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Clarksville, TN

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188,829 people (2025) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 14 indicators

Where Clarksville, TN shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
91 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 53%
relative change
192 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
951 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 35%
relative change
1,464 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$69,303
2020-24
▲ 29%
relative change
$53,604 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
10.4%
2019-23
▼ 20%
relative change
13.0% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
317 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 19%
relative change
394 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
12.3%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
14.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
29.9%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
27.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.7%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
86.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
Jul 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
4.4% a year earlier
Improving recently Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.38
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
0.41 in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
55.6%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
53.0% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.4%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
4.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
33.2%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
32.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
16.4%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
18.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 5 indicators

Where Clarksville, TN shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
4.9%
2020-24
▲ 43%
relative change
3.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
9.7%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
8.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
28.9%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
33.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
12 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 9%
relative change
11 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
9.9%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
8.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 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 →
Population
176,456
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
152,934 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,374
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$1,351 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
26.6%
2020-24
high
vs peers
27.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
53.6%
2020-24
low
vs peers
56.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities. Clarksville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 317 in July 2026, down from 394 a year earlier.
Bright spot 317 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%
Glendale, CA 213 (Jul 26) -22.7% 1st
Cary, NC 60 (Jul 26) -19.7% 2nd
Salem, OR 376 (Jul 26) -19.6% 3rd
Clarksville, TN 317 (Jul 26) -19.5% 4th
Newport News, VA 634 (Jun 26) -18.4% 5th
Santa Rosa, CA 274 (Jul 26) -15.8% 6th
Chattanooga, TN 688 (Apr 26) -14.0% 7th
Knoxville, TN 621 (Jul 26) -12.9% 8th
Shreveport, LA 1,034 (Jul 26) -12.3% 9th
Akron, OH 836 (Jun 26) -9.4% 10th
Oxnard, CA 540 (Jul 26) -6.2% 11th
Brownsville, TX 377 (Jul 26) -4.3% 12th
Grand Rapids, MI 863 (Jul 26) -0.5% 13th
Tempe, AZ 419 (Jul 26) +0.5% 14th
Peoria, AZ 254 (Apr 26) +2.6% 15th
Providence, RI 301 (Jun 26) +7.7% 16th
Elk Grove, CA 175 (Jul 26) +8.4% 17th
Eugene, OR 334 (Apr 26) +8.6% 18th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Charleston, SC down about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Garland, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities. Clarksville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 951 in July 2026, down from 1,464 a year earlier.
Bright spot 951 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%
Clarksville, TN 951 (Jul 26) -35.0% 1st
Cary, NC 798 (Jul 26) -33.4% 2nd
Salem, OR 1,877 (Jul 26) -33.3% 3rd
Oxnard, CA 1,280 (Jul 26) -32.0% 4th
Eugene, OR 2,440 (May 26) -26.9% 5th
Brownsville, TX 1,348 (Jul 26) -22.9% 6th
Knoxville, TN 2,003 (Jul 26) -20.8% 7th
Newport News, VA 1,978 (Jun 26) -19.3% 8th
Shreveport, LA 3,259 (Jul 26) -14.3% 9th
Akron, OH 2,777 (Jun 26) -14.3% 10th
Grand Rapids, MI 2,142 (Jul 26) -10.3% 11th
Chattanooga, TN 3,202 (Jul 26) -8.2% 12th
Glendale, CA 1,743 (Jul 26) -8.0% 13th
Peoria, AZ 1,080 (Apr 26) -5.4% 14th
Providence, RI 1,525 (Jun 26) -4.7% 15th
Santa Rosa, CA 1,359 (Jul 26) -1.7% 16th
Elk Grove, CA 1,187 (Jul 26) -1.4% 17th
Tempe, AZ 2,746 (Jul 26) -0.7% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Odessa, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roseville, CA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% 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 Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides rose about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 84% 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 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 12 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 11 in the prior 12 months. That is 6 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 12 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). 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%
Brownsville, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Cary, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Eugene, OR 0 (May 26) -100.0% 3rd
Glendale, CA 1 (Jul 26) -66.6% 4th
Salem, OR 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 5th
Santa Rosa, CA 2 (Jul 26) -50.0% 6th
Oxnard, CA 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 7th
Elk Grove, CA 2 (Jul 26) -40.0% 8th
Newport News, VA 8 (Jun 26) -39.1% 9th
Mobile, AL 14 (Jul 26) -34.1% 10th
Providence, RI 3 (Jun 26) -33.4% 11th
Birmingham, AL 35 (Jul 26) -29.9% 12th
Akron, OH 9 (Jun 26) -25.0% 13th
Chattanooga, TN 8 (Apr 26) -11.3% 14th
Clarksville, TN 6 (Jul 26) +9.1% 15th
Grand Rapids, MI 7 (Jul 26) +25.2% 16th
Knoxville, TN 6 (Jul 26) +29.9% 17th
Shreveport, LA 24 (Jul 26) +31.3% 18th
Tempe, AZ 6 (Jul 26) +83.2% 19th
Peoria, AZ 3 (Apr 26) +199.7% 20th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oxnard, CA down about 50% 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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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 53% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities. Clarksville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 91 in July 2026, down from 192 a year earlier.
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2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Clarksville, TN 91 (Jul 26) -52.9% 1st
Eugene, OR 158 (May 26) -47.0% 2nd
Newport News, VA 168 (Jun 26) -41.3% 3rd
Brownsville, TX 167 (Jul 26) -40.6% 4th
Salem, OR 207 (Jul 26) -40.3% 5th
Cary, NC 63 (Jul 26) -38.0% 6th
Oxnard, CA 225 (Jul 26) -35.4% 7th
Santa Rosa, CA 102 (Jul 26) -34.4% 8th
Peoria, AZ 89 (Apr 26) -29.8% 9th
Chattanooga, TN 347 (Jul 26) -28.9% 10th
Knoxville, TN 227 (Jul 26) -28.4% 11th
Tempe, AZ 194 (Jul 26) -28.3% 12th
Grand Rapids, MI 217 (Jul 26) -26.6% 13th
Shreveport, LA 451 (Jul 26) -24.0% 14th
Glendale, CA 138 (Jul 26) -22.5% 15th
Elk Grove, CA 67 (Jul 26) -22.0% 16th
Akron, OH 316 (Jun 26) -19.3% 17th
Providence, RI 148 (Jun 26) -15.8% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yuma, AZ down about 36% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Rosa, CA down about 34% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% 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 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $53,604 to $69,303 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,085).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Clarksville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 46% from 2014 to 2024 ($47,489 to $69,303).
Bright spot $69,303
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
Tennessee ref $69,595 +31%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Providence, RI $68,119 19th +49% 1st 2% below peers
Chattanooga, TN $64,523 21st +42% 2nd 7% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,130 12th +40% 3rd 19% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI $69,108 18th +38% 4th 1% below peers
Tempe, AZ $79,663 14th +37% 5th 14% above peers
Ontario, CA $88,941 9th +37% 6th 28% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV $58,421 23rd +35% 7th 16% below peers
Brownsville, TX $52,130 28th +35% 8th 25% below peers
Salem, OR $75,487 15th +35% 9th 8% above peers
Elk Grove, CA $125,924 2nd +34% 10th 81% above peers
Knoxville, TN $54,039 26th +34% 11th 22% below peers
Glendale, CA $88,393 10th +34% 12th 27% above peers
Oxnard, CA $96,212 6th +32% 13th 38% above peers
Vancouver, WA $81,338 13th +32% 14th 17% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA $99,060 5th +31% 15th 42% above peers
Newport News, VA $69,634 16th +31% 16th on par with peers
Eugene, OR $66,562 20th +31% 17th 4% below peers
Aurora, IL $93,633 8th +31% 18th 34% above peers
Augusta, GA $55,485 25th +30% 19th 20% below peers
Clarksville, TN $69,303 17th +29% 20th on par with peers
Cary, NC $134,905 1st +29% 21st 94% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA $120,919 3rd +27% 22nd 74% above peers
Peoria, AZ $95,815 7th +27% 23rd 38% above peers
Mobile, AL $53,558 27th +27% 24th 23% below peers
Shreveport, LA $48,699 29th +25% 25th 30% below peers
Akron, OH $48,076 30th +24% 26th 31% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $85,104 11th +24% 27th 22% above peers
Birmingham, AL $46,051 31st +23% 28th 34% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $111,895 4th +23% 29th 61% above peers
Paradise, NV $59,190 22nd +23% 30th 15% below peers
Montgomery, AL $56,811 24th +18% 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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11 of 37 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

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,681 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.1% in July 2026, down from 4.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.1%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 3.4% (Jul 26) -0.1pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Akron, OH 4.1% (Jul 26) 5th -1.7pp 1st 11% below peers
Brownsville, TX 7.4% (Jul 26) 28th -1.7pp 2nd 61% above peers
Providence, RI 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th -1.2pp 3rd 7% below peers
Glendale, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 23rd -1.1pp 4th 11% above peers
Vancouver, WA 3.9% (Jul 26) 4th -0.8pp 5th 15% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 5.2% (Jul 26) 25th -0.8pp 6th 13% above peers
Ontario, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st -0.5pp 7th 7% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 13th -0.5pp 8th 2% below peers
Knoxville, TN 3.4% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 9th 26% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 11th -0.4pp 10th 4% below peers
Oxnard, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 27th -0.4pp 11th 17% above peers
Clarksville, TN 4.1% (Jul 26) 6th -0.3pp 12th 11% below peers
Shreveport, LA 4.6% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 13th on par with peers
Huntington Beach, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 8th -0.3pp 14th 9% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 4.8% (Jul 26) 20th -0.3pp 15th 4% above peers
Cary, NC 3.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 16th 35% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 3.8% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 17th 17% below peers
Aurora, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 18th 4% below peers
Salem, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 26th -0.2pp 19th 15% above peers
Eugene, OR 5.1% (Jul 26) 24th -0.2pp 20th 11% above peers
Newport News, VA 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.1pp 21st 7% below peers
Tempe, AZ 4.6% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Montgomery, AL 4.1% (Jul 26) 7th +0.7pp 23rd 11% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th +0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Birmingham, AL 4.5% (Jul 26) 14th +0.7pp 25th 2% below peers
Peoria, AZ 4.9% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.7pp 26th 7% above peers
Mobile, AL 4.6% (Jul 26) 18th +0.8pp 27th on par with peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 19th +0.8pp 28th 2% 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.5% to 12.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Clarksville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.9% to 12.3%).
Bright spot 12.3%
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
Tennessee ref 13.8% -1.5pp
United States ref 12.4%
Tempe, AZ 15.8% 17th -4.0pp 1st 5% above peers
Vancouver, WA 10.2% 9th -2.5pp 2nd 32% below peers
Oxnard, CA 11.1% 10th -2.7pp 3rd 26% below peers
Brownsville, TX 23.7% 30th -5.6pp 4th 58% above peers
Providence, RI 20.7% 26th -4.8pp 5th 38% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 16.9% 18th -3.5pp 6th 13% above peers
Knoxville, TN 20.2% 24th -4.1pp 7th 34% above peers
Aurora, IL 9.5% 6th -1.9pp 8th 37% below peers
Clarksville, TN 12.3% 11th -2.1pp 9th 18% below peers
Augusta, GA 20.1% 23rd -3.0pp 10th 33% above peers
Mobile, AL 18.4% 20th -2.3pp 11th 22% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 15.0% 16th -1.9pp 12th on par with peers
Ontario, CA 12.4% 12th -1.2pp 13th 17% below peers
Shreveport, LA 23.5% 29th -2.1pp 14th 57% above peers
Salem, OR 14.4% 14th -1.2pp 15th 4% below peers
Eugene, OR 19.0% 21st -1.3pp 16th 27% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 20.2% 25th -1.2pp 17th 34% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 9.7% 7th -0.6pp 18th 35% below peers
Newport News, VA 14.5% 15th -0.8pp 19th 4% below peers
Birmingham, AL 24.7% 31st -1.2pp 20th 64% above peers
Glendale, CA 12.9% 13th -0.6pp 21st 14% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 7.8% 2nd -0.3pp 22nd 48% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 8.0% 3rd -0.1pp 23rd 47% below peers
Akron, OH 23.3% 28th -0.1pp 24th 55% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8.0% 4th +0.1pp 25th 47% below peers
Paradise, NV 17.6% 19th +0.2pp 26th 17% above peers
Montgomery, AL 21.5% 27th +0.9pp 27th 43% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 9.9% 8th +0.6pp 28th 34% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 19.1% 22nd +1.5pp 29th 27% above peers
Peoria, AZ 8.4% 5th +0.9pp 30th 44% below peers
Cary, NC 5.7% 1st +0.9pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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

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 (18.5% then, 16.4% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 8.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.2% to 16.4%).
Bright spot 16.4%
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
Tennessee ref 18.8% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Vancouver, WA 12.0% 8th -6.5pp 1st 30% below peers
Knoxville, TN 23.9% 19th -9.1pp 2nd 40% above peers
Brownsville, TX 30.7% 26th -10.4pp 3rd 79% above peers
Aurora, IL 12.8% 9th -3.7pp 4th 25% below peers
Shreveport, LA 30.5% 25th -8.4pp 5th 78% above peers
Oxnard, CA 17.1% 16th -4.5pp 6th on par with peers
Ontario, CA 16.8% 14th -4.4pp 7th 2% below peers
Eugene, OR 15.6% 11th -4.0pp 8th 9% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 23.0% 18th -5.9pp 9th 35% above peers
Providence, RI 28.0% 23rd -6.8pp 10th 63% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 8.3% 3rd -1.8pp 11th 51% below peers
Mobile, AL 27.6% 22nd -5.7pp 12th 61% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 11.3% 7th -2.3pp 13th 34% below peers
Salem, OR 16.7% 13th -3.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Tempe, AZ 16.9% 15th -2.9pp 15th 1% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 25.1% 21st -4.1pp 16th 47% above peers
Augusta, GA 31.3% 27th -4.8pp 17th 83% above peers
Glendale, CA 14.1% 10th -2.0pp 18th 17% below peers
Clarksville, TN 16.4% 12th -2.0pp 19th 4% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 7.5% 2nd -0.9pp 20th 56% below peers
Newport News, VA 20.3% 17th -1.9pp 21st 19% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 29.3% 24th -2.1pp 22nd 71% above peers
Paradise, NV 23.9% 20th -1.5pp 23rd 40% above peers
Akron, OH 35.0% 30th -1.3pp 24th 105% above peers
Birmingham, AL 40.5% 31st -0.4pp 25th 136% above peers
Montgomery, AL 32.5% 29th +0.1pp 26th 90% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 9.3% 5th +0.1pp 27th 46% below peers
Cary, NC 6.1% 1st +0.1pp 28th 64% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 10.6% 6th +0.6pp 29th 38% below peers
Peoria, AZ 9.2% 4th +0.6pp 30th 46% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 31.3% 28th +4.6pp 31st 83% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp 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 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.8% to 93.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Clarksville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 12.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (81.3% to 93.7%).
Bright spot 93.7%
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
Tennessee ref 89.3% +10.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Brownsville, TX 86.1% 29th +32.9pp 1st 6% below peers
Shreveport, LA 85.2% 30th +15.8pp 2nd 7% below peers
Birmingham, AL 87.1% 28th +15.0pp 3rd 5% below peers
Mobile, AL 87.5% 27th +14.8pp 4th 5% below peers
Newport News, VA 91.7% 17th +15.1pp 5th on par with peers
Chattanooga, TN 90.5% 20th +12.9pp 6th 1% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 88.7% 25th +12.6pp 7th 3% below peers
Augusta, GA 87.7% 26th +11.5pp 8th 4% below peers
Paradise, NV 89.4% 23rd +11.4pp 9th 3% below peers
Akron, OH 89.2% 24th +11.0pp 10th 3% below peers
Ontario, CA 95.0% 5th +11.5pp 11th 3% above peers
Montgomery, AL 90.4% 21st +10.9pp 12th 2% below peers
Providence, RI 89.8% 22nd +10.6pp 13th 2% below peers
Oxnard, CA 93.2% 11th +10.9pp 14th 2% above peers
Glendale, CA 92.3% 14th +9.1pp 15th 1% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 91.8% 16th +8.7pp 16th on par with peers
Knoxville, TN 85.0% 31st +7.9pp 17th 7% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 90.5% 19th +7.8pp 18th 1% below peers
Clarksville, TN 93.7% 9th +6.9pp 19th 2% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 96.0% 3rd +6.2pp 20th 5% above peers
Aurora, IL 93.0% 12th +5.7pp 21st 1% above peers
Tempe, AZ 94.3% 8th +5.7pp 22nd 3% above peers
Eugene, OR 92.2% 15th +5.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Vancouver, WA 93.4% 10th +5.5pp 24th 2% above peers
Salem, OR 92.6% 13th +5.0pp 25th 1% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 94.4% 7th +5.0pp 26th 3% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 91.3% 18th +4.3pp 27th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 94.7% 6th +4.4pp 28th 3% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 97.1% 1st +4.1pp 29th 6% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 95.0% 4th +2.4pp 30th 3% above peers
Cary, NC 96.6% 2nd +1.3pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID up 12.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salinas, CA up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 11.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% 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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality fell about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.41 to 0.38 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (0.41 to 0.38).
Bright spot 0.38
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 0.48 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Providence, RI 0.50 27th -0.038 1st 11% above peers
Clarksville, TN 0.38 1st -0.023 2nd 15% below peers
Akron, OH 0.46 18th -0.026 3rd 1% above peers
Aurora, IL 0.42 5th -0.019 4th 8% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 0.43 8th -0.017 5th 4% below peers
Tempe, AZ 0.45 14th -0.017 6th 1% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 0.39 2nd -0.011 7th 14% below peers
Mobile, AL 0.50 25th -0.012 8th 10% above peers
Brownsville, TX 0.47 19th -0.011 9th 3% above peers
Knoxville, TN 0.49 22nd -0.010 10th 8% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 0.54 30th -0.009 11th 18% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 0.44 11th -0.006 12th 3% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 0.44 9th -0.005 13th 3% below peers
Montgomery, AL 0.49 23rd -0.003 14th 9% above peers
Salem, OR 0.44 13th -0.002 15th 2% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 0.50 26th -0.001 16th 11% above peers
Eugene, OR 0.49 24th +0.002 17th 9% above peers
Paradise, NV 0.48 20th +0.003 18th 5% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 0.45 15th +0.003 19th 1% below peers
Oxnard, CA 0.40 3rd +0.003 20th 11% below peers
Birmingham, AL 0.51 29th +0.005 21st 13% above peers
Glendale, CA 0.51 28th +0.005 22nd 12% above peers
Shreveport, LA 0.54 31st +0.006 23rd 19% above peers
Newport News, VA 0.45 16th +0.008 24th on par with peers
Cary, NC 0.43 6th +0.009 25th 6% below peers
Vancouver, WA 0.44 12th +0.010 26th 2% below peers
Augusta, GA 0.49 21st +0.014 27th 8% above peers
Ontario, CA 0.41 4th +0.017 28th 10% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 0.43 7th +0.020 29th 5% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 0.45 17th +0.022 30th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 0.44 10th +0.025 31st 3% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 13.0% to 10.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Clarksville started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 4.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (14.5% to 10.4%).
Bright spot 10.4%
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
Tennessee ref 11.2% -3.6pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Chattanooga, TN 12.9% 11th -4.7pp 1st 16% below peers
Knoxville, TN 14.7% 15th -4.5pp 2nd 4% below peers
Providence, RI 25.3% 30th -7.4pp 3rd 65% above peers
Clarksville, TN 10.4% 8th -2.6pp 4th 32% below peers
Tempe, AZ 6.0% 3rd -1.4pp 5th 61% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 15.4% 17th -3.5pp 6th on par with peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 13.1% 12th -2.6pp 7th 15% below peers
Eugene, OR 16.8% 20th -1.9pp 8th 9% above peers
Cary, NC 2.7% 1st -0.3pp 9th 82% below peers
Birmingham, AL 21.8% 27th -1.6pp 10th 42% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 6.8% 4th -0.4pp 11th 56% below peers
Vancouver, WA 16.6% 18th -0.7pp 12th 8% above peers
Mobile, AL 19.4% 22nd -0.2pp 13th 26% above peers
Augusta, GA 21.1% 24th -0.1pp 14th 37% above peers
Akron, OH 25.1% 29th -0.1pp 15th 63% above peers
Peoria, AZ 7.0% 5th +0.0pp 16th 55% below peers
Newport News, VA 14.0% 13th +0.1pp 17th 9% below peers
Paradise, NV 16.6% 19th +0.1pp 18th 8% above peers
Salem, OR 20.6% 23rd +0.2pp 19th 34% above peers
Ontario, CA 12.5% 10th +0.2pp 20th 19% below peers
Aurora, IL 15.4% 16th +0.2pp 21st on par with peers
Oxnard, CA 14.1% 14th +0.3pp 22nd 8% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 24.8% 28th +1.1pp 23rd 61% above peers
Brownsville, TX 29.1% 31st +1.9pp 24th 89% above peers
Shreveport, LA 21.5% 25th +1.6pp 25th 40% above peers
Montgomery, AL 21.7% 26th +1.6pp 26th 41% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 10.5% 9th +1.0pp 27th 32% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 9.1% 7th +0.9pp 28th 41% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 5.7% 2nd +1.1pp 29th 63% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 8.9% 6th +3.1pp 30th 42% below peers
Glendale, CA 18.7% 21st +10.5pp 31st 22% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olathe, KS down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Allen, TX down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • St. George, UT down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp 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, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $319,419 in August 2026, up from $318,540 a year earlier.
$319,419
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref $334,108 (Aug 26) +0.7%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Huntington Beach, CA $1,351,762 (Aug 26) 1st +5.4% 1st 193% above peers
Shreveport, LA $148,292 (Aug 26) 26th +3.9% 2nd 68% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $307,094 (Aug 26) 21st +3.2% 3rd 33% below peers
Aurora, IL $324,261 (Aug 26) 18th +3.2% 4th 30% below peers
Newport News, VA $294,403 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.9% 5th 36% below peers
Akron, OH $141,681 (Aug 26) 27th +2.7% 6th 69% below peers
Providence, RI $434,698 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 7th 6% below peers
Montgomery, AL $152,837 (Aug 26) 25th +2.1% 8th 67% below peers
Brownsville, TX $199,327 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.6% 9th 57% below peers
Glendale, CA $1,180,773 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.4% 10th 156% above peers
Knoxville, TN $370,699 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 11th 20% below peers
Oxnard, CA $759,573 (Aug 26) 4th +1.0% 12th 65% above peers
Eugene, OR $475,563 (Aug 26) 13th +0.8% 13th 3% above peers
Salem, OR $435,095 (Aug 26) 15th +0.4% 14th 6% below peers
Clarksville, TN $319,419 (Aug 26) 19th +0.3% 15th 31% below peers
Vancouver, WA $501,696 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 16th 9% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $781,865 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.1% 17th 69% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA $709,775 (Aug 26) 5th -0.2% 18th 54% above peers
Ontario, CA $661,918 (Aug 26) 6th -0.4% 19th 43% above peers
Tempe, AZ $461,342 (Aug 26) 14th -0.6% 20th on par with peers
Mobile, AL $198,189 (Aug 26) 24th -0.6% 21st 57% below peers
Peoria, AZ $480,596 (Aug 26) 12th -0.8% 22nd 4% above peers
Chattanooga, TN $319,185 (Aug 26) 20th -1.2% 23rd 31% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $511,473 (Aug 26) 9th -1.3% 24th 11% above peers
Cary, NC $619,636 (Aug 26) 8th -1.4% 25th 34% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $488,121 (Aug 26) 11th -1.9% 26th 6% above peers
Elk Grove, CA $626,316 (Aug 26) 7th -2.0% 27th 36% above peers
Birmingham, AL $136,876 (Aug 26) 28th -2.3% 28th 70% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $240,564 in August 2026, down from $241,843 a year earlier.
$240,564
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref $191,061 (Aug 26) +2.5%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Aurora, IL $249,096 (Aug 26) 16th +4.8% 1st 25% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA $919,906 (Aug 26) 1st +4.5% 2nd 176% above peers
Montgomery, AL $67,882 (Aug 26) 26th +4.2% 3rd 80% below peers
Brownsville, TX $135,515 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.5% 4th 59% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $230,222 (Aug 26) 19th +3.3% 5th 31% below peers
Akron, OH $89,235 (Aug 26) 25th +3.2% 6th 73% below peers
Providence, RI $351,330 (Aug 26) 13th +2.9% 7th 5% above peers
Newport News, VA $209,825 (Aug 26) 21st +2.3% 8th 37% below peers
Oxnard, CA $642,182 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.0% 9th 93% above peers
Knoxville, TN $248,842 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 10th 25% below peers
Mobile, AL $94,677 (Aug 26) 24th +1.0% 11th 72% below peers
Shreveport, LA $50,354 (Aug 26) 28th +0.8% 12th 85% below peers
Eugene, OR $377,092 (Aug 26) 10th +0.8% 13th 13% above peers
Salem, OR $358,853 (Aug 26) 12th +0.4% 14th 8% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA $553,737 (Aug 26) 5th -0.0% 15th 66% above peers
Birmingham, AL $63,068 (Aug 26) 27th -0.1% 16th 81% below peers
Ontario, CA $535,254 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 17th 61% above peers
Glendale, CA $727,876 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.3% 18th 119% above peers
Vancouver, WA $408,333 (Aug 26) 9th -0.4% 19th 23% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $611,808 (Aug 26) 4th -0.4% 20th 84% above peers
Clarksville, TN $240,564 (Aug 26) 18th -0.5% 21st 28% below peers
Chattanooga, TN $198,250 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.9% 22nd 40% below peers
Peoria, AZ $364,173 (Aug 26) 11th -1.3% 23rd 9% above peers
Elk Grove, CA $528,286 (Aug 26) 7th -2.0% 24th 59% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $306,400 (Aug 26) 15th -2.2% 25th 8% below peers
Tempe, AZ $333,045 (Aug 26) 14th -2.3% 26th on par with peers
Cary, NC $433,664 (Aug 26) 8th -2.6% 27th 30% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $227,093 (Aug 26) 20th -6.2% 28th 32% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.0% to 55.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.0% to 55.5%).
Bright spot 55.6%
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
Tennessee ref 66.9% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Providence, RI 41.4% 30th +5.3pp 1st 23% below peers
Ontario, CA 58.0% 8th +4.5pp 2nd 7% above peers
Glendale, CA 35.2% 31st +2.2pp 3rd 35% below peers
Paradise, NV 42.0% 29th +2.6pp 4th 22% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 56.7% 9th +2.7pp 5th 5% above peers
Clarksville, TN 55.5% 11th +2.5pp 6th 3% above peers
Tempe, AZ 42.3% 28th +1.7pp 7th 22% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 51.7% 20th +1.7pp 8th 4% below peers
Aurora, IL 66.4% 5th +1.9pp 9th 23% above peers
Salem, OR 55.9% 10th +1.6pp 10th 3% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 54.1% 15th +1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 76.0% 1st +1.8pp 12th 41% above peers
Oxnard, CA 54.4% 13th +1.2pp 13th 1% above peers
Knoxville, TN 46.6% 26th +0.8pp 14th 14% below peers
Brownsville, TX 61.7% 7th +1.0pp 15th 14% above peers
Birmingham, AL 45.5% 27th +0.6pp 16th 16% below peers
Mobile, AL 54.0% 17th +0.7pp 17th on par with peers
Eugene, OR 47.9% 25th +0.6pp 18th 11% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 62.3% 6th +0.8pp 19th 15% above peers
Akron, OH 50.7% 23rd +0.5pp 20th 6% below peers
Shreveport, LA 53.3% 18th +0.5pp 21st 1% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 52.4% 19th -0.2pp 22nd 3% below peers
Montgomery, AL 54.4% 14th -0.7pp 23rd 1% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 73.8% 2nd -1.1pp 24th 37% above peers
Newport News, VA 48.2% 24th -0.8pp 25th 11% below peers
Vancouver, WA 50.8% 22nd -0.9pp 26th 6% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 69.6% 3rd -1.4pp 27th 29% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 55.4% 12th -1.2pp 28th 3% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 54.0% 16th -1.4pp 29th on par with peers
Augusta, GA 50.8% 21st -1.3pp 30th 6% below peers
Cary, NC 66.6% 4th -1.8pp 31st 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±1.6pp 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 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,374 in August 2026, up from $1,351 a year earlier.
Big move $1,374
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%
Newport News, VA $1,605 (Aug 26) 18th +6.8% 1st 11% below peers
Shreveport, LA $1,184 (Aug 26) 27th +5.9% 2nd 34% below peers
Providence, RI $2,213 (Aug 26) 11th +4.9% 3rd 23% above peers
Brownsville, TX $1,583 (Aug 26) 19th +4.7% 4th 12% below peers
Akron, OH $1,167 (Aug 26) 28th +4.3% 5th 35% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $1,580 (Aug 26) 21st +4.2% 6th 13% below peers
Mobile, AL $1,280 (Aug 26) 26th +3.9% 7th 29% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA $3,081 (Aug 26) 1st +3.5% 8th 71% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA $2,560 (Aug 26) 9th +3.1% 9th 42% above peers
Aurora, IL $2,253 (Aug 26) 10th +2.7% 10th 25% above peers
Montgomery, AL $1,338 (Aug 26) 24th +2.6% 11th 26% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $2,736 (Aug 26) 5th +2.5% 12th 51% above peers
Eugene, OR $1,806 (Aug 26) 14th +2.5% 13th on par with peers
Chattanooga, TN $1,513 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.2% 14th 16% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $2,802 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.2% 15th 55% above peers
Elk Grove, CA $2,716 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 16th 50% above peers
Clarksville, TN $1,374 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.7% 17th 24% below peers
Birmingham, AL $1,322 (Aug 26) 25th +1.5% 18th 27% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $2,608 (Aug 26) 7th +1.4% 19th 44% above peers
Ontario, CA $2,580 (Aug 26) 8th +1.2% 20th 43% above peers
Cary, NC $1,774 (Aug 26) 15th +1.0% 21st 2% below peers
Oxnard, CA $2,864 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.7% 22nd 59% above peers
Vancouver, WA $1,828 (Aug 26) 13th +0.6% 23rd 1% above peers
Peoria, AZ $1,870 (Aug 26) 12th +0.5% 24th 4% above peers
Salem, OR $1,581 (Aug 26) 20th +0.4% 25th 12% below peers
Tempe, AZ $1,649 (Aug 26) 17th +0.4% 26th 9% below peers
Knoxville, TN $1,712 (Aug 26) 16th +0.3% 27th 5% below peers
Glendale, CA $2,790 (Aug 26) 4th +0.2% 28th 54% above 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 (32.6% then, 33.2% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.4% to 33.2%).
Bright spot 33.2%
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
Tennessee ref 28.0% +0.4pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Chattanooga, TN 31.6% 5th -2.8pp 1st 16% below peers
Brownsville, TX 32.1% 6th -2.5pp 2nd 15% below peers
Oxnard, CA 42.3% 24th -3.3pp 3rd 12% above peers
Newport News, VA 37.2% 12th -2.8pp 4th 1% below peers
Shreveport, LA 37.0% 11th -2.4pp 5th 2% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 32.3% 7th -1.8pp 6th 14% below peers
Aurora, IL 30.5% 3rd -1.7pp 7th 19% below peers
Providence, RI 41.6% 22nd -1.9pp 8th 10% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 31.3% 4th -1.3pp 9th 17% below peers
Augusta, GA 37.6% 14th -0.8pp 10th on par with peers
Eugene, OR 43.2% 25th -0.2pp 11th 14% above peers
Glendale, CA 53.2% 31st +0.5pp 12th 41% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 45.3% 28th +0.6pp 13th 20% above peers
Clarksville, TN 33.2% 8th +0.6pp 14th 12% below peers
Peoria, AZ 29.2% 2nd +0.5pp 15th 23% below peers
Salem, OR 37.6% 15th +0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Santa Rosa, CA 41.5% 21st +0.9pp 17th 10% above peers
Ontario, CA 46.5% 30th +1.2pp 18th 23% above peers
Birmingham, AL 41.0% 20th +1.1pp 19th 9% above peers
Vancouver, WA 38.2% 18th +1.4pp 20th 1% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 40.1% 19th +1.4pp 21st 6% above peers
Mobile, AL 37.5% 13th +1.4pp 22nd 1% below peers
Tempe, AZ 37.7% 16th +1.4pp 23rd on par with peers
Akron, OH 36.8% 10th +1.5pp 24th 2% below peers
Knoxville, TN 38.1% 17th +1.6pp 25th 1% above peers
Montgomery, AL 35.4% 9th +2.0pp 26th 6% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 42.0% 23rd +2.7pp 27th 11% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 44.4% 27th +3.3pp 28th 18% above peers
Paradise, NV 45.3% 29th +3.5pp 29th 20% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 43.6% 26th +3.7pp 30th 16% above peers
Cary, NC 22.9% 1st +2.3pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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

2
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 4.4% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.1% to 4.4%).
Bright spot 4.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 5.2% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Montgomery, AL 7.0% 13th -1.8pp 1st 9% below peers
Tempe, AZ 7.7% 16th -1.9pp 2nd on par with peers
Mobile, AL 7.7% 15th -1.2pp 3rd 1% below peers
Knoxville, TN 9.1% 20th -1.3pp 4th 18% above peers
Birmingham, AL 12.0% 27th -1.7pp 5th 56% above peers
Glendale, CA 10.3% 24th -1.4pp 6th 34% above peers
Brownsville, TX 7.4% 14th -0.9pp 7th 4% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 8.6% 19th -0.9pp 8th 11% above peers
Eugene, OR 10.2% 23rd -1.0pp 9th 32% above peers
Shreveport, LA 11.0% 26th -1.1pp 10th 43% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 8.2% 18th -0.7pp 11th 7% above peers
Newport News, VA 9.8% 21st -0.8pp 12th 27% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 10.9% 25th -0.8pp 13th 42% above peers
Providence, RI 17.1% 31st -1.3pp 14th 122% above peers
Peoria, AZ 4.4% 6th -0.3pp 15th 43% below peers
Clarksville, TN 4.4% 7th -0.2pp 16th 43% below peers
Vancouver, WA 6.9% 12th -0.2pp 17th 11% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 6.2% 10th +0.0pp 18th 19% below peers
Paradise, NV 14.6% 30th +0.2pp 19th 89% above peers
Akron, OH 14.2% 29th +0.3pp 20th 85% above peers
Salem, OR 7.8% 17th +0.2pp 21st 1% above peers
Augusta, GA 10.0% 22nd +0.6pp 22nd 30% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 12.1% 28th +1.0pp 23rd 57% above peers
Oxnard, CA 4.5% 8th +0.4pp 24th 41% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 3.6% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 54% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 3.6% 3rd +0.5pp 26th 53% below peers
Ontario, CA 4.0% 5th +0.6pp 27th 49% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 6.6% 11th +1.0pp 28th 15% below peers
Cary, NC 3.2% 1st +0.5pp 29th 59% below peers
Aurora, IL 5.3% 9th +1.3pp 30th 32% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 3.7% 4th +1.1pp 31st 52% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured rose 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.4% to 9.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 47% moved the other way.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.6% to 9.7%).
Needs attention 9.7%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 10.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Newport News, VA 8.3% 14th -2.9pp 1st 10% below peers
Eugene, OR 5.2% 4th -1.6pp 2nd 44% below peers
Glendale, CA 5.7% 6th -1.6pp 3rd 38% below peers
Oxnard, CA 13.7% 28th -3.3pp 4th 50% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 6.2% 7th -1.3pp 5th 32% below peers
Shreveport, LA 8.0% 13th -1.6pp 6th 13% below peers
Brownsville, TX 26.2% 31st -4.9pp 7th 187% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 7.2% 8th -1.3pp 8th 21% below peers
Cary, NC 4.9% 2nd -0.8pp 9th 46% below peers
Mobile, AL 9.8% 20th -1.5pp 10th 8% above peers
Aurora, IL 9.8% 19th -1.3pp 11th 7% above peers
Ontario, CA 9.2% 17th -1.2pp 12th on par with peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 13.7% 27th -1.7pp 13th 49% above peers
Augusta, GA 11.8% 24th -1.1pp 14th 29% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 9.1% 16th -0.6pp 15th on par with peers
Vancouver, WA 7.6% 12th -0.3pp 16th 17% below peers
Providence, RI 7.4% 9th -0.2pp 17th 19% below peers
Akron, OH 8.5% 15th -0.1pp 18th 7% below peers
Salem, OR 7.4% 10th +0.0pp 19th 19% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 17.6% 30th +0.1pp 20th 93% above peers
Paradise, NV 15.2% 29th +0.4pp 21st 66% above peers
Birmingham, AL 12.8% 26th +0.4pp 22nd 40% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 5.0% 3rd +0.2pp 23rd 46% below peers
Montgomery, AL 11.0% 22nd +0.5pp 24th 21% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 5.5% 5th +0.5pp 25th 39% below peers
Tempe, AZ 9.9% 21st +1.1pp 26th 8% above peers
Knoxville, TN 11.6% 23rd +1.5pp 27th 27% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 2.9% 1st +0.4pp 28th 68% below peers
Clarksville, TN 9.7% 18th +1.3pp 29th 6% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 12.2% 25th +1.8pp 30th 33% above peers
Peoria, AZ 7.5% 11th +1.2pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Downey, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Richmond, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Charleston, SC down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp 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 about a quarter above the peer median.

43.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 37.9%
United States ref 33.4%
Cary, NC 21.8% 1st 39% below peers
Glendale, CA 24.3% 2nd 32% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 25.3% 3rd 29% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 29.5% 4th 17% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 29.9% 5th 16% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 30.7% 6th 14% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 31.0% 7th 13% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 31.4% 8th 12% below peers
Peoria, AZ 32.0% 9th 10% below peers
Oxnard, CA 32.1% 10th 10% below peers
Eugene, OR 32.2% 11th 9% below peers
Tempe, AZ 32.3% 12th 9% below peers
Vancouver, WA 34.6% 13th 3% below peers
Paradise, NV 34.7% 14th 2% below peers
Providence, RI 35.3% 15th 1% below peers
Ontario, CA 35.5% 16th on par with peers
Chattanooga, TN 35.6% 17th on par with peers
Grand Rapids, MI 37.2% 18th 5% above peers
Aurora, IL 37.6% 19th 6% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 37.9% 20th 7% above peers
Salem, OR 38.2% 21st 8% above peers
Newport News, VA 40.5% 22nd 14% above peers
Knoxville, TN 41.0% 23rd 15% above peers
Clarksville, TN 43.5% 24th 23% above peers
Augusta, GA 43.6% 25th 23% above peers
Mobile, AL 44.2% 26th 25% above peers
Montgomery, AL 44.8% 27th 26% above peers
Birmingham, AL 44.9% 28th 26% above peers
Akron, OH 45.4% 29th 28% above peers
Shreveport, LA 46.0% 30th 30% above peers
Brownsville, TX 47.6% 31st 34% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.4% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.0% to 4.9%).
Needs attention 4.9%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 5.9% +1.4pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Glendale, CA 1.9% 1st -1.5pp 1st 59% below peers
Oxnard, CA 3.7% 10th -2.5pp 2nd 21% below peers
Salem, OR 1.9% 2nd -1.2pp 3rd 59% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 3.1% 6th -1.8pp 4th 33% below peers
Eugene, OR 2.2% 5th -1.1pp 5th 52% below peers
Mobile, AL 2.1% 4th -1.0pp 6th 54% below peers
Akron, OH 3.4% 7th -1.6pp 7th 27% below peers
Newport News, VA 5.0% 21st -1.9pp 8th 7% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 8.8% 29th -2.3pp 9th 90% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 6.3% 24th -1.7pp 10th 37% above peers
Brownsville, TX 13.8% 31st -3.3pp 11th 199% above peers
Aurora, IL 3.5% 8th -0.8pp 12th 25% below peers
Augusta, GA 5.0% 22nd -0.7pp 13th 7% above peers
Paradise, NV 8.6% 28th -1.0pp 14th 85% above peers
Vancouver, WA 3.5% 9th +0.1pp 15th 23% below peers
Ontario, CA 4.6% 15th +0.3pp 16th on par with peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 11.7% 30th +1.2pp 17th 152% above peers
Birmingham, AL 4.8% 18th +0.9pp 18th 5% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 4.8% 19th +1.0pp 19th 5% above peers
Tempe, AZ 8.2% 27th +1.7pp 20th 77% above peers
Cary, NC 3.7% 11th +0.9pp 21st 21% below peers
Clarksville, TN 4.9% 20th +1.5pp 22nd 6% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 3.9% 12th +1.2pp 23rd 15% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 2.1% 3rd +0.7pp 24th 55% below peers
Shreveport, LA 4.6% 14th +1.7pp 25th 1% below peers
Montgomery, AL 4.5% 13th +1.8pp 26th 3% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 4.8% 17th +1.9pp 27th 3% above peers
Providence, RI 5.5% 23rd +2.3pp 28th 18% above peers
Knoxville, TN 4.6% 16th +2.0pp 29th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 8.2% 26th +3.9pp 30th 76% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 7.5% 25th +3.8pp 31st 63% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Burbank, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, CA down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp 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 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.6% to 29.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Clarksville 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 6.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.6% to 29.9%).
Bright spot 29.9%
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
Tennessee ref 31.1% +3.7pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Ontario, CA 22.5% 29th +5.4pp 1st 35% below peers
Brownsville, TX 24.5% 26th +5.6pp 2nd 29% below peers
Aurora, IL 38.5% 10th +7.3pp 3rd 11% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 36.0% 13th +5.9pp 4th 4% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 39.8% 8th +5.9pp 5th 15% above peers
Newport News, VA 30.6% 22nd +4.4pp 6th 11% below peers
Glendale, CA 47.2% 4th +6.7pp 7th 36% above peers
Shreveport, LA 28.5% 24th +3.8pp 8th 18% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 49.0% 3rd +6.4pp 9th 42% above peers
Providence, RI 34.6% 15th +4.5pp 10th on par with peers
Grand Rapids, MI 41.6% 6th +5.2pp 11th 20% above peers
Augusta, GA 24.7% 25th +3.1pp 12th 29% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 12.0% 31st +1.4pp 13th 65% below peers
Birmingham, AL 31.1% 21st +3.7pp 14th 10% below peers
Salem, OR 31.5% 20th +3.1pp 15th 9% below peers
Akron, OH 23.6% 28th +2.3pp 16th 32% below peers
Vancouver, WA 32.4% 18th +3.1pp 17th 7% below peers
Peoria, AZ 36.3% 12th +3.4pp 18th 5% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 40.8% 7th +3.8pp 19th 18% above peers
Mobile, AL 32.0% 19th +2.6pp 20th 8% below peers
Clarksville, TN 29.9% 23rd +2.4pp 21st 13% below peers
Oxnard, CA 19.5% 30th +1.5pp 22nd 44% below peers
Eugene, OR 45.1% 5th +3.3pp 23rd 30% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 35.1% 14th +2.5pp 24th 1% above peers
Paradise, NV 24.1% 27th +1.7pp 25th 30% below peers
Tempe, AZ 50.0% 2nd +3.4pp 26th 44% above peers
Knoxville, TN 34.6% 16th +2.2pp 27th on par with peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 37.5% 11th +2.3pp 28th 8% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 38.9% 9th +2.0pp 29th 12% above peers
Cary, NC 70.5% 1st +2.7pp 30th 104% above peers
Montgomery, AL 33.8% 17th +1.0pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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
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 (33.2% then, 28.9% now; margin ±9.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.1% to 28.9%).
Needs attention 28.9%
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
Tennessee ref 37.9% -1.3pp
United States ref 45.5%
Brownsville, TX 54.8% 6th +6.1pp 1st 22% above peers
Peoria, AZ 46.9% 13th +5.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 63.1% 1st +4.8pp 3rd 41% above peers
Glendale, CA 56.5% 4th +4.2pp 4th 26% above peers
Vancouver, WA 41.7% 18th +2.1pp 5th 7% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 48.2% 12th +1.5pp 6th 7% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 61.3% 2nd +1.9pp 7th 37% above peers
Cary, NC 60.5% 3rd +1.5pp 8th 35% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 51.1% 8th +1.1pp 9th 14% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 49.6% 9th +0.8pp 10th 10% above peers
Birmingham, AL 55.9% 5th +0.2pp 11th 24% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 44.9% 16th -1.7pp 12th on par with peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 53.2% 7th -2.9pp 13th 18% above peers
Montgomery, AL 41.6% 19th -2.4pp 14th 7% below peers
Knoxville, TN 40.8% 21st -2.5pp 15th 9% below peers
Augusta, GA 41.6% 20th -3.0pp 16th 7% below peers
Ontario, CA 36.5% 23rd -4.0pp 17th 19% below peers
Eugene, OR 49.4% 10th -5.5pp 18th 10% above peers
Tempe, AZ 45.4% 14th -6.0pp 19th 1% above peers
Mobile, AL 49.2% 11th -6.6pp 20th 10% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 24.1% 29th -3.2pp 21st 46% below peers
Clarksville, TN 28.9% 27th -4.3pp 22nd 36% below peers
Providence, RI 35.1% 24th -6.3pp 23rd 22% below peers
Aurora, IL 42.2% 17th -10.4pp 24th 6% below peers
Akron, OH 37.8% 22nd -10.1pp 25th 16% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 31.8% 26th -8.6pp 26th 29% below peers
Newport News, VA 35.0% 25th -9.8pp 27th 22% below peers
Shreveport, LA 45.2% 15th -14.8pp 28th 1% above peers
Salem, OR 27.0% 28th -12.3pp 29th 40% below peers
Oxnard, CA 22.6% 30th -16.6pp 30th 50% below peers
Paradise, NV 19.4% 31st -14.6pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID up 14.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Edinburg, TX up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norman, OK up 14.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.5% then, 9.9% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 9.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 7.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Tempe, AZ 2.6% 1st -2.1pp 1st 70% below peers
Brownsville, TX 8.7% 16th -4.5pp 2nd on par with peers
Knoxville, TN 3.5% 2nd -1.6pp 3rd 60% below peers
Peoria, AZ 6.5% 11th -2.9pp 4th 26% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 3.5% 3rd -1.6pp 5th 60% below peers
Montgomery, AL 9.0% 17th -2.3pp 6th 3% above peers
Providence, RI 5.0% 6th -0.8pp 7th 43% below peers
Ontario, CA 8.4% 15th -1.2pp 8th 3% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 4.5% 5th -0.5pp 9th 48% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 5.4% 7th -0.4pp 10th 38% below peers
Birmingham, AL 10.1% 23rd -0.7pp 11th 16% above peers
Augusta, GA 9.8% 21st -0.4pp 12th 12% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 7.8% 13th -0.3pp 13th 11% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 4.1% 4th +0.0pp 14th 53% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 14.4% 30th +0.4pp 15th 65% above peers
Clarksville, TN 9.9% 22nd +1.4pp 16th 14% above peers
Oxnard, CA 9.4% 20th +1.4pp 17th 8% above peers
Shreveport, LA 14.7% 31st +3.0pp 18th 68% above peers
Paradise, NV 11.4% 28th +2.4pp 19th 31% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8.0% 14th +1.7pp 20th 8% below peers
Mobile, AL 9.2% 18th +2.7pp 21st 5% above peers
Aurora, IL 5.4% 8th +1.7pp 22nd 38% below peers
Cary, NC 5.5% 9th +1.9pp 23rd 37% below peers
Glendale, CA 6.7% 12th +2.3pp 24th 24% below peers
Salem, OR 12.7% 29th +4.7pp 25th 46% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 11.0% 27th +4.5pp 26th 26% above peers
Akron, OH 10.7% 25th +4.4pp 27th 23% above peers
Eugene, OR 6.0% 10th +2.5pp 28th 32% below peers
Vancouver, WA 10.9% 26th +4.7pp 29th 26% above peers
Newport News, VA 10.3% 24th +4.6pp 30th 18% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 9.4% 19th +4.3pp 31st 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Avondale, AZ down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Arlington, VA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.5pp 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 15% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 152,934 to 176,456 - more than the combined survey margin (±82).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 37% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 26% from 2014 to 2024 (140,563 to 176,456).
Big move 176,456
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Peoria, AZ 196,906 8th +17% 1st 5% above peers
Clarksville, TN 176,456 29th +15% 2nd 6% below peers
Vancouver, WA 195,300 9th +8% 3rd 4% above peers
Cary, NC 179,306 25th +8% 4th 5% below peers
Providence, RI 191,767 12th +7% 5th 2% above peers
Mobile, AL 203,416 1st +7% 6th 8% above peers
Eugene, OR 179,591 24th +7% 7th 5% below peers
Salem, OR 178,865 27th +6% 8th 5% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 179,155 26th +5% 9th 5% below peers
Knoxville, TN 195,185 11th +5% 10th 4% above peers
Brownsville, TX 189,177 15th +4% 11th 1% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 185,783 18th +3% 12th 1% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 200,218 4th +3% 13th 6% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 185,604 19th +3% 14th 1% below peers
Newport News, VA 184,216 20th +3% 15th 2% below peers
Augusta, GA 201,528 2nd +2% 16th 7% above peers
Ontario, CA 180,547 22nd +2% 17th 4% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 173,194 31st +2% 18th 8% below peers
Tempe, AZ 188,065 16th +0% 19th on par with peers
Grand Rapids, MI 198,535 5th +0% 20th 6% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 175,411 30th -1% 21st 7% below peers
Montgomery, AL 197,494 7th -1% 22nd 5% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 177,090 28th -1% 23rd 6% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 195,240 10th -3% 24th 4% above peers
Oxnard, CA 200,928 3rd -3% 25th 7% above peers
Akron, OH 189,247 14th -4% 26th 1% above peers
Glendale, CA 190,748 13th -5% 27th 1% above peers
Shreveport, LA 180,982 21st -6% 28th 4% below peers
Birmingham, AL 198,173 6th -7% 29th 5% above peers
Aurora, IL 179,898 23rd -10% 30th 4% below peers
Paradise, NV 185,913 17th -21% 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±45 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (27.0% then, 26.6% now; margin ±0.6pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.2% to 26.6%).
Big move 26.6%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 22.2% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Chattanooga, TN 21.0% 18th +1.6pp 1st 5% below peers
Mobile, AL 22.2% 16th +1.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Glendale, CA 18.4% 26th +0.8pp 3rd 17% below peers
Akron, OH 21.6% 17th +0.4pp 4th 3% below peers
Montgomery, AL 24.0% 9th +0.2pp 5th 8% above peers
Newport News, VA 23.2% 11th +0.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 7th 23% above peers
Shreveport, LA 24.2% 8th -0.2pp 8th 9% above peers
Clarksville, TN 26.6% 3rd -0.4pp 9th 20% above peers
Augusta, GA 22.8% 13th -0.3pp 10th 3% above peers
Paradise, NV 19.7% 23rd -0.4pp 11th 11% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 25.2% 6th -0.7pp 12th 13% above peers
Tempe, AZ 14.1% 31st -0.6pp 13th 36% below peers
Peoria, AZ 22.7% 14th -1.0pp 14th 2% above peers
Knoxville, TN 17.9% 27th -0.9pp 15th 20% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 22.5% 15th -1.2pp 16th 1% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 17.3% 29th -0.9pp 17th 22% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 21.0% 19th -1.2pp 18th 5% below peers
Salem, OR 22.8% 12th -1.3pp 19th 3% above peers
Oxnard, CA 25.6% 4th -1.5pp 20th 15% above peers
Birmingham, AL 18.9% 24th -1.2pp 21st 15% below peers
Brownsville, TX 28.4% 1st -2.0pp 22nd 28% above peers
Ontario, CA 24.4% 7th -1.8pp 23rd 10% above peers
Vancouver, WA 20.7% 20th -1.6pp 24th 7% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 20.1% 22nd -1.5pp 25th 10% below peers
Cary, NC 23.4% 10th -1.8pp 26th 5% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 18.8% 25th -1.5pp 27th 15% below peers
Eugene, OR 15.8% 30th -1.3pp 28th 29% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 17.6% 28th -1.6pp 29th 21% below peers
Providence, RI 20.1% 21st -2.3pp 30th 10% below peers
Aurora, IL 25.2% 5th -3.6pp 31st 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp 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 (30.6% then, 32.6% now; margin ±4.0pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.8% to 32.6%).
32.6%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 31.0% -1.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Aurora, IL 32.5% 24th +6.6pp 1st 10% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 34.6% 19th +4.6pp 2nd 4% below peers
Salem, OR 36.0% 16th +4.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Shreveport, LA 58.8% 4th +7.4pp 4th 63% above peers
Vancouver, WA 33.8% 22nd +2.8pp 5th 6% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 28.6% 25th +2.3pp 6th 21% below peers
Oxnard, CA 35.2% 17th +2.7pp 7th 2% below peers
Peoria, AZ 25.4% 26th +1.7pp 8th 29% below peers
Clarksville, TN 32.6% 23rd +2.0pp 9th 10% below peers
Montgomery, AL 55.2% 5th +3.3pp 10th 53% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 50.5% 7th +3.0pp 11th 40% above peers
Augusta, GA 59.6% 2nd +3.2pp 12th 66% above peers
Ontario, CA 34.9% 18th +1.8pp 13th 3% below peers
Newport News, VA 45.5% 9th +1.2pp 14th 26% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 20.9% 29th +0.5pp 15th 42% below peers
Paradise, NV 43.8% 11th +1.0pp 16th 21% above peers
Birmingham, AL 66.9% 1st +1.4pp 17th 86% above peers
Akron, OH 59.2% 3rd +1.0pp 18th 65% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 22.7% 27th +0.3pp 19th 37% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 42.2% 12th +0.5pp 20th 17% above peers
Brownsville, TX 36.3% 15th -0.0pp 21st 1% above peers
Eugene, OR 34.0% 21st -0.1pp 22nd 6% below peers
Tempe, AZ 34.1% 20th -0.5pp 23rd 5% below peers
Mobile, AL 52.7% 6th -1.1pp 24th 46% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 22.4% 28th -0.6pp 25th 38% below peers
Knoxville, TN 44.3% 10th -1.3pp 26th 23% above peers
Providence, RI 47.8% 8th -1.6pp 27th 33% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 39.2% 14th -2.2pp 28th 9% above peers
Glendale, CA 18.1% 30th -1.1pp 29th 50% below peers
Cary, NC 16.9% 31st -1.2pp 30th 53% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 39.2% 13th -8.3pp 31st 9% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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11 of 37 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 ±3.0pp 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

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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (56.6% then, 53.6% now; margin ±8.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.7% to 53.6%).
Big move 53.6%
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
Tennessee ref 65.1% +0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Vancouver, WA 68.0% 21st +9.9pp 1st 2% below peers
Brownsville, TX 60.6% 30th +8.8pp 2nd 12% below peers
Cary, NC 67.4% 22nd +8.8pp 3rd 3% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 75.9% 2nd +9.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Augusta, GA 72.8% 5th +7.0pp 5th 5% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 73.9% 3rd +5.9pp 6th 7% above peers
Ontario, CA 64.4% 24th +4.4pp 7th 7% below peers
Newport News, VA 70.1% 12th +4.4pp 8th 1% above peers
Providence, RI 72.6% 7th +4.2pp 9th 5% above peers
Oxnard, CA 72.1% 10th +3.6pp 10th 4% above peers
Tempe, AZ 70.7% 11th +3.4pp 11th 2% above peers
Eugene, OR 68.0% 20th +2.7pp 12th 2% below peers
Montgomery, AL 73.8% 4th +2.7pp 13th 7% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 69.2% 16th +2.5pp 14th on par with peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 66.6% 23rd +1.9pp 15th 4% below peers
Mobile, AL 72.6% 8th +2.0pp 16th 5% above peers
Shreveport, LA 69.8% 13th +1.8pp 17th 1% above peers
Peoria, AZ 68.8% 18th +1.5pp 18th 1% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 76.5% 1st +0.8pp 19th 11% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 69.1% 17th +0.3pp 20th on par with peers
Glendale, CA 62.9% 28th +0.2pp 21st 9% below peers
Aurora, IL 68.0% 19th -0.1pp 22nd 2% below peers
Akron, OH 72.5% 9th -0.1pp 23rd 5% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 64.2% 25th -0.4pp 24th 7% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 69.4% 14th -0.8pp 25th on par with peers
Knoxville, TN 63.9% 26th -2.0pp 26th 8% below peers
Salem, OR 63.3% 27th -2.4pp 27th 9% below peers
Clarksville, TN 53.6% 31st -3.0pp 28th 23% below peers
Birmingham, AL 72.7% 6th -7.0pp 29th 5% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 69.3% 15th -8.1pp 30th on par with peers
Paradise, NV 61.3% 29th -7.6pp 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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12 of 37 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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