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Kingsport, TN

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57,530 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Kingsport, TN shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
163 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 35%
relative change
252 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.4%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
9.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$52,490
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
$42,856 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
15.8%
2019-23
▼ 18%
relative change
19.4% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,032 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 18%
relative change
2,487 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.5%
Jul 2026
▼ 17%
relative change
4.2% a year earlier
Ahead of peers and dropping Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
31.5%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
27.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
88.8%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
77.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
443 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 11%
relative change
495 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
29.3%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
29.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.9%
2020-24
▲ 30%
relative change
2.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Kingsport, TN shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
33.3%
2020-24
flat
relative change
33.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
20.7%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
18.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.50
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
0.52 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
3 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 200%
relative change
1 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
40.7%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
35.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
60.1%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
62.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
8.8%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
8.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
67.8%
2020-24
▲ 28%
relative change
53.0% in 2019
Rising  
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Population
56,262
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
53,376 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,294
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,254 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$257,154
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$259,508 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$158,764
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$159,706 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 443 in July 2026, down from 495 a year earlier.
Bright spot 443 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%
Lancaster, PA 315 (Apr 26) -32.4% 1st
Royal Oak, MI 125 (Jul 26) -25.0% 2nd
Monterey Park, CA 252 (Jul 26) -14.2% 3rd
St. Clair Shores, MI 199 (Jul 26) -13.5% 4th
Kingsport, TN 443 (Jul 26) -10.5% 5th
Wake Forest, NC 103 (Jul 26) -9.1% 6th
Springfield, OH 1,285 (Dec 25) -9.0% 7th
DeSoto, TX 288 (Jul 26) -7.4% 8th
Albany, OR 151 (Jul 26) -5.5% 9th
Southaven, MS 272 (Jul 26) -5.4% 10th
Lincoln, CA 101 (Jul 26) -4.9% 11th
Kettering, OH 54 (Apr 26) -3.2% 12th
Burleson, TX 167 (Jul 26) -1.0% 13th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 260 (Jul 26) +13.5% 14th
National City, CA 749 (Jul 26) +14.5% 15th
Tigard, OR 264 (Jun 26) +20.4% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,032 in July 2026, down from 2,487 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,032 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%
Wake Forest, NC 843 (Jul 26) -38.0% 1st
Burleson, TX 617 (Jul 26) -30.4% 2nd
St. Clair Shores, MI 802 (Jul 26) -24.9% 3rd
DeSoto, TX 1,343 (Jul 26) -20.0% 4th
Kingsport, TN 2,032 (Jul 26) -18.3% 5th
Lincoln, CA 439 (Jul 26) -17.6% 6th
Monterey Park, CA 1,674 (Jul 26) -17.1% 7th
Lancaster, PA 1,234 (Apr 26) -16.8% 8th
National City, CA 1,578 (Jul 26) -15.8% 9th
Royal Oak, MI 682 (Jul 26) -14.8% 10th
Kettering, OH 1,268 (Jul 26) -12.5% 11th
Springfield, OH 4,152 (Dec 25) -9.3% 12th
Southaven, MS 1,676 (Jul 26) -6.1% 13th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 717 (Jul 26) -0.5% 14th
Tigard, OR 3,534 (Jun 26) +4.0% 15th
Albany, OR 1,763 (Jul 26) +7.3% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yakima, WA down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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 200% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 56% 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 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 3 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 5 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 3 homicides
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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Monterey Park, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
St. Clair Shores, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Royal Oak, MI 2 (Jul 26) -49.9% 3rd
Lincoln, CA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 4th
Southaven, MS 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 5th
National City, CA 7 (Jul 26) +33.3% 6th
Springfield, OH 15 (Dec 25) +80.6% 7th
Kingsport, TN 5 (Jul 26) +199.4% 8th
Burleson, TX 5 (Jul 26) +199.4% 9th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5 (Jul 26) +200.0% 10th
DeSoto, TX 5 (Jul 26) +200.6% 11th
Kettering, OH 2 (Jul 26)
Tigard, OR 0 (Jun 26)
Wake Forest, NC 3 (Jul 26)
Albany, OR 0 (Jul 26)
Lancaster, PA 5 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 15% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 163 in July 2026, down from 252 a year earlier.
Bright spot 163 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 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%
Burleson, TX 37 (Jul 26) -63.2% 1st
Wake Forest, NC 41 (Jul 26) -57.1% 2nd
Royal Oak, MI 66 (Jul 26) -43.3% 3rd
Lancaster, PA 87 (Apr 26) -40.0% 4th
National City, CA 311 (Jul 26) -35.7% 5th
Kingsport, TN 163 (Jul 26) -35.2% 6th
Springfield, OH 673 (Dec 25) -18.9% 7th
Monterey Park, CA 317 (Jul 26) -18.4% 8th
St. Clair Shores, MI 114 (Jul 26) -16.5% 9th
Albany, OR 76 (Jul 26) -15.7% 10th
Lincoln, CA 31 (Jul 26) -14.3% 11th
Southaven, MS 190 (Jul 26) -10.6% 12th
DeSoto, TX 316 (Jul 26) -8.2% 13th
Tigard, OR 162 (Jun 26) +17.4% 14th
Kettering, OH 172 (Jul 26) +26.9% 15th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 45 (Jul 26) +30.0% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% 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 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $42,856 to $52,490 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,230).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 37% from 2014 to 2024 ($38,333 to $52,490).
Bright spot $52,490
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%
Plainfield, NJ $85,908 13th +52% 1st 6% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $65,810 25th +50% 2nd 19% below peers
National City, CA $66,841 24th +42% 3rd 18% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 23rd +42% 4th 11% below peers
Lancaster, PA $63,690 26th +40% 5th 22% below peers
Cupertino, CA $234,707 1st +37% 6th 189% above peers
Tigard, OR $108,823 6th +36% 7th 34% above peers
Olympia, WA $81,302 16th +36% 8th on par with peers
Bel Air South, MD $123,653 3rd +36% 9th 52% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL $95,210 10th +36% 10th 17% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $123,802 2nd +34% 11th 52% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $81,855 15th +32% 12th 1% above peers
Smyrna, GA $100,061 8th +31% 13th 23% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $86,413 12th +30% 14th 6% above peers
Santee, CA $113,394 4th +30% 15th 39% above peers
Bradenton, FL $60,822 29th +30% 16th 25% below peers
Albany, OR $78,114 18th +29% 17th 4% below peers
Southaven, MS $78,483 17th +29% 18th 3% below peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 28th +27% 19th 24% below peers
Kettering, OH $74,681 21st +27% 20th 8% below peers
Lincoln, CA $111,990 5th +26% 21st 38% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY $77,679 19th +24%* 22nd 4% below peers
Royal Oak, MI $101,109 7th +24% 23rd 24% above peers
Kingsport, TN $52,490 30th +22% 24th 35% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI $73,500 22nd +21% 25th 10% below peers
Springfield, OH $47,143 31st +20% 26th 42% below peers
Highland, CA $77,120 20th +19% 27th 5% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $61,977 27th +18% 28th 24% below peers
Burleson, TX $93,928 11th +18% 29th 16% above peers
DeSoto, TX $82,782 14th +16% 30th 2% above peers
Orland Park, IL $98,910 9th +9% 31st 22% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,581 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 0.7 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose less than 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: 3.5% in July 2026, down from 4.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.5%
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
Perth Amboy, NJ 7.6% (Jul 26) 29th -3.0pp 1st 73% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 5.5% (Jul 26) 25th -1.9pp 2nd 25% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd -1.8pp 3rd 20% above peers
Springfield, OH 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -1.5pp 4th 2% below peers
Kettering, OH 3.3% (Jul 26) 4th -1.3pp 5th 25% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th -0.9pp 6th 7% above peers
Olympia, WA 3.4% (Jul 26) 6th -0.8pp 7th 23% below peers
Highland, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 8th 25% above peers
Kingsport, TN 3.5% (Jul 26) 7th -0.7pp 9th 20% below peers
Albany, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.5pp 10th 20% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 11th 18% below peers
Santee, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th -0.3pp 12th 5% above peers
Lincoln, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th -0.3pp 13th 2% above peers
National City, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 27th -0.3pp 14th 30% above peers
Cupertino, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th -0.3pp 15th 2% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 16th 25% below peers
Lancaster, PA 4.0% (Jul 26) 11th -0.2pp 17th 9% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.6% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 18th 18% below peers
Southaven, MS 3.8% (Jul 26) 10th -0.1pp 19th 14% below peers
Tigard, OR 5.4% (Jul 26) 24th -0.1pp 20th 23% above peers
Smyrna, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 1st +0.0pp 21st 30% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Royal Oak, MI 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.2pp 23rd 30% below peers
Burleson, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th +0.2pp 24th 5% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 4.7% (Jul 26) 19th +0.3pp 25th 7% above peers
DeSoto, TX 6.1% (Jul 26) 28th +0.4pp 26th 39% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.4pp 27th 30% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th +0.6pp 28th 18% above peers
Bradenton, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 29th 18% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.9% then, 20.7% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.9% to 20.7%).
Needs attention 20.7%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 13.8% -1.5pp
United States ref 12.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.2% 14th -5.7pp 1st 9% below peers
Cupertino, CA 4.1% 2nd -1.9pp 2nd 60% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 15.5% 25th -5.7pp 3rd 54% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 3.9% 1st -1.4pp 4th 62% below peers
DeSoto, TX 7.6% 9th -2.6pp 5th 24% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.1% 20th -4.5pp 6th 30% above peers
Kettering, OH 8.3% 11th -2.6pp 7th 18% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.7% 5th -2.1pp 8th 33% below peers
National City, CA 14.6% 23rd -3.7pp 9th 45% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.5% 3rd -0.8pp 10th 55% below peers
Lancaster, PA 20.3% 28th -3.6pp 11th 103% above peers
Lincoln, CA 6.9% 6th -1.0pp 12th 31% below peers
Olympia, WA 14.0% 22nd -1.7pp 13th 40% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 8.9% 13th -0.8pp 14th 11% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 32.0% 31st -2.4pp 15th 218% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 6.2% 4th -0.3pp 16th 38% below peers
Highland, CA 17.1% 26th -0.8pp 17th 70% above peers
Bradenton, FL 14.8% 24th -0.7pp 18th 48% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 12.4% 18th -0.5pp 19th 24% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.1% 30th -0.1pp 20th 130% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.2% 27th +1.2pp 21st 101% above peers
Santee, CA 7.9% 10th +0.7pp 22nd 21% below peers
Kingsport, TN 20.7% 29th +1.8pp 23rd 107% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 8.4% 12th +0.8pp 24th 16% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.6% 15th +1.0pp 25th 4% below peers
Albany, OR 13.5% 21st +1.5pp 26th 34% above peers
Smyrna, GA 10.6% 17th +1.2pp 27th 6% above peers
Southaven, MS 12.6% 19th +2.2pp 28th 25% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 10.0% 16th +1.8pp* 29th on par with peers
Burleson, TX 7.1% 7th +1.4pp 30th 29% below peers
Orland Park, IL 7.3% 8th +3.0pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp 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 (33.2% then, 33.3% now; margin ±5.4pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.8% to 33.3%).
Needs attention 33.3%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 18.8% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 12th -11.0pp 1st 35% below peers
DeSoto, TX 9.1% 10th -8.2pp 2nd 37% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 3.4% 2nd -2.7pp 3rd 76% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.8% 9th -6.6pp 4th 39% below peers
Lincoln, CA 6.3% 6th -4.6pp 5th 56% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.2% 5th -4.0pp 6th 57% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 10.2% 13th -5.9pp 7th 29% below peers
National City, CA 18.0% 19th -8.3pp 8th 25% above peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 20th -8.3pp 9th 26% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 4.1% 4th -1.6pp 10th 72% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.0% 3rd -1.3pp 11th 73% below peers
Bradenton, FL 21.2% 24th -6.9pp 12th 47% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.9% 1st -0.8pp 13th 80% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 22.8% 25th -6.0pp 14th 58% above peers
Lancaster, PA 27.8% 28th -7.4pp 15th 93% above peers
Olympia, WA 15.0% 17th -3.3pp 16th 4% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 14.1% 15th -1.0pp 17th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 26.2% 27th -1.6pp 18th 82% above peers
Springfield, OH 32.5% 29th -0.1pp 19th 126% above peers
Kingsport, TN 33.3% 30th +0.1pp 20th 131% above peers
Highland, CA 23.4% 26th +0.2pp 21st 63% above peers
Santee, CA 9.1% 11th +0.1pp 22nd 37% below peers
Smyrna, GA 15.9% 18th +0.7pp 23rd 10% above peers
Burleson, TX 7.6% 7th +0.5pp 24th 47% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 23rd +1.7pp 25th 36% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 12.3% 14th +1.2pp 26th 14% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 43.5% 31st +5.3pp 27th 203% above peers
Albany, OR 18.8% 21st +2.3pp 28th 31% above peers
Southaven, MS 19.1% 22nd +5.7pp 29th 33% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 14.4% 16th +5.5pp* 30th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 8.8% 8th +3.9pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.0pp 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 10.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 77.9% to 88.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 18.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (70.7% to 88.8%).
Bright spot 88.8%
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%
Perth Amboy, NJ 89.4% 25th +29.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 95.0% 9th +24.2pp 2nd 2% above peers
Lancaster, PA 90.5% 24th +14.7pp 3rd 3% below peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 31st +12.6pp 4th 7% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 88.1% 29th +12.5pp 5th 6% below peers
National City, CA 88.0% 30th +11.8pp 6th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 94.8% 10th +11.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Kingsport, TN 88.8% 27th +11.0pp 8th 5% below peers
Highland, CA 90.8% 23rd +10.5pp 9th 3% below peers
Bradenton, FL 89.3% 26th +8.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Springfield, OH 88.4% 28th +8.7pp 11th 5% below peers
Southaven, MS 93.6% 15th +9.1pp 12th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 21st +9.0pp 13th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 93.8% 13th +8.1pp 14th on par with peers
Taylorsville, UT 94.6% 11th +7.6pp 15th 1% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 92.3% 20th +6.8pp 16th 1% below peers
Kettering, OH 94.0% 12th +6.5pp 17th 1% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 91.1% 22nd +6.2pp 18th 2% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 93.0% 18th +5.9pp* 19th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 95.8% 4th +6.0pp 20th 3% above peers
Burleson, TX 95.2% 6th +5.9pp 21st 2% above peers
Albany, OR 92.4% 19th +5.4pp 22nd 1% below peers
Orland Park, IL 93.4% 16th +5.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 93.1% 17th +4.9pp 24th on par with peers
Royal Oak, MI 95.2% 7th +4.5pp 25th 2% above peers
Lincoln, CA 93.6% 14th +4.3pp 26th on par with peers
Smyrna, GA 97.2% 2nd +4.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 95.0% 8th +4.2pp 28th 2% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 98.1% 1st +4.3pp 29th 5% above peers
Santee, CA 95.3% 5th +3.8pp 30th 2% above peers
Cupertino, CA 96.7% 3rd +3.0pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.52 then, 0.50 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.50).
Needs attention 0.50
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 0.48 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Plainfield, NJ 0.41 9th -0.070 1st 6% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 0.38 2nd -0.041 2nd 12% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 0.51 31st -0.033 3rd 17% above peers
Decatur, AL 0.45 23rd -0.025 4th 4% above peers
Kingsport, TN 0.50 29th -0.024 5th 15% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 0.40 6th -0.019 6th 7% below peers
Lincoln, CA 0.40 7th -0.017 7th 7% below peers
Olympia, WA 0.44 17th -0.015 8th on par with peers
Kettering, OH 0.43 15th -0.015 9th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 14th -0.015 10th 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 0.41 11th -0.010 11th 5% below peers
National City, CA 0.44 20th -0.007 12th 2% above peers
Highland, CA 0.46 25th -0.006 13th 5% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 0.44 18th -0.005 14th 2% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 0.38 1st -0.003 15th 13% below peers
DeSoto, TX 0.41 8th -0.001 16th 7% below peers
Lancaster, PA 0.44 19th +0.003 17th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 0.40 4th +0.003 18th 9% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 0.39 3rd +0.003 19th 10% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 0.51 30th +0.005 20th 17% above peers
Albany, OR 0.42 13th +0.005 21st 3% below peers
Springfield, OH 0.45 24th +0.006 22nd 4% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 0.43 16th +0.006 23rd on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 0.46 26th +0.008 24th 5% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 0.42 12th +0.012* 25th 3% below peers
Orland Park, IL 0.44 21st +0.017 26th 2% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 0.48 27th +0.019 27th 11% above peers
Cupertino, CA 0.45 22nd +0.020 28th 4% above peers
Burleson, TX 0.40 5th +0.028 29th 9% below peers
Smyrna, GA 0.49 28th +0.036 30th 12% above peers
Santee, CA 0.41 10th +0.035 31st 6% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 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 3.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 19.4% to 15.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
21% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 3.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (19.0% to 15.8%).
Bright spot 15.8%
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
Coeur d'Alene, ID 8.7% 15th -5.8pp 1st 5% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.3% 2nd -1.8pp 2nd 53% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 6.4% 10th -2.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 13.4% 21st -3.8pp 4th 46% above peers
Smyrna, GA 5.6% 7th -1.5pp 5th 39% below peers
Bradenton, FL 11.5% 19th -3.1pp 6th 25% above peers
Kingsport, TN 15.8% 24th -3.6pp 7th 73% above peers
Burleson, TX 4.9% 5th -1.1pp 8th 47% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 22nd -3.0pp 9th 47% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 6.7% 11th -1.2pp 10th 27% below peers
Tigard, OR 9.2% 16th -1.6pp 11th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 7.8% 13th -1.3pp 12th 15% below peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 18th -1.3pp 13th 20% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 5.9% 9th -0.6pp 14th 35% below peers
Olympia, WA 15.3% 23rd -1.4pp 15th 67% above peers
Highland, CA 17.5% 25th -1.1pp 16th 91% above peers
Kettering, OH 7.7% 12th -0.4pp 17th 16% below peers
Albany, OR 18.5% 26th -0.3pp 18th 102% above peers
Lancaster, PA 27.1% 30th -0.1pp 19th 196% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 5.8% 8th +0.0pp 20th 37% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.9% 6th +0.1pp 21st 47% below peers
Springfield, OH 28.6% 31st +0.9pp 22nd 213% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 20.7% 28th +2.9pp 23rd 126% above peers
National City, CA 19.3% 27th +3.0pp 24th 111% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 23.1% 29th +4.4pp 25th 152% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 4.7% 4th +1.0pp 26th 49% below peers
Lincoln, CA 4.3% 3rd +1.3pp 27th 53% below peers
Santee, CA 8.6% 14th +3.4pp 28th 6% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 9.5% 17th +4.0pp 29th 3% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.7% 1st +1.5pp 30th 81% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 11.6% 20th 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.6pp 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 Falling recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $257,154 in August 2026, down from $259,508 a year earlier.
Big move $257,154
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Orland Park, IL $413,308 (Aug 26) 18th +6.2% 1st 16% below peers
Springfield, OH $189,587 (Aug 26) 27th +3.7% 2nd 62% below peers
Cupertino, CA $2,965,725 (Aug 26) 1st +3.3% 3rd 502% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $607,048 (Aug 26) 6th +3.1% 4th 23% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $500,079 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 5th 1% above peers
Kettering, OH $247,139 (Aug 26) 25th +2.5% 6th 50% below peers
National City, CA $695,171 (Aug 26) 4th +2.4% 7th 41% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $330,955 (Aug 26) 21st +2.1% 8th 33% below peers
Highland, CA $539,248 (Aug 26) 8th +1.6% 9th 9% above peers
Southaven, MS $273,007 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.5% 10th 45% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $911,771 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.5% 11th 85% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $492,974 (Aug 26) 14th +0.9% 12th on par with peers
Lincoln, CA $640,640 (Aug 26) 5th +0.7% 13th 30% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $448,096 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 14th 9% below peers
Plainfield, NJ $519,451 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 15th 5% above peers
Albany, OR $434,335 (Aug 26) 17th +0.2% 16th 12% below peers
Olympia, WA $529,479 (Aug 26) 9th -0.2% 17th 7% above peers
Kingsport, TN $257,154 (Aug 26) 24th -0.9% 18th 48% below peers
Burleson, TX $337,266 (Aug 26) 20th -0.9% 19th 32% below peers
Wake Forest, NC $507,240 (Aug 26) 11th -1.0% 20th 3% above peers
Decatur, AL $223,248 (Aug 26) 26th -1.1% 21st 55% below peers
Tigard, OR $602,382 (Aug 26) 7th -1.4% 22nd 22% above peers
DeSoto, TX $320,428 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.4% 23rd 35% below peers
Santee, CA $795,470 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.5% 24th 61% above peers
Smyrna, GA $443,309 (Aug 26) 16th -2.2% 25th 10% below peers
Bradenton, FL $352,501 (Aug 26) 19th -3.2% 26th 28% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $502,803 (Aug 26) 12th -3.2% 27th 2% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction 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 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $158,764 in August 2026, down from $159,706 a year earlier.
Big move $158,764
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Orland Park, IL $289,176 (Aug 26) 18th +4.6% 1st 18% below peers
National City, CA $571,379 (Aug 26) 4th +4.4% 2nd 62% above peers
Springfield, OH $104,091 (Aug 26) 27th +3.9% 3rd 70% below peers
Kettering, OH $182,217 (Aug 26) 24th +3.7% 4th 48% below peers
Highland, CA $425,262 (Aug 26) 10th +3.4% 5th 21% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $415,835 (Aug 26) 11th +3.2% 6th 18% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $352,436 (Aug 26) 14th +3.1% 7th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $449,366 (Aug 26) 7th +2.9% 8th 28% above peers
Plainfield, NJ $438,088 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 9th 24% above peers
Southaven, MS $203,427 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.1% 10th 42% below peers
Royal Oak, MI $243,482 (Aug 26) 21st +1.7% 11th 31% below peers
Cupertino, CA $1,732,125 (Aug 26) 1st +1.1% 12th 391% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $412,639 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 13th 17% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $728,534 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.6% 14th 107% above peers
Olympia, WA $430,487 (Aug 26) 9th +0.3% 15th 22% above peers
Albany, OR $343,606 (Aug 26) 15th +0.3% 16th 3% below peers
Lincoln, CA $522,636 (Aug 26) 5th +0.3% 17th 48% above peers
Santee, CA $612,274 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.3% 18th 74% above peers
Kingsport, TN $158,764 (Aug 26) 25th -0.6% 19th 55% below peers
DeSoto, TX $264,683 (Aug 26) 19th -0.7% 20th 25% below peers
Decatur, AL $139,417 (Aug 26) 26th -0.9% 21st 60% below peers
Tigard, OR $469,424 (Aug 26) 6th -1.5% 22nd 33% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $357,564 (Aug 26) 13th -1.8% 23rd 1% above peers
Burleson, TX $259,821 (Aug 26) 20th -2.2% 24th 26% below peers
Smyrna, GA $306,933 (Aug 26) 17th -2.3% 25th 13% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $308,838 (Aug 26) 16th -4.1% 26th 12% below peers
Bradenton, FL $206,790 (Aug 26) 22nd -5.4% 27th 41% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.3% then, 60.1% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.2% to 60.1%).
Needs attention 60.1%
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%
Perth Amboy, NJ 35.4% 29th +6.8pp 1st 44% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.4% 31st +2.7pp 2nd 66% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 20th +7.3pp 3rd 6% below peers
Lancaster, PA 48.6% 27th +5.1pp 4th 23% below peers
DeSoto, TX 69.6% 12th +6.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Southaven, MS 72.5% 8th +5.4pp 6th 15% above peers
Springfield, OH 52.4% 24th +3.7pp 7th 17% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 21st +4.1pp 8th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 49.8% 26th +2.8pp 9th 21% below peers
Lincoln, CA 83.9% 2nd +4.2pp 10th 33% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 81.9% 4th +4.1pp 11th 29% above peers
Kettering, OH 64.9% 14th +2.5pp 12th 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 74.0% 6th +2.6pp 13th 17% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 83.1% 3rd +2.2pp 14th 31% above peers
Burleson, TX 72.1% 10th +1.5pp 15th 14% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 81.8% 5th +1.3pp 16th 29% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 71.2% 11th +1.0pp 17th 13% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 44.8% 28th +0.6pp 18th 29% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 68.0% 13th +0.6pp 19th 7% above peers
Santee, CA 72.4% 9th +0.6pp 20th 14% above peers
Cupertino, CA 60.6% 18th +0.4pp 21st 4% below peers
Tigard, OR 61.6% 17th +0.1pp 22nd 3% below peers
Albany, OR 58.9% 22nd +0.1pp 23rd 7% below peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 16th -0.4pp 24th on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 73.1% 7th -0.6pp* 25th 16% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 51.6% 25th -0.5pp 26th 18% below peers
Orland Park, IL 85.8% 1st -1.5pp 27th 36% above peers
National City, CA 34.8% 30th -0.6pp 28th 45% below peers
Bradenton, FL 56.0% 23rd -1.6pp 29th 12% below peers
Kingsport, TN 60.1% 19th -2.2pp 30th 5% below peers
Highland, CA 64.1% 15th -2.8pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp 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 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,294 in August 2026, up from $1,254 a year earlier.
Big move $1,294
2022August 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%
Springfield, OH $1,251 (Aug 26) 27th +8.3% 1st 33% below peers
Cupertino, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 2nd 135% above peers
Orland Park, IL $2,759 (Aug 26) 4th +4.9% 3rd 48% above peers
Highland, CA $2,593 (Aug 26) 7th +3.9% 4th 39% above peers
Lancaster, PA $1,547 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.9% 5th 17% below peers
Royal Oak, MI $2,085 (Aug 26) 13th +3.7% 6th 12% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $1,823 (Aug 26) 17th +3.6% 7th 2% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,861 (Aug 26) 15th +3.5% 8th on par with peers
Smyrna, GA $1,665 (Aug 26) 21st +3.4% 9th 11% below peers
Kingsport, TN $1,294 (Aug 26) 26th +3.2% 10th 30% below peers
Kettering, OH $1,383 (Aug 26) 25th +3.1% 11th 26% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ $2,731 (Aug 26) 5th +2.4% 12th 47% above peers
Santee, CA $2,850 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.3% 13th 53% above peers
Olympia, WA $2,005 (Aug 26) 14th +2.3% 14th 8% above peers
National City, CA $2,457 (Aug 26) 8th +1.9% 15th 32% above peers
Decatur, AL $1,118 (Aug 26) 28th +1.8% 16th 40% below peers
Lincoln, CA $2,922 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.5% 17th 57% above peers
Albany, OR $1,738 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 18th 7% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $2,616 (Aug 26) 6th +1.3% 19th 41% above peers
Southaven, MS $1,560 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.5% 20th 16% below peers
Tigard, OR $1,852 (Aug 26) 16th +0.2% 21st on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL $2,428 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 22nd 30% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $1,470 (Aug 26) 24th -0.4% 23rd 21% below peers
DeSoto, TX $2,130 (Aug 26) 12th -0.7% 24th 14% above peers
Burleson, TX $1,731 (Aug 26) 20th -1.0% 25th 7% below peers
Bradenton, FL $1,782 (Aug 26) 18th -1.9% 26th 4% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 11th 15% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10th 27% 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 (29.0% then, 29.3% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.9% to 29.3%).
Bright spot 29.3%
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 28.0% +0.4pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
New Brunswick, NJ 53.1% 30th -6.2pp 1st 63% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 46.6% 28th -4.6pp 2nd 43% above peers
Tigard, OR 32.6% 15th -3.1pp 3rd on par with peers
Royal Oak, MI 21.2% 1st -2.0pp 4th 35% below peers
Cupertino, CA 27.5% 8th -1.4pp 5th 16% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 22.8% 3rd -1.0pp 6th 30% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 25.1% 5th -0.5pp* 7th 23% below peers
Highland, CA 40.7% 24th +0.0pp 8th 25% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 22.5% 2nd +0.0pp 9th 31% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 44.9% 26th +0.1pp 10th 38% above peers
National City, CA 50.8% 29th +0.3pp 11th 55% above peers
Kettering, OH 25.7% 6th +0.2pp 12th 21% below peers
Kingsport, TN 29.3% 9th +0.3pp 13th 10% below peers
Lancaster, PA 36.1% 18th +0.5pp 14th 11% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55.1% 31st +1.1pp 15th 69% above peers
Springfield, OH 31.7% 14th +0.8pp 16th 3% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 29.6% 10th +0.8pp 17th 9% below peers
Olympia, WA 40.5% 23rd +1.4pp 18th 24% above peers
Santee, CA 39.0% 22nd +1.6pp 19th 19% above peers
Lincoln, CA 36.8% 20th +2.4pp 20th 13% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 21st +3.3pp 21st 15% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 7th +2.4pp 22nd 18% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 25.0% 4th +2.4pp 23rd 23% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 31.2% 12th +3.6pp 24th 4% below peers
Albany, OR 36.6% 19th +4.4pp 25th 12% above peers
Smyrna, GA 32.6% 16th +4.0pp 26th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 44.1% 25th +5.6pp 27th 35% above peers
Orland Park, IL 33.2% 17th +4.3pp 28th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 30.8% 11th +5.1pp 29th 6% below peers
DeSoto, TX 45.2% 27th +10.0pp 30th 38% above peers
Burleson, TX 31.2% 13th +7.8pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.6% to 7.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kingsport started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.7% to 7.4%).
Bright spot 7.4%
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 5.2% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Plainfield, NJ 12.7% 28th -8.3pp 1st 143% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 4.3% 11th -2.2pp 2nd 18% below peers
DeSoto, TX 4.0% 8th -1.9pp 3rd 23% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 14th -1.9pp 4th 12% below peers
Lancaster, PA 14.9% 29th -5.8pp 5th 184% above peers
Southaven, MS 3.5% 4th -1.2pp 6th 34% below peers
Kingsport, TN 7.4% 22nd -2.2pp 7th 40% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 17th -1.3pp 8th 1% above peers
Lincoln, CA 1.9% 1st -0.5pp 9th 64% below peers
Cupertino, CA 3.8% 5th -0.8pp 10th 28% below peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 19th -1.0pp 11th 11% above peers
Olympia, WA 7.6% 23rd -1.3pp 12th 45% above peers
Bradenton, FL 6.7% 21st -1.1pp 13th 28% above peers
Highland, CA 3.9% 6th -0.6pp 14th 26% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 26.4% 31st -2.1pp 15th 403% above peers
Albany, OR 5.5% 18th -0.4pp 16th 5% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 4.6% 15th -0.3pp 17th 12% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 4.2% 10th -0.2pp 18th 21% below peers
National City, CA 10.9% 25th -0.3pp 19th 108% above peers
Springfield, OH 12.5% 27th -0.3pp 20th 139% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.9% 30th -0.3pp 21st 298% above peers
Kettering, OH 6.1% 20th -0.0pp 22nd 15% above peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 7th +0.3pp 23rd 23% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 5.2% 16th +0.4pp 24th on par with peers
Santee, CA 4.3% 12th +0.3pp 25th 18% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.2% 3rd +0.4pp 26th 40% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.7% 24th +1.4pp* 27th 65% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 11.4% 26th +1.9pp 28th 117% above peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% 13th +1.2pp 29th 15% below peers
Burleson, TX 2.1% 2nd +0.7pp 30th 59% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.1% 9th +1.4pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 8.8% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.3% to 8.8%).
Needs attention 8.8%
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
Tigard, OR 3.1% 6th -4.3pp 1st 58% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.2% 10th -2.4pp 2nd 43% below peers
Santee, CA 3.1% 7th -1.3pp 3rd 58% below peers
Lincoln, CA 2.5% 4th -1.0pp 4th 66% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.5% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 66% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 2.3% 2nd -0.7pp 6th 68% below peers
Orland Park, IL 3.8% 8th -1.0pp 7th 49% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.8% 23rd -2.7pp 8th 46% above peers
Highland, CA 7.8% 17th -1.7pp 9th 5% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.8% 1st -0.4pp 10th 76% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 20th -1.1pp 11th 25% above peers
Lancaster, PA 7.3% 15th -0.7pp 12th 1% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.6% 21st -1.1pp 13th 43% above peers
Southaven, MS 7.4% 16th -0.7pp 14th on par with peers
Olympia, WA 5.6% 13th -0.4pp 15th 24% below peers
National City, CA 12.2% 25th -0.5pp 16th 65% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.7% 5th -0.1pp* 17th 63% below peers
Albany, OR 6.8% 14th -0.0pp 18th 8% below peers
Bradenton, FL 15.2% 28th +0.0pp 19th 105% above peers
Burleson, TX 10.6% 22nd +0.0pp 20th 43% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.6% 12th +0.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 11.9% 24th +0.8pp 22nd 61% above peers
Springfield, OH 8.3% 18th +0.6pp 23rd 12% above peers
Kingsport, TN 8.8% 19th +0.7pp 24th 19% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 4.2% 9th +0.3pp 25th 43% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 28.0% 31st +2.3pp 26th 277% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.0% 29th +2.8pp 27th 169% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.7% 11th +0.7pp 28th 36% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.2% 27th +2.5pp 29th 79% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 22.6% 30th +4.8pp 30th 205% above peers
DeSoto, TX 13.1% 26th +3.8pp 31st 77% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp 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.

42.0%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 37.9%
United States ref 33.4%
Cupertino, CA 15.6% 1st 54% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 18.6% 2nd 46% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 25.8% 3rd 25% below peers
Santee, CA 26.2% 4th 23% below peers
Lincoln, CA 26.6% 5th 22% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 28.6% 6th 16% below peers
National City, CA 28.7% 7th 16% below peers
Smyrna, GA 29.3% 8th 14% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 29.3% 9th 14% below peers
Orland Park, IL 29.6% 10th 13% below peers
Tigard, OR 30.6% 11th 11% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 12th 9% below peers
Olympia, WA 33.6% 13th 2% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 33.9% 14th 1% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 34.1% 15th on par with peers
Albany, OR 34.2% 16th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 17th 2% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 35.0% 18th 2% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 35.3% 19th 3% above peers
Highland, CA 35.9% 20th 5% above peers
Bradenton, FL 36.0% 21st 5% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 37.4% 22nd 9% above peers
Kettering, OH 37.7% 23rd 10% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 37.8% 24th 11% above peers
Burleson, TX 38.2% 25th 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX 38.4% 26th 12% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.4% 27th 18% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 28th 19% above peers
Lancaster, PA 40.8% 29th 19% above peers
Kingsport, TN 42.0% 30th 23% above peers
Springfield, OH 45.5% 31st 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.2% then, 2.9% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.4% to 2.9%).
Bright spot 2.9%
20122024
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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 5.9% +1.4pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Royal Oak, MI 0.5% 1st -1.5pp 1st 87% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 17th -8.6pp 2nd 7% above peers
Albany, OR 2.8% 11th -2.7pp 3rd 25% below peers
Tigard, OR 2.3% 7th -2.2pp 4th 37% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 2.1% 5th -1.4pp 5th 43% below peers
Lincoln, CA 2.1% 4th -1.0pp 6th 44% below peers
Santee, CA 1.7% 2nd -0.7pp 7th 55% below peers
Orland Park, IL 2.1% 3rd -0.7pp 8th 44% below peers
Highland, CA 3.2% 15th -0.8pp 9th 14% below peers
Lancaster, PA 3.2% 14th -0.7pp 10th 14% below peers
National City, CA 5.9% 22nd -1.2pp 11th 59% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 13.6% 30th -0.5pp 12th 265% above peers
Burleson, TX 7.0% 24th -0.1pp 13th 89% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 11.7% 28th +0.3pp 14th 215% above peers
Bradenton, FL 8.6% 25th +0.6pp 15th 131% above peers
Springfield, OH 5.3% 21st +0.4pp 16th 44% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.9% 12th +0.3pp 17th 23% below peers
Southaven, MS 5.0% 19th +0.7pp 18th 33% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 20th +0.8pp 19th 37% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 9.9% 26th +1.7pp 20th 166% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 10.2% 27th +2.3pp 21st 174% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 12.1% 29th +2.7pp 22nd 224% above peers
Kingsport, TN 2.9% 13th +0.7pp 23rd 21% below peers
Olympia, WA 3.7% 16th +1.0pp 24th on par with peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 23rd +1.9pp 25th 88% above peers
Kettering, OH 4.4% 18th +1.5pp 26th 18% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 2.8% 10th +1.0pp 27th 26% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 2.2% 6th +1.0pp 28th 40% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.5% 8th +1.2pp* 29th 33% below peers
Cupertino, CA 2.6% 9th +1.4pp 30th 31% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.9% 31st +7.8pp 31st 275% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.1% to 31.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kingsport started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.4% to 31.5%).
Bright spot 31.5%
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
Burleson, TX 34.0% 15th +7.6pp 1st 8% above peers
Lancaster, PA 29.4% 21st +6.5pp 2nd 7% below peers
National City, CA 18.1% 29th +3.9pp 3rd 43% below peers
Olympia, WA 51.8% 5th +8.1pp 4th 65% above peers
Santee, CA 35.0% 14th +5.5pp 5th 11% above peers
Bradenton, FL 28.3% 23rd +4.3pp 6th 10% below peers
Kettering, OH 41.7% 10th +6.2pp 7th 32% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 29.7% 19th +4.4pp 8th 5% below peers
Lincoln, CA 40.0% 11th +5.8pp 9th 27% above peers
Kingsport, TN 31.5% 16th +4.4pp 10th on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 43.1% 9th +5.7pp 11th 37% above peers
Tigard, OR 51.0% 6th +6.8pp 12th 62% above peers
Southaven, MS 28.8% 22nd +3.7pp 13th 8% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 17th +3.9pp 14th 1% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 36.2% 13th +4.4pp 15th 15% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 49.4% 7th +6.0pp 16th 57% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 22.0% 28th +2.5pp 17th 30% below peers
Springfield, OH 16.8% 30th +1.8pp 18th 47% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 4th +5.9pp 19th 89% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 64.1% 2nd +6.2pp 20th 104% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 59.5% 3rd +4.9pp 21st 89% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 20th +2.1pp 22nd 6% below peers
DeSoto, TX 30.1% 18th +1.9pp 23rd 4% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 39.4% 12th +2.0pp* 24th 25% above peers
Cupertino, CA 82.2% 1st +3.5pp 25th 161% above peers
Highland, CA 22.7% 26th +0.8pp 26th 28% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 23.4% 25th +0.8pp 27th 26% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 15.7% 31st +0.3pp 28th 50% below peers
Orland Park, IL 45.4% 8th +1.0pp 29th 44% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 24.3% 24th -0.3pp 30th 23% below peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 27th -2.3pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp 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 (35.6% then, 40.7% now; margin ±14.2pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.2% to 40.7%).
Needs attention 40.7%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 37.9% -1.3pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bel Air South, MD 59.5% 7th +26.4pp 1st 17% above peers
Bradenton, FL 58.4% 8th +20.3pp 2nd 15% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 77.3% 2nd +13.9pp* 3rd 52% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 41.1% 19th +6.0pp 4th 19% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 67.7% 4th +9.3pp 5th 34% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.7% 20th +5.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 15th +1.4pp 7th 1% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 78.3% 1st +1.5pp 8th 54% above peers
Lincoln, CA 48.8% 18th +0.3pp 9th 4% below peers
Highland, CA 31.1% 28th +0.1pp 10th 39% below peers
Cupertino, CA 69.3% 3rd -0.4pp 11th 37% above peers
Tigard, OR 54.0% 11th -1.5pp 12th 7% above peers
Smyrna, GA 61.8% 5th -2.5pp 13th 22% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 57.0% 9th -5.8pp 14th 12% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 53.5% 12th -6.3pp 15th 5% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 50.7% 16th -6.1pp 16th on par with peers
Springfield, OH 37.8% 22nd -4.8pp 17th 25% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 52.6% 13th -7.7pp 18th 4% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.6% 21st -6.5pp 19th 20% below peers
Santee, CA 50.6% 17th -12.0pp 20th on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 51.8% 14th -14.5pp 21st 2% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 54.7% 10th -15.6pp 22nd 8% above peers
DeSoto, TX 59.9% 6th -17.6pp 23rd 18% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 29th -9.6pp 24th 42% below peers
Kettering, OH 36.9% 24th -12.5pp 25th 27% below peers
Lancaster, PA 37.3% 23rd -12.7pp 26th 27% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 33.5% 26th -13.8pp 27th 34% below peers
National City, CA 35.0% 25th -15.1pp 28th 31% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 27th -14.5pp 29th 37% below peers
Burleson, TX 24.3% 31st -19.2pp 30th 52% below peers
Olympia, WA 28.5% 30th -25.6pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.4pp 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 (12.3% then, 7.1% now; margin ±7.0pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.5% to 7.1%).
7.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 7.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kingsport, TN 7.1% 14th -5.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Highland, CA 7.6% 18th -5.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
Lincoln, CA 3.6% 3rd -2.3pp 3rd 52% below peers
National City, CA 4.5% 5th -1.8pp 4th 40% below peers
Springfield, OH 7.4% 16th -1.8pp 5th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 5.2% 9th -0.8pp 6th 30% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 7.6% 17th -1.1pp 7th 2% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 10.3% 25th -0.6pp 8th 38% above peers
Orland Park, IL 2.5% 2nd -0.1pp 9th 67% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 5.4% 10th -0.0pp 10th 27% below peers
Burleson, TX 14.2% 31st +0.1pp 11th 92% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 6.7% 12th +0.2pp 12th 10% below peers
Southaven, MS 9.9% 24th +0.6pp 13th 34% above peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 7th +0.5pp 14th 38% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.6% 6th +0.5pp 15th 38% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10.9% 26th +1.5pp 16th 47% above peers
Olympia, WA 14.2% 30th +2.2pp 17th 91% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 6.1% 11th +1.2pp 18th 18% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 13th +1.5pp 19th 10% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 7.2% 15th +2.1pp 20th 3% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.9% 22nd +2.8pp* 21st 20% above peers
Albany, OR 8.8% 21st +3.0pp 22nd 19% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.5% 23rd +3.3pp 23rd 28% above peers
Santee, CA 8.4% 20th +3.1pp 24th 13% above peers
Bradenton, FL 11.1% 28th +4.1pp 25th 49% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.2% 8th +2.4pp 26th 30% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 3.8% 4th +1.8pp 27th 50% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 29th +5.9pp 28th 65% above peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 27th +6.9pp 29th 48% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 8.2% 19th +6.7pp 30th 10% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.3% 1st +2.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.5pp 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 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53,376 to 56,262 - more than the combined survey margin (±67).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 30% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (52,835 to 56,262).
Big move 56,262
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wake Forest, NC 52,844 31st +25% 1st 7% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 58,137 8th +20% 2nd 2% above peers
Burleson, TX 52,918 30th +15% 3rd 7% below peers
Lincoln, CA 52,956 29th +12% 4th 7% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 19th +12% 5th 1% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 55,236 28th +10% 6th 3% below peers
Olympia, WA 55,951 25th +9% 7th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55,855 27th +8% 8th 2% below peers
Albany, OR 56,839 15th +6% 9th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 56,211 23rd +6% 10th 1% below peers
Kingsport, TN 56,262 21st +5% 11th 1% below peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 12th +5% 12th 1% above peers
Tigard, OR 56,011 24th +5% 13th 1% below peers
Southaven, MS 56,226 22nd +4% 14th 1% below peers
Kettering, OH 57,206 13th +3% 15th 1% above peers
Highland, CA 56,675 17th +3% 16th on par with peers
Santee, CA 59,332 1st +3% 17th 4% above peers
Bradenton, FL 57,014 14th +1% 18th on par with peers
New Brunswick, NJ 56,345 20th +1% 19th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 56,633 18th +1% 20th on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 55,904 26th +0% 21st 2% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 56,806 16th -0%* 22nd on par with peers
Orland Park, IL 57,916 10th -1% 23rd 2% above peers
Springfield, OH 58,190 6th -2% 24th 2% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 57,950 9th -2% 25th 2% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 59,132 2nd -2% 26th 4% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 58,140 7th -2% 27th 2% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 58,678 4th -2% 28th 3% above peers
Cupertino, CA 58,566 5th -3% 29th 3% above peers
Lancaster, PA 57,719 11th -3% 30th 2% above peers
National City, CA 58,893 3rd -4% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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 (20.2% then, 20.6% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 0.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.4% to 20.6%).
20.6%
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
Plainfield, NJ 28.9% 1st +2.9pp 1st 34% above peers
Albany, OR 24.4% 7th +1.7pp 2nd 14% above peers
National City, CA 21.5% 16th +1.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Santee, CA 23.1% 11th +0.9pp 4th 7% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 8th +0.8pp 5th 11% above peers
Lincoln, CA 23.0% 12th +0.7pp 6th 7% above peers
Burleson, TX 28.8% 2nd +0.9pp 7th 34% above peers
Orland Park, IL 20.8% 20th +0.5pp 8th 3% below peers
Kingsport, TN 20.6% 22nd +0.4pp 9th 4% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 17.6% 27th +0.1pp 10th 18% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 26.2% 5th +0.1pp 11th 22% above peers
Olympia, WA 17.8% 26th -0.2pp 12th 17% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 23.5% 10th -0.3pp 13th 9% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.7% 9th -0.4pp 14th 10% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 17.4% 28th -0.4pp* 15th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL 19.7% 25th -0.5pp 16th 9% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 16.8% 29th -0.5pp 17th 22% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 14.8% 30th -0.5pp 18th 31% below peers
Kettering, OH 20.9% 19th -0.8pp 19th 3% below peers
Smyrna, GA 21.6% 15th -0.8pp 20th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 25.5% 6th -1.1pp 21st 18% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 18th -1.0pp 22nd 2% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.5% 17th -1.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Tigard, OR 20.0% 24th -1.3pp 24th 7% below peers
Highland, CA 27.9% 3rd -2.7pp 25th 29% above peers
Lancaster, PA 20.8% 21st -2.5pp 26th 3% below peers
Cupertino, CA 22.6% 13th -3.1pp 27th 5% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 26.5% 4th -4.0pp 28th 23% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.9% 31st -2.0pp 29th 49% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 22.6% 14th -4.4pp 30th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 20.6% 23rd -6.1pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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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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 (35.8% then, 40.8% now; margin ±9.5pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.1% to 40.8%).
40.8%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 31.0% -1.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Royal Oak, MI 26.3% 20th +12.4pp 1st 14% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 32.1% 14th +10.4pp 2nd 5% above peers
Highland, CA 44.9% 8th +8.9pp 3rd 47% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 15th +5.6pp* 4th 2% above peers
Orland Park, IL 16.4% 30th +2.8pp 5th 46% below peers
Olympia, WA 39.5% 12th +6.5pp 6th 29% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.8% 11th +4.9pp 7th 34% above peers
DeSoto, TX 43.7% 9th +5.2pp 8th 43% above peers
National City, CA 45.2% 7th +5.1pp 9th 48% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 60.5% 1st +6.8pp 10th 98% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 55.8% 2nd +5.9pp 11th 83% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 10th +3.7pp 12th 42% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 54.0% 4th +3.2pp 13th 77% above peers
Bradenton, FL 50.5% 5th +1.0pp 14th 65% above peers
Smyrna, GA 28.8% 17th -0.0pp 15th 6% below peers
Tigard, OR 23.6% 22nd -0.2pp 16th 23% below peers
Kettering, OH 27.4% 18th -0.3pp 17th 10% below peers
Albany, OR 30.5% 16th -1.1pp 18th on par with peers
Lincoln, CA 16.6% 29th -1.0pp 19th 45% below peers
Springfield, OH 55.7% 3rd -4.8pp 20th 83% above peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 26.4% 19th -2.8pp 21st 13% below peers
Southaven, MS 33.1% 13th -3.5pp 22nd 9% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 25th -2.6pp 23rd 36% below peers
Lancaster, PA 45.9% 6th -8.6pp 24th 50% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 20.8% 24th -3.9pp 25th 32% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 18.3% 26th -3.6pp 26th 40% below peers
Santee, CA 18.1% 27th -3.8pp 27th 41% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 21st -5.7pp 28th 16% below peers
Cupertino, CA 6.3% 31st -1.6pp 29th 79% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 17.5% 28th -4.5pp 30th 43% below peers
Burleson, TX 22.5% 23rd -7.2pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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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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 ±8.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents rose 14.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.0% to 67.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±11.4pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents rose 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.4% to 67.8%).
Big move 67.8%
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
New Brunswick, NJ 83.7% 2nd +26.1pp 1st 20% above peers
Olympia, WA 69.1% 18th +19.1pp 2nd 1% below peers
Kingsport, TN 67.8% 23rd +14.8pp 3rd 3% below peers
Bradenton, FL 79.8% 8th +16.0pp 4th 14% above peers
National City, CA 69.4% 17th +13.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 80.3% 5th +14.1pp 6th 15% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 70.7% 15th +10.9pp 7th 1% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 14th +10.8pp 8th 2% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 68.0% 22nd +10.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Tigard, OR 80.0% 7th +10.6pp 10th 15% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 84.9% 1st +10.7pp* 11th 22% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 81.0% 4th +9.5pp 12th 16% above peers
Kettering, OH 80.2% 6th +8.9pp 13th 15% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 81.6% 3rd +9.0pp 14th 17% above peers
Burleson, TX 72.2% 12th +6.5pp 15th 3% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 72.3% 11th +5.8pp 16th 4% above peers
Albany, OR 68.3% 20th +5.1pp 17th 2% below peers
Lincoln, CA 66.0% 24th +1.8pp 18th 5% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 69.0% 19th +1.2pp 19th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 75.2% 9th +0.9pp 20th 8% above peers
Cupertino, CA 58.9% 29th +0.5pp 21st 16% below peers
St. Clair Shores, MI 65.6% 25th -0.5pp 22nd 6% below peers
Lancaster, PA 72.1% 13th -1.1pp 23rd 3% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 73.1% 10th -1.7pp 24th 5% above peers
Orland Park, IL 68.2% 21st -3.8pp 25th 2% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 60.4% 28th -4.2pp 26th 14% below peers
Santee, CA 69.8% 16th -5.4pp 27th on par with peers
Highland, CA 60.8% 27th -7.0pp 28th 13% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 29th 22% below peers
Springfield, OH 63.2% 26th -16.9pp 30th 9% below peers
Southaven, MS 58.5% 30th -19.8pp 31st 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 15 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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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 ±8.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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