The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 11% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Roswell, GA | 86 (May 26) | 3rd | -41.5% | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 46 (May 26) | 1st | -36.6% | 2nd | 79% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 437 (Apr 26) | 15th | -24.5% | 3rd | 98% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 193 (May 26) | 8th | -21.5% | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 253 (May 26) | 11th | -14.9% | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 343 (May 26) | 14th | -14.6% | 6th | 55% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 57 (Apr 26) | 2nd | -14.3% | 7th | 74% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 203 (May 26) | 9th | -9.6% | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 327 (May 26) | 13th | -8.5% | 9th | 48% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 141 (May 26) | 6th | -6.6% | 10th | 36% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 708 (May 26) | 17th | -5.9% | 11th | 220% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 442 (May 26) | 16th | +0.9% | 12th | 100% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 110 (May 26) | 5th | +1.8% | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 316 (May 26) | 12th | +3.1% | 14th | 43% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 147 (May 26) | 7th | +9.2% | 15th | 34% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 777 (Apr 26) | 18th | +9.7% | 16th | 251% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 793 (May 26) | 19th | +10.7% | 17th | 259% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 221 (May 26) | 10th | +17.3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 97 (May 26) | 4th | +17.7% | 19th | 56% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime rose about 9% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 737 (May 26) | 3rd | -34.5% | 1st | 52% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 663 (May 26) | 2nd | -30.9% | 2nd | 57% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 997 (Apr 26) | 5th | -25.8% | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 2,356 (May 26) | 16th | -17.4% | 4th | 53% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 1,085 (May 26) | 6th | -16.8% | 5th | 29% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 1,748 (Apr 26) | 12th | -15.5% | 6th | 14% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 961 (May 26) | 4th | -10.1% | 7th | 38% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 1,149 (May 26) | 7th | -9.9% | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 2,026 (May 26) | 15th | -9.9% | 9th | 32% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 1,342 (May 26) | 9th | -8.5% | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 1,858 (May 26) | 13th | -7.0% | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 2,452 (May 26) | 17th | -6.1% | 12th | 59% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 2,481 (May 26) | 18th | -4.4% | 13th | 61% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 1,988 (May 26) | 14th | -4.1% | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 1,744 (May 26) | 11th | -1.6% | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 1,313 (May 26) | 8th | +4.7% | 16th | 15% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 528 (May 26) | 1st | +8.1% | 17th | 66% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 4,447 (May 26) | 19th | +9.4% | 18th | 189% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 1,539 (Apr 26) | 10th | +11.3% | 19th | on par with peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | -50.2% | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 5 (May 26) | 13th | -50.0% | 3rd | 162% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -50.0% | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 7 (Apr 26) | 16th | -50.0% | 5th | 259% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | -49.8% | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 2 (May 26) | 11th | -33.5% | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 5 (May 26) | 14th | -16.6% | 8th | 170% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 7 (May 26) | 17th | -12.4% | 9th | 264% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 3 (Apr 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 10th | 58% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 1 (May 26) | 4th | +0.0% | 11th | 48% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 2 (May 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 11 (May 26) | 18th | +83.4% | 13th | 454% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 2 (May 26) | 9th | +99.6% | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 6 (May 26) | 15th | +99.7% | 15th | 204% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 12 (May 26) | 19th | +100.2% | 16th | 510% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||||
| Livonia, MI | 1 (May 26) | 7th | 46% below peers | ||||
| Norwalk, CT | 0 (Apr 26) | 2nd | 100% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft rose about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Bellingham, WA | 66 (May 26) | 4th | -57.6% | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 125 (May 26) | 11th | -39.5% | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 93 (May 26) | 8th | -38.6% | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 199 (Apr 26) | 17th | -34.9% | 4th | 72% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 274 (May 26) | 18th | -31.8% | 5th | 137% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 173 (May 26) | 14th | -30.4% | 6th | 50% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 190 (May 26) | 15th | -27.8% | 7th | 64% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 80 (May 26) | 6th | -27.5% | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 102 (May 26) | 9th | -26.0% | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 126 (Apr 26) | 12th | -21.7% | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 49 (May 26) | 3rd | -21.1% | 11th | 58% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 116 (Apr 26) | 10th | -18.7% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 90 (May 26) | 7th | -15.6% | 13th | 22% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 159 (May 26) | 13th | -5.0% | 14th | 38% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 47 (May 26) | 2nd | +2.2% | 15th | 59% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 336 (May 26) | 19th | +6.0% | 16th | 191% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 195 (May 26) | 16th | +12.1% | 17th | 69% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 43 (May 26) | 1st | +20.6% | 18th | 63% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 70 (May 26) | 5th | +21.4% | 19th | 39% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 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). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | $72,388 | +33% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | $77,321 | 20th | +53% | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | $78,465 | 19th | +48% | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | $71,102 | 21st | +42% | 3rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | $62,815 | 27th | +40% | 4th | 36% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | $63,122 | 26th | +40% | 5th | 36% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | $86,123 | 18th | +39% | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | $109,377 | 8th | +39% | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | $63,732 | 25th | +37% | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | $44,091 | 31st | +37% | 9th | 55% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | $100,950 | 14th | +34% | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | $108,703 | 10th | +32% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | $121,119 | 5th | +32% | 12th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | $56,673 | 28th | +30% | 13th | 42% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | $70,466 | 22nd | +30% | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | $128,654 | 3rd | +29% | 15th | 31% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | $150,414 | 1st | +28% | 16th | 53% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | $104,682 | 12th | +28% | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | $103,183 | 13th | +27% | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | $107,616 | 11th | +25% | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | $100,137 | 15th | +25% | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | $66,755 | 23rd | +25% | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | $92,541 | 17th | +24% | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | $98,460 | 16th | +23% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | $110,443 | 7th | +23% | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | $109,253 | 9th | +22% | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | $49,748 | 29th | +22% | 26th | 49% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | $46,113 | 30th | +22% | 27th | 53% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | $65,009 | 24th | +21% | 28th | 34% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $124,755 | 4th | +21% | 29th | 27% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | $112,176 | 6th | +19% | 30th | 14% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | $136,123 | 2nd | +15% | 31st | 38% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.8 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 3.7% (May 26) | -0.1pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Asheville, NC | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -1.6pp | 1st | 19% below peers | |
| Merced, CA | 6.8% (May 26) | 28th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 62% above peers | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | 5.4% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 4th | 29% above peers | |
| Redding, CA | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | -0.3pp | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Tracy, CA | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | -0.3pp | 6th | 5% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 7th | 14% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | 5.9% (May 26) | 25th | -0.2pp | 8th | 40% above peers | |
| Sandy, UT | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 9th | 19% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Chino, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 11th | 5% below peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.8% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 12th | 33% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +0.0pp | 13th | 2% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 4th | +0.1pp | 14th | 31% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 24th | +0.2pp | 15th | 31% above peers | |
| Livonia, MI | 3.3% (May 26) | 5th | +0.3pp | 16th | 21% below peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | 3.5% (May 26) | 8th | +0.3pp | 17th | 17% below peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | 4.3% (May 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Yakima, WA | 5.9% (May 26) | 26th | +0.3pp | 19th | 40% above peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.4pp | 20th | 2% below peers | |
| Erie, PA | 4.6% (May 26) | 20th | +0.6pp | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | 2.6% (May 26) | 1st | +0.7pp | 22nd | 38% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | +0.8pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | |
| Plantation, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | +1.0pp | 24th | 2% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | 4.5% (May 26) | 19th | +1.0pp | 25th | 7% above peers | |
| Edmond, OK | 3.9% (May 26) | 11th | +1.2pp | 26th | 7% below peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | 5.0% (May 26) | 22nd | +1.2pp | 27th | 19% above peers | |
| Reading, PA | 6.3% (May 26) | 27th | +1.3pp | 28th | 50% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.4% then, 13.8% now; margin ±2.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 12.3% | -1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 16.8% | 24th | -5.0pp | 1st | 81% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 5.8% | 6th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 8.0% | 12th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 9.0% | 14th | -2.2pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 13.8% | 20th | -3.3pp | 5th | 48% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 23.6% | 30th | -5.3pp | 6th | 155% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 10.8% | 18th | -2.4pp | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 16.3% | 23rd | -3.6pp | 8th | 76% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 23.2% | 29th | -5.0pp | 9th | 150% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.0% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 10th | 46% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 16.0% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 11th | 73% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 4.7% | 1st | -0.8pp | 12th | 50% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 17.8% | 26th | -2.6pp | 13th | 92% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 27.8% | 31st | -3.9pp | 14th | 200% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 21.9% | 28th | -3.0pp | 15th | 135% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 9.3% | 16th | -1.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 7.7% | 10th | -1.0pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 17.8% | 25th | -2.0pp | 18th | 91% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 9.1% | 15th | -1.0pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 7.7% | 11th | -0.3pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 15.8% | 21st | -0.4pp | 21st | 70% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 7.5% | 9th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 8.6% | 13th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 6.0% | 7th | -0.0pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 19.3% | 27th | -0.1pp | 25th | 108% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 13.8% | 19th | +0.4pp | 26th | 48% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 5.6% | 5th | +0.3pp | 27th | 40% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.4% | 4th | +0.3pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 9.9% | 17th | +1.6pp | 29th | 7% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 5.3% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 30th | 42% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 6.1% | 8th | +1.5pp | 31st | 35% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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% | 2nd | -4.6pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.2% | 1st | -3.4pp | 2nd | 67% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 8.8% | 13th | -5.3pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 8.3% | 11th | -4.7pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.6% | 10th | -4.1pp | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.2% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 21.5% | 23rd | -10.8pp | 7th | 120% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 21.8% | 24th | -10.8pp | 8th | 122% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 7.4% | 9th | -3.7pp | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 15.4% | 20th | -7.5pp | 10th | 57% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 9.8% | 16th | -3.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 25.5% | 25th | -7.1pp | 12th | 161% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 9.4% | 14th | -2.6pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 9.6% | 15th | -2.6pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 15.1% | 19th | -3.4pp | 15th | 54% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.5% | 12th | -1.8pp | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 16.2% | 21st | -3.1pp | 17th | 66% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 26.6% | 28th | -4.8pp | 18th | 172% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 33.4% | 29th | -5.5pp | 19th | 242% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 39.0% | 31st | -6.2pp | 20th | 299% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.7% | 7th | -0.6pp | 21st | 42% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 25.9% | 27th | -2.6pp | 22nd | 165% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 25.7% | 26th | -2.3pp | 23rd | 163% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 34.8% | 30th | -3.1pp | 24th | 256% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 12.7% | 18th | -1.1pp | 25th | 30% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 5.5% | 6th | -0.3pp | 26th | 43% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 10.8% | 17th | -0.3pp | 27th | 10% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 5.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 28th | 46% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 6.2% | 8th | +0.5pp | 29th | 36% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 5.4% | 5th | +1.9pp | 30th | 45% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 18.8% | 22nd | +6.9pp | 31st | 92% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
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). 27 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 90.2% | +9.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Fall River, MA | 86.5% | 29th | +16.1pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 86.3% | 30th | +14.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 86.6% | 28th | +12.3pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 89.3% | 26th | +11.1pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 88.3% | 27th | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 94.0% | 15th | +11.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 90.0% | 24th | +9.1pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 89.7% | 25th | +8.9pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 90.6% | 23rd | +6.6pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 95.1% | 11th | +6.8pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 94.3% | 14th | +6.6pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 95.2% | 10th | +6.4pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 93.8% | 17th | +6.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 95.9% | 7th | +6.0pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 92.5% | 20th | +5.6pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 93.9% | 16th | +5.4pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 94.6% | 13th | +5.4pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 96.3% | 5th | +4.7pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 91.7% | 22nd | +4.4pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 96.0% | 6th | +4.0pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 96.6% | 2nd | +3.9pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 93.6% | 18th | +3.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 91.7% | 21st | +3.4pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 95.0% | 12th | +3.4pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 96.4% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 93.0% | 19th | +2.6pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +2.5pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 96.4% | 4th | +2.3pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 95.2% | 9th | +2.1pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 95.2% | 8th | +1.6pp | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 84.1% | 31st | -8.8pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
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). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Yakima, WA | 0.43 | 10th | -0.028 | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 0.38 | 1st | -0.023 | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 0.47 | 21st | -0.021 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 0.38 | 4th | -0.014 | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 0.51 | 30th | -0.017 | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 0.44 | 13th | -0.011 | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.009 | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 0.45 | 15th | -0.009 | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.009 | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 0.47 | 19th | -0.008 | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 0.43 | 12th | -0.005 | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 0.49 | 28th | -0.006 | 12th | 8% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 0.46 | 16th | -0.003 | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 0.46 | 17th | -0.003 | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 0.51 | 29th | -0.001 | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 0.39 | 5th | +0.000 | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 0.52 | 31st | +0.001 | 17th | 14% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 0.46 | 18th | +0.003 | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 0.41 | 7th | +0.003 | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 0.45 | 14th | +0.005 | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 0.41 | 8th | +0.004 | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 0.40 | 6th | +0.005 | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.005 | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 0.47 | 20th | +0.013 | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 0.38 | 3rd | +0.014 | 25th | 17% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 0.49 | 26th | +0.026 | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 0.43 | 11th | +0.028 | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 0.48 | 24th | +0.033 | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.031 | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 0.49 | 27th | +0.043 | 30th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 0.49 | 25th | +0.045 | 31st | 6% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
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.*
| 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 | |||||
| Roswell, GA | 3.2% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 1st | 67% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 1.2% | 1st | -1.0pp | 2nd | 87% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 3rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 12.8% | 23rd | -3.4pp | 4th | 32% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 12.0% | 19th | -2.6pp | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 12.2% | 20th | -1.8pp | 6th | 26% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 38.5% | 31st | -5.4pp | 7th | 296% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 22.6% | 26th | -2.2pp | 8th | 133% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.6% | 15th | -0.8pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 5.9% | 10th | -0.5pp | 10th | 40% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 7.7% | 13th | -0.4pp | 11th | 21% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 5.4% | 9th | -0.1pp | 12th | 45% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.6% | 4th | -0.1pp | 13th | 63% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 14.8% | 24th | +0.1pp | 14th | 53% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 30.2% | 29th | +1.0pp | 15th | 211% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 4.1% | 5th | +0.2pp | 16th | 58% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 8.1% | 14th | +0.7pp | 17th | 16% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 4.8% | 7th | +0.4pp | 18th | 51% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 6.6% | 11th | +0.6pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 17.5% | 25th | +1.8pp | 20th | 80% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 11.8% | 18th | +1.5pp | 21st | 22% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 31.6% | 30th | +4.0pp | 22nd | 226% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 12.7% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 23rd | 31% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.5% | 6th | +0.6pp | 24th | 54% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 30.0% | 28th | +4.9pp | 25th | 208% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.1% | 12th | +1.4pp | 26th | 27% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 9.7% | 16th | +2.1pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 10.2% | 17th | +2.3pp | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 25.0% | 27th | +5.7pp | 29th | 157% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 12.7% | 21st | +5.1pp | 30th | 31% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 4.9% | 8th | +3.2pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | $340,430 (Jun 26) | -0.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Erie, PA | $209,960 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.9% | 1st | 55% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $679,881 (Jun 26) | 8th | +5.0% | 2nd | 44% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $470,769 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.7% | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | $341,775 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.6% | 4th | 27% below peers | |
| Reading, PA | $268,714 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.2% | 5th | 43% below peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $445,051 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.9% | 6th | 5% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $323,035 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.8% | 7th | 31% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $640,999 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.6% | 8th | 36% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $459,250 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.3% | 9th | 2% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $670,855 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.8% | 10th | 43% above peers | |
| Yakima, WA | $367,991 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.4% | 11th | 22% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $238,644 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.3% | 12th | 49% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | $798,573 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.1% | 13th | 70% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $666,641 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.9% | 14th | 42% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $1,224,499 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.8% | 15th | 160% above peers | |
| Edmond, OK | $358,374 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +0.6% | 16th | 24% below peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $887,149 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.4% | 17th | 88% above peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $674,798 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.3% | 18th | 43% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $758,989 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.7% | 19th | 61% above peers | |
| Redding, CA | $394,739 (Jun 26) | 20th | -1.0% | 20th | 16% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $957,606 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.1% | 21st | 103% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $397,690 (Jun 26) | 19th | -1.5% | 22nd | 16% below peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $398,215 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.8% | 23rd | 15% below peers | |
| Plantation, FL | $498,545 (Jun 26) | 13th | -3.3% | 24th | 6% above peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $464,131 (Jun 26) | 15th | -5.2% | 25th | 1% below peers | |
| Tracy, CA | $688,735 (Jun 26) | 7th | -5.3% | 26th | 46% above peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $1,227,283 (Jun 26) | 1st | -5.3% | 27th | 161% above peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | $309,562 (Jun 26) | 25th | -7.3% | 28th | 34% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | $198,660 (Jun 26) | +1.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Erie, PA | $129,940 (Jun 26) | 28th | +6.8% | 1st | 63% below peers | |
| Reading, PA | $176,564 (Jun 26) | 26th | +5.5% | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $439,024 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.8% | 3rd | 26% above peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | $246,413 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.3% | 4th | 29% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $570,408 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.9% | 5th | 64% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $316,421 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.4% | 6th | 9% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $370,359 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.4% | 7th | 6% above peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $248,896 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.4% | 8th | 28% below peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $329,204 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.2% | 9th | 5% below peers | |
| Yakima, WA | $265,615 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.8% | 10th | 24% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $511,817 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.3% | 11th | 47% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $157,988 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.9% | 12th | 55% below peers | |
| Edmond, OK | $254,750 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.8% | 13th | 27% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $486,485 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 14th | 40% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $477,657 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 15th | 37% above peers | |
| Carson, CA | $668,515 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.4% | 16th | 92% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $879,254 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.2% | 17th | 153% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $557,254 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.1% | 18th | 60% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $619,935 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.4% | 19th | 78% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $324,862 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.6% | 20th | 7% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | $304,862 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.8% | 21st | 12% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $706,614 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.1% | 22nd | 103% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $347,883 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.8% | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $325,051 (Jun 26) | 16th | -4.7% | 24th | 7% below peers | |
| Tracy, CA | $557,108 (Jun 26) | 8th | -5.2% | 25th | 60% above peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $698,475 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.2% | 26th | 101% above peers | |
| Plantation, FL | $250,872 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -5.6% | 27th | 28% below peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | $191,148 (Jun 26) | 25th | -9.5% | 28th | 45% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
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. 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 66.6% | +1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Avondale, AZ | 61.6% | 16th | +6.6pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 46.1% | 25th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 45.9% | 26th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 51.9% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 54.1% | 21st | +3.3pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 71.9% | 8th | +3.6pp | 6th | 17% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 56.4% | 18th | +2.6pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 65.0% | 11th | +2.2pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 81.8% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 9th | 33% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 70.3% | 10th | +2.1pp | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 40.6% | 29th | +1.2pp | 11th | 34% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 64.4% | 12th | +1.7pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 71.1% | 9th | +1.7pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 63.7% | 15th | +1.4pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 73.6% | 7th | +1.2pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 64.0% | 14th | +0.9pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 87.2% | 1st | +1.1pp | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 74.0% | 6th | +0.9pp | 18th | 20% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 54.8% | 20th | +0.6pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 64.3% | 13th | +0.5pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 76.9% | 4th | -0.0pp | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 53.9% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 49.1% | 24th | -0.5pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 81.0% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 24th | 31% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 32.7% | 31st | -0.5pp | 25th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 44.6% | 27th | -0.8pp | 26th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 35.3% | 30th | -1.0pp | 27th | 43% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 43.6% | 28th | -1.3pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 60.8% | 17th | -2.6pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 55.6% | 19th | -2.4pp | 30th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 75.2% | 5th | -3.4pp | 31st | 22% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Mission Viejo, CA | $3,074 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +7.7% | 1st | 70% above peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | $1,288 (Jun 26) | 27th | +5.3% | 2nd | 29% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $1,346 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.5% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Reading, PA | $1,395 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +4.4% | 4th | 23% below peers | |
| Yakima, WA | $1,369 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.8% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $1,811 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.3% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Erie, PA | $1,036 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.3% | 7th | 43% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $1,662 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.2% | 8th | 8% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | $1,642 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.9% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Chino, CA | $3,388 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.7% | 10th | 87% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $2,797 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.4% | 11th | 54% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $1,964 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.3% | 12th | 8% above peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $2,626 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.2% | 13th | 45% above peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.0% | 14th | 50% above peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $3,258 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.9% | 15th | 80% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $2,425 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.6% | 16th | 34% above peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $1,976 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.2% | 17th | 9% above peers | |
| Edmond, OK | $1,701 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.1% | 18th | 6% below peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.0% | 19th | 24% below peers | |
| Plantation, FL | $2,514 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 20th | 39% above peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $1,688 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.5% | 21st | 7% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $1,730 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.3% | 22nd | 4% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | $2,953 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.1% | 23rd | 63% above peers | |
| Tracy, CA | $2,717 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.5% | 24th | 50% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $1,809 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.6% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $1,681 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.9% | 26th | 7% below peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | $1,779 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.6% | 27th | 2% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $2,500 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.8% | 28th | 38% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.0% then, 36.1% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| 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% | 7th | -6.2pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 48.1% | 31st | -4.4pp | 2nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 36.1% | 15th | -3.0pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 40.8% | 20th | -2.9pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 44.8% | 27th | -1.7pp | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 35.3% | 14th | -1.2pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 43.4% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 7th | 20% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 33.8% | 11th | -0.5pp | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 34.5% | 12th | -0.4pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 26.8% | 5th | -0.3pp | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 41.7% | 21st | -0.4pp | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 39.6% | 19th | -0.2pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 24.2% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 13th | 33% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 43.8% | 24th | +0.6pp | 14th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 36.6% | 17th | +0.7pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 45.7% | 29th | +1.0pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 27.7% | 6th | +0.6pp | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 42.5% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 32.6% | 9th | +1.0pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 36.1% | 16th | +1.5pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 24.4% | 4th | +1.1pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 35.2% | 13th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 20.5% | 1st | +0.9pp | 23rd | 43% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 21.0% | 2nd | +1.2pp | 24th | 42% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 37.5% | 18th | +2.8pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 44.8% | 28th | +3.8pp | 26th | 24% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 31.2% | 8th | +2.8pp | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 47.0% | 30th | +4.9pp | 28th | 30% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 44.7% | 26th | +4.9pp | 29th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 32.9% | 10th | +4.0pp | 30th | 9% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 44.6% | 25th | +5.7pp | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.6% then, 7.6% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| 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% | 2nd | -1.8pp | 1st | 53% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.6% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 50% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 1.6% | 1st | -0.5pp | 3rd | 70% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 3.5% | 10th | -1.0pp | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 3.5% | 9th | -0.9pp | 5th | 34% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 9.5% | 26th | -2.3pp | 6th | 81% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.2% | 5th | -0.7pp | 7th | 39% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 8.9% | 25th | -1.8pp | 8th | 69% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 10.2% | 27th | -1.7pp | 9th | 94% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 3.3% | 6th | -0.5pp | 10th | 38% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 7.7% | 21st | -1.1pp | 11th | 46% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 7.3% | 19th | -0.9pp | 12th | 39% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 16.4% | 29th | -2.0pp | 13th | 212% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 23.4% | 31st | -2.2pp | 14th | 343% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 17.2% | 30th | -1.4pp | 15th | 226% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 7.0% | 18th | -0.6pp | 16th | 33% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 4.6% | 12th | -0.2pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 10.7% | 28th | -0.4pp | 18th | 103% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 4.8% | 15th | -0.2pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 6.1% | 17th | -0.2pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 8.4% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 21st | 60% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 2.8% | 4th | -0.0pp | 22nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 3.4% | 7th | -0.0pp | 23rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 7.6% | 20th | +0.0pp | 24th | 45% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 5.3% | 16th | +0.9pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 8.5% | 24th | +1.7pp | 26th | 61% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 4.6% | 11th | +1.0pp | 27th | 13% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 3.4% | 8th | +0.9pp | 28th | 36% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 4.6% | 13th | +1.2pp | 29th | 13% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 8.4% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 30th | 59% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.7% | 14th | +1.6pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.5% then, 11.6% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 9.4% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Norwalk, CT | 10.3% | 25th | -6.3pp | 1st | 53% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 8.4% | 21st | -3.8pp | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.3% | 10th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3.2% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.1% | 20th | -1.8pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 4.8% | 6th | -1.0pp | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.1% | 17th | -1.4pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.0% | 5th | -0.7pp | 8th | 40% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 9.4% | 24th | -1.6pp | 9th | 40% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 5.1% | 8th | -0.9pp | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 5.4% | 11th | -0.8pp | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 5.7% | 12th | -0.8pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 11.0% | 26th | -1.3pp | 13th | 64% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 63% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 6.7% | 16th | -0.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 6.6% | 15th | -0.5pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 3.9% | 4th | -0.3pp | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.0% | 7th | -0.3pp | 18th | 25% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.8% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 19th | 43% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 9.4% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 20th | 39% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 7.5% | 18th | +0.1pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 5.3% | 9th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 12.4% | 28th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 85% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 6.5% | 14th | +0.5pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 7.7% | 19th | +0.6pp | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 11.6% | 27th | +1.0pp | 26th | 72% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 17.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 27th | 158% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 8.8% | 22nd | +1.1pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 13.3% | 29th | +2.1pp | 29th | 98% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 5.7% | 13th | +1.4pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 14.6% | 30th | +4.8pp | 31st | 118% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 33.6% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Kirkland, WA | 22.4% | 1st | 30% below peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 25.0% | 2nd | 22% below peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 25.3% | 3rd | 21% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | 25.7% | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | 25.9% | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | 26.6% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | 26.7% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | 28.1% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | 29.0% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | 29.0% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | 29.4% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Plantation, FL | 29.5% | 12th | 8% below peers | |
| Alafaya, FL | 30.3% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | 31.1% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | 31.1% | 15th | 3% below peers | |
| Chino, CA | 31.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Tracy, CA | 32.4% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | 32.5% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | 33.9% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Compton, CA | 34.2% | 20th | 7% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | 34.4% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Edmond, OK | 34.7% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 35.5% | 23rd | 11% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | 36.0% | 24th | 13% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | 36.2% | 25th | 13% above peers | |
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 36.3% | 26th | 14% above peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | 36.5% | 27th | 14% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | 38.8% | 28th | 22% above peers | |
| Erie, PA | 40.8% | 29th | 28% above peers | |
| Yakima, WA | 41.8% | 30th | 31% above peers | |
| Reading, PA | 43.3% | 31st | 36% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 3.9% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| 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% | 26th | -17.1pp | 1st | 56% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 3.8% | 17th | -3.9pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 3.4% | 12th | -3.4pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 0.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 5th | 74% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 2.1% | 4th | -1.2pp | 6th | 41% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 3.5% | 13th | -1.9pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 4.1% | 21st | -1.9pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 2.4% | 6th | -1.0pp | 9th | 35% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 3.8% | 18th | -1.4pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 6.5% | 28th | -2.1pp | 11th | 79% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 1.6% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 12th | 55% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 3.3% | 10th | -0.4pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 3.9% | 19th | -0.4pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 2.6% | 8th | -0.1pp | 15th | 29% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 3.5% | 14th | -0.1pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 3.4% | 11th | +0.5pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 2.5% | 7th | +0.4pp | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 3.6% | 16th | +0.6pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 4.6% | 24th | +1.0pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 2.3% | 5th | +0.6pp | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 4.6% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 22nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 5.8% | 27th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 15.2% | 31st | +4.2pp | 24th | 321% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 11.4% | 30th | +3.4pp | 25th | 215% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 5.0% | 25th | +1.6pp | 26th | 38% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 3.6% | 15th | +1.4pp | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.2% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 28th | 15% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 4.0% | 20th | +1.8pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 7.8% | 29th | +4.2pp | 30th | 115% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.1% | 9th | +1.9pp | 31st | 14% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 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). 18 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Tracy, CA | 28.5% | 22nd | +6.5pp | 1st | 32% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 10.6% | 31st | +2.0pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 20.2% | 28th | +3.7pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 27.2% | 23rd | +4.2pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 43.8% | 14th | +6.8pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 50.0% | 9th | +6.8pp | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 36.4% | 19th | +4.8pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 21.3% | 26th | +2.8pp | 8th | 49% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 66.0% | 3rd | +7.9pp | 9th | 58% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 41.9% | 16th | +4.5pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 38.5% | 18th | +3.7pp | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 46.0% | 11th | +4.2pp | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 48.5% | 10th | +4.2pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 20.8% | 27th | +1.8pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 53.4% | 7th | +4.5pp | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 62.6% | 4th | +5.0pp | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 66.3% | 2nd | +5.0pp | 17th | 58% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 57.6% | 5th | +4.2pp | 18th | 37% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 32.0% | 20th | +2.3pp | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 68.4% | 1st | +4.5pp | 20th | 63% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 23.1% | 25th | +1.5pp | 21st | 45% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 16.4% | 29th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 52.1% | 8th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 24% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 45.9% | 12th | +2.6pp | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 11.4% | 30th | +0.6pp | 25th | 73% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 26.9% | 24th | +1.2pp | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 55.8% | 6th | +2.5pp | 27th | 33% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 43.3% | 15th | +1.8pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 29.3% | 21st | +1.1pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 39.1% | 17th | +1.4pp | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 44.8% | 13th | +1.4pp | 31st | 7% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
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). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 39.6% | -3.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Reading, PA | 36.1% | 26th | +14.0pp | 1st | 20% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 70.6% | 2nd | +11.2pp | 2nd | 56% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 53.1% | 10th | +4.9pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 62.8% | 4th | +5.2pp | 4th | 39% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 45.2% | 16th | +3.2pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 75.6% | 1st | +5.3pp | 6th | 67% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 52.5% | 11th | +3.5pp | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 60.9% | 6th | +2.2pp | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 66.5% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 9th | 47% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 43.5% | 20th | +1.2pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 56.6% | 8th | +1.1pp | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 44.9% | 17th | -1.2pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 50.0% | 14th | -2.2pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 55.7% | 9th | -3.5pp | 14th | 23% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 51.2% | 12th | -4.6pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 62.6% | 5th | -8.9pp | 16th | 39% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 37.7% | 22nd | -7.0pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 43.7% | 19th | -8.1pp | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 48.6% | 15th | -9.3pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 57.9% | 7th | -11.4pp | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 26.9% | 30th | -6.5pp | 21st | 40% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 50.5% | 13th | -14.5pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 37.9% | 21st | -11.7pp | 23rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 37.1% | 23rd | -11.9pp | 24th | 18% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 36.2% | 24th | -19.4pp | 25th | 20% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 36.1% | 25th | -20.9pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 44.0% | 18th | -25.8pp | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 36.1% | 27th | -24.8pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 33.2% | 28th | -23.2pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 31.9% | 29th | -31.7pp | 30th | 29% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 14.8% | 31st | -22.2pp | 31st | 67% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 5.7% now; margin ±5.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Chino, CA | 2.7% | 7th | -7.8pp | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 2.0% | 5th | -5.1pp | 2nd | 60% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 4.2% | 11th | -6.6pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 1.5% | 3rd | -2.2pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 1.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 5th | 78% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 5.2% | 17th | -3.2pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 1.7% | 4th | -1.0pp | 7th | 66% below peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 3.7% | 10th | -2.0pp | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 1.4% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 9th | 71% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.5% | 9th | -1.5pp | 10th | 30% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 4.3% | 13th | -1.5pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 2.7% | 6th | -0.5pp | 12th | 47% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 7.2% | 20th | -1.4pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 8.6% | 24th | -0.5pp | 14th | 71% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 13.2% | 31st | -0.3pp | 15th | 161% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 4.5% | 15th | -0.0pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 11.9% | 30th | +0.8pp | 17th | 135% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 8.2% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 18th | 63% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.1% | 8th | +0.3pp | 19th | 39% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 9.8% | 26th | +1.6pp | 20th | 93% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 8.3% | 23rd | +1.4pp | 21st | 65% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 10.0% | 27th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 98% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 5.7% | 18th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 11.9% | 29th | +3.0pp | 24th | 135% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.0% | 16th | +1.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 8.9% | 25th | +2.8pp | 26th | 77% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 6.7% | 19th | +2.1pp | 27th | 33% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.2% | 12th | +1.5pp | 28th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 7.9% | 21st | +2.8pp | 29th | 56% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 4.5% | 14th | +1.6pp | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 10.8% | 28th | +9.9pp | 31st | 114% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
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). 20 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers, FL | 95,051 | 7th | +19% | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 91,953 | 31st | +11% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 92,477 | 27th | +9% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 92,642 | 24th | +9% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 93,993 | 14th | +8% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 95,242 | 6th | +8% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 93,801 | 17th | +8% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 96,966 | 1st | +7% | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 94,956 | 9th | +6% | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 93,438 | 18th | +5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 94,082 | 13th | +5% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 96,825 | 3rd | +5% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 92,187 | 29th | +4% | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 96,961 | 2nd | +4% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 92,621 | 25th | +4% | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 92,652 | 23rd | +3% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 94,535 | 11th | +3% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 96,293 | 4th | +3% | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 93,409 | 19th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 92,449 | 28th | +2% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 92,857 | 21st | +1% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 92,871 | 20th | +1% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 96,051 | 5th | -0% | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 93,851 | 15th | -0% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 94,882 | 10th | -0% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 94,291 | 12th | -2% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 92,621 | 26th | -2% | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 93,850 | 16th | -4% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 92,151 | 30th | -4% | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 92,698 | 22nd | -4% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 94,994 | 8th | -8% | 31st | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.2% then, 32.2% now; margin ±5.6pp).
| 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% | 20th | +5.2pp | 1st | 27% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 19.2% | 25th | +3.6pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 56.0% | 4th | +8.4pp | 3rd | 100% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 62.3% | 2nd | +5.6pp | 4th | 123% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 48.8% | 5th | +3.9pp | 5th | 75% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 66.1% | 1st | +5.1pp | 6th | 136% above peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 19.0% | 27th | +1.2pp | 7th | 32% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 57.9% | 3rd | +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 | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 29.0% | 14th | +1.7pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 19.7% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 12th | 29% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 29.1% | 13th | +1.3pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 20.5% | 21st | +0.7pp | 14th | 27% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 28.7% | 15th | +0.5pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 27.9% | 16th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 42.6% | 7th | +0.1pp | 17th | 53% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 15.2% | 29th | +0.0pp | 18th | 46% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 34.9% | 10th | -0.6pp | 19th | 25% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 13.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 20th | 50% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 38.0% | 8th | -1.2pp | 21st | 36% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 45.2% | 6th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 62% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 20.8% | 19th | -2.5pp | 23rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 21.2% | 18th | -2.7pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 30.9% | 12th | -5.6pp | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 19.1% | 26th | -4.0pp | 26th | 32% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 19.3% | 24th | -4.1pp | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 19.3% | 23rd | -5.3pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 18.6% | 28th | -7.1pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 26.3% | 17th | -10.9pp | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 10.4% | 31st | -5.5pp | 31st | 63% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
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). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 66.9% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 69.3% | 16th | +14.3pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 79.4% | 1st | +15.2pp | 2nd | 15% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 65.3% | 23rd | +10.8pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 64.6% | 25th | +10.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 76.9% | 3rd | +9.7pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 76.6% | 4th | +9.3pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 75.7% | 7th | +8.0pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Yakima, WA | 72.9% | 12th | +7.6pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 65.8% | 21st | +6.7pp | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 67.7% | 18th | +6.8pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 73.9% | 10th | +7.4pp | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 75.5% | 8th | +7.1pp | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 76.9% | 2nd | +6.2pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 71.3% | 14th | +5.5pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 64.7% | 24th | +4.9pp | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 68.9% | 17th | +5.1pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 70.3% | 15th | +5.1pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 63.5% | 29th | +4.0pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 75.7% | 6th | +4.2pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 72.0% | 13th | +4.0pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 67.6% | 19th | +2.9pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 76.0% | 5th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Edmond, OK | 64.3% | 27th | +2.5pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Tracy, CA | 57.8% | 31st | +2.1pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 74.2% | 9th | +2.5pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 66.2% | 20th | -4.5pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 73.1% | 11th | -5.6pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 64.4% | 26th | -6.0pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 65.4% | 22nd | -7.2pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 64.0% | 28th | -7.6pp | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 61.9% | 30th | -9.1pp | 31st | 11% below peers |