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 12% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 1,471 (Jul 26) | -35.5% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 458 (Jul 26) | -27.3% | 2nd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 670 (Jul 26) | -18.7% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 315 (Jul 26) | -15.7% | 4th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 758 (May 26) | -15.4% | 5th | ||
| Aurora, CO | 713 (Jul 26) | -15.3% | 6th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 392 (Jul 26) | -12.1% | 7th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,107 (Jun 26) | -11.1% | 8th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,482 (Jul 26) | -9.0% | 9th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 674 (Jul 26) | -7.2% | 10th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 675 (Jun 26) | -7.2% | 11th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,367 (Jul 26) | -6.5% | 12th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 619 (Jul 26) | -6.5% | 13th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 354 (Jul 26) | -1.0% | 14th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,047 (Jul 26) | -0.8% | 15th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 441 (Jul 26) | -0.3% | 16th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 507 (Jul 26) | +6.9% | 17th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 100 (Jul 26) | +13.7% | 18th |
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. Raleigh is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 78% 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% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 3,691 (Jul 26) | -38.3% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,228 (Jul 26) | -29.7% | 2nd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,312 (Jul 26) | -20.4% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,205 (Jul 26) | -17.5% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,139 (Jul 26) | -17.2% | 5th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,178 (Jul 26) | -15.6% | 6th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 2,985 (May 26) | -15.4% | 7th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,121 (Apr 26) | -14.8% | 8th | ||
| Aurora, CO | 2,355 (Jul 26) | -14.7% | 9th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,251 (Jun 26) | -13.9% | 10th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,060 (Jul 26) | -13.0% | 11th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,381 (Jul 26) | -12.9% | 12th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,652 (Jul 26) | -11.1% | 13th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,010 (Jul 26) | -10.9% | 14th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,539 (Jun 26) | -10.5% | 15th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,950 (Jul 26) | -7.9% | 16th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,738 (Jul 26) | -1.8% | 17th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,248 (Jul 26) | +2.9% | 18th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,261 (Jul 26) | +7.5% | 19th |
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. Raleigh is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 36% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (Jul 26) | -54.6% | 1st | ||
| Aurora, CO | 5 (Jul 26) | -43.2% | 2nd | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22 (Jul 26) | -40.3% | 3rd | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 10 (Jul 26) | -37.8% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (Jul 26) | -36.0% | 5th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (Jul 26) | -35.9% | 6th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (Jul 26) | -35.7% | 7th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 20 (Jul 26) | -32.1% | 8th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 6 (Jul 26) | -30.3% | 9th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (Jul 26) | -26.2% | 10th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 5 (Jul 26) | -25.0% | 11th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 4 (Jun 26) | -22.6% | 12th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 16 (Jul 26) | -21.8% | 13th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 13 (Jul 26) | -20.6% | 14th | ||
| Miami, FL | 4 (Jul 26) | -18.3% | 15th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22 (Jun 26) | -15.4% | 16th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (Jul 26) | -11.3% | 17th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (May 26) | -7.1% | 18th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (Jul 26) | -4.4% | 19th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (Jul 26) | -3.7% | 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.
Vehicle theft fell about 25% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 503 (Jul 26) | -58.4% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 198 (Jul 26) | -54.8% | 2nd | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 298 (Jul 26) | -48.4% | 3rd | ||
| Aurora, CO | 392 (Jul 26) | -41.8% | 4th | ||
| Miami, FL | 198 (Jul 26) | -37.1% | 5th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 469 (Apr 26) | -31.6% | 6th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 375 (Jul 26) | -31.1% | 7th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 729 (Jun 26) | -28.4% | 8th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 135 (Jul 26) | -25.6% | 9th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 286 (Jul 26) | -25.3% | 10th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 405 (Jun 26) | -22.4% | 11th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 612 (Jul 26) | -19.8% | 12th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 83 (Jul 26) | -19.5% | 13th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 350 (May 26) | -18.8% | 14th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,188 (Jul 26) | -14.2% | 15th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 376 (Jul 26) | -14.0% | 16th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 464 (Jul 26) | -10.2% | 17th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,264 (Jul 26) | -3.6% | 18th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 817 (Jul 26) | -1.5% | 19th |
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).
| 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 | 17th | +60% | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 6th | +43% | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 9th | +42% | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 14th | +41% | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | $75,475 | 12th | +40% | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 5th | +40% | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 4th | +39% | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 8th | 26% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | $88,368 | 3rd | +36% | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 20th | +31% | 10th | 29% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 8th | +31% | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 21st | +30% | 12th | 33% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 10th | +29% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 16th | +29% | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 15th | +28% | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 11th | +28% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 7th | +27% | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 19th | +26% | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 22nd | +25% | 19th | 36% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 18th | +23% | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 13th | +22% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 2nd | +21% | 22nd | 15% 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. Raleigh is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 71% 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 | ||||
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.9pp | 1st | 4% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.8pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 6.9% (Jul 26) | 21st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 41% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 6.9% (Jul 26) | 22nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 41% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.2% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.4pp | 5th | 55% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 33% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 33% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 9th | 29% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.2pp | 10th | 8% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 18th | -0.1pp | 11th | 14% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.0pp | 13th | 16% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 7th | +0.1pp | 14th | 14% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 15th | 10% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.4pp | 16th | 29% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 10th | +0.5pp | 17th | 6% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 18th | 14% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.6pp | 20th | 10% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 14th | +0.7pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 11th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 2% 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.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.6% then, 11.9% 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 | 13.0% | -1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.3% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.1% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 20.1% | 20th | -5.1pp | 3rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.4% | 6th | -3.4pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 16.9% | 15th | -3.9pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.4% | 18th | -4.0pp | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 15.4% | 11th | -3.2pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 16.0% | 13th | -3.2pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.9% | 17th | -3.6pp | 9th | 21% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.9% | 8th | -2.6pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.8% | 10th | -2.0pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.8% | 21st | -2.6pp | 12th | 47% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.7% | 9th | -1.5pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.5% | 12th | -1.3pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 23.1% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.8% | 19th | -1.5pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.3% | 14th | -1.1pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.9% | 4th | -0.7pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.7% | 16th | -0.7pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.5% | 7th | +0.1pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 11.9% | 5th | +1.2pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.6% | 1st | +1.3pp | 22nd | 45% 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).
| 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 | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 5th | -8.2pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 15th | -10.2pp | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 8th | -7.6pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 19.2% | 11th | -7.3pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 10th | -5.7pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 20th | -8.1pp | 8th | 38% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 17th | -6.6pp | 10th | 27% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 16th | -6.3pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 18th | -5.5pp | 12th | 28% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 12th | -4.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 13th | -3.9pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 21st | -5.0pp | 15th | 60% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 16th | 80% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 17th | 20% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 19th | -2.4pp | 19th | 38% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 14th | -1.2pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 21st | 42% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 18.1% | 9th | +3.1pp | 22nd | 9% 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).
| 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% | 22nd | +17.5pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 20th | +17.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 19th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 21st | +10.7pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 10th | +10.5pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 14th | +9.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 16th | +8.9pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 11th | +8.7pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 8th | +8.8pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 17th | +8.2pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 93.6% | 7th | +8.3pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 18th | +7.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 12th | +7.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 13th | +7.0pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 15th | +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 | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 9th | +6.4pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 93.7% | 5th | +6.1pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 22nd | 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). 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 | 22nd | -0.024 | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.017 | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 5th | -0.016 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 16th | -0.012 | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 3rd | -0.009 | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 8th | -0.009 | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 21st | -0.009 | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 17th | -0.006 | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 9th | -0.005 | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 6th | -0.005 | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 10th | -0.004 | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 11th | -0.003 | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 15th | -0.003 | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 12th | -0.000 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 18th | -0.000 | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 7th | +0.001 | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 0.54 | 20th | +0.001 | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 19th | +0.002 | 18th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 14th | +0.015 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 13th | +0.018 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 4th | +0.019 | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 0.43 | 1st | +0.020 | 22nd | 11% 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 | 45% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 15.7% | 14th | -3.6pp | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 21st | -5.6pp | 3rd | 74% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 6th | -2.2pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.4% | 8th | -2.3pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 5th | -1.3pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 11th | -1.6pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 15th | -1.7pp | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 18th | -2.1pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 20th | -0.9pp | 11th | 61% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 13th | 88% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 14th | 57% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 15th | 56% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.6% | 13th | +0.5pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.8% | 16th | +1.1pp | 17th | 14% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 10.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 18th | 27% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 17th | +2.2pp | 19th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 12th | +2.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 10th | +2.7pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.7% | 9th | +3.5pp | 22nd | 7% 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. Raleigh is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% 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% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $427,730 (Aug 26) | 9th | +3.3% | 1st | 10% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $227,629 (Aug 26) | 19th | +3.2% | 2nd | 41% below peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $220,221 (Aug 26) | 20th | +3.1% | 3rd | 43% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $850,917 (Aug 26) | 1st | +2.5% | 4th | 119% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $296,615 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.9% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $253,549 (Aug 26) | 18th | +1.7% | 6th | 35% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $345,503 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.6% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $580,866 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.8% | 8th | 50% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $388,924 (Aug 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $328,529 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $388,250 (Aug 26) | 11th | -0.0% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $377,566 (Aug 26) | 13th | -0.3% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $708,610 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -0.9% | 13th | 83% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $473,797 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.9% | 14th | 22% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $429,657 (Aug 26) | 7th | -0.9% | 15th | 11% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $441,553 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.5% | 16th | 14% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $428,671 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.7% | 17th | 10% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $321,918 (Aug 26) | 16th | -2.0% | 18th | 17% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $381,948 (Aug 26) | 12th | -2.0% | 19th | 2% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $145,335 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -2.8% | 20th | 63% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $452,698 (Aug 26) | 5th | -2.8% | 21st | 17% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $186,741 (Aug 26) | 21st | -3.4% | 22nd | 52% 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. Raleigh is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 81% 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% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $141,250 (Aug 26) | 18th | +4.4% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $306,966 (Aug 26) | 8th | +4.0% | 2nd | 8% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $130,721 (Aug 26) | 20th | +3.0% | 3rd | 54% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $271,532 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.0% | 4th | 4% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $202,029 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.7% | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $137,976 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.4% | 6th | 51% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $283,671 (Aug 26) | 11th | +0.8% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $579,985 (Aug 26) | 1st | +0.7% | 8th | 104% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $215,674 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 9th | 24% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $242,802 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.0% | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $372,061 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -0.1% | 11th | 31% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $290,276 (Aug 26) | 10th | -0.2% | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $351,367 (Aug 26) | 4th | -1.5% | 13th | 24% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $324,316 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.6% | 14th | 14% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $332,027 (Aug 26) | 5th | -1.7% | 15th | 17% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $470,071 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -2.8% | 16th | 66% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $243,236 (Aug 26) | 13th | -2.9% | 17th | 14% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $294,789 (Aug 26) | 9th | -3.2% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,282 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -3.3% | 19th | 72% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $98,808 (Aug 26) | 21st | -4.1% | 20th | 65% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $325,627 (Aug 26) | 6th | -4.3% | 21st | 15% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $215,285 (Aug 26) | 16th | -4.6% | 22nd | 24% 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% | 14th | +3.4pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 17th | +2.9pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 11th | +3.2pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 4th | 25% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 62.4% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 6th | 40% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 8th | +2.1pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 19th | +1.6pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 50.3% | 13th | +1.8pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 4th | +2.1pp | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 21st | +1.3pp | 11th | 20% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 5th | +1.8pp | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 6th | +1.5pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 10th | +1.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 9th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 15th | +0.5pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 20th | +0.4pp | 18th | 19% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 16th | +0.0pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 7th | -1.3pp | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 18th | -1.7pp | 22nd | 13% below 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 August 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,735 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +10.1% | 1st | 56% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,086 (Aug 26) | 4th | +6.7% | 2nd | 19% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,477 (Aug 26) | 16th | +5.0% | 3rd | 16% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,428 (Aug 26) | 18th | +4.3% | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,802 (Aug 26) | 10th | +3.7% | 5th | 2% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,287 (Aug 26) | 21st | +3.5% | 6th | 27% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,682 (Aug 26) | 13th | +3.5% | 7th | 4% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,940 (Aug 26) | 8th | +3.4% | 8th | 10% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,944 (Aug 26) | 7th | +3.4% | 9th | 11% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,858 (Aug 26) | 9th | +2.4% | 10th | 6% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,414 (Aug 26) | 20th | +2.2% | 11th | 20% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,740 (Aug 26) | 12th | +2.1% | 12th | 1% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,422 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +2.0% | 13th | 38% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.4% | 14th | 19% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,232 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.3% | 15th | 30% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,056 (Aug 26) | 5th | +1.2% | 16th | 17% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,455 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 17th | 17% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,008 (Aug 26) | 1st | +0.8% | 18th | 71% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,577 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.5% | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,538 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.2% | 20th | 13% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $1,957 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.8% | 21st | 11% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $1,758 (Aug 26) | 11th | -1.8% | 22nd | on par with 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. 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% | 14th | -1.5pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 19th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 21st | -0.8pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 4th | -0.6pp | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 20th | -0.6pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 6th | +0.4pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 11th | +0.6pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 10th | +0.8pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 12th | +1.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 18th | +1.4pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 16th | +1.4pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.9% | 15th | +1.7pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 39.7% | 13th | +1.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 9th | +1.6pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 17th | +2.2pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 1st | +1.9pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 5th | +2.1pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 8th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 10% 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.
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% | 9th | -2.3pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 8.5% | 12th | -1.4pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 14th | -1.3pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 15th | -1.5pp | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 16th | -1.3pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 17th | -1.6pp | 8th | 66% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 9th | 213% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 13th | -0.7pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 18th | -1.2pp | 11th | 83% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 20th | -1.2pp | 12th | 90% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 21st | -0.9pp | 13th | 109% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 8th | -0.4pp | 14th | 12% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 10th | -0.3pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 6th | -0.2pp | 16th | 18% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 11th | -0.2pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 19th | +0.1pp | 18th | 89% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 4th | +0.3pp | 19th | 29% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 6.6% | 5th | +0.5pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 21st | 46% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 7th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 13% 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 10.2% to 9.3% - 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 | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 6.1% | 5th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 34% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.3% | 22nd | -3.4pp | 3rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.3% | 6th | -1.3pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.7% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 39% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.6% | 16th | -1.7pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 4th | -0.6pp | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.2% | 12th | -1.0pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.3% | 13th | -0.9pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 10.6% | 17th | -1.0pp | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.4% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 42% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.6% | 15th | -0.9pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 11.0% | 18th | -0.8pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 16.1% | 21st | -0.5pp | 14th | 74% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.1% | 11th | -0.2pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 10.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.4% | 9th | -0.1pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.7% | 8th | -0.1pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 7th | -0.0pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.7% | 20th | +1.0pp | 20th | 59% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.6% | 10th | +0.7pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 13.7% | 19th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 48% 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 | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 15th | 3% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 16th | 7% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 17th | 12% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 18th | 14% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 39.4% | 19th | 16% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 20th | 18% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 21st | 28% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 22nd | 33% 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% | 19th | -1.7pp | 1st | 42% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 16th | -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% | 17th | -0.2pp | 6th | 35% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 11th | -0.1pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 8th | 43% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 6th | +0.1pp | 9th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 10th | 45% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 8th | +0.2pp | 11th | 30% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 15th | +0.6pp | 12th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 9th | +0.6pp | 13th | 21% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 6.2% | 14th | +0.8pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 12th | +0.9pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 18th | +1.5pp | 16th | 40% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.9% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 17th | 54% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 10th | +1.1pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 7th | +1.0pp | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 21st | +2.4pp | 20th | 50% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 21st | 47% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 13th | +2.5pp | 22nd | 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).
| 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 | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 17th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 45.7% | 5th | +7.1pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 21st | +3.6pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 5th | 58% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 7th | +4.9pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 18th | +3.7pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 13th | +4.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 33.6% | 15th | +3.9pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 12th | +4.0pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 20th | +2.8pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 9th | +4.0pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 4th | +4.7pp | 14th | 30% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 15th | 48% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 10th | +3.1pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 17th | 37% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 19th | +1.9pp | 19th | 25% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 16th | +2.1pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 8th | +2.4pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 22nd | 44% above 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). 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 | 37% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 15th | +2.7pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 4th | 59% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 17th | +0.4pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 10th | -1.6pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 21st | -1.2pp | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 13th | -2.4pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 11th | -4.3pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 5th | -5.2pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 20th | -3.9pp | 12th | 17% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 6th | -6.1pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 4th | -6.9pp | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 9th | -7.0pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 19th | -6.0pp | 17th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 18th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 12th | -7.8pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 7th | -9.7pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 18th | -8.4pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 14th | -9.8pp | 22nd | 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 | 22% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 7th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 16th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 20th | -2.7pp | 4th | 23% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 10th | -0.7pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 14th | -0.6pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 5th | -0.3pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 11th | -0.4pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 19th | -0.4pp | 10th | 23% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 13th | -0.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.1% | 15th | -0.1pp | 12th | 11% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 12th | -0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 14th | 36% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 5.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 15th | 28% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 17th | +0.3pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 8th | +0.5pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 18th | +0.7pp | 18th | 21% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 19th | 80% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 20th | 33% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 21st | +2.0pp | 21st | 37% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 9th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 7% 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).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 20th | +9% | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 394,432 | 22nd | +7% | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 7th | +6% | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 9th | +5% | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 12th | +5% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 6th | +4% | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 13th | +4% | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 401,618 | 21st | +4% | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 10th | +3% | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 17th | +3% | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 19th | +3% | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 11th | +3% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 8th | +2% | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 18th | +2% | 14th | 13% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 15th | +1% | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 14th | +1% | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 5th | +1% | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 4th | +1% | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 16th | -2% | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 3rd | -5% | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 1st | -5% | 21st | 27% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 2nd | -6% | 22nd | 17% 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 | 13% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 20th | +2.5pp | 2nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 13th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 9th | +2.8pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 19th | +1.9pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 7th | +2.4pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 1st | +2.9pp | 7th | 56% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 16th | +1.4pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 15th | +1.3pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 17th | -0.5pp | 11th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 21st | -0.5pp | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 12th | -1.3pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 5th | -1.7pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.1% | 10th | -2.4pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 11th | -2.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 3rd | -3.8pp | 18th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 8th | -3.3pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 6th | -3.5pp | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 22nd | -2.6pp | 21st | 33% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 4th | -6.6pp | 22nd | 18% 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 | 1% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 74.3% | 4th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 9th | +5.9pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 16th | +3.6pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 13th | +3.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 2nd | +3.8pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 8th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 18th | +1.6pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 5th | +1.3pp | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 13th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 14th | +0.3pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 15th | -1.8pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 63.5% | 19th | -1.9pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 10th | -2.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 21st | -1.9pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 20th | -3.9pp | 22nd | 11% below peers |