The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 12% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 96 (May 26) | 2nd | -53.8% | 1st | 62% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | 1st | -31.9% | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 115 (May 26) | 4th | -29.2% | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 382 (May 26) | 19th | -23.9% | 4th | 51% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 138 (May 26) | 7th | -23.6% | 5th | 46% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 391 (Apr 26) | 20th | -19.8% | 6th | 54% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | 12th | -17.9% | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 210 (May 26) | 11th | -11.9% | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 437 (May 26) | 21st | -11.9% | 9th | 72% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 370 (May 26) | 18th | -11.4% | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 296 (Apr 26) | 15th | -5.9% | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 196 (May 26) | 10th | -5.6% | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 110 (May 26) | 3rd | -4.9% | 13th | 57% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 557 (May 26) | 23rd | -4.5% | 14th | 120% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | 5th | -1.2% | 15th | 50% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 359 (May 26) | 17th | +0.0% | 16th | 42% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 253 (May 26) | 13th | +1.2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 1,091 (May 26) | 25th | +1.8% | 18th | 331% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 290 (Dec 25) | 14th | +2.4% | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 746 (Apr 26) | 24th | +3.7% | 20th | 195% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 137 (May 26) | 6th | +4.7% | 21st | 46% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 139 (May 26) | 8th | +10.0% | 22nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 299 (May 26) | 16th | +10.5% | 23rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 476 (May 26) | 22nd | +11.6% | 24th | 88% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 174 (May 26) | 9th | +23.4% | 25th | 31% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime rose about 1% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 954 (May 26) | 4th | -48.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,275 (May 26) | 8th | -31.6% | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,033 (May 26) | 6th | -30.6% | 3rd | 39% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 808 (May 26) | 3rd | -24.6% | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 2,778 (Apr 26) | 21st | -23.6% | 5th | 63% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 2,069 (May 26) | 16th | -21.4% | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 398 (May 26) | 1st | -21.0% | 7th | 77% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2,380 (May 26) | 19th | -20.2% | 8th | 40% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1,291 (May 26) | 9th | -15.9% | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 758 (May 26) | 2nd | -13.8% | 10th | 55% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 1,878 (May 26) | 15th | -13.7% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 3,364 (May 26) | 25th | -12.3% | 12th | 98% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 2,095 (Dec 25) | 17th | -11.4% | 13th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 3,012 (May 26) | 23rd | -10.5% | 14th | 77% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 2,989 (May 26) | 22nd | -10.3% | 15th | 76% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 1,038 (May 26) | 7th | -9.0% | 16th | 39% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2,321 (Apr 26) | 18th | -8.4% | 17th | 36% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 3,154 (Apr 26) | 24th | -7.4% | 18th | 85% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,394 (May 26) | 11th | -3.3% | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 1,307 (May 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 1,712 (May 26) | 14th | +1.0% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 1,405 (May 26) | 12th | +1.6% | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,628 (May 26) | 20th | +2.7% | 23rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 994 (May 26) | 5th | +3.3% | 24th | 42% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1,701 (May 26) | 13th | +8.5% | 25th | on par with peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide rose about 8% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Concord, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1 (May 26) | 7th | -80.0% | 3rd | 73% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -75.0% | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 8 (Apr 26) | 23rd | -35.3% | 5th | 174% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 3 (May 26) | 14th | -34.0% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 11 (May 26) | 24th | -30.0% | 7th | 298% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6 (May 26) | 21st | -30.0% | 8th | 101% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12 (Apr 26) | 25th | -28.6% | 9th | 325% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 2 (May 26) | 12th | -24.8% | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | 5th | -11.0% | 11th | 73% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3 (May 26) | 15th | +0.0% | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 13th | 76% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4 (May 26) | 17th | +0.0% | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7 (May 26) | 22nd | +7.6% | 15th | 138% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 4 (May 26) | 20th | +24.8% | 16th | 42% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | 19th | +24.8% | 17th | 37% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | 11th | +50.3% | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | 13th | +96.6% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 3 (Dec 25) | 16th | +300.5% | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | 74% below peers | ||||
| College Station, TX | 1 (May 26) | 6th | 73% below peers | ||||
| Arvada, CO | 1 (Apr 26) | 9th | 71% below peers | ||||
| Carrollton, TX | 4 (May 26) | 18th | 28% above peers | ||||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 (May 26) | 10th | 43% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft rose about 24% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 114 (May 26) | 10th | -53.1% | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 106 (May 26) | 9th | -43.7% | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 52 (May 26) | 3rd | -43.2% | 3rd | 69% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 176 (May 26) | 15th | -42.3% | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 171 (May 26) | 14th | -36.8% | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 258 (Apr 26) | 18th | -32.9% | 6th | 58% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 235 (May 26) | 17th | -32.4% | 7th | 43% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 497 (May 26) | 22nd | -29.8% | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 322 (May 26) | 21st | -29.7% | 9th | 96% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 551 (May 26) | 23rd | -26.6% | 10th | 236% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 573 (Apr 26) | 24th | -24.2% | 11th | 249% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 59 (May 26) | 4th | -24.0% | 12th | 64% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 188 (Dec 25) | 16th | -21.8% | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 93 (May 26) | 8th | -21.0% | 14th | 44% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.3% | 15th | 73% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 580 (Apr 26) | 25th | -14.9% | 16th | 254% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 23 (May 26) | 1st | -12.8% | 17th | 86% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 129 (May 26) | 11th | -11.6% | 18th | 21% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 71 (May 26) | 5th | -11.2% | 19th | 57% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 302 (May 26) | 19th | -10.4% | 20th | 84% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 311 (May 26) | 20th | -9.9% | 21st | 90% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | 6th | -1.0% | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | 13th | +2.0% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | 7th | +3.6% | 24th | 44% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 156 (May 26) | 12th | +23.8% | 25th | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 24% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $50,659 to $62,648 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,117). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $78,476 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | $178,958 | 1st | +42% | 1st | 124% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 18th | +41% | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | $100,795 | 9th | +41% | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | $117,348 | 6th | +39% | 4th | 47% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | $89,233 | 14th | +38% | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 29th | +38% | 6th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $66,890 | 21st | +38% | 7th | 16% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | $73,446 | 17th | +35% | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 28th | +35% | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | $56,851 | 27th | +35% | 10th | 29% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | $90,171 | 12th | +30% | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | $66,498 | 22nd | +30% | 12th | 17% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | $101,396 | 8th | +29% | 13th | 27% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | $46,411 | 31st | +28% | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | $99,241 | 11th | +27% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | $82,212 | 15th | +25% | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 3rd | +24% | 17th | 70% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | $62,648 | 23rd | +24% | 18th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | $79,909 | 16th | +23% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 4th | +23% | 20th | 53% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | $89,389 | 13th | +22% | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | $108,709 | 7th | +21% | 22nd | 36% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | $61,915 | 24th | +21% | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | $66,998 | 20th | +21% | 24th | 16% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 10th | +20% | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | $60,339 | 25th | +19% | 26th | 24% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 26th | +19% | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | $67,704 | 19th | +16% | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | $140,701 | 2nd | +15% | 29th | 76% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 5th | +14% | 30th | 49% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | $50,900 | 30th | +11% | 31st | 36% below peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Unemployment was essentially flat from 2022 to 2025.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.3% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Independence, MO | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | -0.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 1.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 16th | -0.4pp | 4th | 3% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 5th | 14% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 7th | 3% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 27% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 14th | -0.2pp | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.1pp | 10th | 3% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 12th | 8% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 20th | +0.2pp | 13th | 11% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | +0.2pp | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 15th | 19% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 12th | +0.2pp | 16th | 3% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 4.0% (May 26) | 18th | +0.2pp | 17th | 8% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 18th | 5% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.3pp | 19th | 8% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.5pp | 21st | 54% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.6pp | 22nd | 19% above peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 21st | +0.7pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 24th | +1.0pp | 24th | 32% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 4.0% (May 26) | 19th | +1.1pp | 25th | 8% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 26th | +1.4pp | 26th | 65% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 6.2% (May 26) | 27th | +1.5pp | 27th | 68% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 7.9% (May 26) | 28th | +2.2pp | 28th | 114% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.8% then, 14.7% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 6.0% | 4th | -2.6pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.8% | 8th | -2.6pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 7.9% | 9th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 26th | -4.4pp | 4th | 67% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.2% | 11th | -1.5pp | 5th | 32% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 12th | -1.6pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.7% | 18th | -2.4pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 17.0% | 23rd | -2.9pp | 8th | 41% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 17.8% | 24th | -2.4pp | 9th | 48% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 29th | -2.9pp | 10th | 102% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 7.1% | 6th | -0.9pp | 11th | 41% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 22.4% | 28th | -2.4pp | 13th | 86% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 24.7% | 30th | -1.9pp | 14th | 105% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 18.0% | 25th | -1.0pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 15.7% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 16th | 30% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 12.3% | 17th | -0.5pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 25.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 18th | 113% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12.1% | 16th | -0.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 14.7% | 19th | -0.1pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 5th | +0.0pp | 21st | 47% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 22nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 11.0% | 14th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 15.6% | 21st | +0.7pp | 24th | 30% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 21.7% | 27th | +1.6pp | 25th | 80% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 20th | +1.2pp | 26th | 26% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 7th | +0.8pp | 27th | 36% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 66% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 10th | +1.7pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.5% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 13th | +3.7pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.6% to 17.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp). 11 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 18.7% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 5.4% | 3rd | -4.1pp | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 9.6% | 10th | -7.1pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.8% | 7th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 8.1% | 8th | -4.7pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 7.4% | 6th | -4.1pp | 5th | 47% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.9% | 16th | -5.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 27th | -9.3pp | 7th | 76% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 22.3% | 24th | -7.3pp | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 22.4% | 25th | -6.5pp | 9th | 61% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 10th | 74% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 29th | -7.0pp | 11th | 119% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 12.3% | 14th | -2.8pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 4th | -1.1pp | 13th | 56% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 17.5% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 19th | -2.7pp | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 16th | 81% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 31.2% | 30th | -5.0pp | 17th | 125% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 24.6% | 28th | -3.1pp | 18th | 77% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 11.1% | 12th | -1.1pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 23.8% | 26th | -1.3pp | 20th | 71% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 35.6% | 31st | -1.8pp | 21st | 156% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.1% | 5th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 16.1% | 20th | -0.3pp | 23rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 24th | 27% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 14.9% | 17th | +0.4pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 13th | +1.5pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 15.2% | 18th | +2.3pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 9th | +1.5pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 16.5% | 21st | +4.2pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13.2% | 15th | +3.4pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 11th | +5.8pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 14.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 77.5% to 92.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 26 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 91.4% | +9.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 28th | +18.4pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 86.7% | 29th | +14.7pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 92.0% | 21st | +14.5pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 93.0% | 16th | +10.7pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 18th | +10.2pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 95.9% | 6th | +9.8pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 89.7% | 24th | +9.0pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 89.4% | 26th | +8.3pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 92.0% | 22nd | +7.8pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 89.7% | 25th | +7.2pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 90.7% | 23rd | +7.2pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 95.6% | 8th | +6.8pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 95.7% | 7th | +6.5pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 96.1% | 4th | +6.3pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 94.0% | 14th | +5.9pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 94.2% | 12th | +5.8pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 17th | +5.6pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 96.5% | 3rd | +5.5pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 88.4% | 27th | +4.9pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 92.0% | 20th | +5.0pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 92.2% | 19th | +4.5pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 95.2% | 9th | +4.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 93.9% | 15th | +3.7pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 11th | +3.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 96.1% | 5th | +2.8pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +1.5pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 13th | +1.2pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 10th | +0.7pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 84.6% | 31st | +0.3pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.033 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 25th | -0.020 | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 0.47 | 22nd | -0.016 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 0.46 | 21st | -0.012 | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 0.51 | 27th | -0.012 | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 0.44 | 13th | -0.007 | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 0.43 | 6th | -0.006 | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 0.54 | 31st | -0.005 | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 0.45 | 15th | -0.002 | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 0.49 | 23rd | +0.000 | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 0.41 | 3rd | +0.002 | 11th | 9% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 0.51 | 26th | +0.002 | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 0.40 | 1st | +0.002 | 13th | 12% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 0.50 | 24th | +0.003 | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 0.53 | 30th | +0.007 | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 0.46 | 19th | +0.009 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 0.43 | 10th | +0.009 | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 0.52 | 28th | +0.011 | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 0.44 | 14th | +0.011 | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 18th | +0.011 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 8th | +0.011 | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.52 | 29th | +0.014 | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.014 | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0.42 | 4th | +0.014 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 20th | +0.016 | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 0.43 | 7th | +0.019 | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.027 | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 0.45 | 17th | +0.034 | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 0.42 | 5th | +0.038 | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 12th | +0.047 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 16th | +0.049 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 2.7 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 15.1% to 12.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 11.4% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 9.2% | 18th | -5.1pp | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 6.8% | 11th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 8th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 4th | 56% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 3.8% | 4th | -1.3pp | 5th | 55% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.1% | 28th | -4.9pp | 6th | 112% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 12.3% | 23rd | -2.7pp | 7th | 44% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 7.1% | 13th | -1.4pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.1% | 14th | -1.3pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 2.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 11th | 70% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 36.5% | 31st | -3.8pp | 12th | 327% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.1% | 17th | -0.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 4.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 14th | 43% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 11.6% | 20th | -0.6pp | 15th | 36% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 14.5% | 27th | -0.5pp | 16th | 70% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 11.8% | 21st | -0.3pp | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 18th | 29% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.4% | 29th | +0.1pp | 19th | 209% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 30th | +1.6pp | 20th | 267% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 13.2% | 24th | +0.8pp | 21st | 54% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.3% | 25th | +0.9pp | 22nd | 56% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 10th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.8% | 6th | +0.6pp | 24th | 44% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 26th | +1.7pp | 25th | 65% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.6% | 16th | +1.4pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 12.1% | 22nd | +2.1pp | 27th | 42% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.8% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 28th | 55% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 29th | 41% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.8% | 12th | +2.0pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 5th | +1.5pp | 31st | 48% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 8% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $302,999 (Jun 26) | -1.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $222,043 (Jun 26) | 26th | +7.6% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $340,803 (Jun 26) | 17th | +5.6% | 2nd | 3% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $348,286 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.0% | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $324,918 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.0% | 4th | 7% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.7% | 5th | 8% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $214,195 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 6th | 39% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $540,694 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.0% | 7th | 55% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $205,552 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.8% | 8th | 41% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $330,373 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.7% | 9th | 6% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $315,750 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.4% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $228,144 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.0% | 11th | 35% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $265,751 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.3% | 12th | 24% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.5% | 13th | 201% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $522,797 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.4% | 14th | 49% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $349,845 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.2% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $538,033 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.1% | 16th | 54% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 17th | 43% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $403,887 (Jun 26) | 12th | -0.7% | 18th | 15% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,710,119 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 19th | 389% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.8% | 20th | 10% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.7% | 21st | 141% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $737,771 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 22nd | 111% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $614,627 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.5% | 23rd | 76% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.6% | 24th | 13% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $409,845 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.2% | 25th | 17% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $395,461 (Jun 26) | 13th | -4.1% | 26th | 13% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $526,808 (Jun 26) | 8th | -4.3% | 27th | 51% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 11th | -6.2% | 28th | 16% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $281,935 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -7.1% | 29th | 19% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 7% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $185,570 (Jun 26) | -0.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| New Haven, CT | $240,389 (Jun 26) | 18th | +7.3% | 1st | 6% below peers | |
| Abilene, TX | $132,930 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.6% | 2nd | 48% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 19th | +5.0% | 3rd | 7% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $233,249 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.6% | 4th | 9% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $255,234 (Jun 26) | 15th | +4.6% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Independence, MO | $157,158 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.6% | 6th | 38% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $229,082 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.4% | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $249,711 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.6% | 8th | 2% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $356,154 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.0% | 9th | 40% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $183,406 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.6% | 10th | 28% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $405,000 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 11th | 59% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $109,220 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 12th | 57% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $137,808 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.0% | 13th | 46% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $263,669 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.9% | 14th | 3% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.1% | 15th | 22% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $434,946 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 16th | 70% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.1% | 17th | 209% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.5% | 18th | 178% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,097,008 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 19th | 330% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $484,930 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.1% | 20th | 90% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $324,658 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.2% | 21st | 27% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $425,896 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.4% | 22nd | 67% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $499,233 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.5% | 23rd | 96% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.5% | 24th | 5% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $316,037 (Jun 26) | 11th | -4.2% | 25th | 24% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 26th | 58% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $212,464 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -5.9% | 27th | 17% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 12th | -6.4% | 28th | 23% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $230,341 (Jun 26) | 21st | -7.6% | 29th | 10% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.0% to 56.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 7 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 62.6% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 70.0% | 9th | +7.5pp | 1st | 22% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.3% | 23rd | +4.2pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 25.7% | 31st | +1.7pp | 3rd | 55% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 1st | +5.2pp | 4th | 39% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 26th | +2.4pp | 5th | 25% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 28th | +2.2pp | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 14th | +2.7pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 75.8% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 8th | 32% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 56.1% | 17th | +2.1pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 50.5% | 21st | +1.7pp | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 57.4% | 16th | +1.9pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 65.3% | 10th | +1.9pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 61.6% | 12th | +1.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 72.5% | 7th | +2.0pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 48.7% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 15th | 15% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 75.3% | 4th | +1.2pp | 16th | 31% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 28.4% | 30th | +0.4pp | 17th | 51% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 8th | +0.7pp | 18th | 23% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 53.3% | 19th | +0.5pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 6th | +0.7pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 45.5% | 24th | +0.3pp | 21st | 21% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 60.9% | 13th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.7% | 25th | +0.0pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 58.5% | 15th | -0.7pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 74.6% | 5th | -1.6pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 65.1% | 11th | -2.7pp | 27th | 13% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 40.8% | 27th | -2.0pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 35.4% | 29th | -2.3pp | 29th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 53.1% | 20th | -3.5pp | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 18th | -4.8pp | 31st | 3% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 41% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $1,947 (Jun 26) | 12th | +41.4% | 1st | 8% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $3,890 (Jun 26) | 1st | +7.2% | 2nd | 116% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.7% | 3rd | 29% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.1% | 4th | 14% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $1,424 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.0% | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $2,341 (Jun 26) | 6th | +4.0% | 6th | 30% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.4% | 7th | 4% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.4% | 8th | 81% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $1,088 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.2% | 9th | 40% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.1% | 10th | 23% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $2,584 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.9% | 11th | 43% above peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $2,392 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.8% | 12th | 33% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.7% | 13th | 24% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $1,702 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.2% | 14th | 6% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $1,591 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.1% | 15th | 12% below peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $2,242 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.1% | 16th | 24% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $1,446 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.0% | 17th | 20% below peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.5% | 18th | 7% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $1,618 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.3% | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,158 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.1% | 20th | 20% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.6% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.6% | 22nd | 4% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $2,181 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.3% | 23rd | 21% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $1,324 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.2% | 24th | 27% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $2,094 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 25th | 16% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 26th | 51% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.7% | 27th | 5% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.1% | 28th | 12% below peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $1,856 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.8% | 29th | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.3% then, 33.6% now; margin ±2.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.1% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 30.1% | 8th | -5.6pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 50.3% | 30th | -2.7pp | 2nd | 50% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 33.2% | 14th | -1.6pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 26.1% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 25.4% | 1st | -0.7pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 5th | -0.4pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 7th | 19% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 21st | -0.1pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 25th | +0.2pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 10th | +0.2pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 17th | +0.4pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 28.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 29.9% | 7th | +0.8pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 46.1% | 27th | +1.3pp | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 28th | +1.5pp | 15th | 39% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 41.5% | 24th | +1.7pp | 16th | 24% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.5% | 20th | +1.6pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.2% | 9th | +1.5pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 54.5% | 31st | +3.1pp | 19th | 62% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 45.7% | 26th | +2.7pp | 20th | 36% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 32.3% | 11th | +1.9pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 33.6% | 16th | +2.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 33.3% | 15th | +2.4pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 32.6% | 12th | +2.6pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 49.8% | 29th | +3.9pp | 25th | 48% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 41.3% | 23rd | +4.0pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 37.4% | 19th | +3.9pp | 27th | 11% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 26.9% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 13th | +3.7pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 34.1% | 18th | +4.5pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 6th | +6.5pp | 31st | 13% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.3% to 4.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 6.4% | 17th | -3.3pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 4.4% | 9th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 3.8% | 7th | -0.8pp | 4th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 8.0% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 5th | 31% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 29th | -1.7pp | 6th | 171% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 26th | -0.6pp | 7th | 53% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.4% | 10th | -0.3pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.9% | 30th | -1.4pp | 9th | 341% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.7% | 19th | -0.2pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 7.1% | 20th | -0.2pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 12th | 60% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 16th | -0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12.8% | 28th | -0.1pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 30.6% | 31st | +0.9pp | 15th | 403% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 3.3% | 4th | +0.1pp | 16th | 45% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 5.8% | 14th | +0.2pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 13th | +0.2pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 9.5% | 27th | +0.8pp | 19th | 56% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 25th | +0.8pp | 20th | 37% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 4.0% | 8th | +0.4pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 5.8% | 15th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 4.6% | 12th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 8.1% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 24th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 8.3% | 24th | +1.3pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.6% | 18th | +1.1pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 11th | +0.9pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 7.1% | 21st | +2.2pp | 28th | 17% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 6th | +1.1pp | 29th | 43% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.5% | 5th | +1.1pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 62% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.4% to 13.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 16.2% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| New Haven, CT | 7.3% | 15th | -1.5pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 2nd | 51% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 6.8% | 13th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% | 8th | -1.0pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 5.8% | 9th | -1.0pp | 5th | 22% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 6th | 49% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.4% | 5th | -0.6pp | 7th | 41% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 3.9% | 4th | -0.4pp | 8th | 48% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 9th | 61% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 5.9% | 10th | -0.5pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 15.3% | 29th | -1.2pp | 11th | 106% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 15.0% | 28th | -1.0pp | 12th | 102% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -0.3pp | 13th | 39% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 11th | -0.3pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.6% | 1st | -0.1pp | 15th | 65% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.9% | 31st | -0.3pp | 16th | 154% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 17th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 16th | -0.0pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.6% | 30th | +0.1pp | 19th | 110% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 20th | 51% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 7th | +0.1pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 26th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 71% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 8.5% | 17th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 15% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 6.9% | 14th | +0.4pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 12.4% | 25th | +1.0pp | 25th | 68% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 13.6% | 27th | +1.2pp | 26th | 84% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 10.4% | 21st | +1.5pp | 27th | 40% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 10.1% | 20th | +1.5pp | 28th | 37% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 19th | +1.9pp | 29th | 34% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 24th | +2.5pp | 30th | 59% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.6% | 12th | +1.5pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Santa Clara, CA | 20.5% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 24.6% | 2nd | 29% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 26.2% | 3rd | 24% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 27.2% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 28.2% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 28.4% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 29.5% | 7th | 15% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 29.9% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| The Woodlands, TX | 30.2% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 32.2% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 32.7% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 32.9% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 34.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 34.6% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 34.9% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | 35.1% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 35.2% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 20th | 3% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 35.5% | 21st | 3% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 35.7% | 22nd | 3% above peers | |
| Athens, GA | 36.3% | 23rd | 5% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 36.8% | 24th | 6% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 37.1% | 25th | 7% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 37.2% | 26th | 8% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 37.2% | 27th | 8% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 28th | 14% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | 40.0% | 29th | 16% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 41.3% | 30th | 19% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 42.0% | 31st | 21% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.6% then, 8.3% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 12.0% | +1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Clovis, CA | 2.0% | 1st | -0.6pp | 1st | 62% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2.7% | 5th | -0.6pp | 2nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6.4% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.0% | 14th | -0.8pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 3.0% | 7th | -0.3pp | 5th | 43% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2.8% | 6th | -0.2pp | 6th | 45% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 5.2% | 16th | -0.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 4.8% | 13th | -0.1pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 8.4% | 27th | -0.0pp | 10th | 61% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 15th | +0.1pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 10.1% | 29th | +0.5pp | 12th | 95% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 25th | +0.9pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 19th | +0.8pp | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 22nd | +1.2pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.4% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 18th | 54% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 8.3% | 26th | +1.7pp | 19th | 60% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 28th | +2.4pp | 20th | 72% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.3% | 31st | +4.3pp | 21st | 193% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 14.1% | 30th | +4.4pp | 22nd | 172% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 4.2% | 11th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 24th | +2.4pp | 24th | 41% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 5.3% | 17th | +1.9pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 6.0% | 21st | +2.4pp | 26th | 15% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 4.1% | 10th | +1.7pp | 27th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 5.6% | 20th | +2.6pp | 28th | 8% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 9th | +1.8pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 5.5% | 18th | +2.8pp | 30th | 7% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.5% | 4th | +1.4pp | 31st | 53% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.5% to 27.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.8% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Arvada, CO | 51.5% | 6th | +10.4pp | 1st | 26% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 30th | +3.9pp | 2nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 27th | +4.7pp | 3rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 40.7% | 17th | +6.6pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 44.1% | 14th | +6.9pp | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 27.3% | 26th | +3.8pp | 6th | 33% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 19th | +5.5pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 45.2% | 12th | +6.0pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 19.4% | 29th | +2.5pp | 9th | 53% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 39.2% | 18th | +4.8pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.6% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 11th | 11% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 13th | +4.8pp | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 21.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 13th | 47% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 28.8% | 25th | +3.0pp | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 38.9% | 20th | +4.0pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 65.9% | 3rd | +6.1pp | 16th | 61% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.1% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 17th | 24% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 50.9% | 8th | +4.2pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 56.7% | 4th | +4.5pp | 19th | 38% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 41.1% | 16th | +2.9pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 9th | +3.3pp | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.0% | 15th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 45.9% | 11th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 66.1% | 2nd | +2.3pp | 24th | 61% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 37.5% | 21st | +1.1pp | 25th | 9% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 77.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 26th | 90% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 24th | +0.4pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 7th | +0.6pp | 28th | 25% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 10th | -0.0pp | 29th | 15% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 14.3% | 31st | -0.3pp | 30th | 65% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 56.5% | 5th | -2.1pp | 31st | 38% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 11.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.8% to 29.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.1pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Norman, OK | 45.3% | 17th | +14.2pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 46.2% | 14th | +9.5pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 59.8% | 4th | +11.1pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 30th | +4.2pp | 4th | 41% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 18th | +4.6pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 63.3% | 2nd | +6.0pp | 6th | 40% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 51.0% | 10th | +2.0pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 62.2% | 3rd | +2.0pp | 8th | 37% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.9% | 24th | +0.4pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 57.6% | 5th | +0.4pp | 10th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.9% | 26th | +0.0pp | 12th | 19% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 55.5% | 6th | -1.4pp | 13th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.1% | 25th | -1.8pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 11th | -3.2pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 45.3% | 16th | -3.5pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 53.3% | 7th | -4.7pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 15th | -4.5pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.4% | 1st | -8.2pp | 19th | 42% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.4% | 13th | -7.1pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 39.1% | 23rd | -6.6pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 29.5% | 28th | -5.4pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 41.6% | 21st | -8.1pp | 23rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.8% | 19th | -8.8pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 51.9% | 8th | -13.8pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 9th | -18.7pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 29.9% | 27th | -11.0pp | 27th | 34% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 20th | -16.1pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 22.3% | 31st | -12.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 29th | -19.0pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | -31.0pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 7.0% now; margin ±3.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 8.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lewisville, TX | 1.3% | 1st | -4.7pp | 1st | 75% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.1% | 6th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 20th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.6% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 4th | 69% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 6.2% | 19th | -2.0pp | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7.0% | 21st | -1.2pp | 6th | 36% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 10th | -0.7pp | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 4.0% | 11th | -0.7pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 9.2% | 26th | -1.5pp | 9th | 79% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 1.7% | 4th | -0.2pp | 10th | 68% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 4.6% | 14th | -0.5pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 5th | -0.2pp | 12th | 52% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.6% | 13th | -0.1pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 24th | +0.0pp | 14th | 59% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 9.2% | 27th | +0.4pp | 15th | 79% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 5.7% | 17th | +0.4pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 10.1% | 29th | +1.6pp | 17th | 97% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.7% | 9th | +0.6pp | 18th | 28% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 9.1% | 25th | +1.6pp | 19th | 76% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 20th | 38% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 5.1% | 16th | +1.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 30th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 109% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 4.5% | 12th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 28th | +2.9pp | 24th | 92% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.0% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1.3% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 26th | 75% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.4% | 23rd | +3.4pp | 27th | 44% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.3% | 8th | +1.6pp | 28th | 35% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 15th | +2.7pp | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.6% | 31st | +8.4pp | 30th | 165% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.7% | 18th | +4.5pp | 31st | 10% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 124,156 to 128,053 - more than the combined survey margin (±520). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 130,138 | 8th | +28% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 131,080 | 6th | +23% | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 9th | +16% | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 124,725 | 20th | +14% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 122,290 | 26th | +11% | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 124,570 | 21st | +10% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 131,627 | 5th | +8% | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 132,353 | 4th | +7% | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 121,002 | 31st | +6% | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 128,548 | 11th | +6% | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 122,330 | 25th | +6% | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 129,672 | 10th | +6% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 14th | +4% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 16th | +4% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 121,740 | 28th | +4% | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 122,634 | 24th | +3% | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 128,053 | 12th | +3% | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 134,349 | 1st | +3% | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 13th | +3% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 124,268 | 22nd | +2% | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 15th | +2% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 130,256 | 7th | +2% | 22nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 122,036 | 27th | +1% | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 133,573 | 3rd | +1% | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 18th | -0% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 17th | -0% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 133,740 | 2nd | -2% | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 121,127 | 30th | -2% | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 19th | -2% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 121,715 | 29th | -4% | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 124,035 | 23rd | -4% | 31st | 2% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.6% then, 32.3% now; margin ±5.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 26th | +7.3pp | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 28.5% | 15th | +6.8pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 55.1% | 4th | +11.6pp | 3rd | 95% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 7th | +6.3pp | 4th | 45% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 24.9% | 20th | +2.6pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 5th | +4.6pp | 6th | 69% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 26.8% | 18th | +2.0pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 8th | 109% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 57.4% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 9th | 103% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 20.1% | 24th | +0.4pp | 10th | 29% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 28.3% | 17th | +0.2pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 31.7% | 13th | -0.4pp | 12th | 12% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 20.3% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 13th | 28% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 25th | -0.4pp | 14th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.7% | 6th | -0.9pp | 15th | 51% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 19th | -0.6pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 40.5% | 8th | -1.0pp | 17th | 43% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 17.1% | 27th | -0.4pp | 18th | 39% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 9th | -1.8pp | 19th | 31% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 22.3% | 21st | -1.3pp | 20th | 21% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 32.3% | 12th | -2.2pp | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 9.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 22nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 61.9% | 1st | -6.7pp | 23rd | 119% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 21.6% | 22nd | -2.4pp | 24th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 30.3% | 14th | -3.5pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 29th | -1.8pp | 26th | 50% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 28.3% | 16th | -3.7pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 14.6% | 28th | -1.9pp | 28th | 49% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.0% | 10th | -5.5pp | 29th | 31% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -3.4pp | 30th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 36.8% | 11th | -9.5pp | 31st | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.6% then, 70.8% now; margin ±9.4pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 63.7% | +3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| College Station, TX | 72.8% | 12th | +18.0pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 57.6% | 30th | +13.0pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 74.8% | 7th | +9.8pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 4th | +9.7pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 70.8% | 18th | +9.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 74.5% | 9th | +9.0pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 22nd | +6.1pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 71.3% | 14th | +6.0pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 60.7% | 27th | +5.0pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 76.7% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 78.2% | 1st | +4.0pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 11th | +3.7pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 74.1% | 10th | +3.4pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 67.3% | 20th | +3.0pp | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 5th | +3.3pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 72.8% | 13th | +2.9pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 21st | +1.9pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.9% | 24th | +1.6pp | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 69.0% | 19th | +1.2pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 71.1% | 16th | +1.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 56.1% | 31st | +1.0pp | 22nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 70.8% | 17th | +0.2pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 75.4% | 6th | +0.2pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 25th | -0.2pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 59.4% | 28th | -0.4pp | 26th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 15th | -0.9pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 65.6% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 58.8% | 29th | -5.5pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 74.8% | 8th | -7.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 61.6% | 26th | -7.3pp | 31st | 13% below peers |