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 13% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 1,567 (May 26) | -35.3% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 442 (May 26) | -31.2% | 2nd | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 882 (May 26) | -19.6% | 3rd | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 462 (May 26) | -13.5% | 4th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 273 (May 26) | -13.4% | 5th | ||
| Denver, CO | 829 (May 26) | -11.9% | 6th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 522 (May 26) | -11.9% | 7th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,483 (May 26) | -11.6% | 8th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,114 (May 26) | -11.1% | 9th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 684 (May 26) | -7.0% | 10th | ||
| Boston, MA | 570 (May 26) | -6.3% | 11th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 1,663 (May 26) | -3.8% | 12th | ||
| Portland, OR | 704 (May 26) | -2.1% | 13th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 657 (May 26) | +0.1% | 14th | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 688 (May 26) | +1.6% | 15th |
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.
Property crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 62% 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% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 3,939 (May 26) | -38.7% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,303 (May 26) | -29.4% | 2nd | ||
| Washington, DC | 2,783 (May 26) | -24.0% | 3rd | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 2,639 (May 26) | -21.6% | 4th | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 4,992 (May 26) | -19.4% | 5th | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 3,567 (May 26) | -18.9% | 6th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 1,221 (May 26) | -17.0% | 7th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,233 (May 26) | -14.8% | 8th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,575 (May 26) | -12.2% | 9th | ||
| Denver, CO | 3,984 (May 26) | -11.9% | 10th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 3,739 (May 26) | -11.7% | 11th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4,629 (May 26) | -7.8% | 12th | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2,604 (May 26) | -5.8% | 13th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3,162 (May 26) | -4.2% | 14th | ||
| Boston, MA | 1,905 (May 26) | -3.5% | 15th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,148 (May 26) | -1.3% | 16th | ||
| Portland, OR | 5,327 (May 26) | -0.7% | 17th |
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.
Homicides fell about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (May 26) | -59.2% | 1st | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 7 (May 26) | -50.0% | 2nd | ||
| Washington, DC | 14 (May 26) | -47.3% | 3rd | ||
| Boston, MA | 3 (May 26) | -47.1% | 4th | ||
| Memphis, TN | 24 (May 26) | -38.4% | 5th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4 (May 26) | -34.1% | 6th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 21 (May 26) | -32.0% | 7th | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 11 (May 26) | -31.8% | 8th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 12 (May 26) | -21.5% | 9th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 3 (May 26) | -18.3% | 10th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 24 (May 26) | -17.6% | 11th | ||
| Portland, OR | 7 (May 26) | -17.6% | 12th | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 11 (May 26) | -16.7% | 13th | ||
| Denver, CO | 7 (May 26) | -10.9% | 14th | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 10 (May 26) | -8.1% | 15th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 23 (May 26) | -6.5% | 16th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 5 (May 26) | -3.7% | 17th | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 4 (May 26) | +0.0% | 18th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster 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% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 599 (May 26) | -55.2% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 218 (May 26) | -54.4% | 2nd | ||
| Washington, DC | 397 (May 26) | -47.2% | 3rd | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 327 (May 26) | -39.0% | 4th | ||
| Boston, MA | 86 (May 26) | -38.6% | 5th | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 444 (May 26) | -37.6% | 6th | ||
| Denver, CO | 660 (May 26) | -36.4% | 7th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 201 (May 26) | -31.5% | 8th | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 960 (May 26) | -29.0% | 9th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 414 (May 26) | -25.9% | 10th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 770 (May 26) | -25.1% | 11th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 532 (May 26) | -24.8% | 12th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 924 (May 26) | -20.1% | 13th | ||
| Portland, OR | 605 (May 26) | -18.9% | 14th | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 277 (May 26) | -17.7% | 15th | ||
| Seattle, WA | 705 (May 26) | -15.9% | 16th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 769 (May 26) | -14.7% | 17th |
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 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $47,568 to $59,745 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,660). 17 of the 17 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% | |||||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 9th | +41% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | $94,718 | 5th | +38% | 2nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | $97,344 | 4th | +37% | 3rd | 37% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | $123,860 | 2nd | +34% | 4th | 74% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 15th | +31% | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | $73,877 | 8th | +31% | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 16th | +30% | 7th | 24% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | $77,371 | 7th | +29% | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | $39,938 | 18th | +29% | 9th | 44% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 11th | +29% | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | $90,919 | 6th | +28% | 11th | 28% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | $109,870 | 3rd | +27% | 12th | 55% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | $59,745 | 14th | +26% | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 17th | +25% | 14th | 27% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | $140,970 | 1st | +25% | 15th | 99% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 12th | +25% | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | $68,656 | 10th | +24% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 13th | +23% | 18th | 12% 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 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.
| 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 | ||||
| Fresno, CA | 5.5% (May 26) | 14th | -0.6pp | 1st | 17% above peers | |
| San Francisco, CA | 3.3% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | 4.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 3rd | 13% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 5.3% (May 26) | 12th | -0.2pp | 4th | 13% above peers | |
| Denver, CO | 3.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 5th | 19% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 4.7% (May 26) | 9th | -0.1pp | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.1% (May 26) | 4th | +0.0pp | 7th | 13% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 4.7% (May 26) | 10th | +0.1pp | 8th | on par with peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 5th | +0.2pp | 9th | 11% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | 6.0% (May 26) | 15th | +0.2pp | 10th | 28% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.4% (May 26) | 13th | +0.5pp | 11th | 15% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 4.8% (May 26) | 11th | +0.6pp | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Seattle, WA | 4.5% (May 26) | 8th | +0.7pp | 13th | 4% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 4.2% (May 26) | 6th | +0.7pp | 14th | 11% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 10.7% (May 26) | 16th | +1.1pp | 15th | 128% above peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 4.2% (May 26) | 7th | +1.3pp | 16th | 11% 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.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.9% then, 18.2% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | 19.7% | 15th | -5.0pp | 1st | 27% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.1% | 12th | -3.4pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 11.1% | 3rd | -1.6pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 15.5% | 10th | -2.2pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.2% | 16th | -2.5pp | 5th | 43% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 9.6% | 1st | -1.1pp | 6th | 38% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.8% | 6th | -1.2pp | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.3% | 9th | -1.3pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22.6% | 17th | -1.9pp | 9th | 45% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 12.5% | 4th | -1.0pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.1% | 14th | -1.4pp | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 32.2% | 18th | -2.2pp | 12th | 107% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 13.7% | 5th | -0.9pp | 13th | 12% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 14.9% | 8th | -0.9pp | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 14.8% | 7th | -0.6pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 18.2% | 13th | -0.7pp | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.5% | 11th | +0.0pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 11.0% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 18th | 29% 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 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.1% to 24.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 15 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 18.7% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Boston, MA | 21.1% | 8th | -6.6pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 15th | -8.1pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 12th | -6.3pp | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 14th | -5.5pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 6th | -4.1pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 9.3% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 6th | 58% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 20.4% | 7th | -3.4pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 16th | -5.0pp | 8th | 42% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 17th | -5.1pp | 9th | 59% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 16.0% | 4th | -2.2pp | 10th | 29% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 21.4% | 9th | -2.8pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.8% | 3rd | -1.7pp | 12th | 38% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 24.4% | 13th | -2.7pp | 13th | 9% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 19.2% | 5th | -2.1pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 9.0% | 1st | -0.9pp | 15th | 60% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 46.5% | 18th | -3.7pp | 16th | 108% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 10th | -1.6pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 22.8% | 11th | -1.2pp | 18th | 2% 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.
Broadband rose 10.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78.9% to 89.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 17 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 91.4% | +9.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Detroit, MI | 85.8% | 17th | +21.2pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 16th | +17.9pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 15th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 91.8% | 8th | +11.5pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 18th | +10.7pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 89.4% | 13th | +10.6pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 10th | +9.7pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 92.1% | 6th | +9.0pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 91.3% | 9th | +8.5pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 11th | +7.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 92.7% | 5th | +7.6pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 14th | +7.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 12th | +6.7pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 92.1% | 7th | +6.5pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 93.0% | 4th | +6.1pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 94.0% | 2nd | +5.5pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 93.1% | 3rd | +5.3pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 94.5% | 1st | +3.9pp | 18th | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.46 to 0.48 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 2 of the 17 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 | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Washington, DC | 0.52 | 15th | -0.010 | 1st | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 2nd | -0.009 | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 0.48 | 7th | -0.008 | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 0.53 | 18th | -0.008 | 4th | 10% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 13th | -0.006 | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 0.47 | 3rd | -0.004 | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 4th | -0.004 | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 9th | -0.000 | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 0.49 | 12th | -0.000 | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 1st | +0.001 | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 17th | +0.002 | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 0.51 | 14th | +0.002 | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 0.49 | 11th | +0.004 | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 8th | +0.005 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 0.48 | 6th | +0.005 | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 0.52 | 16th | +0.012 | 16th | 8% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 0.48 | 5th | +0.011 | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 0.48 | 10th | +0.011 | 18th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (19.9% then, 19.1% now; margin ±0.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 8.7% | 3rd | -3.5pp | 1st | 46% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 11.8% | 5th | -2.5pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 14.5% | 8th | -2.1pp | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 7.5% | 1st | -1.0pp | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 10th | -1.7pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 14th | -2.1pp | 6th | 26% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.3% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 7th | 49% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 13.2% | 6th | -0.6pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 38.0% | 18th | -1.7pp | 9th | 134% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 19.1% | 13th | -0.7pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 16th | -0.9pp | 11th | 45% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 14.5% | 9th | -0.3pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 17th | -0.2pp | 13th | 69% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 15th | -0.0pp | 14th | 42% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 18.6% | 12th | +0.2pp | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13.7% | 7th | +0.5pp | 16th | 16% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 11th | +2.2pp | 17th | 6% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 9.7% | 4th | +5.0pp | 18th | 40% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $302,999 (Jun 26) | -1.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| San Francisco, CA | $1,395,852 (Jun 26) | 1st | +9.5% | 1st | 255% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $231,388 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.4% | 2nd | 41% below peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $237,834 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.7% | 3rd | 39% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $350,091 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.1% | 4th | 11% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $392,929 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.3% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $209,490 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.3% | 6th | 47% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $540,296 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.4% | 7th | 38% above peers | |
| Boston, MA | $788,881 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.3% | 8th | 101% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $325,520 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.2% | 9th | 17% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $856,052 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -2.2% | 10th | 118% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $192,669 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.3% | 11th | 51% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $579,159 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.3% | 12th | 47% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $146,746 (Jun 26) | 15th | -3.0% | 13th | 63% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $425,535 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.1% | 14th | 8% above peers | |
| Denver, CO | $538,992 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.4% | 15th | 37% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $77,245 (Jun 26) | 16th | -5.1% | 16th | 80% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 87% 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% | ||||
| San Francisco, CA | $913,649 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.6% | 1st | 218% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $144,456 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.3% | 2nd | 50% below peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $183,250 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.6% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $274,422 (Jun 26) | 9th | +1.5% | 4th | 4% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $561,002 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.4% | 5th | 96% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $286,878 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.3% | 6th | on par with peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $127,849 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.4% | 7th | 55% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $386,922 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.7% | 8th | 35% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $48,796 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.2% | 9th | 83% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $564,373 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -2.4% | 10th | 97% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $102,427 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.5% | 11th | 64% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $246,249 (Jun 26) | 10th | -2.9% | 12th | 14% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $302,053 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.6% | 13th | 5% above peers | |
| Washington, DC | $342,193 (Jun 26) | 6th | -3.9% | 14th | 19% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,379 (Jun 26) | 15th | -4.2% | 15th | 72% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | $360,685 (Jun 26) | 5th | -4.5% | 16th | 26% above peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.9% to 60.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 5 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 62.6% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Las Vegas, NV | 56.6% | 5th | +3.9pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 10th | +3.4pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 50.4% | 9th | +3.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 1st | +2.1pp | 4th | 23% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 60.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 8th | +1.2pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 35.7% | 18th | +0.7pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 38.2% | 17th | +0.6pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 15th | +0.4pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 12th | +0.0pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 41.5% | 16th | -0.1pp | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 58.5% | 4th | -0.4pp | 13th | 16% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 48.8% | 11th | -1.1pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 52.0% | 7th | -1.4pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 52.4% | 6th | -1.5pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 13th | -1.7pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 43.7% | 14th | -2.0pp | 18th | 13% 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 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 60% 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% | ||||
| San Francisco, CA | $4,401 (Jun 26) | 1st | +20.4% | 1st | 156% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,469 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.6% | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $1,298 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.2% | 3rd | 25% below peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,954 (Jun 26) | 5th | +3.1% | 4th | 13% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $1,356 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.0% | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $3,469 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.9% | 6th | 101% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $1,521 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.6% | 7th | 12% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,799 (Jun 26) | 7th | +2.4% | 8th | 4% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | $1,721 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 9th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,280 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.8% | 10th | 26% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.8% | 11th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.8% | 12th | 14% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $1,722 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.5% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Seattle, WA | $2,224 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.4% | 14th | 29% above peers | |
| Washington, DC | $2,532 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.9% | 15th | 47% above peers | |
| Denver, CO | $1,877 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.4% | 16th | 9% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.7% to 36.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 6 of the 17 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 | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 13th | -1.5pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 17th | -0.8pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 43.5% | 18th | -0.7pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 34.5% | 4th | -0.5pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.5% | 16th | -0.4pp | 6th | 10% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.1% | 7th | -0.2pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 10th | +0.6pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 36.1% | 8th | +0.7pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 39.9% | 12th | +1.1pp | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 15th | +1.4pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 12th | 21% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 38.8% | 11th | +1.5pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 35.6% | 5th | +1.7pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 14th | +2.2pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 36.0% | 6th | +2.2pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 31.5% | 2nd | +2.4pp | 17th | 19% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 36.9% | 9th | +3.8pp | 18th | 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.5% then, 7.1% now; margin ±0.6pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 5th | -2.3pp | 1st | 20% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 20.1% | 14th | -3.6pp | 2nd | 95% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 8th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 8.9% | 6th | -1.1pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 9th | -1.3pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 7th | -0.9pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 15th | -2.2pp | 7th | 159% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 12th | -1.2pp | 8th | 57% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 7.1% | 4th | -0.4pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.7% | 11th | -0.5pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 11th | 32% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 33.2% | 17th | -1.0pp | 12th | 223% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 30.2% | 16th | -0.7pp | 13th | 193% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 6.7% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 14th | 35% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.0% | 18th | +0.1pp | 15th | 249% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 10.3% | 10th | +0.5pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 19.0% | 13th | +1.2pp | 17th | 84% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 6.5% | 1st | +0.4pp | 18th | 37% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.6% to 20.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 16.2% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 6.0% | 8th | -2.1pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.2% | 5th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 7.4% | 9th | -1.0pp | 4th | 13% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 3.3% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 5th | 61% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 6th | -0.6pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.3% | 13th | -0.8pp | 7th | 21% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13.5% | 16th | -0.8pp | 8th | 59% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.9% | 11th | -0.3pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.0% | 12th | -0.2pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 3.6% | 3rd | -0.0pp | 11th | 58% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 4.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 12th | 51% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 12.7% | 14th | +0.7pp | 13th | 49% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.5% | 17th | +1.0pp | 14th | 71% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 20.1% | 18th | +1.5pp | 15th | 137% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.5% | 10th | +0.7pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.2% | 15th | +1.1pp | 17th | 56% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 5.9% | 7th | +0.6pp | 18th | 30% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| San Francisco, CA | 18.2% | 1st | 48% below peers | |
| Denver, CO | 23.2% | 2nd | 33% below peers | |
| Seattle, WA | 23.4% | 3rd | 33% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | 25.5% | 4th | 27% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | 27.3% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 28.2% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 7th | 18% below peers | |
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 31.8% | 8th | 9% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 33.9% | 9th | 3% below peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.1% | 11th | 4% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 12th | 9% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 13th | 11% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 39.5% | 14th | 14% above peers | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 39.8% | 15th | 14% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 16th | 25% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 45.0% | 17th | 29% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 18th | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.1% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 10 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 12.0% | +1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Portland, OR | 1.9% | 1st | -0.9pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 2.8% | 7th | -0.4pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 5th | -0.2pp | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 13th | -0.2pp | 4th | 70% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 8th | +0.0pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.0% | 14th | +0.9pp | 6th | 74% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 10th | +0.6pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 11.2% | 18th | +2.1pp | 8th | 144% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 9.6% | 16th | +2.4pp | 9th | 110% above peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 5.7% | 11th | +1.5pp | 10th | 23% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 15th | +2.4pp | 11th | 89% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 1.9% | 2nd | +0.5pp | 12th | 58% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 2.8% | 6th | +0.8pp | 13th | 40% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 9th | +1.1pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 2.2% | 4th | +0.7pp | 15th | 52% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 10.6% | 17th | +3.7pp | 16th | 130% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.0% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 17th | 56% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 12th | +2.5pp | 18th | 28% 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.
College attainment rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.1% to 28.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 17 of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.8% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Detroit, MI | 18.1% | 18th | +2.8pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 48.0% | 7th | +6.9pp | 2nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 17th | +3.6pp | 3rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 56.5% | 4th | +7.1pp | 4th | 56% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 12th | +3.7pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.7% | 10th | +4.1pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 9th | +4.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 11th | +3.9pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 27.6% | 15th | +3.1pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 28.1% | 13th | +3.1pp | 10th | 22% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 16th | +2.8pp | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 8th | +4.0pp | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 54.9% | 5th | +5.2pp | 13th | 52% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 64.2% | 2nd | +5.7pp | 14th | 78% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 14th | +1.9pp | 15th | 22% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 68.5% | 1st | +4.4pp | 16th | 89% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 53.8% | 6th | +3.3pp | 17th | 49% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 60.3% | 3rd | +2.3pp | 18th | 67% 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.
Preschool enrollment rose 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.5% to 47.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.2pp). None of the 17 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| El Paso, TX | 47.3% | 7th | +6.8pp | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 10th | +2.7pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 65.1% | 4th | +4.0pp | 3rd | 55% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 70.3% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 4th | 68% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 13th | +0.4pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 79.0% | 1st | +0.3pp | 6th | 88% above peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 39.4% | 11th | -0.7pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 73.2% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 8th | 74% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 37.0% | 14th | -2.2pp | 9th | 12% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 52.5% | 6th | -3.2pp | 10th | 25% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 15th | -3.9pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 54.4% | 5th | -7.4pp | 12th | 30% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 12th | -5.9pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 32.7% | 16th | -5.9pp | 14th | 22% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 8th | -7.8pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 9th | -9.8pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 17th | -9.6pp | 17th | 24% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 31.0% | 18th | -9.8pp | 18th | 26% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.8% then, 8.0% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 15th | -2.7pp | 1st | 9% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 5.2% | 4th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 8.0% | 9th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 4th | 64% below peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 3.1% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 5th | 62% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 7th | -0.4pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8.2% | 10th | -0.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 8.4% | 11th | -0.4pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 14th | -0.4pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 8th | -0.0pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 5.7% | 6th | +0.3pp | 11th | 30% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 3.0% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 12th | 64% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 13th | +0.7pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 12th | +0.7pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.7% | 5th | +0.6pp | 15th | 30% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 17th | +1.8pp | 16th | 60% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 16.7% | 18th | +2.7pp | 17th | 103% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 11.9% | 16th | +2.2pp | 18th | 45% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 679,813 to 680,130 - more than the combined survey margin (±151). 8 of the 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | 697,125 | 4th | +8% | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 754,195 | 2nd | +4% | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 660,400 | 9th | +4% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 18th | +4% | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 690,130 | 5th | +4% | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 12th | +2% | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 718,877 | 3rd | +2% | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 17th | +1% | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 16th | +1% | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 680,130 | 7th | +0% | 10th | 3% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 641,165 | 10th | -1% | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 681,294 | 6th | -2% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 666,442 | 8th | -3% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 15th | -5% | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 13th | -5% | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 830,235 | 1st | -5% | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 11th | -5% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 14th | -6% | 18th | 13% 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 (36.0% then, 37.6% now; margin ±2.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Portland, OR | 31.3% | 15th | +2.8pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 8th | +2.4pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 3rd | 50% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 37.6% | 12th | +1.6pp | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 38.0% | 11th | +1.6pp | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 21.4% | 17th | +0.6pp | 6th | 48% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 10th | +0.6pp | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 30.9% | 16th | +0.3pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 34.6% | 14th | +0.2pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 67.1% | 1st | -1.0pp | 11th | 64% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 36.3% | 13th | -0.9pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 6th | -1.7pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 21.1% | 18th | -1.0pp | 14th | 48% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 45.3% | 5th | -2.3pp | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 4th | -3.8pp | 16th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 9th | -3.3pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.6% | 7th | -3.9pp | 18th | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.8% then, 58.5% now; margin ±5.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Oklahoma City, OK | 68.8% | 12th | +4.6pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 14th | +3.6pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Denver, CO | 69.9% | 8th | +3.8pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Seattle, WA | 72.9% | 5th | +3.8pp | 4th | 5% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 3rd | +3.8pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 77.5% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 6th | +1.3pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 78.6% | 1st | +0.9pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| San Francisco, CA | 73.9% | 4th | +0.8pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 9th | +0.6pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 70.6% | 7th | +0.1pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 69.3% | 10th | -0.3pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 13th | -1.8pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 62.4% | 16th | -2.0pp | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 58.5% | 18th | -2.2pp | 15th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 15th | -3.9pp | 16th | 10% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 11th | -4.6pp | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 61.8% | 17th | -5.1pp | 18th | 11% below peers |