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Eagan, MN
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67,109 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 16 indicators

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

What needs attention 2 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 3 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 Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 5% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 112 in July 2026, down from 124 a year earlier.
112 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Malden, MA 169 (Jul 26) -35.3% 1st
Palo Alto, CA 133 (Jul 26) -29.7% 2nd
Alpharetta, GA 197 (Jul 26) -25.0% 3rd
Brentwood, CA 182 (Jul 26) -15.4% 4th
Skokie, IL 129 (Jul 26) -14.9% 5th
Albany, GA 898 (Jul 26) -11.9% 6th
Davis, CA 177 (Jul 26) -10.7% 7th
Eagan, MN 112 (Jul 26) -9.6% 8th
Cheyenne, WY 269 (Jul 26) -6.8% 9th
Ames, IA 119 (Jul 26) -5.8% 10th
Janesville, WI 120 (Jul 26) -3.6% 11th
Waterloo, IA 450 (Jul 26) -2.0% 12th
Victoria, TX 377 (Jul 26) +1.2% 13th
Redondo Beach, CA 236 (Jul 26) +2.6% 14th
Rowlett, TX 161 (Jul 26) +2.8% 15th
Oshkosh, WI 277 (Jul 26) +9.4% 16th
Novi, MI 110 (Jul 26) +13.8% 17th
Decatur, IL 725 (Jul 26) +21.5% 18th
Westfield, IN 68 (Jul 26) +55.2% 19th
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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. 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 →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 12% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. Eagan started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,360 in July 2026, down from 1,422 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,360 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Ames, IA 1,017 (Jul 26) -32.6% 1st
Malden, MA 930 (Jul 26) -31.4% 2nd
Brentwood, CA 1,362 (Jul 26) -30.4% 3rd
Janesville, WI 1,427 (Jul 26) -20.9% 4th
Redondo Beach, CA 1,980 (Jul 26) -19.4% 5th
Davis, CA 1,805 (Jul 26) -16.7% 6th
Westfield, IN 429 (Jul 26) -15.0% 7th
Cheyenne, WY 2,288 (Jul 26) -14.7% 8th
Alpharetta, GA 907 (Jul 26) -11.0% 9th
Palo Alto, CA 2,491 (Jul 26) -10.9% 10th
Skokie, IL 2,302 (Jul 26) -7.8% 11th
Decatur, IL 2,581 (Jul 26) -5.9% 12th
Novi, MI 527 (Jul 26) -4.8% 13th
Eagan, MN 1,360 (Jul 26) -4.3% 14th
Waterloo, IA 2,463 (Jul 26) -2.9% 15th
Victoria, TX 1,786 (Jul 26) -2.6% 16th
Rowlett, TX 1,200 (Jul 26) -1.3% 17th
Albany, GA 3,711 (Jul 26) +1.3% 18th
Oshkosh, WI 1,430 (Jul 26) +6.2% 19th
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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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide fell about 12% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 83% of similar-size cities over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Homicide held steady from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
Bright spot 0 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Janesville, WI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Alpharetta, GA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Novi, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Oshkosh, WI 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 4th
Victoria, TX 8 (Jul 26) -28.6% 5th
Waterloo, IA 6 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Albany, GA 30 (Jul 26) +33.3% 7th
Ames, IA 3 (Jul 26) +99.3% 8th
Decatur, IL 16 (Jul 26) +266.5% 9th
Eagan, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Redondo Beach, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Palo Alto, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Brentwood, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Skokie, IL 2 (Jul 26)
Cheyenne, WY 5 (Jul 26)
Malden, MA 0 (Jul 26)
Rowlett, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Westfield, IN 3 (Jul 26)
Davis, CA 2 (Jul 26)
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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. 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 →
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 22% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. Eagan started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 30 in July 2026, down from 58 a year earlier.
Bright spot 30 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Malden, MA 84 (Jul 26) -59.1% 1st
Ames, IA 53 (Jul 26) -55.0% 2nd
Janesville, WI 37 (Jul 26) -51.9% 3rd
Eagan, MN 30 (Jul 26) -48.7% 4th
Palo Alto, CA 70 (Jul 26) -47.8% 5th
Brentwood, CA 123 (Jul 26) -43.1% 6th
Rowlett, TX 56 (Jul 26) -38.7% 7th
Alpharetta, GA 33 (Jul 26) -31.3% 8th
Novi, MI 37 (Jul 26) -30.6% 9th
Davis, CA 82 (Jul 26) -28.9% 10th
Skokie, IL 149 (Jul 26) -28.8% 11th
Redondo Beach, CA 195 (Jul 26) -27.2% 12th
Cheyenne, WY 158 (Jul 26) -18.6% 13th
Decatur, IL 298 (Jul 26) -6.9% 14th
Oshkosh, WI 58 (Jul 26) -4.9% 15th
Albany, GA 326 (Jul 26) +0.0% 16th
Victoria, TX 108 (Jul 26) +7.5% 17th
Waterloo, IA 303 (Jul 26) +16.7% 18th
Westfield, IN 29 (Jul 26) +18.8% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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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 20% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $90,515 to $108,690 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,722).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Eagan started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 35% from 2014 to 2024 ($80,247 to $108,690).
Bright spot $108,690
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
Minnesota ref $89,062 +25%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Malden, MA $100,606 16th +52% 1st on par with peers
Palo Alto, CA $231,101 2nd +46% 2nd 130% above peers
Port Orange, FL $74,426 20th +43% 3rd 26% below peers
Sanford, FL $66,891 23rd +42% 4th 34% below peers
Sammamish, WA $239,690 1st +38% 5th 138% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $63,844 25th +37% 6th 37% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $113,648 10th +36% 7th 13% above peers
Madison, AL $134,655 6th +36% 8th 34% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA $150,245 3rd +32% 9th 49% above peers
Union City, NJ $64,310 24th +31% 10th 36% below peers
Brentwood, CA $142,494 5th +31% 11th 42% above peers
South Hill, WA $113,130 11th +31% 12th 12% above peers
Skokie, IL $95,337 17th +31% 13th 5% below peers
Janesville, WI $73,446 21st +30% 14th 27% below peers
Shoreline, WA $112,751 12th +30% 15th 12% above peers
Davis, CA $90,045 18th +30% 16th 10% below peers
Alpharetta, GA $147,612 4th +30% 17th 47% above peers
Horizon West, FL $127,335 8th +30% 18th 27% above peers
Albany, GA $47,240 30th +29% 19th 53% below peers
Ames, IA $60,991 27th +27% 20th 39% below peers
Westfield, IN $122,789 9th +25% 21st 22% above peers
Victoria, TX $67,226 22nd +24% 22nd 33% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $62,188 26th +22% 23rd 38% below peers
Cheyenne, WY $78,839 19th +22% 24th 22% below peers
Waterloo, IA $57,480 28th +21% 25th 43% below peers
Gary, IN $38,731 31st +21% 26th 62% below peers
Decatur, IL $51,592 29th +21% 27th 49% below peers
Rockville, MD $128,649 7th +21% 28th 28% above peers
Eagan, MN $108,690 15th +20% 29th 8% above peers
Novi, MI $110,723 14th +13% 30th 10% above peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 13th +11% 31st 11% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 19 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,880 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 0.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.1% in July 2026, up from 3.6% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.1%
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
Minnesota ref 4.3% (Jul 26) +0.5pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Gary, IN 7.6% (Jul 26) 28th -1.6pp 1st 69% above peers
Union City, NJ 4.6% (Jul 26) 16th -1.3pp 2nd 2% above peers
Decatur, IL 5.7% (Jul 26) 27th -1.2pp 3rd 27% above peers
Waterloo, IA 4.5% (Jul 26) 13th -0.8pp 4th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th -0.7pp 5th 4% above peers
Davis, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 19th -0.7pp 6th 4% above peers
Albany, GA 4.8% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.6pp 7th 7% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 8th 16% below peers
Brentwood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 24th -0.4pp 9th 11% above peers
Westfield, IN 2.9% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 10th 36% below peers
Malden, MA 4.5% (Jul 26) 14th -0.2pp 11th on par with peers
Alpharetta, GA 2.6% (Jul 26) 1st -0.2pp 12th 42% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 10th -0.2pp 13th 13% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 2.6% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.2pp 14th 42% below peers
Ames, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 15th 18% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th -0.1pp 16th 7% below peers
Victoria, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th +0.1pp 17th 2% above peers
Novi, MI 3.8% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 18th 16% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.4% (Jul 26) 5th +0.2pp 19th 24% below peers
Janesville, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 6th +0.2pp 20th 22% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 21st on par with peers
Skokie, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.3pp 22nd 9% above peers
Port Orange, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 20th +0.4pp 23rd 4% above peers
Eagan, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th +0.5pp 24th 9% below peers
Sanford, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 21st +0.5pp 25th 4% above peers
Madison, AL 2.9% (Jul 26) 4th +0.6pp 26th 36% below peers
Shoreline, WA 5.0% (Jul 26) 25th +0.7pp 27th 11% above peers
Sammamish, WA 5.2% (Jul 26) 26th +0.8pp 28th 16% above peers
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.6% then, 5.9% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.1% to 5.9%).
Bright spot 5.9%
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
Minnesota ref 9.3% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.6% 1st -3.8pp 1st 60% below peers
Westfield, IN 3.6% 2nd -2.3pp 2nd 59% below peers
Sanford, FL 11.9% 22nd -7.2pp 3rd 35% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 9.6% 18th -4.2pp 4th 9% above peers
Malden, MA 11.4% 21st -4.1pp 5th 29% above peers
Port Orange, FL 11.0% 20th -3.9pp 6th 24% above peers
Madison, AL 4.3% 3rd -1.3pp 7th 52% below peers
Janesville, WI 9.0% 17th -2.5pp 8th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 8.7% 15th -1.6pp 9th 1% below peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 12th -1.1pp 10th 18% below peers
Decatur, IL 19.4% 26th -2.7pp 11th 119% above peers
Davis, CA 26.5% 29th -3.3pp 12th 200% above peers
Albany, GA 27.5% 30th -3.3pp 13th 211% above peers
Ames, IA 25.4% 28th -2.6pp 14th 188% above peers
Waterloo, IA 16.6% 23rd -0.9pp 15th 87% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 10th -0.2pp 16th 31% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 6.0% 9th -0.1pp 17th 32% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.5% 24th +0.4pp 18th 98% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 5.6% 7th +0.2pp 19th 37% below peers
Skokie, IL 9.7% 19th +0.3pp 20th 10% above peers
Victoria, TX 18.4% 25th +0.9pp 21st 108% above peers
Eagan, MN 5.9% 8th +0.3pp 22nd 33% below peers
Gary, IN 33.1% 31st +2.5pp 23rd 275% above peers
South Hill, WA 7.2% 11th +0.7pp 24th 19% below peers
Shoreline, WA 8.8% 16th +1.2pp 25th on par with peers
Union City, NJ 23.1% 27th +3.5pp 26th 161% above peers
Rockville, MD 7.6% 13th +1.3pp 27th 14% below peers
Novi, MI 5.4% 5th +1.4pp 28th 39% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 5.4% 6th +1.5pp 29th 39% below peers
Brentwood, CA 8.3% 14th +2.5pp 30th 6% below peers
Sammamish, WA 4.3% 4th +1.9pp 31st 52% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 19 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 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 →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (7.0% then, 6.0% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.1% to 6.0%).
Bright spot 6.0%
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
Minnesota ref 10.3% -1.8pp
United States ref 16.1%
Westfield, IN 2.2% 1st -6.7pp 1st 76% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.6% 4th -6.2pp 2nd 61% below peers
Madison, AL 3.4% 3rd -4.6pp 3rd 64% below peers
Sanford, FL 14.8% 24th -15.1pp 4th 60% above peers
Port Orange, FL 12.7% 20th -6.8pp 5th 37% above peers
Malden, MA 13.2% 21st -5.7pp 6th 43% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 9.0% 15th -3.7pp 7th 3% below peers
Janesville, WI 11.7% 19th -4.6pp 8th 27% above peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 11th -2.8pp 9th 21% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 14.3% 23rd -5.5pp 10th 55% above peers
Davis, CA 7.0% 9th -1.6pp 11th 24% below peers
Decatur, IL 28.1% 28th -5.7pp 12th 204% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 6.2% 8th -1.2pp 13th 33% below peers
Eagan, MN 6.0% 7th -1.0pp 14th 35% below peers
Waterloo, IA 22.6% 26th -3.2pp 15th 144% above peers
Albany, GA 38.8% 30th -5.1pp 16th 319% above peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 14th -0.9pp 17th 13% below peers
South Hill, WA 9.3% 16th -0.8pp 18th on par with peers
Skokie, IL 11.4% 18th -0.8pp 19th 23% above peers
Victoria, TX 23.8% 27th +0.2pp 20th 157% above peers
Gary, IN 53.1% 31st +3.6pp 21st 474% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.3pp 22nd 69% below peers
Union City, NJ 30.5% 29th +2.9pp 23rd 230% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 20.9% 25th +2.9pp 24th 125% above peers
Brentwood, CA 9.7% 17th +1.5pp 25th 5% above peers
Shoreline, WA 7.4% 12th +1.3pp 26th 20% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.8% 6th +1.3pp 27th 37% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 7.2% 10th +2.1pp 28th 23% below peers
Ames, IA 13.3% 22nd +4.7pp 29th 44% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.9% 5th +2.0pp 30th 47% below peers
Novi, MI 7.6% 13th +4.7pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 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 →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp 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
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 92.2% to 95.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Eagan started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 5.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (90.1% to 95.0%).
Bright spot 95.0%
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
Minnesota ref 91.8% +6.5pp
United States ref 91.1%
Gary, IN 82.3% 28th +17.4pp 1st 13% below peers
Decatur, IL 88.5% 25th +12.8pp 2nd 6% below peers
Victoria, TX 82.1% 29th +9.5pp 3rd 13% below peers
Port Orange, FL 93.3% 19th +9.9pp 4th 1% below peers
Sanford, FL 92.2% 20th +9.4pp 5th 2% below peers
Waterloo, IA 87.5% 26th +8.8pp 6th 7% below peers
Albany, GA 80.6% 30th +7.9pp 7th 15% below peers
Janesville, WI 91.3% 24th +8.6pp 8th 3% below peers
Malden, MA 94.3% 16th +8.6pp 9th on par with peers
Port Charlotte, FL 91.6% 22nd +8.3pp 10th 3% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 91.6% 21st +8.2pp 11th 3% below peers
Skokie, IL 94.2% 17th +7.1pp 12th on par with peers
Cheyenne, WY 91.5% 23rd +6.0pp 13th 3% below peers
Union City, NJ 85.2% 27th +4.1pp 14th 10% below peers
Novi, MI 96.8% 9th +4.5pp 15th 3% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 98.4% 2nd +4.5pp 16th 4% above peers
South Hill, WA 97.3% 5th +4.3pp 17th 3% above peers
Shoreline, WA 93.8% 18th +3.8pp 18th on par with peers
Brentwood, CA 97.0% 8th +3.8pp 19th 3% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 96.7% 10th +3.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 12th +2.8pp 21st 1% above peers
Eagan, MN 95.0% 14th +2.8pp 22nd 1% above peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 3rd +2.9pp 23rd 4% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 96.2% 11th +2.8pp 24th 2% above peers
Westfield, IN 97.3% 6th +2.7pp 25th 3% above peers
Rockville, MD 95.3% 13th +2.3pp 26th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 97.4% 4th +2.3pp 27th 3% above peers
Horizon West, FL 97.1% 7th +1.6pp 28th 3% above peers
Davis, CA 94.5% 15th +1.0pp 29th on par with peers
Sammamish, WA 99.2% 1st +1.0pp 30th 5% above peers
Ames, IA 74.3% 31st -0.8pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp 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 (0.42 then, 0.41 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.41 to 0.41).
Bright spot 0.41
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
Minnesota ref 0.45 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Sanford, FL 0.40 6th -0.062 1st 6% below peers
Victoria, TX 0.44 18th -0.044 2nd 2% above peers
Malden, MA 0.43 15th -0.040 3rd on par with peers
Madison, AL 0.38 4th -0.030 4th 11% below peers
Waterloo, IA 0.44 19th -0.024 5th 3% above peers
Janesville, WI 0.39 5th -0.019 6th 9% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 0.41 11th -0.019 7th 3% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 0.49 29th -0.020 8th 15% above peers
Skokie, IL 0.45 21st -0.018 9th 4% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 0.42 13th -0.016 10th 2% below peers
Ames, IA 0.48 27th -0.013 11th 13% above peers
Decatur, IL 0.47 26th -0.011 12th 10% above peers
Albany, GA 0.47 25th -0.010 13th 9% above peers
Port Orange, FL 0.42 12th -0.008 14th 2% below peers
Eagan, MN 0.41 10th -0.007 15th 3% below peers
Davis, CA 0.53 31st +0.001 16th 23% above peers
Novi, MI 0.45 23rd +0.007 17th 6% above peers
South Hill, WA 0.38 2nd +0.006 18th 12% below peers
Rockville, MD 0.43 17th +0.007 19th on par with peers
Horizon West, FL 0.42 14th +0.010 20th 1% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 0.41 9th +0.010 21st 4% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 0.46 24th +0.015 22nd 8% above peers
Union City, NJ 0.48 28th +0.017 23rd 13% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 0.45 20th +0.016 24th 4% above peers
Brentwood, CA 0.41 8th +0.016 25th 4% below peers
Gary, IN 0.51 30th +0.024 26th 19% above peers
Shoreline, WA 0.45 22nd +0.022 27th 5% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 3rd +0.022 28th 12% below peers
Westfield, IN 0.43 16th +0.032 29th on par with peers
Sammamish, WA 0.41 7th +0.035 30th 5% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 0.33 1st +0.046 31st 24% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.7% to 3.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. Eagan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.6 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (3.9% to 3.3%).
Bright spot 3.3%
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
Minnesota ref 7.6% -0.6pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Horizon West, FL 2.1% 1st -1.5pp 1st 72% below peers
Westfield, IN 2.4% 2nd -1.1pp 2nd 69% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 4.8% 10th -2.2pp 3rd 38% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.3% 5th -1.4pp 4th 57% below peers
Ames, IA 4.3% 8th -1.2pp 5th 45% below peers
Janesville, WI 12.8% 23rd -2.4pp 6th 66% above peers
Shoreline, WA 7.7% 16th -1.4pp 7th on par with peers
Waterloo, IA 16.0% 26th -2.1pp 8th 108% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 11.8% 21st -1.0pp 9th 52% above peers
South Hill, WA 8.7% 17th -0.7pp 10th 12% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 10.8% 20th -0.7pp 11th 40% above peers
Gary, IN 29.1% 30th -1.4pp 12th 277% above peers
Madison, AL 4.6% 9th -0.2pp 13th 40% below peers
Union City, NJ 22.8% 28th -0.9pp 14th 195% above peers
Port Orange, FL 9.2% 18th -0.2pp 15th 19% above peers
Sanford, FL 16.9% 27th -0.1pp 16th 119% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.4% 13th +0.1pp 17th 17% below peers
Albany, GA 32.0% 31st +2.4pp 18th 314% above peers
Victoria, TX 14.7% 24th +1.1pp 19th 90% above peers
Rockville, MD 7.0% 15th +0.7pp 20th 9% below peers
Decatur, IL 24.6% 29th +2.8pp 21st 219% above peers
Malden, MA 15.9% 25th +2.3pp 22nd 106% above peers
Skokie, IL 12.6% 22nd +2.6pp 23rd 63% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 5.8% 12th +1.2pp 24th 25% below peers
Novi, MI 5.2% 11th +1.5pp 25th 33% below peers
Brentwood, CA 6.6% 14th +2.1pp 26th 14% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 4.1% 7th +1.4pp 27th 47% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.6% 4th +1.1pp 28th 66% below peers
Sammamish, WA 2.5% 3rd +1.1pp 29th 67% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.6% 6th +2.0pp 30th 53% below peers
Davis, CA 9.4% 19th +5.8pp 31st 22% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 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 →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $401,493 in August 2026, up from $394,503 a year earlier.
$401,493
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref $350,752 (Aug 26) +2.5%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Skokie, IL $433,130 (Aug 26) 14th +7.7% 1st 8% above peers
Janesville, WI $298,166 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.6% 2nd 26% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $260,641 (Aug 26) 24th +5.6% 3rd 35% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $3,563,763 (Aug 26) 1st +5.5% 4th 788% above peers
Union City, NJ $563,754 (Aug 26) 10th +5.3% 5th 40% above peers
Decatur, IL $107,246 (Aug 26) 28th +4.9% 6th 73% below peers
Cheyenne, WY $392,134 (Aug 26) 16th +3.5% 7th 2% below peers
Westfield, IN $473,286 (Aug 26) 12th +3.2% 8th 18% above peers
Novi, MI $470,805 (Aug 26) 13th +3.0% 9th 17% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,473,182 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.8% 10th 267% above peers
Ames, IA $303,902 (Aug 26) 21st +2.8% 11th 24% below peers
Albany, GA $133,518 (Aug 26) 27th +2.0% 12th 67% below peers
Malden, MA $674,568 (Aug 26) 8th +1.9% 13th 68% above peers
Eagan, MN $401,493 (Aug 26) 15th +1.8% 14th on par with peers
Victoria, TX $218,636 (Aug 26) 25th +0.9% 15th 46% below peers
Madison, AL $376,375 (Aug 26) 17th +0.9% 16th 6% below peers
Waterloo, IA $147,780 (Aug 26) 26th +0.2% 17th 63% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $504,093 (Aug 26) 11th -0.2% 18th 26% above peers
Alpharetta, GA $716,629 (Aug 26) 7th -0.2% 19th 78% above peers
Rockville, MD $608,002 (Aug 26) 9th -0.4% 20th 51% above peers
Davis, CA $837,982 (Aug 26) 4th -1.2% 21st 109% above peers
Brentwood, CA $785,641 (Aug 26) 5th -1.3% 22nd 96% above peers
Gary, IN $92,352 (Aug 26) 29th -1.3% 23rd 77% below peers
Sanford, FL $340,196 (Aug 26) 19th -2.1% 24th 15% below peers
Port Orange, FL $337,510 (Aug 26) 20th -2.4% 25th 16% below peers
Shoreline, WA $785,498 (Aug 26) 6th -2.4% 26th 96% above peers
Rowlett, TX $364,063 (Aug 26) 18th -2.8% 27th 9% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL $267,275 (Aug 26) 23rd -4.6% 28th 33% below peers
Sammamish, WA $1,516,014 (Aug 26) 2nd -5.3% 29th 278% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 82% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $265,753 in August 2026, up from $264,334 a year earlier.
$265,753
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref $221,287 (Aug 26) +2.8%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Gary, IN $59,218 (Aug 26) 28th +10.2% 1st 80% below peers
Skokie, IL $308,412 (Aug 26) 13th +7.3% 2nd 4% above peers
Oshkosh, WI $191,451 (Aug 26) 23rd +7.3% 3rd 35% below peers
Janesville, WI $222,300 (Aug 26) 21st +6.4% 4th 25% below peers
Cheyenne, WY $303,416 (Aug 26) 14th +5.3% 5th 3% above peers
Albany, GA $61,850 (Aug 26) 27th +4.8% 6th 79% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $2,182,270 (Aug 26) 1st +4.7% 7th 639% above peers
Decatur, IL $45,966 (Aug 26) 29th +4.1% 8th 84% below peers
Ames, IA $205,525 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.3% 9th 30% below peers
Westfield, IN $347,187 (Aug 26) 12th +3.0% 10th 18% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,075,662 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.5% 11th 264% above peers
Union City, NJ $360,334 (Aug 26) 11th +2.4% 12th 22% above peers
Novi, MI $295,476 (Aug 26) 15th +2.0% 13th on par with peers
Malden, MA $499,623 (Aug 26) 7th +1.6% 14th 69% above peers
Madison, AL $271,231 (Aug 26) 17th +1.5% 15th 8% below peers
Victoria, TX $122,022 (Aug 26) 25th +0.8% 16th 59% below peers
Eagan, MN $265,753 (Aug 26) 18th +0.5% 17th 10% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $413,350 (Aug 26) 9th -0.2% 18th 40% above peers
Davis, CA $631,759 (Aug 26) 5th -0.2% 19th 114% above peers
Waterloo, IA $82,150 (Aug 26) 26th -0.5% 20th 72% below peers
Alpharetta, GA $474,353 (Aug 26) 8th -1.2% 21st 61% above peers
Shoreline, WA $600,193 (Aug 26) 6th -1.7% 22nd 103% above peers
Brentwood, CA $632,015 (Aug 26) 4th -2.0% 23rd 114% above peers
Port Orange, FL $246,084 (Aug 26) 19th -2.1% 24th 17% below peers
Sanford, FL $237,760 (Aug 26) 20th -2.6% 25th 20% below peers
Rockville, MD $361,472 (Aug 26) 10th -2.6% 26th 22% above peers
Rowlett, TX $293,617 (Aug 26) 16th -3.5% 27th 1% below peers
Sammamish, WA $1,052,161 (Aug 26) 3rd -5.5% 28th 256% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $179,507 (Aug 26) 24th -5.7% 29th 39% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (69.7% then, 67.7% now; margin ±2.3pp). 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
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.4% to 67.7%).
Needs attention 67.7%
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
Minnesota ref 72.2% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Port Charlotte, FL 83.2% 2nd +7.4pp 1st 27% above peers
Brentwood, CA 82.2% 4th +5.1pp 2nd 25% above peers
Skokie, IL 74.7% 8th +4.3pp 3rd 14% above peers
Port Orange, FL 75.6% 6th +3.2pp 4th 15% above peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 9th +3.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.0% 25th +2.1pp 6th 21% below peers
Shoreline, WA 66.3% 14th +2.6pp 7th 1% above peers
Ames, IA 42.1% 28th +1.4pp 8th 36% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 53.4% 23rd +1.4pp 9th 19% below peers
Decatur, IL 62.9% 18th +1.5pp 10th 4% below peers
Janesville, WI 67.3% 12th +1.3pp 11th 2% above peers
Waterloo, IA 62.1% 19th +1.2pp 12th 6% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 67.1% 13th +1.2pp 13th 2% above peers
Davis, CA 43.5% 27th +0.4pp 14th 34% below peers
Malden, MA 41.3% 29th +0.3pp 15th 37% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 54.6% 22nd +0.1pp 16th 17% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 55.0% 21st -0.0pp 17th 16% below peers
Novi, MI 66.3% 15th -0.4pp 18th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 65.1% 17th -1.3pp 19th 1% below peers
Horizon West, FL 65.7% 16th -1.4pp 20th on par with peers
Westfield, IN 79.5% 5th -1.8pp 21st 21% above peers
Victoria, TX 57.9% 20th -1.6pp 22nd 12% below peers
Eagan, MN 67.7% 11th -2.0pp 23rd 3% above peers
Gary, IN 49.0% 26th -1.5pp 24th 25% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 84.7% 1st -2.8pp 25th 29% above peers
Sammamish, WA 82.5% 3rd -3.1pp 26th 26% above peers
South Hill, WA 70.5% 10th -3.6pp 27th 7% above peers
Rockville, MD 52.6% 24th -2.8pp 28th 20% below peers
Albany, GA 37.7% 30th -2.6pp 29th 43% below peers
Union City, NJ 19.1% 31st -1.7pp 30th 71% below peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 7th -10.7pp 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2019 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,702 in August 2026, up from $1,668 a year earlier.
$1,702
2019August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 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%
Palo Alto, CA $4,678 (Aug 26) 1st +8.3% 1st 155% above peers
Janesville, WI $1,211 (Aug 26) 24th +6.4% 2nd 34% below peers
Skokie, IL $2,361 (Aug 26) 9th +6.0% 3rd 29% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $1,532 (Aug 26) 20th +5.8% 4th 17% below peers
Gary, IN $1,363 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.5% 5th 26% below peers
Waterloo, IA $945 (Aug 26) 29th +5.1% 6th 49% below peers
Victoria, TX $1,193 (Aug 26) 25th +4.8% 7th 35% below peers
Westfield, IN $1,928 (Aug 26) 14th +4.3% 8th 5% above peers
Union City, NJ $2,396 (Aug 26) 8th +4.2% 9th 31% above peers
Sammamish, WA $3,587 (Aug 26) 2nd +4.0% 10th 95% above peers
Brentwood, CA $3,406 (Aug 26) 4th +4.0% 11th 86% above peers
Oshkosh, WI $1,246 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.2% 12th 32% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $2,236 (Aug 26) 10th +2.9% 13th 22% above peers
Albany, GA $1,008 (Aug 26) 28th +2.5% 14th 45% below peers
Davis, CA $2,529 (Aug 26) 6th +2.5% 15th 38% above peers
Decatur, IL $1,067 (Aug 26) 27th +2.4% 16th 42% below peers
Ames, IA $1,193 (Aug 26) 26th +2.3% 17th 35% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $3,521 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.1% 18th 92% above peers
Novi, MI $1,931 (Aug 26) 13th +2.1% 19th 5% above peers
Eagan, MN $1,702 (Aug 26) 18th +2.1% 20th 7% below peers
Shoreline, WA $2,003 (Aug 26) 12th +1.8% 21st 9% above peers
Sanford, FL $1,836 (Aug 26) 15th +1.8% 22nd on par with peers
Malden, MA $2,895 (Aug 26) 5th +1.8% 23rd 58% above peers
Madison, AL $1,411 (Aug 26) 21st +1.3% 24th 23% below peers
Port Orange, FL $1,745 (Aug 26) 17th +0.3% 25th 5% below peers
Alpharetta, GA $2,137 (Aug 26) 11th -0.1% 26th 16% above peers
Rockville, MD $2,405 (Aug 26) 7th -0.4% 27th 31% above peers
Rowlett, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 19th -1.9% 28th 14% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL $1,770 (Aug 26) 16th -2.0% 29th 4% below peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (22.7% then, 24.8% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.4% to 24.8%).
Bright spot 24.8%
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
Minnesota ref 27.1% +1.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Union City, NJ 50.5% 31st -6.1pp 1st 53% above peers
Ames, IA 35.5% 22nd -4.2pp 2nd 7% above peers
Decatur, IL 26.2% 8th -3.0pp 3rd 21% below peers
Malden, MA 40.7% 27th -3.6pp 4th 23% above peers
Skokie, IL 34.8% 21st -3.0pp 5th 5% above peers
Brentwood, CA 38.1% 25th -2.6pp 6th 15% above peers
Janesville, WI 25.6% 6th -1.5pp 7th 22% below peers
Waterloo, IA 28.1% 9th -0.6pp 8th 15% below peers
Horizon West, FL 31.4% 13th -0.7pp 9th 5% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 28.5% 11th -0.5pp 10th 14% below peers
Albany, GA 39.8% 26th -0.6pp 11th 21% above peers
Rockville, MD 34.6% 20th -0.5pp 12th 5% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 33.9% 18th +0.7pp 13th 3% above peers
Shoreline, WA 36.9% 24th +0.9pp 14th 12% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 32.6% 14th +1.2pp 15th 1% below peers
Victoria, TX 33.0% 16th +1.3pp 16th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 36.8% 23rd +1.6pp 17th 11% above peers
Port Orange, FL 33.9% 19th +1.5pp 18th 3% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 25.9% 7th +1.1pp 19th 22% below peers
Sanford, FL 41.1% 28th +1.8pp 20th 25% above peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 5th +1.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Westfield, IN 24.4% 3rd +1.2pp 22nd 26% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 28.1% 10th +1.5pp 23rd 15% below peers
Davis, CA 47.1% 30th +3.9pp 24th 43% above peers
Eagan, MN 24.8% 4th +2.1pp 25th 25% below peers
Gary, IN 42.8% 29th +3.7pp 26th 30% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 31.3% 12th +3.0pp 27th 5% below peers
South Hill, WA 33.6% 17th +3.5pp 28th 2% above peers
Sammamish, WA 23.2% 2nd +2.6pp 29th 30% below peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 30th 43% below peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 15th +8.6pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 (3.4% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.8% to 3.7%).
Bright spot 3.7%
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
Minnesota ref 6.7% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Port Orange, FL 2.9% 8th -2.1pp 1st 56% below peers
Waterloo, IA 7.8% 23rd -3.1pp 2nd 15% above peers
Westfield, IN 1.9% 4th -0.7pp 3rd 71% below peers
Gary, IN 13.6% 29th -4.0pp 4th 102% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 5.0% 12th -1.4pp 5th 26% below peers
Sanford, FL 6.7% 16th -1.5pp 6th on par with peers
Malden, MA 17.5% 30th -2.4pp 7th 160% above peers
Davis, CA 8.2% 24th -1.1pp 8th 23% above peers
Albany, GA 12.4% 28th -1.6pp 9th 84% above peers
Victoria, TX 7.2% 20th -0.9pp 10th 8% above peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 5th -0.2pp 11th 70% below peers
Skokie, IL 7.0% 17th -0.7pp 12th 4% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 5.8% 14th -0.4pp 13th 14% below peers
Janesville, WI 5.9% 15th -0.2pp 14th 12% below peers
Union City, NJ 41.3% 31st -0.3pp 15th 516% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 7.7% 22nd -0.0pp 16th 14% above peers
Ames, IA 7.2% 19th +0.0pp 17th 7% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 0.7% 1st +0.0pp 18th 90% below peers
Decatur, IL 12.1% 27th +0.2pp 19th 81% above peers
Novi, MI 5.1% 13th +0.2pp 20th 24% below peers
Brentwood, CA 3.5% 10th +0.1pp 21st 47% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.8% 7th +0.2pp 22nd 59% below peers
Shoreline, WA 7.1% 18th +0.4pp 23rd 5% above peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 11th +0.3pp 24th 45% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 8.5% 25th +1.5pp 25th 26% above peers
Rockville, MD 11.1% 26th +2.1pp 26th 65% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.4% 9th +0.8pp 27th 50% below peers
Horizon West, FL 1.6% 2nd +0.5pp 28th 76% below peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 6th +1.1pp 29th 64% below peers
Sammamish, WA 1.6% 3rd +0.8pp 30th 76% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 7.6% 21st +4.1pp 31st 14% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.7% then, 3.7% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.1% to 3.7%).
Bright spot 3.7%
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
Minnesota ref 4.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 6.3% 20th -4.9pp 1st 22% above peers
Skokie, IL 5.1% 15th -3.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Shoreline, WA 3.8% 8th -1.8pp 3rd 27% below peers
Westfield, IN 4.8% 12th -1.7pp 4th 6% below peers
Gary, IN 8.2% 23rd -2.7pp 5th 59% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 6.7% 21st -2.0pp 6th 30% above peers
Novi, MI 3.4% 6th -0.9pp 7th 34% below peers
Albany, GA 13.6% 29th -3.2pp 8th 164% above peers
Port Orange, FL 8.3% 24th -1.9pp 9th 62% above peers
Rockville, MD 5.3% 17th -1.2pp 10th 4% above peers
Sanford, FL 12.4% 27th -2.6pp 11th 142% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 5.4% 18th -1.0pp 12th 4% above peers
Ames, IA 4.4% 10th -0.8pp 13th 14% below peers
Davis, CA 3.0% 4th -0.5pp 14th 42% below peers
Decatur, IL 4.7% 11th -0.7pp 15th 8% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 1.9% 1st -0.2pp 16th 63% below peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 9th -0.4pp 17th 24% below peers
Brentwood, CA 2.1% 2nd -0.2pp 18th 59% below peers
Victoria, TX 17.6% 30th -1.0pp 19th 242% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 5.1% 16th -0.1pp 20th on par with peers
Port Charlotte, FL 12.6% 28th -0.3pp 21st 146% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.3% 5th +0.0pp 22nd 36% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 7th +0.1pp 23rd 27% below peers
Union City, NJ 24.0% 31st +0.6pp 24th 366% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.4% 26th +0.6pp 25th 141% above peers
Janesville, WI 5.6% 19th +0.4pp 26th 9% above peers
Waterloo, IA 7.0% 22nd +0.6pp 27th 37% above peers
Malden, MA 4.9% 13th +0.6pp 28th 5% below peers
South Hill, WA 5.1% 14th +1.0pp 29th 1% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 9.5% 25th +2.8pp 30th 84% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.3% 3rd +0.8pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

32.1%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 33.9%
United States ref 33.4%
Sammamish, WA 18.8% 1st 41% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 19.8% 2nd 38% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 21.7% 3rd 32% below peers
Rockville, MD 22.5% 4th 29% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 23.4% 5th 26% below peers
Shoreline, WA 23.8% 6th 25% below peers
Malden, MA 24.2% 7th 24% below peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 8th 21% below peers
Davis, CA 26.3% 9th 17% below peers
Skokie, IL 26.6% 10th 16% below peers
Horizon West, FL 28.2% 11th 11% below peers
Brentwood, CA 29.1% 12th 8% below peers
Westfield, IN 29.3% 13th 8% below peers
Madison, AL 31.6% 14th 1% below peers
Rowlett, TX 31.7% 15th on par with peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 31.8% 16th on par with peers
Eagan, MN 32.1% 17th 1% above peers
Port Orange, FL 32.5% 18th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 33.5% 19th 5% above peers
Sanford, FL 34.5% 20th 8% above peers
South Hill, WA 35.6% 21st 12% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 35.6% 22nd 12% above peers
Ames, IA 35.7% 23rd 12% above peers
Union City, NJ 36.6% 24th 15% above peers
Janesville, WI 36.9% 25th 16% above peers
Decatur, IL 38.6% 26th 21% above peers
Victoria, TX 40.6% 27th 28% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 41.0% 28th 29% above peers
Waterloo, IA 41.1% 29th 29% above peers
Albany, GA 45.1% 30th 42% above peers
Gary, IN 49.8% 31st 57% 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, 2.4% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.3% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
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
Minnesota ref 3.4% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 2.5% 14th -7.3pp 1st 15% below peers
Port Orange, FL 2.4% 11th -4.3pp 2nd 20% below peers
Decatur, IL 1.7% 6th -1.7pp 3rd 41% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.0% 18th -2.3pp 4th 2% above peers
Shoreline, WA 1.6% 4th -0.9pp 5th 46% below peers
Malden, MA 1.4% 2nd -0.8pp 6th 51% below peers
Sanford, FL 6.0% 26th -3.2pp 7th 102% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.0% 16th -1.5pp 8th on par with peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 5.6% 25th -2.1pp 9th 90% above peers
Brentwood, CA 0.9% 1st -0.3pp 10th 70% below peers
Westfield, IN 4.2% 22nd -1.5pp 11th 43% above peers
Waterloo, IA 4.6% 23rd -1.4pp 12th 54% above peers
Novi, MI 1.7% 5th -0.5pp 13th 44% below peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 29th -2.6pp 14th 231% above peers
Ames, IA 1.5% 3rd -0.3pp 15th 50% below peers
Albany, GA 5.0% 24th -0.8pp 16th 68% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 7.3% 27th -1.1pp 17th 148% above peers
South Hill, WA 2.5% 13th -0.4pp 18th 17% below peers
Gary, IN 3.8% 20th -0.1pp 19th 29% above peers
Skokie, IL 3.0% 17th -0.1pp 20th 2% above peers
Eagan, MN 2.4% 12th -0.0pp 21st 20% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 3.5% 19th +0.0pp 22nd 17% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.0% 8th +0.1pp 23rd 33% below peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 7th +0.1pp 24th 40% below peers
Victoria, TX 14.5% 31st +2.3pp 25th 389% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.3% 10th +0.4pp 26th 23% below peers
Davis, CA 2.6% 15th +0.5pp 27th 14% below peers
Union City, NJ 9.2% 28th +2.5pp 28th 209% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.1% 21st +2.3pp 29th 40% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.1% 9th +1.5pp 30th 30% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 10.7% 30th +8.1pp 31st 260% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 →
  • 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 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer
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 (51.8% then, 54.7% now; margin ±3.0pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 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
College attainment rose 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.4% to 54.7%).
Bright spot 54.7%
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
Minnesota ref 39.4% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Union City, NJ 28.4% 23rd +6.8pp 1st 28% below peers
Sanford, FL 29.5% 22nd +6.5pp 2nd 25% below peers
Port Orange, FL 31.4% 21st +5.6pp 3rd 20% below peers
Brentwood, CA 39.3% 16th +6.2pp 4th on par with peers
South Hill, WA 32.9% 20th +5.0pp 5th 16% below peers
Janesville, WI 27.3% 25th +3.7pp 6th 31% below peers
Malden, MA 45.1% 15th +6.1pp 7th 15% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 37.8% 18th +4.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Skokie, IL 53.8% 13th +6.2pp 9th 37% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 20.8% 29th +2.0pp 10th 47% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 33.5% 19th +3.2pp 11th 15% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 67.0% 5th +6.1pp 12th 70% above peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 8th +5.1pp 13th 64% above peers
Shoreline, WA 52.8% 14th +3.9pp 14th 34% above peers
Decatur, IL 21.6% 27th +1.5pp 15th 45% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 27.4% 24th +1.8pp 16th 30% below peers
Gary, IN 14.8% 31st +0.9pp 17th 62% below peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 17th +2.4pp 18th 4% below peers
Albany, GA 21.4% 28th +1.3pp 19th 46% below peers
Novi, MI 64.1% 9th +3.5pp 20th 63% above peers
Eagan, MN 54.7% 12th +2.9pp 21st 39% above peers
Ames, IA 65.8% 6th +3.1pp 22nd 67% above peers
Davis, CA 76.8% 3rd +2.9pp 23rd 95% above peers
Sammamish, WA 77.1% 2nd +1.9pp 24th 96% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 70.7% 4th +1.5pp 25th 80% above peers
Westfield, IN 59.8% 10th +1.2pp 26th 52% above peers
Horizon West, FL 57.6% 11th +1.2pp 27th 47% above peers
Rockville, MD 65.6% 7th +0.7pp 28th 67% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 82.3% 1st -0.5pp 29th 109% above peers
Victoria, TX 20.3% 30th -0.4pp 30th 48% below peers
Waterloo, IA 21.8% 26th -1.6pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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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 →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp 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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment rose 18.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 36.5% to 55.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±11.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. Eagan started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 11.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.0% to 55.1%).
Bright spot 55.1%
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
Minnesota ref 44.8% -2.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Eagan, MN 55.1% 15th +18.6pp 1st 4% above peers
Victoria, TX 52.8% 16th +16.8pp 2nd on par with peers
South Hill, WA 45.0% 19th +13.1pp 3rd 15% below peers
Skokie, IL 72.7% 2nd +20.2pp 4th 38% above peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 10th +13.5pp 5th 18% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 23rd +9.0pp 6th 21% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 44.8% 20th +7.2pp 7th 15% below peers
Westfield, IN 65.8% 7th +9.9pp 8th 25% above peers
Horizon West, FL 65.3% 8th +9.8pp 9th 24% above peers
Shoreline, WA 67.6% 4th +9.5pp 10th 28% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 42.6% 22nd +4.7pp 11th 19% below peers
Malden, MA 56.2% 14th +5.2pp 12th 7% above peers
Sammamish, WA 67.5% 5th +4.1pp 13th 28% above peers
Albany, GA 61.5% 11th +3.6pp 14th 17% above peers
Port Orange, FL 28.5% 29th +0.7pp 15th 46% below peers
Davis, CA 65.9% 6th +0.3pp 16th 25% above peers
Ames, IA 36.8% 26th -0.7pp 17th 30% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 79.4% 1st -2.3pp 18th 51% above peers
Union City, NJ 69.5% 3rd -3.4pp 19th 32% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.3% 17th -3.4pp 20th 1% below peers
Rockville, MD 56.4% 13th -4.7pp 21st 7% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 31.3% 28th -4.4pp 22nd 41% below peers
Waterloo, IA 32.0% 27th -4.9pp 23rd 39% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 65.3% 9th -15.5pp 24th 24% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 58.4% 12th -18.6pp 25th 11% above peers
Novi, MI 46.9% 18th -15.7pp 26th 11% below peers
Decatur, IL 39.2% 24th -17.6pp 27th 26% below peers
Brentwood, CA 44.5% 21st -21.5pp 28th 16% below peers
Janesville, WI 20.2% 31st -9.9pp 29th 62% below peers
Gary, IN 37.0% 25th -19.5pp 30th 30% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 20.8% 30th -19.3pp 31st 61% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±9.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth fell 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.2% to 0.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.5pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Eagan started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.8% to 0.3%).
Bright spot 0.3%
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
Minnesota ref 4.7% +0.7pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Alpharetta, GA 0.4% 2nd -6.6pp 1st 90% below peers
Eagan, MN 0.3% 1st -4.8pp 2nd 93% below peers
Skokie, IL 1.9% 7th -6.2pp 3rd 57% below peers
Sanford, FL 3.7% 14th -6.2pp 4th 15% below peers
Madison, AL 1.0% 4th -1.3pp 5th 78% below peers
Ames, IA 0.7% 3rd -0.8pp 6th 85% below peers
Rockville, MD 2.9% 13th -3.0pp 7th 32% below peers
Union City, NJ 6.0% 21st -5.2pp 8th 39% above peers
Horizon West, FL 2.6% 11th -2.1pp 9th 39% below peers
Sammamish, WA 2.0% 8th -1.6pp 10th 53% below peers
Port Orange, FL 5.9% 20th -3.1pp 11th 35% above peers
Novi, MI 2.9% 12th -0.8pp 12th 33% below peers
Decatur, IL 9.1% 24th -2.3pp 13th 109% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 1.2% 5th -0.2pp 14th 72% below peers
Gary, IN 12.5% 30th -1.1pp 15th 188% above peers
Waterloo, IA 7.4% 23rd -0.6pp 16th 70% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 4.1% 15th -0.2pp 17th 5% below peers
Shoreline, WA 5.7% 19th -0.2pp 18th 31% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.4% 17th +0.1pp 19th 2% above peers
South Hill, WA 10.6% 28th +0.3pp 20th 144% above peers
Victoria, TX 9.7% 26th +1.2pp 21st 123% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 7.3% 22nd +1.2pp 22nd 68% above peers
Albany, GA 16.5% 31st +4.1pp 23rd 280% above peers
Westfield, IN 2.5% 10th +0.9pp 24th 41% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 10.3% 27th +3.8pp 25th 137% above peers
Brentwood, CA 4.3% 16th +2.0pp 26th on par with peers
Davis, CA 1.7% 6th +0.9pp 27th 61% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.5% 9th +1.4pp 28th 42% below peers
Malden, MA 9.6% 25th +5.4pp 29th 121% above peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 18th +3.3pp 30th 3% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 11.8% 29th +9.8pp 31st 172% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bloomington, IL down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.9pp 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 66,379 to 68,000 - more than the combined survey margin (±81).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (65,053 to 68,000).
Big move 68,000
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
Horizon West, FL 67,416 8th +73% 1st 1% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 53,290 31st +64% 2nd 20% below peers
Westfield, IN 54,677 30th +38% 3rd 18% below peers
Madison, AL 60,106 29th +22% 4th 10% below peers
South Hill, WA 68,025 4th +13% 5th 2% above peers
Novi, MI 66,717 15th +11% 6th on par with peers
Shoreline, WA 61,431 28th +9% 7th 8% below peers
Malden, MA 65,906 21st +8% 8th 1% below peers
Sanford, FL 63,730 27th +7% 9th 4% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 66,133 19th +6% 10th on par with peers
Brentwood, CA 65,208 25th +5% 11th 2% below peers
Skokie, IL 66,219 18th +4% 12th on par with peers
Port Orange, FL 64,767 26th +3% 13th 3% below peers
Janesville, WI 66,030 20th +3% 14th 1% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 69,291 2nd +3% 15th 4% above peers
Sammamish, WA 66,463 16th +3% 16th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 23rd +3% 17th 2% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 65,239 24th +3% 18th 2% below peers
Ames, IA 67,669 7th +2% 19th 2% above peers
Eagan, MN 68,000 5th +2% 20th 2% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 66,855 13th +2% 21st 1% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 67,237 9th +1% 22nd 1% above peers
Rockville, MD 67,671 6th +0% 23rd 2% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 66,729 14th -0% 24th on par with peers
Waterloo, IA 67,008 11th -1% 25th 1% above peers
Victoria, TX 65,625 22nd -2% 26th 1% below peers
Davis, CA 66,978 12th -2% 27th 1% above peers
Union City, NJ 66,463 17th -3% 28th on par with peers
Decatur, IL 69,815 1st -4% 29th 5% above peers
Albany, GA 67,224 10th -9% 30th 1% above peers
Gary, IN 68,113 3rd -10% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±47 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.8% then, 22.3% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.1% to 22.3%).
22.3%
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
Minnesota ref 22.9% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Gary, IN 28.6% 4th +4.7pp 1st 28% above peers
Madison, AL 27.9% 6th +2.7pp 2nd 25% above peers
Waterloo, IA 24.5% 11th +1.6pp 3rd 10% above peers
Skokie, IL 22.3% 16th +0.6pp 4th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 22.6% 14th +0.6pp 5th 1% above peers
Albany, GA 24.8% 10th +0.6pp 6th 11% above peers
Victoria, TX 25.8% 9th +0.1pp 7th 16% above peers
Horizon West, FL 29.0% 2nd +0.1pp 8th 30% above peers
South Hill, WA 28.2% 5th +0.1pp 9th 27% above peers
Brentwood, CA 26.3% 7th -0.2pp 10th 18% above peers
Decatur, IL 21.0% 21st -0.2pp 11th 6% below peers
Shoreline, WA 18.8% 25th -0.2pp 12th 16% below peers
Union City, NJ 22.0% 19th -0.5pp 13th 1% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.3% 27th -0.4pp 14th 22% below peers
Eagan, MN 22.3% 17th -0.6pp 15th on par with peers
Novi, MI 23.4% 13th -0.7pp 16th 5% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 22.2% 18th -0.8pp 17th on par with peers
Rockville, MD 20.2% 24th -0.8pp 18th 9% below peers
Sammamish, WA 28.6% 3rd -1.3pp 19th 29% above peers
Malden, MA 18.2% 26th -1.2pp 20th 18% below peers
Janesville, WI 21.2% 20th -1.5pp 21st 5% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 43.4% 1st -3.4pp 22nd 95% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 20.7% 22nd -1.7pp 23rd 7% below peers
Ames, IA 11.2% 31st -1.0pp 24th 50% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 13.8% 29th -1.4pp 25th 38% below peers
Davis, CA 13.5% 30th -1.4pp 26th 39% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 15th -2.5pp 27th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 23.9% 12th -2.7pp 28th 7% above peers
Port Orange, FL 16.5% 28th -2.1pp 29th 26% below peers
Westfield, IN 25.9% 8th -4.0pp 30th 16% above peers
Sanford, FL 20.4% 23rd -4.1pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent fell 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.9% to 21.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.9pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.1% to 21.6%).
Big move 21.6%
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
Minnesota ref 26.1% +0.1pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Rockville, MD 26.5% 14th +6.2pp 1st 20% above peers
South Hill, WA 29.7% 12th +5.8pp 2nd 35% above peers
Port Orange, FL 34.0% 8th +6.0pp 3rd 54% above peers
Novi, MI 16.8% 24th +2.8pp 4th 24% below peers
Union City, NJ 50.1% 4th +8.0pp 5th 127% above peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 15th +3.6pp 6th 5% above peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 20th +3.1pp 7th 7% below peers
Waterloo, IA 50.0% 5th +7.5pp 8th 127% above peers
Gary, IN 81.1% 1st +4.6pp 9th 268% above peers
Davis, CA 21.0% 18th +1.2pp 10th 5% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 31.6% 11th +1.0pp 11th 43% above peers
Albany, GA 71.5% 2nd +1.8pp 12th 224% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 36.7% 6th +0.5pp 13th 66% above peers
Janesville, WI 33.9% 9th +0.1pp 14th 54% above peers
Ames, IA 22.1% 16th -0.3pp 15th on par with peers
Horizon West, FL 12.7% 29th -0.2pp 16th 42% below peers
Decatur, IL 51.1% 3rd -1.0pp 17th 132% above peers
Shoreline, WA 19.4% 21st -0.4pp 18th 12% below peers
Brentwood, CA 17.9% 23rd -0.7pp 19th 19% below peers
Victoria, TX 35.3% 7th -3.6pp 20th 60% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 13.8% 27th -1.5pp 21st 37% below peers
Malden, MA 20.8% 19th -2.4pp 22nd 6% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 29.5% 13th -3.4pp 23rd 34% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 14.2% 26th -1.9pp 24th 36% below peers
Skokie, IL 18.2% 22nd -3.4pp 25th 17% below peers
Eagan, MN 21.6% 17th -5.2pp 26th 2% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 16.6% 25th -4.5pp 27th 25% below peers
Sammamish, WA 6.7% 30th -2.7pp 28th 70% below peers
Westfield, IN 13.6% 28th -6.2pp 29th 39% below peers
Sanford, FL 32.4% 10th -15.1pp 30th 47% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 6.5% 31st -4.0pp 31st 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±3.9pp 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 (76.0% then, 80.5% now; margin ±8.3pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (75.3% to 80.5%).
Big move 80.5%
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
Minnesota ref 76.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Eagle Mountain, UT 49.8% 31st +8.6pp 1st 26% below peers
South Hill, WA 60.6% 22nd +7.7pp 2nd 10% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 62.5% 21st +7.9pp 3rd 7% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 67.6% 16th +7.8pp 4th on par with peers
Sammamish, WA 60.3% 24th +6.6pp 5th 11% below peers
Skokie, IL 68.9% 14th +6.5pp 6th 2% above peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 13th +6.2pp 7th 3% above peers
Port Orange, FL 65.9% 19th +5.1pp 8th 2% below peers
Horizon West, FL 59.8% 27th +4.5pp 9th 12% below peers
Union City, NJ 72.6% 9th +5.4pp 10th 7% above peers
Janesville, WI 74.0% 2nd +5.3pp 11th 9% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 73.5% 4th +4.8pp 12th 9% above peers
Eagan, MN 80.5% 1st +4.5pp 13th 19% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 73.8% 3rd +1.3pp 14th 9% above peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 28th +1.0pp 15th 12% below peers
Novi, MI 64.9% 20th +0.6pp 16th 4% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 72.8% 8th +0.4pp 17th 8% above peers
Sanford, FL 66.4% 18th +0.3pp 18th 2% below peers
Davis, CA 73.0% 6th -1.5pp 19th 8% above peers
Shoreline, WA 67.6% 15th -1.5pp 20th on par with peers
Victoria, TX 70.8% 12th -1.8pp 21st 5% above peers
Rockville, MD 71.0% 11th -2.2pp 22nd 5% above peers
Malden, MA 56.3% 30th -1.8pp 23rd 17% below peers
Waterloo, IA 72.0% 10th -3.6pp 24th 6% above peers
Brentwood, CA 60.2% 26th -3.3pp 25th 11% below peers
Gary, IN 60.6% 23rd -4.7pp 26th 10% below peers
Albany, GA 72.9% 7th -6.4pp 27th 8% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 73.3% 5th -7.2pp 28th 8% above peers
Decatur, IL 66.6% 17th -10.2pp 29th 2% below peers
Westfield, IN 60.2% 25th -11.2pp 30th 11% below peers
Ames, IA 58.9% 29th -11.7pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 19 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 ±5.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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