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93,523 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 7 indicators

Where Asheville, NC shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$71,102
2020-24
▲ 42%
relative change
$49,930 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
Jul 2026
▼ 28%
relative change
4.7% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
53.4%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
48.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
90.6%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
84.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
51.9%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
48.2% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
4,449 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
4,228 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
319 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
338 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 9 indicators

Where Asheville, NC shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
36.1%
2020-24
▼ 37%
relative change
57.0% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
796 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 11%
relative change
719 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.49
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
11.8%
2019-23
▲ 14%
relative change
10.4% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
11.8%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
10.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
7 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 17%
relative change
6 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
14.3%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
13.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
16.2%
2020-24
▼ 16%
relative change
19.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.6%
2020-24
flat
relative change
7.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 3 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 →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
79.4%
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
64.2% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
14.8%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
17.8% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
94,535
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
91,560 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest 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 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 4% lower than in 2021 (842 then, 810 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 916 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 796 in July 2026, up from 719 a year earlier.
Needs attention 796 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Roswell, GA 80 (Jul 26) -43.8% 1st
Clifton, NJ 117 (Jun 26) -37.4% 2nd
Reading, PA 244 (Jul 26) -22.0% 3rd
Champaign, IL 384 (Jul 26) -15.7% 4th
Folsom, CA 133 (Jul 26) -15.3% 5th
Livonia, MI 201 (Jul 26) -11.8% 6th
Orem, UT 137 (Jul 26) -9.1% 7th
Nashua, NH 128 (May 26) -6.4% 8th
Norwalk, CT 56 (Jun 26) -1.9% 9th
O'Fallon, MO 97 (Jul 26) -1.1% 10th
Fort Smith, AR 851 (Jul 26) +3.6% 11th
Erie, PA 344 (Jul 26) +3.9% 12th
Fall River, MA 768 (Jun 26) +8.9% 13th
Leander, TX 63 (Jul 26) +9.6% 14th
Asheville, NC 796 (Jul 26) +10.7% 15th
Sandy, UT 216 (Jun 26) +20.5% 16th
Mount Pleasant, SC 154 (Jul 26) +23.5% 17th
Newton, MA 78 (Dec 25) +60.6% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% 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 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities. Asheville started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4,449 in July 2026, up from 4,228 a year earlier.
Bright spot 4,449 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Leander, TX 408 (Jul 26) -42.9% 1st
Roswell, GA 652 (Jul 26) -28.5% 2nd
Nashua, NH 911 (May 26) -25.1% 3rd
Clifton, NJ 1,734 (Jun 26) -19.7% 4th
Norwalk, CT 1,044 (Jun 26) -18.4% 5th
Orem, UT 1,099 (Jul 26) -18.0% 6th
Livonia, MI 1,085 (Jul 26) -16.8% 7th
Newton, MA 505 (Dec 25) -15.4% 8th
Folsom, CA 1,078 (Jul 26) -13.4% 9th
Erie, PA 1,827 (Jul 26) -11.4% 10th
Mount Pleasant, SC 956 (Jul 26) -10.0% 11th
Fort Smith, AR 3,153 (Jul 26) -8.7% 12th
Champaign, IL 2,108 (Jul 26) -3.1% 13th
Sandy, UT 1,728 (Jun 26) -1.9% 14th
Reading, PA 1,323 (Jul 26) -0.2% 15th
Fall River, MA 1,496 (Jun 26) +2.7% 16th
Asheville, NC 4,449 (Jul 26) +5.2% 17th
O'Fallon, MO 529 (Jul 26) +10.7% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% 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

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 7 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 6 in the prior 12 months. That is 7 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 7 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Folsom, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Mount Pleasant, SC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Leander, TX 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 3rd
Fort Smith, AR 3 (Jul 26) -40.0% 4th
Champaign, IL 5 (Jul 26) -28.6% 5th
Erie, PA 5 (Jul 26) -28.6% 6th
Sandy, UT 1 (Jun 26) +0.0% 7th
Roswell, GA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
Clifton, NJ 1 (Jun 26) +0.0% 9th
O'Fallon, MO 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Asheville, NC 7 (Jul 26) +16.5% 11th
Fall River, MA 4 (Jun 26) +33.3% 12th
Reading, PA 11 (Jul 26) +57.3% 13th
Livonia, MI 5 (Jul 26)
Norwalk, CT 0 (Jun 26)
Nashua, NH 1 (May 26)
Orem, UT 0 (Jul 26)
Newton, MA 0 (Dec 25)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% 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 Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 6% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities. Asheville started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 319 in July 2026, down from 338 a year earlier.
Bright spot 319 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Leander, TX 22 (Jul 26) -57.4% 1st
Nashua, NH 41 (May 26) -47.3% 2nd
Livonia, MI 96 (Jul 26) -35.0% 3rd
Clifton, NJ 155 (Jun 26) -34.4% 4th
Champaign, IL 146 (Jul 26) -33.8% 5th
Newton, MA 23 (Dec 25) -32.6% 6th
Sandy, UT 95 (Jun 26) -30.1% 7th
Roswell, GA 47 (Jul 26) -25.9% 8th
Reading, PA 163 (Jul 26) -22.8% 9th
Fall River, MA 130 (Jun 26) -15.7% 10th
Erie, PA 95 (Jul 26) -13.9% 11th
Orem, UT 83 (Jul 26) -13.2% 12th
Asheville, NC 319 (Jul 26) -5.7% 13th
Norwalk, CT 134 (Jun 26) -5.3% 14th
Fort Smith, AR 241 (Jul 26) -5.2% 15th
Folsom, CA 49 (Jul 26) +9.8% 16th
O'Fallon, MO 43 (Jul 26) +28.1% 17th
Mount Pleasant, SC 79 (Jul 26) +56.2% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 42% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $49,930 to $71,102 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,322).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Asheville started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 61% from 2014 to 2024 ($44,077 to $71,102).
Bright spot $71,102
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%
Arden-Arcade, CA $77,321 20th +53% 1st 21% below peers
Trenton, NJ $52,537 29th +48% 2nd 47% below peers
Hemet, CA $57,719 25th +45% 3rd 41% below peers
Indio, CA $77,167 21st +44% 4th 21% below peers
Asheville, NC $71,102 22nd +42% 5th 28% below peers
San Marcos, CA $109,377 9th +39% 6th 11% above peers
Lehi, UT $131,299 4th +37% 7th 34% above peers
Reading, PA $44,091 31st +37% 8th 55% below peers
Leander, TX $139,048 3rd +36% 9th 42% above peers
Alafaya, FL $100,950 13th +34% 10th 3% above peers
Carson, CA $108,703 11th +32% 11th 11% above peers
Fort Smith, AR $54,816 28th +31% 12th 44% below peers
Fall River, MA $56,673 26th +30% 13th 42% below peers
Redding, CA $70,466 23rd +30% 14th 28% below peers
Bryan, TX $59,289 24th +30% 15th 40% below peers
Orem, UT $83,342 19th +29% 16th 15% below peers
Roswell, GA $128,654 5th +29% 17th 31% above peers
Nashua, NH $96,326 18th +28% 18th 2% below peers
Clifton, NJ $98,237 16th +28% 19th on par with peers
Frederick, MD $97,069 17th +28% 20th 1% below peers
Newton, MA $190,304 1st +26% 21st 94% above peers
Norwalk, CT $107,616 12th +25% 22nd 10% above peers
Toms River, NJ $100,137 14th +25% 23rd 2% above peers
Livonia, MI $98,460 15th +23% 24th on par with peers
O'Fallon, MO $110,443 8th +23% 25th 12% above peers
Folsom, CA $139,804 2nd +22% 26th 42% above peers
Hoover, AL $109,253 10th +22% 27th 11% above peers
Erie, PA $46,113 30th +22% 28th 53% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $124,755 6th +21% 29th 27% above peers
Sandy, UT $112,176 7th +19% 30th 14% above peers
Champaign, IL $56,118 27th +16% 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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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3 of 23 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,950 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 ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 1.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.8 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.4% in July 2026, down from 4.7% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.4%
1990July 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
Trenton, NJ 7.4% (Jul 26) 28th -1.8pp 1st 80% above peers
Asheville, NC 3.4% (Jul 26) 5th -1.3pp 2nd 17% below peers
Clifton, NJ 4.5% (Jul 26) 19th -1.3pp 3rd 10% above peers
Champaign, IL 3.8% (Jul 26) 11th -1.1pp 4th 7% below peers
Carson, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 23rd -1.0pp 5th 29% above peers
Hemet, CA 7.1% (Jul 26) 26th -0.5pp 6th 73% above peers
San Marcos, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 18th -0.5pp 7th 7% above peers
Redding, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.4pp 8th 24% above peers
Nashua, NH 3.4% (Jul 26) 6th -0.3pp 9th 17% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 10th 29% below peers
Indio, CA 7.2% (Jul 26) 27th -0.3pp 11th 76% above peers
Sandy, UT 3.5% (Jul 26) 7th -0.3pp 12th 15% below peers
Frederick, MD 3.7% (Jul 26) 10th -0.3pp 13th 10% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 14th 24% below peers
Folsom, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 16th -0.2pp 15th 2% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 4.2% (Jul 26) 17th -0.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Newton, MA 4.0% (Jul 26) 14th -0.2pp 17th 2% below peers
Erie, PA 4.5% (Jul 26) 20th -0.1pp 18th 10% above peers
Orem, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 9th +0.0pp 19th 12% below peers
Fall River, MA 6.1% (Jul 26) 24th +0.0pp 20th 49% above peers
Roswell, GA 2.7% (Jul 26) 1st +0.0pp 21st 34% below peers
Bryan, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 15th +0.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Livonia, MI 3.8% (Jul 26) 12th +0.3pp 23rd 7% below peers
Reading, PA 6.1% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 24th 49% above peers
Leander, TX 3.9% (Jul 26) 13th +0.5pp 25th 5% below peers
Lehi, UT 3.5% (Jul 26) 8th +0.6pp 26th 15% below peers
Hoover, AL 2.9% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.7pp 27th 29% below peers
Norwalk, CT 5.0% (Jul 26) 21st +1.3pp 28th 22% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.8% then, 14.3% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.1% to 14.2%).
Needs attention 14.3%
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 13.0% -1.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Indio, CA 11.5% 20th -5.0pp 1st 25% above peers
Hemet, CA 14.9% 23rd -6.3pp 2nd 62% above peers
Trenton, NJ 21.6% 27th -7.1pp 3rd 135% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 16.9% 24th -5.0pp 4th 84% above peers
Toms River, NJ 5.8% 8th -1.7pp 5th 36% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.0% 3rd -1.4pp 6th 46% below peers
Clifton, NJ 7.9% 13th -1.9pp 7th 14% below peers
Redding, CA 14.1% 21st -3.3pp 8th 54% above peers
San Marcos, CA 9.2% 17th -2.1pp 9th on par with peers
Hoover, AL 5.1% 4th -1.1pp 10th 45% below peers
Frederick, MD 9.2% 16th -1.9pp 11th on par with peers
Nashua, NH 7.8% 12th -1.5pp 12th 15% below peers
Livonia, MI 4.7% 2nd -0.8pp 13th 49% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 18.3% 25th -2.8pp 14th 99% above peers
Reading, PA 28.7% 31st -4.0pp 15th 212% above peers
Orem, UT 10.2% 19th -1.4pp 16th 11% above peers
Alafaya, FL 9.3% 18th -1.2pp 17th 1% above peers
Erie, PA 23.3% 29th -2.9pp 18th 153% above peers
Norwalk, CT 9.1% 15th -1.0pp 19th 1% below peers
Folsom, CA 5.3% 5th -0.2pp 20th 42% below peers
Roswell, GA 7.5% 11th -0.1pp 21st 18% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.6% 26th -0.1pp 22nd 113% above peers
Carson, CA 8.7% 14th -0.0pp 23rd 6% below peers
Bryan, TX 23.1% 28th +0.3pp 24th 151% above peers
Asheville, NC 14.2% 22nd +0.4pp 25th 55% above peers
Champaign, IL 25.9% 30th +0.9pp 26th 181% above peers
Newton, MA 4.5% 1st +0.2pp 27th 51% below peers
Sandy, UT 5.5% 7th +0.3pp 28th 40% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 5.4% 6th +0.9pp 29th 41% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1% 10th +1.5pp 30th 34% below peers
Leander, TX 5.8% 9th +1.7pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.3% then, 16.2% now; margin ±4.6pp).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.8% to 16.2%).
Needs attention 16.2%
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%
Toms River, NJ 3.6% 3rd -4.6pp 1st 62% below peers
Clifton, NJ 7.4% 10th -7.8pp 2nd 22% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.2% 2nd -3.4pp 3rd 66% below peers
Hemet, CA 17.7% 24th -10.7pp 4th 88% above peers
Carson, CA 8.3% 14th -4.7pp 5th 12% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.6% 13th -4.1pp 6th 19% below peers
Newton, MA 1.9% 1st -1.0pp 7th 80% below peers
Hoover, AL 5.2% 5th -2.8pp 8th 45% below peers
Roswell, GA 7.4% 11th -3.7pp 9th 21% below peers
Redding, CA 15.4% 20th -7.5pp 10th 63% above peers
Orem, UT 9.4% 16th -4.4pp 11th on par with peers
Trenton, NJ 26.3% 27th -12.2pp 12th 179% above peers
Lehi, UT 5.5% 7th -2.5pp 13th 42% below peers
Folsom, CA 4.2% 4th -1.9pp 14th 56% below peers
Indio, CA 17.6% 23rd -6.4pp 15th 86% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 22.6% 25th -7.5pp 16th 140% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 25.5% 26th -7.1pp 17th 170% above peers
Nashua, NH 9.7% 17th -2.3pp 18th 2% above peers
Alafaya, FL 8.5% 15th -1.8pp 19th 10% below peers
Asheville, NC 16.2% 22nd -3.1pp 20th 72% above peers
Fall River, MA 26.6% 28th -4.8pp 21st 182% above peers
Reading, PA 39.0% 31st -6.2pp 22nd 314% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.7% 8th -0.6pp 23rd 39% below peers
Bryan, TX 29.6% 29th -3.3pp 24th 214% above peers
Erie, PA 34.8% 30th -3.1pp 25th 269% above peers
Norwalk, CT 12.7% 19th -1.1pp 26th 35% above peers
Champaign, IL 15.7% 21st -1.2pp 27th 67% above peers
Frederick, MD 12.5% 18th -0.7pp 28th 33% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 6.2% 9th +0.5pp 29th 34% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 5.4% 6th +1.9pp 30th 43% below peers
Leander, TX 7.6% 12th +3.4pp 31st 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 6.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84.0% to 90.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Asheville started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 8.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (81.7% to 90.6%).
Bright spot 90.6%
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%
Trenton, NJ 82.0% 31st +18.1pp 1st 12% below peers
Fall River, MA 86.5% 28th +16.1pp 2nd 7% below peers
Reading, PA 86.6% 27th +12.3pp 3rd 7% below peers
Hemet, CA 88.9% 24th +11.8pp 4th 5% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 85.4% 29th +10.4pp 5th 8% below peers
Erie, PA 88.3% 25th +10.7pp 6th 5% below peers
Redding, CA 94.0% 12th +11.0pp 7th 1% above peers
Indio, CA 93.2% 16th +10.4pp 8th on par with peers
Bryan, TX 87.1% 26th +8.4pp 9th 7% below peers
Clifton, NJ 91.4% 22nd +8.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Champaign, IL 91.5% 21st +7.2pp 11th 2% below peers
Asheville, NC 90.6% 23rd +6.6pp 12th 3% below peers
Carson, CA 95.1% 9th +6.8pp 13th 2% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 93.8% 13th +6.2pp 14th 1% above peers
Livonia, MI 94.6% 11th +5.4pp 15th 1% above peers
Frederick, MD 92.7% 18th +4.7pp 16th 1% below peers
Toms River, NJ 91.7% 20th +4.4pp 17th 2% below peers
San Marcos, CA 96.0% 6th +4.0pp 18th 3% above peers
Nashua, NH 93.4% 15th +3.8pp 19th on par with peers
Roswell, GA 96.6% 4th +3.9pp 20th 4% above peers
Sandy, UT 93.6% 14th +3.7pp 21st on par with peers
Leander, TX 97.3% 1st +3.7pp 22nd 4% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 95.0% 10th +3.4pp 23rd 2% above peers
Newton, MA 96.9% 3rd +3.1pp 24th 4% above peers
Hoover, AL 96.4% 5th +3.0pp 25th 3% above peers
Orem, UT 92.5% 19th +2.7pp 26th 1% below peers
Norwalk, CT 93.0% 17th +2.6pp 27th on par with peers
Lehi, UT 97.1% 2nd +2.3pp 28th 4% above peers
Alafaya, FL 95.2% 8th +1.6pp 29th 2% above peers
Folsom, CA 95.8% 7th +1.1pp 30th 3% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 84.1% 30th -8.8pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.49 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.48 to 0.49).
Needs attention 0.49
20102024
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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
Indio, CA 0.43 10th -0.036 1st 5% below peers
Alafaya, FL 0.38 3rd -0.014 2nd 15% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 0.51 28th -0.017 3rd 13% above peers
San Marcos, CA 0.44 14th -0.011 4th 3% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 0.38 2nd -0.009 5th 16% below peers
Roswell, GA 0.45 17th -0.009 6th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 0.43 11th -0.005 7th 4% below peers
Norwalk, CT 0.49 27th -0.006 8th 9% above peers
Redding, CA 0.46 18th -0.003 9th 1% above peers
Fall River, MA 0.46 19th -0.003 10th 1% above peers
Nashua, NH 0.44 12th -0.001 11th 4% below peers
Livonia, MI 0.39 4th +0.000 12th 14% below peers
Bryan, TX 0.47 22nd +0.002 13th 4% above peers
Erie, PA 0.46 20th +0.003 14th 2% above peers
Lehi, UT 0.37 1st +0.004 15th 18% below peers
Hoover, AL 0.45 15th +0.005 16th 2% below peers
Trenton, NJ 0.53 30th +0.009 17th 16% above peers
Newton, MA 0.49 25th +0.012 18th 8% above peers
Frederick, MD 0.41 5th +0.011 19th 10% below peers
Champaign, IL 0.56 31st +0.015 20th 24% above peers
Reading, PA 0.47 21st +0.013 21st 4% above peers
Orem, UT 0.44 13th +0.017 22nd 3% below peers
Asheville, NC 0.49 26th +0.026 23rd 9% above peers
Hemet, CA 0.47 23rd +0.027 24th 4% above peers
Clifton, NJ 0.45 16th +0.027 25th on par with peers
Folsom, CA 0.42 7th +0.027 26th 7% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 0.52 29th +0.034 27th 15% above peers
Sandy, UT 0.43 9th +0.028 28th 6% below peers
Carson, CA 0.43 8th +0.031 29th 6% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 0.49 24th +0.045 30th 7% above peers
Leander, TX 0.41 6th +0.041 31st 9% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (10.4% then, 11.8% now; margin ±1.5pp). 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
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (14.2% to 11.8%).
Needs attention 11.8%
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
Lehi, UT 2.0% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 79% below peers
Roswell, GA 3.2% 4th -2.8pp 2nd 67% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 1.2% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 87% below peers
Orem, UT 4.9% 11th -2.3pp 4th 49% below peers
Nashua, NH 7.2% 14th -2.6pp 5th 25% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 13.2% 24th -3.6pp 6th 36% above peers
Sandy, UT 2.9% 3rd -0.8pp 7th 70% below peers
Reading, PA 38.5% 31st -5.4pp 8th 299% above peers
Alafaya, FL 8.6% 15th -0.8pp 9th 11% below peers
Clifton, NJ 11.2% 18th -1.0pp 10th 16% above peers
Leander, TX 3.4% 5th -0.3pp 11th 65% below peers
Toms River, NJ 5.4% 12th -0.1pp 12th 44% below peers
Trenton, NJ 26.1% 28th -0.1pp 13th 170% above peers
Bryan, TX 13.1% 23rd +0.1pp 14th 36% above peers
Erie, PA 30.2% 29th +1.0pp 15th 213% above peers
Champaign, IL 9.7% 16th +0.3pp 16th on par with peers
Newton, MA 4.4% 8th +0.2pp 17th 54% below peers
Hoover, AL 4.1% 6th +0.2pp 18th 58% below peers
Frederick, MD 11.6% 19th +1.0pp 19th 20% above peers
Livonia, MI 4.8% 10th +0.4pp 20th 50% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 17.5% 26th +1.8pp 21st 82% above peers
Hemet, CA 19.9% 27th +2.5pp 22nd 106% above peers
Asheville, NC 11.8% 20th +1.5pp 23rd 22% above peers
Fall River, MA 31.6% 30th +4.0pp 24th 228% above peers
Redding, CA 12.7% 22nd +1.8pp 25th 32% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.5% 9th +0.6pp 26th 54% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 13th +1.4pp 27th 26% below peers
Norwalk, CT 10.2% 17th +2.3pp 28th 5% above peers
Folsom, CA 4.2% 7th +1.7pp 29th 56% below peers
Carson, CA 12.7% 21st +5.1pp 30th 31% above peers
Indio, CA 17.3% 25th +9.4pp 31st 79% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 14% higher than in 2021 ($392,688 then, $448,688 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $479,917 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $448,688 in August 2026, down from $472,411 a year earlier.
$448,688
2002August 2026
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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%
Norwalk, CT $676,843 (Aug 26) 6th +5.6% 1st 46% above peers
Erie, PA $208,111 (Aug 26) 27th +5.2% 2nd 55% below peers
Champaign, IL $238,960 (Aug 26) 26th +4.2% 3rd 49% below peers
Toms River, NJ $464,685 (Aug 26) 14th +3.9% 4th on par with peers
Clifton, NJ $612,937 (Aug 26) 9th +3.9% 5th 32% above peers
Reading, PA $267,494 (Aug 26) 25th +3.8% 6th 42% below peers
Nashua, NH $509,265 (Aug 26) 11th +3.4% 7th 10% above peers
Hoover, AL $438,571 (Aug 26) 19th +3.1% 8th 6% below peers
Fort Smith, AR $195,029 (Aug 26) 28th +3.1% 9th 58% below peers
Orem, UT $501,606 (Aug 26) 13th +3.0% 10th 8% above peers
Livonia, MI $316,420 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.4% 11th 32% below peers
Newton, MA $1,509,055 (Aug 26) 1st +2.3% 12th 225% above peers
Fall River, MA $450,311 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 13th 3% below peers
Sandy, UT $659,401 (Aug 26) 7th +2.2% 14th 42% above peers
Lehi, UT $569,889 (Aug 26) 10th +1.6% 15th 23% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $874,006 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 16th 88% above peers
Roswell, GA $653,146 (Aug 26) 8th +1.3% 17th 41% above peers
Carson, CA $785,721 (Aug 26) 4th +1.2% 18th 69% above peers
Hemet, CA $443,910 (Aug 26) 18th +0.4% 19th 4% below peers
Bryan, TX $273,941 (Aug 26) 24th +0.4% 20th 41% below peers
San Marcos, CA $958,381 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.3% 21st 106% above peers
Redding, CA $387,376 (Aug 26) 21st -0.5% 22nd 17% below peers
Folsom, CA $753,276 (Aug 26) 5th -0.5% 23rd 62% above peers
Frederick, MD $459,795 (Aug 26) 15th -0.9% 24th 1% below peers
Indio, CA $508,882 (Aug 26) 12th -1.0% 25th 10% above peers
Trenton, NJ $348,502 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.7% 26th 25% below peers
Asheville, NC $448,688 (Aug 26) 17th -5.0% 27th 3% below peers
Leander, TX $421,703 (Aug 26) 20th -6.2% 28th 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 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $312,675 in August 2026, down from $327,217 a year earlier.
$312,675
2002August 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%
Erie, PA $127,852 (Aug 26) 27th +6.7% 1st 65% below peers
Champaign, IL $156,753 (Aug 26) 26th +6.6% 2nd 57% below peers
Reading, PA $175,228 (Aug 26) 25th +5.8% 3rd 52% below peers
Norwalk, CT $438,898 (Aug 26) 9th +5.5% 4th 21% above peers
Clifton, NJ $524,292 (Aug 26) 6th +5.2% 5th 44% above peers
Fort Smith, AR $112,868 (Aug 26) 28th +5.0% 6th 69% below peers
Newton, MA $961,541 (Aug 26) 1st +3.6% 7th 164% above peers
Hoover, AL $311,104 (Aug 26) 20th +3.5% 8th 14% below peers
Nashua, NH $385,451 (Aug 26) 12th +3.4% 9th 6% above peers
Fall River, MA $363,543 (Aug 26) 14th +3.2% 10th on par with peers
Livonia, MI $243,684 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.6% 11th 33% below peers
Toms River, NJ $325,502 (Aug 26) 17th +2.5% 12th 10% below peers
Sandy, UT $502,473 (Aug 26) 7th +1.9% 13th 38% above peers
Orem, UT $374,823 (Aug 26) 13th +1.3% 14th 3% above peers
Roswell, GA $466,689 (Aug 26) 8th +1.1% 15th 28% above peers
Bryan, TX $187,345 (Aug 26) 24th +1.1% 16th 48% below peers
Lehi, UT $430,161 (Aug 26) 10th +1.0% 17th 18% above peers
Carson, CA $656,050 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.6% 18th 80% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $548,711 (Aug 26) 5th +0.6% 19th 51% above peers
San Marcos, CA $712,062 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.1% 20th 96% above peers
Indio, CA $391,310 (Aug 26) 11th +0.1% 21st 8% above peers
Redding, CA $297,992 (Aug 26) 21st -0.0% 22nd 18% below peers
Hemet, CA $341,454 (Aug 26) 16th -0.2% 23rd 6% below peers
Frederick, MD $347,350 (Aug 26) 15th -0.6% 24th 4% below peers
Folsom, CA $597,409 (Aug 26) 4th -0.7% 25th 64% above peers
Trenton, NJ $209,336 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.3% 26th 42% below peers
Asheville, NC $312,675 (Aug 26) 19th -4.4% 27th 14% below peers
Leander, TX $324,516 (Aug 26) 18th -5.1% 28th 11% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 48.2% to 51.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.8% to 51.9%).
Bright spot 51.9%
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%
Arden-Arcade, CA 46.1% 27th +4.7pp 1st 26% below peers
Asheville, NC 51.9% 25th +3.7pp 2nd 17% below peers
Hemet, CA 62.3% 16th +3.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Erie, PA 54.1% 23rd +3.3pp 4th 13% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 53.4% 24th +2.7pp 5th 14% below peers
Trenton, NJ 37.9% 30th +1.9pp 6th 39% below peers
Roswell, GA 71.9% 9th +3.6pp 7th 15% above peers
Bryan, TX 50.9% 26th +2.5pp 8th 18% below peers
Frederick, MD 58.8% 18th +2.1pp 9th 6% below peers
Toms River, NJ 81.8% 2nd +2.5pp 10th 31% above peers
Reading, PA 40.6% 29th +1.2pp 11th 35% below peers
Champaign, IL 43.8% 28th +1.2pp 12th 30% below peers
Alafaya, FL 64.4% 14th +1.7pp 13th 3% above peers
Clifton, NJ 59.6% 17th +1.6pp 14th 4% below peers
Hoover, AL 71.1% 10th +1.7pp 15th 14% above peers
San Marcos, CA 63.7% 15th +1.4pp 16th 2% above peers
Nashua, NH 55.8% 20th +1.0pp 17th 10% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 73.6% 7th +1.2pp 18th 18% above peers
Livonia, MI 87.2% 1st +1.1pp 19th 40% above peers
Carson, CA 74.0% 6th +0.9pp 20th 19% above peers
Redding, CA 54.8% 22nd +0.6pp 21st 12% below peers
Folsom, CA 69.8% 12th +0.2pp 22nd 12% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 81.0% 3rd -1.1pp 23rd 30% above peers
Fall River, MA 35.3% 31st -1.0pp 24th 43% below peers
Newton, MA 70.0% 11th -2.0pp 25th 12% above peers
Orem, UT 57.8% 19th -2.2pp 26th 7% below peers
Norwalk, CT 55.6% 21st -2.4pp 27th 11% below peers
Sandy, UT 75.2% 4th -3.4pp 28th 21% above peers
Indio, CA 67.1% 13th -3.5pp 29th 8% above peers
Lehi, UT 75.2% 5th -4.7pp 30th 21% above peers
Leander, TX 73.4% 8th -4.8pp 31st 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,704 in August 2026, up from $1,702 a year earlier.
$1,704
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%
Indio, CA $2,349 (Aug 26) 9th +6.3% 1st 24% above peers
Champaign, IL $1,506 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.7% 2nd 21% below peers
Clifton, NJ $2,672 (Aug 26) 6th +4.4% 3rd 41% above peers
Folsom, CA $2,627 (Aug 26) 7th +4.1% 4th 38% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $2,446 (Aug 26) 8th +3.9% 5th 29% above peers
Redding, CA $1,704 (Aug 26) 19th +3.8% 6th 10% below peers
Nashua, NH $2,301 (Aug 26) 10th +3.5% 7th 21% above peers
Reading, PA $1,439 (Aug 26) 24th +3.2% 8th 24% below peers
Fort Smith, AR $1,054 (Aug 26) 28th +3.0% 9th 44% below peers
Livonia, MI $1,748 (Aug 26) 17th +3.0% 10th 8% below peers
Fall River, MA $1,850 (Aug 26) 16th +2.8% 11th 3% below peers
Orem, UT $1,517 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.8% 12th 20% below peers
Trenton, NJ $2,006 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 13th 6% above peers
San Marcos, CA $3,357 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.3% 14th 77% above peers
Newton, MA $3,408 (Aug 26) 1st +2.2% 15th 80% above peers
Lehi, UT $2,203 (Aug 26) 11th +2.1% 16th 16% above peers
Toms River, NJ $2,934 (Aug 26) 4th +1.9% 17th 55% above peers
Frederick, MD $2,182 (Aug 26) 12th +1.9% 18th 15% above peers
Leander, TX $1,899 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 19th on par with peers
Norwalk, CT $2,743 (Aug 26) 5th +1.7% 20th 44% above peers
Erie, PA $1,103 (Aug 26) 27th +1.3% 21st 42% below peers
Roswell, GA $1,724 (Aug 26) 18th +1.2% 22nd 9% below peers
Carson, CA $2,989 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 23rd 57% above peers
Hoover, AL $1,362 (Aug 26) 26th +0.6% 24th 28% below peers
Asheville, NC $1,704 (Aug 26) 20th +0.1% 25th 10% below peers
Bryan, TX $1,406 (Aug 26) 25th -0.9% 26th 26% below peers
Hemet, CA $1,859 (Aug 26) 15th -1.4% 27th 2% below peers
Sandy, UT $1,691 (Aug 26) 21st -2.3% 28th 11% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (39.0% then, 36.1% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.3% to 36.1%).
36.1%
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 28.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Toms River, NJ 30.6% 11th -6.2pp 1st 10% below peers
Trenton, NJ 45.8% 30th -4.2pp 2nd 35% above peers
Asheville, NC 36.1% 18th -3.0pp 3rd 6% above peers
Indio, CA 41.4% 23rd -3.4pp 4th 22% above peers
Leander, TX 25.6% 6th -1.7pp 5th 25% below peers
Lehi, UT 22.0% 3rd -1.3pp 6th 35% below peers
Clifton, NJ 42.5% 25th -2.0pp 7th 25% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 44.8% 27th -1.7pp 8th 32% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 28.3% 8th -0.8pp 9th 17% below peers
Frederick, MD 34.0% 16th -0.9pp 10th on par with peers
Hemet, CA 46.6% 31st -0.5pp 11th 37% above peers
Carson, CA 34.5% 17th -0.4pp 12th 2% above peers
Roswell, GA 26.8% 7th -0.3pp 13th 21% below peers
Norwalk, CT 41.7% 24th -0.4pp 14th 23% above peers
Nashua, NH 33.8% 15th -0.3pp 15th on par with peers
Redding, CA 39.6% 22nd -0.2pp 16th 17% above peers
Hoover, AL 24.2% 4th +0.0pp 17th 29% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 26th +0.6pp 18th 29% above peers
Reading, PA 45.7% 29th +1.0pp 19th 35% above peers
Alafaya, FL 32.6% 14th +1.0pp 20th 4% below peers
Champaign, IL 38.0% 20th +1.2pp 21st 12% above peers
Newton, MA 30.5% 10th +1.0pp 22nd 10% below peers
Bryan, TX 39.5% 21st +1.3pp 23rd 16% above peers
Erie, PA 36.1% 19th +1.5pp 24th 6% above peers
Sandy, UT 24.4% 5th +1.1pp 25th 28% below peers
Livonia, MI 20.5% 1st +0.9pp 26th 40% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 21.0% 2nd +1.2pp 27th 38% below peers
Orem, UT 30.0% 9th +1.8pp 28th 12% below peers
Fall River, MA 44.8% 28th +3.8pp 29th 32% above peers
Folsom, CA 31.3% 13th +2.7pp 30th 8% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 31.2% 12th +2.8pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.6% then, 7.6% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.4% to 7.6%).
Needs attention 7.6%
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
Sandy, UT 2.5% 4th -1.8pp 1st 61% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.6% 5th -1.6pp 2nd 59% below peers
Alafaya, FL 1.6% 1st -0.5pp 3rd 76% below peers
San Marcos, CA 3.5% 9th -1.0pp 4th 45% below peers
Roswell, GA 3.5% 8th -0.9pp 5th 46% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.2% 6th -0.7pp 6th 50% below peers
Redding, CA 7.7% 21st -1.1pp 7th 20% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 7.6% 19th -1.0pp 8th 19% above peers
Trenton, NJ 26.7% 31st -3.4pp 9th 316% above peers
Folsom, CA 3.5% 10th -0.5pp 10th 45% below peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 27th -2.0pp 11th 156% above peers
Reading, PA 23.4% 30th -2.2pp 12th 264% above peers
Erie, PA 17.2% 29th -1.4pp 13th 168% above peers
Clifton, NJ 10.0% 26th -0.5pp 14th 56% above peers
Toms River, NJ 6.1% 15th -0.2pp 15th 5% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 8.4% 23rd -0.2pp 16th 32% above peers
Indio, CA 4.0% 12th -0.0pp 17th 38% below peers
Nashua, NH 7.9% 22nd -0.0pp 18th 23% above peers
Hemet, CA 9.0% 25th -0.0pp 19th 41% above peers
Asheville, NC 7.6% 20th +0.0pp 20th 19% above peers
Leander, TX 1.8% 3rd +0.0pp 21st 72% below peers
Frederick, MD 6.7% 18th +0.1pp 22nd 4% above peers
Bryan, TX 6.5% 17th +0.2pp 23rd 2% above peers
Newton, MA 6.4% 16th +0.3pp 24th on par with peers
Orem, UT 3.7% 11th +0.7pp 25th 43% below peers
Norwalk, CT 8.5% 24th +1.7pp 26th 32% above peers
Champaign, IL 16.7% 28th +3.6pp 27th 160% above peers
Carson, CA 4.6% 13th +1.0pp 28th 29% below peers
Hoover, AL 3.4% 7th +0.9pp 29th 48% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.7% 14th +1.6pp 30th 27% below peers
Lehi, UT 1.8% 2nd +1.1pp 31st 72% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.4pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.7% then, 11.8% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.8% to 11.8%).
Needs attention 11.8%
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
Norwalk, CT 10.3% 26th -6.3pp 1st 52% above peers
Clifton, NJ 6.8% 16th -3.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Roswell, GA 8.5% 22nd -3.8pp 3rd 25% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.4% 10th -1.9pp 4th 21% below peers
Hemet, CA 7.1% 17th -1.7pp 5th 4% above peers
Alafaya, FL 8.1% 21st -1.8pp 6th 20% above peers
Toms River, NJ 4.9% 6th -1.1pp 7th 28% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 18th -1.4pp 8th 5% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.0% 5th -0.7pp 9th 41% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 9th -0.9pp 10th 24% below peers
Erie, PA 5.8% 13th -0.8pp 11th 15% below peers
Orem, UT 10.1% 25th -1.1pp 12th 48% above peers
Livonia, MI 2.5% 2nd -0.3pp 13th 63% below peers
Bryan, TX 17.0% 30th -1.6pp 14th 151% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.9% 4th -0.3pp 15th 42% below peers
Carson, CA 6.6% 14th -0.5pp 16th 2% below peers
Hoover, AL 5.0% 7th -0.3pp 17th 26% below peers
Leander, TX 9.2% 24th -0.5pp 18th 35% above peers
Lehi, UT 5.1% 8th -0.2pp 19th 25% below peers
Trenton, NJ 17.6% 31st +0.1pp 20th 160% above peers
Folsom, CA 2.5% 3rd +0.0pp 21st 63% below peers
Newton, MA 1.3% 1st +0.0pp 22nd 81% below peers
Frederick, MD 7.6% 19th +0.2pp 23rd 11% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 12.7% 28th +0.5pp 24th 87% above peers
Redding, CA 6.6% 15th +0.5pp 25th 2% below peers
Asheville, NC 11.8% 27th +1.0pp 26th 73% above peers
Indio, CA 9.1% 23rd +1.2pp 27th 34% above peers
Champaign, IL 5.4% 11th +0.8pp 28th 21% below peers
Nashua, NH 8.0% 20th +2.0pp 29th 17% above peers
Fall River, MA 5.8% 12th +1.4pp 30th 15% below peers
Reading, PA 14.7% 29th +4.8pp 31st 116% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

28.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 33.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Newton, MA 20.4% 1st 34% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 25.3% 2nd 19% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.7% 3rd 17% below peers
Carson, CA 25.9% 4th 17% below peers
Roswell, GA 26.6% 5th 14% below peers
Norwalk, CT 26.7% 6th 14% below peers
Asheville, NC 28.1% 7th 10% below peers
Clifton, NJ 28.5% 8th 8% below peers
Redding, CA 29.0% 9th 7% below peers
Leander, TX 29.0% 10th 7% below peers
Lehi, UT 29.3% 11th 6% below peers
Livonia, MI 29.4% 12th 5% below peers
Folsom, CA 29.4% 13th 5% below peers
Alafaya, FL 30.3% 14th 3% below peers
Nashua, NH 31.0% 15th on par with peers
Sandy, UT 31.1% 16th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 31.1% 17th on par with peers
Hoover, AL 32.5% 18th 5% above peers
Orem, UT 32.5% 19th 5% above peers
Frederick, MD 33.9% 20th 9% above peers
Champaign, IL 35.1% 21st 13% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 35.5% 22nd 14% above peers
Fall River, MA 36.0% 23rd 16% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 36.3% 24th 17% above peers
Indio, CA 36.7% 25th 18% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 37.4% 26th 20% above peers
Hemet, CA 38.3% 27th 23% above peers
Bryan, TX 39.6% 28th 27% above peers
Erie, PA 40.8% 29th 31% above peers
Trenton, NJ 42.6% 30th 37% above peers
Reading, PA 43.3% 31st 39% 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 (4.3% then, 3.9% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.3% to 3.9%).
3.9%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 5.5% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Norwalk, CT 5.6% 24th -17.1pp 1st 50% above peers
Folsom, CA 0.8% 1st -1.7pp 2nd 79% below peers
Roswell, GA 3.8% 17th -3.9pp 3rd 1% above peers
Livonia, MI 0.9% 3rd -0.7pp 4th 75% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 2.1% 5th -1.2pp 5th 43% below peers
Sandy, UT 3.5% 12th -1.9pp 6th 7% below peers
Hemet, CA 4.4% 22nd -2.3pp 7th 17% above peers
Alafaya, FL 4.1% 19th -1.9pp 8th 10% above peers
Erie, PA 2.4% 8th -1.0pp 9th 37% below peers
Lehi, UT 3.4% 11th -1.1pp 10th 9% below peers
Clifton, NJ 3.8% 16th -1.0pp 11th on par with peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 1.6% 4th -0.4pp 12th 56% below peers
Leander, TX 6.8% 26th -1.6pp 13th 82% above peers
Bryan, TX 10.0% 31st -1.2pp 14th 167% above peers
Asheville, NC 3.9% 18th -0.4pp 15th 5% above peers
San Marcos, CA 2.6% 10th -0.1pp 16th 31% below peers
Toms River, NJ 3.5% 14th -0.1pp 17th 6% below peers
Frederick, MD 4.3% 21st +0.1pp 18th 15% above peers
Orem, UT 8.1% 28th +0.3pp 19th 115% above peers
Champaign, IL 2.3% 6th +0.3pp 20th 39% below peers
Hoover, AL 2.5% 9th +0.4pp 21st 33% below peers
Carson, CA 3.6% 15th +0.6pp 22nd 3% below peers
Redding, CA 4.6% 23rd +1.0pp 23rd 23% above peers
Fall River, MA 2.3% 7th +0.6pp 24th 38% below peers
Indio, CA 3.5% 13th +1.4pp 25th 6% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.2% 20th +1.6pp 26th 11% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 9.9% 30th +4.0pp 27th 165% above peers
Newton, MA 0.9% 2nd +0.4pp 28th 77% below peers
Reading, PA 7.8% 27th +4.2pp 29th 107% above peers
Trenton, NJ 9.8% 29th +5.5pp 30th 162% above peers
Nashua, NH 6.8% 25th +5.1pp 31st 80% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 48.9% to 53.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Asheville started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.0% to 53.4%).
Bright spot 53.4%
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
Hemet, CA 15.5% 30th +4.4pp 1st 64% below peers
Trenton, NJ 16.2% 29th +4.0pp 2nd 63% below peers
Leander, TX 53.3% 7th +12.1pp 3rd 23% above peers
Indio, CA 20.5% 27th +3.3pp 4th 53% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 13th +6.8pp 5th 1% above peers
Alafaya, FL 50.0% 9th +6.8pp 6th 16% above peers
Toms River, NJ 36.4% 20th +4.8pp 7th 16% below peers
Nashua, NH 41.2% 18th +5.1pp 8th 5% below peers
Roswell, GA 66.0% 3rd +7.9pp 9th 53% above peers
Bryan, TX 30.1% 22nd +3.5pp 10th 30% below peers
Livonia, MI 41.9% 17th +4.5pp 11th 3% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 38.5% 19th +3.7pp 12th 11% below peers
Sandy, UT 46.0% 11th +4.2pp 13th 7% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 23.9% 25th +2.0pp 14th 45% below peers
Asheville, NC 53.4% 6th +4.5pp 15th 24% above peers
Orem, UT 43.6% 14th +3.6pp 16th 1% above peers
Clifton, NJ 35.5% 21st +2.9pp 17th 18% below peers
Hoover, AL 62.6% 4th +5.0pp 18th 45% above peers
Lehi, UT 50.0% 10th +3.6pp 19th 16% above peers
Frederick, MD 43.2% 16th +3.0pp 20th on par with peers
Folsom, CA 54.9% 5th +3.7pp 21st 27% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 68.4% 2nd +4.5pp 22nd 58% above peers
Erie, PA 23.1% 26th +1.5pp 23rd 47% below peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 28th +1.0pp 24th 62% below peers
Champaign, IL 52.7% 8th +3.2pp 25th 22% above peers
Reading, PA 11.4% 31st +0.6pp 26th 74% below peers
Redding, CA 26.9% 24th +1.2pp 27th 38% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 43.3% 15th +1.8pp 28th on par with peers
Carson, CA 29.3% 23rd +1.1pp 29th 32% below peers
Norwalk, CT 44.8% 12th +1.4pp 30th 4% above peers
Newton, MA 81.1% 1st +2.0pp 31st 88% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±2.2pp 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 20.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 57.0% to 36.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±13.0pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 17.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.9% to 36.1%).
Needs attention 36.1%
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 39.6% -3.4pp
United States ref 45.5%
Reading, PA 36.1% 27th +14.0pp 1st 28% below peers
Leander, TX 64.4% 5th +14.7pp 2nd 29% above peers
Bryan, TX 36.9% 25th +6.9pp 3rd 26% below peers
Toms River, NJ 70.6% 2nd +11.2pp 4th 41% above peers
Champaign, IL 53.9% 11th +4.6pp 5th 8% above peers
Livonia, MI 62.8% 6th +5.2pp 6th 26% above peers
Trenton, NJ 61.4% 8th +4.5pp 7th 23% above peers
Norwalk, CT 75.6% 1st +5.3pp 8th 51% above peers
Roswell, GA 66.5% 4th +2.3pp 9th 33% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 43.5% 20th +1.2pp 10th 13% below peers
Lehi, UT 51.3% 12th +0.7pp 11th 3% above peers
Erie, PA 44.9% 17th -1.2pp 12th 10% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 43.5% 19th -1.9pp 13th 13% below peers
Redding, CA 50.0% 16th -2.2pp 14th on par with peers
O'Fallon, MO 55.7% 10th -3.5pp 15th 11% above peers
Orem, UT 39.0% 22nd -3.2pp 16th 22% below peers
Sandy, UT 51.2% 13th -4.6pp 17th 2% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 62.6% 7th -8.9pp 18th 25% above peers
Carson, CA 43.7% 18th -8.1pp 19th 13% below peers
Newton, MA 67.2% 3rd -13.5pp 20th 34% above peers
Clifton, NJ 56.3% 9th -13.3pp 21st 13% above peers
San Marcos, CA 50.5% 15th -14.5pp 22nd 1% above peers
Folsom, CA 51.1% 14th -14.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Fall River, MA 37.1% 24th -11.9pp 24th 26% below peers
Hemet, CA 22.6% 30th -11.4pp 25th 55% below peers
Nashua, NH 39.2% 21st -20.5pp 26th 22% below peers
Frederick, MD 37.8% 23rd -21.1pp 27th 24% below peers
Asheville, NC 36.1% 26th -20.9pp 28th 28% below peers
Hoover, AL 36.1% 28th -24.8pp 29th 28% below peers
Indio, CA 21.5% 31st -16.3pp 30th 57% below peers
Alafaya, FL 31.9% 29th -31.7pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 5.7% now; margin ±5.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.2% to 5.7%).
5.7%
20102024
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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
Folsom, CA 1.1% 2nd -3.0pp 1st 81% below peers
Norwalk, CT 2.0% 5th -5.1pp 2nd 65% below peers
Leander, TX 4.2% 8th -7.0pp 3rd 26% below peers
Alafaya, FL 1.5% 3rd -2.2pp 4th 74% below peers
Clifton, NJ 2.9% 6th -3.1pp 5th 49% below peers
Newton, MA 0.7% 1st -0.7pp 6th 88% below peers
Hemet, CA 7.9% 22nd -5.8pp 7th 38% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 14th -3.2pp 8th 9% below peers
Hoover, AL 1.7% 4th -1.0pp 9th 70% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.5% 7th -1.5pp 10th 38% below peers
San Marcos, CA 4.3% 10th -1.5pp 11th 24% below peers
Fall River, MA 7.2% 21st -1.4pp 12th 26% above peers
Nashua, NH 5.4% 15th -0.4pp 13th 5% below peers
Toms River, NJ 4.5% 11th -0.0pp 14th 21% below peers
Indio, CA 9.1% 25th +0.6pp 15th 59% above peers
Orem, UT 6.7% 18th +0.8pp 16th 18% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 13.7% 30th +2.1pp 17th 140% above peers
Erie, PA 9.8% 26th +1.6pp 18th 72% above peers
Redding, CA 8.3% 23rd +1.4pp 19th 46% above peers
Carson, CA 10.0% 27th +2.1pp 20th 76% above peers
Trenton, NJ 13.6% 29th +3.0pp 21st 140% above peers
Frederick, MD 6.9% 20th +1.6pp 22nd 21% above peers
Asheville, NC 5.7% 16th +1.4pp 23rd on par with peers
Lehi, UT 4.5% 12th +1.1pp 24th 20% below peers
Sandy, UT 5.0% 13th +1.4pp 25th 11% below peers
Reading, PA 8.9% 24th +2.8pp 26th 57% above peers
Roswell, GA 6.7% 19th +2.1pp 27th 18% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.2% 9th +1.5pp 28th 25% below peers
Champaign, IL 6.4% 17th +3.7pp 29th 12% above peers
Bryan, TX 15.6% 31st +10.5pp 30th 173% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 10.8% 28th +9.9pp 31st 90% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±4.3pp 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 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 91,560 to 94,535 - more than the combined survey margin (±75).

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 10% from 2014 to 2024 (85,783 to 94,535).
Big move 94,535
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Leander, TX 74,067 31st +38% 1st 20% below peers
Lehi, UT 85,173 28th +33% 2nd 8% below peers
Frederick, MD 83,395 30th +18% 3rd 10% below peers
Hoover, AL 92,642 15th +9% 4th on par with peers
Trenton, NJ 90,338 22nd +8% 5th 2% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 93,993 9th +8% 6th 1% above peers
Hemet, CA 91,326 20th +8% 7th 1% below peers
Reading, PA 95,242 2nd +8% 8th 3% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 93,801 12th +8% 9th 1% above peers
Folsom, CA 83,916 29th +7% 10th 9% below peers
Toms River, NJ 94,956 4th +6% 11th 3% above peers
Fall River, MA 94,082 8th +5% 12th 2% above peers
Clifton, NJ 89,379 25th +5% 13th 4% below peers
Bryan, TX 87,939 27th +5% 14th 5% below peers
Norwalk, CT 92,187 18th +4% 15th on par with peers
Asheville, NC 94,535 6th +3% 16th 2% above peers
Nashua, NH 91,294 21st +3% 17th 1% below peers
Indio, CA 91,950 19th +3% 18th 1% below peers
Champaign, IL 89,996 23rd +3% 19th 3% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 89,805 24th +2% 20th 3% below peers
Redding, CA 93,409 13th +2% 21st 1% above peers
Alafaya, FL 92,449 17th +2% 22nd on par with peers
Carson, CA 92,871 14th +1% 23rd on par with peers
Newton, MA 89,044 26th +1% 24th 4% below peers
Orem, UT 97,182 1st +0% 25th 5% above peers
Livonia, MI 93,851 10th -0% 26th 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA 94,882 5th -0% 27th 2% above peers
Sandy, UT 94,291 7th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Roswell, GA 92,621 16th -2% 29th on par with peers
Erie, PA 93,850 11th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 94,994 3rd -8% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±43 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.8% to 14.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 3.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (17.8% to 14.8%).
Big move 14.8%
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 21.8% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Indio, CA 24.8% 8th +2.4pp 1st 9% above peers
Trenton, NJ 27.8% 3rd +1.3pp 2nd 22% above peers
Sandy, UT 26.4% 5th +1.2pp 3rd 16% above peers
Toms River, NJ 22.3% 18th +0.2pp 4th 2% below peers
Livonia, MI 18.7% 28th +0.2pp 5th 18% below peers
Redding, CA 22.2% 19th +0.2pp 6th 2% below peers
Carson, CA 20.1% 24th -0.1pp 7th 12% below peers
Clifton, NJ 19.7% 26th -0.2pp 8th 14% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 23.8% 12th -0.4pp 9th 4% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 22.8% 15th -0.4pp 10th on par with peers
Frederick, MD 21.9% 20th -0.4pp 11th 4% below peers
Roswell, GA 24.5% 9th -0.6pp 12th 7% above peers
Reading, PA 28.4% 2nd -0.9pp 13th 25% above peers
Champaign, IL 15.9% 30th -0.6pp 14th 30% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.9% 25th -0.8pp 15th 13% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.2% 7th -1.0pp 16th 11% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 22.8% 16th -1.0pp 17th on par with peers
Nashua, NH 18.6% 29th -0.8pp 18th 18% below peers
Newton, MA 20.5% 23rd -1.1pp 19th 10% below peers
Bryan, TX 23.3% 13th -1.5pp 20th 2% above peers
Folsom, CA 22.7% 17th -1.5pp 21st 1% below peers
Norwalk, CT 18.8% 27th -1.3pp 22nd 17% below peers
Orem, UT 26.4% 6th -1.9pp 23rd 16% above peers
Erie, PA 21.4% 21st -1.6pp 24th 6% below peers
Hoover, AL 24.4% 10th -1.8pp 25th 7% above peers
Alafaya, FL 21.2% 22nd -1.6pp 26th 7% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 24.2% 11th -2.9pp 27th 6% above peers
Hemet, CA 23.1% 14th -3.1pp 28th 1% above peers
Leander, TX 26.9% 4th -4.7pp 29th 18% above peers
Lehi, UT 35.2% 1st -7.1pp 30th 54% above peers
Asheville, NC 14.8% 31st -3.0pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±1.1pp 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 (30.2% then, 32.2% now; margin ±5.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.4% to 32.2%).
32.2%
20102024
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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
Sandy, UT 20.5% 18th +5.2pp 1st 27% below peers
Livonia, MI 19.2% 24th +3.6pp 2nd 31% below peers
Hemet, CA 39.1% 6th +6.6pp 3rd 40% above peers
Frederick, MD 37.0% 8th +6.2pp 4th 32% above peers
Orem, UT 15.1% 26th +2.3pp 5th 46% below peers
Erie, PA 62.3% 3rd +5.6pp 6th 123% above peers
Reading, PA 66.1% 1st +5.1pp 7th 136% above peers
Fall River, MA 57.9% 4th +3.5pp 8th 107% above peers
Asheville, NC 32.2% 11th +2.0pp 9th 15% above peers
Redding, CA 35.0% 9th +2.1pp 10th 25% above peers
Hoover, AL 19.7% 21st +1.2pp 11th 29% below peers
Trenton, NJ 64.2% 2nd +3.8pp 12th 130% above peers
Champaign, IL 37.2% 7th +1.7pp 13th 33% above peers
Lehi, UT 5.8% 31st +0.2pp 14th 79% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 20.5% 19th +0.7pp 15th 27% below peers
Nashua, NH 30.4% 13th +0.8pp 16th 9% above peers
Norwalk, CT 28.7% 14th +0.5pp 17th 3% above peers
Carson, CA 27.9% 16th +0.3pp 18th on par with peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 13.9% 28th -0.3pp 19th 50% below peers
Folsom, CA 13.2% 29th -1.3pp 20th 53% below peers
San Marcos, CA 20.8% 17th -2.5pp 21st 26% below peers
Fort Smith, AR 32.6% 10th -4.7pp 22nd 17% above peers
Leander, TX 14.6% 27th -2.2pp 23rd 48% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 30.9% 12th -5.6pp 24th 11% above peers
Bryan, TX 39.3% 5th -7.2pp 25th 41% above peers
Indio, CA 28.1% 15th -5.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Roswell, GA 19.3% 23rd -4.1pp 27th 31% below peers
Toms River, NJ 19.3% 22nd -5.3pp 28th 31% below peers
Newton, MA 10.4% 30th -3.4pp 29th 63% below peers
Clifton, NJ 20.3% 20th -7.6pp 30th 27% below peers
Alafaya, FL 18.6% 25th -7.1pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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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3 of 23 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 ±4.2pp 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

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What changed

Working parents rose 15.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.2% to 79.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.2pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.3% to 79.4%).
Big move 79.4%
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
Lehi, UT 49.3% 31st +13.0pp 1st 30% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 69.3% 18th +14.3pp 2nd 1% below peers
Asheville, NC 79.4% 1st +15.2pp 3rd 13% above peers
Clifton, NJ 74.6% 11th +14.0pp 4th 6% above peers
Folsom, CA 76.2% 6th +13.3pp 5th 9% above peers
Sandy, UT 65.3% 24th +10.8pp 6th 7% below peers
Norwalk, CT 76.9% 4th +9.7pp 7th 10% above peers
Roswell, GA 76.6% 5th +9.3pp 8th 9% above peers
Carson, CA 75.7% 9th +8.0pp 9th 8% above peers
Redding, CA 67.7% 20th +6.8pp 10th 3% below peers
Livonia, MI 73.9% 13th +7.4pp 11th 5% above peers
Fall River, MA 75.5% 10th +7.1pp 12th 8% above peers
Orem, UT 49.8% 30th +4.3pp 13th 29% below peers
Nashua, NH 78.2% 3rd +6.0pp 14th 12% above peers
San Marcos, CA 71.3% 15th +5.5pp 15th 2% above peers
Trenton, NJ 69.3% 17th +4.4pp 16th 1% below peers
Leander, TX 70.0% 16th +4.0pp 17th on par with peers
Hemet, CA 64.3% 27th +3.6pp 18th 8% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 75.7% 8th +4.2pp 19th 8% above peers
Toms River, NJ 76.0% 7th +3.0pp 20th 8% above peers
Bryan, TX 66.0% 23rd +2.5pp 21st 6% below peers
Hoover, AL 74.2% 12th +2.5pp 22nd 6% above peers
Fort Smith, AR 66.9% 21st +0.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Newton, MA 78.2% 2nd -0.0pp 24th 12% above peers
Champaign, IL 71.5% 14th -1.6pp 25th 2% above peers
Erie, PA 66.2% 22nd -4.5pp 26th 6% below peers
Indio, CA 64.5% 25th -5.4pp 27th 8% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 64.4% 26th -6.0pp 28th 8% below peers
Frederick, MD 67.8% 19th -7.8pp 29th 3% below peers
Reading, PA 64.0% 28th -7.6pp 30th 9% below peers
Alafaya, FL 61.9% 29th -9.1pp 31st 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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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3 of 23 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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