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.
Violent crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 55% 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% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 96 (May 26) | 1st | -53.8% | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 311 (May 26) | 11th | -35.0% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 138 (May 26) | 3rd | -23.6% | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 391 (Apr 26) | 17th | -19.8% | 4th | 26% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 276 (May 26) | 10th | -19.5% | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 373 (May 26) | 16th | -16.4% | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 358 (May 26) | 13th | -12.1% | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 210 (May 26) | 6th | -11.9% | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 370 (May 26) | 15th | -11.4% | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 344 (May 26) | 12th | -10.4% | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 406 (May 26) | 19th | -7.0% | 11th | 31% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 242 (Apr 26) | 7th | -6.4% | 12th | 22% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 196 (May 26) | 5th | -5.6% | 13th | 37% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 402 (May 26) | 18th | -3.9% | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 246 (May 26) | 8th | -2.7% | 15th | 21% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 250 (May 26) | 9th | -2.5% | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 1,337 (May 26) | 21st | -0.9% | 17th | 330% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 151 (May 26) | 4th | +3.9% | 18th | 51% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 137 (May 26) | 2nd | +4.7% | 19th | 56% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 498 (May 26) | 20th | +5.6% | 20th | 60% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 369 (May 26) | 14th | +20.8% | 21st | 19% 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 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 70% 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% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 954 (May 26) | 2nd | -48.1% | 1st | 46% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 1,547 (May 26) | 8th | -21.1% | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 398 (May 26) | 1st | -21.0% | 3rd | 77% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 1,577 (May 26) | 9th | -20.8% | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,974 (May 26) | 12th | -20.6% | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 1,270 (May 26) | 5th | -17.0% | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2,165 (May 26) | 13th | -16.3% | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2,409 (May 26) | 16th | -14.5% | 8th | 37% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 2,337 (May 26) | 15th | -12.0% | 9th | 33% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 2,569 (Apr 26) | 17th | -11.5% | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 3,012 (May 26) | 19th | -10.5% | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 1,038 (May 26) | 4th | -9.0% | 12th | 41% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 1,753 (May 26) | 11th | -9.0% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 3,154 (Apr 26) | 20th | -7.4% | 14th | 80% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 1,627 (May 26) | 10th | -7.4% | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 1,003 (May 26) | 3rd | -5.5% | 16th | 43% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 2,279 (May 26) | 14th | -4.2% | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 4,087 (May 26) | 21st | -3.9% | 18th | 133% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 1,405 (May 26) | 6th | +1.6% | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,628 (May 26) | 18th | +2.7% | 20th | 50% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 1,507 (May 26) | 7th | +46.6% | 21st | 14% below peers |
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.
Homicide fell about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 59% 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% | |||||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | -75.0% | 2nd | 73% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 2 (May 26) | 10th | -62.6% | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 3 (May 26) | 11th | -42.8% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 8 (Apr 26) | 19th | -35.3% | 5th | 191% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 3 (May 26) | 12th | -34.0% | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 19 (May 26) | 21st | -29.7% | 7th | 608% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2 (May 26) | 9th | -25.1% | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12 (Apr 26) | 20th | -15.0% | 9th | 356% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 10th | 74% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 11th | 73% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | +0.0% | 12th | 73% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4 (May 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 13th | 33% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0% | 14th | 75% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 7 (May 26) | 18th | +11.0% | 15th | 169% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 5 (May 26) | 16th | +16.7% | 16th | 76% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 3 (May 26) | 13th | +66.3% | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 5 (May 26) | 17th | +166.5% | 18th | 100% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 4 (May 26) | 15th | 36% above peers | ||||
| Torrance, CA | 1 (May 26) | 8th | 46% below peers | ||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 (May 26) | 7th | 72% 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.
Vehicle theft fell about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 65% 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% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 114 (May 26) | 3rd | -53.1% | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 106 (May 26) | 2nd | -43.7% | 2nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 171 (May 26) | 9th | -36.8% | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 217 (May 26) | 13th | -35.4% | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 193 (May 26) | 11th | -34.5% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 145 (May 26) | 6th | -32.4% | 6th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 164 (May 26) | 7th | -32.1% | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 405 (May 26) | 19th | -28.8% | 8th | 110% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 115 (May 26) | 4th | -27.5% | 9th | 41% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 140 (May 26) | 5th | -26.7% | 10th | 28% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 347 (May 26) | 17th | -25.0% | 11th | 79% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 573 (Apr 26) | 20th | -24.2% | 12th | 196% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 349 (May 26) | 18th | -22.3% | 13th | 81% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 1,082 (May 26) | 21st | -16.5% | 14th | 460% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 23 (May 26) | 1st | -12.8% | 15th | 88% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 302 (May 26) | 14th | -10.4% | 16th | 56% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 311 (May 26) | 15th | -9.9% | 17th | 61% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 216 (May 26) | 12th | -5.1% | 18th | 12% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 168 (May 26) | 8th | -4.6% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 325 (Apr 26) | 16th | +21.4% | 20th | 68% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 185 (May 26) | 10th | +29.0% | 21st | 4% 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.
Household income rose about 37% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $48,407 to $66,555 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,745). 30 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | $103,556 | +25% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | $178,958 | 1st | +42% | 1st | 118% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 20th | +41% | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | $100,795 | 9th | +41% | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | $45,247 | 30th | +39% | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | $92,209 | 12th | +39% | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | $89,233 | 14th | +38% | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $66,890 | 24th | +38% | 7th | 18% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | $74,410 | 18th | +38% | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | $66,555 | 25th | +37% | 9th | 19% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | $54,365 | 29th | +35% | 10th | 34% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | $56,851 | 27th | +35% | 11th | 31% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | $81,989 | 16th | +32% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | $104,286 | 6th | +30% | 13th | 27% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | $103,088 | 7th | +30% | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | $101,396 | 8th | +29% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | $64,016 | 26th | +29% | 16th | 22% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | $37,726 | 31st | +29% | 17th | 54% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | $92,302 | 11th | +28% | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | $117,113 | 2nd | +28% | 19th | 43% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | $105,192 | 5th | +27% | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | $89,125 | 15th | +26% | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | $116,217 | 3rd | +24% | 22nd | 42% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | $69,621 | 22nd | +24% | 23rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | $79,909 | 17th | +23% | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | $73,042 | 19th | +23% | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | $93,602 | 10th | +21% | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | $66,998 | 23rd | +21% | 27th | 18% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $70,424 | 21st | +20% | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | $111,586 | 4th | +20% | 29th | 36% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | $55,529 | 28th | +17% | 30th | 32% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | $89,585 | 13th | +13% | 31st | 9% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 4.7% (May 26) | -0.5pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Dayton, OH | 3.7% (May 26) | 9th | -2.1pp | 1st | 12% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 5.2% (May 26) | 24th | -1.3pp | 2nd | 24% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | 4.8% (May 26) | 21st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 14% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 20th | -0.6pp | 4th | 12% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 6.0% (May 26) | 26th | -0.5pp | 5th | 43% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 1.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 6th | 55% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 7th | 24% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 9th | 26% below peers | |
| Columbia, SC | 4.5% (May 26) | 17th | -0.2pp | 10th | 7% above peers | |
| Torrance, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 18th | -0.2pp | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Orange, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -0.1pp | 12th | 19% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 13th | 10% below peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | +0.0pp | 14th | 17% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.1pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | +0.2pp | 16th | 2% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 17th | 24% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 18th | 14% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 19th | 29% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 11th | +0.3pp | 20th | 12% below peers | |
| Kent, WA | 5.1% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.4pp | 21st | 21% above peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 36% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | 6.8% (May 26) | 28th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 62% above peers | |
| Miramar, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +1.0pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 22nd | +1.0pp | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Stamford, CT | 4.4% (May 26) | 16th | +1.1pp | 26th | 5% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 19th | +1.2pp | 27th | 10% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 6.2% (May 26) | 27th | +1.5pp | 28th | 48% 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.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.4% then, 15.6% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 9.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 6.0% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 11.4% | 15th | -4.6pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.8% | 6th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 7.5% | 4th | -2.3pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 9.1% | 9th | -2.4pp | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 7.0% | 2nd | -1.8pp | 6th | 40% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 9.8% | 10th | -2.5pp | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 10.7% | 13th | -2.5pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12.4% | 20th | -2.3pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 14.7% | 23rd | -2.7pp | 10th | 26% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 17.0% | 25th | -2.9pp | 11th | 46% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 8.5% | 8th | -1.5pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.6% | 12th | -1.6pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 24.6% | 30th | -3.2pp | 14th | 111% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 21.8% | 28th | -2.7pp | 15th | 87% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 27.3% | 31st | -3.4pp | 16th | 135% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 7.1% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.6% | 24th | -1.8pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 16th | -1.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 22.4% | 29th | -2.4pp | 20th | 93% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.6% | 26th | -1.7pp | 21st | 51% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 13.1% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 12.3% | 18th | -0.5pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 11.0% | 14th | +0.0pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 12.1% | 17th | +0.0pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 12.5% | 21st | +0.7pp | 26th | 7% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 10.0% | 11th | +0.9pp | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 7.7% | 5th | +0.9pp | 28th | 34% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 19.8% | 27th | +2.6pp | 29th | 70% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 7th | +1.7pp | 30th | 30% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 12.3% | 19th | +3.2pp | 31st | 6% 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.
Child poverty fell 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.0% to 19.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 14 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 13.0% | -1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 5.4% | 1st | -4.1pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 9.6% | 5th | -7.1pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 14.2% | 12th | -6.8pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 12.0% | 10th | -5.0pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 11.0% | 8th | -4.5pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 12.8% | 11th | -4.9pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 21.5% | 24th | -7.6pp | 7th | 41% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 10.6% | 7th | -3.7pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 22.3% | 25th | -7.3pp | 9th | 46% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.7% | 4th | -2.8pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 19.8% | 22nd | -5.2pp | 11th | 30% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 16th | -2.7pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 17.1% | 21st | -3.0pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 19.8% | 23rd | -3.4pp | 14th | 30% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 10.4% | 6th | -1.7pp | 15th | 32% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 31.2% | 29th | -5.0pp | 16th | 105% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 15.2% | 15th | -2.0pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.2% | 27th | -3.4pp | 18th | 85% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 16.3% | 20th | -1.9pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 40.5% | 30th | -4.0pp | 20th | 166% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 11.1% | 9th | -1.1pp | 21st | 27% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 24.8% | 26th | -1.6pp | 22nd | 63% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 15.5% | 17th | -1.0pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 43.7% | 31st | -1.9pp | 24th | 187% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 16.1% | 19th | -0.3pp | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 29.8% | 28th | +3.0pp | 26th | 96% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 8.0% | 2nd | +1.1pp | 27th | 47% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 15.2% | 14th | +2.3pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 29th | 46% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.8% | 13th | +3.3pp | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 15.7% | 18th | +4.2pp | 31st | 3% 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.
Broadband rose 13.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 75.8% to 89.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 30 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 92.9% | +6.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Waco, TX | 89.0% | 28th | +13.4pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 89.3% | 27th | +13.5pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 90.6% | 25th | +13.4pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 92.0% | 22nd | +11.1pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 93.2% | 15th | +11.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 93.0% | 16th | +10.7pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 85.6% | 31st | +9.3pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 90.7% | 24th | +9.7pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 95.9% | 5th | +9.8pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 94.0% | 14th | +8.2pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 88.6% | 29th | +7.8pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 92.9% | 18th | +7.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 89.7% | 26th | +7.2pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 91.3% | 23rd | +6.8pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 95.6% | 7th | +6.8pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 96.5% | 1st | +6.5pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 92.5% | 21st | +6.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 92.7% | 20th | +6.0pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 94.0% | 13th | +5.9pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 94.4% | 11th | +5.9pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 19th | +5.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 96.5% | 2nd | +5.5pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 88.4% | 30th | +4.9pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 94.3% | 12th | +5.1pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 92.9% | 17th | +4.6pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 95.5% | 8th | +4.4pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 95.6% | 6th | +4.0pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 95.3% | 9th | +3.4pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 94.4% | 10th | +3.0pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 96.2% | 3rd | +2.9pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 96.1% | 4th | +2.8pp | 31st | 3% 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 (0.43 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 0.48 | -0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Visalia, CA | 0.41 | 4th | -0.037 | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 0.47 | 21st | -0.020 | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 0.46 | 20th | -0.012 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 0.51 | 28th | -0.007 | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 0.43 | 10th | -0.006 | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 0.48 | 24th | -0.005 | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 0.42 | 5th | -0.004 | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 0.43 | 13th | -0.003 | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 0.50 | 27th | -0.002 | 9th | 13% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 0.37 | 1st | +0.000 | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 0.43 | 12th | +0.001 | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 0.51 | 29th | +0.002 | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.002 | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 0.42 | 9th | +0.003 | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 0.44 | 15th | +0.004 | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 0.55 | 31st | +0.006 | 16th | 24% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 0.42 | 6th | +0.005 | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 0.53 | 30th | +0.007 | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.009 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 0.48 | 25th | +0.011 | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 0.44 | 14th | +0.010 | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 0.39 | 2nd | +0.010 | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0.42 | 7th | +0.014 | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 0.50 | 26th | +0.017 | 24th | 11% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.020 | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.019 | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 0.43 | 11th | +0.019 | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 0.45 | 19th | +0.034 | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 0.47 | 23rd | +0.042 | 29th | 6% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 0.42 | 8th | +0.038 | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.049 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (17.3% then, 15.9% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 8.8% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% | 1st | -1.3pp | 1st | 66% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 3.8% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 9.2% | 11th | -3.0pp | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.1% | 25th | -4.9pp | 4th | 68% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 13.1% | 17th | -2.7pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 7.1% | 6th | -1.4pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.1% | 7th | -1.3pp | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 21st | -1.7pp | 8th | 38% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 25.8% | 28th | -2.4pp | 9th | 138% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.9% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 10th | 47% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.8% | 16th | -0.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 9.3% | 14th | -0.6pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.3% | 9th | -0.4pp | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 17.6% | 24th | -0.6pp | 14th | 63% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.4% | 29th | +0.1pp | 15th | 144% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 8.7% | 10th | +0.2pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 18.7% | 26th | +1.1pp | 17th | 73% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.4% | 15th | +0.6pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 19.8% | 27th | +1.2pp | 19th | 82% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 13.2% | 18th | +0.8pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 27.1% | 30th | +2.3pp | 21st | 150% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 20th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 31% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 13.8% | 19th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 9.2% | 13th | +1.4pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 7.8% | 8th | +1.3pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 32.5% | 31st | +5.6pp | 26th | 200% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 6.8% | 5th | +1.2pp | 27th | 37% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 15.1% | 22nd | +2.9pp | 28th | 39% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.8% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 29th | 65% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 5.2% | 4th | +2.5pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 9.2% | 12th | +4.5pp | 31st | 15% 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.
Home value rose about 1% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | $584,681 (Jun 26) | +3.3% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Metairie, LA | $334,224 (Jun 26) | 19th | +8.4% | 1st | 18% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $730,252 (Jun 26) | 6th | +6.8% | 2nd | 78% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $340,803 (Jun 26) | 18th | +5.6% | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $324,918 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.0% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $215,210 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.4% | 5th | 47% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $315,750 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.4% | 6th | 23% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $331,824 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.1% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Warren, MI | $204,491 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.7% | 8th | 50% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | $1,141,755 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 9th | 179% above peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $1,123,531 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.5% | 10th | 174% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $232,810 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.3% | 11th | 43% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $141,446 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.3% | 12th | 65% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $547,806 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 13th | 34% above peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $1,053,680 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.1% | 14th | 157% above peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | $472,447 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.7% | 15th | 15% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $283,362 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.7% | 16th | 31% below peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $401,692 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.7% | 17th | 2% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $437,583 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.2% | 18th | 7% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $538,033 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.1% | 19th | 31% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $1,213,522 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.4% | 20th | 196% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,710,119 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 21st | 317% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $651,566 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.6% | 22nd | 59% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $200,115 (Jun 26) | 29th | -2.1% | 23rd | 51% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.6% | 24th | 26% below peers | |
| Miramar, FL | $520,975 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.6% | 25th | 27% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $503,275 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.0% | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $409,845 (Jun 26) | 15th | -3.2% | 27th | on par with peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $524,239 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.5% | 28th | 28% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $395,461 (Jun 26) | 17th | -4.1% | 29th | 4% below peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $281,935 (Jun 26) | 25th | -7.1% | 30th | 31% 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.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | $367,009 (Jun 26) | +3.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Metairie, LA | $237,310 (Jun 26) | 20th | +13.6% | 1st | 26% below peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $240,389 (Jun 26) | 19th | +7.3% | 2nd | 25% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $392,879 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.5% | 3rd | 23% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $229,082 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.4% | 4th | 29% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $146,112 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.9% | 5th | 54% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $225,599 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.7% | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $249,711 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.6% | 7th | 22% below peers | |
| Warren, MI | $126,201 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.0% | 8th | 61% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $72,552 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.6% | 9th | 77% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $798,210 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.6% | 10th | 149% above peers | |
| Orange, CA | $850,078 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.6% | 11th | 165% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $142,816 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.3% | 12th | 55% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $214,320 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.1% | 13th | 33% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $427,901 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.9% | 14th | 34% above peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | $408,896 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.8% | 15th | 28% above peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $822,837 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 16th | 157% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $320,428 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $385,386 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.6% | 18th | 20% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $434,946 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 19th | 36% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $814,213 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.5% | 20th | 154% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $482,714 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 21st | 51% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $127,137 (Jun 26) | 28th | -2.1% | 22nd | 60% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,097,008 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 23rd | 242% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $324,658 (Jun 26) | 14th | -3.2% | 24th | 1% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $393,280 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.5% | 25th | 23% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.5% | 26th | 25% below peers | |
| Miramar, FL | $366,124 (Jun 26) | 13th | -3.6% | 27th | 14% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $316,037 (Jun 26) | 16th | -4.2% | 28th | 1% below peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $230,341 (Jun 26) | 21st | -7.6% | 29th | 28% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $220,094 (Jun 26) | 24th | -7.8% | 30th | 31% 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.2% then, 25.6% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 63.8% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Victorville, CA | 60.6% | 14th | +6.5pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 70.0% | 7th | +7.5pp | 2nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.3% | 25th | +4.2pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 49.4% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 1st | +5.2pp | 5th | 36% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 25.6% | 31st | +1.3pp | 6th | 56% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 72.1% | 4th | +3.5pp | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 48.4% | 24th | +1.8pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 75.8% | 2nd | +2.8pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 57.2% | 17th | +2.1pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 71.1% | 6th | +2.0pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 61.1% | 13th | +1.4pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 56.9% | 18th | +1.2pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 62.1% | 12th | +1.1pp | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 28.4% | 30th | +0.4pp | 15th | 51% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 42.5% | 28th | +0.5pp | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.7% | 27th | +0.0pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 65.1% | 11th | +0.1pp | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 60.3% | 15th | -0.2pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 51.9% | 21st | -0.4pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 68.8% | 8th | -0.6pp | 21st | 17% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 45.5% | 26th | -0.5pp | 22nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 68.5% | 9th | -0.7pp | 23rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 58.5% | 16th | -0.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 55.0% | 20th | -0.9pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 71.4% | 5th | -1.4pp | 26th | 22% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 56.7% | 19th | -1.2pp | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 74.6% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 28th | 27% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 67.3% | 10th | -1.6pp | 29th | 15% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 40.8% | 29th | -2.0pp | 30th | 30% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 48.8% | 23rd | -2.8pp | 31st | 17% 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.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower 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% | ||||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,288 (Jun 26) | 28th | +13.0% | 1st | 33% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $3,890 (Jun 26) | 1st | +7.2% | 2nd | 104% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $1,693 (Jun 26) | 18th | +5.3% | 3rd | 11% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.1% | 4th | 8% above peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $1,207 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.4% | 5th | 37% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $2,997 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.3% | 6th | 57% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $1,909 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.2% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $1,088 (Jun 26) | 30th | +3.2% | 8th | 43% below peers | |
| Warren, MI | $1,337 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.0% | 9th | 30% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $2,227 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.0% | 10th | 17% above peers | |
| Orange, CA | $3,181 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.8% | 11th | 67% above peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $2,872 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.6% | 12th | 50% above peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $1,591 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.1% | 13th | 17% below peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $2,242 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.1% | 14th | 17% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $1,478 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.6% | 15th | 23% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $1,618 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.3% | 16th | 15% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $2,954 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 17th | 55% above peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $2,255 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 18th | 18% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $1,978 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.8% | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.6% | 20th | 2% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | $1,369 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.4% | 21st | 28% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $2,357 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.0% | 22nd | 23% above peers | |
| Miramar, FL | $2,710 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.3% | 23rd | 42% above peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | $1,504 (Jun 26) | 24th | -0.9% | 24th | 21% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.1% | 25th | 17% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $1,910 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.1% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $2,939 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.3% | 27th | 54% above peers | |
| Metairie, LA | $1,605 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.4% | 28th | 16% below peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $1,856 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.8% | 29th | 3% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $1,634 (Jun 26) | 19th | -3.8% | 30th | 14% 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (53.9% then, 50.7% now; margin ±3.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 36.7% | -2.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 30.1% | 5th | -5.6pp | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 31.5% | 8th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.7% | 31st | -3.2pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 43.0% | 24th | -2.3pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 50.3% | 30th | -2.7pp | 5th | 35% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 36.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 26.1% | 1st | -0.9pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 44.4% | 28th | -0.7pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 40.6% | 21st | -0.3pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 31.8% | 9th | -0.1pp | 10th | 15% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 29.0% | 3rd | -0.0pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 41.7% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 12th | 12% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 32.0% | 10th | +0.1pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 39.3% | 18th | +0.2pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 7th | +0.2pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 43.6% | 25th | +0.5pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 36.1% | 14th | +0.6pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 29.9% | 4th | +0.8pp | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 45.6% | 29th | +1.6pp | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 40.7% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.5% | 17th | +1.6pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.2% | 6th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 32.3% | 11th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 43.8% | 27th | +2.8pp | 24th | 17% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 40.6% | 19th | +2.7pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 40.6% | 20th | +2.8pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 43.6% | 26th | +3.4pp | 27th | 17% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 35.8% | 13th | +3.2pp | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 27.5% | 2nd | +2.6pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 37.4% | 16th | +3.9pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 34.1% | 12th | +7.4pp | 31st | 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.
No vehicle fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.2% to 20.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 5 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 11.1% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Visalia, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -1.6pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.7% | 12th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 9.2% | 25th | -3.8pp | 3rd | 75% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.8% | 19th | -1.9pp | 4th | 29% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 15.9% | 29th | -3.9pp | 5th | 201% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 3.8% | 6th | -0.8pp | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 20.6% | 30th | -3.6pp | 7th | 289% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 5.3% | 16th | -0.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 9th | 77% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 7.0% | 20th | -0.9pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 5.7% | 17th | -0.7pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 3.0% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 12th | 43% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.9% | 31st | -1.4pp | 13th | 408% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 7.2% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 14th | 36% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 7.6% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 15th | 44% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 9.3% | 26th | -0.3pp | 16th | 77% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 2.4% | 1st | -0.0pp | 17th | 54% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 11.5% | 28th | -0.0pp | 18th | 117% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +0.0pp | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 4.9% | 13th | +0.0pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 5.3% | 15th | +0.1pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 10th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 4.7% | 11th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 4.5% | 8th | +0.5pp | 24th | 16% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 5.8% | 18th | +0.7pp | 25th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 4.6% | 9th | +0.5pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 3.5% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 28th | 35% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 8.3% | 24th | +1.3pp | 29th | 57% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 7.1% | 21st | +2.2pp | 30th | 35% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.5% | 4th | +1.1pp | 31st | 34% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.5% to 24.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 7.3% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Miramar, FL | 10.3% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 1st | 35% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 5.6% | 4th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 6.7% | 12th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 5.8% | 6th | -1.7pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 7.3% | 15th | -1.5pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 9.8% | 20th | -1.9pp | 6th | 29% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 6.8% | 13th | -1.2pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% | 5th | -1.0pp | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.2% | 19th | -1.6pp | 9th | 22% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 6.6% | 10th | -1.1pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.2% | 25th | -2.3pp | 11th | 87% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 10.8% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 12th | 42% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 8.0% | 17th | -1.1pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 14th | 45% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 6.9% | 14th | -0.6pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 16th | 62% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 5.9% | 7th | -0.5pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 15.3% | 27th | -1.2pp | 18th | 101% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 6.0% | 9th | -0.4pp | 19th | 21% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 17.6% | 29th | -0.7pp | 20th | 132% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 21st | 148% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 26th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 97% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.6% | 28th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 105% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 6.7% | 11th | +0.2pp | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 4.7% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 25th | 38% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 24th | +0.7pp | 26th | 67% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 8.8% | 18th | +0.5pp | 27th | 15% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 7.6% | 16th | +0.4pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 6.0% | 8th | +0.5pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 24.0% | 31st | +3.5pp | 30th | 216% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 9.9% | 21st | +1.5pp | 31st | 30% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 30.0% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Torrance, CA | 20.0% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 20.5% | 2nd | 41% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | 24.4% | 3rd | 30% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | 25.5% | 4th | 27% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | 26.0% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Kent, WA | 26.2% | 6th | 24% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | 27.0% | 7th | 22% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 28.4% | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | 29.8% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 29.9% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Miramar, FL | 31.8% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 32.0% | 12th | 8% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 32.9% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 33.3% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 34.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Visalia, CA | 34.7% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 34.9% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | 35.0% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 35.5% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 20th | 2% above peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | 36.0% | 21st | 4% above peers | |
| Metairie, LA | 36.5% | 22nd | 5% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 37.2% | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | 37.7% | 24th | 9% above peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 38.9% | 25th | 12% above peers | |
| Midland, TX | 39.1% | 26th | 13% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 39.2% | 27th | 13% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | 41.3% | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 43.0% | 29th | 24% above peers | |
| Dayton, OH | 47.7% | 30th | 37% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.5% to 13.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 4 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 4.3% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 2.4% | 4th | -2.3pp | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.6% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 2nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 3rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 1.4% | 1st | -0.4pp | 4th | 69% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 11.6% | 27th | -3.0pp | 5th | 163% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 2.7% | 6th | -0.4pp | 6th | 39% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 5.8% | 19th | -0.6pp | 7th | 30% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 3.0% | 9th | -0.3pp | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 5.2% | 17th | -0.4pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 14.0% | 29th | -0.6pp | 10th | 216% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 7.8% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 11th | 75% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 6.8% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 12th | 54% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 2.8% | 8th | -0.0pp | 13th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 8.4% | 24th | -0.0pp | 14th | 90% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 3.4% | 11th | +0.1pp | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 4.0% | 14th | +0.1pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4.4% | 16th | +0.3pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 8.7% | 25th | +0.8pp | 18th | 98% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 2.7% | 7th | +0.3pp | 19th | 38% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 6.7% | 20th | +1.0pp | 20th | 52% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.0% | 13th | +0.7pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 3.3% | 10th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.4% | 5th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 3.4% | 12th | +0.7pp | 24th | 23% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 26th | +2.4pp | 25th | 102% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.3% | 31st | +4.3pp | 26th | 245% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 14.1% | 30th | +4.4pp | 27th | 219% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 4.2% | 15th | +1.4pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 6.8% | 21st | +2.7pp | 29th | 53% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 5.4% | 18th | +2.3pp | 30th | 23% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 13.0% | 28th | +5.5pp | 31st | 193% 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.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.5% then, 14.6% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 43.6% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Miramar, FL | 37.4% | 15th | +10.1pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 24th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 40.7% | 11th | +6.6pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 44.1% | 7th | +6.9pp | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 21.6% | 25th | +3.2pp | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 33.7% | 16th | +4.8pp | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 29.8% | 20th | +4.1pp | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.7% | 21st | +3.8pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 45.2% | 6th | +6.0pp | 9th | 21% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 21.0% | 26th | +2.5pp | 10th | 44% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 32.8% | 18th | +3.7pp | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 41.2% | 10th | +4.2pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 38.9% | 14th | +4.0pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 65.9% | 1st | +6.1pp | 14th | 76% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.1% | 19th | +2.7pp | 15th | 17% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 14.6% | 28th | +1.1pp | 16th | 61% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.0% | 9th | +3.0pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 56.1% | 2nd | +3.8pp | 18th | 50% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.3pp | 19th | 44% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 28.5% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 16.1% | 27th | +0.9pp | 21st | 57% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 39.7% | 13th | +2.0pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 45.9% | 5th | +2.1pp | 23rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 24.1% | 23rd | +0.9pp | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 39.9% | 12th | +1.4pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 33.1% | 17th | +1.1pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 51.7% | 4th | +1.6pp | 27th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 43.5% | 8th | +1.0pp | 28th | 16% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 12.8% | 30th | -0.2pp | 29th | 66% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 14.3% | 29th | -0.3pp | 30th | 62% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.8% then, 61.2% now; margin ±5.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 61.6% | -3.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 46.2% | 17th | +9.5pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 59.8% | 8th | +11.1pp | 2nd | 29% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | +5.4pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 42.7% | 20th | +4.9pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 51.2% | 13th | +5.8pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 63.3% | 5th | +6.0pp | 6th | 37% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 40.3% | 23rd | +3.4pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 33.4% | 26th | +1.7pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 71.0% | 1st | +3.4pp | 9th | 53% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 67.5% | 2nd | +3.2pp | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 59.9% | 7th | +1.6pp | 11th | 29% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 30.9% | 27th | +0.3pp | 12th | 33% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 47.9% | 15th | +0.4pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 29.2% | 28th | +0.0pp | 14th | 37% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 50.1% | 14th | -1.3pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.1% | 24th | -1.8pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 45.2% | 19th | -3.3pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 55.1% | 9th | -4.1pp | 18th | 19% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 45.3% | 18th | -3.5pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 61.2% | 6th | -5.5pp | 20th | 32% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 63.9% | 4th | -7.9pp | 21st | 38% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 65.9% | 3rd | -9.7pp | 22nd | 42% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.4% | 16th | -7.1pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 51.9% | 12th | -13.8pp | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 41.8% | 21st | -13.1pp | 25th | 10% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 54.1% | 10th | -17.7pp | 26th | 17% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 34.0% | 25th | -12.3pp | 27th | 27% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 53.1% | 11th | -24.8pp | 28th | 15% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 22.3% | 30th | -12.6pp | 29th | 52% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 29th | -19.0pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.7% | 31st | -12.9pp | 31st | 62% 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 (14.7% then, 12.3% now; margin ±4.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 5.1% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lewisville, TX | 1.3% | 1st | -4.7pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2.0% | 3rd | -3.1pp | 2nd | 66% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.5% | 13th | -3.2pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 11.6% | 29th | -6.5pp | 4th | 96% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.1% | 4th | -1.6pp | 5th | 48% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 7.0% | 20th | -3.1pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 3.9% | 8th | -1.1pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 12.3% | 30th | -2.4pp | 8th | 108% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 4.0% | 9th | -0.7pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 10th | 72% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 6.7% | 19th | -0.9pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 4.6% | 11th | -0.5pp | 12th | 22% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 5.7% | 15th | -0.3pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 5.9% | 16th | +0.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 5.7% | 14th | +0.4pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 6.6% | 18th | +0.6pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 9.5% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 17th | 62% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 4.6% | 10th | +0.6pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 3.8% | 6th | +0.5pp | 19th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 10.1% | 24th | +1.6pp | 20th | 71% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 21st | 37% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 26th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 82% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 10.9% | 27th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 84% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 3.8% | 7th | +1.2pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.6% | 17th | +2.1pp | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 12.6% | 31st | +5.4pp | 26th | 114% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 8.4% | 21st | +3.6pp | 27th | 42% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 11.5% | 28th | +5.1pp | 28th | 95% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 9.5% | 22nd | +4.8pp | 29th | 62% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 5.4% | 12th | +2.9pp | 30th | 9% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 10.6% | 25th | +6.1pp | 31st | 80% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 128,333 to 137,302 - more than the combined survey margin (±68). 21 of the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 130,138 | 30th | +28% | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 131,080 | 28th | +23% | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 31st | +16% | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 137,627 | 13th | +13% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 143,939 | 2nd | +9% | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 131,627 | 27th | +8% | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 132,353 | 26th | +7% | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 137,302 | 15th | +7% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 137,144 | 17th | +6% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 143,570 | 3rd | +6% | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 144,187 | 1st | +5% | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 139,643 | 7th | +5% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 137,264 | 16th | +4% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 135,603 | 22nd | +3% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 134,349 | 23rd | +3% | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 136,103 | 21st | +3% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 137,928 | 12th | +2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 130,256 | 29th | +2% | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 137,557 | 14th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 138,437 | 10th | +2% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 138,633 | 8th | +1% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 140,968 | 5th | +1% | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 133,573 | 25th | +1% | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 138,600 | 9th | -1% | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 138,266 | 11th | -1% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 136,640 | 19th | -1% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 133,740 | 24th | -2% | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 139,729 | 6th | -2% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 142,130 | 4th | -2% | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 136,579 | 20th | -3% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 136,969 | 18th | -3% | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.7% then, 50.0% now; margin ±5.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 26.3% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pasadena, CA | 33.0% | 15th | +8.1pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 24.9% | 25th | +2.6pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 24.1% | 26th | +2.4pp | 3rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 32.8% | 16th | +3.1pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 26.1% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 26.1% | 24th | +1.3pp | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 27.8% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 34.3% | 14th | +1.5pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 37.7% | 8th | +1.3pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 36.0% | 11th | +1.0pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 62.8% | 2nd | +1.8pp | 11th | 92% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.0% | 4th | +1.3pp | 12th | 53% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 57.4% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 13th | 75% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 64.0% | 1st | +0.1pp | 14th | 96% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 46.6% | 5th | -0.6pp | 15th | 42% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 31.7% | 18th | -0.4pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 32.5% | 17th | -0.5pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 17.1% | 28th | -0.4pp | 18th | 48% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 9th | -1.8pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 28.7% | 20th | -1.4pp | 20th | 12% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 39.1% | 7th | -3.3pp | 21st | 19% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 34.4% | 13th | -3.0pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 14.7% | 29th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 55% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 30.3% | 19th | -3.5pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 14.6% | 30th | -1.9pp | 25th | 56% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 39.9% | 6th | -6.1pp | 26th | 22% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 36.0% | 12th | -6.1pp | 27th | 10% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 28.0% | 21st | -5.3pp | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 21.7% | 27th | -5.0pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 14.1% | 31st | -3.4pp | 30th | 57% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 36.8% | 10th | -9.5pp | 31st | 12% 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 (67.2% then, 67.4% now; margin ±8.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey ref | 72.4% | +4.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 74.5% | 4th | +9.0pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 66.5% | 20th | +7.6pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 72.2% | 9th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 69.8% | 16th | +6.8pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 65.6% | 21st | +5.6pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 71.3% | 13th | +6.0pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 60.7% | 27th | +5.0pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 73.7% | 7th | +5.8pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 61.3% | 26th | +4.6pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 74.0% | 5th | +4.7pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 78.0% | 2nd | +4.7pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 6th | +3.7pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 63.6% | 24th | +3.1pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 69.2% | 17th | +3.1pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 72.8% | 8th | +2.9pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 63.0% | 25th | +2.4pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 82.1% | 1st | +2.8pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 70.2% | 15th | +1.3pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 56.1% | 31st | +1.0pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 67.4% | 19th | +0.2pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 65.0% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 59.4% | 28th | -0.4pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 71.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 64.7% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 56.6% | 30th | -1.7pp | 25th | 19% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 72.0% | 10th | -2.2pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 71.9% | 11th | -2.5pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 68.1% | 18th | -2.5pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 58.8% | 29th | -5.5pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 74.8% | 3rd | -7.0pp | 30th | 7% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 70.2% | 14th | -8.9pp | 31st | 1% above peers |