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641,165 people (2024) 250k-1m West

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where Portland, OR shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.9%
2020-24
▼ 32%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$90,919
2020-24
▲ 28%
relative change
$71,005 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.2%
2020-24
▼ 19%
relative change
6.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
14.5%
2019-23
▼ 13%
relative change
16.6% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
13.8%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
15.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
12.5%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
13.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
53.8%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
50.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.1%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
88.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.7%
May 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
4.8% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
5.7%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
5.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 9 indicators

Where Portland, OR shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
605 /100k
May 2026
▼ 19%
relative change
746 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
54.4%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
61.8% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
38.8%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
37.3% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
52.0%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
53.4% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
5,327 /100k
May 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
5,365 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
704 /100k
May 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
719 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Homicide
Homicide rate
42 homicides
12 mo to May 2026
▼ 18%
relative change
51 in the prior 12 months
Dropping too slowly  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
13.7%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
14.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.48
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big shifts 5 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
31.3%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
28.6% in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
16.3%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
17.8% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$386,922
Jun 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$389,469 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
641,165
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
645,291 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$540,296
Jun 2026
flat
relative change
$542,544 a year earlier
Falling Among the highest of peers
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All indicators

Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime is less than 1% higher than in 2021 (691 then, 694 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 873 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 704 in May 2026, down from 719 a year earlier.
704 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Memphis, TN 1,567 (May 26) -35.3% 1st
Tucson, AZ 442 (May 26) -31.2% 2nd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 882 (May 26) -19.6% 3rd
El Paso, TX 273 (May 26) -13.4% 4th
Denver, CO 829 (May 26) -11.9% 5th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 522 (May 26) -11.9% 6th
Baltimore, MD 1,483 (May 26) -11.6% 7th
Milwaukee, WI 1,114 (May 26) -11.1% 8th
Sacramento, CA 631 (May 26) -7.2% 9th
Fresno, CA 684 (May 26) -7.0% 10th
Boston, MA 570 (May 26) -6.3% 11th
Detroit, MI 1,663 (May 26) -3.8% 12th
Portland, OR 704 (May 26) -2.1% 13th
Seattle, WA 657 (May 26) +0.1% 14th
Oklahoma City, OK 688 (May 26) +1.6% 15th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami, FL down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Fort Worth, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arlington, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% 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 Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 1% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime is less than 1% higher than in 2021 (5,314 then, 5,337 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 6,777 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: property crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 5,327 in May 2026, down from 5,365 a year earlier.
5,327 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Memphis, TN 3,939 (May 26) -38.7% 1st
Tucson, AZ 2,303 (May 26) -29.4% 2nd
Washington, DC 2,783 (May 26) -24.0% 3rd
Las Vegas, NV 4,992 (May 26) -19.4% 4th
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3,567 (May 26) -18.9% 5th
El Paso, TX 1,221 (May 26) -17.0% 6th
Milwaukee, WI 2,233 (May 26) -14.8% 7th
Sacramento, CA 2,075 (May 26) -12.8% 8th
Fresno, CA 2,575 (May 26) -12.2% 9th
Denver, CO 3,984 (May 26) -11.9% 10th
Detroit, MI 3,739 (May 26) -11.7% 11th
Seattle, WA 4,629 (May 26) -7.8% 12th
Oklahoma City, OK 2,604 (May 26) -5.8% 13th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3,162 (May 26) -4.2% 14th
Boston, MA 1,905 (May 26) -3.5% 15th
Baltimore, MD 4,148 (May 26) -1.3% 16th
Portland, OR 5,327 (May 26) -0.7% 17th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Tucson, AZ down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 22% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Aurora, CO down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 14% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: homicide rose about 15% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent reading: 42 homicides in the 12 months ending May 2026, down from 51 in the prior 12 months. That is 7 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
42 homicides
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Tucson, AZ 5 (May 26) -59.2% 1st
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 7 (May 26) -50.0% 2nd
Washington, DC 14 (May 26) -47.3% 3rd
Boston, MA 3 (May 26) -47.1% 4th
Memphis, TN 24 (May 26) -38.4% 5th
Seattle, WA 4 (May 26) -34.1% 6th
Baltimore, MD 21 (May 26) -32.0% 7th
Albuquerque, NM 11 (May 26) -31.8% 8th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12 (May 26) -21.5% 9th
El Paso, TX 3 (May 26) -18.3% 10th
Detroit, MI 24 (May 26) -17.6% 11th
Portland, OR 7 (May 26) -17.6% 12th
Sacramento, CA 7 (May 26) -17.5% 13th
Las Vegas, NV 11 (May 26) -16.7% 14th
Denver, CO 7 (May 26) -10.9% 15th
Oklahoma City, OK 10 (May 26) -8.1% 16th
Milwaukee, WI 23 (May 26) -6.5% 17th
Fresno, CA 5 (May 26) -3.7% 18th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Henderson, NV down about 71% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% 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 Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 40% lower than in 2021 (1,045 then, 630 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,708 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 605 in May 2026, down from 746 a year earlier.
605 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Memphis, TN 599 (May 26) -55.2% 1st
Tucson, AZ 218 (May 26) -54.4% 2nd
Washington, DC 397 (May 26) -47.2% 3rd
Boston, MA 86 (May 26) -38.6% 4th
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 444 (May 26) -37.6% 5th
Denver, CO 660 (May 26) -36.4% 6th
El Paso, TX 201 (May 26) -31.5% 7th
Las Vegas, NV 960 (May 26) -29.0% 8th
Fresno, CA 414 (May 26) -25.9% 9th
Milwaukee, WI 770 (May 26) -25.1% 10th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 532 (May 26) -24.8% 11th
Detroit, MI 924 (May 26) -20.1% 12th
Portland, OR 605 (May 26) -18.9% 13th
Sacramento, CA 378 (May 26) -18.2% 14th
Oklahoma City, OK 277 (May 26) -17.7% 15th
Seattle, WA 705 (May 26) -15.9% 16th
Baltimore, MD 769 (May 26) -14.7% 17th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Aurora, CO down about 45% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 21% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 39% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Denver, CO down about 36% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
See all Public Safety data →
Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $71,005 to $90,919 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,868). 17 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 71% from 2014 to 2024 ($53,230 to $90,919).
$90,919
20102024
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Fresno, CA $70,991 9th +41% 1st on par with peers
Sacramento, CA $87,321 6th +40% 2nd 23% above peers
Denver, CO $94,718 4th +38% 3rd 33% above peers
Boston, MA $97,344 3rd +37% 4th 37% above peers
Seattle, WA $123,860 1st +34% 5th 74% above peers
Tucson, AZ $57,073 15th +31% 6th 20% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $73,877 8th +31% 7th 4% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $54,234 16th +30% 8th 24% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $77,371 7th +29% 9th 9% above peers
Detroit, MI $39,938 18th +29% 10th 44% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $68,317 11th +29% 11th 4% below peers
Portland, OR $90,919 5th +28% 12th 28% above peers
Washington, DC $109,870 2nd +27% 13th 55% above peers
El Paso, TX $59,745 14th +26% 14th 16% below peers
Memphis, TN $51,736 17th +25% 15th 27% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $66,849 12th +25% 16th 6% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $68,656 10th +24% 17th 3% below peers
Baltimore, MD $62,177 13th +23% 18th 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 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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45 of 165 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 83% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,681 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.7% in May 2026, down from 4.8% a year earlier.
4.7%
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
Fresno, CA 5.5% (May 26) 14th -0.6pp 1st 17% above peers
Boston, MA 4.1% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 2nd 13% below peers
Sacramento, CA 4.3% (May 26) 7th -0.3pp 3rd 9% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 5.3% (May 26) 12th -0.2pp 4th 13% above peers
Denver, CO 3.8% (May 26) 1st -0.2pp 5th 19% below peers
Portland, OR 4.7% (May 26) 9th -0.1pp 6th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 4.1% (May 26) 3rd +0.0pp 7th 13% below peers
Memphis, TN 4.7% (May 26) 10th +0.1pp 8th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 4.2% (May 26) 4th +0.2pp 9th 11% below peers
Washington, DC 6.0% (May 26) 15th +0.2pp 10th 28% above peers
Baltimore, MD 5.4% (May 26) 13th +0.5pp 11th 15% above peers
Tucson, AZ 4.8% (May 26) 11th +0.6pp 12th 2% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 4.2% (May 26) 5th +0.7pp 13th 11% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.5% (May 26) 8th +0.7pp 14th 4% below peers
Detroit, MI 10.7% (May 26) 16th +1.1pp 15th 128% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 4.2% (May 26) 6th +1.3pp 16th 11% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.5% to 12.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 14 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.9% to 12.5%).
12.5%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Fresno, CA 19.7% 15th -5.0pp 1st 27% above peers
Sacramento, CA 13.7% 5th -2.6pp 2nd 12% below peers
Tucson, AZ 18.1% 12th -3.4pp 3rd 16% above peers
Denver, CO 11.1% 2nd -1.6pp 4th 29% below peers
Boston, MA 15.5% 10th -2.2pp 5th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 22.2% 16th -2.5pp 6th 43% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.6% 1st -1.1pp 7th 38% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.8% 6th -1.2pp 8th 11% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 15.3% 9th -1.3pp 9th 1% below peers
Memphis, TN 22.6% 17th -1.9pp 10th 45% above peers
Portland, OR 12.5% 3rd -1.0pp 11th 20% below peers
Baltimore, MD 19.1% 14th -1.4pp 12th 23% above peers
Detroit, MI 32.2% 18th -2.2pp 13th 107% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 13.7% 4th -0.9pp 14th 12% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 14.9% 8th -0.9pp 15th 4% below peers
Washington, DC 14.8% 7th -0.6pp 16th 5% below peers
El Paso, TX 18.2% 13th -0.7pp 17th 17% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.5% 11th +0.0pp 18th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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45 of 165 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Irvine, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.5% to 13.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 16 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 10.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.7% to 13.8%).
13.8%
20132024
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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%
Boston, MA 21.1% 8th -6.6pp 1st 6% below peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 15th -8.1pp 2nd 23% above peers
Sacramento, CA 17.0% 4th -4.9pp 3rd 24% below peers
Tucson, AZ 24.2% 12th -6.3pp 4th 8% above peers
Baltimore, MD 25.5% 14th -5.5pp 5th 14% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 19.9% 6th -4.1pp 6th 11% below peers
Seattle, WA 9.3% 1st -1.6pp 7th 58% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 20.4% 7th -3.4pp 8th 9% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 31.7% 16th -5.0pp 9th 42% above peers
Memphis, TN 35.6% 17th -5.1pp 10th 59% above peers
Denver, CO 16.0% 3rd -2.2pp 11th 29% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.4% 9th -2.8pp 12th 5% below peers
Portland, OR 13.8% 2nd -1.7pp 13th 38% below peers
El Paso, TX 24.4% 13th -2.7pp 14th 9% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 19.2% 5th -2.1pp 15th 14% below peers
Detroit, MI 46.5% 18th -3.7pp 16th 108% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.4% 10th -1.6pp 17th on par with peers
Washington, DC 22.8% 11th -1.2pp 18th 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anchorage municipality, AK down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 72% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 71% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
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Broadband rose 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88.6% to 94.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 17 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 8.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.2% to 94.0%).
94.1%
20172024
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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%
Detroit, MI 85.8% 17th +21.2pp 1st 6% below peers
Memphis, TN 87.6% 16th +17.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 88.4% 15th +13.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 91.8% 8th +11.5pp 4th 1% above peers
Baltimore, MD 85.5% 18th +10.7pp 5th 6% below peers
El Paso, TX 89.4% 13th +10.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 90.6% 10th +9.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 92.1% 6th +9.0pp 8th 1% above peers
Washington, DC 91.3% 9th +8.5pp 9th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 90.6% 11th +7.9pp 10th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92.7% 5th +7.6pp 11th 2% above peers
Fresno, CA 88.9% 14th +7.1pp 12th 3% below peers
Tucson, AZ 90.5% 12th +6.7pp 13th 1% below peers
Sacramento, CA 93.7% 3rd +6.8pp 14th 3% above peers
Boston, MA 92.1% 7th +6.5pp 15th 1% above peers
Denver, CO 93.0% 4th +6.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Portland, OR 94.0% 2nd +5.5pp 17th 3% above peers
Seattle, WA 94.5% 1st +3.9pp 18th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 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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  • Bakersfield, CA up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 61% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC up 6.7pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 62% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 66% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.48 now; margin ±0.01). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 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 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.48).
0.48
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 0.46 +0.004
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Sacramento, CA 0.45 1st -0.016 1st 7% below peers
Washington, DC 0.52 16th -0.010 2nd 7% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 0.46 3rd -0.009 3rd 4% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 0.48 8th -0.008 4th 1% below peers
Boston, MA 0.53 18th -0.008 5th 10% above peers
Baltimore, MD 0.51 14th -0.006 6th 5% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 0.47 4th -0.004 7th 3% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 0.47 5th -0.004 8th 2% below peers
Fresno, CA 0.48 10th -0.000 9th on par with peers
Denver, CO 0.49 13th -0.000 10th 2% above peers
Tucson, AZ 0.46 2nd +0.001 11th 5% below peers
Memphis, TN 0.52 17th +0.002 12th 8% above peers
Detroit, MI 0.51 15th +0.002 13th 7% above peers
Seattle, WA 0.49 12th +0.004 14th 2% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.48 9th +0.005 15th on par with peers
Portland, OR 0.48 7th +0.005 16th 1% below peers
El Paso, TX 0.48 6th +0.011 17th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.48 11th +0.011 18th on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.00 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 receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
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SNAP fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 16.6% to 14.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 8 of the 17 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, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 10 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 4.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (18.6% to 14.5%).
14.5%
20102023
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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
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 8.7% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 46% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 11.8% 4th -2.5pp 2nd 27% below peers
Portland, OR 14.5% 7th -2.1pp 3rd 11% below peers
Seattle, WA 7.5% 1st -1.0pp 4th 54% below peers
Tucson, AZ 16.2% 10th -1.7pp 5th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 20.4% 14th -2.1pp 6th 26% above peers
Denver, CO 8.3% 2nd -0.7pp 7th 49% below peers
Washington, DC 13.2% 5th -0.6pp 8th 19% below peers
Detroit, MI 38.0% 18th -1.7pp 9th 134% above peers
El Paso, TX 19.1% 13th -0.7pp 10th 18% above peers
Baltimore, MD 23.6% 16th -0.9pp 11th 45% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 14.5% 8th -0.3pp 12th 11% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.5% 17th -0.2pp 13th 69% above peers
Fresno, CA 23.0% 15th -0.0pp 14th 42% above peers
Boston, MA 18.6% 12th +0.2pp 15th 15% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.7% 6th +0.5pp 16th 16% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 17.3% 11th +2.2pp 17th 6% above peers
Sacramento, CA 14.7% 9th +2.2pp 18th 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Typical home value

No better direction Falling, faster than peers
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Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.

Multi-year view: home value is about 1% lower than in 2021 ($544,859 then, $540,296 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $599,187 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $540,296 in June 2026, down from $542,544 a year earlier.
$540,296
2000June 2026
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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%
Milwaukee, WI $231,388 (Jun 26) 12th +3.4% 1st 41% below peers
El Paso, TX $237,834 (Jun 26) 11th +1.7% 2nd 39% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $350,091 (Jun 26) 9th +1.1% 3rd 11% below peers
Fresno, CA $392,929 (Jun 26) 8th +0.3% 4th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK $209,490 (Jun 26) 13th -0.3% 5th 47% below peers
Portland, OR $540,296 (Jun 26) 4th -0.4% 6th 38% above peers
Boston, MA $788,881 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.3% 7th 101% above peers
Sacramento, CA $482,968 (Jun 26) 6th -1.9% 8th 23% above peers
Tucson, AZ $325,520 (Jun 26) 10th -2.2% 9th 17% below peers
Seattle, WA $856,052 (Jun 26) 1st -2.2% 10th 118% above peers
Baltimore, MD $192,669 (Jun 26) 14th -2.3% 11th 51% below peers
Washington, DC $579,159 (Jun 26) 3rd -2.3% 12th 47% above peers
Memphis, TN $146,746 (Jun 26) 15th -3.0% 13th 63% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $425,535 (Jun 26) 7th -3.1% 14th 8% above peers
Denver, CO $538,992 (Jun 26) 5th -3.4% 15th 37% above peers
Detroit, MI $77,245 (Jun 26) 16th -5.1% 16th 80% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently
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Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($383,972 then, $386,922 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $422,408 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $386,922 in June 2026, down from $389,469 a year earlier.
$386,922
2000June 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%
Milwaukee, WI $144,456 (Jun 26) 12th +4.3% 1st 50% below peers
El Paso, TX $183,250 (Jun 26) 11th +2.6% 2nd 36% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $274,422 (Jun 26) 9th +1.5% 3rd 4% below peers
Boston, MA $561,002 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.4% 4th 96% above peers
Fresno, CA $286,878 (Jun 26) 8th +0.3% 5th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK $127,849 (Jun 26) 13th -0.4% 6th 55% below peers
Portland, OR $386,922 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.7% 7th 35% above peers
Sacramento, CA $381,254 (Jun 26) 4th -1.0% 8th 33% above peers
Detroit, MI $48,796 (Jun 26) 16th -1.2% 9th 83% below peers
Seattle, WA $564,373 (Jun 26) 1st -2.4% 10th 97% above peers
Baltimore, MD $102,427 (Jun 26) 14th -2.5% 11th 64% below peers
Tucson, AZ $246,249 (Jun 26) 10th -2.9% 12th 14% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $302,053 (Jun 26) 7th -3.6% 13th 5% above peers
Washington, DC $342,193 (Jun 26) 6th -3.9% 14th 19% above peers
Memphis, TN $79,379 (Jun 26) 15th -4.2% 15th 72% below peers
Denver, CO $360,685 (Jun 26) 5th -4.5% 16th 26% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Worsening
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Homeownership fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.4% to 52.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 4 of the 17 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; 11 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.8% to 52.0%).
52.0%
20112024
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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%
Las Vegas, NV 56.6% 5th +3.9pp 1st 10% above peers
Fresno, CA 50.1% 11th +3.4pp 2nd 3% below peers
Sacramento, CA 51.7% 9th +3.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Detroit, MI 50.4% 10th +3.1pp 4th 3% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 61.8% 1st +2.1pp 5th 20% above peers
El Paso, TX 60.8% 2nd +1.9pp 6th 18% above peers
Tucson, AZ 51.9% 8th +1.2pp 7th on par with peers
Boston, MA 35.7% 18th +0.7pp 8th 31% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 16th +0.4pp 9th 19% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 60.7% 3rd +0.6pp 10th 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 47.5% 13th +0.0pp 11th 8% below peers
Washington, DC 41.5% 17th -0.1pp 12th 20% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 58.5% 4th -0.4pp 13th 13% above peers
Denver, CO 48.8% 12th -1.1pp 14th 6% below peers
Portland, OR 52.0% 7th -1.4pp 15th 1% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 52.4% 6th -1.5pp 16th 1% above peers
Memphis, TN 44.9% 14th -1.7pp 17th 13% below peers
Seattle, WA 43.7% 15th -2.0pp 18th 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 87% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,721 in June 2026, up from $1,705 a year earlier.
$1,721
2015June 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%
Milwaukee, WI $1,469 (Jun 26) 12th +4.6% 1st 15% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $1,298 (Jun 26) 15th +3.2% 2nd 25% below peers
Fresno, CA $1,954 (Jun 26) 5th +3.1% 3rd 13% above peers
Detroit, MI $1,356 (Jun 26) 14th +3.0% 4th 21% below peers
Boston, MA $3,469 (Jun 26) 1st +2.9% 5th 101% above peers
El Paso, TX $1,521 (Jun 26) 10th +2.6% 6th 12% below peers
Baltimore, MD $1,799 (Jun 26) 7th +2.4% 7th 4% above peers
Sacramento, CA $2,071 (Jun 26) 4th +1.3% 8th 20% above peers
Portland, OR $1,721 (Jun 26) 9th +0.9% 9th on par with peers
Memphis, TN $1,280 (Jun 26) 16th +0.8% 10th 26% below peers
Tucson, AZ $1,425 (Jun 26) 13th +0.8% 11th 17% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $1,486 (Jun 26) 11th +0.8% 12th 14% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $1,722 (Jun 26) 8th +0.5% 13th on par with peers
Seattle, WA $2,224 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.4% 14th 29% above peers
Washington, DC $2,532 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.9% 15th 47% above peers
Denver, CO $1,877 (Jun 26) 6th -1.4% 16th 9% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Worsening
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Cost burden rose 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 37.3% to 38.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 17 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; 6 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.1% to 38.8%).
38.8%
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 35.0% +0.5pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Milwaukee, WI 40.3% 12th -1.5pp 1st 4% above peers
Fresno, CA 42.5% 17th -0.8pp 2nd 10% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 33.5% 3rd -0.6pp 3rd 14% below peers
Detroit, MI 43.5% 18th -0.7pp 4th 12% above peers
Seattle, WA 34.5% 4th -0.5pp 5th 11% below peers
Boston, MA 42.5% 16th -0.4pp 6th 10% above peers
Washington, DC 36.1% 6th -0.2pp 7th 7% below peers
Tucson, AZ 38.7% 9th +0.6pp 8th on par with peers
Denver, CO 36.1% 7th +0.7pp 9th 7% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 39.9% 11th +1.1pp 10th 3% above peers
Memphis, TN 41.8% 15th +1.4pp 11th 8% above peers
Sacramento, CA 41.4% 13th +1.4pp 12th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 30.7% 1st +1.2pp 13th 21% below peers
Portland, OR 38.8% 10th +1.5pp 14th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 41.7% 14th +2.2pp 15th 7% above peers
El Paso, TX 36.0% 5th +2.2pp 16th 7% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 31.5% 2nd +2.4pp 17th 19% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.9% 8th +3.8pp 18th 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toledo, OH down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Indianapolis, IN down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.2% then, 13.7% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.0% to 13.7%).
13.7%
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 7.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fresno, CA 8.2% 5th -2.3pp 1st 20% below peers
Detroit, MI 20.1% 15th -3.6pp 2nd 95% above peers
Tucson, AZ 10.1% 9th -1.5pp 3rd 2% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 8.9% 7th -1.1pp 4th 14% below peers
Memphis, TN 10.3% 10th -1.3pp 5th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.7% 8th -0.9pp 6th 6% below peers
Baltimore, MD 26.7% 16th -2.2pp 7th 159% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 16.2% 13th -1.2pp 8th 58% above peers
El Paso, TX 7.1% 4th -0.4pp 9th 31% below peers
Portland, OR 13.7% 12th -0.5pp 10th 33% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.0% 3rd -0.2pp 11th 32% below peers
Boston, MA 33.2% 17th -1.0pp 12th 223% above peers
Sacramento, CA 8.4% 6th -0.2pp 13th 18% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6.7% 2nd -0.0pp 14th 35% below peers
Washington, DC 36.0% 18th +0.1pp 15th 250% above peers
Denver, CO 10.3% 11th +0.5pp 16th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 19.0% 14th +1.2pp 17th 84% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 6.5% 1st +0.4pp 18th 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started 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 →
  • Fresno, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Stockton, CA down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
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Uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.4% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp). 7 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.3% to 5.2%).
5.2%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 18 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 5.8% -0.7pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Fresno, CA 6.0% 8th -2.1pp 1st 29% below peers
Portland, OR 5.2% 4th -1.2pp 2nd 39% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.6pp 3rd 66% below peers
Detroit, MI 7.4% 9th -1.0pp 4th 13% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.9% 6th -0.6pp 5th 31% below peers
Sacramento, CA 5.3% 5th -0.5pp 6th 37% below peers
Tucson, AZ 10.3% 13th -0.8pp 7th 21% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.5% 16th -0.8pp 8th 59% above peers
Denver, CO 8.9% 11th -0.3pp 9th 5% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 9.0% 12th -0.2pp 10th 6% above peers
Washington, DC 3.6% 2nd -0.0pp 11th 58% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.2% 3rd +0.0pp 12th 51% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 12.7% 14th +0.7pp 13th 49% above peers
Memphis, TN 14.5% 17th +1.0pp 14th 71% above peers
El Paso, TX 20.1% 18th +1.5pp 15th 137% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 8.5% 10th +0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.2% 15th +1.1pp 17th 56% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 5.9% 7th +0.6pp 18th 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the 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 →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chesapeake, VA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Boston, MA down 0.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only ★ Strong performer
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Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

28.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Oregon ref 31.9%
United States ref 33.4%
Denver, CO 23.2% 1st 33% below peers
Seattle, WA 23.4% 2nd 33% below peers
Washington, DC 25.5% 3rd 27% below peers
Boston, MA 27.3% 4th 22% below peers
Portland, OR 28.2% 5th 19% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 28.4% 6th 18% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 31.8% 7th 9% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 33.9% 8th 3% below peers
Sacramento, CA 34.7% 9th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 34.8% 10th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.1% 11th 4% above peers
Baltimore, MD 37.9% 12th 9% above peers
Fresno, CA 38.7% 13th 11% above peers
El Paso, TX 39.5% 14th 14% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.8% 15th 14% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 43.4% 16th 25% above peers
Detroit, MI 45.0% 17th 29% above peers
Memphis, TN 45.1% 18th 30% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ National leader
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Child uninsured fell 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.8% to 1.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). None of the 17 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; 11 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.3% to 1.9%).
1.9%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 18 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 3.0% -0.7pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Portland, OR 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 1st 58% below peers
Detroit, MI 2.8% 6th -0.4pp 2nd 39% below peers
Fresno, CA 2.5% 4th -0.2pp 3rd 46% below peers
Tucson, AZ 7.8% 13th -0.2pp 4th 70% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 8th +0.0pp 5th 28% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.0% 14th +0.9pp 6th 74% above peers
Baltimore, MD 4.6% 10th +0.6pp 7th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 11.2% 18th +2.1pp 8th 144% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 9.6% 16th +2.4pp 9th 110% above peers
Denver, CO 5.7% 11th +1.5pp 10th 23% above peers
Memphis, TN 8.7% 15th +2.4pp 11th 89% above peers
Seattle, WA 1.9% 2nd +0.5pp 12th 58% below peers
Sacramento, CA 3.1% 7th +0.9pp 13th 33% below peers
Washington, DC 2.8% 5th +0.8pp 14th 40% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3.9% 9th +1.1pp 15th 15% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.6% 17th +3.7pp 16th 130% above peers
Boston, MA 2.0% 3rd +0.7pp 17th 56% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.9% 12th +2.5pp 18th 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started 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 →
  • Lexington, KY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lincoln, NE down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
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College attainment rose 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.4% to 53.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 17 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 9.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.4% to 53.8%).
53.8%
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 36.8% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Detroit, MI 18.1% 18th +2.8pp 1st 50% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 48.0% 6th +6.9pp 2nd 33% above peers
Fresno, CA 25.5% 17th +3.6pp 3rd 29% below peers
Denver, CO 56.5% 3rd +7.1pp 4th 56% above peers
Tucson, AZ 31.1% 12th +3.7pp 5th 14% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.7% 10th +4.1pp 6th 4% below peers
Baltimore, MD 36.1% 9th +4.2pp 7th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 33.8% 11th +3.9pp 8th 7% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 27.6% 15th +3.1pp 9th 23% below peers
El Paso, TX 28.1% 13th +3.1pp 10th 22% below peers
Sacramento, CA 37.1% 8th +4.0pp 11th 3% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.4% 16th +2.8pp 12th 24% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 39.2% 7th +4.0pp 13th 9% above peers
Boston, MA 54.9% 4th +5.2pp 14th 52% above peers
Washington, DC 64.2% 2nd +5.7pp 15th 78% above peers
Memphis, TN 28.0% 14th +1.9pp 16th 22% below peers
Seattle, WA 68.5% 1st +4.4pp 17th 89% above peers
Portland, OR 53.8% 5th +3.3pp 18th 49% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment fell 7.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.8% to 54.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 7 of the 17 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; 8 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.8% to 54.4%).
54.4%
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 41.8% -4.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
El Paso, TX 47.3% 6th +6.8pp 1st 19% above peers
Memphis, TN 39.9% 9th +2.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Boston, MA 65.1% 3rd +4.0pp 3rd 63% above peers
Seattle, WA 70.3% 2nd +1.0pp 4th 76% above peers
Tucson, AZ 38.6% 12th +0.4pp 5th 3% below peers
Washington, DC 79.0% 1st +0.3pp 6th 98% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.4% 10th -0.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 37.0% 14th -2.2pp 8th 7% below peers
Denver, CO 52.5% 5th -3.2pp 9th 32% above peers
Fresno, CA 35.5% 15th -3.9pp 10th 11% below peers
Portland, OR 54.4% 4th -7.4pp 11th 36% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 38.7% 11th -5.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.7% 16th -5.9pp 13th 18% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 42.3% 7th -7.8pp 14th 6% above peers
Sacramento, CA 38.0% 13th -8.4pp 15th 5% below peers
Baltimore, MD 42.0% 8th -9.8pp 16th 5% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.9% 17th -9.6pp 17th 20% below peers
Detroit, MI 31.0% 18th -9.8pp 18th 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the 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 →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.1% then, 5.7% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.3% to 5.7%).
5.7%
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 8.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Baltimore, MD 9.0% 15th -2.7pp 1st 9% above peers
Washington, DC 5.2% 3rd -1.5pp 2nd 37% below peers
El Paso, TX 8.0% 9th -0.9pp 3rd 3% below peers
Sacramento, CA 7.2% 6th -0.7pp 4th 12% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.2pp 5th 64% below peers
Seattle, WA 3.1% 2nd -0.2pp 6th 62% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.2% 7th -0.4pp 7th 12% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.2% 10th -0.4pp 8th on par with peers
Denver, CO 8.4% 11th -0.4pp 9th 2% above peers
Fresno, CA 8.9% 14th -0.4pp 10th 9% above peers
Tucson, AZ 7.3% 8th -0.0pp 11th 11% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 5.7% 5th +0.3pp 12th 30% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 8.8% 13th +0.7pp 13th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 8.5% 12th +0.7pp 14th 4% above peers
Portland, OR 5.7% 4th +0.6pp 15th 30% below peers
Memphis, TN 13.1% 17th +1.8pp 16th 60% above peers
Detroit, MI 16.7% 18th +2.7pp 17th 103% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 11.9% 16th +2.2pp 18th 45% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 645,291 to 641,165 - more than the combined survey margin (±880). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (602,568 to 641,165).
641,165
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma City, OK 697,125 3rd +8% 1st 9% above peers
Sacramento, CA 528,706 18th +6% 2nd 18% below peers
Seattle, WA 754,195 1st +4% 3rd 18% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 660,400 8th +4% 4th 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 545,970 17th +4% 5th 15% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 690,130 4th +4% 6th 8% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 631,818 11th +2% 7th 1% below peers
Denver, CO 718,877 2nd +2% 8th 12% above peers
Tucson, AZ 547,073 16th +1% 9th 15% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 562,218 15th +1% 10th 12% below peers
El Paso, TX 680,130 6th +0% 11th 6% above peers
Portland, OR 641,165 9th -1% 12th on par with peers
Washington, DC 681,294 5th -2% 13th 6% above peers
Boston, MA 666,442 7th -3% 14th 4% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 566,973 14th -5% 15th 12% below peers
Memphis, TN 618,980 12th -5% 16th 3% below peers
Detroit, MI 638,530 10th -5% 17th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 573,243 13th -6% 18th 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±734 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
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Children fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.8% to 16.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp). 12 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.3% to 16.3%).
16.3%
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
Washington, DC 18.7% 14th +0.8pp 1st 13% below peers
Memphis, TN 25.2% 3rd +0.3pp 2nd 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 20.9% 10th +0.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.5% 7th +0.0pp 4th 5% above peers
Detroit, MI 24.8% 6th -0.1pp 5th 15% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 20.7% 11th -0.3pp 6th 4% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 25.4% 2nd -0.6pp 7th 18% above peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 1st -1.0pp 8th 27% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 4th -1.0pp 9th 15% above peers
Boston, MA 15.1% 17th -0.8pp 10th 30% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 22.4% 8th -1.4pp 11th 4% above peers
Sacramento, CA 21.5% 9th -1.6pp 12th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 24.9% 5th -1.8pp 13th 15% above peers
Portland, OR 16.3% 16th -1.5pp 14th 24% below peers
Seattle, WA 13.8% 18th -1.3pp 15th 36% below peers
Tucson, AZ 19.4% 13th -1.8pp 16th 10% below peers
Denver, CO 18.0% 15th -1.8pp 17th 16% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 20.3% 12th -2.1pp 18th 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children in single-parent families

No better direction Rising
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Single-parent rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.6% to 31.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.0% to 31.3%).
31.3%
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 28.2% +1.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Portland, OR 31.3% 16th +2.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Sacramento, CA 36.9% 13th +2.8pp 2nd 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 42.2% 8th +2.4pp 3rd 3% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 61.4% 2nd +2.9pp 4th 50% above peers
El Paso, TX 37.6% 12th +1.6pp 5th 8% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 38.0% 11th +1.6pp 6th 7% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 40.5% 10th +0.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Denver, CO 30.9% 17th +0.3pp 8th 24% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.6% 15th +0.2pp 9th 15% below peers
Memphis, TN 59.9% 3rd -0.2pp 10th 46% above peers
Detroit, MI 67.1% 1st -1.0pp 11th 64% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.3% 14th -0.9pp 12th 11% below peers
Tucson, AZ 43.2% 6th -1.7pp 13th 6% above peers
Seattle, WA 21.1% 18th -1.0pp 14th 48% below peers
Washington, DC 45.3% 5th -2.3pp 15th 11% above peers
Baltimore, MD 54.2% 4th -3.8pp 16th 33% above peers
Fresno, CA 40.9% 9th -3.3pp 17th on par with peers
Boston, MA 42.6% 7th -3.9pp 18th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.5% then, 70.6% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 17 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.9% to 70.6%).
70.6%
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 66.2% +1.9pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sacramento, CA 71.9% 6th +7.6pp 1st 3% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 68.8% 12th +4.6pp 2nd 1% below peers
Fresno, CA 65.0% 14th +3.6pp 3rd 7% below peers
Denver, CO 69.9% 8th +3.8pp 4th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 72.9% 4th +3.8pp 5th 5% above peers
Baltimore, MD 74.6% 3rd +3.8pp 6th 7% above peers
Washington, DC 77.5% 2nd +1.4pp 7th 11% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 72.5% 5th +1.3pp 8th 4% above peers
Boston, MA 78.6% 1st +0.9pp 9th 13% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 69.7% 9th +0.6pp 10th on par with peers
Portland, OR 70.6% 7th +0.1pp 11th 1% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 69.3% 10th -0.3pp 12th 1% below peers
Memphis, TN 66.7% 13th -1.8pp 13th 4% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 62.4% 16th -2.0pp 14th 11% below peers
El Paso, TX 58.5% 18th -2.2pp 15th 16% below peers
Tucson, AZ 62.5% 15th -3.9pp 16th 10% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 69.0% 11th -4.6pp 17th 1% below peers
Detroit, MI 61.8% 17th -5.1pp 18th 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 165 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±3.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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