The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 80% 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% | |||||
| Eagan, MN | 93 (May 26) | 1st | -25.3% | 1st | 74% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 683 (May 26) | 13th | -25.0% | 2nd | 95% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 211 (May 26) | 4th | -23.1% | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 109 (May 26) | 2nd | -18.3% | 4th | 69% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 490 (May 26) | 11th | -15.4% | 5th | 40% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 325 (May 26) | 8th | -14.9% | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 131 (May 26) | 3rd | -10.8% | 7th | 63% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 325 (May 26) | 7th | -6.5% | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 239 (May 26) | 6th | -5.6% | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 350 (May 26) | 9th | -4.0% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 238 (May 26) | 5th | +0.0% | 11th | 32% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 1,289 (May 26) | 16th | +1.1% | 12th | 268% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 691 (May 26) | 14th | +1.7% | 13th | 97% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 411 (May 26) | 10th | +2.9% | 14th | 18% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 496 (May 26) | 12th | +7.2% | 15th | 42% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 723 (May 26) | 15th | +22.9% | 16th | 107% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Shawnee, KS | 1,062 (May 26) | 5th | -42.7% | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1,018 (May 26) | 4th | -33.4% | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 2,115 (May 26) | 11th | -27.6% | 3rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 2,288 (May 26) | 12th | -25.1% | 4th | 37% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1,922 (May 26) | 10th | -24.0% | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 970 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.5% | 6th | 42% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 1,666 (May 26) | 9th | -19.1% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 1,252 (May 26) | 7th | -18.3% | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 658 (May 26) | 1st | -17.6% | 9th | 61% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 2,551 (May 26) | 13th | -15.2% | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 937 (May 26) | 2nd | -10.0% | 11th | 44% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2,693 (May 26) | 15th | -3.6% | 12th | 62% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 2,574 (May 26) | 14th | -2.4% | 13th | 55% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 3,757 (May 26) | 16th | -0.3% | 14th | 126% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 1,292 (May 26) | 8th | +1.5% | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 1,072 (May 26) | 6th | +4.2% | 16th | 36% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% 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% | |||||
| Schenectady, NY | 4 (May 26) | 11th | -66.7% | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 4 (May 26) | 9th | -25.1% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 19 (May 26) | 16th | -23.5% | 3rd | 351% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1 (May 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 4th | 66% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 10 (May 26) | 13th | +0.0% | 5th | 147% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 3 (May 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 3 (May 26) | 8th | +99.3% | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 15 (May 26) | 14th | +100.0% | 8th | 254% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9 (May 26) | 12th | +199.7% | 9th | 108% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 17 (May 26) | 15th | +299.8% | 10th | 321% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 0 (May 26) | 1st | 100% below peers | ||||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Grand Junction, CO | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Eagan, MN | 0 (May 26) | 4th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Haverhill, MA | 0 (May 26) | 5th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 4 (May 26) | 10th | 2% above peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft rose about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Camarillo, CA | 44 (May 26) | 2nd | -60.3% | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 114 (May 26) | 7th | -56.2% | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 27 (May 26) | 1st | -55.0% | 3rd | 79% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 101 (May 26) | 6th | -50.3% | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 59 (May 26) | 4th | -46.8% | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 128 (May 26) | 9th | -40.6% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 77 (May 26) | 5th | -32.5% | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 198 (May 26) | 11th | -31.4% | 8th | 54% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 257 (May 26) | 15th | -19.7% | 9th | 100% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 217 (May 26) | 13th | -13.9% | 10th | 70% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 220 (May 26) | 14th | -5.0% | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 48 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 12th | 62% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 115 (May 26) | 8th | +2.5% | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 402 (May 26) | 16th | +3.4% | 14th | 214% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 171 (May 26) | 10th | +4.4% | 15th | 33% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 214 (May 26) | 12th | +6.4% | 16th | 67% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,438 to $58,399 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,520). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | $85,974 | +26% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Lodi, CA | $88,530 | 13th | +51% | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | $63,933 | 21st | +42% | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | $73,110 | 19th | +38% | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | $55,371 | 27th | +35% | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | $82,041 | 15th | +35% | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | $43,188 | 30th | +34% | 6th | 46% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | $70,080 | 20th | +33% | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | $63,004 | 22nd | +33% | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | $75,477 | 18th | +33% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | $150,245 | 2nd | +32% | 10th | 86% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | $79,540 | 17th | +32% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | $113,130 | 8th | +31% | 12th | 40% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | $139,825 | 3rd | +30% | 13th | 73% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | $58,399 | 25th | +29% | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | $88,326 | 14th | +27% | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | $60,991 | 23rd | +27% | 16th | 24% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | $60,830 | 24th | +27% | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | $109,940 | 10th | +26% | 18th | 36% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | $112,467 | 9th | +25% | 19th | 39% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | $88,997 | 12th | +25% | 20th | 10% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | $130,432 | 5th | +23% | 21st | 62% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | $80,663 | 16th | +22% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | $53,032 | 28th | +22% | 23rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | $113,428 | 7th | +21% | 24th | 41% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | $38,731 | 31st | +21% | 25th | 52% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | $51,592 | 29th | +21% | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | $128,649 | 6th | +21% | 27th | 59% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | $108,690 | 11th | +20% | 28th | 35% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | $192,237 | 1st | +17% | 29th | 138% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | $133,715 | 4th | +17% | 30th | 66% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | $56,968 | 26th | +12% | 31st | 29% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
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 York ref | 4.6% (May 26) | +0.4pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Gary, IN | 7.0% (May 26) | 25th | -2.1pp | 1st | 79% above peers | |
| Canton, OH | 3.8% (May 26) | 9th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | |
| East Orange, NJ | 6.5% (May 26) | 24th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 67% above peers | |
| Passaic, NJ | 4.8% (May 26) | 17th | -1.0pp | 4th | 23% above peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | 7.9% (May 26) | 27th | -0.9pp | 5th | 103% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 5.0% (May 26) | 19th | -0.8pp | 6th | 28% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.6pp | 7th | 31% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 10th | -0.5pp | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | 7.7% (May 26) | 26th | -0.3pp | 10th | 97% above peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 12th | 28% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 4.3% (May 26) | 15th | -0.2pp | 13th | 10% above peers | |
| Walnut Creek, CA | 3.9% (May 26) | 12th | -0.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 3.9% (May 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5.0% (May 26) | 20th | +0.0pp | 16th | 28% above peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.0pp | 17th | 31% above peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | 3.4% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.1pp | 18th | 13% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.1pp | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 3.7% (May 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 20th | 5% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 3.9% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 3.8% (May 26) | 11th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.4% (May 26) | 4th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 13% below peers | |
| Decatur, IL | 6.4% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.6pp | 24th | 64% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 5.0% (May 26) | 21st | +0.8pp | 25th | 28% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +1.1pp | 26th | 10% above peers | |
| Weston, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 18th | +1.3pp | 27th | 23% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Poverty rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.5% to 22.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 13.6% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.2% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 54% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 11.2% | 15th | -3.7pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 11.0% | 13th | -3.4pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 22.8% | 27th | -5.7pp | 4th | 102% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 12.3% | 17th | -2.9pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 11.3% | 16th | -1.9pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 20.8% | 24th | -2.9pp | 7th | 84% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 18.6% | 23rd | -2.4pp | 8th | 65% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 15.6% | 21st | -2.0pp | 9th | 38% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 26.5% | 29th | -3.2pp | 10th | 135% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 11.2% | 14th | -1.2pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 16.1% | 22nd | -1.5pp | 12th | 43% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 14.2% | 20th | -1.2pp | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 8.7% | 11th | -0.7pp | 14th | 23% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 25.3% | 28th | -1.3pp | 15th | 124% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 6.1% | 5th | -0.2pp | 16th | 46% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 21.0% | 25th | -0.3pp | 17th | 86% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 13.4% | 19th | +0.0pp | 18th | 19% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 29.3% | 30th | +0.6pp | 19th | 160% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 10.4% | 12th | +0.5pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 5.9% | 4th | +0.3pp | 21st | 48% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 32.8% | 31st | +2.6pp | 22nd | 191% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 8.5% | 10th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 25% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 7.1% | 7th | +0.7pp | 24th | 37% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 12.9% | 18th | +1.2pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 6.3% | 6th | +1.0pp | 26th | 44% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.5% | 9th | +1.3pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 22.6% | 26th | +4.2pp | 28th | 101% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 4.2% | 1st | +0.8pp | 29th | 63% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 5.4% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 7.2% | 8th | +2.2pp | 31st | 36% 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.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.6% then, 35.7% now; margin ±5.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 18.3% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Grand Junction, CO | 10.8% | 10th | -7.9pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.2% | 3rd | -3.8pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 14.9% | 16th | -5.9pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 38.9% | 30th | -12.7pp | 4th | 162% above peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 32.1% | 25th | -7.4pp | 5th | 116% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 14.8% | 14th | -3.2pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 28.1% | 24th | -5.7pp | 7th | 89% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 17.7% | 19th | -3.3pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 6.0% | 5th | -1.0pp | 9th | 60% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 11.5% | 11th | -1.9pp | 10th | 22% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 20.3% | 21st | -3.1pp | 11th | 37% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 14.8% | 15th | -2.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 15.1% | 17th | -1.7pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 9.3% | 9th | -0.8pp | 14th | 38% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 32.1% | 26th | -2.8pp | 15th | 116% above peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 23.2% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 16th | 56% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.8% | 28th | -2.0pp | 17th | 134% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 20.6% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 18th | 39% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 33.1% | 27th | +0.2pp | 19th | 123% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 53.1% | 31st | +3.6pp | 20th | 257% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.8% | 1st | +0.3pp | 21st | 81% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 12.2% | 12th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 17.4% | 18th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 35.7% | 29th | +5.1pp | 24th | 140% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 19.9% | 20th | +3.0pp | 25th | 34% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 8.1% | 7th | +1.5pp | 26th | 46% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.8% | 4th | +1.3pp | 27th | 61% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 9.0% | 8th | +2.7pp | 28th | 40% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 13.3% | 13th | +4.7pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 6.9% | 6th | +2.5pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.2% | 2nd | +1.8pp | 31st | 79% 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 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80.1% to 86.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). 27 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 91.0% | +7.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Passaic, NJ | 93.8% | 13th | +20.1pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 82.3% | 28th | +17.4pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 90.8% | 22nd | +14.1pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 89.3% | 24th | +13.2pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 88.5% | 26th | +12.8pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 59.1% | 31st | +6.7pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 93.4% | 15th | +10.0pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 93.7% | 14th | +9.9pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 89.1% | 25th | +9.0pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 91.1% | 21st | +8.2pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 92.4% | 17th | +6.9pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 96.5% | 5th | +7.2pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 86.4% | 27th | +6.2pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 91.7% | 20th | +6.5pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 92.0% | 18th | +6.2pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 94.7% | 12th | +6.3pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 91.7% | 19th | +5.5pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 80.4% | 29th | +4.8pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 92.6% | 16th | +5.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 89.9% | 23rd | +5.0pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 96.4% | 6th | +5.0pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 95.8% | 7th | +4.9pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 95.0% | 10th | +4.4pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 97.3% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 96.7% | 4th | +3.4pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 95.2% | 9th | +2.9pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 95.0% | 11th | +2.8pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 97.1% | 3rd | +2.7pp | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 95.3% | 8th | +2.3pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 97.7% | 1st | +1.8pp | 30th | 6% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 74.3% | 30th | -0.8pp | 31st | 20% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 13% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.44 to 0.50 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.03). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 0.52 | +0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Lodi, CA | 0.42 | 6th | -0.029 | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 0.44 | 10th | -0.028 | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 0.41 | 3rd | -0.025 | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 0.48 | 24th | -0.027 | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 0.35 | 1st | -0.019 | 5th | 23% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 0.45 | 15th | -0.023 | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 0.48 | 23rd | -0.022 | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 0.44 | 12th | -0.019 | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 0.49 | 26th | -0.020 | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.48 | 25th | -0.013 | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 0.47 | 21st | -0.011 | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 0.41 | 5th | -0.007 | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 0.44 | 9th | -0.005 | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 0.46 | 16th | -0.002 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 0.50 | 28th | -0.001 | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 0.46 | 19th | +0.001 | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 0.45 | 14th | +0.005 | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 0.38 | 2nd | +0.006 | 18th | 18% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 0.43 | 8th | +0.007 | 19th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 0.43 | 7th | +0.007 | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 0.46 | 18th | +0.010 | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 0.47 | 20th | +0.011 | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 0.54 | 31st | +0.015 | 23rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 0.41 | 4th | +0.014 | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 0.46 | 17th | +0.017 | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 0.45 | 13th | +0.016 | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 0.51 | 30th | +0.024 | 27th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 0.51 | 29th | +0.025 | 28th | 12% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.041 | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 0.50 | 27th | +0.057 | 30th | 9% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 0.44 | 11th | +0.066 | 31st | 3% 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.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (22.3% then, 24.8% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 15.0% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Shawnee, KS | 2.3% | 1st | -2.1pp | 1st | 79% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 19.7% | 22nd | -11.4pp | 2nd | 78% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.3% | 4th | -1.4pp | 3rd | 70% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 10.9% | 15th | -4.1pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 11.0% | 16th | -3.9pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.3% | 7th | -1.2pp | 6th | 61% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 8.8% | 12th | -1.2pp | 7th | 21% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 10.5% | 13th | -1.2pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 8.7% | 11th | -0.7pp | 9th | 22% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 20.7% | 24th | -1.5pp | 10th | 88% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 29.1% | 29th | -1.4pp | 11th | 164% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 28.9% | 28th | -0.9pp | 12th | 161% above peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 38.2% | 31st | -1.2pp | 13th | 246% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 20.4% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 14th | 85% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 12.4% | 20th | -0.2pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 11.3% | 17th | +0.6pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 3.9% | 6th | +0.4pp | 17th | 65% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 7.0% | 9th | +0.7pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 24.9% | 27th | +2.6pp | 19th | 125% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 24.6% | 26th | +2.8pp | 20th | 123% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 30.0% | 30th | +3.9pp | 21st | 172% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 10.5% | 14th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 20.9% | 25th | +3.6pp | 23rd | 89% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 2.8% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 24th | 75% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 11.3% | 18th | +2.1pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.0% | 19th | +2.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 4.7% | 8th | +1.3pp | 27th | 58% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 8.0% | 10th | +2.4pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 15.7% | 21st | +5.6pp | 29th | 42% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.1% | 3rd | +1.4pp | 30th | 72% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.6% | 5th | +2.0pp | 31st | 67% 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 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | $525,947 (Jun 26) | +5.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Lakewood, NJ | $591,177 (Jun 26) | 9th | +7.8% | 1st | 22% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $107,596 (Jun 26) | 29th | +7.3% | 2nd | 78% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $334,098 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.5% | 3rd | 31% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $176,363 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.1% | 4th | 64% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $432,970 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.8% | 5th | 10% below peers | |
| Madera, CA | $428,837 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.7% | 6th | 11% below peers | |
| Ames, IA | $307,551 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.7% | 7th | 36% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,495,025 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.6% | 8th | 209% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $558,210 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.1% | 9th | 15% above peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $429,488 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.1% | 10th | 11% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $408,530 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.8% | 11th | 16% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | $252,300 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.8% | 12th | 48% below peers | |
| Passaic, NJ | $563,434 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.7% | 13th | 17% above peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | $725,567 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.4% | 14th | 50% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $398,674 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.7% | 15th | 18% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $446,422 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.3% | 16th | 8% below peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | $923,396 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.2% | 17th | 91% above peers | |
| Walnut Creek, CA | $1,039,520 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.2% | 18th | 115% above peers | |
| Spring, TX | $368,162 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -0.8% | 19th | 24% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | $571,364 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.9% | 20th | 18% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $229,672 (Jun 26) | 27th | -0.9% | 21st | 53% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $1,168,471 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 22nd | 142% above peers | |
| East Orange, NJ | $483,575 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.0% | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $623,896 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.1% | 24th | 29% above peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | $529,016 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.1% | 25th | 9% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $518,965 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.4% | 26th | 7% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $342,429 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.8% | 27th | 29% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $727,063 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.9% | 28th | 50% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | $91,950 (Jun 26) | 30th | -3.8% | 29th | 81% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $1,247,792 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -5.1% | 30th | 158% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 6% 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 York ref | $249,131 (Jun 26) | +5.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Gary, IN | $57,312 (Jun 26) | 29th | +8.4% | 1st | 84% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $96,383 (Jun 26) | 28th | +8.4% | 2nd | 73% below peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $47,274 (Jun 26) | 30th | +6.6% | 3rd | 87% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $336,902 (Jun 26) | 17th | +6.1% | 4th | 4% below peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $245,681 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +5.7% | 5th | 30% below peers | |
| Passaic, NJ | $372,570 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.1% | 6th | 6% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | $342,657 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.0% | 7th | 3% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | $186,535 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.7% | 8th | 47% below peers | |
| Ames, IA | $208,311 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.4% | 9th | 41% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $329,851 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.3% | 10th | 6% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $1,093,073 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.3% | 11th | 211% above peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $423,895 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.8% | 12th | 21% above peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | $615,097 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.4% | 13th | 75% above peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $355,835 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.1% | 14th | 1% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $300,692 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.1% | 15th | 14% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $270,284 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.3% | 16th | 23% below peers | |
| East Orange, NJ | $371,991 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.2% | 17th | 6% above peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | $728,304 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.1% | 18th | 107% above peers | |
| Portland, ME | $439,756 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 19th | 25% above peers | |
| Lakewood, NJ | $235,549 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -0.8% | 20th | 33% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $116,953 (Jun 26) | 27th | -1.2% | 21st | 67% below peers | |
| Spring, TX | $255,174 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.0% | 22nd | 27% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $402,484 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.2% | 23rd | 14% above peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $500,226 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.3% | 24th | 42% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $369,367 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.6% | 25th | 5% above peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | $351,552 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.7% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Walnut Creek, CA | $507,450 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.3% | 27th | 44% above peers | |
| Weston, FL | $432,794 (Jun 26) | 8th | -4.7% | 28th | 23% above peers | |
| Union City, CA | $779,118 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -6.6% | 29th | 122% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $144,832 (Jun 26) | 26th | -10.3% | 30th | 59% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.2% then, 45.6% now; margin ±2.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 54.4% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| East Orange, NJ | 31.0% | 30th | +5.4pp | 1st | 46% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 54.7% | 18th | +6.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 62.8% | 14th | +5.7pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 63.5% | 11th | +5.4pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 39.1% | 29th | +3.1pp | 5th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 56.8% | 17th | +4.4pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 57.3% | 16th | +3.7pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 74.4% | 1st | +4.8pp | 8th | 30% above peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 23.8% | 31st | +1.5pp | 9th | 58% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 46.9% | 25th | +1.7pp | 10th | 18% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 42.1% | 28th | +1.4pp | 11th | 27% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 53.4% | 19th | +1.4pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 62.9% | 13th | +1.5pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 63.2% | 12th | +1.3pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 57.7% | 15th | +1.0pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 64.2% | 9th | +1.1pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 48.7% | 24th | +0.8pp | 17th | 15% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 73.7% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 18th | 29% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 64.4% | 8th | -0.2pp | 19th | 12% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 50.8% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 64.6% | 7th | -0.6pp | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 73.0% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 22nd | 28% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 64.7% | 6th | -0.7pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 51.2% | 21st | -1.2pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 67.7% | 5th | -2.0pp | 25th | 18% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 49.0% | 23rd | -1.5pp | 26th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 64.0% | 10th | -2.2pp | 27th | 12% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 45.6% | 26th | -1.6pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 45.4% | 27th | -2.2pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 70.5% | 4th | -3.6pp | 30th | 23% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 52.6% | 20th | -2.8pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 56% 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% | ||||
| Gary, IN | $1,366 (Jun 26) | 27th | +5.9% | 1st | 35% below peers | |
| Passaic, NJ | $2,097 (Jun 26) | 15th | +5.2% | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| Walnut Creek, CA | $3,003 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +5.2% | 3rd | 43% above peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | $1,768 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.1% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Lodi, CA | $2,137 (Jun 26) | 14th | +4.0% | 5th | 2% above peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | $2,788 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.5% | 6th | 33% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | $2,344 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.2% | 7th | 12% above peers | |
| Portland, ME | $2,429 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 8th | 16% above peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | $3,543 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.0% | 9th | 69% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | $1,125 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.0% | 10th | 46% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | $1,967 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.9% | 11th | 6% below peers | |
| Conway, AR | $1,431 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.5% | 12th | 32% below peers | |
| Canton, OH | $1,054 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.5% | 13th | 50% below peers | |
| East Orange, NJ | $2,068 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.3% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Union City, CA | $2,867 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.1% | 15th | 37% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | $1,489 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.1% | 16th | 29% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | $1,632 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.8% | 17th | 22% below peers | |
| Jackson, TN | $1,451 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.8% | 18th | 31% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | $2,345 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.2% | 19th | 12% above peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | $2,971 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 20th | 42% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.9% | 21st | 34% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | $3,393 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.8% | 22nd | 62% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | $1,019 (Jun 26) | 30th | +0.7% | 23rd | 51% below peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | $2,187 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.6% | 24th | 4% above peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | $2,885 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.6% | 25th | 38% above peers | |
| Rockville, MD | $2,426 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.2% | 26th | 16% above peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | $1,796 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.2% | 27th | 14% below peers | |
| Spring, TX | $1,750 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.6% | 28th | 17% below peers | |
| Lakewood, NJ | 17th | 4% below peers | ||||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 8th | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 37.6% to 42.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 38.5% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Ames, IA | 35.5% | 13th | -4.2pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 26.2% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 32.5% | 8th | -3.5pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 21.8% | 1st | -2.1pp | 4th | 43% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 31.6% | 7th | -2.6pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 29.1% | 5th | -2.1pp | 6th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 38.0% | 16th | -2.5pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 54.9% | 30th | -2.8pp | 8th | 44% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 34.0% | 10th | -1.0pp | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 39.1% | 20th | -0.6pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 36.7% | 14th | -0.6pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 34.6% | 11th | -0.5pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 43.9% | 28th | -0.2pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 28.2% | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.1% | 27th | +0.4pp | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 40.8% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 40.1% | 21st | +1.2pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 63.0% | 31st | +2.6pp | 18th | 66% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 36.8% | 15th | +1.6pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 38.8% | 18th | +1.8pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 35.5% | 12th | +1.9pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 51.7% | 29th | +2.8pp | 22nd | 36% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 38.9% | 19th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 43.0% | 26th | +3.1pp | 24th | 13% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 41.1% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 29.7% | 6th | +2.2pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 24.8% | 2nd | +2.1pp | 27th | 35% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 42.8% | 25th | +3.7pp | 28th | 13% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 33.6% | 9th | +3.5pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 38.6% | 17th | +4.2pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 42.6% | 24th | +4.9pp | 31st | 12% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.0% then, 21.0% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 29.2% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.3% | 4th | -2.8pp | 1st | 55% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 25.7% | 30th | -7.6pp | 2nd | 250% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 13.6% | 26th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 85% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 5.6% | 10th | -1.5pp | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 8.6% | 19th | -1.8pp | 5th | 16% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 14.8% | 27th | -2.1pp | 6th | 101% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 4.1% | 8th | -0.4pp | 7th | 44% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 5.7% | 11th | -0.5pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.1% | 13th | -0.4pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 9.9% | 21st | -0.1pp | 10th | 36% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 7.1% | 14th | -0.0pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 21.0% | 29th | +0.1pp | 12th | 186% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 7.2% | 15th | +0.0pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 12.1% | 25th | +0.2pp | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 7.3% | 16th | +0.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 15.4% | 28th | +0.6pp | 16th | 110% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.8% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 17th | 62% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.9% | 12th | +0.4pp | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 2.0% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 19th | 73% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 33.0% | 31st | +2.4pp | 20th | 349% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 5.5% | 9th | +0.4pp | 21st | 25% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 11.8% | 24th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 61% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 6th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 9.6% | 20th | +1.4pp | 24th | 31% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 1.7% | 1st | +0.3pp | 25th | 76% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 8.4% | 18th | +1.4pp | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 7.8% | 17th | +1.4pp | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 11.1% | 23rd | +2.1pp | 28th | 51% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.4% | 5th | +0.8pp | 29th | 54% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 3.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 30th | 48% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 10.4% | 22nd | +2.8pp | 31st | 42% 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.
Uninsured fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.4% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 8 of the 30 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 York ref | 5.0% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Lakewood, NJ | 4.1% | 8th | -3.7pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 3.2% | 4th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 5.8% | 17th | -2.7pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 4.9% | 12th | -1.8pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 8.1% | 20th | -2.7pp | 5th | 44% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 4.9% | 11th | -1.5pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 9.7% | 25th | -2.5pp | 7th | 73% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.0% | 13th | -1.2pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 5.2% | 15th | -1.2pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 5.6% | 16th | -1.0pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 4.4% | 9th | -0.8pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 2.3% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 12th | 59% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 4.6% | 10th | -0.6pp | 13th | 18% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 8.4% | 21st | -1.0pp | 14th | 50% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 9.8% | 26th | -0.9pp | 15th | 74% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 8.5% | 22nd | -0.7pp | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 7.8% | 19th | -0.6pp | 17th | 39% above peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 22.6% | 31st | -0.4pp | 18th | 301% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 3.3% | 5th | +0.0pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 12.2% | 28th | +0.2pp | 20th | 117% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 3.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 6.7% | 18th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 10.5% | 27th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 87% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 9.2% | 24th | +0.6pp | 24th | 64% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 8.6% | 23rd | +0.5pp | 25th | 53% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 16.5% | 30th | +1.7pp | 26th | 193% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 3.6% | 6th | +0.4pp | 27th | 36% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 2.1% | 1st | +0.3pp | 28th | 63% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 5.1% | 14th | +0.9pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.9% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 30th | 48% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 14.2% | 29th | +4.9pp | 31st | 154% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 29.9% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Union City, CA | 15.8% | 1st | 52% below peers | |
| Bethesda, MD | 20.7% | 2nd | 37% below peers | |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 34% below peers | |
| Rockville, MD | 22.5% | 4th | 32% below peers | |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 24.9% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Walnut Creek, CA | 25.2% | 6th | 24% below peers | |
| Weston, FL | 26.3% | 7th | 21% below peers | |
| Camarillo, CA | 27.0% | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Baldwin Park, CA | 27.5% | 9th | 17% below peers | |
| Portland, ME | 30.1% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Delray Beach, FL | 30.8% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Grand Junction, CO | 30.9% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Yuba City, CA | 31.3% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Eagan, MN | 32.1% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Haverhill, MA | 32.4% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Shawnee, KS | 33.1% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Spring, TX | 34.9% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Lodi, CA | 35.1% | 18th | 6% above peers | |
| East Orange, NJ | 35.1% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| South Hill, WA | 35.6% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Ames, IA | 35.7% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 35.9% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Passaic, NJ | 36.0% | 23rd | 9% above peers | |
| Madera, CA | 37.1% | 24th | 12% above peers | |
| Lakewood, NJ | 38.0% | 25th | 15% above peers | |
| Schenectady, NY | 38.6% | 26th | 17% above peers | |
| Decatur, IL | 38.6% | 27th | 17% above peers | |
| Conway, AR | 40.0% | 28th | 21% above peers | |
| Jackson, TN | 41.1% | 29th | 24% above peers | |
| Canton, OH | 45.8% | 30th | 38% above peers | |
| Gary, IN | 49.8% | 31st | 50% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.9% then, 2.2% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 2.6% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Portland, ME | 1.0% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 1.6% | 6th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 41% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 1.6% | 7th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 1.7% | 8th | -1.7pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 2.8% | 17th | -2.1pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 0.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 6th | 67% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 3.0% | 18th | -1.5pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 2.2% | 9th | -0.7pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 1.0% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 9th | 64% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 1.5% | 5th | -0.3pp | 10th | 45% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 1.1% | 4th | -0.2pp | 11th | 58% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 2.5% | 13th | -0.4pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 5.7% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 13th | 113% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 6.0% | 26th | -0.7pp | 14th | 122% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 2.5% | 14th | -0.3pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 3.8% | 21st | -0.1pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 5.7% | 24th | -0.0pp | 17th | 114% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 2.4% | 11th | -0.0pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 2.7% | 15th | +0.2pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 12.3% | 31st | +2.3pp | 20th | 358% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 2.3% | 10th | +0.4pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 6.2% | 27th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 131% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 3.0% | 19th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 5.6% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 24th | 109% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 2.7% | 16th | +0.8pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.9% | 25th | +1.8pp | 26th | 120% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3.8% | 20th | +1.6pp | 27th | 41% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 8.1% | 29th | +4.2pp | 28th | 202% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 6.8% | 28th | +3.6pp | 29th | 152% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 9.6% | 30th | +5.7pp | 30th | 259% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 2.4% | 12th | +1.6pp | 31st | 10% 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.
College attainment rose 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.8% to 25.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 14 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 40.2% | +3.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Lodi, CA | 24.6% | 23rd | +5.4pp | 1st | 25% below peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 32.9% | 16th | +5.0pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 16.4% | 28th | +2.5pp | 3rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 25.4% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 10.9% | 31st | +1.5pp | 5th | 67% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 22.6% | 24th | +3.0pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 15.1% | 29th | +1.9pp | 7th | 54% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 43.8% | 12th | +5.4pp | 8th | 33% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 59.7% | 7th | +7.1pp | 9th | 82% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 45.1% | 11th | +4.8pp | 10th | 37% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 67.0% | 4th | +6.1pp | 11th | 104% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 53.1% | 9th | +4.8pp | 12th | 61% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 38.1% | 15th | +3.4pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 32.6% | 17th | +2.8pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 20.4% | 26th | +1.5pp | 15th | 38% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 21.6% | 25th | +1.5pp | 16th | 34% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 42.6% | 14th | +2.9pp | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 67.6% | 3rd | +4.6pp | 18th | 106% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 25.6% | 21st | +1.7pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 14.8% | 30th | +0.9pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 16.7% | 27th | +1.0pp | 21st | 49% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 70.4% | 2nd | +3.7pp | 22nd | 114% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 54.7% | 8th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 66% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 65.8% | 5th | +3.1pp | 24th | 100% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 43.5% | 13th | +1.9pp | 25th | 32% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 31.7% | 19th | +1.0pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 87.1% | 1st | +1.2pp | 27th | 165% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 31.9% | 18th | +0.4pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 65.6% | 6th | +0.7pp | 29th | 99% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 27.8% | 20th | +0.1pp | 30th | 16% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 52.5% | 10th | -1.6pp | 31st | 60% above 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.9% then, 53.4% now; margin ±15.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: 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 York ref | 59.5% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Eagan, MN | 55.1% | 9th | +18.6pp | 1st | 22% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 45.0% | 17th | +13.1pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 36.8% | 24th | +8.0pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 47.4% | 13th | +9.5pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 53.4% | 11th | +10.6pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 66.0% | 6th | +12.3pp | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 34.6% | 25th | +6.4pp | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 57.6% | 7th | +3.7pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 72.8% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 9th | 62% above peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 67.2% | 5th | +1.0pp | 10th | 49% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 46.3% | 15th | -0.7pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 36.8% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 71.2% | 4th | -1.7pp | 13th | 58% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 47.2% | 14th | -1.3pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 53.9% | 10th | -1.5pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 79.4% | 1st | -2.3pp | 16th | 76% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 56.4% | 8th | -4.7pp | 17th | 25% above peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 31.0% | 27th | -4.4pp | 18th | 31% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 75.1% | 2nd | -11.6pp | 19th | 67% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 45.1% | 16th | -10.6pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 38.8% | 19th | -10.7pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 32.4% | 26th | -10.2pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 25.9% | 31st | -9.4pp | 23rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 27.3% | 30th | -10.1pp | 24th | 40% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 47.5% | 12th | -20.7pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 39.2% | 18th | -17.6pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 37.0% | 22nd | -19.5pp | 27th | 18% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 30.9% | 28th | -17.7pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 37.1% | 21st | -23.8pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 38.8% | 20th | -28.2pp | 30th | 14% below peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 29.2% | 29th | -24.1pp | 31st | 35% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.8% then, 6.6% now; margin ±5.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 6.7% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Eagan, MN | 0.3% | 1st | -4.8pp | 1st | 95% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 5.3% | 14th | -13.9pp | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 0.7% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 3rd | 89% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 2.3% | 5th | -2.7pp | 4th | 61% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 7.6% | 22nd | -7.9pp | 5th | 29% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 2.9% | 7th | -3.0pp | 6th | 50% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 3.6% | 9th | -3.3pp | 7th | 38% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 5.5% | 15th | -4.1pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 6.5% | 17th | -4.6pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 2.1% | 4th | -1.3pp | 10th | 65% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 6.6% | 19th | -3.2pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 9.1% | 24th | -2.3pp | 12th | 54% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1.2% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 13th | 79% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 9.8% | 28th | -1.7pp | 14th | 66% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 9.0% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 15th | 52% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 6.5% | 18th | -0.7pp | 16th | 11% above peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 12.5% | 31st | -1.1pp | 17th | 112% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 10.6% | 30th | +0.3pp | 18th | 79% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 7.4% | 21st | +1.0pp | 19th | 25% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 10.4% | 29th | +1.5pp | 20th | 76% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 9.5% | 26th | +1.7pp | 21st | 62% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 5.0% | 13th | +1.4pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 3.9% | 10th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 9.4% | 25th | +3.1pp | 24th | 59% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 7.2% | 20th | +3.4pp | 25th | 22% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 2.9% | 6th | +1.4pp | 26th | 52% below peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 4.6% | 12th | +2.4pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 9.7% | 27th | +5.1pp | 28th | 65% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 5.9% | 16th | +3.2pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 3.9% | 11th | +2.6pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 3.2% | 8th | +2.9pp | 31st | 46% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65,334 to 68,847 - more than the combined survey margin (±105). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood, NJ | 69,585 | 9th | +24% | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 68,025 | 21st | +13% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 68,580 | 16th | +12% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 67,725 | 25th | +10% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 69,397 | 11th | +10% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 68,142 | 19th | +10% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 70,090 | 3rd | +9% | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 67,698 | 26th | +7% | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 68,847 | 14th | +5% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 67,831 | 24th | +5% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 68,542 | 17th | +5% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 69,471 | 10th | +4% | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 68,854 | 13th | +3% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 69,825 | 6th | +3% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 70,186 | 1st | +3% | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 69,291 | 12th | +3% | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 67,607 | 30th | +3% | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 67,669 | 28th | +2% | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 68,000 | 22nd | +2% | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 68,435 | 18th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 67,642 | 29th | +2% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 70,088 | 4th | +1% | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 67,671 | 27th | +0% | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 70,002 | 5th | -0% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 67,979 | 23rd | -0% | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 69,755 | 8th | -2% | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 68,837 | 15th | -3% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 69,815 | 7th | -4% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 70,138 | 2nd | -8% | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 67,464 | 31st | -10% | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 68,113 | 20th | -10% | 31st | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (54.8% then, 47.5% now; margin ±7.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 30.3% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Lakewood, NJ | 7.8% | 31st | +3.6pp | 1st | 71% below peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 26.5% | 19th | +6.2pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 32.8% | 11th | +7.3pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 29.7% | 14th | +5.8pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 43.3% | 8th | +8.2pp | 5th | 58% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 11.5% | 30th | +2.1pp | 6th | 58% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 51.4% | 4th | +9.3pp | 7th | 88% above peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 32.1% | 13th | +4.5pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 27.4% | 16th | +3.2pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 38.2% | 10th | +4.1pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 16.4% | 26th | +1.0pp | 11th | 40% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 81.1% | 1st | +4.6pp | 12th | 196% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 25.6% | 20th | +0.7pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Weston, FL | 14.5% | 28th | +0.4pp | 14th | 47% below peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 29.7% | 15th | +0.7pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 22.1% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 19.6% | 24th | -0.3pp | 17th | 28% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 51.1% | 5th | -1.0pp | 18th | 86% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 32.5% | 12th | -0.7pp | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 23.6% | 21st | -0.6pp | 20th | 14% below peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 50.5% | 6th | -2.6pp | 21st | 84% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 27.2% | 18th | -1.6pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 61.5% | 2nd | -3.7pp | 23rd | 125% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 39.9% | 9th | -2.7pp | 24th | 46% above peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 59.1% | 3rd | -5.6pp | 25th | 116% above peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 27.2% | 17th | -3.4pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 14.2% | 29th | -1.9pp | 27th | 48% below peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 17.0% | 25th | -2.5pp | 28th | 38% below peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 47.5% | 7th | -7.3pp | 29th | 73% above peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 21.6% | 23rd | -5.2pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 15.5% | 27th | -5.0pp | 31st | 44% 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.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.2% then, 73.2% now; margin ±14.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York ref | 69.5% | +2.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Weston, FL | 62.8% | 21st | +16.8pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Passaic, NJ | 69.7% | 16th | +14.6pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Junction, CO | 65.7% | 19th | +13.0pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Union City, CA | 78.1% | 4th | +14.3pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Gaithersburg, MD | 74.9% | 7th | +10.4pp | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Conway, AR | 76.4% | 6th | +10.5pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| South Hill, WA | 60.6% | 23rd | +7.7pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Baldwin Park, CA | 70.8% | 13th | +7.8pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lodi, CA | 62.8% | 22nd | +6.5pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Delray Beach, FL | 79.1% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Walnut Creek, CA | 69.7% | 15th | +4.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Eagan, MN | 80.5% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Camarillo, CA | 70.7% | 14th | +3.6pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Schenectady, NY | 73.2% | 8th | +2.1pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Haverhill, MA | 82.0% | 1st | +0.5pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Redondo Beach, CA | 72.8% | 9th | +0.4pp | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Shawnee, KS | 76.8% | 5th | -1.1pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Jackson, TN | 67.4% | 17th | -1.2pp | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Madera, CA | 59.5% | 25th | -1.3pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Portland, ME | 71.6% | 11th | -2.0pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockville, MD | 71.0% | 12th | -2.2pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Idaho Falls, ID | 53.8% | 29th | -2.2pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Yuba City, CA | 53.7% | 30th | -3.5pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Gary, IN | 60.6% | 24th | -4.7pp | 24th | 13% below peers | ||
| Spring, TX | 58.7% | 28th | -5.0pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| East Orange, NJ | 72.2% | 10th | -6.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bethesda, MD | 64.5% | 20th | -8.4pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Decatur, IL | 66.6% | 18th | -10.2pp | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Ames, IA | 58.9% | 27th | -11.7pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Canton, OH | 59.0% | 26th | -12.5pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, NJ | 29.3% | 31st | -13.8pp | 31st | 58% below peers |