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. Cary is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Glendale, CA | 213 (Jul 26) | -22.7% | 1st | ||
| Cary, NC | 60 (Jul 26) | -19.7% | 2nd | ||
| Salem, OR | 376 (Jul 26) | -19.6% | 3rd | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 317 (Jul 26) | -19.5% | 4th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 634 (Jun 26) | -18.4% | 5th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 259 (Jun 26) | -15.8% | 6th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 274 (Jul 26) | -15.8% | 7th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 688 (Apr 26) | -14.0% | 8th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 1,034 (Jul 26) | -12.3% | 9th | ||
| Akron, OH | 836 (Jun 26) | -9.4% | 10th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 377 (Jul 26) | -4.3% | 11th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 419 (Jul 26) | +0.5% | 12th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 416 (Jul 26) | +1.3% | 13th | ||
| Springfield, MO | 1,239 (Jul 26) | +1.5% | 14th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 450 (Jul 26) | +5.0% | 15th | ||
| Providence, RI | 301 (Jun 26) | +7.7% | 16th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 175 (Jul 26) | +8.4% | 17th | ||
| Eugene, OR | 334 (Apr 26) | +8.6% | 18th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 100 (Jun 26) | +11.2% | 19th | ||
| Denton, TX | 208 (Jun 26) | +13.1% | 20th |
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. Cary is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Clarksville, TN | 951 (Jul 26) | -35.0% | 1st | ||
| Cary, NC | 798 (Jul 26) | -33.4% | 2nd | ||
| Salem, OR | 1,877 (Jul 26) | -33.3% | 3rd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 1,280 (Jul 26) | -29.0% | 4th | ||
| Eugene, OR | 2,440 (May 26) | -26.9% | 5th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 1,348 (Jul 26) | -22.9% | 6th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 1,591 (Jun 26) | -22.3% | 7th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 1,978 (Jun 26) | -19.3% | 8th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 3,259 (Jul 26) | -14.3% | 9th | ||
| Akron, OH | 2,777 (Jun 26) | -14.3% | 10th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 1,486 (Jul 26) | -10.6% | 11th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 3,202 (Jul 26) | -8.2% | 12th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1,743 (Jul 26) | -8.0% | 13th | ||
| Springfield, MO | 3,879 (Jul 26) | -5.0% | 14th | ||
| Providence, RI | 1,525 (Jun 26) | -4.7% | 15th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 1,359 (Jul 26) | -1.7% | 16th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 1,187 (Jul 26) | -1.4% | 17th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 2,746 (Jul 26) | -0.7% | 18th | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,777 (Jun 26) | +3.5% | 19th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 774 (Jun 26) | +3.8% | 20th |
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. Cary is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Cary, NC | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Eugene, OR | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0 (Jun 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 4th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 1 (Jul 26) | -66.6% | 5th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -57.2% | 6th | ||
| Salem, OR | 1 (Jul 26) | -50.0% | 7th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -50.0% | 8th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | -40.0% | 9th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 8 (Jun 26) | -39.1% | 10th | ||
| Providence, RI | 3 (Jun 26) | -33.4% | 11th | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 35 (Jul 26) | -29.9% | 12th | ||
| Akron, OH | 9 (Jun 26) | -25.0% | 13th | ||
| Denton, TX | 2 (Jun 26) | -20.0% | 14th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8 (Apr 26) | -11.3% | 15th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 2 (Jun 26) | +0.0% | 16th | ||
| Springfield, MO | 5 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 17th | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 6 (Jul 26) | +9.1% | 18th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 24 (Jul 26) | +31.3% | 19th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3 (Jul 26) | +66.9% | 20th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6 (Jul 26) | +83.2% | 21st |
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.
Vehicle theft fell about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Surprise, AZ | 46 (Jun 26) | -55.4% | 1st | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 91 (Jul 26) | -52.9% | 2nd | ||
| Eugene, OR | 158 (May 26) | -47.0% | 3rd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 85 (Jul 26) | -44.9% | 4th | ||
| Newport News, VA | 168 (Jun 26) | -41.3% | 5th | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 167 (Jul 26) | -40.6% | 6th | ||
| Salem, OR | 207 (Jul 26) | -40.3% | 7th | ||
| Cary, NC | 63 (Jul 26) | -38.0% | 8th | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 109 (Jun 26) | -37.5% | 9th | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 102 (Jul 26) | -34.4% | 10th | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 347 (Jul 26) | -28.9% | 11th | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 194 (Jul 26) | -28.3% | 12th | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 451 (Jul 26) | -24.0% | 13th | ||
| Glendale, CA | 138 (Jul 26) | -22.5% | 14th | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 67 (Jul 26) | -22.0% | 15th | ||
| Akron, OH | 316 (Jun 26) | -19.3% | 16th | ||
| Providence, RI | 148 (Jun 26) | -15.8% | 17th | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 121 (Jul 26) | -15.5% | 18th | ||
| Springfield, MO | 422 (Jul 26) | -6.0% | 19th | ||
| Denton, TX | 174 (Jun 26) | +7.6% | 20th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $104,669 to $134,905 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,120).
| 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% | |||||
| Providence, RI | $68,119 | 22nd | +49% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | $81,511 | 15th | +48% | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | $64,523 | 24th | +42% | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 7th | +40% | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $83,130 | 14th | +40% | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | $79,663 | 17th | +37% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | $88,941 | 10th | +37% | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | $52,130 | 27th | +35% | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | $75,487 | 19th | +35% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | $97,737 | 6th | +34% | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | $125,924 | 2nd | +34% | 11th | 57% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | $49,311 | 28th | +34% | 12th | 38% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | $88,393 | 11th | +34% | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | $92,174 | 9th | +33% | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | $99,060 | 5th | +31% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | $69,634 | 20th | +31% | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | $66,562 | 23rd | +31% | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | $93,633 | 8th | +31% | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | $69,303 | 21st | +29% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | $80,108 | 16th | +29% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | $85,070 | 13th | +29% | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | $134,905 | 1st | +29% | 22nd | 68% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | $120,919 | 3rd | +27% | 23rd | 51% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 18th | +27% | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | $48,699 | 29th | +25% | 25th | 39% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | $48,076 | 30th | +24% | 26th | 40% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $85,104 | 12th | +24% | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | $46,051 | 31st | +23% | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $111,895 | 4th | +23% | 29th | 40% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | $59,190 | 25th | +23% | 30th | 26% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | $56,811 | 26th | +18% | 31st | 29% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
| 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 | ||||
| Akron, OH | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 6th | -1.7pp | 1st | 9% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% (Jul 26) | 30th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 64% above peers | |
| Providence, RI | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 10th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 25th | -1.1pp | 4th | 13% above peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | 7.1% (Jul 26) | 29th | -1.0pp | 5th | 58% above peers | |
| Springfield, MO | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 24th | -0.5pp | 7th | 9% above peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.5pp | 9th | 2% below peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.4pp | 10th | 2% below peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 18th | -0.3pp | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | 3.0% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 13th | 33% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 14th | 7% above peers | |
| Aurora, IL | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 16th | 7% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.3pp | 17th | 16% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.1% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 18th | 31% below peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 21st | -0.3pp | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 28th | -0.2pp | 20th | 18% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 26th | -0.2pp | 21st | 13% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 22nd | 18% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 24th | 4% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.4pp | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 27th | +0.7pp | 26th | 13% above peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.7pp | 27th | 2% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.7pp | 28th | 9% below peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.7pp | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +0.8pp | 30th | 4% 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 (4.8% then, 5.7% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.8% | 7th | -5.8pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 15.6% | 18th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 15.8% | 19th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 18.4% | 23rd | -4.5pp | 4th | 27% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.3% | 5th | -2.0pp | 5th | 43% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 23.7% | 30th | -5.6pp | 6th | 64% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 20.7% | 26th | -4.8pp | 7th | 43% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 9.5% | 8th | -1.9pp | 8th | 34% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 12.3% | 11th | -2.1pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 12.3% | 12th | -1.7pp | 10th | 15% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 15.0% | 17th | -1.9pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.4% | 13th | -1.2pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 23.5% | 29th | -2.1pp | 13th | 63% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 14.4% | 15th | -1.2pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 19.0% | 24th | -1.3pp | 15th | 31% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 9.7% | 9th | -0.6pp | 16th | 33% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.5% | 16th | -0.8pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 24.7% | 31st | -1.2pp | 18th | 71% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 12.9% | 14th | -0.6pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 7.8% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 20th | 46% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 15.8% | 20th | -0.5pp | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.0% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 22nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.3% | 28th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 8.0% | 4th | +0.1pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.8% | 21st | +0.2pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 17.6% | 22nd | +0.2pp | 26th | 22% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.5% | 27th | +0.9pp | 27th | 49% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 9.9% | 10th | +0.6pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 19.1% | 25th | +1.5pp | 29th | 32% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.6% | 6th | +1.2pp | 30th | 41% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.7% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 61% 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 (6.0% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 1st | -11.8pp | 1st | 68% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.7% | 6th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 20.2% | 21st | -8.1pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 30.7% | 27th | -10.4pp | 4th | 87% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 14.2% | 13th | -4.5pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 12.8% | 11th | -3.7pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 30.5% | 26th | -8.4pp | 7th | 85% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 16.8% | 18th | -4.4pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 15.6% | 15th | -4.0pp | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 19.3% | 20th | -4.8pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 28.0% | 25th | -6.8pp | 11th | 70% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 8.3% | 4th | -1.8pp | 12th | 49% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 11.3% | 10th | -2.3pp | 13th | 31% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 8.7% | 5th | -1.7pp | 14th | 47% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 16.7% | 17th | -3.2pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 16.9% | 19th | -2.9pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25.1% | 24th | -4.1pp | 17th | 53% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 14.1% | 12th | -2.0pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 16.4% | 16th | -2.0pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 7.5% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 20.3% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 21st | 23% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 23.9% | 23rd | -1.5pp | 22nd | 46% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 35.0% | 30th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 113% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 40.5% | 31st | -0.4pp | 24th | 146% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 32.5% | 29th | +0.1pp | 25th | 98% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 14th | +0.1pp | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 9.3% | 7th | +0.1pp | 27th | 44% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 6.1% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 28th | 63% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 10.6% | 8th | +0.6pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.3% | 28th | +4.6pp | 30th | 90% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 9th | +1.9pp | 31st | 34% 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.
Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (95.4% then, 96.6% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Brownsville, TX | 86.1% | 29th | +32.9pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 85.2% | 30th | +15.8pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 87.1% | 28th | +15.0pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 91.7% | 21st | +15.1pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 90.5% | 23rd | +12.9pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 91.8% | 19th | +12.9pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 89.4% | 26th | +11.4pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 89.2% | 27th | +11.0pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 83.7% | 31st | +10.3pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 95.0% | 7th | +11.5pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 90.4% | 24th | +10.9pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 89.8% | 25th | +10.6pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 92.3% | 16th | +9.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 91.8% | 20th | +8.7pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 93.4% | 11th | +7.3pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 93.7% | 10th | +6.9pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 96.0% | 3rd | +6.2pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 93.2% | 12th | +5.9pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 93.0% | 13th | +5.7pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 94.3% | 9th | +5.7pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 92.2% | 17th | +5.5pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 92.6% | 14th | +5.0pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +5.1pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 94.4% | 8th | +5.0pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 91.3% | 22nd | +4.3pp | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 18th | +4.1pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +4.1pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 4th | +3.6pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 92.4% | 15th | +2.4pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 95.0% | 6th | +2.4pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 96.6% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.42 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.01).
| 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 | |||||
| Lancaster, CA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.034 | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 0.50 | 27th | -0.038 | 2nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 0.38 | 1st | -0.023 | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 0.46 | 20th | -0.026 | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 0.41 | 5th | -0.021 | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 0.42 | 6th | -0.019 | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 0.45 | 14th | -0.017 | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 0.39 | 2nd | -0.011 | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 0.47 | 21st | -0.011 | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 0.47 | 22nd | -0.008 | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 0.54 | 30th | -0.009 | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.006 | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 0.44 | 12th | -0.006 | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 0.49 | 24th | -0.003 | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 0.44 | 13th | -0.002 | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 0.50 | 26th | -0.001 | 16th | 11% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 0.43 | 8th | +0.000 | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 0.49 | 25th | +0.002 | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 0.46 | 19th | +0.002 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.003 | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 18th | +0.003 | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 0.45 | 15th | +0.003 | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 0.51 | 29th | +0.005 | 23rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 0.51 | 28th | +0.005 | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 0.54 | 31st | +0.006 | 25th | 19% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.008 | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 0.43 | 9th | +0.009 | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 0.41 | 4th | +0.017 | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 3rd | +0.018 | 29th | 14% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 0.43 | 10th | +0.020 | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 0.45 | 17th | +0.022 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (3.0% then, 2.7% now; margin ±0.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 7.0% | 7th | -3.1pp | 1st | 47% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.9% | 15th | -4.7pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 2nd | -1.5pp | 3rd | 62% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 25.3% | 30th | -7.4pp | 4th | 94% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 5th | -1.7pp | 5th | 49% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 10.4% | 12th | -2.6pp | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 6.0% | 4th | -1.4pp | 7th | 54% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.1% | 16th | -2.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 16.8% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 2.7% | 1st | -0.3pp | 10th | 79% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 21.8% | 28th | -1.6pp | 11th | 67% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 6.8% | 6th | -0.4pp | 12th | 48% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 25.1% | 29th | -0.1pp | 13th | 92% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 7.2% | 8th | +0.0pp | 14th | 45% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 14.0% | 18th | +0.1pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 16.6% | 21st | +0.1pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 20.6% | 25th | +0.2pp | 17th | 58% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 12.5% | 14th | +0.2pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 15.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 19th | 18% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 14.4% | 19th | +0.8pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 29.1% | 31st | +1.9pp | 21st | 123% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 21.5% | 26th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 65% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 21.7% | 27th | +1.6pp | 23rd | 66% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 10.5% | 13th | +1.0pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 9.1% | 11th | +0.9pp | 25th | 30% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 13.8% | 17th | +1.8pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 27th | 56% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.5% | 9th | +2.4pp | 28th | 35% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 8.9% | 10th | +3.1pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 17.6% | 23rd | +8.6pp | 30th | 34% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.7% | 24th | +10.5pp | 31st | 43% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Cary is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| 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% | ||||
| Huntington Beach, CA | $1,351,762 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.4% | 1st | 193% above peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $1,007,401 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +4.4% | 2nd | 118% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $148,292 (Aug 26) | 28th | +3.9% | 3rd | 68% below peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $324,261 (Aug 26) | 21st | +3.2% | 4th | 30% below peers | |
| Springfield, MO | $245,882 (Aug 26) | 25th | +2.9% | 5th | 47% below peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $294,403 (Aug 26) | 24th | +2.9% | 6th | 36% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $141,681 (Aug 26) | 29th | +2.7% | 7th | 69% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $434,698 (Aug 26) | 17th | +2.3% | 8th | 6% below peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $152,837 (Aug 26) | 27th | +2.1% | 9th | 67% below peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $199,327 (Aug 26) | 26th | +1.6% | 10th | 57% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $1,180,773 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +1.4% | 11th | 156% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $867,314 (Aug 26) | 4th | +1.2% | 12th | 88% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $475,563 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.8% | 13th | 3% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | $435,095 (Aug 26) | 16th | +0.4% | 14th | 6% below peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $319,419 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +0.3% | 15th | 31% below peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $781,865 (Aug 26) | 5th | -0.1% | 16th | 69% above peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $709,775 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.2% | 17th | 54% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $560,192 (Aug 26) | 10th | -0.2% | 18th | 21% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $661,918 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.4% | 19th | 43% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $426,156 (Aug 26) | 18th | -0.4% | 20th | 8% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $461,962 (Aug 26) | 14th | -0.6% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $461,342 (Aug 26) | 15th | -0.6% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $319,185 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -1.2% | 23rd | 31% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $511,473 (Aug 26) | 11th | -1.3% | 24th | 11% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $619,636 (Aug 26) | 9th | -1.4% | 25th | 34% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $415,995 (Aug 26) | 19th | -1.8% | 26th | 10% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $488,121 (Aug 26) | 12th | -1.9% | 27th | 6% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $626,316 (Aug 26) | 8th | -2.0% | 28th | 36% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $136,876 (Aug 26) | 30th | -2.3% | 29th | 70% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $346,719 (Aug 26) | 20th | -3.2% | 30th | 25% 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. Cary is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
| 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% | ||||
| Aurora, IL | $249,096 (Aug 26) | 20th | +4.8% | 1st | 29% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $919,906 (Aug 26) | 1st | +4.5% | 2nd | 162% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $67,882 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.2% | 3rd | 81% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $804,040 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +3.9% | 4th | 129% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $135,515 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.5% | 5th | 61% below peers | |
| Akron, OH | $89,235 (Aug 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 6th | 75% below peers | |
| Springfield, MO | $163,323 (Aug 26) | 25th | +3.1% | 7th | 53% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $351,330 (Aug 26) | 14th | +2.9% | 8th | on par with peers | |
| Newport News, VA | $209,825 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +2.3% | 9th | 40% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $50,354 (Aug 26) | 30th | +0.8% | 10th | 86% below peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $377,092 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.8% | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | $358,853 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.4% | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $618,888 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.1% | 13th | 76% above peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $553,737 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.0% | 14th | 58% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $63,068 (Aug 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 15th | 82% below peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $535,254 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.1% | 16th | 52% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $326,985 (Aug 26) | 17th | -0.2% | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $727,876 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 18th | 107% above peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $611,808 (Aug 26) | 5th | -0.4% | 19th | 74% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $240,564 (Aug 26) | 21st | -0.5% | 20th | 31% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $198,250 (Aug 26) | 24th | -0.9% | 21st | 44% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $382,507 (Aug 26) | 11th | -1.0% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $408,179 (Aug 26) | 10th | -1.4% | 23rd | 16% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $351,070 (Aug 26) | 15th | -1.8% | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $528,286 (Aug 26) | 8th | -2.0% | 25th | 50% above peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $306,400 (Aug 26) | 18th | -2.2% | 26th | 13% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $333,045 (Aug 26) | 16th | -2.3% | 27th | 5% below peers | |
| Cary, NC | $433,664 (Aug 26) | 9th | -2.6% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $268,860 (Aug 26) | 19th | -3.2% | 29th | 23% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $227,093 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -6.2% | 30th | 35% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Homeownership fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 68.4% to 66.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 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 | 66.6% | +1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Providence, RI | 41.4% | 30th | +5.3pp | 1st | 24% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 60.4% | 8th | +7.4pp | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 58.0% | 10th | +4.5pp | 3rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 35.2% | 31st | +2.2pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 42.0% | 29th | +2.6pp | 5th | 23% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 56.7% | 11th | +2.7pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 55.5% | 13th | +2.5pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 42.3% | 28th | +1.7pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 9th | 46% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 43.9% | 27th | +1.6pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 66.4% | 5th | +1.9pp | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 55.9% | 12th | +1.6pp | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 54.1% | 16th | +1.4pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 61.7% | 7th | +1.0pp | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 45.5% | 26th | +0.6pp | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 47.9% | 25th | +0.6pp | 17th | 12% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 62.3% | 6th | +0.8pp | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 58.3% | 9th | +0.7pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 50.7% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 53.3% | 17th | +0.5pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 52.4% | 20th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 53.1% | 18th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 52.4% | 19th | -0.2pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 54.4% | 15th | -0.7pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.8% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 26th | 36% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 48.2% | 24th | -0.8pp | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 69.6% | 3rd | -1.4pp | 28th | 29% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 55.4% | 14th | -1.2pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 66.6% | 4th | -1.8pp | 30th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 51.6% | 21st | -1.8pp | 31st | 5% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Newport News, VA | $1,605 (Aug 26) | 20th | +6.8% | 1st | 18% below peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | $1,184 (Aug 26) | 29th | +5.9% | 2nd | 39% below peers | |
| Springfield, MO | $1,200 (Aug 26) | 28th | +5.2% | 3rd | 38% below peers | |
| Providence, RI | $2,213 (Aug 26) | 13th | +4.9% | 4th | 14% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | $1,583 (Aug 26) | 21st | +4.7% | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $2,767 (Aug 26) | 5th | +4.4% | 6th | 42% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | $1,167 (Aug 26) | 30th | +4.3% | 7th | 40% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | $3,081 (Aug 26) | 1st | +3.5% | 8th | 58% above peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $2,560 (Aug 26) | 10th | +3.1% | 9th | 32% above peers | |
| Aurora, IL | $2,253 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.7% | 10th | 16% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $2,931 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.6% | 11th | 51% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | $1,338 (Aug 26) | 26th | +2.6% | 12th | 31% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | $2,736 (Aug 26) | 6th | +2.5% | 13th | 41% above peers | |
| Eugene, OR | $1,806 (Aug 26) | 16th | +2.5% | 14th | 7% below peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | $1,513 (Aug 26) | 24th | +2.2% | 15th | 22% below peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $2,802 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +2.2% | 16th | 44% above peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | $2,716 (Aug 26) | 7th | +1.8% | 17th | 40% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $1,675 (Aug 26) | 18th | +1.7% | 18th | 14% below peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | $1,374 (Aug 26) | 25th | +1.7% | 19th | 29% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $1,960 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.5% | 20th | 1% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,322 (Aug 26) | 27th | +1.5% | 21st | 32% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $2,608 (Aug 26) | 8th | +1.4% | 22nd | 34% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | $2,580 (Aug 26) | 9th | +1.2% | 23rd | 33% above peers | |
| Cary, NC | $1,774 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.0% | 24th | 9% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,947 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.5% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $2,420 (Aug 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 26th | 24% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | $1,581 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +0.4% | 27th | 19% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | $1,649 (Aug 26) | 19th | +0.4% | 28th | 15% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | $2,790 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.2% | 29th | 43% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,519 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -2.7% | 30th | 22% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.6% to 22.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 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 | 28.8% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.6% | 4th | -2.8pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 32.1% | 5th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 37.2% | 13th | -2.8pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 37.0% | 12th | -2.4pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 32.3% | 6th | -1.8pp | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 30.5% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 41.6% | 21st | -1.9pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 45.0% | 27th | -1.1pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 44.8% | 26th | -1.1pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 43.2% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 44.1% | 25th | -0.0pp | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 38.5% | 16th | +0.2pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 36.1% | 10th | +0.2pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 53.2% | 31st | +0.5pp | 14th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 45.3% | 28th | +0.6pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 33.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 37.6% | 14th | +0.7pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 41.5% | 20th | +0.9pp | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 46.5% | 30th | +1.2pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 41.0% | 18th | +1.1pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 40.1% | 17th | +1.4pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 37.7% | 15th | +1.4pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 36.8% | 11th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 35.4% | 9th | +2.0pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 25th | 26% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 42.0% | 22nd | +2.7pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 19th | +3.1pp | 27th | 7% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 45.3% | 29th | +3.5pp | 28th | 18% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 43.6% | 24th | +3.7pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 34.4% | 8th | +3.1pp | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 22.9% | 1st | +2.3pp | 31st | 40% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.7% then, 3.2% now; margin ±0.8pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 5.3% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Montgomery, AL | 7.0% | 17th | -1.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 7.7% | 19th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 4.1% | 8th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.0% | 28th | -1.7pp | 4th | 72% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 10.3% | 26th | -1.4pp | 5th | 47% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 7.4% | 18th | -0.9pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 9.0% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 7th | 28% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 8.6% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 4.5% | 10th | -0.5pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 10.2% | 25th | -1.0pp | 10th | 45% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 11.0% | 27th | -1.1pp | 11th | 57% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.2% | 21st | -0.7pp | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 9.8% | 24th | -0.8pp | 13th | 40% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.5% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 17.1% | 31st | -1.3pp | 15th | 145% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 4.4% | 9th | -0.2pp | 16th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 7.0% | 15th | -0.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 6.2% | 13th | +0.0pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 14.6% | 30th | +0.2pp | 19th | 109% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 14.2% | 29th | +0.3pp | 20th | 104% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 7.8% | 20th | +0.2pp | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.6% | 4th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 3.6% | 5th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.0% | 7th | +0.6pp | 24th | 43% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 6.6% | 14th | +1.0pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.2% | 1st | +0.5pp | 26th | 55% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 12th | +1.4pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 5.3% | 11th | +1.3pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 7.0% | 16th | +1.9pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 30th | 53% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +1.1pp | 31st | 47% 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.
Uninsured fell 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.7% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Newport News, VA | 8.3% | 15th | -2.9pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 5.2% | 5th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 5.7% | 8th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 6.2% | 10th | -1.3pp | 4th | 25% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 8.0% | 14th | -1.6pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -4.9pp | 6th | 216% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 4.5% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 7th | 45% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 4.9% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 8th | 41% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 9.8% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 9.2% | 20th | -1.2pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 13.7% | 28th | -1.7pp | 11th | 64% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 5.4% | 6th | -0.6pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.3% | 16th | -0.9pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 7.4% | 13th | -0.7pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 12.6% | 26th | -0.8pp | 15th | 52% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 9.1% | 19th | -0.6pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.1% | 9th | -0.2pp | 17th | 27% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 7.4% | 11th | -0.2pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 8.5% | 17th | -0.1pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 7.4% | 12th | +0.0pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.8% | 18th | +0.1pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.5% | 30th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 86% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 15.2% | 29th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 83% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 12.8% | 27th | +0.4pp | 24th | 54% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 5.0% | 4th | +0.2pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 11.0% | 24th | +0.5pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 5.5% | 7th | +0.5pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 9.9% | 23rd | +1.1pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.9% | 1st | +0.4pp | 29th | 65% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 9.7% | 21st | +1.3pp | 30th | 17% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 12.2% | 25th | +1.8pp | 31st | 47% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 33.6% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Cary, NC | 21.8% | 1st | 35% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 22.7% | 2nd | 32% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | 24.1% | 3rd | 28% below peers | |
| Glendale, CA | 24.3% | 4th | 27% below peers | |
| Huntington Beach, CA | 25.3% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | 26.8% | 6th | 20% below peers | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 29.5% | 7th | 12% below peers | |
| Elk Grove, CA | 29.9% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 30.7% | 9th | 8% below peers | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 31.0% | 10th | 7% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | 31.1% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 31.4% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| Eugene, OR | 32.2% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| Tempe, AZ | 32.3% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 15th | 3% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 33.4% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Paradise, NV | 34.7% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Providence, RI | 35.3% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Ontario, CA | 35.5% | 20th | 6% above peers | |
| Chattanooga, TN | 35.6% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Springfield, MO | 37.0% | 22nd | 11% above peers | |
| Aurora, IL | 37.6% | 23rd | 13% above peers | |
| Salem, OR | 38.2% | 24th | 14% above peers | |
| Newport News, VA | 40.5% | 25th | 21% above peers | |
| Clarksville, TN | 43.5% | 26th | 30% above peers | |
| Montgomery, AL | 44.8% | 27th | 34% above peers | |
| Birmingham, AL | 44.9% | 28th | 34% above peers | |
| Akron, OH | 45.4% | 29th | 36% above peers | |
| Shreveport, LA | 46.0% | 30th | 38% above peers | |
| Brownsville, TX | 47.6% | 31st | 43% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Glendale, CA | 1.9% | 1st | -1.5pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 7th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 1.9% | 2nd | -1.2pp | 3rd | 59% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 3.1% | 6th | -1.8pp | 4th | 33% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 2.2% | 4th | -1.1pp | 5th | 52% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 3.4% | 8th | -1.6pp | 6th | 26% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 5.0% | 21st | -1.9pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 2.6% | 5th | -0.7pp | 8th | 43% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 7.0% | 25th | -1.9pp | 9th | 52% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 8.8% | 29th | -2.3pp | 10th | 91% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 6.3% | 23rd | -1.7pp | 11th | 37% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 13.8% | 31st | -3.3pp | 12th | 200% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 3.5% | 10th | -0.8pp | 13th | 25% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 8.6% | 28th | -1.0pp | 14th | 85% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 4.8% | 18th | -0.1pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 4.6% | 16th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 3.4% | 9th | +0.3pp | 17th | 26% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 24th | +0.5pp | 18th | 42% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 4.6% | 15th | +0.6pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 30th | +2.2pp | 20th | 154% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 4.8% | 19th | +0.9pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 8.2% | 27th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 77% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 3.7% | 11th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 4.9% | 20th | +1.5pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 3.9% | 12th | +1.2pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 26th | 55% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 4.6% | 14th | +1.7pp | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 4.5% | 13th | +1.8pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4.8% | 17th | +1.9pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.5% | 22nd | +2.3pp | 30th | 18% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 7.5% | 26th | +3.8pp | 31st | 64% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
College attainment rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 67.8% to 70.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Ontario, CA | 22.5% | 30th | +5.4pp | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 24.5% | 27th | +5.6pp | 2nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 38.5% | 12th | +7.3pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 36.0% | 15th | +5.9pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 39.8% | 10th | +5.9pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 30.6% | 22nd | +4.4pp | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 47.2% | 5th | +6.7pp | 7th | 35% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 36.1% | 14th | +5.1pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 28.5% | 25th | +3.8pp | 9th | 19% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 49.0% | 4th | +6.4pp | 10th | 40% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 34.6% | 17th | +4.5pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 31.4% | 20th | +4.0pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 25.3% | 26th | +3.0pp | 13th | 28% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 31.1% | 21st | +3.7pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 20.0% | 31st | +2.3pp | 15th | 43% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 31.5% | 19th | +3.1pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 23.6% | 29th | +2.3pp | 17th | 33% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 40.8% | 9th | +3.8pp | 18th | 16% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 60.7% | 2nd | +5.2pp | 19th | 73% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 43.0% | 7th | +3.4pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 29.9% | 24th | +2.4pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 45.1% | 6th | +3.3pp | 22nd | 28% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 35.1% | 16th | +2.5pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 24.1% | 28th | +1.7pp | 24th | 31% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 50.0% | 3rd | +3.4pp | 25th | 42% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 8th | +2.9pp | 26th | 19% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 27th | 13% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 37.5% | 13th | +2.3pp | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 38.9% | 11th | +2.0pp | 29th | 11% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 70.5% | 1st | +2.7pp | 30th | 101% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 33.8% | 18th | +1.0pp | 31st | 4% 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.1% then, 60.5% now; margin ±8.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lancaster, CA | 41.1% | 21st | +9.6pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 50.9% | 11th | +8.7pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 54.8% | 7th | +6.1pp | 3rd | 21% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 45.5% | 14th | +4.7pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 63.1% | 1st | +4.8pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 56.5% | 5th | +4.2pp | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 57.3% | 4th | +3.2pp | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 48.2% | 13th | +1.5pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 61.3% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 10th | 36% above peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 60.5% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 51.1% | 10th | +1.1pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 55.9% | 6th | +0.2pp | 13th | 23% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 43.6% | 18th | -1.0pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 44.9% | 17th | -1.7pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 53.2% | 8th | -2.9pp | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 41.6% | 20th | -2.4pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 9th | -4.8pp | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 36.5% | 25th | -4.0pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 49.4% | 12th | -5.5pp | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 45.4% | 15th | -6.0pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 28.9% | 29th | -4.3pp | 22nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 35.1% | 26th | -6.3pp | 23rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 42.2% | 19th | -10.4pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 37.8% | 23rd | -10.1pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 31.8% | 28th | -8.6pp | 26th | 30% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 35.0% | 27th | -9.8pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 45.2% | 16th | -14.8pp | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 37.2% | 24th | -12.8pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 27.0% | 30th | -12.3pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 19.4% | 31st | -14.6pp | 31st | 57% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.6% then, 5.5% now; margin ±3.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Tempe, AZ | 2.6% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 1st | 68% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 8.7% | 18th | -4.5pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 3.5% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 9.0% | 19th | -2.3pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 5.0% | 7th | -0.8pp | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 1.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 6th | 76% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 8.4% | 17th | -1.2pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 4.5% | 5th | -0.5pp | 8th | 43% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 5.4% | 9th | -0.4pp | 9th | 33% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 10.1% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 10th | 26% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 9.0% | 20th | -0.5pp | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 4.1% | 4th | +0.0pp | 12th | 49% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 6.5% | 14th | +0.0pp | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 8th | +0.6pp | 14th | 35% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 9.9% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 14.7% | 31st | +3.0pp | 16th | 83% above peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 11.4% | 28th | +2.4pp | 17th | 42% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 8.0% | 16th | +1.7pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 6.0% | 13th | +1.4pp | 19th | 25% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 6th | +1.1pp | 20th | 40% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 13.4% | 30th | +3.9pp | 21st | 67% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 5.4% | 10th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 5.5% | 11th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 31% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 6.7% | 15th | +2.3pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 12.7% | 29th | +4.7pp | 25th | 59% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 25th | +4.0pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 11.0% | 27th | +4.5pp | 27th | 37% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 10.7% | 26th | +4.4pp | 28th | 34% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 6.0% | 12th | +2.5pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 10.3% | 24th | +4.6pp | 30th | 29% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 9.4% | 21st | +4.3pp | 31st | 17% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 166,268 to 179,306 - more than the combined survey margin (±368).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 161,445 | 29th | +18% | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 176,456 | 21st | +15% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 30th | +14% | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 31st | +12% | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 179,306 | 17th | +8% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 191,767 | 4th | +7% | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 179,591 | 16th | +7% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 169,169 | 28th | +6% | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 178,865 | 19th | +6% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 179,155 | 18th | +5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 189,177 | 7th | +4% | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 185,783 | 10th | +3% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 185,604 | 11th | +3% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 170,229 | 26th | +3% | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 184,216 | 12th | +3% | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 180,547 | 14th | +2% | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 173,194 | 23rd | +2% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 169,954 | 27th | +2% | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 188,065 | 8th | +0% | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 175,411 | 22nd | -1% | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 197,494 | 2nd | -1% | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 170,964 | 25th | -1% | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 177,090 | 20th | -1% | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 172,242 | 24th | -2% | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 195,240 | 3rd | -3% | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 189,247 | 6th | -4% | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 190,748 | 5th | -5% | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 180,982 | 13th | -6% | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 198,173 | 1st | -7% | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 179,898 | 15th | -10% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 185,913 | 9th | -21% | 31st | 4% 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 (18.1% then, 16.9% now; margin ±3.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Aurora, IL | 32.5% | 19th | +6.6pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 34.6% | 15th | +4.6pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 36.0% | 12th | +4.5pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 58.8% | 3rd | +7.4pp | 4th | 73% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 24th | +2.1pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 28.6% | 20th | +2.3pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 32.6% | 18th | +2.0pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 55.2% | 4th | +3.3pp | 8th | 62% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 23rd | +1.4pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 34.9% | 14th | +1.8pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 45.5% | 6th | +1.2pp | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 20.9% | 29th | +0.5pp | 12th | 39% below peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 43.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 13th | 28% above peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 66.9% | 1st | +1.4pp | 14th | 96% above peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 59.2% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 15th | 74% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 22.7% | 27th | +0.3pp | 16th | 33% below peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 42.2% | 8th | +0.5pp | 17th | 24% above peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 36.3% | 11th | -0.0pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 27.2% | 21st | -0.1pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 34.0% | 17th | -0.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 34.1% | 16th | -0.5pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 22.4% | 28th | -0.6pp | 22nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 47.8% | 5th | -1.6pp | 23rd | 40% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 38.1% | 10th | -1.3pp | 24th | 12% above peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 18.1% | 30th | -1.1pp | 25th | 47% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 16.9% | 31st | -1.2pp | 26th | 50% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 23.3% | 26th | -1.7pp | 27th | 32% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 27.0% | 22nd | -2.3pp | 28th | 21% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 24.7% | 25th | -2.1pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 35.3% | 13th | -4.2pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 39.2% | 9th | -8.3pp | 31st | 15% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.7% to 67.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Lancaster, CA | 61.8% | 27th | +9.5pp | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Brownsville, TX | 60.6% | 30th | +8.8pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Cary, NC | 67.4% | 19th | +8.8pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 73.9% | 4th | +9.3pp | 4th | 7% above peers | ||
| Santa Rosa, CA | 75.9% | 2nd | +9.4pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 10th | +6.0pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Elk Grove, CA | 73.9% | 3rd | +5.9pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Ontario, CA | 64.4% | 22nd | +4.4pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Newport News, VA | 70.1% | 11th | +4.4pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Providence, RI | 72.6% | 7th | +4.2pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tempe, AZ | 70.7% | 9th | +3.4pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eugene, OR | 68.0% | 18th | +2.7pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Montgomery, AL | 73.8% | 5th | +2.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 66.6% | 21st | +1.9pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Shreveport, LA | 69.8% | 12th | +1.8pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 15th | +1.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 63.8% | 24th | +0.8pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 76.5% | 1st | +0.8pp | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| Huntington Beach, CA | 69.1% | 16th | +0.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 66.9% | 20th | +0.2pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, CA | 62.9% | 26th | +0.2pp | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Aurora, IL | 68.0% | 17th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Akron, OH | 72.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Chattanooga, TN | 69.4% | 13th | -0.8pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 64.3% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Salem, OR | 63.3% | 25th | -2.4pp | 26th | 8% below peers | ||
| Clarksville, TN | 53.6% | 31st | -3.0pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 61.2% | 29th | -4.4pp | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| Birmingham, AL | 72.7% | 6th | -7.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 69.3% | 14th | -8.1pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Paradise, NV | 61.3% | 28th | -7.6pp | 31st | 11% below peers |