The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,375 (May 26) | 22nd | -43.4% | 1st | 119% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 183 (May 26) | 3rd | -39.8% | 2nd | 71% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 1,578 (May 26) | 24th | -35.3% | 3rd | 151% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 1st | -31.8% | 4th | 98% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 440 (May 26) | 10th | -31.2% | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 681 (May 26) | 16th | -23.3% | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 245 (May 26) | 4th | -22.0% | 7th | 61% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 307 (May 26) | 6th | -19.9% | 8th | 51% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 865 (May 26) | 20th | -19.6% | 9th | 38% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 687 (May 26) | 18th | -17.2% | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 387 (May 26) | 8th | -16.3% | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 273 (May 26) | 5th | -13.4% | 12th | 57% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 581 (May 26) | 12th | -11.9% | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,502 (May 26) | 23rd | -11.6% | 14th | 139% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,121 (May 26) | 21st | -11.1% | 15th | 78% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 667 (May 26) | 14th | -9.3% | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 628 (May 26) | 13th | -7.2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 682 (May 26) | 17th | -7.0% | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 572 (May 26) | 11th | -6.3% | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 1,672 (May 26) | 25th | -3.8% | 20th | 166% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 428 (May 26) | 9th | -2.9% | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 709 (May 26) | 19th | -2.4% | 22nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 349 (May 26) | 7th | -1.9% | 23rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 96 (May 26) | 2nd | +5.3% | 24th | 85% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 679 (Apr 26) | 15th | +18.9% | 25th | 8% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Homicide fell about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 58% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (May 26) | 11th | -59.1% | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (May 26) | 1st | -52.9% | 2nd | 74% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 7 (May 26) | 14th | -50.0% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 14 (May 26) | 19th | -47.3% | 4th | 108% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 3 (May 26) | 3rd | -47.1% | 5th | 60% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (May 26) | 25th | -44.8% | 6th | 289% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (May 26) | 6th | -40.1% | 7th | 46% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 24 (May 26) | 24th | -38.4% | 8th | 262% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (May 26) | 5th | -33.4% | 9th | 53% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 22 (May 26) | 21st | -32.0% | 10th | 223% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 17th | -31.8% | 11th | 61% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 9 (May 26) | 16th | -30.6% | 12th | 42% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (May 26) | 12th | -25.7% | 13th | 13% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 14 (May 26) | 18th | -21.4% | 14th | 107% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 3 (May 26) | 2nd | -18.0% | 15th | 60% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 7 (May 26) | 13th | -18.0% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 24 (May 26) | 23rd | -17.7% | 17th | 261% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7 (May 26) | 15th | -17.3% | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 4 (May 26) | 7th | -16.7% | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 18 (May 26) | 20th | -16.7% | 20th | 177% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | 22nd | -6.5% | 21st | 247% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | 10th | -3.7% | 22nd | 29% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 4th | +0.0% | 23rd | 57% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 4 (May 26) | 8th | +10.0% | 24th | 34% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (May 26) | 9th | +37.2% | 25th | 32% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $52,911 to $68,317 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,886). 24 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | $64,059 | +29% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 19th | +60% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 7th | +43% | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 10th | +42% | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 14th | +41% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 6th | +40% | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 5th | +39% | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | $97,344 | 2nd | +37% | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 22nd | +31% | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | $73,877 | 12th | +31% | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 9th | +31% | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 23rd | +30% | 11th | 26% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | $77,371 | 11th | +29% | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | $39,938 | 25th | +29% | 13th | 45% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 17th | +29% | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | $90,919 | 4th | +28% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 15th | +28% | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | $109,870 | 1st | +27% | 17th | 50% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 8th | +27% | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | $59,745 | 21st | +26% | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 24th | +25% | 20th | 29% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 18th | +25% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | $68,656 | 16th | +24% | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 20th | +23% | 23rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 13th | +22% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 3rd | +21% | 25th | 27% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric.
Unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 4.9% (May 26) | +0.9pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 21st | -0.6pp | 1st | 31% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | 4.1% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 4th | 31% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 5th | 2% above peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 5.3% (May 26) | 19th | -0.2pp | 6th | 26% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 12% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 18th | -0.1pp | 8th | 21% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 9th | 26% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 4.7% (May 26) | 15th | -0.1pp | 10th | 12% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 11th | 2% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.0pp | 12th | 17% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 13th | 45% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 4.7% (May 26) | 16th | +0.1pp | 14th | 12% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.2pp | 15th | 21% below peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 11th | +0.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Washington, DC | 6.0% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.2pp | 17th | 43% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 8th | +0.4pp | 18th | 5% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 20th | +0.5pp | 19th | 29% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 20th | 14% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 12th | +0.7pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 10.7% (May 26) | 23rd | +1.1pp | 22nd | 155% above peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 4.2% (May 26) | 13th | +1.3pp | 23rd | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.7% to 15.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 18 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 17.4% | -1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.2% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 8.9% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 22nd | -5.0pp | 3rd | 33% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 15.9% | 17th | -3.5pp | 4th | 7% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.1% | 21st | -3.9pp | 5th | 28% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.7% | 8th | -2.6pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 18th | -3.4pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 15.5% | 15th | -2.2pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 11th | -2.0pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 23rd | -2.5pp | 10th | 49% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.4% | 10th | -1.4pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.8% | 9th | -1.2pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 14th | -1.3pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22.6% | 24th | -1.9pp | 14th | 52% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 12.5% | 5th | -1.0pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 20th | -1.4pp | 16th | 28% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 32.2% | 25th | -2.2pp | 17th | 117% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 13.7% | 7th | -0.9pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 14.9% | 13th | -0.9pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 14.8% | 12th | -0.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 18.2% | 19th | -0.7pp | 22nd | 22% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.5% | 16th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.2% | 6th | +0.1pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.4% | 1st | +1.3pp | 25th | 43% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.0% to 19.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 22 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 24.0% | -2.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 17th | -10.2pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 21.1% | 13th | -6.6pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 8th | -5.7pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 22nd | -8.1pp | 6th | 30% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 20th | -6.6pp | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 18th | -6.3pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 21st | -5.5pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 10th | -4.1pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 11th | -3.9pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 20.4% | 12th | -3.4pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 23rd | -5.0pp | 14th | 50% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 24th | -5.1pp | 15th | 69% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 21.4% | 14th | -2.8pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.8% | 4th | -1.7pp | 17th | 35% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 24.4% | 19th | -2.7pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 19.2% | 9th | -2.1pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 21st | 19% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 46.5% | 25th | -3.7pp | 22nd | 120% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 15th | -1.6pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 22.8% | 16th | -1.2pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 25th | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 9.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.0% to 90.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 24 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 86.7% | +11.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Detroit, MI | 85.8% | 23rd | +21.2pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 25th | +17.5pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 22nd | +17.9pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 21st | +13.2pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 91.8% | 11th | +11.5pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 24th | +10.7pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 89.4% | 19th | +10.6pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 12th | +10.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 15th | +9.7pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 18th | +8.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 92.1% | 9th | +9.0pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 6th | +8.8pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 91.3% | 14th | +8.5pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 16th | +7.9pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 92.7% | 8th | +7.6pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 20th | +7.1pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 13th | +7.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 17th | +6.7pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 5th | +6.8pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 92.1% | 10th | +6.5pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 7th | +6.4pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 94.0% | 4th | +5.5pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 25th | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.01).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 25th | -0.024 | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 1st | -0.017 | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 4th | -0.016 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.009 | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 0.52 | 21st | -0.010 | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 6th | -0.009 | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 24th | -0.009 | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 0.48 | 13th | -0.008 | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 0.53 | 23rd | -0.008 | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 19th | -0.006 | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 7th | -0.005 | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 0.47 | 8th | -0.004 | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 9th | -0.004 | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 10th | -0.003 | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 15th | -0.000 | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 5th | +0.001 | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 22nd | +0.002 | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 0.51 | 20th | +0.002 | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 14th | +0.005 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 0.48 | 12th | +0.005 | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 0.48 | 11th | +0.011 | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 0.48 | 16th | +0.011 | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 18th | +0.015 | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 17th | +0.018 | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 3rd | +0.019 | 25th | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 15.1% to 17.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 2 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 18.7% | +1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 8.7% | 4th | -3.5pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 2nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 23rd | -5.6pp | 3rd | 76% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 11.8% | 8th | -2.5pp | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 7th | -2.2pp | 5th | 27% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 14.5% | 13th | -2.1pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 5th | -1.4pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 6th | -1.3pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 12th | -1.6pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 16th | -1.7pp | 10th | 12% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 20th | -2.1pp | 11th | 41% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 13.2% | 9th | -0.6pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 38.0% | 25th | -1.7pp | 13th | 163% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 19.1% | 19th | -0.7pp | 14th | 32% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 15th | 63% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 16th | 43% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 14.5% | 14th | -0.3pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 24th | -0.2pp | 18th | 90% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 21st | -0.0pp | 19th | 59% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 18.6% | 18th | +0.2pp | 20th | 29% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 21st | 55% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13.7% | 10th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 17th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 15th | +2.2pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 11th | +2.7pp | 25th | 5% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | $321,186 (Jun 26) | +1.3% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.4% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $432,734 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.2% | 2nd | 10% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $862,989 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.0% | 3rd | 120% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $237,834 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.7% | 4th | 39% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $300,783 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.5% | 5th | 23% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $257,356 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.2% | 6th | 35% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.1% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.3% | 8th | on par with peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $209,490 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.3% | 9th | 47% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $540,296 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.4% | 10th | 38% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $582,621 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 11th | 48% above peers | |
| Boston, MA | $788,881 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.3% | 12th | 101% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $434,616 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.4% | 13th | 11% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $450,254 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.8% | 14th | 15% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $482,968 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.9% | 15th | 23% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $436,056 (Jun 26) | 8th | -2.1% | 16th | 11% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.2% | 17th | 17% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.3% | 18th | 51% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $579,159 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.3% | 19th | 47% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $387,146 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.9% | 20th | 1% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $146,746 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -3.0% | 21st | 63% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $425,535 (Jun 26) | 11th | -3.1% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $77,245 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -5.1% | 23rd | 80% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | $200,282 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.3% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $310,153 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.7% | 2nd | 8% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $183,250 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.6% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.5% | 4th | 4% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $205,406 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.4% | 5th | 28% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $139,666 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.0% | 6th | 51% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $561,002 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.4% | 7th | 96% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $587,973 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 8th | 105% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.3% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $127,849 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.4% | 10th | 55% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $386,922 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 11th | 35% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $381,254 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.0% | 12th | 33% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $48,796 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -1.2% | 13th | 83% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,179 (Jun 26) | 7th | -1.9% | 14th | 18% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $327,568 (Jun 26) | 8th | -2.0% | 15th | 14% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.5% | 16th | 64% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.9% | 17th | 14% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,438 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.0% | 18th | 23% above peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $302,053 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.6% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $300,340 (Jun 26) | 11th | -3.7% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Washington, DC | $342,193 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.9% | 21st | 19% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,379 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -4.2% | 22nd | 72% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $218,341 (Jun 26) | 15th | -6.2% | 23rd | 24% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 59.7% to 61.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 13 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 70.0% | +2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Las Vegas, NV | 56.6% | 9th | +3.9pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 17th | +3.4pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 19th | +2.9pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 14th | +3.2pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 50.4% | 16th | +3.1pp | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 25th | +1.2pp | 7th | 41% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 10th | +2.1pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 10th | 21% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 60.8% | 5th | +1.9pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 4th | +1.8pp | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 13th | +1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 35.7% | 24th | +0.7pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 21st | +0.4pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 6th | +0.6pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 18th | +0.0pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 41.5% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 58.5% | 7th | -0.4pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 15th | -0.8pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 8th | -1.3pp | 22nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 52.0% | 12th | -1.4pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 52.4% | 11th | -1.5pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 20th | -1.7pp | 25th | 13% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 77% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 6th | +4.6% | 1st | 20% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.6% | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,444 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.9% | 3rd | 16% below peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $1,298 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.2% | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.2% | 5th | 11% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.1% | 6th | 14% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,453 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.0% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $1,356 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.0% | 8th | 21% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $3,469 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.9% | 9th | 102% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $1,521 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.6% | 10th | 12% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.4% | 11th | 5% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.7% | 12th | 37% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,071 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.3% | 13th | 20% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,739 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.0% | 14th | 1% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | $1,721 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.9% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,280 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +0.8% | 16th | 26% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.8% | 17th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.8% | 18th | 14% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $1,722 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,004 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.3% | 20th | 75% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,579 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.1% | 21st | 8% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,549 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.3% | 22nd | 10% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $2,532 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.9% | 23rd | 47% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.1% then, 33.5% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 29.0% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 17th | -1.5pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 25th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 42% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 24th | -0.8pp | 4th | 19% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 5th | -0.6pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 43.5% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.5% | 21st | -0.4pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.1% | 11th | -0.2pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 4th | +0.4pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 14th | +0.6pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 13th | +0.8pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 39.9% | 16th | +1.1pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 20th | +1.4pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 18th | +1.4pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 38.8% | 15th | +1.5pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 9th | +1.6pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 19th | +2.2pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 3rd | +1.9pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 36.0% | 10th | +2.2pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 31.5% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 36.9% | 12th | +3.8pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 8th | +4.7pp | 25th | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.2% then, 7.0% now; margin ±0.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 5.6% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 10th | -2.3pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 20.1% | 22nd | -3.6pp | 4th | 125% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 14th | -1.3pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 16th | -1.5pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 8.9% | 12th | -1.1pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 8th | 15% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 19th | -1.6pp | 9th | 58% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 15th | -0.9pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 11th | 198% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 13th | -0.7pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 20th | -1.2pp | 13th | 81% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 7.1% | 8th | -0.4pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 21st | -0.9pp | 15th | 100% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 9th | -0.4pp | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.7% | 18th | -0.5pp | 17th | 53% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 7th | -0.2pp | 18th | 22% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 33.2% | 24th | -1.0pp | 19th | 272% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 11th | -0.2pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 6.7% | 6th | -0.0pp | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.0% | 25th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 302% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 4th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 6.5% | 5th | +0.4pp | 24th | 27% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 25th | 48% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 0.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.8% to 8.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 9.4% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 8th | -2.1pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.1% | 24th | -3.3pp | 4th | 79% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.0% | 7th | -1.2pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.5% | 18th | -1.7pp | 6th | 17% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 7.4% | 9th | -1.0pp | 7th | 18% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 5th | -0.6pp | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.2% | 15th | -0.9pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% | 4th | -0.5pp | 11th | 41% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 17th | -0.8pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.9% | 19th | -0.8pp | 13th | 21% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13.5% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 14th | 50% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 13th | -0.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.4% | 10th | -0.1pp | 16th | 18% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 9.9% | 16th | -0.2pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.3% | 11th | -0.1pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 3.6% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 19th | 60% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 12.7% | 20th | +0.7pp | 20th | 41% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.5% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 21st | 61% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 20.1% | 25th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 123% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 12th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.2% | 21st | +1.1pp | 24th | 47% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 5.9% | 6th | +0.6pp | 25th | 34% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 32.2% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Washington, DC | 25.5% | 1st | 25% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | 27.3% | 2nd | 19% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 3rd | 19% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 28.2% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 31.8% | 9th | 6% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32.5% | 10th | 4% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 33.9% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 14th | 2% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 15th | 3% above peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.1% | 16th | 6% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 17th | 7% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 18th | 12% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 19th | 14% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 39.5% | 20th | 17% above peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 39.8% | 21st | 17% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 22nd | 18% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 23rd | 28% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 45.0% | 24th | 33% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 25th | 33% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.4% to 5.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 10 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 5.8% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Portland, OR | 1.9% | 1st | -0.9pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 21st | -1.7pp | 2nd | 54% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 2.8% | 5th | -0.4pp | 4th | 48% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 13th | -0.1pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 7th | +0.0pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 8th | +0.1pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 10th | +0.2pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 16th | +0.6pp | 11th | 19% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.0% | 19th | +0.9pp | 12th | 49% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 11th | +0.6pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 14th | +0.9pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 11.2% | 25th | +2.1pp | 15th | 108% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 20th | +1.5pp | 16th | 51% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 12th | +1.1pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 9.6% | 23rd | +2.4pp | 18th | 79% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 19th | 62% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 6th | +0.9pp | 20th | 43% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 2.8% | 4th | +0.8pp | 21st | 49% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 9th | +1.1pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 10.6% | 24th | +3.7pp | 23rd | 97% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.0% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 24th | 62% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 15th | +2.5pp | 25th | 9% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.2% to 39.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 24 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 31.0% | +3.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 12th | +7.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 18th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 18.1% | 25th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 48.0% | 6th | +6.9pp | 4th | 30% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 24th | +3.6pp | 5th | 31% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 2nd | +7.4pp | 6th | 60% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 15th | +4.5pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 8th | +4.9pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 19th | +3.7pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.7% | 16th | +4.1pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 14th | +4.2pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 17th | +3.9pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 27.6% | 22nd | +3.1pp | 13th | 25% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 28.1% | 20th | +3.1pp | 14th | 24% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 13th | +4.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 23rd | +2.8pp | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 10th | +4.0pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 54.9% | 3rd | +5.2pp | 18th | 48% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 64.2% | 1st | +5.7pp | 19th | 73% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 11th | +3.1pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 7th | +2.9pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 21st | +1.9pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 53.8% | 5th | +3.3pp | 23rd | 45% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 9th | +2.4pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 4th | +3.1pp | 25th | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 5.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.6% to 38.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.8pp). 11 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 39.9% | -5.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| El Paso, TX | 47.3% | 7th | +6.8pp | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 14th | +2.7pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 3rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 65.1% | 3rd | +4.0pp | 4th | 55% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 17th | +0.4pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 79.0% | 1st | +0.3pp | 6th | 88% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 4th | -0.9pp | 7th | 48% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 39.4% | 15th | -0.7pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 10th | -1.6pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 12th | -2.4pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 37.0% | 19th | -2.2pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 6th | -6.1pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 54.4% | 5th | -7.4pp | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 9th | -7.0pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 20th | -6.0pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 32.7% | 22nd | -5.9pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 11th | -7.8pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 8th | -9.7pp | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 18th | -8.4pp | 22nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 13th | -9.8pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 24th | -9.6pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 31.0% | 25th | -9.8pp | 25th | 26% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.6% then, 7.2% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 9.0% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 6th | -3.3pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 17th | -4.1pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 22nd | -2.7pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 5.2% | 4th | -1.5pp | 4th | 29% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 8.0% | 15th | -0.9pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 11th | -0.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 7th | 38% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 8th | 60% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 5th | -0.3pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 12th | -0.4pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.2% | 16th | -0.4pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 21st | -0.4pp | 12th | 23% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 14th | -0.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 13th | -0.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 3rd | -0.0pp | 15th | 36% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 18th | +0.3pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 5.7% | 8th | +0.3pp | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 9th | +0.5pp | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 20th | +0.7pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 19th | +0.7pp | 20th | 17% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.7% | 7th | +0.6pp | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 24th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 80% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 16.7% | 25th | +2.7pp | 23rd | 129% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 11.9% | 23rd | +2.2pp | 24th | 64% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 10th | +1.9pp | 25th | 7% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 559,374 to 562,218 - more than the combined survey margin (±122). 15 of the 24 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | 697,125 | 1st | +8% | 1st | 24% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 16th | +6% | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 18th | +5% | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 21st | +5% | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 660,400 | 6th | +4% | 5th | 17% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 15th | +4% | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 690,130 | 2nd | +4% | 7th | 23% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 22nd | +4% | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 19th | +3% | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 20th | +3% | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 17th | +2% | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 9th | +2% | 12th | 12% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 24th | +1% | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 23rd | +1% | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 14th | +1% | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 13th | +1% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 680,130 | 4th | +0% | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 641,165 | 7th | -1% | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 681,294 | 3rd | -2% | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 25th | -2% | 20th | 19% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 666,442 | 5th | -3% | 21st | 19% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 12th | -5% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 10th | -5% | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 8th | -5% | 24th | 14% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 11th | -6% | 25th | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.8% then, 42.2% now; margin ±2.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 40.0% | +2.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Portland, OR | 31.3% | 22nd | +2.8pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 23rd | +2.5pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 17th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 13th | +2.8pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 21st | +1.9pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 10th | +2.4pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 7th | 53% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 37.6% | 16th | +1.6pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 38.0% | 15th | +1.6pp | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 12th | +0.6pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.6% | 20th | +0.2pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 12th | 49% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 19th | -0.5pp | 13th | 13% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 67.1% | 1st | -1.0pp | 14th | 67% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 24th | -0.5pp | 15th | 24% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 36.3% | 18th | -0.9pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 14th | -1.3pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 7th | -1.7pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 45.3% | 6th | -2.3pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 4th | -3.8pp | 20th | 35% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 11th | -3.3pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 8th | -3.5pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.6% | 9th | -3.9pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 25th | -2.6pp | 24th | 34% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 5th | -6.6pp | 25th | 16% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (69.2% then, 69.7% now; margin ±6.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico ref | 62.9% | +1.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 6th | +7.6pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 8th | +5.9pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 68.8% | 15th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 19th | +3.6pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 16th | +3.6pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 4th | +3.8pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 20th | +1.6pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 77.5% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 5th | +1.3pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 78.6% | 1st | +0.9pp | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 17th | +0.3pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 70.6% | 10th | +0.1pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 69.3% | 13th | -0.3pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 18th | -1.8pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 62.4% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 58.5% | 25th | -2.2pp | 22nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 14th | -4.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 61.8% | 24th | -5.1pp | 25th | 11% below peers |