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Lorain, OH
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65,395 people (2024) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Lorain, OH shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 9 indicators

Where Lorain, OH shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big shifts 5 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 555 in May 2026, up from 546 a year earlier.
555 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 19 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 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Burnsville, MN 140 (May 26) -27.2% 1st
Malden, MA 196 (Mar 26) -26.8% 2nd
Skokie, IL 140 (May 26) -12.4% 3rd
Janesville, WI 119 (May 26) -11.2% 4th
Cheyenne, WY 285 (May 26) -10.5% 5th
Brentwood, CA 192 (May 26) -9.3% 6th
Muncie, IN 496 (May 26) -8.2% 7th
Waltham, MA 223 (May 26) -4.5% 8th
Victoria, TX 368 (May 26) -4.3% 9th
Pflugerville, TX 178 (May 26) -4.0% 10th
Commerce City, CO 747 (Mar 26) -3.5% 11th
Caldwell, ID 465 (May 26) -3.1% 12th
Bellevue, NE 96 (Apr 26) +1.6% 13th
Lorain, OH 555 (May 26) +1.7% 14th
North Little Rock, AR 1,073 (May 26) +4.7% 15th
Rowlett, TX 166 (May 26) +5.6% 16th
Greenwood, IN 147 (May 26) +25.0% 17th
South San Francisco, CA 320 (May 26) +27.8% 18th
Palatine, IL 94 (May 26) +47.6% 19th

Peers worth a call

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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. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
  • Elkhart, IN down about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 78% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,425 in May 2026, down from 1,474 a year earlier.
1,425 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 19 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%
Caldwell, ID 617 (May 26) -30.9% 1st
Brentwood, CA 1,430 (May 26) -30.8% 2nd
Muncie, IN 1,350 (May 26) -24.9% 3rd
Palatine, IL 672 (May 26) -22.7% 4th
Janesville, WI 1,469 (May 26) -20.8% 5th
Commerce City, CO 2,561 (Mar 26) -15.3% 6th
Burnsville, MN 1,491 (May 26) -14.9% 7th
Cheyenne, WY 2,441 (May 26) -12.7% 8th
Malden, MA 1,060 (Mar 26) -11.2% 9th
Pflugerville, TX 1,408 (May 26) -7.2% 10th
Victoria, TX 1,769 (May 26) -6.5% 11th
Rowlett, TX 1,167 (May 26) -6.4% 12th
Bellevue, NE 1,076 (Apr 26) -4.7% 13th
South San Francisco, CA 1,151 (May 26) -3.6% 14th
Lorain, OH 1,425 (May 26) -3.3% 15th
Waltham, MA 689 (May 26) -2.6% 16th
Skokie, IL 2,597 (May 26) +4.8% 17th
North Little Rock, AR 4,222 (May 26) +7.2% 18th
Greenwood, IN 1,680 (May 26) +13.5% 19th

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 →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 24% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.

Multi-year view: homicide is about 41% lower than in 2021 (8 then, 5 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 0 in 2023 it has risen mostly since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: homicide rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 3 in May 2026, unchanged from 3 a year earlier.
3 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 19 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Waltham, MA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Commerce City, CO 0 (Mar 26) -100.0% 2nd
Pflugerville, TX 2 (May 26) -66.6% 3rd
Bellevue, NE 2 (Apr 26) -50.2% 4th
Burnsville, MN 3 (May 26) -50.1% 5th
North Little Rock, AR 17 (May 26) -26.7% 6th
Lorain, OH 3 (May 26) +0.0% 7th
Janesville, WI 5 (May 26) +50.2% 8th
Palatine, IL 3 (May 26) +99.3% 9th
Muncie, IN 9 (May 26) +100.2% 10th
Victoria, TX 12 (May 26) +167.0% 11th
Greenwood, IN 7 (May 26) +398.6% 12th
Rowlett, TX 1 (May 26)
Cheyenne, WY 5 (May 26)
Brentwood, CA 0 (May 26)
Malden, MA 0 (Mar 26)
Skokie, IL 2 (May 26)
South San Francisco, CA 0 (May 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (May 26)

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. 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 →
  • Utica, NY down about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bowling Green, KY essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Harlingen, TX down about 24% a year · faster than 95% of this group · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft rose about 28% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 214 in May 2026, up from 167 a year earlier.
214 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 19 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%
Janesville, WI 41 (May 26) -50.9% 1st
Rowlett, TX 50 (May 26) -50.0% 2nd
Commerce City, CO 456 (Mar 26) -42.9% 3rd
Caldwell, ID 64 (May 26) -42.0% 4th
South San Francisco, CA 138 (May 26) -40.7% 5th
Brentwood, CA 140 (May 26) -38.8% 6th
Skokie, IL 175 (May 26) -28.1% 7th
Palatine, IL 50 (May 26) -23.3% 8th
Malden, MA 135 (Mar 26) -20.4% 9th
Cheyenne, WY 160 (May 26) -19.8% 10th
Muncie, IN 265 (May 26) -12.2% 11th
Pflugerville, TX 124 (May 26) -11.7% 12th
Victoria, TX 103 (May 26) -9.3% 13th
North Little Rock, AR 431 (May 26) +0.7% 14th
Bellevue, NE 124 (Apr 26) +11.1% 15th
Greenwood, IN 138 (May 26) +14.6% 16th
Burnsville, MN 116 (May 26) +17.2% 17th
Waltham, MA 46 (May 26) +20.0% 18th
Lorain, OH 214 (May 26) +28.2% 19th

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 →
  • Laguna Niguel, CA down about 51% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $38,291 to $48,685 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,068). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 38% from 2014 to 2024 ($35,330 to $48,685).
$48,685
20102024
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%
Malden, MA $100,606 11th +52% 1st 20% above peers
Brentwood, NY $111,572 10th +51% 2nd 33% above peers
St. Cloud, FL $83,174 17th +50% 3rd 1% below peers
Caldwell, ID $73,058 22nd +49% 4th 13% below peers
Commerce City, CO $111,972 9th +45% 5th 34% above peers
Port Orange, FL $74,426 20th +43% 6th 11% below peers
Lynwood, CA $74,844 19th +43% 7th 10% below peers
Sammamish, WA $239,690 1st +38% 8th 187% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $63,844 28th +37% 9th 24% below peers
Greenwood, IN $83,608 16th +32% 10th on par with peers
Castro Valley, CA $142,779 3rd +32% 11th 71% above peers
Union City, NJ $64,310 26th +31% 12th 23% below peers
Muncie, IN $44,471 31st +31% 13th 47% below peers
Bellevue, NE $85,462 15th +31% 14th 2% above peers
Brentwood, CA $142,494 4th +31% 15th 70% above peers
Skokie, IL $95,337 13th +31% 16th 14% above peers
Janesville, WI $73,446 21st +30% 17th 12% below peers
South San Francisco, CA $136,578 5th +30% 18th 63% above peers
Four Corners, FL $72,879 23rd +27% 19th 13% below peers
Lorain, OH $48,685 30th +27% 20th 42% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $117,799 7th +26% 21st 41% above peers
Waltham, MA $120,216 6th +25% 22nd 44% above peers
Victoria, TX $67,226 24th +24% 23rd 20% below peers
Reston, VA $148,710 2nd +24% 24th 78% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $78,839 18th +22% 25th 6% below peers
Palatine, IL $97,819 12th +21% 26th 17% above peers
North Little Rock, AR $52,707 29th +21% 27th 37% below peers
Burnsville, MN $87,024 14th +18% 28th 4% above peers
Kenner, LA $64,020 27th +16% 29th 23% below peers
Dundalk, MD $64,520 25th +16% 30th 23% below peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 8th +11% 31st 34% above peers
Where is this changing? 20 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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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 ±$3,757 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Improving faster than 100% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 3.8% in May 2026, down from 5.3% a year earlier.
3.8%
1990May 2026
Compare all 25 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 3.7% (May 26) -1.0pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Lorain, OH 3.8% (May 26) 9th -1.5pp 1st 5% below peers
Union City, NJ 4.6% (May 26) 21st -0.6pp 2nd 15% above peers
Muncie, IN 4.0% (May 26) 11th -0.5pp 3rd on par with peers
South San Francisco, CA 3.1% (May 26) 4th -0.4pp 4th 22% below peers
Brentwood, CA 4.1% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 5th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 2.8% (May 26) 1st -0.3pp 6th 30% below peers
Greenwood, IN 2.8% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 7th 30% below peers
Bellevue, NE 2.9% (May 26) 3rd -0.2pp 8th 28% below peers
Commerce City, CO 4.1% (May 26) 15th -0.1pp 9th 2% above peers
Janesville, WI 3.1% (May 26) 5th -0.1pp 10th 22% below peers
Waltham, MA 3.7% (May 26) 6th -0.1pp 11th 7% below peers
Malden, MA 4.0% (May 26) 12th -0.1pp 12th on par with peers
Kenner, LA 3.8% (May 26) 10th +0.0pp 13th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.7% (May 26) 7th +0.0pp 14th 7% below peers
Lynwood, CA 5.7% (May 26) 25th +0.1pp 15th 43% above peers
Victoria, TX 4.1% (May 26) 16th +0.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.7% (May 26) 8th +0.2pp 17th 7% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.0% (May 26) 13th +0.3pp 18th on par with peers
North Little Rock, AR 4.1% (May 26) 17th +0.3pp 19th 2% above peers
Burnsville, MN 4.1% (May 26) 18th +0.5pp 20th 2% above peers
Palatine, IL 4.3% (May 26) 19th +0.6pp 21st 7% above peers
Skokie, IL 4.9% (May 26) 23rd +0.8pp 22nd 23% above peers
Port Orange, FL 4.5% (May 26) 20th +0.9pp 23rd 12% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.8% (May 26) 22nd +1.1pp 24th 20% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 5.1% (May 26) 24th +1.3pp 25th 27% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.8% then, 24.9% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.0% to 24.9%).
24.9%
20112024
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 12.9% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.0%
Brentwood, NY 6.5% 5th -5.5pp 1st 31% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 9.5% 16th -4.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 11.7% 23rd -4.4pp 3rd 23% above peers
Malden, MA 11.3% 22nd -4.1pp 4th 19% above peers
Port Orange, FL 10.9% 21st -3.9pp 5th 15% above peers
Bellevue, NE 7.7% 9th -2.6pp 6th 19% below peers
Commerce City, CO 8.6% 13th -2.9pp 7th 9% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 10.0% 18th -3.1pp 8th 5% above peers
Four Corners, FL 10.4% 19th -3.3pp 9th 10% above peers
Janesville, WI 8.9% 15th -2.3pp 10th 6% below peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 2nd -1.2pp 11th 40% below peers
Palatine, IL 8.1% 10th -1.6pp 12th 14% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 8.6% 14th -1.5pp 13th 9% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 20.1% 28th -3.4pp 14th 112% above peers
Kenner, LA 15.3% 24th -1.9pp 15th 61% above peers
Muncie, IN 25.9% 31st -2.1pp 16th 173% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 4th -0.2pp 17th 36% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 6.7% 7th -0.2pp 18th 29% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 6.7% 6th -0.1pp 19th 30% below peers
Lorain, OH 24.9% 30th +0.1pp 20th 163% above peers
Waltham, MA 8.3% 11th +0.1pp 21st 12% below peers
Lynwood, CA 17.4% 26th +0.2pp 22nd 83% above peers
Skokie, IL 9.6% 17th +0.2pp 23rd 1% above peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 8th +0.2pp 24th 23% below peers
Victoria, TX 17.9% 27th +0.8pp 25th 89% above peers
Union City, NJ 22.9% 29th +3.4pp 26th 141% above peers
Dundalk, MD 17.3% 25th +2.8pp 27th 83% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.0% 3rd +1.0pp 28th 36% below peers
Brentwood, CA 8.3% 12th +2.5pp 29th 12% below peers
Burnsville, MN 10.8% 20th +3.2pp 30th 14% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.3% 1st +1.9pp 31st 55% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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

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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.6% then, 38.7% now; margin ±4.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 8.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.8% to 38.7%).
38.7%
20132024
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%
Brentwood, NY 7.2% 5th -9.9pp 1st 45% below peers
Bellevue, NE 8.1% 10th -5.8pp 2nd 38% below peers
Port Orange, FL 12.7% 15th -6.8pp 3rd 2% below peers
Waltham, MA 7.6% 8th -4.0pp 4th 41% below peers
Four Corners, FL 15.5% 22nd -8.0pp 5th 19% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 13.1% 17th -6.6pp 6th 1% above peers
Reston, VA 6.6% 4th -2.9pp 7th 50% below peers
Malden, MA 13.2% 18th -5.7pp 8th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 9.0% 11th -3.7pp 9th 31% below peers
Kenner, LA 20.1% 24th -8.2pp 10th 54% above peers
Palatine, IL 13.0% 16th -5.3pp 11th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 11.7% 14th -4.6pp 12th 10% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 14.3% 20th -5.5pp 13th 10% above peers
Greenwood, IN 6.3% 3rd -2.1pp 14th 52% below peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 23rd -5.1pp 15th 20% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 27.8% 27th -8.5pp 16th 114% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.8% 2nd -1.7pp 17th 56% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 7.5% 7th -1.5pp 18th 43% below peers
Muncie, IN 30.3% 29th -4.3pp 19th 133% above peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 9th -0.9pp 20th 38% below peers
Skokie, IL 11.4% 13th -0.8pp 21st 13% below peers
Commerce City, CO 13.9% 19th -0.4pp 22nd 7% above peers
Lorain, OH 38.7% 31st -0.9pp 23rd 198% above peers
Victoria, TX 23.8% 25th +0.2pp 24th 83% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 7.4% 6th +0.5pp 25th 43% below peers
Lynwood, CA 29.0% 28th +2.3pp 26th 123% above peers
Union City, NJ 30.5% 30th +2.9pp 27th 134% above peers
Brentwood, CA 9.7% 12th +1.5pp 28th 25% below peers
Burnsville, MN 14.4% 21st +2.6pp 29th 11% above peers
Dundalk, MD 27.0% 26th +5.7pp 30th 107% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.9% 1st +2.0pp 31st 62% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 →

Peers worth a call

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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 →
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sanford, FL down 15.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.8pp 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 →

Broadband rose 14.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 69.2% to 83.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 17.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (65.6% to 83.4%).
83.4%
20172024
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 90.3% +7.9pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lynwood, CA 91.0% 23rd +19.6pp 1st 2% below peers
Lorain, OH 83.4% 29th +14.2pp 2nd 11% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 86.8% 27th +14.0pp 3rd 7% below peers
Muncie, IN 87.7% 25th +11.0pp 4th 6% below peers
Kenner, LA 87.7% 26th +10.9pp 5th 6% below peers
Victoria, TX 82.1% 30th +9.5pp 6th 12% below peers
Four Corners, FL 94.8% 11th +11.0pp 7th 2% above peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 18th +10.1pp 8th 1% below peers
Port Orange, FL 93.3% 16th +9.9pp 9th on par with peers
Dundalk, MD 88.1% 24th +8.8pp 10th 6% below peers
Janesville, WI 91.3% 22nd +8.6pp 11th 2% below peers
Greenwood, IN 94.2% 13th +8.7pp 12th 1% above peers
Malden, MA 94.3% 12th +8.6pp 13th 1% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 91.6% 20th +8.3pp 14th 2% below peers
Commerce City, CO 91.8% 19th +7.6pp 15th 2% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 95.2% 10th +7.7pp 16th 2% above peers
Skokie, IL 94.2% 14th +7.1pp 17th 1% above peers
Burnsville, MN 95.4% 9th +7.1pp 18th 2% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 95.7% 8th +6.3pp 19th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 91.5% 21st +6.0pp 20th 2% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 96.7% 6th +5.9pp 21st 4% above peers
Waltham, MA 94.0% 15th +5.4pp 22nd 1% above peers
Bellevue, NE 93.3% 17th +5.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Palatine, IL 95.7% 7th +5.2pp 24th 3% above peers
Union City, NJ 85.2% 28th +4.1pp 25th 9% below peers
Brentwood, CA 97.0% 4th +3.8pp 26th 4% above peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 2nd +2.9pp 27th 5% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 97.1% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 4% above peers
Reston, VA 97.0% 5th +2.0pp 29th 4% above peers
Brentwood, NY 77.6% 31st +1.3pp 30th 17% below peers
Sammamish, WA 99.2% 1st +1.0pp 31st 6% above peers
Where is this changing? 20 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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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 →

Peers worth a call

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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 →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.03).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.47).
0.47
20102024
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 0.47 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Victoria, TX 0.44 22nd -0.044 1st 4% above peers
Malden, MA 0.43 20th -0.040 2nd 2% above peers
Brentwood, NY 0.40 9th -0.036 3rd 5% below peers
Greenwood, IN 0.38 5th -0.028 4th 9% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 0.47 28th -0.030 5th 12% above peers
Commerce City, CO 0.36 2nd -0.023 6th 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 3rd -0.023 7th 11% below peers
Muncie, IN 0.46 27th -0.024 8th 10% above peers
Janesville, WI 0.39 7th -0.019 9th 6% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 0.41 15th -0.019 10th 1% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 0.35 1st -0.016 11th 17% below peers
Skokie, IL 0.45 25th -0.018 12th 7% above peers
Palatine, IL 0.43 21st -0.016 13th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 0.42 18th -0.016 14th 1% above peers
Reston, VA 0.41 14th -0.014 15th 1% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 0.39 6th -0.011 16th 7% below peers
Port Orange, FL 0.42 16th -0.008 17th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 0.40 11th -0.006 18th 4% below peers
Lorain, OH 0.47 29th -0.004 19th 12% above peers
Burnsville, MN 0.40 10th +0.002 20th 5% below peers
Bellevue, NE 0.39 8th +0.004 21st 6% below peers
Dundalk, MD 0.44 23rd +0.005 22nd 5% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 0.43 19th +0.012 23rd 2% above peers
Union City, NJ 0.48 30th +0.017 24th 16% above peers
Brentwood, CA 0.41 13th +0.016 25th 2% below peers
Kenner, LA 0.49 31st +0.022 26th 17% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 4th +0.022 27th 10% below peers
Waltham, MA 0.44 24th +0.032 28th 6% above peers
Sammamish, WA 0.41 12th +0.035 29th 3% below peers
Four Corners, FL 0.42 17th +0.054 30th 1% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 0.46 26th +0.059 31st 10% above 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 →

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (26.1% then, 25.0% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 3.6 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (28.6% to 25.0%).
25.0%
20102023
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 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
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 18th -8.3pp 1st 21% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 4.8% 3rd -2.2pp 2nd 54% below peers
Burnsville, MN 5.1% 4th -2.2pp 3rd 51% below peers
Reston, VA 3.6% 2nd -1.1pp 4th 66% below peers
Four Corners, FL 8.9% 14th -2.3pp 5th 14% below peers
Brentwood, NY 12.7% 20th -3.1pp 6th 22% above peers
Janesville, WI 12.8% 21st -2.4pp 7th 24% above peers
Bellevue, NE 7.3% 10th -1.3pp 8th 30% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 13.5% 23rd -1.4pp 9th 31% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 11.8% 17th -1.0pp 10th 14% above peers
Kenner, LA 13.0% 22nd -0.8pp 11th 26% above peers
Lorain, OH 25.0% 31st -1.1pp 12th 142% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 15.1% 25th -0.7pp 13th 46% above peers
Union City, NJ 22.8% 29th -0.9pp 14th 121% above peers
Port Orange, FL 9.2% 15th -0.2pp 15th 11% below peers
Rowlett, TX 6.4% 8th +0.1pp 16th 38% below peers
Commerce City, CO 10.3% 16th +0.2pp 17th on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 11th +0.2pp 18th 30% below peers
Lynwood, CA 21.4% 28th +1.2pp 19th 107% above peers
Dundalk, MD 23.3% 30th +1.6pp 20th 126% above peers
Victoria, TX 14.7% 24th +1.1pp 21st 42% above peers
Muncie, IN 20.5% 27th +1.8pp 22nd 98% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 5.9% 7th +0.6pp 23rd 42% below peers
Palatine, IL 8.2% 13th +1.1pp 24th 21% below peers
Malden, MA 15.9% 26th +2.3pp 25th 54% above peers
Waltham, MA 7.6% 12th +1.5pp 26th 26% below peers
Skokie, IL 12.6% 19th +2.6pp 27th 22% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.7% 6th +1.6pp 28th 45% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 5.3% 5th +1.5pp 29th 49% below peers
Brentwood, CA 6.6% 9th +2.1pp 30th 36% below peers
Sammamish, WA 2.5% 1st +1.1pp 31st 76% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 →

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 →
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Caldwell, ID down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lakewood, NJ down 11.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $158,944 in June 2026, up from $152,753 a year earlier.
$158,944
2000June 2026
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 $251,502 (Jun 26) +3.5%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Skokie, IL $435,880 (Jun 26) 12th +6.6% 1st 11% above peers
Kenner, LA $274,207 (Jun 26) 23rd +6.2% 2nd 30% below peers
Janesville, WI $300,089 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.1% 3rd 23% below peers
Palatine, IL $396,075 (Jun 26) 14th +5.5% 4th 1% above peers
Union City, NJ $569,523 (Jun 26) 10th +5.0% 5th 45% above peers
Lorain, OH $158,944 (Jun 26) 28th +4.1% 6th 59% below peers
Brentwood, NY $633,120 (Jun 26) 9th +4.0% 7th 62% above peers
Lynwood, CA $693,082 (Jun 26) 7th +3.7% 8th 77% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $391,685 (Jun 26) 15th +3.5% 9th on par with peers
Muncie, IN $158,760 (Jun 26) 29th +3.4% 10th 59% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $170,641 (Jun 26) 27th +3.2% 11th 56% below peers
Bellevue, NE $302,976 (Jun 26) 21st +2.8% 12th 23% below peers
Burnsville, MN $375,754 (Jun 26) 16th +2.7% 13th 4% below peers
South San Francisco, CA $1,230,345 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.6% 14th 214% above peers
Malden, MA $694,637 (Jun 26) 6th +1.5% 15th 77% above peers
Greenwood, IN $331,142 (Jun 26) 20th +1.4% 16th 15% below peers
Waltham, MA $841,319 (Jun 26) 4th +1.0% 17th 115% above peers
Victoria, TX $217,561 (Jun 26) 26th +0.5% 18th 44% below peers
Caldwell, ID $402,988 (Jun 26) 13th +0.3% 19th 3% above peers
Reston, VA $639,126 (Jun 26) 8th -0.9% 20th 63% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $1,118,381 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.0% 21st 186% above peers
Dundalk, MD $227,014 (Jun 26) 25th -1.1% 22nd 42% below peers
Brentwood, CA $799,857 (Jun 26) 5th -2.5% 23rd 104% above peers
Rowlett, TX $371,639 (Jun 26) 18th -3.3% 24th 5% below peers
Port Orange, FL $339,981 (Jun 26) 19th -3.8% 25th 13% below peers
Commerce City, CO $489,357 (Jun 26) 11th -4.0% 26th 25% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $375,312 (Jun 26) 17th -5.3% 27th 4% below peers
Sammamish, WA $1,591,920 (Jun 26) 1st -5.7% 28th 306% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $268,380 (Jun 26) 24th -7.7% 29th 31% below peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 9% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 21% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $111,370 in June 2026, up from $102,010 a year earlier.
$111,370
2000June 2026
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 $142,007 (Jun 26) +4.4%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Kenner, LA $201,552 (Jun 26) 23rd +12.4% 1st 33% below peers
Brentwood, NY $585,859 (Jun 26) 7th +11.3% 2nd 94% above peers
Lorain, OH $111,370 (Jun 26) 27th +9.2% 3rd 63% below peers
Janesville, WI $222,465 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.5% 4th 26% below peers
Skokie, IL $306,804 (Jun 26) 14th +5.9% 5th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $301,669 (Jun 26) 15th +5.4% 6th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA $628,142 (Jun 26) 5th +4.6% 7th 108% above peers
Palatine, IL $244,680 (Jun 26) 20th +4.1% 8th 19% below peers
Bellevue, NE $234,974 (Jun 26) 21st +2.7% 9th 22% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $93,319 (Jun 26) 28th +2.5% 10th 69% below peers
Greenwood, IN $249,037 (Jun 26) 18th +2.2% 11th 17% below peers
Muncie, IN $90,589 (Jun 26) 29th +2.0% 12th 70% below peers
South San Francisco, CA $949,881 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.9% 13th 215% above peers
Waltham, MA $627,268 (Jun 26) 6th +1.8% 14th 108% above peers
Union City, NJ $364,639 (Jun 26) 11th +1.7% 15th 21% above peers
Malden, MA $511,942 (Jun 26) 8th +1.3% 16th 70% above peers
Caldwell, ID $338,708 (Jun 26) 12th +0.9% 17th 12% above peers
Burnsville, MN $252,223 (Jun 26) 17th +0.1% 18th 16% below peers
Victoria, TX $118,549 (Jun 26) 26th -0.3% 19th 61% below peers
Reston, VA $396,080 (Jun 26) 9th -1.2% 20th 31% above peers
Dundalk, MD $188,100 (Jun 26) 24th -1.3% 21st 38% below peers
Castro Valley, CA $864,144 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.4% 22nd 186% above peers
Brentwood, CA $643,588 (Jun 26) 4th -3.2% 23rd 113% above peers
Port Orange, FL $247,460 (Jun 26) 19th -3.7% 24th 18% below peers
Rowlett, TX $299,498 (Jun 26) 16th -4.3% 25th 1% below peers
Commerce City, CO $387,464 (Jun 26) 10th -4.6% 26th 28% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $312,330 (Jun 26) 13th -5.3% 27th 4% above peers
Sammamish, WA $1,089,579 (Jun 26) 1st -5.8% 28th 261% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $181,828 (Jun 26) 25th -9.0% 29th 40% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (56.1% then, 57.1% now; margin ±2.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.2% to 57.1%).
57.1%
20112024
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 67.2% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 9th +9.7pp 1st 12% above peers
Brentwood, NY 80.4% 4th +7.5pp 2nd 23% above peers
Kenner, LA 63.1% 19th +5.8pp 3rd 4% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 83.2% 1st +7.4pp 4th 27% above peers
Brentwood, CA 82.2% 3rd +5.1pp 5th 26% above peers
Skokie, IL 74.7% 8th +4.3pp 6th 14% above peers
Bellevue, NE 65.5% 16th +3.4pp 7th on par with peers
Muncie, IN 52.0% 25th +2.6pp 8th 20% below peers
Port Orange, FL 75.6% 6th +3.2pp 9th 15% above peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 28th +2.0pp 10th 27% below peers
Commerce City, CO 77.2% 5th +3.2pp 11th 18% above peers
Janesville, WI 67.3% 14th +1.3pp 12th 3% above peers
Greenwood, IN 59.3% 21st +1.1pp 13th 9% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 72.5% 10th +1.3pp 14th 11% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 67.1% 15th +1.2pp 15th 2% above peers
Lorain, OH 57.1% 24th +1.0pp 16th 13% below peers
Dundalk, MD 64.6% 18th +0.8pp 17th 1% below peers
Malden, MA 41.3% 30th +0.3pp 18th 37% below peers
Burnsville, MN 64.7% 17th +0.4pp 19th 1% below peers
Reston, VA 60.6% 20th -1.0pp 20th 7% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 72.5% 11th -1.2pp 21st 11% above peers
Palatine, IL 67.4% 13th -1.7pp 22nd 3% above peers
Four Corners, FL 51.8% 26th -1.3pp 23rd 21% below peers
Victoria, TX 57.9% 23rd -1.6pp 24th 12% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 59.0% 22nd -2.2pp 25th 10% below peers
Sammamish, WA 82.5% 2nd -3.1pp 26th 26% above peers
Waltham, MA 49.7% 27th -2.0pp 27th 24% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 44.6% 29th -2.7pp 28th 32% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 69.9% 12th -4.6pp 29th 7% above peers
Union City, NJ 19.1% 31st -1.7pp 30th 71% below peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 7th -10.7pp 31st 15% above peers
Where is this changing? 20 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.
HousingHomeownership rate
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Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 9% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,075 in June 2026, up from $1,023 a year earlier.
$1,075
2022June 2026
Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
South San Francisco, CA $4,084 (Jun 26) 1st +8.8% 1st 136% above peers
Muncie, IN $973 (Jun 26) 28th +6.5% 2nd 44% below peers
Janesville, WI $1,214 (Jun 26) 24th +5.2% 3rd 30% below peers
Lorain, OH $1,075 (Jun 26) 27th +5.1% 4th 38% below peers
Cheyenne, WY $1,494 (Jun 26) 21st +4.2% 5th 14% below peers
Skokie, IL $2,250 (Jun 26) 10th +4.0% 6th 30% above peers
Brentwood, CA $3,365 (Jun 26) 3rd +4.0% 7th 94% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,729 (Jun 26) 15th +3.9% 8th on par with peers
Victoria, TX $1,212 (Jun 26) 25th +3.1% 9th 30% below peers
Waltham, MA $3,042 (Jun 26) 4th +2.6% 10th 76% above peers
Palatine, IL $1,990 (Jun 26) 12th +2.5% 11th 15% above peers
Dundalk, MD $1,614 (Jun 26) 19th +2.4% 12th 7% below peers
Union City, NJ $2,421 (Jun 26) 9th +2.4% 13th 40% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $2,767 (Jun 26) 6th +2.3% 14th 60% above peers
Commerce City, CO $2,484 (Jun 26) 8th +2.3% 15th 43% above peers
Greenwood, IN $1,609 (Jun 26) 20th +1.7% 16th 7% below peers
Reston, VA $2,598 (Jun 26) 7th +1.6% 17th 50% above peers
Sammamish, WA $3,738 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.5% 18th 116% above peers
North Little Rock, AR $1,122 (Jun 26) 26th +1.3% 19th 35% below peers
Burnsville, MN $1,486 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.9% 20th 14% below peers
Bellevue, NE $1,384 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.7% 21st 20% below peers
Kenner, LA $1,629 (Jun 26) 18th +0.2% 22nd 6% below peers
Lynwood, CA $2,035 (Jun 26) 11th +0.2% 23rd 17% above peers
Malden, MA $2,803 (Jun 26) 5th -0.3% 24th 62% above peers
Port Orange, FL $1,732 (Jun 26) 14th -0.8% 25th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX $1,699 (Jun 26) 16th -1.4% 26th 2% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL $1,794 (Jun 26) 13th -2.0% 27th 4% above peers
Rowlett, TX $1,668 (Jun 26) 17th -2.2% 28th 4% below peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.8% then, 34.6% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.2% to 34.6%).
34.6%
20102024
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
Brentwood, NY 33.4% 14th -14.5pp 1st 2% below peers
Muncie, IN 31.9% 8th -4.9pp 2nd 6% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 30th -6.4pp 3rd 41% above peers
Union City, NJ 50.5% 31st -6.1pp 4th 49% above peers
Malden, MA 40.7% 28th -3.6pp 5th 20% above peers
Skokie, IL 34.8% 20th -3.0pp 6th 2% above peers
Brentwood, CA 38.1% 25th -2.6pp 7th 12% above peers
Janesville, WI 25.6% 3rd -1.5pp 8th 25% below peers
Reston, VA 25.9% 4th -1.1pp 9th 24% below peers
Bellevue, NE 26.0% 5th -1.1pp 10th 23% below peers
Lorain, OH 34.6% 19th -0.2pp 11th 2% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 34.6% 18th -0.1pp 12th 2% above peers
Commerce City, CO 34.2% 17th +0.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Greenwood, IN 25.5% 2nd +0.5pp 14th 25% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 33.9% 15th +0.7pp 15th on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 9th +0.7pp 16th 6% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 35.6% 22nd +1.1pp 17th 5% above peers
Victoria, TX 33.0% 12th +1.3pp 18th 3% below peers
Port Orange, FL 33.9% 16th +1.5pp 19th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX 28.1% 6th +1.3pp 20th 17% below peers
Kenner, LA 35.9% 23rd +1.8pp 21st 6% above peers
Waltham, MA 35.1% 21st +2.0pp 22nd 3% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 36.4% 24th +2.3pp 23rd 7% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 38.7% 27th +2.6pp 24th 14% above peers
Palatine, IL 33.1% 13th +2.4pp 25th 2% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 31.3% 7th +3.0pp 26th 8% below peers
Burnsville, MN 32.0% 10th +3.2pp 27th 6% below peers
Sammamish, WA 23.2% 1st +2.6pp 28th 32% below peers
Four Corners, FL 42.3% 29th +5.6pp 29th 25% above peers
Dundalk, MD 38.1% 26th +5.5pp 30th 12% above peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 11th +8.6pp 31st 3% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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

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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.7% to 9.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.3% to 9.1%).
9.1%
20102024
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
Port Orange, FL 2.9% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 47% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 10th -1.6pp 2nd 28% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 6th -1.3pp 3rd 36% below peers
Lorain, OH 9.1% 26th -2.6pp 4th 63% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 5.0% 14th -1.4pp 5th 11% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 8.2% 23rd -2.0pp 6th 48% above peers
Burnsville, MN 5.6% 16th -1.1pp 7th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 3.6% 7th -0.7pp 8th 35% below peers
Malden, MA 17.5% 30th -2.4pp 9th 214% above peers
Bellevue, NE 3.8% 9th -0.5pp 10th 31% below peers
Victoria, TX 7.2% 21st -0.9pp 11th 30% above peers
Skokie, IL 7.0% 19th -0.7pp 12th 26% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 5.8% 17th -0.4pp 13th 4% above peers
Dundalk, MD 12.4% 29th -0.8pp 14th 122% above peers
Muncie, IN 10.6% 27th -0.3pp 15th 90% above peers
Janesville, WI 5.9% 18th -0.2pp 16th 6% above peers
Union City, NJ 41.3% 31st -0.3pp 17th 642% above peers
Lynwood, CA 7.1% 20th -0.0pp 18th 28% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.2% 4th +0.0pp 19th 43% below peers
Brentwood, CA 3.5% 5th +0.1pp 20th 36% below peers
Waltham, MA 8.6% 25th +0.7pp 21st 54% above peers
Kenner, LA 8.3% 24th +0.7pp 22nd 49% above peers
Reston, VA 4.6% 12th +0.5pp 23rd 17% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.5% 15th +0.8pp 24th 1% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 7.5% 22nd +1.4pp 25th 35% above peers
Greenwood, IN 4.5% 11th +0.9pp 26th 20% below peers
Palatine, IL 4.7% 13th +1.0pp 27th 15% below peers
Four Corners, FL 3.8% 8th +0.9pp 28th 31% below peers
Brentwood, NY 10.6% 28th +2.9pp 29th 90% above peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 57% below peers
Sammamish, WA 1.6% 1st +0.8pp 31st 71% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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

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 →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.0% then, 8.1% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.6% to 8.1%).
8.1%
20122024
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 6.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Skokie, IL 5.1% 7th -3.1pp 1st 36% below peers
Greenwood, IN 5.4% 8th -3.2pp 2nd 31% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 3.1% 4th -1.5pp 3rd 61% below peers
Brentwood, NY 11.2% 24th -3.8pp 4th 41% above peers
Palatine, IL 7.6% 13th -2.3pp 5th 4% below peers
Bellevue, NE 7.6% 12th -2.0pp 6th 4% below peers
Port Orange, FL 8.3% 18th -1.9pp 7th 4% above peers
Waltham, MA 2.9% 3rd -0.6pp 8th 64% below peers
Commerce City, CO 7.4% 11th -1.4pp 9th 7% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 8.8% 19th -1.7pp 10th 11% above peers
Lynwood, CA 13.2% 27th -1.9pp 11th 67% above peers
Muncie, IN 7.8% 14th -1.1pp 12th 2% below peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 10th -0.5pp 13th 29% below peers
Brentwood, CA 2.1% 1st -0.2pp 14th 73% below peers
Victoria, TX 17.3% 30th -1.0pp 15th 118% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 9.4% 21st -0.5pp 16th 18% above peers
Dundalk, MD 7.9% 15th -0.3pp 17th 1% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 12.5% 26th -0.3pp 18th 58% above peers
Kenner, LA 14.5% 28th +0.2pp 19th 82% above peers
Union City, NJ 23.9% 31st +0.6pp 20th 201% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.3% 25th +0.6pp 21st 55% above peers
Caldwell, ID 14.6% 29th +0.7pp 22nd 84% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 10.3% 22nd +0.7pp 23rd 30% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 3.3% 5th +0.2pp 24th 59% below peers
Janesville, WI 5.6% 9th +0.5pp 25th 30% below peers
Malden, MA 4.9% 6th +0.6pp 26th 39% below peers
Lorain, OH 8.1% 17th +1.1pp 27th 2% above peers
Four Corners, FL 10.3% 23rd +2.3pp 28th 30% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 9.1% 20th +2.7pp 29th 15% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.3% 2nd +0.8pp 30th 71% below peers
Burnsville, MN 7.9% 16th +4.1pp 31st on par with peers
Where is this changing? 20 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 1.1pp 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
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

44.9%
20202022
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%
Sammamish, WA 18.8% 1st 44% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 19.3% 2nd 42% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 21.4% 3rd 36% below peers
Waltham, MA 24.1% 4th 28% below peers
Malden, MA 24.2% 5th 28% below peers
Skokie, IL 26.6% 6th 21% below peers
Reston, VA 27.9% 7th 17% below peers
Palatine, IL 29.0% 8th 13% below peers
Brentwood, CA 29.1% 9th 13% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 29.6% 10th 12% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 30.5% 11th 9% below peers
Rowlett, TX 31.7% 12th 5% below peers
Port Orange, FL 32.5% 13th 3% below peers
Lynwood, CA 33.1% 14th 1% below peers
Four Corners, FL 33.3% 15th 1% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 33.5% 16th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 34.1% 17th 2% above peers
Brentwood, NY 35.0% 18th 4% above peers
Burnsville, MN 35.3% 19th 5% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 35.6% 20th 6% above peers
Union City, NJ 36.6% 21st 9% above peers
Dundalk, MD 36.8% 22nd 10% above peers
Janesville, WI 36.9% 23rd 10% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 24th 16% above peers
Kenner, LA 39.8% 25th 19% above peers
Bellevue, NE 40.3% 26th 20% above peers
Victoria, TX 40.6% 27th 21% above peers
Greenwood, IN 41.0% 28th 22% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 41.1% 29th 23% above peers
Muncie, IN 41.6% 30th 24% above peers
Lorain, OH 44.9% 31st 34% 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 →

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.8% then, 3.5% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
3.5%
20122024
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
Port Orange, FL 2.4% 6th -4.3pp 1st 47% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 15th -3.4pp 2nd 3% below peers
Commerce City, CO 2.6% 7th -1.7pp 3rd 42% below peers
Malden, MA 1.4% 3rd -0.8pp 4th 67% below peers
Palatine, IL 4.5% 16th -1.9pp 5th on par with peers
Muncie, IN 3.8% 12th -1.5pp 6th 15% below peers
Bellevue, NE 3.4% 10th -1.3pp 7th 24% below peers
Brentwood, CA 0.9% 1st -0.3pp 8th 80% below peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 28th -2.6pp 9th 120% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 13th -1.0pp 10th 9% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 1.4% 2nd -0.3pp 11th 69% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 7.3% 23rd -1.1pp 12th 65% above peers
Waltham, MA 2.1% 5th -0.3pp 13th 52% below peers
Lorain, OH 3.5% 11th -0.4pp 14th 22% below peers
Lynwood, CA 5.4% 19th -0.5pp 15th 22% above peers
Skokie, IL 3.0% 8th -0.1pp 16th 32% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 8.4% 25th -0.0pp 17th 90% above peers
Reston, VA 5.3% 18th +0.4pp 18th 20% above peers
Dundalk, MD 5.1% 17th +0.6pp 19th 15% above peers
Victoria, TX 14.5% 31st +2.3pp 20th 225% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 5.8% 20th +1.4pp 21st 30% above peers
Brentwood, NY 8.6% 26th +2.1pp 22nd 94% above peers
Kenner, LA 7.1% 22nd +1.9pp 23rd 59% above peers
Union City, NJ 9.2% 27th +2.5pp 24th 106% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 3.1% 9th +1.2pp 25th 30% below peers
Four Corners, FL 8.3% 24th +3.2pp 26th 87% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.1% 14th +2.3pp 27th 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 30th +9.3pp 28th 199% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.1% 4th +1.5pp 29th 53% below peers
Burnsville, MN 6.8% 21st +5.0pp 30th 53% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 10.7% 29th +8.1pp 31st 139% above peers
Where is this changing? 20 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

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. 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 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.7% to 14.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 19 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.1% to 14.8%).
14.8%
20102024
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
St. Cloud, FL 31.6% 17th +13.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 27th +5.9pp 2nd 41% below peers
Brentwood, NY 17.2% 28th +4.2pp 3rd 48% below peers
Union City, NJ 28.4% 21st +6.8pp 4th 15% below peers
Lynwood, CA 9.8% 31st +2.2pp 5th 71% below peers
Port Orange, FL 31.4% 18th +5.6pp 6th 6% below peers
Dundalk, MD 15.7% 29th +2.8pp 7th 53% below peers
Bellevue, NE 34.5% 14th +6.0pp 8th 3% above peers
Brentwood, CA 39.3% 11th +6.2pp 9th 18% above peers
Commerce City, CO 25.8% 24th +3.8pp 10th 23% below peers
Lorain, OH 14.8% 30th +2.1pp 11th 56% below peers
Kenner, LA 29.1% 20th +4.0pp 12th 13% below peers
Janesville, WI 27.3% 22nd +3.7pp 13th 18% below peers
Malden, MA 45.1% 6th +6.1pp 14th 35% above peers
Four Corners, FL 35.0% 13th +4.6pp 15th 5% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 40.8% 9th +5.2pp 16th 22% above peers
Skokie, IL 53.8% 4th +6.2pp 17th 61% above peers
Muncie, IN 26.1% 23rd +2.6pp 18th 22% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 30.6% 19th +3.0pp 19th 8% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 20.8% 25th +2.0pp 20th 38% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 33.5% 15th +3.2pp 21st 1% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 43.0% 8th +4.0pp 22nd 29% above peers
Greenwood, IN 33.4% 16th +2.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 12th +2.4pp 24th 14% above peers
Waltham, MA 57.3% 3rd +3.0pp 25th 72% above peers
Reston, VA 72.0% 2nd +3.2pp 26th 116% above peers
Sammamish, WA 77.1% 1st +1.9pp 27th 131% above peers
Palatine, IL 51.1% 5th +1.1pp 28th 53% above peers
Burnsville, MN 39.8% 10th +0.8pp 29th 19% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 44.5% 7th -0.3pp 30th 33% above peers
Victoria, TX 20.3% 26th -0.4pp 31st 39% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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 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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (45.6% then, 38.0% now; margin ±14.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.8% to 38.0%).
38.0%
20112024
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%
Brentwood, NY 49.9% 12th +18.5pp 1st 12% above peers
Victoria, TX 52.8% 11th +16.8pp 2nd 18% above peers
Bellevue, NE 43.1% 18th +12.3pp 3rd 3% below peers
Skokie, IL 72.7% 3rd +20.2pp 4th 63% above peers
Palatine, IL 64.5% 6th +16.7pp 5th 45% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 19th +9.0pp 6th 6% below peers
Reston, VA 76.1% 1st +15.0pp 7th 71% above peers
Waltham, MA 74.0% 2nd +13.1pp 8th 66% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 44.8% 15th +7.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Muncie, IN 47.4% 14th +7.4pp 10th 6% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 63.2% 7th +9.0pp 11th 42% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 52.9% 10th +7.5pp 12th 19% above peers
Malden, MA 56.2% 8th +5.2pp 13th 26% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 34.5% 22nd +3.0pp 14th 23% below peers
Sammamish, WA 67.5% 5th +4.1pp 15th 52% above peers
Burnsville, MN 48.9% 13th +1.3pp 16th 10% above peers
Port Orange, FL 28.5% 26th +0.7pp 17th 36% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 53.6% 9th +1.4pp 18th 20% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 44.2% 17th +0.8pp 19th 1% below peers
Greenwood, IN 26.0% 29th +0.4pp 20th 42% below peers
Union City, NJ 69.5% 4th -3.4pp 21st 56% above peers
Four Corners, FL 33.9% 23rd -3.0pp 22nd 24% below peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 28th -2.5pp 23rd 41% below peers
Dundalk, MD 30.4% 25th -4.3pp 24th 32% below peers
Lorain, OH 38.0% 21st -7.6pp 25th 15% below peers
Commerce City, CO 39.6% 20th -13.7pp 26th 11% below peers
Brentwood, CA 44.5% 16th -21.5pp 27th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 20.2% 31st -9.9pp 28th 55% below peers
Kenner, LA 30.6% 24th -17.0pp 29th 31% below peers
Lynwood, CA 27.0% 27th -17.1pp 30th 39% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 20.8% 30th -19.3pp 31st 53% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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 ±10.2pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Disconnected youth fell 7.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.0% to 5.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 5.9%).
5.9%
20102024
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
St. Cloud, FL 0.9% 1st -12.3pp 1st 84% below peers
Skokie, IL 1.9% 2nd -6.2pp 2nd 68% below peers
Lorain, OH 5.9% 16th -7.1pp 3rd on par with peers
Union City, NJ 6.0% 17th -5.2pp 4th 2% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.0% 3rd -1.6pp 5th 66% below peers
Bellevue, NE 5.2% 12th -3.9pp 6th 13% below peers
Port Orange, FL 5.9% 14th -3.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Muncie, IN 3.1% 5th -0.9pp 8th 48% below peers
Kenner, LA 9.1% 22nd -1.9pp 9th 52% above peers
Dundalk, MD 8.3% 21st -1.5pp 10th 39% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 13.9% 29th -0.6pp 11th 134% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.4% 10th +0.1pp 12th 25% below peers
Palatine, IL 5.9% 15th +0.2pp 13th 1% below peers
Victoria, TX 9.7% 25th +1.2pp 14th 63% above peers
Four Corners, FL 6.2% 18th +0.9pp 15th 4% above peers
Brentwood, NY 9.4% 23rd +1.8pp 16th 58% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.4% 20th +1.6pp 17th 7% above peers
Burnsville, MN 5.3% 13th +1.3pp 18th 11% below peers
Waltham, MA 4.3% 7th +1.3pp 19th 28% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 4.1% 6th +1.2pp 20th 31% below peers
Lynwood, CA 14.4% 30th +5.3pp 21st 142% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 10.3% 27th +3.8pp 22nd 73% above peers
Brentwood, CA 4.3% 9th +2.0pp 23rd 27% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 3.0% 4th +1.4pp 24th 50% below peers
Reston, VA 6.2% 19th +3.1pp 25th 5% above peers
Malden, MA 9.6% 24th +5.4pp 26th 61% above peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 26th +6.1pp 27th 73% above peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 8th +3.1pp 28th 27% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 11th +3.3pp 29th 24% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 11.8% 28th +9.8pp 30th 98% above peers
Commerce City, CO 14.5% 31st +12.3pp 31st 144% above peers
Where is this changing? 20 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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Peers worth a call

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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 →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pico Rivera, CA down 22.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63,801 to 65,395 - more than the combined survey margin (±112). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 19 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (63,885 to 65,395).
65,395
20102024
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
Four Corners, FL 65,048 19th +54% 1st on par with peers
St. Cloud, FL 65,130 18th +27% 2nd on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 1st +21% 3rd 2% above peers
Bellevue, NE 64,510 28th +21% 4th 1% below peers
Commerce City, CO 66,445 4th +18% 5th 2% above peers
Greenwood, IN 66,029 9th +14% 6th 1% above peers
Malden, MA 65,906 12th +8% 7th 1% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 65,971 10th +7% 8th 1% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 66,133 7th +6% 9th 1% above peers
Reston, VA 64,414 30th +5% 10th 1% below peers
Brentwood, CA 65,208 17th +5% 11th on par with peers
Burnsville, MN 64,463 29th +5% 12th 1% below peers
Dundalk, MD 65,969 11th +5% 13th 1% above peers
Skokie, IL 66,219 6th +4% 14th 2% above peers
Waltham, MA 64,902 23rd +3% 15th 1% below peers
Port Orange, FL 64,767 24th +3% 16th 1% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 65,001 21st +3% 17th on par with peers
Brentwood, NY 65,042 20th +3% 18th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 66,030 8th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Sammamish, WA 66,463 2nd +3% 20th 2% above peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 14th +3% 21st on par with peers
Cheyenne, WY 65,239 16th +3% 22nd on par with peers
Lorain, OH 65,395 15th +2% 23rd on par with peers
Victoria, TX 65,625 13th -2% 24th 1% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 64,538 27th -2% 25th 1% below peers
Union City, NJ 66,463 3rd -3% 26th 2% above peers
Kenner, LA 64,904 22nd -3% 27th 1% below peers
Palatine, IL 66,293 5th -3% 28th 2% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 64,305 31st -5% 29th 1% below peers
Muncie, IN 64,751 25th -6% 30th 1% below peers
Lynwood, CA 64,578 26th -9% 31st 1% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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 ±103 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 Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.8% then, 23.5% now; margin ±1.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (24.9% to 23.5%).
23.5%
20172024
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 21.9% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Dundalk, MD 24.2% 10th +1.1pp 1st 8% above peers
Skokie, IL 22.3% 17th +0.6pp 2nd 1% below peers
Victoria, TX 25.8% 6th +0.1pp 3rd 15% above peers
Brentwood, CA 26.3% 5th -0.2pp 4th 17% above peers
Waltham, MA 13.6% 31st -0.1pp 5th 39% below peers
Bellevue, NE 24.2% 9th -0.2pp 6th 8% above peers
Burnsville, MN 22.4% 16th -0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Four Corners, FL 21.1% 20th -0.5pp 8th 6% below peers
Union City, NJ 22.0% 18th -0.5pp 9th 2% below peers
Kenner, LA 23.6% 11th -0.6pp 10th 5% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.0% 8th -0.9pp 11th 11% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 20.8% 22nd -0.8pp 12th 7% below peers
Sammamish, WA 28.6% 3rd -1.3pp 13th 28% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 26.5% 4th -1.3pp 14th 18% above peers
Muncie, IN 15.8% 29th -0.9pp 15th 30% below peers
Lorain, OH 23.5% 12th -1.3pp 16th 5% above peers
Malden, MA 18.2% 26th -1.2pp 17th 19% below peers
South San Francisco, CA 17.2% 27th -1.2pp 18th 23% below peers
Reston, VA 18.6% 25th -1.3pp 19th 17% below peers
Janesville, WI 21.2% 19th -1.5pp 20th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 21st 35% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 20.7% 23rd -1.7pp 22nd 8% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 13.8% 30th -1.4pp 23rd 39% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 15th -2.5pp 24th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 25.4% 7th -2.9pp 25th 13% above peers
Greenwood, IN 23.5% 13th -2.9pp 26th 5% above peers
Port Orange, FL 16.5% 28th -2.1pp 27th 26% below peers
Palatine, IL 20.9% 21st -2.8pp 28th 7% below peers
Commerce City, CO 28.6% 2nd -4.4pp 29th 28% above peers
Brentwood, NY 22.5% 14th -3.9pp 30th 1% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 20.6% 24th -4.5pp 31st 8% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.3% then, 60.4% now; margin ±7.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (54.4% to 60.4%).
60.4%
20102024
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 32.6% -1.0pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Pflugerville, TX 25.8% 21st +11.3pp 1st 14% below peers
Waltham, MA 24.0% 22nd +7.3pp 2nd 20% below peers
Commerce City, CO 28.9% 18th +8.7pp 3rd 4% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 32.5% 13th +9.6pp 4th 8% above peers
Lynwood, CA 53.3% 2nd +14.9pp 5th 77% above peers
Port Orange, FL 34.0% 9th +6.0pp 6th 13% above peers
Union City, NJ 50.1% 4th +8.0pp 7th 66% above peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 24th +3.6pp 8th 23% below peers
Reston, VA 23.3% 23rd +3.2pp 9th 23% below peers
Lorain, OH 60.4% 1st +5.2pp 10th 101% above peers
Palatine, IL 26.9% 20th +1.5pp 11th 11% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 31.6% 14th +1.0pp 12th 5% above peers
Kenner, LA 38.0% 7th +0.1pp 13th 26% above peers
Janesville, WI 33.9% 10th +0.1pp 14th 13% above peers
Bellevue, NE 30.1% 16th -0.1pp 15th on par with peers
North Little Rock, AR 52.3% 3rd -0.3pp 16th 74% above peers
Muncie, IN 47.5% 5th -0.4pp 17th 58% above peers
South San Francisco, CA 22.4% 25th -0.4pp 18th 26% below peers
Dundalk, MD 40.8% 6th -1.3pp 19th 35% above peers
Brentwood, CA 17.9% 30th -0.7pp 20th 40% below peers
Four Corners, FL 33.1% 12th -2.2pp 21st 10% above peers
Brentwood, NY 33.2% 11th -2.9pp 22nd 10% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 26th -2.0pp 23rd 26% below peers
Victoria, TX 35.3% 8th -3.6pp 24th 17% above peers
Greenwood, IN 28.7% 19th -2.9pp 25th 5% below peers
Malden, MA 20.8% 27th -2.4pp 26th 31% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 29.5% 17th -3.4pp 27th 2% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 18.8% 28th -2.6pp 28th 37% below peers
Skokie, IL 18.2% 29th -3.4pp 29th 40% below peers
Burnsville, MN 30.4% 15th -6.9pp 30th 1% above peers
Sammamish, WA 6.7% 31st -2.7pp 31st 78% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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 ±6.2pp 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 →

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.7% then, 69.7% now; margin ±12.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.7% to 69.7%).
69.7%
20102024
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 69.7% -0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Kenner, LA 79.3% 1st +20.2pp 1st 14% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 78.8% 2nd +18.5pp 2nd 13% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 74.0% 6th +13.2pp 3rd 6% above peers
Muncie, IN 71.6% 10th +10.7pp 4th 3% above peers
Lynwood, CA 64.2% 26th +8.4pp 5th 8% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 70.2% 14th +9.2pp 6th 1% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 67.6% 20th +7.8pp 7th 3% below peers
Sammamish, WA 60.3% 27th +6.6pp 8th 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 25th +6.1pp 9th 7% below peers
Skokie, IL 68.9% 18th +6.5pp 10th 1% below peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 15th +6.2pp 11th on par with peers
Port Orange, FL 65.9% 23rd +5.1pp 12th 5% below peers
Union City, NJ 72.6% 9th +5.4pp 13th 4% above peers
Janesville, WI 74.0% 7th +5.3pp 14th 6% above peers
Brentwood, NY 70.5% 13th +4.5pp 15th 1% above peers
Waltham, MA 78.3% 4th +4.6pp 16th 12% above peers
Bellevue, NE 71.5% 11th +3.6pp 17th 3% above peers
Lorain, OH 69.7% 16th +3.0pp 18th on par with peers
South San Francisco, CA 78.4% 3rd +2.7pp 19th 12% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 65.0% 24th +1.5pp 20th 7% below peers
Greenwood, IN 69.7% 17th +1.3pp 21st on par with peers
Cheyenne, WY 73.8% 8th +1.3pp 22nd 6% above peers
Commerce City, CO 67.3% 21st +0.7pp 23rd 3% below peers
Reston, VA 66.7% 22nd -1.6pp 24th 4% below peers
Victoria, TX 70.8% 12th -1.8pp 25th 2% above peers
Malden, MA 56.3% 31st -1.8pp 26th 19% below peers
Palatine, IL 68.3% 19th -2.7pp 27th 2% below peers
Brentwood, CA 60.2% 28th -3.3pp 28th 14% below peers
Burnsville, MN 76.1% 5th -6.4pp 29th 9% above peers
Four Corners, FL 59.6% 29th -7.5pp 30th 15% below peers
Dundalk, MD 57.7% 30th -11.3pp 31st 17% below peers
Where is this changing? 20 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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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 ±9.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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