The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 203 (Mar 26) | 6th | -73.5% | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 352 (May 26) | 11th | -36.7% | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 267 (May 26) | 9th | -24.3% | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 334 (May 26) | 10th | -18.0% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 179 (May 26) | 3rd | -17.6% | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 142 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.2% | 6th | 58% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 792 (May 26) | 17th | -16.0% | 7th | 137% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 401 (May 26) | 12th | -14.2% | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 264 (May 26) | 8th | -11.0% | 9th | 21% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 225 (May 26) | 7th | -10.5% | 10th | 33% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 408 (May 26) | 13th | -9.0% | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 184 (May 26) | 4th | -4.9% | 12th | 45% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 491 (Feb 26) | 16th | -3.7% | 13th | 47% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 1,227 (May 26) | 19th | +1.9% | 14th | 267% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 918 (May 26) | 18th | +5.0% | 15th | 174% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 452 (May 26) | 15th | +6.7% | 16th | 35% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 442 (May 26) | 14th | +10.0% | 17th | 32% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 201 (Apr 26) | 5th | +10.9% | 18th | 40% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 101 (May 26) | 1st | +12.8% | 19th | 70% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 34% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 1,334 (Mar 26) | 4th | -72.5% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1,484 (May 26) | 8th | -36.5% | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 1,272 (May 26) | 3rd | -33.7% | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 1,472 (May 26) | 7th | -28.3% | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,607 (May 26) | 11th | -24.4% | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 1,638 (May 26) | 13th | -21.9% | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1,094 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.8% | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,179 (May 26) | 16th | -15.7% | 8th | 39% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 1,454 (May 26) | 6th | -14.0% | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,638 (May 26) | 12th | -13.8% | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2,618 (May 26) | 18th | -13.6% | 11th | 67% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 1,516 (May 26) | 9th | -12.2% | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2,365 (May 26) | 17th | -11.9% | 13th | 51% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 2,116 (May 26) | 15th | -11.3% | 14th | 35% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1,381 (May 26) | 5th | -10.6% | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 3,847 (May 26) | 19th | -6.9% | 16th | 145% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 785 (May 26) | 1st | +6.3% | 17th | 50% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,736 (Apr 26) | 14th | +7.5% | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 1,571 (Feb 26) | 10th | +10.4% | 19th | on par with peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Surprise, AZ | 1 (May 26) | 1st | -91.7% | 1st | 79% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 3 (May 26) | 9th | -63.7% | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 1 (Mar 26) | 5th | -60.1% | 3rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | -49.9% | 4th | 77% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 7 (May 26) | 16th | -45.0% | 5th | 166% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 5 (May 26) | 14th | -30.8% | 6th | 96% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 3 (May 26) | 12th | -16.7% | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 12 (Feb 26) | 19th | -13.7% | 8th | 337% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 6 (May 26) | 15th | -10.4% | 9th | 134% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9 (May 26) | 18th | -6.6% | 10th | 225% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2 (May 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 11th | 13% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | +0.0% | 12th | 55% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 13th | 76% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 2 (May 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 14th | 35% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 15th | 50% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 3 (Apr 26) | 11th | +25.1% | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 8 (May 26) | 17th | +33.2% | 17th | 198% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (May 26) | 10th | +33.3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4 (May 26) | 13th | +599.2% | 19th | 60% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 49% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Lakewood, CO | 193 (Mar 26) | 12th | -73.5% | 1st | 15% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 51 (May 26) | 1st | -50.6% | 2nd | 70% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 89 (May 26) | 3rd | -49.3% | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 115 (May 26) | 6th | -41.0% | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 112 (May 26) | 5th | -37.9% | 5th | 33% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 140 (May 26) | 9th | -37.5% | 6th | 16% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 111 (May 26) | 4th | -37.0% | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 719 (May 26) | 19th | -31.6% | 8th | 328% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 133 (May 26) | 8th | -31.5% | 9th | 21% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 182 (May 26) | 11th | -30.4% | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 409 (May 26) | 17th | -29.2% | 11th | 144% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 377 (May 26) | 15th | -26.5% | 12th | 125% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 396 (May 26) | 16th | -26.0% | 13th | 136% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 122 (May 26) | 7th | -23.8% | 14th | 27% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 72 (May 26) | 2nd | -22.6% | 15th | 57% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 232 (Feb 26) | 13th | -18.6% | 16th | 38% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 272 (May 26) | 14th | -17.8% | 17th | 62% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 418 (May 26) | 18th | -4.4% | 18th | 149% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 168 (Apr 26) | 10th | +13.7% | 19th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $62,003 to $80,108 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,366). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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% | |||||
| Salinas, CA | $91,908 | 14th | +49% | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | $81,511 | 19th | +48% | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | $91,967 | 13th | +44% | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 9th | +40% | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 2nd | +37% | 5th | 95% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | $62,401 | 25th | +37% | 6th | 27% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | $55,997 | 27th | +35% | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | $92,414 | 10th | +35% | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | $89,792 | 15th | +35% | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | $97,737 | 8th | +34% | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | $119,288 | 5th | +34% | 11th | 40% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | $49,311 | 30th | +34% | 12th | 42% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | $52,656 | 28th | +34% | 13th | 38% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | $92,174 | 12th | +33% | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $186,170 | 1st | +32% | 15th | 119% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 11th | +31% | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | $113,318 | 6th | +31% | 17th | 33% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | $109,242 | 7th | +30% | 18th | 28% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | $81,770 | 18th | +30% | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | $80,108 | 20th | +29% | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | $85,070 | 17th | +29% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 21st | +27% | 22nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 22nd | +25% | 23rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,234 | 29th | +24% | 24th | 40% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | $67,203 | 23rd | +24% | 25th | 21% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $85,104 | 16th | +24% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 3rd | +23% | 27th | 82% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | $60,977 | 26th | +23% | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | $31,750 | 31st | +19% | 29th | 63% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | $119,681 | 4th | +19% | 30th | 41% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 24th | +18% | 31st | 24% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 3.6% (May 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.7% (May 26) | 28th | -1.4pp | 1st | 60% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 7.3% (May 26) | 30th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 74% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 11th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Springfield, MO | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.5pp | 5th | 14% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 8th | -0.4pp | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -0.4pp | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | -0.3pp | 8th | 19% below peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | 3.9% (May 26) | 12th | -0.3pp | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 29% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.2pp | 11th | 14% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 6.4% (May 26) | 27th | -0.2pp | 12th | 52% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 13th | 31% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 3.0% (May 26) | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 29% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 15th | 36% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 4.5% (May 26) | 21st | -0.1pp | 16th | 7% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 17th | 5% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 6.2% (May 26) | 26th | +0.0pp | 18th | 48% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +0.0pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.0% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.1pp | 20th | 19% above peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | 7.0% (May 26) | 29th | +0.2pp | 21st | 67% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 23rd | on par with peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 5.5% (May 26) | 25th | +0.5pp | 24th | 31% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 18th | +0.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 4.4% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 26th | 5% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (May 26) | 24th | +0.8pp | 27th | 26% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 20th | +0.8pp | 28th | 5% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 17th | +1.1pp | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 4.5% (May 26) | 22nd | +1.1pp | 30th | 7% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.1% to 8.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 13.1% | -1.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.5% | 7th | -5.6pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.8% | 3rd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 15.1% | 22nd | -5.6pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 7.9% | 5th | -2.4pp | 4th | 36% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 21.1% | 28th | -5.3pp | 5th | 73% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 15.8% | 24th | -3.8pp | 6th | 29% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.2% | 6th | -2.0pp | 7th | 33% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 13.5% | 18th | -3.2pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 17.4% | 26th | -4.1pp | 9th | 42% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 12.1% | 15th | -1.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 12.2% | 16th | -1.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.7% | 9th | -1.1pp | 12th | 29% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 11.8% | 14th | -0.8pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 24.9% | 30th | -1.1pp | 14th | 104% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 15.0% | 21st | -0.5pp | 15th | 23% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23.7% | 29th | -0.1pp | 16th | 94% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 9.0% | 10th | +0.1pp | 17th | 26% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 15.6% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 18th | 28% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 33.4% | 31st | +0.6pp | 19th | 173% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 10.8% | 13th | +0.2pp | 20th | 11% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.9% | 20th | +0.4pp | 21st | 22% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 22nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.3% | 17th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 24th | 53% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 9.9% | 12th | +0.6pp | 25th | 19% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.8% | 27th | +1.9pp | 27th | 53% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 9.5% | 11th | +1.3pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.5% | 8th | +1.2pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.6% | 19th | +2.1pp | 30th | 19% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 17.4% | 25th | +2.7pp | 31st | 42% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 11.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.0% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 2nd | -11.8pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.7% | 7th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.5% | 12th | -7.3pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.5% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 4th | 62% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 5th | 75% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 17.8% | 19th | -7.8pp | 6th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 20.2% | 22nd | -8.1pp | 7th | 40% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 14.3% | 15th | -5.5pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 21.7% | 24th | -7.0pp | 9th | 50% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 14.2% | 14th | -4.5pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 29.4% | 28th | -8.2pp | 11th | 103% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 19.3% | 21st | -4.8pp | 12th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 8.7% | 6th | -1.7pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 10.2% | 9th | -1.6pp | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 7.5% | 5th | -0.9pp | 15th | 49% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 17th | -1.7pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.1% | 30th | -3.3pp | 17th | 149% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 35.5% | 29th | -2.0pp | 18th | 145% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 16th | +0.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 22.1% | 25th | +0.5pp | 20th | 53% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 51.8% | 31st | +2.5pp | 21st | 258% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 13.1% | 13th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 27th | +2.6pp | 23rd | 94% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 11.5% | 11th | +1.3pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 16.9% | 18th | +2.2pp | 25th | 17% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 19.2% | 20th | +2.6pp | 26th | 32% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 10th | +1.9pp | 27th | 25% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 23rd | +3.9pp | 28th | 46% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.0% | 26th | +6.1pp | 29th | 80% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.6% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 61% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 8th | +3.6pp | 31st | 33% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.1% to 93.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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% | ||||||
| Paterson, NJ | 89.3% | 26th | +20.2pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 86.1% | 28th | +14.0pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 88.8% | 27th | +13.1pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 92.9% | 18th | +13.6pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 91.8% | 21st | +12.9pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 83.7% | 31st | +10.3pp | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 94.4% | 9th | +11.5pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 85.8% | 29th | +10.4pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 85.1% | 30th | +9.1pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 13th | +7.8pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 12th | +7.5pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 93.4% | 14th | +7.3pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 94.5% | 8th | +7.2pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 91.4% | 23rd | +5.9pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 93.2% | 16th | +5.9pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 95.0% | 7th | +5.8pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 93.0% | 17th | +5.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 91.4% | 24th | +5.0pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +5.1pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 22nd | +4.7pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 93.3% | 15th | +4.6pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 94.3% | 10th | +4.5pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 91.3% | 25th | +4.3pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 20th | +4.1pp | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 95.5% | 6th | +4.0pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96.6% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 4th | +3.6pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 94.1% | 11th | +2.5pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 92.4% | 19th | +2.4pp | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 97.0% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 97.5% | 1st | +2.0pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Inequality fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.43 to 0.41 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 0.48 | -0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Lancaster, CA | 0.43 | 14th | -0.034 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 0.41 | 6th | -0.021 | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 0.41 | 5th | -0.010 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 0.47 | 24th | -0.008 | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 0.49 | 29th | -0.008 | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.006 | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 0.48 | 26th | -0.006 | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.004 | 8th | 6% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 0.47 | 25th | -0.004 | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 0.43 | 12th | -0.001 | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 0.41 | 4th | -0.001 | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 0.43 | 11th | +0.000 | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 0.52 | 31st | +0.002 | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 0.46 | 22nd | +0.002 | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 21st | +0.003 | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.003 | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.003 | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 0.43 | 13th | +0.003 | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 0.49 | 28th | +0.005 | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 0.44 | 15th | +0.006 | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.008 | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 0.46 | 19th | +0.009 | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 0.51 | 30th | +0.015 | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 0.42 | 9th | +0.016 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 0.42 | 10th | +0.017 | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.46 | 23rd | +0.020 | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.017 | 27th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 27th | +0.022 | 28th | 8% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 1st | +0.018 | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 20th | +0.023 | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 16th | +0.031 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 10.0% to 7.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 7.0% | 9th | -3.1pp | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5.2% | 6th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 4th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 55% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 8th | -1.7pp | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 13.2% | 18th | -2.8pp | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 6th | 62% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.5% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 7th | 32% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 34.1% | 29th | -3.1pp | 8th | 210% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 9th | 230% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 19th | -0.3pp | 10th | 25% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 24th | -0.2pp | 11th | 49% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 7.2% | 10th | +0.0pp | 12th | 35% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 15.9% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 13th | 45% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 10.5% | 15th | +0.2pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.6% | 12th | +0.3pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 14.4% | 21st | +0.8pp | 16th | 31% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 11.2% | 17th | +0.8pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 22.1% | 28th | +1.8pp | 18th | 101% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 26th | +1.6pp | 19th | 69% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.2% | 11th | +0.6pp | 20th | 34% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 10.5% | 14th | +1.0pp | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 13.8% | 20th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.2% | 5th | +0.8pp | 23rd | 53% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 11.0% | 16th | +1.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 36.0% | 30th | +7.7pp | 25th | 228% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% | 1st | +0.7pp | 26th | 73% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 18.9% | 27th | +4.9pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.5% | 13th | +2.4pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.6% | 7th | +1.6pp | 29th | 49% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 30th | 56% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 17.6% | 25th | +8.6pp | 31st | 60% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | $338,769 (Jun 26) | +0.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | $541,017 (Jun 26) | 15th | +4.6% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $636,281 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.4% | 2nd | 18% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $308,418 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.7% | 3rd | 43% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $1,016,134 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.1% | 4th | 88% above peers | |
| Springfield, MO | $248,023 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.5% | 5th | 54% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $206,133 (Jun 26) | 29th | +1.5% | 6th | 62% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $270,919 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.1% | 7th | 50% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $598,419 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.8% | 8th | 11% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $2,077,157 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.5% | 9th | 284% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $754,292 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.4% | 10th | 39% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $877,395 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.1% | 11th | 62% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $679,077 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.0% | 12th | 26% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $505,741 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.2% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $430,236 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.3% | 14th | 20% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $652,216 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.6% | 15th | 21% above peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $467,567 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.9% | 16th | 14% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $798,611 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 17th | 48% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $762,689 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.9% | 18th | 41% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $569,102 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.0% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $220,742 (Jun 26) | 27th | -1.0% | 20th | 59% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $420,221 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.2% | 21st | 22% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $572,759 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.4% | 22nd | 6% above peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $489,023 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.0% | 23rd | 10% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $219,864 (Jun 26) | 28th | -3.0% | 24th | 59% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $262,798 (Jun 26) | 25th | -3.3% | 25th | 51% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $353,757 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -3.8% | 26th | 35% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,470,486 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.9% | 27th | 172% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $444,344 (Jun 26) | 19th | -4.1% | 28th | 18% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $842,802 (Jun 26) | 5th | -5.2% | 29th | 56% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | $194,499 (Jun 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | $424,376 (Jun 26) | 11th | +6.4% | 1st | 6% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $261,744 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.9% | 2nd | 34% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $401,276 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.2% | 3rd | 1% above peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $808,746 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.1% | 4th | 103% above peers | |
| Springfield, MO | $164,990 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.2% | 5th | 59% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $141,040 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.1% | 6th | 65% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $201,630 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.2% | 7th | 49% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $631,481 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.9% | 8th | 58% above peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $401,346 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.5% | 9th | 1% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $330,473 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.1% | 10th | 17% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $529,103 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.1% | 11th | 33% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $628,508 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.2% | 12th | 57% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $399,151 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.3% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $424,425 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.5% | 14th | 6% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $630,359 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.8% | 15th | 58% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $163,831 (Jun 26) | 28th | -0.9% | 16th | 59% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $617,762 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.9% | 17th | 55% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,264,284 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.3% | 18th | 217% above peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $387,189 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.3% | 19th | 3% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $414,514 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.0% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $355,108 (Jun 26) | 18th | -2.2% | 21st | 11% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $772,400 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -3.8% | 22nd | 94% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $274,740 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.8% | 23rd | 31% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $211,677 (Jun 26) | 24th | -4.0% | 24th | 47% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $168,991 (Jun 26) | 26th | -4.1% | 25th | 58% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $652,742 (Jun 26) | 4th | -4.8% | 26th | 64% above peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $379,181 (Jun 26) | 17th | -4.9% | 27th | 5% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $240,956 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -6.1% | 28th | 40% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $225,973 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -8.1% | 29th | 43% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.3% then, 52.4% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lancaster, CA | 60.4% | 11th | +7.4pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 49.5% | 26th | +5.7pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 58.0% | 15th | +5.2pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 60.9% | 10th | +4.6pp | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 49.6% | 25th | +3.0pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 9th | +3.7pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 47.0% | 27th | +2.2pp | 7th | 15% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 68.8% | 6th | +3.1pp | 8th | 24% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 53.4% | 18th | +2.2pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 11th | 42% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 58.9% | 12th | +2.3pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 43.9% | 28th | +1.6pp | 13th | 21% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 69.5% | 5th | +2.4pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.9% | 31st | +0.8pp | 15th | 52% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 24th | +1.3pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 17th | +0.9pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 66.2% | 7th | +0.9pp | 18th | 19% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 58.3% | 13th | +0.7pp | 19th | 5% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 52.4% | 20th | +0.1pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 55.6% | 16th | +0.0pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 53.1% | 19th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 58.1% | 14th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 63.8% | 8th | -0.3pp | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 25th | 35% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 51.4% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 26th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 69.6% | 4th | -1.4pp | 27th | 25% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 42.1% | 30th | -1.1pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 51.6% | 22nd | -1.8pp | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 43.8% | 29th | -1.6pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 21st | -2.1pp | 31st | 6% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $3,821 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.4% | 1st | 65% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $2,498 (Jun 26) | 11th | +5.0% | 2nd | 8% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $1,786 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.4% | 3rd | 23% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +3.8% | 4th | 30% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $2,245 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.7% | 5th | 3% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.4% | 6th | 41% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $1,319 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 7th | 43% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,310 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.1% | 8th | on par with peers | |
| Springfield, MO | $1,230 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.1% | 9th | 47% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | $2,679 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.9% | 10th | 16% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $2,682 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.8% | 11th | 16% above peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | $2,974 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.7% | 12th | 29% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $2,615 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.5% | 13th | 13% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $2,645 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.2% | 14th | 14% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $1,687 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.7% | 15th | 27% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $2,375 (Jun 26) | 13th | +1.6% | 16th | 3% above peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | $1,938 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.3% | 17th | 16% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $2,504 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.2% | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 19th | 21% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $2,720 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.6% | 20th | 18% above peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | $2,403 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.5% | 21st | 4% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $1,941 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.1% | 22nd | 16% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,927 (Jun 26) | 19th | -0.5% | 23rd | 17% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | $2,550 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.8% | 24th | 10% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $2,318 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.2% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,437 (Jun 26) | 25th | -1.3% | 26th | 38% below peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $1,254 (Jun 26) | 28th | -1.7% | 27th | 46% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $1,814 (Jun 26) | 20th | -2.2% | 28th | 21% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,480 (Jun 26) | 24th | -4.1% | 29th | 36% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.3% to 34.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 28.0% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Salinas, CA | 41.2% | 20th | -5.9pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 2nd | -3.9pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 31.7% | 6th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 46.3% | 28th | -3.0pp | 4th | 20% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 33.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 41.7% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 40.2% | 18th | -1.2pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 45.0% | 26th | -1.1pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 44.8% | 25th | -1.1pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 1st | -0.6pp | 11th | 36% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 46.2% | 27th | -0.8pp | 12th | 20% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 56.6% | 31st | -0.7pp | 13th | 47% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 44.1% | 24th | -0.0pp | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 38.5% | 16th | +0.2pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 36.1% | 11th | +0.2pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 36.2% | 12th | +0.5pp | 18th | 6% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 46.7% | 29th | +1.4pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 36.6% | 13th | +1.2pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 36.9% | 14th | +1.9pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38.4% | 15th | +2.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 23rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 35.3% | 9th | +2.2pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 21st | +3.1pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 43.6% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 34.4% | 8th | +3.1pp | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 50.0% | 30th | +4.5pp | 28th | 30% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 40.2% | 19th | +4.6pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 17th | +4.6pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 10th | +5.5pp | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.8% then, 3.5% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Kansas City, KS | 7.3% | 23rd | -2.4pp | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 5.0% | 9th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 18% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 4.1% | 5th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 18.2% | 30th | -3.7pp | 4th | 199% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.1% | 31st | -5.2pp | 5th | 329% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.8% | 7th | -0.9pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 6.1% | 16th | -0.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 9.0% | 25th | -0.9pp | 8th | 48% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -0.5pp | 9th | 26% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 12.3% | 29th | -1.0pp | 11th | 102% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 14th | -0.5pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 11.3% | 27th | -0.6pp | 13th | 85% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 6.1% | 17th | -0.2pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 4th | -0.1pp | 15th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 7.0% | 19th | -0.2pp | 16th | 14% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 8.2% | 24th | -0.2pp | 17th | 35% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.7% | 12th | -0.1pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 10th | +0.0pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 22nd | +0.3pp | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 8th | +0.2pp | 21st | 20% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 15th | +0.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 6.6% | 18th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7.0% | 21st | +1.1pp | 24th | 15% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.4% | 28th | +2.0pp | 25th | 87% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 26th | +1.7pp | 26th | 50% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 3.7% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 27th | 39% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.7% | 13th | +1.4pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 11th | +1.4pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 7.0% | 20th | +1.9pp | 30th | 15% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.6% then, 8.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 9.7% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 5.9% | 8th | -2.1pp | 1st | 28% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 8.6% | 18th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 4th | 64% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 4.4% | 6th | -0.7pp | 5th | 46% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 10.7% | 21st | -1.5pp | 6th | 32% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 6.5% | 11th | -0.8pp | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 8.1% | 15th | -0.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 5.3% | 7th | -0.6pp | 9th | 34% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 10th | 70% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 7.4% | 12th | -0.7pp | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 15.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 12th | 88% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 5th | -0.4pp | 13th | 48% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.3% | 17th | -0.7pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 12.2% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 12.4% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 9.1% | 20th | -0.6pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 17.6% | 28th | -1.0pp | 18th | 116% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.2pp | 19th | 53% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.5% | 13th | -0.3pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.0% | 9th | -0.2pp | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.7% | 19th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.0% | 14th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.3% | 26th | +0.5pp | 24th | 88% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 25th | 163% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 8.2% | 16th | +0.3pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 13.3% | 24th | +0.6pp | 27th | 63% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 28th | 247% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 19.4% | 29th | +1.6pp | 29th | 138% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 14.2% | 25th | +2.7pp | 30th | 75% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 6.1% | 10th | +1.4pp | 31st | 25% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 37.9% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 39% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19.4% | 2nd | 38% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 31% below peers | |
| Fort Collins, CO | 22.7% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Garden Grove, CA | 24.1% | 5th | 23% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 24.6% | 6th | 22% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 25.6% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Oceanside, CA | 26.8% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 28.5% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 29.1% | 11th | 8% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 29.5% | 12th | 6% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 30.4% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 30.7% | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Lancaster, CA | 31.1% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 31.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 18th | 3% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 33.4% | 19th | 6% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 34.2% | 20th | 9% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 22nd | 16% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Springfield, MO | 37.0% | 24th | 17% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | 37.3% | 25th | 18% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 39.9% | 26th | 27% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 27th | 29% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 41.7% | 28th | 32% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 42.3% | 29th | 34% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48.5% | 30th | 54% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child uninsured fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.2% to 3.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| 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 | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 10th | -2.0pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 2.7% | 8th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 5th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 4.8% | 17th | -1.9pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 2.6% | 7th | -0.7pp | 5th | 45% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 7.0% | 25th | -1.9pp | 6th | 48% above peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 6.3% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 4.8% | 16th | -0.7pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 1st | -0.1pp | 9th | 63% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.2% | 26th | -0.3pp | 10th | 52% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 4.8% | 18th | -0.1pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 9.3% | 28th | +0.3pp | 12th | 96% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4.7% | 14th | +0.2pp | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 14th | 270% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 3.4% | 11th | +0.3pp | 15th | 28% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 23rd | +0.5pp | 16th | 37% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 30th | +1.4pp | 17th | 191% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 6.0% | 21st | +0.7pp | 18th | 27% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 4.6% | 13th | +0.6pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.5% | 20th | +0.8pp | 20th | 16% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 21st | 22% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 6.8% | 24th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 44% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 23rd | 147% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 2.5% | 6th | +0.5pp | 24th | 48% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9.0% | 27th | +1.8pp | 25th | 89% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2.9% | 9th | +0.7pp | 26th | 38% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 27th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 28th | 55% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 19th | +2.3pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 31st | 59% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 3.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.5% to 43.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). 25 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee ref | 31.1% | +3.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Salinas, CA | 16.5% | 28th | +3.1pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 34.0% | 13th | +6.3pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 28.9% | 18th | +5.1pp | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 33.8% | 14th | +5.9pp | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 15th | +5.4pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 39.8% | 11th | +5.9pp | 6th | 23% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 20.8% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 7th | 36% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 36.1% | 12th | +5.1pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 20th | +3.4pp | 9th | 21% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 31.4% | 16th | +4.0pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 25.3% | 21st | +3.0pp | 11th | 22% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 20.0% | 25th | +2.3pp | 12th | 38% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 29th | +1.8pp | 13th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 45.3% | 7th | +4.4pp | 14th | 40% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 20.5% | 24th | +1.9pp | 15th | 37% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 17.1% | 27th | +1.6pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 26th | +1.8pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 58.3% | 6th | +5.2pp | 18th | 80% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 60.7% | 5th | +5.2pp | 19th | 87% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 43.0% | 9th | +3.4pp | 20th | 33% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 21.9% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 10th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 29% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 17th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 24th | 114% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 11.8% | 30th | +0.7pp | 25th | 64% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 26th | 124% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 44.3% | 8th | +2.6pp | 27th | 37% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 28th | 123% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 66.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 29th | 104% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 26.3% | 19th | +0.9pp | 30th | 19% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.2% then, 50.9% now; margin ±10.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 16th | +11.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 41.1% | 20th | +9.6pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 50.9% | 13th | +8.7pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 64.9% | 2nd | +8.3pp | 4th | 42% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 62.5% | 4th | +7.7pp | 5th | 36% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 45.5% | 17th | +4.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 23rd | +3.3pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 15th | +3.8pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 57.3% | 8th | +3.2pp | 9th | 25% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 27th | +1.0pp | 10th | 34% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 61.3% | 5th | +1.9pp | 11th | 34% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 43.6% | 18th | -1.0pp | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 66.5% | 1st | -2.2pp | 13th | 45% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 40.7% | 21st | -2.0pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 59.3% | 6th | -3.8pp | 15th | 29% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 51.3% | 12th | -4.2pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 41.4% | 19th | -3.8pp | 17th | 10% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 11th | -4.8pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 3rd | -6.5pp | 19th | 40% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 36.7% | 25th | -3.8pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 50.3% | 14th | -6.8pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 58.2% | 7th | -10.9pp | 22nd | 27% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 10th | -12.0pp | 23rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -7.3pp | 24th | 43% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 29.7% | 28th | -9.6pp | 25th | 35% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 26.9% | 30th | -8.9pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 37.2% | 24th | -12.8pp | 27th | 19% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 54.7% | 9th | -19.0pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 39.2% | 22nd | -17.6pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.8% | 26th | -15.7pp | 30th | 24% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 27.5% | 29th | -12.9pp | 31st | 40% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 5.2% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 96% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 6.3% | 13th | -4.9pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.2% | 9th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 3.5% | 5th | -1.6pp | 4th | 46% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 14th | -2.2pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.1% | 8th | -1.7pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 7th | 65% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 8.7% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 8th | 34% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.6% | 11th | -0.9pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 1.9% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 10th | 70% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 15th | -0.8pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.8% | 17th | -0.5pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 7.2% | 20th | -0.5pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 9.0% | 25th | -0.5pp | 14th | 40% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 8.1% | 21st | -0.4pp | 15th | 25% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 6.5% | 16th | +0.0pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 8.4% | 22nd | +0.0pp | 17th | 29% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 26th | +0.1pp | 18th | 43% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.0% | 18th | +0.6pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 20th | 19% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 12.9% | 29th | +2.3pp | 21st | 99% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.0% | 19th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 11.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 85% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 6.0% | 12th | +1.4pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 7th | +1.1pp | 25th | 26% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 13.7% | 31st | +3.8pp | 26th | 112% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 13.4% | 30th | +3.9pp | 27th | 107% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 8.8% | 24th | +3.2pp | 28th | 37% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 27th | +4.0pp | 29th | 65% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 6th | +1.9pp | 30th | 41% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 4th | +1.7pp | 31st | 51% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 18% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 136,366 to 161,445 - more than the combined survey margin (±122). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 161,445 | 10th | +18% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 155,955 | 18th | +15% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 21st | +14% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 154,338 | 23rd | +14% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 25th | +12% | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 158,735 | 13th | +9% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 158,159 | 14th | +9% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 169,169 | 6th | +6% | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 164,634 | 8th | +5% | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 26th | +5% | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 31st | +4% | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 166,923 | 7th | +4% | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 161,761 | 9th | +4% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 170,229 | 4th | +3% | 14th | 9% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 156,578 | 17th | +2% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 27th | +2% | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 173,194 | 1st | +2% | 17th | 11% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 28th | +2% | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 169,954 | 5th | +2% | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 155,135 | 19th | +2% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 155,082 | 20th | +2% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 154,236 | 24th | +1% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 156,583 | 16th | +1% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 154,749 | 22nd | +0% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 158,801 | 12th | -0% | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 156,976 | 15th | -0% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 149,668 | 29th | -1% | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 170,964 | 3rd | -1% | 28th | 9% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 172,242 | 2nd | -2% | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 30th | -3% | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 159,670 | 11th | -4% | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.3% then, 27.0% now; margin ±5.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15.9% | 29th | +3.8pp | 1st | 46% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 43.8% | 7th | +9.2pp | 2nd | 50% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 9th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 39% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 37.0% | 12th | +5.8pp | 4th | 26% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 63.2% | 2nd | +7.3pp | 5th | 116% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 43.1% | 8th | +4.5pp | 6th | 47% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 22nd | +2.1pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 28.6% | 17th | +2.3pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 20th | +1.4pp | 9th | 10% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 44.8% | 6th | +2.3pp | 10th | 53% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 5th | +2.1pp | 11th | 58% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.3% | 3rd | +2.2pp | 12th | 86% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 13th | 52% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 22.5% | 27th | +0.3pp | 14th | 23% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 15th | +0.2pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 27.2% | 18th | -0.1pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 54.0% | 4th | -0.6pp | 17th | 85% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 33.2% | 14th | -0.6pp | 18th | 14% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 19th | 117% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 38.4% | 10th | -1.1pp | 20th | 31% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 38.1% | 11th | -1.3pp | 21st | 30% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 22nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 23.3% | 26th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 25.7% | 21st | -2.0pp | 24th | 12% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 27.0% | 19th | -2.3pp | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 24.7% | 24th | -2.1pp | 26th | 16% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 29.2% | 16th | -3.3pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 35.3% | 13th | -4.2pp | 28th | 21% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 24.6% | 25th | -3.9pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 17.8% | 28th | -4.0pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 24.8% | 23rd | -6.3pp | 31st | 15% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.6% then, 64.3% now; margin ±10.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Alexandria, VA | 79.8% | 1st | +14.0pp | 1st | 19% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 24th | +10.0pp | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, CA | 61.8% | 27th | +9.5pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 65.3% | 18th | +9.1pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Fort Collins, CO | 73.9% | 5th | +9.3pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 59.9% | 30th | +6.0pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 3rd | +7.3pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 67.8% | 14th | +5.9pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 7th | +6.0pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 67.2% | 16th | +5.7pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 79.5% | 2nd | +6.5pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 64.4% | 19th | +3.7pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 69.5% | 9th | +4.0pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 69.7% | 8th | +3.9pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 62.8% | 26th | +3.5pp | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 64.3% | 21st | +3.5pp | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 68.5% | 12th | +2.8pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 68.8% | 11th | +2.2pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 10th | +1.7pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Oceanside, CA | 63.8% | 22nd | +0.8pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 76.5% | 4th | +0.8pp | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| Garden Grove, CA | 66.9% | 17th | +0.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 64.3% | 20th | -2.2pp | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 72.8% | 6th | -3.4pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 25th | -3.2pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.3% | 23rd | -3.9pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MO | 61.2% | 28th | -4.4pp | 29th | 9% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 67.9% | 13th | -6.3pp | 30th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 60.3% | 29th | -10.2pp | 31st | 10% below peers |