | 9th | 57% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 20.3% | 28th | -3.6pp | 10th | 97% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 11.8% | 19th | -1.9pp | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 6.9% | 8th | -1.0pp | 12th | 33% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 10.3% | 16th | -1.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 8.9% | 13th | -0.8pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 32.0% | 31st | -2.4pp | 15th | 209% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 6.2% | 6th | -0.3pp | 16th | 40% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 15.0% | 25th | -0.7pp | 17th | 45% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 17.1% | 27th | -0.8pp | 18th | 65% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 14.8% | 24th | -0.7pp | 19th | 44% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 12.4% | 20th | -0.5pp | 20th | 20% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 23.1% | 30th | -0.1pp | 21st | 123% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 7.9% | 10th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 20.7% | 29th | +1.8pp | 23rd | 101% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 8.4% | 12th | +0.8pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 5.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 25th | 45% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 9.6% | 15th | +1.0pp | 26th | 7% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 10.6% | 17th | +1.2pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 3.8% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 64% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 12.6% | 21st | +2.2pp | 29th | 22% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 11.0% | 18th | +2.5pp | 30th | 6% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 7.3% | 9th | +3.0pp | 31st | 30% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.1% then, 12.4% now; margin ±3.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.3% | 12th | -11.0pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 3.4% | 3rd | -2.7pp | 2nd | 76% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 8.8% | 10th | -6.6pp | 3rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 6.3% | 8th | -4.6pp | 4th | 55% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 6.2% | 7th | -4.0pp | 5th | 56% below peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 10.2% | 13th | -5.9pp | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 18.0% | 20th | -8.3pp | 7th | 28% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 18.1% | 21st | -8.3pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 4.1% | 5th | -1.6pp | 9th | 71% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 6.1% | 6th | -2.2pp | 10th | 57% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.0% | 4th | -1.3pp | 11th | 72% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 21.2% | 24th | -6.9pp | 12th | 50% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 13.2% | 15th | -3.6pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 14th | 80% below peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 22.8% | 25th | -6.0pp | 15th | 61% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 27.8% | 28th | -7.4pp | 16th | 97% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 16.2% | 19th | -2.9pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 27.2% | 27th | -2.3pp | 18th | 93% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 14.1% | 16th | -1.0pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 32.5% | 29th | -0.1pp | 20th | 131% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 33.3% | 30th | +0.1pp | 21st | 136% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 23.4% | 26th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 9.1% | 11th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 15.9% | 18th | +0.7pp | 24th | 13% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 19.6% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 25th | 39% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 12.3% | 14th | +1.2pp | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 43.5% | 31st | +5.3pp | 27th | 209% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2.8% | 1st | +0.4pp | 28th | 80% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 19.1% | 22nd | +5.7pp | 29th | 35% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 14.2% | 17th | +5.0pp | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 8.8% | 9th | +3.9pp | 31st | 38% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 85.5% to 92.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Plainfield, NJ | 95.0% | 10th | +24.2pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 90.5% | 24th | +14.7pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 86.7% | 31st | +12.6pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 88.1% | 29th | +12.5pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 88.0% | 30th | +11.8pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 93.8% | 13th | +12.6pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 88.8% | 27th | +11.0pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 90.8% | 23rd | +10.5pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 92.2% | 20th | +9.6pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 89.3% | 26th | +8.9pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 88.4% | 28th | +8.7pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 93.6% | 15th | +9.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 92.2% | 21st | +9.0pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 94.6% | 11th | +7.6pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 90.3% | 25th | +6.9pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 92.3% | 19th | +6.8pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 94.0% | 12th | +6.5pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 91.1% | 22nd | +6.2pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 95.8% | 6th | +6.0pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 92.6% | 18th | +5.4pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 93.4% | 16th | +5.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 93.1% | 17th | +4.9pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 95.2% | 8th | +4.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 93.6% | 14th | +4.3pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 97.2% | 4th | +4.4pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 97.5% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 95.0% | 9th | +4.2pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 98.1% | 1st | +4.3pp | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 95.3% | 7th | +3.8pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 96.7% | 5th | +3.0pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 97.3% | 3rd | +2.4pp | 31st | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.42 then, 0.40 now; margin ±0.03).
| 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 | |||||
| Plainfield, NJ | 0.41 | 9th | -0.070 | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 0.38 | 4th | -0.041 | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 0.51 | 29th | -0.033 | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 0.45 | 20th | -0.025 | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 0.50 | 27th | -0.024 | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 0.40 | 7th | -0.019 | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 0.40 | 8th | -0.017 | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 0.43 | 14th | -0.015 | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 0.43 | 13th | -0.015 | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.012 | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 0.41 | 11th | -0.010 | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 0.44 | 17th | -0.007 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 0.46 | 23rd | -0.006 | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 0.38 | 3rd | -0.003 | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 0.45 | 22nd | -0.001 | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 0.44 | 16th | +0.003 | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 0.40 | 6th | +0.003 | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 0.39 | 5th | +0.003 | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 0.51 | 28th | +0.005 | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 0.45 | 21st | +0.006 | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 0.43 | 15th | +0.006 | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 0.46 | 24th | +0.008 | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 0.37 | 2nd | +0.010 | 23rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 0.37 | 1st | +0.011 | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 0.44 | 18th | +0.017 | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 0.48 | 25th | +0.019 | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 0.45 | 19th | +0.020 | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 0.49 | 26th | +0.036 | 28th | 10% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 0.58 | 31st | +0.044 | 29th | 32% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 0.41 | 10th | +0.035 | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 0.52 | 30th | +0.098 | 31st | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 2.5 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.9% to 6.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 8.7% | 17th | -5.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 4.3% | 2nd | -1.8pp | 2nd | 50% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 6.4% | 9th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 13.4% | 24th | -3.8pp | 4th | 56% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 5.6% | 6th | -1.5pp | 5th | 35% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 11.5% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 6th | 34% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 9.1% | 18th | -2.4pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 10.1% | 21st | -2.3pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 15.8% | 26th | -3.6pp | 9th | 85% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.5% | 25th | -3.0pp | 10th | 57% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 6.7% | 10th | -1.2pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 9.2% | 19th | -1.6pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 7.8% | 15th | -1.3pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 7.2% | 13th | -1.1pp | 14th | 16% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 5.9% | 8th | -0.6pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 17.5% | 27th | -1.1pp | 16th | 104% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 7.7% | 14th | -0.4pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 27.1% | 30th | -0.1pp | 18th | 216% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 5.8% | 7th | +0.0pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 4.9% | 5th | +0.1pp | 20th | 43% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 28.6% | 31st | +0.9pp | 21st | 234% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 6.7% | 12th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 22% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 20.7% | 29th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 141% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 19.3% | 28th | +3.0pp | 24th | 125% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 4.7% | 4th | +1.0pp | 25th | 45% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 4.3% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 26th | 50% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 11.9% | 23rd | +4.4pp | 27th | 39% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 8.6% | 16th | +3.4pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 6.7% | 11th | +2.7pp | 29th | 22% below peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 9.5% | 20th | +4.0pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 1.7% | 1st | +1.5pp | 31st | 80% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80.9% to 83.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 21.4% | 31st | +2.7pp | 1st | 66% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 59.5% | 21st | +7.3pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 48.6% | 28th | +5.1pp | 3rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 62.3% | 17th | +5.6pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 72.5% | 8th | +5.4pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 52.4% | 25th | +3.7pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 59.4% | 22nd | +4.1pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 83.9% | 2nd | +4.2pp | 8th | 33% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 81.9% | 5th | +4.1pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 64.9% | 13th | +2.5pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 74.0% | 7th | +2.6pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 83.1% | 4th | +2.2pp | 12th | 31% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 48.8% | 27th | +0.9pp | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 83.9% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 14th | 33% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 81.8% | 6th | +1.3pp | 15th | 29% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 71.2% | 10th | +1.0pp | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 44.8% | 29th | +0.6pp | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 68.0% | 12th | +0.6pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 72.4% | 9th | +0.6pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 60.6% | 19th | +0.4pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 71.0% | 11th | +0.3pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 61.6% | 18th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 57.5% | 23rd | -0.1pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 64.8% | 14th | -0.3pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 63.3% | 16th | -0.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 51.6% | 26th | -0.5pp | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 85.8% | 1st | -1.5pp | 27th | 36% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 34.8% | 30th | -0.6pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 56.0% | 24th | -1.6pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 60.1% | 20th | -2.2pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 64.1% | 15th | -2.8pp | 31st | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.6% then, 25.0% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 53.1% | 31st | -6.2pp | 1st | 63% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 46.6% | 28th | -4.6pp | 2nd | 43% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 32.6% | 16th | -3.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 21.2% | 1st | -2.0pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 26.8% | 6th | -2.1pp | 5th | 18% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 28.7% | 9th | -1.6pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 27.5% | 8th | -1.4pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 44.2% | 26th | -2.0pp | 8th | 36% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 22.8% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 9th | 30% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 32.0% | 15th | -0.7pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 40.7% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 22.5% | 2nd | +0.0pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 44.9% | 27th | +0.1pp | 13th | 38% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 50.8% | 30th | +0.3pp | 14th | 56% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 25.7% | 5th | +0.2pp | 15th | 21% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 29.3% | 10th | +0.3pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 36.1% | 19th | +0.5pp | 17th | 11% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 31.7% | 14th | +0.8pp | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 29.6% | 11th | +0.8pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 39.0% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 20th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 36.8% | 20th | +2.4pp | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 43.4% | 24th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 37.5% | 21st | +3.3pp | 23rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 26.9% | 7th | +2.4pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 25.0% | 4th | +2.4pp | 25th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 31.2% | 13th | +3.6pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 32.6% | 17th | +4.0pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 44.1% | 25th | +5.6pp | 28th | 36% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 33.2% | 18th | +4.3pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 47.7% | 29th | +6.8pp | 30th | 46% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 30.8% | 12th | +5.1pp | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 5.2% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Plainfield, NJ | 12.7% | 29th | -8.3pp | 1st | 145% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 4.3% | 11th | -2.2pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2.5% | 2nd | -1.2pp | 3rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 4.6% | 14th | -1.9pp | 4th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 14.9% | 30th | -5.8pp | 5th | 187% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 3.5% | 4th | -1.2pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 6.7% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 7th | 29% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 5.2% | 16th | -1.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 7.4% | 25th | -2.2pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5.3% | 18th | -1.3pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 63% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 3.8% | 6th | -0.8pp | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 5.8% | 20th | -1.0pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 6.7% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 3.9% | 7th | -0.6pp | 15th | 25% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 26.4% | 31st | -2.1pp | 16th | 408% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 4.6% | 15th | -0.3pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 4.2% | 10th | -0.2pp | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 10.9% | 26th | -0.3pp | 19th | 110% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 12.5% | 28th | -0.3pp | 20th | 141% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 6.1% | 21st | -0.0pp | 21st | 17% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 4.0% | 8th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 5.2% | 17th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 4.3% | 12th | +0.3pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 5.8% | 19th | +0.5pp | 25th | 12% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 26th | 39% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 6.8% | 24th | +1.1pp | 27th | 32% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 11.4% | 27th | +1.9pp | 28th | 119% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 3.6% | 5th | +0.8pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 4.4% | 13th | +1.2pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 4.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 31st | 22% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.9% then, 4.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Tigard, OR | 3.1% | 5th | -4.3pp | 1st | 60% below peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 4.2% | 10th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 3.1% | 6th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 60% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2.5% | 4th | -1.0pp | 4th | 68% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 68% below peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 2.3% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 6th | 70% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 10.4% | 21st | -2.8pp | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 3.8% | 7th | -1.0pp | 8th | 51% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 8.5% | 18th | -2.2pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 10.8% | 23rd | -2.7pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 7.8% | 16th | -1.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 1.8% | 1st | -0.4pp | 12th | 77% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.3% | 20th | -1.1pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 15.6% | 29th | -1.6pp | 14th | 99% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 7.3% | 14th | -0.7pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 10.6% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 16th | 36% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 7.4% | 15th | -0.7pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 12.2% | 26th | -0.5pp | 18th | 56% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 15.2% | 28th | +0.0pp | 19th | 94% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 5.6% | 12th | +0.2pp | 20th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 3.9% | 8th | +0.2pp | 21st | 50% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 11.2% | 24th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 43% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 11.9% | 25th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 53% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 8.3% | 17th | +0.6pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 8.8% | 19th | +0.7pp | 25th | 13% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 4.2% | 9th | +0.3pp | 26th | 46% below peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 28.0% | 31st | +2.3pp | 27th | 258% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.7% | 11th | +0.7pp | 28th | 40% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.2% | 27th | +2.5pp | 29th | 69% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 22.6% | 30th | +4.8pp | 30th | 189% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 6.6% | 13th | +2.9pp | 31st | 15% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 36.0% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Cupertino, CA | 15.6% | 1st | 52% below peers | |
| Monterey Park, CA | 18.6% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 25.8% | 3rd | 21% below peers | |
| Gardena, CA | 26.0% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Santee, CA | 26.2% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | 26.6% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Royal Oak, MI | 28.6% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| National City, CA | 28.7% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 29.3% | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | 29.3% | 10th | 11% below peers | |
| Orland Park, IL | 29.6% | 11th | 10% below peers | |
| Coconut Creek, FL | 29.9% | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | 30.6% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | 31.1% | 14th | 5% below peers | |
| Bowie, MD | 32.5% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Carson City, NV | 32.8% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Bel Air South, MD | 33.9% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Taylorsville, UT | 34.1% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 34.8% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Plainfield, NJ | 35.0% | 20th | 7% above peers | |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 35.3% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Severn, MD | 35.3% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Highland, CA | 35.9% | 23rd | 9% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | 36.0% | 24th | 10% above peers | |
| Kettering, OH | 37.7% | 25th | 15% above peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | 37.8% | 26th | 15% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | 40.4% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | 40.8% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | 40.8% | 29th | 24% above peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | 42.0% | 30th | 28% above peers | |
| Springfield, OH | 45.5% | 31st | 39% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.7% then, 2.8% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan ref | 3.0% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Royal Oak, MI | 0.5% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 4.0% | 17th | -8.6pp | 2nd | 25% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 2.9% | 12th | -3.7pp | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 1.4% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 4th | 55% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 2.3% | 8th | -2.2pp | 5th | 27% below peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 2.1% | 6th | -1.4pp | 6th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2.1% | 5th | -1.0pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 1.7% | 3rd | -0.7pp | 8th | 48% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 8.9% | 26th | -3.1pp | 9th | 178% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 2.1% | 4th | -0.7pp | 10th | 35% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 3.2% | 16th | -0.8pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 3.2% | 15th | -0.7pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| National City, CA | 5.9% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 13th | 84% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 7.6% | 24th | -0.7pp | 14th | 138% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 13.6% | 30th | -0.5pp | 15th | 324% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 11.7% | 29th | +0.3pp | 16th | 266% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 8.6% | 25th | +0.6pp | 17th | 169% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 5.3% | 21st | +0.4pp | 18th | 67% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 2.9% | 13th | +0.3pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 5.0% | 19th | +0.7pp | 20th | 55% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5.1% | 20th | +0.8pp | 21st | 59% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 9.9% | 27th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 209% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 10.2% | 28th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 218% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 2.9% | 14th | +0.7pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 7.0% | 23rd | +1.9pp | 25th | 118% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 2.7% | 10th | +0.8pp | 26th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 16.6% | 31st | +5.0pp | 27th | 419% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 4.4% | 18th | +1.5pp | 28th | 38% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 2.8% | 11th | +1.0pp | 29th | 14% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 2.2% | 7th | +1.0pp | 30th | 30% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 2.6% | 9th | +1.4pp | 31st | 19% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.3% to 29.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lancaster, PA | 29.4% | 20th | +6.5pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 18.1% | 30th | +3.9pp | 2nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 35.0% | 16th | +5.5pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 28.3% | 23rd | +4.3pp | 4th | 19% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 41.7% | 12th | +6.2pp | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 29.7% | 19th | +4.4pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 40.0% | 13th | +5.8pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 31.5% | 17th | +4.4pp | 8th | 10% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 43.1% | 10th | +5.7pp | 9th | 23% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 51.0% | 5th | +6.8pp | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 28.8% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 41.8% | 11th | +5.3pp | 12th | 19% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 31.2% | 18th | +3.9pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 28.9% | 21st | +3.5pp | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 36.2% | 15th | +4.4pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 49.4% | 7th | +6.0pp | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 22.0% | 29th | +2.5pp | 17th | 37% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 38.9% | 14th | +4.3pp | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 16.8% | 31st | +1.8pp | 19th | 52% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 59.4% | 4th | +5.9pp | 20th | 70% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 64.1% | 2nd | +6.2pp | 21st | 83% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 59.5% | 3rd | +4.9pp | 22nd | 70% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 23.7% | 25th | +1.6pp | 23rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 46.1% | 8th | +2.6pp | 24th | 32% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 50.4% | 6th | +2.2pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 82.2% | 1st | +3.5pp | 26th | 135% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 22.7% | 27th | +0.8pp | 27th | 35% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 23.4% | 26th | +0.8pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 45.4% | 9th | +1.0pp | 29th | 30% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 24.3% | 24th | -0.3pp | 30th | 31% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 22.4% | 28th | -2.3pp | 31st | 36% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (56.8% then, 50.7% now; margin ±13.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Severn, MD | 66.5% | 3rd | +33.2pp | 1st | 31% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 59.5% | 5th | +26.4pp | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 58.4% | 6th | +20.3pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 56.7% | 8th | +9.5pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 51.4% | 14th | +8.1pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 41.1% | 21st | +6.0pp | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 67.7% | 2nd | +9.3pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 40.7% | 22nd | +5.0pp | 8th | 20% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 51.3% | 15th | +1.4pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 48.8% | 19th | +0.3pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 31.1% | 31st | +0.1pp | 11th | 39% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 69.3% | 1st | -0.4pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 44.0% | 20th | -1.1pp | 13th | 13% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 54.0% | 10th | -1.5pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 61.8% | 4th | -2.5pp | 15th | 22% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 49.9% | 18th | -4.5pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 57.0% | 7th | -5.8pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 53.5% | 11th | -6.3pp | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 50.7% | 16th | -6.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 37.8% | 25th | -4.8pp | 20th | 25% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 39.0% | 24th | -5.2pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 52.6% | 12th | -7.7pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 40.6% | 23rd | -6.5pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 50.6% | 17th | -12.0pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 51.8% | 13th | -14.5pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 54.7% | 9th | -15.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 36.9% | 27th | -12.5pp | 27th | 27% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 37.3% | 26th | -12.7pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 33.5% | 29th | -13.8pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 35.0% | 28th | -15.1pp | 30th | 31% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 32.0% | 30th | -14.5pp | 31st | 37% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.6% then, 7.6% now; margin ±5.6pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Kingsport, TN | 7.1% | 17th | -5.2pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 7.6% | 22nd | -5.4pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 3.6% | 3rd | -2.3pp | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| National City, CA | 4.5% | 5th | -1.8pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 7.4% | 19th | -1.8pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 7.6% | 21st | -1.4pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 5.2% | 10th | -0.8pp | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 7.6% | 20th | -1.1pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 10.3% | 27th | -0.6pp | 9th | 53% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 2.5% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 10th | 63% below peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 5.4% | 11th | -0.0pp | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 6.7% | 15th | +0.2pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 9.9% | 26th | +0.6pp | 13th | 48% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 4.6% | 7th | +0.5pp | 14th | 31% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 11.4% | 30th | +1.3pp | 15th | 70% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 4.6% | 6th | +0.5pp | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 6.1% | 13th | +1.2pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 6.7% | 16th | +1.5pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 7.2% | 18th | +2.1pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 6.4% | 14th | +2.2pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 9.5% | 25th | +3.3pp | 21st | 42% above peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 8.4% | 24th | +3.1pp | 22nd | 25% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 11.1% | 28th | +4.1pp | 23rd | 65% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 4.7% | 8th | +1.8pp | 24th | 30% below peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 11.2% | 29th | +4.4pp | 25th | 66% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 5.7% | 12th | +2.4pp | 26th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 5.2% | 9th | +2.4pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 3.8% | 4th | +1.8pp | 28th | 44% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 12.3% | 31st | +5.9pp | 29th | 83% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 8.2% | 23rd | +6.7pp | 30th | 22% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 2.3% | 1st | +2.1pp | 31st | 65% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 59,528 to 58,140 - more than the combined survey margin (±88).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest, NC | 52,844 | 31st | +25% | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 58,137 | 12th | +20% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 58,402 | 7th | +16% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 52,956 | 30th | +12% | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 56,447 | 23rd | +12% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 55,236 | 29th | +10% | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 58,384 | 8th | +7% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 56,262 | 25th | +5% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 57,361 | 17th | +5% | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 56,011 | 27th | +5% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 56,226 | 26th | +4% | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 57,206 | 18th | +3% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 56,675 | 21st | +3% | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 59,332 | 2nd | +3% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 57,014 | 19th | +1% | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 56,345 | 24th | +1% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 56,633 | 22nd | +1% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 56,970 | 20th | +0% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 55,904 | 28th | +0% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 59,422 | 1st | -0% | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 57,926 | 14th | -1% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 57,916 | 15th | -1% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 58,190 | 10th | -2% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 57,950 | 13th | -2% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 59,132 | 3rd | -2% | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 58,140 | 11th | -2% | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 58,678 | 5th | -2% | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 58,566 | 6th | -3% | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 57,719 | 16th | -3% | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 58,330 | 9th | -4% | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 58,893 | 4th | -4% | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.2% then, 26.4% now; margin ±6.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Royal Oak, MI | 26.3% | 21st | +12.4pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 32.0% | 16th | +11.9pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 43.4% | 9th | +14.6pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 32.1% | 15th | +10.4pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 36.3% | 12th | +8.6pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 44.9% | 7th | +8.9pp | 6th | 41% above peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 16.4% | 30th | +2.8pp | 7th | 49% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 40.8% | 11th | +4.9pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 45.2% | 6th | +5.1pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 60.5% | 1st | +6.8pp | 10th | 89% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 55.8% | 2nd | +5.9pp | 11th | 75% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 43.3% | 10th | +3.7pp | 12th | 36% above peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 28.9% | 17th | +2.4pp | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 44.0% | 8th | +1.3pp | 14th | 38% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 50.5% | 4th | +1.0pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 28.8% | 18th | -0.0pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 23.6% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 17th | 26% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 27.4% | 19th | -0.3pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 16.6% | 29th | -1.0pp | 19th | 48% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 55.7% | 3rd | -4.8pp | 20th | 74% above peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 26.4% | 20th | -2.8pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 33.1% | 13th | -3.5pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 19.6% | 25th | -2.6pp | 23rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 32.5% | 14th | -4.6pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 45.9% | 5th | -8.6pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 20.8% | 24th | -3.9pp | 26th | 35% below peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 18.3% | 26th | -3.6pp | 27th | 43% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 18.1% | 27th | -3.8pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 25.5% | 22nd | -5.7pp | 29th | 20% below peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 6.3% | 31st | -1.6pp | 30th | 80% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 17.5% | 28th | -4.5pp | 31st | 45% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.0% then, 65.6% now; margin ±10.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 83.7% | 1st | +26.1pp | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Carson City, NV | 83.2% | 2nd | +22.1pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 67.8% | 21st | +14.8pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 79.8% | 10th | +16.0pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| National City, CA | 69.4% | 17th | +13.0pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 80.3% | 7th | +14.1pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Monterey Park, CA | 70.7% | 15th | +10.9pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 71.6% | 14th | +10.8pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 68.0% | 20th | +10.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Severn, MD | 82.6% | 3rd | +11.4pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 80.0% | 9th | +10.6pp | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Plainfield, NJ | 81.0% | 5th | +9.5pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 80.2% | 8th | +8.9pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| Royal Oak, MI | 81.6% | 4th | +9.0pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Gardena, CA | 77.7% | 11th | +6.3pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 66.0% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Taylorsville, UT | 69.0% | 18th | +1.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bowie, MD | 80.8% | 6th | +0.8pp | 18th | 16% above peers | ||
| Cupertino, CA | 58.9% | 29th | +0.5pp | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 65.6% | 25th | -0.5pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 72.1% | 13th | -1.1pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Bel Air South, MD | 73.1% | 12th | -1.7pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Coconut Creek, FL | 67.7% | 22nd | -3.4pp | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Orland Park, IL | 68.2% | 19th | -3.8pp | 24th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 60.4% | 28th | -4.2pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Santee, CA | 69.8% | 16th | -5.4pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 60.8% | 27th | -7.0pp | 27th | 13% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 54.5% | 31st | -7.1pp | 28th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 66.0% | 24th | -8.9pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, OH | 63.2% | 26th | -16.9pp | 30th | 9% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 58.5% | 30th | -19.8pp | 31st | 16% below peers |