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124,991 people (2025) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 18 indicators

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

What needs attention 6 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

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

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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 175 in June 2026, down from 221 a year earlier.
Bright spot 175 per 100k
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 26 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%
Concord, CA 376 (Jul 26) -21.8% 1st
Broken Arrow, OK 175 (Jun 26) -20.7% 2nd
Billings, MT 662 (Jul 26) -16.9% 3rd
Allentown, PA 236 (Jul 26) -16.8% 4th
Wilmington, NC 385 (Jul 26) -14.5% 5th
North Charleston, SC 631 (Jul 26) -12.5% 6th
Cambridge, MA 408 (Jul 26) -12.0% 7th
Nampa, ID 326 (Dec 25) -10.6% 8th
Arvada, CO 276 (Jul 26) -9.4% 9th
College Station, TX 137 (Jul 26) -9.3% 10th
Berkeley, CA 593 (Jun 26) -7.3% 11th
Hartford, CT 453 (Jul 26) -5.5% 12th
Independence, MO 558 (Jul 26) -1.2% 13th
Buckeye, AZ 151 (Jul 26) -1.0% 14th
Lafayette, LA 1,096 (Jul 26) +1.4% 15th
Clovis, CA 264 (Jun 26) +1.5% 16th
Thousand Oaks, CA 119 (Jul 26) +2.1% 17th
New Braunfels, TX 204 (Jul 26) +3.3% 18th
Vallejo, CA 744 (Apr 26) +3.8% 19th
High Point, NC 507 (Jul 26) +4.3% 20th
Ann Arbor, MI 291 (Jul 26) +6.6% 21st
Odessa, TX 304 (Jul 26) +8.4% 22nd
Rochester, MN 161 (Jul 26) +10.5% 23rd
Goodyear, AZ 238 (Jul 26) +11.2% 24th
Simi Valley, CA 135 (Jul 26) +15.9% 25th
Fairfield, CA 572 (Jul 26) +17.8% 26th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Pearland, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Clara, CA down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • Alexandria, VA down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities. Broken Arrow started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 975 in June 2026, down from 1,103 a year earlier.
Bright spot 975 per 100k
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 26 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%
Concord, CA 2,247 (Jul 26) -26.3% 1st
College Station, TX 783 (Jul 26) -24.0% 2nd
Vallejo, CA 2,768 (Apr 26) -23.6% 3rd
Odessa, TX 1,121 (Jul 26) -23.3% 4th
Billings, MT 2,332 (Jul 26) -19.8% 5th
Hartford, CT 2,059 (Jul 26) -16.9% 6th
North Charleston, SC 2,987 (Jul 26) -15.7% 7th
Goodyear, AZ 1,187 (Jul 26) -15.5% 8th
Clovis, CA 1,293 (Jun 26) -14.1% 9th
Arvada, CO 2,124 (Jul 26) -12.1% 10th
Cambridge, MA 2,404 (Jul 26) -11.8% 11th
Broken Arrow, OK 975 (Jun 26) -11.6% 12th
Wilmington, NC 2,922 (Jul 26) -9.5% 13th
Lafayette, LA 3,335 (Jul 26) -9.4% 14th
Berkeley, CA 4,022 (Jun 26) -9.0% 15th
Nampa, ID 704 (Dec 25) -8.7% 16th
High Point, NC 1,844 (Jul 26) -8.1% 17th
Thousand Oaks, CA 960 (Jul 26) -7.0% 18th
Independence, MO 2,982 (Jul 26) -6.6% 19th
Fairfield, CA 1,647 (Jul 26) -6.0% 20th
Allentown, PA 1,438 (Jul 26) -5.0% 21st
Rochester, MN 1,262 (Jul 26) -2.4% 22nd
Buckeye, AZ 680 (Jul 26) -1.3% 23rd
Simi Valley, CA 819 (Jul 26) -0.6% 24th
New Braunfels, TX 1,181 (Jul 26) +1.0% 25th
Ann Arbor, MI 1,726 (Jul 26) +10.9% 26th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Clarksville, TN down about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Odessa, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
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Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 80% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 7% lower than in 2021 (1 then, 1 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 12 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending June 2026, down from 5 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 1 homicides
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 26 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%
Concord, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Thousand Oaks, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Berkeley, CA 1 (Jun 26) -83.3% 3rd
Clovis, CA 1 (Jun 26) -80.0% 4th
Broken Arrow, OK 1 (Jun 26) -80.0% 5th
Nampa, ID 1 (Dec 25) -67.0% 6th
Billings, MT 2 (Jul 26) -66.7% 7th
North Charleston, SC 9 (Jul 26) -36.9% 8th
Rochester, MN 2 (Jul 26) -33.2% 9th
Independence, MO 7 (Jul 26) -20.1% 10th
Hartford, CT 12 (Jul 26) -11.8% 11th
Simi Valley, CA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Goodyear, AZ 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Odessa, TX 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 14th
Vallejo, CA 15 (Jul 26) +11.7% 15th
Wilmington, NC 10 (Jul 26) +18.2% 16th
Allentown, PA 4 (Jul 26) +25.2% 17th
Lafayette, LA 4 (Jul 26) +66.7% 18th
New Braunfels, TX 2 (Jul 26) +99.7% 19th
Fairfield, CA 7 (Jul 26) +99.7% 20th
Cambridge, MA 2 (Jul 26) +99.8% 21st
High Point, NC 10 (Jul 26) +199.7% 22nd
Buckeye, AZ 5 (Jul 26) +200.6% 23rd
Arvada, CO 6 (Jul 26)
College Station, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Ann Arbor, MI 2 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Daly City, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Sterling Heights, MI
  • Boise, ID down about 75% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 31% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 13% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities. Broken Arrow started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 75 in June 2026, down from 109 a year earlier.
Bright spot 75 per 100k
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 26 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%
College Station, TX 45 (Jul 26) -49.1% 1st
Odessa, TX 147 (Jul 26) -41.9% 2nd
Buckeye, AZ 56 (Jul 26) -41.7% 3rd
Concord, CA 281 (Jul 26) -40.8% 4th
High Point, NC 230 (Jul 26) -40.4% 5th
Goodyear, AZ 78 (Jul 26) -38.7% 6th
Lafayette, LA 202 (Jul 26) -37.6% 7th
Arvada, CO 225 (Jul 26) -36.7% 8th
Billings, MT 259 (Jul 26) -35.1% 9th
Broken Arrow, OK 75 (Jun 26) -30.9% 10th
Rochester, MN 54 (Jul 26) -26.4% 11th
New Braunfels, TX 69 (Jul 26) -23.4% 12th
North Charleston, SC 284 (Jul 26) -22.4% 13th
Fairfield, CA 227 (Jul 26) -21.2% 14th
Independence, MO 496 (Jul 26) -20.3% 15th
Wilmington, NC 239 (Jul 26) -20.3% 16th
Berkeley, CA 460 (Jun 26) -19.0% 17th
Thousand Oaks, CA 44 (Jul 26) -18.2% 18th
Hartford, CT 566 (Jul 26) -15.6% 19th
Vallejo, CA 578 (Apr 26) -14.9% 20th
Nampa, ID 76 (Dec 25) -12.8% 21st
Clovis, CA 135 (Jun 26) -6.0% 22nd
Simi Valley, CA 90 (Jul 26) +0.0% 23rd
Cambridge, MA 78 (Jul 26) +1.0% 24th
Ann Arbor, MI 76 (Jul 26) +5.7% 25th
Allentown, PA 192 (Jul 26) +16.9% 26th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yuma, AZ down about 36% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Rosa, CA down about 34% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 19% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $73,119 to $86,765 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,886).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Broken Arrow started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 31% from 2014 to 2024 ($66,250 to $86,765).
Bright spot $86,765
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
Oklahoma ref $65,039 +23%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Nampa, ID $74,279 17th +52% 1st 10% below peers
Wilmington, NC $66,738 21st +40% 2nd 19% below peers
Buckeye, AZ $99,486 10th +39% 3rd 21% above peers
Arvada, CO $117,348 5th +39% 4th 43% above peers
North Charleston, SC $62,956 24th +38% 5th 23% below peers
Athens, GA $52,974 29th +38% 6th 36% below peers
High Point, NC $64,561 22nd +37% 7th 21% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL $73,446 20th +35% 8th 11% below peers
Lakeland, FL $64,185 23rd +35% 9th 22% below peers
Allentown, PA $55,494 28th +35% 10th 32% below peers
Vallejo, CA $90,171 12th +30% 11th 10% above peers
Hartford, CT $46,411 31st +28% 12th 44% below peers
Clovis, CA $99,241 11th +27% 13th 21% above peers
Cambridge, MA $130,748 3rd +27% 14th 59% above peers
Berkeley, CA $108,092 7th +26% 15th 31% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI $82,212 16th +25% 16th on par with peers
Thousand Oaks, CA $135,603 2nd +24% 17th 65% above peers
Billings, MT $73,712 18th +24% 18th 10% below peers
Goodyear, AZ $103,319 8th +23% 19th 26% above peers
Simi Valley, CA $122,081 4th +23% 20th 48% above peers
Rochester, MN $89,389 13th +22% 21st 9% above peers
Concord, CA $108,709 6th +21% 22nd 32% above peers
New Braunfels, TX $86,021 15th +21% 23rd 5% above peers
Lafayette, LA $61,915 25th +21% 24th 25% below peers
Fairfield, CA $101,895 9th +21% 25th 24% above peers
Independence, MO $60,339 26th +19% 26th 27% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $86,765 14th +19% 27th 6% above peers
Topeka, KS $56,956 27th +19% 28th 31% below peers
Odessa, TX $73,472 19th +15% 29th 11% below peers
The Woodlands, TX $140,701 1st +15% 30th 71% above peers
College Station, TX $50,900 30th +11% 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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16 of 40 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,441 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 1.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.1% in July 2026, up from 3.0% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.1%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 4.3% (Jul 26) +1.0pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Independence, MO 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -1.0pp 1st 12% below peers
High Point, NC 4.6% (Jul 26) 19th -0.7pp 2nd 7% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th -0.6pp 3rd on par with peers
Berkeley, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 21st -0.6pp 4th 9% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 16th -0.5pp 5th 2% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 3.5% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 6th 19% below peers
North Charleston, SC 3.7% (Jul 26) 7th -0.5pp 7th 14% below peers
Wilmington, NC 3.5% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 8th 19% below peers
Clovis, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.4pp 9th 26% above peers
Vallejo, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 25th -0.3pp 10th 33% above peers
Cambridge, MA 3.6% (Jul 26) 5th -0.3pp 11th 16% below peers
Billings, MT 3.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 12th 30% below peers
Concord, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 18th -0.2pp 13th 5% above peers
Fairfield, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.2pp 14th 23% above peers
Topeka, KS 4.3% (Jul 26) 15th -0.1pp 15th on par with peers
Nampa, ID 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.1pp 16th 19% below peers
Lafayette, LA 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th +0.0pp 17th 7% below peers
College Station, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 18th 7% above peers
Arvada, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th +0.1pp 19th 7% below peers
Odessa, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th +0.2pp 20th 5% below peers
Rochester, MN 3.6% (Jul 26) 6th +0.5pp 21st 16% below peers
Allentown, PA 5.7% (Jul 26) 26th +0.5pp 22nd 33% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 17th +0.5pp 23rd 2% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 24th 5% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 5.4% (Jul 26) 24th +0.7pp 25th 26% above peers
Lakeland, FL 5.9% (Jul 26) 27th +0.9pp 26th 37% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 6.0% (Jul 26) 28th +1.0pp 27th 40% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th +1.1pp 28th 5% below peers
Hartford, CT 9.0% (Jul 26) 29th +2.1pp 29th 109% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.0% then, 8.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.8% to 8.8%).
Bright spot 8.8%
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
Oklahoma ref 15.3% -0.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Goodyear, AZ 5.2% 1st -2.7pp 1st 59% below peers
North Charleston, SC 14.4% 19th -6.5pp 2nd 13% above peers
Wilmington, NC 16.0% 23rd -6.2pp 3rd 25% above peers
Clovis, CA 8.0% 6th -2.5pp 4th 38% below peers
Nampa, ID 11.5% 14th -3.5pp 5th 10% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 8.0% 7th -1.9pp 6th 38% below peers
Lakeland, FL 13.2% 17th -3.2pp 7th 3% above peers
Allentown, PA 21.0% 27th -4.7pp 8th 64% above peers
Concord, CA 8.2% 8th -1.5pp 9th 36% below peers
Rochester, MN 8.5% 9th -1.6pp 10th 33% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 14.2% 18th -2.4pp 11th 11% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 7.4% 5th -1.2pp 12th 42% below peers
High Point, NC 15.7% 20th -2.1pp 13th 22% above peers
Athens, GA 26.5% 30th -3.4pp 14th 107% above peers
Berkeley, CA 17.3% 25th -1.9pp 15th 35% above peers
Lafayette, LA 18.3% 26th -1.3pp 16th 43% above peers
Hartford, CT 26.3% 29th -1.8pp 17th 105% above peers
Vallejo, CA 12.2% 15th -0.4pp 18th 5% below peers
Billings, MT 9.8% 12th -0.2pp 19th 23% below peers
College Station, TX 29.2% 31st -0.4pp 20th 128% above peers
Arvada, CO 5.8% 3rd +0.0pp 21st 55% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 6.4% 4th +0.0pp 22nd 50% below peers
Cambridge, MA 12.8% 16th +0.1pp 23rd on par with peers
Independence, MO 15.8% 22nd +0.8pp 24th 24% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 23.8% 28th +1.5pp 25th 86% above peers
Topeka, KS 15.7% 21st +1.3pp 26th 23% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 8.8% 10th +0.8pp 27th 31% below peers
Fairfield, CA 10.2% 13th +1.6pp 28th 20% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 5.5% 2nd +1.3pp 29th 57% below peers
Odessa, TX 16.2% 24th +5.1pp 30th 27% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 8.9% 11th +3.7pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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16 of 40 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.8% then, 10.6% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.1% to 10.6%).
Bright spot 10.6%
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
Oklahoma ref 20.1% -1.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Goodyear, AZ 5.9% 2nd -5.7pp 1st 57% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 6.3% 4th -4.6pp 2nd 54% below peers
North Charleston, SC 21.2% 23rd -13.7pp 3rd 56% above peers
Rochester, MN 7.8% 8th -5.0pp 4th 43% below peers
Wilmington, NC 18.9% 22nd -11.1pp 5th 39% above peers
Clovis, CA 8.1% 9th -4.7pp 6th 40% below peers
Concord, CA 7.4% 6th -4.1pp 7th 46% below peers
Vallejo, CA 13.9% 17th -5.4pp 8th 2% above peers
Athens, GA 24.4% 28th -9.3pp 9th 79% above peers
Lakeland, FL 17.8% 21st -5.8pp 10th 31% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 22.4% 24th -6.5pp 11th 65% above peers
Nampa, ID 13.2% 15th -3.8pp 12th 3% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 3.5% 1st -0.9pp 13th 74% below peers
Allentown, PA 30.4% 30th -7.0pp 14th 123% above peers
High Point, NC 22.8% 25th -4.9pp 15th 67% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 6.1% 3rd -1.1pp 16th 55% below peers
Lafayette, LA 24.6% 29th -3.1pp 17th 81% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 10.6% 12th -1.1pp 18th 22% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 10.5% 11th -1.0pp 19th 23% below peers
Independence, MO 23.8% 26th -1.3pp 20th 75% above peers
Hartford, CT 35.6% 31st -1.8pp 21st 162% above peers
Arvada, CO 7.1% 5th -0.2pp 22nd 48% below peers
Billings, MT 10.8% 13th -0.2pp 23rd 21% below peers
Topeka, KS 17.6% 20th -0.2pp 24th 30% above peers
Fairfield, CA 13.6% 16th +1.9pp 25th on par with peers
Cambridge, MA 15.2% 18th +2.5pp 26th 12% above peers
Berkeley, CA 7.6% 7th +1.9pp 27th 44% below peers
College Station, TX 16.5% 19th +4.2pp 28th 21% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 13.2% 14th +3.4pp 29th 3% below peers
Odessa, TX 23.8% 27th +9.4pp 30th 75% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 10.1% 10th +5.8pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Angelo, TX down 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 91.7% to 94.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Broken Arrow started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (89.7% to 94.5%).
Bright spot 94.5%
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
Oklahoma ref 89.0% +10.0pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lakeland, FL 89.7% 24th +19.6pp 1st 3% below peers
Topeka, KS 88.2% 28th +18.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
North Charleston, SC 89.3% 26th +17.8pp 3rd 4% below peers
Hartford, CT 86.7% 29th +14.7pp 4th 6% below peers
Nampa, ID 95.1% 7th +12.8pp 5th 3% above peers
Athens, GA 92.6% 17th +10.2pp 6th on par with peers
Allentown, PA 86.7% 30th +9.2pp 7th 7% below peers
High Point, NC 91.0% 22nd +9.5pp 8th 2% below peers
Independence, MO 89.7% 23rd +9.0pp 9th 3% below peers
Wilmington, NC 91.4% 21st +9.0pp 10th 1% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 89.4% 25th +8.3pp 11th 4% below peers
Lafayette, LA 92.0% 19th +7.8pp 12th 1% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 95.0% 8th +7.3pp 13th 2% above peers
Billings, MT 91.7% 20th +6.9pp 14th 1% below peers
Clovis, CA 95.7% 5th +6.5pp 15th 3% above peers
Arvada, CO 96.1% 4th +6.3pp 16th 4% above peers
Cambridge, MA 94.8% 10th +5.9pp 17th 2% above peers
Vallejo, CA 94.2% 13th +5.8pp 18th 2% above peers
Odessa, TX 88.7% 27th +4.9pp 19th 4% below peers
Rochester, MN 92.2% 18th +4.5pp 20th 1% below peers
Concord, CA 95.2% 6th +4.5pp 21st 3% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 97.0% 2nd +4.4pp 22nd 5% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 93.9% 15th +3.7pp 23rd 1% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 95.0% 9th +3.6pp 24th 2% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 96.7% 3rd +3.1pp 25th 4% above peers
Berkeley, CA 94.3% 12th +2.8pp 26th 2% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 94.5% 11th +2.7pp 27th 2% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 97.2% 1st +1.5pp 28th 5% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 94.2% 14th +1.2pp 29th 1% above peers
Fairfield, CA 92.8% 16th +0.9pp 30th on par with peers
College Station, TX 84.6% 31st +0.3pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp 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 →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.41 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.04).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 (0.39 to 0.44).
Bright spot 0.44
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
Oklahoma ref 0.47 -0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Allentown, PA 0.43 8th -0.033 1st 5% below peers
Lakeland, FL 0.47 20th -0.020 2nd 2% above peers
North Charleston, SC 0.44 14th -0.018 3rd 3% below peers
Athens, GA 0.50 24th -0.020 4th 10% above peers
Lafayette, LA 0.51 26th -0.012 5th 11% above peers
Independence, MO 0.44 10th -0.007 6th 5% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 0.38 2nd -0.006 7th 18% below peers
College Station, TX 0.54 31st -0.005 8th 18% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 0.49 22nd +0.000 9th 7% above peers
Cambridge, MA 0.50 23rd +0.002 10th 8% above peers
Wilmington, NC 0.52 28th +0.002 11th 13% above peers
Arvada, CO 0.41 4th +0.002 12th 11% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 0.51 25th +0.002 13th 10% above peers
High Point, NC 0.47 21st +0.004 14th 3% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 0.37 1st +0.004 15th 20% below peers
Nampa, ID 0.38 3rd +0.005 16th 17% below peers
Billings, MT 0.46 19th +0.008 17th 1% above peers
Odessa, TX 0.46 17th +0.009 18th on par with peers
Rochester, MN 0.46 16th +0.009 19th on par with peers
Clovis, CA 0.43 7th +0.009 20th 6% below peers
Hartford, CT 0.52 27th +0.011 21st 12% above peers
Berkeley, CA 0.54 30th +0.012 22nd 17% above peers
Vallejo, CA 0.44 11th +0.011 23rd 5% below peers
Topeka, KS 0.45 15th +0.011 24th 2% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 0.43 5th +0.011 25th 7% below peers
Fairfield, CA 0.44 12th +0.011 26th 5% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 0.52 29th +0.014 27th 14% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 0.44 9th +0.012 28th 5% below peers
Concord, CA 0.43 6th +0.014 29th 7% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 0.46 18th +0.016 30th 1% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 0.44 13th +0.030 31st 5% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.04 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.1% then, 5.8% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (6.2% to 5.8%).
Bright spot 5.8%
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
Oklahoma ref 13.6% +0.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Nampa, ID 9.9% 17th -6.4pp 1st 7% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 7.2% 10th -4.5pp 2nd 22% below peers
Athens, GA 9.2% 16th -5.1pp 3rd on par with peers
North Charleston, SC 10.9% 19th -5.4pp 4th 19% above peers
Rochester, MN 7.6% 11th -1.3pp 5th 17% below peers
High Point, NC 17.6% 29th -2.7pp 6th 92% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 2.5% 1st -0.4pp 7th 72% below peers
Wilmington, NC 12.0% 24th -1.3pp 8th 30% above peers
Hartford, CT 36.5% 31st -3.8pp 9th 297% above peers
Odessa, TX 10.1% 18th -0.8pp 10th 10% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 4.7% 3rd -0.3pp 11th 49% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 4.9% 5th -0.3pp 12th 47% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 5.8% 8th -0.3pp 13th 37% below peers
Cambridge, MA 8.1% 12th -0.4pp 14th 12% below peers
Independence, MO 11.6% 22nd -0.6pp 15th 26% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 14.5% 28th -0.5pp 16th 58% above peers
Lafayette, LA 11.8% 23rd -0.3pp 17th 29% above peers
Billings, MT 8.8% 15th -0.2pp 18th 4% below peers
Topeka, KS 11.0% 20th -0.0pp 19th 20% above peers
Lakeland, FL 14.4% 27th +0.6pp 20th 56% above peers
Allentown, PA 31.4% 30th +1.6pp 21st 241% above peers
Vallejo, CA 13.3% 26th +0.9pp 22nd 45% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 5.3% 6th +0.5pp 23rd 43% below peers
Arvada, CO 4.8% 4th +0.6pp 24th 48% below peers
Fairfield, CA 11.1% 21st +1.4pp 25th 21% above peers
Concord, CA 8.6% 14th +1.4pp 26th 7% below peers
Clovis, CA 12.1% 25th +2.1pp 27th 32% above peers
College Station, TX 6.8% 9th +2.0pp 28th 26% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.4% 2nd +1.5pp 29th 52% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 5.5% 7th +2.0pp 30th 40% below peers
Berkeley, CA 8.2% 13th +3.7pp 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Olathe, KS down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Allen, TX down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • St. George, UT down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $288,709 in August 2026, up from $282,369 a year earlier.
Big move $288,709
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref $223,261 (Aug 26) +2.8%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Berkeley, CA $1,445,049 (Aug 26) 1st +6.9% 1st 261% above peers
Odessa, TX $251,624 (Aug 26) 24th +4.4% 2nd 37% below peers
Allentown, PA $317,498 (Aug 26) 20th +3.9% 3rd 21% below peers
Rochester, MN $342,187 (Aug 26) 19th +3.7% 4th 15% below peers
Independence, MO $212,613 (Aug 26) 27th +3.6% 5th 47% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI $526,592 (Aug 26) 8th +3.2% 6th 31% above peers
Billings, MT $400,819 (Aug 26) 15th +2.5% 7th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK $288,709 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.2% 8th 28% below peers
Lafayette, LA $226,811 (Aug 26) 26th +2.0% 9th 43% below peers
Hartford, CT $203,792 (Aug 26) 28th +1.9% 10th 49% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA $1,035,291 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 11th 158% above peers
Nampa, ID $415,249 (Aug 26) 13th +1.5% 12th 4% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL $404,294 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 13th 1% above peers
Clovis, CA $516,830 (Aug 26) 10th +1.0% 14th 29% above peers
High Point, NC $250,100 (Aug 26) 25th +0.1% 15th 38% below peers
Wilmington, NC $419,038 (Aug 26) 12th -0.1% 16th 5% above peers
Topeka, KS $198,041 (Aug 26) 29th -0.1% 17th 51% below peers
College Station, TX $345,836 (Aug 26) 18th -0.2% 18th 14% below peers
Simi Valley, CA $833,306 (Aug 26) 4th -0.3% 19th 108% above peers
Concord, CA $722,165 (Aug 26) 5th -0.5% 20th 80% above peers
Cambridge, MA $1,031,739 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.6% 21st 157% above peers
Goodyear, AZ $462,929 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 22nd 15% above peers
Fairfield, CA $599,253 (Aug 26) 7th -1.2% 23rd 50% above peers
Lakeland, FL $309,954 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.3% 24th 23% below peers
North Charleston, SC $310,134 (Aug 26) 21st -1.4% 25th 23% below peers
Buckeye, AZ $391,351 (Aug 26) 16th -1.7% 26th 2% below peers
Arvada, CO $600,934 (Aug 26) 6th -2.1% 27th 50% above peers
New Braunfels, TX $346,475 (Aug 26) 17th -2.1% 28th 14% below peers
Vallejo, CA $519,461 (Aug 26) 9th -2.8% 29th 30% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $226,640 in August 2026, up from $220,464 a year earlier.
$226,640
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref $120,549 (Aug 26) +4.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Berkeley, CA $979,123 (Aug 26) 1st +6.1% 1st 233% above peers
Odessa, TX $172,358 (Aug 26) 24th +5.5% 2nd 41% below peers
Allentown, PA $235,210 (Aug 26) 19th +5.0% 3rd 20% below peers
Independence, MO $156,466 (Aug 26) 25th +4.7% 4th 47% below peers
Rochester, MN $249,868 (Aug 26) 18th +4.2% 5th 15% below peers
Billings, MT $299,452 (Aug 26) 14th +3.4% 6th 2% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK $226,640 (Aug 26) 20th +2.8% 7th 23% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI $346,265 (Aug 26) 11th +1.9% 8th 18% above peers
Nampa, ID $344,139 (Aug 26) 12th +1.6% 9th 17% above peers
Lafayette, LA $135,442 (Aug 26) 27th +1.6% 10th 54% below peers
Clovis, CA $400,701 (Aug 26) 9th +1.4% 11th 36% above peers
Cambridge, MA $689,486 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 12th 134% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA $775,327 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.7% 13th 163% above peers
College Station, TX $260,687 (Aug 26) 17th +0.6% 14th 11% below peers
Hartford, CT $108,951 (Aug 26) 28th +0.5% 15th 63% below peers
High Point, NC $145,426 (Aug 26) 26th -0.2% 16th 51% below peers
Simi Valley, CA $700,965 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.2% 17th 138% above peers
Wilmington, NC $294,307 (Aug 26) 15th -0.4% 18th on par with peers
North Charleston, SC $222,009 (Aug 26) 21st -0.7% 19th 25% below peers
Goodyear, AZ $380,397 (Aug 26) 10th -1.1% 20th 29% above peers
Fairfield, CA $479,655 (Aug 26) 6th -1.4% 21st 63% above peers
Vallejo, CA $420,111 (Aug 26) 8th -1.5% 22nd 43% above peers
New Braunfels, TX $261,219 (Aug 26) 16th -2.0% 23rd 11% below peers
Concord, CA $487,042 (Aug 26) 5th -2.1% 24th 65% above peers
Buckeye, AZ $336,328 (Aug 26) 13th -2.1% 25th 14% above peers
Lakeland, FL $219,972 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.1% 26th 25% below peers
Arvada, CO $472,905 (Aug 26) 7th -2.7% 27th 61% above peers
Topeka, KS $106,242 (Aug 26) 29th -3.4% 28th 64% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL $211,301 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.6% 29th 28% below peers
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.7% then, 72.0% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (77.1% to 72.0%).
Bright spot 72.0%
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
Oklahoma ref 65.8% +0.2pp
United States ref 65.2%
Buckeye, AZ 86.0% 1st +10.8pp 1st 44% above peers
North Charleston, SC 49.8% 23rd +5.0pp 2nd 17% below peers
Nampa, ID 70.2% 8th +6.1pp 3rd 17% above peers
Hartford, CT 25.7% 31st +1.7pp 4th 57% below peers
Wilmington, NC 47.6% 24th +3.1pp 5th 20% below peers
Allentown, PA 43.2% 27th +2.4pp 6th 28% below peers
Athens, GA 40.7% 28th +2.2pp 7th 32% below peers
High Point, NC 57.8% 18th +3.1pp 8th 3% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 65.3% 10th +3.1pp 9th 9% above peers
Topeka, KS 59.0% 17th +2.7pp 10th 1% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 50.5% 22nd +1.7pp 11th 15% below peers
Fairfield, CA 61.3% 14th +2.0pp 12th 3% above peers
Vallejo, CA 57.4% 19th +1.9pp 13th 4% below peers
Clovis, CA 65.3% 9th +1.9pp 14th 9% above peers
Concord, CA 61.6% 13th +1.7pp 15th 3% above peers
Billings, MT 64.8% 12th +1.8pp 16th 8% above peers
Berkeley, CA 44.2% 26th +1.2pp 17th 26% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 72.5% 5th +2.0pp 18th 21% above peers
Arvada, CO 75.3% 3rd +1.2pp 19th 26% above peers
Lakeland, FL 56.4% 20th +0.8pp 20th 6% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 70.8% 7th +0.7pp 21st 18% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 72.9% 4th +0.7pp 22nd 22% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 45.5% 25th +0.3pp 23rd 24% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 77.7% 2nd +0.3pp 24th 30% above peers
Independence, MO 60.9% 15th +0.2pp 25th 2% above peers
Odessa, TX 59.8% 16th +0.1pp 26th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 72.0% 6th -1.6pp 27th 21% above peers
Cambridge, MA 33.5% 30th -1.3pp 28th 44% below peers
Rochester, MN 65.1% 11th -2.7pp 29th 9% above peers
College Station, TX 35.4% 29th -2.3pp 30th 41% below peers
Lafayette, LA 53.1% 21st -3.5pp 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,583 in August 2026, up from $1,525 a year earlier.
Big move $1,583
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Nampa, ID $1,624 (Aug 26) 19th +5.2% 1st 5% below peers
Topeka, KS $1,285 (Aug 26) 29th +4.8% 2nd 25% below peers
Wilmington, NC $1,706 (Aug 26) 16th +4.3% 3rd on par with peers
West Palm Beach, FL $2,377 (Aug 26) 7th +3.9% 4th 39% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK $1,583 (Aug 26) 21st +3.8% 5th 7% below peers
Allentown, PA $1,710 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 6th on par with peers
High Point, NC $1,372 (Aug 26) 27th +3.2% 7th 20% below peers
Billings, MT $1,426 (Aug 26) 24th +3.2% 8th 17% below peers
Berkeley, CA $2,818 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.0% 9th 65% above peers
Hartford, CT $1,600 (Aug 26) 20th +2.9% 10th 6% below peers
Concord, CA $2,572 (Aug 26) 5th +2.8% 11th 50% above peers
Cambridge, MA $3,476 (Aug 26) 1st +2.7% 12th 103% above peers
Clovis, CA $2,349 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 13th 37% above peers
Independence, MO $1,385 (Aug 26) 26th +2.6% 14th 19% below peers
North Charleston, SC $1,757 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 15th 3% above peers
Vallejo, CA $2,213 (Aug 26) 9th +2.4% 16th 29% above peers
Fairfield, CA $2,389 (Aug 26) 6th +2.1% 17th 40% above peers
Rochester, MN $1,650 (Aug 26) 18th +1.9% 18th 4% below peers
Lakeland, FL $1,722 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 19th 1% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA $3,361 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 20th 96% above peers
Simi Valley, CA $2,760 (Aug 26) 4th +1.3% 21st 61% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI $2,086 (Aug 26) 11th +0.8% 22nd 22% above peers
College Station, TX $1,419 (Aug 26) 25th +0.6% 23rd 17% below peers
Arvada, CO $2,150 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 24th 26% above peers
Goodyear, AZ $1,683 (Aug 26) 17th +0.5% 25th 2% below peers
Lafayette, LA $1,329 (Aug 26) 28th +0.3% 26th 22% below peers
New Braunfels, TX $1,570 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.5% 27th 8% below peers
Buckeye, AZ $1,975 (Aug 26) 12th -1.0% 28th 15% above peers
Odessa, TX $1,553 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.3% 29th 9% below peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Worsening ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.9% to 24.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.5% to 24.9%).
Needs attention 24.9%
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
Oklahoma ref 27.3% +1.4pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
High Point, NC 32.5% 10th -3.6pp 1st 6% below peers
Wilmington, NC 40.3% 20th -1.7pp 2nd 16% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 25.4% 2nd -0.7pp 3rd 27% below peers
Nampa, ID 29.9% 8th -0.8pp 4th 14% below peers
North Charleston, SC 41.8% 23rd -0.9pp 5th 21% above peers
Topeka, KS 28.9% 6th -0.4pp 6th 17% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 40.0% 19th -0.5pp 7th 16% above peers
Billings, MT 29.7% 7th -0.2pp 8th 14% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 38.4% 18th -0.1pp 9th 11% above peers
Cambridge, MA 37.1% 17th +0.1pp 10th 7% above peers
Athens, GA 44.0% 26th +0.2pp 11th 27% above peers
Berkeley, CA 43.7% 25th +0.3pp 12th 26% above peers
Clovis, CA 34.0% 13th +0.4pp 13th 2% below peers
Arvada, CO 28.1% 5th +0.6pp 14th 19% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 46.1% 28th +1.3pp 15th 33% above peers
Allentown, PA 46.7% 29th +1.5pp 16th 35% above peers
Lakeland, FL 34.6% 16th +1.1pp 17th on par with peers
Concord, CA 41.5% 22nd +1.7pp 18th 20% above peers
Hartford, CT 54.5% 31st +3.1pp 19th 57% above peers
Vallejo, CA 45.7% 27th +2.7pp 20th 32% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 27.4% 4th +1.6pp 21st 21% below peers
Lafayette, LA 33.3% 12th +2.4pp 22nd 4% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.9% 1st +1.9pp 23rd 28% below peers
College Station, TX 49.8% 30th +3.9pp 24th 44% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 41.3% 21st +4.0pp 25th 19% above peers
Rochester, MN 26.9% 3rd +2.8pp 26th 22% below peers
Independence, MO 34.1% 14th +4.5pp 27th 2% below peers
Fairfield, CA 43.1% 24th +6.0pp 28th 24% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 30.9% 9th +4.3pp 29th 11% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 32.9% 11th +5.1pp 30th 5% below peers
Odessa, TX 34.4% 15th +8.2pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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

2
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.6% then, 2.4% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.6% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
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
Oklahoma ref 5.6% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
New Braunfels, TX 2.5% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 62% below peers
Athens, GA 6.4% 14th -3.3pp 2nd 4% below peers
North Charleston, SC 7.2% 18th -2.4pp 3rd 8% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 2.8% 4th -0.6pp 4th 58% below peers
Billings, MT 5.1% 12th -0.9pp 5th 24% below peers
Wilmington, NC 8.2% 23rd -1.3pp 6th 23% above peers
Lafayette, LA 8.0% 21st -1.2pp 7th 19% above peers
Allentown, PA 16.5% 28th -1.7pp 8th 147% above peers
Lakeland, FL 7.4% 19th -0.7pp 9th 11% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 2.4% 2nd -0.2pp 10th 64% below peers
Topeka, KS 9.3% 25th -0.6pp 11th 39% above peers
Clovis, CA 4.4% 9th -0.3pp 12th 35% below peers
Nampa, ID 3.8% 7th -0.2pp 13th 44% below peers
Vallejo, CA 6.7% 16th -0.2pp 14th on par with peers
Fairfield, CA 4.8% 11th -0.1pp 15th 28% below peers
Concord, CA 6.1% 13th -0.0pp 16th 9% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 12.8% 27th -0.1pp 17th 91% above peers
Hartford, CT 30.6% 30th +0.9pp 18th 358% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 2.0% 1st +0.1pp 19th 71% below peers
Cambridge, MA 33.2% 31st +1.1pp 20th 396% above peers
Arvada, CO 3.3% 6th +0.1pp 21st 50% below peers
Berkeley, CA 20.7% 29th +0.8pp 22nd 210% above peers
High Point, NC 7.7% 20th +0.4pp 23rd 15% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 9.5% 26th +0.8pp 24th 42% above peers
Rochester, MN 8.3% 24th +0.8pp 25th 25% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 4.0% 8th +0.4pp 26th 40% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 3.2% 5th +0.4pp 27th 52% below peers
Independence, MO 8.1% 22nd +1.2pp 28th 22% above peers
College Station, TX 6.6% 15th +1.1pp 29th 2% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.5% 10th +0.9pp 30th 32% below peers
Odessa, TX 7.0% 17th +2.4pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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

2
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.7% then, 9.8% now; margin ±0.7pp). 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.*

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.3% to 9.8%).
9.8%
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
Oklahoma ref 12.9% -1.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Nampa, ID 10.6% 20th -2.8pp 1st 24% above peers
Athens, GA 11.3% 26th -2.2pp 2nd 32% above peers
Cambridge, MA 1.7% 1st -0.3pp 3rd 80% below peers
North Charleston, SC 15.4% 30th -2.6pp 4th 80% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 10.6% 23rd -1.7pp 5th 25% above peers
Clovis, CA 3.8% 4th -0.6pp 6th 55% below peers
Arvada, CO 4.4% 6th -0.6pp 7th 48% below peers
Rochester, MN 3.9% 5th -0.4pp 8th 54% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 15.2% 29th -1.0pp 9th 78% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 4.6% 7th -0.2pp 10th 46% below peers
Concord, CA 6.2% 10th -0.3pp 11th 28% below peers
Berkeley, CA 2.8% 3rd -0.1pp 12th 67% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 7.4% 14th -0.3pp 13th 13% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 2.6% 2nd -0.1pp 14th 69% below peers
High Point, NC 10.7% 24th -0.1pp 15th 25% above peers
Allentown, PA 11.4% 27th +0.1pp 16th 34% above peers
Odessa, TX 18.3% 31st +0.3pp 17th 115% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 9.8% 17th +0.2pp 18th 16% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.9% 8th +0.1pp 19th 43% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 7.3% 13th +0.2pp 20th 14% below peers
Wilmington, NC 10.9% 25th +0.6pp 21st 28% above peers
College Station, TX 8.5% 16th +0.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Lakeland, FL 10.6% 22nd +0.6pp 23rd 25% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 6.9% 12th +0.4pp 24th 19% below peers
Independence, MO 12.6% 28th +1.0pp 25th 48% above peers
Billings, MT 8.1% 15th +1.2pp 26th 5% below peers
Hartford, CT 10.6% 21st +1.5pp 27th 24% above peers
Lafayette, LA 10.3% 19th +1.5pp 28th 20% above peers
Topeka, KS 10.2% 18th +1.9pp 29th 20% above peers
Fairfield, CA 5.8% 9th +1.3pp 30th 32% below peers
Vallejo, CA 6.7% 11th +1.5pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Downey, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Richmond, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Charleston, SC down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp 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
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

36.4%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 40.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Berkeley, CA 21.1% 1st 39% below peers
Cambridge, MA 22.7% 2nd 34% below peers
Arvada, CO 24.6% 3rd 29% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 26.2% 4th 24% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 27.2% 5th 21% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 28.2% 6th 18% below peers
Concord, CA 29.5% 7th 15% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 30.2% 8th 13% below peers
Fairfield, CA 32.1% 9th 7% below peers
Vallejo, CA 32.2% 10th 7% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 32.7% 11th 5% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 32.9% 12th 5% below peers
High Point, NC 33.6% 13th 3% below peers
Billings, MT 34.0% 14th 2% below peers
Clovis, CA 34.0% 15th 2% below peers
Wilmington, NC 34.6% 16th on par with peers
Buckeye, AZ 35.1% 17th 1% above peers
College Station, TX 35.1% 18th 1% above peers
Lafayette, LA 35.2% 19th 2% above peers
Rochester, MN 35.7% 20th 3% above peers
North Charleston, SC 35.9% 21st 4% above peers
Athens, GA 36.3% 22nd 5% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 36.4% 23rd 5% above peers
Nampa, ID 37.2% 24th 8% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 39.1% 25th 13% above peers
Allentown, PA 39.5% 26th 14% above peers
Odessa, TX 39.9% 27th 15% above peers
Independence, MO 40.0% 28th 16% above peers
Lakeland, FL 40.9% 29th 18% above peers
Hartford, CT 41.3% 30th 19% above peers
Topeka, KS 42.0% 31st 21% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.0% then, 7.8% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.2% to 7.8%).
Needs attention 7.8%
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
Oklahoma ref 8.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Clovis, CA 2.0% 2nd -0.6pp 1st 64% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 6.7% 23rd -1.8pp 2nd 20% above peers
Arvada, CO 2.7% 5th -0.6pp 3rd 51% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 5.5% 15th -1.1pp 4th 2% below peers
Independence, MO 6.4% 21st -1.1pp 5th 15% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 6.5% 22nd -1.1pp 6th 17% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 5.0% 13th -0.8pp 7th 11% below peers
Concord, CA 2.8% 6th -0.2pp 8th 49% below peers
College Station, TX 4.8% 12th -0.1pp 9th 13% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 10.1% 29th +0.5pp 10th 83% above peers
Berkeley, CA 1.8% 1st +0.2pp 11th 68% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 26th +0.7pp 12th 40% above peers
Odessa, TX 15.4% 31st +1.6pp 13th 178% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 2.3% 3rd +0.2pp 14th 59% below peers
Athens, GA 8.2% 28th +0.9pp 15th 48% above peers
Topeka, KS 5.6% 17th +0.8pp 16th 2% above peers
Lakeland, FL 6.2% 20th +1.0pp 17th 11% above peers
North Charleston, SC 12.1% 30th +2.1pp 18th 119% above peers
Allentown, PA 6.2% 19th +1.2pp 19th 11% above peers
High Point, NC 4.6% 11th +1.1pp 20th 16% below peers
Hartford, CT 5.3% 14th +1.9pp 21st 4% below peers
Rochester, MN 4.1% 10th +1.7pp 22nd 26% below peers
Lafayette, LA 5.6% 18th +2.6pp 23rd 2% above peers
Wilmington, NC 7.8% 27th +3.8pp 24th 40% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 3.6% 8th +1.8pp 25th 34% below peers
Vallejo, CA 5.5% 16th +2.8pp 26th on par with peers
Nampa, ID 7.7% 25th +4.1pp 27th 40% above peers
Fairfield, CA 3.8% 9th +2.1pp 28th 31% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 2.5% 4th +1.4pp 29th 56% below peers
Cambridge, MA 2.8% 7th +1.6pp 30th 49% below peers
Billings, MT 7.3% 24th +4.3pp 31st 32% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Costa Mesa, CA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Downey, CA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverview, FL down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 19 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.2% to 35.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Broken Arrow started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.7% to 35.7%).
Bright spot 35.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 28.4% +2.8pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Arvada, CO 51.5% 6th +10.4pp 1st 40% above peers
Allentown, PA 19.1% 30th +3.9pp 2nd 48% below peers
North Charleston, SC 28.6% 24th +5.8pp 3rd 22% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 24.9% 26th +4.9pp 4th 33% below peers
Nampa, ID 23.4% 27th +4.4pp 5th 36% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 39.1% 13th +5.5pp 6th 6% above peers
Hartford, CT 19.4% 29th +2.5pp 7th 47% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 39.2% 12th +4.8pp 8th 6% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 35.5% 19th +4.3pp 9th 4% below peers
Lakeland, FL 29.4% 21st +3.5pp 10th 20% below peers
Wilmington, NC 46.8% 10th +5.3pp 11th 27% above peers
Clovis, CA 36.6% 17th +4.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Independence, MO 21.9% 28th +2.3pp 13th 41% below peers
Vallejo, CA 28.8% 23rd +3.0pp 14th 22% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 38.6% 14th +3.8pp 15th 5% above peers
Rochester, MN 50.9% 8th +4.2pp 16th 38% above peers
High Point, NC 34.0% 20th +2.7pp 17th 8% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 35.7% 18th +2.5pp 18th 3% below peers
Lafayette, LA 41.1% 11th +2.9pp 19th 11% above peers
Athens, GA 47.3% 9th +3.3pp 20th 28% above peers
Billings, MT 36.9% 16th +1.8pp 21st on par with peers
The Woodlands, TX 66.1% 4th +2.3pp 22nd 79% above peers
Concord, CA 37.5% 15th +1.1pp 23rd 2% above peers
Odessa, TX 19.0% 31st +0.5pp 24th 49% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 77.9% 2nd +1.9pp 25th 111% above peers
Cambridge, MA 80.8% 1st +1.7pp 26th 119% above peers
Berkeley, CA 74.9% 3rd +1.0pp 27th 103% above peers
Topeka, KS 29.0% 22nd +0.4pp 28th 21% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 51.4% 7th +0.6pp 29th 40% above peers
College Station, TX 56.5% 5th -2.1pp 30th 53% above peers
Fairfield, CA 26.6% 25th -1.6pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Miramar, FL up 10.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Conroe, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. George, UT up 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.2% then, 44.1% now; margin ±7.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.9% to 44.1%).
44.1%
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
Oklahoma ref 40.5% -2.6pp
United States ref 45.5%
Nampa, ID 33.9% 25th +14.9pp 1st 21% below peers
Odessa, TX 51.9% 7th +16.0pp 2nd 21% above peers
High Point, NC 45.6% 12th +9.4pp 3rd 7% above peers
North Charleston, SC 45.4% 13th +8.8pp 4th 6% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 42.7% 18th +7.0pp 5th on par with peers
Allentown, PA 26.5% 29th +4.2pp 6th 38% below peers
Wilmington, NC 50.7% 10th +7.6pp 7th 19% above peers
Topeka, KS 43.3% 15th +4.6pp 8th 1% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 51.0% 9th +2.0pp 9th 19% above peers
Berkeley, CA 78.1% 2nd +3.0pp 10th 83% above peers
Arvada, CO 62.2% 4th +2.0pp 11th 46% above peers
Vallejo, CA 37.9% 22nd +0.4pp 12th 11% below peers
Clovis, CA 36.9% 23rd +0.0pp 13th 14% below peers
Concord, CA 55.5% 5th -1.4pp 14th 30% above peers
Cambridge, MA 78.2% 1st -4.1pp 15th 83% above peers
Hartford, CT 53.3% 6th -4.7pp 16th 25% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 44.1% 14th -4.1pp 17th 3% above peers
Athens, GA 45.7% 11th -4.5pp 18th 7% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 64.4% 3rd -8.2pp 19th 51% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 26.4% 30th -4.1pp 20th 38% below peers
Rochester, MN 39.1% 21st -6.6pp 21st 9% below peers
Independence, MO 29.5% 28th -5.4pp 22nd 31% below peers
College Station, TX 41.6% 19th -8.1pp 23rd 3% below peers
Lafayette, LA 42.8% 16th -8.8pp 24th on par with peers
Billings, MT 30.5% 27th -9.7pp 25th 29% below peers
Fairfield, CA 33.4% 26th -10.7pp 26th 22% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 51.1% 8th -18.7pp 27th 19% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 42.7% 17th -16.1pp 28th on par with peers
Lakeland, FL 34.1% 24th -20.4pp 29th 20% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 19.5% 31st -13.6pp 30th 54% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 41.0% 20th -31.0pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.5pp 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.5% then, 7.8% now; margin ±2.6pp). 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.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.5% to 7.8%).
Needs attention 7.8%
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
Oklahoma ref 7.9% -0.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Cambridge, MA 0.2% 1st -0.6pp 1st 96% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 3.9% 8th -7.7pp 2nd 38% below peers
Fairfield, CA 5.4% 13th -4.3pp 3rd 13% below peers
Lakeland, FL 6.0% 15th -2.6pp 4th 4% below peers
North Charleston, SC 6.3% 18th -2.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Odessa, TX 4.6% 10th -1.8pp 6th 25% below peers
Topeka, KS 6.3% 19th -2.4pp 7th 2% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 1.6% 3rd -0.6pp 8th 74% below peers
High Point, NC 5.1% 11th -1.7pp 9th 17% below peers
Hartford, CT 6.2% 16th -2.0pp 10th on par with peers
Simi Valley, CA 3.8% 7th -0.7pp 11th 39% below peers
Independence, MO 9.2% 26th -1.5pp 12th 49% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 2.5% 4th -0.2pp 13th 60% below peers
Clovis, CA 4.6% 9th -0.1pp 14th 26% below peers
Lafayette, LA 9.2% 27th +0.4pp 15th 49% above peers
Wilmington, NC 6.2% 17th +0.3pp 16th 1% above peers
Vallejo, CA 9.1% 25th +1.6pp 17th 47% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 8.4% 23rd +1.6pp 18th 36% above peers
Athens, GA 3.2% 5th +0.6pp 19th 48% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 12.8% 29th +2.6pp 20th 108% above peers
Concord, CA 5.1% 12th +1.2pp 21st 17% below peers
Allentown, PA 9.9% 28th +2.9pp 22nd 60% above peers
Arvada, CO 7.0% 20th +2.0pp 23rd 13% above peers
Nampa, ID 13.1% 30th +3.9pp 24th 111% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 22nd +2.3pp 25th 27% above peers
Billings, MT 8.9% 24th +3.8pp 26th 44% above peers
College Station, TX 1.3% 2nd +0.6pp 27th 79% below peers
Rochester, MN 7.4% 21st +3.4pp 28th 20% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 13.6% 31st +8.4pp 29th 120% above peers
Berkeley, CA 3.5% 6th +2.4pp 30th 43% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 5.7% 14th +4.5pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Lewisville, TX down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tallahassee, FL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Temecula, CA down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.1pp 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
Public elementary school

Elementary ELA proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, slipping
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 0.1 points above Oklahoma (25.1% vs 25.0%, SY2026) and have lost 6.4 points of ground to Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 44.9% to 25.1% over that span (down 44% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 38.4% to 25.0%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 62% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Elementary school ela fell about 1.9 percentage points a year from 2017 to 2026.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
1,008 of 4,020 students proficient in SY2026 · 93% of tested students covered
25.1%
20172026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: no state testing (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: results not published by OSDE
▲ 2023-24: OSDE changed the score needed to count as Proficient on OSTP ELA and math for this one year, then changed it back
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 25.0% -13.4 pp
Lawton, OK 16.2% 7th -26.4 pp 9th 28% below peers
Moore, OK 28.2% 3rd -21.4 pp 8th 25% above peers
Norman, OK 29.5% 2nd -20.3 pp 7th 31% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 25.1% 4th -19.8 pp 6th 11% above peers
Edmond, OK 40.3% 1st -19.2 pp 5th 78% above peers
Midwest City, OK 14.8% 9th -18.7 pp 4th 35% below peers
Enid, OK 22.6% 5th -16.7 pp 3rd on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 16.3% 6th -7.1 pp 2nd 28% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 16.2% 8th -5.8 pp 1st 28% below peers
▸ By school 15 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
Public elementary schoolElementary ELA proficiency
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▸ Break down by group Income · Disability · Race / ethnicity · OSDE report card SY2026
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Public elementary school

Elementary math proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, slipping
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 0.4 points above Oklahoma (31.4% vs 31.0%, SY2026) and have lost 5.1 points of ground to Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 45.5% to 31.4% over that span (down 31% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 40.0% to 31.0%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 75% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Elementary school math fell about 1.4 percentage points a year from 2017 to 2026.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
1,353 of 4,305 students proficient in SY2026 · 100% of tested students covered
31.4%
20172026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: no state testing (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: results not published by OSDE
▲ 2023-24: OSDE changed the score needed to count as Proficient on OSTP ELA and math for this one year, then changed it back
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 31.0% -9.0 pp
Lawton, OK 20.8% 8th -23.1 pp 9th 32% below peers
Enid, OK 30.6% 5th -16.4 pp 8th on par with peers
Edmond, OK 46.9% 1st -15.2 pp 7th 53% above peers
Midwest City, OK 18.4% 9th -14.6 pp 6th 40% below peers
Norman, OK 35.3% 3rd -14.3 pp 5th 15% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 31.4% 4th -14.1 pp 4th 3% above peers
Moore, OK 36.6% 2nd -14.1 pp 3rd 20% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 21.4% 7th -3.4 pp 2nd 30% below peers
Tulsa, OK 21.7% 6th -2.9 pp 1st 29% below peers
▸ By school 15 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
Public elementary schoolElementary math proficiency
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▸ Break down by group Income · Disability · Race / ethnicity · OSDE report card SY2026
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Public elementary school

Elementary science proficiency

▲ Higher is better Behind the state, losing ground
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 3.2 points below Oklahoma (31.7% vs 34.9%, SY2026) and have lost 7.9 points of ground to Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 47.6% to 31.7% over that span (down 33% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 42.9% to 34.9%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 50% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Elementary school science fell about 1.9 percentage points a year from 2017 to 2026.
Rank
5th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
432 of 1,363 students proficient in SY2026 · 94% of tested students covered
Needs attention 31.7%
20172026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: no state testing (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: results not published by OSDE
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
The Oklahoma row is the reference every education badge is judged against; the other cities are ranked for context and never decide the badge. How education cards are judged →
Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 34.9% -8.0 pp
Lawton, OK 17.0% 8th -22.5 pp 9th 46% below peers
Midwest City, OK 16.4% 9th -20.3 pp 8th 48% below peers
Enid, OK 33.4% 4th -16.8 pp 7th 5% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 31.7% 5th -15.9 pp 6th on par with peers
Moore, OK 42.6% 2nd -13.8 pp 5th 34% above peers
Norman, OK 40.5% 3rd -9.3 pp 4th 28% above peers
Edmond, OK 54.4% 1st -7.8 pp 3rd 72% above peers
Tulsa, OK 23.2% 6th -5.0 pp 2nd 27% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 22.7% 7th -3.8 pp 1st 28% below peers
▸ By school 14 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
Public elementary schoolElementary science proficiency
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▸ Break down by group Income · Disability · Race / ethnicity · OSDE report card SY2026
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Public elementary school

Elementary regular attendance

▲ Higher is better Behind the state, holding
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 0.6 points below Oklahoma (82.7% vs 83.3%, SY2025) and have held about even with Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 89.3% to 82.7% over that span (down 7% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 87.9% to 83.3%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 75% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2025.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
82.7%
20182025
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
▲ 2024-25: OSDE redefined the chronic absenteeism indicator
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
The Oklahoma row is the reference every education badge is judged against; the other cities are ranked for context and never decide the badge. How education cards are judged →
Place Latest Today's rank Change2018 to 2025 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 83.3% -4.6 pp
Midwest City, OK 72.0% 9th -15.0 pp 9th 13% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 75.6% 8th -12.9 pp 8th 8% below peers
Tulsa, OK 76.4% 7th -9.5 pp 7th 7% below peers
Norman, OK 80.0% 6th -9.1 pp 6th 3% below peers
Moore, OK 82.5% 5th -7.8 pp 5th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 82.7% 4th -6.6 pp 4th on par with peers
Edmond, OK 87.4% 3rd -3.8 pp 3rd 6% above peers
Enid, OK 88.7% 2nd -1.3 pp 2nd 8% above peers
Lawton, OK 97.0% 1st +8.8 pp 1st 18% above peers
▸ By school 17 schools · SY2025
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2025 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
Public elementary schoolElementary regular attendance
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Public middle school

Middle school ELA proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, holding
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 0.8 points above Oklahoma (23.2% vs 22.4%, SY2026) and have held about even with Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 36.4% to 23.2% over that span (down 36% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 36.1% to 22.4%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 50% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Middle school ela fell about 1.5 percentage points a year from 2017 to 2026.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
941 of 4,048 students proficient in SY2026 · 100% of tested students covered
23.2%
20172026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: no state testing (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: results not published by OSDE
▲ 2023-24: OSDE changed the score needed to count as Proficient on OSTP ELA and math for this one year, then changed it back
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
The Oklahoma row is the reference every education badge is judged against; the other cities are ranked for context and never decide the badge. How education cards are judged →
Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 22.4% -13.7 pp
Lawton, OK 13.8% 8th -22.9 pp 9th 37% below peers
Moore, OK 28.4% 2nd -19.6 pp 8th 29% above peers
Edmond, OK 36.0% 1st -17.8 pp 7th 64% above peers
Midwest City, OK 13.8% 9th -15.0 pp 6th 37% below peers
Norman, OK 28.3% 3rd -13.6 pp 5th 29% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 23.2% 4th -13.2 pp 4th 5% above peers
Enid, OK 22.0% 5th -12.5 pp 3rd on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 15.7% 6th -9.1 pp 2nd 29% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 15.4% 7th -8.1 pp 1st 30% below peers
▸ By school 5 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
Public middle schoolMiddle school ELA proficiency
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Public middle school

Middle school math proficiency

▲ Higher is better Behind the state, holding
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 2.8 points below Oklahoma (19.6% vs 22.4%, SY2026) and have held about even with Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 26.7% to 19.6% over that span (down 27% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 30.7% to 22.4%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 88% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Middle school math fell about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2017 to 2026.
Rank
5th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
794 of 4,048 students proficient in SY2026 · 100% of tested students covered
19.6%
20172026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: no state testing (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: results not published by OSDE
▲ 2023-24: OSDE changed the score needed to count as Proficient on OSTP ELA and math for this one year, then changed it back
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 22.4% -8.3 pp
Lawton, OK 12.9% 9th -19.2 pp 9th 34% below peers
Edmond, OK 32.9% 1st -19.0 pp 8th 68% above peers
Moore, OK 30.9% 2nd -12.3 pp 7th 58% above peers
Midwest City, OK 13.2% 8th -8.7 pp 6th 33% below peers
Norman, OK 24.3% 4th -8.7 pp 5th 24% above peers
Tulsa, OK 14.4% 7th -7.9 pp 4th 27% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 19.6% 5th -7.1 pp 3rd on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 15.9% 6th -4.2 pp 2nd 19% below peers
Enid, OK 24.9% 3rd -3.9 pp 1st 27% above peers
▸ By school 5 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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Middle school science proficiency

▲ Higher is better Behind the state, losing ground
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 4.5 points below Oklahoma (30.8% vs 35.3%, SY2026) and have lost 6.1 points of ground to Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 42.2% to 30.8% over that span (down 27% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 40.6% to 35.3%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 88% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Longer view
Middle school science fell about 1.3 percentage points a year from 2017 to 2026.
Rank
5th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
329 of 1,068 students proficient in SY2026 · 100% of tested students covered
Needs attention 30.8%
20172026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: no state testing (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: results not published by OSDE
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 35.3% -5.3 pp
Lawton, OK 15.9% 9th -19.6 pp 9th 48% below peers
Edmond, OK 50.2% 1st -12.8 pp 8th 63% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 30.8% 5th -11.4 pp 7th on par with peers
Midwest City, OK 24.3% 8th -10.9 pp 6th 21% below peers
Moore, OK 35.6% 4th -9.8 pp 5th 16% above peers
Enid, OK 35.7% 3rd -9.1 pp 4th 16% above peers
Tulsa, OK 25.3% 7th -5.7 pp 3rd 18% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 27.4% 6th -2.1 pp 2nd 11% below peers
Norman, OK 43.4% 2nd +0.5 pp 1st 41% above peers
▸ By school 4 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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Middle school regular attendance

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, slipping
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 0.6 points above Oklahoma (79.9% vs 79.3%, SY2025) and have lost 2 points of ground to Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 89.7% to 79.9% over that span (down 11% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 87.1% to 79.3%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 75% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2025.
Rank
6th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
79.9%
20182025
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
▲ 2024-25: OSDE redefined the chronic absenteeism indicator
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2018 to 2025 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 79.3% -7.8 pp
Midwest City, OK 64.5% 9th -20.8 pp 9th 22% below peers
Tulsa, OK 64.9% 8th -18.8 pp 8th 21% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 66.9% 7th -18.1 pp 7th 19% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 79.9% 6th -9.8 pp 6th 3% below peers
Norman, OK 82.3% 5th -5.2 pp 5th on par with peers
Moore, OK 83.9% 4th -4.7 pp 4th 2% above peers
Edmond, OK 87.3% 3rd -3.5 pp 3rd 6% above peers
Enid, OK 94.0% 1st +3.6 pp 2nd 14% above peers
Lawton, OK 89.3% 2nd +3.9 pp 1st 9% above peers
▸ By school 5 schools · SY2025
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2025 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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Middle school out-of-school suspension rate

▼ Lower is better Ahead of the state, holding
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 1.3 per 100 students below Oklahoma (9.5 per 100 students vs 10.8 per 100 students, SY2022) and have held about even with Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 7.2 per 100 students to 9.5 per 100 students over that span (up 32% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 8.9 per 100 students to 10.8 per 100 students.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 62% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2018-2022.
Rank
3rd of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
424 of 4,470 students suspended in SY2022
9.5 per 100 students
20182022
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2020-21: COVID year, most schools partly remote
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Place Latestper 100 students Today's rank Change2018 to 2022 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 10.8 +1.9
Moore, OK 12.3 6th +4.2 9th 4% above peers
Lawton, OK 5.1 1st +3.8 8th 57% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 22.8 9th +3.7 7th 93% above peers
Edmond, OK 6.4 2nd +2.4 6th 46% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 9.5 3rd +2.3 5th 19% below peers
Tulsa, OK 16.1 7th +2.0 4th 36% above peers
Norman, OK 10.8 4th +2.0 3rd 8% below peers
Enid, OK 11.8 5th +1.0 2nd on par with peers
Midwest City, OK 18.1 8th -1.4 1st 53% above peers
▸ By school 5 schools · SY2022
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2022 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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High school ELA proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, gaining
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 6 points above Oklahoma (43.0% vs 37.0%, SY2025) and have gained 5 points of ground on Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 39.0% to 43.0% over that span (up 10% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 38.0% to 37.0%.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 62% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2025.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Bright spot 43.0%
20182025
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2018 to 2025 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 37.0% -1.0 pp
Edmond, OK 61.2% 1st -9.8 pp 9th 71% above peers
Enid, OK 35.8% 5th -4.3 pp 8th on par with peers
Midwest City, OK 26.8% 8th -3.3 pp 7th 25% below peers
Norman, OK 51.0% 2nd -2.8 pp 6th 42% above peers
Tulsa, OK 27.7% 7th -2.5 pp 5th 23% below peers
Lawton, OK 31.5% 6th +0.9 pp 4th 12% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 9th +2.0 pp 3rd 30% below peers
Moore, OK 48.2% 3rd +2.2 pp 2nd 35% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 43.0% 4th +4.0 pp 1st 20% above peers
▸ By school 1 schools · SY2025
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2025 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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High school math proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, holding
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 1 points above Oklahoma (19.0% vs 18.0%, SY2025) and have held about even with Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 23.0% to 19.0% over that span (down 17% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 22.0% to 18.0%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 75% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2025.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
19.0%
20182025
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2018 to 2025 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 18.0% -4.0 pp
Edmond, OK 37.9% 1st -14.8 pp 9th 175% above peers
Enid, OK 11.8% 7th -11.3 pp 8th 14% below peers
Norman, OK 28.4% 2nd -9.5 pp 7th 106% above peers
Midwest City, OK 9.7% 8th -6.3 pp 6th 30% below peers
Tulsa, OK 13.8% 5th -5.5 pp 5th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 19.0% 4th -4.0 pp 4th 38% above peers
Lawton, OK 13.0% 6th -3.6 pp 3rd 6% below peers
Moore, OK 25.7% 3rd -3.5 pp 2nd 86% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 9.7% 9th -1.7 pp 1st 30% below peers
▸ By school 1 schools · SY2025
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2025 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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High school science proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, gaining
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 9.4 points above Oklahoma (29.3% vs 19.9%, SY2026) and have gained 4.3 points of ground on Oklahoma since 2022. Their own figure moved from 30.3% to 29.3% over that span (down 3% relative to the 2022 level); Oklahoma moved from 25.2% to 19.9%.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 100% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Rank
2nd of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
443 of 1,513 students proficient in SY2026 · 100% of tested students covered
Bright spot 29.3%
20222026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2022 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 19.9% -5.3 pp
Norman, OK 27.4% 3rd -17.3 pp 9th 38% above peers
Lawton, OK 14.2% 7th -9.5 pp 8th 28% below peers
Midwest City, OK 10.1% 9th -8.7 pp 7th 49% below peers
Edmond, OK 43.7% 1st -8.3 pp 6th 121% above peers
Tulsa, OK 17.1% 6th -7.1 pp 5th 14% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 12.9% 8th -5.6 pp 4th 35% below peers
Enid, OK 19.8% 5th -4.2 pp 3rd on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 29.3% 2nd -1.0 pp 2nd 48% above peers
Moore, OK 23.1% 4th +0.5 pp 1st 17% above peers
▸ By school 1 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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High school U.S. history proficiency

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, gaining
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 13.7 points above Oklahoma (54.3% vs 40.6%, SY2026) and have gained 10.3 points of ground on Oklahoma since 2022. Their own figure moved from 49.6% to 54.3% over that span (up 9% relative to the 2022 level); Oklahoma moved from 46.2% to 40.6%.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 100% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2026.
Rank
2nd of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Coverage
820 of 1,510 students proficient in SY2026 · 100% of tested students covered
Bright spot 54.3%
20222026
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2022 to 2026 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 40.6% -5.6 pp
Midwest City, OK 30.8% 9th -15.7 pp 9th 26% below peers
Enid, OK 41.4% 5th -13.1 pp 8th on par with peers
Norman, OK 49.2% 3rd -10.6 pp 7th 19% above peers
Lawton, OK 32.3% 8th -9.1 pp 6th 22% below peers
Edmond, OK 65.2% 1st -7.1 pp 5th 57% above peers
Tulsa, OK 38.4% 6th -4.4 pp 4th 7% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 37.4% 7th -3.0 pp 3rd 10% below peers
Moore, OK 46.9% 4th -2.2 pp 2nd 13% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 54.3% 2nd +4.7 pp 1st 31% above peers
▸ By school 1 schools · SY2026
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2026 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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High school regular attendance

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, gaining
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 1.9 points above Oklahoma (80.6% vs 78.7%, SY2025) and have gained 4.7 points of ground on Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 80.6% to 80.6% over that span (flat 0% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 83.4% to 78.7%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 75% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2025.
Rank
6th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Bright spot 80.6%
20182025
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
▲ 2024-25: OSDE redefined the chronic absenteeism indicator
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2018 to 2025 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 78.7% -4.7 pp
Tulsa, OK 55.2% 9th -18.0 pp 9th 33% below peers
Midwest City, OK 64.4% 7th -16.3 pp 8th 22% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 57.6% 8th -15.3 pp 7th 30% below peers
Edmond, OK 85.8% 4th -7.0 pp 6th 4% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 80.6% 6th +0.0 pp 5th 3% below peers
Lawton, OK 82.8% 5th +3.6 pp 4th on par with peers
Norman, OK 88.1% 3rd +4.7 pp 3rd 6% above peers
Moore, OK 88.6% 2nd +8.8 pp 2nd 7% above peers
Enid, OK 93.9% 1st +14.3 pp 1st 13% above peers
▸ By school 2 schools · SY2025
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2025 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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Four-year graduation rate

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, holding
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 3.4 points above Oklahoma (85.6% vs 82.2%, SY2024) and have held about even with Oklahoma since 2017. Their own figure moved from 85.1% to 85.6% over that span (up 1% relative to the 2017 level); Oklahoma moved from 82.9% to 82.2%.

Broader trend
Worsening faster than 88% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2019-2024.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
85.6%
20172024
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
▸ Compare all 9 Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more by change rank
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2017 to 2024 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 82.2% -0.7 pp
Tulsa, OK 77.8% 9th -5.1 pp 9th 9% below peers
Norman, OK 83.9% 6th -4.4 pp 8th 1% below peers
Midwest City, OK 90.8% 2nd -2.8 pp 7th 7% above peers
Edmond, OK 91.5% 1st +0.2 pp 6th 8% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 85.6% 4th +0.5 pp 5th 1% above peers
Lawton, OK 81.2% 8th +0.9 pp 4th 5% below peers
Enid, OK 85.1% 5th +2.3 pp 3rd on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 82.7% 7th +2.7 pp 2nd 3% below peers
Moore, OK 88.7% 3rd +4.6 pp 1st 4% above peers
▸ By school 2 schools · SY2024
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2024 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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Postsecondary opportunities

▲ Higher is better Ahead of the state, gaining
Compared against How education cards are judged →
What changed

Broken Arrow's public school districts are 3.6 points above Oklahoma (57.6% vs 54.0%, SY2025) and have gained 14 points of ground on Oklahoma since 2018. Their own figure moved from 32.2% to 57.6% over that span (up 79% relative to the 2018 level); Oklahoma moved from 42.6% to 54.0%.

Broader trend
Improving slower than 62% of Oklahoma cities of 50,000 or more over 2022-2025.
Rank
4th of 9 Oklahoma cities 50k+ on the current value
Bright spot 57.6%
20182025
Broken Arrow's public school districtsOklahoma
▲ 2019-20: report cards published no indicators (COVID)
▲ 2020-21: report cards published no indicators
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Place Latest Today's rank Change2018 to 2025 Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 54.0% +11.4 pp
Moore, OK 44.6% 9th -5.5 pp 9th 18% below peers
Edmond, OK 59.3% 3rd -4.5 pp 8th 10% above peers
Midwest City, OK 48.1% 8th +1.5 pp 7th 11% below peers
Tulsa, OK 54.1% 5th +2.7 pp 6th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 51.8% 7th +10.2 pp 5th 4% below peers
Lawton, OK 52.7% 6th +11.1 pp 4th 3% below peers
Norman, OK 60.2% 2nd +14.5 pp 3rd 11% above peers
Enid, OK 62.1% 1st +18.0 pp 2nd 15% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 57.6% 4th +25.4 pp 1st 6% above peers
▸ By school 2 schools · SY2025
Schools in Broken Arrow's public school districts, ranked on SY2025 (the latest year with complete school-level data). Bar = this school; the triangle marks Oklahoma. Click a school to break it down by student group. On the map, each pin is a school colored by its change over the card's window.
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 9% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 108,496 to 118,180 - more than the combined survey margin (±147).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 16% from 2014 to 2024 (101,917 to 118,180).
Big move 118,180
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
Buckeye, AZ 104,923 30th +50% 1st 13% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 107,645 29th +34% 2nd 11% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 104,643 31st +32% 3rd 14% below peers
Nampa, ID 110,319 28th +17% 4th 9% below peers
Clovis, CA 124,725 6th +14% 5th 3% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 122,290 12th +11% 6th 1% above peers
Lakeland, FL 119,961 21st +11% 7th 1% below peers
College Station, TX 124,570 7th +10% 8th 3% above peers
Billings, MT 119,434 23rd +9% 9th 1% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 118,180 25th +9% 10th 2% below peers
North Charleston, SC 119,913 22nd +8% 11th 1% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 121,002 17th +6% 12th on par with peers
Rochester, MN 122,330 11th +6% 13th 1% above peers
Fairfield, CA 120,785 19th +5% 14th on par with peers
Allentown, PA 125,976 2nd +4% 15th 4% above peers
High Point, NC 116,245 26th +4% 16th 4% below peers
Independence, MO 121,740 14th +4% 17th 1% above peers
Arvada, CO 122,634 10th +3% 18th 1% above peers
Vallejo, CA 124,268 8th +2% 19th 3% above peers
Athens, GA 127,345 1st +2% 20th 5% above peers
Cambridge, MA 118,796 24th +2% 21st 2% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 122,036 13th +1% 22nd 1% above peers
Wilmington, NC 120,805 18th +1% 23rd on par with peers
Simi Valley, CA 125,634 4th -0% 24th 4% above peers
Topeka, KS 125,786 3rd -0% 25th 4% above peers
Berkeley, CA 120,257 20th -1% 26th 1% below peers
Hartford, CT 121,127 16th -2% 27th on par with peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 125,205 5th -2% 28th 3% above peers
Odessa, TX 115,322 27th -4% 29th 5% below peers
Lafayette, LA 121,715 15th -4% 30th on par with peers
Concord, CA 124,035 9th -4% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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 ±114 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.8% then, 25.3% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (26.5% to 25.3%).
Big move 25.3%
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
Oklahoma ref 23.9% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
College Station, TX 16.9% 26th +0.6pp 1st 23% below peers
Concord, CA 21.3% 18th +0.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Clovis, CA 28.6% 2nd +0.9pp 3rd 30% above peers
Odessa, TX 29.4% 1st +0.4pp 4th 34% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 27.9% 3rd +0.4pp 5th 27% above peers
Berkeley, CA 12.7% 29th +0.2pp 6th 42% below peers
Cambridge, MA 12.4% 31st +0.1pp 7th 44% below peers
Lafayette, LA 20.9% 19th -0.0pp 8th 5% below peers
Independence, MO 22.8% 11th -0.2pp 9th 4% above peers
Lakeland, FL 19.0% 24th -0.3pp 10th 13% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 25.3% 5th -0.5pp 11th 15% above peers
Topeka, KS 22.4% 13th -0.5pp 12th 2% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 12.4% 30th -0.3pp 13th 43% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 27.2% 4th -0.8pp 14th 24% above peers
Rochester, MN 23.3% 10th -0.7pp 15th 6% above peers
Vallejo, CA 20.0% 20th -0.7pp 16th 9% below peers
Hartford, CT 22.7% 12th -0.8pp 17th 4% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 17.7% 25th -0.7pp 18th 19% below peers
Athens, GA 16.6% 27th -0.7pp 19th 24% below peers
Billings, MT 22.0% 15th -1.0pp 20th on par with peers
Fairfield, CA 24.1% 8th -1.3pp 21st 10% above peers
Arvada, CO 19.6% 21st -1.3pp 22nd 11% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 23.5% 9th -1.7pp 23rd 7% above peers
Allentown, PA 24.4% 7th -2.0pp 24th 11% above peers
Wilmington, NC 16.4% 28th -1.4pp 25th 25% below peers
High Point, NC 22.0% 14th -2.1pp 26th on par with peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 19.5% 22nd -2.1pp 27th 11% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 19.5% 23rd -2.1pp 28th 11% below peers
Nampa, ID 25.2% 6th -2.9pp 29th 15% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 22.0% 16th -2.5pp 30th on par with peers
North Charleston, SC 21.9% 17th -2.7pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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16 of 40 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 through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.4% then, 24.7% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.2% to 24.7%).
24.7%
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
Oklahoma ref 31.0% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
College Station, TX 28.5% 15th +6.8pp 1st 1% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 55.1% 3rd +11.6pp 2nd 95% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 23.3% 21st +4.5pp 3rd 18% below peers
Topeka, KS 41.0% 7th +6.3pp 4th 45% above peers
Athens, GA 47.8% 4th +4.6pp 5th 69% above peers
Billings, MT 29.5% 14th +1.8pp 6th 4% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 26.6% 18th +1.0pp 7th 6% below peers
Allentown, PA 59.1% 2nd +1.6pp 8th 109% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 20.1% 27th +0.4pp 9th 29% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.7% 20th +0.4pp 10th 13% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 20.2% 26th +0.1pp 11th 29% below peers
Lakeland, FL 37.9% 9th -0.5pp 12th 34% above peers
Arvada, CO 20.3% 25th -0.4pp 13th 28% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 19.2% 28th -0.4pp 14th 32% below peers
Lafayette, LA 42.7% 5th -0.9pp 15th 51% above peers
Independence, MO 40.5% 8th -1.0pp 16th 43% above peers
Concord, CA 22.3% 22nd -1.3pp 17th 21% below peers
Nampa, ID 25.0% 19th -1.8pp 18th 12% below peers
Fairfield, CA 27.5% 17th -2.1pp 19th 3% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 9.9% 31st -1.1pp 20th 65% below peers
Hartford, CT 61.9% 1st -6.7pp 21st 119% above peers
North Charleston, SC 42.5% 6th -4.7pp 22nd 50% above peers
Rochester, MN 21.6% 23rd -2.4pp 23rd 23% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 14.1% 30th -1.8pp 24th 50% below peers
Clovis, CA 28.3% 16th -3.7pp 25th on par with peers
Cambridge, MA 21.6% 24th -2.8pp 26th 24% below peers
Odessa, TX 30.0% 13th -4.1pp 27th 6% above peers
Vallejo, CA 37.0% 10th -5.5pp 28th 31% above peers
Berkeley, CA 19.1% 29th -3.8pp 29th 32% below peers
Wilmington, NC 35.3% 11th -7.4pp 30th 25% above peers
High Point, NC 33.9% 12th -8.6pp 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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16 of 40 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 B09002) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (64.3% then, 65.7% now; margin ±5.7pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
65.7%
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
Oklahoma ref 64.1% +1.3pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
College Station, TX 72.8% 10th +18.0pp 1st 6% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 57.6% 30th +13.0pp 2nd 17% below peers
Nampa, ID 66.2% 21st +9.5pp 3rd 4% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 74.8% 8th +9.8pp 4th 8% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 76.4% 4th +9.7pp 5th 11% above peers
Concord, CA 70.8% 13th +9.0pp 6th 3% above peers
Billings, MT 77.7% 1st +7.4pp 7th 13% above peers
Hartford, CT 76.7% 3rd +4.8pp 8th 11% above peers
Arvada, CO 74.1% 9th +3.4pp 9th 7% above peers
Independence, MO 67.3% 18th +3.0pp 10th 2% below peers
Allentown, PA 76.0% 5th +3.3pp 11th 10% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 72.0% 11th +3.0pp 12th 4% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 64.3% 25th +2.5pp 13th 7% below peers
Lakeland, FL 68.8% 17th +2.6pp 14th on par with peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 66.9% 20th +1.9pp 15th 3% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 64.9% 24th +1.6pp 16th 6% below peers
High Point, NC 69.2% 15th +1.5pp 17th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 65.7% 22nd +1.3pp 18th 5% below peers
Topeka, KS 77.2% 2nd +1.5pp 19th 12% above peers
Clovis, CA 69.0% 16th +1.2pp 20th on par with peers
Vallejo, CA 71.1% 12th +1.2pp 21st 3% above peers
Rochester, MN 75.4% 7th +0.2pp 22nd 9% above peers
Berkeley, CA 75.9% 6th +0.0pp 23rd 10% above peers
Athens, GA 62.7% 27th -0.2pp 24th 9% below peers
Lafayette, LA 65.6% 23rd -2.2pp 25th 5% below peers
North Charleston, SC 69.9% 14th -3.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Odessa, TX 58.8% 28th -3.3pp 27th 15% below peers
Fairfield, CA 58.8% 29th -3.7pp 28th 15% below peers
Cambridge, MA 67.1% 19th -5.9pp 29th 3% below peers
Wilmington, NC 63.5% 26th -5.7pp 30th 8% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 57.6% 31st -8.4pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 40 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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16 of 40 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 ±4.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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