This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Violent crime fell about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 84% 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) | 19th | -43.4% | 1st | 106% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 722 (May 26) | 15th | -32.8% | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 1st | -31.8% | 3rd | 98% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 440 (May 26) | 8th | -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 | ||
| Arlington, TX | 371 (May 26) | 5th | -16.9% | 7th | 44% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 387 (May 26) | 6th | -16.3% | 8th | 42% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,502 (May 26) | 20th | -11.6% | 9th | 125% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,121 (May 26) | 18th | -11.1% | 10th | 68% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 834 (Apr 26) | 16th | -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) | 17th | -4.4% | 15th | 57% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 428 (May 26) | 7th | -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) | 9th | +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. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 78% 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 | 70% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 2,367 (May 26) | 11th | -31.1% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,291 (May 26) | 9th | -29.4% | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,333 (May 26) | 10th | -23.7% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,075 (May 26) | 15th | -21.9% | 5th | 32% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,158 (May 26) | 5th | -21.5% | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 1,828 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.6% | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,171 (May 26) | 6th | -18.2% | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,346 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.2% | 9th | 42% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,014 (May 26) | 14th | -15.8% | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,248 (May 26) | 7th | -14.8% | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,199 (May 26) | 1st | -13.7% | 12th | 49% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,065 (May 26) | 4th | -12.8% | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,566 (May 26) | 12th | -12.2% | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,693 (May 26) | 13th | -10.7% | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 3,288 (Apr 26) | 16th | -8.1% | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,772 (May 26) | 19th | -3.6% | 17th | 105% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,201 (May 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 18th | 80% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,260 (May 26) | 8th | +10.4% | 19th | 3% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide rose about 37% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 95% 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) | 9th | -59.1% | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (May 26) | 1st | -52.9% | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (May 26) | 20th | -44.8% | 3rd | 313% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 2 (May 26) | 2nd | -44.5% | 4th | 61% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (May 26) | 5th | -40.1% | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 7 (May 26) | 12th | -37.0% | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (May 26) | 4th | -33.4% | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 22 (May 26) | 18th | -32.0% | 8th | 243% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 15th | -31.8% | 9th | 71% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (May 26) | 10th | -25.7% | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (Apr 26) | 11th | -19.8% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7 (May 26) | 13th | -17.3% | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 18 (May 26) | 17th | -16.7% | 13th | 195% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 14 (May 26) | 16th | -13.0% | 14th | 124% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | 19th | -6.5% | 15th | 268% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | 8th | -3.7% | 16th | 25% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 17th | 54% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 4 (May 26) | 6th | +10.0% | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (May 26) | 7th | +37.2% | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7 (May 26) | 14th | +57.7% | 20th | 14% 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.
Vehicle theft fell about 34% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 61% 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% | |||||
| Tucson, AZ | 217 (May 26) | 5th | -54.4% | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,194 (May 26) | 18th | -53.9% | 2nd | 209% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 410 (May 26) | 11th | -53.8% | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 326 (May 26) | 7th | -53.7% | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 183 (May 26) | 3rd | -44.8% | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 205 (May 26) | 4th | -40.0% | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 459 (May 26) | 13th | -35.6% | 7th | 19% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 374 (May 26) | 8th | -34.4% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 291 (May 26) | 6th | -32.0% | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 413 (May 26) | 12th | -25.9% | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 775 (May 26) | 16th | -25.1% | 11th | 101% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 80 (May 26) | 1st | -24.7% | 12th | 79% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 140 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 13th | 64% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 638 (May 26) | 15th | -18.7% | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 376 (May 26) | 9th | -18.2% | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 779 (May 26) | 17th | -14.7% | 16th | 102% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 386 (Apr 26) | 10th | -12.3% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 473 (May 26) | 14th | -10.2% | 18th | 23% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,280 (May 26) | 19th | -8.7% | 19th | 232% 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 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $60,092 to $73,201 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,588). 22 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | $76,475 | +24% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 19th | +60% | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 6th | +43% | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 9th | +42% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 15th | +41% | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | $75,475 | 12th | +40% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 5th | +40% | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 4th | +39% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | $88,368 | 3rd | +36% | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 22nd | +31% | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 8th | +31% | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 23rd | +30% | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 10th | +29% | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 17th | +29% | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 16th | +28% | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 11th | +28% | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 7th | +27% | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 21st | +26% | 18th | 21% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | $75,171 | 13th | +24% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 20th | +23% | 20th | 18% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | $64,620 | 18th | +23% | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 14th | +22% | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 23rd | 23% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 3.0% (May 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 23rd | -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) | 21st | -0.4pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | -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) | 16th | -0.3pp | 6th | 5% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 3.9% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 5% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 20th | -0.1pp | 9th | 24% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 10th | 24% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.0pp | 11th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 12th | 44% below peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.2pp | 15th | 20% below peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 9th | +0.4pp | 17th | 2% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | +0.5pp | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.5pp | 19th | 32% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 20th | 17% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +0.7pp | 21st | 2% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 17th | +0.9pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.7% (May 26) | 18th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.1% then, 13.2% now; margin ±0.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 10.2% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.2% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 8.9% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 22nd | -5.0pp | 3rd | 33% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.3% | 8th | -3.3pp | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 14.8% | 12th | -3.2pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 15.9% | 16th | -3.5pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.1% | 21st | -3.9pp | 7th | 29% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.4% | 14th | -3.1pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.7% | 9th | -2.6pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 18th | -3.4pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 12.6% | 6th | -1.8pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 11th | -2.0pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 23rd | -2.5pp | 13th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.4% | 10th | -1.4pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 13th | -1.3pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 20th | -1.4pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.2% | 17th | -1.0pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.3% | 19th | -0.8pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 15.6% | 15th | -0.1pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.2% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 11.8% | 5th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.4% | 1st | +1.3pp | 23rd | 43% 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 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.7% to 17.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 18 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 12.0% | -1.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 5th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 17th | -10.2pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 9th | -7.6pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 19.2% | 12th | -7.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 11th | -5.7pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 22nd | -8.1pp | 8th | 43% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 19th | -6.6pp | 10th | 32% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 18th | -6.3pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 17.7% | 8th | -4.4pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 20th | -5.5pp | 13th | 33% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 13th | -4.1pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 14th | -3.9pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 23rd | -5.0pp | 16th | 65% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 21st | -2.4pp | 19th | 43% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 16th | -1.2pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 21.8% | 15th | -0.2pp | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 22nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 18.1% | 10th | +3.1pp | 23rd | 6% 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 7.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84.5% to 91.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 22 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 90.8% | +6.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 23rd | +17.5pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 21st | +13.2pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 22nd | +10.7pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 11th | +10.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 91.6% | 13th | +10.2pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 16th | +9.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 18th | +8.9pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 12th | +8.7pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 8th | +8.8pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 19th | +8.2pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 93.6% | 7th | +8.3pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 20th | +7.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 14th | +7.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 15th | +7.0pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 17th | +6.7pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 6th | +6.8pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 94.1% | 4th | +6.8pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 92.4% | 10th | +6.6pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 9th | +6.4pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 93.7% | 5th | +6.1pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 23rd | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.49 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 3 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 0.46 | +0.012 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 23rd | -0.024 | 1st | 18% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.017 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 6th | -0.016 | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 18th | -0.012 | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 3rd | -0.009 | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 9th | -0.009 | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 22nd | -0.009 | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 19th | -0.006 | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 10th | -0.005 | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 7th | -0.005 | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 11th | -0.004 | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 12th | -0.003 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 17th | -0.003 | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 14th | -0.000 | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 20th | -0.000 | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 8th | +0.001 | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 0.54 | 21st | +0.001 | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 0.44 | 5th | +0.005 | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 0.47 | 13th | +0.009 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 16th | +0.015 | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 15th | +0.018 | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 4th | +0.019 | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 0.43 | 1st | +0.020 | 23rd | 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 1.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 11.5% to 10.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 11 of the 22 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 | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 8.0% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 15.7% | 16th | -3.6pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 22nd | -5.6pp | 3rd | 85% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 7th | -2.2pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.4% | 10th | -2.3pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 10.4% | 6th | -1.4pp | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 5th | -1.3pp | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 13th | -1.6pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 17th | -1.7pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 11.1% | 9th | -1.0pp | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 21st | -0.9pp | 12th | 71% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 14th | 100% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 20th | -0.0pp | 15th | 67% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 16th | 53% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.6% | 15th | +0.5pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.8% | 18th | +1.1pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 10.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 19th | +2.2pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 14th | +2.2pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 12th | +2.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.7% | 11th | +3.5pp | 23rd | 1% 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 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | $284,464 (Jun 26) | +3.3% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.4% | 1st | 40% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $432,734 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 2nd | 12% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $208,245 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.2% | 3rd | 46% below peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $222,868 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.9% | 4th | 42% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $862,989 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.0% | 5th | 123% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $300,783 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.5% | 6th | 22% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $257,356 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.2% | 7th | 34% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.1% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $336,624 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 10th | 1% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $392,105 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.4% | 11th | 1% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $582,621 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 12th | 50% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $434,616 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.4% | 13th | 12% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $314,440 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.5% | 14th | 19% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $450,254 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.8% | 15th | 16% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $482,968 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 16th | 25% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $380,283 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.1% | 17th | 2% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $436,056 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.1% | 18th | 13% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.2% | 19th | 16% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.3% | 20th | 50% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $387,146 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.9% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $462,424 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.5% | 22nd | 19% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $721,966 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -4.6% | 23rd | 86% 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 77% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | $171,568 (Jun 26) | +4.1% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.3% | 1st | 47% below peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $127,061 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.1% | 2nd | 54% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $310,153 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.7% | 3rd | 13% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $132,642 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.2% | 4th | 52% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.5% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $205,406 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.4% | 6th | 25% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $223,628 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.2% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $139,666 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.0% | 8th | 49% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $587,973 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 9th | 114% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.3% | 10th | 5% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $294,150 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.7% | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $381,254 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 12th | 39% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $252,240 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.1% | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,179 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 14th | 24% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $327,568 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.0% | 15th | 19% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $246,066 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.3% | 16th | 10% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.5% | 17th | 63% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.9% | 18th | 10% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,438 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.0% | 19th | 28% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $300,340 (Jun 26) | 9th | -3.7% | 20th | 9% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $332,504 (Jun 26) | 6th | -5.1% | 21st | 21% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $476,713 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -6.1% | 22nd | 74% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $218,341 (Jun 26) | 17th | -6.2% | 23rd | 20% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Homeownership fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.6% to 57.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). None of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 66.5% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 16th | +3.4pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 19th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 13th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 4th | 24% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 62.4% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 6th | 41% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 9th | +2.1pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 20th | +1.6pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 50.3% | 15th | +1.8pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 4th | +2.1pp | 10th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 11th | 21% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 5th | +1.8pp | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 6th | +1.5pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 12th | +1.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 17th | +0.5pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 21st | +0.4pp | 18th | 19% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 58.9% | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 18th | +0.0pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 14th | -0.8pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 54.3% | 10th | -0.9pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 8th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 11% 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.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 59% 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 | |
| Wichita, KS | $1,146 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +5.3% | 2nd | 34% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 5th | +4.6% | 3rd | 19% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.6% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,444 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.9% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,686 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.5% | 6th | 3% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.2% | 7th | 10% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,272 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.1% | 8th | 27% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.1% | 9th | 12% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,453 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.0% | 10th | 16% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.4% | 11th | 3% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,865 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.8% | 12th | 7% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 13th | 36% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,071 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 14th | 19% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.0% | 15th | 11% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,739 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.8% | 17th | 18% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.8% | 18th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,004 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 19th | 73% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,579 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 20th | 9% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,549 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.3% | 21st | 11% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $1,999 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 22nd | 15% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $1,759 (Jun 26) | 11th | -1.9% | 23rd | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.9% to 32.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 26.9% | +1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 16th | -1.5pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 28.1% | 1st | -0.7pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 5th | -0.6pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 21st | -0.6pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 7th | +0.4pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 8th | +0.6pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 11th | +0.8pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 14th | +1.0pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 18th | +1.4pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.9% | 17th | +1.7pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 39.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 10th | +1.6pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 19th | +2.2pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 9th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.6% | 13th | +5.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.9% then, 7.5% now; margin ±0.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 5.4% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 11th | -2.3pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 4th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 8.5% | 14th | -1.4pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.4% | 6th | -1.0pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 16th | -1.3pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 17th | -1.5pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 18th | -1.6pp | 8th | 70% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 9th | 219% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 15th | -0.7pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 19th | -1.2pp | 11th | 87% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 21st | -1.2pp | 12th | 94% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 13th | 114% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 10th | -0.4pp | 14th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 12th | -0.3pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 8th | -0.2pp | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 13th | -0.2pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 20th | +0.1pp | 18th | 94% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 5th | +0.3pp | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 6.6% | 7th | +0.5pp | 20th | 21% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 21st | 45% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 9th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 5.0% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 23rd | 40% 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 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.1% to 9.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 13 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 7.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 6th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.1% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 3rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.0% | 5th | -1.2pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.6% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 39% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.5% | 17th | -1.7pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 4th | -0.6pp | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.1% | 12th | -0.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 10.5% | 16th | -1.1pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.2% | 13th | -0.9pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 42% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 15th | -0.8pp | 12th | 12% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.9% | 18th | -0.8pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.9% | 21st | -0.5pp | 14th | 74% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 11th | -0.2pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.4% | 8th | -0.1pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 9.9% | 14th | -0.2pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.3% | 9th | -0.1pp | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 7th | -0.0pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 12.2% | 19th | +0.2pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 18.9% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 21st | 107% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 10th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 13.6% | 20th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 49% above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 37.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Oakland, CA | 23.7% | 1st | 30% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 2nd | 19% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 28.3% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 29.6% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 32.3% | 9th | 5% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32.5% | 10th | 4% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 13th | 2% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 34.7% | 14th | 2% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 34.7% | 15th | 2% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 16th | 3% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 17th | 7% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 18th | 12% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 19th | 14% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 39.2% | 20th | 16% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 39.4% | 21st | 16% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 22nd | 18% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 23rd | 28% 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.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 6.4% now; margin ±0.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 4.8% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 20th | -1.7pp | 1st | 42% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 49% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 5th | 57% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 6th | 35% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.5% | 16th | -0.1pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 11th | -0.1pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 9th | 43% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +0.1pp | 10th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 21st | +0.2pp | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 8th | +0.2pp | 12th | 30% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 15th | +0.6pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 9th | +0.6pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 6.2% | 14th | +0.8pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 13.1% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 16th | 126% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 12th | +0.9pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 18th | 40% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.9% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 19th | 54% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 10th | +1.1pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 22nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 13th | +2.5pp | 23rd | 1% 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 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 37.7% to 40.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 21 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 34.6% | +2.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 11th | +7.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 18th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 45.7% | 5th | +7.1pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 5th | 60% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 7th | +4.9pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 19th | +3.7pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 13th | +4.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 33.6% | 15th | +3.9pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 12th | +4.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 21st | +2.8pp | 12th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 9th | +4.0pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 4th | +4.7pp | 14th | 32% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 10th | +3.1pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 17th | +2.3pp | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 16th | +2.1pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 8th | +2.4pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 22nd | 46% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 31.1% | 20th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 16% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 6.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42.3% to 36.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.8pp). 10 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 43.2% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Aurora, CO | 44.2% | 8th | +6.0pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 58.2% | 3rd | +4.6pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 3rd | 60% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.7% | 15th | +2.0pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 17th | +0.4pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 6th | 47% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 10th | -1.6pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 36.5% | 19th | -1.5pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 13th | -2.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 11th | -4.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 5th | -5.2pp | 12th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 6th | -6.1pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 4th | -6.9pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 9th | -7.0pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 20th | -6.0pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 23rd | -5.1pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 12th | -7.8pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 7th | -9.7pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 18th | -8.4pp | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 14th | -9.8pp | 23rd | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.0% then, 5.6% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 4.5% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 6th | -3.3pp | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 7th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 17th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 21st | -2.7pp | 4th | 24% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 6.3% | 8th | -1.0pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 11th | -0.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 7th | 37% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 15th | -0.6pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 5th | -0.3pp | 9th | 22% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 12th | -0.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 20th | -0.4pp | 11th | 24% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 14th | -0.3pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.1% | 16th | -0.1pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 13th | -0.0pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 15th | 35% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 5.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 18th | +0.3pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 9th | +0.5pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 19th | +0.7pp | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 9.0% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 22nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 10th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 6% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 475,862 to 488,837 - more than the combined survey margin (±130). 18 of the 22 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 | 19th | +9% | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 394,432 | 23rd | +7% | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 6th | +6% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 8th | +5% | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 11th | +5% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 5th | +4% | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 12th | +4% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 401,618 | 20th | +4% | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 9th | +3% | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 16th | +3% | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 18th | +3% | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 10th | +3% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 7th | +2% | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 397,945 | 21st | +2% | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 17th | +2% | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 14th | +1% | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 13th | +1% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 4th | +1% | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 397,742 | 22nd | +1% | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 3rd | +1% | 20th | 17% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 15th | -2% | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 2nd | -5% | 22nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 1st | -6% | 23rd | 19% 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 (31.4% then, 33.3% now; margin ±2.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 25.9% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Aurora, CO | 34.0% | 18th | +4.7pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 21st | +2.5pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 12th | +2.8pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 8th | +2.8pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 19th | +1.9pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 6th | +2.4pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 1st | +2.9pp | 7th | 66% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 15th | +1.4pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 14th | +1.3pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 16th | -0.5pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 11th | -1.3pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 4th | -1.7pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 34.6% | 17th | -1.6pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.1% | 9th | -2.4pp | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 13th | -2.3pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 10th | -2.7pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 2nd | -3.8pp | 18th | 47% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 7th | -3.3pp | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 5th | -3.5pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 20th | -3.0pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 3rd | -6.6pp | 23rd | 26% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.0% then, 70.8% now; margin ±4.5pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska ref | 74.1% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 6th | +7.6pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 71.6% | 8th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 74.3% | 4th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 9th | +5.9pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 17th | +3.6pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 14th | +3.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 2nd | +3.8pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 67.2% | 16th | +1.8pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 19th | +1.6pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 5th | +1.3pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 70.3% | 12th | +1.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 18th | +0.9pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 13th | +0.6pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 63.5% | 20th | -1.9pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 10th | -2.1pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 23rd | 11% below peers |