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Bethlehem, PA
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Bethlehem, PA

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79,644 people (2025) 50k-100k Northeast

Bright spots 5 indicators

Where Bethlehem, PA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$68,879
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
$55,809 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
36.0%
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
29.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
88.6%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
81.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,223 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 8%
relative change
1,335 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
2.5%
2020-24
▼ 40%
relative change
4.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 11 indicators

Where Bethlehem, PA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
Jul 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
4.4% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.48
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
0.45 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
10.7%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
11.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
18.7%
2019-23
▲ 5%
relative change
17.9% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
49.9%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
50.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
99 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 11%
relative change
112 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
15.7%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
15.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
23.3%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
23.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.7%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
3.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
36.0%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
34.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
6.6%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
7.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$267,713
Aug 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$255,639 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Population
77,956
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
75,461 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,884
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$1,851 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Children
Children's share of the population
17.2%
2020-24
low
vs peers
18.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
44.0%
2020-24
high
vs peers
49.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 173 in July 2026, down from 182 a year earlier.
173 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). 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%
Bismarck, ND 250 (Jul 26) -42.0% 1st
Loveland, CO 178 (Jul 26) -26.4% 2nd
Tustin, CA 191 (Jul 26) -26.2% 3rd
Broomfield, CO 163 (Jul 26) -16.9% 4th
Johns Creek, GA 32 (Jul 26) -16.1% 5th
Missoula, MT 545 (Jul 26) -13.5% 6th
Cedar Park, TX 87 (Jul 26) -8.0% 7th
Flower Mound, TX 45 (Jul 26) -7.7% 8th
Maricopa, AZ 209 (Jul 26) -6.3% 9th
Alhambra, CA 178 (Jul 26) -6.0% 10th
Bethlehem, PA 173 (Jul 26) -4.8% 11th
Rapid City, SD 758 (Jul 26) -0.2% 12th
Pharr, TX 225 (Jul 26) +0.5% 13th
Lynchburg, VA 345 (Jul 26) +2.6% 14th
Bowling Green, KY 197 (Jul 26) +4.7% 15th
Racine, WI 408 (Apr 26) +6.4% 16th
Wyoming, MI 473 (Jul 26) +9.4% 17th
Lakeville, MN 92 (Jul 26) +12.3% 18th
Ankeny, IA 170 (Jul 26) +15.8% 19th
Plymouth, MN 65 (Jul 26) +18.6% 20th
Parma, OH 167 (Apr 26) +36.5% 21st
Apex, NC 53 (Jul 26) +79.2% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 3% higher than in 2021 (1,145 then, 1,179 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,541 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,223 in July 2026, down from 1,335 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,223 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). 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%
Bismarck, ND 1,692 (Jul 26) -49.5% 1st
Tustin, CA 1,504 (Jul 26) -33.7% 2nd
Loveland, CO 1,293 (Jul 26) -26.4% 3rd
Johns Creek, GA 376 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Bowling Green, KY 2,172 (Jul 26) -20.1% 5th
Missoula, MT 2,599 (Jul 26) -19.5% 6th
Alhambra, CA 1,787 (Jul 26) -19.4% 7th
Plymouth, MN 770 (Jul 26) -16.6% 8th
Lynchburg, VA 1,494 (Jul 26) -13.6% 9th
Flower Mound, TX 515 (Jul 26) -10.9% 10th
Wyoming, MI 1,804 (Jul 26) -10.3% 11th
Bethlehem, PA 1,223 (Jul 26) -8.4% 12th
Broomfield, CO 1,724 (Jul 26) -7.7% 13th
Milpitas, CA 2,346 (Jul 26) -3.7% 14th
Lakeville, MN 522 (Jul 26) -0.7% 15th
Pharr, TX 1,087 (Jul 26) +2.3% 16th
Ankeny, IA 1,084 (Jul 26) +2.6% 17th
Parma, OH 832 (Apr 26) +2.7% 18th
Rapid City, SD 4,285 (Jul 26) +4.3% 19th
Cedar Park, TX 1,151 (Jul 26) +4.5% 20th
Maricopa, AZ 896 (Jul 26) +10.4% 21st
Apex, NC 668 (Jul 26) +30.0% 22nd
Racine, WI 1,658 (Jul 26) +36.7% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 2 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
1 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 23 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%
Broomfield, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Cedar Park, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Apex, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Loveland, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Pharr, TX 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 5th
Bowling Green, KY 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 6th
Wyoming, MI 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 7th
Racine, WI 3 (Jul 26) -49.9% 8th
Maricopa, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Bethlehem, PA 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 10th
Lynchburg, VA 7 (Jul 26) -33.3% 11th
Alhambra, CA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Tustin, CA 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Rapid City, SD 7 (Jul 26) +50.2% 14th
Missoula, MT 3 (Jul 26) +99.2% 15th
Johns Creek, GA 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 16th
Flower Mound, TX 0 (Jul 26)
Lakeville, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Plymouth, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Milpitas, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Parma, OH 1 (Apr 26)
Bismarck, ND 4 (Jul 26)
Ankeny, IA 3 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 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 →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 103% higher than in 2021 (49 then, 99 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 171 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 99 in July 2026, down from 112 a year earlier.
Needs attention 99 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 23 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%
Loveland, CO 52 (Jul 26) -64.7% 1st
Lakeville, MN 11 (Jul 26) -60.9% 2nd
Johns Creek, GA 11 (Jul 26) -57.2% 3rd
Bismarck, ND 141 (Jul 26) -54.4% 4th
Pharr, TX 45 (Jul 26) -52.0% 5th
Ankeny, IA 39 (Jul 26) -50.8% 6th
Alhambra, CA 134 (Jul 26) -48.1% 7th
Broomfield, CO 134 (Jul 26) -40.8% 8th
Bowling Green, KY 166 (Jul 26) -34.7% 9th
Lynchburg, VA 164 (Jul 26) -31.8% 10th
Parma, OH 59 (Apr 26) -31.3% 11th
Tustin, CA 125 (Jul 26) -29.2% 12th
Flower Mound, TX 34 (Jul 26) -28.9% 13th
Wyoming, MI 136 (Jul 26) -26.7% 14th
Cedar Park, TX 51 (Jul 26) -25.9% 15th
Missoula, MT 113 (Jul 26) -25.8% 16th
Milpitas, CA 205 (Jul 26) -24.1% 17th
Maricopa, AZ 54 (Jul 26) -16.0% 18th
Bethlehem, PA 99 (Jul 26) -11.2% 19th
Rapid City, SD 359 (Jul 26) +0.3% 20th
Racine, WI 252 (Jul 26) +20.2% 21st
Plymouth, MN 51 (Jul 26) +21.2% 22nd
Apex, NC 36 (Jul 26) +52.6% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 23% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $55,809 to $68,879 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,152).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bethlehem started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 47% from 2014 to 2024 ($46,902 to $68,879).
Bright spot $68,879
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
Pennsylvania ref $77,971 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Missoula, MT $70,392 22nd +48% 1st 17% below peers
Upland, CA $105,830 12th +45% 2nd 25% above peers
Pine Hills, FL $58,673 26th +43% 3rd 31% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 14th +43% 4th 4% above peers
Largo, FL $62,096 25th +40% 5th 27% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 20th +36% 6th 13% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 21st +35% 7th 16% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 8th 111% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 10th +33% 9th 33% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 29th +32% 10th 38% below peers
Racine, WI $57,740 28th +31% 11th 32% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $160,093 3rd +31% 12th 89% above peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 13th 56% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 13th +29% 14th 14% above peers
Apex, NC $144,135 4th +29% 15th 70% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 6th +29% 16th 61% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 8th +28% 17th 46% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 9th +28% 18th 41% above peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 5th +26% 19th 64% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 11th +25% 20th 28% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $57,947 27th +25% 21st 32% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 7th +25% 22nd 53% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 24th +23% 23rd 19% below peers
Loveland, CO $84,604 16th +23% 24th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 17th +22% 25th 7% below peers
Parma, OH $69,295 23rd +21% 26th 18% below peers
Kendall, FL $87,325 15th +19% 27th 3% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $161,235 2nd +17% 28th 91% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 30th +16% 29th 42% below peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 19th +15% 30th 9% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 18th +12% 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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2 of 19 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,531 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.5% in July 2026, up from 4.4% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.5%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 3.9% (Jul 26) -0.5pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Flint, MI 12.5% (Jul 26) 29th -2.8pp 1st 205% above peers
Parma, OH 3.0% (Jul 26) 5th -1.2pp 2nd 27% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.3% (Jul 26) 8th -1.0pp 3rd 20% below peers
Milpitas, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th -0.7pp 4th on par with peers
Pharr, TX 6.7% (Jul 26) 28th -0.7pp 5th 63% above peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (Jul 26) 18th -0.6pp 6th 5% above peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.6pp 7th 51% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 25th -0.5pp 8th 24% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.5pp 9th 22% above peers
Upland, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 20th -0.4pp 10th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 6th -0.4pp 11th 24% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 12th on par with peers
Apex, NC 2.9% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 13th 29% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.3% (Jul 26) 9th -0.3pp 14th 20% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 15th 37% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 26th -0.3pp 16th 27% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.1pp 17th 12% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 7th +0.0pp 18th 24% below peers
Loveland, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 19th +0.0pp 19th 5% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 4.5% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 20th 10% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 21st 7% below peers
Rapid City, SD 1.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.2pp 22nd 54% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 11th +0.2pp 23rd 2% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 5.0% (Jul 26) 24th +0.3pp 24th 22% above peers
Largo, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 25th 2% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 14th +0.6pp 26th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 15th +0.6pp 27th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 17th +0.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 27th +0.7pp 29th 29% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.4% then, 15.7% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.3% to 15.7%).
Needs attention 15.7%
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
Pennsylvania ref 11.7% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Apex, NC 2.2% 1st -3.0pp 1st 78% below peers
Missoula, MT 11.8% 20th -5.7pp 2nd 17% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.5% 26th -7.6pp 3rd 73% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 2nd -1.0pp 4th 71% below peers
Upland, CA 9.3% 13th -3.2pp 5th 8% below peers
Rapid City, SD 12.5% 21st -3.7pp 6th 24% above peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 3rd -1.2pp 7th 59% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 11th -1.6pp 8th 27% below peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 17th -1.7pp 9th 3% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 27th -2.8pp 10th 80% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 8th -0.9pp 11th 42% below peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 15th -1.5pp 12th 2% below peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 18th -1.6pp 13th 9% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 7th -0.8pp 14th 43% below peers
Flint, MI 34.1% 31st -4.7pp 15th 237% above peers
Pharr, TX 27.6% 30th -1.6pp 16th 173% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 18.6% 28th -0.9pp 17th 84% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.6% 22nd -0.1pp 18th 25% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 14th +0.1pp 19th 8% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 15.7% 25th +0.3pp 20th 55% above peers
Loveland, CO 8.5% 12th +0.2pp 21st 16% below peers
Largo, FL 13.1% 23rd +0.5pp 22nd 29% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 29th +1.2pp 23rd 153% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.2% 4th +0.3pp 24th 58% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 10th +0.6pp 25th 39% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 16th +1.0pp 26th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 5th +0.7pp 27th 58% below peers
Kendall, FL 11.2% 19th +1.9pp 28th 11% above peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 24th +2.5pp 29th 33% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 9th +1.1pp 30th 42% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.3% 6th +1.4pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.2% then, 23.3% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.6% to 23.3%).
Needs attention 23.3%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 15.6% -2.0pp
United States ref 16.1%
Apex, NC 2.1% 2nd -3.9pp 1st 80% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 2nd 82% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 11th -7.6pp 3rd 24% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 6th -3.7pp 4th 54% below peers
Upland, CA 10.4% 15th -5.8pp 5th 4% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.3% 28th -13.3pp 6th 132% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 7th -2.1pp 7th 51% below peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 23rd -6.8pp 8th 67% above peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 18th -4.6pp 9th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 12th -2.3pp 10th 22% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 26th -6.5pp 11th 119% above peers
Loveland, CO 9.3% 13th -1.8pp 12th 15% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 3rd -0.6pp 13th 69% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 19th -2.4pp 14th 24% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 30th -4.1pp 15th 226% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 31st -5.5pp 16th 353% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 17th -0.9pp 17th 13% above peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 16th -0.5pp 18th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 22.8% 24th -0.2pp 19th 110% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 29th -0.1pp 20th 187% above peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 22nd +0.0pp 21st 45% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 25th +0.1pp 22nd 114% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 9th +0.3pp 23rd 41% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.3% 4th +0.3pp 24th 60% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 8th +0.7pp 25th 44% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 14th +1.3pp 26th 11% below peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 21st +2.2pp 27th 45% above peers
Kendall, FL 13.6% 20th +2.7pp 28th 25% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 27th +5.4pp 29th 124% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 5th +1.8pp 30th 58% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 6.7% 10th +3.3pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.3% to 88.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bethlehem started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 12.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (75.8% to 88.6%).
Bright spot 88.6%
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
Pennsylvania ref 90.0% +7.9pp
United States ref 91.1%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 28th +34.4pp 1st 6% below peers
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 2nd 12% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 91.5% 21st +13.5pp 3rd 3% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 92.5% 18th +12.6pp 4th 2% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 26th +9.9pp 5th 5% below peers
Upland, CA 96.5% 8th +9.8pp 6th 2% above peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 30th +8.4pp 7th 7% below peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 24th +7.6pp 8th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 27th +7.3pp 9th 6% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 22nd +7.5pp 10th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 11th +7.8pp 11th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 23rd +7.1pp 12th 4% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 15th +7.1pp 13th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 29th +6.3pp 14th 7% below peers
Kendall, FL 94.6% 14th +6.8pp 15th on par with peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 17th +6.0pp 16th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 25th +5.6pp 17th 4% below peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 20th +4.5pp 18th 2% below peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 7th +4.7pp 19th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 13th +4.2pp 20th on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 3rd +3.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 6th +3.6pp 22nd 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 16th +3.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 9th +3.3pp 24th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 10th +3.2pp 25th 2% above peers
Loveland, CO 92.3% 19th +3.0pp 26th 2% below peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 5th +2.4pp 27th 3% above peers
Apex, NC 97.0% 4th +1.7pp 28th 3% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 98.0% 1st +1.1pp 29th 4% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 12th +0.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 97.4% 2nd +0.4pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.48 now; margin ±0.04).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.48).
Needs attention 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
Pennsylvania ref 0.47 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Broomfield, CO 0.40 7th -0.034 1st 8% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 10th -0.030 2nd 5% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 23rd -0.024 3rd 7% above peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 27th -0.025 4th 8% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 5th 20% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 25th -0.021 6th 8% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 0.41 8th -0.018 7th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 21st -0.018 8th 5% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 16th -0.017 9th on par with peers
Apex, NC 0.37 2nd -0.014 10th 15% below peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 11th 12% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 30th -0.012 12th 14% above peers
Upland, CA 0.44 18th -0.009 13th 1% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.41 11th -0.006 14th 5% below peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 15th -0.003 15th 2% below peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 19th -0.003 16th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 20th -0.001 17th 1% above peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 28th +0.000 18th 9% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 0.47 26th +0.004 19th 8% above peers
Kendall, FL 0.49 31st +0.006 20th 14% above peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 3rd +0.007 21st 12% below peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 22nd +0.009 22nd 5% above peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 23rd 11% below peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 24th +0.016 24th 7% above peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 13th +0.018 25th 3% below peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 12th +0.018 26th 3% below peers
Parma, OH 0.40 6th +0.022 27th 8% below peers
Loveland, CO 0.43 17th +0.024 28th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 29th +0.027 29th 10% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 9th +0.033 30th 6% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 0.42 14th +0.048 31st 2% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.04 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (17.9% then, 18.7% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 1.8 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (16.9% to 18.7%).
Needs attention 18.7%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 14.0% +0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 4th -2.3pp 1st 63% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 15th -4.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Apex, NC 1.9% 2nd -0.8pp 3rd 78% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 3rd -1.0pp 4th 71% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 28th -6.9pp 5th 152% above peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 22nd -3.3pp 6th 46% above peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 19th -2.2pp 7th 26% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 26th -2.8pp 8th 79% above peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 20th -1.9pp 9th 32% above peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 29th -4.6pp 10th 273% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 18th -1.3pp 11th 26% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 11th -0.7pp 12th 16% below peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 13th 369% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 13.8% 25th -0.5pp 14th 65% above peers
Upland, CA 8.4% 16th -0.1pp 15th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.7% 1st -0.0pp 16th 80% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 35.4% 30th +0.4pp 17th 320% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 10th +0.1pp 18th 25% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 5th +0.1pp 19th 62% below peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 12th +0.2pp 20th 11% below peers
Loveland, CO 7.8% 14th +0.3pp 21st 8% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 27th +0.8pp 22nd 123% above peers
Kendall, FL 12.2% 21st +0.7pp 23rd 45% above peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 23rd +0.8pp 24th 48% above peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 24th +1.0pp 25th 51% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 7th +0.6pp 26th 55% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 6th +1.0pp 27th 60% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 9th +2.2pp 28th 33% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.9% 8th +1.6pp 29th 54% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 13th +3.9pp 30th 10% below peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 17th +5.4pp 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $361,684 in August 2026, up from $347,562 a year earlier.
$361,684
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref $290,401 (Aug 26) +2.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 27th +5.9% 1st 41% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 15th +5.5% 2nd on par with peers
Parma, OH $219,443 (Aug 26) 28th +4.3% 3rd 42% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $361,684 (Aug 26) 16th +4.1% 4th 4% below peers
Wyoming, MI $292,287 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.5% 5th 23% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 4th +2.6% 6th 131% above peers
Bloomington, IL $270,349 (Aug 26) 25th +2.1% 7th 28% below peers
Rapid City, SD $361,540 (Aug 26) 17th +2.0% 8th 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 11th +1.9% 9th 35% above peers
Alhambra, CA $916,065 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 10th 142% above peers
Missoula, MT $568,490 (Aug 26) 10th +1.2% 11th 50% above peers
Lakeville, MN $485,324 (Aug 26) 13th +1.0% 12th 28% above peers
Upland, CA $815,032 (Aug 26) 5th +1.0% 13th 116% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 20th +0.8% 14th 10% below peers
Lynchburg, VA $266,065 (Aug 26) 26th +0.8% 15th 30% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $695,041 (Aug 26) 6th +0.6% 16th 84% above peers
Largo, FL $336,911 (Aug 26) 21st +0.5% 17th 11% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.2% 18th 25% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.2% 19th 206% above peers
Flint, MI $65,250 (Aug 26) 30th +0.1% 20th 83% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $604,723 (Aug 26) 8th -0.1% 21st 60% above peers
Broomfield, CO $620,898 (Aug 26) 7th -0.7% 22nd 64% above peers
Loveland, CO $496,109 (Aug 26) 12th -0.8% 23rd 31% above peers
Milpitas, CA $1,386,077 (Aug 26) 1st -1.1% 24th 267% above peers
Apex, NC $592,991 (Aug 26) 9th -1.7% 25th 57% above peers
Pharr, TX $165,451 (Aug 26) 29th -1.8% 26th 56% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $274,704 (Aug 26) 24th -2.4% 27th 27% below peers
Mableton, GA $349,892 (Aug 26) 18th -2.5% 28th 7% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 19th -3.4% 29th 10% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 14th -3.6% 30th 22% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $267,713 in August 2026, up from $255,639 a year earlier.
Big move $267,713
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref $158,769 (Aug 26) +2.6%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 26th +8.4% 1st 43% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 18th +6.7% 2nd 15% below peers
Parma, OH $186,672 (Aug 26) 25th +5.3% 3rd 38% below peers
Flint, MI $30,373 (Aug 26) 30th +5.1% 4th 90% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $267,713 (Aug 26) 17th +4.7% 5th 11% below peers
Wyoming, MI $242,045 (Aug 26) 20th +4.5% 6th 19% below peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 7th 163% above peers
Pharr, TX $113,807 (Aug 26) 29th +2.8% 8th 62% below peers
Bloomington, IL $164,010 (Aug 26) 28th +2.5% 9th 45% below peers
Rapid City, SD $268,058 (Aug 26) 16th +1.7% 10th 11% below peers
Lakeville, MN $362,359 (Aug 26) 12th +1.4% 11th 21% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 24th +0.7% 12th 35% below peers
Upland, CA $639,496 (Aug 26) 5th +0.7% 13th 113% above peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 14th +0.6% 14th 8% above peers
Missoula, MT $434,242 (Aug 26) 9th +0.6% 15th 45% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 21st +0.2% 16th 19% below peers
Lynchburg, VA $166,403 (Aug 26) 27th +0.0% 17th 45% below peers
Alhambra, CA $701,893 (Aug 26) 4th -0.1% 18th 134% above peers
Johns Creek, GA $503,217 (Aug 26) 6th -0.4% 19th 68% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $439,505 (Aug 26) 8th -0.9% 20th 47% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.9% 21st 144% above peers
Loveland, CO $402,715 (Aug 26) 11th -1.1% 22nd 34% above peers
Broomfield, CO $484,895 (Aug 26) 7th -1.2% 23rd 62% above peers
Pine Hills, FL $223,733 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.2% 24th 25% below peers
Mableton, GA $252,036 (Aug 26) 19th -1.6% 25th 16% below peers
Milpitas, CA $1,005,471 (Aug 26) 1st -2.4% 26th 235% above peers
Largo, FL $198,710 (Aug 26) 23rd -2.8% 27th 34% below peers
Apex, NC $428,237 (Aug 26) 10th -2.8% 28th 43% above peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 15th -3.7% 29th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 13th -4.4% 30th 16% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (50.7% then, 49.9% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (51.0% to 50.0%).
Needs attention 49.9%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 69.3% +0.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 20th +9.2pp 1st 3% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 55.4% 24th +3.4pp 2nd 11% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 19th +3.2pp 3rd 1% below peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 6th +3.9pp 4th 21% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 80.4% 4th +3.9pp 5th 29% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 6th 34% above peers
Upland, CA 57.1% 23rd +2.3pp 7th 8% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 12th +2.2pp 8th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 30th +1.1pp 9th 34% below peers
Apex, NC 76.5% 5th +2.0pp 10th 23% above peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 11th 41% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 10th +1.5pp 12th 8% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 18th +1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 14th +1.1pp 14th 1% above peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 7th +0.7pp 15th 16% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.2% 16th +0.4pp 16th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 48.9% 27th +0.1pp 17th 21% below peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 29th -0.4pp 18th 24% below peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 8th -0.9pp 19th 15% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 26th -0.8pp 20th 20% below peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 28th -0.9pp 21st 22% below peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 21st -1.1pp 22nd 5% below peers
Loveland, CO 62.1% 17th -1.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 11th -1.8pp 24th 7% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 9th -2.4pp 25th 15% above peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 15th -2.5pp 26th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 82.5% 3rd -3.3pp 27th 33% above peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 25th -3.1pp 28th 13% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 31st -2.2pp 29th 41% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 13th -4.0pp 30th 4% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 22nd -6.0pp 31st 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,884 in August 2026, up from $1,851 a year earlier.
Big move $1,884
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Milpitas, CA $3,702 (Aug 26) 1st +9.5% 1st 102% above peers
Parma, OH $1,346 (Aug 26) 23rd +8.6% 2nd 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 2nd +8.0% 3rd 96% above peers
Flint, MI $954 (Aug 26) 30th +7.8% 4th 48% below peers
Bloomington, IL $1,336 (Aug 26) 24th +5.0% 5th 27% below peers
Rapid City, SD $1,484 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.0% 6th 19% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 28th +4.3% 7th 32% below peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 13th +3.7% 8th 5% above peers
Upland, CA $2,385 (Aug 26) 7th +3.5% 9th 30% above peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 25th +3.4% 10th 29% below peers
Lynchburg, VA $1,283 (Aug 26) 26th +3.0% 11th 30% below peers
Mableton, GA $1,982 (Aug 26) 10th +2.4% 12th 8% above peers
Missoula, MT $1,537 (Aug 26) 20th +2.2% 13th 16% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 17th +2.0% 14th 6% below peers
Lakeville, MN $2,136 (Aug 26) 8th +1.9% 15th 17% above peers
Loveland, CO $1,925 (Aug 26) 12th +1.8% 16th 5% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $1,884 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 17th 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 21st +1.4% 18th 17% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 27th +1.3% 19th 32% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 20th 72% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $2,410 (Aug 26) 6th +1.3% 21st 31% above peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 16th +1.1% 22nd 2% below peers
Alhambra, CA $2,607 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 23rd 42% above peers
Pharr, TX $1,124 (Aug 26) 29th +0.6% 24th 39% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $2,548 (Aug 26) 5th +0.6% 25th 39% above peers
Apex, NC $1,981 (Aug 26) 11th +0.5% 26th 8% above peers
Wyoming, MI $1,659 (Aug 26) 18th +0.3% 27th 10% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $1,644 (Aug 26) 19th +0.3% 28th 10% below peers
Broomfield, CO $2,096 (Aug 26) 9th +0.1% 29th 14% above peers
Largo, FL $1,833 (Aug 26) 15th -0.7% 30th on par with peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.5% then, 36.0% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.1% to 36.0%).
Needs attention 36.0%
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
Pennsylvania ref 28.1% -0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Upland, CA 37.9% 24th -3.0pp 1st 16% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 29th -3.1pp 2nd 34% above peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 26th -1.6pp 3rd 24% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 13th -1.2pp 4th 7% below peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 22nd -1.2pp 5th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 30th -1.3pp 6th 35% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 19th -0.9pp 7th 8% above peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 21st -0.7pp 8th 13% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 15th -0.1pp 9th 6% below peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 5th -0.0pp 10th 26% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 11th +0.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 8th +0.2pp 12th 21% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 6th +0.3pp 13th 25% below peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 10th +0.6pp 14th 14% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 35.1% 18th +0.8pp 15th 8% above peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 16th 30% below peers
Kendall, FL 41.0% 28th +1.5pp 17th 26% above peers
Apex, NC 20.0% 1st +0.8pp 18th 39% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 49.3% 31st +1.9pp 19th 52% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 20th +1.4pp 20th 11% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 16th +1.9pp 21st on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 12th +1.8pp 22nd 11% below peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 27th +2.9pp 23rd 24% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 25th +3.8pp 24th 18% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 4th +2.5pp 25th 30% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 27.4% 9th +3.2pp 26th 16% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 2nd +2.6pp 27th 37% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 17th +5.7pp 28th 7% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 14th +5.6pp 29th 7% below peers
Loveland, CO 37.7% 23rd +7.0pp 30th 16% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 25.6% 7th +4.9pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.2% then, 10.7% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.9% to 10.7%).
Needs attention 10.7%
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
Pennsylvania ref 10.4% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 25th -5.4pp 1st 43% above peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 17th -2.6pp 2nd 10% above peers
Pharr, TX 5.3% 15th -2.2pp 3rd 1% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 5th -0.6pp 4th 46% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 14th -0.9pp 5th 14% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 20th -1.1pp 6th 24% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 31st -2.6pp 7th 206% above peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 24th -0.6pp 8th 38% above peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 22nd -0.5pp 9th 35% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 29th -0.5pp 10th 99% above peers
Upland, CA 4.2% 10th -0.0pp 11th 22% below peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 26th -0.0pp 12th 60% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 21st +0.0pp 13th 30% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd +0.0pp 14th 66% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 12th +0.1pp 15th 20% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 11.6% 30th +0.6pp 16th 115% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 13th +0.3pp 17th 18% below peers
Loveland, CO 5.4% 16th +0.7pp 18th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 23rd +1.0pp 19th 35% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 11th +0.6pp 20th 20% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 9.6% 27th +1.3pp 21st 79% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 18th +1.4pp 22nd 13% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 8th +0.9pp 23rd 30% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 7th +0.8pp 24th 35% below peers
Apex, NC 2.7% 4th +0.7pp 25th 50% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 28th +2.7pp 26th 96% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 27th 71% below peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 19th +2.2pp 28th 18% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.0% 6th +1.6pp 29th 44% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 3rd +1.3pp 30th 56% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 9th +2.1pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.1% then, 6.6% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.6% to 6.5%).
Needs attention 6.6%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 5.6% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lynchburg, VA 6.0% 15th -3.1pp 1st 2% below peers
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 6th -1.9pp 2nd 31% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 13th -2.2pp 3rd 11% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.6% 9th -1.3pp 4th 25% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 14th -1.7pp 5th 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 1st -0.7pp 6th 62% below peers
Apex, NC 3.5% 4th -0.9pp 7th 43% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.4% 8th -0.8pp 8th 28% below peers
Rapid City, SD 9.8% 25th -1.7pp 9th 61% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 11th -0.7pp 10th 15% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Kendall, FL 7.9% 22nd -0.9pp 12th 29% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 19th -0.6pp 13th 7% above peers
Pharr, TX 29.2% 31st -2.3pp 14th 377% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 21st -0.5pp 15th 17% above peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 7th +0.1pp 16th 28% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 24th +0.3pp 17th 36% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 10th +0.1pp 18th 21% below peers
Upland, CA 6.3% 17th +0.5pp 19th 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 5th +0.3pp 20th 40% below peers
Largo, FL 13.5% 28th +1.3pp 21st 121% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.9% 30th +1.8pp 22nd 192% above peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 29th +1.8pp 23rd 174% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 23rd +1.0pp 24th 35% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 18th +0.8pp 25th 7% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.1% 20th +1.3pp 26th 16% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 12th +1.1pp 27th 13% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 3rd +0.7pp 28th 50% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 26th +2.9pp 29th 64% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 27th +3.0pp 30th 64% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 2nd +1.1pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

36.4%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 34.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 48% below peers
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 2nd 38% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 21.8% 3rd 33% below peers
Loveland, CO 22.2% 4th 32% below peers
Apex, NC 23.1% 5th 29% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 6th 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 7th 25% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 8th 23% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 9th 22% below peers
Kendall, FL 26.5% 10th 19% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 27.4% 11th 16% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 12th 13% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 13th 10% below peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 14th 2% below peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 15th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 32.6% 16th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 17th 2% above peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 18th 6% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 19th 7% above peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 20th 8% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 21st 9% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 22nd 12% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 23rd 12% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 24th 16% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 25th 21% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 26th 21% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 40.4% 27th 24% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 41.8% 28th 28% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 29th 32% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 30th 47% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 50% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.3% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.6% to 3.7%).
Needs attention 3.7%
20122024
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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
Lynchburg, VA 2.4% 8th -5.3pp 1st 23% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 7th -3.2pp 2nd 30% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 3rd -1.8pp 3rd 52% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 2nd -1.5pp 4th 56% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 19th -3.3pp 5th 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 4th -1.0pp 6th 50% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.7% 13th -1.5pp 7th 13% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 24th -0.9pp 8th 94% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 9th 361% above peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 11th -0.3pp 10th 18% below peers
Loveland, CO 3.6% 20th -0.4pp 11th 15% above peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 27th -0.3pp 12th 149% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 25th +0.0pp 13th 97% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 22nd +0.4pp 14th 19% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 3.2% 18th +0.3pp 15th 2% above peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 21st +0.4pp 16th 18% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 17th 7% below peers
Apex, NC 2.4% 10th +0.3pp 18th 23% below peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 26th +1.2pp 19th 148% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 12th +0.4pp 20th 18% below peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 9th +0.4pp 21st 23% below peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 15th +0.7pp 22nd 5% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 8.6% 28th +2.2pp 23rd 176% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 6th +0.5pp 24th 34% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 16th +0.9pp 25th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 29th +3.5pp 26th 264% above peers
Upland, CA 3.1% 17th +1.0pp 27th 1% above peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 1st +0.5pp 28th 63% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 29th 275% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 23rd +3.8pp 30th 82% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 5th +1.4pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.2% to 36.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bethlehem started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 9.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.6% to 36.0%).
Bright spot 36.0%
20102024
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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
Racine, WI 21.4% 28th +4.8pp 1st 45% below peers
Pharr, TX 18.8% 29th +3.9pp 2nd 52% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 25th +4.8pp 3rd 34% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 21st +6.8pp 4th 8% below peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 24th +4.2pp 5th 30% below peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 31st +2.0pp 6th 64% below peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 14th +5.4pp 7th 5% above peers
Upland, CA 37.2% 19th +4.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 6th +7.5pp 9th 49% above peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 20th +4.2pp 10th 5% below peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 26th +2.7pp 11th 37% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 7th +5.5pp 12th 42% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 3rd +6.4pp 13th 69% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 8th +5.1pp 14th 36% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 15th +3.5pp 15th 1% above peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 13th +3.6pp 16th 21% above peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 5th +4.6pp 17th 55% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 38.5% 18th +2.9pp 18th 1% below peers
Apex, NC 69.5% 2nd +5.2pp 19th 78% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 72.7% 1st +5.0pp 20th 86% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 15.3% 30th +1.0pp 21st 61% below peers
Kendall, FL 47.9% 12th +2.8pp 22nd 23% above peers
Loveland, CO 39.0% 16th +2.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 22nd +1.8pp 24th 16% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 65.5% 4th +3.5pp 25th 68% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 9th +1.3pp 26th 34% above peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 11th +0.5pp 27th 25% above peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 17th +0.4pp 28th 1% below peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 10th +0.1pp 29th 30% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 23rd -1.4pp 30th 20% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 27th -1.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.5% then, 45.9% now; margin ±13.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.3% to 45.9%).
45.9%
20112024
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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%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 67% above peers
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 25th +7.0pp 2nd 17% below peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 2nd +8.6pp 3rd 53% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 5th +3.4pp 4th 26% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 6th +1.1pp 5th 17% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 46.8% 14th +0.9pp 6th 2% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 61.1% 4th -1.4pp 7th 33% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 9th -2.9pp 8th 12% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 27th -2.4pp 9th 18% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 47.5% 12th -3.6pp 10th 4% above peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 22nd -3.3pp 11th 14% below peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 11th -4.6pp 12th 8% above peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 19th -6.0pp 13th 4% below peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 17th -6.2pp 14th 1% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 16th -6.6pp 15th on par with peers
Loveland, CO 50.9% 10th -8.2pp 16th 11% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.3% 3rd -10.0pp 17th 36% above peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 24th -6.5pp 18th 17% below peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 7th -10.9pp 19th 14% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 52.1% 8th -11.7pp 20th 13% above peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 13th -11.2pp 21st 2% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 20th -10.7pp 22nd 13% below peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 28th -10.6pp 23rd 18% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 30th -10.1pp 24th 28% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 21st -18.0pp 25th 13% below peers
Upland, CA 38.0% 26th -18.4pp 26th 17% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 18th -23.0pp 27th 2% below peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 29th -17.2pp 28th 27% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 23rd -23.7pp 29th 15% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 30th 45% below peers
Apex, NC 46.0% 15th -31.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 2.5% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.8% to 2.5%).
Bright spot 2.5%
20102024
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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
Johns Creek, GA 0.9% 1st -4.3pp 1st 85% below peers
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 5th -3.5pp 2nd 64% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 1.9% 4th -3.2pp 3rd 66% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 3rd -2.8pp 4th 68% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 12th -3.5pp 5th 25% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 6th -1.7pp 6th 55% below peers
Apex, NC 1.7% 2nd -0.9pp 7th 69% below peers
Upland, CA 4.9% 13th -1.9pp 8th 13% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 14th -2.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 16th -1.0pp 10th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 11th -0.6pp 11th 25% below peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 24th -1.1pp 12th 57% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 22nd -0.8pp 13th 36% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 26th -0.4pp 14th 88% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 23rd -0.2pp 15th 49% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 9th +0.0pp 16th 44% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 8th +0.2pp 17th 46% below peers
Kendall, FL 6.5% 18th +0.5pp 18th 16% above peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 28th +1.0pp 19th 106% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 10th +0.5pp 20th 39% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 7th +0.6pp 21st 50% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 17th +1.5pp 22nd 11% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 11.7% 30th +3.3pp 23rd 109% above peers
Loveland, CO 9.9% 25th +3.9pp 24th 78% above peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 29th +5.0pp 25th 107% above peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 19th +3.5pp 26th 21% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 21st +3.7pp 27th 25% above peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 20th +4.3pp 28th 23% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 27th +8.0pp 29th 101% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 15th +4.0pp 30th 2% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 13.1% 31st +12.3pp 31st 133% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 75,461 to 77,956 - more than the combined survey margin (±87).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (75,050 to 77,956).
Big move 77,956
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 21st +87% 1st 1% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 31st +38% 2nd 14% below peers
Apex, NC 70,630 30th +37% 3rd 10% below peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 29th +17% 4th 7% below peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 28th +16% 5th 5% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 25th +12% 6th 3% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 27th +12% 7th 4% below peers
Kendall, FL 79,562 9th +6% 8th 1% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 18th +5% 9th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 26th +4% 10th 4% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 24th +4% 11th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 20th +4% 12th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 79,257 11th +3% 13th 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 19th +3% 14th 1% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 4th +3% 15th 2% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 78,389 17th +2% 16th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 23rd +2% 17th 1% below peers
Loveland, CO 78,410 16th +2% 18th on par with peers
Pine Hills, FL 80,105 6th +1% 19th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 12th +1% 20th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 14th +1% 21st 1% above peers
Parma, OH 79,870 7th +1% 22nd 2% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 22nd +1% 23rd 1% below peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 8th -1% 24th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 13th -1% 25th 1% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 15th -1% 26th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 79,497 10th -1% 27th 1% above peers
Largo, FL 82,617 1st -2% 28th 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 81,988 2nd -2% 29th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 3rd -4% 30th 3% above peers
Flint, MI 80,175 5th -17% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.4% then, 17.2% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.8% to 17.2%).
Big move 17.2%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 20.4% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Kendall, FL 21.1% 21st +2.9pp 1st 6% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 15th +2.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 10th +1.4pp 3rd 10% above peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 29th +0.2pp 4th 24% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 19.4% 25th +0.1pp 5th 14% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 4th -0.1pp 6th 21% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 5th -0.1pp 7th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 6th -0.2pp 8th 20% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 20th -0.2pp 9th 4% below peers
Upland, CA 21.6% 19th -0.3pp 10th 4% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 17th -0.4pp 11th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 26.0% 7th -0.6pp 12th 15% above peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 3rd -0.8pp 13th 24% above peers
Apex, NC 29.1% 2nd -0.9pp 14th 29% above peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 18th -1.0pp 15th 2% below peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 16th 45% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 12th -1.3pp 17th 8% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 13th -1.4pp 18th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 24th -1.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 22nd -1.4pp 20th 9% below peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 31st -1.0pp 21st 34% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 28th -1.2pp 22nd 24% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 23rd 26% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 27th -1.3pp 24th 23% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 9th -2.5pp 25th 14% above peers
Loveland, CO 19.0% 26th -2.1pp 26th 16% below peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 16th -2.7pp 27th on par with peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.8% 8th -3.1pp 28th 14% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 24.7% 11th -3.1pp 29th 10% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 23rd -2.7pp 30th 9% below peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 14th -4.1pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (49.0% then, 44.0% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.5% to 44.0%).
Big move 44.0%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 30.6% -0.4pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 18th +8.2pp 1st 8% below peers
Loveland, CO 30.4% 14th +8.8pp 2nd 5% above peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 7th +12.0pp 3rd 47% above peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 12th +5.5pp 4th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 24th +3.2pp 5th 38% below peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 15th +4.9pp 6th on par with peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 4th +7.7pp 7th 57% above peers
Kendall, FL 25.6% 19th +3.5pp 8th 12% below peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 9th 37% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 11.3% 31st +0.7pp 10th 61% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 8th +2.5pp 11th 36% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 27th +1.0pp 12th 43% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 13th +1.8pp 13th 5% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 42.9% 6th +2.5pp 14th 48% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 15.3% 28th +0.9pp 15th 47% below peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 25th +0.7pp 16th 38% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 9th +1.2pp 17th 24% above peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 18th 153% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 2nd +0.7pp 19th 97% above peers
Upland, CA 29.0% 16th -0.3pp 20th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 30th -1.2pp 21st 50% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 5th -5.0pp 22nd 52% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 10th -4.4pp 23rd 22% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 20th -3.6pp 24th 14% below peers
Apex, NC 15.1% 29th -2.9pp 25th 48% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 45.8% 3rd -9.2pp 26th 58% above peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 23rd -4.2pp 27th 38% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 26th -4.3pp 28th 38% below peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 11th -9.1pp 29th 11% above peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 17th -8.3pp 30th 3% below peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 21st -7.8pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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3 of 19 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.2% then, 71.1% now; margin ±11.2pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (67.2% to 71.1%).
71.1%
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
Pennsylvania ref 70.1% +0.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Pharr, TX 57.5% 26th +8.4pp 1st 17% below peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 20th +8.6pp 2nd 2% below peers
Apex, NC 77.0% 7th +9.6pp 3rd 11% above peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 5th +9.5pp 4th 13% above peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 5th 17% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 13th +5.4pp 6th 2% above peers
Kendall, FL 67.8% 22nd +4.7pp 7th 2% below peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 6th +5.1pp 8th 11% above peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 25th +4.1pp 9th 7% below peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 2nd +5.2pp 10th 21% above peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 11th 23% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 21st +3.8pp 12th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 4th +4.2pp 13th 15% above peers
Loveland, CO 66.7% 23rd +3.2pp 14th 4% below peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 18th +2.3pp 15th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 10th +2.2pp 16th 6% above peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 16th +2.0pp 17th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 71.1% 11th +1.4pp 18th 2% above peers
Upland, CA 70.1% 15th -1.8pp 19th 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 12th -2.1pp 20th 2% above peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 17th -2.5pp 21st on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 29th -2.5pp 22nd 19% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 57.0% 27th -3.1pp 23rd 18% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 8th -4.3pp 24th 7% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 69.1% 19th -4.2pp 25th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 14th -7.2pp 26th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 24th -8.2pp 27th 5% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 56.0% 28th -7.2pp 28th 19% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 9th -10.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 21% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±8.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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