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 5% over the 12 months ending March 2026, slower than 65% 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% | |||||
| Glendale, AZ | 360 (May 26) | 15th | -26.7% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 185 (Apr 26) | 6th | -23.2% | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 849 (Mar 26) | 23rd | -20.9% | 3rd | 144% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 173 (Jan 25) | 4th | -20.1% | 4th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 634 (Mar 26) | 20th | -19.2% | 5th | 82% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 390 (Apr 26) | 16th | -18.1% | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 299 (May 26) | 11th | -14.3% | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 534 (Apr 26) | 18th | -12.9% | 8th | 53% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 274 (Apr 26) | 10th | -11.9% | 9th | 21% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 222 (May 26) | 7th | -11.6% | 10th | 36% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 266 (May 26) | 9th | -10.8% | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 116 (May 26) | 2nd | -8.6% | 12th | 67% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 348 (May 26) | 13th | -8.6% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 251 (May 26) | 8th | -8.1% | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1,388 (May 26) | 24th | -6.9% | 15th | 298% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 770 (Mar 26) | 22nd | -5.5% | 16th | 121% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 326 (May 26) | 12th | -0.8% | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 124 (May 26) | 3rd | +2.4% | 18th | 65% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 420 (May 26) | 17th | +6.0% | 19th | 20% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 175 (May 26) | 5th | +8.0% | 20th | 50% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 697 (May 26) | 21st | +8.9% | 21st | 100% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 534 (Mar 26) | 19th | +9.4% | 22nd | 53% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 360 (Apr 26) | 14th | +12.6% | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 115 (May 26) | 1st | +18.9% | 24th | 67% below peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending March 2026, slower than 78% 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% | |||||
| Fremont, CA | 2,157 (Jan 25) | 16th | -22.7% | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 811 (Apr 26) | 2nd | -21.8% | 2nd | 57% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 1,615 (May 26) | 10th | -21.7% | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 1,056 (May 26) | 4th | -19.9% | 4th | 44% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1,694 (May 26) | 12th | -18.4% | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 1,165 (May 26) | 6th | -16.7% | 6th | 39% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 2,150 (May 26) | 15th | -14.2% | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4,593 (May 26) | 24th | -14.2% | 8th | 142% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 2,073 (Mar 26) | 14th | -13.7% | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 1,447 (May 26) | 7th | -13.6% | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 3,210 (Apr 26) | 20th | -12.7% | 11th | 69% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 4,204 (Apr 26) | 23rd | -12.0% | 12th | 121% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 1,605 (Apr 26) | 9th | -11.4% | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 2,289 (Mar 26) | 17th | -10.8% | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 1,576 (Apr 26) | 8th | -9.2% | 15th | 17% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 844 (May 26) | 3rd | -9.0% | 16th | 56% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 3,364 (May 26) | 21st | -8.6% | 17th | 77% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 2,628 (Mar 26) | 18th | -6.9% | 18th | 38% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2,863 (Mar 26) | 19th | -6.4% | 19th | 51% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 1,672 (May 26) | 11th | -5.8% | 20th | 12% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 1,900 (May 26) | 13th | -5.8% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 670 (May 26) | 1st | -0.1% | 22nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 3,423 (May 26) | 22nd | +1.3% | 23rd | 80% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 1,089 (May 26) | 5th | +1.9% | 24th | 43% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide rose about 12% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 74% 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% | |||||
| Reno, NV | 1 (Mar 26) | 2nd | -85.0% | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 2 (Apr 26) | 8th | -77.8% | 2nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 2 (May 26) | 5th | -73.3% | 3rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 3 (Mar 26) | 13th | -56.2% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 14th | -56.2% | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 2 (May 26) | 4th | -55.7% | 6th | 40% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 8 (May 26) | 18th | -41.7% | 7th | 199% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 15 (May 26) | 23rd | -40.7% | 8th | 484% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 2 (Apr 26) | 11th | -39.9% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 1 (Apr 26) | 1st | -33.4% | 10th | 67% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 12 (Apr 26) | 22nd | -18.1% | 11th | 362% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2 (Jan 25) | 10th | -16.7% | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 5 (Apr 26) | 16th | -15.5% | 13th | 87% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 8 (Mar 26) | 19th | -12.5% | 14th | 213% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 11 (May 26) | 20th | -6.1% | 15th | 343% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 31 (May 26) | 24th | -5.5% | 16th | 1137% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 2 (May 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 11 (Mar 26) | 21st | +11.6% | 18th | 344% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 2 (May 26) | 9th | +20.1% | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 2 (May 26) | 7th | +25.3% | 20th | 28% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2 (May 26) | 6th | +33.9% | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 5 (May 26) | 17th | +44.6% | 22nd | 99% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +100.4% | 23rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 15th | +899.1% | 24th | 34% 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. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 5% over the 12 months ending March 2026, slower than 96% 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% | |||||
| Glendale, AZ | 246 (May 26) | 14th | -37.4% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 287 (Apr 26) | 17th | -37.3% | 2nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 81 (Apr 26) | 4th | -36.3% | 3rd | 67% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 242 (May 26) | 13th | -32.6% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 334 (May 26) | 18th | -32.0% | 5th | 38% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 241 (Apr 26) | 12th | -31.5% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 465 (Apr 26) | 22nd | -27.5% | 7th | 92% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 114 (May 26) | 7th | -26.2% | 8th | 53% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 250 (Apr 26) | 15th | -25.7% | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 260 (Mar 26) | 16th | -23.7% | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 206 (May 26) | 11th | -23.2% | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 166 (May 26) | 9th | -22.9% | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 607 (May 26) | 24th | -21.3% | 13th | 151% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 199 (Mar 26) | 10th | -21.2% | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 26 (May 26) | 1st | -20.2% | 15th | 89% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 72 (May 26) | 3rd | -20.2% | 16th | 70% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 410 (May 26) | 20th | -17.9% | 17th | 70% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 88 (May 26) | 5th | -16.0% | 18th | 64% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 116 (May 26) | 8th | -14.1% | 19th | 52% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 521 (Jan 25) | 23rd | -12.0% | 20th | 115% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 51 (May 26) | 2nd | -10.7% | 21st | 79% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 108 (May 26) | 6th | -5.8% | 22nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 338 (Mar 26) | 19th | -5.2% | 23rd | 40% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 432 (Mar 26) | 21st | -0.7% | 24th | 79% 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 30% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,750 to $59,268 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,255). 29 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | $72,388 | +33% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | $55,594 | 27th | +59% | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | $83,904 | 10th | +40% | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | $70,064 | 20th | +39% | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | $80,760 | 12th | +37% | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | $64,587 | 22nd | +37% | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | $181,506 | 1st | +36% | 6th | 133% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | $74,714 | 18th | +35% | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | $63,915 | 23rd | +34% | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | $50,041 | 28th | +34% | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | $73,530 | 19th | +34% | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $80,648 | 13th | +33% | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | $79,542 | 14th | +33% | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | $108,032 | 7th | +33% | 13th | 38% above peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | $75,192 | 17th | +32% | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | $49,724 | 30th | +32% | 15th | 36% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | $108,095 | 6th | +30% | 16th | 38% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | $59,268 | 26th | +30% | 17th | 24% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | $66,109 | 21st | +28% | 18th | 15% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | $122,551 | 4th | +27% | 19th | 57% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | $81,830 | 11th | +26% | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | $110,886 | 5th | +26% | 21st | 42% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | $76,320 | 16th | +25% | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | $61,422 | 24th | +24% | 23rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | $123,062 | 3rd | +23% | 24th | 58% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | $95,373 | 9th | +21% | 25th | 22% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | $98,462 | 8th | +21% | 26th | 26% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | $60,895 | 25th | +21% | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | $78,050 | 15th | +19% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | $142,114 | 2nd | +18% | 29th | 82% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | $49,994 | 29th | +12% | 30th | 36% below 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 | ||||
| Toledo, OH | 4.4% (May 26) | 22nd | -1.8pp | 1st | 10% above peers | |
| Fremont, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 6th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3.1% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 3rd | 22% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3.9% (May 26) | 13th | -0.3pp | 4th | 3% below peers | |
| Chula Vista, CA | 4.2% (May 26) | 19th | -0.2pp | 5th | 5% above peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4.5% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.2pp | 6th | 12% above peers | |
| Reno, NV | 4.1% (May 26) | 17th | -0.1pp | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Madison, WI | 2.5% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 8th | 38% below peers | |
| Laredo, TX | 4.5% (May 26) | 24th | -0.1pp | 9th | 12% above peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 4.9% (May 26) | 26th | +0.0pp | 10th | 23% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | 2.5% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0pp | 11th | 38% below peers | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 5.7% (May 26) | 28th | +0.0pp | 12th | 43% above peers | |
| Boise, ID | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | +0.1pp | 13th | 20% below peers | |
| Glendale, AZ | 4.3% (May 26) | 20th | +0.3pp | 14th | 7% above peers | |
| Irving, TX | 3.8% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 15th | 5% below peers | |
| Garland, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | 4.1% (May 26) | 18th | +0.3pp | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Richmond, VA | 3.9% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 18th | 3% below peers | |
| Lubbock, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | +0.3pp | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Chandler, AZ | 3.7% (May 26) | 10th | +0.3pp | 20th | 7% below peers | |
| Chesapeake, VA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | +0.4pp | 21st | 10% below peers | |
| Spokane, WA | 4.3% (May 26) | 21st | +0.4pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| Gilbert, AZ | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3.7% (May 26) | 11th | +0.4pp | 24th | 7% below peers | |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 4.0% (May 26) | 16th | +0.7pp | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | 3.0% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.7pp | 26th | 25% below peers | |
| Buffalo, NY | 5.3% (May 26) | 27th | +0.8pp | 27th | 32% above peers | |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 25th | +1.0pp | 28th | 20% 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.
Poverty fell 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.9% to 17.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 10 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 12.3% | -1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Huntsville, AL | 12.0% | 13th | -4.1pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 16.9% | 23rd | -5.4pp | 2nd | 37% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 10.3% | 11th | -3.2pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 20.6% | 27th | -5.7pp | 4th | 67% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 17.4% | 25th | -4.7pp | 5th | 41% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 13.5% | 18th | -3.3pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 14.8% | 19th | -3.1pp | 7th | 20% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 17.0% | 24th | -2.8pp | 8th | 38% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 25.3% | 30th | -3.8pp | 9th | 105% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 12.0% | 14th | -1.6pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 15.1% | 20th | -1.7pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 10.9% | 12th | -1.2pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 7.4% | 5th | -0.8pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 8.7% | 8th | -0.9pp | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 12.1% | 15th | -1.0pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 12.4% | 16th | -0.9pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 18.1% | 26th | -1.2pp | 17th | 46% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 7.2% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 18th | 42% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 23.8% | 28th | -1.0pp | 19th | 92% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 15.7% | 21st | -0.4pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 5.2% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 21st | 58% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 13.0% | 17th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 15.7% | 22nd | +0.1pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 24.1% | 29th | +0.2pp | 24th | 95% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 7.9% | 6th | +0.3pp | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 9.4% | 10th | +0.4pp | 26th | 24% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 7.3% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 41% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 9.3% | 9th | +0.9pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 8.6% | 7th | +1.0pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 5.2% | 1st | +0.9pp | 30th | 58% 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 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 32.0% to 25.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp). 11 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 17.7% | -3.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Hialeah, FL | 19.5% | 19th | -9.9pp | 1st | 19% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 17.0% | 17th | -8.5pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 11.1% | 9th | -5.1pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 14.7% | 13th | -6.4pp | 4th | 11% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 15.4% | 15th | -5.2pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 20.2% | 21st | -6.8pp | 6th | 23% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 28.1% | 26th | -8.9pp | 7th | 71% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 28.3% | 27th | -8.5pp | 8th | 72% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 35.5% | 29th | -10.4pp | 9th | 116% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 8.4% | 4th | -2.2pp | 10th | 49% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 25.9% | 25th | -6.1pp | 11th | 57% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 8.7% | 5th | -1.7pp | 12th | 47% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 12.5% | 10th | -2.4pp | 13th | 24% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 17.7% | 18th | -2.2pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 25.2% | 24th | -3.1pp | 15th | 53% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 10.0% | 7th | -1.2pp | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 32.4% | 28th | -3.3pp | 17th | 98% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 20.1% | 20th | -1.9pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 5.0% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 19th | 69% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 20.3% | 22nd | -1.5pp | 20th | 24% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 16.4% | 16th | -1.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 14.9% | 14th | -0.8pp | 22nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 36.0% | 30th | -0.8pp | 23rd | 119% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 23.8% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 24th | 45% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 9.9% | 6th | +0.4pp | 25th | 39% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 7.8% | 3rd | +1.2pp | 26th | 53% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 13.9% | 12th | +2.1pp | 27th | 15% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 10.6% | 8th | +2.1pp | 28th | 36% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 12.8% | 11th | +2.7pp | 29th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 4.5% | 1st | +1.4pp | 30th | 73% 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 9.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 79.3% to 88.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 28 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 90.2% | +9.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Laredo, TX | 87.5% | 27th | +18.9pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 86.7% | 29th | +15.7pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 88.6% | 25th | +13.7pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 86.3% | 30th | +10.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 93.8% | 11th | +10.5pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 88.5% | 26th | +9.2pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 87.2% | 28th | +9.0pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 89.4% | 21st | +8.9pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 88.8% | 24th | +8.8pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 88.9% | 23rd | +8.8pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 92.5% | 15th | +8.6pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 93.2% | 12th | +8.6pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 92.8% | 13th | +7.4pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 90.8% | 19th | +6.9pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 91.9% | 17th | +6.4pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 89.7% | 20th | +5.8pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 94.9% | 9th | +6.2pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 94.8% | 10th | +6.1pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 92.0% | 16th | +5.7pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 89.0% | 22nd | +5.4pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 95.0% | 8th | +4.7pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 97.0% | 1st | +4.3pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 95.2% | 7th | +3.7pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 96.3% | 5th | +3.8pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 96.7% | 4th | +3.7pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 95.4% | 6th | +3.5pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 96.8% | 3rd | +3.5pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 91.5% | 18th | +2.8pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 92.8% | 14th | +2.5pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 97.0% | 2nd | +1.1pp | 30th | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.52 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.02).
| 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 | |||||
| Richmond, VA | 0.51 | 28th | -0.032 | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 0.45 | 15th | -0.025 | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 0.43 | 11th | -0.023 | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 0.47 | 21st | -0.017 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 0.45 | 16th | -0.016 | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 0.45 | 14th | -0.015 | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 0.51 | 27th | -0.016 | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 0.49 | 23rd | -0.010 | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 0.46 | 19th | -0.008 | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 0.40 | 3rd | -0.006 | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 0.50 | 26th | -0.007 | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 0.46 | 17th | -0.003 | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 0.42 | 7th | -0.001 | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 0.44 | 13th | +0.001 | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 0.42 | 10th | +0.003 | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 0.44 | 12th | +0.004 | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 0.49 | 24th | +0.006 | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 0.47 | 20th | +0.007 | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.008 | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 0.41 | 4th | +0.009 | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 0.42 | 6th | +0.009 | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 0.48 | 22nd | +0.011 | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 0.39 | 1st | +0.013 | 23rd | 14% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 0.50 | 25th | +0.016 | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 0.52 | 29th | +0.019 | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 0.56 | 30th | +0.023 | 26th | 24% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 0.42 | 5th | +0.017 | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 0.46 | 18th | +0.019 | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 0.42 | 9th | +0.022 | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 0.42 | 8th | +0.023 | 30th | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 14.1% to 17.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 4 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 12.5% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Boise, ID | 6.2% | 7th | -2.9pp | 1st | 42% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 6.2% | 6th | -2.8pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 9.1% | 12th | -3.8pp | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 8.8% | 11th | -3.6pp | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 2.3% | 1st | -0.9pp | 5th | 78% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 9.9% | 14th | -3.0pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 11.4% | 18th | -2.9pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 3.4% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 8th | 68% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 19.4% | 25th | -2.9pp | 9th | 81% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 23.9% | 28th | -3.3pp | 10th | 123% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 29.9% | 29th | -3.9pp | 11th | 179% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 22.3% | 27th | -2.7pp | 12th | 108% above peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 15.4% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 13th | 44% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 11.4% | 17th | -1.3pp | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 14.6% | 20th | -1.3pp | 15th | 36% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 15.1% | 21st | -1.2pp | 16th | 40% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 42.1% | 30th | -2.5pp | 17th | 292% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 6.9% | 8th | -0.3pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 5.3% | 5th | -0.2pp | 19th | 51% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 10.7% | 16th | -0.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 3.4% | 2nd | +0.1pp | 21st | 68% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 20.1% | 26th | +0.9pp | 22nd | 87% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 16.3% | 23rd | +0.9pp | 23rd | 51% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 12.2% | 19th | +0.8pp | 24th | 14% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 9.2% | 13th | +1.0pp | 25th | 14% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 3.6% | 4th | +0.6pp | 26th | 67% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 17.2% | 24th | +3.0pp | 27th | 60% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 10.6% | 15th | +2.0pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 8.1% | 10th | +2.5pp | 29th | 25% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 7.3% | 9th | +2.7pp | 30th | 32% 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.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 54% 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% | ||||
| Toledo, OH | $135,476 (Jun 26) | 27th | +5.3% | 1st | 66% below peers | |
| Buffalo, NY | $251,203 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.5% | 2nd | 38% below peers | |
| Chesapeake, VA | $429,006 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.4% | 3rd | 6% above peers | |
| Laredo, TX | $222,147 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.7% | 4th | 45% below peers | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $250,668 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.6% | 5th | 38% below peers | |
| Madison, WI | $435,430 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.1% | 6th | 8% above peers | |
| Richmond, VA | $379,365 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.1% | 7th | 6% below peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $858,275 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.8% | 8th | 113% above peers | |
| Lubbock, TX | $213,159 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.7% | 9th | 47% below peers | |
| Louisville, KY | $267,770 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.1% | 10th | 34% below peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | $315,536 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.9% | 11th | 22% below peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | $292,728 (Jun 26) | 18th | +0.7% | 12th | 27% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $267,668 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.6% | 13th | 34% below peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $233,067 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.4% | 14th | 42% below peers | |
| Reno, NV | $576,913 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.3% | 15th | 43% above peers | |
| Chula Vista, CA | $849,516 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 16th | 111% above peers | |
| Spokane, WA | $403,557 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.3% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Arlington, VA | $823,028 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.4% | 18th | 104% above peers | |
| Gilbert, AZ | $572,453 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.8% | 19th | 42% above peers | |
| Irving, TX | $346,142 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.3% | 20th | 14% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $798,112 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.3% | 21st | 98% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | $445,331 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.5% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Chandler, AZ | $521,563 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.8% | 23rd | 29% above peers | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | $408,280 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.8% | 24th | 1% above peers | |
| Glendale, AZ | $407,385 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.9% | 25th | 1% above peers | |
| Fremont, CA | $1,499,629 (Jun 26) | 1st | -3.6% | 26th | 272% above peers | |
| Garland, TX | $289,444 (Jun 26) | 19th | -4.4% | 27th | 28% 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.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 62% 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% | ||||
| Laredo, TX | $149,419 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.7% | 1st | 43% below peers | |
| Buffalo, NY | $169,467 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.4% | 2nd | 35% below peers | |
| Toledo, OH | $67,500 (Jun 26) | 27th | +4.0% | 3rd | 74% below peers | |
| Chesapeake, VA | $299,892 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.2% | 4th | 14% above peers | |
| Richmond, VA | $261,975 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.5% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $162,273 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.2% | 6th | 38% below peers | |
| Louisville, KY | $175,951 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.6% | 7th | 33% below peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | $236,129 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.5% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | $172,185 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.2% | 9th | 34% below peers | |
| Lubbock, TX | $132,679 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.2% | 10th | 49% below peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $168,649 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.1% | 11th | 36% below peers | |
| Madison, WI | $318,212 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.6% | 12th | 21% above peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $478,907 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.3% | 13th | 83% above peers | |
| Reno, NV | $398,729 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.4% | 14th | 52% above peers | |
| Arlington, VA | $427,483 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.8% | 15th | 63% above peers | |
| Chula Vista, CA | $651,215 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.8% | 16th | 149% above peers | |
| Spokane, WA | $293,434 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.8% | 17th | 12% above peers | |
| Irving, TX | $257,982 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.4% | 18th | 2% below peers | |
| Gilbert, AZ | $455,244 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.4% | 19th | 74% above peers | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | $337,697 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.7% | 20th | 29% above peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $117,749 (Jun 26) | 26th | -1.7% | 21st | 55% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $591,050 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.9% | 22nd | 126% above peers | |
| Glendale, AZ | $322,238 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.1% | 23rd | 23% above peers | |
| Chandler, AZ | $402,435 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.6% | 24th | 54% above peers | |
| Fremont, CA | $961,215 (Jun 26) | 1st | -4.4% | 25th | 267% above peers | |
| Garland, TX | $228,317 (Jun 26) | 18th | -4.5% | 26th | 13% below peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | $248,710 (Jun 26) | 16th | -5.6% | 27th | 5% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.5% to 55.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 13 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 66.6% | +1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 63.6% | 9th | +5.5pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 84.0% | 1st | +7.1pp | 2nd | 40% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 46.3% | 25th | +2.9pp | 3rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 58.8% | 16th | +3.6pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 43.0% | 28th | +2.3pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 53.3% | 20th | +2.9pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 63.7% | 8th | +2.9pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 74.3% | 2nd | +3.0pp | 8th | 24% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 55.6% | 19th | +2.1pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 62.8% | 11th | +2.4pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 49.8% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 63.2% | 10th | +2.3pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 64.1% | 7th | +2.2pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 38.1% | 30th | +1.3pp | 14th | 36% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 57.2% | 18th | +1.8pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 58.3% | 17th | +1.6pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 71.8% | 4th | +1.8pp | 17th | 20% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 43.5% | 27th | +0.9pp | 18th | 27% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 46.6% | 24th | +0.9pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 59.8% | 15th | +0.7pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 67.0% | 5th | +0.8pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 60.8% | 14th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 65.0% | 6th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 51.2% | 21st | -0.1pp | 24th | 14% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 61.9% | 12th | -0.1pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 73.1% | 3rd | -0.7pp | 26th | 22% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 61.6% | 13th | -0.9pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 46.0% | 26th | -1.0pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 41.3% | 29th | -1.5pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 47.8% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 30th | 20% 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.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Norfolk, VA | $1,752 (Jun 26) | 12th | +6.9% | 1st | 6% above peers | |
| Chesapeake, VA | $2,041 (Jun 26) | 7th | +6.3% | 2nd | 23% above peers | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $1,281 (Jun 26) | 26th | +6.2% | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Reno, NV | $1,932 (Jun 26) | 9th | +6.0% | 4th | 17% above peers | |
| Toledo, OH | $1,125 (Jun 26) | 27th | +4.7% | 5th | 32% below peers | |
| Fremont, CA | $3,308 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.4% | 6th | 100% above peers | |
| Richmond, VA | $1,682 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.2% | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.8% | 8th | 17% below peers | |
| Buffalo, NY | $1,430 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.8% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Madison, WI | $1,656 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.5% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $1,537 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.4% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | $2,173 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.4% | 12th | 31% above peers | |
| Louisville, KY | $1,394 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.2% | 13th | 16% below peers | |
| Spokane, WA | $1,498 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.0% | 14th | 10% below peers | |
| Lubbock, TX | $1,401 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.8% | 15th | 15% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | $2,806 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.1% | 16th | 69% above peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,322 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.9% | 17th | 20% below peers | |
| Chandler, AZ | $1,903 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.5% | 18th | 15% above peers | |
| Irving, TX | $1,592 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.4% | 19th | 4% below peers | |
| Chula Vista, CA | $3,008 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.3% | 20th | 82% above peers | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | $1,846 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.1% | 21st | 11% above peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | $2,374 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.1% | 22nd | 43% above peers | |
| Laredo, TX | $1,331 (Jun 26) | 24th | -0.1% | 23rd | 20% below peers | |
| Arlington, VA | $2,722 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.4% | 24th | 64% above peers | |
| Glendale, AZ | $1,524 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.5% | 25th | 8% below peers | |
| Garland, TX | $1,519 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.7% | 26th | 8% below peers | |
| Gilbert, AZ | $2,019 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.7% | 27th | 22% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.9% then, 33.7% now; margin ±2.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 28.8% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | 51.5% | 30th | -3.9pp | 1st | 42% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 31.9% | 9th | -2.2pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 40.6% | 26th | -2.2pp | 3rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 27.6% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 41.2% | 27th | -0.9pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 37.7% | 21st | -0.8pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 36.1% | 15th | -0.6pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 33.7% | 11th | -0.2pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 32.7% | 10th | +0.1pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 35.5% | 12th | +0.2pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 35.8% | 14th | +0.6pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 44.9% | 29th | +1.0pp | 12th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 30.6% | 6th | +0.7pp | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 27.1% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 25.3% | 1st | +0.6pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 30.4% | 5th | +1.0pp | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 31.2% | 7th | +1.1pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 36.4% | 17th | +1.4pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 42.2% | 28th | +1.7pp | 19th | 16% above peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 36.4% | 16th | +1.5pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 36.9% | 20th | +1.8pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 36.9% | 19th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 38.6% | 22nd | +2.5pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 39.0% | 24th | +2.6pp | 24th | 7% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 40.6% | 25th | +2.7pp | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 31.6% | 8th | +2.3pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 27.6% | 4th | +2.2pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 38.6% | 23rd | +3.2pp | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 35.6% | 13th | +5.0pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 36.8% | 18th | +5.4pp | 30th | 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.
No vehicle fell 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.1% to 8.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 8 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 5.3% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Richmond, VA | 13.0% | 28th | -3.5pp | 1st | 96% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 4.9% | 10th | -1.3pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 6.7% | 17th | -1.7pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 22.6% | 30th | -5.3pp | 4th | 241% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 8.2% | 20th | -1.9pp | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3.7% | 5th | -0.7pp | 6th | 45% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 11.7% | 25th | -2.0pp | 7th | 77% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 9.8% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 8th | 48% above peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 7.3% | 18th | -1.0pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 3.3% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 10th | 50% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 4.1% | 7th | -0.5pp | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 8.4% | 21st | -0.7pp | 12th | 26% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 9.5% | 22nd | -0.6pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 3.3% | 4th | -0.2pp | 14th | 50% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 5.2% | 13th | -0.2pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 11.5% | 24th | -0.4pp | 16th | 74% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 4.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 17th | 31% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 5.0% | 12th | -0.1pp | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 4.7% | 9th | +0.1pp | 19th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 6.1% | 15th | +0.2pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 12.2% | 27th | +0.8pp | 21st | 84% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 12.0% | 26th | +1.1pp | 22nd | 81% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 6.6% | 16th | +0.7pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 15.2% | 29th | +2.1pp | 24th | 130% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 7.8% | 19th | +1.2pp | 25th | 18% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 5.0% | 11th | +0.9pp | 26th | 24% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 5.8% | 14th | +1.2pp | 27th | 12% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 2.7% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 28th | 60% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 2.3% | 1st | +0.6pp | 29th | 65% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 3.8% | 6th | +1.0pp | 30th | 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.
Uninsured fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.2% to 11.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 12 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 9.4% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | 15.0% | 27th | -5.6pp | 1st | 72% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 8.7% | 16th | -3.1pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 8.1% | 14th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 7.0% | 13th | -1.9pp | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 5.7% | 9th | -1.5pp | 5th | 35% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 5.6% | 8th | -1.3pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 4.6% | 4th | -1.0pp | 7th | 47% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 10.3% | 21st | -2.1pp | 8th | 18% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 6.2% | 10th | -1.1pp | 9th | 29% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 9.9% | 19th | -1.2pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 5.0% | 5th | -0.6pp | 11th | 42% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 4.1% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 12th | 53% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 5.2% | 6th | -0.6pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 6.6% | 12th | -0.7pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 11.1% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 8.9% | 17th | -0.7pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 5.3% | 7th | -0.2pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 13.1% | 24th | -0.1pp | 18th | 50% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 27.2% | 30th | -0.2pp | 19th | 211% above peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 8.1% | 15th | +0.1pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 10.0% | 20th | +0.4pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 13.5% | 26th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 54% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 9.3% | 18th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 4.2% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 24th | 52% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 13.2% | 25th | +0.9pp | 25th | 51% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 25.1% | 29th | +1.7pp | 26th | 187% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 10.5% | 22nd | +0.8pp | 27th | 20% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 22.3% | 28th | +2.0pp | 28th | 155% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 6.3% | 11th | +1.0pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2.6% | 1st | +0.7pp | 30th | 71% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 33.6% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Fremont, CA | 14.1% | 1st | 58% below peers | |
| Santa Clarita, CA | 24.7% | 2nd | 26% below peers | |
| Arlington, VA | 24.9% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Chula Vista, CA | 26.9% | 4th | 20% below peers | |
| Enterprise, NV | 28.7% | 5th | 15% below peers | |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 28.8% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Boise, ID | 29.4% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Gilbert, AZ | 29.8% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Reno, NV | 30.1% | 9th | 10% below peers | |
| Chandler, AZ | 30.2% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Irving, TX | 30.7% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Hialeah, FL | 31.5% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| Madison, WI | 32.1% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| St. Petersburg, FL | 32.2% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 33.4% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Garland, TX | 33.6% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 34.0% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Spokane, WA | 34.5% | 18th | 3% above peers | |
| Richmond, VA | 35.3% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 35.5% | 20th | 6% above peers | |
| Glendale, AZ | 35.9% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Lubbock, TX | 36.6% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Huntsville, AL | 37.5% | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Buffalo, NY | 38.4% | 24th | 14% above peers | |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 39.4% | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Norfolk, VA | 39.4% | 26th | 17% above peers | |
| Louisville, KY | 39.9% | 27th | 19% above peers | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 40.2% | 28th | 20% above peers | |
| Chesapeake, VA | 40.4% | 29th | 20% above peers | |
| Laredo, TX | 42.3% | 30th | 26% above peers | |
| Toledo, OH | 45.0% | 31st | 34% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 5.2% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Enterprise, NV | 3.7% | 11th | -2.2pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3.9% | 12th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 3rd | 59% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 3.0% | 8th | -1.2pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 5.0% | 14th | -1.1pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 6.4% | 21st | -1.4pp | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 3.7% | 10th | -0.8pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 5.5% | 18th | -1.0pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 5.8% | 19th | -1.1pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 6.8% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 10th | 31% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 5.4% | 17th | -0.9pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 2.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 12th | 44% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 6.2% | 20th | -0.2pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 2.4% | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 55% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 7.8% | 24th | -0.1pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 14.1% | 28th | -0.2pp | 16th | 169% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 3.6% | 9th | -0.0pp | 17th | 31% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 9.9% | 26th | +0.3pp | 18th | 88% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 3.0% | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 43% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 5.2% | 16th | +0.4pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 18.0% | 30th | +1.5pp | 21st | 244% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 5.1% | 15th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 4.9% | 13th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 15.8% | 29th | +2.0pp | 24th | 202% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 1.9% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 25th | 63% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 2.8% | 5th | +0.5pp | 26th | 47% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 10.7% | 27th | +2.3pp | 27th | 105% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 7.3% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 28th | 39% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 8.1% | 25th | +4.6pp | 29th | 54% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 1.6% | 1st | +1.1pp | 30th | 69% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.5% to 39.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 27 of the 29 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 | 35.6% | +4.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Hialeah, FL | 22.1% | 27th | +6.4pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 28.1% | 24th | +5.5pp | 2nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 21.9% | 29th | +3.6pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 42.6% | 10th | +6.9pp | 4th | 16% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 33.5% | 20th | +4.6pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 45.6% | 9th | +6.0pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 39.5% | 13th | +5.0pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 47.5% | 7th | +5.9pp | 8th | 29% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 22.0% | 28th | +2.6pp | 9th | 40% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 33.2% | 21st | +3.8pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 31.2% | 22nd | +3.5pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 35.7% | 17th | +4.0pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 24.3% | 26th | +2.7pp | 13th | 34% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 42.4% | 11th | +4.7pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 63.9% | 2nd | +6.9pp | 15th | 74% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 18.9% | 30th | +2.0pp | 16th | 49% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 35.1% | 18th | +3.6pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 36.9% | 14th | +3.7pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 25.4% | 25th | +2.5pp | 19th | 31% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 36.6% | 16th | +3.3pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 36.8% | 15th | +3.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 48.2% | 5th | +3.8pp | 22nd | 31% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 33.9% | 19th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 39.8% | 12th | +3.0pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 47.2% | 8th | +3.1pp | 25th | 28% above peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 47.8% | 6th | +3.0pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 61.9% | 3rd | +3.5pp | 27th | 68% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 29.0% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 28th | 21% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 59.9% | 4th | +2.0pp | 29th | 63% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 77.1% | 1st | +1.8pp | 30th | 110% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.1% then, 32.6% now; margin ±7.1pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 39.6% | -3.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 69.9% | 1st | +11.4pp | 1st | 58% above peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 51.1% | 7th | +4.3pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 51.7% | 5th | +3.9pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 45.4% | 14th | +2.6pp | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 36.6% | 24th | +1.7pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 48.8% | 11th | +2.1pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 51.4% | 6th | +2.1pp | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 39.8% | 20th | +1.1pp | 8th | 10% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 46.9% | 13th | +0.8pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 41.4% | 18th | +0.1pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 44.2% | 15th | -0.1pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 61.4% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 12th | 39% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 37.1% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 47.5% | 12th | -2.0pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 31.5% | 28th | -2.1pp | 15th | 29% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 54.5% | 4th | -5.6pp | 16th | 23% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 50.8% | 8th | -5.9pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 50.1% | 10th | -6.6pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 32.6% | 27th | -4.5pp | 19th | 26% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 36.0% | 25th | -5.7pp | 20th | 19% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 39.6% | 21st | -7.3pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 36.8% | 23rd | -7.2pp | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 42.0% | 17th | -8.4pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 42.3% | 16th | -8.7pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 50.5% | 9th | -12.1pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 26.7% | 29th | -6.6pp | 26th | 40% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 41.2% | 19th | -11.0pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 55.7% | 3rd | -15.9pp | 28th | 26% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 33.1% | 26th | -14.3pp | 29th | 25% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 22.2% | 30th | -10.0pp | 30th | 50% 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 (6.4% then, 5.3% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina ref | 7.0% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Arlington, VA | 4.3% | 6th | -5.9pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 4.3% | 5th | -3.9pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 4.0% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 3rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 2.3% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 4th | 68% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 7.1% | 16th | -2.3pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 7.8% | 19th | -1.9pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6.9% | 15th | -1.7pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 8.4% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 5.1% | 10th | -1.1pp | 9th | 29% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 5.3% | 11th | -1.0pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 8.0% | 21st | -0.6pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 4.9% | 8th | -0.3pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 2.2% | 1st | -0.1pp | 13th | 69% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 4.9% | 9th | -0.1pp | 14th | 31% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 6.7% | 13th | +0.2pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 4.6% | 7th | +0.2pp | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 4.2% | 4th | +0.3pp | 17th | 40% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 7.8% | 20th | +1.0pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 5.7% | 12th | +0.7pp | 19th | 21% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 10.8% | 28th | +2.3pp | 20th | 52% above peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 12.0% | 29th | +2.6pp | 21st | 68% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 7.1% | 17th | +1.8pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 6.7% | 14th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 7.2% | 18th | +2.1pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 9.9% | 25th | +3.1pp | 25th | 39% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 10.1% | 27th | +3.2pp | 26th | 42% above peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 14.1% | 30th | +5.0pp | 27th | 98% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 10.1% | 26th | +4.4pp | 28th | 41% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 8.1% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 9.1% | 24th | +4.2pp | 30th | 28% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 244,115 to 252,037 - more than the combined survey margin (±103). 19 of the 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise, NV | 240,464 | 19th | +41% | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 232,491 | 23rd | +23% | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 278,595 | 3rd | +15% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 280,262 | 1st | +15% | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 222,791 | 29th | +14% | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 280,136 | 2nd | +11% | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 273,212 | 7th | +11% | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 278,001 | 4th | +9% | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 276,854 | 5th | +8% | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 230,221 | 25th | +8% | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 256,492 | 13th | +7% | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 230,293 | 24th | +6% | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 252,583 | 15th | +5% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 237,242 | 20th | +5% | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 264,814 | 10th | +4% | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 246,844 | 17th | +4% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 252,037 | 16th | +3% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 276,375 | 6th | +3% | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 252,833 | 14th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 229,359 | 26th | +1% | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 236,254 | 21st | +1% | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 268,589 | 8th | +1% | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 262,732 | 11th | +1% | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 257,619 | 12th | -1% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 222,771 | 30th | -1% | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 243,821 | 18th | -3% | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 228,295 | 27th | -3% | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 267,463 | 9th | -3% | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 226,165 | 28th | -4% | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 233,596 | 22nd | -4% | 30th | 8% 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.1% then, 41.9% now; margin ±4.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Chandler, AZ | 27.9% | 22nd | +5.1pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Gilbert, AZ | 19.9% | 28th | +3.5pp | 2nd | 41% below peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 26.6% | 24th | +3.7pp | 3rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 39.6% | 9th | +4.4pp | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 31.3% | 18th | +3.5pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 28.5% | 21st | +2.9pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 10.4% | 30th | +0.8pp | 7th | 69% below peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 38.0% | 10th | +2.6pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 46.8% | 5th | +3.1pp | 9th | 38% above peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 31.6% | 17th | +2.1pp | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 61.7% | 1st | +3.8pp | 11th | 82% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 17.4% | 29th | +0.9pp | 12th | 49% below peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 20.0% | 27th | +0.6pp | 13th | 41% below peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 31.1% | 19th | +0.5pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 40.3% | 8th | +0.5pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 27.2% | 23rd | +0.3pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 37.2% | 11th | +0.3pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 53.2% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 18th | 57% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 46.5% | 6th | -0.5pp | 19th | 37% above peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 41.9% | 7th | -1.3pp | 20th | 23% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 30.1% | 20th | -1.1pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 55.8% | 2nd | -3.3pp | 22nd | 65% above peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 52.2% | 4th | -3.6pp | 23rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 35.6% | 13th | -2.8pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 35.6% | 14th | -3.2pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 25.9% | 25th | -3.4pp | 26th | 24% below peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 23.6% | 26th | -3.3pp | 27th | 30% below peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 36.0% | 12th | -5.7pp | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 32.5% | 16th | -5.2pp | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 33.9% | 15th | -7.3pp | 30th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.8% then, 65.2% now; margin ±7.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Gilbert, AZ | 70.7% | 11th | +15.2pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Fremont, CA | 69.9% | 12th | +12.8pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clarita, CA | 69.0% | 16th | +8.7pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Buffalo, NY | 65.5% | 21st | +7.7pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| North Las Vegas, NV | 69.3% | 13th | +8.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Scottsdale, AZ | 69.0% | 15th | +6.8pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Chula Vista, CA | 71.4% | 9th | +5.5pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Laredo, TX | 56.3% | 29th | +4.2pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Chandler, AZ | 67.6% | 20th | +4.2pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Winston-Salem, NC | 65.2% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Huntsville, AL | 70.8% | 10th | +2.5pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Norfolk, VA | 67.7% | 19th | +1.6pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Enterprise, NV | 73.0% | 4th | +1.6pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Arlington, VA | 74.8% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| St. Petersburg, FL | 72.6% | 6th | +0.8pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Reno, NV | 75.1% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Glendale, AZ | 63.5% | 26th | -0.5pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Madison, WI | 75.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Garland, TX | 60.7% | 28th | -0.6pp | 19th | 12% below peers | ||
| Lubbock, TX | 67.8% | 18th | -1.0pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spokane, WA | 64.4% | 24th | -1.2pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Hialeah, FL | 71.5% | 8th | -1.3pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Chesapeake, VA | 65.3% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 73.0% | 5th | -2.8pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Boise, ID | 63.9% | 25th | -3.2pp | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Toledo, OH | 69.3% | 14th | -4.5pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Baton Rouge, LA | 72.3% | 7th | -5.2pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Richmond, VA | 68.7% | 17th | -5.6pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fort Wayne, IN | 62.2% | 27th | -8.3pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Irving, TX | 53.4% | 30th | -8.5pp | 30th | 23% below peers |