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Smyrna, TN
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56,692 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where Smyrna, TN shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Smyrna, TN shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big shifts 3 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 5% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime is about 20% lower than in 2021 (394 then, 317 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 256 in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 313 in May 2026, up from 298 a year earlier.
313 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Kyle, TX 112 (May 26) -43.1% 1st
Oak Lawn, IL 85 (May 26) -40.0% 2nd
Lancaster, PA 315 (Apr 26) -32.4% 3rd
Marana, AZ 74 (May 26) -31.3% 4th
Bartlett, TN 199 (May 26) -26.1% 5th
Kettering, OH 47 (May 26) -22.8% 6th
Albany, OR 156 (Mar 26) -17.6% 7th
Southaven, MS 273 (May 26) -11.8% 8th
Apple Valley, MN 185 (May 26) -11.3% 9th
Spring Hill, TN 145 (May 26) -10.4% 10th
Port Arthur, TX 588 (May 26) -7.1% 11th
Beaumont, CA 208 (May 26) -4.6% 12th
Bozeman, MT 428 (May 26) +2.1% 13th
DeSoto, TX 291 (May 26) +3.1% 14th
Pocatello, ID 354 (Apr 26) +4.0% 15th
Smyrna, TN 313 (May 26) +5.0% 16th
Fountain Valley, CA 193 (May 26) +6.9% 17th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 270 (May 26) +11.5% 18th
Tigard, OR 272 (Apr 26) +18.2% 19th
Kingsport, TN 522 (Apr 26) +26.3% 20th

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. 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 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
  • Elkhart, IN down about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 74% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,813 in May 2026, down from 2,234 a year earlier.
1,813 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bartlett, TN 868 (May 26) -31.3% 1st
Kyle, TX 737 (May 26) -21.3% 2nd
Kingsport, TN 2,099 (Apr 26) -20.8% 3rd
Pocatello, ID 1,362 (Apr 26) -18.9% 4th
Smyrna, TN 1,813 (May 26) -18.9% 5th
DeSoto, TX 1,351 (May 26) -18.9% 6th
Lancaster, PA 1,232 (Apr 26) -16.8% 7th
Port Arthur, TX 1,287 (May 26) -16.1% 8th
Kettering, OH 1,270 (May 26) -14.5% 9th
Beaumont, CA 822 (May 26) -13.1% 10th
Bozeman, MT 1,587 (May 26) -12.5% 11th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 725 (May 26) -11.1% 12th
Southaven, MS 1,685 (May 26) -10.9% 13th
Fountain Valley, CA 1,553 (May 26) -9.4% 14th
Oak Lawn, IL 1,477 (May 26) -6.9% 15th
Albany, OR 1,715 (Mar 26) -0.7% 16th
Spring Hill, TN 470 (May 26) +1.5% 17th
Apple Valley, MN 1,513 (May 26) +1.6% 18th
Tigard, OR 3,503 (May 26) +3.4% 19th
Marana, AZ 1,356 (May 26) +3.7% 20th

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 →
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 21% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Newark, OH down about 19% over the 12 months ending December 2025 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide rose about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 14% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Most recent monthly reading: 3 in May 2026, up from 2 a year earlier.
3 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Port Arthur, TX 2 (May 26) -85.7% 1st
Beaumont, CA 2 (May 26) +0.0% 2nd
Southaven, MS 2 (May 26) +0.0% 3rd
Bozeman, MT 2 (May 26) +0.0% 4th
Spring Hill, TN 2 (May 26) +0.0% 5th
Smyrna, TN 3 (May 26) +100.0% 6th
Kingsport, TN 4 (Apr 26) +100.0% 7th
Lancaster, PA 3 (May 26) +100.0% 8th
DeSoto, TX 4 (May 26) +100.6% 9th
Marana, AZ 3 (May 26) +100.6% 10th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5 (May 26) +200.6% 11th
Kyle, TX 2 (May 26)
Albany, OR 0 (Mar 26)
Oak Lawn, IL 2 (May 26)
Bartlett, TN 0 (May 26)
Fountain Valley, CA 0 (May 26)
Kettering, OH 0 (May 26)
Tigard, OR 0 (May 26)
Pocatello, ID 0 (Apr 26)
Apple Valley, MN 2 (May 26)

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 →
  • Utica, NY down about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bowling Green, KY essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Harlingen, TX down about 24% a year · faster than 95% of this group · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 12% lower than in 2021 (231 then, 202 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 459 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 211 in May 2026, down from 267 a year earlier.
211 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Bartlett, TN 79 (May 26) -65.4% 1st
Lancaster, PA 87 (Apr 26) -40.0% 2nd
Port Arthur, TX 106 (May 26) -35.2% 3rd
Bozeman, MT 74 (May 26) -33.8% 4th
Kingsport, TN 187 (Apr 26) -25.2% 5th
Beaumont, CA 72 (May 26) -21.8% 6th
Smyrna, TN 211 (May 26) -21.1% 7th
Fountain Valley, CA 114 (May 26) -21.0% 8th
Pocatello, ID 120 (Apr 26) -18.6% 9th
Oak Lawn, IL 149 (May 26) -17.6% 10th
Southaven, MS 191 (May 26) -16.0% 11th
Spring Hill, TN 29 (May 26) -10.5% 12th
Marana, AZ 61 (May 26) -5.0% 13th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 42 (May 26) -4.0% 14th
DeSoto, TX 321 (May 26) -1.6% 15th
Kettering, OH 153 (May 26) +1.2% 16th
Tigard, OR 164 (May 26) +2.2% 17th
Albany, OR 80 (Mar 26) +2.2% 18th
Kyle, TX 85 (May 26) +14.3% 19th
Apple Valley, MN 76 (May 26) +35.5% 20th

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Eagan, MN down about 55% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Napa, CA down about 34% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Davis, CA down about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $62,635 to $81,926 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,020). 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 56% from 2014 to 2024 ($52,516 to $81,926).
$81,926
20102024
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 $69,595 +31%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bozeman, MT $85,747 11th +54% 1st 9% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $65,810 23rd +50% 2nd 16% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 21st +42% 3rd 8% below peers
Lancaster, PA $63,690 25th +40% 4th 19% below peers
Tigard, OR $108,823 4th +36% 5th 39% above peers
Olympia, WA $81,302 15th +36% 6th 4% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL $95,210 9th +36% 7th 21% above peers
Sarasota, FL $72,105 22nd +34% 8th 8% below peers
Marana, AZ $112,606 2nd +31% 9th 43% above peers
Smyrna, GA $100,061 7th +31% 10th 27% above peers
Smyrna, TN $81,926 14th +31% 11th 4% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $83,911 12th +30% 12th 7% above peers
Bradenton, FL $60,822 28th +30% 13th 23% below peers
Pocatello, ID $60,418 29th +30% 14th 23% below peers
Albany, OR $78,114 17th +29% 15th on par with peers
Southaven, MS $78,483 16th +29% 16th on par with peers
Beaumont, CA $107,118 5th +27% 17th 36% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL $64,908 24th +27% 18th 17% below peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 27th +27% 19th 22% below peers
Port Arthur, TX $46,354 31st +27% 20th 41% below peers
Kettering, OH $74,681 20th +27% 21st 5% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY $77,679 18th +24%* 22nd 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $115,237 1st +24% 23rd 47% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $112,013 3rd +23% 24th 43% above peers
Kingsport, TN $52,490 30th +22% 25th 33% below peers
Bartlett, TN $102,070 6th +21% 26th 30% above peers
Highland, CA $77,120 19th +19% 27th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $61,977 26th +18% 28th 21% below peers
DeSoto, TX $82,782 13th +16% 29th 5% above peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 10th +14% 30th 15% above peers
Apple Valley, MN $97,673 8th +9% 31st 24% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,555 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 79% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 2.5% in May 2026, down from 2.7% a year earlier.
2.5%
1998May 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
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
Perth Amboy, NJ 5.9% (May 26) 28th -2.0pp 1st 48% above peers
Kettering, OH 2.8% (May 26) 3rd -1.4pp 2nd 30% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 4.5% (May 26) 19th -0.9pp 3rd 12% above peers
Highland, CA 4.5% (May 26) 20th -0.7pp 4th 12% above peers
Kingsport, TN 3.0% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 5th 25% below peers
Albany, OR 4.8% (May 26) 22nd -0.3pp 6th 20% above peers
Beaumont, CA 4.0% (May 26) 13th -0.3pp 7th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 2.5% (May 26) 2nd -0.2pp 8th 38% below peers
Bozeman, MT 2.3% (May 26) 1st -0.1pp 9th 43% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.9% (May 26) 11th +0.0pp 10th 3% below peers
Smyrna, GA 3.1% (May 26) 8th +0.1pp 11th 22% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.9% (May 26) 12th +0.1pp 12th 3% below peers
Southaven, MS 3.6% (May 26) 10th +0.1pp 13th 10% below peers
Bartlett, TN 3.4% (May 26) 9th +0.2pp 14th 15% below peers
Kyle, TX 3.0% (May 26) 6th +0.2pp 15th 25% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 2.8% (May 26) 4th +0.3pp 16th 30% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.9% (May 26) 25th +0.3pp 17th 23% above peers
Marana, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 14th +0.4pp 18th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 4.3% (May 26) 16th +0.4pp 19th 7% above peers
Olympia, WA 4.4% (May 26) 18th +0.4pp 20th 10% above peers
DeSoto, TX 5.2% (May 26) 26th +0.5pp 21st 30% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 4.0% (May 26) 15th +0.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Pocatello, ID 4.3% (May 26) 17th +0.7pp 23rd 7% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 5.2% (May 26) 27th +0.7pp 24th 30% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.0% (May 26) 7th +0.7pp 25th 25% below peers
Sarasota, FL 4.6% (May 26) 21st +1.0pp 26th 15% above peers
Bradenton, FL 4.8% (May 26) 23rd +1.0pp 27th 20% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.8% (May 26) 24th +1.1pp 28th 20% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 8.6% (May 26) 29th +1.2pp 29th 115% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.5% then, 12.4% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.0% to 12.4%).
12.4%
20112024
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 13.1% -1.5pp
United States ref 12.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.0% 10th -5.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.8% 20th -4.4pp 2nd 3% above peers
DeSoto, TX 7.5% 6th -2.5pp 3rd 39% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.2% 8th -2.6pp 4th 34% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.7% 5th -2.1pp 5th 46% below peers
Bozeman, MT 12.7% 19th -3.8pp 6th 2% above peers
Marana, AZ 4.9% 2nd -1.3pp 7th 61% below peers
Pocatello, ID 14.2% 24th -3.7pp 8th 15% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.0% 3rd -1.1pp 9th 60% below peers
Lancaster, PA 18.9% 27th -3.8pp 10th 52% above peers
Olympia, WA 13.8% 22nd -1.5pp 11th 12% above peers
Sarasota, FL 14.0% 23rd -0.9pp 12th 13% above peers
Highland, CA 17.0% 26th -0.9pp 13th 37% above peers
Bradenton, FL 14.4% 25th -0.8pp 14th 16% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 27.5% 30th -1.4pp 15th 122% above peers
Beaumont, CA 10.0% 14th -0.5pp 16th 20% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.5% 11th -0.2pp 17th 23% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.0% 7th +0.2pp 18th 36% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 12.7% 18th +0.3pp 19th 2% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 28.5% 31st +1.7pp 20th 130% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.0% 28th +1.2pp 21st 61% above peers
Kingsport, TN 20.5% 29th +1.9pp 22nd 65% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.9% 4th +0.6pp 23rd 52% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.6% 12th +1.0pp 24th 23% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.5% 15th +1.2pp 25th 15% below peers
Albany, OR 13.3% 21st +1.6pp 26th 7% above peers
Smyrna, TN 12.4% 16th +1.9pp 27th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 12.5% 17th +2.1pp 28th on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 10.0% 13th +1.8pp* 29th 20% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.3% 1st +1.4pp 30th 66% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.8% 9th +3.7pp 31st 29% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 people below the poverty level
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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty rose 5.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.3% to 20.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.4% to 20.3%).
20.3%
20132024
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 18.8% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Bartlett, TN 4.4% 3rd -5.3pp 1st 71% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 11th -11.0pp 2nd 38% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.1% 4th -5.3pp 3rd 66% below peers
DeSoto, TX 9.1% 10th -8.2pp 4th 40% below peers
Marana, AZ 4.3% 2nd -3.3pp 5th 71% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.8% 9th -6.6pp 6th 41% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.2% 5th -4.0pp 7th 59% below peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 19th -8.3pp 8th 21% above peers
Bradenton, FL 21.2% 24th -6.9pp 9th 41% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 10.2% 12th -2.9pp 10th 32% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.8% 28th -7.4pp 11th 85% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 13.9% 14th -3.4pp 12th 8% below peers
Olympia, WA 15.0% 16th -3.3pp 13th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 7.1% 6th -1.4pp 14th 53% below peers
Pocatello, ID 18.0% 18th -1.9pp 15th 20% above peers
Sarasota, FL 27.2% 27th -2.3pp 16th 82% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 26.2% 26th -1.6pp 17th 74% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 38.4% 30th -1.9pp 18th 156% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 8.0% 7th -0.2pp 19th 46% below peers
Kingsport, TN 33.3% 29th +0.1pp 20th 122% above peers
Highland, CA 23.4% 25th +0.2pp 21st 56% above peers
Smyrna, GA 15.9% 17th +0.7pp 22nd 6% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 22nd +1.7pp 23rd 31% above peers
Beaumont, CA 12.1% 13th +1.1pp 24th 19% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 43.5% 31st +5.3pp 25th 190% above peers
Albany, OR 18.8% 20th +2.3pp 26th 25% above peers
Smyrna, TN 20.3% 23rd +5.9pp 27th 35% above peers
Southaven, MS 19.1% 21st +5.7pp 28th 27% above peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 8th +3.0pp 29th 42% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 14.4% 15th +5.5pp* 30th 4% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 3.7% 1st +1.7pp 31st 75% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 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 →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.2pp 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 →

Broadband rose 8.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.5% to 94.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). 29 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.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 14.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (80.0% to 94.6%).
94.6%
20172024
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 89.3% +10.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Perth Amboy, NJ 89.4% 25th +29.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 88.3% 29th +26.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
Lancaster, PA 90.5% 23rd +14.7pp 3rd 3% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 94.0% 11th +14.3pp 4th 1% above peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 31st +12.6pp 5th 7% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 88.1% 30th +12.5pp 6th 5% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 91.4% 21st +12.7pp 7th 2% below peers
Olympia, WA 94.8% 7th +11.9pp 8th 2% above peers
Kingsport, TN 88.8% 27th +11.0pp 9th 5% below peers
Highland, CA 90.8% 22nd +10.5pp 10th 2% below peers
Bradenton, FL 89.3% 26th +8.9pp 11th 4% below peers
Southaven, MS 93.6% 14th +9.1pp 12th 1% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 20th +9.0pp 13th 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 2nd +9.3pp 14th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 93.8% 13th +8.1pp 15th 1% above peers
Smyrna, TN 94.6% 9th +8.0pp 16th 2% above peers
Sarasota, FL 90.3% 24th +6.9pp 17th 3% below peers
Kettering, OH 94.0% 12th +6.5pp 18th 1% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 93.0% 17th +5.9pp* 19th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 95.8% 5th +6.0pp 20th 3% above peers
Albany, OR 92.4% 18th +5.4pp 21st 1% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 93.1% 16th +4.9pp 22nd on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 94.3% 10th +4.4pp 23rd 1% above peers
Smyrna, GA 97.2% 4th +4.4pp 24th 4% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 95.0% 6th +4.2pp 25th 2% above peers
Beaumont, CA 93.2% 15th +3.8pp 26th on par with peers
Marana, AZ 97.6% 3rd +4.0pp 27th 5% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 98.9% 1st +3.6pp 28th 6% above peers
Pocatello, ID 88.4% 28th +3.1pp 29th 5% below peers
Bozeman, MT 92.2% 19th +3.1pp 30th 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 94.6% 8th +3.0pp 31st 2% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

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 →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.38 then, 0.41 now; margin ±0.04).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
0.41
20102024
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 0.48 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Bonita Springs, FL 0.51 29th -0.033 1st 17% above peers
Decatur, AL 0.45 22nd -0.025 2nd 4% above peers
Kingsport, TN 0.50 27th -0.024 3rd 15% above peers
Olympia, WA 0.44 17th -0.015 4th on par with peers
Kettering, OH 0.43 15th -0.015 5th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 14th -0.015 6th 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 0.41 10th -0.010 7th 5% below peers
Pocatello, ID 0.45 21st -0.010 8th 3% above peers
Highland, CA 0.46 23rd -0.006 9th 5% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 0.44 19th -0.005 10th 2% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 0.43 16th -0.004 11th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 0.41 6th -0.001 12th 7% below peers
Beaumont, CA 0.38 3rd +0.002 13th 12% below peers
Lancaster, PA 0.44 20th +0.003 14th 2% above peers
Bartlett, TN 0.37 2nd +0.003 15th 14% below peers
Southaven, MS 0.40 5th +0.003 16th 9% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 0.51 28th +0.005 17th 17% above peers
Albany, OR 0.42 12th +0.005 18th 3% below peers
Bradenton, FL 0.46 24th +0.008 19th 5% above peers
Bozeman, MT 0.48 25th +0.013 20th 11% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 0.42 11th +0.012* 21st 3% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 0.44 18th +0.020 22nd 1% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 0.41 9th +0.021 23rd 6% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 0.42 13th +0.022 24th 3% below peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 1st +0.024 25th 16% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 0.52 30th +0.035 26th 19% above peers
Smyrna, GA 0.49 26th +0.036 27th 12% above peers
Sarasota, FL 0.58 31st +0.044 28th 34% above peers
Smyrna, TN 0.41 7th +0.031 29th 7% below peers
Marana, AZ 0.41 8th +0.051 30th 6% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 0.39 4th +0.050 31st 11% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.04 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (10.5% then, 9.7% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 11 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 2.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (12.6% to 9.7%).
9.7%
20102023
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 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% 12th -5.8pp 1st 10% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 4th -1.8pp 2nd 59% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.3% 5th -1.8pp 3rd 56% below peers
Smyrna, GA 5.6% 7th -1.5pp 4th 42% below peers
Bradenton, FL 11.5% 19th -3.1pp 5th 18% above peers
Sarasota, FL 9.1% 13th -2.4pp 6th 6% below peers
Kingsport, TN 15.8% 23rd -3.6pp 7th 63% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 21st -3.0pp 8th 39% above peers
Tigard, OR 9.2% 14th -1.6pp 9th 6% below peers
Southaven, MS 7.8% 10th -1.3pp 10th 20% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.4% 2nd -0.5pp 11th 65% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 23.8% 29th -3.0pp 12th 146% above peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 17th -1.3pp 13th 13% above peers
Olympia, WA 15.3% 22nd -1.4pp 14th 57% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.7% 16th -0.8pp 15th on par with peers
Highland, CA 17.5% 25th -1.1pp 16th 80% above peers
Kettering, OH 7.7% 9th -0.4pp 17th 21% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.2% 15th -0.3pp 18th 5% below peers
Albany, OR 18.5% 26th -0.3pp 19th 91% above peers
Lancaster, PA 27.1% 31st -0.1pp 20th 179% above peers
Pocatello, ID 17.2% 24th +0.7pp 21st 78% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 8th +0.5pp 22nd 30% below peers
Marana, AZ 3.5% 3rd +0.4pp 23rd 64% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 25.8% 30th +3.5pp 24th 166% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 20.7% 27th +2.9pp 25th 113% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 23.1% 28th +4.4pp 26th 138% above peers
Beaumont, CA 11.1% 18th +2.4pp 27th 14% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 2.9% 1st +0.9pp 28th 70% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.4% 6th +1.8pp 29th 44% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.2% 11th +4.3pp 30th 16% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 11.6% 20th 20% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

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 →
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Springdale, AR down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Falling recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $405,721 in June 2026, down from $409,270 a year earlier.
$405,721
2000June 2026
Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Oak Lawn, IL $301,889 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.3% 1st 31% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,400,152 (Jun 26) 1st +4.2% 2nd 221% above peers
Kettering, OH $251,740 (Jun 26) 26th +3.1% 3rd 42% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $611,418 (Jun 26) 4th +2.9% 4th 40% above peers
Port Arthur, TX $126,888 (Jun 26) 28th +2.0% 5th 71% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $506,201 (Jun 26) 10th +2.0% 6th 16% above peers
Southaven, MS $276,561 (Jun 26) 24th +1.8% 7th 37% below peers
Apple Valley, MN $383,279 (Jun 26) 17th +1.5% 8th 12% below peers
Highland, CA $538,218 (Jun 26) 7th +1.0% 9th 23% above peers
Pocatello, ID $346,271 (Jun 26) 19th +1.0% 10th 21% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ $452,183 (Jun 26) 11th +0.5% 11th 4% above peers
Albany, OR $440,581 (Jun 26) 13th +0.3% 12th 1% above peers
Olympia, WA $538,646 (Jun 26) 6th -0.2% 13th 23% above peers
Beaumont, CA $538,963 (Jun 26) 5th -0.2% 14th 24% above peers
Kingsport, TN $259,315 (Jun 26) 25th -0.4% 15th 41% below peers
Spring Hill, TN $526,821 (Jun 26) 8th -0.4% 16th 21% above peers
Smyrna, TN $405,721 (Jun 26) 16th -0.9% 17th 7% below peers
Bozeman, MT $733,959 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.9% 18th 68% above peers
Bartlett, TN $325,542 (Jun 26) 20th -0.9% 19th 25% below peers
Decatur, AL $224,900 (Jun 26) 27th -1.0% 20th 48% below peers
Marana, AZ $436,171 (Jun 26) 14th -1.6% 21st on par with peers
DeSoto, TX $324,894 (Jun 26) 21st -1.8% 22nd 26% below peers
Tigard, OR $611,673 (Jun 26) 3rd -2.5% 23rd 40% above peers
Smyrna, GA $449,565 (Jun 26) 12th -2.9% 24th 3% above peers
Sarasota, FL $413,325 (Jun 26) 15th -5.1% 25th 5% below peers
Bradenton, FL $353,306 (Jun 26) 18th -5.3% 26th 19% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $507,317 (Jun 26) 9th -5.9% 27th 16% above peers
Kyle, TX $299,898 (Jun 26) 23rd -7.1% 28th 31% below peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $326,614 in June 2026, down from $329,060 a year earlier.
$326,614
2000June 2026
Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Port Arthur, TX $86,650 (Jun 26) 28th +14.1% 1st 72% below peers
Kettering, OH $186,333 (Jun 26) 25th +4.7% 2nd 41% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $198,168 (Jun 26) 24th +4.6% 3rd 37% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,063,939 (Jun 26) 1st +4.0% 4th 239% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $353,682 (Jun 26) 10th +3.0% 5th 13% above peers
Highland, CA $426,513 (Jun 26) 7th +2.9% 6th 36% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $421,630 (Jun 26) 8th +2.9% 7th 34% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $454,026 (Jun 26) 5th +2.4% 8th 45% above peers
Southaven, MS $205,525 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.1% 9th 35% below peers
Pocatello, ID $261,088 (Jun 26) 19th +1.9% 10th 17% below peers
Albany, OR $346,940 (Jun 26) 12th +0.7% 11th 10% above peers
Bartlett, TN $257,077 (Jun 26) 20th +0.6% 12th 18% below peers
Spring Hill, TN $400,914 (Jun 26) 9th +0.6% 13th 28% above peers
Kingsport, TN $161,761 (Jun 26) 26th +0.5% 14th 48% below peers
Olympia, WA $436,770 (Jun 26) 6th +0.4% 15th 39% above peers
Beaumont, CA $457,443 (Jun 26) 4th +0.2% 16th 46% above peers
Decatur, AL $142,378 (Jun 26) 27th -0.6% 17th 55% below peers
Smyrna, TN $326,614 (Jun 26) 13th -0.7% 18th 4% above peers
Marana, AZ $349,741 (Jun 26) 11th -1.1% 19th 11% above peers
Apple Valley, MN $275,805 (Jun 26) 16th -1.1% 20th 12% below peers
DeSoto, TX $267,925 (Jun 26) 17th -1.6% 21st 15% below peers
Bozeman, MT $496,539 (Jun 26) 2nd -2.1% 22nd 58% above peers
Tigard, OR $477,493 (Jun 26) 3rd -2.4% 23rd 52% above peers
Smyrna, GA $311,607 (Jun 26) 15th -2.7% 24th 1% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $313,982 (Jun 26) 14th -6.6% 25th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL $262,960 (Jun 26) 18th -6.6% 26th 16% below peers
Kyle, TX $255,853 (Jun 26) 21st -6.9% 27th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL $207,980 (Jun 26) 22nd -7.7% 28th 34% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.7% then, 57.4% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.2% to 57.4%).
57.4%
20112024
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 66.9% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Perth Amboy, NJ 35.4% 30th +6.8pp 1st 44% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.4% 31st +2.7pp 2nd 66% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 19th +7.3pp 3rd 6% below peers
Lancaster, PA 48.6% 27th +5.1pp 4th 23% below peers
DeSoto, TX 69.6% 10th +6.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Southaven, MS 72.5% 9th +5.4pp 6th 15% above peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 20th +4.1pp 7th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 49.8% 26th +2.8pp 8th 21% below peers
Marana, AZ 83.7% 2nd +4.3pp 9th 32% above peers
Beaumont, CA 80.8% 5th +3.7pp 10th 28% above peers
Kettering, OH 64.9% 12th +2.5pp 11th 3% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 82.5% 3rd +3.0pp 12th 30% above peers
Bozeman, MT 44.7% 28th +1.6pp 13th 29% below peers
Pocatello, ID 64.5% 14th +1.9pp 14th 2% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 81.8% 4th +1.3pp 15th 29% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 58.0% 22nd +0.3pp 16th 8% below peers
Bartlett, TN 85.6% 1st +0.4pp 17th 35% above peers
Tigard, OR 61.6% 17th +0.1pp 18th 3% below peers
Albany, OR 58.9% 21st +0.1pp 19th 7% below peers
Sarasota, FL 57.5% 23rd -0.1pp 20th 9% below peers
Smyrna, TN 57.4% 24th -0.3pp 21st 9% below peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 16th -0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 11th -0.5pp 23rd 6% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 73.1% 8th -0.6pp* 24th 16% above peers
Bradenton, FL 56.0% 25th -1.6pp 25th 12% below peers
Kingsport, TN 60.1% 18th -2.2pp 26th 5% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 73.4% 6th -2.8pp 27th 16% above peers
Highland, CA 64.1% 15th -2.8pp 28th 1% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 43.9% 29th -2.5pp 29th 31% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 73.4% 7th -4.3pp 30th 16% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 64.8% 13th -5.3pp 31st 2% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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.
HousingHomeownership rate
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Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.2pp 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 →

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,693 in June 2026, up from $1,666 a year earlier.
$1,693
2018June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Port Arthur, TX $1,328 (Jun 26) 27th +10.0% 1st 30% below peers
Kingsport, TN $1,355 (Jun 26) 26th +6.7% 2nd 29% below peers
Lancaster, PA $1,552 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.2% 3rd 18% below peers
Marana, AZ $2,216 (Jun 26) 9th +4.2% 4th 17% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA $2,698 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.3% 5th 42% above peers
Highland, CA $2,459 (Jun 26) 4th +3.0% 6th 30% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $1,848 (Jun 26) 17th +2.9% 7th 2% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,807 (Jun 26) 18th +2.9% 8th 5% below peers
Kettering, OH $1,366 (Jun 26) 25th +2.9% 9th 28% below peers
Beaumont, CA $2,704 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.7% 10th 43% above peers
Olympia, WA $2,013 (Jun 26) 11th +2.6% 11th 6% above peers
Decatur, AL $1,082 (Jun 26) 28th +2.6% 12th 43% below peers
Bartlett, TN $1,938 (Jun 26) 13th +2.3% 13th 2% above peers
Bozeman, MT $2,227 (Jun 26) 7th +1.9% 14th 17% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $2,726 (Jun 26) 1st +1.8% 15th 44% above peers
Pocatello, ID $1,063 (Jun 26) 29th +1.7% 16th 44% below peers
Smyrna, TN $1,693 (Jun 26) 20th +1.6% 17th 11% below peers
Albany, OR $1,774 (Jun 26) 19th +1.1% 18th 6% below peers
Smyrna, GA $1,614 (Jun 26) 21st +0.3% 19th 15% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL $2,400 (Jun 26) 5th +0.3% 20th 27% above peers
Southaven, MS $1,540 (Jun 26) 24th +0.2% 21st 19% below peers
Tigard, OR $1,895 (Jun 26) 15th +0.2% 22nd on par with peers
Apple Valley, MN $1,955 (Jun 26) 12th -0.4% 23rd 3% above peers
Sarasota, FL $2,218 (Jun 26) 8th -1.1% 24th 17% above peers
DeSoto, TX $1,926 (Jun 26) 14th -1.3% 25th 2% above peers
Spring Hill, TN $2,030 (Jun 26) 10th -2.0% 26th 7% above peers
Bradenton, FL $1,850 (Jun 26) 16th -3.5% 27th 2% below peers
Kyle, TX $1,607 (Jun 26) 22nd -5.0% 28th 15% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 6th 26% above peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.3% then, 29.8% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden rose 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.8% to 29.8%).
29.8%
20102024
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
Oak Lawn, IL 31.0% 12th -3.8pp 1st 14% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 53.1% 30th -6.2pp 2nd 47% above peers
Tigard, OR 32.6% 14th -3.1pp 3rd 10% below peers
Bozeman, MT 39.2% 22nd -1.9pp 4th 9% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 25.1% 3rd -0.5pp* 5th 30% below peers
Highland, CA 40.7% 24th +0.0pp 6th 13% above peers
Kettering, OH 25.7% 4th +0.2pp 7th 29% below peers
Kingsport, TN 29.3% 9th +0.3pp 8th 19% below peers
Lancaster, PA 36.1% 17th +0.5pp 9th on par with peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55.1% 31st +1.1pp 10th 53% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 41.1% 25th +1.1pp 11th 14% above peers
Olympia, WA 40.5% 23rd +1.4pp 12th 12% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 51.9% 29th +2.1pp 13th 44% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 27.9% 8th +1.2pp 14th 23% below peers
Pocatello, ID 27.8% 7th +1.3pp 15th 23% below peers
Beaumont, CA 36.5% 18th +2.3pp 16th 1% above peers
Sarasota, FL 43.4% 26th +2.9pp 17th 20% above peers
Smyrna, TN 29.8% 10th +2.4pp 18th 18% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 20th +3.3pp 19th 4% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 5th +2.4pp 20th 26% below peers
Marana, AZ 23.4% 2nd +2.5pp 21st 35% below peers
Bartlett, TN 22.1% 1st +2.5pp 22nd 39% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 31.2% 13th +3.6pp 23rd 14% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 36.1% 16th +4.2pp 24th on par with peers
Albany, OR 36.6% 19th +4.4pp 25th 1% above peers
Smyrna, GA 32.6% 15th +4.0pp 26th 10% below peers
Bradenton, FL 44.1% 27th +5.6pp 27th 22% above peers
Southaven, MS 30.8% 11th +5.1pp 28th 15% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 27.6% 6th +5.0pp 29th 23% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 21st +7.2pp 30th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 45.2% 28th +10.0pp 31st 25% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 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 →
  • Tinley Park, IL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.6% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.4% to 3.7%).
3.7%
20102024
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
Spring Hill, TN 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 1st 83% below peers
DeSoto, TX 4.0% 11th -1.9pp 2nd 24% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 13th -1.9pp 3rd 13% below peers
Lancaster, PA 14.9% 29th -5.8pp 4th 180% above peers
Southaven, MS 3.5% 5th -1.2pp 5th 35% below peers
Sarasota, FL 6.7% 23rd -2.2pp 6th 26% above peers
Kingsport, TN 7.4% 25th -2.2pp 7th 39% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 22nd -1.6pp 8th 15% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 15th -1.3pp 9th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 3.9% 7th -0.9pp 10th 27% below peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 19th -1.0pp 11th 10% above peers
Olympia, WA 7.6% 26th -1.3pp 12th 43% above peers
Bradenton, FL 6.7% 24th -1.1pp 13th 27% above peers
Highland, CA 3.9% 8th -0.6pp 14th 27% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.9% 4th -0.4pp 15th 46% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 26.4% 31st -2.1pp 16th 396% above peers
Albany, OR 5.5% 17th -0.4pp 17th 3% above peers
Pocatello, ID 5.8% 18th -0.2pp 18th 9% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.9% 30th -0.3pp 19th 293% above peers
Kettering, OH 6.1% 21st -0.0pp 20th 14% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 10.9% 28th -0.0pp 21st 105% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 6.0% 20th +0.4pp 22nd 13% above peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 10th +0.3pp 23rd 24% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.7% 27th +1.4pp* 24th 63% above peers
Marana, AZ 2.8% 3rd +0.6pp 25th 48% below peers
Smyrna, TN 3.7% 6th +1.1pp 26th 31% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.0% 14th +1.6pp 27th 7% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 4.1% 12th +1.4pp 28th 23% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 2nd +0.8pp 29th 63% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.3% 16th +2.2pp 30th on par with peers
Beaumont, CA 3.9% 9th +2.1pp 31st 26% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 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 →
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mount Pleasant, SC down 1.6pp 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
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.6% to 13.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 13.4%).
13.4%
20122024
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 9.7% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Tigard, OR 3.1% 2nd -4.3pp 1st 58% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.3% 3rd -1.8pp 2nd 56% below peers
Bozeman, MT 6.2% 12th -2.2pp 3rd 16% below peers
Pocatello, ID 6.8% 14th -2.4pp 4th 7% below peers
Marana, AZ 3.6% 4th -1.2pp 5th 50% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 12.1% 23rd -3.2pp 6th 64% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.0% 11th -1.5pp 7th 18% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.8% 21st -2.7pp 8th 46% above peers
Beaumont, CA 4.5% 5th -1.1pp 9th 39% below peers
Highland, CA 7.8% 17th -1.7pp 10th 6% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.1% 19th -1.0pp 11th 24% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.0% 28th -1.6pp 12th 104% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.6% 20th -1.1pp 13th 44% above peers
Lancaster, PA 7.2% 15th -0.7pp 14th 2% below peers
Southaven, MS 7.4% 16th -0.7pp 15th on par with peers
Olympia, WA 5.5% 8th -0.3pp 16th 25% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.7% 1st -0.1pp* 17th 63% below peers
Bradenton, FL 14.8% 27th -0.1pp 18th 101% above peers
Albany, OR 6.7% 13th -0.0pp 19th 9% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 29.1% 31st +0.1pp 20th 296% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.6% 9th +0.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Kyle, TX 12.1% 22nd +0.5pp 22nd 64% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 4.7% 6th +0.3pp 23rd 36% below peers
Kingsport, TN 8.7% 18th +0.7pp 24th 19% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 19.8% 29th +2.8pp 25th 169% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.0% 25th +2.4pp 26th 77% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.7% 10th +1.2pp 27th 23% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 22.5% 30th +4.7pp 28th 205% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 5.5% 7th +1.3pp 29th 25% below peers
Smyrna, TN 13.4% 26th +3.9pp 30th 82% above peers
DeSoto, TX 13.0% 24th +3.8pp 31st 76% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

33.9%
20202022
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%
Fountain Valley, CA 21.7% 1st 36% below peers
Bozeman, MT 24.1% 2nd 29% below peers
Marana, AZ 29.0% 3rd 14% below peers
Smyrna, GA 29.3% 4th 14% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 29.3% 5th 14% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 29.4% 6th 13% below peers
Tigard, OR 30.6% 7th 10% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 8th 8% below peers
Sarasota, FL 31.1% 9th 8% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 32.9% 10th 3% below peers
Beaumont, CA 33.1% 11th 2% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 33.2% 12th 2% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 33.4% 13th 1% below peers
Olympia, WA 33.6% 14th 1% below peers
Smyrna, TN 33.9% 15th on par with peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 16th on par with peers
Albany, OR 34.2% 17th 1% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 18th 3% above peers
Highland, CA 35.9% 19th 6% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.9% 20th 6% above peers
Bradenton, FL 36.0% 21st 6% above peers
Pocatello, ID 37.1% 22nd 9% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 37.4% 23rd 10% above peers
Kettering, OH 37.7% 24th 11% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 37.8% 25th 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX 38.4% 26th 13% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.4% 27th 19% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 28th 20% above peers
Lancaster, PA 40.8% 29th 20% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 41.1% 30th 21% above peers
Kingsport, TN 42.0% 31st 24% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.6% to 9.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.5pp). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured rose 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.3% to 9.4%).
9.4%
20122024
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
Fountain Valley, CA 1.3% 1st -3.2pp 1st 69% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 15th -8.6pp 2nd 4% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.0% 9th -5.8pp 3rd 27% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 4.5% 19th -5.5pp 4th 10% above peers
Albany, OR 2.8% 7th -2.7pp 5th 32% below peers
Tigard, OR 2.3% 2nd -2.2pp 6th 43% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 2.7% 6th -2.2pp 7th 35% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 3.6% 13th -1.1pp 8th 12% below peers
Highland, CA 3.2% 11th -0.8pp 9th 23% below peers
Marana, AZ 4.1% 16th -1.0pp 10th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 3.2% 10th -0.7pp 11th 23% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.6% 4th -0.5pp 12th 36% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 23rd -1.0pp 13th 101% above peers
Pocatello, ID 2.7% 5th +0.0pp 14th 36% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 11.7% 27th +0.3pp 15th 183% above peers
Bradenton, FL 8.6% 24th +0.6pp 16th 108% above peers
Southaven, MS 5.0% 20th +0.7pp 17th 20% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 21st +0.8pp 18th 23% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 9.9% 26th +1.7pp 19th 139% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 20.1% 31st +4.2pp 20th 386% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 12.1% 28th +2.7pp 21st 191% above peers
Kingsport, TN 2.9% 8th +0.7pp 22nd 29% below peers
Olympia, WA 3.7% 14th +1.0pp 23rd 10% below peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 22nd +1.9pp 24th 69% above peers
Sarasota, FL 16.6% 30th +5.0pp 25th 301% above peers
Kettering, OH 4.4% 18th +1.5pp 26th 6% above peers
Beaumont, CA 3.4% 12th +1.2pp 27th 17% below peers
Smyrna, TN 9.4% 25th +3.8pp 28th 128% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.5% 3rd +1.2pp* 29th 40% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.9% 29th +7.8pp 30th 237% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.2% 17th +2.6pp 31st 2% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.2% then, 27.8% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.6% to 27.8%).
27.8%
20102024
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 31.1% +3.7pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lancaster, PA 29.4% 22nd +6.5pp 1st 7% below peers
Olympia, WA 51.8% 3rd +8.1pp 2nd 64% above peers
Bradenton, FL 28.3% 24th +4.3pp 3rd 11% below peers
Kettering, OH 41.7% 11th +6.2pp 4th 32% above peers
Kingsport, TN 31.5% 17th +4.4pp 5th on par with peers
Bonita Springs, FL 43.1% 9th +5.7pp 6th 36% above peers
Tigard, OR 51.0% 4th +6.8pp 7th 61% above peers
Southaven, MS 28.8% 23rd +3.7pp 8th 9% below peers
Sarasota, FL 41.8% 10th +5.3pp 9th 32% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 18th +3.9pp 10th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 2nd +5.9pp 11th 88% above peers
Bozeman, MT 65.1% 1st +6.4pp 12th 106% above peers
Smyrna, TN 27.8% 25th +2.6pp 13th 12% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 35.6% 14th +3.0pp 14th 13% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 12.8% 31st +1.1pp 15th 60% below peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 21st +2.1pp 16th 7% below peers
Pocatello, ID 32.6% 15th +2.3pp 17th 3% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 50.3% 5th +3.5pp 18th 59% above peers
DeSoto, TX 30.1% 20th +1.9pp 19th 5% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 46.4% 7th +2.9pp 20th 47% above peers
Marana, AZ 47.8% 6th +2.8pp 21st 51% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 39.4% 12th +2.0pp* 22nd 25% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 31.6% 16th +1.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Beaumont, CA 27.4% 26th +1.2pp 24th 13% below peers
Highland, CA 22.7% 28th +0.8pp 25th 28% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 23.4% 27th +0.8pp 26th 26% below peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 19th +0.8pp 27th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 15.7% 30th +0.3pp 28th 50% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 45.9% 8th +0.9pp 29th 45% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.7% 13th -0.6pp 30th 13% above peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 29th -2.3pp 31st 29% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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

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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% 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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.9% then, 37.5% now; margin ±16.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 9.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.1% to 37.5%).
37.5%
20112024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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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%
Bradenton, FL 58.4% 7th +20.3pp 1st 35% above peers
Kyle, TX 53.1% 10th +18.3pp 2nd 23% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 42.7% 17th +9.4pp 3rd 1% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 77.3% 2nd +13.9pp* 4th 79% above peers
Pocatello, ID 38.5% 21st +6.6pp 5th 11% below peers
Kingsport, TN 40.7% 18th +5.0pp 6th 6% below peers
Bartlett, TN 49.2% 14th +3.6pp 7th 14% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 62.0% 4th +2.6pp 8th 43% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 11th +1.4pp 9th 19% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 78.3% 1st +1.5pp 10th 81% above peers
Highland, CA 31.1% 28th +0.1pp 11th 28% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 15th -1.1pp 12th 2% above peers
Tigard, OR 54.0% 9th -1.5pp 13th 25% above peers
Smyrna, GA 61.8% 5th -2.5pp 14th 43% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 62.0% 3rd -3.3pp 15th 43% above peers
Bozeman, MT 50.9% 12th -3.7pp 16th 18% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 40.6% 20th -3.0pp 17th 6% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 43.2% 16th -5.4pp 18th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 37.5% 22nd -5.4pp 19th 13% below peers
Southaven, MS 40.6% 19th -6.5pp 20th 6% below peers
Marana, AZ 33.9% 25th -6.3pp 21st 21% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 50.4% 13th -12.4pp 22nd 17% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 54.7% 8th -15.6pp 23rd 27% above peers
DeSoto, TX 59.9% 6th -17.6pp 24th 39% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 29th -9.6pp 25th 32% below peers
Kettering, OH 36.9% 24th -12.5pp 26th 15% below peers
Lancaster, PA 37.3% 23rd -12.7pp 27th 14% below peers
Bonita Springs, FL 33.5% 26th -13.8pp 28th 23% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 27th -14.5pp 29th 26% below peers
Beaumont, CA 26.4% 31st -22.3pp 30th 39% below peers
Olympia, WA 28.5% 30th -25.6pp 31st 34% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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

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 →
  • 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 ±11.1pp 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 →

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.6% then, 5.8% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 1 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.1% to 5.8%).
5.8%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 7.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Fountain Valley, CA 1.6% 2nd -3.8pp 1st 77% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 5th -3.1pp 2nd 44% below peers
Kingsport, TN 7.1% 16th -5.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Highland, CA 7.6% 19th -5.4pp 4th 6% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 6.1% 13th -2.1pp 5th 14% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 15.8% 31st -3.3pp 6th 121% above peers
Sarasota, FL 7.6% 18th -1.4pp 7th 6% above peers
Lancaster, PA 5.2% 11th -0.8pp 8th 27% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 4.2% 6th -0.3pp 9th 42% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 3.3% 3rd -0.0pp 10th 54% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 17th +0.2pp 11th 3% above peers
Southaven, MS 9.9% 25th +0.6pp 12th 39% above peers
Bozeman, MT 1.0% 1st +0.1pp 13th 86% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 14th 35% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.6% 7th +0.5pp 15th 36% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10.9% 26th +1.5pp 16th 53% above peers
Olympia, WA 14.2% 30th +2.2pp 17th 99% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 14th +1.5pp 18th 6% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.9% 21st +2.8pp* 19th 25% above peers
Albany, OR 8.8% 20th +3.0pp 20th 23% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 9.5% 24th +3.3pp 21st 33% above peers
Bradenton, FL 11.1% 28th +4.1pp 22nd 55% above peers
Pocatello, ID 9.0% 22nd +3.5pp 23rd 27% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 4.8% 9th +1.9pp 24th 33% below peers
Kettering, OH 5.2% 10th +2.4pp 25th 28% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 3.8% 4th +1.8pp 26th 47% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 29th +5.9pp 27th 72% above peers
Marana, AZ 7.0% 15th +3.8pp 28th 2% below peers
Smyrna, TN 5.8% 12th +3.1pp 29th 19% below peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 27th +6.9pp 30th 54% above peers
Beaumont, CA 9.3% 23rd +6.4pp 31st 31% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 14% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 49,552 to 56,692 - more than the combined survey margin (±79). 24 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 34% from 2014 to 2024 (42,235 to 56,692).
56,692
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Spring Hill, TN 55,765 29th +40% 1st 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 56,823 11th +33% 2nd 1% above peers
Marana, AZ 56,938 7th +26% 3rd 1% above peers
Bozeman, MT 56,114 23rd +20% 4th 1% below peers
Beaumont, CA 56,266 18th +19% 5th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 56,692 13th +14% 6th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 16th +12% 7th on par with peers
Olympia, WA 55,951 25th +9% 8th 1% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55,855 27th +8% 9th 1% below peers
Albany, OR 56,839 10th +6% 10th 1% above peers
DeSoto, TX 56,211 22nd +6% 11th on par with peers
Kingsport, TN 56,262 19th +5% 12th on par with peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 3rd +5% 13th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 55,679 30th +5% 14th 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 56,011 24th +5% 15th 1% below peers
Southaven, MS 56,226 21st +4% 16th on par with peers
Pocatello, ID 57,635 2nd +4% 17th 2% above peers
Kettering, OH 57,206 4th +3% 18th 1% above peers
Highland, CA 56,675 14th +3% 19th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 56,861 9th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 55,828 28th +1% 21st 1% below peers
Bradenton, FL 57,014 5th +1% 22nd 1% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 56,345 17th +1% 23rd on par with peers
Smyrna, GA 56,633 15th +1% 24th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 56,258 20th +0% 25th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 56,970 6th +0% 26th 1% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 55,904 26th +0% 27th 1% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 56,806 12th -0%* 28th 1% above peers
Lancaster, PA 57,719 1st -3% 29th 2% above peers
Bartlett, TN 56,876 8th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 55,665 31st -8% 31st 1% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 ±48 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 →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.1% then, 25.0% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 0.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.4% to 25.0%).
25.0%
20172024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 21.6% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 28th +1.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 23.3% 13th +2.1pp 2nd 8% above peers
Albany, OR 24.4% 9th +1.7pp 3rd 13% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 11th +0.8pp 4th 10% above peers
Kingsport, TN 20.6% 21st +0.4pp 5th 5% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 27.5% 4th +0.4pp 6th 27% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 24.9% 8th +0.3pp 7th 15% above peers
Bartlett, TN 23.4% 12th +0.2pp 8th 8% above peers
Beaumont, CA 29.5% 1st -0.0pp 9th 36% above peers
Smyrna, TN 25.0% 7th -0.1pp 10th 16% above peers
Pocatello, ID 24.4% 10th -0.1pp 11th 13% above peers
Olympia, WA 17.8% 26th -0.2pp 12th 18% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 17.4% 27th -0.4pp* 13th 19% below peers
Bradenton, FL 19.7% 24th -0.5pp 14th 9% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 19.0% 25th -0.7pp 15th 12% below peers
Kettering, OH 20.9% 19th -0.8pp 16th 3% below peers
Smyrna, GA 21.6% 16th -0.8pp 17th on par with peers
Southaven, MS 25.5% 5th -1.1pp 18th 18% above peers
Marana, AZ 23.1% 14th -1.0pp 19th 7% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 18th -1.0pp 20th 2% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.5% 17th -1.3pp 21st 1% below peers
Tigard, OR 20.0% 23rd -1.3pp 22nd 7% below peers
Highland, CA 27.9% 3rd -2.7pp 23rd 29% above peers
Spring Hill, TN 28.9% 2nd -3.1pp 24th 34% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 15.5% 29th -1.7pp 25th 28% below peers
Lancaster, PA 20.8% 20th -2.5pp 26th 4% below peers
Bozeman, MT 13.2% 30th -1.6pp 27th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 6th -3.2pp 28th 18% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 10.9% 31st -2.0pp 29th 50% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 22.6% 15th -4.4pp 30th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 20.6% 22nd -6.1pp 31st 5% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.8% then, 35.2% now; margin ±7.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.5% to 35.2%).
35.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Tennessee ref 31.0% -1.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Fountain Valley, CA 21.8% 25th +7.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 17.2% 30th +5.8pp 2nd 44% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 18th +7.2pp 3rd 5% below peers
Highland, CA 44.9% 6th +8.9pp 4th 47% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 15th +5.6pp* 5th 2% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 48.2% 4th +8.7pp 6th 58% above peers
Olympia, WA 39.5% 11th +6.5pp 7th 29% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 30.0% 17th +4.3pp 8th 2% below peers
Kingsport, TN 40.8% 10th +4.9pp 9th 34% above peers
DeSoto, TX 43.7% 8th +5.2pp 10th 43% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 60.5% 1st +6.8pp 11th 98% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 9th +3.7pp 12th 42% above peers
Marana, AZ 17.3% 29th +1.4pp 13th 43% below peers
Smyrna, TN 35.2% 12th +2.3pp 14th 15% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 54.0% 2nd +3.2pp 15th 77% above peers
Beaumont, CA 28.3% 20th +1.3pp 16th 7% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 7th +1.3pp 17th 44% above peers
Bradenton, FL 50.5% 3rd +1.0pp 18th 65% above peers
Smyrna, GA 28.8% 19th -0.0pp 19th 6% below peers
Tigard, OR 23.6% 23rd -0.2pp 20th 23% below peers
Kettering, OH 27.4% 21st -0.3pp 21st 10% below peers
Albany, OR 30.5% 16th -1.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 18.6% 27th -1.1pp 23rd 39% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 32.8% 14th -3.0pp 24th 7% above peers
Southaven, MS 33.1% 13th -3.5pp 25th 9% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 19.6% 26th -2.6pp 26th 36% below peers
Lancaster, PA 45.9% 5th -8.6pp 27th 50% above peers
Pocatello, ID 23.3% 24th -5.0pp 28th 24% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 22nd -5.7pp 29th 16% below peers
Bartlett, TN 15.1% 31st -5.2pp 30th 50% below peers
Bozeman, MT 18.0% 28th -7.3pp 31st 41% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±6.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (68.5% then, 60.6% now; margin ±12.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 12.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (73.3% to 60.6%).
60.6%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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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 21% above peers
Olympia, WA 69.1% 16th +19.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Marana, AZ 71.4% 14th +19.3pp 3rd 3% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 55.4% 30th +13.6pp 4th 20% below peers
Kingsport, TN 67.8% 18th +14.8pp 5th 2% below peers
Bradenton, FL 79.8% 6th +16.0pp 6th 16% above peers
Smyrna, GA 80.3% 3rd +14.1pp 7th 16% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 13th +10.8pp 8th 4% above peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 15th +10.4pp 9th 1% above peers
Beaumont, CA 75.7% 8th +10.2pp 10th 10% above peers
Tigard, OR 80.0% 5th +10.6pp 11th 16% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 84.9% 1st +10.7pp* 12th 23% above peers
Kettering, OH 80.2% 4th +8.9pp 13th 16% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 72.4% 10th +7.7pp 14th 5% above peers
Bartlett, TN 77.2% 7th +7.5pp 15th 12% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 72.3% 11th +5.8pp 16th 5% above peers
Albany, OR 68.3% 17th +5.1pp 17th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 75.2% 9th +0.9pp 18th 9% above peers
Lancaster, PA 72.1% 12th -1.1pp 19th 4% above peers
Bonita Springs, FL 60.4% 25th -4.2pp 20th 13% below peers
Bozeman, MT 57.9% 29th -4.2pp 21st 16% below peers
Pocatello, ID 58.0% 27th -6.1pp 22nd 16% below peers
Highland, CA 60.8% 23rd -7.0pp 23rd 12% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 64.7% 21st -7.8pp 24th 6% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 25th 21% below peers
Smyrna, TN 60.6% 24th -7.9pp 26th 12% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 67.7% 19th -8.8pp 27th 2% below peers
Sarasota, FL 66.0% 20th -8.9pp 28th 4% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 64.0% 22nd -10.8pp 29th 7% below peers
Spring Hill, TN 58.0% 28th -10.5pp 30th 16% below peers
Southaven, MS 58.5% 26th -19.8pp 31st 15% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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6 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±10.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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