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West New York, NJ

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53,192 people (2025) 50k-100k Northeast

Bright spots 6 indicators

Where West New York, NJ shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$71,729
2020-24
▲ 27%
relative change
$56,436 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
Jul 2026
▼ 19%
relative change
5.2% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,111 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 15%
relative change
1,312 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
87.0%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
78.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
64.8%
2020-24
flat
relative change
64.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
88 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 18%
relative change
107 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 10 indicators

Where West New York, NJ shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
23.0%
2020-24
▲ 143%
relative change
9.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
10.3%
2020-24
▲ 91%
relative change
5.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.51
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
50.0%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
46.3% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
23.0%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
20.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
40.0%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
40.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
21.4%
2020-24
flat
relative change
21.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
19.4%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
19.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
28.7%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
31.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
18.0%
2019-23
▼ 13%
relative change
20.8% in 2018
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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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 →
Home value
Typical home value
$450,193
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$430,980 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,531
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$2,477 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$277,283
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$272,556 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Population
52,004
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
52,662 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
42.1%
2020-24
low
vs peers
39.3% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
63.3%
2020-24
low
vs peers
56.1% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 9% higher than in 2021 (210 then, 229 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 271 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 222 in July 2026, down from 233 a year earlier.
222 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Elyria, OH 179 (Apr 26) -34.3% 1st
Everett, MA 250 (Jun 26) -22.2% 2nd
Elkhart, IN 662 (Apr 26) -20.4% 3rd
Grand Island, NE 326 (Jul 26) -17.4% 4th
West New York, NJ 222 (Jul 26) -4.8% 5th
Joplin, MO 560 (Jul 26) -4.1% 6th
Galveston, TX 488 (Jul 26) -0.4% 7th
Minnetonka, MN 93 (May 26) +6.1% 8th
Arcadia, CA 209 (Jul 26) +8.7% 9th
Normal, IL 372 (Jul 26) +26.9% 10th
Rockwall, TX 163 (Jul 26) +41.9% 11th
Prescott Valley, AZ 355 (Jul 26) +60.3% 12th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 15% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Property crime rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,111 in July 2026, down from 1,312 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,111 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Elkhart, IN 1,374 (Apr 26) -42.4% 1st
Minnetonka, MN 1,121 (May 26) -25.0% 2nd
Arcadia, CA 2,223 (Jul 26) -16.7% 3rd
West New York, NJ 1,111 (Jul 26) -15.3% 4th
Rockwall, TX 974 (Jul 26) -13.8% 5th
Elyria, OH 1,262 (Jul 26) -13.3% 6th
Grand Island, NE 1,576 (Jul 26) -10.3% 7th
Joplin, MO 3,592 (Jul 26) -6.3% 8th
Normal, IL 1,594 (Jul 26) -6.2% 9th
Galveston, TX 2,221 (Jul 26) -5.1% 10th
Everett, MA 1,225 (Jun 26) -3.3% 11th
Prescott Valley, AZ 683 (Jul 26) +3.2% 12th
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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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.

Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
0 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Normal, IL 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Grand Island, NE 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Prescott Valley, AZ 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Rockwall, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Arcadia, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 5th
Elkhart, IN 4 (Apr 26) -33.3% 6th
Galveston, TX 7 (Jul 26) -20.0% 7th
Elyria, OH 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
West New York, NJ 0 (Jul 26)
Everett, MA 0 (Jun 26)
Joplin, MO 0 (Jul 26)
Minnetonka, MN 0 (May 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 82% of similar-size cities. West New York started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 12% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 88 in July 2026, down from 107 a year earlier.
Bright spot 88 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Elkhart, IN 128 (Apr 26) -55.5% 1st
Grand Island, NE 82 (Jul 26) -48.8% 2nd
Arcadia, CA 155 (Jul 26) -40.4% 3rd
Rockwall, TX 48 (Jul 26) -35.0% 4th
Normal, IL 49 (Jul 26) -25.7% 5th
Elyria, OH 93 (Jul 26) -21.9% 6th
Minnetonka, MN 65 (May 26) -18.8% 7th
West New York, NJ 88 (Jul 26) -17.5% 8th
Galveston, TX 209 (Jul 26) -13.8% 9th
Joplin, MO 404 (Jul 26) +2.8% 10th
Everett, MA 146 (Jun 26) +12.8% 11th
Prescott Valley, AZ 52 (Jul 26) +28.6% 12th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
See all Public Safety data →
Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $56,436 to $71,729 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,120).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. West New York started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 58% from 2014 to 2024 ($45,412 to $71,729).
Bright spot $71,729
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%
Cathedral City, CA $73,572 18th +58% 1st 1% below peers
Delano, CA $67,010 23rd +54% 2nd 10% below peers
Pensacola, FL $74,212 17th +47% 3rd on par with peers
Prescott Valley, AZ $74,569 16th +44% 4th on par with peers
Murray, UT $90,746 10th +41% 5th 22% above peers
Summerville, SC $81,046 13th +37% 6th 9% above peers
Lebanon, TN $72,848 19th +34% 7th 2% below peers
Colton, CA $71,208 22nd +32% 8th 5% below peers
Aloha, OR $101,934 9th +30% 9th 37% above peers
Wheaton, MD $111,478 7th +30% 10th 49% above peers
Everett, MA $85,218 11th +30% 11th 14% above peers
Palm Desert, CA $77,513 14th +29% 12th 4% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD $111,575 6th +28% 13th 50% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL $63,432 26th +28% 14th 15% below peers
Clermont, FL $82,306 12th +27% 15th 10% above peers
West New York, NJ $71,729 20th +27% 16th 4% below peers
Elkhart, IN $51,028 31st +25% 17th 32% below peers
Minnetonka, MN $119,517 2nd +25% 18th 60% above peers
Sherman, TX $58,859 27th +24% 19th 21% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ $115,304 4th +24% 20th 55% above peers
Elyria, OH $54,945 29th +24% 21st 26% below peers
Columbus, IN $77,456 15th +22% 22nd 4% above peers
Arcadia, CA $113,516 5th +21% 23rd 52% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL $71,621 21st +21% 24th 4% below peers
Rockwall, TX $115,580 3rd +21% 25th 55% above peers
Oak Park, IL $110,820 8th +17% 26th 49% above peers
Wheaton, IL $120,008 1st +16% 27th 61% above peers
Grand Island, NE $63,795 25th +16% 28th 14% below peers
Joplin, MO $52,097 30th +15% 29th 30% below peers
Galveston, TX $55,631 28th +13% 30th 25% below peers
Normal, IL $64,785 24th +11% 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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How breakdowns work →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,715 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 1.0 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.2% in July 2026, down from 5.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.2%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 4.4% (Jul 26) -1.1pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Delano, CA 17.0% (Jul 26) 26th -2.1pp 1st 295% above peers
Elyria, OH 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -1.5pp 2nd 23% below peers
Grand Island, NE 3.0% (Jul 26) 1st -1.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Elkhart, IN 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -1.1pp 4th on par with peers
Normal, IL 3.6% (Jul 26) 4th -1.1pp 5th 16% below peers
West New York, NJ 4.2% (Jul 26) 10th -1.0pp 6th 2% below peers
Arcadia, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 18th -0.7pp 7th 14% above peers
Colton, CA 5.6% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.6pp 8th 30% above peers
Joplin, MO 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 9th 7% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 6.6% (Jul 26) 24th -0.5pp 10th 53% above peers
Columbus, IN 3.6% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 11th 16% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 7.6% (Jul 26) 25th -0.3pp 12th 77% above peers
Lebanon, TN 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 13th 26% below peers
Summerville, SC 3.8% (Jul 26) 6th -0.1pp 14th 12% below peers
Murray, UT 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.1pp 15th 12% below peers
Everett, MA 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.2pp 16th 5% above peers
Rockwall, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 9th +0.4pp 17th 5% below peers
Wheaton, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 17th +0.4pp 18th 5% above peers
Sherman, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th +0.5pp 19th on par with peers
Minnetonka, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th +0.5pp 20th 2% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th +0.5pp 21st 2% below peers
Pensacola, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.5pp 22nd 2% above peers
Galveston, TX 4.9% (Jul 26) 19th +0.6pp 23rd 14% above peers
Oak Park, IL 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th +0.7pp 24th 21% above peers
Clermont, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 21st +0.7pp 25th 21% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 5.2% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.8pp 26th 21% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.9% then, 19.4% now; margin ±4.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.1% to 19.4%).
Needs attention 19.4%
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%
Clermont, FL 5.4% 3rd -4.7pp 1st 57% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 13.1% 20th -7.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Aloha, OR 7.8% 8th -4.0pp 3rd 39% below peers
Delano, CA 16.0% 25th -6.6pp 4th 26% above peers
Elyria, OH 16.7% 26th -6.4pp 5th 32% above peers
Pensacola, FL 12.6% 16th -4.8pp 6th on par with peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 4.5% 2nd -1.3pp 7th 64% below peers
Sherman, TX 12.7% 17th -3.4pp 8th on par with peers
Murray, UT 6.0% 6th -1.5pp 9th 52% below peers
Columbus, IN 11.3% 14th -2.5pp 10th 11% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 10.3% 12th -2.3pp 11th 18% below peers
Elkhart, IN 18.2% 28th -3.7pp 12th 44% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 11.0% 13th -2.1pp 13th 13% below peers
Rockwall, TX 4.0% 1st -0.6pp 14th 69% below peers
Summerville, SC 10.1% 11th -1.6pp 15th 20% below peers
Normal, IL 21.4% 30th -3.2pp 16th 69% above peers
Arcadia, CA 8.6% 9th -1.2pp 17th 32% below peers
Colton, CA 13.7% 22nd -1.4pp 18th 8% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 11.7% 15th -1.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Joplin, MO 16.9% 27th -1.3pp 20th 34% above peers
Lebanon, TN 13.1% 21st -0.9pp 21st 4% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 12.9% 18th -0.8pp 22nd 2% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 9.7% 10th -0.5pp 23rd 23% below peers
Oak Park, IL 7.4% 7th -0.2pp 24th 41% below peers
West New York, NJ 19.4% 29th -0.6pp 25th 53% above peers
Wheaton, IL 5.6% 4th +0.2pp 26th 56% below peers
Galveston, TX 21.4% 31st +1.5pp 27th 70% above peers
Everett, MA 14.7% 23rd +2.0pp 28th 16% above peers
Grand Island, NE 15.2% 24th +2.4pp 29th 20% above peers
Wheaton, MD 13.1% 19th +2.8pp 30th 3% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 5.9% 5th +1.9pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.8% then, 28.7% now; margin ±6.5pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.5% to 28.7%).
Needs attention 28.7%
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 13.0% -1.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Catalina Foothills, AZ 2.2% 1st -5.4pp 1st 86% below peers
Rockwall, TX 3.1% 2nd -3.2pp 2nd 80% below peers
Columbus, IN 11.1% 13th -11.0pp 3rd 28% below peers
Normal, IL 7.4% 6th -5.5pp 4th 52% below peers
Murray, UT 4.9% 3rd -3.2pp 5th 68% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 10.4% 12th -6.2pp 6th 33% below peers
Pensacola, FL 17.9% 18th -10.5pp 7th 15% above peers
Cathedral City, CA 18.6% 19th -10.5pp 8th 20% above peers
Aloha, OR 10.2% 10th -5.7pp 9th 34% below peers
Summerville, SC 11.5% 14th -5.9pp 10th 26% below peers
Elyria, OH 26.1% 28th -13.1pp 11th 68% above peers
Delano, CA 23.2% 26th -9.8pp 12th 50% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 10.4% 11th -4.2pp 13th 33% below peers
Clermont, FL 9.5% 9th -3.7pp 14th 39% below peers
Arcadia, CA 9.4% 8th -2.8pp 15th 40% below peers
Joplin, MO 19.1% 22nd -5.3pp 16th 23% above peers
Sherman, TX 19.1% 23rd -5.0pp 17th 23% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 15.5% 16th -3.3pp 18th on par with peers
Pinellas Park, FL 13.3% 15th -2.8pp 19th 14% below peers
Lebanon, TN 19.5% 24th -2.9pp 20th 25% above peers
West New York, NJ 28.7% 29th -3.0pp 21st 85% above peers
Colton, CA 20.7% 25th -1.0pp 22nd 33% above peers
Elkhart, IN 31.0% 30th -1.4pp 23rd 100% above peers
Grand Island, NE 18.8% 21st +0.4pp 24th 21% above peers
Wheaton, IL 5.0% 4th +0.5pp 25th 68% below peers
Everett, MA 23.6% 27th +3.5pp 26th 52% above peers
Wheaton, MD 18.6% 20th +3.0pp 27th 20% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 17.6% 17th +4.4pp 28th 13% above peers
Galveston, TX 35.7% 31st +9.2pp 29th 130% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 5.7% 5th +2.5pp 30th 63% below peers
Oak Park, IL 8.6% 7th +4.9pp 31st 44% below peers
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.1pp 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
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What changed

Broadband rose 8.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78.9% to 87.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. West New York 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 14.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (72.5% to 87.0%).
Bright spot 87.0%
20172024
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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 92.9% +6.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Delano, CA 88.0% 27th +24.4pp 1st 5% below peers
Sherman, TX 91.5% 19th +17.5pp 2nd 1% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 96.2% 4th +13.9pp 3rd 4% above peers
Lebanon, TN 93.2% 14th +13.0pp 4th on par with peers
Elkhart, IN 90.2% 24th +12.5pp 5th 3% below peers
Elyria, OH 87.0% 29th +11.6pp 6th 6% below peers
Everett, MA 94.2% 12th +10.0pp 7th 1% above peers
Columbus, IN 94.3% 11th +9.9pp 8th 2% above peers
Pensacola, FL 92.5% 18th +9.7pp 9th on par with peers
Joplin, MO 88.6% 26th +9.2pp 10th 5% below peers
Galveston, TX 91.5% 20th +9.4pp 11th 2% below peers
Murray, UT 94.0% 13th +9.3pp 12th 1% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 92.8% 17th +8.7pp 13th on par with peers
Cathedral City, CA 91.4% 21st +8.6pp 14th 2% below peers
Normal, IL 86.8% 31st +8.1pp 15th 7% below peers
West New York, NJ 87.0% 30th +8.1pp 16th 6% below peers
Colton, CA 90.8% 23rd +8.2pp 17th 2% below peers
Grand Island, NE 89.7% 25th +7.8pp 18th 3% below peers
Summerville, SC 93.1% 15th +7.9pp 19th on par with peers
Oak Park, IL 94.4% 9th +6.7pp 20th 2% above peers
Wheaton, MD 95.9% 6th +6.5pp 21st 3% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 91.3% 22nd +6.1pp 22nd 2% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 96.8% 1st +5.9pp 23rd 4% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 87.7% 28th +5.1pp 24th 6% below peers
Arcadia, CA 96.7% 2nd +5.5pp 25th 4% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 94.3% 10th +5.0pp 26th 2% above peers
Rockwall, TX 96.3% 3rd +4.5pp 27th 4% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 95.8% 7th +3.8pp 28th 3% above peers
Wheaton, IL 95.8% 8th +3.4pp 29th 3% above peers
Aloha, OR 96.1% 5th +2.8pp 30th 3% above peers
Clermont, FL 92.9% 16th +0.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 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 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.51 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.03). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.50 to 0.51).
Needs attention 0.51
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 0.48 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Cathedral City, CA 0.46 16th -0.059 1st on par with peers
Lebanon, TN 0.42 11th -0.024 2nd 7% below peers
Summerville, SC 0.42 9th -0.022 3rd 8% below peers
Pensacola, FL 0.49 26th -0.020 4th 7% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 0.51 29th -0.020 5th 12% above peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 0.49 27th -0.018 6th 7% above peers
Delano, CA 0.42 7th -0.015 7th 9% below peers
Colton, CA 0.39 2nd -0.007 8th 14% below peers
Murray, UT 0.42 8th -0.007 9th 9% below peers
Joplin, MO 0.48 23rd -0.008 10th 5% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 0.42 10th -0.006 11th 8% below peers
Oak Park, IL 0.48 24th -0.006 12th 6% above peers
Wheaton, MD 0.41 5th -0.005 13th 10% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 0.47 22nd -0.006 14th 3% above peers
Aloha, OR 0.36 1st -0.002 15th 21% below peers
Elyria, OH 0.45 14th +0.003 16th 2% below peers
Wheaton, IL 0.46 18th +0.003 17th on par with peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 0.39 3rd +0.003 18th 14% below peers
Sherman, TX 0.44 13th +0.006 19th 3% below peers
Arcadia, CA 0.49 25th +0.007 20th 7% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 0.44 12th +0.008 21st 4% below peers
Galveston, TX 0.52 31st +0.017 22nd 15% above peers
Columbus, IN 0.46 19th +0.015 23rd 1% above peers
Clermont, FL 0.41 4th +0.014 24th 11% below peers
Rockwall, TX 0.41 6th +0.018 25th 10% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 0.45 15th +0.024 26th 1% below peers
Normal, IL 0.51 30th +0.029 27th 13% above peers
Grand Island, NE 0.47 21st +0.030 28th 3% above peers
Elkhart, IN 0.46 17th +0.031 29th on par with peers
Everett, MA 0.46 20th +0.035 30th 1% above peers
West New York, NJ 0.51 28th +0.040 31st 12% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.03 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (20.8% then, 18.0% now; margin ±3.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (19.3% to 18.0%).
Needs attention 18.0%
20102023
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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
Murray, UT 4.5% 4th -2.6pp 1st 58% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 7.1% 7th -4.0pp 2nd 34% below peers
Sherman, TX 11.1% 18th -5.9pp 3rd 3% above peers
Lebanon, TN 11.0% 17th -5.7pp 4th 2% above peers
Wheaton, IL 3.6% 3rd -1.7pp 5th 66% below peers
Elkhart, IN 12.8% 21st -5.8pp 6th 19% above peers
Grand Island, NE 9.4% 13th -4.1pp 7th 13% below peers
Summerville, SC 8.1% 11th -3.0pp 8th 24% below peers
Pensacola, FL 11.4% 19th -4.0pp 9th 6% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 17.6% 28th -4.6pp 10th 64% above peers
Columbus, IN 7.5% 10th -1.9pp 11th 31% below peers
Elyria, OH 16.0% 27th -3.3pp 12th 49% above peers
Galveston, TX 13.0% 22nd -2.3pp 13th 21% above peers
Colton, CA 14.9% 25th -2.5pp 14th 38% above peers
West New York, NJ 18.0% 29th -2.7pp 15th 68% above peers
Aloha, OR 12.1% 20th -1.8pp 16th 13% above peers
Normal, IL 7.3% 9th -0.9pp 17th 32% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 13.4% 23rd -1.6pp 18th 25% above peers
Clermont, FL 8.7% 12th -0.8pp 19th 19% below peers
Joplin, MO 15.7% 26th -0.9pp 20th 46% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 3.4% 2nd +0.0pp 21st 68% below peers
Everett, MA 18.6% 30th +1.0pp 22nd 73% above peers
Oak Park, IL 7.3% 8th +0.6pp 23rd 32% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 10.8% 16th +0.9pp 24th on par with peers
Wheaton, MD 10.4% 15th +0.9pp 25th 3% below peers
Delano, CA 18.9% 31st +2.2pp 26th 76% above peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 2.6% 1st +0.4pp 27th 76% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 13.7% 24th +4.7pp 28th 27% above peers
Rockwall, TX 5.0% 5th +1.7pp 29th 53% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 9.4% 14th +4.4pp 30th 12% below peers
Arcadia, CA 5.8% 6th +4.2pp 31st 47% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
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  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping 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 84% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $450,193 in August 2026, up from $430,980 a year earlier.
Big move $450,193
2000August 2026
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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%
Oak Park, IL $486,880 (Aug 26) 7th +10.7% 1st 9% above peers
Elkhart, IN $233,030 (Aug 26) 24th +6.1% 2nd 48% below peers
Wheaton, IL $514,751 (Aug 26) 5th +5.3% 3rd 15% above peers
Elyria, OH $190,344 (Aug 26) 26th +4.8% 4th 57% below peers
West New York, NJ $450,193 (Aug 26) 12th +4.5% 5th 1% above peers
Minnetonka, MN $485,327 (Aug 26) 8th +3.0% 6th 8% above peers
Columbus, IN $280,503 (Aug 26) 19th +2.3% 7th 37% below peers
Joplin, MO $207,169 (Aug 26) 25th +2.0% 8th 54% below peers
Arcadia, CA $1,381,933 (Aug 26) 1st +1.8% 9th 209% above peers
Murray, UT $546,866 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.8% 10th 22% above peers
Lebanon, TN $447,311 (Aug 26) 13th +1.3% 11th on par with peers
Pensacola, FL $266,727 (Aug 26) 21st +1.2% 12th 40% below peers
Delano, CA $334,193 (Aug 26) 16th +1.2% 13th 25% below peers
Everett, MA $628,482 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.1% 14th 41% above peers
Colton, CA $495,001 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 15th 11% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ $457,059 (Aug 26) 11th +0.0% 16th 2% above peers
Normal, IL $267,616 (Aug 26) 20th -0.2% 17th 40% below peers
Grand Island, NE $253,838 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.2% 18th 43% below peers
Summerville, SC $379,909 (Aug 26) 15th -0.8% 19th 15% below peers
Rockwall, TX $474,989 (Aug 26) 9th -1.0% 20th 6% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL $302,985 (Aug 26) 18th -1.6% 21st 32% below peers
Palm Desert, CA $538,918 (Aug 26) 4th -1.6% 22nd 20% above peers
Clermont, FL $428,604 (Aug 26) 14th -2.3% 23rd 4% below peers
Cathedral City, CA $474,971 (Aug 26) 10th -2.9% 24th 6% above peers
Galveston, TX $317,544 (Aug 26) 17th -4.9% 25th 29% below peers
Sherman, TX $252,838 (Aug 26) 23rd -6.8% 26th 43% below 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $277,283 in August 2026, up from $272,556 a year earlier.
Big move $277,283
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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%
Oak Park, IL $250,053 (Aug 26) 16th +6.4% 1st 16% below peers
Elyria, OH $129,698 (Aug 26) 26th +6.2% 2nd 56% below peers
Elkhart, IN $156,982 (Aug 26) 24th +6.0% 3rd 47% below peers
Wheaton, IL $340,137 (Aug 26) 8th +5.3% 4th 15% above peers
Delano, CA $272,944 (Aug 26) 15th +3.2% 5th 8% below peers
Normal, IL $201,002 (Aug 26) 18th +3.0% 6th 32% below peers
Columbus, IN $196,669 (Aug 26) 20th +2.7% 7th 34% below peers
Joplin, MO $133,567 (Aug 26) 25th +2.6% 8th 55% below peers
Colton, CA $403,731 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.2% 9th 36% above peers
Pensacola, FL $168,814 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.1% 10th 43% below peers
West New York, NJ $277,283 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 11th 7% below peers
Lebanon, TN $322,593 (Aug 26) 11th +1.5% 12th 9% above peers
Everett, MA $444,185 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.1% 13th 50% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ $379,982 (Aug 26) 6th +1.0% 14th 28% above peers
Minnetonka, MN $306,340 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 15th 3% above peers
Arcadia, CA $929,293 (Aug 26) 1st +0.4% 16th 213% above peers
Murray, UT $391,433 (Aug 26) 5th +0.3% 17th 32% above peers
Summerville, SC $296,674 (Aug 26) 13th +0.1% 18th on par with peers
Grand Island, NE $180,301 (Aug 26) 21st -0.4% 19th 39% below peers
Palm Desert, CA $395,996 (Aug 26) 4th -1.6% 20th 33% above peers
Rockwall, TX $336,573 (Aug 26) 10th -1.7% 21st 13% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL $213,714 (Aug 26) 17th -2.5% 22nd 28% below peers
Clermont, FL $337,837 (Aug 26) 9th -2.6% 23rd 14% above peers
Cathedral City, CA $353,921 (Aug 26) 7th -3.1% 24th 19% above peers
Galveston, TX $197,563 (Aug 26) 19th -5.3% 25th 33% below peers
Sherman, TX $162,882 (Aug 26) 23rd -7.8% 26th 45% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.5% then, 23.0% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.3% to 22.9%).
Needs attention 23.0%
20112024
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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 63.8% -0.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
West New York, NJ 22.9% 31st +2.5pp 1st 64% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 66.5% 11th +5.7pp 2nd 4% above peers
Summerville, SC 69.1% 7th +5.4pp 3rd 8% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 71.0% 6th +5.3pp 4th 11% above peers
Delano, CA 62.8% 17th +4.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Pensacola, FL 64.2% 16th +4.6pp 6th on par with peers
Lebanon, TN 62.4% 18th +4.1pp 7th 3% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 72.3% 3rd +4.5pp 8th 13% above peers
Galveston, TX 46.2% 29th +2.4pp 9th 28% below peers
Elkhart, IN 53.2% 26th +2.5pp 10th 17% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 71.6% 5th +2.6pp 11th 12% above peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 76.5% 1st +2.7pp 12th 19% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 65.0% 12th +2.2pp 13th 1% above peers
Colton, CA 52.8% 27th +1.1pp 14th 18% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 69.0% 8th +1.0pp 15th 7% above peers
Elyria, OH 60.0% 21st +0.6pp 16th 7% below peers
Oak Park, IL 60.0% 20th +0.5pp 17th 6% below peers
Wheaton, MD 64.6% 15th +0.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Normal, IL 54.8% 24th -0.6pp 19th 15% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 64.8% 13th -0.8pp 20th 1% above peers
Sherman, TX 52.7% 28th -0.9pp 21st 18% below peers
Grand Island, NE 57.8% 23rd -1.0pp 22nd 10% below peers
Columbus, IN 60.8% 19th -1.1pp 23rd 5% below peers
Wheaton, IL 71.7% 4th -1.6pp 24th 12% above peers
Arcadia, CA 58.1% 22nd -1.3pp 25th 9% below peers
Everett, MA 37.2% 30th -1.4pp 26th 42% below peers
Murray, UT 64.7% 14th -2.5pp 27th 1% above peers
Aloha, OR 67.1% 10th -3.1pp 28th 4% above peers
Clermont, FL 68.1% 9th -3.4pp 29th 6% above peers
Rockwall, TX 72.5% 2nd -3.8pp 30th 13% above peers
Joplin, MO 53.4% 25th -4.3pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp 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, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,531 in August 2026, up from $2,477 a year earlier.
Big move $2,531
2015August 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%
Elkhart, IN $1,170 (Aug 26) 26th +7.8% 1st 36% below peers
Elyria, OH $1,202 (Aug 26) 25th +6.1% 2nd 34% below peers
Joplin, MO $1,237 (Aug 26) 24th +6.0% 3rd 32% below peers
Oak Park, IL $2,025 (Aug 26) 9th +5.3% 4th 11% above peers
Minnetonka, MN $1,825 (Aug 26) 13th +4.5% 5th on par with peers
Summerville, SC $1,895 (Aug 26) 10th +4.4% 6th 4% above peers
Palm Desert, CA $2,677 (Aug 26) 3rd +4.1% 7th 47% above peers
Cathedral City, CA $2,301 (Aug 26) 5th +2.9% 8th 26% above peers
Everett, MA $2,802 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.6% 9th 54% above peers
Pensacola, FL $1,657 (Aug 26) 15th +2.5% 10th 9% below peers
Normal, IL $1,397 (Aug 26) 19th +2.3% 11th 23% below peers
West New York, NJ $2,531 (Aug 26) 4th +2.2% 12th 39% above peers
Lebanon, TN $1,639 (Aug 26) 16th +2.2% 13th 10% below peers
Colton, CA $1,883 (Aug 26) 11th +2.0% 14th 3% above peers
Wheaton, IL $2,182 (Aug 26) 6th +1.9% 15th 20% above peers
Murray, UT $1,482 (Aug 26) 17th +1.6% 16th 19% below peers
Columbus, IN $1,390 (Aug 26) 20th +1.4% 17th 24% below peers
Rockwall, TX $1,762 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 18th 3% below peers
Arcadia, CA $3,414 (Aug 26) 1st +1.4% 19th 87% above peers
Galveston, TX $1,405 (Aug 26) 18th +0.7% 20th 23% below peers
Clermont, FL $2,058 (Aug 26) 8th -0.3% 21st 13% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ $1,825 (Aug 26) 12th -0.5% 22nd on par with peers
Grand Island, NE $1,322 (Aug 26) 21st -0.9% 23rd 28% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL $2,064 (Aug 26) 7th -0.9% 24th 13% above peers
Sherman, TX $1,269 (Aug 26) 23rd -2.6% 25th 30% below peers
Delano, CA 22nd 28% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.3% then, 50.0% now; margin ±5.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.4% to 50.0%).
Needs attention 50.0%
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
Delano, CA 34.0% 20th -11.3pp 1st 3% above peers
Wheaton, MD 32.2% 15th -7.4pp 2nd 2% below peers
Aloha, OR 29.0% 6th -5.3pp 3rd 12% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 33.1% 18th -4.4pp 4th on par with peers
Summerville, SC 31.1% 12th -3.2pp 5th 6% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 30.2% 8th -2.6pp 6th 8% below peers
Elyria, OH 30.2% 9th -2.4pp 7th 8% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 23.7% 1st -1.6pp 8th 28% below peers
Murray, UT 26.9% 3rd -1.8pp 9th 19% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 45.0% 27th -3.0pp 10th 36% above peers
Pensacola, FL 33.1% 17th -1.6pp 11th on par with peers
Everett, MA 49.0% 30th -0.8pp 12th 48% above peers
Oak Park, IL 32.1% 14th -0.4pp 13th 3% below peers
Colton, CA 43.9% 26th +0.1pp 14th 33% above peers
Elkhart, IN 33.5% 19th +0.1pp 15th 2% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 42.5% 24th +0.3pp 16th 29% above peers
Lebanon, TN 29.9% 7th +0.9pp 17th 10% below peers
Wheaton, IL 28.5% 5th +1.0pp 18th 14% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 27.7% 4th +1.1pp 19th 16% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 36.0% 21st +2.6pp 20th 9% above peers
West New York, NJ 50.0% 31st +3.6pp 21st 51% above peers
Joplin, MO 31.7% 13th +2.6pp 22nd 4% below peers
Columbus, IN 24.2% 2nd +2.0pp 23rd 27% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 46.4% 29th +4.3pp 24th 41% above peers
Arcadia, CA 45.8% 28th +4.3pp 25th 39% above peers
Normal, IL 33.0% 16th +3.1pp 26th on par with peers
Galveston, TX 43.7% 25th +4.6pp 27th 32% above peers
Clermont, FL 39.3% 22nd +5.6pp 28th 19% above peers
Rockwall, TX 30.6% 10th +4.6pp 29th 7% below peers
Sherman, TX 40.3% 23rd +6.9pp 30th 22% above peers
Grand Island, NE 30.6% 11th +5.4pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±4.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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 (40.3% then, 40.0% now; margin ±4.4pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.8% to 40.0%).
Needs attention 40.0%
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 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Prescott Valley, AZ 1.6% 1st -1.6pp 1st 71% below peers
Elkhart, IN 8.1% 22nd -3.7pp 2nd 48% above peers
Sherman, TX 4.7% 12th -1.4pp 3rd 14% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 3.9% 6th -1.1pp 4th 29% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 3.0% 4th -0.9pp 5th 45% below peers
Rockwall, TX 2.5% 2nd -0.7pp 6th 54% below peers
Lebanon, TN 4.7% 11th -1.2pp 7th 15% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 4.1% 7th -0.8pp 8th 25% below peers
Oak Park, IL 11.7% 28th -1.7pp 9th 114% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 2.8% 3rd -0.4pp 10th 49% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 5.0% 14th -0.6pp 11th 8% below peers
Delano, CA 4.5% 9th -0.5pp 12th 18% below peers
Elyria, OH 8.9% 25th -0.9pp 13th 63% above peers
Galveston, TX 10.7% 27th -0.6pp 14th 95% above peers
Normal, IL 6.0% 18th -0.3pp 15th 10% above peers
West New York, NJ 40.0% 31st -0.3pp 16th 632% above peers
Pensacola, FL 8.4% 24th +0.2pp 17th 53% above peers
Clermont, FL 3.5% 5th +0.1pp 18th 36% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 7.5% 21st +0.3pp 19th 37% above peers
Everett, MA 19.0% 30th +0.9pp 20th 247% above peers
Aloha, OR 4.2% 8th +0.2pp 21st 22% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 8.2% 23rd +0.5pp 22nd 50% above peers
Joplin, MO 9.6% 26th +0.8pp 23rd 75% above peers
Summerville, SC 4.6% 10th +0.7pp 24th 16% below peers
Columbus, IN 6.0% 19th +1.3pp 25th 10% above peers
Murray, UT 5.5% 16th +1.2pp 26th on par with peers
Arcadia, CA 5.0% 13th +1.3pp 27th 10% below peers
Wheaton, MD 12.1% 29th +3.2pp 28th 121% above peers
Wheaton, IL 5.4% 15th +1.6pp 29th 1% below peers
Grand Island, NE 7.3% 20th +2.2pp 30th 34% above peers
Colton, CA 5.6% 17th +1.8pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 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 →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±3.5pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.3% then, 21.4% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 10.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.6% to 21.4%).
Needs attention 21.4%
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 7.5% -0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Minnetonka, MN 1.3% 1st -1.2pp 1st 85% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 8.0% 13th -6.3pp 2nd 12% below peers
Wheaton, IL 2.2% 2nd -1.3pp 3rd 75% below peers
Columbus, IN 5.7% 9th -2.3pp 4th 37% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 9.1% 17th -3.5pp 5th on par with peers
Arcadia, CA 3.5% 4th -1.1pp 6th 62% below peers
Murray, UT 7.1% 12th -2.1pp 7th 22% below peers
Rockwall, TX 8.1% 14th -2.3pp 8th 11% below peers
Clermont, FL 4.8% 6th -1.0pp 9th 48% below peers
Elkhart, IN 12.0% 25th -2.0pp 10th 32% above peers
Galveston, TX 16.5% 29th -2.3pp 11th 81% above peers
Elyria, OH 6.7% 10th -0.9pp 12th 26% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 5.5% 8th -0.7pp 13th 39% below peers
Sherman, TX 17.4% 30th -1.8pp 14th 91% above peers
Oak Park, IL 3.1% 3rd -0.1pp 15th 66% below peers
West New York, NJ 21.4% 31st +0.0pp 16th 135% above peers
Everett, MA 6.9% 11th +0.0pp 17th 24% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 9.5% 18th +0.2pp 18th 4% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 13.7% 26th +0.6pp 19th 50% above peers
Joplin, MO 11.7% 23rd +0.6pp 20th 29% above peers
Lebanon, TN 9.5% 19th +0.6pp 21st 4% above peers
Pensacola, FL 11.3% 22nd +0.9pp 22nd 24% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 11.9% 24th +1.0pp 23rd 31% above peers
Wheaton, MD 14.4% 27th +1.4pp 24th 59% above peers
Summerville, SC 10.1% 21st +1.0pp 25th 11% above peers
Colton, CA 9.1% 16th +1.0pp 26th on par with peers
Grand Island, NE 14.5% 28th +1.8pp 27th 59% above peers
Delano, CA 9.6% 20th +1.6pp 28th 5% above peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 3.5% 5th +0.7pp 29th 61% below peers
Normal, IL 4.9% 7th +0.9pp 30th 46% below peers
Aloha, OR 8.7% 15th +2.0pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp 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 somewhat above the peer median.

34.9%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 30.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Arcadia, CA 16.3% 1st 51% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 24.8% 2nd 26% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 26.3% 3rd 21% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 27.0% 4th 19% below peers
Wheaton, MD 27.4% 5th 18% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 28.3% 6th 15% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 29.0% 7th 13% below peers
Wheaton, IL 29.0% 8th 13% below peers
Oak Park, IL 29.3% 9th 12% below peers
Everett, MA 29.3% 10th 12% below peers
Pensacola, FL 31.7% 11th 5% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 31.8% 12th 5% below peers
Murray, UT 32.2% 13th 3% below peers
Aloha, OR 32.5% 14th 2% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 32.6% 15th 2% below peers
Clermont, FL 33.3% 16th on par with peers
Columbus, IN 34.1% 17th 2% above peers
Rockwall, TX 34.3% 18th 3% above peers
West New York, NJ 34.9% 19th 5% above peers
Cathedral City, CA 35.8% 20th 8% above peers
Normal, IL 36.0% 21st 8% above peers
Joplin, MO 36.4% 22nd 9% above peers
Summerville, SC 36.6% 23rd 10% above peers
Delano, CA 37.3% 24th 12% above peers
Colton, CA 37.5% 25th 13% above peers
Sherman, TX 38.1% 26th 14% above peers
Grand Island, NE 38.3% 27th 15% above peers
Lebanon, TN 38.7% 28th 16% above peers
Elyria, OH 42.5% 29th 28% above peers
Galveston, TX 43.1% 30th 29% above peers
Elkhart, IN 45.9% 31st 38% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.4% to 10.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.3pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.2% to 10.3%).
Needs attention 10.3%
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
Columbus, IN 1.5% 5th -6.1pp 1st 71% below peers
Wheaton, IL 0.8% 1st -2.3pp 2nd 84% below peers
Arcadia, CA 0.9% 2nd -1.5pp 3rd 83% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 3.0% 13th -3.8pp 4th 44% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 1.0% 3rd -1.1pp 5th 81% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 2.9% 12th -2.9pp 6th 47% below peers
Everett, MA 2.3% 6th -2.3pp 7th 57% below peers
Normal, IL 1.4% 4th -0.6pp 8th 74% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 2.5% 8th -1.1pp 9th 54% below peers
Rockwall, TX 7.1% 24th -3.0pp 10th 33% above peers
Colton, CA 3.6% 14th -1.0pp 11th 33% below peers
Elyria, OH 2.6% 9th -0.5pp 12th 51% below peers
Joplin, MO 4.1% 15th -0.6pp 13th 24% below peers
Sherman, TX 13.6% 31st -0.6pp 14th 152% above peers
Galveston, TX 11.2% 30th -0.1pp 15th 108% above peers
Grand Island, NE 6.7% 22nd +0.4pp 16th 25% above peers
Elkhart, IN 9.7% 27th +0.6pp 17th 79% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 6.6% 21st +0.5pp 18th 23% above peers
Aloha, OR 5.5% 17th +0.9pp 19th 1% above peers
Clermont, FL 2.7% 11th +0.7pp 20th 49% below peers
Summerville, SC 6.4% 18th +1.8pp 21st 19% above peers
Lebanon, TN 6.5% 19th +2.4pp 22nd 21% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 10.3% 29th +3.9pp 23rd 92% above peers
Murray, UT 7.5% 25th +3.0pp 24th 39% above peers
Oak Park, IL 2.7% 10th +1.2pp 25th 50% below peers
Delano, CA 2.5% 7th +1.1pp 26th 54% below peers
Wheaton, MD 7.0% 23rd +3.2pp 27th 30% above peers
West New York, NJ 10.3% 28th +4.9pp 28th 92% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 8.7% 26th +4.6pp 29th 62% above peers
Pensacola, FL 6.6% 20th +3.5pp 30th 22% above peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 5.4% 16th +3.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 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 →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±3.8pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.2% then, 33.5% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.4% to 33.5%).
33.5%
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 43.6% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Murray, UT 41.9% 10th +8.4pp 1st 21% above peers
Everett, MA 24.9% 23rd +4.9pp 2nd 28% below peers
Galveston, TX 36.0% 15th +6.8pp 3rd 4% above peers
Lebanon, TN 30.8% 20th +5.3pp 4th 11% below peers
Elkhart, IN 17.7% 29th +2.7pp 5th 49% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 31.6% 19th +4.7pp 6th 9% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 25.5% 22nd +3.6pp 7th 26% below peers
Sherman, TX 24.2% 26th +3.4pp 8th 30% below peers
Pensacola, FL 43.0% 9th +5.8pp 9th 25% above peers
Elyria, OH 17.8% 28th +2.3pp 10th 48% below peers
Rockwall, TX 48.6% 7th +6.0pp 11th 41% above peers
Cathedral City, CA 24.5% 24th +2.8pp 12th 29% below peers
Summerville, SC 33.5% 17th +3.8pp 13th 3% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 24.4% 25th +2.4pp 14th 29% below peers
Aloha, OR 34.5% 16th +3.4pp 15th on par with peers
West New York, NJ 33.5% 18th +3.3pp 16th 3% below peers
Clermont, FL 37.8% 14th +3.7pp 17th 10% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 40.7% 11th +3.8pp 18th 18% above peers
Normal, IL 52.9% 6th +4.5pp 19th 53% above peers
Wheaton, MD 38.7% 13th +3.1pp 20th 12% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 65.0% 3rd +4.8pp 21st 88% above peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 71.4% 2nd +3.7pp 22nd 107% above peers
Arcadia, CA 57.4% 5th +2.6pp 23rd 66% above peers
Oak Park, IL 72.5% 1st +2.5pp 24th 110% above peers
Grand Island, NE 20.9% 27th +0.3pp 25th 40% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 43.3% 8th +0.3pp 26th 25% above peers
Joplin, MO 26.6% 21st +0.2pp 27th 23% below peers
Wheaton, IL 64.5% 4th +0.3pp 28th 87% above peers
Columbus, IN 40.0% 12th -1.3pp 29th 16% above peers
Colton, CA 16.6% 30th -0.8pp 30th 52% below peers
Delano, CA 7.3% 31st -0.4pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.9pp 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 ★ Strong performer
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 (64.9% then, 64.8% now; margin ±18.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 8.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (73.4% to 64.8%).
Bright spot 64.8%
20112024
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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 61.6% -3.7pp
United States ref 45.5%
Colton, CA 46.5% 15th +15.4pp 1st 2% above peers
Wheaton, MD 50.5% 10th +15.9pp 2nd 11% above peers
Grand Island, NE 45.6% 17th +13.3pp 3rd on par with peers
Delano, CA 45.6% 18th +12.9pp 4th on par with peers
Normal, IL 57.0% 7th +11.3pp 5th 25% above peers
Murray, UT 61.8% 4th +12.2pp 6th 36% above peers
Sherman, TX 39.0% 23rd +6.1pp 7th 15% below peers
Columbus, IN 48.5% 13th +6.2pp 8th 6% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 59.4% 6th +6.5pp 9th 30% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 33.9% 27th +3.6pp 10th 26% below peers
Elyria, OH 48.8% 12th +3.8pp 11th 7% above peers
Clermont, FL 62.1% 3rd +4.4pp 12th 36% above peers
Lebanon, TN 44.0% 19th +2.2pp 13th 4% below peers
Rockwall, TX 45.6% 16th +1.2pp 14th on par with peers
West New York, NJ 64.8% 1st -0.0pp 15th 42% above peers
Elkhart, IN 25.1% 30th -0.9pp 16th 45% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 38.0% 24th -2.7pp 17th 17% below peers
Aloha, OR 34.4% 26th -2.5pp 18th 25% below peers
Galveston, TX 43.5% 21st -5.4pp 19th 5% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 60.6% 5th -10.0pp 20th 33% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 37.5% 25th -6.6pp 21st 18% below peers
Pensacola, FL 47.7% 14th -8.5pp 22nd 4% above peers
Cathedral City, CA 29.5% 29th -5.6pp 23rd 35% below peers
Oak Park, IL 62.2% 2nd -13.3pp 24th 36% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 56.7% 8th -12.4pp 25th 24% above peers
Wheaton, IL 54.2% 9th -18.7pp 26th 19% above peers
Joplin, MO 21.9% 31st -8.0pp 27th 52% below peers
Everett, MA 43.5% 20th -17.1pp 28th 5% below peers
Arcadia, CA 48.9% 11th -19.3pp 29th 7% above peers
Summerville, SC 33.1% 28th -14.4pp 30th 28% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 41.7% 22nd -36.0pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
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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 ±14.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth rose 13.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.5% to 23.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 18.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.2% to 23.0%).
Needs attention 23.0%
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 5.1% -0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Catalina Foothills, AZ 0.0% 1st -3.3pp 1st 100% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 4.5% 9th -7.3pp 2nd 33% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 3.6% 8th -2.9pp 3rd 45% below peers
Murray, UT 3.5% 7th -2.7pp 4th 48% below peers
Oak Park, IL 1.3% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 81% below peers
Elkhart, IN 11.1% 23rd -3.6pp 6th 66% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 6.5% 14th -1.3pp 7th 3% below peers
Columbus, IN 8.8% 19th -1.1pp 8th 31% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 7.6% 18th -1.0pp 9th 14% above peers
Cathedral City, CA 12.1% 26th -0.9pp 10th 81% above peers
Aloha, OR 6.3% 13th -0.2pp 11th 6% below peers
Lebanon, TN 4.9% 10th +0.6pp 12th 26% below peers
Joplin, MO 5.2% 11th +0.8pp 13th 22% below peers
Wheaton, IL 1.3% 4th +0.2pp 14th 81% below peers
Elyria, OH 18.2% 30th +3.6pp 15th 172% above peers
Rockwall, TX 6.0% 12th +1.3pp 16th 10% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 13.1% 27th +3.1pp 17th 97% above peers
Grand Island, NE 6.7% 16th +1.8pp 18th on par with peers
Galveston, TX 10.2% 21st +3.2pp 19th 52% above peers
Sherman, TX 10.1% 20th +3.3pp 20th 51% above peers
Summerville, SC 7.5% 17th +2.5pp 21st 12% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 2.6% 6th +1.0pp 22nd 61% below peers
Everett, MA 6.5% 15th +2.9pp 23rd 2% below peers
Arcadia, CA 1.6% 5th +0.8pp 24th 76% below peers
Wheaton, MD 10.4% 22nd +5.0pp 25th 55% above peers
Delano, CA 14.4% 28th +7.6pp 26th 116% above peers
West New York, NJ 23.0% 31st +13.5pp 27th 245% above peers
Colton, CA 11.6% 24th +7.5pp 28th 74% above peers
Pensacola, FL 11.7% 25th +8.7pp 29th 75% above peers
Clermont, FL 18.0% 29th +13.9pp 30th 170% above peers
Normal, IL 0.8% 2nd +0.6pp 31st 88% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 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 →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±11.0pp 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 52,662 to 52,004 - more than the combined survey margin (±62). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 53% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (51,511 to 52,004).
Big move 52,004
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Lebanon, TN 44,788 31st +35% 1st 15% below peers
Clermont, FL 46,853 29th +33% 2nd 11% below peers
Rockwall, TX 51,168 25th +16% 3rd 3% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 49,179 28th +11% 4th 6% below peers
Sherman, TX 46,397 30th +9% 5th 12% below peers
Everett, MA 50,045 27th +9% 6th 5% below peers
Columbus, IN 51,824 22nd +8% 7th 1% below peers
Galveston, TX 53,424 8th +6% 8th 2% above peers
Wheaton, MD 52,926 13th +5% 9th 1% above peers
Joplin, MO 52,593 16th +4% 10th on par with peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 52,593 17th +4% 11th on par with peers
Grand Island, NE 52,884 14th +3% 12th 1% above peers
Elkhart, IN 53,733 4th +3% 13th 2% above peers
Pensacola, FL 54,036 2nd +3% 14th 3% above peers
Murray, UT 50,188 26th +2% 15th 5% below peers
Oak Park, IL 53,292 9th +2% 16th 1% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 53,560 6th +1% 17th 2% above peers
Wheaton, IL 53,557 7th +1% 18th 2% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 53,279 10th +0% 19th 1% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 53,064 11th +0% 20th 1% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 51,990 21st -1% 21st 1% below peers
West New York, NJ 52,004 20th -1% 22nd 1% below peers
Elyria, OH 53,035 12th -1% 23rd 1% above peers
Colton, CA 53,772 3rd -1% 24th 2% above peers
Delano, CA 51,679 23rd -2% 25th 2% below peers
Normal, IL 53,569 5th -2% 26th 2% above peers
Summerville, SC 51,654 24th -3% 27th 2% below peers
Aloha, OR 52,389 18th -3% 28th on par with peers
Cathedral City, CA 52,267 19th -4% 29th 1% below peers
Arcadia, CA 55,170 1st -5% 30th 5% above peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 52,622 15th -6% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.0% then, 19.5% now; margin ±2.1pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.9% to 19.5%).
19.5%
20172024
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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 21.8% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Clermont, FL 22.0% 14th +2.2pp 1st 1% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 21.4% 17th +1.1pp 2nd 2% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 25.6% 3rd +1.0pp 3rd 17% above peers
Grand Island, NE 28.2% 1st +0.2pp 4th 29% above peers
Lebanon, TN 23.1% 9th +0.2pp 5th 6% above peers
Columbus, IN 23.8% 7th -0.1pp 6th 9% above peers
Oak Park, IL 23.9% 5th -0.4pp 7th 9% above peers
Murray, UT 21.1% 18th -0.6pp 8th 4% below peers
Everett, MA 21.8% 16th -0.6pp 9th on par with peers
Elyria, OH 21.9% 15th -0.8pp 10th on par with peers
Rockwall, TX 24.3% 4th -1.2pp 11th 11% above peers
Elkhart, IN 26.3% 2nd -1.3pp 12th 20% above peers
Wheaton, IL 22.0% 13th -1.2pp 13th 1% above peers
Arcadia, CA 20.9% 19th -1.3pp 14th 4% below peers
Normal, IL 16.1% 27th -1.0pp 15th 26% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 15.6% 28th -1.1pp 16th 29% below peers
West New York, NJ 19.5% 23rd -1.4pp 17th 11% below peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 19.1% 24th -1.4pp 18th 13% below peers
Joplin, MO 20.9% 20th -1.6pp 19th 4% below peers
Sherman, TX 23.9% 6th -1.9pp 20th 9% above peers
Wheaton, MD 22.5% 12th -2.1pp 21st 3% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 17.1% 26th -1.8pp 22nd 22% below peers
Summerville, SC 22.9% 11th -2.4pp 23rd 5% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 12.8% 31st -1.6pp 24th 41% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 15.2% 29th -2.1pp 25th 30% below peers
Delano, CA 22.9% 10th -3.4pp 26th 5% above peers
Galveston, TX 14.8% 30th -2.4pp 27th 32% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 20.0% 22nd -3.2pp 28th 9% below peers
Colton, CA 23.4% 8th -4.3pp 29th 7% above peers
Aloha, OR 20.5% 21st -4.2pp 30th 6% below peers
Pensacola, FL 18.7% 25th -5.6pp 31st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction 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 (39.3% then, 42.1% now; margin ±9.3pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.3% to 42.1%).
Big move 42.1%
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
Prescott Valley, AZ 34.4% 14th +8.7pp 1st 3% above peers
Delano, CA 37.5% 11th +9.2pp 2nd 13% above peers
Oak Park, IL 22.7% 24th +5.5pp 3rd 32% below peers
Joplin, MO 40.9% 6th +9.4pp 4th 23% above peers
Palm Desert, CA 37.2% 12th +7.9pp 5th 12% above peers
Elkhart, IN 56.0% 1st +7.9pp 6th 69% above peers
Arcadia, CA 21.9% 26th +2.5pp 7th 34% below peers
West New York, NJ 42.1% 4th +2.8pp 8th 27% above peers
Summerville, SC 34.4% 13th +0.5pp 9th 4% above peers
Everett, MA 42.1% 5th +0.5pp 10th 27% above peers
Sherman, TX 38.8% 7th +0.4pp 11th 17% above peers
Columbus, IN 27.8% 19th +0.0pp 12th 16% below peers
Colton, CA 38.4% 8th +0.0pp 13th 16% above peers
Rockwall, TX 16.2% 28th -0.3pp 14th 51% below peers
Galveston, TX 42.9% 3rd -0.8pp 15th 29% above peers
Wheaton, MD 31.2% 17th -1.1pp 16th 6% below peers
Aloha, OR 25.1% 21st -1.0pp 17th 24% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 33.2% 15th -1.7pp 18th on par with peers
Murray, UT 23.7% 23rd -1.3pp 19th 29% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 33.2% 16th -2.1pp 20th on par with peers
Grand Island, NE 38.2% 9th -4.4pp 21st 15% above peers
Pensacola, FL 37.6% 10th -4.8pp 22nd 13% above peers
Elyria, OH 49.9% 2nd -7.7pp 23rd 50% above peers
Wheaton, IL 10.1% 31st -1.8pp 24th 70% below peers
Normal, IL 22.6% 25th -4.2pp 25th 32% below peers
Cathedral City, CA 26.3% 20th -7.3pp 26th 21% below peers
Minnetonka, MN 16.2% 29th -4.7pp 27th 51% below peers
Lebanon, TN 30.1% 18th -9.2pp 28th 9% below peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 14.3% 30th -4.8pp 29th 57% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 24.4% 22nd -9.0pp 30th 26% below peers
Clermont, FL 21.6% 27th -8.9pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 ±6.7pp 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 (56.1% then, 63.3% now; margin ±15.1pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (67.5% to 63.3%).
Big move 63.3%
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 72.4% +4.1pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sherman, TX 70.8% 20th +19.7pp 1st 4% below peers
Arcadia, CA 70.7% 21st +17.6pp 2nd 4% below peers
Palm Desert, CA 66.5% 24th +16.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Colton, CA 71.5% 19th +17.5pp 4th 3% below peers
Wheaton, IL 73.0% 17th +15.4pp 5th 1% below peers
Aloha, OR 72.3% 18th +13.7pp 6th 2% below peers
Joplin, MO 73.6% 16th +13.7pp 7th on par with peers
Catalina Foothills, AZ 74.6% 14th +13.5pp 8th 1% above peers
Pensacola, FL 82.8% 1st +14.4pp 9th 12% above peers
Columbus, IN 67.7% 22nd +11.3pp 10th 8% below peers
Rockwall, TX 74.1% 15th +12.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 82.2% 2nd +13.4pp 12th 12% above peers
Delano, CA 75.3% 9th +9.7pp 13th 2% above peers
Oak Park, IL 79.5% 5th +10.1pp 14th 8% above peers
Cathedral City, CA 64.8% 26th +7.6pp 15th 12% below peers
West New York, NJ 63.3% 28th +7.1pp 16th 14% below peers
Kendale Lakes, FL 82.0% 3rd +9.0pp 17th 11% above peers
Prescott Valley, AZ 64.5% 27th +6.4pp 18th 12% below peers
Summerville, SC 81.2% 4th +7.8pp 19th 10% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 77.0% 7th +6.1pp 20th 5% above peers
Lebanon, TN 74.7% 12th +5.2pp 21st 2% above peers
Elyria, OH 67.5% 23rd +3.0pp 22nd 8% below peers
Normal, IL 76.8% 8th +3.0pp 23rd 4% above peers
Wheaton, MD 74.7% 13th +1.7pp 24th 1% above peers
Minnetonka, MN 78.9% 6th +1.7pp 25th 7% above peers
Everett, MA 75.1% 10th +1.2pp 26th 2% above peers
Clermont, FL 62.2% 29th +0.6pp 27th 15% below peers
Murray, UT 64.9% 25th +0.1pp 28th 12% below peers
Grand Island, NE 75.0% 11th -3.0pp 29th 2% above peers
Elkhart, IN 56.7% 31st -12.9pp 30th 23% below peers
Galveston, TX 56.9% 30th -17.9pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±13.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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