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57,396 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Kettering, OH shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
8.8%
2020-24
▼ 43%
relative change
15.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Jul 2026
▼ 28%
relative change
4.6% a year earlier
Dropping fast Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$74,681
2020-24
▲ 27%
relative change
$58,970 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
8.3%
2020-24
▼ 24%
relative change
10.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
41.7%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
35.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,268 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 13%
relative change
1,450 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.1%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
87.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
64.9%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
62.4% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
25.7%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
25.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
5.2%
2020-24
▲ 85%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.6%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
5.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
7.7%
2019-23
▼ 4%
relative change
8.0% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Kettering, OH shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
36.9%
2020-24
▼ 25%
relative change
49.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
2 /100k
2026
▼ <1%
relative change
2 in 2023
Dropping too slowly  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
172 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 27%
relative change
136 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
6.1%
2020-24
flat
relative change
6.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$182,217
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$175,717 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
57,206
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
55,390 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,383
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,341 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$247,139
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$241,103 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
80.2%
2020-24
high
vs peers
71.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 3 indicators
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 13% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 7% lower than in 2023 (1,387 then, 1,289 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,563 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,268 in July 2026, down from 1,450 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,268 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Wake Forest, NC 843 (Jul 26) -38.0% 1st
Burleson, TX 617 (Jul 26) -30.4% 2nd
St. Clair Shores, MI 802 (Jul 26) -24.9% 3rd
DeSoto, TX 1,343 (Jul 26) -20.0% 4th
Kingsport, TN 2,032 (Jul 26) -18.3% 5th
Lincoln, CA 439 (Jul 26) -17.6% 6th
Monterey Park, CA 1,674 (Jul 26) -17.1% 7th
National City, CA 1,578 (Jul 26) -15.8% 8th
Royal Oak, MI 682 (Jul 26) -14.8% 9th
Kettering, OH 1,268 (Jul 26) -12.5% 10th
Springfield, OH 4,152 (Dec 25) -9.3% 11th
Oak Lawn, IL 1,504 (Jul 26) -6.2% 12th
Southaven, MS 1,676 (Jul 26) -6.1% 13th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 717 (Jul 26) -0.5% 14th
Tigard, OR 3,534 (Jun 26) +4.0% 15th
Albany, OR 1,763 (Jul 26) +7.3% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicide fell less than 1% a year from 2023 to 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Broader trend
Improving slower than 75% of similar-size cities over 2023-2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2 in July 2026, up from 0 a year earlier.
Needs attention 2 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Monterey Park, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
St. Clair Shores, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Royal Oak, MI 2 (Jul 26) -49.9% 3rd
Lincoln, CA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 4th
Southaven, MS 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 5th
National City, CA 7 (Jul 26) +33.3% 6th
Springfield, OH 15 (Dec 25) +80.6% 7th
Kingsport, TN 5 (Jul 26) +199.4% 8th
Burleson, TX 5 (Jul 26) +199.4% 9th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5 (Jul 26) +200.0% 10th
DeSoto, TX 5 (Jul 26) +200.6% 11th
Kettering, OH 2 (Jul 26)
Albany, OR 0 (Jul 26)
Tigard, OR 0 (Jun 26)
Wake Forest, NC 3 (Jul 26)
Oak Lawn, IL 4 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft rose about 27% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 5% higher than in 2023 (158 then, 166 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 143 in 2024 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 172 in July 2026, up from 136 a year earlier.
Needs attention 172 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Burleson, TX 37 (Jul 26) -63.2% 1st
Wake Forest, NC 41 (Jul 26) -57.1% 2nd
Royal Oak, MI 66 (Jul 26) -43.3% 3rd
National City, CA 311 (Jul 26) -35.7% 4th
Kingsport, TN 163 (Jul 26) -35.2% 5th
Springfield, OH 673 (Dec 25) -18.9% 6th
Monterey Park, CA 317 (Jul 26) -18.4% 7th
St. Clair Shores, MI 114 (Jul 26) -16.5% 8th
Albany, OR 76 (Jul 26) -15.7% 9th
Oak Lawn, IL 156 (Jul 26) -15.4% 10th
Lincoln, CA 31 (Jul 26) -14.3% 11th
Southaven, MS 190 (Jul 26) -10.6% 12th
DeSoto, TX 316 (Jul 26) -8.2% 13th
Tigard, OR 162 (Jun 26) +17.4% 14th
Kettering, OH 172 (Jul 26) +26.9% 15th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 45 (Jul 26) +30.0% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,970 to $74,681 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,989).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kettering started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 50% from 2014 to 2024 ($49,790 to $74,681).
Bright spot $74,681
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref $71,389 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Plainfield, NJ $85,908 13th +52% 1st 5% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $65,810 26th +50% 2nd 20% below peers
National City, CA $66,841 25th +42% 3rd 18% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 24th +42% 4th 12% below peers
Cupertino, CA $234,707 1st +37% 5th 187% above peers
Tigard, OR $108,823 6th +36% 6th 33% above peers
Olympia, WA $81,302 17th +36% 7th 1% below peers
Bel Air South, MD $123,653 3rd +36% 8th 51% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL $95,210 10th +36% 9th 16% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $123,802 2nd +34% 10th 51% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $81,855 16th +32% 11th on par with peers
Smyrna, GA $100,061 8th +31% 12th 22% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $86,413 12th +30% 13th 6% above peers
Santee, CA $113,394 4th +30% 14th 39% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $83,911 14th +30% 15th 3% above peers
Bradenton, FL $60,822 29th +30% 16th 26% below peers
Albany, OR $78,114 19th +29% 17th 5% below peers
Southaven, MS $78,483 18th +29% 18th 4% below peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 28th +27% 19th 25% below peers
Kettering, OH $74,681 22nd +27% 20th 9% below peers
Lincoln, CA $111,990 5th +26% 21st 37% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY $77,679 20th +24%* 22nd 5% below peers
Royal Oak, MI $101,109 7th +24% 23rd 24% above peers
Kingsport, TN $52,490 30th +22% 24th 36% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI $73,500 23rd +21% 25th 10% below peers
Springfield, OH $47,143 31st +20% 26th 42% below peers
Highland, CA $77,120 21st +19% 27th 6% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $61,977 27th +18% 28th 24% below peers
Burleson, TX $93,928 11th +18% 29th 15% above peers
DeSoto, TX $82,782 15th +16% 30th 1% above peers
Orland Park, IL $98,910 9th +9% 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,620 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 1.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.3% in July 2026, down from 4.6% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.3%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 3.4% (Jul 26) -1.1pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Perth Amboy, NJ 7.6% (Jul 26) 29th -3.0pp 1st 69% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 5.5% (Jul 26) 25th -1.9pp 2nd 22% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd -1.8pp 3rd 18% above peers
Springfield, OH 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th -1.5pp 4th 4% below peers
Kettering, OH 3.3% (Jul 26) 4th -1.3pp 5th 27% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 17th -0.9pp 6th 4% above peers
Olympia, WA 3.4% (Jul 26) 6th -0.8pp 7th 24% below peers
Highland, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 8th 22% above peers
Kingsport, TN 3.5% (Jul 26) 7th -0.7pp 9th 22% below peers
Albany, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.5pp 10th 18% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 11th 20% below peers
Santee, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 16th -0.3pp 12th 2% above peers
Lincoln, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 13th on par with peers
National City, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 27th -0.3pp 14th 27% above peers
Cupertino, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 15th 4% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 16th 27% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.6% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 17th 20% below peers
Southaven, MS 3.8% (Jul 26) 10th -0.1pp 18th 16% below peers
Tigard, OR 5.4% (Jul 26) 24th -0.1pp 19th 20% above peers
Smyrna, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 1st +0.0pp 20th 31% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.1pp 21st 2% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.2pp 22nd 31% below peers
Burleson, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th +0.2pp 23rd 7% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.3pp 24th 4% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 5.2% (Jul 26) 19th +0.3pp 25th 16% above peers
DeSoto, TX 6.1% (Jul 26) 28th +0.4pp 26th 36% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.4pp 27th 31% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th +0.6pp 28th 16% above peers
Bradenton, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 29th 16% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.9% to 8.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Kettering started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.1% to 8.3%).
Bright spot 8.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 13.3% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.2% 14th -5.7pp 1st 5% below peers
Cupertino, CA 4.1% 2nd -1.9pp 2nd 58% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 15.5% 26th -5.7pp 3rd 61% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 3.9% 1st -1.4pp 4th 60% below peers
DeSoto, TX 7.6% 9th -2.6pp 5th 21% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.1% 21st -4.5pp 6th 36% above peers
Kettering, OH 8.3% 11th -2.6pp 7th 14% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.7% 5th -2.1pp 8th 30% below peers
National City, CA 14.6% 24th -3.7pp 9th 52% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.5% 3rd -0.8pp 10th 53% below peers
Lincoln, CA 6.9% 6th -1.0pp 11th 29% below peers
Olympia, WA 14.0% 23rd -1.7pp 12th 45% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 8.9% 13th -0.8pp 13th 8% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 32.0% 31st -2.4pp 14th 232% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 6.2% 4th -0.3pp 15th 36% below peers
Highland, CA 17.1% 27th -0.8pp 16th 78% above peers
Bradenton, FL 14.8% 25th -0.7pp 17th 54% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 12.4% 19th -0.5pp 18th 29% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.6% 16th -0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Springfield, OH 23.1% 30th -0.1pp 20th 139% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.2% 28th +1.2pp 21st 110% above peers
Santee, CA 7.9% 10th +0.7pp 22nd 18% below peers
Kingsport, TN 20.7% 29th +1.8pp 23rd 115% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 8.4% 12th +0.8pp 24th 13% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.6% 15th +1.0pp 25th on par with peers
Albany, OR 13.5% 22nd +1.5pp 26th 40% above peers
Smyrna, GA 10.6% 18th +1.2pp 27th 10% above peers
Southaven, MS 12.6% 20th +2.2pp 28th 31% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 10.0% 17th +1.8pp* 29th 4% above peers
Burleson, TX 7.1% 7th +1.4pp 30th 26% below peers
Orland Park, IL 7.3% 8th +3.0pp 31st 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty fell 6.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.4% to 8.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Kettering started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 10.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.2% to 8.8%).
Bright spot 8.8%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 17.8% -2.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 12th -11.0pp 1st 34% below peers
DeSoto, TX 9.1% 10th -8.2pp 2nd 36% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 3.4% 2nd -2.7pp 3rd 76% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.8% 9th -6.6pp 4th 38% below peers
Lincoln, CA 6.3% 6th -4.6pp 5th 55% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.2% 5th -4.0pp 6th 56% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 10.2% 14th -5.9pp 7th 28% below peers
National City, CA 18.0% 20th -8.3pp 8th 28% above peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 21st -8.3pp 9th 28% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 4.1% 4th -1.6pp 10th 71% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.0% 3rd -1.3pp 11th 72% below peers
Bradenton, FL 21.2% 25th -6.9pp 12th 50% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 10.2% 13th -2.9pp 13th 28% below peers
Cupertino, CA 2.9% 1st -0.8pp 14th 80% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 22.8% 26th -6.0pp 15th 61% above peers
Olympia, WA 15.0% 18th -3.3pp 16th 6% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 14.1% 16th -1.0pp 17th on par with peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 26.2% 28th -1.6pp 18th 85% above peers
Springfield, OH 32.5% 29th -0.1pp 19th 131% above peers
Kingsport, TN 33.3% 30th +0.1pp 20th 136% above peers
Highland, CA 23.4% 27th +0.2pp 21st 66% above peers
Santee, CA 9.1% 11th +0.1pp 22nd 36% below peers
Smyrna, GA 15.9% 19th +0.7pp 23rd 13% above peers
Burleson, TX 7.6% 7th +0.5pp 24th 46% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 24th +1.7pp 25th 39% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 12.3% 15th +1.2pp 26th 12% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 43.5% 31st +5.3pp 27th 209% above peers
Albany, OR 18.8% 22nd +2.3pp 28th 33% above peers
Southaven, MS 19.1% 23rd +5.7pp 29th 35% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 14.4% 17th +5.5pp* 30th 2% above peers
Orland Park, IL 8.8% 8th +3.9pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.6% to 94.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kettering started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 10.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (83.7% to 94.0%).
Bright spot 94.1%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 90.3% +7.9pp
United States ref 91.1%
Perth Amboy, NJ 89.4% 25th +29.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 95.0% 9th +24.2pp 2nd 2% above peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 31st +12.6pp 3rd 7% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 88.1% 29th +12.5pp 4th 6% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 91.4% 22nd +12.7pp 5th 2% below peers
National City, CA 88.0% 30th +11.8pp 6th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 94.8% 10th +11.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Kingsport, TN 88.8% 27th +11.0pp 8th 5% below peers
Highland, CA 90.8% 24th +10.5pp 9th 3% below peers
Bradenton, FL 89.3% 26th +8.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Springfield, OH 88.4% 28th +8.7pp 11th 5% below peers
Southaven, MS 93.6% 15th +9.1pp 12th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 21st +9.0pp 13th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 93.8% 13th +8.1pp 14th on par with peers
Taylorsville, UT 94.6% 11th +7.6pp 15th 1% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 92.3% 20th +6.8pp 16th 1% below peers
Kettering, OH 94.0% 12th +6.5pp 17th 1% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 91.1% 23rd +6.2pp 18th 2% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 93.0% 18th +5.9pp* 19th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 95.8% 4th +6.0pp 20th 3% above peers
Burleson, TX 95.2% 6th +5.9pp 21st 2% above peers
Albany, OR 92.4% 19th +5.4pp 22nd 1% below peers
Orland Park, IL 93.4% 16th +5.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 93.1% 17th +4.9pp 24th on par with peers
Royal Oak, MI 95.2% 7th +4.5pp 25th 2% above peers
Lincoln, CA 93.6% 14th +4.3pp 26th on par with peers
Smyrna, GA 97.2% 2nd +4.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 95.0% 8th +4.2pp 28th 2% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 98.1% 1st +4.3pp 29th 5% above peers
Santee, CA 95.3% 5th +3.8pp 30th 2% above peers
Cupertino, CA 96.7% 3rd +3.0pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.43).
0.43
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 0.47 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Plainfield, NJ 0.41 9th -0.070 1st 6% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 0.38 2nd -0.041 2nd 12% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 0.51 31st -0.033 3rd 17% above peers
Decatur, AL 0.45 23rd -0.025 4th 4% above peers
Kingsport, TN 0.50 29th -0.024 5th 15% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 0.40 6th -0.019 6th 7% below peers
Lincoln, CA 0.40 7th -0.017 7th 7% below peers
Olympia, WA 0.44 17th -0.015 8th on par with peers
Kettering, OH 0.43 15th -0.015 9th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 14th -0.015 10th 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 0.41 11th -0.010 11th 5% below peers
National City, CA 0.44 20th -0.007 12th 2% above peers
Highland, CA 0.46 25th -0.006 13th 5% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 0.44 19th -0.005 14th 2% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 0.38 1st -0.003 15th 13% below peers
DeSoto, TX 0.41 8th -0.001 16th 7% below peers
Southaven, MS 0.40 4th +0.003 17th 9% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 0.39 3rd +0.003 18th 10% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 0.51 30th +0.005 19th 17% above peers
Albany, OR 0.42 13th +0.005 20th 3% below peers
Springfield, OH 0.45 24th +0.006 21st 4% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 0.43 16th +0.006 22nd on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 0.46 26th +0.008 23rd 5% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 0.42 12th +0.012* 24th 3% below peers
Orland Park, IL 0.44 21st +0.017 25th 2% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 0.48 27th +0.019 26th 11% above peers
Cupertino, CA 0.45 22nd +0.020 27th 4% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 0.44 18th +0.020 28th 1% above peers
Burleson, TX 0.40 5th +0.028 29th 9% below peers
Smyrna, GA 0.49 28th +0.036 30th 12% above peers
Santee, CA 0.41 10th +0.035 31st 6% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (8.0% then, 7.7% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
41% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (8.0% to 7.7%).
Bright spot 7.7%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 12.4% -1.3pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Coeur d'Alene, ID 8.7% 15th -5.8pp 1st 5% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.3% 2nd -1.8pp 2nd 53% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 6.4% 10th -2.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 13.4% 22nd -3.8pp 4th 46% above peers
Smyrna, GA 5.6% 7th -1.5pp 5th 39% below peers
Bradenton, FL 11.5% 20th -3.1pp 6th 25% above peers
Kingsport, TN 15.8% 25th -3.6pp 7th 73% above peers
Burleson, TX 4.9% 5th -1.1pp 8th 47% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 23rd -3.0pp 9th 47% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 6.7% 11th -1.2pp 10th 27% below peers
Tigard, OR 9.2% 16th -1.6pp 11th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 7.8% 13th -1.3pp 12th 15% below peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 19th -1.3pp 13th 20% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 5.9% 9th -0.6pp 14th 35% below peers
Olympia, WA 15.3% 24th -1.4pp 15th 67% above peers
Highland, CA 17.5% 26th -1.1pp 16th 91% above peers
Kettering, OH 7.7% 12th -0.4pp 17th 16% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.2% 17th -0.3pp 18th 1% above peers
Albany, OR 18.5% 27th -0.3pp 19th 102% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 5.8% 8th +0.0pp 20th 37% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.9% 6th +0.1pp 21st 47% below peers
Springfield, OH 28.6% 31st +0.9pp 22nd 213% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 20.7% 29th +2.9pp 23rd 126% above peers
National City, CA 19.3% 28th +3.0pp 24th 111% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 23.1% 30th +4.4pp 25th 152% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 4.7% 4th +1.0pp 26th 49% below peers
Lincoln, CA 4.3% 3rd +1.3pp 27th 53% below peers
Santee, CA 8.6% 14th +3.4pp 28th 6% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 9.5% 18th +4.0pp 29th 3% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.7% 1st +1.5pp 30th 81% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 11.6% 21st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $247,139 in August 2026, up from $241,103 a year earlier.
Big move $247,139
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref $248,803 (Aug 26) +3.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Orland Park, IL $413,308 (Aug 26) 18th +6.2% 1st 16% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $301,042 (Aug 26) 23rd +6.1% 2nd 39% below peers
Springfield, OH $189,587 (Aug 26) 28th +3.7% 3rd 62% below peers
Cupertino, CA $2,965,725 (Aug 26) 1st +3.3% 4th 502% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $607,048 (Aug 26) 6th +3.1% 5th 23% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $500,079 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 6th 1% above peers
Kettering, OH $247,139 (Aug 26) 26th +2.5% 7th 50% below peers
National City, CA $695,171 (Aug 26) 4th +2.4% 8th 41% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $330,955 (Aug 26) 21st +2.1% 9th 33% below peers
Highland, CA $539,248 (Aug 26) 8th +1.6% 10th 9% above peers
Southaven, MS $273,007 (Aug 26) 24th +1.5% 11th 45% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $911,771 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.5% 12th 85% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $492,974 (Aug 26) 14th +0.9% 13th on par with peers
Lincoln, CA $640,640 (Aug 26) 5th +0.7% 14th 30% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $448,096 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 15th 9% below peers
Plainfield, NJ $519,451 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 16th 5% above peers
Albany, OR $434,335 (Aug 26) 17th +0.2% 17th 12% below peers
Olympia, WA $529,479 (Aug 26) 9th -0.2% 18th 7% above peers
Kingsport, TN $257,154 (Aug 26) 25th -0.9% 19th 48% below peers
Burleson, TX $337,266 (Aug 26) 20th -0.9% 20th 32% below peers
Wake Forest, NC $507,240 (Aug 26) 11th -1.0% 21st 3% above peers
Decatur, AL $223,248 (Aug 26) 27th -1.1% 22nd 55% below peers
Tigard, OR $602,382 (Aug 26) 7th -1.4% 23rd 22% above peers
DeSoto, TX $320,428 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.4% 24th 35% below peers
Santee, CA $795,470 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.5% 25th 61% above peers
Smyrna, GA $443,309 (Aug 26) 16th -2.2% 26th 10% below peers
Bradenton, FL $352,501 (Aug 26) 19th -3.2% 27th 28% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $502,803 (Aug 26) 12th -3.2% 28th 2% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $182,217 in August 2026, up from $175,717 a year earlier.
Big move $182,217
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref $140,727 (Aug 26) +4.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Oak Lawn, IL $201,303 (Aug 26) 24th +5.2% 1st 43% below peers
Orland Park, IL $289,176 (Aug 26) 18th +4.6% 2nd 18% below peers
National City, CA $571,379 (Aug 26) 4th +4.4% 3rd 62% above peers
Springfield, OH $104,091 (Aug 26) 28th +3.9% 4th 70% below peers
Kettering, OH $182,217 (Aug 26) 25th +3.7% 5th 48% below peers
Highland, CA $425,262 (Aug 26) 10th +3.4% 6th 21% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $415,835 (Aug 26) 11th +3.2% 7th 18% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $352,436 (Aug 26) 14th +3.1% 8th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $449,366 (Aug 26) 7th +2.9% 9th 28% above peers
Plainfield, NJ $438,088 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 10th 24% above peers
Southaven, MS $203,427 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.1% 11th 42% below peers
Royal Oak, MI $243,482 (Aug 26) 21st +1.7% 12th 31% below peers
Cupertino, CA $1,732,125 (Aug 26) 1st +1.1% 13th 391% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $412,639 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 14th 17% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $728,534 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.6% 15th 107% above peers
Olympia, WA $430,487 (Aug 26) 9th +0.3% 16th 22% above peers
Albany, OR $343,606 (Aug 26) 15th +0.3% 17th 3% below peers
Lincoln, CA $522,636 (Aug 26) 5th +0.3% 18th 48% above peers
Santee, CA $612,274 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.3% 19th 74% above peers
Kingsport, TN $158,764 (Aug 26) 26th -0.6% 20th 55% below peers
DeSoto, TX $264,683 (Aug 26) 19th -0.7% 21st 25% below peers
Decatur, AL $139,417 (Aug 26) 27th -0.9% 22nd 60% below peers
Tigard, OR $469,424 (Aug 26) 6th -1.5% 23rd 33% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $357,564 (Aug 26) 13th -1.8% 24th 1% above peers
Burleson, TX $259,821 (Aug 26) 20th -2.2% 25th 26% below peers
Smyrna, GA $306,933 (Aug 26) 17th -2.3% 26th 13% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $308,838 (Aug 26) 16th -4.1% 27th 12% below peers
Bradenton, FL $206,790 (Aug 26) 22nd -5.4% 28th 41% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 62.4% to 64.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.6% to 64.9%).
Bright spot 64.9%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 67.2% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Perth Amboy, NJ 35.4% 29th +6.8pp 1st 45% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.4% 31st +2.7pp 2nd 67% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 21st +7.3pp 3rd 7% below peers
DeSoto, TX 69.6% 13th +6.1pp 4th 9% above peers
Southaven, MS 72.5% 9th +5.4pp 5th 13% above peers
Springfield, OH 52.4% 25th +3.7pp 6th 18% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 22nd +4.1pp 7th 7% below peers
Olympia, WA 49.8% 27th +2.8pp 8th 22% below peers
Lincoln, CA 83.9% 2nd +4.2pp 9th 31% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 81.9% 5th +4.1pp 10th 28% above peers
Kettering, OH 64.9% 15th +2.5pp 11th 1% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 82.5% 4th +3.0pp 12th 29% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 74.0% 7th +2.6pp 13th 16% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 83.1% 3rd +2.2pp 14th 30% above peers
Burleson, TX 72.1% 11th +1.5pp 15th 13% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 81.8% 6th +1.3pp 16th 28% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 71.2% 12th +1.0pp 17th 11% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 44.8% 28th +0.6pp 18th 30% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 68.0% 14th +0.6pp 19th 6% above peers
Santee, CA 72.4% 10th +0.6pp 20th 13% above peers
Cupertino, CA 60.6% 19th +0.4pp 21st 5% below peers
Tigard, OR 61.6% 18th +0.1pp 22nd 4% below peers
Albany, OR 58.9% 23rd +0.1pp 23rd 8% below peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 17th -0.4pp 24th 1% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 73.1% 8th -0.6pp* 25th 14% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 51.6% 26th -0.5pp 26th 19% below peers
Orland Park, IL 85.8% 1st -1.5pp 27th 34% above peers
National City, CA 34.8% 30th -0.6pp 28th 46% below peers
Bradenton, FL 56.0% 24th -1.6pp 29th 13% below peers
Kingsport, TN 60.1% 20th -2.2pp 30th 6% below peers
Highland, CA 64.1% 16th -2.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,383 in August 2026, up from $1,341 a year earlier.
Big move $1,383
2020August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Springfield, OH $1,251 (Aug 26) 27th +8.3% 1st 33% below peers
Cupertino, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 2nd 135% above peers
Orland Park, IL $2,759 (Aug 26) 4th +4.9% 3rd 48% above peers
Highland, CA $2,593 (Aug 26) 7th +3.9% 4th 39% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $2,085 (Aug 26) 13th +3.7% 5th 12% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $1,823 (Aug 26) 17th +3.6% 6th 2% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,861 (Aug 26) 15th +3.5% 7th on par with peers
Smyrna, GA $1,665 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.4% 8th 11% below peers
Kingsport, TN $1,294 (Aug 26) 26th +3.2% 9th 30% below peers
Kettering, OH $1,383 (Aug 26) 25th +3.1% 10th 26% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $1,744 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 11th 6% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ $2,731 (Aug 26) 5th +2.4% 12th 47% above peers
Santee, CA $2,850 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.3% 13th 53% above peers
Olympia, WA $2,005 (Aug 26) 14th +2.3% 14th 8% above peers
National City, CA $2,457 (Aug 26) 8th +1.9% 15th 32% above peers
Decatur, AL $1,118 (Aug 26) 28th +1.8% 16th 40% below peers
Lincoln, CA $2,922 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.5% 17th 57% above peers
Albany, OR $1,738 (Aug 26) 20th +1.4% 18th 7% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $2,616 (Aug 26) 6th +1.3% 19th 41% above peers
Southaven, MS $1,560 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.5% 20th 16% below peers
Tigard, OR $1,852 (Aug 26) 16th +0.2% 21st on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL $2,428 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 22nd 30% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $1,470 (Aug 26) 24th -0.4% 23rd 21% below peers
DeSoto, TX $2,130 (Aug 26) 12th -0.7% 24th 14% above peers
Burleson, TX $1,731 (Aug 26) 21st -1.0% 25th 7% below peers
Bradenton, FL $1,782 (Aug 26) 18th -1.9% 26th 4% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 11th 15% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10th 27% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.4% then, 25.7% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.2% to 25.7%).
Bright spot 25.7%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 26.6% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Oak Lawn, IL 31.0% 12th -3.8pp 1st 5% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 53.1% 30th -6.2pp 2nd 63% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 46.6% 28th -4.6pp 3rd 43% above peers
Tigard, OR 32.6% 16th -3.1pp 4th on par with peers
Royal Oak, MI 21.2% 1st -2.0pp 5th 35% below peers
Cupertino, CA 27.5% 8th -1.4pp 6th 16% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 22.8% 3rd -1.0pp 7th 30% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 25.1% 5th -0.5pp* 8th 23% below peers
Highland, CA 40.7% 24th +0.0pp 9th 25% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 22.5% 2nd +0.0pp 10th 31% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 44.9% 26th +0.1pp 11th 38% above peers
National City, CA 50.8% 29th +0.3pp 12th 56% above peers
Kettering, OH 25.7% 6th +0.2pp 13th 21% below peers
Kingsport, TN 29.3% 9th +0.3pp 14th 10% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55.1% 31st +1.1pp 15th 69% above peers
Springfield, OH 31.7% 15th +0.8pp 16th 3% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 29.6% 10th +0.8pp 17th 9% below peers
Olympia, WA 40.5% 23rd +1.4pp 18th 24% above peers
Santee, CA 39.0% 22nd +1.6pp 19th 20% above peers
Lincoln, CA 36.8% 20th +2.4pp 20th 13% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 21st +3.3pp 21st 15% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 7th +2.4pp 22nd 17% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 25.0% 4th +2.4pp 23rd 23% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 31.2% 13th +3.6pp 24th 4% below peers
Albany, OR 36.6% 19th +4.4pp 25th 12% above peers
Smyrna, GA 32.6% 17th +4.0pp 26th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 44.1% 25th +5.6pp 27th 36% above peers
Orland Park, IL 33.2% 18th +4.3pp 28th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 30.8% 11th +5.1pp 29th 5% below peers
DeSoto, TX 45.2% 27th +10.0pp 30th 39% above peers
Burleson, TX 31.2% 14th +7.8pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.1% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.1% to 6.1%).
Needs attention 6.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 7.5% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Plainfield, NJ 12.7% 29th -8.3pp 1st 143% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 4.3% 11th -2.2pp 2nd 18% below peers
DeSoto, TX 4.0% 8th -1.9pp 3rd 23% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 14th -1.9pp 4th 12% below peers
Southaven, MS 3.5% 4th -1.2pp 5th 34% below peers
Kingsport, TN 7.4% 23rd -2.2pp 6th 40% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 21st -1.6pp 7th 17% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 17th -1.3pp 8th 1% above peers
Lincoln, CA 1.9% 1st -0.5pp 9th 64% below peers
Cupertino, CA 3.8% 5th -0.8pp 10th 28% below peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 19th -1.0pp 11th 11% above peers
Olympia, WA 7.6% 24th -1.3pp 12th 45% above peers
Bradenton, FL 6.7% 22nd -1.1pp 13th 28% above peers
Highland, CA 3.9% 6th -0.6pp 14th 26% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 26.4% 31st -2.1pp 15th 403% above peers
Albany, OR 5.5% 18th -0.4pp 16th 5% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 4.6% 15th -0.3pp 17th 12% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 4.2% 10th -0.2pp 18th 21% below peers
National City, CA 10.9% 26th -0.3pp 19th 108% above peers
Springfield, OH 12.5% 28th -0.3pp 20th 139% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.9% 30th -0.3pp 21st 298% above peers
Kettering, OH 6.1% 20th -0.0pp 22nd 15% above peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 7th +0.3pp 23rd 23% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 5.2% 16th +0.4pp 24th on par with peers
Santee, CA 4.3% 12th +0.3pp 25th 18% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.2% 3rd +0.4pp 26th 40% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.7% 25th +1.4pp* 27th 65% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 11.4% 27th +1.9pp 28th 117% above peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% 13th +1.2pp 29th 15% below peers
Burleson, TX 2.1% 2nd +0.7pp 30th 59% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.1% 9th +1.4pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.5% then, 5.6% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.1% to 5.6%).
Bright spot 5.6%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 6.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Tigard, OR 3.1% 6th -4.3pp 1st 58% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.2% 10th -2.4pp 2nd 43% below peers
Santee, CA 3.1% 7th -1.3pp 3rd 58% below peers
Lincoln, CA 2.5% 4th -1.0pp 4th 66% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.5% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 66% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 2.3% 2nd -0.7pp 6th 68% below peers
Orland Park, IL 3.8% 8th -1.0pp 7th 49% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 14th -1.6pp 8th 18% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.8% 23rd -2.7pp 9th 46% above peers
Highland, CA 7.8% 17th -1.7pp 10th 5% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.8% 1st -0.4pp 11th 76% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 20th -1.1pp 12th 25% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.6% 21st -1.1pp 13th 43% above peers
Southaven, MS 7.4% 16th -0.7pp 14th on par with peers
Olympia, WA 5.6% 13th -0.4pp 15th 24% below peers
National City, CA 12.2% 25th -0.5pp 16th 65% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.7% 5th -0.1pp* 17th 63% below peers
Albany, OR 6.8% 15th -0.0pp 18th 8% below peers
Bradenton, FL 15.2% 28th +0.0pp 19th 105% above peers
Burleson, TX 10.6% 22nd +0.0pp 20th 43% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.6% 12th +0.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 11.9% 24th +0.8pp 22nd 61% above peers
Springfield, OH 8.3% 18th +0.6pp 23rd 12% above peers
Kingsport, TN 8.8% 19th +0.7pp 24th 19% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 4.2% 9th +0.3pp 25th 43% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 28.0% 31st +2.3pp 26th 277% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.0% 29th +2.8pp 27th 169% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.7% 11th +0.7pp 28th 36% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.2% 27th +2.5pp 29th 79% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 22.6% 30th +4.8pp 30th 205% above peers
DeSoto, TX 13.1% 26th +3.8pp 31st 77% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

37.7%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 39.5%
United States ref 33.4%
Cupertino, CA 15.6% 1st 54% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 18.6% 2nd 45% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 25.8% 3rd 24% below peers
Santee, CA 26.2% 4th 23% below peers
Lincoln, CA 26.6% 5th 22% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 28.6% 6th 16% below peers
National City, CA 28.7% 7th 16% below peers
Smyrna, GA 29.3% 8th 14% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 29.3% 9th 14% below peers
Orland Park, IL 29.6% 10th 13% below peers
Tigard, OR 30.6% 11th 10% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 12th 9% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 33.2% 13th 3% below peers
Olympia, WA 33.6% 14th 1% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 33.9% 15th 1% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 34.1% 16th on par with peers
Albany, OR 34.2% 17th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 18th 2% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 35.0% 19th 3% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 35.3% 20th 4% above peers
Highland, CA 35.9% 21st 5% above peers
Bradenton, FL 36.0% 22nd 6% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 37.4% 23rd 10% above peers
Kettering, OH 37.7% 24th 11% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 37.8% 25th 11% above peers
Burleson, TX 38.2% 26th 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX 38.4% 27th 13% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.4% 28th 18% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 29th 20% above peers
Kingsport, TN 42.0% 30th 23% above peers
Springfield, OH 45.5% 31st 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.9% then, 4.4% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.7% to 4.4%).
4.4%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 4.9% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Royal Oak, MI 0.5% 1st -1.5pp 1st 87% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 17th -8.6pp 2nd 7% above peers
Albany, OR 2.8% 12th -2.7pp 3rd 25% below peers
Tigard, OR 2.3% 7th -2.2pp 4th 37% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 2.7% 10th -2.2pp 5th 27% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 2.1% 5th -1.4pp 6th 43% below peers
Lincoln, CA 2.1% 4th -1.0pp 7th 44% below peers
Santee, CA 1.7% 2nd -0.7pp 8th 55% below peers
Orland Park, IL 2.1% 3rd -0.7pp 9th 44% below peers
Highland, CA 3.2% 15th -0.8pp 10th 14% below peers
National City, CA 5.9% 22nd -1.2pp 11th 59% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 13.6% 30th -0.5pp 12th 265% above peers
Burleson, TX 7.0% 24th -0.1pp 13th 89% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 11.7% 28th +0.3pp 14th 215% above peers
Bradenton, FL 8.6% 25th +0.6pp 15th 131% above peers
Springfield, OH 5.3% 21st +0.4pp 16th 44% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.9% 13th +0.3pp 17th 23% below peers
Southaven, MS 5.0% 19th +0.7pp 18th 33% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 20th +0.8pp 19th 37% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 9.9% 26th +1.7pp 20th 166% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 10.2% 27th +2.3pp 21st 174% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 12.1% 29th +2.7pp 22nd 224% above peers
Kingsport, TN 2.9% 14th +0.7pp 23rd 21% below peers
Olympia, WA 3.7% 16th +1.0pp 24th on par with peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 23rd +1.9pp 25th 88% above peers
Kettering, OH 4.4% 18th +1.5pp 26th 18% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 2.8% 11th +1.0pp 27th 26% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 2.2% 6th +1.0pp 28th 40% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.5% 8th +1.2pp* 29th 33% below peers
Cupertino, CA 2.6% 9th +1.4pp 30th 31% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.9% 31st +7.8pp 31st 275% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.4% to 41.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kettering started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 10.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.3% to 41.7%).
Bright spot 41.7%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 31.5% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Burleson, TX 34.0% 15th +7.6pp 1st 8% above peers
National City, CA 18.1% 29th +3.9pp 2nd 43% below peers
Olympia, WA 51.8% 5th +8.1pp 3rd 64% above peers
Santee, CA 35.0% 14th +5.5pp 4th 11% above peers
Bradenton, FL 28.3% 23rd +4.3pp 5th 11% below peers
Kettering, OH 41.7% 10th +6.2pp 6th 32% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 29.7% 20th +4.4pp 7th 6% below peers
Lincoln, CA 40.0% 11th +5.8pp 8th 27% above peers
Kingsport, TN 31.5% 17th +4.4pp 9th on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 43.1% 9th +5.7pp 10th 36% above peers
Tigard, OR 51.0% 6th +6.8pp 11th 61% above peers
Southaven, MS 28.8% 22nd +3.7pp 12th 9% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 18th +3.9pp 13th 1% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 36.2% 13th +4.4pp 14th 15% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 49.4% 7th +6.0pp 15th 56% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 22.0% 28th +2.5pp 16th 30% below peers
Springfield, OH 16.8% 30th +1.8pp 17th 47% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 4th +5.9pp 18th 88% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 64.1% 2nd +6.2pp 19th 103% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 59.5% 3rd +4.9pp 20th 89% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 21st +2.1pp 21st 7% below peers
DeSoto, TX 30.1% 19th +1.9pp 22nd 5% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 39.4% 12th +2.0pp* 23rd 25% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 31.6% 16th +1.5pp 24th on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 82.2% 1st +3.5pp 25th 160% above peers
Highland, CA 22.7% 26th +0.8pp 26th 28% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 23.4% 25th +0.8pp 27th 26% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 15.7% 31st +0.3pp 28th 50% below peers
Orland Park, IL 45.4% 8th +1.0pp 29th 44% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 24.3% 24th -0.3pp 30th 23% below peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 27th -2.3pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment fell 12.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 49.4% to 36.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.2pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 19.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (56.5% to 36.9%).
Needs attention 36.9%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 41.2% -4.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bel Air South, MD 59.5% 8th +26.4pp 1st 16% above peers
Bradenton, FL 58.4% 9th +20.3pp 2nd 14% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 77.3% 2nd +13.9pp* 3rd 51% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 41.1% 20th +6.0pp 4th 20% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 67.7% 4th +9.3pp 5th 32% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.7% 21st +5.0pp 6th 21% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 62.0% 5th +2.6pp 7th 21% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 16th +1.4pp 8th on par with peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 78.3% 1st +1.5pp 9th 52% above peers
Lincoln, CA 48.8% 19th +0.3pp 10th 5% below peers
Highland, CA 31.1% 28th +0.1pp 11th 39% below peers
Cupertino, CA 69.3% 3rd -0.4pp 12th 35% above peers
Tigard, OR 54.0% 12th -1.5pp 13th 5% above peers
Smyrna, GA 61.8% 6th -2.5pp 14th 20% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 57.0% 10th -5.8pp 15th 11% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 53.5% 13th -6.3pp 16th 4% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 50.7% 17th -6.1pp 17th 1% below peers
Springfield, OH 37.8% 23rd -4.8pp 18th 26% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 52.6% 14th -7.7pp 19th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.6% 22nd -6.5pp 20th 21% below peers
Santee, CA 50.6% 18th -12.0pp 21st 1% below peers
Orland Park, IL 51.8% 15th -14.5pp 22nd 1% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 54.7% 11th -15.6pp 23rd 7% above peers
DeSoto, TX 59.9% 7th -17.6pp 24th 17% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 29th -9.6pp 25th 43% below peers
Kettering, OH 36.9% 24th -12.5pp 26th 28% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 33.5% 26th -13.8pp 27th 35% below peers
National City, CA 35.0% 25th -15.1pp 28th 32% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 27th -14.5pp 29th 38% below peers
Burleson, TX 24.3% 31st -19.2pp 30th 53% below peers
Olympia, WA 28.5% 30th -25.6pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 5.2% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.0% to 5.2%).
Bright spot 5.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 6.4% +0.7pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kingsport, TN 7.1% 14th -5.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Highland, CA 7.6% 18th -5.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
Lincoln, CA 3.6% 3rd -2.3pp 3rd 52% below peers
National City, CA 4.5% 6th -1.8pp 4th 40% below peers
Springfield, OH 7.4% 16th -1.8pp 5th on par with peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 7.6% 17th -1.1pp 6th 2% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 4.2% 5th -0.3pp 7th 44% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 10.3% 25th -0.6pp 8th 38% above peers
Orland Park, IL 2.5% 2nd -0.1pp 9th 67% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 5.4% 10th -0.0pp 10th 27% below peers
Burleson, TX 14.2% 31st +0.1pp 11th 92% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 6.7% 12th +0.2pp 12th 10% below peers
Southaven, MS 9.9% 24th +0.6pp 13th 34% above peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 14th 38% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.6% 7th +0.5pp 15th 38% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10.9% 26th +1.5pp 16th 47% above peers
Olympia, WA 14.2% 30th +2.2pp 17th 91% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 6.1% 11th +1.2pp 18th 18% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 13th +1.5pp 19th 10% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 7.2% 15th +2.1pp 20th 3% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.9% 22nd +2.8pp* 21st 20% above peers
Albany, OR 8.8% 21st +3.0pp 22nd 19% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.5% 23rd +3.3pp 23rd 28% above peers
Santee, CA 8.4% 20th +3.1pp 24th 13% above peers
Bradenton, FL 11.1% 28th +4.1pp 25th 49% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.2% 9th +2.4pp 26th 30% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 3.8% 4th +1.8pp 27th 50% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 29th +5.9pp 28th 65% above peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 27th +6.9pp 29th 48% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 8.2% 19th +6.7pp 30th 10% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.3% 1st +2.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55,390 to 57,206 - more than the combined survey margin (±311). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (56,138 to 57,206).
Big move 57,206
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wake Forest, NC 52,844 31st +25% 1st 7% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 58,137 8th +20% 2nd 2% above peers
Burleson, TX 52,918 30th +15% 3rd 7% below peers
Lincoln, CA 52,956 29th +12% 4th 7% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 19th +12% 5th 1% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 55,236 28th +10% 6th 3% below peers
Olympia, WA 55,951 25th +9% 7th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55,855 27th +8% 8th 2% below peers
Albany, OR 56,839 15th +6% 9th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 56,211 23rd +6% 10th 1% below peers
Kingsport, TN 56,262 21st +5% 11th 1% below peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 11th +5% 12th 1% above peers
Tigard, OR 56,011 24th +5% 13th 1% below peers
Southaven, MS 56,226 22nd +4% 14th 1% below peers
Kettering, OH 57,206 12th +3% 15th 1% above peers
Highland, CA 56,675 17th +3% 16th on par with peers
Santee, CA 59,332 1st +3% 17th 4% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 56,861 14th +2% 18th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 57,014 13th +1% 19th on par with peers
New Brunswick, NJ 56,345 20th +1% 20th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 56,633 18th +1% 21st on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 55,904 26th +0% 22nd 2% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 56,806 16th -0%* 23rd on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 57,916 10th -1% 24th 2% above peers
Springfield, OH 58,190 6th -2% 25th 2% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 57,950 9th -2% 26th 2% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 59,132 2nd -2% 27th 4% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 58,140 7th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 58,678 4th -2% 29th 3% above peers
Cupertino, CA 58,566 5th -3% 30th 3% above peers
National City, CA 58,893 3rd -4% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±191 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.7% then, 20.9% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.4% to 20.9%).
20.9%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 22.0% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Plainfield, NJ 28.9% 1st +2.9pp 1st 34% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 23.3% 11th +2.1pp 2nd 8% above peers
Albany, OR 24.4% 7th +1.7pp 3rd 13% above peers
National City, CA 21.5% 17th +1.0pp 4th on par with peers
Santee, CA 23.1% 12th +0.9pp 5th 7% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 8th +0.8pp 6th 10% above peers
Lincoln, CA 23.0% 13th +0.7pp 7th 6% above peers
Burleson, TX 28.8% 2nd +0.9pp 8th 33% above peers
Orland Park, IL 20.8% 21st +0.5pp 9th 4% below peers
Kingsport, TN 20.6% 22nd +0.4pp 10th 5% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 17.6% 27th +0.1pp 11th 19% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 26.2% 5th +0.1pp 12th 21% above peers
Olympia, WA 17.8% 26th -0.2pp 13th 18% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 23.5% 10th -0.3pp 14th 9% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.7% 9th -0.4pp 15th 10% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 17.4% 28th -0.4pp* 16th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL 19.7% 25th -0.5pp 17th 9% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 16.8% 29th -0.5pp 18th 22% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 14.8% 30th -0.5pp 19th 31% below peers
Kettering, OH 20.9% 20th -0.8pp 20th 3% below peers
Smyrna, GA 21.6% 16th -0.8pp 21st on par with peers
Southaven, MS 25.5% 6th -1.1pp 22nd 18% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 19th -1.0pp 23rd 2% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.5% 18th -1.3pp 24th 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 20.0% 24th -1.3pp 25th 7% below peers
Highland, CA 27.9% 3rd -2.7pp 26th 29% above peers
Cupertino, CA 22.6% 14th -3.1pp 27th 5% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 26.5% 4th -4.0pp 28th 23% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.9% 31st -2.0pp 29th 50% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 22.6% 15th -4.4pp 30th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 20.6% 23rd -6.1pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.7% then, 27.4% now; margin ±5.5pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.0% to 27.4%).
27.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 32.6% -1.0pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Royal Oak, MI 26.3% 19th +12.4pp 1st 9% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 32.1% 13th +10.4pp 2nd 12% above peers
Highland, CA 44.9% 7th +8.9pp 3rd 56% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 14th +5.6pp* 4th 8% above peers
Orland Park, IL 16.4% 30th +2.8pp 5th 43% below peers
Olympia, WA 39.5% 11th +6.5pp 6th 37% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.8% 10th +4.9pp 7th 42% above peers
DeSoto, TX 43.7% 8th +5.2pp 8th 52% above peers
National City, CA 45.2% 6th +5.1pp 9th 57% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 60.5% 1st +6.8pp 10th 110% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 55.8% 2nd +5.9pp 11th 94% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 9th +3.7pp 12th 51% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 54.0% 4th +3.2pp 13th 88% above peers
Bradenton, FL 50.5% 5th +1.0pp 14th 75% above peers
Smyrna, GA 28.8% 16th -0.0pp 15th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 23.6% 21st -0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Kettering, OH 27.4% 17th -0.3pp 17th 5% below peers
Albany, OR 30.5% 15th -1.1pp 18th 6% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 18.6% 25th -1.1pp 19th 35% below peers
Lincoln, CA 16.6% 29th -1.0pp 20th 42% below peers
Springfield, OH 55.7% 3rd -4.8pp 21st 94% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 26.4% 18th -2.8pp 22nd 8% below peers
Southaven, MS 33.1% 12th -3.5pp 23rd 15% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 24th -2.6pp 24th 32% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 20.8% 23rd -3.9pp 25th 28% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 18.3% 26th -3.6pp 26th 36% below peers
Santee, CA 18.1% 27th -3.8pp 27th 37% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 20th -5.7pp 28th 11% below peers
Cupertino, CA 6.3% 31st -1.6pp 29th 78% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 17.5% 28th -4.5pp 30th 39% below peers
Burleson, TX 22.5% 22nd -7.2pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.2% then, 80.2% now; margin ±9.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 16.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.5% to 80.2%).
Big move 80.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 69.7% -0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
New Brunswick, NJ 83.7% 2nd +26.1pp 1st 21% above peers
Olympia, WA 69.1% 17th +19.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Kingsport, TN 67.8% 22nd +14.8pp 3rd 2% below peers
Bradenton, FL 79.8% 8th +16.0pp 4th 15% above peers
National City, CA 69.4% 16th +13.0pp 5th on par with peers
Smyrna, GA 80.3% 5th +14.1pp 6th 16% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 70.7% 14th +10.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 13th +10.8pp 8th 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 68.0% 21st +10.2pp 9th 2% below peers
Tigard, OR 80.0% 7th +10.6pp 10th 15% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 84.9% 1st +10.7pp* 11th 22% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 81.0% 4th +9.5pp 12th 17% above peers
Kettering, OH 80.2% 6th +8.9pp 13th 16% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 81.6% 3rd +9.0pp 14th 18% above peers
Burleson, TX 72.2% 12th +6.5pp 15th 4% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 72.3% 11th +5.8pp 16th 4% above peers
Albany, OR 68.3% 19th +5.1pp 17th 2% below peers
Lincoln, CA 66.0% 23rd +1.8pp 18th 5% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 69.0% 18th +1.2pp 19th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 75.2% 9th +0.9pp 20th 8% above peers
Cupertino, CA 58.9% 29th +0.5pp 21st 15% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 65.6% 24th -0.5pp 22nd 6% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 73.1% 10th -1.7pp 23rd 5% above peers
Orland Park, IL 68.2% 20th -3.8pp 24th 2% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 60.4% 28th -4.2pp 25th 13% below peers
Santee, CA 69.8% 15th -5.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Highland, CA 60.8% 27th -7.0pp 27th 12% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 28th 21% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 64.0% 25th -10.8pp 29th 8% below peers
Springfield, OH 63.2% 26th -16.9pp 30th 9% below peers
Southaven, MS 58.5% 30th -19.8pp 31st 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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