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80,419 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 15 indicators

Where Apex, NC shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
2.1%
2020-24
▼ 65%
relative change
6.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
2.2%
2020-24
▼ 57%
relative change
5.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$144,135
2020-24
▲ 29%
relative change
$111,435 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
2.9%
Jul 2026
▼ 9%
relative change
3.2% a year earlier
Ahead of peers and dropping Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
69.5%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
64.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
76.5%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
74.6% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
0 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 100%
relative change
1 in the prior 12 months
Dropping fast  
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.37
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
0.38 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
20.0%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
19.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
1.9%
2019-23
▼ 29%
relative change
2.6% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
2.7%
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
2.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
1.7%
2020-24
▼ 35%
relative change
2.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
97.0%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
95.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.5%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
4.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.4%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
2.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Apex, NC shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Violent crime
Violent crime rate
53 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 79%
relative change
30 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
46.0%
2020-24
▼ 41%
relative change
77.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
668 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 30%
relative change
514 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
36 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 53%
relative change
24 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
70,630
2020-24
▲ 37%
relative change
51,370 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
29.1%
2020-24
high
vs peers
29.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
15.1%
2020-24
low
vs peers
18.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
77.0%
2020-24
high
vs peers
67.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime rose about 79% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 53 in July 2026, up from 30 a year earlier.
Needs attention 53 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Redwood City, CA 296 (Jul 26) -31.9% 1st
Cicero, IL 186 (Jul 26) -28.0% 2nd
Loveland, CO 178 (Jul 26) -26.4% 3rd
Miami Beach, FL 505 (Jul 26) -18.9% 4th
Broomfield, CO 163 (Jul 26) -16.9% 5th
Johns Creek, GA 32 (Jul 26) -16.1% 6th
Newport Beach, CA 195 (Jul 26) -15.8% 7th
Missoula, MT 545 (Jul 26) -13.5% 8th
Cedar Park, TX 87 (Jul 26) -8.0% 9th
Flower Mound, TX 45 (Jul 26) -7.7% 10th
Alhambra, CA 178 (Jul 26) -6.0% 11th
Bethlehem, PA 173 (Jul 26) -4.8% 12th
Rapid City, SD 758 (Jul 26) -0.2% 13th
Pharr, TX 225 (Jul 26) +0.5% 14th
Lynchburg, VA 345 (Jul 26) +2.6% 15th
Woodbury, MN 65 (Jul 26) +6.0% 16th
Buena Park, CA 263 (Jun 26) +7.0% 17th
Wyoming, MI 473 (Jul 26) +9.4% 18th
Lakeville, MN 92 (Jul 26) +12.3% 19th
Plymouth, MN 65 (Jul 26) +18.6% 20th
Apex, NC 53 (Jul 26) +79.2% 21st
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime rose about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 668 in July 2026, up from 514 a year earlier.
Needs attention 668 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Loveland, CO 1,293 (Jul 26) -26.4% 1st
Newport Beach, CA 1,359 (Jul 26) -22.5% 2nd
Johns Creek, GA 376 (Jul 26) -21.6% 3rd
Missoula, MT 2,599 (Jul 26) -19.5% 4th
Alhambra, CA 1,787 (Jul 26) -19.4% 5th
Plymouth, MN 770 (Jul 26) -16.6% 6th
Miami Beach, FL 5,078 (Jul 26) -14.2% 7th
Lynchburg, VA 1,494 (Jul 26) -13.6% 8th
Flower Mound, TX 515 (Jul 26) -10.9% 9th
Wyoming, MI 1,804 (Jul 26) -10.3% 10th
Redwood City, CA 1,379 (Jul 26) -9.5% 11th
Bethlehem, PA 1,223 (Jul 26) -8.4% 12th
Buena Park, CA 1,983 (Jun 26) -7.8% 13th
Broomfield, CO 1,724 (Jul 26) -7.7% 14th
Milpitas, CA 2,346 (Jul 26) -3.7% 15th
Woodbury, MN 1,135 (Jul 26) -1.4% 16th
Lakeville, MN 522 (Jul 26) -0.7% 17th
Pharr, TX 1,087 (Jul 26) +2.3% 18th
Cicero, IL 1,038 (Jul 26) +3.0% 19th
Rapid City, SD 4,285 (Jul 26) +4.3% 20th
Cedar Park, TX 1,151 (Jul 26) +4.5% 21st
Apex, NC 668 (Jul 26) +30.0% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
Longer view
Homicide held steady from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 0 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Apex, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Loveland, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Woodbury, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Broomfield, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Cedar Park, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 5th
Pharr, TX 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 6th
Wyoming, MI 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 7th
Bethlehem, PA 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 8th
Miami Beach, FL 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Redwood City, CA 2 (Jul 26) -33.4% 10th
Lynchburg, VA 7 (Jul 26) -33.3% 11th
Alhambra, CA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Rapid City, SD 7 (Jul 26) +50.2% 13th
Missoula, MT 3 (Jul 26) +99.2% 14th
Johns Creek, GA 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 15th
Flower Mound, TX 0 (Jul 26)
Lakeville, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Buena Park, CA 1 (Jun 26)
Cicero, IL 2 (Jul 26)
Plymouth, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Newport Beach, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Milpitas, CA 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft rose about 53% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 12% higher than in 2021 (33 then, 37 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 73 in 2024 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 17% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 36 in July 2026, up from 24 a year earlier.
Needs attention 36 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Loveland, CO 52 (Jul 26) -64.7% 1st
Lakeville, MN 11 (Jul 26) -60.9% 2nd
Johns Creek, GA 11 (Jul 26) -57.2% 3rd
Pharr, TX 45 (Jul 26) -52.0% 4th
Miami Beach, FL 186 (Jul 26) -48.5% 5th
Alhambra, CA 134 (Jul 26) -48.1% 6th
Broomfield, CO 134 (Jul 26) -40.8% 7th
Lynchburg, VA 164 (Jul 26) -31.8% 8th
Flower Mound, TX 34 (Jul 26) -28.9% 9th
Wyoming, MI 136 (Jul 26) -26.7% 10th
Cedar Park, TX 51 (Jul 26) -25.9% 11th
Missoula, MT 113 (Jul 26) -25.8% 12th
Milpitas, CA 205 (Jul 26) -24.1% 13th
Newport Beach, CA 116 (Jul 26) -20.8% 14th
Redwood City, CA 150 (Jul 26) -19.1% 15th
Woodbury, MN 22 (Jul 26) -18.2% 16th
Buena Park, CA 280 (Jun 26) -15.8% 17th
Cicero, IL 226 (Jul 26) -15.5% 18th
Bethlehem, PA 99 (Jul 26) -11.2% 19th
Rapid City, SD 359 (Jul 26) +0.3% 20th
Plymouth, MN 51 (Jul 26) +21.2% 21st
Apex, NC 36 (Jul 26) +52.6% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $111,435 to $144,135 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$10,679).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Apex started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 61% from 2014 to 2024 ($89,392 to $144,135).
Bright spot $144,135
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref $72,388 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Missoula, MT $70,392 25th +48% 1st 20% below peers
Upland, CA $105,830 13th +45% 2nd 20% above peers
Cicero, IL $70,842 24th +44% 3rd 20% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $58,673 28th +43% 4th 33% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 16th +43% 5th on par with peers
Largo, FL $62,096 27th +40% 6th 29% below peers
Buena Park, CA $110,550 12th +40% 7th 26% above peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 21st +36% 8th 16% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 23rd +35% 9th 19% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 10th 103% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $72,856 22nd +35% 11th 17% below peers
Redwood City, CA $157,814 4th +35% 12th 79% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 30th +32% 13th 40% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $160,093 3rd +31% 14th 82% above peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 15th 57% below peers
Apex, NC $144,135 6th +29% 16th 64% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 8th +29% 17th 55% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 11th +28% 18th 41% above peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 7th +26% 19th 58% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $57,947 29th +25% 20th 34% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 9th +25% 21st 47% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 26th +23% 22nd 22% below peers
Loveland, CO $84,604 18th +23% 23rd 4% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $156,867 5th +23% 24th 78% above peers
Doral, FL $94,164 15th +22% 25th 7% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $99,860 14th +19% 26th 13% above peers
Kendall, FL $87,325 17th +19% 27th 1% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $161,235 2nd +17% 28th 83% above peers
Woodbury, MN $125,310 10th +15% 29th 42% above peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 20th +15% 30th 12% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 19th +12% 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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8 of 10 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$9,485 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2.9% in July 2026, down from 3.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 2.9%
2000July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 3.6% (Jul 26) -0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Flint, MI 12.5% (Jul 26) 28th -2.8pp 1st 205% above peers
Bloomington, IL 3.3% (Jul 26) 7th -1.0pp 2nd 20% below peers
Pharr, TX 6.7% (Jul 26) 27th -0.7pp 3rd 63% above peers
Milpitas, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 14th -0.7pp 4th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (Jul 26) 19th -0.6pp 5th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 26th -0.5pp 6th 24% above peers
Upland, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.4pp 7th 10% above peers
Redwood City, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 9th -0.4pp 8th 7% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 2.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 9th 49% below peers
Apex, NC 2.9% (Jul 26) 5th -0.3pp 10th 29% below peers
Doral, FL 2.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 11th 44% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.3% (Jul 26) 8th -0.3pp 12th 20% below peers
Buena Park, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 20th -0.3pp 13th 5% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 14th 37% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 10th -0.2pp 15th 7% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 6th +0.0pp 16th 24% below peers
Loveland, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 21st +0.0pp 17th 5% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 4.5% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.1pp 18th 10% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% (Jul 26) 24th +0.2pp 19th 12% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 11th +0.2pp 20th 7% below peers
Rapid City, SD 1.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.2pp 21st 54% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 13th +0.2pp 22nd 2% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 5.0% (Jul 26) 25th +0.3pp 23rd 22% above peers
Largo, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 17th +0.4pp 24th 2% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 15th +0.6pp 25th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 16th +0.6pp 26th on par with peers
Woodbury, MN 3.9% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 27th 5% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 28th 2% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.2% to 2.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Apex started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.0% to 2.2%).
Bright spot 2.2%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 13.0% -1.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Apex, NC 2.2% 1st -3.0pp 1st 78% below peers
Missoula, MT 11.8% 20th -5.7pp 2nd 13% above peers
Redwood City, CA 6.3% 10th -2.7pp 3rd 40% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.5% 28th -7.6pp 4th 67% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.8% 13th -3.6pp 5th 16% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 2nd -1.0pp 6th 72% below peers
Upland, CA 9.3% 14th -3.2pp 7th 11% below peers
Rapid City, SD 12.5% 21st -3.7pp 8th 20% above peers
Doral, FL 10.3% 15th -2.4pp 9th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 16th -1.7pp 10th on par with peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 7th -0.9pp 11th 44% below peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 18th -1.6pp 12th 5% above peers
Flint, MI 34.1% 31st -4.7pp 13th 226% above peers
Cicero, IL 14.7% 26th -1.5pp 14th 40% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 6.6% 11th -0.5pp 15th 37% below peers
Pharr, TX 27.6% 30th -1.6pp 16th 163% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 18.6% 29th -0.9pp 17th 78% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.6% 22nd -0.1pp 18th 21% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 10.6% 17th +0.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 15.7% 27th +0.3pp 20th 50% above peers
Loveland, CO 8.5% 12th +0.2pp 21st 19% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.4% 25th +0.4pp 22nd 37% above peers
Largo, FL 13.1% 23rd +0.5pp 23rd 25% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.2% 3rd +0.3pp 24th 60% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 9th +0.6pp 25th 41% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 4th +0.7pp 26th 59% below peers
Kendall, FL 11.2% 19th +1.9pp 27th 7% above peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 24th +2.5pp 28th 29% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 8th +1.1pp 29th 43% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.3% 5th +1.4pp 30th 59% below peers
Woodbury, MN 5.3% 6th +2.1pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cupertino, CA down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.1% to 2.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Apex started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.8% to 2.1%).
Bright spot 2.1%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 17.7% -3.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Apex, NC 2.1% 2nd -3.9pp 1st 80% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 2nd 82% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.7% 7th -5.9pp 3rd 48% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 12th -7.6pp 4th 24% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.9% 14th -8.3pp 5th 9% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 5th -3.7pp 6th 54% below peers
Upland, CA 10.4% 15th -5.8pp 7th 4% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.3% 29th -13.3pp 8th 132% above peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 24th -6.8pp 9th 67% above peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 19th -4.6pp 10th 21% above peers
Doral, FL 12.4% 18th -4.0pp 11th 14% above peers
Loveland, CO 9.3% 13th -1.8pp 12th 15% below peers
Cicero, IL 19.9% 25th -3.4pp 13th 83% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 30th -4.1pp 14th 226% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 31st -5.5pp 15th 353% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 5.3% 6th -0.4pp 16th 51% below peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 17th -0.9pp 17th 13% above peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 16th -0.5pp 18th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 22.8% 26th -0.2pp 19th 110% above peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 22nd +0.0pp 20th 45% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 27th +0.1pp 21st 114% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 10th +0.3pp 22nd 41% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.9% 21st +0.7pp 23rd 37% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.3% 3rd +0.3pp 24th 60% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.1% 23rd +1.8pp 25th 48% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 8th +0.7pp 26th 44% below peers
Kendall, FL 13.6% 20th +2.7pp 27th 25% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 28th +5.4pp 28th 124% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 4th +1.8pp 29th 58% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 6.7% 11th +3.3pp 30th 38% below peers
Woodbury, MN 6.2% 9th +3.3pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (95.4% then, 97.0% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.0% to 97.0%).
Bright spot 97.0%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 90.2% +9.1pp
United States ref 91.1%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 27th +34.4pp 1st 7% below peers
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 2nd 13% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 91.5% 23rd +13.5pp 3rd 4% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 92.5% 20th +12.6pp 4th 3% below peers
Cicero, IL 88.0% 28th +11.5pp 5th 8% below peers
Upland, CA 96.5% 8th +9.8pp 6th 1% above peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 30th +8.4pp 7th 8% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 87.6% 29th +8.3pp 8th 8% below peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 25th +7.6pp 9th 5% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 26th +7.3pp 10th 7% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 12th +7.8pp 11th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 24th +7.1pp 12th 5% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 18th +7.1pp 13th 1% below peers
Kendall, FL 94.6% 17th +6.8pp 14th 1% below peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 19th +6.0pp 15th 2% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 95.4% 16th +5.8pp 16th on par with peers
Buena Park, CA 95.4% 15th +4.9pp 17th on par with peers
Redwood City, CA 95.4% 14th +4.8pp 18th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 22nd +4.5pp 19th 4% below peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 7th +3.6pp 20th 1% above peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 9th +3.3pp 21st 1% above peers
Doral, FL 97.1% 4th +3.3pp 22nd 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 10th +3.2pp 23rd 1% above peers
Loveland, CO 92.3% 21st +3.0pp 24th 3% below peers
Woodbury, MN 98.1% 1st +3.1pp 25th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 6th +2.4pp 26th 2% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 96.0% 11th +2.0pp 27th 1% above peers
Apex, NC 97.0% 5th +1.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 98.0% 2nd +1.1pp 29th 3% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 13th +0.6pp 30th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 97.4% 3rd +0.4pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.38 then, 0.37 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.36 to 0.37).
Bright spot 0.37
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 0.48 +0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Broomfield, CO 0.40 3rd -0.034 1st 8% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 22nd -0.024 2nd 6% above peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 25th -0.025 3rd 8% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 0.52 30th -0.027 4th 19% above peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 23rd -0.021 5th 7% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 0.41 6th -0.018 6th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 20th -0.018 7th 5% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 15th -0.017 8th on par with peers
Buena Park, CA 0.40 4th -0.016 9th 8% below peers
Apex, NC 0.37 1st -0.014 10th 15% below peers
Upland, CA 0.44 17th -0.009 11th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.41 9th -0.006 12th 5% below peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 13th -0.003 13th 2% below peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 18th -0.003 14th on par with peers
Cicero, IL 0.40 5th -0.002 15th 7% below peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 26th +0.000 16th 9% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 0.45 19th +0.002 17th 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.61 31st +0.004 18th 40% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 0.47 24th +0.004 19th 7% above peers
Kendall, FL 0.49 29th +0.006 20th 13% above peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 2nd +0.007 21st 13% below peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 21st +0.009 22nd 5% above peers
Redwood City, CA 0.48 28th +0.011 23rd 11% above peers
Doral, FL 0.43 14th +0.010 24th on par with peers
Woodbury, MN 0.41 8th +0.012 25th 6% below peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 11th +0.018 26th 4% below peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 10th +0.018 27th 4% below peers
Loveland, CO 0.43 16th +0.024 28th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 27th +0.027 29th 10% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 7th +0.033 30th 6% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 0.42 12th +0.048 31st 3% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (2.6% then, 1.9% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (1.7% to 1.9%).
Bright spot 1.9%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 12.5% -0.6pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Missoula, MT 8.1% 14th -4.9pp 1st 9% below peers
Apex, NC 1.9% 2nd -0.8pp 2nd 79% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 4th -1.0pp 3rd 72% below peers
Doral, FL 7.6% 12th -2.2pp 4th 15% below peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 23rd -3.3pp 5th 38% above peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 20th -2.2pp 6th 19% above peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 21st -1.9pp 7th 25% above peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 29th -4.6pp 8th 253% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 19th -1.3pp 9th 19% above peers
Cicero, IL 22.3% 28th -2.6pp 10th 151% above peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 11th 344% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 13.8% 25th -0.5pp 12th 56% above peers
Upland, CA 8.4% 15th -0.1pp 13th 5% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.7% 1st -0.0pp 14th 81% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 35.4% 30th +0.4pp 15th 298% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.3% 26th +0.2pp 16th 61% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 6th +0.1pp 17th 64% below peers
Loveland, CO 7.8% 13th +0.3pp 18th 13% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.8% 17th +0.4pp 19th 10% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 27th +0.8pp 20th 111% above peers
Kendall, FL 12.2% 22nd +0.7pp 21st 37% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 8.9% 16th +0.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 24th +1.0pp 23rd 43% above peers
Redwood City, CA 5.8% 11th +0.8pp 24th 35% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 2.1% 3rd +0.3pp 25th 76% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 8th +0.6pp 26th 57% below peers
Woodbury, MN 2.6% 5th +0.7pp 27th 70% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 7th +1.0pp 28th 62% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 10th +2.2pp 29th 36% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.9% 9th +1.6pp 30th 57% below peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 18th +5.4pp 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $592,991 in August 2026, down from $603,410 a year earlier.
$592,991
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref $334,773 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Newport Beach, CA $3,697,219 (Aug 26) 1st +10.7% 1st 626% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,878,298 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.6% 2nd 269% above peers
Cicero, IL $279,769 (Aug 26) 25th +4.6% 3rd 45% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $361,684 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 4th 29% below peers
Wyoming, MI $292,287 (Aug 26) 24th +3.5% 5th 43% below peers
Buena Park, CA $931,550 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 6th 83% above peers
Bloomington, IL $270,349 (Aug 26) 27th +2.1% 7th 47% below peers
Rapid City, SD $361,540 (Aug 26) 21st +2.0% 8th 29% below peers
Woodbury, MN $462,126 (Aug 26) 18th +2.0% 9th 9% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 15th +1.9% 10th on par with peers
Alhambra, CA $916,065 (Aug 26) 5th +1.6% 11th 80% above peers
Missoula, MT $568,490 (Aug 26) 11th +1.2% 12th 12% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $522,429 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 13th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN $485,324 (Aug 26) 17th +1.0% 14th 5% below peers
Upland, CA $815,032 (Aug 26) 6th +1.0% 15th 60% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $266,065 (Aug 26) 28th +0.8% 16th 48% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $695,041 (Aug 26) 7th +0.6% 17th 36% above peers
Largo, FL $336,911 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.5% 18th 34% below peers
Flint, MI $65,250 (Aug 26) 30th +0.1% 19th 87% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $604,723 (Aug 26) 9th -0.1% 20th 19% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $542,238 (Aug 26) 13th -0.3% 21st 6% above peers
Broomfield, CO $620,898 (Aug 26) 8th -0.7% 22nd 22% above peers
Loveland, CO $496,109 (Aug 26) 16th -0.8% 23rd 3% below peers
Milpitas, CA $1,386,077 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.1% 24th 172% above peers
Doral, FL $543,159 (Aug 26) 12th -1.2% 25th 7% above peers
Apex, NC $592,991 (Aug 26) 10th -1.7% 26th 16% above peers
Pharr, TX $165,451 (Aug 26) 29th -1.8% 27th 68% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $274,704 (Aug 26) 26th -2.4% 28th 46% below peers
Mableton, GA $349,892 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.5% 29th 31% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 19th -3.6% 30th 9% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 76% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $428,237 in August 2026, down from $440,393 a year earlier.
$428,237
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref $194,567 (Aug 26) +1.6%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Cicero, IL $236,519 (Aug 26) 24th +8.9% 1st 32% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $1,928,506 (Aug 26) 1st +8.5% 2nd 453% above peers
Flint, MI $30,373 (Aug 26) 30th +5.1% 3rd 91% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $267,713 (Aug 26) 21st +4.7% 4th 23% below peers
Wyoming, MI $242,045 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.5% 5th 31% below peers
Buena Park, CA $823,379 (Aug 26) 4th +3.2% 6th 136% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,215,002 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 7th 248% above peers
Pharr, TX $113,807 (Aug 26) 29th +2.8% 8th 67% below peers
Bloomington, IL $164,010 (Aug 26) 28th +2.5% 9th 53% below peers
Rapid City, SD $268,058 (Aug 26) 20th +1.7% 10th 23% below peers
Lakeville, MN $362,359 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 11th 4% above peers
Woodbury, MN $306,422 (Aug 26) 18th +1.0% 12th 12% below peers
Upland, CA $639,496 (Aug 26) 6th +0.7% 13th 83% above peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 17th +0.6% 14th 7% below peers
Missoula, MT $434,242 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 15th 24% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $166,403 (Aug 26) 27th +0.0% 16th 52% below peers
Alhambra, CA $701,893 (Aug 26) 5th -0.1% 17th 101% above peers
Johns Creek, GA $503,217 (Aug 26) 7th -0.4% 18th 44% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $439,505 (Aug 26) 9th -0.9% 19th 26% above peers
Loveland, CO $402,715 (Aug 26) 12th -1.1% 20th 15% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $269,622 (Aug 26) 19th -1.1% 21st 23% below peers
Broomfield, CO $484,895 (Aug 26) 8th -1.2% 22nd 39% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $334,453 (Aug 26) 16th -1.2% 23rd 4% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $223,733 (Aug 26) 25th -1.2% 24th 36% below peers
Mableton, GA $252,036 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.6% 25th 28% below peers
Milpitas, CA $1,005,471 (Aug 26) 3rd -2.4% 26th 188% above peers
Largo, FL $198,710 (Aug 26) 26th -2.8% 27th 43% below peers
Apex, NC $428,237 (Aug 26) 11th -2.8% 28th 23% above peers
Doral, FL $366,175 (Aug 26) 13th -2.9% 29th 5% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 15th -4.4% 30th on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (74.6% then, 76.5% now; margin ±2.7pp). 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.*

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.2% to 76.5%).
Bright spot 76.5%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 66.6% +1.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
Miami Beach, FL 40.9% 30th +4.3pp 1st 31% below peers
Cicero, IL 54.6% 21st +4.9pp 2nd 8% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 38.3% 31st +2.5pp 3rd 35% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 55.4% 19th +3.4pp 4th 6% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 15th +3.2pp 5th 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 6th +3.9pp 6th 27% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 80.4% 3rd +3.9pp 7th 36% above peers
Upland, CA 57.1% 18th +2.3pp 8th 3% below peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 29th +1.1pp 9th 31% below peers
Apex, NC 76.5% 5th +2.0pp 10th 29% above peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 11th 48% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 7th +1.5pp 12th 14% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 14th +1.2pp 13th 5% above peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 10th +1.1pp 14th 6% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.2% 12th +0.4pp 15th 5% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 48.9% 25th +0.1pp 16th 17% below peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 27th -0.4pp 17th 21% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 24th -0.8pp 18th 16% below peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 16th -1.1pp 19th on par with peers
Loveland, CO 62.1% 13th -1.5pp 20th 5% above peers
Redwood City, CA 48.6% 26th -1.2pp 21st 18% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 8th -1.8pp 22nd 13% above peers
Doral, FL 46.5% 28th -1.3pp 23rd 21% below peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 11th -2.5pp 24th 6% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 82.5% 2nd -3.3pp 25th 40% above peers
Woodbury, MN 77.6% 4th -3.2pp 26th 31% above peers
Buena Park, CA 55.0% 20th -2.4pp 27th 7% below peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 22nd -3.1pp 28th 9% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 9th -4.0pp 29th 9% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 52.1% 23rd -4.6pp 30th 12% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 17th -6.0pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,981 in August 2026, up from $1,971 a year earlier.
$1,981
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Redwood City, CA $4,146 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.9% 1st 109% above peers
Milpitas, CA $3,702 (Aug 26) 3rd +9.5% 2nd 87% above peers
Flint, MI $954 (Aug 26) 30th +7.8% 3rd 52% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +5.8% 4th 121% above peers
Bloomington, IL $1,336 (Aug 26) 26th +5.0% 5th 33% below peers
Rapid City, SD $1,484 (Aug 26) 25th +5.0% 6th 25% below peers
Woodbury, MN $2,177 (Aug 26) 11th +4.1% 7th 10% above peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 18th +3.7% 8th 3% below peers
Upland, CA $2,385 (Aug 26) 10th +3.5% 9th 20% above peers
Cicero, IL $1,294 (Aug 26) 27th +3.5% 10th 35% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $2,799 (Aug 26) 5th +3.0% 11th 41% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $1,283 (Aug 26) 28th +3.0% 12th 35% below peers
Mableton, GA $1,982 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 13th on par with peers
Missoula, MT $1,537 (Aug 26) 24th +2.2% 14th 22% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 21st +2.0% 15th 13% below peers
Lakeville, MN $2,136 (Aug 26) 12th +1.9% 16th 8% above peers
Loveland, CO $1,925 (Aug 26) 17th +1.8% 17th 3% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $1,884 (Aug 26) 19th +1.7% 18th 5% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $2,410 (Aug 26) 9th +1.3% 19th 22% above peers
Alhambra, CA $2,607 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 20th 32% above peers
Pharr, TX $1,124 (Aug 26) 29th +0.6% 21st 43% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $2,548 (Aug 26) 7th +0.6% 22nd 29% above peers
Buena Park, CA $2,513 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 23rd 27% above peers
Apex, NC $1,981 (Aug 26) 15th +0.5% 24th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI $1,659 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.3% 25th 16% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $1,644 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.3% 26th 17% below peers
Doral, FL $2,893 (Aug 26) 4th +0.2% 27th 46% above peers
Broomfield, CO $2,096 (Aug 26) 13th +0.1% 28th 6% above peers
Largo, FL $1,833 (Aug 26) 20th -0.7% 29th 7% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $1,962 (Aug 26) 16th -0.8% 30th 1% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.2% then, 20.0% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.2% to 20.0%).
Bright spot 20.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 28.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Buena Park, CA 37.2% 19th -7.2pp 1st 6% above peers
Cicero, IL 34.7% 14th -6.5pp 2nd 1% below peers
Redwood City, CA 37.4% 20th -3.4pp 3rd 7% above peers
Upland, CA 37.9% 22nd -3.0pp 4th 8% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 28th -3.1pp 5th 25% above peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 24th -1.6pp 6th 15% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 10th -1.2pp 7th 14% below peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 18th -1.2pp 8th 5% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 40.2% 23rd -0.4pp 9th 15% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 50.6% 30th -0.3pp 10th 44% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 12th -0.1pp 11th 13% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 9th +0.2pp 12th 19% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 5th +0.3pp 13th 31% below peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 8th +0.6pp 14th 20% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 35.1% 16th +0.8pp 15th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 16th 35% below peers
Kendall, FL 41.0% 26th +1.5pp 17th 17% above peers
Apex, NC 20.0% 1st +0.8pp 18th 43% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 49.3% 29th +1.9pp 19th 41% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 17th +1.4pp 20th 3% above peers
Doral, FL 54.3% 31st +3.1pp 21st 55% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 13th +1.9pp 22nd 7% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 43.5% 27th +3.1pp 23rd 24% above peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 25th +2.9pp 24th 15% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 27.4% 7th +3.2pp 25th 22% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 2nd +2.6pp 26th 42% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 15th +5.7pp 27th 1% below peers
Woodbury, MN 24.4% 4th +4.1pp 28th 31% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 11th +5.6pp 29th 13% below peers
Loveland, CO 37.7% 21st +7.0pp 30th 7% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 25.6% 6th +4.9pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.0% then, 2.7% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.6% to 2.7%).
Bright spot 2.7%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 5.3% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 16th -2.6pp 1st on par with peers
Pharr, TX 5.3% 14th -2.2pp 2nd 10% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 4th -0.6pp 3rd 51% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.2% 25th -2.0pp 4th 56% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 20th -1.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 29th -2.6pp 6th 178% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 22.6% 31st -2.6pp 7th 282% above peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 23rd -0.6pp 8th 25% above peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 22nd -0.5pp 9th 22% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 27th -0.5pp 10th 80% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.5% 30th -0.5pp 11th 178% above peers
Upland, CA 4.2% 10th -0.0pp 12th 29% below peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 24th -0.0pp 13th 45% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 21st +0.0pp 14th 18% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 11.6% 28th +0.6pp 15th 95% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 12th +0.3pp 16th 26% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 4.4% 11th +0.5pp 17th 26% below peers
Loveland, CO 5.4% 15th +0.7pp 18th 9% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 9.6% 26th +1.3pp 19th 62% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.7% 3rd +0.4pp 20th 55% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.2% 18th +1.0pp 21st 4% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 17th +1.4pp 22nd 3% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 7th +0.9pp 23rd 36% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 6th +0.8pp 24th 41% below peers
Apex, NC 2.7% 2nd +0.7pp 25th 55% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 26th 74% below peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 19th +2.2pp 27th 7% above peers
Buena Park, CA 5.3% 13th +2.1pp 28th 11% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.0% 5th +1.6pp 29th 49% below peers
Doral, FL 4.2% 9th +2.2pp 30th 30% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 8th +2.1pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 3.5% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.4% to 3.5%).
Bright spot 3.5%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 9.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Doral, FL 9.3% 23rd -7.8pp 1st 52% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 6.0% 15th -3.1pp 2nd 2% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 3rd 69% below peers
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 6th -1.9pp 4th 31% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 13th -2.2pp 5th 11% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.6% 11th -1.3pp 6th 25% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 14th -1.7pp 7th 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.7pp 8th 62% below peers
Apex, NC 3.5% 5th -0.9pp 9th 43% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 9.9% 25th -2.3pp 10th 62% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.6% 27th -3.5pp 11th 155% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.4% 9th -0.8pp 12th 28% below peers
Rapid City, SD 9.8% 24th -1.7pp 13th 61% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.6% 10th -0.8pp 14th 25% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 16th -0.7pp 15th on par with peers
Kendall, FL 7.9% 20th -0.9pp 16th 29% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 18th -0.6pp 17th 7% above peers
Pharr, TX 29.2% 31st -2.3pp 18th 377% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.0% 21st -0.5pp 19th 30% above peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 8th +0.1pp 20th 28% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 22nd +0.3pp 21st 36% above peers
Cicero, IL 20.1% 30th +1.4pp 22nd 228% above peers
Upland, CA 6.3% 17th +0.5pp 23rd 3% above peers
Largo, FL 13.5% 26th +1.3pp 24th 121% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.9% 29th +1.8pp 25th 192% above peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 28th +1.8pp 26th 174% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.1% 19th +1.3pp 27th 16% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 12th +1.1pp 28th 13% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 4th +0.7pp 29th 50% below peers
Woodbury, MN 4.3% 7th +1.3pp 30th 30% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.

23.1%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 33.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 40% below peers
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 2nd 29% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 21.8% 3rd 24% below peers
Loveland, CO 22.2% 4th 22% below peers
Apex, NC 23.1% 5th 19% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 23.8% 6th 16% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 7th 16% below peers
Redwood City, CA 23.9% 8th 16% below peers
Buena Park, CA 24.8% 9th 13% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 10th 12% below peers
Kendall, FL 26.5% 11th 7% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 26.5% 12th 7% below peers
Doral, FL 26.9% 13th 6% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 27.3% 14th 4% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 27.4% 15th 4% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 16th on par with peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 17th 3% above peers
Woodbury, MN 30.2% 18th 6% above peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 19th 12% above peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 20th 14% above peers
Upland, CA 32.6% 21st 14% above peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 22nd 16% above peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 23rd 21% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 24th 24% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 25th 28% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 26th 28% above peers
Cicero, IL 38.4% 27th 35% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 40.4% 28th 42% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 41.8% 29th 47% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 30th 68% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 72% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.1% then, 2.4% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.2% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 5.5% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Newport Beach, CA 0.0% 1st -1.3pp 1st 100% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 2.4% 10th -5.3pp 2nd 25% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 1.2% 3rd -1.9pp 3rd 61% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 9th -3.2pp 4th 31% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 5th -1.8pp 5th 53% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 4th -1.5pp 6th 57% below peers
Doral, FL 5.5% 22nd -5.4pp 7th 73% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 6th -1.0pp 8th 50% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.7% 13th -1.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Redwood City, CA 1.7% 7th -0.6pp 10th 47% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 9.3% 29th -1.7pp 11th 194% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 23rd -0.9pp 12th 91% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 13th 352% above peers
Loveland, CO 3.6% 18th -0.4pp 14th 13% above peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 27th -0.3pp 15th 144% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.5% 17th -0.1pp 16th 12% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 24th +0.0pp 17th 93% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 20th +0.4pp 18th 17% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 3.2% 16th +0.3pp 19th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 19th +0.4pp 20th 16% above peers
Apex, NC 2.4% 12th +0.3pp 21st 24% below peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 26th +1.2pp 22nd 143% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 11th +0.4pp 23rd 25% below peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% 21st +0.8pp 24th 45% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 8.6% 28th +2.2pp 25th 171% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 8th +0.5pp 26th 35% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 14th +0.9pp 27th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 30th +3.5pp 28th 257% above peers
Upland, CA 3.1% 15th +1.0pp 29th 1% below peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 2nd +0.5pp 30th 64% below peers
Buena Park, CA 7.1% 25th +5.4pp 31st 124% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.3% to 69.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.8pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Apex started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.9% to 69.5%).
Bright spot 69.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 35.6% +4.4pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Pharr, TX 18.8% 28th +3.9pp 1st 61% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 27th +4.8pp 2nd 48% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 24th +6.8pp 3rd 26% below peers
Cicero, IL 10.8% 31st +1.9pp 4th 78% below peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 26th +4.2pp 5th 44% below peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 30th +2.0pp 6th 71% below peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 18th +5.4pp 7th 16% below peers
Upland, CA 37.2% 22nd +4.9pp 8th 24% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 10th +7.5pp 9th 19% above peers
Doral, FL 59.2% 9th +7.3pp 10th 21% above peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 23rd +4.2pp 11th 24% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 11th +5.5pp 12th 14% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 4th +6.4pp 13th 35% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 13th +5.1pp 14th 9% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 52.9% 14th +5.0pp 15th 9% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 60.6% 7th +5.7pp 16th 24% above peers
Redwood City, CA 54.4% 12th +4.2pp 17th 12% above peers
Buena Park, CA 33.0% 25th +2.5pp 18th 32% below peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 8th +4.6pp 19th 24% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 38.5% 21st +2.9pp 20th 21% below peers
Apex, NC 69.5% 3rd +5.2pp 21st 43% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 72.7% 1st +5.0pp 22nd 49% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 15.3% 29th +1.0pp 23rd 69% below peers
Kendall, FL 47.9% 17th +2.8pp 24th 2% below peers
Loveland, CO 39.0% 19th +2.2pp 25th 20% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 65.5% 5th +3.5pp 26th 34% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 69.6% 2nd +2.6pp 27th 43% above peers
Woodbury, MN 61.3% 6th +2.3pp 28th 26% above peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 16th +0.5pp 29th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 20th +0.4pp 30th 21% below peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 15th +0.1pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 31.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 77.5% to 46.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.0pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 33.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (79.3% to 46.0%).
Needs attention 46.0%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 39.6% -3.4pp
United States ref 45.5%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 2nd +20.8pp 1st 54% above peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 3rd +8.6pp 2nd 41% above peers
Buena Park, CA 54.0% 10th +6.0pp 3rd 8% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 8th +3.4pp 4th 17% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 11th +1.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 46.8% 19th +0.9pp 6th 6% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 79.1% 1st +1.5pp 7th 59% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 61.1% 7th -1.4pp 8th 23% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 14th -2.9pp 9th 3% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 29th -2.4pp 10th 24% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 47.5% 17th -3.6pp 11th 4% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 44.7% 23rd -4.0pp 12th 10% below peers
Doral, FL 61.3% 6th -5.6pp 13th 23% above peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 16th -4.6pp 14th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 21st -6.6pp 15th 8% below peers
Loveland, CO 50.9% 15th -8.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.3% 5th -10.0pp 17th 25% above peers
Woodbury, MN 37.9% 28th -6.1pp 18th 24% below peers
Redwood City, CA 55.6% 9th -9.1pp 19th 12% above peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 26th -6.5pp 20th 23% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 63.4% 4th -12.1pp 21st 27% above peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 12th -10.9pp 22nd 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 52.1% 13th -11.7pp 23rd 5% above peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 18th -11.2pp 24th 6% below peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 30th -10.6pp 25th 24% below peers
Cicero, IL 30.6% 31st -9.7pp 26th 39% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 24th -18.0pp 27th 20% below peers
Upland, CA 38.0% 27th -18.4pp 28th 24% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 22nd -23.0pp 29th 9% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 25th -23.7pp 30th 22% below peers
Apex, NC 46.0% 20th -31.5pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.6% then, 1.7% now; margin ±4.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.5% to 1.7%).
Bright spot 1.7%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 7.0% -0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Miami Beach, FL 0.4% 1st -7.9pp 1st 92% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.9% 2nd -4.3pp 2nd 84% below peers
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 6th -3.5pp 3rd 63% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 1.9% 5th -3.2pp 4th 65% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.4% 3rd -1.5pp 5th 74% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 14th -3.5pp 6th 22% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 7.2% 22nd -5.4pp 7th 33% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 8th -1.7pp 8th 54% below peers
Apex, NC 1.7% 4th -0.9pp 9th 68% below peers
Upland, CA 4.9% 15th -1.9pp 10th 9% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 16th -2.1pp 11th on par with peers
Cicero, IL 9.7% 26th -1.4pp 12th 79% above peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 25th -1.1pp 13th 63% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 28th -0.4pp 14th 96% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 24th -0.2pp 15th 55% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 11th +0.0pp 16th 42% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 10th +0.2pp 17th 43% below peers
Kendall, FL 6.5% 19th +0.5pp 18th 21% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 12th +0.5pp 19th 37% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 9th +0.6pp 20th 48% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 18th +1.5pp 21st 16% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 11.7% 30th +3.3pp 22nd 117% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.1% 7th +0.6pp 23rd 61% below peers
Loveland, CO 9.9% 27th +3.9pp 24th 85% above peers
Doral, FL 7.7% 23rd +3.3pp 25th 42% above peers
Buena Park, CA 6.1% 17th +3.2pp 26th 13% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 21st +3.7pp 27th 29% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.2% 13th +2.2pp 28th 23% below peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 20th +4.3pp 29th 27% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 29th +8.0pp 30th 109% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 13.1% 31st +12.3pp 31st 142% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 37% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51,370 to 70,630 - more than the combined survey margin (±82).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 74% from 2014 to 2024 (40,631 to 70,630).
Big move 70,630
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 26th +87% 1st 2% below peers
Apex, NC 70,630 31st +37% 2nd 11% below peers
Doral, FL 79,216 17th +32% 3rd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 30th +16% 4th 6% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 29th +12% 5th 4% below peers
Woodbury, MN 78,305 22nd +12% 6th 1% below peers
Kendall, FL 79,562 13th +6% 7th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 23rd +5% 8th 1% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 28th +4% 9th 3% below peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 25th +4% 10th 2% below peers
Upland, CA 79,257 15th +3% 11th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 24th +3% 12th 2% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 10th +3% 13th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 78,389 21st +2% 14th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 27th +2% 15th 2% below peers
Loveland, CO 78,410 20th +2% 16th 1% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 80,105 12th +1% 17th 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 16th +1% 18th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 18th +1% 19th on par with peers
Cicero, IL 82,797 3rd +1% 20th 5% above peers
Buena Park, CA 82,871 2nd +0% 21st 5% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 81,462 8th -0% 22nd 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 19th -1% 23rd 1% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 79,497 14th -1% 24th on par with peers
Largo, FL 82,617 4th -2% 25th 4% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 83,845 1st -2% 26th 6% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 81,988 7th -2% 27th 3% above peers
Redwood City, CA 82,447 5th -4% 28th 4% above peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 9th -4% 29th 2% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 82,031 6th -9% 30th 4% above peers
Flint, MI 80,175 11th -17% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±70 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.9% then, 29.1% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (30.1% to 29.1%).
Big move 29.1%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 21.8% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Kendall, FL 21.1% 21st +2.9pp 1st 6% below peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 9th +1.4pp 2nd 10% above peers
Buena Park, CA 23.1% 15th +1.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.1% 30th +0.3pp 4th 33% below peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 27th +0.2pp 5th 24% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 19.4% 24th +0.1pp 6th 14% below peers
Redwood City, CA 21.3% 20th -0.1pp 7th 5% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 22.2% 17th -0.2pp 8th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 21.6% 19th -0.3pp 9th 4% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 16th -0.4pp 10th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 26.0% 4th -0.6pp 11th 16% above peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 3rd -0.8pp 12th 24% above peers
Apex, NC 29.1% 2nd -0.9pp 13th 29% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 16.5% 29th -0.7pp 14th 26% below peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 18th -1.0pp 15th 2% below peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 16th 46% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 12th -1.3pp 17th 8% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 13th -1.4pp 18th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 23rd -1.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 31st -1.0pp 20th 34% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 26th -1.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 28th -1.2pp 22nd 26% below peers
Woodbury, MN 25.8% 5th -1.9pp 23rd 15% above peers
Doral, FL 24.5% 11th -2.0pp 24th 9% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 8th -2.5pp 25th 14% above peers
Loveland, CO 19.0% 25th -2.1pp 26th 15% below peers
Cicero, IL 25.8% 6th -3.0pp 27th 15% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.8% 7th -3.1pp 28th 15% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 24.7% 10th -3.1pp 29th 10% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 22nd -2.7pp 30th 9% below peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 14th -4.1pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.0% then, 15.1% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.5% to 15.1%).
Big move 15.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 31.3% -1.4pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Loveland, CO 30.4% 14th +8.8pp 1st 5% above peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 6th +12.0pp 2nd 47% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 21.5% 20th +5.6pp 3rd 26% below peers
Buena Park, CA 31.6% 11th +7.2pp 4th 9% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 33.8% 9th +7.3pp 5th 17% above peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 12th +5.5pp 6th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 23rd +3.2pp 7th 38% below peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 15th +4.9pp 8th on par with peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 3rd +7.7pp 9th 57% above peers
Kendall, FL 25.6% 19th +3.5pp 10th 12% below peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 11th 37% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 11.3% 31st +0.7pp 12th 61% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 8th +2.5pp 13th 36% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 26th +1.0pp 14th 43% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 13th +1.8pp 15th 5% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 42.9% 5th +2.5pp 16th 48% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 15.3% 28th +0.9pp 17th 47% below peers
Cicero, IL 41.1% 7th +1.9pp 18th 42% above peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 24th +0.7pp 19th 38% below peers
Woodbury, MN 17.2% 25th +0.5pp 20th 41% below peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 21st 153% above peers
Upland, CA 29.0% 16th -0.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 30th -1.2pp 23rd 50% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 27.8% 18th -2.6pp 24th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 4th -5.0pp 25th 52% above peers
Doral, FL 19.2% 21st -2.4pp 26th 34% below peers
Apex, NC 15.1% 29th -2.9pp 27th 48% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 45.8% 2nd -9.2pp 28th 58% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 10th -9.1pp 29th 11% above peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 17th -8.3pp 30th 3% below peers
Redwood City, CA 16.4% 27th -6.7pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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8 of 10 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (67.4% then, 77.0% now; margin ±10.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 20.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (56.2% to 77.0%).
Big move 77.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 66.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Doral, FL 72.7% 9th +13.8pp 1st 4% above peers
Buena Park, CA 70.0% 16th +13.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Pharr, TX 57.5% 28th +8.4pp 3rd 18% below peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 20th +8.6pp 4th 2% below peers
Apex, NC 77.0% 6th +9.6pp 5th 10% above peers
Woodbury, MN 83.3% 2nd +8.8pp 6th 19% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 68.0% 21st +7.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Redwood City, CA 73.6% 8th +6.2pp 8th 5% above peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 9th 16% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 13th +5.4pp 10th 1% above peers
Kendall, FL 67.8% 22nd +4.7pp 11th 3% below peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 5th +5.1pp 12th 11% above peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 25th +4.1pp 13th 7% below peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 14th 23% above peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 4th +4.2pp 15th 14% above peers
Loveland, CO 66.7% 23rd +3.2pp 16th 5% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 60.1% 27th +2.5pp 17th 14% below peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 7th +2.2pp 18th 6% above peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 17th +2.0pp 19th 1% below peers
Cicero, IL 61.9% 26th +1.7pp 20th 12% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 71.1% 11th +1.4pp 21st 2% above peers
Upland, CA 70.1% 15th -1.8pp 22nd on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 12th -2.1pp 23rd 2% above peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 18th -2.5pp 24th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 31st -2.5pp 25th 20% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 57.0% 29th -3.1pp 26th 19% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 71.7% 10th -4.4pp 27th 2% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 69.1% 19th -4.2pp 28th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 14th -7.2pp 29th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 24th -8.2pp 30th 6% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 56.0% 30th -7.2pp 31st 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 10 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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