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94,956 people (2024) 50k-100k Northeast

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Toms River, NJ shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
3.6%
2020-24
▼ 56%
relative change
8.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$100,137
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
$79,889 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
5.8%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
7.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.9%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
5.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
30.6%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
36.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
36.4%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
31.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.6%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
87.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
81.9%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
79.3% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
70.6%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
59.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
5.4%
2019-23
▼ 3%
relative change
5.5% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.5%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
4.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention

Nothing here shows a real worsening against similar-size cities right now - a good sign, not a blind spot; every indicator is still shown in full below. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
94,956
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
89,254 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$464,685
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$447,220 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$325,502
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$317,588 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,934
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$2,879 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
76.0%
2020-24
high
vs peers
73.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
19.3%
2020-24
low
vs peers
24.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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All indicators

Economy 6 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $79,889 to $100,137 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,415).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Toms River started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 37% from 2014 to 2024 ($73,321 to $100,137).
Bright spot $100,137
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref $103,556 +25%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Arden-Arcade, CA $77,321 20th +53% 1st 20% below peers
Hemet, CA $57,719 28th +45% 2nd 41% below peers
Indio, CA $77,167 21st +44% 3rd 20% below peers
Asheville, NC $71,102 22nd +42% 4th 27% below peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 12th +42% 5th 3% above peers
Yakima, WA $62,815 26th +40% 6th 35% below peers
San Marcos, CA $109,377 6th +39% 7th 13% above peers
Lehi, UT $131,299 2nd +37% 8th 35% above peers
Beaverton, OR $98,622 13th +37% 9th 2% above peers
Reading, PA $44,091 31st +37% 10th 55% below peers
North Port, FL $84,049 18th +35% 11th 13% below peers
Alafaya, FL $100,950 10th +34% 12th 4% above peers
Manteca, CA $97,055 16th +33% 13th on par with peers
Fall River, MA $56,673 29th +30% 14th 42% below peers
Redding, CA $70,466 23rd +30% 15th 27% below peers
Orem, UT $83,342 19th +29% 16th 14% below peers
Nashua, NH $96,326 17th +28% 17th 1% below peers
Kirkland, WA $150,414 1st +28% 18th 55% above peers
Chino, CA $104,682 9th +28% 19th 8% above peers
Frederick, MD $97,069 15th +28% 20th on par with peers
Norwalk, CT $107,616 8th +25% 21st 11% above peers
Toms River, NJ $100,137 11th +25% 22nd 3% above peers
Bellingham, WA $66,755 24th +25% 23rd 31% below peers
Livonia, MI $98,460 14th +23% 24th 1% above peers
O'Fallon, MO $110,443 5th +23% 25th 14% above peers
Hoover, AL $109,253 7th +22% 26th 13% above peers
Greenville, NC $49,748 30th +22% 27th 49% below peers
Lawrence, KS $65,009 25th +21% 28th 33% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $124,755 3rd +21% 29th 29% above peers
Sandy, UT $112,176 4th +19% 30th 16% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $60,491 27th +16% 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,352 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.5% to 5.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Toms River started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.5% to 5.8%).
Bright spot 5.8%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 9.7% -0.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Indio, CA 11.5% 20th -5.0pp 1st 23% above peers
Hemet, CA 14.9% 23rd -6.3pp 2nd 60% above peers
Chino, CA 8.0% 11th -2.4pp 3rd 14% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 16.9% 25th -5.0pp 4th 82% above peers
Toms River, NJ 5.8% 6th -1.7pp 5th 37% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.0% 2nd -1.4pp 6th 47% below peers
Redding, CA 14.1% 21st -3.3pp 7th 52% above peers
San Marcos, CA 9.2% 14th -2.1pp 8th 1% below peers
Yakima, WA 16.6% 24th -3.8pp 9th 79% above peers
Greenville, NC 24.6% 30th -5.6pp 10th 164% above peers
Hoover, AL 5.1% 3rd -1.1pp 11th 45% below peers
Norwalk, CA 9.3% 16th -1.9pp 12th on par with peers
Frederick, MD 9.2% 13th -1.9pp 13th 1% below peers
Manteca, CA 9.5% 17th -1.9pp 14th 2% above peers
Lawrence, KS 17.4% 27th -3.3pp 15th 86% above peers
Nashua, NH 7.8% 10th -1.5pp 16th 16% below peers
Livonia, MI 4.7% 1st -0.8pp 17th 49% below peers
Reading, PA 28.7% 31st -4.0pp 18th 208% above peers
Orem, UT 10.2% 19th -1.4pp 19th 10% above peers
Alafaya, FL 9.3% 15th -1.2pp 20th on par with peers
North Port, FL 6.7% 9th -0.8pp 21st 28% below peers
Bellingham, WA 18.6% 28th -2.2pp 22nd 100% above peers
Beaverton, OR 10.1% 18th -1.2pp 23rd 8% above peers
Norwalk, CT 9.1% 12th -1.0pp 24th 2% below peers
Kirkland, WA 6.1% 7th -0.0pp 25th 35% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.6% 29th -0.1pp 26th 110% above peers
Asheville, NC 14.2% 22nd +0.4pp 27th 53% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 17.3% 26th +0.5pp 28th 86% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.5% 5th +0.3pp 29th 41% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 5.4% 4th +0.9pp 30th 42% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1% 8th +1.5pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.1% to 3.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Toms River started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.5% to 3.6%).
Bright spot 3.6%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 13.0% -1.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Toms River, NJ 3.6% 2nd -4.6pp 1st 64% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.2% 1st -3.4pp 2nd 67% below peers
Manteca, CA 9.1% 13th -5.7pp 3rd 7% below peers
Chino, CA 8.8% 12th -5.3pp 4th 10% below peers
Hemet, CA 17.7% 24th -10.7pp 5th 81% above peers
San Marcos, CA 7.6% 9th -4.1pp 6th 22% below peers
Hoover, AL 5.2% 3rd -2.8pp 7th 47% below peers
Yakima, WA 21.5% 26th -10.8pp 8th 120% above peers
Greenville, NC 21.8% 27th -10.8pp 9th 122% above peers
Redding, CA 15.4% 21st -7.5pp 10th 57% above peers
Beaverton, OR 11.3% 18th -5.4pp 11th 16% above peers
Orem, UT 9.4% 14th -4.4pp 12th 4% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.5% 6th -2.5pp 13th 44% below peers
Indio, CA 17.6% 23rd -6.4pp 14th 79% above peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 17th -3.4pp 15th 11% above peers
Lawrence, KS 9.8% 16th -3.0pp 16th on par with peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 25.5% 29th -7.1pp 17th 161% above peers
Nashua, NH 9.7% 15th -2.3pp 18th 1% below peers
Alafaya, FL 8.5% 11th -1.8pp 19th 13% below peers
Asheville, NC 16.2% 22nd -3.1pp 20th 66% above peers
Fall River, MA 26.6% 30th -4.8pp 21st 172% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.9% 28th -4.0pp 22nd 155% above peers
Reading, PA 39.0% 31st -6.2pp 23rd 299% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.7% 7th -0.6pp 24th 42% below peers
Norwalk, CT 12.7% 20th -1.1pp 25th 30% above peers
Frederick, MD 12.5% 19th -0.7pp 26th 28% above peers
North Port, FL 7.8% 10th -0.4pp 27th 20% below peers
Kirkland, WA 5.3% 4th +0.2pp 28th 46% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 6.2% 8th +0.5pp 29th 36% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 5.4% 5th +1.9pp 30th 45% below peers
Bellingham, WA 18.8% 25th +6.9pp 31st 92% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.3% to 91.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Toms River started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 6.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.2% to 91.7%).
Bright spot 91.6%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 92.9% +6.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Fall River, MA 86.5% 30th +16.1pp 1st 8% below peers
Reading, PA 86.6% 29th +12.3pp 2nd 7% below peers
Hemet, CA 88.9% 27th +11.8pp 3rd 5% below peers
Yakima, WA 89.3% 26th +11.1pp 4th 5% below peers
Redding, CA 94.0% 12th +11.0pp 5th on par with peers
Indio, CA 93.2% 18th +10.4pp 6th on par with peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 11th +10.0pp 7th 1% above peers
Greenville, NC 89.7% 25th +8.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 88.0% 28th +8.1pp 9th 6% below peers
Asheville, NC 90.6% 24th +6.6pp 10th 3% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 93.8% 14th +6.2pp 11th on par with peers
North Port, FL 94.8% 9th +6.3pp 12th 1% above peers
Chino, CA 95.9% 5th +6.0pp 13th 2% above peers
Manteca, CA 93.6% 16th +5.4pp 14th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 93.9% 13th +5.4pp 15th on par with peers
Livonia, MI 94.6% 10th +5.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Frederick, MD 92.7% 20th +4.7pp 17th 1% below peers
Toms River, NJ 91.7% 23rd +4.4pp 18th 2% below peers
Beaverton, OR 94.8% 8th +4.2pp 19th 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA 96.0% 4th +4.0pp 20th 3% above peers
Nashua, NH 93.4% 17th +3.8pp 21st on par with peers
Sandy, UT 93.6% 15th +3.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Lawrence, KS 91.7% 22nd +3.4pp 23rd 2% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 95.0% 7th +3.4pp 24th 1% above peers
Hoover, AL 96.4% 2nd +3.0pp 25th 3% above peers
Orem, UT 92.5% 21st +2.7pp 26th 1% below peers
Norwalk, CT 93.0% 19th +2.6pp 27th 1% below peers
Kirkland, WA 96.4% 3rd +2.3pp 28th 3% above peers
Lehi, UT 97.1% 1st +2.3pp 29th 4% above peers
Alafaya, FL 95.2% 6th +1.6pp 30th 2% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 84.1% 31st -8.8pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.43).
0.43
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 0.48 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Indio, CA 0.43 12th -0.036 1st 2% below peers
Yakima, WA 0.43 10th -0.028 2nd 3% below peers
Alafaya, FL 0.38 3rd -0.014 3rd 12% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 0.51 30th -0.017 4th 16% above peers
San Marcos, CA 0.44 17th -0.011 5th 1% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 0.38 2nd -0.009 6th 13% below peers
Lawrence, KS 0.48 24th -0.009 7th 8% above peers
Toms River, NJ 0.43 14th -0.005 8th 1% below peers
Norwalk, CT 0.49 29th -0.006 9th 13% above peers
Redding, CA 0.46 20th -0.003 10th 4% above peers
Fall River, MA 0.46 21st -0.003 11th 5% above peers
Nashua, NH 0.44 15th -0.001 12th 1% below peers
Livonia, MI 0.39 4th +0.000 13th 11% below peers
Beaverton, OR 0.43 13th +0.001 14th 2% below peers
Greenville, NC 0.52 31st +0.001 15th 19% above peers
Lehi, UT 0.37 1st +0.004 16th 16% below peers
Hoover, AL 0.45 18th +0.005 17th 2% above peers
Chino, CA 0.40 5th +0.005 18th 9% below peers
Bellingham, WA 0.48 25th +0.005 19th 9% above peers
Manteca, CA 0.41 8th +0.008 20th 6% below peers
Frederick, MD 0.41 7th +0.011 21st 7% below peers
Reading, PA 0.47 22nd +0.013 22nd 7% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 0.45 19th +0.017 23rd 2% above peers
Orem, UT 0.44 16th +0.017 24th on par with peers
North Port, FL 0.42 9th +0.021 25th 4% below peers
Asheville, NC 0.49 27th +0.026 26th 12% above peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 6th +0.022 27th 9% below peers
Hemet, CA 0.47 23rd +0.027 28th 8% above peers
Sandy, UT 0.43 11th +0.028 29th 3% below peers
Kirkland, WA 0.49 28th +0.043 30th 12% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 0.49 26th +0.045 31st 11% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (5.5% then, 5.4% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (6.5% to 5.4%).
Bright spot 5.4%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 8.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Lehi, UT 2.0% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 79% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 1.2% 1st -1.0pp 2nd 87% below peers
Orem, UT 4.9% 8th -2.3pp 3rd 50% below peers
Nashua, NH 7.2% 12th -2.6pp 4th 26% below peers
Sandy, UT 2.9% 3rd -0.8pp 5th 71% below peers
Manteca, CA 8.8% 15th -2.0pp 6th 11% below peers
Bellingham, WA 12.2% 21st -1.8pp 7th 24% above peers
Reading, PA 38.5% 31st -5.4pp 8th 291% above peers
Yakima, WA 22.6% 29th -2.2pp 9th 130% above peers
Alafaya, FL 8.6% 14th -0.8pp 10th 13% below peers
Lawrence, KS 5.9% 10th -0.5pp 11th 40% below peers
Chino, CA 7.7% 13th -0.4pp 12th 22% below peers
Toms River, NJ 5.4% 9th -0.1pp 13th 45% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.6% 4th -0.1pp 14th 63% below peers
Beaverton, OR 11.2% 18th -0.0pp 15th 14% above peers
Greenville, NC 14.8% 24th +0.1pp 16th 51% above peers
Hoover, AL 4.1% 5th +0.2pp 17th 58% below peers
Frederick, MD 11.6% 19th +1.0pp 18th 18% above peers
Livonia, MI 4.8% 7th +0.4pp 19th 51% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 17.5% 26th +1.8pp 20th 78% above peers
Hemet, CA 19.9% 28th +2.5pp 21st 102% above peers
Asheville, NC 11.8% 20th +1.5pp 22nd 20% above peers
Fall River, MA 31.6% 30th +4.0pp 23rd 222% above peers
Redding, CA 12.7% 23rd +1.8pp 24th 29% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.5% 6th +0.6pp 25th 55% below peers
North Port, FL 9.8% 16th +1.9pp 26th on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 11th +1.4pp 27th 28% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 19.2% 27th +4.1pp 28th 96% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 22nd +2.7pp 29th 29% above peers
Norwalk, CT 10.2% 17th +2.3pp 30th 3% above peers
Indio, CA 17.3% 25th +9.4pp 31st 76% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $464,685 in August 2026, up from $447,220 a year earlier.
Big move $464,685
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref $580,353 (Aug 26) +3.9%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Norwalk, CT $676,843 (Aug 26) 6th +5.6% 1st 35% above peers
Toms River, NJ $464,685 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 2nd 7% below peers
Reading, PA $267,494 (Aug 26) 27th +3.8% 3rd 47% below peers
Lawrence, KS $334,684 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.4% 4th 33% below peers
Nashua, NH $509,265 (Aug 26) 12th +3.4% 5th 2% above peers
Hoover, AL $438,571 (Aug 26) 20th +3.1% 6th 13% below peers
Orem, UT $501,606 (Aug 26) 14th +3.0% 7th on par with peers
Livonia, MI $316,420 (Aug 26) 24th +2.4% 8th 37% below peers
Fall River, MA $450,311 (Aug 26) 17th +2.3% 9th 10% below peers
Sandy, UT $659,401 (Aug 26) 8th +2.2% 10th 31% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $268,436 (Aug 26) 26th +1.9% 11th 46% below peers
Lehi, UT $569,889 (Aug 26) 10th +1.6% 12th 14% above peers
Norwalk, CA $756,744 (Aug 26) 4th +1.5% 13th 51% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $874,006 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 14th 74% above peers
Greenville, NC $237,040 (Aug 26) 28th +1.0% 15th 53% below peers
Yakima, WA $361,999 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.8% 16th 28% below peers
Hemet, CA $443,910 (Aug 26) 19th +0.4% 17th 12% below peers
San Marcos, CA $958,381 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.3% 18th 91% above peers
Bellingham, WA $661,763 (Aug 26) 7th -0.3% 19th 32% above peers
Chino, CA $745,986 (Aug 26) 5th -0.4% 20th 49% above peers
Redding, CA $387,376 (Aug 26) 21st -0.5% 21st 23% below peers
Frederick, MD $459,795 (Aug 26) 16th -0.9% 22nd 8% below peers
Indio, CA $508,882 (Aug 26) 13th -1.0% 23rd 1% above peers
Beaverton, OR $523,970 (Aug 26) 11th -2.3% 24th 4% above peers
Manteca, CA $576,719 (Aug 26) 9th -3.3% 25th 15% above peers
North Port, FL $301,967 (Aug 26) 25th -3.5% 26th 40% below peers
Asheville, NC $448,688 (Aug 26) 18th -5.0% 27th 11% below peers
Kirkland, WA $1,178,291 (Aug 26) 1st -5.2% 28th 135% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $325,502 in August 2026, up from $317,588 a year earlier.
Big move $325,502
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref $364,618 (Aug 26) +3.8%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Reading, PA $175,228 (Aug 26) 27th +5.8% 1st 53% below peers
Norwalk, CT $438,898 (Aug 26) 9th +5.5% 2nd 17% above peers
Lawrence, KS $242,888 (Aug 26) 24th +4.2% 3rd 35% below peers
Hoover, AL $311,104 (Aug 26) 20th +3.5% 4th 17% below peers
Nashua, NH $385,451 (Aug 26) 13th +3.4% 5th 3% above peers
Fall River, MA $363,543 (Aug 26) 15th +3.2% 6th 3% below peers
Livonia, MI $243,684 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.6% 7th 35% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $202,581 (Aug 26) 26th +2.5% 8th 46% below peers
Toms River, NJ $325,502 (Aug 26) 18th +2.5% 9th 13% below peers
Sandy, UT $502,473 (Aug 26) 6th +1.9% 10th 34% above peers
Norwalk, CA $675,220 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 11th 80% above peers
Yakima, WA $262,135 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.3% 12th 30% below peers
Orem, UT $374,823 (Aug 26) 14th +1.3% 13th on par with peers
Lehi, UT $430,161 (Aug 26) 10th +1.0% 14th 15% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $548,711 (Aug 26) 5th +0.6% 15th 46% above peers
Bellingham, WA $479,935 (Aug 26) 7th +0.4% 16th 28% above peers
Greenville, NC $156,751 (Aug 26) 28th +0.3% 17th 58% below peers
San Marcos, CA $712,062 (Aug 26) 1st +0.1% 18th 90% above peers
Indio, CA $391,310 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 19th 4% above peers
Redding, CA $297,992 (Aug 26) 21st -0.0% 20th 20% below peers
Hemet, CA $341,454 (Aug 26) 17th -0.2% 21st 9% below peers
Chino, CA $609,062 (Aug 26) 4th -0.3% 22nd 62% above peers
Frederick, MD $347,350 (Aug 26) 16th -0.6% 23rd 7% below peers
Manteca, CA $473,621 (Aug 26) 8th -3.0% 24th 26% above peers
Beaverton, OR $400,906 (Aug 26) 11th -3.5% 25th 7% above peers
North Port, FL $235,869 (Aug 26) 25th -3.6% 26th 37% below peers
Asheville, NC $312,675 (Aug 26) 19th -4.4% 27th 17% below peers
Kirkland, WA $687,695 (Aug 26) 2nd -5.3% 28th 83% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 79.3% to 81.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (81.1% to 81.8%).
Bright spot 81.9%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 63.8% -0.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Manteca, CA 72.4% 8th +10.6pp 1st 19% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 46.1% 26th +4.7pp 2nd 24% below peers
Asheville, NC 51.9% 24th +3.7pp 3rd 15% below peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 10th +4.7pp 4th 12% above peers
Hemet, CA 62.3% 15th +3.8pp 5th 3% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 57.9% 18th +2.9pp 6th 5% below peers
North Port, FL 80.9% 4th +3.3pp 7th 33% above peers
Frederick, MD 58.8% 17th +2.1pp 8th 3% below peers
Toms River, NJ 81.8% 2nd +2.5pp 9th 35% above peers
Reading, PA 40.6% 29th +1.2pp 10th 33% below peers
Alafaya, FL 64.4% 12th +1.7pp 11th 6% above peers
Hoover, AL 71.1% 9th +1.7pp 12th 17% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.5% 25th +1.2pp 13th 17% below peers
San Marcos, CA 63.7% 14th +1.4pp 14th 5% above peers
Nashua, NH 55.8% 20th +1.0pp 15th 8% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 73.6% 7th +1.2pp 16th 21% above peers
Chino, CA 64.0% 13th +0.9pp 17th 5% above peers
Livonia, MI 87.2% 1st +1.1pp 18th 43% above peers
Redding, CA 54.8% 22nd +0.6pp 19th 10% below peers
Yakima, WA 53.9% 23rd -0.4pp 20th 11% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 81.0% 3rd -1.1pp 21st 33% above peers
Greenville, NC 32.7% 31st -0.5pp 22nd 46% below peers
Bellingham, WA 44.6% 27th -0.8pp 23rd 27% below peers
Fall River, MA 35.3% 30th -1.0pp 24th 42% below peers
Lawrence, KS 43.6% 28th -1.3pp 25th 28% below peers
Orem, UT 57.8% 19th -2.2pp 26th 5% below peers
Kirkland, WA 60.8% 16th -2.6pp 27th on par with peers
Norwalk, CT 55.6% 21st -2.4pp 28th 9% below peers
Sandy, UT 75.2% 5th -3.4pp 29th 24% above peers
Indio, CA 67.1% 11th -3.5pp 30th 10% above peers
Lehi, UT 75.2% 6th -4.7pp 31st 24% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,934 in August 2026, up from $2,879 a year earlier.
Big move $2,934
2022August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Indio, CA $2,349 (Aug 26) 9th +6.3% 1st 22% above peers
Lawrence, KS $1,479 (Aug 26) 24th +5.6% 2nd 23% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $1,629 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.2% 3rd 15% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $2,446 (Aug 26) 8th +3.9% 4th 27% above peers
Redding, CA $1,704 (Aug 26) 19th +3.8% 5th 11% below peers
Nashua, NH $2,301 (Aug 26) 10th +3.5% 6th 20% above peers
Reading, PA $1,439 (Aug 26) 25th +3.2% 7th 25% below peers
Livonia, MI $1,748 (Aug 26) 18th +3.0% 8th 9% below peers
Kirkland, WA $2,603 (Aug 26) 6th +2.9% 9th 35% above peers
Fall River, MA $1,850 (Aug 26) 17th +2.8% 10th 4% below peers
Orem, UT $1,517 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.8% 11th 21% below peers
Greenville, NC $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +2.7% 12th 26% below peers
Bellingham, WA $1,951 (Aug 26) 13th +2.4% 13th 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA $3,357 (Aug 26) 1st +2.3% 14th 75% above peers
Manteca, CA $2,559 (Aug 26) 7th +2.1% 15th 33% above peers
Lehi, UT $2,203 (Aug 26) 11th +2.1% 16th 15% above peers
Toms River, NJ $2,934 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.9% 17th 53% above peers
Frederick, MD $2,182 (Aug 26) 12th +1.9% 18th 13% above peers
Yakima, WA $1,329 (Aug 26) 28th +1.9% 19th 31% below peers
Norwalk, CT $2,743 (Aug 26) 4th +1.7% 20th 43% above peers
Chino, CA $3,296 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 21st 71% above peers
Hoover, AL $1,362 (Aug 26) 27th +0.6% 22nd 29% below peers
Norwalk, CA $2,697 (Aug 26) 5th +0.2% 23rd 40% above peers
Asheville, NC $1,704 (Aug 26) 20th +0.1% 24th 11% below peers
Beaverton, OR $1,874 (Aug 26) 15th -1.1% 25th 3% below peers
Hemet, CA $1,859 (Aug 26) 16th -1.4% 26th 3% below peers
North Port, FL $1,923 (Aug 26) 14th -1.8% 27th on par with peers
Sandy, UT $1,691 (Aug 26) 21st -2.3% 28th 12% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden fell 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 36.7% to 30.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Toms River started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 10.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.9% to 30.6%).
Bright spot 30.6%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 36.7% -2.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Toms River, NJ 30.6% 7th -6.2pp 1st 15% below peers
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 18th -6.8pp 2nd 6% above peers
Asheville, NC 36.1% 16th -3.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Indio, CA 41.4% 22nd -3.4pp 4th 15% above peers
Greenville, NC 40.8% 21st -2.9pp 5th 13% above peers
Lehi, UT 22.0% 3rd -1.3pp 6th 39% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 44.8% 27th -1.7pp 7th 24% above peers
Frederick, MD 34.0% 14th -0.9pp 8th 6% below peers
Yakima, WA 33.8% 12th -0.5pp 9th 6% below peers
Hemet, CA 46.6% 30th -0.5pp 10th 29% above peers
Norwalk, CT 41.7% 23rd -0.4pp 11th 16% above peers
Nashua, NH 33.8% 13th -0.3pp 12th 6% below peers
Redding, CA 39.6% 19th -0.2pp 13th 10% above peers
Beaverton, OR 35.7% 15th -0.1pp 14th 1% below peers
Hoover, AL 24.2% 4th +0.0pp 15th 33% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 25th +0.6pp 16th 22% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.6% 17th +0.7pp 17th 1% above peers
Reading, PA 45.7% 29th +1.0pp 18th 27% above peers
Chino, CA 42.5% 24th +1.2pp 19th 18% above peers
Alafaya, FL 32.6% 9th +1.0pp 20th 10% below peers
Manteca, CA 40.8% 20th +1.7pp 21st 13% above peers
Sandy, UT 24.4% 5th +1.1pp 22nd 32% below peers
Livonia, MI 20.5% 1st +0.9pp 23rd 43% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 21.0% 2nd +1.2pp 24th 42% below peers
Orem, UT 30.0% 6th +1.8pp 25th 17% below peers
Fall River, MA 44.8% 28th +3.8pp 26th 24% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 31.2% 8th +2.8pp 27th 14% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 44.8% 26th +4.3pp 28th 24% above peers
Bellingham, WA 47.0% 31st +4.9pp 29th 30% above peers
Kirkland, WA 32.9% 11th +4.0pp 30th 9% below peers
North Port, FL 32.8% 10th +6.2pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Guaynabo zona urbana, PR down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.2% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.8% to 6.1%).
6.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Sandy, UT 2.5% 3rd -1.8pp 1st 59% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.6% 5th -1.6pp 2nd 57% below peers
Alafaya, FL 1.6% 1st -0.5pp 3rd 74% below peers
San Marcos, CA 3.5% 9th -1.0pp 4th 42% below peers
Bellingham, WA 9.5% 27th -2.3pp 5th 57% above peers
North Port, FL 2.5% 4th -0.5pp 6th 59% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.2% 7th -0.7pp 7th 47% below peers
Manteca, CA 3.2% 6th -0.7pp 8th 48% below peers
Redding, CA 7.7% 20th -1.1pp 9th 27% above peers
Yakima, WA 7.3% 18th -0.9pp 10th 21% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 30th -2.0pp 11th 171% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 12th -0.4pp 12th 24% below peers
Reading, PA 23.4% 31st -2.2pp 13th 285% above peers
Greenville, NC 10.7% 28th -0.4pp 14th 76% above peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% 15th -0.2pp 15th 21% below peers
Toms River, NJ 6.1% 16th -0.2pp 16th on par with peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 8.4% 23rd -0.2pp 17th 39% above peers
Indio, CA 4.0% 11th -0.0pp 18th 35% below peers
Nashua, NH 7.9% 21st -0.0pp 19th 29% above peers
Beaverton, OR 8.7% 25th -0.0pp 20th 43% above peers
Hemet, CA 9.0% 26th -0.0pp 21st 49% above peers
Asheville, NC 7.6% 19th +0.0pp 22nd 26% above peers
Frederick, MD 6.7% 17th +0.1pp 23rd 10% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.0% 29th +0.8pp 24th 98% above peers
Orem, UT 3.7% 10th +0.7pp 25th 39% below peers
Norwalk, CT 8.5% 24th +1.7pp 26th 39% above peers
Hoover, AL 3.4% 8th +0.9pp 27th 45% below peers
Chino, CA 4.6% 13th +1.2pp 28th 24% below peers
Lawrence, KS 8.4% 22nd +2.6pp 29th 38% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.7% 14th +1.6pp 30th 22% below peers
Lehi, UT 1.8% 2nd +1.1pp 31st 70% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.9% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Toms River started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.5% to 4.9%).
Bright spot 4.9%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 7.5% -0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Norwalk, CT 10.3% 27th -6.3pp 1st 46% above peers
Beaverton, OR 6.0% 13th -2.4pp 2nd 15% below peers
Sandy, UT 5.4% 11th -1.9pp 3rd 24% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 7.4% 18th -2.6pp 4th 5% above peers
North Port, FL 10.8% 28th -3.0pp 5th 52% above peers
Chino, CA 7.0% 15th -1.7pp 6th 1% below peers
Hemet, CA 7.1% 16th -1.7pp 7th on par with peers
Alafaya, FL 8.1% 21st -1.8pp 8th 15% above peers
Toms River, NJ 4.9% 6th -1.1pp 9th 31% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 17th -1.4pp 10th on par with peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.0% 4th -0.7pp 11th 43% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 9th -0.9pp 12th 27% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.2% 29th -1.4pp 13th 58% above peers
Orem, UT 10.1% 26th -1.1pp 14th 42% above peers
Livonia, MI 2.5% 1st -0.3pp 15th 64% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.9% 3rd -0.3pp 16th 45% below peers
Manteca, CA 4.2% 5th -0.3pp 17th 41% below peers
Norwalk, CA 9.0% 23rd -0.6pp 18th 27% above peers
Hoover, AL 5.0% 7th -0.3pp 19th 29% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.1% 8th -0.2pp 20th 28% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.8% 2nd -0.1pp 21st 46% below peers
Greenville, NC 9.5% 25th +0.1pp 22nd 33% above peers
Frederick, MD 7.6% 19th +0.2pp 23rd 7% above peers
Bellingham, WA 5.3% 10th +0.2pp 24th 25% below peers
Redding, CA 6.6% 14th +0.5pp 25th 6% below peers
Asheville, NC 11.8% 30th +1.0pp 26th 66% above peers
Lawrence, KS 8.8% 22nd +1.1pp 27th 25% above peers
Indio, CA 9.1% 24th +1.2pp 28th 28% above peers
Nashua, NH 8.0% 20th +2.0pp 29th 12% above peers
Fall River, MA 5.8% 12th +1.4pp 30th 19% below peers
Reading, PA 14.7% 31st +4.8pp 31st 107% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

31.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 30.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Kirkland, WA 22.4% 1st 28% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 25.3% 2nd 19% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.7% 3rd 17% below peers
Norwalk, CT 26.7% 4th 14% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 5th 12% below peers
Asheville, NC 28.1% 6th 10% below peers
Redding, CA 29.0% 7th 7% below peers
Bellingham, WA 29.0% 8th 7% below peers
Lehi, UT 29.3% 9th 6% below peers
Livonia, MI 29.4% 10th 5% below peers
North Port, FL 29.5% 11th 5% below peers
Alafaya, FL 30.3% 12th 3% below peers
Nashua, NH 31.0% 13th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 31.1% 14th on par with peers
Sandy, UT 31.1% 15th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 31.1% 16th on par with peers
Chino, CA 31.9% 17th 3% above peers
Orem, UT 32.5% 18th 5% above peers
Hoover, AL 32.5% 19th 5% above peers
Manteca, CA 33.9% 20th 9% above peers
Frederick, MD 33.9% 21st 9% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 35.5% 22nd 14% above peers
Fall River, MA 36.0% 23rd 16% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 36.3% 24th 17% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.5% 25th 17% above peers
Indio, CA 36.7% 26th 18% above peers
Hemet, CA 38.3% 27th 23% above peers
Greenville, NC 38.8% 28th 25% above peers
Yakima, WA 41.8% 29th 34% above peers
Reading, PA 43.3% 30th 39% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 45.6% 31st 47% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.6% then, 3.5% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.7% to 3.5%).
3.5%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 4.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Norwalk, CT 5.6% 25th -17.1pp 1st 58% above peers
Chino, CA 3.4% 11th -3.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
Livonia, MI 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 3rd 74% below peers
Beaverton, OR 3.0% 8th -1.7pp 4th 17% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 2.1% 4th -1.2pp 5th 40% below peers
Sandy, UT 3.5% 13th -1.9pp 6th 2% below peers
Hemet, CA 4.4% 23rd -2.3pp 7th 23% above peers
Alafaya, FL 4.1% 20th -1.9pp 8th 16% above peers
Yakima, WA 3.8% 17th -1.4pp 9th 8% above peers
Lehi, UT 3.4% 12th -1.1pp 10th 5% below peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 9th -1.0pp 11th 13% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 1.6% 3rd -0.4pp 12th 54% below peers
Manteca, CA 1.4% 2nd -0.1pp 13th 62% below peers
Asheville, NC 3.9% 18th -0.4pp 14th 10% above peers
San Marcos, CA 2.6% 7th -0.1pp 15th 28% below peers
Toms River, NJ 3.5% 15th -0.1pp 16th 1% below peers
Frederick, MD 4.3% 22nd +0.1pp 17th 21% above peers
Orem, UT 8.1% 30th +0.3pp 18th 125% above peers
Hoover, AL 2.5% 6th +0.4pp 19th 29% below peers
Redding, CA 4.6% 24th +1.0pp 20th 29% above peers
Fall River, MA 2.3% 5th +0.6pp 21st 35% below peers
Lawrence, KS 5.8% 27th +1.5pp 22nd 64% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 5.7% 26th +1.6pp 23rd 59% above peers
North Port, FL 13.1% 31st +4.3pp 24th 267% above peers
Bellingham, WA 3.6% 16th +1.4pp 25th on par with peers
Indio, CA 3.5% 14th +1.4pp 26th 1% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.2% 21st +1.6pp 27th 16% above peers
Greenville, NC 4.0% 19th +1.8pp 28th 11% above peers
Reading, PA 7.8% 29th +4.2pp 29th 118% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 10th +1.9pp 30th 13% below peers
Nashua, NH 6.8% 28th +5.1pp 31st 89% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.6% to 36.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Toms River started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.9% to 36.4%).
Bright spot 36.4%
20102024
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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
Hemet, CA 15.5% 30th +4.4pp 1st 63% below peers
North Port, FL 29.9% 21st +8.1pp 2nd 29% below peers
Manteca, CA 21.7% 25th +5.0pp 3rd 48% below peers
Indio, CA 20.5% 28th +3.3pp 4th 51% below peers
Chino, CA 27.2% 22nd +4.2pp 5th 35% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 12th +6.8pp 6th 5% above peers
Alafaya, FL 50.0% 7th +6.8pp 7th 19% above peers
Toms River, NJ 36.4% 20th +4.8pp 8th 13% below peers
Nashua, NH 41.2% 17th +5.1pp 9th 2% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.3% 26th +2.5pp 10th 49% below peers
Livonia, MI 41.9% 16th +4.5pp 11th on par with peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.3% 24th +2.4pp 12th 42% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 38.5% 19th +3.7pp 13th 8% below peers
Sandy, UT 46.0% 10th +4.2pp 14th 10% above peers
Bellingham, WA 48.5% 9th +4.2pp 15th 16% above peers
Yakima, WA 20.8% 27th +1.8pp 16th 50% below peers
Asheville, NC 53.4% 5th +4.5pp 17th 27% above peers
Orem, UT 43.6% 13th +3.6pp 18th 4% above peers
Hoover, AL 62.6% 3rd +5.0pp 19th 49% above peers
Kirkland, WA 66.3% 2nd +5.0pp 20th 58% above peers
Lehi, UT 50.0% 8th +3.6pp 21st 19% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.1% 6th +3.6pp 22nd 20% above peers
Frederick, MD 43.2% 15th +3.0pp 23rd 3% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 68.4% 1st +4.5pp 24th 63% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 29th +1.0pp 25th 61% below peers
Reading, PA 11.4% 31st +0.6pp 26th 73% below peers
Redding, CA 26.9% 23rd +1.2pp 27th 36% below peers
Lawrence, KS 55.8% 4th +2.5pp 28th 33% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 43.3% 14th +1.8pp 29th 3% above peers
Greenville, NC 39.1% 18th +1.4pp 30th 7% below peers
Norwalk, CT 44.8% 11th +1.4pp 31st 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.4% then, 70.6% now; margin ±11.6pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 6.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.6% to 70.6%).
Bright spot 70.6%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 61.6% -3.7pp
United States ref 45.5%
Reading, PA 36.1% 24th +14.0pp 1st 17% below peers
Toms River, NJ 70.6% 2nd +11.2pp 2nd 62% above peers
Beaverton, OR 46.7% 14th +4.9pp 3rd 7% above peers
Greenville, NC 53.1% 8th +4.9pp 4th 22% above peers
Livonia, MI 62.8% 3rd +5.2pp 5th 44% above peers
Chino, CA 45.2% 15th +3.2pp 6th 4% above peers
Norwalk, CT 75.6% 1st +5.3pp 7th 74% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 43.5% 16th +1.2pp 8th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 56.6% 6th +1.1pp 9th 30% above peers
Lehi, UT 51.3% 9th +0.7pp 10th 18% above peers
Redding, CA 50.0% 12th -2.2pp 11th 15% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 55.7% 7th -3.5pp 12th 28% above peers
Orem, UT 39.0% 19th -3.2pp 13th 10% below peers
Sandy, UT 51.2% 10th -4.6pp 14th 18% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 62.6% 4th -8.9pp 15th 44% above peers
Lawrence, KS 48.6% 13th -9.3pp 16th 12% above peers
Kirkland, WA 57.9% 5th -11.4pp 17th 33% above peers
Yakima, WA 26.9% 29th -6.5pp 18th 38% below peers
North Port, FL 39.3% 17th -10.5pp 19th 10% below peers
San Marcos, CA 50.5% 11th -14.5pp 20th 16% above peers
Norwalk, CA 38.8% 20th -11.6pp 21st 11% below peers
Fall River, MA 37.1% 22nd -11.9pp 22nd 15% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 29.8% 28th -11.5pp 23rd 31% below peers
Manteca, CA 31.2% 27th -12.5pp 24th 28% below peers
Hemet, CA 22.6% 30th -11.4pp 25th 48% below peers
Nashua, NH 39.2% 18th -20.5pp 26th 10% below peers
Frederick, MD 37.8% 21st -21.1pp 27th 13% below peers
Asheville, NC 36.1% 23rd -20.9pp 28th 17% below peers
Hoover, AL 36.1% 25th -24.8pp 29th 17% below peers
Indio, CA 21.5% 31st -16.3pp 30th 51% below peers
Alafaya, FL 31.9% 26th -31.7pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 4.5% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.1% to 4.5%).
Bright spot 4.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 5.1% -0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Chino, CA 2.7% 6th -7.8pp 1st 48% below peers
Norwalk, CT 2.0% 4th -5.1pp 2nd 61% below peers
Alafaya, FL 1.5% 2nd -2.2pp 3rd 72% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 19th -5.7pp 4th 26% above peers
Hemet, CA 7.9% 23rd -5.8pp 5th 52% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 16th -3.2pp 6th on par with peers
Hoover, AL 1.7% 3rd -1.0pp 7th 67% below peers
Lawrence, KS 1.4% 1st -0.8pp 8th 72% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.5% 8th -1.5pp 9th 31% below peers
San Marcos, CA 4.3% 10th -1.5pp 10th 17% below peers
Greenville, NC 2.7% 5th -0.5pp 11th 49% below peers
Fall River, MA 7.2% 22nd -1.4pp 12th 38% above peers
Beaverton, OR 4.5% 13th -0.6pp 13th 12% below peers
Nashua, NH 5.4% 17th -0.4pp 14th 4% above peers
Toms River, NJ 4.5% 12th -0.0pp 15th 13% below peers
Manteca, CA 8.0% 24th +0.4pp 16th 55% above peers
Indio, CA 9.1% 27th +0.6pp 17th 75% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 7th +0.3pp 18th 40% below peers
Orem, UT 6.7% 20th +0.8pp 19th 30% above peers
Redding, CA 8.3% 25th +1.4pp 20th 61% above peers
Frederick, MD 6.9% 21st +1.6pp 21st 33% above peers
Asheville, NC 5.7% 18th +1.4pp 22nd 10% above peers
Lehi, UT 4.5% 14th +1.1pp 23rd 12% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.9% 30th +3.0pp 24th 129% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.0% 15th +1.4pp 25th 2% below peers
Reading, PA 8.9% 26th +2.8pp 26th 73% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.2% 9th +1.5pp 27th 18% below peers
Bellingham, WA 4.5% 11th +1.6pp 28th 13% below peers
North Port, FL 9.2% 28th +4.2pp 29th 77% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.1% 31st +6.2pp 30th 133% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 10.8% 29th +9.9pp 31st 109% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89,254 to 94,956 - more than the combined survey margin (±468).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (89,459 to 94,956).
Big move 94,956
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Lehi, UT 85,173 29th +33% 1st 9% below peers
North Port, FL 84,605 30th +27% 2nd 10% below peers
Frederick, MD 83,395 31st +18% 3rd 11% below peers
Manteca, CA 89,043 28th +13% 4th 5% below peers
Hoover, AL 92,642 21st +9% 5th 1% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 93,993 14th +8% 6th on par with peers
Hemet, CA 91,326 26th +8% 7th 3% below peers
Reading, PA 95,242 7th +8% 8th 2% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 93,801 16th +8% 9th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 94,956 9th +6% 10th 1% above peers
Bellingham, WA 93,438 17th +5% 11th on par with peers
Fall River, MA 94,082 13th +5% 12th on par with peers
Norwalk, CT 92,187 24th +4% 13th 2% below peers
Yakima, WA 96,961 5th +4% 14th 3% above peers
Kirkland, WA 92,621 22nd +4% 15th 1% below peers
Chino, CA 92,652 20th +3% 16th 1% below peers
Asheville, NC 94,535 11th +3% 17th 1% above peers
Nashua, NH 91,294 27th +3% 18th 3% below peers
Indio, CA 91,950 25th +3% 19th 2% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 97,190 3rd +2% 20th 4% above peers
Redding, CA 93,409 18th +2% 21st on par with peers
Alafaya, FL 92,449 23rd +2% 22nd 1% below peers
Greenville, NC 92,857 19th +1% 23rd 1% below peers
Orem, UT 97,182 4th +0% 24th 4% above peers
Beaverton, OR 97,812 2nd -0% 25th 4% above peers
Lawrence, KS 96,051 6th -0% 26th 2% above peers
Livonia, MI 93,851 15th -0% 27th on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 94,882 10th -0% 28th 1% above peers
Sandy, UT 94,291 12th -2% 29th 1% above peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 1st -5% 30th 6% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 94,994 8th -8% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±368 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.0% then, 22.3% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.2% to 22.3%).
22.3%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 21.8% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Chino, CA 24.6% 9th +4.4pp 1st 10% above peers
Indio, CA 24.8% 8th +2.4pp 2nd 11% above peers
Beaverton, OR 20.5% 21st +1.0pp 3rd 8% below peers
Sandy, UT 26.4% 4th +1.2pp 4th 19% above peers
Greenville, NC 18.8% 25th +0.6pp 5th 16% below peers
Toms River, NJ 22.3% 16th +0.2pp 6th on par with peers
Livonia, MI 18.7% 26th +0.2pp 7th 16% below peers
Redding, CA 22.2% 17th +0.2pp 8th on par with peers
Yakima, WA 27.8% 3rd +0.2pp 9th 25% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 23.0% 13th -0.4pp 10th 4% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 22.8% 14th -0.4pp 11th 3% above peers
Frederick, MD 21.9% 18th -0.4pp 12th 2% below peers
Reading, PA 28.4% 2nd -0.9pp 13th 28% above peers
Manteca, CA 25.2% 6th -1.0pp 14th 13% above peers
Lawrence, KS 16.3% 29th -0.6pp 15th 27% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.9% 22nd -0.8pp 16th 11% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.2% 7th -1.0pp 17th 13% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 22.8% 15th -1.0pp 18th 2% above peers
Nashua, NH 18.6% 27th -0.8pp 19th 16% below peers
Kirkland, WA 19.3% 23rd -1.1pp 20th 13% below peers
Norwalk, CT 18.8% 24th -1.3pp 21st 15% below peers
Orem, UT 26.4% 5th -1.9pp 22nd 18% above peers
Hoover, AL 24.4% 10th -1.8pp 23rd 10% above peers
Alafaya, FL 21.2% 20th -1.6pp 24th 5% below peers
Bellingham, WA 13.8% 31st -1.1pp 25th 38% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.7% 19th -2.5pp 26th 2% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 24.2% 11th -2.9pp 27th 9% above peers
Hemet, CA 23.1% 12th -3.1pp 28th 4% above peers
North Port, FL 17.6% 28th -3.0pp 29th 21% below peers
Lehi, UT 35.2% 1st -7.1pp 30th 58% above peers
Asheville, NC 14.8% 30th -3.0pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.6% then, 19.3% now; margin ±5.5pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.7% to 19.3%).
Big move 19.3%
20102024
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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
Sandy, UT 20.5% 22nd +5.2pp 1st 27% below peers
Livonia, MI 19.2% 26th +3.6pp 2nd 32% below peers
Hemet, CA 39.1% 6th +6.6pp 3rd 39% above peers
Frederick, MD 37.0% 7th +6.2pp 4th 32% above peers
Manteca, CA 30.9% 11th +4.9pp 5th 10% above peers
Orem, UT 15.1% 29th +2.3pp 6th 46% below peers
Greenville, NC 56.0% 3rd +8.4pp 7th 99% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 55.0% 4th +4.8pp 8th 96% above peers
Reading, PA 66.1% 1st +5.1pp 9th 135% above peers
Fall River, MA 57.9% 2nd +3.5pp 10th 106% above peers
Asheville, NC 32.2% 9th +2.0pp 11th 15% above peers
Redding, CA 35.0% 8th +2.1pp 12th 25% above peers
Lawrence, KS 29.0% 14th +1.7pp 13th 3% above peers
Hoover, AL 19.7% 24th +1.2pp 14th 30% below peers
Bellingham, WA 29.1% 13th +1.3pp 15th 3% above peers
Lehi, UT 5.8% 31st +0.2pp 16th 79% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 20.5% 23rd +0.7pp 17th 27% below peers
Nashua, NH 30.4% 12th +0.8pp 18th 8% above peers
Norwalk, CT 28.7% 15th +0.5pp 19th 2% above peers
Yakima, WA 42.6% 5th +0.1pp 20th 52% above peers
Kirkland, WA 15.2% 28th +0.0pp 21st 46% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 13.9% 30th -0.3pp 22nd 51% below peers
Beaverton, OR 26.7% 18th -1.6pp 23rd 5% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 17th -2.2pp 24th on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 20.8% 21st -2.5pp 25th 26% below peers
Chino, CA 21.2% 19th -2.7pp 26th 25% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 30.9% 10th -5.6pp 27th 10% above peers
Indio, CA 28.1% 16th -5.4pp 28th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 19.3% 25th -5.3pp 29th 31% below peers
North Port, FL 21.2% 20th -7.5pp 30th 25% below peers
Alafaya, FL 18.6% 27th -7.1pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.0% then, 76.0% now; margin ±11.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 11.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.8% to 76.0%).
Big move 76.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 72.4% +4.1pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Lehi, UT 49.3% 31st +13.0pp 1st 27% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 69.3% 14th +14.3pp 2nd 2% above peers
Asheville, NC 79.4% 1st +15.2pp 3rd 17% above peers
Sandy, UT 65.3% 21st +10.8pp 4th 4% below peers
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 13th +11.4pp 5th 4% above peers
Norwalk, CT 76.9% 4th +9.7pp 6th 13% above peers
Yakima, WA 72.9% 11th +7.6pp 7th 8% above peers
Kirkland, WA 65.8% 19th +6.7pp 8th 3% below peers
Redding, CA 67.7% 17th +6.8pp 9th on par with peers
Livonia, MI 73.9% 9th +7.4pp 10th 9% above peers
Manteca, CA 59.7% 29th +5.8pp 11th 12% below peers
Fall River, MA 75.5% 7th +7.1pp 12th 11% above peers
Orem, UT 49.8% 30th +4.3pp 13th 27% below peers
Greenville, NC 76.9% 3rd +6.2pp 14th 13% above peers
Nashua, NH 78.2% 2nd +6.0pp 15th 15% above peers
San Marcos, CA 71.3% 12th +5.5pp 16th 5% above peers
Bellingham, WA 68.9% 15th +5.1pp 17th 2% above peers
Chino, CA 63.5% 26th +4.0pp 18th 6% below peers
Hemet, CA 64.3% 24th +3.6pp 19th 5% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 75.7% 6th +4.2pp 20th 12% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 65.6% 20th +3.4pp 21st 3% below peers
Toms River, NJ 76.0% 5th +3.0pp 22nd 12% above peers
Hoover, AL 74.2% 8th +2.5pp 23rd 9% above peers
Beaverton, OR 66.7% 18th +1.2pp 24th 2% below peers
North Port, FL 61.7% 28th -0.1pp 25th 9% below peers
Lawrence, KS 73.1% 10th -5.6pp 26th 8% above peers
Indio, CA 64.5% 22nd -5.4pp 27th 5% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 64.4% 23rd -6.0pp 28th 5% below peers
Frederick, MD 67.8% 16th -7.8pp 29th on par with peers
Reading, PA 64.0% 25th -7.6pp 30th 6% below peers
Alafaya, FL 61.9% 27th -9.1pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±9.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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