The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| College Station, TX | 117 (May 26) | -29.2% | 1st | ||
| Concord, CA | 381 (May 26) | -23.9% | 2nd | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 139 (May 26) | -23.6% | 3rd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | -23.5% | 4th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | -17.9% | 5th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 408 (May 26) | -12.4% | 6th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 438 (May 26) | -11.9% | 7th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 377 (May 26) | -11.4% | 8th | ||
| Arvada, CO | 288 (Apr 26) | -5.9% | 9th | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 598 (May 26) | -5.2% | 10th | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 109 (May 26) | -4.9% | 11th | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 199 (May 26) | -4.6% | 12th | ||
| Independence, MO | 556 (May 26) | -4.5% | 13th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | -1.2% | 14th | ||
| Columbia, MO | 362 (May 26) | +0.0% | 15th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 257 (May 26) | +1.2% | 16th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 1,093 (May 26) | +1.8% | 17th | ||
| Norman, OK | 292 (Dec 25) | +2.4% | 18th | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 743 (Apr 26) | +3.7% | 19th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 142 (May 26) | +4.7% | 20th | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 299 (May 26) | +10.5% | 21st | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 143 (May 26) | +11.6% | 22nd | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 541 (May 26) | +11.8% | 23rd | ||
| Abilene, TX | 480 (May 26) | +16.8% | 24th | ||
| Rochester, MN | 175 (May 26) | +23.4% | 25th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,313 (May 26) | -30.7% | 1st | ||
| College Station, TX | 819 (May 26) | -24.6% | 2nd | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 2,764 (Apr 26) | -23.6% | 3rd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,041 (May 26) | -22.0% | 4th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 2,076 (May 26) | -21.4% | 5th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 414 (May 26) | -21.0% | 6th | ||
| Concord, CA | 2,374 (May 26) | -20.2% | 7th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1,309 (May 26) | -15.9% | 8th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 757 (May 26) | -13.8% | 9th | ||
| Columbia, MO | 1,895 (May 26) | -13.7% | 10th | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3,969 (May 26) | -12.7% | 11th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 3,369 (May 26) | -12.3% | 12th | ||
| Norman, OK | 2,107 (Dec 25) | -11.4% | 13th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 2,930 (May 26) | -11.1% | 14th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 3,072 (May 26) | -10.5% | 15th | ||
| Independence, MO | 2,981 (May 26) | -10.3% | 16th | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2,257 (Apr 26) | -8.4% | 17th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,398 (May 26) | -3.3% | 18th | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 1,670 (May 26) | -2.8% | 19th | ||
| Rochester, MN | 1,313 (May 26) | +0.3% | 20th | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 1,431 (May 26) | +2.6% | 21st | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,651 (May 26) | +2.7% | 22nd | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 989 (May 26) | +3.3% | 23rd | ||
| Abilene, TX | 1,729 (May 26) | +5.7% | 24th | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1,699 (May 26) | +8.5% | 25th |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicides rose about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Concord, CA | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1 (May 26) | -83.3% | 2nd | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1 (May 26) | -80.0% | 3rd | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | -75.0% | 4th | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 3 (May 26) | -33.3% | 5th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 11 (May 26) | -30.0% | 6th | ||
| Independence, MO | 6 (May 26) | -29.9% | 7th | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12 (Apr 26) | -28.6% | 8th | ||
| Rochester, MN | 2 (May 26) | -25.0% | 9th | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 10th | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3 (May 26) | +0.0% | 11th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4 (May 26) | +0.0% | 13th | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7 (May 26) | +12.6% | 14th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | +24.8% | 15th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 4 (May 26) | +25.1% | 16th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 9 (May 26) | +37.4% | 17th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | +50.3% | 18th | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5 (May 26) | +99.6% | 19th | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | +100.0% | 20th | ||
| Norman, OK | 3 (Dec 25) | +299.6% | 21st | ||
| College Station, TX | 1 (May 26) | ||||
| Arvada, CO | 1 (Apr 26) | ||||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 (May 26) | ||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 (May 26) |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft rose about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| College Station, TX | 52 (May 26) | -43.2% | 1st | ||
| Columbia, MO | 178 (May 26) | -42.3% | 2nd | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 174 (May 26) | -36.1% | 3rd | ||
| Arvada, CO | 251 (Apr 26) | -32.9% | 4th | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 236 (May 26) | -32.4% | 5th | ||
| Independence, MO | 496 (May 26) | -29.8% | 6th | ||
| Concord, CA | 321 (May 26) | -29.7% | 7th | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 442 (May 26) | -27.6% | 8th | ||
| Hartford, CT | 553 (May 26) | -26.6% | 9th | ||
| Rochester, MN | 59 (May 26) | -24.0% | 10th | ||
| Norman, OK | 189 (Dec 25) | -21.8% | 11th | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | -20.3% | 12th | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95 (May 26) | -19.9% | 13th | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 249 (May 26) | -19.2% | 14th | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 577 (Apr 26) | -14.9% | 15th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 24 (May 26) | -12.8% | 16th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 131 (May 26) | -11.6% | 17th | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 71 (May 26) | -11.2% | 18th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 308 (May 26) | -10.4% | 19th | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 314 (May 26) | -9.9% | 20th | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 258 (May 26) | -4.5% | 21st | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | +2.0% | 22nd | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | +3.6% | 23rd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | +11.2% | 24th | ||
| Abilene, TX | 158 (May 26) | +29.6% | 25th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 35% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $41,167 to $55,494 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,003). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | $77,971 | +26% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | $178,958 | 1st | +42% | 1st | 118% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 18th | +41% | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | $100,795 | 10th | +41% | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | $66,738 | 22nd | +40% | 4th | 19% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | $117,348 | 6th | +39% | 5th | 43% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | $89,233 | 15th | +38% | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 29th | +38% | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | $73,446 | 17th | +35% | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 28th | +35% | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | $68,432 | 19th | +33% | 10th | 17% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | $90,171 | 13th | +30% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | $66,498 | 23rd | +30% | 12th | 19% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | $46,411 | 31st | +28% | 13th | 44% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | $99,241 | 12th | +27% | 14th | 21% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | $108,092 | 8th | +26% | 15th | 31% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | $82,212 | 16th | +25% | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 3rd | +24% | 17th | 65% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | $62,648 | 24th | +24% | 18th | 24% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 4th | +23% | 19th | 48% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | $89,389 | 14th | +22% | 20th | 9% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | $108,709 | 7th | +21% | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | $61,915 | 25th | +21% | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | $66,998 | 21st | +21% | 23rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | $101,895 | 9th | +21% | 24th | 24% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 11th | +20% | 25th | 21% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | $60,339 | 26th | +19% | 26th | 27% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 27th | +19% | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | $67,704 | 20th | +16% | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | $140,701 | 2nd | +15% | 29th | 71% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 5th | +14% | 30th | 45% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | $50,900 | 30th | +11% | 31st | 38% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose 1.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 4.2% (May 26) | +0.0pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Independence, MO | 3.7% (May 26) | 15th | -0.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 1.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 17th | -0.4pp | 4th | 3% above peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.4pp | 5th | 16% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.4pp | 7th | 14% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 8th | 3% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 25th | -0.3pp | 9th | 27% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 10th | 16% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 16th | -0.2pp | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.2pp | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3.6% (May 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 21st | +0.2pp | 15th | 11% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 16th | 8% below peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 13th | +0.2pp | 17th | 3% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 18th | 19% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 4.0% (May 26) | 19th | +0.2pp | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 14th | +0.2pp | 20th | 3% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 18th | +0.3pp | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 24th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.7pp | 24th | 11% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 26th | +1.0pp | 25th | 32% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 4.0% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 26th | 8% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 27th | +1.4pp | 27th | 65% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 7.9% (May 26) | 28th | +2.2pp | 28th | 114% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.5% to 20.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 11.3% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 6.0% | 4th | -2.6pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 15.5% | 21st | -5.8pp | 2nd | 28% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.8% | 7th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 7.9% | 8th | -2.5pp | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 27th | -4.4pp | 5th | 67% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.6% | 14th | -2.3pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.2% | 10th | -1.5pp | 7th | 32% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 11th | -1.6pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.7% | 18th | -2.4pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 17.8% | 25th | -2.4pp | 10th | 48% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 29th | -2.9pp | 11th | 102% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 15.5% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 12th | 29% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 24.7% | 30th | -1.9pp | 14th | 105% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 18.0% | 26th | -1.0pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 15.7% | 24th | -0.8pp | 16th | 30% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 12.3% | 17th | -0.5pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 25.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 18th | 113% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12.1% | 16th | -0.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 14.7% | 19th | -0.1pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 5th | +0.0pp | 21st | 47% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 22nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 15.6% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 23rd | 30% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 21.7% | 28th | +1.6pp | 24th | 80% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 20th | +1.2pp | 25th | 26% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 6th | +0.8pp | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 27th | 66% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 10.1% | 13th | +1.6pp | 28th | 17% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 9th | +1.7pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.5% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 12th | +3.7pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 7.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 37.4% to 30.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.5pp). 11 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 15.6% | -2.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 5.4% | 3rd | -4.1pp | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 9.6% | 11th | -7.1pp | 2nd | 30% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.8% | 8th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 18.9% | 25th | -11.1pp | 4th | 39% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 8.1% | 9th | -4.7pp | 5th | 40% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 7.4% | 6th | -4.1pp | 6th | 46% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.9% | 17th | -5.4pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 28th | -9.3pp | 8th | 79% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 15.0% | 19th | -4.6pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 22.4% | 26th | -6.5pp | 10th | 65% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 11th | 74% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 30th | -7.0pp | 12th | 123% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 12.3% | 14th | -2.8pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 4th | -1.1pp | 14th | 55% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 17.5% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 15th | 29% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 21st | -2.7pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 17th | 81% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 24.6% | 29th | -3.1pp | 18th | 81% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 23.8% | 27th | -1.3pp | 19th | 75% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 35.6% | 31st | -1.8pp | 20th | 162% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.1% | 5th | -0.2pp | 21st | 48% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 24th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 30% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 14.9% | 18th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 13th | +1.5pp | 24th | 18% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 13.6% | 16th | +1.9pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 15.2% | 20th | +2.3pp | 26th | 11% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 10th | +1.5pp | 27th | 40% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 7.6% | 7th | +1.9pp | 28th | 44% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 16.5% | 22nd | +4.2pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13.2% | 15th | +3.4pp | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 12th | +5.8pp | 31st | 25% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 9.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 77.5% to 86.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 25 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 90.0% | +7.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 28th | +18.4pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 86.7% | 29th | +14.7pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 92.0% | 21st | +14.5pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 18th | +10.2pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 95.9% | 6th | +9.8pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 89.7% | 25th | +9.0pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 91.4% | 23rd | +9.0pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 89.4% | 26th | +8.3pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 92.0% | 22nd | +7.8pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 90.7% | 24th | +7.2pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 93.5% | 15th | +7.0pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 95.7% | 7th | +6.5pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 96.1% | 4th | +6.3pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 94.2% | 12th | +5.8pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 16th | +5.6pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 96.5% | 3rd | +5.5pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 88.4% | 27th | +4.9pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 92.0% | 20th | +5.0pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 92.2% | 19th | +4.5pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 95.2% | 8th | +4.5pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 93.9% | 14th | +3.7pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 10th | +3.6pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 94.3% | 11th | +2.8pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 96.1% | 5th | +2.8pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +1.5pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 13th | +1.2pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 92.8% | 17th | +0.9pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 9th | +0.7pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 84.6% | 31st | +0.3pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Inequality fell about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.43 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 0.47 | +0.002 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 0.43 | 9th | -0.033 | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 24th | -0.020 | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 0.47 | 21st | -0.016 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 0.46 | 20th | -0.012 | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 0.51 | 26th | -0.012 | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 0.44 | 11th | -0.007 | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 0.43 | 5th | -0.006 | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 0.54 | 31st | -0.005 | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 0.45 | 14th | -0.002 | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 0.49 | 22nd | +0.000 | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 0.52 | 28th | +0.002 | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 0.41 | 2nd | +0.002 | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 0.51 | 25th | +0.002 | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 0.41 | 3rd | +0.002 | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 0.50 | 23rd | +0.003 | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 0.46 | 18th | +0.009 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 0.43 | 8th | +0.009 | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 0.52 | 27th | +0.011 | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 0.54 | 30th | +0.012 | 19th | 19% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 0.44 | 12th | +0.011 | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 17th | +0.011 | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 6th | +0.011 | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 0.44 | 13th | +0.011 | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.52 | 29th | +0.014 | 24th | 16% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 0.43 | 7th | +0.014 | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 19th | +0.016 | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 1st | +0.027 | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.034 | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 0.42 | 4th | +0.038 | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 10th | +0.047 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 15th | +0.049 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (29.7% then, 31.4% now; margin ±2.4pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 14.0% | +0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 9.2% | 18th | -5.1pp | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 6.8% | 10th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 7th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 3.8% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 4th | 55% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 12.3% | 25th | -2.7pp | 5th | 44% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 7.1% | 12th | -1.4pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.1% | 13th | -1.3pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.6% | 14th | -1.3pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 13.9% | 27th | -1.9pp | 9th | 62% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 2.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 10th | 70% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 12.0% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 11th | 40% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 36.5% | 31st | -3.8pp | 12th | 327% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.1% | 17th | -0.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 4.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 14th | 43% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 11.6% | 21st | -0.6pp | 15th | 36% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 14.5% | 29th | -0.5pp | 16th | 70% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 11.8% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 18th | 29% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 30th | +1.6pp | 19th | 267% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.3% | 26th | +0.9pp | 20th | 56% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 9th | +0.5pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.8% | 5th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 28th | +1.7pp | 23rd | 65% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 11.1% | 20th | +1.4pp | 24th | 30% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.6% | 16th | +1.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 12.1% | 24th | +2.1pp | 26th | 42% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.8% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 8th | +1.4pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.8% | 11th | +2.0pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 48% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 8.2% | 15th | +3.7pp | 31st | 5% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | $294,099 (Jun 26) | +2.4% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $222,043 (Jun 26) | 26th | +7.6% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $348,286 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.0% | 2nd | 12% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $324,918 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.0% | 3rd | 18% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.7% | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $214,195 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 5th | 46% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $540,694 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.0% | 6th | 37% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $205,552 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.8% | 7th | 48% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $330,373 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.7% | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $1,478,916 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.6% | 9th | 274% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $228,144 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.0% | 10th | 42% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $265,751 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.3% | 11th | 33% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.5% | 12th | 166% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $522,797 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.4% | 13th | 32% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $349,845 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.2% | 14th | 12% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $538,033 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.1% | 15th | 36% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 16th | 49% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $403,887 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.7% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,710,119 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 18th | 332% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $422,872 (Jun 26) | 12th | -0.8% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.8% | 20th | 2% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.7% | 21st | 113% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $737,771 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.9% | 22nd | 87% above peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $609,593 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.2% | 23rd | 54% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $614,627 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.5% | 24th | 55% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.6% | 25th | 23% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $308,500 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.7% | 26th | 22% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $395,461 (Jun 26) | 15th | -4.1% | 27th | on par with peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $526,808 (Jun 26) | 10th | -4.3% | 28th | 33% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.2% | 29th | 3% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | $161,687 (Jun 26) | +2.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $132,930 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.6% | 1st | 55% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 20th | +5.0% | 2nd | 21% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $233,249 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.6% | 3rd | 22% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $255,234 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.6% | 4th | 14% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $157,158 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.6% | 5th | 47% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $229,082 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.4% | 6th | 23% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $356,154 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.0% | 7th | 19% above peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $995,582 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.7% | 8th | 234% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $183,406 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.6% | 9th | 39% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $405,000 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.2% | 10th | 36% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $109,220 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 11th | 63% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $137,808 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.0% | 12th | 54% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $263,669 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.9% | 13th | 12% below peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 14th | 4% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $434,946 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 15th | 46% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.1% | 16th | 164% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $298,235 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.1% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.5% | 18th | 138% above peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $488,580 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.3% | 19th | 64% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $247,731 (Jun 26) | 18th | -2.4% | 20th | 17% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,097,008 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 21st | 268% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $484,930 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.1% | 22nd | 63% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $425,896 (Jun 26) | 9th | -3.4% | 23rd | 43% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $499,233 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.5% | 24th | 67% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 19th | -3.5% | 25th | 19% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $316,037 (Jun 26) | 12th | -4.2% | 26th | 6% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 27th | 64% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $212,464 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -5.9% | 28th | 29% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.4% | 29th | 6% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.8% to 43.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 69.3% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.3% | 23rd | +4.2pp | 1st | 17% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 25.7% | 31st | +1.7pp | 2nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 47.6% | 22nd | +3.1pp | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 2nd | +5.2pp | 4th | 42% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 80.3% | 1st | +4.9pp | 5th | 43% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 27th | +2.4pp | 6th | 23% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 7th | 28% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 14th | +2.7pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 56.1% | 16th | +2.1pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 50.5% | 20th | +1.7pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 61.3% | 12th | +2.0pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 57.4% | 15th | +1.9pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 65.3% | 9th | +1.9pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 61.6% | 11th | +1.7pp | 14th | 10% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 44.2% | 25th | +1.2pp | 15th | 21% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 72.5% | 7th | +2.0pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 48.7% | 21st | +1.3pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 75.3% | 4th | +1.2pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 8th | +0.7pp | 19th | 26% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 53.3% | 18th | +0.5pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 6th | +0.7pp | 21st | 30% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 45.5% | 24th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 23rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 60.9% | 13th | +0.2pp | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.7% | 26th | +0.0pp | 25th | 22% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 74.6% | 5th | -1.6pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 65.1% | 10th | -2.7pp | 27th | 16% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 40.8% | 28th | -2.0pp | 28th | 27% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 35.4% | 30th | -2.3pp | 29th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 53.1% | 19th | -3.5pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 17th | -4.8pp | 31st | 1% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $1,947 (Jun 26) | 13th | +41.4% | 1st | 4% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $3,890 (Jun 26) | 1st | +7.2% | 2nd | 107% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.7% | 3rd | 32% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.1% | 4th | 10% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $1,424 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.0% | 5th | 24% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $2,341 (Jun 26) | 8th | +4.0% | 6th | 24% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 7th | 8% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.4% | 8th | 74% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $1,088 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.2% | 9th | 42% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.1% | 10th | 26% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $2,584 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.9% | 11th | 37% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,694 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.8% | 12th | 10% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $2,392 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.8% | 13th | 27% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.7% | 14th | 27% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $1,702 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.2% | 15th | 9% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $1,446 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.0% | 16th | 23% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $2,941 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.0% | 17th | 56% above peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $2,446 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.7% | 18th | 30% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.5% | 19th | 11% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,158 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.1% | 20th | 15% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.6% | 21st | 4% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $2,181 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.3% | 23rd | 16% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $1,324 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.2% | 24th | 30% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $2,094 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.0% | 25th | 11% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $1,943 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.2% | 26th | 3% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.3% | 27th | 44% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.7% | 28th | 9% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.1% | 29th | 15% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (45.2% then, 46.7% now; margin ±3.5pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 28.1% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 30.1% | 9th | -5.6pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 33.2% | 13th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 40.3% | 21st | -1.7pp | 3rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 26.1% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 25.4% | 1st | -0.7pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 5th | -0.4pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 20th | -0.5pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 19th | -0.1pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 26th | +0.2pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 10th | +0.2pp | 10th | 8% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 43.7% | 25th | +0.3pp | 11th | 29% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 16th | +0.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 29.3% | 7th | +0.4pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 28.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 29.9% | 8th | +0.8pp | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 46.1% | 28th | +1.3pp | 16th | 35% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 29th | +1.5pp | 17th | 37% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 41.5% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 54.5% | 31st | +3.1pp | 19th | 60% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 45.7% | 27th | +2.7pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 33.6% | 15th | +2.3pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 33.3% | 14th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 32.6% | 11th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 49.8% | 30th | +3.9pp | 24th | 46% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 41.3% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 25th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 37.4% | 18th | +3.9pp | 26th | 10% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 26.9% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 12th | +3.7pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 34.1% | 17th | +4.5pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 43.1% | 24th | +6.0pp | 30th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 6th | +6.5pp | 31st | 15% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.2% then, 16.5% now; margin ±2.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 10.4% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 6.4% | 17th | -3.3pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 4.4% | 8th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 8.2% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 4th | 35% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 8.0% | 21st | -1.2pp | 5th | 31% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 29th | -1.7pp | 6th | 171% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 3.9% | 6th | -0.3pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 26th | -0.6pp | 8th | 53% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.4% | 9th | -0.3pp | 9th | 28% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.7% | 19th | -0.2pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 7.1% | 20th | -0.2pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 4.8% | 13th | -0.1pp | 12th | 21% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 13th | 60% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 16th | -0.0pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12.8% | 28th | -0.1pp | 15th | 110% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 30.6% | 31st | +0.9pp | 16th | 403% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 3.3% | 4th | +0.1pp | 17th | 45% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 20.7% | 30th | +0.8pp | 18th | 240% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 5.8% | 14th | +0.2pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 12th | +0.2pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 9.5% | 27th | +0.8pp | 21st | 56% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 25th | +0.8pp | 22nd | 37% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 4.0% | 7th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 5.8% | 15th | +0.7pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 4.6% | 11th | +0.5pp | 25th | 25% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 8.1% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 26th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 8.3% | 24th | +1.3pp | 27th | 36% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.6% | 18th | +1.1pp | 28th | 8% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 5th | +1.1pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 62% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.0% then, 11.2% now; margin ±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 5.5% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 1st | 51% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 6.8% | 14th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 5.8% | 10th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 22% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.6pp | 4th | 49% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.4% | 6th | -0.6pp | 5th | 41% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 3.9% | 5th | -0.4pp | 6th | 48% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.9% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 7th | 61% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 5.9% | 11th | -0.5pp | 8th | 20% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 15.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 9th | 106% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 15.0% | 30th | -1.0pp | 10th | 102% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 7th | -0.3pp | 11th | 39% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.2% | 24th | -0.6pp | 12th | 51% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 2.8% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 13th | 62% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 12th | -0.3pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.6% | 1st | -0.1pp | 15th | 65% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 16th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 16th | -0.0pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 25th | +0.2pp | 18th | 51% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 8th | +0.1pp | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 28th | +0.7pp | 20th | 71% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 10.8% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 21st | 46% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 8.5% | 17th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 15% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 6.9% | 15th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 12.4% | 27th | +1.0pp | 24th | 68% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 13.6% | 29th | +1.2pp | 25th | 84% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 10.4% | 21st | +1.5pp | 26th | 40% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 10.1% | 20th | +1.5pp | 27th | 37% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 19th | +1.9pp | 28th | 34% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 26th | +2.5pp | 29th | 59% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.7% | 9th | +1.3pp | 30th | 23% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.6% | 13th | +1.5pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 34.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Santa Clara, CA | 20.5% | 1st | 40% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | 21.1% | 2nd | 38% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 24.6% | 3rd | 28% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 26.2% | 4th | 23% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 27.2% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 28.2% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 28.4% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 29.5% | 8th | 13% below peers | |
| The Woodlands, TX | 30.2% | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 10th | 7% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 32.1% | 11th | 6% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 32.2% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 32.7% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 32.9% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | 33.5% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 34.3% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 34.6% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 34.6% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | 35.1% | 20th | 3% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 35.2% | 21st | 4% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 22nd | 4% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 35.7% | 23rd | 5% above peers | |
| Athens, GA | 36.3% | 24th | 7% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 36.8% | 25th | 8% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 37.1% | 26th | 9% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 37.2% | 27th | 9% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 28th | 16% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | 40.0% | 29th | 18% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 41.3% | 30th | 21% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 42.0% | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.0% then, 6.2% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 5.1% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Clovis, CA | 2.0% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 1st | 62% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 5.8% | 21st | -1.5pp | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2.7% | 6th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6.4% | 24th | -1.1pp | 4th | 23% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.0% | 14th | -0.8pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2.8% | 7th | -0.2pp | 6th | 45% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 5.2% | 16th | -0.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 4.8% | 13th | -0.1pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 15th | +0.1pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 10.1% | 30th | +0.5pp | 11th | 95% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1.8% | 1st | +0.2pp | 13th | 65% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 27th | +0.9pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 19th | +0.8pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.4% | 4th | +0.5pp | 18th | 54% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 8.3% | 28th | +1.7pp | 19th | 60% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 29th | +2.4pp | 20th | 72% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 14.1% | 31st | +4.4pp | 21st | 172% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 25th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 5.3% | 17th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 6.0% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 4.1% | 11th | +1.7pp | 25th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 5.6% | 20th | +2.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 7.8% | 26th | +3.8pp | 27th | 49% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 9th | +1.8pp | 28th | 30% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 5.5% | 18th | +2.8pp | 29th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 3.8% | 10th | +2.1pp | 30th | 26% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.5% | 5th | +1.4pp | 31st | 53% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.3% to 19.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 35.2% | +3.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Arvada, CO | 51.5% | 7th | +10.4pp | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 31st | +3.9pp | 2nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 27th | +4.7pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 40.7% | 18th | +6.6pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 44.1% | 15th | +6.9pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 27.3% | 25th | +3.8pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 20th | +5.5pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 19.4% | 30th | +2.5pp | 8th | 55% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 39.2% | 19th | +4.8pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 46.8% | 12th | +5.3pp | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.6% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 14th | +4.8pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 21.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 13th | 49% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 28.8% | 24th | +3.0pp | 14th | 33% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 19.9% | 29th | +2.0pp | 15th | 54% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 65.9% | 4th | +6.1pp | 16th | 54% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 50.9% | 9th | +4.2pp | 17th | 19% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 56.7% | 5th | +4.5pp | 18th | 32% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 41.1% | 17th | +2.9pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 10th | +3.3pp | 20th | 10% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.0% | 16th | +3.0pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 45.9% | 13th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 66.1% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 23rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 37.5% | 21st | +1.1pp | 24th | 13% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 77.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 25th | 81% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 74.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 26th | 74% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 23rd | +0.4pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 8th | +0.6pp | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 11th | -0.0pp | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 56.5% | 6th | -2.1pp | 30th | 32% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 26.6% | 26th | -1.6pp | 31st | 38% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.3% then, 26.5% now; margin ±9.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 44.3% | -2.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Norman, OK | 45.3% | 16th | +14.2pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 46.2% | 14th | +9.5pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 30th | +4.2pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 50.7% | 11th | +7.6pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 42.0% | 20th | +5.0pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 17th | +4.6pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 63.3% | 3rd | +6.0pp | 7th | 40% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 51.0% | 9th | +2.0pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 78.1% | 1st | +3.0pp | 9th | 73% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 62.2% | 4th | +2.0pp | 10th | 37% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.9% | 24th | +0.4pp | 11th | 16% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 57.6% | 5th | +0.4pp | 12th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.9% | 25th | +0.0pp | 14th | 19% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 55.5% | 6th | -1.4pp | 15th | 23% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 10th | -3.2pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 53.3% | 7th | -4.7pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 15th | -4.5pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.4% | 2nd | -8.2pp | 19th | 42% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.4% | 13th | -7.1pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 39.1% | 23rd | -6.6pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 29.5% | 28th | -5.4pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 41.6% | 21st | -8.1pp | 23rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.8% | 18th | -8.8pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 33.4% | 26th | -10.7pp | 25th | 26% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 8th | -18.7pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 29.9% | 27th | -11.0pp | 27th | 34% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 19th | -16.1pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 22.3% | 31st | -12.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 29th | -19.0pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | -31.0pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.0% then, 9.9% now; margin ±3.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 6.0% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lewisville, TX | 1.3% | 1st | -4.7pp | 1st | 76% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.4% | 16th | -4.3pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 20th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.6% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 4th | 70% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 6.2% | 18th | -2.0pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7.0% | 21st | -1.2pp | 6th | 30% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 10th | -0.7pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 4.0% | 11th | -0.7pp | 8th | 25% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 9.2% | 27th | -1.5pp | 9th | 71% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 1.7% | 4th | -0.2pp | 10th | 69% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 7.0% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 11th | 30% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 5th | -0.2pp | 12th | 54% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.6% | 13th | -0.1pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 25th | +0.0pp | 14th | 52% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 9.2% | 28th | +0.4pp | 15th | 71% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 6.2% | 19th | +0.3pp | 16th | 16% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.7% | 9th | +0.6pp | 17th | 31% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 9.1% | 26th | +1.6pp | 18th | 68% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 6th | +0.6pp | 19th | 41% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 5.1% | 15th | +1.2pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 30th | +2.4pp | 21st | 99% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 4.5% | 12th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 29th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 84% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.0% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 24th | 30% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1.3% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 25th | 76% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.4% | 24th | +3.4pp | 26th | 38% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.3% | 7th | +1.6pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 14th | +2.7pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.6% | 31st | +8.4pp | 29th | 153% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3.5% | 8th | +2.4pp | 30th | 35% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.7% | 17th | +4.5pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 120,915 to 125,976 - more than the combined survey margin (±94). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 130,138 | 4th | +28% | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 131,080 | 2nd | +23% | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 5th | +16% | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 124,725 | 16th | +14% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 122,290 | 22nd | +11% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 124,570 | 17th | +10% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 119,983 | 31st | +8% | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 131,627 | 1st | +8% | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 121,002 | 27th | +6% | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 128,548 | 7th | +6% | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 122,330 | 21st | +6% | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 129,672 | 6th | +6% | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 120,785 | 29th | +5% | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 10th | +4% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 12th | +4% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 121,740 | 24th | +4% | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 122,634 | 20th | +3% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 128,053 | 8th | +3% | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 9th | +3% | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 124,268 | 18th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 11th | +2% | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 130,256 | 3rd | +2% | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 122,036 | 23rd | +1% | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 120,805 | 28th | +1% | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 14th | -0% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 13th | -0% | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 120,257 | 30th | -1% | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 121,127 | 26th | -2% | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 15th | -2% | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 121,715 | 25th | -4% | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 124,035 | 19th | -4% | 31st | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.5% then, 59.1% now; margin ±5.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 30.6% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 27th | +7.3pp | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 28.5% | 15th | +6.8pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 55.1% | 3rd | +11.6pp | 3rd | 95% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 6th | +6.3pp | 4th | 45% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 4th | +4.6pp | 5th | 69% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 26.8% | 19th | +2.0pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 7th | 109% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 20.1% | 24th | +0.4pp | 8th | 29% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 36.0% | 10th | +0.4pp | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 28.3% | 17th | +0.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 31.7% | 13th | -0.4pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 20.3% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 25th | -0.4pp | 13th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.7% | 5th | -0.9pp | 14th | 51% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 20th | -0.6pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 40.5% | 7th | -1.0pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 8th | -1.8pp | 17th | 31% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 22.3% | 21st | -1.3pp | 18th | 21% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 32.3% | 12th | -2.2pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 27.5% | 18th | -2.1pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 9.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 21st | 65% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 61.9% | 1st | -6.7pp | 22nd | 119% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 21.6% | 22nd | -2.4pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 30.3% | 14th | -3.5pp | 24th | 7% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 29th | -1.8pp | 25th | 50% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 28.3% | 16th | -3.7pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 14.6% | 28th | -1.9pp | 27th | 49% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.0% | 9th | -5.5pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 19.1% | 26th | -3.8pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 35.3% | 11th | -7.4pp | 30th | 25% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -3.4pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.7% then, 76.0% now; margin ±11.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania ref | 70.1% | +0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| College Station, TX | 72.8% | 12th | +18.0pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 57.6% | 31st | +13.0pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 74.8% | 8th | +9.8pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 4th | +9.7pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 70.8% | 17th | +9.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 21st | +6.1pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 71.3% | 13th | +6.0pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 60.7% | 28th | +5.0pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 76.7% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 78.2% | 1st | +4.0pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 11th | +3.7pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 66.1% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 74.1% | 10th | +3.4pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 67.3% | 19th | +3.0pp | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 5th | +3.3pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 20th | +1.9pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.9% | 24th | +1.6pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 69.0% | 18th | +1.2pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 71.1% | 15th | +1.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 70.8% | 16th | +0.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 75.4% | 7th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 75.9% | 6th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 26th | -0.2pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 59.4% | 29th | -0.4pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 65.6% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 58.8% | 30th | -3.7pp | 28th | 17% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 63.5% | 25th | -5.7pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 74.8% | 9th | -7.0pp | 30th | 6% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 61.6% | 27th | -7.3pp | 31st | 13% below peers |