The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 19% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Richardson, TX | 128 (May 26) | 2nd | -48.5% | 1st | 70% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 620 (May 26) | 20th | -37.5% | 2nd | 45% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 150 (Apr 26) | 3rd | -29.4% | 3rd | 65% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 68 (May 26) | 1st | -20.8% | 4th | 84% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 226 (Apr 26) | 5th | -19.3% | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 667 (May 26) | 21st | -16.7% | 6th | 56% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 1,034 (May 26) | 23rd | -13.5% | 7th | 142% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 427 (Apr 26) | 12th | -13.2% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 400 (May 26) | 11th | -12.4% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 1,081 (Mar 26) | 24th | -12.4% | 10th | 153% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 437 (May 26) | 14th | -11.9% | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 428 (May 26) | 13th | -7.6% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 600 (May 26) | 19th | -5.2% | 13th | 40% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 557 (May 26) | 18th | -4.5% | 14th | 30% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 300 (May 26) | 8th | -4.1% | 15th | 30% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 282 (May 26) | 6th | -2.7% | 16th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 1,091 (May 26) | 25th | +1.8% | 17th | 155% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 225 (May 26) | 4th | +5.4% | 18th | 47% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 722 (May 26) | 22nd | +6.0% | 19th | 69% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 517 (Mar 26) | 15th | +6.3% | 20th | 21% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 302 (May 26) | 9th | +6.3% | 21st | 29% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 518 (May 26) | 16th | +8.4% | 22nd | 21% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 322 (May 26) | 10th | +9.6% | 23rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 299 (May 26) | 7th | +10.5% | 24th | 30% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 538 (May 26) | 17th | +11.8% | 25th | 26% above peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Richardson, TX | 1,419 (May 26) | 8th | -47.0% | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 3,108 (May 26) | 22nd | -35.0% | 2nd | 50% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 1,092 (May 26) | 4th | -33.5% | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 960 (May 26) | 1st | -30.4% | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 2,069 (May 26) | 13th | -21.4% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 1,854 (May 26) | 12th | -21.2% | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 1,258 (Mar 26) | 5th | -21.0% | 7th | 39% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 2,205 (May 26) | 14th | -20.6% | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 2,386 (May 26) | 16th | -18.8% | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 2,944 (Mar 26) | 20th | -16.7% | 10th | 42% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 4,752 (Apr 26) | 25th | -15.7% | 11th | 130% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 2,281 (May 26) | 15th | -13.2% | 12th | 10% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3,986 (May 26) | 24th | -12.7% | 13th | 93% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 3,364 (May 26) | 23rd | -12.3% | 14th | 63% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 2,417 (May 26) | 17th | -11.6% | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 2,874 (May 26) | 19th | -11.1% | 16th | 39% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 2,989 (May 26) | 21st | -10.3% | 17th | 44% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 986 (May 26) | 2nd | -10.2% | 18th | 52% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 1,073 (Apr 26) | 3rd | -8.4% | 19th | 48% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 1,260 (Apr 26) | 6th | -7.7% | 20th | 39% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 1,539 (May 26) | 9th | -4.3% | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 1,660 (May 26) | 10th | -2.8% | 22nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 2,555 (May 26) | 18th | -2.0% | 23rd | 24% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 1,312 (May 26) | 7th | +2.3% | 24th | 37% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1,701 (May 26) | 11th | +8.5% | 25th | 18% below peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending April 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| League City, TX | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 0 (Apr 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | -83.3% | 3rd | 77% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 8 (May 26) | 21st | -65.8% | 4th | 120% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 2 (May 26) | 6th | -57.1% | 5th | 31% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 5 (May 26) | 16th | -50.0% | 6th | 42% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 11 (May 26) | 25th | -30.0% | 7th | 224% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6 (May 26) | 17th | -30.0% | 8th | 63% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 3 (May 26) | 10th | -22.8% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 6 (Mar 26) | 18th | -22.2% | 10th | 73% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 3 (Mar 26) | 9th | -19.9% | 11th | 7% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 3 (Apr 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 13th | 77% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 4 (May 26) | 14th | +24.8% | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 7 (Apr 26) | 20th | +25.0% | 15th | 105% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 3 (May 26) | 11th | +27.4% | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 8 (May 26) | 22nd | +28.6% | 17th | 122% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 7 (May 26) | 19th | +33.4% | 18th | 95% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 3 (May 26) | 12th | +33.5% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 9 (May 26) | 23rd | +37.5% | 20th | 144% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5 (May 26) | 15th | +100.0% | 21st | 38% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 3 (May 26) | 7th | +199.7% | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 4 (May 26) | 13th | +299.7% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 11 (May 26) | 24th | +1113.0% | 24th | 208% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 (May 26) | 5th | 54% below peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Vehicle theft fell about 19% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Richardson, TX | 112 (May 26) | 8th | -70.4% | 1st | 52% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 225 (May 26) | 12th | -55.8% | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 573 (May 26) | 23rd | -52.6% | 3rd | 144% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 276 (May 26) | 19th | -48.6% | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 629 (Apr 26) | 24th | -45.5% | 5th | 167% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 259 (May 26) | 18th | -43.6% | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 54 (May 26) | 1st | -39.6% | 7th | 77% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 169 (May 26) | 10th | -36.9% | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 257 (May 26) | 17th | -36.4% | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 235 (May 26) | 13th | -32.4% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 497 (May 26) | 21st | -29.8% | 11th | 111% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 444 (May 26) | 20th | -27.6% | 12th | 89% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 551 (May 26) | 22nd | -26.6% | 13th | 134% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 238 (Mar 26) | 14th | -26.1% | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 244 (May 26) | 15th | -19.2% | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 105 (Apr 26) | 6th | -18.9% | 16th | 55% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 106 (May 26) | 7th | -16.8% | 17th | 55% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 59 (Apr 26) | 2nd | -16.0% | 18th | 75% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 71 (May 26) | 4th | -11.2% | 19th | 70% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 122 (May 26) | 9th | -10.7% | 20th | 48% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 71 (May 26) | 3rd | -7.5% | 21st | 70% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 74 (May 26) | 5th | -7.5% | 22nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 256 (May 26) | 16th | -4.5% | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 185 (Mar 26) | 11th | +4.7% | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 870 (May 26) | 25th | +5.4% | 25th | 270% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 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). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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% | |||||
| Wilmington, NC | $66,738 | 21st | +40% | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | $95,391 | 11th | +39% | 2nd | 20% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | $62,956 | 26th | +38% | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | $78,658 | 17th | +38% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | $64,561 | 23rd | +37% | 5th | 19% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | $66,381 | 22nd | +36% | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | $64,185 | 24th | +35% | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | $108,153 | 5th | +34% | 8th | 36% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | $81,007 | 15th | +33% | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | $68,432 | 20th | +33% | 10th | 14% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | $53,387 | 29th | +33% | 11th | 33% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | $100,272 | 8th | +32% | 12th | 26% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | $64,171 | 25th | +31% | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | $90,282 | 12th | +31% | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | $79,685 | 16th | +30% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | $142,748 | 1st | +29% | 16th | 79% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | $46,411 | 31st | +28% | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | $97,465 | 10th | +27% | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | $130,748 | 3rd | +27% | 19th | 64% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | $108,092 | 6th | +26% | 20th | 36% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | $82,212 | 14th | +25% | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | $73,712 | 18th | +24% | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | $51,886 | 30th | +22% | 23rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | $61,915 | 27th | +21% | 24th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | $101,895 | 7th | +21% | 25th | 28% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | $60,339 | 28th | +19% | 26th | 24% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | $86,765 | 13th | +19% | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | $73,472 | 19th | +15% | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | $140,701 | 2nd | +15% | 29th | 77% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | $98,111 | 9th | +15% | 30th | 23% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | $121,099 | 4th | +11% | 31st | 52% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | 4.1% (May 26) | +1.0pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Independence, MO | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | -0.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | 3.3% (May 26) | 6th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | |
| Antioch, CA | 4.6% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.5pp | 3rd | 24% above peers | |
| Manchester, NH | 2.8% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 4th | 24% below peers | |
| Richmond, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 17th | -0.5pp | 5th | 8% above peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 20th | -0.4pp | 6th | 16% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 7th | 14% below peers | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.4pp | 8th | 3% below peers | |
| Lowell, MA | 4.6% (May 26) | 24th | -0.3pp | 9th | 24% above peers | |
| Provo, UT | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 10th | 16% below peers | |
| Evansville, IN | 3.5% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 11th | 5% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.2pp | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Westminster, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3.6% (May 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| West Jordan, UT | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 15th | 14% below peers | |
| High Point, NC | 4.4% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.1pp | 16th | 19% above peers | |
| Billings, MT | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0pp | 17th | 22% below peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | 3.3% (May 26) | 7th | +0.0pp | 18th | 11% below peers | |
| Richardson, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 14th | +0.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 4.0% (May 26) | 18th | +0.2pp | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| League City, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Odessa, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Elgin, IL | 4.9% (May 26) | 25th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 32% above peers | |
| Clearwater, FL | 4.3% (May 26) | 21st | +1.0pp | 24th | 16% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | 5.7% (May 26) | 26th | +1.3pp | 25th | 54% above peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 4.1% (May 26) | 19th | +1.4pp | 26th | 11% above peers | |
| Waterbury, CT | 8.0% (May 26) | 28th | +2.0pp | 27th | 116% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 7.9% (May 26) | 27th | +2.2pp | 28th | 114% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.9% then, 8.7% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | 14.6% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 14.0% | 18th | -5.9pp | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 15.5% | 21st | -5.8pp | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 12.3% | 16th | -3.4pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 10.9% | 11th | -2.9pp | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 11.3% | 14th | -2.5pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.6% | 15th | -2.3pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 17.8% | 26th | -3.3pp | 7th | 45% above peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 14.6% | 20th | -2.5pp | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 20.7% | 28th | -3.2pp | 9th | 68% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 9.2% | 7th | -1.4pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 9.7% | 9th | -1.4pp | 11th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 16.2% | 25th | -1.9pp | 12th | 32% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 15.5% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 13.4% | 17th | -1.1pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 6.0% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 15th | 51% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 24.7% | 31st | -1.9pp | 16th | 101% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 18.0% | 27th | -1.0pp | 17th | 46% above peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 14.6% | 19th | -0.7pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 5.4% | 1st | -0.1pp | 19th | 56% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 9.6% | 8th | -0.1pp | 20th | 22% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 11.0% | 12th | +0.0pp | 21st | 11% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 7.3% | 5th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 41% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 15.6% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 11.1% | 13th | +0.6pp | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 24.3% | 30th | +1.3pp | 25th | 98% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 21.7% | 29th | +1.6pp | 26th | 76% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 8.7% | 6th | +0.8pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 10.1% | 10th | +1.6pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 6.9% | 4th | +1.1pp | 29th | 44% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.5% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 55% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 15.9% | 24th | +4.9pp | 31st | 29% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child 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).
| 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% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 21.2% | 22nd | -13.7pp | 1st | 39% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 18.9% | 20th | -11.1pp | 2nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 14.0% | 13th | -5.6pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 13.9% | 12th | -4.8pp | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 5.3% | 2nd | -1.7pp | 5th | 65% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 17.8% | 18th | -5.8pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 15.0% | 14th | -4.6pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 16.3% | 17th | -5.0pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 27.2% | 29th | -7.3pp | 9th | 78% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 9.7% | 7th | -2.5pp | 10th | 37% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 3.5% | 1st | -0.9pp | 11th | 77% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 22.8% | 25th | -4.9pp | 12th | 49% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 7.1% | 3rd | -1.4pp | 13th | 54% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 20.0% | 21st | -3.5pp | 14th | 31% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 24.6% | 28th | -3.1pp | 15th | 61% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 21.8% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 16th | 42% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 10.6% | 8th | -1.1pp | 17th | 30% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 9.5% | 6th | -0.6pp | 18th | 38% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 23.8% | 26th | -1.3pp | 19th | 56% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 35.6% | 31st | -1.8pp | 20th | 133% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 18.9% | 19th | -0.9pp | 21st | 24% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 15.3% | 16th | -0.6pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 10.8% | 9th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 34.9% | 30th | +0.0pp | 24th | 129% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 22.2% | 24th | +0.8pp | 25th | 45% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 7.2% | 4th | +0.7pp | 26th | 53% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 13.6% | 11th | +1.9pp | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 15.2% | 15th | +2.5pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 7.6% | 5th | +1.9pp | 29th | 50% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13.2% | 10th | +3.4pp | 30th | 13% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 23.8% | 27th | +9.4pp | 31st | 56% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
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). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| 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% | 23rd | +19.6pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 89.3% | 25th | +17.8pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 86.7% | 29th | +14.7pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 85.6% | 30th | +13.9pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 84.8% | 31st | +13.0pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 87.4% | 27th | +11.8pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 89.6% | 24th | +11.4pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 91.0% | 21st | +9.5pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 89.7% | 22nd | +9.0pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 91.4% | 20th | +9.0pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 94.0% | 11th | +8.1pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 92.0% | 17th | +7.8pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 87.3% | 28th | +6.8pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 93.5% | 14th | +7.0pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 91.7% | 18th | +6.9pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 96.0% | 5th | +7.0pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 94.8% | 7th | +5.9pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 93.3% | 15th | +5.3pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 88.7% | 26th | +4.9pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 94.2% | 10th | +4.9pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 91.7% | 19th | +4.4pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 93.9% | 13th | +3.7pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 96.3% | 3rd | +3.1pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 94.3% | 9th | +2.8pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 94.5% | 8th | +2.7pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 96.4% | 2nd | +2.8pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 93.9% | 12th | +2.5pp | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 95.0% | 6th | +2.0pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 96.3% | 4th | +1.6pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +1.5pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 92.8% | 16th | +0.9pp | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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 | |||||
| Elgin, IL | 0.40 | 2nd | -0.027 | 1st | 13% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 0.47 | 20th | -0.020 | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 0.44 | 12th | -0.018 | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 0.45 | 13th | -0.013 | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 0.47 | 21st | -0.014 | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 0.51 | 27th | -0.012 | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 0.44 | 9th | -0.007 | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 0.42 | 5th | -0.006 | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 0.35 | 1st | -0.005 | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 0.49 | 23rd | +0.000 | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 0.50 | 24th | +0.002 | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 0.52 | 29th | +0.002 | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 0.46 | 16th | +0.002 | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 0.41 | 4th | +0.002 | 14th | 10% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.004 | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 0.46 | 19th | +0.008 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 0.46 | 18th | +0.009 | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 0.46 | 17th | +0.009 | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 0.52 | 28th | +0.011 | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 0.54 | 31st | +0.012 | 20th | 18% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 0.45 | 14th | +0.010 | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 0.50 | 26th | +0.012 | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 0.44 | 10th | +0.011 | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.52 | 30th | +0.014 | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 0.43 | 7th | +0.015 | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.015 | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 0.42 | 6th | +0.017 | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 0.45 | 15th | +0.020 | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 0.44 | 11th | +0.030 | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 0.50 | 25th | +0.035 | 30th | 9% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 0.43 | 8th | +0.035 | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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 | |||||
| North Charleston, SC | 10.9% | 17th | -5.4pp | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 4.4% | 5th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 59% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -1.4pp | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 10.7% | 16th | -3.6pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| League City, TX | 3.9% | 4th | -1.0pp | 5th | 64% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 10.7% | 15th | -2.8pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 6.3% | 9th | -1.5pp | 7th | 41% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 17.6% | 28th | -2.7pp | 8th | 64% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 13.9% | 24th | -1.9pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 2.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 10th | 76% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 14.6% | 27th | -1.7pp | 11th | 36% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 28.6% | 30th | -3.2pp | 12th | 166% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 12.0% | 21st | -1.3pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 36.5% | 31st | -3.8pp | 14th | 240% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 10.1% | 14th | -0.8pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 4.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 16th | 54% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 5.8% | 7th | -0.3pp | 17th | 46% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 9.7% | 13th | -0.5pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 8.1% | 10th | -0.4pp | 19th | 25% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 11.6% | 19th | -0.6pp | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 13.5% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 21st | 26% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 11.8% | 20th | -0.3pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.8% | 12th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 6.2% | 8th | +0.1pp | 24th | 43% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 14.0% | 25th | +0.5pp | 25th | 30% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 14.4% | 26th | +0.6pp | 26th | 34% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 25.3% | 29th | +2.1pp | 27th | 136% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 12.2% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 28th | 14% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 11.1% | 18th | +1.4pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 3.6% | 3rd | +1.6pp | 30th | 66% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 8.2% | 11th | +3.7pp | 31st | 24% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | $225,437 (Jun 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Odessa, TX | $253,500 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.4% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| Evansville, IN | $206,632 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.9% | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Elgin, IL | $343,968 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.7% | 3rd | 15% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $214,195 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.5% | 4th | 47% below peers | |
| Waterbury, CT | $289,392 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.2% | 5th | 28% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $540,694 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.0% | 6th | 34% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $205,552 (Jun 26) | 30th | +2.8% | 7th | 49% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $1,478,916 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.6% | 8th | 267% above peers | |
| Billings, MT | $402,554 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.1% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | $291,736 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.1% | 10th | 28% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $228,144 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.0% | 11th | 43% below peers | |
| Provo, UT | $489,807 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.7% | 12th | 22% above peers | |
| West Jordan, UT | $563,414 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.5% | 13th | 40% above peers | |
| Manchester, NH | $448,035 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.9% | 14th | 11% above peers | |
| High Point, NC | $252,160 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.5% | 15th | 37% below peers | |
| Lowell, MA | $492,699 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.1% | 16th | 22% above peers | |
| League City, TX | $377,316 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.0% | 17th | 6% below peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $422,872 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.8% | 18th | 5% above peers | |
| Richardson, TX | $448,332 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.0% | 19th | 11% above peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $358,445 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.3% | 20th | 11% below peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | $1,044,286 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.5% | 21st | 159% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $313,405 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.8% | 22nd | 22% below peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $315,206 (Jun 26) | 20th | -1.9% | 23rd | 22% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $609,593 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.2% | 24th | 51% above peers | |
| Westminster, CO | $527,400 (Jun 26) | 9th | -2.6% | 25th | 31% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $308,500 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.7% | 26th | 23% below peers | |
| Antioch, CA | $596,320 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.7% | 27th | 48% above peers | |
| Clearwater, FL | $344,142 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.0% | 28th | 15% below peers | |
| Richmond, CA | $614,962 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.4% | 29th | 53% above peers | |
| Carlsbad, CA | $1,387,670 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -10.2% | 30th | 245% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | $121,799 (Jun 26) | +3.3% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Odessa, TX | $175,609 (Jun 26) | 25th | +6.3% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Carlsbad, CA | $990,707 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +5.0% | 2nd | 232% above peers | |
| Waterbury, CT | $210,105 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +4.7% | 3rd | 30% below peers | |
| Elgin, IL | $267,364 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.6% | 4th | 10% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $157,158 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.6% | 5th | 47% below peers | |
| Evansville, IN | $119,133 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.9% | 6th | 60% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | $300,960 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.7% | 7th | 1% above peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | $229,532 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.5% | 8th | 23% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $356,154 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.0% | 9th | 19% above peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $995,582 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.7% | 10th | 234% above peers | |
| Manchester, NH | $339,876 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.1% | 11th | 14% above peers | |
| West Jordan, UT | $457,643 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.1% | 12th | 53% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $109,220 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.0% | 13th | 63% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $137,808 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 14th | 54% below peers | |
| High Point, NC | $147,051 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.6% | 15th | 51% below peers | |
| Provo, UT | $358,970 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 16th | 20% above peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | $700,797 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.3% | 17th | 135% above peers | |
| Lowell, MA | $346,316 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.1% | 18th | 16% above peers | |
| League City, TX | $286,671 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.4% | 19th | 4% below peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $298,235 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.1% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Richardson, TX | $344,866 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.2% | 21st | 16% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $225,334 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.3% | 22nd | 24% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $488,580 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.3% | 23rd | 64% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $247,731 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.4% | 24th | 17% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $278,112 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.5% | 25th | 7% below peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $223,033 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.9% | 26th | 25% below peers | |
| Richmond, CA | $474,988 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.2% | 27th | 59% above peers | |
| Westminster, CO | $402,135 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.6% | 28th | 35% above peers | |
| Antioch, CA | $484,699 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.6% | 29th | 63% above peers | |
| Clearwater, FL | $180,856 (Jun 26) | 24th | -7.1% | 30th | 39% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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% | ||||||
| Waterbury, CT | 47.2% | 25th | +5.8pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 49.8% | 22nd | +5.0pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 48.7% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 54.7% | 18th | +4.9pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 25.7% | 31st | +1.7pp | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 47.6% | 24th | +3.1pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 56.2% | 17th | +3.5pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 80.3% | 1st | +4.9pp | 8th | 42% above peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 57.8% | 15th | +3.1pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 63.6% | 8th | +3.4pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 61.3% | 11th | +2.0pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 77.2% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 12th | 37% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 72.0% | 6th | +2.1pp | 13th | 28% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 64.8% | 7th | +1.8pp | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 44.2% | 27th | +1.2pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 72.5% | 4th | +2.0pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 43.2% | 28th | +0.9pp | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 56.4% | 16th | +0.8pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 45.5% | 26th | +0.3pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 60.9% | 12th | +0.2pp | 20th | 8% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 59.8% | 13th | +0.1pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 58.6% | 14th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 39.4% | 29th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 54.6% | 19th | -0.5pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 74.7% | 3rd | -1.4pp | 25th | 33% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 72.0% | 5th | -1.6pp | 26th | 28% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 62.9% | 9th | -1.8pp | 27th | 12% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 33.5% | 30th | -1.3pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 61.9% | 10th | -3.2pp | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 53.1% | 20th | -3.5pp | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 50.7% | 21st | -7.9pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Elgin, IL | $1,909 (Jun 26) | 12th | +6.1% | 1st | 10% above peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | $1,607 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.9% | 2nd | 8% below peers | |
| Evansville, IN | $1,038 (Jun 26) | 30th | +4.8% | 3rd | 40% below peers | |
| Provo, UT | $1,556 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.5% | 4th | 10% below peers | |
| Manchester, NH | $2,058 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.4% | 5th | 18% above peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | $3,598 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.1% | 6th | 107% above peers | |
| Carlsbad, CA | $3,560 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.1% | 7th | 105% above peers | |
| Waterbury, CT | $1,554 (Jun 26) | 24th | +3.0% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | $1,458 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.9% | 9th | 16% below peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,694 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.8% | 10th | 3% below peers | |
| High Point, NC | $1,401 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.8% | 11th | 19% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.7% | 12th | 21% below peers | |
| Richmond, CA | $2,509 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.5% | 13th | 44% above peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $2,941 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.0% | 14th | 69% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $1,738 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.9% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $2,446 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.7% | 16th | 41% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $1,689 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.7% | 17th | 3% below peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.5% | 18th | 4% below peers | |
| Antioch, CA | $2,575 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.3% | 19th | 48% above peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,158 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.1% | 20th | 24% above peers | |
| Lowell, MA | $2,316 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.3% | 21st | 33% above peers | |
| League City, TX | $1,889 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.3% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $1,324 (Jun 26) | 29th | +0.2% | 23rd | 24% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $1,943 (Jun 26) | 11th | -0.2% | 24th | 12% above peers | |
| West Jordan, UT | $1,656 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.2% | 25th | 5% below peers | |
| Westminster, CO | $1,879 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.9% | 26th | 8% above peers | |
| Richardson, TX | $1,675 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.9% | 27th | 4% below peers | |
| Clearwater, FL | $1,962 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.5% | 28th | 13% above peers | |
| Odessa, TX | $1,537 (Jun 26) | 25th | -3.7% | 29th | 12% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $1,639 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.2% | 30th | 6% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
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. 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong 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% | 9th | -3.6pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 43.1% | 24th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 40.3% | 21st | -1.7pp | 3rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 31.9% | 7th | -1.2pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 39.1% | 19th | -1.2pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 25.4% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 6th | 32% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 32.5% | 8th | -0.9pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 41.8% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 29.7% | 6th | -0.2pp | 9th | 20% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 38.3% | 18th | +0.0pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 37.1% | 16th | +0.1pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 43.7% | 26th | +0.3pp | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 48.3% | 30th | +0.6pp | 13th | 30% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 29.3% | 5th | +0.4pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 45.0% | 29th | +0.9pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 34.6% | 15th | +1.1pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 33.0% | 10th | +1.5pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 54.5% | 31st | +3.1pp | 18th | 47% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 44.2% | 28th | +2.5pp | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 27.3% | 3rd | +1.9pp | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 33.3% | 11th | +2.4pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 38.0% | 17th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 24.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 23rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 44.0% | 27th | +3.8pp | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 41.3% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 25th | 11% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 39.8% | 20th | +4.2pp | 26th | 7% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 34.1% | 12th | +4.5pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 43.1% | 25th | +6.0pp | 28th | 16% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 34.2% | 13th | +5.0pp | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 34.4% | 14th | +8.2pp | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 28.6% | 4th | +6.9pp | 31st | 23% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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 | |||||
| North Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 16th | -2.4pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 8.9% | 24th | -2.3pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 7.4% | 17th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 13.8% | 27th | -2.9pp | 4th | 90% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 5.1% | 11th | -0.9pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 8.2% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 8.0% | 20th | -1.2pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 7.4% | 18th | -0.7pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 5.2% | 12th | -0.5pp | 9th | 28% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 10th | 67% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 3.9% | 5th | -0.3pp | 11th | 46% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 18.6% | 28th | -1.3pp | 12th | 158% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 10.2% | 25th | -0.7pp | 13th | 41% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 8.3% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 14th | 14% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 4.0% | 6th | -0.1pp | 15th | 45% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 4.8% | 9th | -0.1pp | 16th | 34% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12.8% | 26th | -0.1pp | 17th | 76% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 5.5% | 14th | +0.1pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 30.6% | 30th | +0.9pp | 19th | 323% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 33.2% | 31st | +1.1pp | 20th | 358% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 20.7% | 29th | +0.8pp | 21st | 186% above peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 7.7% | 19th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 4.0% | 7th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 4.7% | 8th | +0.6pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 8.1% | 21st | +1.2pp | 25th | 12% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 4.9% | 10th | +0.8pp | 26th | 33% below peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 3.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 56% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 5.5% | 13th | +1.5pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 2.7% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 29th | 63% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 7.0% | 15th | +2.4pp | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 2.2% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 69% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.6% 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.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | 12.4% | -1.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Richmond, CA | 7.3% | 9th | -2.6pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 7.4% | 10th | -2.3pp | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 7.9% | 11th | -2.2pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 8.9% | 17th | -2.2pp | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 4.1% | 5th | -0.9pp | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 8.0% | 13th | -1.7pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 3.9% | 4th | -0.8pp | 7th | 54% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 1.7% | 1st | -0.3pp | 8th | 80% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 14.7% | 29th | -2.2pp | 9th | 71% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 10.7% | 23rd | -0.7pp | 10th | 24% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.2% | 25th | -0.6pp | 11th | 30% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 12th | 67% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.6% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 13th | 70% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 10.6% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 14th | 22% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 13.2% | 28th | -0.1pp | 15th | 52% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 12.2% | 26th | -0.1pp | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 18.0% | 31st | +0.2pp | 17th | 109% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 9.8% | 18th | +0.2pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 6.4% | 7th | +0.1pp | 19th | 26% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 8.3% | 15th | +0.2pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 10.8% | 24th | +0.6pp | 21st | 26% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 10.5% | 21st | +0.6pp | 22nd | 21% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 6.9% | 8th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 12.4% | 27th | +1.0pp | 24th | 44% above peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 14.9% | 30th | +1.3pp | 25th | 72% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.0% | 12th | +1.1pp | 26th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 10.4% | 20th | +1.5pp | 27th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 10.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 28th | 17% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 8.6% | 16th | +1.5pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 8.2% | 14th | +1.8pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.7% | 6th | +1.3pp | 31st | 34% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | 40.3% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Berkeley, CA | 21.1% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| Cambridge, MA | 22.7% | 2nd | 32% below peers | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 23.6% | 3rd | 30% below peers | |
| Lowell, MA | 26.2% | 4th | 22% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 28.2% | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Westminster, CO | 28.3% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Richardson, TX | 29.7% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| The Woodlands, TX | 30.2% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | 31.2% | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 32.1% | 10th | 4% below peers | |
| West Jordan, UT | 32.6% | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Richmond, CA | 33.1% | 12th | 1% below peers | |
| Manchester, NH | 33.3% | 13th | 1% below peers | |
| Clearwater, FL | 33.5% | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Antioch, CA | 33.5% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | 33.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| High Point, NC | 33.6% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Billings, MT | 34.0% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 34.6% | 19th | 3% above peers | |
| Provo, UT | 34.8% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 35.2% | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | 35.9% | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| League City, TX | 36.0% | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 36.4% | 24th | 9% above peers | |
| Elgin, IL | 38.0% | 25th | 13% above peers | |
| Waterbury, CT | 38.1% | 26th | 14% above peers | |
| Odessa, TX | 39.9% | 27th | 19% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | 40.0% | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | 40.9% | 29th | 22% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 41.3% | 30th | 23% above peers | |
| Evansville, IN | 41.6% | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.0% then, 7.8% now; margin ±1.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Richardson, TX | 8.2% | 27th | -4.5pp | 1st | 54% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 3.2% | 5th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 1.3% | 1st | -0.3pp | 3rd | 76% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 5.8% | 18th | -1.5pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 3.3% | 6th | -0.7pp | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 6.5% | 21st | -1.2pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6.4% | 20th | -1.1pp | 7th | 20% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 9.2% | 28th | -1.5pp | 8th | 74% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.0% | 14th | -0.8pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 6.7% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 10th | 26% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 3.8% | 9th | -0.2pp | 11th | 28% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1.8% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 12th | 66% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 7.8% | 24th | +0.7pp | 13th | 46% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 15.4% | 31st | +1.6pp | 14th | 191% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 4.3% | 12th | +0.6pp | 15th | 20% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 6.2% | 19th | +1.0pp | 16th | 16% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 12.1% | 30th | +2.1pp | 17th | 129% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 3.5% | 7th | +0.7pp | 18th | 35% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 4.6% | 13th | +1.1pp | 19th | 12% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 7.9% | 26th | +2.0pp | 20th | 49% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 5.0% | 15th | +1.5pp | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 4.2% | 11th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 11.4% | 29th | +3.9pp | 23rd | 116% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 5.3% | 16th | +1.9pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 3.8% | 8th | +1.5pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 5.6% | 17th | +2.6pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 7.8% | 25th | +3.8pp | 27th | 47% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 3.8% | 10th | +2.1pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.5% | 3rd | +1.4pp | 29th | 54% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 2.8% | 4th | +1.6pp | 30th | 46% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 7.3% | 23rd | +4.3pp | 31st | 38% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
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). 17 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma ref | 28.4% | +2.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| North Charleston, SC | 28.6% | 22nd | +5.8pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 30.0% | 19th | +5.9pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 33.0% | 17th | +4.8pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 29.1% | 21st | +4.1pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 44.6% | 10th | +6.0pp | 5th | 32% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 19.4% | 29th | +2.5pp | 6th | 43% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 23.9% | 25th | +3.0pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 29.4% | 20th | +3.5pp | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 34.0% | 15th | +3.9pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 46.8% | 8th | +5.3pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 21.9% | 27th | +2.3pp | 11th | 35% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 19.9% | 28th | +2.0pp | 12th | 41% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 27.0% | 23rd | +2.5pp | 13th | 20% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 17.3% | 31st | +1.6pp | 14th | 49% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 34.0% | 14th | +2.7pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 35.7% | 13th | +2.5pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 41.1% | 11th | +2.9pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 32.6% | 18th | +2.2pp | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 57.0% | 6th | +3.8pp | 19th | 69% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 33.8% | 16th | +2.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 22.8% | 26th | +1.2pp | 21st | 33% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 36.9% | 12th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 45.2% | 9th | +2.1pp | 23rd | 34% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 62.1% | 5th | +2.5pp | 24th | 84% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 66.1% | 4th | +2.3pp | 25th | 96% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 19.0% | 30th | +0.5pp | 26th | 44% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 77.9% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 27th | 131% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 80.8% | 1st | +1.7pp | 28th | 139% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 74.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 29th | 122% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 47.6% | 7th | +0.4pp | 30th | 41% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 26.6% | 24th | -1.6pp | 31st | 21% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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% | ||||||
| Odessa, TX | 51.9% | 10th | +16.0pp | 1st | 14% above peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 45.6% | 16th | +9.4pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 45.4% | 17th | +8.8pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 55.3% | 4th | +10.3pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 43.7% | 19th | +7.8pp | 5th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 50.7% | 13th | +7.6pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 42.0% | 21st | +5.0pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 37.5% | 26th | +3.3pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 51.2% | 12th | +3.7pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 52.0% | 9th | +2.0pp | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 78.1% | 2nd | +3.0pp | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 52.0% | 8th | +1.8pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 47.2% | 15th | -2.2pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 78.2% | 1st | -4.1pp | 14th | 72% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 53.3% | 7th | -4.7pp | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 54.5% | 6th | -5.0pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 44.1% | 18th | -4.1pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 38.9% | 23rd | -4.6pp | 18th | 15% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.4% | 3rd | -8.2pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 51.4% | 11th | -6.7pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 47.7% | 14th | -8.1pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 29.5% | 31st | -5.4pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 34.3% | 27th | -6.4pp | 23rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.8% | 20th | -8.8pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 38.4% | 24th | -8.5pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 55.1% | 5th | -12.6pp | 26th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 37.9% | 25th | -9.6pp | 27th | 17% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 30.5% | 30th | -9.7pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 33.4% | 29th | -10.7pp | 29th | 27% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 34.1% | 28th | -20.4pp | 30th | 25% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | -31.0pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
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.*
| 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 | ||
| Manchester, NH | 4.0% | 6th | -5.2pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.4% | 12th | -4.3pp | 3rd | 13% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 4.2% | 8th | -3.2pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 8.0% | 26th | -5.6pp | 5th | 30% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 4.2% | 7th | -2.9pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 1.8% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 7th | 71% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 6.0% | 15th | -2.6pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 6.3% | 18th | -2.6pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 4.6% | 9th | -1.8pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.6% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 11th | 74% below peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 5.8% | 14th | -2.1pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 5.1% | 11th | -1.7pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 6.2% | 16th | -2.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 7.5% | 23rd | -2.1pp | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 9.2% | 29th | -1.5pp | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 7.0% | 21st | -0.8pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 6.6% | 20th | -0.0pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 8.7% | 27th | +0.1pp | 19th | 40% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 6.4% | 19th | +0.2pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 9.2% | 30th | +0.4pp | 21st | 49% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 6.2% | 17th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 7.8% | 25th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 7.7% | 24th | +2.9pp | 24th | 24% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.9% | 28th | +3.8pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 14.2% | 31st | +6.2pp | 26th | 131% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 7.1% | 22nd | +3.4pp | 27th | 15% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 3.1% | 4th | +1.6pp | 28th | 50% below peers | ||
| League City, TX | 4.8% | 10th | +2.7pp | 29th | 23% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3.5% | 5th | +2.4pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.7% | 13th | +4.5pp | 31st | 8% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
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). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League City, TX | 116,215 | 22nd | +12% | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 119,961 | 10th | +11% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 119,434 | 13th | +9% | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 118,180 | 17th | +9% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 119,983 | 9th | +8% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 119,913 | 11th | +8% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 118,368 | 16th | +6% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 121,002 | 5th | +6% | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 114,869 | 29th | +6% | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 115,505 | 25th | +5% | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 120,785 | 7th | +5% | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 116,477 | 20th | +5% | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 116,245 | 21st | +4% | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 121,740 | 2nd | +4% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 119,767 | 12th | +3% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 115,643 | 24th | +3% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 116,692 | 19th | +2% | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 115,484 | 26th | +2% | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 114,934 | 28th | +2% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 118,731 | 15th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 118,796 | 14th | +2% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 117,247 | 18th | +2% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 122,036 | 1st | +1% | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 120,805 | 6th | +1% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 114,373 | 31st | +0% | 25th | 3% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 120,257 | 8th | -1% | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 114,766 | 30th | -1% | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 121,127 | 4th | -2% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 116,116 | 23rd | -2% | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 115,322 | 27th | -4% | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 121,715 | 3rd | -4% | 31st | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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 | |||||
| West Jordan, UT | 21.4% | 25th | +4.7pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 17.8% | 29th | +3.7pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 44.7% | 5th | +3.9pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 31.2% | 17th | +2.4pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 29.5% | 19th | +1.8pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 20.1% | 26th | +0.4pp | 6th | 39% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 57.5% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 7th | 75% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 19.3% | 27th | +0.3pp | 8th | 41% below peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 24.7% | 22nd | +0.4pp | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 40.2% | 10th | +0.5pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 36.0% | 12th | +0.4pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 28.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 46.8% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 35.5% | 13th | -0.0pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 37.9% | 11th | -0.5pp | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 41.9% | 8th | -0.8pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.7% | 6th | -0.9pp | 17th | 30% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 40.5% | 9th | -1.0pp | 18th | 23% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 46.7% | 4th | -2.7pp | 19th | 42% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 27.5% | 21st | -2.1pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 9.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 21st | 70% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 61.9% | 1st | -6.7pp | 22nd | 88% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 42.5% | 7th | -4.7pp | 23rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 21.6% | 24th | -2.8pp | 24th | 34% below peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 30.0% | 18th | -4.1pp | 25th | 9% below peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 23.0% | 23rd | -3.5pp | 26th | 30% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 19.1% | 28th | -3.8pp | 27th | 42% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 35.3% | 14th | -7.4pp | 28th | 7% above peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 33.9% | 15th | -8.6pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 32.9% | 16th | -8.6pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| League City, TX | 10.8% | 30th | -5.1pp | 31st | 67% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
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).
| 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 | |||||
| The Woodlands, TX | 57.6% | 30th | +13.0pp | 1st | 16% below peers | ||
| Provo, UT | 49.1% | 31st | +9.2pp | 2nd | 29% below peers | ||
| West Jordan, UT | 70.4% | 12th | +12.4pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Richardson, TX | 64.3% | 26th | +8.0pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Clearwater, FL | 71.7% | 8th | +7.6pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Carlsbad, CA | 74.2% | 5th | +7.1pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 77.7% | 1st | +7.4pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| League City, TX | 67.1% | 20th | +5.9pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Richmond, CA | 66.2% | 21st | +4.9pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Waterbury, CT | 74.6% | 4th | +5.5pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 76.7% | 2nd | +4.8pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 68.1% | 17th | +4.2pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Antioch, CA | 70.3% | 13th | +3.7pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Westminster, CO | 71.5% | 9th | +3.8pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 66.1% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 67.3% | 18th | +3.0pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 68.8% | 16th | +2.6pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.9% | 25th | +1.6pp | 18th | 6% below peers | ||
| High Point, NC | 69.2% | 15th | +1.5pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Broken Arrow, OK | 65.7% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Elgin, IL | 70.7% | 11th | +0.3pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Manchester, NH | 71.1% | 10th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 75.9% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Lowell, MA | 72.2% | 6th | -0.5pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Evansville, IN | 71.8% | 7th | -0.6pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 65.6% | 24th | -2.2pp | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 69.9% | 14th | -3.4pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Odessa, TX | 58.8% | 28th | -3.3pp | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 58.8% | 29th | -3.7pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Cambridge, MA | 67.1% | 19th | -5.9pp | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 63.5% | 27th | -5.7pp | 31st | 8% below peers |