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. Grand Forks is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| San Rafael, CA | 296 (Jul 26) | -36.9% | 1st | ||
| Revere, MA | 291 (Jul 26) | -30.0% | 2nd | ||
| Medford, MA | 142 (Jun 26) | -26.7% | 3rd | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 65 (Jul 26) | -25.9% | 4th | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 124 (Jul 26) | -24.8% | 5th | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 193 (Jul 26) | -20.7% | 6th | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 255 (Jul 26) | -20.6% | 7th | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 510 (Jul 26) | -19.8% | 8th | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 336 (Jun 26) | -19.3% | 9th | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 303 (Jan 26) | -17.0% | 10th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 238 (Jul 26) | -13.4% | 11th | ||
| Taylor, MI | 713 (Jul 26) | -11.5% | 12th | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 391 (Jul 26) | -8.8% | 13th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 191 (Jul 26) | -5.7% | 14th | ||
| Meriden, CT | 135 (Jun 26) | -4.6% | 15th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 387 (Jul 26) | -4.1% | 16th | ||
| Euless, TX | 163 (Jul 26) | -2.0% | 17th | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 387 (Jul 26) | -1.7% | 18th | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 441 (Jul 26) | +2.7% | 19th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 212 (Jul 26) | +4.9% | 20th | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 193 (Jul 26) | +7.3% | 21st | ||
| Texas City, TX | 278 (Jul 26) | +14.5% | 22nd | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 487 (Mar 26) | +15.4% | 23rd | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 263 (Jul 26) | +42.1% | 24th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 52% 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% | |||
| Lenexa, KS | 866 (Jul 26) | -34.4% | 1st | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 861 (Jul 26) | -32.5% | 2nd | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 1,591 (Jul 26) | -30.4% | 3rd | ||
| Revere, MA | 954 (Jul 26) | -29.9% | 4th | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 739 (Jun 26) | -28.1% | 5th | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 1,023 (Jan 26) | -28.1% | 6th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 1,539 (Jul 26) | -28.1% | 7th | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 397 (Jul 26) | -25.4% | 8th | ||
| Taylor, MI | 1,627 (Jul 26) | -18.5% | 9th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 1,359 (Jul 26) | -18.1% | 10th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 1,532 (Jul 26) | -15.6% | 11th | ||
| Euless, TX | 1,635 (Jul 26) | -12.7% | 12th | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 1,831 (Jul 26) | -10.9% | 13th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 814 (Jul 26) | -10.3% | 14th | ||
| Medford, MA | 958 (Jun 26) | -9.5% | 15th | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 2,332 (Jul 26) | -7.9% | 16th | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 1,823 (Jul 26) | -5.6% | 17th | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 593 (Jul 26) | -4.7% | 18th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 1,315 (Mar 26) | -2.1% | 19th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 1,187 (Jul 26) | +0.3% | 20th | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 461 (Jul 26) | +4.8% | 21st | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 3,588 (Jul 26) | +8.1% | 22nd | ||
| Meriden, CT | 1,704 (Jun 26) | +9.1% | 23rd | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 1,521 (Jul 26) | +18.2% | 24th |
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. Grand Forks is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Grand Forks, ND | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 3rd | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | -100.0% | 4th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 7 (Jul 26) | -33.3% | 5th | ||
| Taylor, MI | 5 (Jul 26) | -25.0% | 6th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 7th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 8th | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 2 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 9th | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 8 (Jul 26) | +66.5% | 10th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 3 (Mar 26) | +99.4% | 11th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 7 (Jul 26) | +100.3% | 12th | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 7 (Jun 26) | +100.3% | 13th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 3 (Jul 26) | +100.6% | 14th | ||
| Revere, MA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Euless, TX | 2 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Gilroy, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Meriden, CT | 3 (Jun 26) | ||||
| Medford, MA | 0 (Jun 26) | ||||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Petaluma, CA | 0 (Jul 26) | ||||
| San Rafael, CA | 3 (Jul 26) | ||||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 0 (Jan 26) | ||||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 0 (Jul 26) |
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 10% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Lenexa, KS | 73 (Jul 26) | -59.6% | 1st | ||
| Euless, TX | 97 (Jul 26) | -49.1% | 2nd | ||
| Medford, MA | 70 (Jun 26) | -41.7% | 3rd | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 105 (Jun 26) | -41.1% | 4th | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 107 (Jul 26) | -39.6% | 5th | ||
| Taylor, MI | 196 (Jul 26) | -38.8% | 6th | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 64 (Jul 26) | -38.1% | 7th | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 20 (Jul 26) | -36.9% | 8th | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 54 (Jan 26) | -34.7% | 9th | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 234 (Jul 26) | -30.8% | 10th | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 234 (Jul 26) | -17.4% | 11th | ||
| Meriden, CT | 169 (Jun 26) | -16.9% | 12th | ||
| Texas City, TX | 121 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 13th | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 130 (Mar 26) | -10.3% | 14th | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 134 (Jul 26) | -10.0% | 15th | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 240 (Jul 26) | -9.9% | 16th | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 184 (Jul 26) | -6.8% | 17th | ||
| West Allis, WI | 211 (Jul 26) | -5.9% | 18th | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 109 (Jul 26) | -3.0% | 19th | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 311 (Jul 26) | -2.6% | 20th | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 191 (Jul 26) | -0.9% | 21st | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 26 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 22nd | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 80 (Jul 26) | +2.2% | 23rd | ||
| Revere, MA | 121 (Jul 26) | +7.3% | 24th |
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 $50,076 to $63,627 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,390).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | $76,657 | +18% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Florence-Graham, CA | $65,132 | 22nd | +47% | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | $90,420 | 14th | +45% | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | $95,028 | 13th | +44% | 3rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | $79,971 | 17th | +42% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | $68,776 | 20th | +41% | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | $162,229 | 1st | +40% | 6th | 97% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | $86,969 | 15th | +39% | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | $57,188 | 29th | +37% | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | $62,450 | 26th | +37% | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | $63,373 | 25th | +35% | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | $129,540 | 3rd | +34% | 11th | 58% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | $133,107 | 2nd | +31% | 12th | 62% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $70,148 | 19th | +31% | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | $119,435 | 5th | +30% | 14th | 45% above peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | $56,357 | 30th | +30% | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | $64,591 | 23rd | +30% | 16th | 21% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | $67,611 | 21st | +29% | 17th | 18% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | $107,118 | 9th | +27% | 18th | 30% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | $63,627 | 24th | +27% | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | $117,663 | 6th | +27% | 20th | 43% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | $100,106 | 12th | +26% | 21st | 22% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | $115,430 | 7th | +26% | 22nd | 40% above peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | $128,802 | 4th | +26% | 23rd | 57% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | $82,167 | 16th | +25% | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | $112,013 | 8th | +23% | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | $61,081 | 27th | +22% | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $60,391 | 28th | +21% | 27th | 27% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | $71,253 | 18th | +21% | 28th | 13% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | $102,714 | 11th | +21% | 29th | 25% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | $55,360 | 31st | +21% | 30th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | $103,239 | 10th | +19% | 31st | 26% 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.
Unemployment fell 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 2.2% (Jul 26) | -0.4pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Kokomo, IN | 5.2% (Jul 26) | 24th | -2.5pp | 1st | 16% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 16th | -0.7pp | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | 4.1% (Jul 26) | 11th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 7th | -0.6pp | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Montebello, CA | 5.4% (Jul 26) | 25th | -0.6pp | 5th | 20% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 21st | -0.5pp | 6th | 4% above peers | |
| North Miami, FL | 2.9% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.5pp | 7th | 36% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | 2.8% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 38% below peers | |
| West Allis, WI | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Owensboro, KY | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 22nd | -0.3pp | 10th | 4% above peers | |
| La Habra, CA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.3pp | 11th | 4% below peers | |
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 12th | 16% below peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | 1.9% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.2pp | 13th | 58% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | 3.0% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.2pp | 14th | 33% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 15th | 13% below peers | |
| Revere, MA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 23rd | -0.1pp | 16th | 4% above peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 17th | -0.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.0pp | 18th | 16% below peers | |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.0pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Stonecrest, GA | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 14th | +0.1pp | 20th | 4% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 2.4% (Jul 26) | 2nd | +0.1pp | 21st | 47% below peers | |
| Medford, MA | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 12th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.2% (Jul 26) | 28th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 38% above peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.3pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Taylor, MI | 5.8% (Jul 26) | 26th | +0.3pp | 25th | 29% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | 6.1% (Jul 26) | 27th | +0.4pp | 26th | 36% above peers | |
| Euless, TX | 4.4% (Jul 26) | 15th | +0.4pp | 27th | 2% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | 4.5% (Jul 26) | 20th | +0.7pp | 28th | on par with peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 6.4% (Jul 26) | 29th | +1.5pp | 29th | 42% above peers | |
| Meriden, CT | 7.0% (Jul 26) | 30th | +1.8pp | 30th | 56% 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 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.5% to 15.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 10.8% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Hempstead, NY | 14.4% | 21st | -4.5pp | 1st | 24% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 7.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 6.7% | 5th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 20.1% | 30th | -4.9pp | 4th | 72% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 15.5% | 23rd | -3.0pp | 5th | 33% above peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 16.2% | 24th | -2.8pp | 6th | 39% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 12.1% | 18th | -1.8pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 7.6% | 7th | -1.2pp | 8th | 35% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 18.9% | 29th | -2.7pp | 9th | 62% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 10.3% | 11th | -1.4pp | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 11.6% | 15th | -1.2pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 11.5% | 14th | -1.1pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 17.1% | 26th | -1.5pp | 13th | 46% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 10.9% | 12th | -0.9pp | 14th | 6% below peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 18.9% | 28th | -1.5pp | 15th | 62% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 10.0% | 10th | -0.5pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 11.7% | 16th | -0.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 6.5% | 4th | -0.2pp | 18th | 44% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 11.5% | 13th | -0.4pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 12.1% | 17th | -0.4pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 14.5% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 5.4% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 22nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 16.7% | 25th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 43% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 18.4% | 27th | +1.8pp | 24th | 58% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 7.4% | 6th | +0.9pp | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 21.9% | 31st | +3.3pp | 26th | 88% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 13.2% | 19th | +2.8pp | 27th | 13% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 7.7% | 8th | +1.7pp | 28th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 14.1% | 20th | +3.7pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 4.3% | 1st | +1.5pp | 30th | 63% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 5.0% | 2nd | +2.7pp | 31st | 57% 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 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.8% to 11.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 11.1% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Gilroy, CA | 5.7% | 3rd | -6.7pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 7.6% | 7th | -5.3pp | 2nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 4.6% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 3rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 20.8% | 23rd | -10.6pp | 4th | 31% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 11.4% | 10th | -4.4pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 25.4% | 27th | -6.6pp | 6th | 60% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 14.3% | 13th | -3.6pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 15.9% | 16th | -4.0pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 22.0% | 24th | -5.2pp | 9th | 39% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 24.1% | 26th | -5.6pp | 10th | 52% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 18.7% | 19th | -3.8pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 27.7% | 28th | -5.5pp | 12th | 75% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 7.3% | 6th | -1.3pp | 13th | 54% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 12.0% | 11th | -2.1pp | 14th | 24% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 30.1% | 29th | -4.2pp | 15th | 90% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 16.7% | 17th | -1.9pp | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 19.4% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 14.6% | 15th | +0.6pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 18.6% | 18th | +1.0pp | 19th | 17% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 19.3% | 20th | +1.2pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 14.4% | 14th | +1.1pp | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 7.0% | 5th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 12.1% | 12th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 33.2% | 31st | +3.6pp | 24th | 110% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 9.3% | 8th | +1.1pp | 25th | 41% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 32.1% | 30th | +4.0pp | 26th | 102% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 19.4% | 21st | +3.0pp | 27th | 22% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 11.0% | 9th | +4.5pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 3.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 29th | 77% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 22.3% | 25th | +11.5pp | 30th | 41% above peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 6.2% | 4th | +3.8pp | 31st | 61% 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 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80.6% to 87.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 88.8% | +7.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| North Miami, FL | 84.2% | 31st | +14.4pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 90.0% | 23rd | +12.8pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 90.3% | 20th | +12.9pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 86.9% | 30th | +12.2pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 89.6% | 25th | +12.2pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 90.1% | 22nd | +12.1pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 91.7% | 15th | +11.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 88.5% | 27th | +11.3pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 91.3% | 17th | +11.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 87.9% | 28th | +10.9pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 91.2% | 18th | +11.1pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 91.5% | 16th | +9.3pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 89.8% | 24th | +8.3pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 90.2% | 21st | +8.3pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 89.5% | 26th | +7.9pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 96.6% | 4th | +7.6pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 87.4% | 29th | +6.8pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 90.5% | 19th | +6.2pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 94.7% | 8th | +5.6pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 92.3% | 14th | +4.7pp | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 96.9% | 3rd | +4.9pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 94.1% | 9th | +4.4pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 95.5% | 7th | +4.4pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 93.2% | 12th | +3.8pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 96.4% | 5th | +3.9pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 98.9% | 1st | +3.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 95.8% | 6th | +3.2pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 93.9% | 10th | +3.0pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 93.5% | 11th | +2.4pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 98.4% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 30th | 8% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 92.9% | 13th | +1.1pp | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.49 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.03).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 0.46 | +0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| North Miami, FL | 0.44 | 17th | -0.058 | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 0.46 | 25th | -0.034 | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 0.43 | 11th | -0.028 | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 0.45 | 21st | -0.023 | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 0.46 | 23rd | -0.022 | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 0.47 | 27th | -0.018 | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 0.44 | 14th | -0.014 | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 0.49 | 30th | -0.013 | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 0.41 | 5th | -0.010 | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 0.43 | 10th | -0.008 | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 0.40 | 4th | -0.007 | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 0.43 | 9th | -0.006 | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 0.45 | 22nd | -0.001 | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 0.45 | 20th | +0.001 | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 0.44 | 15th | +0.002 | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 0.38 | 2nd | +0.002 | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 0.49 | 29th | +0.007 | 17th | 11% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 0.42 | 6th | +0.007 | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 0.51 | 31st | +0.012 | 19th | 16% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 0.43 | 13th | +0.017 | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 0.46 | 26th | +0.020 | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 0.46 | 24th | +0.021 | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 0.43 | 8th | +0.021 | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 0.43 | 12th | +0.021 | 24th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 0.42 | 7th | +0.023 | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 0.48 | 28th | +0.028 | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 0.44 | 16th | +0.027 | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 0.44 | 18th | +0.028 | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 0.32 | 1st | +0.022 | 29th | 27% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 0.44 | 19th | +0.044 | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 0.39 | 3rd | +0.050 | 31st | 12% 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.
SNAP fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 9.9% to 7.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 6.4% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 1.5% | 1st | -1.8pp | 1st | 86% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 20.3% | 28th | -8.3pp | 2nd | 83% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 7.3% | 8th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 7.3% | 9th | -2.6pp | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 13.4% | 18th | -3.1pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 8.8% | 13th | -2.0pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 2.2% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 7th | 80% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 17.6% | 23rd | -2.9pp | 8th | 59% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 2.0% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 9th | 82% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 6.3% | 5th | -1.0pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 21.5% | 30th | -3.0pp | 11th | 94% above peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 18.5% | 26th | -1.8pp | 12th | 67% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 25.4% | 31st | -2.2pp | 13th | 129% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 8.3% | 11th | -0.6pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 17.9% | 25th | -0.9pp | 15th | 62% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 20.9% | 29th | +0.5pp | 16th | 89% above peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 15.3% | 20th | +0.8pp | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 14.4% | 19th | +0.9pp | 18th | 30% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 12.5% | 17th | +0.9pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 9.3% | 14th | +0.8pp | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 19.3% | 27th | +1.8pp | 21st | 74% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 9.7% | 15th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 15.9% | 21st | +2.5pp | 23rd | 44% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 8.5% | 12th | +1.7pp | 24th | 23% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 11.1% | 16th | +2.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 6.5% | 6th | +1.7pp | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 17.9% | 24th | +4.7pp | 27th | 62% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 2.9% | 4th | +0.9pp | 28th | 74% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 17.4% | 22nd | +5.7pp | 29th | 57% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 6.9% | 7th | +2.3pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 8.2% | 10th | +3.6pp | 31st | 26% 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. Grand Forks is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 8% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | $292,293 (Aug 26) | +5.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| Grand Forks, ND | $304,143 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +7.6% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | $1,919,733 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.6% | 2nd | 269% above peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | $185,658 (Aug 26) | 28th | +4.6% | 3rd | 64% below peers | |
| West Allis, WI | $276,992 (Aug 26) | 24th | +4.5% | 4th | 47% below peers | |
| Meriden, CT | $328,086 (Aug 26) | 21st | +4.5% | 5th | 37% below peers | |
| Owensboro, KY | $214,021 (Aug 26) | 27th | +4.1% | 6th | 59% below peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | $646,638 (Aug 26) | 10th | +4.1% | 7th | 24% above peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | $480,411 (Aug 26) | 16th | +3.9% | 8th | 8% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $744,798 (Aug 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 9th | 43% above peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $216,580 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.1% | 10th | 58% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | $340,160 (Aug 26) | 20th | +3.0% | 11th | 35% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | $1,298,041 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +2.5% | 12th | 149% above peers | |
| La Habra, CA | $901,495 (Aug 26) | 4th | +2.0% | 13th | 73% above peers | |
| Taylor, MI | $180,018 (Aug 26) | 29th | +1.6% | 14th | 65% below peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | $885,051 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.5% | 15th | 70% above peers | |
| Montebello, CA | $817,744 (Aug 26) | 8th | +1.5% | 16th | 57% above peers | |
| North Miami, FL | $421,749 (Aug 26) | 18th | +1.1% | 17th | 19% below peers | |
| Revere, MA | $613,679 (Aug 26) | 11th | +1.1% | 18th | 18% above peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | $590,256 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.7% | 19th | 13% above peers | |
| Medford, MA | $826,077 (Aug 26) | 7th | +0.7% | 20th | 59% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | $1,049,221 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.6% | 21st | 101% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $534,963 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.5% | 22nd | 3% above peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $462,037 (Aug 26) | 17th | +0.4% | 23rd | 11% below peers | |
| Saratoga Springs, UT | $552,914 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.4% | 24th | 6% above peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | $899,398 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.4% | 25th | 73% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | $520,958 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.2% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Euless, TX | $354,648 (Aug 26) | 19th | -0.2% | 27th | 32% below peers | |
| Texas City, TX | $227,222 (Aug 26) | 25th | -1.8% | 28th | 56% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | $322,169 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -1.9% | 29th | 38% 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. Grand Forks is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 8% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | $166,952 (Aug 26) | +7.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Grand Forks, ND | $209,627 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +8.5% | 1st | 47% below peers | |
| West Allis, WI | $236,022 (Aug 26) | 21st | +6.4% | 2nd | 40% below peers | |
| Meriden, CT | $253,169 (Aug 26) | 20th | +5.3% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | $1,217,923 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.3% | 4th | 208% above peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | $573,243 (Aug 26) | 9th | +5.1% | 5th | 45% above peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | $365,846 (Aug 26) | 16th | +4.7% | 6th | 8% below peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | $115,059 (Aug 26) | 29th | +4.4% | 7th | 71% below peers | |
| Owensboro, KY | $137,036 (Aug 26) | 27th | +4.2% | 8th | 65% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | $257,309 (Aug 26) | 19th | +3.9% | 9th | 35% below peers | |
| Taylor, MI | $137,818 (Aug 26) | 26th | +3.6% | 10th | 65% below peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $156,507 (Aug 26) | 24th | +3.4% | 11th | 60% below peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | $517,550 (Aug 26) | 10th | +2.9% | 12th | 31% above peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $458,665 (Aug 26) | 11th | +2.7% | 13th | 16% above peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | $798,125 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +1.7% | 14th | 102% above peers | |
| La Habra, CA | $673,912 (Aug 26) | 5th | +1.6% | 15th | 70% above peers | |
| Montebello, CA | $665,649 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.3% | 16th | 68% above peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | $647,821 (Aug 26) | 7th | +1.3% | 17th | 64% above peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $335,700 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.2% | 18th | 15% below peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $454,444 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.9% | 19th | 15% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | $395,987 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | $714,635 (Aug 26) | 4th | +0.6% | 21st | 80% above peers | |
| Revere, MA | $445,069 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.5% | 22nd | 12% above peers | |
| Medford, MA | $631,706 (Aug 26) | 8th | +0.2% | 23rd | 60% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | $842,944 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +0.2% | 24th | 113% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | $154,378 (Aug 26) | 25th | -1.1% | 25th | 61% below peers | |
| Saratoga Springs, UT | $407,949 (Aug 26) | 14th | -1.4% | 26th | 3% above peers | |
| Euless, TX | $273,186 (Aug 26) | 18th | -1.4% | 27th | 31% below peers | |
| North Miami, FL | $197,040 (Aug 26) | 23rd | -3.9% | 28th | 50% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | $126,107 (Aug 26) | 28th | -7.3% | 29th | 68% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 43.6% to 46.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 62.9% | +0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Stonecrest, GA | 56.2% | 19th | +11.6pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 47.5% | 25th | +6.6pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 47.7% | 24th | +6.1pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 77.2% | 3rd | +7.2pp | 4th | 34% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 55.5% | 20th | +3.4pp | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 46.4% | 26th | +2.8pp | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 45.9% | 27th | +2.7pp | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 53.0% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 66.1% | 10th | +3.5pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 66.5% | 9th | +3.2pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 80.8% | 2nd | +3.7pp | 11th | 41% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 66.7% | 8th | +2.6pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 73.2% | 5th | +2.8pp | 13th | 28% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 60.1% | 14th | +2.1pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 52.6% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 43.5% | 29th | +1.2pp | 16th | 24% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 84.5% | 1st | +1.7pp | 17th | 47% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 62.4% | 13th | +0.9pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 57.4% | 16th | +0.5pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 56.5% | 18th | +0.4pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 58.3% | 15th | +0.4pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 67.4% | 7th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 63.0% | 12th | -0.4pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 36.6% | 31st | -0.5pp | 24th | 36% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 64.5% | 11th | -1.4pp | 25th | 12% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 70.5% | 6th | -1.7pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 73.4% | 4th | -2.8pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 54.1% | 21st | -2.1pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 56.8% | 17th | -4.1pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 45.5% | 28th | -4.3pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 39.8% | 30th | -4.1pp | 31st | 31% 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. Grand Forks is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Kokomo, IN | $1,090 (Aug 26) | 28th | +6.1% | 1st | 46% below peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | $1,172 (Aug 26) | 27th | +6.0% | 2nd | 42% below peers | |
| Meriden, CT | $1,903 (Aug 26) | 16th | +6.0% | 3rd | 6% below peers | |
| Encinitas, CA | $4,324 (Aug 26) | 1st | +5.8% | 4th | 114% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $2,782 (Aug 26) | 8th | +5.5% | 5th | 38% above peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | $2,986 (Aug 26) | 5th | +5.1% | 6th | 48% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | $1,406 (Aug 26) | 23rd | +4.9% | 7th | 30% below peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | $1,374 (Aug 26) | 24th | +4.9% | 8th | 32% below peers | |
| Owensboro, KY | $1,212 (Aug 26) | 26th | +4.7% | 9th | 40% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | $3,182 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +4.4% | 10th | 58% above peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | $3,024 (Aug 26) | 4th | +4.3% | 11th | 50% above peers | |
| Medford, MA | $3,577 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +3.5% | 12th | 77% above peers | |
| Montebello, CA | $2,819 (Aug 26) | 6th | +3.5% | 13th | 40% above peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | $1,694 (Aug 26) | 19th | +3.0% | 14th | 16% below peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | $1,694 (Aug 26) | 18th | +3.0% | 15th | 16% below peers | |
| North Miami, FL | $2,255 (Aug 26) | 12th | +3.0% | 16th | 12% above peers | |
| Saratoga Springs, UT | $2,248 (Aug 26) | 13th | +2.2% | 17th | 11% above peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | $1,458 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.6% | 18th | 28% below peers | |
| Euless, TX | $1,602 (Aug 26) | 20th | +1.5% | 19th | 21% below peers | |
| La Habra, CA | $2,759 (Aug 26) | 9th | +1.5% | 20th | 37% above peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,831 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 21st | 9% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | $2,019 (Aug 26) | 15th | +0.8% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Taylor, MI | $1,528 (Aug 26) | 21st | +0.7% | 23rd | 24% below peers | |
| Revere, MA | $2,809 (Aug 26) | 7th | +0.6% | 24th | 39% above peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | $2,645 (Aug 26) | 11th | +0.4% | 25th | 31% above peers | |
| Margate, FL | $2,134 (Aug 26) | 14th | -0.7% | 26th | 6% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | $1,323 (Aug 26) | 25th | -1.4% | 27th | 34% below peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 10th | 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.2% then, 32.2% now; margin ±3.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 24.2% | +1.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 50.0% | 30th | -6.7pp | 1st | 37% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 48.8% | 29th | -6.0pp | 2nd | 34% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 30.1% | 7th | -3.0pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 32.2% | 11th | -2.0pp | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 42.1% | 22nd | -2.6pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 35.5% | 14th | -2.1pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 30.2% | 8th | -1.4pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 44.9% | 25th | -1.9pp | 8th | 23% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 32.1% | 10th | -1.3pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 28.0% | 5th | -1.2pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 26.9% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 11th | 26% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 46.3% | 26th | -1.4pp | 12th | 27% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 56.8% | 31st | -0.2pp | 13th | 56% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 25.8% | 2nd | +0.0pp | 14th | 29% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 35.2% | 13th | +0.3pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 47.6% | 27th | +0.6pp | 16th | 30% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 43.9% | 24th | +0.7pp | 17th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 31.5% | 9th | +0.5pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 38.7% | 19th | +1.3pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 48.2% | 28th | +1.6pp | 20th | 32% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 42.9% | 23rd | +1.9pp | 21st | 18% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 27.9% | 4th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 28.4% | 6th | +1.6pp | 23rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 41.8% | 21st | +2.6pp | 24th | 14% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 36.5% | 16th | +2.3pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 34.3% | 12th | +2.3pp | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 38.0% | 18th | +4.8pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 36.3% | 15th | +5.0pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 36.6% | 17th | +6.6pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 25.5% | 1st | +4.7pp | 30th | 30% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 39.6% | 20th | +7.6pp | 31st | 9% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.8% then, 8.2% now; margin ±1.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 5.9% | +0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Encinitas, CA | 3.0% | 3rd | -2.4pp | 1st | 57% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 0.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 2nd | 87% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 6.1% | 11th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 6.9% | 13th | -1.1pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 10.1% | 26th | -1.6pp | 5th | 43% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 7.0% | 16th | -1.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 7.5% | 17th | -0.6pp | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 11.9% | 29th | -0.8pp | 8th | 69% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 4.5% | 8th | -0.3pp | 9th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 4.0% | 6th | -0.0pp | 10th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 23.7% | 31st | -0.2pp | 11th | 236% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 4.2% | 7th | +0.0pp | 12th | 40% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 9.8% | 24th | +0.1pp | 13th | 39% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 18.4% | 30th | +0.5pp | 14th | 160% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 5.2% | 9th | +0.1pp | 15th | 26% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 10.1% | 27th | +0.3pp | 16th | 44% above peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 9.8% | 25th | +0.3pp | 17th | 39% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 7.0% | 15th | +0.3pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 7.0% | 14th | +0.3pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 11.6% | 28th | +0.6pp | 20th | 65% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.0% | 10th | +0.3pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 7.5% | 18th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 8.6% | 21st | +1.1pp | 23rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 9.6% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 24th | 35% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 8.2% | 20th | +1.5pp | 25th | 17% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 7.7% | 19th | +1.5pp | 26th | 10% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 8.7% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 6.2% | 12th | +2.2pp | 28th | 11% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 3.5% | 4th | +1.4pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 3.9% | 5th | +2.1pp | 30th | 44% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 1.6% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 31st | 77% 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 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.7% to 5.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 6.5% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Lenexa, KS | 3.5% | 3rd | -3.2pp | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 6.2% | 17th | -3.5pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 10.6% | 23rd | -5.3pp | 3rd | 72% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 18.7% | 31st | -7.5pp | 4th | 203% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 5.0% | 9th | -1.7pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 3.8% | 4th | -1.2pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 11.0% | 25th | -2.9pp | 7th | 77% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 4.9% | 8th | -1.2pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 4.5% | 7th | -1.1pp | 9th | 27% below peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 12.4% | 26th | -3.2pp | 10th | 100% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 2.3% | 1st | -0.5pp | 11th | 63% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 6.2% | 16th | -1.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 7.0% | 21st | -1.3pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 16.7% | 30th | -2.5pp | 14th | 170% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 13.4% | 27th | -1.7pp | 15th | 117% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 8.6% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 16th | 39% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 15.4% | 28th | -1.2pp | 17th | 149% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 5.3% | 11th | -0.3pp | 18th | 15% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 10.8% | 24th | -0.3pp | 19th | 75% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 6.7% | 19th | -0.1pp | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 6.1% | 15th | -0.1pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 5.1% | 10th | -0.0pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 6.0% | 14th | +0.4pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 15.5% | 29th | +1.1pp | 25th | 151% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 4.3% | 5th | +0.3pp | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 5.7% | 13th | +0.9pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 6.9% | 20th | +1.1pp | 28th | 11% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 5.5% | 12th | +1.4pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 3.4% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 30th | 45% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 4.5% | 6th | +1.2pp | 31st | 28% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 37.1% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Encinitas, CA | 23.2% | 1st | 30% below peers | |
| Medford, MA | 23.8% | 2nd | 28% below peers | |
| San Rafael, CA | 25.7% | 3rd | 22% below peers | |
| La Mesa, CA | 26.6% | 4th | 20% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 27.2% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Petaluma, CA | 27.6% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Revere, MA | 28.1% | 7th | 15% below peers | |
| Montebello, CA | 28.2% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| La Habra, CA | 28.6% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 28.7% | 10th | 13% below peers | |
| Gilroy, CA | 28.9% | 11th | 13% below peers | |
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 29.7% | 12th | 10% below peers | |
| Lenexa, KS | 32.2% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Margate, FL | 32.4% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | 32.9% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | 33.1% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| North Miami, FL | 34.1% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Florence-Graham, CA | 34.4% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 35.0% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Meriden, CT | 35.1% | 20th | 6% above peers | |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 35.2% | 21st | 6% above peers | |
| Taylor, MI | 35.6% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Euless, TX | 35.9% | 23rd | 8% above peers | |
| Great Falls, MT | 36.2% | 24th | 9% above peers | |
| Owensboro, KY | 36.5% | 25th | 10% above peers | |
| West Allis, WI | 37.0% | 26th | 12% above peers | |
| Grand Forks, ND | 37.4% | 27th | 13% above peers | |
| Hempstead, NY | 37.6% | 28th | 14% above peers | |
| Stonecrest, GA | 39.7% | 29th | 20% above peers | |
| Kokomo, IN | 43.2% | 30th | 31% above peers | |
| Texas City, TX | 45.3% | 31st | 37% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Child uninsured fell 5.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.6% to 1.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 5.9% | -1.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Grand Forks, ND | 1.3% | 4th | -5.3pp | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 2.6% | 12th | -6.0pp | 2nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 1.2% | 3rd | -2.3pp | 3rd | 64% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 8.1% | 28th | -8.0pp | 4th | 145% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 6.6% | 26th | -5.9pp | 5th | 100% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 1.8% | 6th | -1.0pp | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 1.7% | 5th | -0.9pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 1.8% | 7th | -0.4pp | 8th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 2.3% | 8th | -0.5pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 2.6% | 10th | -0.5pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 7.4% | 27th | -1.1pp | 11th | 124% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 3.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 10.7% | 29th | -0.4pp | 13th | 223% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 4.0% | 19th | +0.1pp | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 3.3% | 16th | +0.1pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 2.5% | 9th | +0.1pp | 16th | 23% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 1.0% | 1st | +0.1pp | 17th | 71% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 2.9% | 14th | +0.3pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 2.8% | 13th | +0.3pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 3.1% | 15th | +0.4pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 6.4% | 25th | +1.5pp | 21st | 92% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 14.9% | 31st | +3.6pp | 22nd | 349% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 12.4% | 30th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 275% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 4.6% | 23rd | +1.4pp | 24th | 38% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 3.4% | 17th | +1.2pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 4.1% | 20th | +1.5pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 2.6% | 11th | +1.1pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 5.6% | 24th | +2.5pp | 28th | 69% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 1.0% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 29th | 70% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 4.5% | 22nd | +2.1pp | 30th | 37% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 4.2% | 21st | +2.6pp | 31st | 28% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 8 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.1% then, 40.0% now; margin ±3.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 8 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 Dakota ref | 32.7% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Taylor, MI | 16.4% | 30th | +4.8pp | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 7.4% | 31st | +2.0pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 20.0% | 27th | +5.0pp | 3rd | 32% below peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 25.1% | 20th | +6.1pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 24.7% | 21st | +4.4pp | 5th | 16% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 29.6% | 15th | +5.0pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 18.5% | 28th | +2.8pp | 7th | 37% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 21.5% | 26th | +3.2pp | 8th | 27% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 22.9% | 24th | +3.2pp | 9th | 22% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 26.1% | 19th | +3.1pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 32.3% | 13th | +3.8pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 59.8% | 3rd | +6.0pp | 12th | 104% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 39.8% | 12th | +4.0pp | 13th | 36% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 23.8% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 14th | 19% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 27.8% | 17th | +2.4pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 67.7% | 2nd | +5.7pp | 16th | 131% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 42.8% | 9th | +3.6pp | 17th | 46% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 43.8% | 8th | +3.4pp | 18th | 49% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 40.0% | 11th | +2.9pp | 19th | 36% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 40.6% | 10th | +2.8pp | 20th | 38% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 50.3% | 6th | +3.5pp | 21st | 72% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 24.6% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 22nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 51.8% | 5th | +3.5pp | 23rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 29.3% | 16th | +1.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 31.0% | 14th | +1.6pp | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 70.9% | 1st | +3.4pp | 26th | 142% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 27.4% | 18th | +1.2pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 57.8% | 4th | +2.2pp | 28th | 97% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 22.2% | 25th | -0.1pp | 29th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 18.1% | 29th | -0.3pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 49.7% | 7th | -2.5pp | 31st | 70% 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.0% then, 31.1% now; margin ±12.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 28.9% | -3.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Texas City, TX | 39.8% | 22nd | +16.1pp | 1st | 13% below peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 49.2% | 14th | +12.6pp | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 84.5% | 1st | +18.3pp | 3rd | 85% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 54.0% | 8th | +11.2pp | 4th | 19% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 72.6% | 3rd | +14.8pp | 5th | 59% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 79.2% | 2nd | +15.4pp | 6th | 74% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 42.2% | 18th | +6.1pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 31.1% | 28th | +4.1pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 41.7% | 19th | +5.4pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 65.5% | 5th | +7.8pp | 10th | 44% above peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 53.4% | 9th | +1.4pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 65.8% | 4th | -0.2pp | 12th | 44% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 58.9% | 6th | -4.2pp | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 37.8% | 24th | -4.4pp | 14th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 41.2% | 20th | -5.0pp | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 41.1% | 21st | -5.0pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 26.3% | 31st | -4.4pp | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 51.2% | 12th | -10.2pp | 18th | 12% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 52.1% | 11th | -10.5pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 45.6% | 16th | -10.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 46.2% | 15th | -10.3pp | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 55.3% | 7th | -12.6pp | 22nd | 21% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 50.4% | 13th | -12.4pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 35.9% | 25th | -9.3pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 52.6% | 10th | -13.9pp | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 35.1% | 26th | -10.5pp | 26th | 23% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 38.6% | 23rd | -16.3pp | 27th | 15% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 42.2% | 17th | -20.8pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 33.1% | 27th | -16.4pp | 29th | 27% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 27.2% | 29th | -14.0pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 26.4% | 30th | -22.3pp | 31st | 42% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.4% then, 4.4% now; margin ±3.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 4.9% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 3.3% | 4th | -3.7pp | 1st | 57% below peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 6.0% | 11th | -5.1pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 4.1% | 7th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 5.7% | 10th | -2.2pp | 4th | 24% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 1.7% | 1st | -0.5pp | 5th | 78% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 8.4% | 21st | -2.5pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 2.9% | 3rd | -0.8pp | 7th | 62% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 8.3% | 19th | -1.8pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 9.1% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 9.7% | 26th | -1.9pp | 10th | 28% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 7.5% | 16th | -0.5pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 7.9% | 18th | -0.1pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 6.4% | 14th | -0.0pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 7.8% | 17th | +0.2pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 7.3% | 15th | +0.2pp | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 8.4% | 20th | +0.8pp | 16th | 11% above peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 6.2% | 12th | +0.8pp | 17th | 18% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 3.8% | 6th | +0.5pp | 18th | 50% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 6.3% | 13th | +1.1pp | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 3.4% | 5th | +0.8pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 8.9% | 22nd | +2.2pp | 21st | 18% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 12.9% | 28th | +3.5pp | 22nd | 72% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 4.8% | 9th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 4.4% | 8th | +2.0pp | 24th | 41% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 13.2% | 29th | +7.2pp | 25th | 74% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 11.1% | 27th | +6.2pp | 26th | 48% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 14.4% | 31st | +9.7pp | 27th | 91% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 9.3% | 24th | +6.4pp | 28th | 24% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 9.4% | 25th | +7.0pp | 29th | 24% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 1.9% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 30th | 75% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 13.2% | 30th | +10.1pp | 31st | 75% above 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 56,500 to 59,042 - more than the combined survey margin (±46).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 48,425 | 31st | +66% | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 55,765 | 29th | +40% | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 56,266 | 28th | +19% | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 55,364 | 30th | +14% | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 60,012 | 15th | +12% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 60,501 | 9th | +12% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 61,771 | 3rd | +11% | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 60,421 | 11th | +8% | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 58,384 | 25th | +8% | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 57,855 | 27th | +7% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 58,359 | 26th | +7% | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 58,801 | 23rd | +6% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 59,042 | 21st | +4% | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 59,004 | 22nd | +4% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 58,505 | 24th | +3% | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 59,354 | 17th | +3% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 60,433 | 10th | +3% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 60,329 | 13th | +3% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 61,970 | 2nd | +2% | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 60,797 | 6th | +2% | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 59,198 | 19th | +2% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 59,122 | 20th | +2% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 60,545 | 8th | +1% | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 60,302 | 14th | +1% | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 62,081 | 1st | +1% | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 59,612 | 16th | -1% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 61,480 | 4th | -2% | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 59,247 | 18th | -3% | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 61,045 | 5th | -3% | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 60,344 | 12th | -3% | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 60,690 | 7th | -8% | 31st | 2% 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.6% then, 26.4% now; margin ±6.3pp). 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 Dakota ref | 23.0% | -2.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Spring Hill, TN | 17.2% | 28th | +5.8pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 59.0% | 1st | +17.6pp | 2nd | 70% above peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 7.4% | 31st | +2.1pp | 3rd | 79% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 29.6% | 18th | +7.4pp | 4th | 15% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 46.6% | 6th | +9.2pp | 5th | 35% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 30.4% | 17th | +5.9pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 45.9% | 7th | +7.6pp | 7th | 32% above peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 35.5% | 14th | +4.6pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 36.9% | 12th | +4.6pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 48.5% | 5th | +5.9pp | 10th | 40% above peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 55.7% | 2nd | +6.4pp | 11th | 61% above peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 53.5% | 4th | +4.1pp | 12th | 55% above peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 36.3% | 13th | +2.5pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 28.3% | 20th | +1.3pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 34.6% | 16th | +0.3pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 28.6% | 19th | +0.1pp | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 43.7% | 9th | -0.5pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 34.7% | 15th | -1.3pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 26.4% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 22.6% | 23rd | -1.0pp | 20th | 35% below peers | ||
| Texas City, TX | 44.9% | 8th | -3.3pp | 21st | 30% above peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 20.5% | 25th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 41% below peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 41.1% | 11th | -5.1pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 18.3% | 27th | -2.5pp | 24th | 47% below peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 41.8% | 10th | -5.8pp | 25th | 21% above peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 54.2% | 3rd | -11.7pp | 26th | 56% above peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 26.4% | 21st | -6.2pp | 27th | 24% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 16.5% | 29th | -4.7pp | 28th | 52% below peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 22.4% | 24th | -7.5pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 18.9% | 26th | -6.6pp | 30th | 45% below peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 13.2% | 30th | -6.7pp | 31st | 62% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents fell 12.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84.3% to 71.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota ref | 73.2% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Texas City, TX | 80.1% | 6th | +13.9pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| San Rafael, CA | 75.6% | 13th | +12.3pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Meriden, CT | 81.3% | 4th | +11.9pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 54.0% | 30th | +7.7pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 78.6% | 8th | +10.7pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 75.7% | 12th | +10.2pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Montebello, CA | 75.4% | 14th | +9.9pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 82.9% | 3rd | +10.3pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Medford, MA | 83.3% | 2nd | +8.8pp | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Petaluma, CA | 78.9% | 7th | +7.6pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Gilroy, CA | 74.8% | 16th | +7.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Encinitas, CA | 78.4% | 9th | +6.4pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Florence-Graham, CA | 61.8% | 27th | +4.0pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hempstead, NY | 69.2% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lenexa, KS | 80.2% | 5th | +3.3pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Great Falls, MT | 70.5% | 21st | +2.8pp | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| West Allis, WI | 78.3% | 10th | +1.8pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| La Habra, CA | 69.0% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Weymouth Town, MA | 84.7% | 1st | +0.3pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Euless, TX | 74.9% | 15th | +0.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Owensboro, KY | 65.0% | 26th | -2.7pp | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Revere, MA | 71.2% | 20th | -3.7pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| North Miami, FL | 67.4% | 24th | -5.4pp | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Taylor, MI | 71.8% | 18th | -6.4pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Margate, FL | 77.6% | 11th | -7.0pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| La Mesa, CA | 59.5% | 28th | -5.7pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Stonecrest, GA | 73.6% | 17th | -8.6pp | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kokomo, IN | 67.3% | 25th | -8.0pp | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Saratoga Springs, UT | 36.7% | 31st | -5.2pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Grand Forks, ND | 71.6% | 19th | -12.7pp | 30th | 4% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 58.0% | 29th | -10.5pp | 31st | 22% below peers |