This badge answers one question: can Austin's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Austin. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Austin.
Violent crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 89% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| San Jose, CA | 459 (May 26) | -20.5% | 1st | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 608 (Jul 26) | -17.4% | 2nd | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 336 (Jul 26) | -17.2% | 3rd | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 560 (Jul 26) | -17.1% | 4th | ||
| Denver, CO | 808 (Jul 26) | -13.1% | 5th | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 459 (Jul 26) | -10.1% | 6th | ||
| Columbus, OH | 358 (Jun 26) | -8.7% | 7th | ||
| Dallas, TX | 554 (Jul 26) | -8.6% | 8th | ||
| Austin, TX | 396 (Jul 26) | -5.3% | 9th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 652 (Jul 26) | +0.1% | 10th |
This badge answers one question: can Austin's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Austin.
Property crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 89% 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% | |||
| San Francisco, CA | 2,614 (Jul 26) | -17.5% | 1st | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 2,013 (Jul 26) | -16.9% | 2nd | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 2,545 (Jul 26) | -12.7% | 3rd | ||
| Columbus, OH | 2,382 (Jun 26) | -11.5% | 4th | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 3,409 (Jul 26) | -10.6% | 5th | ||
| Denver, CO | 3,984 (Jul 26) | -10.3% | 6th | ||
| San Jose, CA | 2,311 (May 26) | -8.9% | 7th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4,586 (Jul 26) | -6.8% | 8th | ||
| Austin, TX | 2,867 (Jul 26) | -5.3% | 9th | ||
| Dallas, TX | 2,995 (Jul 26) | -3.4% | 10th |
This badge answers one question: can Austin's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Austin.
Homicides was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Seattle, WA | 3 (Jul 26) | -38.9% | 1st | ||
| Columbus, OH | 7 (Jun 26) | -29.1% | 2nd | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 6 (Jul 26) | -22.8% | 3rd | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 13 (Jul 26) | -20.4% | 4th | ||
| Denver, CO | 7 (Jul 26) | -9.2% | 5th | ||
| Austin, TX | 5 (Jul 26) | +0.0% | 6th | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7 (Jul 26) | +4.2% | 7th | ||
| Dallas, TX | 11 (Jul 26) | +6.0% | 8th | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 4 (Jul 26) | +6.4% | 9th | ||
| San Jose, CA | 2 (May 26) | +9.4% | 10th | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 10 (Jul 26) | +16.9% | 11th |
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.
Vehicle theft fell about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Denver, CO | 641 (Jul 26) | -33.5% | 1st | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 285 (Jul 26) | -32.5% | 2nd | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 319 (Jul 26) | -31.7% | 3rd | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 499 (Jul 26) | -25.2% | 4th | ||
| Dallas, TX | 705 (Jul 26) | -24.4% | 5th | ||
| Austin, TX | 351 (Jul 26) | -22.9% | 6th | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 478 (Jul 26) | -20.9% | 7th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 665 (Jul 26) | -18.6% | 8th | ||
| San Jose, CA | 490 (May 26) | -12.5% | 9th | ||
| Columbus, OH | 511 (Jun 26) | -6.4% | 10th |
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 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $71,576 to $93,658 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,894).
| 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% | |||||
| Indianapolis, IN | $66,219 | 10th | +38% | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | $94,718 | 4th | +38% | 2nd | 15% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | $123,860 | 3rd | +34% | 3rd | 51% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | $70,518 | 8th | +34% | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | $146,427 | 1st | +34% | 5th | 78% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | $93,658 | 5th | +31% | 6th | 14% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | $82,068 | 6th | +31% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | $79,507 | 7th | +28% | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | $69,872 | 9th | +28% | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | $140,970 | 2nd | +25% | 10th | 72% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | $66,082 | 11th | +23% | 11th | 19% 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.
Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.5% (Jul 26) | +0.3pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.1% (Aug 26) | -0.2pp | ||||
| Columbus, OH | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 1st | -1.4pp | 1st | 21% below peers | |
| San Jose, CA | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.6pp | 2nd | on par with peers | |
| San Francisco, CA | 3.9% (Jul 26) | 5th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.5pp | 4th | 10% below peers | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.5pp | 5th | 12% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | 4.3% (Jul 26) | 7th | +0.1pp | 6th | 2% above peers | |
| Austin, TX | 3.8% (Jul 26) | 4th | +0.3pp | 7th | 10% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.4pp | 8th | 10% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.4pp | 9th | 10% above peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | 4.8% (Jul 26) | 10th | +0.5pp | 10th | 14% above peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.6pp | 11th | 21% 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 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.2% to 12.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.8% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.4% | ||||||
| Denver, CO | 11.2% | 4th | -1.6pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 15.8% | 9th | -2.2pp | 2nd | 32% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 16.7% | 10th | -2.2pp | 3rd | 40% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 9.9% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 13.1% | 7th | -1.4pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 12.0% | 6th | -1.2pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 11.7% | 5th | -1.2pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 18.1% | 11th | -1.4pp | 8th | 51% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 8.1% | 1st | -0.6pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 14.5% | 8th | -0.3pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 11.2% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 11th | 7% 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 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.0% to 15.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Dallas, TX | 24.3% | 10th | -5.0pp | 1st | 44% above peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 22.4% | 9th | -4.4pp | 2nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 15.1% | 4th | -2.8pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 9.3% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 8.2% | 1st | -1.2pp | 5th | 51% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 16.0% | 5th | -2.2pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 17.7% | 7th | -2.3pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 26.0% | 11th | -3.3pp | 8th | 55% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 19.6% | 8th | -2.4pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 16.8% | 6th | -1.7pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 9.0% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 11th | 46% 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 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.6% to 93.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Dallas, TX | 91.0% | 10th | +14.1pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 91.9% | 9th | +12.6pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 92.3% | 8th | +8.0pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 93.6% | 5th | +7.6pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 91.0% | 11th | +7.1pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 93.8% | 3rd | +6.2pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 93.7% | 4th | +6.2pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 93.0% | 7th | +6.1pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 93.1% | 6th | +5.3pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 95.5% | 1st | +4.1pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 94.5% | 2nd | +3.9pp | 11th | 2% 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.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.01). The newest releases lean upward: 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 | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Indianapolis, IN | 0.47 | 5th | -0.018 | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 0.53 | 11th | -0.012 | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 0.45 | 2nd | -0.005 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 0.49 | 8th | -0.000 | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 0.49 | 6th | +0.002 | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 0.47 | 4th | +0.002 | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 0.45 | 1st | +0.003 | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 0.49 | 7th | +0.004 | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 0.50 | 9th | +0.004 | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 0.52 | 10th | +0.012 | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 0.46 | 3rd | +0.012 | 11th | 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.
SNAP fell 1.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.1% to 6.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Austin, TX | 6.2% | 1st | -1.9pp | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 12.4% | 9th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 27% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 11.7% | 7th | -2.3pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 12.8% | 10th | -2.5pp | 4th | 31% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 14.6% | 11th | -2.2pp | 5th | 49% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 12.3% | 8th | -1.8pp | 6th | 26% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 9.8% | 6th | -1.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 7.5% | 2nd | -1.0pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.3% | 4th | -0.7pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 7.8% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 10th | 21% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 9.7% | 5th | +5.0pp | 11th | 1% 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. Austin is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $299,367 (Aug 26) | -1.6% | ||||
| United States ref | $368,697 (Aug 26) | +1.2% | ||||
| San Francisco, CA | $1,424,767 (Aug 26) | 1st | +13.6% | 1st | 186% above peers | |
| San Jose, CA | $1,362,808 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -0.6% | 2nd | 174% above peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $285,103 (Aug 26) | 9th | -0.8% | 3rd | 43% below peers | |
| Columbus, OH | $247,002 (Aug 26) | 10th | -1.0% | 4th | 50% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | $392,573 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.1% | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $833,192 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -1.6% | 6th | 68% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | $305,765 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.7% | 7th | 39% below peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | $295,800 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.8% | 8th | 41% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | $524,695 (Aug 26) | 4th | -2.1% | 9th | 5% above peers | |
| Austin, TX | $497,418 (Aug 26) | 5th | -3.7% | 10th | on par with peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Austin is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $184,827 (Aug 26) | -0.1% | ||||
| United States ref | $200,550 (Aug 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| San Francisco, CA | $932,784 (Aug 26) | 1st | +10.5% | 1st | 183% above peers | |
| Columbus, OH | $165,068 (Aug 26) | 10th | -0.9% | 2nd | 50% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | $286,102 (Aug 26) | 6th | -1.1% | 3rd | 13% below peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | $207,847 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.2% | 4th | 37% below peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $175,906 (Aug 26) | 9th | -1.8% | 5th | 47% below peers | |
| San Jose, CA | $898,474 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -2.0% | 6th | 173% above peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $555,481 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -2.1% | 7th | 69% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | $185,175 (Aug 26) | 8th | -2.1% | 8th | 44% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | $349,618 (Aug 26) | 4th | -3.2% | 9th | 6% above peers | |
| Austin, TX | $329,172 (Aug 26) | 5th | -4.7% | 10th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Homeownership fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.1% to 43.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 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 | 62.6% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Indianapolis, IN | 56.0% | 3rd | +2.9pp | 1st | 15% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 42.4% | 10th | +1.6pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 57.6% | 1st | +1.5pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 38.2% | 11th | +0.6pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 57.0% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 5th | 17% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 44.1% | 7th | -0.6pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 55.8% | 4th | -1.0pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 48.8% | 6th | -1.1pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 51.0% | 5th | -1.9pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 43.5% | 9th | -1.7pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 43.7% | 8th | -2.0pp | 11th | 10% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers. Austin is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| San Francisco, CA | $4,682 (Aug 26) | 1st | +25.2% | 1st | 169% above peers | |
| San Jose, CA | $3,563 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +6.5% | 2nd | 104% above peers | |
| Columbus, OH | $1,450 (Aug 26) | 10th | +2.4% | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | $1,601 (Aug 26) | 7th | +2.0% | 4th | 8% below peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | $1,744 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.7% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Dallas, TX | $1,591 (Aug 26) | 8th | +0.6% | 6th | 9% below peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | $1,615 (Aug 26) | 6th | +0.5% | 7th | 7% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $2,234 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.3% | 8th | 28% above peers | |
| Austin, TX | $1,586 (Aug 26) | 9th | -0.3% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | $1,881 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.4% | 10th | 8% 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (36.2% then, 37.2% now; margin ±1.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: 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 | 33.1% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Indianapolis, IN | 32.9% | 1st | -1.8pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 37.5% | 8th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 34.5% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 36.1% | 6th | +0.7pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 37.2% | 7th | +1.0pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 34.9% | 3rd | +1.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 35.6% | 5th | +1.7pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 34.9% | 4th | +1.9pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 40.5% | 11th | +2.6pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 37.7% | 9th | +3.1pp | 10th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 37.8% | 10th | +4.4pp | 11th | 5% above 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 6.2% to 7.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 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 | |||||
| Indianapolis, IN | 8.4% | 6th | -0.9pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7.3% | 5th | -0.6pp | 2nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 8.8% | 8th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 8.5% | 7th | -0.4pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 30.2% | 11th | -0.7pp | 5th | 259% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 5.5% | 1st | -0.0pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 6.4% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 7th | 24% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 10.3% | 9th | +0.5pp | 8th | 23% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 19.0% | 10th | +1.2pp | 9th | 125% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 7.1% | 4th | +0.9pp | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 6.1% | 2nd | +0.9pp | 11th | 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.
Uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.6% to 12.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 17.1% | -0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.4% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Indianapolis, IN | 8.8% | 4th | -1.6pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 3.3% | 1st | -0.4pp | 2nd | 68% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 12.4% | 8th | -1.2pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 4.8% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 11.2% | 7th | -0.8pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 22.8% | 11th | -0.8pp | 6th | 121% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 9.0% | 5th | -0.3pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4.2% | 2nd | +0.0pp | 8th | 59% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 18.6% | 10th | +0.2pp | 9th | 80% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 12.8% | 9th | +0.3pp | 10th | 24% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 10.3% | 6th | +1.3pp | 11th | on par with peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| San Francisco, CA | 18.2% | 1st | 46% below peers | |
| San Jose, CA | 23.2% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | 23.2% | 3rd | 31% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | 23.4% | 4th | 31% below peers | |
| Austin, TX | 29.2% | 5th | 13% below peers | |
| Jacksonville, FL | 33.7% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Charlotte, NC | 34.3% | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Dallas, TX | 36.0% | 8th | 7% above peers | |
| Columbus, OH | 38.4% | 9th | 14% above peers | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 39.5% | 10th | 17% above peers | |
| Fort Worth, TX | 39.7% | 11th | 18% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.9% then, 9.6% now; margin ±1.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 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 | 12.0% | +1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| San Jose, CA | 1.8% | 1st | -0.3pp | 1st | 74% below peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 5.2% | 4th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 7.0% | 7th | +0.2pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 9.6% | 9th | +0.6pp | 4th | 43% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 16.3% | 11th | +1.4pp | 5th | 143% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 13.5% | 10th | +1.8pp | 6th | 102% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 6.7% | 6th | +1.3pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 5.7% | 5th | +1.5pp | 8th | 15% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 8.7% | 8th | +2.3pp | 9th | 30% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 1.9% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 10th | 71% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 2.2% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 11th | 67% 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 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51.7% to 59.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Jacksonville, FL | 33.2% | 10th | +4.6pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 59.6% | 3rd | +7.8pp | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 38.2% | 7th | +4.9pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 56.5% | 4th | +7.1pp | 4th | 20% above peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 34.9% | 9th | +4.0pp | 5th | 26% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 48.0% | 5th | +3.7pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 47.3% | 6th | +3.6pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 32.0% | 11th | +2.4pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 68.5% | 1st | +4.4pp | 9th | 45% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 38.2% | 8th | +1.6pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 60.3% | 2nd | +2.3pp | 11th | 28% 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (53.8% then, 51.8% now; margin ±4.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Dallas, TX | 47.0% | 6th | +4.2pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 70.3% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 2nd | 50% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 39.0% | 10th | +0.1pp | 3rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 41.2% | 8th | -0.4pp | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 73.2% | 1st | -1.3pp | 5th | 56% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 51.8% | 5th | -1.9pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 54.3% | 3rd | -2.5pp | 7th | 15% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 52.5% | 4th | -3.2pp | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 41.1% | 9th | -2.5pp | 9th | 13% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 42.5% | 7th | -5.1pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 33.8% | 11th | -5.7pp | 11th | 28% 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 (6.0% then, 5.5% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Indianapolis, IN | 7.8% | 7th | -1.3pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 5.5% | 4th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 3.1% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 3rd | 58% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.4% | 8th | -0.4pp | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 10.1% | 10th | -0.1pp | 5th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 7.5% | 6th | +0.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 3.0% | 1st | +0.2pp | 7th | 61% below peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 3.8% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 8th | 50% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 10.3% | 11th | +1.3pp | 9th | 36% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 7.1% | 5th | +1.6pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 8.6% | 9th | +2.7pp | 11th | 14% 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 950,807 to 979,539 - more than the combined survey margin (±519).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth, TX | 963,194 | 5th | +10% | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 977,670 | 4th | +10% | 2nd | 7% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 903,844 | 7th | +5% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 754,195 | 10th | +4% | 4th | 18% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 914,802 | 6th | +4% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 979,539 | 3rd | +3% | 6th | 7% above peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 885,860 | 8th | +2% | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 718,877 | 11th | +2% | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 1,307,930 | 1st | -2% | 9th | 43% above peers | ||
| San Jose, CA | 990,138 | 2nd | -4% | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 830,235 | 9th | -5% | 11th | 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.0% then, 26.9% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| San Jose, CA | 22.6% | 9th | +1.6pp | 1st | 28% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 21.4% | 10th | +0.6pp | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 30.9% | 7th | +0.3pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 36.4% | 5th | -0.0pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 39.3% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 39.2% | 4th | -0.9pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 45.0% | 1st | -1.1pp | 7th | 43% above peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 26.9% | 8th | -1.1pp | 8th | 15% below peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 31.5% | 6th | -1.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 21.1% | 11th | -1.0pp | 10th | 33% below peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 39.3% | 3rd | -4.9pp | 11th | 25% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 6.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.9% to 68.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| San Jose, CA | 74.6% | 1st | +9.8pp | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Fort Worth, TX | 67.7% | 9th | +7.7pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Austin, TX | 68.6% | 8th | +6.7pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 69.9% | 5th | +3.8pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 72.9% | 3rd | +3.8pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 70.8% | 4th | +1.4pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Dallas, TX | 61.3% | 11th | +1.2pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 73.9% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Charlotte, NC | 68.8% | 7th | +0.5pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Jacksonville, FL | 66.3% | 10th | -0.1pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Columbus, OH | 69.5% | 6th | -2.2pp | 11th | on par with peers |