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.
Violent crime fell about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 63% 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% | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,375 (May 26) | 19th | -43.4% | 1st | 106% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 722 (May 26) | 15th | -32.8% | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 1st | -31.8% | 3rd | 98% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 440 (May 26) | 8th | -31.2% | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 307 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.9% | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 687 (May 26) | 14th | -17.2% | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 371 (May 26) | 5th | -16.9% | 7th | 44% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 387 (May 26) | 6th | -16.3% | 8th | 42% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,502 (May 26) | 20th | -11.6% | 9th | 125% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,121 (May 26) | 18th | -11.1% | 10th | 68% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 834 (Apr 26) | 16th | -9.5% | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 667 (May 26) | 11th | -9.3% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 628 (May 26) | 10th | -7.2% | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 682 (May 26) | 13th | -7.0% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,047 (May 26) | 17th | -4.4% | 15th | 57% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 428 (May 26) | 7th | -2.9% | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 349 (May 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 17th | 48% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 96 (May 26) | 2nd | +5.3% | 18th | 86% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 510 (May 26) | 9th | +6.4% | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 679 (Apr 26) | 12th | +18.9% | 20th | 2% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 61% 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% | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,971 (May 26) | 17th | -46.8% | 1st | 70% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 2,367 (May 26) | 11th | -31.1% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,291 (May 26) | 9th | -29.4% | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,333 (May 26) | 10th | -23.7% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,075 (May 26) | 15th | -21.9% | 5th | 32% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,158 (May 26) | 5th | -21.5% | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 1,828 (May 26) | 3rd | -19.6% | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,171 (May 26) | 6th | -18.2% | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,346 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.2% | 9th | 42% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,014 (May 26) | 14th | -15.8% | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,248 (May 26) | 7th | -14.8% | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,199 (May 26) | 1st | -13.7% | 12th | 49% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,065 (May 26) | 4th | -12.8% | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,566 (May 26) | 12th | -12.2% | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,693 (May 26) | 13th | -10.7% | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 3,288 (Apr 26) | 16th | -8.1% | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,772 (May 26) | 19th | -3.6% | 17th | 105% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,201 (May 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 18th | 80% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,260 (May 26) | 8th | +10.4% | 19th | 3% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 68% 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% | |||||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (May 26) | 9th | -59.1% | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (May 26) | 1st | -52.9% | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (May 26) | 20th | -44.8% | 3rd | 313% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 2 (May 26) | 2nd | -44.5% | 4th | 61% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (May 26) | 5th | -40.1% | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 7 (May 26) | 12th | -37.0% | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (May 26) | 4th | -33.4% | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 22 (May 26) | 18th | -32.0% | 8th | 243% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | 15th | -31.8% | 9th | 71% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (May 26) | 10th | -25.7% | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (Apr 26) | 11th | -19.8% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7 (May 26) | 13th | -17.3% | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 18 (May 26) | 17th | -16.7% | 13th | 195% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 14 (May 26) | 16th | -13.0% | 14th | 124% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | 19th | -6.5% | 15th | 268% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | 8th | -3.7% | 16th | 25% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 17th | 54% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 4 (May 26) | 6th | +10.0% | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (May 26) | 7th | +37.2% | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7 (May 26) | 14th | +57.7% | 20th | 14% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 56% 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% | |||||
| Tucson, AZ | 217 (May 26) | 5th | -54.4% | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,194 (May 26) | 18th | -53.9% | 2nd | 209% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 410 (May 26) | 11th | -53.8% | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 326 (May 26) | 7th | -53.7% | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 183 (May 26) | 3rd | -44.8% | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 205 (May 26) | 4th | -40.0% | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 459 (May 26) | 13th | -35.6% | 7th | 19% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 374 (May 26) | 8th | -34.4% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 291 (May 26) | 6th | -32.0% | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 413 (May 26) | 12th | -25.9% | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 775 (May 26) | 16th | -25.1% | 11th | 101% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 80 (May 26) | 1st | -24.7% | 12th | 79% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 140 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 13th | 64% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 638 (May 26) | 15th | -18.7% | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 376 (May 26) | 9th | -18.2% | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 779 (May 26) | 17th | -14.7% | 16th | 102% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 386 (Apr 26) | 10th | -12.3% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 473 (May 26) | 14th | -10.2% | 18th | 23% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,280 (May 26) | 19th | -8.7% | 19th | 232% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $67,266 to $85,395 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,552). 22 of the 22 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 | $72,388 | +33% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 19th | +60% | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 6th | +43% | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 9th | +42% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 15th | +41% | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | $75,475 | 12th | +40% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 5th | +40% | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 4th | +39% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | $88,368 | 3rd | +36% | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 22nd | +31% | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 8th | +31% | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 23rd | +30% | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 10th | +29% | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 17th | +29% | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 16th | +28% | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 11th | +28% | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 7th | +27% | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 21st | +26% | 18th | 21% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | $75,171 | 13th | +24% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 20th | +23% | 20th | 18% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | $64,620 | 18th | +23% | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 14th | +22% | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 23rd | 23% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 3.7% (May 26) | -0.1pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.6pp | 1st | 34% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 5.4% (May 26) | 21st | -0.4pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | -0.3pp | 6th | 5% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 3.9% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 5% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 20th | -0.1pp | 9th | 24% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 10th | 24% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 11th | 44% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | +0.0pp | 12th | 15% below peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.2pp | 15th | 20% below peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 9th | +0.4pp | 17th | 2% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | +0.5pp | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.5pp | 19th | 32% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 20th | 17% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +0.7pp | 21st | 2% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 17th | +0.9pp | 22nd | 12% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.7% (May 26) | 18th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 15% 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 (12.1% then, 11.4% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.2% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 8.9% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 22nd | -5.0pp | 3rd | 33% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.3% | 8th | -3.3pp | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 14.8% | 12th | -3.2pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 15.9% | 16th | -3.5pp | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.1% | 21st | -3.9pp | 7th | 29% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.4% | 14th | -3.1pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.7% | 9th | -2.6pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 18th | -3.4pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 12.6% | 6th | -1.8pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 11th | -2.0pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 23rd | -2.5pp | 13th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.4% | 10th | -1.4pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 13th | -1.3pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 20th | -1.4pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.2% | 17th | -1.0pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.3% | 19th | -0.8pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 15.6% | 15th | -0.1pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.2% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 11.8% | 5th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.4% | 1st | +1.3pp | 23rd | 43% 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.
Child poverty fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.8% to 16.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 18 of the 22 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 | 17.7% | -3.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 5th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 17th | -10.2pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 9th | -7.6pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 19.2% | 12th | -7.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 11th | -5.7pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 22nd | -8.1pp | 8th | 43% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 19th | -6.6pp | 10th | 32% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 18th | -6.3pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 17.7% | 8th | -4.4pp | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 20th | -5.5pp | 13th | 33% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 13th | -4.1pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 14th | -3.9pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 23rd | -5.0pp | 16th | 65% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 21st | -2.4pp | 19th | 43% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 16th | -1.2pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 21.8% | 15th | -0.2pp | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 22nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 18.1% | 10th | +3.1pp | 23rd | 6% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.1% to 94.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 22 of the 22 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 | 90.2% | +9.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 23rd | +17.5pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 21st | +13.2pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 22nd | +10.7pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 11th | +10.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 91.6% | 13th | +10.2pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 16th | +9.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 18th | +8.9pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 12th | +8.7pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 8th | +8.8pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 19th | +8.2pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 93.6% | 7th | +8.3pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 20th | +7.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 14th | +7.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 15th | +7.0pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 17th | +6.7pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 6th | +6.8pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 94.1% | 4th | +6.8pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 92.4% | 10th | +6.6pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 9th | +6.4pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 93.7% | 5th | +6.1pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 23rd | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.48 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 3 of the 22 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 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 23rd | -0.024 | 1st | 18% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.017 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 6th | -0.016 | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 18th | -0.012 | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 3rd | -0.009 | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 9th | -0.009 | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 22nd | -0.009 | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 19th | -0.006 | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 10th | -0.005 | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 7th | -0.005 | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 11th | -0.004 | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 12th | -0.003 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 17th | -0.003 | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 14th | -0.000 | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 20th | -0.000 | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 8th | +0.001 | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 0.54 | 21st | +0.001 | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 0.44 | 5th | +0.005 | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 0.47 | 13th | +0.009 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 16th | +0.015 | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 15th | +0.018 | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 4th | +0.019 | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 0.43 | 1st | +0.020 | 23rd | 9% below 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 (8.5% then, 8.3% now; margin ±0.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| 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 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 15.7% | 16th | -3.6pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 22nd | -5.6pp | 3rd | 85% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 7th | -2.2pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.4% | 10th | -2.3pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 10.4% | 6th | -1.4pp | 7th | 25% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 5th | -1.3pp | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 13th | -1.6pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 17th | -1.7pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 11.1% | 9th | -1.0pp | 11th | 19% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 21st | -0.9pp | 12th | 71% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 14th | 100% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 20th | -0.0pp | 15th | 67% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 16th | 53% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.6% | 15th | +0.5pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.8% | 18th | +1.1pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 10.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 19th | +2.2pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 14th | +2.2pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 12th | +2.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.7% | 11th | +3.5pp | 23rd | 1% 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 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 77% 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% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.4% | 1st | 40% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $432,734 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 2nd | 12% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $208,245 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.2% | 3rd | 46% below peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $222,868 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.9% | 4th | 42% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $862,989 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.0% | 5th | 123% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $300,783 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.5% | 6th | 22% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $257,356 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.2% | 7th | 34% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.1% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $336,624 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 10th | 1% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $392,105 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.4% | 11th | 1% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $582,621 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.7% | 12th | 50% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $434,616 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.4% | 13th | 12% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $314,440 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.5% | 14th | 19% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $450,254 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.8% | 15th | 16% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $482,968 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 16th | 25% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $380,283 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.1% | 17th | 2% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $436,056 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.1% | 18th | 13% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.2% | 19th | 16% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.3% | 20th | 50% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $387,146 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.9% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $462,424 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.5% | 22nd | 19% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $721,966 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -4.6% | 23rd | 86% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | $198,660 (Jun 26) | +1.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.3% | 1st | 47% below peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $127,061 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.1% | 2nd | 54% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $310,153 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.7% | 3rd | 13% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $132,642 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.2% | 4th | 52% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.5% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $205,406 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.4% | 6th | 25% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $223,628 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.2% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $139,666 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.0% | 8th | 49% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $587,973 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 9th | 114% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.3% | 10th | 5% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $294,150 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.7% | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $381,254 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 12th | 39% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $252,240 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.1% | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,179 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 14th | 24% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $327,568 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.0% | 15th | 19% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $246,066 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.3% | 16th | 10% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.5% | 17th | 63% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.9% | 18th | 10% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,438 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.0% | 19th | 28% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $300,340 (Jun 26) | 9th | -3.7% | 20th | 9% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $332,504 (Jun 26) | 6th | -5.1% | 21st | 21% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $476,713 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -6.1% | 22nd | 74% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $218,341 (Jun 26) | 17th | -6.2% | 23rd | 20% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (51.5% then, 50.7% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 16th | +3.4pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 19th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 13th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 4th | 24% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 62.4% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 6th | 41% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 9th | +2.1pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 20th | +1.6pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 50.3% | 15th | +1.8pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 4th | +2.1pp | 10th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 11th | 21% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 5th | +1.8pp | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 6th | +1.5pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 12th | +1.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 17th | +0.5pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 21st | +0.4pp | 18th | 19% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 58.9% | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 18th | +0.0pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 14th | -0.8pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 54.3% | 10th | -0.9pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 8th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 11% 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. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
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% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,614 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +7.8% | 1st | 50% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $1,146 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +5.3% | 2nd | 34% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 5th | +4.6% | 3rd | 19% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.6% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,444 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.9% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,686 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.5% | 6th | 3% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,911 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.2% | 7th | 10% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,272 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.1% | 8th | 27% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.1% | 9th | 12% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,453 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.0% | 10th | 16% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.4% | 11th | 3% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,865 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.8% | 12th | 7% above peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 13th | 36% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,071 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 14th | 19% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.0% | 15th | 11% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,739 (Jun 26) | 12th | +1.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.8% | 17th | 18% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.8% | 18th | 15% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,004 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.3% | 19th | 73% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,579 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 20th | 9% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,549 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.3% | 21st | 11% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $1,999 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 22nd | 15% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $1,759 (Jun 26) | 11th | -1.9% | 23rd | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 4.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.9% to 35.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 22 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 | 28.8% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 16th | -1.5pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 28.1% | 1st | -0.7pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 5th | -0.6pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 21st | -0.6pp | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 7th | +0.4pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 8th | +0.6pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 11th | +0.8pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 14th | +1.0pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 18th | +1.4pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.9% | 17th | +1.7pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 39.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 10th | +1.6pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 19th | +2.2pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 9th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.6% | 13th | +5.5pp | 23rd | 2% 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 (5.7% then, 6.0% now; margin ±0.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 11th | -2.3pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 4th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 8.5% | 14th | -1.4pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.4% | 6th | -1.0pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 16th | -1.3pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 17th | -1.5pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 18th | -1.6pp | 8th | 70% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 9th | 219% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 15th | -0.7pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 19th | -1.2pp | 11th | 87% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 21st | -1.2pp | 12th | 94% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 13th | 114% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 10th | -0.4pp | 14th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 12th | -0.3pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 8th | -0.2pp | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 13th | -0.2pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 20th | +0.1pp | 18th | 94% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 5th | +0.3pp | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 6.6% | 7th | +0.5pp | 20th | 21% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 21st | 45% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 9th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 5.0% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 23rd | 40% 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 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.1% to 9.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 13 of the 22 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 9.4% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 6th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.1% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 3rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.0% | 5th | -1.2pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.6% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 39% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.5% | 17th | -1.7pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 4th | -0.6pp | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.1% | 12th | -0.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 10.5% | 16th | -1.1pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.2% | 13th | -0.9pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 42% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 15th | -0.8pp | 12th | 12% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.9% | 18th | -0.8pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.9% | 21st | -0.5pp | 14th | 74% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 11th | -0.2pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.4% | 8th | -0.1pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 9.9% | 14th | -0.2pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.3% | 9th | -0.1pp | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 7th | -0.0pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 12.2% | 19th | +0.2pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 18.9% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 21st | 107% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 10th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 13.6% | 20th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 49% 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% | |||
| Oakland, CA | 23.7% | 1st | 30% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 2nd | 19% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 28.3% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 29.6% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 32.3% | 9th | 5% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32.5% | 10th | 4% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 13th | 2% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 34.7% | 14th | 2% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 34.7% | 15th | 2% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 16th | 3% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 17th | 7% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 18th | 12% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 19th | 14% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 39.2% | 20th | 16% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 39.4% | 21st | 16% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 22nd | 18% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 23rd | 28% 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 (5.4% then, 5.4% 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 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 20th | -1.7pp | 1st | 42% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 49% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 5th | 57% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 6th | 35% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.5% | 16th | -0.1pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 11th | -0.1pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 9th | 43% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +0.1pp | 10th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 21st | +0.2pp | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 8th | +0.2pp | 12th | 30% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 15th | +0.6pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 9th | +0.6pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 6.2% | 14th | +0.8pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 13.1% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 16th | 126% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 12th | +0.9pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 18th | 40% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.9% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 19th | 54% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 10th | +1.1pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 22nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 13th | +2.5pp | 23rd | 1% 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.
College attainment rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.9% to 54.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 21 of the 22 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 | |||||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 11th | +7.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 18th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 45.7% | 5th | +7.1pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 5th | 60% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 7th | +4.9pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 19th | +3.7pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 13th | +4.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 33.6% | 15th | +3.9pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 12th | +4.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 21st | +2.8pp | 12th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 9th | +4.0pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 4th | +4.7pp | 14th | 32% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 10th | +3.1pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 17th | +2.3pp | 18th | 12% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 16th | +2.1pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 8th | +2.4pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 22nd | 46% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 31.1% | 20th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 16% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 9.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55.2% to 45.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.0pp). 10 of the 22 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% | ||||||
| Aurora, CO | 44.2% | 8th | +6.0pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 58.2% | 3rd | +4.6pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 3rd | 60% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.7% | 15th | +2.0pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 17th | +0.4pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 6th | 47% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 10th | -1.6pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 36.5% | 19th | -1.5pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 13th | -2.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 11th | -4.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 5th | -5.2pp | 12th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 6th | -6.1pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 4th | -6.9pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 9th | -7.0pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 20th | -6.0pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 23rd | -5.1pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 12th | -7.8pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 7th | -9.7pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 18th | -8.4pp | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 14th | -9.8pp | 23rd | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 4.7% 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 | 7.0% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 6th | -3.3pp | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 7th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 17th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 21st | -2.7pp | 4th | 24% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 6.3% | 8th | -1.0pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 11th | -0.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 7th | 37% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 15th | -0.6pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 5th | -0.3pp | 9th | 22% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 12th | -0.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 20th | -0.4pp | 11th | 24% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 14th | -0.3pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.1% | 16th | -0.1pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 13th | -0.0pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 15th | 35% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 5.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 16th | 27% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 18th | +0.3pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 9th | +0.5pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 19th | +0.7pp | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 9.0% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 20th | 25% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 23rd | +2.0pp | 22nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 10th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 6% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 464,485 to 481,031 - more than the combined survey margin (±542). 18 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 19th | +9% | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 394,432 | 23rd | +7% | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 6th | +6% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 8th | +5% | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 11th | +5% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 5th | +4% | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 12th | +4% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 401,618 | 20th | +4% | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 9th | +3% | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 16th | +3% | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 18th | +3% | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 10th | +3% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 7th | +2% | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 397,945 | 21st | +2% | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 17th | +2% | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 14th | +1% | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 13th | +1% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 4th | +1% | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 397,742 | 22nd | +1% | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 3rd | +1% | 20th | 17% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 15th | -2% | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 2nd | -5% | 22nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 1st | -6% | 23rd | 19% 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 (35.3% then, 34.8% now; margin ±3.2pp).
| 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, CO | 34.0% | 18th | +4.7pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 21st | +2.5pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 12th | +2.8pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 8th | +2.8pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 19th | +1.9pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 6th | +2.4pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 1st | +2.9pp | 7th | 66% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 15th | +1.4pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 14th | +1.3pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 16th | -0.5pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 11th | 18% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 11th | -1.3pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 4th | -1.7pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 34.6% | 17th | -1.6pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.1% | 9th | -2.4pp | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 13th | -2.3pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 10th | -2.7pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 2nd | -3.8pp | 18th | 47% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 7th | -3.3pp | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 5th | -3.5pp | 20th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 20th | -3.0pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 3rd | -6.6pp | 23rd | 26% 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.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (69.2% then, 70.5% now; margin ±5.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 6th | +7.6pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 71.6% | 8th | +7.0pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 74.3% | 4th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 9th | +5.9pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 17th | +3.6pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 14th | +3.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 2nd | +3.8pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 67.2% | 16th | +1.8pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 19th | +1.6pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 5th | +1.3pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 70.3% | 12th | +1.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 18th | +0.9pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 13th | +0.6pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 63.5% | 20th | -1.9pp | 19th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 10th | -2.1pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 21st | -3.9pp | 23rd | 11% below peers |