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697,125 people (2024) 250k-1m South

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Oklahoma City, OK shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
274 /100k
May 2026
▼ 38%
relative change
442 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,577 /100k
May 2026
▼ 29%
relative change
3,625 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$68,656
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
$55,557 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
681 /100k
May 2026
▼ 23%
relative change
888 a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
20.4%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
23.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
34.7%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
30.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
92.1%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
83.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
13.5%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
14.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
14.9%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
15.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
6.5%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
6.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.47
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Oklahoma City, OK shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
May 2026
▲ 45%
relative change
2.9% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
31.5%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
29.1% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
8.0%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
7.1% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
39.4%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
40.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
13.7%
2019-23
▲ 4%
relative change
13.2% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
58.6%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
58.9% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Leading peers
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
697,125
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
643,692 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
68.8%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
64.2% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
24.9%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
25.9% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,298
Jun 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,258 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$127,849
Jun 2026
flat
relative change
$128,328 a year earlier
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$209,490
Jun 2026
flat
relative change
$210,045 a year earlier
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 23% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 681 in May 2026, down from 888 a year earlier.
681 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Washington, DC 183 (May 26) 2nd -39.8% 1st 73% below peers
Memphis, TN 1,578 (May 26) 15th -35.3% 2nd 132% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 11 (May 26) 1st -31.8% 3rd 98% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 681 (May 26) 9th -23.3% 4th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 245 (May 26) 3rd -22.0% 5th 64% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 865 (May 26) 12th -19.6% 6th 27% above peers
San Francisco, CA 468 (May 26) 5th -13.5% 7th 31% below peers
El Paso, TX 273 (May 26) 4th -13.4% 8th 60% below peers
Denver, CO 837 (May 26) 11th -11.9% 9th 23% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 581 (May 26) 7th -11.9% 10th 15% below peers
Baltimore, MD 1,502 (May 26) 14th -11.6% 11th 121% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 1,121 (May 26) 13th -11.1% 12th 65% above peers
Boston, MA 572 (May 26) 6th -6.3% 13th 16% below peers
Detroit, MI 1,672 (May 26) 16th -3.8% 14th 146% above peers
Portland, OR 709 (May 26) 10th -2.4% 15th 4% above peers
Seattle, WA 648 (May 26) 8th +0.1% 16th 5% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Las Vegas, NV down about 22% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Fort Worth, TX down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Miami, FL down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 2,577 in May 2026, down from 3,625 a year earlier.
2,577 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Memphis, TN 3,967 (May 26) 11th -38.7% 1st 13% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 2,577 (May 26) 5th -28.9% 2nd 26% below peers
Washington, DC 2,783 (May 26) 7th -24.0% 3rd 20% below peers
San Francisco, CA 2,679 (May 26) 6th -21.6% 4th 23% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 1,980 (May 26) 3rd -19.4% 5th 43% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3,500 (May 26) 8th -18.9% 6th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 1,220 (May 26) 1st -17.0% 7th 65% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 2,248 (May 26) 4th -14.8% 8th 36% below peers
Denver, CO 4,024 (May 26) 12th -11.9% 9th 15% above peers
Detroit, MI 3,760 (May 26) 10th -11.7% 10th 7% above peers
Seattle, WA 4,568 (May 26) 14th -7.8% 11th 31% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3,523 (May 26) 9th -4.2% 12th 1% above peers
Boston, MA 1,911 (May 26) 2nd -3.5% 13th 45% below peers
Baltimore, MD 4,201 (May 26) 13th -1.3% 14th 20% above peers
Portland, OR 5,363 (May 26) 15th -1.1% 15th 53% above peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Aurora, CO down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tucson, AZ down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 22% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide fell about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 93% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: homicide fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 9 in May 2026, down from 14 a year earlier.
9 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
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%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 7 (May 26) 7th -50.0% 1st 29% below peers
Washington, DC 14 (May 26) 12th -47.3% 2nd 47% above peers
Boston, MA 3 (May 26) 2nd -47.1% 3rd 72% below peers
Memphis, TN 24 (May 26) 16th -38.4% 4th 155% above peers
Seattle, WA 4 (May 26) 3rd -34.0% 5th 58% below peers
Baltimore, MD 22 (May 26) 13th -32.0% 6th 128% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 11 (May 26) 10th -31.8% 7th 14% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 9 (May 26) 9th -30.6% 8th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 14 (May 26) 11th -21.4% 9th 46% above peers
El Paso, TX 3 (May 26) 1st -18.0% 10th 72% below peers
Portland, OR 7 (May 26) 6th -18.0% 11th 30% below peers
Detroit, MI 24 (May 26) 15th -17.7% 12th 154% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 4 (May 26) 5th -16.7% 13th 54% below peers
Denver, CO 7 (May 26) 8th -10.9% 14th 29% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 23 (May 26) 14th -6.5% 15th 144% above peers
San Francisco, CA 4 (May 26) 4th +0.0% 16th 56% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Glendale, AZ down about 56% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Saint Paul, MN down about 24% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Las Vegas, NV down about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 38% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 274 in May 2026, down from 442 a year earlier.
274 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 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).
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%
Memphis, TN 603 (May 26) 9th -55.2% 1st 2% above peers
Washington, DC 397 (May 26) 6th -47.1% 2nd 33% below peers
San Francisco, CA 331 (May 26) 4th -39.0% 3rd 44% below peers
Boston, MA 86 (May 26) 1st -38.6% 4th 85% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 274 (May 26) 3rd -37.9% 5th 54% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 435 (May 26) 7th -37.6% 6th 27% below peers
Denver, CO 667 (May 26) 11th -36.4% 7th 12% above peers
El Paso, TX 201 (May 26) 2nd -31.5% 8th 66% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 381 (May 26) 5th -29.0% 9th 36% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 775 (May 26) 13th -25.1% 10th 31% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 593 (May 26) 8th -24.8% 11th on par with peers
Detroit, MI 929 (May 26) 15th -20.1% 12th 57% above peers
Portland, OR 609 (May 26) 10th -19.2% 13th 3% above peers
Seattle, WA 696 (May 26) 12th -15.9% 14th 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 779 (May 26) 14th -14.7% 15th 31% above peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Lubbock, TX down about 21% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2020-2025
  • Anaheim, CA down about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 24% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $55,557 to $68,656 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,714). 15 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 46% from 2014 to 2024 ($47,004 to $68,656).
$68,656
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref $65,039 +23%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Denver, CO $94,718 5th +38% 1st 28% above peers
Boston, MA $97,344 4th +37% 2nd 32% above peers
Seattle, WA $123,860 2nd +34% 3rd 68% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $73,877 8th +31% 4th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI $54,234 14th +30% 5th 27% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $77,371 7th +29% 6th 5% above peers
Detroit, MI $39,938 16th +29% 7th 46% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $68,317 10th +29% 8th 8% below peers
Portland, OR $90,919 6th +28% 9th 23% above peers
Washington, DC $109,870 3rd +27% 10th 49% above peers
El Paso, TX $59,745 13th +26% 11th 19% below peers
Memphis, TN $51,736 15th +25% 12th 30% below peers
San Francisco, CA $140,970 1st +25% 13th 91% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $66,849 11th +25% 14th 10% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $68,656 9th +24% 15th 7% below peers
Baltimore, MD $62,177 12th +23% 16th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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58 of 214 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 9 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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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How breakdowns work →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Stockton, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Atlanta, GA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,466 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 69% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.2% in May 2026, up from 2.9% a year earlier.
4.2%
1990May 2026
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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
San Francisco, CA 3.3% (May 26) 1st -0.5pp 1st 27% below peers
Boston, MA 4.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.3pp 2nd 9% below peers
Denver, CO 3.8% (May 26) 2nd -0.2pp 3rd 16% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 5.3% (May 26) 11th -0.2pp 4th 18% above peers
Portland, OR 4.7% (May 26) 9th -0.1pp 5th 4% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 4.1% (May 26) 4th +0.0pp 6th 9% below peers
Memphis, TN 4.7% (May 26) 10th +0.1pp 7th 4% above peers
Washington, DC 6.0% (May 26) 13th +0.2pp 8th 33% above peers
El Paso, TX 4.2% (May 26) 5th +0.2pp 9th 7% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.4% (May 26) 12th +0.5pp 10th 20% above peers
Seattle, WA 4.5% (May 26) 8th +0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM 4.2% (May 26) 6th +0.7pp 12th 7% below peers
Detroit, MI 10.7% (May 26) 14th +1.1pp 13th 138% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 4.2% (May 26) 7th +1.3pp 14th 7% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.7% to 14.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 11 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.9% to 14.9%).
14.9%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 16 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 14.6% -0.5pp
United States ref 12.0%
Denver, CO 11.1% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 28% below peers
Boston, MA 15.5% 10th -2.2pp 2nd 1% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 22.2% 14th -2.5pp 3rd 45% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.6% 1st -1.1pp 4th 37% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.8% 6th -1.2pp 5th 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 15.3% 9th -1.3pp 6th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 22.6% 15th -1.9pp 7th 47% above peers
Portland, OR 12.5% 4th -1.0pp 8th 19% below peers
Baltimore, MD 19.1% 13th -1.4pp 9th 24% above peers
Detroit, MI 32.2% 16th -2.2pp 10th 110% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 13.7% 5th -0.9pp 11th 11% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 14.9% 8th -0.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Washington, DC 14.8% 7th -0.6pp 13th 3% below peers
El Paso, TX 18.2% 12th -0.7pp 14th 18% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.5% 11th +0.0pp 15th 1% above peers
San Francisco, CA 11.0% 2nd +0.8pp 16th 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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62 of 214 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 3 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 3.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.7% to 20.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 13 of the 15 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 6.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.3% to 20.4%).
20.4%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 20.1% -1.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Boston, MA 21.1% 8th -6.6pp 1st 1% below peers
Baltimore, MD 25.5% 13th -5.5pp 2nd 19% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 19.9% 6th -4.1pp 3rd 7% below peers
Seattle, WA 9.3% 2nd -1.6pp 4th 56% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 20.4% 7th -3.4pp 5th 5% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 31.7% 14th -5.0pp 6th 48% above peers
Memphis, TN 35.6% 15th -5.1pp 7th 67% above peers
Denver, CO 16.0% 4th -2.2pp 8th 25% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.4% 9th -2.8pp 9th on par with peers
Portland, OR 13.8% 3rd -1.7pp 10th 36% below peers
El Paso, TX 24.4% 12th -2.7pp 11th 14% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 19.2% 5th -2.1pp 12th 10% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.0% 1st -0.9pp 13th 58% below peers
Detroit, MI 46.5% 16th -3.7pp 14th 117% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.4% 10th -1.6pp 15th 5% above peers
Washington, DC 22.8% 11th -1.2pp 16th 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anchorage municipality, AK down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 72% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 71% 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
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 9.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.1% to 92.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 15 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 14.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (77.4% to 92.1%).
92.1%
20172024
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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%
Detroit, MI 85.8% 15th +21.2pp 1st 7% below peers
Memphis, TN 87.6% 14th +17.9pp 2nd 5% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 88.4% 13th +13.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 91.8% 8th +11.5pp 4th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 85.5% 16th +10.7pp 5th 7% below peers
El Paso, TX 89.4% 12th +10.6pp 6th 3% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 90.6% 10th +9.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 92.1% 6th +9.0pp 8th on par with peers
Washington, DC 91.3% 9th +8.5pp 9th 1% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 90.6% 11th +7.9pp 10th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92.7% 5th +7.6pp 11th 1% above peers
Boston, MA 92.1% 7th +6.5pp 12th on par with peers
Denver, CO 93.0% 4th +6.1pp 13th 1% above peers
Portland, OR 94.0% 2nd +5.5pp 14th 2% above peers
San Francisco, CA 93.1% 3rd +5.3pp 15th 1% above peers
Seattle, WA 94.5% 1st +3.9pp 16th 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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  • Oakland, CA up 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 66% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 63% 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 about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.01).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.47 to 0.47).
0.47
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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
Washington, DC 0.52 13th -0.010 1st 5% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 0.46 1st -0.009 2nd 6% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 0.48 6th -0.008 3rd 2% below peers
Boston, MA 0.53 16th -0.008 4th 8% above peers
Baltimore, MD 0.51 11th -0.006 5th 4% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 0.47 2nd -0.004 6th 4% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 0.47 3rd -0.004 7th 4% below peers
Denver, CO 0.49 10th -0.000 8th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 0.52 15th +0.002 9th 6% above peers
Detroit, MI 0.51 12th +0.002 10th 5% above peers
Seattle, WA 0.49 9th +0.004 11th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.48 7th +0.005 12th 2% below peers
Portland, OR 0.48 5th +0.005 13th 3% below peers
San Francisco, CA 0.52 14th +0.012 14th 6% above peers
El Paso, TX 0.48 4th +0.011 15th 3% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.48 8th +0.011 16th 2% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (13.2% then, 13.7% now; margin ±0.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 10 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 1.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (15.0% to 13.7%).
13.7%
20102023
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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
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 8.7% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 40% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 11.8% 5th -2.5pp 2nd 18% below peers
Portland, OR 14.5% 8th -2.1pp 3rd on par with peers
Seattle, WA 7.5% 1st -1.0pp 4th 48% below peers
Memphis, TN 20.4% 13th -2.1pp 5th 41% above peers
Denver, CO 8.3% 2nd -0.7pp 6th 43% below peers
Washington, DC 13.2% 6th -0.6pp 7th 8% below peers
Detroit, MI 38.0% 16th -1.7pp 8th 163% above peers
El Paso, TX 19.1% 12th -0.7pp 9th 32% above peers
Baltimore, MD 23.6% 14th -0.9pp 10th 63% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 14.5% 9th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.5% 15th -0.2pp 12th 90% above peers
Boston, MA 18.6% 11th +0.2pp 13th 29% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.7% 7th +0.5pp 14th 5% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 17.3% 10th +2.2pp 15th 19% above peers
San Francisco, CA 9.7% 4th +5.0pp 16th 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Irving, TX down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Austin, TX down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $209,490 in June 2026, down from $210,045 a year earlier.
$209,490
2000June 2026
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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%
San Francisco, CA $1,395,852 (Jun 26) 1st +9.5% 1st 228% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $231,388 (Jun 26) 10th +3.4% 2nd 46% below peers
El Paso, TX $237,834 (Jun 26) 9th +1.7% 3rd 44% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $350,091 (Jun 26) 8th +1.1% 4th 18% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $209,490 (Jun 26) 11th -0.3% 5th 51% below peers
Portland, OR $540,296 (Jun 26) 5th -0.4% 6th 27% above peers
Boston, MA $788,881 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.3% 7th 85% above peers
Seattle, WA $856,052 (Jun 26) 2nd -2.2% 8th 101% above peers
Baltimore, MD $192,669 (Jun 26) 12th -2.3% 9th 55% below peers
Washington, DC $579,159 (Jun 26) 4th -2.3% 10th 36% above peers
Memphis, TN $146,746 (Jun 26) 13th -3.0% 11th 66% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $425,535 (Jun 26) 7th -3.1% 12th on par with peers
Denver, CO $538,992 (Jun 26) 6th -3.4% 13th 27% above peers
Detroit, MI $77,245 (Jun 26) 14th -5.1% 14th 82% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $127,849 in June 2026, down from $128,328 a year earlier.
$127,849
2000June 2026
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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%
San Francisco, CA $913,649 (Jun 26) 1st +6.6% 1st 202% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $144,456 (Jun 26) 10th +4.3% 2nd 52% below peers
El Paso, TX $183,250 (Jun 26) 9th +2.6% 3rd 39% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $274,422 (Jun 26) 8th +1.5% 4th 9% below peers
Boston, MA $561,002 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.4% 5th 86% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $127,849 (Jun 26) 11th -0.4% 6th 58% below peers
Portland, OR $386,922 (Jun 26) 4th -0.7% 7th 28% above peers
Detroit, MI $48,796 (Jun 26) 14th -1.2% 8th 84% below peers
Seattle, WA $564,373 (Jun 26) 2nd -2.4% 9th 87% above peers
Baltimore, MD $102,427 (Jun 26) 12th -2.5% 10th 66% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $302,053 (Jun 26) 7th -3.6% 11th on par with peers
Washington, DC $342,193 (Jun 26) 6th -3.9% 12th 13% above peers
Memphis, TN $79,379 (Jun 26) 13th -4.2% 13th 74% below peers
Denver, CO $360,685 (Jun 26) 5th -4.5% 14th 19% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (58.9% then, 58.6% now; margin ±0.9pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.8% to 58.5%).
58.6%
20112024
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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%
Las Vegas, NV 56.6% 5th +3.9pp 1st 12% above peers
Detroit, MI 50.4% 8th +3.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM 61.8% 1st +2.1pp 3rd 23% above peers
El Paso, TX 60.8% 2nd +1.9pp 4th 21% above peers
Boston, MA 35.7% 16th +0.7pp 5th 29% below peers
San Francisco, CA 38.2% 15th +0.6pp 6th 24% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 13th +0.4pp 7th 17% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 60.7% 3rd +0.6pp 8th 21% above peers
Baltimore, MD 47.5% 10th +0.0pp 9th 6% below peers
Washington, DC 41.5% 14th -0.1pp 10th 18% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 58.5% 4th -0.4pp 11th 16% above peers
Denver, CO 48.8% 9th -1.1pp 12th 3% below peers
Portland, OR 52.0% 7th -1.4pp 13th 3% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 52.4% 6th -1.5pp 14th 4% above peers
Memphis, TN 44.9% 11th -1.7pp 15th 11% below peers
Seattle, WA 43.7% 12th -2.0pp 16th 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp 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
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Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
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Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 54% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,298 in June 2026, up from $1,258 a year earlier.
$1,298
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
San Francisco, CA $4,401 (Jun 26) 1st +20.4% 1st 156% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $1,469 (Jun 26) 11th +4.6% 2nd 15% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $1,298 (Jun 26) 13th +3.2% 3rd 25% below peers
Detroit, MI $1,356 (Jun 26) 12th +3.0% 4th 21% below peers
Boston, MA $3,469 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.9% 5th 101% above peers
El Paso, TX $1,521 (Jun 26) 9th +2.6% 6th 12% below peers
Baltimore, MD $1,799 (Jun 26) 6th +2.4% 7th 4% above peers
Portland, OR $1,721 (Jun 26) 8th +0.9% 8th on par with peers
Memphis, TN $1,280 (Jun 26) 14th +0.8% 9th 26% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $1,486 (Jun 26) 10th +0.8% 10th 14% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $1,722 (Jun 26) 7th +0.5% 11th on par with peers
Seattle, WA $2,224 (Jun 26) 4th +0.4% 12th 29% above peers
Washington, DC $2,532 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.9% 13th 47% above peers
Denver, CO $1,877 (Jun 26) 5th -1.4% 14th 9% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Cost burden rose 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.1% to 31.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.0% to 31.5%).
31.5%
20102024
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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
Milwaukee, WI 40.3% 12th -1.5pp 1st 9% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 33.5% 3rd -0.6pp 2nd 9% below peers
Detroit, MI 43.5% 16th -0.7pp 3rd 18% above peers
Seattle, WA 34.5% 4th -0.5pp 4th 6% below peers
Boston, MA 42.5% 15th -0.4pp 5th 15% above peers
Washington, DC 36.1% 7th -0.2pp 6th 2% below peers
Denver, CO 36.1% 8th +0.7pp 7th 2% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 39.9% 11th +1.1pp 8th 8% above peers
Memphis, TN 41.8% 14th +1.4pp 9th 13% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 30.7% 1st +1.2pp 10th 17% below peers
Portland, OR 38.8% 10th +1.5pp 11th 5% above peers
San Francisco, CA 35.6% 5th +1.7pp 12th 3% below peers
Baltimore, MD 41.7% 13th +2.2pp 13th 13% above peers
El Paso, TX 36.0% 6th +2.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 31.5% 2nd +2.4pp 15th 14% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.9% 9th +3.8pp 16th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.1% then, 6.5% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.0% to 6.5%).
6.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 5.6% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Detroit, MI 20.1% 12th -3.6pp 1st 47% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 8.9% 5th -1.1pp 2nd 35% below peers
Memphis, TN 10.3% 7th -1.3pp 3rd 25% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.7% 6th -0.9pp 4th 30% below peers
Baltimore, MD 26.7% 13th -2.2pp 5th 95% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 16.2% 10th -1.2pp 6th 18% above peers
El Paso, TX 7.1% 4th -0.4pp 7th 48% below peers
Portland, OR 13.7% 9th -0.5pp 8th on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.0% 3rd -0.2pp 9th 49% below peers
Boston, MA 33.2% 15th -1.0pp 10th 143% above peers
San Francisco, CA 30.2% 14th -0.7pp 11th 120% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6.7% 2nd -0.0pp 12th 51% below peers
Washington, DC 36.0% 16th +0.1pp 13th 163% above peers
Denver, CO 10.3% 8th +0.5pp 14th 25% below peers
Seattle, WA 19.0% 11th +1.2pp 15th 38% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 6.5% 1st +0.4pp 16th 52% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Riverside, CA down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 0.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% 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

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
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Uninsured fell 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.4% to 13.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 5 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.3% to 13.5%).
13.5%
20122024
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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
Portland, OR 5.2% 5th -1.2pp 1st 39% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.6pp 2nd 66% below peers
Detroit, MI 7.4% 8th -1.0pp 3rd 13% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.3% 2nd -0.4pp 4th 61% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.9% 6th -0.6pp 5th 31% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.5% 14th -0.8pp 6th 59% above peers
Denver, CO 8.9% 10th -0.3pp 7th 5% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 9.0% 11th -0.2pp 8th 6% above peers
Washington, DC 3.6% 3rd -0.0pp 9th 58% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.2% 4th +0.0pp 10th 51% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 12.7% 12th +0.7pp 11th 49% above peers
Memphis, TN 14.5% 15th +1.0pp 12th 71% above peers
El Paso, TX 20.1% 16th +1.5pp 13th 137% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 8.5% 9th +0.7pp 14th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.2% 13th +1.1pp 15th 56% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 5.9% 7th +0.6pp 16th 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anaheim, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Miami, FL down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

39.8%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 40.3%
United States ref 33.4%
San Francisco, CA 18.2% 1st 46% below peers
Denver, CO 23.2% 2nd 32% below peers
Seattle, WA 23.4% 3rd 31% below peers
Washington, DC 25.5% 4th 25% below peers
Boston, MA 27.3% 5th 19% below peers
Portland, OR 28.2% 6th 17% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 28.4% 7th 16% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 31.8% 8th 6% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 33.9% 9th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.1% 10th 6% above peers
Baltimore, MD 37.9% 11th 12% above peers
El Paso, TX 39.5% 12th 17% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.8% 13th 17% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 43.4% 14th 28% above peers
Detroit, MI 45.0% 15th 33% above peers
Memphis, TN 45.1% 16th 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.1% then, 8.0% now; margin ±0.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.1% to 8.0%).
8.0%
20122024
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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
Portland, OR 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 1st 58% below peers
Detroit, MI 2.8% 6th -0.4pp 2nd 39% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 7th +0.0pp 3rd 28% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.0% 12th +0.9pp 4th 74% above peers
Baltimore, MD 4.6% 9th +0.6pp 5th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 11.2% 16th +2.1pp 6th 144% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 9.6% 14th +2.4pp 7th 110% above peers
Denver, CO 5.7% 10th +1.5pp 8th 23% above peers
Memphis, TN 8.7% 13th +2.4pp 9th 89% above peers
Seattle, WA 1.9% 2nd +0.5pp 10th 58% below peers
Washington, DC 2.8% 5th +0.8pp 11th 40% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3.9% 8th +1.1pp 12th 15% below peers
San Francisco, CA 2.2% 4th +0.7pp 13th 52% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.6% 15th +3.7pp 14th 130% above peers
Boston, MA 2.0% 3rd +0.7pp 15th 56% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.9% 11th +2.5pp 16th 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.7pp 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
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
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College attainment rose 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.7% to 34.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 15 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.5% to 34.7%).
34.7%
20102024
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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
Detroit, MI 18.1% 16th +2.8pp 1st 54% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 48.0% 7th +6.9pp 2nd 23% above peers
Denver, CO 56.5% 4th +7.1pp 3rd 44% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.7% 10th +4.1pp 4th 11% below peers
Baltimore, MD 36.1% 9th +4.2pp 5th 8% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 33.8% 11th +3.9pp 6th 14% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 27.6% 14th +3.1pp 7th 30% below peers
El Paso, TX 28.1% 12th +3.1pp 8th 28% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.4% 15th +2.8pp 9th 30% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 39.2% 8th +4.0pp 10th on par with peers
Boston, MA 54.9% 5th +5.2pp 11th 40% above peers
Washington, DC 64.2% 2nd +5.7pp 12th 64% above peers
Memphis, TN 28.0% 13th +1.9pp 13th 29% below peers
Seattle, WA 68.5% 1st +4.4pp 14th 75% above peers
Portland, OR 53.8% 6th +3.3pp 15th 37% above peers
San Francisco, CA 60.3% 3rd +2.3pp 16th 54% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 6.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Winston-Salem, NC up 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.1% then, 39.4% now; margin ±3.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.2% to 39.4%).
39.4%
20112024
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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%
El Paso, TX 47.3% 7th +6.8pp 1st 12% above peers
Memphis, TN 39.9% 10th +2.7pp 2nd 6% below peers
Boston, MA 65.1% 4th +4.0pp 3rd 54% above peers
Seattle, WA 70.3% 3rd +1.0pp 4th 66% above peers
Washington, DC 79.0% 1st +0.3pp 5th 87% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.4% 11th -0.7pp 6th 7% below peers
San Francisco, CA 73.2% 2nd -1.3pp 7th 73% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 37.0% 13th -2.2pp 8th 12% below peers
Denver, CO 52.5% 6th -3.2pp 9th 24% above peers
Portland, OR 54.4% 5th -7.4pp 10th 29% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 38.7% 12th -5.9pp 11th 9% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.7% 14th -5.9pp 12th 23% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 42.3% 8th -7.8pp 13th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 42.0% 9th -9.8pp 14th 1% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.9% 15th -9.6pp 15th 25% below peers
Detroit, MI 31.0% 16th -9.8pp 16th 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Corpus Christi, TX up 8.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • El Paso, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Aurora, CO up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.6% then, 8.2% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
8.2%
20102024
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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
Baltimore, MD 9.0% 13th -2.7pp 1st 9% above peers
Washington, DC 5.2% 4th -1.5pp 2nd 37% below peers
El Paso, TX 8.0% 8th -0.9pp 3rd 3% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.2pp 4th 64% below peers
Seattle, WA 3.1% 3rd -0.2pp 5th 62% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.2% 7th -0.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.2% 9th -0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Denver, CO 8.4% 10th -0.4pp 8th 2% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 5.7% 6th +0.3pp 9th 30% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.0% 2nd +0.2pp 10th 64% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 8.8% 12th +0.7pp 11th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 8.5% 11th +0.7pp 12th 4% above peers
Portland, OR 5.7% 5th +0.6pp 13th 30% below peers
Memphis, TN 13.1% 15th +1.8pp 14th 60% above peers
Detroit, MI 16.7% 16th +2.7pp 15th 103% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 11.9% 14th +2.2pp 16th 45% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Chandler, AZ down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 643,692 to 697,125 - more than the combined survey margin (±279). 6 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 16% from 2014 to 2024 (600,729 to 697,125).
697,125
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma City, OK 697,125 4th +8% 1st 5% above peers
Seattle, WA 754,195 2nd +4% 2nd 13% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 660,400 9th +4% 3rd 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 690,130 5th +4% 4th 4% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 631,818 12th +2% 5th 5% below peers
Denver, CO 718,877 3rd +2% 6th 8% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 562,218 16th +1% 7th 16% below peers
El Paso, TX 680,130 7th +0% 8th 2% above peers
Portland, OR 641,165 10th -1% 9th 4% below peers
Washington, DC 681,294 6th -2% 10th 2% above peers
Boston, MA 666,442 8th -3% 11th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 566,973 15th -5% 12th 15% below peers
Memphis, TN 618,980 13th -5% 13th 7% below peers
San Francisco, CA 830,235 1st -5% 14th 25% above peers
Detroit, MI 638,530 11th -5% 15th 4% below peers
Baltimore, MD 573,243 14th -6% 16th 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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 ±174 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.9% to 24.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp). 9 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.9% to 24.9%).
24.9%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 23.6% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Washington, DC 18.7% 11th +0.8pp 1st 10% below peers
San Francisco, CA 13.7% 16th +0.2pp 2nd 34% below peers
Memphis, TN 25.2% 2nd +0.3pp 3rd 21% above peers
Baltimore, MD 20.9% 8th +0.2pp 4th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.5% 6th +0.0pp 5th 8% above peers
Detroit, MI 24.8% 5th -0.1pp 6th 19% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 20.7% 9th -0.3pp 7th 1% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 25.4% 1st -0.6pp 8th 21% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 3rd -1.0pp 9th 19% above peers
Boston, MA 15.1% 14th -0.8pp 10th 28% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 22.4% 7th -1.4pp 11th 7% above peers
El Paso, TX 24.9% 4th -1.8pp 12th 19% above peers
Portland, OR 16.3% 13th -1.5pp 13th 22% below peers
Seattle, WA 13.8% 15th -1.3pp 14th 34% below peers
Denver, CO 18.0% 12th -1.8pp 15th 14% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 20.3% 10th -2.1pp 16th 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp 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
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Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.4% then, 34.6% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.3% to 34.6%).
34.6%
20102024
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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
Portland, OR 31.3% 13th +2.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 42.2% 7th +2.4pp 2nd 4% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 61.4% 2nd +2.9pp 3rd 51% above peers
El Paso, TX 37.6% 10th +1.6pp 4th 7% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 38.0% 9th +1.6pp 5th 6% below peers
San Francisco, CA 21.4% 15th +0.6pp 6th 47% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 40.5% 8th +0.6pp 7th on par with peers
Denver, CO 30.9% 14th +0.3pp 8th 24% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.6% 12th +0.2pp 9th 15% below peers
Memphis, TN 59.9% 3rd -0.2pp 10th 48% above peers
Detroit, MI 67.1% 1st -1.0pp 11th 65% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.3% 11th -0.9pp 12th 10% below peers
Seattle, WA 21.1% 16th -1.0pp 13th 48% below peers
Washington, DC 45.3% 5th -2.3pp 14th 12% above peers
Baltimore, MD 54.2% 4th -3.8pp 15th 34% above peers
Boston, MA 42.6% 6th -3.9pp 16th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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56 of 214 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 9 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction Rising
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Working parents rose 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.2% to 68.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.5pp). 1 of the 15 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 15 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.3% to 68.8%).
68.8%
20102024
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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
Oklahoma City, OK 68.8% 12th +4.6pp 1st 2% below peers
Denver, CO 69.9% 8th +3.8pp 2nd on par with peers
Seattle, WA 72.9% 5th +3.8pp 3rd 4% above peers
Baltimore, MD 74.6% 3rd +3.8pp 4th 7% above peers
Washington, DC 77.5% 2nd +1.4pp 5th 11% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 72.5% 6th +1.3pp 6th 4% above peers
Boston, MA 78.6% 1st +0.9pp 7th 12% above peers
San Francisco, CA 73.9% 4th +0.8pp 8th 6% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 69.7% 9th +0.6pp 9th on par with peers
Portland, OR 70.6% 7th +0.1pp 10th 1% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 69.3% 10th -0.3pp 11th 1% below peers
Memphis, TN 66.7% 13th -1.8pp 12th 5% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 62.4% 14th -2.0pp 13th 11% below peers
El Paso, TX 58.5% 16th -2.2pp 14th 16% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 69.0% 11th -4.6pp 15th 1% below peers
Detroit, MI 61.8% 15th -5.1pp 16th 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 214 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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54 of 214 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 11 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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 ±3.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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