The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 43% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,375 (May 26) | 18th | -43.4% | 1st | 106% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 1,578 (May 26) | 20th | -35.3% | 2nd | 137% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 1st | -31.8% | 3rd | 98% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 440 (May 26) | 7th | -31.2% | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 307 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.9% | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 687 (May 26) | 14th | -17.2% | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 387 (May 26) | 5th | -16.3% | 7th | 42% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 581 (May 26) | 9th | -11.9% | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,502 (May 26) | 19th | -11.6% | 9th | 125% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,121 (May 26) | 17th | -11.1% | 10th | 68% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 834 (Apr 26) | 15th | -9.5% | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 667 (May 26) | 11th | -9.3% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 628 (May 26) | 10th | -7.2% | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 682 (May 26) | 13th | -7.0% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,047 (May 26) | 16th | -4.4% | 15th | 57% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 428 (May 26) | 6th | -2.9% | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 349 (May 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 17th | 48% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 96 (May 26) | 2nd | +5.3% | 18th | 86% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 510 (May 26) | 8th | +6.4% | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 679 (Apr 26) | 12th | +18.9% | 20th | 2% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 47% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,971 (May 26) | 17th | -46.8% | 1st | 55% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 3,967 (May 26) | 16th | -38.7% | 2nd | 55% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,291 (May 26) | 8th | -29.4% | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,333 (May 26) | 9th | -23.7% | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,075 (May 26) | 13th | -21.9% | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,158 (May 26) | 4th | -21.5% | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,171 (May 26) | 5th | -18.2% | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,346 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.2% | 8th | 48% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,014 (May 26) | 12th | -15.8% | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,248 (May 26) | 6th | -14.8% | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,199 (May 26) | 1st | -13.7% | 11th | 53% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,065 (May 26) | 3rd | -12.8% | 12th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,566 (May 26) | 10th | -12.2% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,693 (May 26) | 11th | -10.7% | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 3,288 (Apr 26) | 14th | -8.1% | 15th | 28% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3,523 (May 26) | 15th | -4.2% | 16th | 37% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,772 (May 26) | 19th | -3.6% | 17th | 86% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,201 (May 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 18th | 64% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,260 (May 26) | 7th | +10.4% | 19th | 12% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 45% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (May 26) | 8th | -59.1% | 1st | 26% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (May 26) | 1st | -52.9% | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (May 26) | 20th | -44.8% | 3rd | 266% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (May 26) | 4th | -40.1% | 4th | 49% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 24 (May 26) | 19th | -38.4% | 5th | 241% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (May 26) | 3rd | -33.4% | 6th | 55% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 22 (May 26) | 17th | -32.0% | 7th | 205% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 13th | -31.8% | 8th | 52% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (May 26) | 9th | -25.7% | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 14 (May 26) | 14th | -21.4% | 10th | 95% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (Apr 26) | 10th | -19.8% | 11th | 11% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7 (May 26) | 11th | -17.3% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 18 (May 26) | 16th | -16.7% | 13th | 161% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 14 (May 26) | 15th | -13.0% | 14th | 99% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | 18th | -6.5% | 15th | 226% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | 7th | -3.7% | 16th | 33% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0% | 17th | 59% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 4 (May 26) | 5th | +10.0% | 18th | 38% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (May 26) | 6th | +37.2% | 19th | 36% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7 (May 26) | 12th | +57.7% | 20th | 1% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 54% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Memphis, TN | 603 (May 26) | 14th | -55.2% | 1st | 46% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 217 (May 26) | 4th | -54.4% | 2nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,194 (May 26) | 18th | -53.9% | 3rd | 189% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 326 (May 26) | 6th | -53.7% | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 205 (May 26) | 3rd | -40.0% | 5th | 50% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 459 (May 26) | 11th | -35.6% | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 374 (May 26) | 7th | -34.4% | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 291 (May 26) | 5th | -32.0% | 8th | 29% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 413 (May 26) | 10th | -25.9% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 775 (May 26) | 16th | -25.1% | 10th | 88% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 593 (May 26) | 13th | -24.8% | 11th | 44% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 80 (May 26) | 1st | -24.7% | 12th | 80% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 140 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 13th | 66% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 638 (May 26) | 15th | -18.7% | 14th | 55% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 376 (May 26) | 8th | -18.2% | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 779 (May 26) | 17th | -14.7% | 16th | 89% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 386 (Apr 26) | 9th | -12.3% | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 473 (May 26) | 12th | -10.2% | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,280 (May 26) | 19th | -8.7% | 19th | 210% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $54,194 to $69,166 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,637). 20 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | $70,702 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 16th | +60% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 5th | +43% | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 8th | +42% | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 12th | +41% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 4th | +40% | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 3rd | +39% | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 19th | +31% | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 7th | +31% | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 20th | +30% | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 9th | +29% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 14th | +29% | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 13th | +28% | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 10th | +28% | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 6th | +27% | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 18th | +26% | 16th | 18% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 21st | +25% | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 15th | +25% | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 17th | +23% | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 11th | +22% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 21st | 27% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 3.8% (May 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 20th | -0.6pp | 1st | 34% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 5.4% (May 26) | 18th | -0.4pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 13th | -0.3pp | 6th | 5% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 17th | -0.1pp | 8th | 24% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 9th | 24% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.0pp | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 11th | 44% below peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 4.7% (May 26) | 14th | +0.1pp | 13th | 15% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.2pp | 14th | 20% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 8th | +0.4pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | +0.5pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 19th | +0.5pp | 17th | 32% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 16th | +0.6pp | 18th | 17% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 12th | +0.7pp | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.7% (May 26) | 15th | +1.5pp | 20th | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.8% to 14.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 14 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 12.1% | -1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.2% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 8.9% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 19th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.3% | 6th | -3.3pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 15.9% | 13th | -3.5pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.1% | 18th | -3.9pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.4% | 11th | -3.1pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.7% | 7th | -2.6pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 15th | -3.4pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 9th | -2.0pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 20th | -2.5pp | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.4% | 8th | -1.4pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 10th | -1.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22.6% | 21st | -1.9pp | 14th | 47% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 17th | -1.4pp | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.2% | 14th | -1.0pp | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 17th | 26% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.3% | 16th | -0.8pp | 18th | 19% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.5% | 12th | +0.0pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.2% | 5th | +0.1pp | 20th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.4% | 1st | +1.3pp | 21st | 45% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.3% to 20.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 18 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 15.8% | -2.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 50% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 5th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 14th | -10.2pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 8th | -7.6pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 9th | -5.7pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 19th | -8.1pp | 7th | 35% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 16th | -6.6pp | 9th | 24% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 15th | -6.3pp | 10th | 19% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 17th | -5.5pp | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 10th | -4.1pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 11th | -3.9pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 20th | -5.0pp | 14th | 56% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 21st | -5.1pp | 15th | 75% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 17th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 18th | -2.4pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 13th | -1.6pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 12th | -1.2pp | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 21st | 44% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 8.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.6% to 90.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 20 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 89.5% | +8.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 21st | +17.5pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 19th | +17.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 18th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 20th | +10.7pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 8th | +10.5pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 12th | +9.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 15th | +8.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 9th | +8.7pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 6th | +8.8pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 16th | +8.2pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 13th | +7.9pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 17th | +7.1pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 10th | +7.1pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 11th | +7.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 14th | +6.7pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 5th | +6.8pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 94.1% | 4th | +6.8pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 7th | +6.4pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 21st | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.01).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 0.47 | +0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 21st | -0.024 | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 1st | -0.017 | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 4th | -0.016 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 16th | -0.012 | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.009 | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 7th | -0.009 | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 20th | -0.009 | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 17th | -0.006 | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 8th | -0.005 | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 5th | -0.005 | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 9th | -0.004 | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 10th | -0.003 | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 15th | -0.003 | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 12th | -0.000 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 18th | -0.000 | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 6th | +0.001 | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 19th | +0.002 | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 11th | +0.005 | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 14th | +0.015 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 13th | +0.018 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 3rd | +0.019 | 21st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 12.8% to 10.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 10 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 9.9% | -1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 20th | -5.6pp | 2nd | 78% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 11.8% | 7th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 6th | -2.2pp | 4th | 26% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.4% | 8th | -2.3pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 34% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 5th | -1.3pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 11th | -1.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 14th | -1.7pp | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 17th | -2.1pp | 10th | 42% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 19th | -0.9pp | 11th | 65% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 12th | 42% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 21st | -0.2pp | 13th | 92% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 18th | -0.0pp | 14th | 61% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 15th | 55% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.6% | 13th | +0.5pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.8% | 15th | +1.1pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 16th | +2.2pp | 18th | 20% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 12th | +2.2pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 10th | +2.7pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.7% | 9th | +3.5pp | 21st | 4% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | $271,597 (Jun 26) | +3.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $432,734 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.2% | 2nd | 10% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $222,868 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.9% | 3rd | 43% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $862,989 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.0% | 4th | 120% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $300,783 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.5% | 5th | 23% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $257,356 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.2% | 6th | 34% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.1% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $336,624 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.9% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $392,105 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.4% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Miami, FL | $582,621 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 11th | 49% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $434,616 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.4% | 12th | 11% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $450,254 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.8% | 13th | 15% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $482,968 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 14th | 23% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $436,056 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.1% | 15th | 11% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.2% | 16th | 17% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.3% | 17th | 51% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $387,146 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.9% | 18th | 1% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $146,746 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.0% | 19th | 63% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $721,966 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -4.6% | 20th | 84% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | $154,328 (Jun 26) | +4.1% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.3% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $310,153 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.7% | 2nd | 8% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $132,642 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.2% | 3rd | 54% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.5% | 4th | 4% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $205,406 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.4% | 5th | 28% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $223,628 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.2% | 6th | 22% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $139,666 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.0% | 7th | 51% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $587,973 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 8th | 105% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $294,150 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.7% | 10th | 3% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $381,254 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 11th | 33% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,179 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 12th | 18% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $327,568 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.0% | 13th | 14% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.5% | 14th | 64% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.9% | 15th | 14% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,438 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.0% | 16th | 23% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $300,340 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.7% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,379 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.2% | 18th | 72% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $476,713 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -6.1% | 19th | 66% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $218,341 (Jun 26) | 14th | -6.2% | 20th | 24% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.3% to 55.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 13 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 68.1% | +1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 13th | +3.4pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 16th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 11th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 4th | 25% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 21st | +1.2pp | 5th | 40% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 8th | +2.1pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 18th | +1.6pp | 7th | 18% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 20th | +1.3pp | 9th | 20% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 4th | +1.8pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 6th | +1.5pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 10th | +1.2pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 9th | +1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 14th | +0.5pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 19th | +0.4pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 15th | +0.0pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 7th | -1.3pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 17th | -1.7pp | 21st | 13% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,614 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +7.8% | 1st | 50% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 5th | +4.6% | 2nd | 19% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 15th | +4.6% | 3rd | 16% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,444 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.9% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,686 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.5% | 5th | 3% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.2% | 6th | 10% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,272 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.1% | 7th | 27% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.1% | 8th | 12% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,453 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.0% | 9th | 16% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.4% | 10th | 3% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,865 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.8% | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 12th | 36% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,071 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 13th | 19% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,739 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.0% | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,280 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.8% | 15th | 26% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.8% | 16th | 18% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.8% | 17th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,004 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 18th | 73% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,579 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.1% | 19th | 9% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,549 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.3% | 20th | 11% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.8% to 33.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 26.3% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 14th | -1.5pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 21st | -1.6pp | 2nd | 42% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 18th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 19% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 5th | -0.6pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 19th | -0.6pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 7th | +0.4pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 8th | +0.6pp | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 11th | +0.8pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 13th | +1.0pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 17th | +1.4pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 15th | +1.4pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 10th | +1.6pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 16th | +2.2pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 20th | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 9th | +4.7pp | 21st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.3% to 9.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 10 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 6.6% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 8th | -2.3pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 12th | -1.3pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 14th | -1.5pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 15th | -1.3pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 16th | -1.6pp | 7th | 58% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 13th | -0.9pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 21st | -2.2pp | 9th | 198% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 11th | -0.7pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 17th | -1.2pp | 11th | 74% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 19th | -1.2pp | 12th | 81% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 20th | -0.9pp | 13th | 100% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 7th | -0.4pp | 14th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 9th | -0.3pp | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 5th | -0.2pp | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 10th | -0.2pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 18th | +0.1pp | 18th | 81% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 4th | +0.3pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 20th | 48% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 6th | +1.3pp | 21st | 18% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.7% to 10.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 12 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 8.6% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 7th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.1% | 21st | -3.3pp | 3rd | 90% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.0% | 6th | -1.2pp | 4th | 30% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.6% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.5% | 17th | -1.7pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 4th | -0.6pp | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.1% | 13th | -0.9pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.2% | 14th | -0.9pp | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 10th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 16th | -0.8pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.9% | 18th | -0.8pp | 12th | 29% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.9% | 20th | -0.5pp | 13th | 87% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 12th | -0.2pp | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.4% | 9th | -0.1pp | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 9.9% | 15th | -0.2pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.3% | 10th | -0.1pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 8th | -0.0pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.5% | 19th | +1.0pp | 19th | 71% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 11th | +0.7pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 5.9% | 5th | +0.6pp | 21st | 30% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 37.5% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Oakland, CA | 23.7% | 1st | 32% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 2nd | 20% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 3rd | 19% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 4th | 18% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 29.6% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32.5% | 8th | 6% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 10th | 2% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 34.7% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.1% | 14th | 4% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 15th | 5% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 16th | 9% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 17th | 12% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 39.4% | 18th | 14% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 19th | 15% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 20th | 25% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 21st | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.6% to 8.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 6.2% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 19th | -1.7pp | 1st | 54% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 16th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 17th | -0.2pp | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 12th | -0.1pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +0.1pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 10th | 57% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 9th | +0.2pp | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 15th | +0.6pp | 12th | 20% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 10th | +0.6pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 13th | +0.9pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 18th | +1.5pp | 15th | 52% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 11th | +1.1pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 21st | +2.4pp | 18th | 62% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 8th | +1.1pp | 20th | 27% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 14th | +2.5pp | 21st | 10% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.2% to 38.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 20 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 32.4% | +3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 10th | +7.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 16th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 20th | +3.6pp | 3rd | 31% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 4th | 60% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 13th | +4.5pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 6th | +4.9pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 17th | +3.7pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 12th | +4.2pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 14th | +3.9pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 11th | +4.0pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 19th | +2.8pp | 11th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 8th | +4.0pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 4th | +4.7pp | 13th | 32% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 14th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 9th | +3.1pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 21st | +1.7pp | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 5th | +2.9pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 18th | +1.9pp | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 15th | +2.1pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 7th | +2.4pp | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 21st | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.6% then, 42.2% now; margin ±5.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 43.6% | -2.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 13th | +2.7pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 2nd | 60% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 15th | +0.4pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 4th | 47% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 8th | -1.6pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 19th | -1.2pp | 6th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 11th | -2.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 9th | -4.3pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 4th | -5.2pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 18th | -3.9pp | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 5th | -6.1pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 3rd | -6.9pp | 12th | 21% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 14th | -5.9pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 7th | -7.0pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 17th | -6.0pp | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 21st | -5.1pp | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 10th | -7.8pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 6th | -9.7pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 16th | -8.4pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 12th | -9.8pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 20th | -9.6pp | 21st | 24% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Disconnected youth fell 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.1% to 5.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 3 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 7.0% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 5th | -3.3pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 6th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 14th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 19th | -2.7pp | 4th | 23% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 9th | -0.7pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 13th | -0.6pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 4th | -0.3pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 10th | -0.4pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 18th | -0.4pp | 10th | 23% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 12th | -0.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 11th | -0.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 13th | 36% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 15th | +0.3pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 7th | +0.5pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 17th | +0.7pp | 16th | 21% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 16th | +0.7pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 21st | +1.8pp | 18th | 80% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 20th | +2.0pp | 20th | 37% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 8th | +1.9pp | 21st | 7% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 486,404 to 510,612 - more than the combined survey margin (±211). 15 of the 20 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 21st | +9% | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 8th | +6% | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 10th | +5% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 13th | +5% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 7th | +4% | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 14th | +4% | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 11th | +3% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 18th | +3% | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 20th | +3% | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 12th | +3% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 9th | +2% | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 1st | +2% | 12th | 25% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 19th | +2% | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 16th | +1% | 14th | 10% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 15th | +1% | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 6th | +1% | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 5th | +1% | 17th | 11% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 17th | -2% | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 4th | -5% | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 2nd | -5% | 20th | 23% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 3rd | -6% | 21st | 13% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.2% then, 38.8% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 29.8% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 19th | +2.5pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 13th | +2.8pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 10th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 18th | +1.9pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 7th | +2.4pp | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 1st | +2.9pp | 6th | 56% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 16th | +1.4pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 15th | +1.3pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 9th | +0.6pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 17th | -0.5pp | 11th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 20th | -0.5pp | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 12th | -1.3pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 5th | -1.7pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 11th | -2.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 3rd | -3.8pp | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 8th | -3.3pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 6th | -3.5pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 21st | -2.6pp | 20th | 33% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 4th | -6.6pp | 21st | 18% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.2% then, 71.9% now; margin ±4.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri ref | 70.2% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 5th | +7.6pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 71.6% | 7th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 8th | +5.9pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 16th | +3.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 13th | +3.6pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 2nd | +3.8pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 21st | +1.6pp | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 18th | +1.6pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 10th | +1.4pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 4th | +1.3pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 11th | +0.6pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 14th | +0.3pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 15th | -1.8pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 20th | -1.9pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 19th | -3.9pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 12th | -4.6pp | 21st | 1% below peers |