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56,839 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Albany, OR shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 /100k
2025
▼ 100%
relative change
4 in 2020
Ahead of peers and dropping Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$78,114
2020-24
▲ 29%
relative change
$60,624 in 2019
Real improvement  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
92.4%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
87.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
May 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
5.1% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.8%
2020-24
▼ 49%
relative change
5.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.42
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
0.42 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
6.7%
2020-24
flat
relative change
6.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,047 /100k
Mar 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
2,062 a year earlier
Real progress, still behind peers Trailing peers
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What needs attention 8 indicators

Where Albany, OR shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
36.6%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
32.2% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
96 /100k
Mar 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
94 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
29.4%
2020-24
▼ 25%
relative change
38.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
13.3%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
11.8% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
18.5%
2019-23
▼ 2%
relative change
18.8% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
18.8%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
16.5% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
29.4%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
27.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
58.9%
2020-24
flat
relative change
58.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 2 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 →
Children
Children's share of the population
24.5%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
22.7% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Population
56,839
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
53,521 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 14% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 12% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 186 in March 2026, down from 226 a year earlier.
186 per 100k
2018March 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 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%
Kyle, TX 103 (May 26) 4th -43.1% 1st 59% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 86 (May 26) 3rd -40.0% 2nd 66% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 154 (May 26) 5th -36.6% 3rd 39% below peers
Lancaster, PA 314 (Apr 26) 16th -32.4% 4th 25% above peers
Marana, AZ 71 (May 26) 2nd -31.3% 5th 72% below peers
Bartlett, TN 200 (May 26) 8th -26.1% 6th 20% below peers
Kettering, OH 48 (May 26) 1st -23.8% 7th 81% below peers
Albany, OR 186 (Mar 26) 6th -17.6% 8th 26% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 252 (Apr 26) 11th -17.0% 9th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 270 (May 26) 13th -11.8% 10th 7% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 588 (May 26) 20th -7.2% 11th 134% above peers
Beaumont, CA 203 (May 26) 9th -4.6% 12th 19% below peers
Bozeman, MT 421 (May 26) 18th +2.1% 13th 67% above peers
DeSoto, TX 290 (May 26) 14th +3.1% 14th 15% above peers
Pocatello, ID 351 (Apr 26) 17th +4.0% 15th 40% above peers
Smyrna, TN 304 (May 26) 15th +5.0% 16th 21% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 194 (May 26) 7th +6.9% 17th 23% below peers
Tigard, OR 244 (May 26) 10th +11.0% 18th 3% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 267 (May 26) 12th +11.5% 19th 6% above peers
Kingsport, TN 546 (Apr 26) 19th +26.3% 20th 117% above peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Ames, IA down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 16% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Park, TX down about 14% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% 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, trailing peers
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Property crime fell about 1% over the 12 months ending March 2026, slower than 89% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than 53% 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 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 2,047 in March 2026, down from 2,062 a year earlier.
2,047 per 100k
2018March 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Kannapolis, NC 1,346 (May 26) 9th -35.2% 1st on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 871 (May 26) 4th -31.3% 2nd 36% below peers
Kyle, TX 675 (May 26) 1st -21.3% 3rd 50% below peers
Kingsport, TN 2,195 (Apr 26) 19th -20.8% 4th 62% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 1,739 (Apr 26) 16th -20.4% 5th 29% above peers
Pocatello, ID 1,351 (Apr 26) 11th -18.9% 6th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 1,759 (May 26) 17th -18.9% 7th 30% above peers
DeSoto, TX 1,347 (May 26) 10th -18.9% 8th on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX 1,288 (May 26) 6th -16.3% 9th 5% below peers
Kettering, OH 1,274 (May 26) 5th -15.6% 10th 6% below peers
Lancaster, PA 1,304 (May 26) 8th -13.7% 11th 3% below peers
Beaumont, CA 800 (May 26) 3rd -13.1% 12th 41% below peers
Bozeman, MT 1,559 (May 26) 13th -12.5% 13th 15% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 718 (May 26) 2nd -11.1% 14th 47% below peers
Southaven, MS 1,666 (May 26) 15th -10.9% 15th 23% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 1,559 (May 26) 14th -9.4% 16th 15% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 1,487 (May 26) 12th -6.9% 17th 10% above peers
Albany, OR 2,047 (Mar 26) 18th -0.7% 18th 51% above peers
Tigard, OR 3,467 (May 26) 20th +3.4% 19th 157% above peers
Marana, AZ 1,300 (May 26) 7th +3.7% 20th 4% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2022-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, leading peers
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Homicide fell about 20% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than 85% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Improving faster than 85% of similar-size cities over 2020-2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in March 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
0 per 100k
2018Apr 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Port Arthur, TX 2 (May 26) 12th -85.8% 1st 1% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 5 (May 26) 18th -69.5% 2nd 172% above peers
Beaumont, CA 2 (May 26) 8th +0.0% 3rd 8% below peers
Southaven, MS 2 (May 26) 10th +0.0% 4th 3% below peers
Bozeman, MT 2 (May 26) 9th +0.0% 5th 4% below peers
Marana, AZ 3 (May 26) 13th +99.4% 6th 72% above peers
Lancaster, PA 3 (May 26) 15th +99.4% 7th 92% above peers
Smyrna, TN 3 (May 26) 14th +100.0% 8th 81% above peers
Kingsport, TN 4 (Apr 26) 17th +100.0% 9th 106% above peers
DeSoto, TX 4 (May 26) 16th +100.0% 10th 98% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 8 (Apr 26) 20th +150.2% 11th 368% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5 (May 26) 19th +200.6% 12th 190% above peers
Albany, OR 0 (Mar 26) 1st 100% below peers
Kyle, TX 1 (May 26) 7th 22% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 2 (May 26) 11th on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 0 (May 26) 2nd 100% below peers
Kettering, OH 0 (May 26) 3rd 100% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 0 (May 26) 4th 100% below peers
Pocatello, ID 0 (Apr 26) 5th 100% below peers
Tigard, OR 0 (May 26) 6th 100% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Utica, NY down about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bowling Green, KY essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 14% 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 Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft rose about 2% over the 12 months ending March 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2020 to 2025, faster than 68% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 96 in March 2026, up from 94 a year earlier.
96 per 100k
2018March 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 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%
Bartlett, TN 80 (May 26) 6th -65.4% 1st 33% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 131 (May 26) 12th -49.3% 2nd 10% above peers
Lancaster, PA 87 (Apr 26) 7th -40.0% 3rd 27% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 106 (May 26) 9th -35.3% 4th 11% below peers
Bozeman, MT 73 (May 26) 4th -33.8% 5th 39% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 133 (Apr 26) 13th -27.9% 6th 12% above peers
Kingsport, TN 196 (Apr 26) 18th -25.2% 7th 64% above peers
Beaumont, CA 70 (May 26) 3rd -21.8% 8th 41% below peers
Smyrna, TN 204 (May 26) 19th -21.1% 9th 71% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 115 (May 26) 10th -21.0% 10th 4% below peers
Pocatello, ID 119 (Apr 26) 11th -18.6% 11th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 150 (May 26) 14th -17.6% 12th 25% above peers
Southaven, MS 189 (May 26) 17th -16.0% 13th 59% above peers
Marana, AZ 58 (May 26) 2nd -5.0% 14th 51% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 41 (May 26) 1st -4.0% 15th 65% below peers
DeSoto, TX 320 (May 26) 20th -1.6% 16th 168% above peers
Kettering, OH 153 (May 26) 15th -0.1% 17th 28% above peers
Tigard, OR 162 (May 26) 16th +2.2% 18th 36% above peers
Albany, OR 96 (Mar 26) 8th +2.2% 19th 19% below peers
Kyle, TX 78 (May 26) 5th +14.3% 20th 35% below peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Eagan, MN down about 55% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 37% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Davis, CA down about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% 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 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $60,624 to $78,114 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,134). 30 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 72% from 2014 to 2024 ($45,478 to $78,114).
$78,114
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref $83,011 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bozeman, MT $85,747 11th +54% 1st 9% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $65,810 24th +50% 2nd 16% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 22nd +42% 3rd 8% below peers
Lancaster, PA $63,690 25th +40% 4th 19% below peers
Kannapolis, NC $73,836 21st +38% 5th 6% below peers
Tigard, OR $108,823 4th +36% 6th 39% above peers
Olympia, WA $81,302 15th +36% 7th 4% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL $95,210 8th +36% 8th 21% above peers
Sarasota, FL $72,105 23rd +34% 9th 8% below peers
Lacey, WA $90,625 9th +34% 10th 15% above peers
Marana, AZ $112,606 3rd +31% 11th 43% above peers
Smyrna, GA $100,061 7th +31% 12th 27% above peers
Smyrna, TN $81,926 14th +31% 13th 4% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $83,911 12th +30% 14th 7% above peers
Bradenton, FL $60,822 28th +30% 15th 23% below peers
Pocatello, ID $60,418 29th +30% 16th 23% below peers
Albany, OR $78,114 17th +29% 17th on par with peers
Southaven, MS $78,483 16th +29% 18th on par with peers
Beaumont, CA $107,118 5th +27% 19th 36% above peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 27th +27% 20th 22% below peers
Brookhaven, GA $117,663 1st +27% 21st 50% above peers
Port Arthur, TX $46,354 31st +27% 22nd 41% below peers
Kettering, OH $74,681 20th +27% 23rd 5% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY $77,679 18th +24%* 24th 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $115,237 2nd +24% 25th 47% above peers
Kingsport, TN $52,490 30th +22% 26th 33% below peers
Bartlett, TN $102,070 6th +21% 27th 30% above peers
Highland, CA $77,120 19th +19% 28th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $61,977 26th +18% 29th 21% below peers
DeSoto, TX $82,782 13th +16% 30th 5% above peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 10th +14% 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,524 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening faster than 79% 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: 4.8% in May 2026, down from 5.1% a year earlier.
4.8%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 5.2% (May 26) +0.0pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Perth Amboy, NJ 5.9% (May 26) 29th -2.0pp 1st 37% above peers
Kettering, OH 2.8% (May 26) 4th -1.4pp 2nd 35% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 4.5% (May 26) 19th -0.9pp 3rd 5% above peers
Highland, CA 4.5% (May 26) 20th -0.7pp 4th 5% above peers
Kingsport, TN 3.0% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 5th 30% below peers
Albany, OR 4.8% (May 26) 23rd -0.3pp 6th 12% above peers
Beaumont, CA 4.0% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 7th 7% below peers
Smyrna, TN 2.5% (May 26) 3rd -0.2pp 8th 42% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 3.5% (May 26) 10th -0.2pp 9th 19% below peers
Bozeman, MT 2.3% (May 26) 1st -0.1pp 10th 47% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.9% (May 26) 12th +0.0pp 11th 9% below peers
Smyrna, GA 3.1% (May 26) 8th +0.1pp 12th 28% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.9% (May 26) 13th +0.1pp 13th 9% below peers
Southaven, MS 3.6% (May 26) 11th +0.1pp 14th 16% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 2.4% (May 26) 2nd +0.1pp 15th 44% below peers
Bartlett, TN 3.4% (May 26) 9th +0.2pp 16th 21% below peers
Kyle, TX 3.0% (May 26) 6th +0.2pp 17th 30% below peers
Lacey, WA 4.7% (May 26) 22nd +0.3pp 18th 9% above peers
Tigard, OR 4.9% (May 26) 26th +0.3pp 19th 14% above peers
Marana, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 15th +0.4pp 20th 7% below peers
Lancaster, PA 4.3% (May 26) 16th +0.4pp 21st on par with peers
Olympia, WA 4.4% (May 26) 18th +0.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
DeSoto, TX 5.2% (May 26) 27th +0.5pp 23rd 21% above peers
Pocatello, ID 4.3% (May 26) 17th +0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 5.2% (May 26) 28th +0.7pp 25th 21% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.0% (May 26) 7th +0.7pp 26th 30% below peers
Sarasota, FL 4.6% (May 26) 21st +1.0pp 27th 7% above peers
Bradenton, FL 4.8% (May 26) 24th +1.0pp 28th 12% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.8% (May 26) 25th +1.1pp 29th 12% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 8.6% (May 26) 30th +1.2pp 30th 100% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.8% then, 13.3% now; margin ±2.4pp). 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; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.2% to 13.3%).
13.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 11.7% -1.0pp
United States ref 12.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.0% 8th -5.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.8% 20th -4.4pp 2nd 3% above peers
DeSoto, TX 7.5% 4th -2.5pp 3rd 39% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.2% 6th -2.6pp 4th 34% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.7% 3rd -2.1pp 5th 46% below peers
Bozeman, MT 12.7% 19th -3.8pp 6th 2% above peers
Marana, AZ 4.9% 1st -1.3pp 7th 61% below peers
Pocatello, ID 14.2% 24th -3.7pp 8th 15% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.0% 2nd -1.1pp 9th 60% below peers
Lancaster, PA 18.9% 27th -3.8pp 10th 52% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.5% 18th -1.8pp 11th 1% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 10.2% 13th -1.3pp 12th 18% below peers
Olympia, WA 13.8% 22nd -1.5pp 13th 12% above peers
Sarasota, FL 14.0% 23rd -0.9pp 14th 13% above peers
Highland, CA 17.0% 26th -0.9pp 15th 37% above peers
Bradenton, FL 14.4% 25th -0.8pp 16th 16% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 27.5% 30th -1.4pp 17th 122% above peers
Beaumont, CA 10.0% 12th -0.5pp 18th 20% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.5% 9th -0.2pp 19th 23% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.0% 5th +0.2pp 20th 36% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 28.5% 31st +1.7pp 21st 130% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.0% 28th +1.2pp 22nd 61% above peers
Kingsport, TN 20.5% 29th +1.9pp 23rd 65% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.6% 10th +1.0pp 24th 23% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.5% 14th +1.2pp 25th 15% below peers
Albany, OR 13.3% 21st +1.6pp 26th 7% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.4% 15th +1.5pp 27th 8% below peers
Smyrna, TN 12.4% 16th +1.9pp 28th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 12.5% 17th +2.1pp 29th on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 10.0% 11th +1.8pp* 30th 20% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.8% 7th +3.7pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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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Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.5% then, 18.8% now; margin ±4.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 14.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.5% to 18.8%).
18.8%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 13.2% -3.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Bartlett, TN 4.4% 2nd -5.3pp 1st 74% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 9th -11.0pp 2nd 45% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.1% 3rd -5.3pp 3rd 69% below peers
DeSoto, TX 9.1% 8th -8.2pp 4th 46% below peers
Marana, AZ 4.3% 1st -3.3pp 5th 74% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.8% 7th -6.6pp 6th 48% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.2% 4th -4.0pp 7th 63% below peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 18th -8.3pp 8th 8% above peers
Bradenton, FL 21.2% 24th -6.9pp 9th 26% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 10.2% 10th -2.9pp 10th 40% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.8% 28th -7.4pp 11th 65% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 15.9% 14th -4.0pp 12th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 15.0% 13th -3.3pp 13th 11% below peers
Bozeman, MT 7.1% 5th -1.4pp 14th 58% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 19.9% 22nd -3.7pp 15th 18% above peers
Pocatello, ID 18.0% 17th -1.9pp 16th 7% above peers
Sarasota, FL 27.2% 27th -2.3pp 17th 62% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 26.2% 26th -1.6pp 18th 56% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 38.4% 30th -1.9pp 19th 129% above peers
Kingsport, TN 33.3% 29th +0.1pp 20th 98% above peers
Highland, CA 23.4% 25th +0.2pp 21st 39% above peers
Smyrna, GA 15.9% 15th +0.7pp 22nd 6% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 21st +1.7pp 23rd 17% above peers
Beaumont, CA 12.1% 11th +1.1pp 24th 28% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 43.5% 31st +5.3pp 25th 159% above peers
Albany, OR 18.8% 19th +2.3pp 26th 12% above peers
Lacey, WA 16.8% 16th +4.4pp 27th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 20.3% 23rd +5.9pp 28th 21% above peers
Southaven, MS 19.1% 20th +5.7pp 29th 14% above peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 6th +3.0pp 30th 48% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 14.4% 12th +5.5pp* 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp 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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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 5.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.0% to 92.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 29 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 9.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (82.5% to 92.4%).
92.4%
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
Oregon ref 92.6% +6.2pp
United States ref 91.1%
Perth Amboy, NJ 89.4% 25th +29.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 88.3% 29th +26.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
Lancaster, PA 90.5% 23rd +14.7pp 3rd 3% below peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 31st +12.6pp 4th 7% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 88.1% 30th +12.5pp 5th 5% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 91.4% 21st +12.7pp 6th 2% below peers
Olympia, WA 94.8% 6th +11.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Kingsport, TN 88.8% 27th +11.0pp 8th 4% below peers
Highland, CA 90.8% 22nd +10.5pp 9th 2% below peers
Bradenton, FL 89.3% 26th +8.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Southaven, MS 93.6% 13th +9.1pp 11th 1% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 19th +9.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 1st +9.3pp 13th 6% above peers
DeSoto, TX 93.8% 12th +8.1pp 14th 1% above peers
Smyrna, TN 94.6% 8th +8.0pp 15th 2% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 91.8% 20th +7.3pp 16th 1% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 96.6% 4th +7.6pp 17th 4% above peers
Sarasota, FL 90.3% 24th +6.9pp 18th 3% below peers
Kettering, OH 94.0% 10th +6.5pp 19th 1% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 93.0% 16th +5.9pp* 20th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 95.8% 5th +6.0pp 21st 3% above peers
Albany, OR 92.4% 17th +5.4pp 22nd 1% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 93.1% 15th +4.9pp 23rd on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 94.3% 9th +4.4pp 24th 1% above peers
Smyrna, GA 97.2% 3rd +4.4pp 25th 4% above peers
Lacey, WA 94.0% 11th +4.2pp 26th 1% above peers
Beaumont, CA 93.2% 14th +3.8pp 27th on par with peers
Marana, AZ 97.6% 2nd +4.0pp 28th 5% above peers
Pocatello, ID 88.4% 28th +3.1pp 29th 5% below peers
Bozeman, MT 92.2% 18th +3.1pp 30th 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 94.6% 7th +3.0pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (0.42 then, 0.42 now; margin ±0.04).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.42).
0.42
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
Oregon ref 0.46 +0.004
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Bonita Springs, FL 0.51 29th -0.033 1st 16% above peers
Decatur, AL 0.45 21st -0.025 2nd 3% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 0.44 17th -0.023 3rd on par with peers
Kingsport, TN 0.50 27th -0.024 4th 13% above peers
Olympia, WA 0.44 15th -0.015 5th 1% below peers
Kettering, OH 0.43 13th -0.015 6th 1% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 12th -0.015 7th 3% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 0.49 26th -0.013 8th 12% above peers
Tigard, OR 0.41 9th -0.010 9th 6% below peers
Pocatello, ID 0.45 20th -0.010 10th 2% above peers
Lacey, WA 0.38 3rd -0.005 11th 13% below peers
Highland, CA 0.46 22nd -0.006 12th 3% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 0.44 18th -0.005 13th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 0.43 14th -0.004 14th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 0.41 6th -0.001 15th 8% below peers
Beaumont, CA 0.38 4th +0.002 16th 13% below peers
Lancaster, PA 0.44 19th +0.003 17th 1% above peers
Bartlett, TN 0.37 2nd +0.003 18th 15% below peers
Southaven, MS 0.40 5th +0.003 19th 10% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 0.51 28th +0.005 20th 15% above peers
Albany, OR 0.42 11th +0.005 21st 4% below peers
Bradenton, FL 0.46 23rd +0.008 22nd 4% above peers
Bozeman, MT 0.48 24th +0.013 23rd 10% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 0.42 10th +0.012* 24th 5% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 0.44 16th +0.020 25th on par with peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 1st +0.024 26th 17% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 0.52 30th +0.035 27th 17% above peers
Smyrna, GA 0.49 25th +0.036 28th 11% above peers
Sarasota, FL 0.58 31st +0.044 29th 32% above peers
Smyrna, TN 0.41 7th +0.031 30th 8% below peers
Marana, AZ 0.41 8th +0.051 31st 7% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.03 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (18.8% then, 18.5% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 11 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 3.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (21.6% to 18.5%).
18.5%
20102023
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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 Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 15.4% -1.4pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Coeur d'Alene, ID 8.7% 11th -5.8pp 1st 21% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 3rd -1.8pp 2nd 64% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.3% 4th -1.8pp 3rd 61% below peers
Smyrna, GA 5.6% 5th -1.5pp 4th 49% below peers
Bradenton, FL 11.5% 18th -3.1pp 5th 4% above peers
Sarasota, FL 9.1% 12th -2.4pp 6th 17% below peers
Kingsport, TN 15.8% 24th -3.6pp 7th 44% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 22nd -3.0pp 8th 23% above peers
Tigard, OR 9.2% 13th -1.6pp 9th 17% below peers
Southaven, MS 7.8% 8th -1.3pp 10th 29% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.4% 1st -0.5pp 11th 69% below peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 16th -1.3pp 12th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.4% 21st -1.2pp 13th 13% above peers
Olympia, WA 15.3% 23rd -1.4pp 14th 39% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.7% 15th -0.8pp 15th 12% below peers
Highland, CA 17.5% 26th -1.1pp 16th 59% above peers
Kettering, OH 7.7% 7th -0.4pp 17th 30% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.2% 14th -0.3pp 18th 16% below peers
Albany, OR 18.5% 27th -0.3pp 19th 68% above peers
Lancaster, PA 27.1% 31st -0.1pp 20th 147% above peers
Pocatello, ID 17.2% 25th +0.7pp 21st 57% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 6th +0.5pp 22nd 38% below peers
Lacey, WA 12.1% 20th +1.2pp 23rd 10% above peers
Marana, AZ 3.5% 2nd +0.4pp 24th 68% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 25.8% 30th +3.5pp 25th 135% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 20.7% 28th +2.9pp 26th 88% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 23.1% 29th +4.4pp 27th 110% above peers
Beaumont, CA 11.1% 17th +2.4pp 28th 1% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 8.2% 10th +3.6pp 29th 25% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.2% 9th +4.3pp 30th 26% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 11.6% 19th 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Caldwell, ID down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lakewood, NJ down 11.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising
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 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $440,581 in June 2026, up from $439,412 a year earlier.
$440,581
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref $504,432 (Jun 26) -0.5%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Oak Lawn, IL $301,889 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.3% 1st 31% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,400,152 (Jun 26) 1st +4.2% 2nd 221% above peers
Kettering, OH $251,740 (Jun 26) 27th +3.1% 3rd 42% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $611,418 (Jun 26) 5th +2.9% 4th 40% above peers
Brookhaven, GA $755,049 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.6% 5th 73% above peers
Port Arthur, TX $126,888 (Jun 26) 29th +2.0% 6th 71% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $506,201 (Jun 26) 11th +2.0% 7th 16% above peers
Southaven, MS $276,561 (Jun 26) 25th +1.8% 8th 37% below peers
Highland, CA $538,218 (Jun 26) 8th +1.0% 9th 23% above peers
Pocatello, ID $346,271 (Jun 26) 19th +1.0% 10th 21% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ $452,183 (Jun 26) 12th +0.5% 11th 4% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $284,683 (Jun 26) 24th +0.4% 12th 35% below peers
Albany, OR $440,581 (Jun 26) 14th +0.3% 13th 1% above peers
Lacey, WA $518,901 (Jun 26) 9th +0.2% 14th 19% above peers
Olympia, WA $538,646 (Jun 26) 7th -0.2% 15th 23% above peers
Beaumont, CA $538,963 (Jun 26) 6th -0.2% 16th 24% above peers
Kingsport, TN $259,315 (Jun 26) 26th -0.4% 17th 41% below peers
Smyrna, TN $405,721 (Jun 26) 17th -0.9% 18th 7% below peers
Bozeman, MT $733,959 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.9% 19th 68% above peers
Bartlett, TN $325,542 (Jun 26) 20th -0.9% 20th 25% below peers
Decatur, AL $224,900 (Jun 26) 28th -1.0% 21st 48% below peers
Marana, AZ $436,171 (Jun 26) 15th -1.6% 22nd on par with peers
DeSoto, TX $324,894 (Jun 26) 21st -1.8% 23rd 26% below peers
Tigard, OR $611,673 (Jun 26) 4th -2.5% 24th 40% above peers
Smyrna, GA $449,565 (Jun 26) 13th -2.9% 25th 3% above peers
Sarasota, FL $413,325 (Jun 26) 16th -5.1% 26th 5% below peers
Bradenton, FL $353,306 (Jun 26) 18th -5.3% 27th 19% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $507,317 (Jun 26) 10th -5.9% 28th 16% above peers
Kyle, TX $299,898 (Jun 26) 23rd -7.1% 29th 31% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 14% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $346,940 in June 2026, up from $344,517 a year earlier.
$346,940
2003June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref $355,884 (Jun 26) +0.0%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Port Arthur, TX $86,650 (Jun 26) 29th +14.1% 1st 72% below peers
Kettering, OH $186,333 (Jun 26) 26th +4.7% 2nd 41% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $198,168 (Jun 26) 25th +4.6% 3rd 37% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,063,939 (Jun 26) 1st +4.0% 4th 239% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $353,682 (Jun 26) 11th +3.0% 5th 13% above peers
Highland, CA $426,513 (Jun 26) 9th +2.9% 6th 36% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $421,630 (Jun 26) 10th +2.9% 7th 34% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $454,026 (Jun 26) 6th +2.4% 8th 45% above peers
Southaven, MS $205,525 (Jun 26) 24th +2.1% 9th 35% below peers
Brookhaven, GA $464,218 (Jun 26) 4th +2.1% 10th 48% above peers
Pocatello, ID $261,088 (Jun 26) 19th +1.9% 11th 17% below peers
Lacey, WA $440,902 (Jun 26) 7th +1.0% 12th 40% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $206,281 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.8% 13th 34% below peers
Albany, OR $346,940 (Jun 26) 13th +0.7% 14th 10% above peers
Bartlett, TN $257,077 (Jun 26) 20th +0.6% 15th 18% below peers
Kingsport, TN $161,761 (Jun 26) 27th +0.5% 16th 48% below peers
Olympia, WA $436,770 (Jun 26) 8th +0.4% 17th 39% above peers
Beaumont, CA $457,443 (Jun 26) 5th +0.2% 18th 46% above peers
Decatur, AL $142,378 (Jun 26) 28th -0.6% 19th 55% below peers
Smyrna, TN $326,614 (Jun 26) 14th -0.7% 20th 4% above peers
Marana, AZ $349,741 (Jun 26) 12th -1.1% 21st 11% above peers
DeSoto, TX $267,925 (Jun 26) 17th -1.6% 22nd 15% below peers
Bozeman, MT $496,539 (Jun 26) 2nd -2.1% 23rd 58% above peers
Tigard, OR $477,493 (Jun 26) 3rd -2.4% 24th 52% above peers
Smyrna, GA $311,607 (Jun 26) 16th -2.7% 25th 1% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $313,982 (Jun 26) 15th -6.6% 26th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL $262,960 (Jun 26) 18th -6.6% 27th 16% below peers
Kyle, TX $255,853 (Jun 26) 21st -6.9% 28th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL $207,980 (Jun 26) 22nd -7.7% 29th 34% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (58.8% then, 58.9% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.0% to 58.9%).
58.9%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 63.3% +0.9pp
United States ref 65.2%
Perth Amboy, NJ 35.4% 30th +6.8pp 1st 43% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.4% 31st +2.7pp 2nd 65% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 18th +7.3pp 3rd 4% below peers
Lancaster, PA 48.6% 28th +5.1pp 4th 21% below peers
DeSoto, TX 69.6% 8th +6.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 65.7% 10th +5.4pp 6th 6% above peers
Southaven, MS 72.5% 7th +5.4pp 7th 18% above peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 19th +4.1pp 8th 4% below peers
Olympia, WA 49.8% 27th +2.8pp 9th 19% below peers
Marana, AZ 83.7% 2nd +4.3pp 10th 36% above peers
Beaumont, CA 80.8% 5th +3.7pp 11th 31% above peers
Kettering, OH 64.9% 11th +2.5pp 12th 5% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 82.5% 3rd +3.0pp 13th 34% above peers
Bozeman, MT 44.7% 29th +1.6pp 14th 27% below peers
Pocatello, ID 64.5% 13th +1.9pp 15th 5% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 52.6% 26th +1.6pp 16th 15% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 81.8% 4th +1.3pp 17th 33% above peers
Lacey, WA 55.9% 25th +0.6pp 18th 9% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 58.0% 21st +0.3pp 19th 6% below peers
Bartlett, TN 85.6% 1st +0.4pp 20th 39% above peers
Tigard, OR 61.6% 16th +0.1pp 21st on par with peers
Albany, OR 58.9% 20th +0.1pp 22nd 4% below peers
Sarasota, FL 57.5% 22nd -0.1pp 23rd 7% below peers
Smyrna, TN 57.4% 23rd -0.3pp 24th 7% below peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 15th -0.4pp 25th 3% above peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 9th -0.5pp 26th 9% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 73.1% 6th -0.6pp* 27th 19% above peers
Bradenton, FL 56.0% 24th -1.6pp 28th 9% below peers
Kingsport, TN 60.1% 17th -2.2pp 29th 2% below peers
Highland, CA 64.1% 14th -2.8pp 30th 4% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 64.8% 12th -5.3pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2022 to 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,774 in June 2026, up from $1,756 a year earlier.
$1,774
2022June 2026
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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%
Port Arthur, TX $1,328 (Jun 26) 28th +10.0% 1st 28% below peers
Kingsport, TN $1,355 (Jun 26) 27th +6.7% 2nd 27% below peers
Lancaster, PA $1,552 (Jun 26) 24th +4.2% 3rd 16% below peers
Marana, AZ $2,216 (Jun 26) 9th +4.2% 4th 20% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA $2,698 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.3% 5th 46% above peers
Highland, CA $2,459 (Jun 26) 4th +3.0% 6th 33% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $1,848 (Jun 26) 17th +2.9% 7th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,807 (Jun 26) 18th +2.9% 8th 2% below peers
Kettering, OH $1,366 (Jun 26) 26th +2.9% 9th 26% below peers
Beaumont, CA $2,704 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.7% 10th 46% above peers
Olympia, WA $2,013 (Jun 26) 11th +2.6% 11th 9% above peers
Decatur, AL $1,082 (Jun 26) 29th +2.6% 12th 42% below peers
Lacey, WA $2,163 (Jun 26) 10th +2.4% 13th 17% above peers
Bartlett, TN $1,938 (Jun 26) 12th +2.3% 14th 5% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $1,667 (Jun 26) 21st +2.0% 15th 10% below peers
Bozeman, MT $2,227 (Jun 26) 7th +1.9% 16th 20% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $2,726 (Jun 26) 1st +1.8% 17th 47% above peers
Brookhaven, GA $1,884 (Jun 26) 15th +1.8% 18th 2% above peers
Pocatello, ID $1,063 (Jun 26) 30th +1.7% 19th 43% below peers
Smyrna, TN $1,693 (Jun 26) 20th +1.6% 20th 8% below peers
Albany, OR $1,774 (Jun 26) 19th +1.1% 21st 4% below peers
Smyrna, GA $1,614 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.3% 22nd 13% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $2,400 (Jun 26) 5th +0.3% 23rd 30% above peers
Southaven, MS $1,540 (Jun 26) 25th +0.2% 24th 17% below peers
Tigard, OR $1,895 (Jun 26) 14th +0.2% 25th 2% above peers
Sarasota, FL $2,218 (Jun 26) 8th -1.1% 26th 20% above peers
DeSoto, TX $1,926 (Jun 26) 13th -1.3% 27th 4% above peers
Bradenton, FL $1,850 (Jun 26) 16th -3.5% 28th on par with peers
Kyle, TX $1,607 (Jun 26) 23rd -5.0% 29th 13% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 6th 29% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 32.2% to 36.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 30 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; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.9% to 36.6%).
36.6%
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
Oregon ref 35.0% +0.5pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Oak Lawn, IL 31.0% 10th -3.8pp 1st 14% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 53.1% 30th -6.2pp 2nd 47% above peers
Tigard, OR 32.6% 14th -3.1pp 3rd 10% below peers
Bozeman, MT 39.2% 22nd -1.9pp 4th 9% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 32.1% 13th -1.3pp 5th 11% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 25.1% 3rd -0.5pp* 6th 30% below peers
Highland, CA 40.7% 25th +0.0pp 7th 13% above peers
Kettering, OH 25.7% 4th +0.2pp 8th 29% below peers
Kingsport, TN 29.3% 7th +0.3pp 9th 19% below peers
Lancaster, PA 36.1% 17th +0.5pp 10th on par with peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55.1% 31st +1.1pp 11th 53% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 41.1% 26th +1.1pp 12th 14% above peers
Olympia, WA 40.5% 24th +1.4pp 13th 12% above peers
Pocatello, ID 27.8% 6th +1.3pp 14th 23% below peers
Beaumont, CA 36.5% 18th +2.3pp 15th 1% above peers
Lacey, WA 39.3% 23rd +2.5pp 16th 9% above peers
Sarasota, FL 43.4% 27th +2.9pp 17th 20% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 32.0% 12th +2.3pp 18th 11% below peers
Smyrna, TN 29.8% 8th +2.4pp 19th 18% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 20th +3.3pp 20th 4% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 5th +2.4pp 21st 26% below peers
Marana, AZ 23.4% 2nd +2.5pp 22nd 35% below peers
Bartlett, TN 22.1% 1st +2.5pp 23rd 39% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 31.2% 11th +3.6pp 24th 14% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 36.1% 16th +4.2pp 25th on par with peers
Albany, OR 36.6% 19th +4.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Smyrna, GA 32.6% 15th +4.0pp 27th 10% below peers
Bradenton, FL 44.1% 28th +5.6pp 28th 22% above peers
Southaven, MS 30.8% 9th +5.1pp 29th 15% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 21st +7.2pp 30th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 45.2% 29th +10.0pp 31st 25% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 5.5% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.0% to 5.5%).
5.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 7.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
DeSoto, TX 4.0% 10th -1.9pp 1st 30% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 12th -1.9pp 2nd 20% below peers
Lancaster, PA 14.9% 29th -5.8pp 3rd 157% above peers
Southaven, MS 3.5% 4th -1.2pp 4th 40% below peers
Sarasota, FL 6.7% 22nd -2.2pp 5th 16% above peers
Kingsport, TN 7.4% 25th -2.2pp 6th 27% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 21st -1.6pp 7th 6% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 14th -1.3pp 8th 8% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.9% 6th -0.9pp 9th 33% below peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 17th -1.0pp 10th 1% above peers
Olympia, WA 7.6% 26th -1.3pp 11th 31% above peers
Bradenton, FL 6.7% 23rd -1.1pp 12th 16% above peers
Highland, CA 3.9% 7th -0.6pp 13th 33% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.9% 3rd -0.4pp 14th 51% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 26.4% 31st -2.1pp 15th 355% above peers
Albany, OR 5.5% 15th -0.4pp 16th 5% below peers
Lacey, WA 6.0% 19th -0.3pp 17th 4% above peers
Pocatello, ID 5.8% 16th -0.2pp 18th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 5.9% 18th -0.2pp 19th 1% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.9% 30th -0.3pp 20th 260% above peers
Kettering, OH 6.1% 20th -0.0pp 21st 4% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 10.9% 28th -0.0pp 22nd 88% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 7.0% 24th +0.3pp 23rd 21% above peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 9th +0.3pp 24th 31% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.7% 27th +1.4pp* 25th 49% above peers
Marana, AZ 2.8% 2nd +0.6pp 26th 53% below peers
Smyrna, TN 3.7% 5th +1.1pp 27th 37% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.0% 13th +1.6pp 28th 14% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.1% 11th +1.4pp 29th 30% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 1st +0.8pp 30th 66% below peers
Beaumont, CA 3.9% 8th +2.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.8% then, 6.7% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 6.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.2% to 6.7%).
6.7%
20122024
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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
Oregon ref 5.8% -0.7pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Tigard, OR 3.1% 2nd -4.3pp 1st 60% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.3% 3rd -1.8pp 2nd 58% below peers
Bozeman, MT 6.2% 11th -2.2pp 3rd 20% below peers
Pocatello, ID 6.8% 13th -2.4pp 4th 12% below peers
Marana, AZ 3.6% 4th -1.2pp 5th 53% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.0% 10th -1.5pp 6th 22% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.8% 21st -2.7pp 7th 38% above peers
Beaumont, CA 4.5% 5th -1.1pp 8th 43% below peers
Highland, CA 7.8% 16th -1.7pp 9th on par with peers
Kannapolis, NC 8.9% 18th -1.7pp 10th 14% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 13.4% 25th -1.6pp 11th 72% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.1% 19th -1.0pp 12th 17% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.0% 28th -1.6pp 13th 92% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.6% 20th -1.1pp 14th 36% above peers
Lancaster, PA 7.2% 14th -0.7pp 15th 8% below peers
Southaven, MS 7.4% 15th -0.7pp 16th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 5.5% 7th -0.3pp 17th 29% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.7% 1st -0.1pp* 18th 65% below peers
Bradenton, FL 14.8% 27th -0.1pp 19th 90% above peers
Albany, OR 6.7% 12th -0.0pp 20th 14% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 29.1% 31st +0.1pp 21st 274% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.6% 8th +0.2pp 22nd 29% below peers
Kyle, TX 12.1% 22nd +0.5pp 23rd 55% above peers
Kingsport, TN 8.7% 17th +0.7pp 24th 12% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 19.8% 29th +2.8pp 25th 154% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.0% 24th +2.4pp 26th 67% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.7% 9th +1.2pp 27th 27% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 22.5% 30th +4.7pp 28th 188% above peers
Smyrna, TN 13.4% 26th +3.9pp 29th 72% above peers
DeSoto, TX 13.0% 23rd +3.8pp 30th 66% above peers
Lacey, WA 5.5% 6th +1.6pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

34.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 31.9%
United States ref 33.4%
Fountain Valley, CA 21.7% 1st 37% below peers
Bozeman, MT 24.1% 2nd 30% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 27.2% 3rd 21% below peers
Marana, AZ 29.0% 4th 15% below peers
Smyrna, GA 29.3% 5th 15% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 29.3% 6th 15% below peers
Tigard, OR 30.6% 7th 11% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 8th 9% below peers
Sarasota, FL 31.1% 9th 9% below peers
Beaumont, CA 33.1% 10th 3% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 33.2% 11th 3% below peers
Olympia, WA 33.6% 12th 2% below peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 13th 1% below peers
Smyrna, TN 33.9% 14th 1% below peers
Albany, OR 34.2% 15th on par with peers
Lacey, WA 34.3% 16th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 17th 1% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.9% 18th 5% above peers
Highland, CA 35.9% 19th 5% above peers
Bradenton, FL 36.0% 20th 5% above peers
Pocatello, ID 37.1% 21st 8% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 37.4% 22nd 9% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 37.5% 23rd 9% above peers
Kettering, OH 37.7% 24th 10% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 37.8% 25th 10% above peers
DeSoto, TX 38.4% 26th 12% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.4% 27th 18% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 28th 19% above peers
Lancaster, PA 40.8% 29th 19% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 41.1% 30th 20% above peers
Kingsport, TN 42.0% 31st 22% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.5% then, 2.8% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.2% to 2.8%).
2.8%
20122024
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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
Oregon ref 3.0% -0.7pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Fountain Valley, CA 1.3% 1st -3.2pp 1st 69% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 15th -8.6pp 2nd 4% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.0% 9th -5.8pp 3rd 27% below peers
Albany, OR 2.8% 7th -2.7pp 4th 32% below peers
Tigard, OR 2.3% 2nd -2.2pp 5th 43% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 2.7% 6th -2.2pp 6th 35% below peers
Highland, CA 3.2% 11th -0.8pp 7th 23% below peers
Marana, AZ 4.1% 16th -1.0pp 8th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 3.2% 10th -0.7pp 9th 23% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.6% 4th -0.5pp 10th 36% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 22nd -1.0pp 11th 101% above peers
Pocatello, ID 2.7% 5th +0.0pp 12th 36% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 11.7% 26th +0.3pp 13th 183% above peers
Bradenton, FL 8.6% 23rd +0.6pp 14th 108% above peers
Southaven, MS 5.0% 19th +0.7pp 15th 20% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 20th +0.8pp 16th 23% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 9.9% 25th +1.7pp 17th 139% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 20.1% 31st +4.2pp 18th 386% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 12.1% 27th +2.7pp 19th 191% above peers
Kingsport, TN 2.9% 8th +0.7pp 20th 29% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 12.4% 28th +3.0pp 21st 200% above peers
Olympia, WA 3.7% 14th +1.0pp 22nd 10% below peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 21st +1.9pp 23rd 69% above peers
Sarasota, FL 16.6% 30th +5.0pp 24th 301% above peers
Kettering, OH 4.4% 17th +1.5pp 25th 6% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 4.9% 18th +1.6pp 26th 18% above peers
Beaumont, CA 3.4% 13th +1.2pp 27th 17% below peers
Smyrna, TN 9.4% 24th +3.8pp 28th 128% above peers
Lacey, WA 3.2% 12th +1.4pp 29th 22% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.5% 3rd +1.2pp* 30th 40% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.9% 29th +7.8pp 31st 237% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.4% then, 29.4% now; margin ±3.0pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.6% to 29.4%).
29.4%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 36.8% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Kannapolis, NC 29.7% 20th +7.9pp 1st 6% below peers
Lancaster, PA 29.4% 22nd +6.5pp 2nd 7% below peers
Olympia, WA 51.8% 4th +8.1pp 3rd 65% above peers
Bradenton, FL 28.3% 24th +4.3pp 4th 10% below peers
Kettering, OH 41.7% 10th +6.2pp 5th 32% above peers
Kingsport, TN 31.5% 16th +4.4pp 6th on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 43.1% 8th +5.7pp 7th 37% above peers
Tigard, OR 51.0% 5th +6.8pp 8th 62% above peers
Southaven, MS 28.8% 23rd +3.7pp 9th 8% below peers
Sarasota, FL 41.8% 9th +5.3pp 10th 33% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 17th +3.9pp 11th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 3rd +5.9pp 12th 89% above peers
Bozeman, MT 65.1% 2nd +6.4pp 13th 107% above peers
Smyrna, TN 27.8% 25th +2.6pp 14th 12% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 12.8% 31st +1.1pp 15th 59% below peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 21st +2.1pp 16th 6% below peers
Pocatello, ID 32.6% 14th +2.3pp 17th 4% above peers
DeSoto, TX 30.1% 19th +1.9pp 18th 4% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 46.4% 7th +2.9pp 19th 48% above peers
Marana, AZ 47.8% 6th +2.8pp 20th 52% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 39.4% 11th +2.0pp* 21st 25% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 31.6% 15th +1.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Brookhaven, GA 70.9% 1st +3.4pp 23rd 125% above peers
Beaumont, CA 27.4% 26th +1.2pp 24th 13% below peers
Highland, CA 22.7% 28th +0.8pp 25th 28% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 23.4% 27th +0.8pp 26th 26% below peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 18th +0.8pp 27th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 15.7% 30th +0.3pp 28th 50% below peers
Lacey, WA 34.1% 13th +0.3pp 29th 8% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.7% 12th -0.6pp 30th 14% above peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 29th -2.3pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp 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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (38.9% then, 29.4% now; margin ±15.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.3% to 29.4%).
29.4%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 41.8% -4.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bradenton, FL 58.4% 7th +20.3pp 1st 35% above peers
Kyle, TX 53.1% 11th +18.3pp 2nd 23% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 84.5% 1st +18.3pp 3rd 95% above peers
Lacey, WA 42.4% 17th +7.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 77.3% 3rd +13.9pp* 5th 79% above peers
Pocatello, ID 38.5% 21st +6.6pp 6th 11% below peers
Kingsport, TN 40.7% 18th +5.0pp 7th 6% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 56.4% 8th +6.6pp 8th 31% above peers
Bartlett, TN 49.2% 14th +3.6pp 9th 14% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 62.0% 4th +2.6pp 10th 43% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 12th +1.4pp 11th 19% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 78.3% 2nd +1.5pp 12th 81% above peers
Highland, CA 31.1% 28th +0.1pp 13th 28% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 15th -1.1pp 14th 2% above peers
Tigard, OR 54.0% 10th -1.5pp 15th 25% above peers
Smyrna, GA 61.8% 5th -2.5pp 16th 43% above peers
Bozeman, MT 50.9% 13th -3.7pp 17th 18% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 40.6% 20th -3.0pp 18th 6% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 43.2% 16th -5.4pp 19th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 37.5% 22nd -5.4pp 20th 13% below peers
Southaven, MS 40.6% 19th -6.5pp 21st 6% below peers
Marana, AZ 33.9% 25th -6.3pp 22nd 21% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 54.7% 9th -15.6pp 23rd 27% above peers
DeSoto, TX 59.9% 6th -17.6pp 24th 39% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 29th -9.6pp 25th 32% below peers
Kettering, OH 36.9% 24th -12.5pp 26th 15% below peers
Lancaster, PA 37.3% 23rd -12.7pp 27th 14% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 33.5% 26th -13.8pp 28th 23% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 27th -14.5pp 29th 26% below peers
Beaumont, CA 26.4% 31st -22.3pp 30th 39% below peers
Olympia, WA 28.5% 30th -25.6pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±11.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 8.8% now; margin ±6.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 1 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.8% to 8.8%).
8.8%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 8.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Fountain Valley, CA 1.6% 2nd -3.8pp 1st 79% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 2.6% 3rd -3.5pp 2nd 66% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 5th -3.1pp 3rd 47% below peers
Kingsport, TN 7.1% 14th -5.2pp 4th 6% below peers
Highland, CA 7.6% 17th -5.4pp 5th on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX 15.8% 31st -3.3pp 6th 108% above peers
Sarasota, FL 7.6% 16th -1.4pp 7th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 5.2% 10th -0.8pp 8th 31% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 4.2% 6th -0.3pp 9th 45% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 15th +0.2pp 10th 3% below peers
Southaven, MS 9.9% 23rd +0.6pp 11th 31% above peers
Bozeman, MT 1.0% 1st +0.1pp 12th 87% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 13th 39% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.6% 7th +0.5pp 14th 39% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10.9% 24th +1.5pp 15th 44% above peers
Olympia, WA 14.2% 30th +2.2pp 16th 88% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 12th +1.5pp 17th 11% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.9% 19th +2.8pp* 18th 18% above peers
Albany, OR 8.8% 18th +3.0pp 19th 16% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.5% 22nd +3.3pp 20th 26% above peers
Bradenton, FL 11.1% 26th +4.1pp 21st 46% above peers
Pocatello, ID 9.0% 20th +3.5pp 22nd 19% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.8% 27th +4.6pp 23rd 56% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.2% 9th +2.4pp 24th 32% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 3.8% 4th +1.8pp 25th 50% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 28th +5.9pp 26th 62% above peers
Marana, AZ 7.0% 13th +3.8pp 27th 8% below peers
Smyrna, TN 5.8% 11th +3.1pp 28th 24% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 13.2% 29th +7.2pp 29th 74% above peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 25th +6.9pp 30th 46% above peers
Beaumont, CA 9.3% 21st +6.4pp 31st 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±5.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53,521 to 56,839 - more than the combined survey margin (±113). 25 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 (51,210 to 56,839).
56,839
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Kyle, TX 56,823 14th +33% 1st on par with peers
Marana, AZ 56,938 10th +26% 2nd on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 56,114 26th +20% 3rd 1% below peers
Beaumont, CA 56,266 21st +19% 4th 1% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 57,890 1st +19% 5th 2% above peers
Lacey, WA 57,737 3rd +17% 6th 2% above peers
Smyrna, TN 56,692 16th +14% 7th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 19th +12% 8th on par with peers
Olympia, WA 55,951 28th +9% 9th 1% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55,855 30th +8% 10th 1% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 57,855 2nd +7% 11th 2% above peers
Albany, OR 56,839 13th +6% 12th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 56,211 25th +6% 13th 1% below peers
Kingsport, TN 56,262 22nd +5% 14th 1% below peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 6th +5% 15th 1% above peers
Tigard, OR 56,011 27th +5% 16th 1% below peers
Southaven, MS 56,226 24th +4% 17th 1% below peers
Pocatello, ID 57,635 5th +4% 18th 2% above peers
Kettering, OH 57,206 7th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Highland, CA 56,675 17th +3% 20th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 56,861 12th +2% 21st on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX 55,828 31st +1% 22nd 2% below peers
Bradenton, FL 57,014 8th +1% 23rd 1% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 56,345 20th +1% 24th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 56,633 18th +1% 25th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 56,258 23rd +0% 26th 1% below peers
Sarasota, FL 56,970 9th +0% 27th on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 55,904 29th +0% 28th 1% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 56,806 15th -0%* 29th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 57,719 4th -3% 30th 2% above peers
Bartlett, TN 56,876 11th -4% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children rose 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.7% to 24.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children rose 0.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.8% to 24.4%).
24.5%
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
Oregon ref 19.9% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 29th +1.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 23.3% 11th +2.1pp 2nd 8% above peers
Albany, OR 24.4% 7th +1.7pp 3rd 13% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 9th +0.8pp 4th 10% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 23.1% 12th +0.7pp 5th 7% above peers
Kingsport, TN 20.6% 22nd +0.4pp 6th 5% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 27.5% 3rd +0.4pp 7th 27% above peers
Bartlett, TN 23.4% 10th +0.2pp 8th 8% above peers
Beaumont, CA 29.5% 1st -0.0pp 9th 36% above peers
Smyrna, TN 25.0% 6th -0.1pp 10th 16% above peers
Pocatello, ID 24.4% 8th -0.1pp 11th 13% above peers
Olympia, WA 17.8% 27th -0.2pp 12th 18% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 17.4% 28th -0.4pp* 13th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL 19.7% 25th -0.5pp 14th 9% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 19.0% 26th -0.7pp 15th 12% below peers
Kettering, OH 20.9% 20th -0.8pp 16th 3% below peers
Smyrna, GA 21.6% 16th -0.8pp 17th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 25.5% 4th -1.1pp 18th 18% above peers
Marana, AZ 23.1% 13th -1.0pp 19th 7% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 18th -1.0pp 20th 2% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.5% 17th -1.3pp 21st 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 20.0% 24th -1.3pp 22nd 7% below peers
Lacey, WA 21.0% 19th -1.6pp 23rd 3% below peers
Highland, CA 27.9% 2nd -2.7pp 24th 29% above peers
Lancaster, PA 20.8% 21st -2.5pp 25th 4% below peers
Bozeman, MT 13.2% 30th -1.6pp 26th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 5th -3.2pp 27th 18% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.9% 31st -2.0pp 28th 50% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 22.6% 14th -4.4pp 29th 5% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 22.3% 15th -5.5pp 30th 3% above peers
DeSoto, TX 20.6% 23rd -6.1pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.6% then, 30.5% now; margin ±7.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.7% to 30.5%).
30.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 28.2% +1.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Fountain Valley, CA 21.8% 26th +7.5pp 1st 30% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 29.6% 18th +7.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 19th +7.2pp 3rd 7% below peers
Lacey, WA 37.5% 12th +8.2pp 4th 20% above peers
Highland, CA 44.9% 6th +8.9pp 5th 44% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 16th +5.6pp* 6th on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX 48.2% 4th +8.7pp 7th 55% above peers
Olympia, WA 39.5% 11th +6.5pp 8th 27% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.8% 10th +4.9pp 9th 31% above peers
DeSoto, TX 43.7% 8th +5.2pp 10th 40% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 60.5% 1st +6.8pp 11th 94% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 9th +3.7pp 12th 39% above peers
Marana, AZ 17.3% 30th +1.4pp 13th 44% below peers
Smyrna, TN 35.2% 14th +2.3pp 14th 13% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 54.0% 2nd +3.2pp 15th 74% above peers
Beaumont, CA 28.3% 21st +1.3pp 16th 9% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 7th +1.3pp 17th 41% above peers
Bradenton, FL 50.5% 3rd +1.0pp 18th 62% above peers
Smyrna, GA 28.8% 20th -0.0pp 19th 8% below peers
Tigard, OR 23.6% 24th -0.2pp 20th 24% below peers
Kettering, OH 27.4% 22nd -0.3pp 21st 12% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 36.3% 13th -0.6pp 22nd 17% above peers
Albany, OR 30.5% 17th -1.1pp 23rd 2% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 18.6% 28th -1.1pp 24th 40% below peers
Southaven, MS 33.1% 15th -3.5pp 25th 6% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 27th -2.6pp 26th 37% below peers
Lancaster, PA 45.9% 5th -8.6pp 27th 48% above peers
Pocatello, ID 23.3% 25th -5.0pp 28th 25% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 23rd -5.7pp 29th 18% below peers
Bartlett, TN 15.1% 31st -5.2pp 30th 51% below peers
Bozeman, MT 18.0% 29th -7.3pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.2% then, 68.3% now; margin ±13.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.6% to 68.3%).
68.3%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 66.2% +1.9pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
New Brunswick, NJ 83.7% 2nd +26.1pp 1st 17% above peers
Olympia, WA 69.1% 18th +19.1pp 2nd 3% below peers
Marana, AZ 71.4% 16th +19.3pp 3rd on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX 55.4% 30th +13.6pp 4th 22% below peers
Lacey, WA 61.8% 23rd +13.9pp 5th 14% below peers
Kingsport, TN 67.8% 20th +14.8pp 6th 5% below peers
Bradenton, FL 79.8% 7th +16.0pp 7th 12% above peers
Smyrna, GA 80.3% 4th +14.1pp 8th 12% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 15th +10.8pp 9th on par with peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 17th +10.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Beaumont, CA 75.7% 9th +10.2pp 11th 6% above peers
Tigard, OR 80.0% 6th +10.6pp 12th 12% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 84.9% 1st +10.7pp* 13th 19% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 82.9% 3rd +10.3pp 14th 16% above peers
Kettering, OH 80.2% 5th +8.9pp 15th 12% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 72.4% 12th +7.7pp 16th 1% above peers
Bartlett, TN 77.2% 8th +7.5pp 17th 8% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 72.3% 13th +5.8pp 18th 1% above peers
Albany, OR 68.3% 19th +5.1pp 19th 4% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 75.2% 11th +5.3pp 20th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 75.2% 10th +0.9pp 21st 5% above peers
Lancaster, PA 72.1% 14th -1.1pp 22nd 1% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 60.4% 26th -4.2pp 23rd 15% below peers
Bozeman, MT 57.9% 29th -4.2pp 24th 19% below peers
Pocatello, ID 58.0% 28th -6.1pp 25th 19% below peers
Highland, CA 60.8% 24th -7.0pp 26th 15% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 27th 24% below peers
Smyrna, TN 60.6% 25th -7.9pp 28th 15% below peers
Sarasota, FL 66.0% 21st -8.9pp 29th 8% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 64.0% 22nd -10.8pp 30th 10% below peers
Southaven, MS 58.5% 27th -19.8pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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