This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Violent crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Aurora, CO | 729 (May 26) | -20.0% | 1st | ||
| Miami, FL | 314 (May 26) | -19.9% | 2nd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 682 (May 26) | -17.2% | 3rd | ||
| Arlington, TX | 373 (May 26) | -16.9% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 394 (May 26) | -16.1% | 5th | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 1,417 (Mar 26) | -15.0% | 6th | ||
| Stockton, CA | 973 (May 26) | -10.3% | 7th | ||
| Lexington, KY | 307 (May 26) | -9.9% | 8th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 671 (May 26) | -9.3% | 9th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 834 (Apr 26) | -8.2% | 10th | ||
| Henderson, NV | 228 (May 26) | -5.8% | 11th | ||
| Riverside, CA | 546 (May 26) | -5.5% | 12th | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 193 (May 26) | -5.2% | 13th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,046 (May 26) | -4.4% | 14th | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 539 (May 26) | -3.3% | 15th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 348 (May 26) | -1.9% | 16th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 96 (May 26) | +5.3% | 17th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 514 (May 26) | +6.4% | 18th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,314 (May 26) | -23.7% | 1st | ||
| Riverside, CA | 2,032 (May 26) | -21.9% | 2nd | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,210 (May 26) | -21.5% | 3rd | ||
| Arlington, TX | 1,839 (May 26) | -19.6% | 4th | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 1,386 (May 26) | -18.9% | 5th | ||
| Aurora, CO | 2,392 (May 26) | -18.0% | 6th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,210 (May 26) | -17.9% | 7th | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 1,676 (May 26) | -17.6% | 8th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,346 (May 26) | -17.2% | 9th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,032 (May 26) | -15.8% | 10th | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 4,247 (Mar 26) | -14.4% | 11th | ||
| Stockton, CA | 2,196 (May 26) | -11.4% | 12th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,689 (May 26) | -10.7% | 13th | ||
| Henderson, NV | 1,469 (May 26) | -7.6% | 14th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 3,291 (Apr 26) | -6.8% | 15th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4,766 (May 26) | -3.6% | 16th | ||
| Lexington, KY | 2,309 (May 26) | -3.3% | 17th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 2,277 (May 26) | +10.4% | 18th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 44% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Henderson, NV | 1 (May 26) | -71.4% | 1st | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (May 26) | -52.9% | 2nd | ||
| Arlington, TX | 2 (May 26) | -44.4% | 3rd | ||
| Stockton, CA | 9 (May 26) | -40.4% | 4th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (May 26) | -40.0% | 5th | ||
| Lexington, KY | 5 (May 26) | -37.1% | 6th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (May 26) | -33.3% | 7th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (May 26) | -25.6% | 8th | ||
| Aurora, CO | 7 (May 26) | -25.0% | 9th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 6 (Apr 26) | -18.8% | 10th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 14 (May 26) | -13.0% | 11th | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 2 (May 26) | -11.0% | 12th | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 28 (Mar 26) | -1.0% | 13th | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 31 (May 26) | +1.8% | 14th | ||
| Miami, FL | 5 (May 26) | +10.0% | 15th | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 3 (May 26) | +11.1% | 16th | ||
| Riverside, CA | 3 (May 26) | +22.3% | 17th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (May 26) | +37.6% | 18th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7 (May 26) | +58.0% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 45% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 328 (May 26) | -53.7% | 1st | ||
| Aurora, CO | 415 (May 26) | -45.0% | 2nd | ||
| Arlington, TX | 184 (May 26) | -44.8% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 210 (May 26) | -40.0% | 4th | ||
| Riverside, CA | 271 (May 26) | -36.1% | 5th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 373 (May 26) | -34.4% | 6th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 296 (May 26) | -31.8% | 7th | ||
| Stockton, CA | 366 (May 26) | -30.7% | 8th | ||
| Henderson, NV | 233 (May 26) | -27.2% | 9th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 80 (May 26) | -24.7% | 10th | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 927 (Mar 26) | -20.3% | 11th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 633 (May 26) | -18.7% | 12th | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 252 (May 26) | -16.3% | 13th | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 237 (May 26) | -11.7% | 14th | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 386 (Apr 26) | -11.1% | 15th | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 476 (May 26) | -10.2% | 16th | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 1,278 (May 26) | -8.7% | 17th | ||
| Lexington, KY | 272 (May 26) | +3.0% | 18th |
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 $60,571 to $75,171 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,957). 22 of the 22 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 | $78,476 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 20th | +60% | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | $79,907 | 13th | +46% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | $75,475 | 14th | +40% | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | $72,336 | 17th | +40% | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 7th | +39% | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | $101,600 | 1st | +38% | 6th | 26% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | $56,631 | 22nd | +36% | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | $88,368 | 6th | +36% | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | $95,227 | 2nd | +33% | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | $40,801 | 23rd | +32% | 10th | 49% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | $91,045 | 4th | +32% | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 10th | +31% | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | $80,846 | 11th | +29% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | $80,540 | 12th | +28% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 9th | +27% | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | $59,838 | 21st | +26% | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | $75,171 | 15th | +24% | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | $64,620 | 19th | +23% | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 16th | +22% | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | $90,138 | 5th | +22% | 20th | 12% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 3rd | +21% | 21st | 15% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | $69,479 | 18th | +21% | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $86,504 | 8th | +21% | 23rd | 7% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.3% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Cleveland, OH | 3.8% (May 26) | 7th | -1.4pp | 1st | 7% below peers | |
| Stockton, CA | 6.1% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.6pp | 2nd | 49% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 5.4% (May 26) | 21st | -0.4pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 4th | on par with peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Anaheim, CA | 3.5% (May 26) | 5th | -0.2pp | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| Riverside, CA | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | -0.2pp | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 3.9% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 5% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 6th | -0.2pp | 9th | 10% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (May 26) | 19th | -0.1pp | 10th | 24% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 11th | 24% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 12th | 44% below peers | |
| Henderson, NV | 5.3% (May 26) | 20th | +0.0pp | 13th | 29% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 14th | on par with peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | 4.8% (May 26) | 18th | +0.1pp | 15th | 17% above peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.2pp | 16th | 20% below peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Lexington, KY | 4.0% (May 26) | 9th | +0.3pp | 18th | 2% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.1% (May 26) | 13th | +0.5pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 16th | +0.9pp | 20th | 12% above peers | |
| Orlando, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | +0.9pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 4.7% (May 26) | 17th | +1.5pp | 22nd | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.4% to 12.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 12 of the 22 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 | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 8.9% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 1st | 38% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.3% | 11th | -3.3pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 14.8% | 15th | -3.2pp | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.1% | 21st | -3.9pp | 4th | 33% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.4% | 17th | -3.1pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 12.3% | 8th | -2.3pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 14.5% | 13th | -2.6pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 15.3% | 16th | -2.3pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 12.6% | 9th | -1.8pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 11.7% | 6th | -1.6pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.6% | 14th | -2.0pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 14.4% | 12th | -1.8pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 29.7% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 13th | 107% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.2% | 19th | -1.0pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 15th | 20% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 21.8% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 18.3% | 20th | -0.8pp | 17th | 27% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 15.6% | 18th | -0.1pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.2% | 10th | +0.1pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 11.8% | 7th | +1.2pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 11.6% | 5th | +1.4pp | 21st | 19% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 8.9% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 22nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.4% | 1st | +1.3pp | 23rd | 41% 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 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.1% to 17.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 15 of the 22 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 | 18.7% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.6% | 8th | -8.2pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 15.3% | 6th | -6.9pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 17.9% | 12th | -7.6pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 19.2% | 15th | -7.3pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 14th | -5.7pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 20th | -6.6pp | 7th | 41% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 17.7% | 10th | -4.4pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 14.8% | 4th | -3.2pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 20.6% | 16th | -3.8pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 20.8% | 17th | -3.3pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 17.9% | 11th | -2.6pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 7th | -1.8pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 9th | -1.5pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 27.4% | 21st | -2.4pp | 15th | 53% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 44.9% | 23rd | -3.3pp | 16th | 151% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 22.0% | 19th | -1.2pp | 17th | 23% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 32.5% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 18th | 82% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 21.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 10.7% | 2nd | +1.1pp | 20th | 40% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 18.1% | 13th | +3.1pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 14.9% | 5th | +2.8pp | 23rd | 17% 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 6.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 85.8% to 92.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 22 of the 22 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 | 91.4% | +9.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 23rd | +17.5pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 84.8% | 22nd | +16.1pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 86.6% | 21st | +13.1pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 91.8% | 14th | +12.5pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 91.6% | 16th | +10.2pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 91.7% | 15th | +8.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 9th | +8.8pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 89.8% | 19th | +8.2pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 93.6% | 8th | +8.3pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 17th | +7.1pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 90.9% | 18th | +7.0pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 94.1% | 6th | +6.8pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 92.4% | 13th | +6.6pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 94.4% | 5th | +6.5pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 93.2% | 10th | +6.3pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 89.3% | 20th | +5.9pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 93.7% | 7th | +6.1pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 92.6% | 12th | +5.7pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 94.8% | 1st | +5.7pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 2nd | +4.6pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 4th | +4.5pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 3rd | +4.0pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 93.1% | 11th | +3.7pp | 23rd | 1% 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.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.01).
| 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 | |||||
| Stockton, CA | 0.44 | 6th | -0.031 | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 0.55 | 22nd | -0.017 | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 0.51 | 18th | -0.012 | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 3rd | -0.009 | 4th | 10% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 23rd | -0.009 | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 0.49 | 15th | -0.008 | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 0.42 | 1st | -0.007 | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 10th | -0.005 | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 0.45 | 8th | -0.005 | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 0.51 | 19th | -0.005 | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 0.50 | 17th | -0.003 | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 0.49 | 16th | -0.001 | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 0.51 | 20th | -0.000 | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 0.54 | 21st | +0.001 | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 0.44 | 5th | +0.005 | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 0.46 | 9th | +0.006 | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 0.47 | 11th | +0.009 | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 0.48 | 12th | +0.011 | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 14th | +0.015 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 0.45 | 7th | +0.015 | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 13th | +0.018 | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 4th | +0.019 | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 0.43 | 2nd | +0.020 | 23rd | 11% 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.
SNAP fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 11.7% to 10.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 9 of the 22 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 11.4% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Tampa, FL | 15.7% | 18th | -3.6pp | 1st | 26% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 8.5% | 4th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 22nd | -5.6pp | 3rd | 105% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 12.4% | 12th | -2.3pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 15.0% | 16th | -2.3pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 5th | -1.4pp | 6th | 24% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 10.4% | 7th | -1.4pp | 7th | 17% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 6th | -1.3pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 31.5% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 9th | 153% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 11.1% | 11th | -1.0pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 11th | 34% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 18.5% | 20th | +0.0pp | 12th | 49% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 13th | 48% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.6% | 17th | +0.5pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 20.8% | 21st | +0.8pp | 15th | 67% above peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 11.1% | 10th | +0.5pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 16.8% | 19th | +1.1pp | 17th | 35% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 10.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 10.8% | 9th | +1.0pp | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 7.7% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 20th | 38% below peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 14.0% | 15th | +2.7pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 14th | +2.7pp | 22nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 13.7% | 13th | +3.5pp | 23rd | 10% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 52% 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% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $432,734 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.2% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $208,245 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.2% | 2nd | 52% below peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $222,868 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.9% | 3rd | 48% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $862,989 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.0% | 4th | 99% above peers | |
| Anaheim, CA | $954,662 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.5% | 5th | 121% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $300,783 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.5% | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $858,250 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.0% | 7th | 98% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $336,624 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.9% | 8th | 22% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $392,105 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.4% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Riverside, CA | $648,360 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.5% | 10th | 50% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $582,621 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.7% | 11th | 35% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $314,440 (Jun 26) | 17th | -1.5% | 12th | 27% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $450,254 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.8% | 13th | 4% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | $247,590 (Jun 26) | 19th | -2.0% | 14th | 43% below peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | $121,435 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.0% | 15th | 72% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $380,283 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.1% | 16th | 12% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $436,056 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.1% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Orlando, FL | $375,175 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.4% | 18th | 13% below peers | |
| Henderson, NV | $486,533 (Jun 26) | 7th | -2.6% | 19th | 12% above peers | |
| Stockton, CA | $431,217 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.3% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $462,424 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.5% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $721,966 (Jun 26) | 4th | -4.6% | 22nd | 67% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 52% 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% | ||||
| Wichita, KS | $127,061 (Jun 26) | 21st | +4.1% | 1st | 59% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $310,153 (Jun 26) | 11th | +3.7% | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $132,642 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.2% | 3rd | 57% below peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | $147,027 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.7% | 4th | 53% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $205,406 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.4% | 5th | 34% below peers | |
| Anaheim, CA | $768,083 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.3% | 6th | 148% above peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $223,628 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.2% | 7th | 28% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $587,973 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.3% | 8th | 90% above peers | |
| Riverside, CA | $544,639 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.0% | 9th | 76% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $294,150 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.7% | 10th | 5% below peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $252,240 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.1% | 11th | 19% below peers | |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $464,048 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.3% | 12th | 50% above peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | $74,389 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.7% | 13th | 76% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $339,179 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.9% | 14th | 9% above peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $246,066 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.3% | 15th | 21% below peers | |
| Henderson, NV | $359,980 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.8% | 16th | 16% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $352,438 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.0% | 17th | 14% above peers | |
| Stockton, CA | $340,220 (Jun 26) | 8th | -3.1% | 18th | 10% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $300,340 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.7% | 19th | 3% below peers | |
| Orlando, FL | $238,928 (Jun 26) | 16th | -4.1% | 20th | 23% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $332,504 (Jun 26) | 10th | -5.1% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Oakland, CA | $476,713 (Jun 26) | 4th | -6.1% | 22nd | 54% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.2% then, 54.3% now; margin ±1.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| 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% | ||||||
| Orlando, FL | 39.5% | 22nd | +4.1pp | 1st | 24% below peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 53.9% | 10th | +5.2pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 48.9% | 16th | +4.2pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 51.2% | 13th | +2.9pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 56.8% | 8th | +2.8pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 62.4% | 3rd | +2.5pp | 6th | 20% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 7th | 41% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 42.3% | 19th | +1.6pp | 8th | 18% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 50.3% | 15th | +1.8pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 21st | +1.3pp | 10th | 21% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 66.1% | 1st | +2.0pp | 11th | 27% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 4th | +1.8pp | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 46.2% | 18th | +1.4pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 60.6% | 5th | +1.5pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 51.9% | 12th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 16th | 25% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 47.7% | 17th | +0.5pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 41.7% | 20th | +0.2pp | 18th | 20% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 58.9% | 6th | +0.1pp | 19th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 53.8% | 11th | -0.7pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 14th | -0.8pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 54.3% | 9th | -0.9pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 7th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 10% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 62% 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% | ||||
| Oakland, CA | $2,614 (Jun 26) | 4th | +7.8% | 1st | 40% above peers | |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $3,038 (Jun 26) | 1st | +5.4% | 2nd | 63% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | $1,146 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +5.3% | 3rd | 39% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 7th | +4.6% | 4th | 11% above peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,430 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.2% | 5th | 23% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | $1,686 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.5% | 6th | 10% below peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | $1,272 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.1% | 7th | 32% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,453 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.0% | 8th | 22% below peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | $1,865 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.8% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,364 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.7% | 10th | 27% above peers | |
| Riverside, CA | $2,420 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.4% | 11th | 30% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | $1,664 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.3% | 12th | 11% below peers | |
| Stockton, CA | $1,989 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.2% | 13th | 7% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 18th | +1.0% | 14th | 17% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,739 (Jun 26) | 14th | +1.0% | 15th | 7% below peers | |
| Anaheim, CA | $2,674 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.7% | 16th | 43% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,004 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.3% | 17th | 61% above peers | |
| Henderson, NV | $1,826 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.2% | 18th | 2% below peers | |
| Orlando, FL | $1,904 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.2% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,579 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.1% | 20th | 15% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | $1,999 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.9% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Aurora, CO | $1,759 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.9% | 22nd | 6% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.0% to 39.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 of the 22 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 | 33.1% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Stockton, CA | 41.0% | 15th | -2.2pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 28.1% | 1st | -0.7pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 20th | -0.8pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 45.3% | 19th | -0.8pp | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 43.1% | 17th | -0.6pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 47.3% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 19% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 40.7% | 13th | +0.2pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 43.6% | 18th | +0.4pp | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.1% | 6th | +0.4pp | 10th | 12% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.2% | 4th | +0.5pp | 11th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 39.7% | 11th | +1.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 42.5% | 16th | +1.5pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.9% | 14th | +1.7pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 39.7% | 12th | +1.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 46.0% | 21st | +2.0pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 9th | +1.6pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 32.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 3rd | +1.9pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 34.9% | 5th | +3.6pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 8th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.6% | 10th | +5.5pp | 23rd | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.2% to 5.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 1 of the 22 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 | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Stockton, CA | 7.2% | 10th | -2.0pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 4.5% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 8.5% | 16th | -1.4pp | 4th | 16% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.4% | 8th | -1.0pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 7.2% | 11th | -0.7pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 7.4% | 13th | -0.6pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 17th | -0.7pp | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 15.6% | 18th | -1.2pp | 9th | 111% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 17.4% | 21st | -1.1pp | 10th | 136% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 22nd | -0.9pp | 11th | 142% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 14th | -0.4pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 22.1% | 23rd | -1.0pp | 13th | 199% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.3% | 15th | -0.3pp | 14th | 13% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 16.6% | 20th | +0.0pp | 15th | 125% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 16.2% | 19th | +0.1pp | 16th | 119% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 5.6% | 6th | +0.2pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 7th | +0.3pp | 18th | 18% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 6.6% | 9th | +0.5pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 4.3% | 1st | +0.3pp | 20th | 42% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 4th | +0.4pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 12th | +1.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 5.0% | 5th | +0.9pp | 23rd | 32% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.2% then, 18.9% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 5.6% | 2nd | -2.3pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 9.9% | 16th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.1% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 3rd | 94% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.0% | 4th | -1.2pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 5.6% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 5th | 33% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 8.0% | 11th | -1.1pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3.4% | 1st | -0.4pp | 7th | 59% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 10.5% | 17th | -1.1pp | 9th | 26% above peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 13.8% | 20th | -1.4pp | 10th | 65% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.2% | 15th | -0.9pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 8.9% | 13th | -0.5pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 15.9% | 21st | -0.5pp | 13th | 91% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.4% | 9th | -0.1pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.3% | 12th | -0.1pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 7.4% | 8th | -0.0pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 12.2% | 18th | +0.2pp | 17th | 47% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 6.9% | 6th | +0.1pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 6.7% | 5th | +0.2pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 18.9% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 20th | 127% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 8.0% | 10th | +0.4pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 7.1% | 7th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 13.6% | 19th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 63% above 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% | |||
| Oakland, CA | 23.7% | 1st | 29% below peers | |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 24.4% | 2nd | 27% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 3rd | 18% below peers | |
| Anaheim, CA | 28.2% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 5th | 16% below peers | |
| Aurora, CO | 28.3% | 6th | 16% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 29.6% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Henderson, NV | 30.1% | 9th | 10% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Tampa, FL | 32.3% | 11th | 4% below peers | |
| Orlando, FL | 33.6% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 13th | 1% above peers | |
| Lexington, KY | 34.5% | 14th | 3% above peers | |
| Wichita, KS | 34.7% | 15th | 3% above peers | |
| Bakersfield, CA | 34.7% | 16th | 3% above peers | |
| Riverside, CA | 35.1% | 17th | 4% above peers | |
| Stockton, CA | 35.3% | 18th | 5% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 19th | 8% above peers | |
| New Orleans, LA | 37.2% | 20th | 11% above peers | |
| Arlington, TX | 39.2% | 21st | 17% above peers | |
| Tulsa, OK | 39.4% | 22nd | 17% above peers | |
| Cleveland, OH | 44.9% | 23rd | 34% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.3% to 13.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 22 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 | 12.0% | +1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Lexington, KY | 3.0% | 4th | -1.3pp | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 3.5% | 6th | -0.8pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 3.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 19th | -1.3pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 3.0% | 3rd | -0.5pp | 5th | 45% below peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 2.2% | 1st | -0.2pp | 6th | 58% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 6.5% | 18th | -0.1pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 14th | -0.1pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 7th | +0.1pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 8.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 10th | 57% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 10th | +0.2pp | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 3.9% | 9th | +0.3pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 16th | +0.6pp | 13th | 20% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 14th | 46% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 6.2% | 15th | +0.8pp | 15th | 16% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 13.1% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 16th | 144% above peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 6.5% | 17th | +1.0pp | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.9% | 21st | +1.8pp | 18th | 67% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 12th | +1.1pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 9.7% | 22nd | +2.1pp | 20th | 80% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 3.8% | 8th | +1.0pp | 21st | 29% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 4.4% | 11th | +1.3pp | 22nd | 18% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 5.4% | 13th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 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.
College attainment rose 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.3% to 32.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 21 of the 22 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 | 33.8% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Cleveland, OH | 22.4% | 22nd | +4.9pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 12th | +7.8pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 45.7% | 5th | +7.1pp | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 29.7% | 19th | +4.2pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 10th | +4.9pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 33.6% | 15th | +3.9pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 42.4% | 8th | +4.8pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 37.4% | 13th | +4.0pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 25.7% | 20th | +2.7pp | 10th | 31% below peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 42.5% | 7th | +4.5pp | 11th | 14% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 41.5% | 9th | +4.3pp | 12th | 11% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 48.8% | 3rd | +4.7pp | 13th | 30% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 48.3% | 4th | +4.6pp | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 55.5% | 1st | +5.1pp | 15th | 48% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 20.0% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 23.6% | 21st | +1.7pp | 17th | 37% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 17th | +2.3pp | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 33.6% | 16th | +2.1pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 11th | +2.4pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 2nd | +3.1pp | 22nd | 44% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 31.1% | 18th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 17% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.7% then, 39.7% now; margin ±5.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Anaheim, CA | 51.3% | 5th | +7.1pp | 1st | 17% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 44.2% | 11th | +6.0pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 41.0% | 16th | +4.8pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 43.8% | 13th | +3.5pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 58.2% | 3rd | +4.6pp | 5th | 32% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 1st | +4.3pp | 6th | 54% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 39.7% | 18th | +2.0pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 14th | -1.6pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 61.5% | 2nd | -2.4pp | 9th | 40% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 36.5% | 20th | -1.5pp | 10th | 17% below peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 39.5% | 19th | -2.8pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 42.5% | 15th | -4.3pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 50.2% | 7th | -5.2pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 55.1% | 4th | -6.2pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 8th | -6.1pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 51.0% | 6th | -6.9pp | 16th | 16% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 12th | -7.0pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 21st | -6.0pp | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 29.3% | 23rd | -5.1pp | 19th | 33% below peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 41.0% | 17th | -7.3pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 9th | -9.7pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 33.7% | 22nd | -8.7pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 44.8% | 10th | -14.2pp | 23rd | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.3% then, 6.3% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Orlando, FL | 4.3% | 2nd | -4.4pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 5.8% | 7th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 19th | -4.1pp | 3rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 6.3% | 8th | -1.0pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 7.9% | 15th | -0.6pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 6th | -0.3pp | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 8.1% | 16th | -0.4pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 14th | -0.3pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 6.4% | 10th | -0.2pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 10.4% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 56% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 8.1% | 17th | -0.1pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 3rd | -0.0pp | 12th | 29% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 5.2% | 5th | +0.0pp | 13th | 21% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 6.3% | 9th | +0.3pp | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 12th | +0.5pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 10.1% | 22nd | +1.0pp | 16th | 51% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 4.2% | 1st | +0.5pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 9.0% | 20th | +1.7pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 6.5% | 11th | +1.3pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 4.9% | 4th | +1.0pp | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 10.0% | 21st | +2.0pp | 21st | 50% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 8.2% | 18th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 13th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 2% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 395,477 to 397,742 - more than the combined survey margin (±150). 14 of the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando, FL | 319,758 | 22nd | +14% | 1st | 20% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 332,141 | 19th | +11% | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 411,986 | 10th | +9% | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 394,432 | 14th | +7% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 2nd | +5% | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 322,326 | 21st | +4% | 6th | 19% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 3rd | +4% | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 401,618 | 11th | +4% | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 439,418 | 7th | +3% | 9th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 413,794 | 9th | +3% | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 1st | +3% | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 397,945 | 12th | +2% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 427,246 | 8th | +2% | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 5th | +1% | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 4th | +1% | 15th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 323,725 | 20th | +1% | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 397,742 | 13th | +1% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 345,482 | 17th | -1% | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 344,521 | 18th | -2% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 319,069 | 23rd | -2% | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 6th | -2% | 21st | 14% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 371,853 | 15th | -5% | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 366,097 | 16th | -5% | 23rd | 8% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.6% to 32.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 3 of the 22 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 | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 27.7% | 22nd | +3.9pp | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 34.0% | 14th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 18th | +2.5pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 28.8% | 21st | +2.4pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 29.7% | 20th | +2.3pp | 5th | 15% below peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 41.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 5th | +2.8pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 15th | +1.9pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 35.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Oakland, CA | 35.8% | 10th | +1.3pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 71.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 11th | 106% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 12th | -0.5pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 30.1% | 19th | -0.6pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 31.7% | 17th | -1.2pp | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 34.6% | 13th | -1.6pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 40.1% | 6th | -2.4pp | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 35.9% | 9th | -2.3pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 39.2% | 7th | -2.7pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 53.7% | 2nd | -4.0pp | 19th | 54% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 3rd | -3.5pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 32.6% | 16th | -3.0pp | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 38.9% | 8th | -5.0pp | 23rd | 12% 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 (65.3% then, 67.2% now; margin ±5.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Oakland, CA | 71.6% | 5th | +7.0pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 68.2% | 13th | +6.0pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Tampa, FL | 74.3% | 2nd | +6.3pp | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Riverside, CA | 67.2% | 16th | +5.6pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 7th | +5.9pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Anaheim, CA | 68.2% | 14th | +4.6pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Stockton, CA | 63.5% | 19th | +3.8pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 12th | +3.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Arlington, TX | 67.2% | 17th | +1.8pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 22nd | +1.6pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 9th | +1.4pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Wichita, KS | 70.3% | 10th | +1.2pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lexington, KY | 74.2% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 13th | 8% above peers | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 63.8% | 18th | +0.9pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| New Orleans, LA | 70.2% | 11th | -1.0pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cleveland, OH | 71.9% | 4th | -1.7pp | 17th | 5% above peers | ||
| Orlando, FL | 71.5% | 6th | -1.8pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Aurora, CO | 63.5% | 20th | -1.9pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 8th | -2.1pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bakersfield, CA | 62.4% | 21st | -1.9pp | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Minneapolis, MN | 74.6% | 1st | -3.9pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Henderson, NV | 61.3% | 23rd | -3.4pp | 23rd | 11% below peers |