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Westland, MI
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82,333 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 7 indicators

Where Westland, MI shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 11 indicators

Where Westland, MI shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 5 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 →

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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 4% higher than in 2021 (420 then, 437 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 509 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 452 in July 2026, up from 431 a year earlier.
Needs attention 452 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Redmond, WA 50 (Jul 26) -66.1% 1st
Redwood City, CA 296 (Jul 26) -31.9% 2nd
Cicero, IL 186 (Jul 26) -28.0% 3rd
Loveland, CO 178 (Jul 26) -26.4% 4th
Miami Beach, FL 505 (Jul 26) -18.9% 5th
Farmington Hills, MI 145 (Apr 26) -17.7% 6th
Newport Beach, CA 195 (Jul 26) -15.8% 7th
Somerville, MA 190 (Dec 25) -12.2% 8th
Castle Rock, CO 42 (May 26) -8.0% 9th
Jonesboro, AR 582 (Jun 26) -4.6% 10th
Longview, TX 351 (Jul 26) -4.3% 11th
Brooklyn Park, MN 322 (Jul 26) -3.9% 12th
Bloomington, IN 266 (Jan 26) -1.7% 13th
Lake Charles, LA 619 (Jul 26) -1.7% 14th
Rapid City, SD 758 (Jul 26) -0.2% 15th
Pharr, TX 225 (Jul 26) +0.5% 16th
Lynchburg, VA 345 (Jul 26) +2.6% 17th
Westland, MI 452 (Jul 26) +4.8% 18th
Woodbury, MN 65 (Jul 26) +6.0% 19th
Buena Park, CA 263 (Jun 26) +7.0% 20th
Livermore, CA 220 (Jun 26) +8.9% 21st
Warwick, RI 91 (Jul 26) +10.0% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 7% higher than in 2021 (1,100 then, 1,182 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,534 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,238 in July 2026, down from 1,239 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,238 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Redmond, WA 1,539 (Jul 26) -35.8% 1st
Bloomington, IN 1,724 (Jan 26) -33.5% 2nd
Livermore, CA 1,600 (Jun 26) -27.7% 3rd
Loveland, CO 1,293 (Jul 26) -26.4% 4th
Warwick, RI 817 (Jul 26) -23.8% 5th
Brooklyn Park, MN 1,670 (Jul 26) -23.2% 6th
Newport Beach, CA 1,359 (Jul 26) -22.5% 7th
Jonesboro, AR 2,360 (Jun 26) -15.0% 8th
Miami Beach, FL 5,078 (Jul 26) -14.2% 9th
Lynchburg, VA 1,494 (Jul 26) -13.6% 10th
Redwood City, CA 1,379 (Jul 26) -9.5% 11th
Longview, TX 2,020 (Jul 26) -9.3% 12th
Farmington Hills, MI 686 (Jul 26) -8.3% 13th
Buena Park, CA 1,983 (Jun 26) -7.8% 14th
Somerville, MA 1,540 (Dec 25) -6.9% 15th
Lake Charles, LA 2,290 (Jul 26) -2.2% 16th
Woodbury, MN 1,135 (Jul 26) -1.4% 17th
Westland, MI 1,238 (Jul 26) -0.1% 18th
Pharr, TX 1,087 (Jul 26) +2.3% 19th
Cicero, IL 1,038 (Jul 26) +3.0% 20th
Rapid City, SD 4,285 (Jul 26) +4.3% 21st
Castle Rock, CO 1,011 (May 26) +11.8% 22nd
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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 →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
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 July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, 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
Homicide rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, unchanged from 2 in the prior 12 months. That is 2 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 2 homicides
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Woodbury, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Loveland, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Warwick, RI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Pharr, TX 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 4th
Lake Charles, LA 7 (Jul 26) -68.4% 5th
Bloomington, IN 1 (Jan 26) -66.9% 6th
Brooklyn Park, MN 2 (Jul 26) -50.1% 7th
Longview, TX 4 (Jul 26) -50.1% 8th
Miami Beach, FL 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Redwood City, CA 2 (Jul 26) -33.4% 10th
Lynchburg, VA 7 (Jul 26) -33.3% 11th
Jonesboro, AR 5 (Jun 26) -20.0% 12th
Westland, MI 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Livermore, CA 1 (Jun 26) +0.0% 14th
Rapid City, SD 7 (Jul 26) +50.2% 15th
Redmond, WA 0 (Jul 26)
Newport Beach, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Cicero, IL 2 (Jul 26)
Buena Park, CA 1 (Jun 26)
Farmington Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26)
Castle Rock, CO 0 (May 26)
Somerville, MA 0 (Dec 25)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 3% higher than in 2021 (143 then, 148 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 272 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 153 in July 2026, down from 197 a year earlier.
Bright spot 153 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 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%
Redmond, WA 72 (Jul 26) -71.2% 1st
Loveland, CO 52 (Jul 26) -64.7% 2nd
Pharr, TX 45 (Jul 26) -52.0% 3rd
Miami Beach, FL 186 (Jul 26) -48.5% 4th
Livermore, CA 235 (Jun 26) -37.0% 5th
Lynchburg, VA 164 (Jul 26) -31.8% 6th
Bloomington, IN 113 (Jan 26) -31.2% 7th
Farmington Hills, MI 76 (Jul 26) -30.8% 8th
Longview, TX 147 (Jul 26) -27.8% 9th
Brooklyn Park, MN 193 (Jul 26) -27.8% 10th
Lake Charles, LA 132 (Jul 26) -24.8% 11th
Somerville, MA 97 (Dec 25) -22.7% 12th
Westland, MI 153 (Jul 26) -22.2% 13th
Castle Rock, CO 41 (May 26) -21.0% 14th
Newport Beach, CA 116 (Jul 26) -20.8% 15th
Redwood City, CA 150 (Jul 26) -19.1% 16th
Woodbury, MN 22 (Jul 26) -18.2% 17th
Jonesboro, AR 136 (Jun 26) -18.1% 18th
Buena Park, CA 280 (Jun 26) -15.8% 19th
Cicero, IL 226 (Jul 26) -15.5% 20th
Warwick, RI 63 (Jul 26) -10.2% 21st
Rapid City, SD 359 (Jul 26) +0.3% 22nd
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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 →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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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 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $50,710 to $62,076 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,367).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Westland 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 41% from 2014 to 2024 ($43,903 to $62,076).
Bright spot $62,076
20102024
▸ 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 $72,875 +28%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Cicero, IL $70,842 22nd +44% 1st 17% below peers
Largo, FL $62,096 25th +40% 2nd 27% below peers
Buena Park, CA $110,550 9th +40% 3rd 29% above peers
Hawthorne, CA $75,848 19th +40% 4th 11% below peers
Perris, CA $88,911 14th +39% 5th 4% above peers
Lake Charles, LA $59,235 27th +38% 6th 31% below peers
Pasco, WA $85,586 16th +36% 7th on par with peers
Somerville, MA $132,572 6th +36% 8th 55% above peers
Bloomington, IN $50,465 31st +36% 9th 41% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 21st +35% 10th 17% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $72,856 20th +35% 11th 15% below peers
Redwood City, CA $157,814 3rd +35% 12th 84% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 30th +32% 13th 38% below peers
Castle Rock, CO $145,197 5th +32% 14th 70% above peers
Longview, TX $63,340 24th +29% 15th 26% below peers
Livermore, CA $160,775 2nd +26% 16th 88% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI $104,836 10th +26% 17th 22% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $57,947 28th +25% 18th 32% below peers
Loveland, CO $84,604 17th +23% 19th 1% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $156,867 4th +23% 20th 83% above peers
Redmond, WA $162,560 1st +23% 21st 90% above peers
Westland, MI $62,076 26th +22% 22nd 27% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $70,074 23rd +22% 23rd 18% below peers
The Villages, FL $77,622 18th +22% 24th 9% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN $89,891 13th +22% 25th 5% above peers
Doral, FL $94,164 12th +22% 26th 10% above peers
Waldorf, MD $116,089 8th +21% 27th 36% above peers
Jonesboro, AR $55,424 29th +21% 28th 35% below peers
Warwick, RI $88,708 15th +20% 29th 4% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $99,860 11th +19% 30th 17% above peers
Woodbury, MN $125,310 7th +15% 31st 46% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 24 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 ±$2,929 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 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.4% in July 2026, up from 4.1% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.4%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
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
Hawthorne, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 1st 26% above peers
Bloomington, IN 4.2% (Jul 26) 10th -0.8pp 2nd 2% below peers
Warwick, RI 3.3% (Jul 26) 4th -0.8pp 3rd 23% below peers
Pasco, WA 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th -0.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Pharr, TX 6.7% (Jul 26) 28th -0.7pp 5th 56% above peers
Perris, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 27th -0.6pp 6th 37% above peers
Redwood City, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 7th 12% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 2.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 8th 51% below peers
Doral, FL 2.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 9th 47% below peers
Buena Park, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th -0.3pp 10th on par with peers
Jonesboro, AR 4.4% (Jul 26) 18th -0.3pp 11th 2% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.6% (Jul 26) 20th -0.2pp 12th 7% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -0.2pp 13th 12% below peers
Livermore, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th -0.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Loveland, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 15th +0.0pp 15th on par with peers
Somerville, MA 3.7% (Jul 26) 5th +0.0pp 16th 14% below peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% (Jul 26) 21st +0.2pp 17th 7% above peers
Rapid City, SD 1.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.2pp 18th 56% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th +0.2pp 19th 14% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 5.0% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.3pp 20th 16% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 5.0% (Jul 26) 24th +0.3pp 21st 16% above peers
Westland, MI 4.4% (Jul 26) 19th +0.3pp 22nd 2% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 4.8% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.4pp 23rd 12% above peers
Redmond, WA 4.3% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 24th on par with peers
Largo, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 13th +0.4pp 25th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 17th +0.5pp 26th on par with peers
Longview, TX 5.2% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 27th 21% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th +0.6pp 28th 9% below peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.4% then, 14.3% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.7% to 14.3%).
Needs attention 14.3%
20112024
▸ 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 13.2% -1.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Perris, CA 10.7% 17th -6.1pp 1st on par with peers
Redwood City, CA 6.3% 6th -2.7pp 2nd 41% below peers
Buena Park, CA 8.8% 12th -3.6pp 3rd 17% below peers
Rapid City, SD 12.5% 18th -3.7pp 4th 18% above peers
Doral, FL 10.3% 15th -2.4pp 5th 3% below peers
Pasco, WA 12.6% 19th -2.9pp 6th 18% above peers
Bloomington, IN 29.8% 31st -5.5pp 7th 180% above peers
Somerville, MA 9.8% 14th -1.7pp 8th 8% below peers
Cicero, IL 14.7% 24th -1.5pp 9th 38% above peers
Longview, TX 17.3% 26th -1.4pp 10th 63% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 6.6% 7th -0.5pp 11th 38% below peers
Pharr, TX 27.6% 30th -1.6pp 12th 159% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 18.6% 27th -0.9pp 13th 75% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 3.8% 1st -0.1pp 14th 64% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 13.7% 21st -0.1pp 15th 29% above peers
Westland, MI 14.3% 22nd -0.0pp 16th 35% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 15.5% 25th +0.1pp 17th 46% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 10.6% 16th +0.1pp 18th on par with peers
The Villages, FL 4.7% 2nd +0.1pp 19th 56% below peers
Loveland, CO 8.5% 11th +0.2pp 20th 20% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 23.3% 29th +0.5pp 21st 119% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.4% 23rd +0.4pp 22nd 35% above peers
Largo, FL 13.1% 20th +0.5pp 23rd 23% above peers
Redmond, WA 5.6% 5th +0.2pp 24th 47% below peers
Livermore, CA 4.9% 3rd +0.4pp 25th 54% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 7.6% 9th +0.8pp 26th 28% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 9.5% 13th +1.1pp 27th 10% below peers
Warwick, RI 7.6% 8th +1.4pp 28th 29% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 22.8% 28th +4.7pp 29th 115% above peers
Waldorf, MD 7.7% 10th +2.2pp 30th 27% below peers
Woodbury, MN 5.3% 4th +2.1pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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2 of 24 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 · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.4% then, 23.1% now; margin ±5.1pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.4% to 23.1%).
Needs attention 23.1%
20132024
▸ 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 17.6% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Somerville, MA 6.7% 8th -13.5pp 1st 55% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.7% 5th -5.9pp 2nd 62% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.9% 12th -8.3pp 3rd 34% below peers
Perris, CA 13.7% 15th -11.2pp 4th 8% below peers
Livermore, CA 2.7% 1st -2.1pp 5th 82% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 2.9% 2nd -2.0pp 6th 80% below peers
Pasco, WA 15.7% 17th -5.9pp 7th 5% above peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 20th -6.8pp 8th 22% above peers
Doral, FL 12.4% 13th -4.0pp 9th 17% below peers
Redmond, WA 3.0% 3rd -0.7pp 10th 80% below peers
Loveland, CO 9.3% 11th -1.8pp 11th 38% below peers
Waldorf, MD 6.2% 6th -1.1pp 12th 59% below peers
Cicero, IL 19.9% 21st -3.4pp 13th 33% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 30th -4.1pp 14th 138% above peers
Longview, TX 24.2% 27th -2.4pp 15th 63% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 5.3% 4th -0.4pp 16th 65% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 34.3% 29th -2.4pp 17th 130% above peers
Bloomington, IN 22.5% 24th -1.3pp 18th 51% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 21.2% 22nd -0.8pp 19th 42% above peers
Westland, MI 23.1% 26th -0.4pp 20th 55% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 22.8% 25th -0.2pp 21st 53% above peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 18th +0.0pp 22nd 6% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 21.9% 23rd +0.2pp 23rd 47% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.9% 16th +0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.1% 19th +1.8pp 25th 8% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 12.4% 14th +1.5pp 26th 16% below peers
Warwick, RI 7.0% 9th +1.4pp 27th 53% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 8.8% 10th +2.1pp 28th 41% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 31.9% 28th +8.2pp 29th 114% above peers
Woodbury, MN 6.2% 7th +3.3pp 30th 58% below peers
The Villages, FL 71.8% 31st 382% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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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 ±4.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.2% to 91.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Westland 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 15.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (75.8% to 91.6%).
Bright spot 91.6%
20172024
▸ 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 90.7% +8.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 25th +34.4pp 1st 5% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 85.5% 31st +12.3pp 2nd 8% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 92.5% 17th +12.6pp 3rd 1% below peers
Cicero, IL 88.0% 26th +11.5pp 4th 6% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 93.7% 14th +10.1pp 5th on par with peers
Longview, TX 89.5% 23rd +9.3pp 6th 4% below peers
Pasco, WA 93.9% 12th +9.1pp 7th 1% above peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 30th +8.4pp 8th 6% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 87.6% 29th +8.3pp 9th 6% below peers
Westland, MI 91.6% 20th +8.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Perris, CA 95.3% 10th +8.3pp 11th 2% above peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 22nd +7.6pp 12th 3% below peers
Somerville, MA 94.8% 11th +6.5pp 13th 2% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 89.1% 24th +6.0pp 14th 4% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 95.4% 9th +5.8pp 15th 2% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 92.4% 18th +5.4pp 16th 1% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 87.8% 28th +4.7pp 17th 6% below peers
Warwick, RI 91.3% 21st +4.7pp 18th 2% below peers
Buena Park, CA 95.4% 8th +4.9pp 19th 2% above peers
Redwood City, CA 95.4% 7th +4.8pp 20th 2% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 93.7% 15th +3.9pp 21st on par with peers
Bloomington, IN 88.0% 27th +3.7pp 22nd 6% below peers
Livermore, CA 96.9% 4th +3.8pp 23rd 4% above peers
Waldorf, MD 93.9% 13th +3.4pp 24th 1% above peers
Doral, FL 97.1% 3rd +3.3pp 25th 4% above peers
Loveland, CO 92.3% 19th +3.0pp 26th 1% below peers
Woodbury, MN 98.1% 1st +3.1pp 27th 5% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 97.7% 2nd +2.5pp 28th 5% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 96.0% 5th +2.0pp 29th 3% above peers
Redmond, WA 95.8% 6th +0.7pp 30th 3% above peers
The Villages, FL 93.3% 16th +0.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 ±1.1pp 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 (0.43 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Bright spot 0.43
20102024
▸ 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 0.47 -0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Perris, CA 0.36 1st -0.031 1st 17% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 0.52 28th -0.027 2nd 19% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 13th -0.017 3rd 1% below peers
Buena Park, CA 0.40 4th -0.016 4th 8% below peers
Longview, TX 0.46 23rd -0.015 5th 7% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 0.40 5th -0.010 6th 8% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 0.44 17th -0.010 7th 1% above peers
Cicero, IL 0.40 6th -0.002 8th 8% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 0.44 16th -0.001 9th on par with peers
Westland, MI 0.43 10th -0.001 10th 2% below peers
The Villages, FL 0.40 7th +0.000 11th 7% below peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 25th +0.000 12th 8% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 0.45 19th +0.002 13th 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.61 31st +0.004 14th 40% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 0.47 24th +0.004 15th 7% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 0.44 18th +0.006 16th 1% above peers
Warwick, RI 0.44 15th +0.007 17th on par with peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 22nd +0.009 18th 4% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 0.51 27th +0.011 19th 16% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 0.53 29th +0.011 20th 21% above peers
Pasco, WA 0.41 9th +0.009 21st 6% below peers
Redwood City, CA 0.48 26th +0.011 22nd 11% above peers
Doral, FL 0.43 12th +0.010 23rd 1% below peers
Woodbury, MN 0.41 8th +0.012 24th 6% below peers
Waldorf, MD 0.38 2nd +0.015 25th 12% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 0.39 3rd +0.018 26th 10% below peers
Bloomington, IN 0.57 30th +0.026 27th 29% above peers
Somerville, MA 0.45 20th +0.025 28th 3% above peers
Loveland, CO 0.43 14th +0.024 29th on par with peers
Livermore, CA 0.43 11th +0.027 30th 2% below peers
Redmond, WA 0.45 21st +0.041 31st 3% above 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 (14.7% then, 15.6% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (18.0% to 15.6%).
Needs attention 15.6%
20102023
▸ 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 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
Doral, FL 7.6% 10th -2.2pp 1st 29% below peers
Bloomington, IN 7.1% 9th -1.9pp 2nd 33% below peers
Longview, TX 13.1% 21st -2.3pp 3rd 23% above peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 19th -1.9pp 4th 5% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 10.7% 17th -1.8pp 5th 1% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 10.6% 15th -1.6pp 6th 1% below peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 31st -4.6pp 7th 196% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 16th -1.3pp 8th on par with peers
Cicero, IL 22.3% 30th -2.6pp 9th 111% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 16.3% 26th -1.9pp 10th 53% above peers
Redmond, WA 3.4% 5th -0.3pp 11th 68% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 13.3% 22nd -0.9pp 12th 25% above peers
Somerville, MA 8.6% 12th -0.3pp 13th 19% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 13.8% 23rd -0.5pp 14th 31% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 5.4% 7th +0.1pp 15th 49% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 3.2% 4th +0.0pp 16th 70% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.3% 24th +0.2pp 17th 34% above peers
Perris, CA 17.1% 27th +0.4pp 18th 62% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.8% 11th +0.3pp 19th 27% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.8% 14th +0.4pp 20th 8% below peers
Westland, MI 15.6% 25th +0.9pp 21st 47% above peers
Pasco, WA 21.0% 29th +1.3pp 22nd 98% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 8.9% 13th +0.5pp 23rd 16% below peers
Warwick, RI 12.5% 20th +1.1pp 24th 18% above peers
Waldorf, MD 10.8% 18th +1.3pp 25th 2% above peers
Redwood City, CA 5.8% 8th +0.8pp 26th 45% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 2.1% 2nd +0.3pp 27th 80% below peers
Livermore, CA 4.3% 6th +1.1pp 28th 60% below peers
Woodbury, MN 2.6% 3rd +0.7pp 29th 75% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 18.7% 28th +8.0pp 30th 77% above peers
The Villages, FL 1.3% 1st +1.0pp 31st 88% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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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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 →
  • 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $215,324 in August 2026, up from $210,568 a year earlier.
Big move $215,324
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Newport Beach, CA $3,697,219 (Aug 26) 1st +10.7% 1st 776% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,878,298 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.6% 2nd 345% above peers
Cicero, IL $279,769 (Aug 26) 25th +4.6% 3rd 34% below peers
Warwick, RI $422,122 (Aug 26) 16th +4.4% 4th on par with peers
Jonesboro, AR $227,300 (Aug 26) 28th +3.8% 5th 46% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI $389,783 (Aug 26) 20th +2.4% 6th 8% below peers
Buena Park, CA $931,550 (Aug 26) 5th +2.3% 7th 121% above peers
Westland, MI $215,324 (Aug 26) 29th +2.3% 8th 49% below peers
Lake Charles, LA $206,515 (Aug 26) 30th +2.2% 9th 51% below peers
Rapid City, SD $361,540 (Aug 26) 21st +2.0% 10th 14% below peers
Woodbury, MN $462,126 (Aug 26) 14th +2.0% 11th 9% above peers
Hawthorne, CA $868,408 (Aug 26) 7th +1.9% 12th 106% above peers
Bloomington, IN $315,772 (Aug 26) 24th +1.4% 13th 25% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $522,429 (Aug 26) 12th +1.0% 14th 24% above peers
Perris, CA $543,032 (Aug 26) 10th +0.9% 15th 29% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN $347,941 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.8% 16th 18% below peers
Lynchburg, VA $266,065 (Aug 26) 26th +0.8% 17th 37% below peers
Longview, TX $235,107 (Aug 26) 27th +0.6% 18th 44% below peers
Largo, FL $336,911 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.5% 19th 20% below peers
Somerville, MA $923,850 (Aug 26) 6th +0.4% 20th 119% above peers
Pasco, WA $416,723 (Aug 26) 17th +0.3% 21st 1% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $403,510 (Aug 26) 18th -0.3% 22nd 4% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $542,238 (Aug 26) 11th -0.3% 23rd 28% above peers
Loveland, CO $496,109 (Aug 26) 13th -0.8% 24th 18% above peers
The Villages, FL $392,083 (Aug 26) 19th -1.1% 25th 7% below peers
Doral, FL $543,159 (Aug 26) 9th -1.2% 26th 29% above peers
Castle Rock, CO $660,519 (Aug 26) 8th -1.2% 27th 56% above peers
Waldorf, MD $431,875 (Aug 26) 15th -1.7% 28th 2% above peers
Pharr, TX $165,451 (Aug 26) 31st -1.8% 29th 61% below peers
Livermore, CA $1,075,802 (Aug 26) 4th -3.1% 30th 155% above peers
Redmond, WA $1,315,884 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.9% 31st 212% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $158,312 in August 2026, up from $152,589 a year earlier.
Big move $158,312
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Cicero, IL $236,519 (Aug 26) 23rd +8.9% 1st 23% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $1,928,506 (Aug 26) 1st +8.5% 2nd 529% above peers
Warwick, RI $351,429 (Aug 26) 12th +5.7% 3rd 15% above peers
Jonesboro, AR $148,376 (Aug 26) 28th +4.4% 4th 52% below peers
Westland, MI $158,312 (Aug 26) 27th +3.8% 5th 48% below peers
Buena Park, CA $823,379 (Aug 26) 4th +3.2% 6th 169% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,215,002 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 7th 297% above peers
Pharr, TX $113,807 (Aug 26) 30th +2.8% 8th 63% below peers
Bloomington, IN $218,791 (Aug 26) 24th +2.5% 9th 29% below peers
Hawthorne, CA $714,460 (Aug 26) 6th +2.4% 10th 133% above peers
Pasco, WA $343,040 (Aug 26) 14th +1.9% 11th 12% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI $253,591 (Aug 26) 21st +1.8% 12th 17% below peers
Perris, CA $469,581 (Aug 26) 9th +1.7% 13th 53% above peers
Rapid City, SD $268,058 (Aug 26) 20th +1.7% 14th 13% below peers
Somerville, MA $671,382 (Aug 26) 7th +1.3% 15th 119% above peers
Longview, TX $138,287 (Aug 26) 29th +1.0% 16th 55% below peers
Woodbury, MN $306,422 (Aug 26) 16th +1.0% 17th on par with peers
Brooklyn Park, MN $271,905 (Aug 26) 18th +0.8% 18th 11% below peers
Lynchburg, VA $166,403 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 19th 46% below peers
Lake Charles, LA $104,600 (Aug 26) 31st -0.5% 20th 66% below peers
Castle Rock, CO $529,388 (Aug 26) 8th -1.0% 21st 73% above peers
Loveland, CO $402,715 (Aug 26) 10th -1.1% 22nd 31% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $269,622 (Aug 26) 19th -1.1% 23rd 12% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $334,453 (Aug 26) 15th -1.2% 24th 9% above peers
Waldorf, MD $348,899 (Aug 26) 13th -1.6% 25th 14% above peers
The Villages, FL $301,149 (Aug 26) 17th -1.8% 26th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $238,810 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.6% 27th 22% below peers
Largo, FL $198,710 (Aug 26) 25th -2.8% 28th 35% below peers
Doral, FL $366,175 (Aug 26) 11th -2.9% 29th 20% above peers
Livermore, CA $824,424 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.3% 30th 169% above peers
Redmond, WA $773,721 (Aug 26) 5th -3.9% 31st 153% above peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.9% then, 61.3% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.4% to 61.3%).
61.3%
20112024
▸ 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%
Lake Charles, LA 60.9% 16th +8.5pp 1st on par with peers
Miami Beach, FL 40.9% 27th +4.3pp 2nd 33% below peers
Cicero, IL 54.6% 20th +4.9pp 3rd 10% below peers
Perris, CA 68.8% 9th +5.7pp 4th 13% above peers
Waldorf, MD 74.9% 4th +5.9pp 5th 23% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 38.3% 28th +2.5pp 6th 37% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 64.7% 11th +4.3pp 7th 6% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 54.3% 21st +3.0pp 8th 11% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 14th +3.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 64.7% 10th +2.1pp 10th 6% above peers
Warwick, RI 73.3% 5th +1.9pp 11th 20% above peers
Pasco, WA 70.9% 7th +1.7pp 12th 17% above peers
Westland, MI 61.3% 15th +1.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 12th +1.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Somerville, MA 34.2% 30th +0.6pp 15th 44% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 78.8% 2nd +1.1pp 16th 29% above peers
Longview, TX 54.7% 19th +0.5pp 17th 10% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 48.9% 23rd +0.1pp 18th 20% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 27.2% 31st -0.1pp 19th 55% below peers
Livermore, CA 72.0% 6th -0.5pp 20th 18% above peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 17th -1.1pp 21st 3% below peers
Bloomington, IN 34.8% 29th -0.7pp 22nd 43% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 70.2% 8th -1.5pp 23rd 15% above peers
Loveland, CO 62.1% 13th -1.5pp 24th 2% above peers
Redwood City, CA 48.6% 24th -1.2pp 25th 20% below peers
The Villages, FL 93.3% 1st -2.6pp 26th 53% above peers
Doral, FL 46.5% 25th -1.3pp 27th 24% below peers
Woodbury, MN 77.6% 3rd -3.2pp 28th 27% above peers
Buena Park, CA 55.0% 18th -2.4pp 29th 10% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 52.1% 22nd -4.6pp 30th 14% below peers
Redmond, WA 43.2% 26th -6.8pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,315 in August 2026, up from $1,273 a year earlier.
Big move $1,315
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Lake Charles, LA $1,375 (Aug 26) 25th +20.3% 1st 36% below peers
Redwood City, CA $4,146 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.9% 2nd 93% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN $1,590 (Aug 26) 21st +8.4% 3rd 26% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI $1,440 (Aug 26) 24th +6.4% 4th 33% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +5.8% 5th 104% above peers
Perris, CA $2,883 (Aug 26) 6th +5.6% 6th 34% above peers
Rapid City, SD $1,484 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.0% 7th 31% below peers
Woodbury, MN $2,177 (Aug 26) 14th +4.1% 8th 2% above peers
Livermore, CA $3,079 (Aug 26) 4th +4.0% 9th 44% above peers
Somerville, MA $3,414 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.9% 10th 59% above peers
Waldorf, MD $2,291 (Aug 26) 12th +3.9% 11th 7% above peers
Cicero, IL $1,294 (Aug 26) 28th +3.5% 12th 40% below peers
Redmond, WA $2,639 (Aug 26) 8th +3.4% 13th 23% above peers
Warwick, RI $2,182 (Aug 26) 13th +3.4% 14th 2% above peers
Westland, MI $1,315 (Aug 26) 27th +3.3% 15th 39% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $2,799 (Aug 26) 7th +3.0% 16th 31% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $1,283 (Aug 26) 29th +3.0% 17th 40% below peers
Longview, TX $1,174 (Aug 26) 30th +2.7% 18th 45% below peers
Jonesboro, AR $1,336 (Aug 26) 26th +2.7% 19th 38% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $2,371 (Aug 26) 10th +2.1% 20th 11% above peers
Bloomington, IN $1,549 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.1% 21st 28% below peers
The Villages, FL $2,145 (Aug 26) 16th +1.9% 22nd on par with peers
Hawthorne, CA $2,147 (Aug 26) 15th +1.9% 23rd on par with peers
Loveland, CO $1,925 (Aug 26) 18th +1.8% 24th 10% below peers
Castle Rock, CO $2,370 (Aug 26) 11th +1.8% 25th 11% above peers
Pharr, TX $1,124 (Aug 26) 31st +0.6% 26th 48% below peers
Buena Park, CA $2,513 (Aug 26) 9th +0.6% 27th 17% above peers
Doral, FL $2,893 (Aug 26) 5th +0.2% 28th 35% above peers
Largo, FL $1,833 (Aug 26) 19th -0.7% 29th 15% below peers
Pasco, WA $1,650 (Aug 26) 20th -0.7% 30th 23% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $1,962 (Aug 26) 17th -0.8% 31st 9% below peers
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 (31.4% then, 31.8% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.7% to 31.8%).
Bright spot 31.8%
20102024
▸ 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 27.4% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Buena Park, CA 37.2% 20th -7.2pp 1st 9% above peers
Cicero, IL 34.7% 17th -6.5pp 2nd 2% above peers
Perris, CA 37.2% 21st -5.8pp 3rd 9% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 29.0% 5th -2.8pp 4th 15% below peers
Redwood City, CA 37.4% 22nd -3.4pp 5th 10% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 8th -1.2pp 6th 11% below peers
Somerville, MA 34.1% 16th -0.9pp 7th on par with peers
Lake Charles, LA 33.4% 13th -0.8pp 8th 2% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 27.2% 3rd -0.6pp 9th 20% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 40.2% 24th -0.4pp 10th 18% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 50.6% 29th -0.3pp 11th 48% above peers
Westland, MI 31.8% 10th +0.4pp 12th 7% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 52.6% 30th +1.1pp 13th 54% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 35.1% 19th +0.8pp 14th 3% above peers
Bloomington, IN 47.4% 28th +1.3pp 15th 39% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 31.2% 9th +1.0pp 16th 8% below peers
Longview, TX 32.9% 12th +1.3pp 17th 3% below peers
Waldorf, MD 34.0% 15th +1.6pp 18th on par with peers
Warwick, RI 33.7% 14th +1.9pp 19th 1% below peers
Doral, FL 54.3% 31st +3.1pp 20th 59% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 11th +1.9pp 21st 5% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 44.7% 27th +3.0pp 22nd 31% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 29.7% 6th +2.0pp 23rd 13% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 43.5% 26th +3.1pp 24th 28% above peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 25th +2.9pp 25th 18% above peers
The Villages, FL 24.2% 1st +2.2pp 26th 29% below peers
Livermore, CA 34.8% 18th +3.2pp 27th 2% above peers
Pasco, WA 30.1% 7th +2.9pp 28th 12% below peers
Redmond, WA 28.2% 4th +3.9pp 29th 17% below peers
Woodbury, MN 24.4% 2nd +4.1pp 30th 29% below peers
Loveland, CO 37.7% 23rd +7.0pp 31st 11% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
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 (8.6% then, 8.7% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.4% to 8.7%).
Needs attention 8.7%
20102024
▸ 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 7.0% -0.7pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Pharr, TX 5.3% 12th -2.2pp 1st 13% below peers
Longview, TX 5.6% 15th -1.8pp 2nd 9% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 4.8% 8th -1.3pp 3rd 21% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.2% 25th -2.0pp 4th 51% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 7.5% 19th -1.0pp 5th 23% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 22.6% 31st -2.6pp 6th 269% above peers
Somerville, MA 21.6% 30th -2.3pp 7th 252% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 2.3% 2nd -0.2pp 8th 63% below peers
Warwick, RI 5.5% 14th -0.2pp 9th 11% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 6.1% 16th -0.2pp 10th on par with peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.5% 29th -0.5pp 11th 169% above peers
Bloomington, IN 12.2% 28th -0.3pp 12th 98% above peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 23rd -0.0pp 13th 40% above peers
The Villages, FL 2.2% 1st +0.0pp 14th 63% below peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 18th +0.0pp 15th 14% above peers
Westland, MI 8.7% 24th +0.1pp 16th 42% above peers
Redmond, WA 7.6% 20th +0.2pp 17th 24% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 7.8% 21st +0.3pp 18th 26% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 10.5% 26th +0.4pp 19th 71% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 11.6% 27th +0.6pp 20th 89% above peers
Pasco, WA 4.5% 7th +0.5pp 21st 26% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 8.4% 22nd +0.9pp 22nd 37% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 4.4% 6th +0.5pp 23rd 29% below peers
Loveland, CO 5.4% 13th +0.7pp 24th 12% below peers
Woodbury, MN 2.7% 3rd +0.4pp 25th 56% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.2% 17th +1.0pp 26th 1% above peers
Perris, CA 4.9% 9th +0.8pp 27th 20% below peers
Waldorf, MD 3.8% 4th +0.8pp 28th 38% below peers
Livermore, CA 5.2% 10th +1.4pp 29th 16% below peers
Buena Park, CA 5.3% 11th +2.1pp 30th 14% below peers
Doral, FL 4.2% 5th +2.2pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 ±1.2pp 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 (5.9% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.5% to 5.8%).
Bright spot 5.8%
20132024
▸ 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
Doral, FL 9.3% 20th -7.8pp 1st 31% above peers
Somerville, MA 1.9% 3rd -1.2pp 2nd 73% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 6.0% 14th -3.1pp 3rd 15% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.9% 2nd -0.9pp 4th 73% below peers
Bloomington, IN 5.8% 12th -2.4pp 5th 18% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 3.2% 5th -0.9pp 6th 55% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 9.9% 22nd -2.3pp 7th 40% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.6% 28th -3.5pp 8th 120% above peers
Livermore, CA 2.5% 4th -0.5pp 9th 65% below peers
Longview, TX 16.3% 29th -3.2pp 10th 130% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 10.6% 23rd -2.0pp 11th 50% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 18th -1.5pp 12th 17% above peers
Rapid City, SD 9.8% 21st -1.7pp 13th 39% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.6% 10th -0.8pp 14th 36% below peers
Pasco, WA 11.8% 24th -1.5pp 15th 66% above peers
Warwick, RI 3.3% 6th -0.3pp 16th 54% below peers
Pharr, TX 29.2% 31st -2.3pp 17th 312% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.0% 17th -0.5pp 18th 12% above peers
Westland, MI 5.8% 13th -0.1pp 19th 18% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 8.9% 19th -0.1pp 20th 26% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.3% 27th +0.0pp 21st 116% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 6.6% 15th +0.1pp 22nd 7% below peers
Cicero, IL 20.1% 30th +1.4pp 23rd 183% above peers
Largo, FL 13.5% 26th +1.3pp 24th 91% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 4.8% 11th +0.9pp 25th 32% below peers
Perris, CA 12.5% 25th +2.3pp 26th 76% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.1% 16th +1.3pp 27th on par with peers
Redmond, WA 3.7% 7th +0.7pp 28th 48% below peers
Waldorf, MD 4.2% 8th +1.1pp 29th 40% below peers
Woodbury, MN 4.3% 9th +1.3pp 30th 39% below peers
The Villages, FL 1.5% 1st +0.7pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

34.5%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 36.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Redmond, WA 19.3% 1st 39% below peers
Livermore, CA 20.2% 2nd 36% below peers
Loveland, CO 22.2% 3rd 30% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 22.5% 4th 29% below peers
Somerville, MA 23.6% 5th 26% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 23.8% 6th 25% below peers
Redwood City, CA 23.9% 7th 25% below peers
Buena Park, CA 24.8% 8th 22% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 26.5% 9th 16% below peers
Doral, FL 26.9% 10th 15% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 27.3% 11th 14% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 28.5% 12th 10% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 28.8% 13th 9% below peers
Woodbury, MN 30.2% 14th 5% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 30.6% 15th 3% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 31.7% 16th on par with peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 17th 2% above peers
The Villages, FL 32.7% 18th 3% above peers
Warwick, RI 33.4% 19th 5% above peers
Westland, MI 34.5% 20th 9% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 21st 12% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 38.1% 22nd 20% above peers
Perris, CA 38.2% 23rd 21% above peers
Cicero, IL 38.4% 24th 21% above peers
Bloomington, IN 38.6% 25th 22% above peers
Pasco, WA 39.4% 26th 24% above peers
Longview, TX 40.0% 27th 26% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 40.4% 28th 27% above peers
Waldorf, MD 43.7% 29th 38% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 46.2% 30th 46% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 31st 51% 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 (2.4% then, 2.1% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.7% to 2.1%).
Bright spot 2.1%
20122024
▸ 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
Newport Beach, CA 0.0% 1st -1.3pp 1st 100% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 2.4% 9th -5.3pp 2nd 41% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 1.2% 2nd -1.9pp 3rd 69% below peers
Doral, FL 5.5% 22nd -5.4pp 4th 36% above peers
Warwick, RI 1.5% 5th -1.3pp 5th 62% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 1.8% 7th -1.2pp 6th 56% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 3.9% 15th -2.6pp 7th 3% below peers
Longview, TX 8.9% 28th -4.1pp 8th 121% above peers
Redwood City, CA 1.7% 6th -0.6pp 9th 58% below peers
Bloomington, IN 4.2% 17th -1.4pp 10th 5% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 4.8% 19th -1.1pp 11th 20% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 9.3% 29th -1.7pp 12th 131% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 9.6% 30th -1.5pp 13th 137% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 14th 255% above peers
Westland, MI 2.1% 8th -0.2pp 15th 47% below peers
Loveland, CO 3.6% 13th -0.4pp 16th 12% below peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 26th -0.3pp 17th 92% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.5% 12th -0.1pp 18th 12% below peers
Waldorf, MD 2.8% 11th -0.0pp 19th 31% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 5.2% 21st +0.4pp 20th 28% above peers
Livermore, CA 1.4% 4th +0.2pp 21st 67% below peers
Pasco, WA 5.0% 20th +0.7pp 22nd 23% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 25th +1.2pp 23rd 91% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% 18th +0.8pp 24th 14% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 3.7% 14th +1.4pp 25th 8% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.0% 16th +2.0pp 26th on par with peers
Redmond, WA 1.3% 3rd +0.7pp 27th 69% below peers
Somerville, MA 2.5% 10th +1.4pp 28th 38% below peers
Perris, CA 8.0% 27th +5.2pp 29th 97% above peers
Buena Park, CA 7.1% 24th +5.4pp 30th 76% above peers
The Villages, FL 6.2% 23rd 52% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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

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. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.1% then, 23.0% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.7% to 23.0%).
Needs attention 23.0%
20102024
▸ 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
Perris, CA 12.3% 30th +3.1pp 1st 67% below peers
Pharr, TX 18.8% 29th +3.9pp 2nd 49% below peers
Cicero, IL 10.8% 31st +1.9pp 3rd 71% below peers
Livermore, CA 52.3% 12th +8.3pp 4th 41% above peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 24th +4.2pp 5th 26% below peers
Waldorf, MD 34.8% 17th +5.2pp 6th 6% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 26.0% 25th +3.7pp 7th 30% below peers
Pasco, WA 21.4% 28th +3.1pp 8th 42% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 55.9% 9th +7.6pp 9th 51% above peers
Doral, FL 59.2% 6th +7.3pp 10th 60% above peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 16th +4.2pp 11th on par with peers
Longview, TX 23.7% 26th +2.3pp 12th 36% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 52.9% 11th +5.0pp 13th 43% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 60.6% 5th +5.7pp 14th 64% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 32.1% 21st +2.7pp 15th 13% below peers
Redwood City, CA 54.4% 10th +4.2pp 16th 47% above peers
Buena Park, CA 33.0% 19th +2.5pp 17th 11% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 38.5% 15th +2.9pp 18th 4% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 32.7% 20th +2.4pp 19th 11% below peers
Somerville, MA 69.4% 3rd +5.0pp 20th 88% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 31.8% 22nd +2.3pp 21st 14% below peers
Loveland, CO 39.0% 14th +2.2pp 22nd 5% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 29.1% 23rd +1.6pp 23rd 21% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 57.6% 8th +3.1pp 24th 56% above peers
Bloomington, IN 58.8% 7th +2.9pp 25th 59% above peers
Redmond, WA 75.3% 1st +3.5pp 26th 103% above peers
Westland, MI 23.0% 27th +0.9pp 27th 38% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 69.6% 2nd +2.6pp 28th 88% above peers
Woodbury, MN 61.3% 4th +2.3pp 29th 66% above peers
The Villages, FL 42.8% 13th +0.5pp 30th 16% above peers
Warwick, RI 33.6% 18th -0.1pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 (46.4% then, 47.4% now; margin ±16.4pp).

Broader trend
24% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 47.4%
20112024
▸ 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%
Castle Rock, CO 70.3% 4th +21.6pp 1st 38% above peers
Warwick, RI 57.1% 11th +16.3pp 2nd 12% above peers
Livermore, CA 75.3% 3rd +16.7pp 3rd 48% above peers
Longview, TX 48.9% 18th +7.7pp 4th 4% below peers
Buena Park, CA 54.0% 14th +6.0pp 5th 6% above peers
Somerville, MA 60.0% 7th +1.8pp 6th 18% above peers
Bloomington, IN 56.7% 12th +1.3pp 7th 11% above peers
Westland, MI 47.5% 20th +1.0pp 8th 7% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 79.1% 2nd +1.5pp 9th 55% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 58.4% 10th -0.5pp 10th 15% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 59.3% 9th -1.9pp 11th 16% above peers
Pasco, WA 26.1% 30th -0.9pp 12th 49% below peers
Waldorf, MD 44.8% 21st -2.8pp 13th 12% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 47.5% 19th -3.6pp 14th 7% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 44.7% 22nd -4.0pp 15th 12% below peers
Doral, FL 61.3% 6th -5.6pp 16th 20% above peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 17th -4.6pp 17th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 51.2% 15th -8.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Loveland, CO 50.9% 16th -8.2pp 19th on par with peers
Woodbury, MN 37.9% 25th -6.1pp 20th 26% below peers
Redwood City, CA 55.6% 13th -9.1pp 21st 9% above peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 24th -6.5pp 22nd 25% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 63.4% 5th -12.1pp 23rd 24% above peers
Redmond, WA 59.7% 8th -12.4pp 24th 17% above peers
Perris, CA 23.4% 31st -7.2pp 25th 54% below peers
Cicero, IL 30.6% 29th -9.7pp 26th 40% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 35.3% 26th -15.4pp 27th 31% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 23rd -18.0pp 28th 22% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 34.7% 27th -15.8pp 29th 32% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 33.6% 28th -19.4pp 30th 34% below peers
The Villages, FL 100.0% 1st 96% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 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 →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±13.9pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth rose 11.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.4% to 17.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.8% to 17.3%).
Needs attention 17.3%
20102024
▸ 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
The Villages, FL 0.0% 1st -100.0pp 1st 100% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.4% 2nd -7.9pp 2nd 93% below peers
Livermore, CA 1.5% 5th -3.0pp 3rd 76% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 1.9% 7th -3.2pp 4th 70% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.4% 3rd -1.5pp 5th 78% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 2.1% 9th -2.0pp 6th 67% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 13th -3.5pp 7th 34% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 7.2% 18th -5.4pp 8th 14% above peers
Perris, CA 7.9% 21st -3.9pp 9th 25% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 5.5% 14th -1.0pp 10th 14% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.7% 25th -1.4pp 11th 53% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 28th -0.4pp 12th 67% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 7.7% 20th +0.5pp 13th 22% above peers
Waldorf, MD 6.3% 16th +0.7pp 14th on par with peers
Farmington Hills, MI 3.7% 11th +0.5pp 15th 42% below peers
Bloomington, IN 1.4% 4th +0.2pp 16th 77% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 24th +1.3pp 17th 32% above peers
Pasco, WA 10.0% 27th +2.0pp 18th 58% above peers
Longview, TX 8.3% 23rd +1.7pp 19th 31% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.1% 8th +0.6pp 20th 67% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 6.5% 17th +2.1pp 21st 3% above peers
Loveland, CO 9.9% 26th +3.9pp 22nd 57% above peers
Doral, FL 7.7% 19th +3.3pp 23rd 21% above peers
Buena Park, CA 6.1% 15th +3.2pp 24th 3% below peers
Redwood City, CA 4.2% 12th +2.2pp 25th 34% below peers
Westland, MI 17.3% 31st +11.0pp 26th 174% above peers
Warwick, RI 8.2% 22nd +5.2pp 27th 29% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 29th +8.0pp 28th 78% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.4% 30th +11.1pp 29th 144% above peers
Somerville, MA 1.6% 6th +1.2pp 30th 75% below peers
Redmond, WA 2.8% 10th +2.1pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 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 →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±9.3pp 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 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81,938 to 83,633 - more than the combined survey margin (±67). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (83,188 to 83,633).
Big move 83,633
20102024
▸ 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
Doral, FL 79,216 26th +32% 1st 3% below peers
Castle Rock, CO 79,123 27th +27% 2nd 3% below peers
Redmond, WA 77,353 31st +18% 3rd 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 78,305 29th +12% 4th 4% below peers
Waldorf, MD 82,943 9th +10% 5th 2% above peers
Pasco, WA 79,575 24th +9% 6th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 81,435 17th +6% 7th on par with peers
Jonesboro, AR 80,137 22nd +5% 8th 2% below peers
The Villages, FL 83,498 7th +5% 9th 2% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 81,143 18th +5% 10th on par with peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 83,876 3rd +5% 11th 3% above peers
Perris, CA 80,511 20th +4% 12th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 30th +4% 13th 4% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 21st +3% 14th 1% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 83,515 6th +3% 15th 3% above peers
Warwick, RI 83,175 8th +3% 16th 2% above peers
Westland, MI 83,633 5th +2% 17th 3% above peers
Loveland, CO 78,410 28th +2% 18th 4% below peers
Longview, TX 82,923 10th +2% 19th 2% above peers
Cicero, IL 82,797 12th +1% 20th 2% above peers
Buena Park, CA 82,871 11th +0% 21st 2% above peers
Somerville, MA 81,036 19th +0% 22nd 1% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 81,462 16th -0% 23rd on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 79,497 25th -1% 24th 2% below peers
Largo, FL 82,617 13th -2% 25th 1% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 83,845 4th -2% 26th 3% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 85,191 2nd -2% 27th 5% above peers
Redwood City, CA 82,447 14th -4% 28th 1% above peers
Livermore, CA 85,522 1st -5% 29th 5% above peers
Bloomington, IN 80,049 23rd -5% 30th 2% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 82,031 15th -9% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 ±43 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 Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.6% then, 20.1% now; margin ±1.6pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 0.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (19.4% to 20.1%).
20.1%
20172024
▸ 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 21.2% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Buena Park, CA 23.1% 13th +1.0pp 1st 5% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.1% 27th +0.3pp 2nd 31% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 19.4% 21st +0.1pp 3rd 12% below peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 28.0% 4th -0.1pp 4th 28% above peers
Redwood City, CA 21.3% 18th -0.1pp 5th 3% below peers
Warwick, RI 17.6% 24th -0.1pp 6th 20% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 22.2% 15th -0.2pp 7th 1% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 21.9% 17th -0.3pp 8th on par with peers
Boynton Beach, FL 17.1% 25th -0.3pp 9th 22% below peers
Livermore, CA 23.0% 14th -0.6pp 10th 5% above peers
Westland, MI 20.1% 20th -0.6pp 11th 9% below peers
Waldorf, MD 24.9% 9th -0.8pp 12th 14% above peers
Longview, TX 25.1% 8th -0.9pp 13th 14% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 24.7% 10th -1.0pp 14th 12% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 16.5% 26th -0.7pp 15th 25% below peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 16th -1.0pp 16th on par with peers
Jonesboro, AR 24.0% 12th -1.2pp 17th 9% above peers
Bloomington, IN 10.6% 29th -0.5pp 18th 52% below peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 19th 49% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 17.8% 23rd -1.2pp 20th 19% below peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 28th -1.0pp 21st 33% below peers
Pasco, WA 31.4% 2nd -2.2pp 22nd 43% above peers
Redmond, WA 20.9% 19th -1.5pp 23rd 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 25.8% 6th -1.9pp 24th 18% above peers
Doral, FL 24.5% 11th -2.0pp 25th 12% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 26.1% 5th -2.7pp 26th 19% above peers
The Villages, FL 0.7% 31st -0.1pp 27th 97% below peers
Loveland, CO 19.0% 22nd -2.1pp 28th 14% below peers
Cicero, IL 25.8% 7th -3.0pp 29th 17% above peers
Perris, CA 28.5% 3rd -3.7pp 30th 30% above peers
Somerville, MA 9.8% 30th -1.9pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 ±1.3pp 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

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 12.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.2% to 43.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.7% to 43.3%).
Big move 43.3%
20102024
▸ 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
Farmington Hills, MI 24.5% 23rd +9.6pp 1st 24% below peers
Loveland, CO 30.4% 19th +8.8pp 2nd 5% below peers
Westland, MI 43.3% 3rd +12.0pp 3rd 35% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 21.5% 24th +5.6pp 4th 33% below peers
Buena Park, CA 31.6% 18th +7.2pp 5th 2% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 33.8% 15th +7.3pp 6th 5% above peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 2nd +7.7pp 7th 42% above peers
Pasco, WA 35.6% 14th +5.9pp 8th 11% above peers
Castle Rock, CO 14.1% 29th +2.1pp 9th 56% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 41.0% 9th +5.5pp 10th 28% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 38.3% 12th +4.9pp 11th 19% above peers
Longview, TX 42.5% 5th +4.7pp 12th 32% above peers
Bloomington, IN 36.0% 13th +2.4pp 13th 12% above peers
Warwick, RI 27.1% 22nd +1.7pp 14th 16% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 11th +2.5pp 15th 23% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 42.9% 4th +2.5pp 16th 34% above peers
Cicero, IL 41.1% 7th +1.9pp 17th 28% above peers
Perris, CA 32.0% 17th +1.4pp 18th on par with peers
Woodbury, MN 17.2% 26th +0.5pp 19th 46% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 40.5% 10th +0.4pp 20th 26% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 41.1% 8th -0.2pp 21st 28% above peers
Redmond, WA 12.1% 31st -0.1pp 22nd 62% below peers
Livermore, CA 13.0% 30th -1.0pp 23rd 60% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 27.8% 21st -2.6pp 24th 13% below peers
Doral, FL 19.2% 25th -2.4pp 25th 40% below peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 16th -9.1pp 26th on par with peers
Waldorf, MD 28.8% 20th -9.2pp 27th 10% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 41.6% 6th -13.8pp 28th 29% above peers
Redwood City, CA 16.4% 28th -6.7pp 29th 49% below peers
Somerville, MA 17.0% 27th -13.7pp 30th 47% below peers
The Villages, FL 47.1% 1st 47% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±6.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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 (63.5% then, 72.0% now; margin ±10.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (75.8% to 72.0%).
72.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 30 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
Castle Rock, CO 76.6% 5th +15.1pp 1st 8% above peers
Doral, FL 72.7% 10th +13.8pp 2nd 2% above peers
Buena Park, CA 70.0% 17th +13.2pp 3rd 2% below peers
Pharr, TX 57.5% 30th +8.4pp 4th 19% below peers
Redmond, WA 57.6% 29th +6.9pp 5th 19% below peers
Westland, MI 72.0% 11th +8.5pp 6th 1% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 74.9% 6th +8.3pp 7th 5% above peers
Woodbury, MN 83.3% 2nd +8.8pp 8th 17% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 68.0% 19th +7.2pp 9th 4% below peers
Redwood City, CA 73.6% 9th +6.2pp 10th 4% above peers
Livermore, CA 72.0% 12th +6.0pp 11th 1% above peers
Waldorf, MD 78.3% 4th +4.8pp 12th 10% above peers
Brooklyn Park, MN 84.5% 1st +5.0pp 13th 19% above peers
Somerville, MA 80.0% 3rd +3.9pp 14th 13% above peers
Loveland, CO 66.7% 21st +3.2pp 15th 6% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 60.1% 27th +2.5pp 16th 16% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 67.5% 20th +2.5pp 17th 5% below peers
Bloomington, IN 62.5% 22nd +1.9pp 18th 12% below peers
Cicero, IL 61.9% 23rd +1.7pp 19th 13% below peers
Perris, CA 59.4% 28th +1.5pp 20th 16% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 71.1% 15th +1.4pp 21st on par with peers
Lake Charles, LA 74.7% 7th +0.1pp 22nd 5% above peers
Longview, TX 60.2% 26th -0.5pp 23rd 15% below peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 18th -2.5pp 24th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 74.6% 8th -4.2pp 25th 5% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 71.7% 13th -4.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Pasco, WA 61.9% 24th -4.4pp 27th 13% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 16th -7.2pp 28th 1% below peers
Warwick, RI 71.4% 14th -8.0pp 29th on par with peers
Jonesboro, AR 60.2% 25th -21.0pp 30th 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 24 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 24 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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