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.
Violent crime fell about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 91% 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% | |||||
| North Charleston, SC | 620 (May 26) | 20th | -37.5% | 1st | 73% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | 1st | -31.9% | 2nd | 81% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 115 (May 26) | 3rd | -29.2% | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 382 (May 26) | 13th | -23.9% | 4th | 6% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | 7th | -17.9% | 5th | 35% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 667 (May 26) | 21st | -16.7% | 6th | 86% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 400 (May 26) | 14th | -12.4% | 7th | 11% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 437 (May 26) | 15th | -11.9% | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 296 (Apr 26) | 10th | -5.9% | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 600 (May 26) | 19th | -5.2% | 10th | 67% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 110 (May 26) | 2nd | -4.9% | 11th | 69% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 557 (May 26) | 18th | -4.5% | 12th | 55% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | 4th | -1.2% | 13th | 65% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 359 (May 26) | 12th | +0.0% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 253 (May 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 15th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 1,091 (May 26) | 23rd | +1.8% | 16th | 204% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 290 (Dec 25) | 9th | +2.4% | 17th | 19% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 746 (Apr 26) | 22nd | +3.7% | 18th | 108% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 139 (May 26) | 5th | +10.0% | 19th | 61% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 299 (May 26) | 11th | +10.5% | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 476 (May 26) | 16th | +11.6% | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 538 (May 26) | 17th | +11.8% | 22nd | 50% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 174 (May 26) | 6th | +23.4% | 23rd | 52% below peers |
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.
Property crime fell about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 86% 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% | |||||
| North Charleston, SC | 3,108 (May 26) | 21st | -35.0% | 1st | 65% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,275 (May 26) | 5th | -31.6% | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,033 (May 26) | 4th | -30.6% | 3rd | 45% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 808 (May 26) | 2nd | -24.6% | 4th | 57% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 2,778 (Apr 26) | 18th | -23.6% | 5th | 48% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 2,069 (May 26) | 13th | -21.4% | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2,380 (May 26) | 16th | -20.2% | 7th | 27% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 2,386 (May 26) | 17th | -18.8% | 8th | 27% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1,291 (May 26) | 6th | -15.9% | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 758 (May 26) | 1st | -13.8% | 10th | 60% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 1,878 (May 26) | 12th | -13.7% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3,986 (May 26) | 23rd | -12.7% | 12th | 112% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 3,364 (May 26) | 22nd | -12.3% | 13th | 79% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 2,095 (Dec 25) | 14th | -11.4% | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 2,874 (May 26) | 19th | -11.1% | 15th | 53% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 2,989 (May 26) | 20th | -10.3% | 16th | 59% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2,321 (Apr 26) | 15th | -8.4% | 17th | 24% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,394 (May 26) | 8th | -3.3% | 18th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 1,660 (May 26) | 9th | -2.8% | 19th | 12% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 1,307 (May 26) | 7th | +0.3% | 20th | 30% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 1,712 (May 26) | 11th | +1.0% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 994 (May 26) | 3rd | +3.3% | 22nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1,701 (May 26) | 10th | +8.5% | 23rd | 9% below peers |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet.
Homicide fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
| 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 | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1 (May 26) | 6th | -83.3% | 2nd | 71% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | -80.0% | 3rd | 73% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | 5th | -75.0% | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 8 (May 26) | 20th | -65.8% | 5th | 171% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 2 (May 26) | 11th | -57.1% | 6th | 15% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 11 (May 26) | 22nd | -30.0% | 7th | 298% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6 (May 26) | 18th | -30.0% | 8th | 101% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12 (Apr 26) | 23rd | -28.6% | 9th | 325% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 2 (May 26) | 10th | -24.8% | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | -11.0% | 11th | 73% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3 (May 26) | 13th | +0.0% | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7 (May 26) | 19th | +7.6% | 13th | 138% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 4 (May 26) | 16th | +24.8% | 14th | 42% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | 15th | +24.8% | 15th | 37% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 9 (May 26) | 21st | +37.5% | 16th | 200% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | 9th | +50.3% | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | 12th | +96.6% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5 (May 26) | 17th | +100.0% | 19th | 69% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 3 (Dec 25) | 14th | +300.5% | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | 73% below peers | ||||
| Arvada, CO | 1 (Apr 26) | 7th | 71% below peers | ||||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 (May 26) | 8th | 43% below peers |
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.
Vehicle theft fell about 43% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 95% 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% | |||||
| North Charleston, SC | 276 (May 26) | 18th | -48.6% | 1st | 47% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 52 (May 26) | 2nd | -43.2% | 2nd | 73% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 176 (May 26) | 11th | -42.3% | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 257 (May 26) | 16th | -36.4% | 4th | 37% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 258 (Apr 26) | 17th | -32.9% | 5th | 37% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 235 (May 26) | 13th | -32.4% | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 497 (May 26) | 21st | -29.8% | 7th | 164% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 322 (May 26) | 19th | -29.7% | 8th | 71% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 444 (May 26) | 20th | -27.6% | 9th | 136% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 551 (May 26) | 22nd | -26.6% | 10th | 193% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 59 (May 26) | 3rd | -24.0% | 11th | 69% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 188 (Dec 25) | 12th | -21.8% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 93 (May 26) | 7th | -21.0% | 13th | 51% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | 1st | -20.3% | 14th | 76% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 244 (May 26) | 14th | -19.2% | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 580 (Apr 26) | 23rd | -14.9% | 16th | 208% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 129 (May 26) | 8th | -11.6% | 17th | 31% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 71 (May 26) | 4th | -11.2% | 18th | 62% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 256 (May 26) | 15th | -4.5% | 19th | 36% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | 5th | -1.0% | 20th | 56% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | 10th | +2.0% | 21st | 13% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | 6th | +3.6% | 22nd | 51% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 156 (May 26) | 9th | +23.8% | 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.
Household income rose about 11% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,820 to $50,900 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,250). 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% | |||||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 17th | +41% | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | $66,738 | 20th | +40% | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | $117,348 | 5th | +39% | 3rd | 60% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | $62,956 | 23rd | +38% | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 29th | +38% | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | $73,446 | 16th | +35% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | $64,185 | 22nd | +35% | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 28th | +35% | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | $68,432 | 18th | +33% | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | $79,685 | 14th | +30% | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | $90,171 | 11th | +30% | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | $66,498 | 21st | +30% | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | $46,411 | 31st | +28% | 13th | 37% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | $99,241 | 10th | +27% | 14th | 35% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | $108,092 | 7th | +26% | 15th | 47% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | $82,212 | 13th | +25% | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 2nd | +24% | 17th | 85% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | $62,648 | 24th | +24% | 18th | 15% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | $73,712 | 15th | +24% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 3rd | +23% | 20th | 66% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | $89,389 | 12th | +22% | 21st | 22% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | $108,709 | 6th | +21% | 22nd | 48% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | $61,915 | 25th | +21% | 23rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | $101,895 | 8th | +21% | 24th | 39% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 9th | +20% | 25th | 35% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | $60,339 | 26th | +19% | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 27th | +19% | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | $67,704 | 19th | +16% | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | $140,701 | 1st | +15% | 29th | 92% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 4th | +14% | 30th | 62% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | $50,900 | 30th | +11% | 31st | 31% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose about 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 | ||||
| Independence, MO | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | -0.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 7th | -0.5pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 15th | -0.4pp | 3rd | 3% above peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 4.3% (May 26) | 21st | -0.4pp | 4th | 16% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 3.2% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.4pp | 5th | 14% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 3.2% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.4pp | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 7th | 27% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.3pp | 8th | 3% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 14th | -0.2pp | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.2pp | 10th | 3% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 13th | 11% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | 2.9% (May 26) | 1st | +0.0pp | 14th | 22% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 19th | +0.2pp | 15th | 11% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 16th | 8% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 4.0% (May 26) | 17th | +0.2pp | 17th | 8% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 12th | +0.2pp | 18th | 3% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.3pp | 20th | 8% below peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.6pp | 21st | 19% above peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 20th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 11% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 24th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 32% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 4.0% (May 26) | 18th | +1.1pp | 24th | 8% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +1.3pp | 25th | 54% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 26th | +1.4pp | 26th | 65% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 7.9% (May 26) | 27th | +2.2pp | 27th | 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 (26.5% then, 25.7% now; margin ±1.9pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 14.0% | 18th | -5.9pp | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 15.5% | 21st | -5.8pp | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 7.9% | 6th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 12.3% | 16th | -3.4pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 27th | -4.4pp | 5th | 63% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.6% | 13th | -2.3pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 8th | -1.6pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.7% | 17th | -2.4pp | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 17.8% | 25th | -2.4pp | 10th | 45% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 29th | -2.9pp | 11th | 98% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 15.5% | 22nd | -1.7pp | 12th | 26% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 14th | -1.3pp | 13th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 24.7% | 30th | -1.9pp | 14th | 101% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 18.0% | 26th | -1.0pp | 15th | 46% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 15.7% | 24th | -0.8pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 25.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 17th | 109% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12.1% | 15th | -0.4pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 9.6% | 10th | -0.1pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 14.7% | 19th | -0.1pp | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 4th | +0.0pp | 21st | 48% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 22nd | 53% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 15.6% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 11.1% | 12th | +0.6pp | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 21.7% | 28th | +1.6pp | 25th | 76% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 20th | +1.2pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 5th | +0.8pp | 27th | 37% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 67% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 10.1% | 11th | +1.6pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.5% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 55% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 9th | +3.7pp | 31st | 29% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child poverty rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.3% to 16.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| 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% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 21.2% | 25th | -13.7pp | 1st | 43% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.8% | 7th | -5.0pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 18.9% | 24th | -11.1pp | 3rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 8.1% | 8th | -4.7pp | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 7.4% | 5th | -4.1pp | 5th | 50% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.9% | 15th | -5.4pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 28th | -9.3pp | 7th | 64% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 17.8% | 23rd | -5.8pp | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 15.0% | 17th | -4.6pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 22.4% | 26th | -6.5pp | 10th | 51% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 11th | 76% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 30th | -7.0pp | 12th | 104% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 12.3% | 12th | -2.8pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 14th | 59% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 17.5% | 21st | -3.1pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 18th | -2.7pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 17th | 82% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 24.6% | 29th | -3.1pp | 18th | 66% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 23.8% | 27th | -1.3pp | 19th | 60% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 35.6% | 31st | -1.8pp | 20th | 140% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 15.3% | 19th | -0.6pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.1% | 4th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 10.8% | 10th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 14.9% | 16th | +0.4pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 11th | +1.5pp | 26th | 25% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 13.6% | 14th | +1.9pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 7.6% | 6th | +1.9pp | 28th | 49% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 16.5% | 20th | +4.2pp | 29th | 11% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13.2% | 13th | +3.4pp | 30th | 11% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 9th | +5.8pp | 31st | 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.
Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (84.3% then, 84.6% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lakeland, FL | 89.7% | 25th | +19.6pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 28th | +18.4pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 89.3% | 27th | +17.8pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 86.7% | 29th | +14.7pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 92.0% | 19th | +14.5pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 16th | +10.2pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 89.7% | 24th | +9.0pp | 8th | 3% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 91.4% | 22nd | +9.0pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 89.4% | 26th | +8.3pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 92.0% | 20th | +7.8pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 90.7% | 23rd | +7.2pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 93.5% | 13th | +7.0pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 91.7% | 21st | +6.9pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 95.7% | 4th | +6.5pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 96.1% | 3rd | +6.3pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 94.2% | 9th | +5.8pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 14th | +5.6pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 92.0% | 18th | +5.0pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 92.2% | 17th | +4.5pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 95.2% | 5th | +4.5pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 93.9% | 12th | +3.7pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 7th | +3.6pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 94.3% | 8th | +2.8pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 93.9% | 11th | +2.5pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +1.5pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 10th | +1.2pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 92.8% | 15th | +0.9pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 6th | +0.7pp | 30th | 3% 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 (0.55 then, 0.54 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 | 8th | -0.033 | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 0.47 | 20th | -0.020 | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 0.44 | 13th | -0.018 | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 24th | -0.020 | 4th | 11% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 0.47 | 21st | -0.016 | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 0.51 | 26th | -0.012 | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 0.44 | 10th | -0.007 | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 0.54 | 31st | -0.005 | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 0.45 | 14th | -0.002 | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 0.49 | 22nd | +0.000 | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 0.52 | 28th | +0.002 | 11th | 15% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 0.41 | 2nd | +0.002 | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 0.51 | 25th | +0.002 | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 0.41 | 3rd | +0.002 | 14th | 9% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 0.50 | 23rd | +0.003 | 15th | 10% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 0.46 | 19th | +0.008 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 0.46 | 17th | +0.009 | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 0.43 | 7th | +0.009 | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 0.52 | 27th | +0.011 | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 0.54 | 30th | +0.012 | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 0.44 | 11th | +0.011 | 21st | 3% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 16th | +0.011 | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 4th | +0.011 | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 0.44 | 12th | +0.011 | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.52 | 29th | +0.014 | 25th | 16% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 0.43 | 5th | +0.014 | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 18th | +0.016 | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 1st | +0.027 | 28th | 12% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 0.43 | 6th | +0.035 | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 9th | +0.047 | 30th | 4% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 15th | +0.049 | 31st | 1% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
SNAP rose 2.0 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.8% to 6.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| 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% | 15th | -5.1pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 10.9% | 17th | -5.4pp | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 6.8% | 8th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 4th | 48% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 12.3% | 24th | -2.7pp | 5th | 27% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.6% | 10th | -1.3pp | 6th | 22% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 13.9% | 26th | -1.9pp | 7th | 43% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 2.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 8th | 74% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 12.0% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 9th | 23% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 36.5% | 31st | -3.8pp | 10th | 276% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.1% | 14th | -0.7pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 4.9% | 4th | -0.3pp | 12th | 50% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 9.7% | 16th | -0.5pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 11.6% | 20th | -0.6pp | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 14.5% | 29th | -0.5pp | 15th | 50% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 11.8% | 21st | -0.3pp | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.8% | 13th | -0.2pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 18th | -0.0pp | 18th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 14.4% | 28th | +0.6pp | 19th | 48% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 30th | +1.6pp | 20th | 223% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.3% | 25th | +0.9pp | 21st | 37% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 7th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.8% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 23rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 27th | +1.7pp | 24th | 46% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 11.1% | 19th | +1.4pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.6% | 12th | +1.4pp | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 12.1% | 23rd | +2.1pp | 27th | 25% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 6th | +1.4pp | 28th | 48% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.8% | 9th | +2.0pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 30th | 55% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 8.2% | 11th | +3.7pp | 31st | 16% 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.
Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 38% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $348,286 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.0% | 2nd | 3% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 19th | +3.7% | 3rd | 10% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $214,195 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 4th | 40% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $540,694 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.0% | 5th | 51% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $205,552 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.8% | 6th | 43% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $330,373 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.7% | 7th | 8% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $1,478,916 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.6% | 8th | 313% above peers | |
| Billings, MT | $402,554 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.1% | 9th | 12% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $228,144 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.0% | 10th | 36% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $265,751 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.3% | 11th | 26% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.5% | 12th | 194% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $522,797 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.4% | 13th | 46% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $349,845 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.2% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 15th | 44% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $403,887 (Jun 26) | 12th | -0.7% | 16th | 13% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $422,872 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.8% | 17th | 18% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.8% | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $358,445 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.3% | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.7% | 20th | 135% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $313,405 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.8% | 21st | 13% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $737,771 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 22nd | 106% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $315,206 (Jun 26) | 20th | -1.9% | 23rd | 12% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $609,593 (Jun 26) | 6th | -2.2% | 24th | 70% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $614,627 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.5% | 25th | 71% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.6% | 26th | 15% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $308,500 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.7% | 27th | 14% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $526,808 (Jun 26) | 8th | -4.3% | 28th | 47% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 11th | -6.2% | 29th | 14% 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 rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 57% 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% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $132,930 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.6% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 19th | +5.0% | 2nd | 10% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $233,249 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.6% | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $255,234 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.6% | 4th | 3% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $157,158 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.6% | 5th | 40% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | $300,960 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.7% | 6th | 14% above peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $356,154 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.0% | 7th | 35% above peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $995,582 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.7% | 8th | 278% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $183,406 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.6% | 9th | 30% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $405,000 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 10th | 54% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $109,220 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 11th | 59% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $137,808 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.0% | 12th | 48% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $263,669 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.1% | 14th | 18% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.1% | 15th | 199% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $298,235 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.1% | 16th | 13% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.5% | 17th | 169% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $225,334 (Jun 26) | 21st | -2.3% | 18th | 15% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $488,580 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.3% | 19th | 85% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $247,731 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.4% | 20th | 6% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $278,112 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.5% | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $223,033 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.9% | 22nd | 15% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $484,930 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.1% | 23rd | 84% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $425,896 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.4% | 24th | 62% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $499,233 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.5% | 25th | 89% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.5% | 26th | 8% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 27th | 59% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $212,464 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -5.9% | 28th | 19% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 10th | -6.4% | 29th | 19% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Homeownership fell 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 37.7% to 35.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 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 | 62.6% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| North Charleston, SC | 49.8% | 23rd | +5.0pp | 1st | 12% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 25.7% | 31st | +1.7pp | 2nd | 54% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 47.6% | 25th | +3.1pp | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 2nd | +5.2pp | 4th | 41% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 56.2% | 17th | +3.5pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 80.3% | 1st | +4.9pp | 6th | 42% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 28th | +2.4pp | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 8th | 28% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 14th | +2.7pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 56.1% | 18th | +2.1pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 50.5% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 61.3% | 12th | +2.0pp | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 57.4% | 15th | +1.9pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 65.3% | 8th | +1.9pp | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 61.6% | 11th | +1.7pp | 15th | 9% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 64.8% | 10th | +1.8pp | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 44.2% | 27th | +1.2pp | 17th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 72.5% | 6th | +2.0pp | 18th | 29% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 48.7% | 24th | +1.3pp | 19th | 14% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 75.3% | 4th | +1.2pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 56.4% | 16th | +0.8pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 7th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 53.3% | 20th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 5th | +0.7pp | 24th | 29% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 45.5% | 26th | +0.3pp | 25th | 19% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 3rd | +0.3pp | 26th | 35% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 60.9% | 13th | +0.2pp | 27th | 8% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 65.1% | 9th | -2.7pp | 28th | 15% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 35.4% | 30th | -2.3pp | 29th | 37% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 53.1% | 21st | -3.5pp | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 19th | -4.8pp | 31st | 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.
Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 54% 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) | 11th | +41.4% | 1st | 12% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 29th | +5.7% | 2nd | 26% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $1,424 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.0% | 3rd | 18% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $2,341 (Jun 26) | 7th | +4.0% | 4th | 35% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.4% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 1st | +3.4% | 6th | 88% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.1% | 7th | 20% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | $1,458 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.9% | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $2,584 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.9% | 9th | 49% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,694 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.8% | 10th | 3% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $2,392 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.8% | 11th | 38% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.7% | 12th | 21% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $1,702 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.2% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $1,446 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.0% | 14th | 17% below peers | |
| Berkeley, CA | $2,941 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.0% | 15th | 69% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | $1,738 (Jun 26) | 15th | +1.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | $2,446 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.7% | 17th | 41% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | $1,689 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 18th | 3% below peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.5% | 19th | 4% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,158 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.1% | 20th | 24% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 21st | 4% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.6% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $2,181 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.3% | 23rd | 25% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $1,324 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.2% | 24th | 24% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $2,094 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 25th | 21% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | $1,943 (Jun 26) | 12th | -0.2% | 26th | 12% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 27th | 56% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 17th | -0.7% | 28th | 1% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | $1,639 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -4.2% | 29th | 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 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.9% to 49.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.1% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Columbia, MO | 33.2% | 11th | -1.6pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 40.3% | 20th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 25.4% | 1st | -0.7pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 41.8% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 4th | -0.4pp | 5th | 17% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 19th | -0.5pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 29.7% | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 18th | -0.1pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 26th | +0.2pp | 9th | 27% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 8th | +0.2pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 43.7% | 25th | +0.3pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 14th | +0.4pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 29.3% | 6th | +0.4pp | 13th | 15% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 28.1% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 14th | 19% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 46.1% | 28th | +1.3pp | 15th | 33% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 29th | +1.5pp | 16th | 35% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 34.6% | 16th | +1.1pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 41.5% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 18th | 20% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 54.5% | 31st | +3.1pp | 19th | 57% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 45.7% | 27th | +2.7pp | 20th | 32% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 33.6% | 13th | +2.3pp | 21st | 3% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 33.3% | 12th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 38.0% | 17th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 32.6% | 9th | +2.6pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 49.8% | 30th | +3.9pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 41.3% | 21st | +4.0pp | 26th | 19% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 26.9% | 2nd | +2.8pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 10th | +3.7pp | 28th | 5% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 34.1% | 15th | +4.5pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 43.1% | 24th | +6.0pp | 30th | 24% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 5th | +6.5pp | 31st | 16% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.4% then, 6.6% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| 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% | 16th | -3.3pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 4.4% | 8th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 32% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 20th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 4th | 56% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 5.1% | 13th | -0.9pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 8.2% | 24th | -1.3pp | 6th | 28% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 8.0% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 29th | -1.7pp | 8th | 159% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 7.4% | 21st | -0.7pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 3.9% | 5th | -0.3pp | 10th | 38% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 26th | -0.6pp | 11th | 46% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.4% | 9th | -0.3pp | 12th | 32% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.7% | 18th | -0.2pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 4.0% | 6th | -0.1pp | 14th | 38% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 7.1% | 19th | -0.2pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 4.8% | 12th | -0.1pp | 16th | 25% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 15th | -0.0pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12.8% | 28th | -0.1pp | 18th | 100% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 30.6% | 31st | +0.9pp | 19th | 379% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 3.3% | 3rd | +0.1pp | 20th | 48% below peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 20.7% | 30th | +0.8pp | 21st | 224% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 5.8% | 14th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 11th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 27% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 9.5% | 27th | +0.8pp | 24th | 49% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 25th | +0.8pp | 25th | 31% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 4.0% | 7th | +0.4pp | 26th | 37% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 8.1% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 27th | 27% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.6% | 17th | +1.1pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 29th | 29% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 4th | +1.1pp | 30th | 46% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 64% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.0% then, 8.5% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 1st | 18% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 5.8% | 9th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 14.7% | 30th | -2.2pp | 3rd | 55% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 4th | 60% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.4% | 5th | -0.6pp | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 3.9% | 4th | -0.4pp | 6th | 59% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 15.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 7th | 58% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -0.3pp | 8th | 52% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 11.2% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 9th | 18% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 2.8% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 10th | 70% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 10th | -0.3pp | 11th | 35% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.6% | 1st | -0.1pp | 12th | 72% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.5% | 16th | -0.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 12.2% | 26th | -0.1pp | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 13th | -0.0pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 24th | +0.2pp | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 7th | +0.1pp | 17th | 49% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 28th | +0.7pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 10.8% | 21st | +0.6pp | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 10.5% | 20th | +0.6pp | 20th | 10% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 8.5% | 15th | +0.5pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 6.9% | 12th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 12.4% | 27th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 31% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 13.6% | 29th | +1.2pp | 24th | 44% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.0% | 14th | +1.1pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 10.4% | 19th | +1.5pp | 26th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 10.1% | 18th | +1.5pp | 27th | 7% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 17th | +1.9pp | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 25th | +2.5pp | 29th | 25% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.7% | 8th | +1.3pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.6% | 11th | +1.5pp | 31st | 30% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Berkeley, CA | 21.1% | 1st | 39% 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 | |
| Concord, CA | 29.5% | 6th | 15% below peers | |
| The Woodlands, TX | 30.2% | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Brandon, FL | 31.2% | 8th | 10% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Fairfield, CA | 32.1% | 10th | 7% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 32.2% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 32.7% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, FL | 33.5% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Billings, MT | 34.0% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 34.6% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 34.6% | 17th | on par with 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 | |
| Rochester, MN | 35.7% | 21st | 3% above peers | |
| North Charleston, SC | 35.9% | 22nd | 4% 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 | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 27th | 14% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | 40.0% | 28th | 16% above peers | |
| Lakeland, FL | 40.9% | 29th | 18% 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 (4.9% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| 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% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 5.8% | 18th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2.7% | 5th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 6.5% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 4th | 16% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6.4% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.0% | 12th | -0.8pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2.8% | 6th | -0.2pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.5% | 7th | -0.1pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 4.8% | 11th | -0.1pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 13th | +0.1pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 10.1% | 30th | +0.5pp | 11th | 80% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 1.8% | 1st | +0.2pp | 12th | 68% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 13th | 59% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 27th | +0.9pp | 14th | 46% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 16th | +0.8pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 6.2% | 21st | +1.0pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 12.1% | 31st | +2.1pp | 17th | 115% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 20th | +1.2pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 8.3% | 28th | +1.7pp | 19th | 48% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 29th | +2.4pp | 20th | 59% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 25th | +2.4pp | 21st | 31% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 5.3% | 14th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 6.0% | 19th | +2.4pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 4.1% | 10th | +1.7pp | 24th | 27% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 5.6% | 17th | +2.6pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 7.8% | 26th | +3.8pp | 26th | 38% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 8th | +1.8pp | 27th | 35% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 5.5% | 15th | +2.8pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 3.8% | 9th | +2.1pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.5% | 4th | +1.4pp | 30th | 56% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 7.3% | 24th | +4.3pp | 31st | 29% 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.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (58.6% then, 56.5% now; margin ±3.2pp).
| 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 | 32% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 31st | +3.9pp | 2nd | 51% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 28.6% | 24th | +5.8pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 27th | +4.7pp | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 27.3% | 25th | +3.8pp | 5th | 30% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 16th | +5.5pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 19.4% | 30th | +2.5pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 39.2% | 15th | +4.8pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 29.4% | 21st | +3.5pp | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 46.8% | 11th | +5.3pp | 10th | 20% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.6% | 19th | +4.0pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 13th | +4.8pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 21.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 13th | 44% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 28.8% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 19.9% | 29th | +2.0pp | 15th | 49% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 50.9% | 8th | +4.2pp | 16th | 30% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 56.7% | 4th | +4.5pp | 17th | 45% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 41.1% | 14th | +2.9pp | 18th | 5% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 9th | +3.3pp | 19th | 21% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 45.9% | 12th | +2.9pp | 20th | 17% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 33.8% | 20th | +2.0pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 36.9% | 18th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 66.1% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 23rd | 69% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 37.5% | 17th | +1.1pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 77.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 25th | 99% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 74.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 26th | 92% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 22nd | +0.4pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 7th | +0.6pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 10th | -0.0pp | 29th | 21% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 56.5% | 5th | -2.1pp | 30th | 45% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 26.6% | 26th | -1.6pp | 31st | 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.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (49.8% then, 41.6% now; margin ±11.2pp).
| 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% | 15th | +14.2pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 45.4% | 14th | +8.8pp | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 31st | +4.2pp | 3rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 50.7% | 11th | +7.6pp | 4th | 17% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 42.0% | 19th | +5.0pp | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 16th | +4.6pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 51.0% | 9th | +2.0pp | 7th | 18% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 78.1% | 1st | +3.0pp | 8th | 81% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 52.0% | 7th | +1.8pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 62.2% | 3rd | +2.0pp | 10th | 44% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.9% | 23rd | +0.4pp | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 57.6% | 4th | +0.4pp | 12th | 33% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.9% | 24th | +0.0pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 55.5% | 5th | -1.4pp | 15th | 28% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 10th | -3.2pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 53.3% | 6th | -4.7pp | 17th | 23% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 13th | -4.5pp | 18th | 6% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.4% | 2nd | -8.2pp | 19th | 49% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 39.1% | 22nd | -6.6pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 29.5% | 29th | -5.4pp | 21st | 32% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 41.6% | 20th | -8.1pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.8% | 17th | -8.8pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 30.5% | 27th | -9.7pp | 24th | 29% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 33.4% | 26th | -10.7pp | 25th | 23% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 8th | -18.7pp | 26th | 18% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 29.9% | 28th | -11.0pp | 27th | 31% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 18th | -16.1pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 34.1% | 25th | -20.4pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 30th | -19.0pp | 30th | 35% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 41.0% | 21st | -31.0pp | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.7% then, 1.3% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fairfield, CA | 5.4% | 12th | -4.3pp | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 6.0% | 14th | -2.6pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 6.3% | 17th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 18th | -2.4pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.6% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 5th | 74% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 6.2% | 15th | -2.0pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7.0% | 19th | -1.2pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 7th | -0.7pp | 8th | 40% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 9.2% | 27th | -1.5pp | 9th | 48% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 7.0% | 21st | -0.8pp | 10th | 13% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 11th | 60% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.6% | 9th | -0.1pp | 12th | 27% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 13th | 31% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 8.7% | 24th | +0.1pp | 14th | 39% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 9.2% | 28th | +0.4pp | 15th | 48% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 6.2% | 16th | +0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 9.1% | 26th | +1.6pp | 17th | 46% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 18th | 49% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 5.1% | 11th | +1.2pp | 19th | 17% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 30th | +2.4pp | 20th | 72% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 4.5% | 8th | +1.2pp | 21st | 28% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 29th | +2.9pp | 22nd | 59% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.0% | 20th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 8.9% | 25th | +3.8pp | 24th | 43% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1.3% | 1st | +0.6pp | 25th | 79% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.4% | 22nd | +3.4pp | 26th | 19% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.3% | 5th | +1.6pp | 27th | 47% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 10th | +2.7pp | 28th | 21% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.6% | 31st | +8.4pp | 29th | 119% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 3.5% | 6th | +2.4pp | 30th | 44% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.7% | 13th | +4.5pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 10% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 113,686 to 124,570 - more than the combined survey margin (±70). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 1st | +16% | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 124,725 | 12th | +14% | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 122,290 | 18th | +11% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 119,961 | 28th | +11% | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 124,570 | 13th | +10% | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 119,434 | 31st | +9% | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 119,983 | 27th | +8% | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 119,913 | 29th | +8% | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 121,002 | 23rd | +6% | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 128,548 | 3rd | +6% | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 122,330 | 17th | +6% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 129,672 | 2nd | +6% | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 120,785 | 25th | +5% | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 6th | +4% | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 8th | +4% | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 121,740 | 20th | +4% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 119,767 | 30th | +3% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 122,634 | 16th | +3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 128,053 | 4th | +3% | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 5th | +3% | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 124,268 | 14th | +2% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 7th | +2% | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 122,036 | 19th | +1% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 120,805 | 24th | +1% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 10th | -0% | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 9th | -0% | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 120,257 | 26th | -1% | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 121,127 | 22nd | -2% | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 11th | -2% | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 121,715 | 21st | -4% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 124,035 | 15th | -4% | 31st | 1% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent rose 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.8% to 28.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 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 | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 29th | +7.3pp | 1st | 38% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 28.5% | 17th | +6.8pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 55.1% | 3rd | +11.6pp | 3rd | 87% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 7th | +6.3pp | 4th | 39% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 4th | +4.6pp | 5th | 62% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 26.8% | 21st | +2.0pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 29.5% | 16th | +1.8pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 8th | 100% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 20.1% | 26th | +0.4pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 40.2% | 9th | +0.5pp | 10th | 36% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 36.0% | 13th | +0.4pp | 11th | 22% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 28.3% | 19th | +0.2pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 37.9% | 10th | -0.5pp | 13th | 28% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 20.3% | 25th | -0.4pp | 14th | 31% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 27th | -0.4pp | 15th | 35% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.7% | 5th | -0.9pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 22nd | -0.6pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 40.5% | 8th | -1.0pp | 18th | 37% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 11th | -1.8pp | 19th | 25% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 22.3% | 23rd | -1.3pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 32.3% | 15th | -2.2pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 27.5% | 20th | -2.1pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 9.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 23rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 61.9% | 1st | -6.7pp | 24th | 110% above peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 42.5% | 6th | -4.7pp | 25th | 44% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 21.6% | 24th | -2.4pp | 26th | 27% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 27th | 52% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 28.3% | 18th | -3.7pp | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.0% | 12th | -5.5pp | 29th | 25% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 19.1% | 28th | -3.8pp | 30th | 35% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 35.3% | 14th | -7.4pp | 31st | 20% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 18.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.8% to 72.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.1pp). 2 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 | 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% | 31st | +13.0pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 74.8% | 9th | +9.8pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 5th | +9.7pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 70.8% | 16th | +9.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Billings, MT | 77.7% | 2nd | +7.4pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 23rd | +6.1pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 76.7% | 4th | +4.8pp | 8th | 8% above peers | ||
| Brandon, FL | 68.1% | 20th | +4.2pp | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 78.2% | 1st | +4.0pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 11th | +3.7pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, FL | 66.1% | 24th | +3.3pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 74.1% | 10th | +3.4pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 67.3% | 21st | +3.0pp | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 6th | +3.3pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lakeland, FL | 68.8% | 19th | +2.6pp | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.9% | 26th | +1.6pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 69.0% | 18th | +1.2pp | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 71.1% | 14th | +1.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 70.8% | 15th | +0.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 75.4% | 8th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Berkeley, CA | 75.9% | 7th | +0.0pp | 24th | 7% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 28th | -0.2pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 13th | -0.9pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 65.6% | 25th | -2.2pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| North Charleston, SC | 69.9% | 17th | -3.4pp | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fairfield, CA | 58.8% | 30th | -3.7pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 63.5% | 27th | -5.7pp | 30th | 10% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 61.6% | 29th | -7.3pp | 31st | 13% below peers |