The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 9% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Roswell, GA | 86 (May 26) | 3rd | -41.5% | 1st | 66% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 46 (May 26) | 1st | -36.6% | 2nd | 82% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 253 (May 26) | 9th | -14.9% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 343 (May 26) | 12th | -14.6% | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 57 (Apr 26) | 2nd | -14.3% | 5th | 77% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 203 (May 26) | 7th | -9.6% | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 327 (May 26) | 11th | -8.5% | 7th | 29% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 708 (May 26) | 14th | -5.9% | 8th | 180% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 442 (May 26) | 13th | +0.9% | 9th | 75% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 110 (May 26) | 5th | +1.8% | 10th | 57% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 316 (May 26) | 10th | +3.1% | 11th | 25% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 147 (May 26) | 6th | +9.2% | 12th | 42% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 777 (Apr 26) | 15th | +9.7% | 13th | 207% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 793 (May 26) | 16th | +10.7% | 14th | 214% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 221 (May 26) | 8th | +17.3% | 15th | 13% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 97 (May 26) | 4th | +17.7% | 16th | 62% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 737 (May 26) | 3rd | -34.5% | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 663 (May 26) | 2nd | -30.9% | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 997 (Apr 26) | 5th | -25.8% | 3rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 2,356 (May 26) | 13th | -17.4% | 4th | 35% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 1,085 (May 26) | 6th | -16.8% | 5th | 38% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 961 (May 26) | 4th | -10.1% | 6th | 45% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 2,026 (May 26) | 12th | -9.9% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 1,858 (May 26) | 10th | -7.0% | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 2,452 (May 26) | 14th | -6.1% | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 2,481 (May 26) | 15th | -4.4% | 10th | 42% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 1,988 (May 26) | 11th | -4.1% | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 1,744 (May 26) | 9th | -1.6% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 1,313 (May 26) | 7th | +4.7% | 13th | 25% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 528 (May 26) | 1st | +8.1% | 14th | 70% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 4,447 (May 26) | 16th | +9.4% | 15th | 155% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 1,539 (Apr 26) | 8th | +11.3% | 16th | 12% below peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | -50.2% | 2nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 5 (May 26) | 11th | -50.0% | 3rd | 155% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -50.0% | 4th | 47% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | -49.8% | 5th | 49% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 2 (May 26) | 9th | -33.5% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 5 (May 26) | 12th | -16.6% | 7th | 163% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 7 (May 26) | 14th | -12.4% | 8th | 253% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 3 (Apr 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 9th | 54% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 1 (May 26) | 4th | +0.0% | 10th | 50% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 11 (May 26) | 15th | +83.4% | 11th | 438% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 6 (May 26) | 13th | +99.7% | 12th | 196% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 12 (May 26) | 16th | +100.2% | 13th | 492% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | 50% below peers | ||||
| Livonia, MI | 1 (May 26) | 7th | 48% below peers | ||||
| Norwalk, CT | 0 (Apr 26) | 2nd | 100% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft rose about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Bellingham, WA | 66 (May 26) | 3rd | -57.6% | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 125 (May 26) | 10th | -39.5% | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 93 (May 26) | 7th | -38.6% | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 274 (May 26) | 15th | -31.8% | 4th | 137% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 190 (May 26) | 13th | -27.8% | 5th | 64% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 80 (May 26) | 5th | -27.5% | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 102 (May 26) | 8th | -26.0% | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 126 (Apr 26) | 11th | -21.7% | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 49 (May 26) | 2nd | -21.1% | 9th | 58% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 116 (Apr 26) | 9th | -18.7% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 90 (May 26) | 6th | -15.6% | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 159 (May 26) | 12th | -5.0% | 12th | 38% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 336 (May 26) | 16th | +6.0% | 13th | 191% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 195 (May 26) | 14th | +12.1% | 14th | 69% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 43 (May 26) | 1st | +20.6% | 15th | 63% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 70 (May 26) | 4th | +21.4% | 16th | 39% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 21% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $103,232 to $124,755 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,639). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | $69,324 | +30% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | $77,321 | 18th | +53% | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | $78,465 | 17th | +48% | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | $57,719 | 27th | +45% | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | $77,167 | 19th | +44% | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | $74,571 | 20th | +43% | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | $71,102 | 21st | +42% | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | $63,122 | 26th | +40% | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | $86,123 | 16th | +39% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | $109,377 | 7th | +39% | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | $63,732 | 25th | +37% | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | $44,091 | 31st | +37% | 11th | 49% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | $100,950 | 12th | +34% | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | $108,703 | 9th | +32% | 13th | 26% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | $56,673 | 28th | +30% | 14th | 34% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | $70,466 | 22nd | +30% | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | $128,654 | 3rd | +29% | 16th | 49% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | $150,414 | 1st | +28% | 17th | 75% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | $104,682 | 11th | +28% | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | $107,616 | 10th | +25% | 19th | 25% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | $100,137 | 13th | +25% | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | $66,755 | 23rd | +25% | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | $92,541 | 15th | +24% | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | $98,460 | 14th | +23% | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | $110,443 | 6th | +23% | 24th | 28% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | $109,253 | 8th | +22% | 25th | 27% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | $49,748 | 29th | +22% | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | $46,113 | 30th | +22% | 27th | 46% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | $65,009 | 24th | +21% | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $124,755 | 4th | +21% | 29th | 45% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | $112,176 | 5th | +19% | 30th | 30% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | $136,123 | 2nd | +15% | 31st | 58% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 4.6% (May 26) | +0.3pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Asheville, NC | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -1.6pp | 1st | 21% below peers | |
| Merced, CA | 6.8% (May 26) | 28th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 58% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 17th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 4th | 35% below peers | |
| South Gate, CA | 4.6% (May 26) | 19th | -0.4pp | 5th | 7% above peers | |
| Hemet, CA | 6.3% (May 26) | 26th | -0.4pp | 6th | 47% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | 5.4% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 7th | 26% above peers | |
| Redding, CA | 4.2% (May 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 8th | 2% below peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 9th | 16% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | 5.9% (May 26) | 25th | -0.2pp | 10th | 37% above peers | |
| Sandy, UT | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 11th | 21% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 12th | 16% below peers | |
| Chino, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.8% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 14th | 35% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | 4.3% (May 26) | 15th | +0.0pp | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Roswell, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 4th | +0.1pp | 16th | 33% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 24th | +0.2pp | 17th | 28% above peers | |
| Livonia, MI | 3.3% (May 26) | 5th | +0.3pp | 18th | 23% below peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | 3.5% (May 26) | 8th | +0.3pp | 20th | 19% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | 4.1% (May 26) | 12th | +0.4pp | 21st | 5% below peers | |
| Erie, PA | 4.6% (May 26) | 20th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | 2.6% (May 26) | 1st | +0.7pp | 23rd | 40% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | +0.8pp | 24th | 7% above peers | |
| Plantation, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +1.0pp | 25th | 5% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | 4.5% (May 26) | 18th | +1.0pp | 26th | 5% above peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | 5.0% (May 26) | 22nd | +1.2pp | 27th | 16% above peers | |
| Reading, PA | 6.3% (May 26) | 27th | +1.3pp | 28th | 47% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 13.2% | -1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Indio, CA | 11.4% | 17th | -5.0pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 14.8% | 21st | -6.2pp | 2nd | 37% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 12.7% | 18th | -4.4pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 16.8% | 24th | -5.0pp | 4th | 56% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 5.8% | 6th | -1.7pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 9.0% | 12th | -2.2pp | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 13.8% | 20th | -3.3pp | 7th | 28% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 23.6% | 30th | -5.3pp | 8th | 119% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 10.8% | 16th | -2.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 23.2% | 29th | -5.0pp | 10th | 115% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.0% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 11th | 53% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 16.0% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 12th | 49% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 4.7% | 1st | -0.8pp | 13th | 57% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 17.8% | 26th | -2.6pp | 14th | 66% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 27.8% | 31st | -3.9pp | 15th | 158% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 21.9% | 28th | -3.0pp | 16th | 103% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 9.3% | 14th | -1.2pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 7.7% | 10th | -1.0pp | 18th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 17.8% | 25th | -2.0pp | 19th | 65% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 9.1% | 13th | -1.0pp | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 15.8% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 21st | 47% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 7.5% | 9th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 8.6% | 11th | -0.1pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 6.0% | 7th | -0.0pp | 24th | 44% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 19.3% | 27th | -0.1pp | 25th | 79% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 13.8% | 19th | +0.4pp | 26th | 28% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 5.6% | 5th | +0.3pp | 27th | 48% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.4% | 4th | +0.3pp | 28th | 49% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 9.9% | 15th | +1.6pp | 29th | 8% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 5.3% | 3rd | +0.9pp | 30th | 50% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 6.1% | 8th | +1.5pp | 31st | 44% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.5% then, 5.4% now; margin ±2.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 19.4% | -2.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Toms River, NJ | 3.6% | 2nd | -4.6pp | 1st | 72% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.2% | 1st | -3.4pp | 2nd | 75% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 14.6% | 17th | -9.6pp | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 8.8% | 13th | -5.3pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 17.7% | 22nd | -10.7pp | 5th | 39% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 8.3% | 11th | -4.7pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.6% | 10th | -4.1pp | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.2% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 8th | 59% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 21.8% | 24th | -10.8pp | 9th | 71% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 7.4% | 9th | -3.7pp | 10th | 42% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 15.4% | 19th | -7.5pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 17.6% | 21st | -6.4pp | 12th | 38% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 9.8% | 15th | -3.0pp | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 25.5% | 25th | -7.1pp | 14th | 101% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 9.4% | 14th | -2.6pp | 15th | 26% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 15.1% | 18th | -3.4pp | 16th | 19% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.5% | 12th | -1.8pp | 17th | 33% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 16.2% | 20th | -3.1pp | 18th | 28% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 26.6% | 28th | -4.8pp | 19th | 109% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 33.4% | 29th | -5.5pp | 20th | 163% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 39.0% | 31st | -6.2pp | 21st | 207% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.7% | 7th | -0.6pp | 22nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 25.9% | 27th | -2.6pp | 23rd | 104% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 25.7% | 26th | -2.3pp | 24th | 102% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 34.8% | 30th | -3.1pp | 25th | 174% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 12.7% | 16th | -1.1pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 5.5% | 6th | -0.3pp | 27th | 56% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 5.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 28th | 58% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 6.2% | 8th | +0.5pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 5.4% | 5th | +1.9pp | 30th | 58% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 18.8% | 23rd | +6.9pp | 31st | 48% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Broadband fell 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 92.9% to 84.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). None of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.* That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 88.9% | +10.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Fall River, MA | 86.5% | 29th | +16.1pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 86.3% | 30th | +14.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 86.6% | 28th | +12.3pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 88.9% | 26th | +11.8pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 88.3% | 27th | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 94.0% | 13th | +11.0pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 93.2% | 17th | +10.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 90.0% | 24th | +9.1pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 89.7% | 25th | +8.9pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 90.9% | 22nd | +7.0pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 90.6% | 23rd | +6.6pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 95.1% | 9th | +6.8pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 94.3% | 12th | +6.6pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 95.2% | 8th | +6.4pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 93.8% | 15th | +6.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 95.9% | 6th | +6.0pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 92.5% | 19th | +5.6pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 93.9% | 14th | +5.4pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 94.6% | 11th | +5.4pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 91.7% | 21st | +4.4pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 96.0% | 5th | +4.0pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 96.6% | 2nd | +3.9pp | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 93.6% | 16th | +3.7pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 91.7% | 20th | +3.4pp | 24th | 2% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 95.0% | 10th | +3.4pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 96.4% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 93.0% | 18th | +2.6pp | 27th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 97.1% | 1st | +2.5pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 96.4% | 4th | +2.3pp | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 95.2% | 7th | +1.6pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 84.1% | 31st | -8.8pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 10% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.44 to 0.49 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.03). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 0.48 | +0.002 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Indio, CA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.036 | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 0.38 | 1st | -0.023 | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 0.38 | 3rd | -0.014 | 3rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 0.51 | 30th | -0.017 | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 0.44 | 13th | -0.011 | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 0.38 | 2nd | -0.009 | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 0.45 | 15th | -0.009 | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.009 | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 0.47 | 19th | -0.008 | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 0.43 | 12th | -0.005 | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 0.49 | 28th | -0.006 | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 0.46 | 16th | -0.003 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 0.46 | 17th | -0.003 | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 0.51 | 29th | -0.001 | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 0.39 | 4th | +0.000 | 15th | 14% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 0.52 | 31st | +0.001 | 16th | 14% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 0.46 | 18th | +0.003 | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 0.41 | 6th | +0.003 | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 0.45 | 14th | +0.005 | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 0.41 | 7th | +0.004 | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 0.40 | 5th | +0.005 | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.005 | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 0.47 | 20th | +0.013 | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 0.42 | 8th | +0.018 | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 0.49 | 26th | +0.026 | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 0.47 | 21st | +0.027 | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 0.43 | 10th | +0.028 | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 0.48 | 24th | +0.033 | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.031 | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 0.49 | 27th | +0.043 | 30th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 0.49 | 25th | +0.045 | 31st | 6% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 2.3% to 1.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 10.5% | -2.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Roswell, GA | 3.2% | 3rd | -2.8pp | 1st | 73% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 1.2% | 1st | -1.0pp | 2nd | 90% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 3rd | 76% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 12.8% | 21st | -3.4pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 12.0% | 17th | -2.6pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 12.2% | 18th | -1.8pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 38.5% | 31st | -5.4pp | 7th | 226% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.6% | 14th | -0.8pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 5.9% | 10th | -0.5pp | 9th | 50% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 7.7% | 12th | -0.4pp | 10th | 35% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 5.4% | 9th | -0.1pp | 11th | 55% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.6% | 4th | -0.1pp | 12th | 69% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 14.8% | 22nd | +0.1pp | 13th | 25% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 30.2% | 29th | +1.0pp | 14th | 156% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 4.1% | 5th | +0.2pp | 15th | 65% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 8.1% | 13th | +0.7pp | 16th | 31% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 4.8% | 7th | +0.4pp | 17th | 59% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 17.5% | 24th | +1.8pp | 18th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 19.9% | 25th | +2.5pp | 19th | 68% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 11.8% | 16th | +1.5pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 31.6% | 30th | +4.0pp | 21st | 167% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 12.7% | 20th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.5% | 6th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 62% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 30.0% | 28th | +4.9pp | 24th | 153% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 20.3% | 26th | +3.6pp | 25th | 71% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.1% | 11th | +1.4pp | 26th | 40% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 10.2% | 15th | +2.3pp | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 25.0% | 27th | +5.7pp | 28th | 111% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 12.7% | 19th | +5.1pp | 29th | 7% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 17.3% | 23rd | +9.4pp | 30th | 46% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 4.9% | 8th | +3.2pp | 31st | 59% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | $309,323 (Jun 26) | +0.7% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Erie, PA | $209,960 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.9% | 1st | 58% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $679,881 (Jun 26) | 8th | +5.0% | 2nd | 36% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $470,769 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.7% | 3rd | 6% below peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | $341,775 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.6% | 4th | 31% below peers | |
| Reading, PA | $268,714 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.2% | 5th | 46% below peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $445,051 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.9% | 6th | 11% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $323,035 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.8% | 7th | 35% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $640,999 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.6% | 8th | 29% above peers | |
| South Gate, CA | $701,329 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.4% | 9th | 41% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $459,250 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.3% | 10th | 8% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $670,855 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.8% | 11th | 35% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $238,644 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.3% | 12th | 52% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | $798,573 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.1% | 13th | 60% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $666,641 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.9% | 14th | 34% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $1,224,499 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.8% | 15th | 146% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $887,149 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.4% | 16th | 78% above peers | |
| Hemet, CA | $445,921 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.1% | 17th | 11% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $674,798 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.3% | 18th | 35% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $758,989 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.7% | 19th | 52% above peers | |
| Redding, CA | $394,739 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.0% | 20th | 21% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $957,606 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.1% | 21st | 92% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $397,690 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.5% | 22nd | 20% below peers | |
| Indio, CA | $513,884 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.5% | 23rd | 3% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $398,215 (Jun 26) | 20th | -1.8% | 24th | 20% below peers | |
| Plantation, FL | $498,545 (Jun 26) | 14th | -3.3% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $464,131 (Jun 26) | 16th | -5.2% | 26th | 7% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $1,227,283 (Jun 26) | 1st | -5.3% | 27th | 146% above peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | $309,562 (Jun 26) | 25th | -7.3% | 28th | 38% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | $173,145 (Jun 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Erie, PA | $129,940 (Jun 26) | 28th | +6.8% | 1st | 65% below peers | |
| Reading, PA | $176,564 (Jun 26) | 26th | +5.5% | 2nd | 52% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $439,024 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.8% | 3rd | 19% above peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | $246,413 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.3% | 4th | 33% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $570,408 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.9% | 5th | 54% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $316,421 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.4% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $370,359 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.4% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $248,896 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.4% | 8th | 33% below peers | |
| South Gate, CA | $637,011 (Jun 26) | 5th | +3.0% | 9th | 72% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $329,204 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.2% | 10th | 11% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $511,817 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.3% | 11th | 38% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $157,988 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.9% | 12th | 57% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $486,485 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 13th | 31% above peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $477,657 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 14th | 29% above peers | |
| Carson, CA | $668,515 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.4% | 15th | 81% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $879,254 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.2% | 16th | 137% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | $394,123 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.0% | 17th | 6% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $557,254 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 18th | 50% above peers | |
| Chino, CA | $619,935 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.4% | 19th | 67% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $324,862 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.6% | 20th | 12% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | $304,862 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.8% | 21st | 18% below peers | |
| Hemet, CA | $345,970 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.9% | 22nd | 7% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $706,614 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -1.1% | 23rd | 91% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $347,883 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.8% | 24th | 6% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $325,051 (Jun 26) | 18th | -4.7% | 25th | 12% below peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $698,475 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.2% | 26th | 89% above peers | |
| Plantation, FL | $250,872 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -5.6% | 27th | 32% below peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | $191,148 (Jun 26) | 25th | -9.5% | 28th | 48% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.3% then, 73.6% now; margin ±3.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 71.9% | +2.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Avondale, AZ | 61.6% | 16th | +6.6pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 46.1% | 24th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 45.9% | 25th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 51.9% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 62.3% | 15th | +3.8pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 54.1% | 21st | +3.3pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 45.3% | 26th | +2.5pp | 7th | 26% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 71.9% | 8th | +3.6pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 56.4% | 18th | +2.6pp | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 81.8% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 40.6% | 29th | +1.2pp | 11th | 34% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 64.4% | 11th | +1.7pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 71.1% | 9th | +1.7pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 63.7% | 14th | +1.4pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 73.6% | 7th | +1.2pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 64.0% | 13th | +0.9pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 87.2% | 1st | +1.1pp | 17th | 41% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 74.0% | 6th | +0.9pp | 18th | 20% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 54.8% | 20th | +0.6pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 64.3% | 12th | +0.5pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 76.9% | 4th | -0.0pp | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 49.1% | 23rd | -0.5pp | 22nd | 20% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 81.0% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 23rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 32.7% | 31st | -0.5pp | 24th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 44.6% | 27th | -0.8pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 35.3% | 30th | -1.0pp | 26th | 43% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 43.6% | 28th | -1.3pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 60.8% | 17th | -2.6pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 55.6% | 19th | -2.4pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 75.2% | 5th | -3.4pp | 30th | 22% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 67.1% | 10th | -3.5pp | 31st | 9% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| South Gate, CA | $2,002 (Jun 26) | 12th | +9.0% | 1st | 2% above peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | $3,074 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +7.7% | 2nd | 57% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | $2,616 (Jun 26) | 8th | +7.2% | 3rd | 33% above peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | $1,288 (Jun 26) | 27th | +5.3% | 4th | 34% below peers | |
| Greenville, NC | $1,346 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.5% | 5th | 31% below peers | |
| Reading, PA | $1,395 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.4% | 6th | 29% below peers | |
| Fall River, MA | $1,811 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.3% | 7th | 8% below peers | |
| Erie, PA | $1,036 (Jun 26) | 28th | +3.3% | 8th | 47% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | $1,662 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.2% | 9th | 15% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | $1,642 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.9% | 10th | 16% below peers | |
| Chino, CA | $3,388 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.7% | 11th | 73% above peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | $2,797 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.4% | 12th | 42% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | $1,964 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.3% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Kirkland, WA | $2,626 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.2% | 14th | 34% above peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.0% | 15th | 38% above peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | $3,258 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.9% | 16th | 66% above peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | $2,425 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.6% | 17th | 23% above peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | $1,976 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.2% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.0% | 19th | 30% below peers | |
| Plantation, FL | $2,514 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 20th | 28% above peers | |
| Asheville, NC | $1,688 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.5% | 21st | 14% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | $1,730 (Jun 26) | 19th | +0.3% | 22nd | 12% below peers | |
| Hemet, CA | $1,939 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.2% | 23rd | 1% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | $2,953 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.1% | 24th | 50% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | $1,809 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.6% | 25th | 8% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | $1,681 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.9% | 26th | 14% below peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | $1,779 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.6% | 27th | 9% below peers | |
| Compton, CA | $2,500 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.8% | 28th | 27% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.4% then, 31.2% now; margin ±4.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 27.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Toms River, NJ | 30.6% | 6th | -6.2pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 45.1% | 27th | -5.8pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 48.1% | 31st | -4.4pp | 3rd | 21% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 36.1% | 12th | -3.0pp | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 41.4% | 18th | -3.4pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 40.8% | 17th | -2.9pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 44.8% | 25th | -1.7pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 43.4% | 21st | -0.6pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 46.6% | 29th | -0.5pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 34.5% | 10th | -0.4pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 26.8% | 5th | -0.3pp | 11th | 32% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 41.7% | 19th | -0.4pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 39.6% | 16th | -0.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 24.2% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 14th | 39% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 43.8% | 22nd | +0.6pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 36.6% | 14th | +0.7pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 45.7% | 28th | +1.0pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 42.5% | 20th | +1.2pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 32.6% | 8th | +1.0pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 36.1% | 13th | +1.5pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 24.4% | 4th | +1.1pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 35.2% | 11th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 20.5% | 1st | +0.9pp | 23rd | 48% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 21.0% | 2nd | +1.2pp | 24th | 47% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 37.5% | 15th | +2.8pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 44.8% | 26th | +3.8pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 31.2% | 7th | +2.8pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 47.0% | 30th | +4.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 44.7% | 24th | +4.9pp | 29th | 13% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 32.9% | 9th | +4.0pp | 30th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 44.6% | 23rd | +5.7pp | 31st | 13% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.2% to 2.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 5.7% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Sandy, UT | 2.5% | 2nd | -1.8pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 2.6% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 57% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 1.6% | 1st | -0.5pp | 3rd | 74% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 3.5% | 8th | -1.0pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 3.5% | 7th | -0.9pp | 5th | 43% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 9.5% | 26th | -2.3pp | 6th | 57% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.2% | 5th | -0.7pp | 7th | 47% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 8.9% | 24th | -1.8pp | 8th | 47% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 10.2% | 27th | -1.7pp | 9th | 68% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 7.7% | 20th | -1.1pp | 10th | 27% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 16.4% | 29th | -2.0pp | 11th | 171% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 23.4% | 31st | -2.2pp | 12th | 285% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 17.2% | 30th | -1.4pp | 13th | 183% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 7.0% | 17th | -0.6pp | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 4.6% | 11th | -0.2pp | 15th | 24% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 7.7% | 19th | -0.3pp | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 10.7% | 28th | -0.4pp | 17th | 76% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 4.8% | 14th | -0.2pp | 18th | 21% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 6.1% | 16th | -0.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 8.4% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 20th | 39% above peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 2.8% | 4th | -0.0pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 4.0% | 9th | -0.0pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 9.0% | 25th | -0.0pp | 23rd | 49% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 7.6% | 18th | +0.0pp | 24th | 26% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 5.3% | 15th | +0.9pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 8.5% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 26th | 39% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 4.6% | 10th | +1.0pp | 27th | 25% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 3.4% | 6th | +0.9pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 4.6% | 12th | +1.2pp | 29th | 24% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 8.4% | 21st | +2.6pp | 30th | 38% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.7% | 13th | +1.6pp | 31st | 22% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 4.0% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 9.1% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Norwalk, CT | 10.3% | 25th | -6.3pp | 1st | 47% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 8.4% | 20th | -3.8pp | 2nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.3% | 10th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 3.2% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 55% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 7.0% | 16th | -1.8pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 8.1% | 19th | -1.8pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 4.8% | 6th | -1.0pp | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 7.1% | 17th | -1.4pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 12.8% | 28th | -2.3pp | 9th | 82% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.0% | 5th | -0.7pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 9.4% | 24th | -1.6pp | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 5.1% | 8th | -0.9pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 5.7% | 11th | -0.8pp | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 2.5% | 1st | -0.2pp | 14th | 64% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 6.7% | 15th | -0.5pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 6.6% | 14th | -0.5pp | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 3.9% | 4th | -0.3pp | 17th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 5.0% | 7th | -0.3pp | 18th | 29% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.8% | 3rd | -0.1pp | 19th | 46% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 9.4% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 20th | 33% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 7.5% | 18th | +0.1pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 5.3% | 9th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 12.4% | 27th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 77% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 6.5% | 13th | +0.5pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 11.6% | 26th | +1.0pp | 25th | 65% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 17.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 26th | 147% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 8.8% | 21st | +1.1pp | 27th | 25% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 9.0% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 28th | 28% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 13.3% | 29th | +2.1pp | 29th | 90% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 5.7% | 12th | +1.4pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 14.6% | 30th | +4.8pp | 31st | 108% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 35.4% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Kirkland, WA | 22.4% | 1st | 29% below peers | |
| Mission Viejo, CA | 25.0% | 2nd | 21% below peers | |
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 25.3% | 3rd | 20% below peers | |
| San Marcos, CA | 25.7% | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Carson, CA | 25.9% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Roswell, GA | 26.6% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Norwalk, CT | 26.7% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Asheville, NC | 28.1% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Bellingham, WA | 29.0% | 9th | 8% below peers | |
| Redding, CA | 29.0% | 10th | 8% below peers | |
| Livonia, MI | 29.4% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| Plantation, FL | 29.5% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Alafaya, FL | 30.3% | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| Sandy, UT | 31.1% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Toms River, NJ | 31.1% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| South Gate, CA | 31.6% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Chino, CA | 31.9% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Hoover, AL | 32.5% | 18th | 3% above peers | |
| Fort Myers, FL | 33.9% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Compton, CA | 34.2% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Merced, CA | 34.4% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| O'Fallon, MO | 35.5% | 22nd | 12% above peers | |
| Fall River, MA | 36.0% | 23rd | 14% above peers | |
| Avondale, AZ | 36.2% | 24th | 15% above peers | |
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 36.3% | 25th | 15% above peers | |
| Lawrence, KS | 36.5% | 26th | 16% above peers | |
| Indio, CA | 36.7% | 27th | 16% above peers | |
| Hemet, CA | 38.3% | 28th | 21% above peers | |
| Greenville, NC | 38.8% | 29th | 23% above peers | |
| Erie, PA | 40.8% | 30th | 29% above peers | |
| Reading, PA | 43.3% | 31st | 37% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.5% then, 4.2% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 5.6% | +0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Norwalk, CT | 5.6% | 26th | -17.1pp | 1st | 56% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 3.8% | 17th | -3.9pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 3.4% | 11th | -3.4pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 0.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 5th | 74% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 2.1% | 4th | -1.2pp | 6th | 41% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 3.5% | 12th | -1.9pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 4.4% | 23rd | -2.3pp | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 4.2% | 21st | -2.1pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 4.1% | 20th | -1.9pp | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 2.4% | 6th | -1.0pp | 11th | 35% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 6.5% | 28th | -2.1pp | 12th | 79% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 1.6% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 13th | 55% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 3.9% | 18th | -0.4pp | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 2.6% | 8th | -0.1pp | 15th | 29% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 3.5% | 14th | -0.1pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 3.4% | 10th | +0.5pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 2.5% | 7th | +0.4pp | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 3.6% | 16th | +0.6pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 4.6% | 25th | +1.0pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 2.3% | 5th | +0.6pp | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 4.6% | 24th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 5.8% | 27th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 15.2% | 31st | +4.2pp | 24th | 321% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 11.4% | 30th | +3.4pp | 25th | 215% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 3.6% | 15th | +1.4pp | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 3.5% | 13th | +1.4pp | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 4.2% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 28th | 15% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 4.0% | 19th | +1.8pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 7.8% | 29th | +4.2pp | 30th | 115% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.1% | 9th | +1.9pp | 31st | 14% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63.9% to 68.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.4pp). 19 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 32.1% | +4.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Hemet, CA | 15.5% | 28th | +4.4pp | 1st | 60% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 10.6% | 31st | +2.0pp | 2nd | 73% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 20.2% | 26th | +3.7pp | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 11.3% | 30th | +1.8pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 20.5% | 25th | +3.3pp | 5th | 48% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 27.2% | 21st | +4.2pp | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 43.8% | 13th | +6.8pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 50.0% | 8th | +6.8pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 36.4% | 18th | +4.8pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 21.3% | 24th | +2.8pp | 10th | 45% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 66.0% | 3rd | +7.9pp | 11th | 69% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 41.9% | 15th | +4.5pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 38.5% | 17th | +3.7pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 46.0% | 10th | +4.2pp | 14th | 18% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 48.5% | 9th | +4.2pp | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 53.4% | 6th | +4.5pp | 16th | 37% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 62.6% | 4th | +5.0pp | 17th | 60% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 66.3% | 2nd | +5.0pp | 18th | 70% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 32.0% | 19th | +2.3pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 68.4% | 1st | +4.5pp | 20th | 75% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 23.1% | 23rd | +1.5pp | 21st | 41% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 16.4% | 27th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 58% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 52.1% | 7th | +3.0pp | 23rd | 33% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 45.9% | 11th | +2.6pp | 24th | 17% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 11.4% | 29th | +0.6pp | 25th | 71% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 26.9% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 26th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 55.8% | 5th | +2.5pp | 27th | 43% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 43.3% | 14th | +1.8pp | 28th | 11% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 29.3% | 20th | +1.1pp | 29th | 25% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 39.1% | 16th | +1.4pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 44.8% | 12th | +1.4pp | 31st | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.5% then, 62.6% now; margin ±11.9pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 44.3% | -1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Reading, PA | 36.1% | 25th | +14.0pp | 1st | 20% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 70.6% | 2nd | +11.2pp | 2nd | 57% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 53.1% | 10th | +4.9pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 62.8% | 4th | +5.2pp | 4th | 40% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 45.2% | 15th | +3.2pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 75.6% | 1st | +5.3pp | 6th | 68% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 60.9% | 6th | +2.2pp | 7th | 36% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 66.5% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 8th | 48% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 43.5% | 19th | +1.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 56.6% | 8th | +1.1pp | 10th | 26% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 44.9% | 16th | -1.2pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 50.0% | 13th | -2.2pp | 12th | 11% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 55.7% | 9th | -3.5pp | 13th | 24% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 51.2% | 11th | -4.6pp | 14th | 14% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 62.6% | 5th | -8.9pp | 15th | 39% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 43.7% | 18th | -8.1pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 48.6% | 14th | -9.3pp | 17th | 8% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 57.9% | 7th | -11.4pp | 18th | 29% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 37.4% | 21st | -7.4pp | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 50.5% | 12th | -14.5pp | 20th | 12% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 37.9% | 20th | -11.7pp | 21st | 16% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 37.1% | 22nd | -11.9pp | 22nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 22.6% | 29th | -11.4pp | 23rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 36.2% | 23rd | -19.4pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 36.1% | 24th | -20.9pp | 25th | 20% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 44.0% | 17th | -25.8pp | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 36.1% | 26th | -24.8pp | 27th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 33.2% | 27th | -23.2pp | 28th | 26% below peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 21.5% | 30th | -16.3pp | 29th | 52% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 31.9% | 28th | -31.7pp | 30th | 29% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 14.8% | 31st | -22.2pp | 31st | 67% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth rose 9.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.9% to 10.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. None of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 7.9% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Chino, CA | 2.7% | 7th | -7.8pp | 1st | 48% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 2.0% | 5th | -5.1pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 4.2% | 10th | -6.6pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 1.5% | 3rd | -2.2pp | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 1.1% | 1st | -1.5pp | 5th | 78% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 7.9% | 20th | -5.8pp | 6th | 52% above peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 5.2% | 16th | -3.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 1.7% | 4th | -1.0pp | 8th | 67% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 1.4% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 9th | 72% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 3.5% | 9th | -1.5pp | 10th | 31% below peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 4.3% | 12th | -1.5pp | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 2.7% | 6th | -0.5pp | 12th | 49% below peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 7.2% | 19th | -1.4pp | 13th | 38% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 8.6% | 23rd | -0.5pp | 14th | 67% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 13.2% | 31st | -0.3pp | 15th | 155% above peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 4.5% | 14th | -0.0pp | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 11.9% | 30th | +0.8pp | 17th | 130% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 8.2% | 21st | +0.5pp | 18th | 59% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 9.1% | 25th | +0.6pp | 19th | 75% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 3.1% | 8th | +0.3pp | 20th | 40% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 9.4% | 26th | +1.0pp | 21st | 81% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 9.8% | 27th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 89% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 8.3% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 23rd | 61% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 10.0% | 28th | +2.1pp | 24th | 94% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 5.7% | 17th | +1.4pp | 25th | 10% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 5.0% | 15th | +1.4pp | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 8.9% | 24th | +2.8pp | 27th | 73% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 6.7% | 18th | +2.1pp | 28th | 30% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 4.2% | 11th | +1.5pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 4.5% | 13th | +1.6pp | 30th | 13% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 10.8% | 29th | +9.9pp | 31st | 109% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86,982 to 93,993 - more than the combined survey margin (±52). 19 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers, FL | 95,051 | 4th | +19% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 91,953 | 28th | +11% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 92,477 | 24th | +9% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 92,642 | 21st | +9% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 93,993 | 11th | +8% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 91,326 | 31st | +8% | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 95,242 | 3rd | +8% | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 93,801 | 14th | +8% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 94,956 | 6th | +6% | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 93,438 | 15th | +5% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 94,082 | 10th | +5% | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 92,187 | 26th | +4% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 92,621 | 22nd | +4% | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 92,652 | 20th | +3% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 94,535 | 8th | +3% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 96,293 | 1st | +3% | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 91,950 | 29th | +3% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 93,409 | 16th | +2% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 92,449 | 25th | +2% | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 92,857 | 18th | +1% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 92,871 | 17th | +1% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 96,051 | 2nd | -0% | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 93,851 | 12th | -0% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 94,882 | 7th | -0% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 94,291 | 9th | -2% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 92,621 | 23rd | -2% | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 91,483 | 30th | -3% | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 93,850 | 13th | -4% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 92,151 | 27th | -4% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 92,698 | 19th | -4% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 94,994 | 5th | -8% | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.2% then, 13.9% now; margin ±5.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 33.3% | -1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Sandy, UT | 20.5% | 22nd | +5.2pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 19.2% | 27th | +3.6pp | 2nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 39.1% | 8th | +6.6pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 56.0% | 4th | +8.4pp | 4th | 95% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 62.3% | 2nd | +5.6pp | 5th | 117% above peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 48.8% | 5th | +3.9pp | 6th | 70% above peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 66.1% | 1st | +5.1pp | 7th | 130% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 57.9% | 3rd | +3.5pp | 8th | 102% above peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 32.2% | 12th | +2.0pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 35.0% | 10th | +2.1pp | 10th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 29.0% | 15th | +1.7pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 19.7% | 24th | +1.2pp | 12th | 31% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 29.1% | 14th | +1.3pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 20.5% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 14th | 29% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 28.7% | 16th | +0.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 40.3% | 7th | +0.7pp | 16th | 40% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 27.9% | 18th | +0.3pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 15.2% | 29th | +0.0pp | 18th | 47% below peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 34.9% | 11th | -0.6pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 13.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 20th | 52% below peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 38.0% | 9th | -1.2pp | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 45.2% | 6th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 57% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 20.8% | 21st | -2.5pp | 23rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 21.2% | 20th | -2.7pp | 24th | 26% below peers | ||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 30.9% | 13th | -5.6pp | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 28.1% | 17th | -5.4pp | 26th | 2% below peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 19.3% | 26th | -4.1pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 19.3% | 25th | -5.3pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 18.6% | 28th | -7.1pp | 29th | 35% below peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 26.3% | 19th | -10.9pp | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 10.4% | 31st | -5.5pp | 31st | 64% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.4% then, 64.4% now; margin ±13.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina ref | 67.4% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Arden-Arcade, CA | 69.3% | 16th | +14.3pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Asheville, NC | 79.4% | 1st | +15.2pp | 2nd | 15% above peers | ||
| Sandy, UT | 65.3% | 23rd | +10.8pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Merced, CA | 64.6% | 25th | +10.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Norwalk, CT | 76.9% | 3rd | +9.7pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Roswell, GA | 76.6% | 4th | +9.3pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Carson, CA | 75.7% | 7th | +8.0pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Kirkland, WA | 65.8% | 21st | +6.7pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Redding, CA | 67.7% | 18th | +6.8pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Livonia, MI | 73.9% | 10th | +7.4pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Fall River, MA | 75.5% | 8th | +7.1pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Greenville, NC | 76.9% | 2nd | +6.2pp | 12th | 11% above peers | ||
| San Marcos, CA | 71.3% | 14th | +5.5pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Compton, CA | 64.7% | 24th | +4.9pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Bellingham, WA | 68.9% | 17th | +5.1pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Mission Viejo, CA | 70.3% | 15th | +5.1pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Chino, CA | 63.5% | 30th | +4.0pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Hemet, CA | 64.3% | 28th | +3.6pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| O'Fallon, MO | 75.7% | 6th | +4.2pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Plantation, FL | 72.0% | 13th | +4.0pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Avondale, AZ | 67.6% | 19th | +2.9pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Toms River, NJ | 76.0% | 5th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Hoover, AL | 74.2% | 9th | +2.5pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| South Gate, CA | 73.5% | 11th | +1.8pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Erie, PA | 66.2% | 20th | -4.5pp | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lawrence, KS | 73.1% | 12th | -5.6pp | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Indio, CA | 64.5% | 26th | -5.4pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mount Pleasant, SC | 64.4% | 27th | -6.0pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fort Myers, FL | 65.4% | 22nd | -7.2pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Reading, PA | 64.0% | 29th | -7.6pp | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Alafaya, FL | 61.9% | 31st | -9.1pp | 31st | 11% below peers |