The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime rose about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 79% 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% | |||||
| Elyria, OH | 178 (May 26) | 6th | -30.4% | 1st | 41% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 304 (May 26) | 8th | -29.6% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 157 (May 26) | 5th | -29.3% | 3rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 718 (May 26) | 15th | -29.1% | 4th | 136% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 559 (May 26) | 13th | -22.7% | 5th | 84% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 372 (Jun 25) | 11th | -21.2% | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 667 (Apr 26) | 14th | -20.3% | 7th | 120% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 102 (May 26) | 4th | -15.0% | 8th | 66% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 90 (May 26) | 2nd | -14.8% | 9th | 70% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 368 (May 26) | 10th | -5.5% | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 99 (Apr 26) | 3rd | -3.7% | 11th | 67% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 505 (May 26) | 12th | +5.9% | 12th | 66% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 234 (Apr 26) | 7th | +7.0% | 13th | 23% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 352 (May 26) | 9th | +17.5% | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 78 (May 26) | 1st | +27.3% | 15th | 74% below peers |
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. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Property crime fell about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower 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% | |||||
| Burleson, TX | 624 (May 26) | 2nd | -45.5% | 1st | 55% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 3,083 (May 26) | 14th | -43.5% | 2nd | 123% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 1,385 (Apr 26) | 8th | -42.3% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 879 (May 26) | 3rd | -39.2% | 4th | 37% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 1,716 (Jun 25) | 12th | -28.3% | 5th | 24% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 3,583 (May 26) | 15th | -25.1% | 6th | 159% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 1,230 (Apr 26) | 5th | -23.2% | 7th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 435 (May 26) | 1st | -18.7% | 8th | 69% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 1,232 (May 26) | 6th | -15.9% | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 1,611 (May 26) | 10th | -8.0% | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 1,051 (May 26) | 4th | -7.3% | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 1,621 (May 26) | 11th | -4.3% | 12th | 17% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 2,252 (May 26) | 13th | -4.2% | 13th | 63% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 1,236 (Apr 26) | 7th | -3.4% | 14th | 11% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 1,462 (May 26) | 9th | -1.0% | 15th | 6% above peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide rose about 250% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Normal, IL | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 0 (Jun 25) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 2 (May 26) | 7th | -66.7% | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 4 (Apr 26) | 11th | -33.3% | 4th | 101% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 24 (May 26) | 15th | -22.0% | 5th | 1181% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 2 (May 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2 (May 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 5 (May 26) | 12th | +143.8% | 8th | 175% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 13 (May 26) | 14th | +249.7% | 9th | 603% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 6 (May 26) | 13th | 201% above peers | ||||
| Minnetonka, MN | 0 (Apr 26) | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Grand Island, NE | 2 (May 26) | 9th | 1% above peers | ||||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3 (May 26) | 10th | 83% above peers | ||||
| Joplin, MO | 0 (May 26) | 4th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Novato, CA | 0 (Apr 26) | 5th | 100% 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 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 64% 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% | |||||
| Burleson, TX | 36 (May 26) | 2nd | -75.6% | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 218 (May 26) | 12th | -59.8% | 2nd | 86% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 129 (Apr 26) | 9th | -55.5% | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 231 (Jun 25) | 14th | -48.4% | 4th | 98% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 51 (May 26) | 4th | -43.1% | 5th | 56% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 47 (May 26) | 3rd | -39.0% | 6th | 60% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 94 (May 26) | 7th | -32.4% | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 35 (May 26) | 1st | -20.0% | 8th | 71% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 403 (May 26) | 15th | -18.5% | 9th | 245% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 221 (May 26) | 13th | -9.9% | 10th | 88% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 75 (Apr 26) | 5th | -9.3% | 11th | 36% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 145 (May 26) | 10th | -1.3% | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 81 (May 26) | 6th | +12.2% | 13th | 30% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 173 (Apr 26) | 11th | +34.3% | 14th | 48% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 117 (May 26) | 8th | +37.0% | 15th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 13% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $49,319 to $55,631 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,761). 28 of the 29 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% | |||||
| Pensacola, FL | $74,212 | 18th | +47% | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | $59,996 | 26th | +41% | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | $74,373 | 17th | +37% | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | $55,534 | 28th | +37% | 4th | 41% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $113,648 | 8th | +36% | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | $123,802 | 2nd | +34% | 6th | 32% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | $71,208 | 20th | +32% | 7th | 24% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | $111,478 | 12th | +30% | 8th | 19% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | $111,575 | 11th | +28% | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | $63,432 | 23rd | +28% | 10th | 32% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | $109,193 | 14th | +27% | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | $111,990 | 10th | +26% | 12th | 19% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | $51,028 | 31st | +25% | 13th | 46% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | $119,517 | 4th | +25% | 14th | 27% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | $115,304 | 7th | +24% | 15th | 23% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | $54,945 | 29th | +24% | 16th | 42% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | $128,767 | 1st | +24% | 17th | 37% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | $115,929 | 5th | +21% | 18th | 23% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | $71,621 | 19th | +21% | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | $61,205 | 24th | +21% | 20th | 35% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | $60,172 | 25th | +19% | 21st | 36% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | $93,928 | 16th | +18% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | $110,820 | 13th | +17% | 23rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | $120,008 | 3rd | +16% | 24th | 28% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | $63,795 | 22nd | +16% | 25th | 32% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | $52,097 | 30th | +15% | 26th | 45% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | $115,736 | 6th | +14% | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | $55,631 | 27th | +13% | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | $64,785 | 21st | +11% | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | $108,281 | 15th | +9% | 30th | 15% above peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | $113,310 | 9th | 21% above peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Unemployment was essentially flat from 2022 to 2025.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.3% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Elyria, OH | 3.4% (May 26) | 5th | -1.2pp | 1st | 13% below peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | 3.5% (May 26) | 6th | -1.0pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | |
| Colton, CA | 4.6% (May 26) | 20th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 18% above peers | |
| Joplin, MO | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.5pp | 4th | 8% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 9th | -0.4pp | 5th | 5% below peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 6th | 26% below peers | |
| Novato, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 10th | -0.3pp | 7th | 5% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.2pp | 8th | 23% below peers | |
| Methuen, MA | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | -0.1pp | 9th | 18% above peers | |
| Kentwood, MI | 5.1% (May 26) | 24th | -0.1pp | 10th | 31% above peers | |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 5.8% (May 26) | 26th | +0.0pp | 11th | 49% above peers | |
| Placentia, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | 3.2% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.1pp | 13th | 18% below peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.8% (May 26) | 13th | +0.2pp | 14th | 3% below peers | |
| Galveston, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 17th | +0.2pp | 15th | 8% above peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.2pp | 16th | 21% above peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | 4.9% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.2pp | 17th | 26% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | +0.2pp | 18th | 10% below peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | 3.9% (May 26) | 14th | +0.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Normal, IL | 3.7% (May 26) | 12th | +0.4pp | 20th | 5% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | 3.9% (May 26) | 15th | +0.5pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Manhattan, KS | 3.3% (May 26) | 4th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 15% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 18th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | 4.3% (May 26) | 19th | +0.9pp | 24th | 10% above peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 16th | +1.0pp | 25th | 5% above peers | |
| Oak Park, IL | 5.1% (May 26) | 25th | +1.0pp | 26th | 31% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.5% then, 20.1% now; margin ±2.8pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.6% | 1st | -3.8pp | 1st | 68% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 16.5% | 24th | -6.3pp | 2nd | 48% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 12.5% | 18th | -4.7pp | 3rd | 12% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 11.2% | 16th | -3.3pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 18.2% | 26th | -5.3pp | 5th | 63% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 4.5% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 6th | 60% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 10.3% | 14th | -2.3pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 17.9% | 25th | -3.6pp | 8th | 60% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.4% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 9th | 61% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 18.5% | 27th | -3.6pp | 10th | 66% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 6.8% | 7th | -1.0pp | 11th | 39% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 20.6% | 30th | -2.9pp | 12th | 85% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 13.6% | 21st | -1.4pp | 13th | 22% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 16.4% | 23rd | -1.2pp | 14th | 47% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 12.7% | 19th | -0.9pp | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 10.3% | 15th | -0.6pp | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 4.6% | 4th | -0.2pp | 17th | 59% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 9.7% | 12th | -0.4pp | 18th | 14% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 7.4% | 9th | -0.2pp | 19th | 34% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 7.9% | 10th | -0.2pp | 20th | 29% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 5.2% | 5th | +0.1pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 19.3% | 28th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 73% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 20.1% | 29th | +1.6pp | 23rd | 80% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 15.0% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 24th | 34% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 7.1% | 8th | +1.4pp | 25th | 36% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 12.9% | 20th | +2.8pp | 26th | 16% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 11.3% | 17th | +2.8pp | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 9.6% | 11th | +2.7pp | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 5.9% | 6th | +1.9pp | 29th | 47% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 10.0% | 13th | +3.9pp | 30th | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child poverty rose 9.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.5% to 35.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 29 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% | ||||||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 2.2% | 1st | -5.4pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 3.6% | 2nd | -6.2pp | 2nd | 74% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 7.4% | 8th | -5.5pp | 3rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 6.3% | 7th | -4.6pp | 4th | 54% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 10.4% | 13th | -6.2pp | 5th | 23% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 17.9% | 21st | -10.5pp | 6th | 32% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 7.7% | 10th | -4.3pp | 7th | 43% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 26.1% | 27th | -13.1pp | 8th | 92% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 10.4% | 12th | -4.2pp | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.0% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 10th | 71% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 25.8% | 26th | -8.7pp | 11th | 90% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 19.1% | 24th | -5.3pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 15.0% | 17th | -4.1pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 13.3% | 14th | -2.8pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 4.5% | 4th | -0.4pp | 15th | 67% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 20.7% | 25th | -1.0pp | 16th | 52% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 31.0% | 28th | -1.4pp | 17th | 128% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 18.8% | 23rd | +0.4pp | 18th | 38% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 7.6% | 9th | +0.5pp | 19th | 44% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 16.2% | 19th | +1.6pp | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 5.0% | 5th | +0.5pp | 21st | 63% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 33.3% | 29th | +4.2pp | 22nd | 145% above peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 16.8% | 20th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 24% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 18.6% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 24th | 37% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 35.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 25th | 162% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 15.5% | 18th | +5.2pp | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 5.7% | 6th | +2.5pp | 27th | 58% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 13.4% | 15th | +6.3pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 13.6% | 16th | +7.2pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 8.6% | 11th | +4.9pp | 30th | 37% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 9.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 82.1% to 91.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 29 of the 29 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% | ||||||
| Huntington Park, CA | 89.3% | 25th | +13.9pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 96.2% | 4th | +13.9pp | 2nd | 3% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 90.2% | 22nd | +12.5pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 87.0% | 28th | +11.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 92.5% | 17th | +9.7pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 88.6% | 26th | +9.2pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 80.7% | 30th | +8.3pp | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 91.5% | 19th | +9.4pp | 8th | 2% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 86.8% | 29th | +8.1pp | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 90.8% | 21st | +8.2pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 89.7% | 24th | +7.8pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 94.4% | 13th | +6.7pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 90.0% | 23rd | +6.2pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 95.9% | 6th | +6.5pp | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 95.2% | 10th | +5.9pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 96.8% | 3rd | +5.9pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 87.7% | 27th | +5.1pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 94.3% | 14th | +5.0pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 91.2% | 20th | +4.3pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 93.6% | 15th | +4.3pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 92.1% | 18th | +4.2pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 98.4% | 1st | +4.5pp | 22nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 98.1% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 93.4% | 16th | +4.0pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 95.2% | 11th | +4.0pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 95.8% | 7th | +3.8pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 95.8% | 8th | +3.4pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 94.7% | 12th | +3.0pp | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 95.4% | 9th | +2.4pp | 29th | 2% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 96.1% | 5th | +2.1pp | 30th | 3% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.52 now; margin ±0.02). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Lincoln, CA | 0.40 | 5th | -0.017 | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 0.49 | 26th | -0.020 | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 0.49 | 27th | -0.018 | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 0.47 | 20th | -0.015 | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 0.42 | 12th | -0.013 | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 0.39 | 2nd | -0.007 | 6th | 13% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 0.41 | 8th | -0.007 | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 0.48 | 24th | -0.008 | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 0.53 | 31st | -0.008 | 9th | 17% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 0.42 | 10th | -0.006 | 10th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 0.48 | 25th | -0.006 | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 0.41 | 7th | -0.005 | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 0.47 | 23rd | -0.006 | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 0.43 | 13th | -0.002 | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 0.41 | 6th | -0.002 | 15th | 10% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 0.45 | 15th | +0.003 | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 0.46 | 19th | +0.003 | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 0.39 | 3rd | +0.003 | 18th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 0.44 | 14th | +0.008 | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 0.47 | 22nd | +0.014 | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 0.49 | 28th | +0.015 | 21st | 9% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 0.52 | 30th | +0.017 | 22nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 0.45 | 16th | +0.024 | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 0.42 | 11th | +0.023 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 0.51 | 29th | +0.029 | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 0.47 | 21st | +0.030 | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 0.45 | 17th | +0.030 | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 0.46 | 18th | +0.031 | 28th | 1% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 0.40 | 4th | +0.028 | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 0.33 | 1st | +0.046 | 30th | 27% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 0.42 | 9th | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
SNAP fell 2.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 15.3% to 13.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 6 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 11.4% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Wheaton, IL | 3.6% | 4th | -1.7pp | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 12.8% | 22nd | -5.8pp | 2nd | 36% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 9.4% | 16th | -4.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 11.4% | 20th | -4.0pp | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 17.6% | 28th | -4.6pp | 5th | 88% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 4.9% | 6th | -1.1pp | 6th | 48% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 16.0% | 27th | -3.3pp | 7th | 71% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 13.0% | 23rd | -2.3pp | 8th | 39% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 14.9% | 25th | -2.5pp | 9th | 59% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 7.3% | 14th | -0.9pp | 10th | 22% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 13.4% | 24th | -1.6pp | 11th | 43% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 10.6% | 18th | -0.9pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 15.7% | 26th | -0.9pp | 13th | 67% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 5.8% | 7th | +0.0pp | 14th | 39% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 3.4% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 15th | 64% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 25.4% | 30th | +0.2pp | 16th | 171% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 12.6% | 21st | +0.6pp | 17th | 35% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 7.3% | 13th | +0.6pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 10.8% | 19th | +0.9pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 10.4% | 17th | +0.9pp | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 2.6% | 1st | +0.4pp | 21st | 72% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 24.0% | 29th | +4.9pp | 22nd | 156% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 2.7% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 23rd | 71% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 5.8% | 8th | +1.2pp | 24th | 39% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 7.7% | 15th | +1.6pp | 25th | 18% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 7.0% | 12th | +1.7pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 4.3% | 5th | +1.3pp | 27th | 54% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 6.7% | 10th | +2.9pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 6.2% | 9th | +3.4pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 6.8% | 11th | +3.7pp | 30th | 28% 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 falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 7% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $302,999 (Jun 26) | -1.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Oak Park, IL | $492,876 (Jun 26) | 13th | +10.7% | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | $231,940 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +5.8% | 2nd | 53% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | $524,542 (Jun 26) | 8th | +5.2% | 3rd | 6% above peers | |
| Manhattan, KS | $299,405 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.8% | 4th | 39% below peers | |
| Elyria, OH | $191,593 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.7% | 5th | 61% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | $635,999 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.9% | 6th | 29% above peers | |
| Kentwood, MI | $340,017 (Jun 26) | 16th | +3.9% | 7th | 31% below peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | $496,328 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.5% | 8th | 1% above peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | $374,440 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.0% | 9th | 24% below peers | |
| Hacienda Heights, CA | $960,936 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.9% | 10th | 95% above peers | |
| Joplin, MO | $207,698 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.3% | 11th | 58% below peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | $674,652 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.3% | 12th | 37% above peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | $268,527 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.1% | 13th | 46% below peers | |
| Placentia, CA | $1,117,757 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.0% | 14th | 127% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | $258,203 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.0% | 15th | 48% below peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | $1,029,682 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.9% | 16th | 109% above peers | |
| Novato, CA | $1,084,524 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.6% | 17th | 120% above peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $512,413 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.1% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | $499,865 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.0% | 19th | 1% above peers | |
| Normal, IL | $269,011 (Jun 26) | 20th | -0.3% | 20th | 45% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | $648,541 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.6% | 21st | 32% above peers | |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $189,756 (Jun 26) | 26th | -0.6% | 22nd | 62% below peers | |
| Burleson, TX | $342,356 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.3% | 23rd | 31% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $515,729 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.5% | 24th | 5% above peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | $303,946 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.8% | 25th | 38% below peers | |
| Galveston, TX | $322,876 (Jun 26) | 17th | -6.5% | 26th | 34% 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 falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes fell about 7% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $185,570 (Jun 26) | -0.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Manhattan, KS | $212,920 (Jun 26) | 18th | +6.7% | 1st | 19% below peers | |
| Oak Park, IL | $251,868 (Jun 26) | 15th | +6.4% | 2nd | 5% below peers | |
| Elyria, OH | $130,769 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.9% | 3rd | 50% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | $347,090 (Jun 26) | 10th | +5.7% | 4th | 32% above peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | $155,976 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +5.4% | 5th | 41% below peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | $290,945 (Jun 26) | 12th | +4.1% | 6th | 10% above peers | |
| Kentwood, MI | $260,325 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.9% | 7th | 1% below peers | |
| Normal, IL | $202,576 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.5% | 8th | 23% below peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | $170,760 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.1% | 9th | 35% below peers | |
| Joplin, MO | $135,847 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.0% | 10th | 49% below peers | |
| Hacienda Heights, CA | $733,530 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.9% | 11th | 178% above peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | $312,027 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.3% | 12th | 18% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | $410,588 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 13th | 56% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | $184,364 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.1% | 14th | 30% below peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | $571,523 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.8% | 15th | 117% above peers | |
| Placentia, CA | $819,310 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.6% | 16th | 211% above peers | |
| Novato, CA | $724,341 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.2% | 17th | 175% above peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $421,900 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.0% | 18th | 60% above peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | $719,346 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.3% | 19th | 173% above peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | $530,010 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.8% | 20th | 101% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $364,168 (Jun 26) | 9th | -2.2% | 21st | 38% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | $263,855 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.6% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Edina, MN | $245,840 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.7% | 23rd | 7% below peers | |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $96,667 (Jun 26) | 26th | -3.3% | 24th | 63% below peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | $215,851 (Jun 26) | 17th | -4.7% | 25th | 18% below peers | |
| Galveston, TX | $202,732 (Jun 26) | 19th | -7.0% | 26th | 23% 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.9% then, 46.2% now; margin ±2.4pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Manhattan, KS | 43.5% | 29th | +4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 71.0% | 11th | +5.3pp | 2nd | 10% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 64.2% | 16th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 61.4% | 19th | +3.2pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 46.2% | 28th | +2.4pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 83.9% | 2nd | +4.2pp | 6th | 30% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 53.2% | 25th | +2.5pp | 7th | 18% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 71.6% | 10th | +2.6pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 74.0% | 6th | +2.6pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 76.5% | 4th | +2.7pp | 10th | 18% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 72.4% | 7th | +1.6pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 52.8% | 26th | +1.1pp | 12th | 18% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 72.1% | 8th | +1.5pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 64.1% | 17th | +1.2pp | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 77.3% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 15th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 69.0% | 12th | +1.0pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 60.0% | 21st | +0.6pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 60.0% | 20th | +0.5pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 75.5% | 5th | +0.3pp | 19th | 17% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 64.6% | 15th | +0.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 54.8% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 64.8% | 14th | -0.8pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 57.8% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 71.7% | 9th | -1.6pp | 24th | 11% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 63.6% | 18th | -1.7pp | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 66.1% | 13th | -2.0pp | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 84.7% | 1st | -2.8pp | 27th | 31% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 49.0% | 27th | -1.6pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 53.4% | 24th | -4.3pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 24.2% | 30th | -3.0pp | 30th | 63% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 68% 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% | ||||
| Joplin, MO | $1,306 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +7.9% | 1st | 28% below peers | |
| Kentwood, MI | $1,620 (Jun 26) | 17th | +6.3% | 2nd | 11% below peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | $1,174 (Jun 26) | 25th | +6.2% | 3rd | 35% below peers | |
| Novato, CA | $3,857 (Jun 26) | 1st | +5.6% | 4th | 112% above peers | |
| Oak Park, IL | $2,160 (Jun 26) | 8th | +5.5% | 5th | 19% above peers | |
| Manhattan, KS | $1,293 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.1% | 6th | 29% below peers | |
| Hacienda Heights, CA | $3,254 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +4.8% | 7th | 79% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | $1,929 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.4% | 8th | 6% above peers | |
| Galveston, TX | $1,356 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.4% | 9th | 25% below peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | $1,820 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.7% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | $3,006 (Jun 26) | 4th | +3.3% | 11th | 65% above peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | $1,857 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.2% | 12th | 2% above peers | |
| Edina, MN | $2,009 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.2% | 13th | 10% above peers | |
| Elyria, OH | $1,126 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.0% | 14th | 38% below peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | $2,265 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.9% | 15th | 24% above peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | $1,657 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.9% | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | $1,575 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.8% | 17th | 13% below peers | |
| Normal, IL | $1,403 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.0% | 18th | 23% below peers | |
| Placentia, CA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 5th | +1.9% | 19th | 54% above peers | |
| Diamond Bar, CA | $3,301 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.0% | 20th | 81% above peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | $1,813 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.9% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | $2,169 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 22nd | 19% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | $1,337 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.8% | 23rd | 27% below peers | |
| Burleson, TX | $1,737 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.4% | 24th | 5% below peers | |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $1,300 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -1.6% | 25th | 29% below peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | $2,101 (Jun 26) | 9th | -2.0% | 26th | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.1% to 43.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 29 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 | |||||
| Wheaton, MD | 32.2% | 14th | -7.4pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 32.0% | 12th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 33.1% | 18th | -4.4pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 51.1% | 31st | -4.8pp | 4th | 55% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 34.7% | 21st | -3.1pp | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 30.2% | 8th | -2.4pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 23.7% | 2nd | -1.6pp | 7th | 28% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 36.7% | 23rd | -2.3pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 33.1% | 17th | -1.6pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 28.7% | 7th | -0.9pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 32.1% | 13th | -0.4pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 28.6% | 6th | -0.2pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 43.9% | 29th | +0.1pp | 13th | 33% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 22.5% | 1st | +0.0pp | 14th | 32% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 33.5% | 20th | +0.1pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 42.5% | 26th | +0.3pp | 16th | 29% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 28.5% | 5th | +1.0pp | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 27.7% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 18th | 16% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 28.1% | 4th | +1.5pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 44.5% | 30th | +2.6pp | 20th | 35% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 36.8% | 24th | +2.4pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 40.8% | 25th | +2.7pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 36.0% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 31.7% | 11th | +2.6pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 33.0% | 16th | +3.1pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 32.9% | 15th | +3.3pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 43.0% | 27th | +4.5pp | 27th | 30% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 43.7% | 28th | +4.6pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 30.6% | 9th | +5.4pp | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 31.2% | 10th | +7.8pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 33.3% | 19th | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.3% then, 10.7% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Manhattan, KS | 4.3% | 11th | -4.1pp | 1st | 28% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 8.1% | 22nd | -3.7pp | 2nd | 36% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 3.0% | 7th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 4th | 68% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 3.7% | 9th | -0.8pp | 5th | 39% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 4.1% | 10th | -0.8pp | 6th | 32% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 11.7% | 28th | -1.7pp | 7th | 96% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 2.8% | 5th | -0.4pp | 8th | 53% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 2.4% | 4th | -0.2pp | 9th | 60% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 8.9% | 25th | -0.9pp | 10th | 50% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 10.7% | 27th | -0.6pp | 11th | 79% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 6.0% | 17th | -0.3pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 0.7% | 1st | +0.0pp | 13th | 89% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 8.4% | 24th | +0.2pp | 14th | 40% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 7.5% | 20th | +0.3pp | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 12.0% | 29th | +0.7pp | 16th | 100% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 2.9% | 6th | +0.2pp | 17th | 52% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 8.2% | 23rd | +0.5pp | 18th | 38% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 6.5% | 18th | +0.4pp | 19th | 9% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 9.6% | 26th | +0.8pp | 20th | 61% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 14.3% | 31st | +1.4pp | 21st | 140% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 5.0% | 13th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 16% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 3.2% | 8th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 7.6% | 21st | +1.1pp | 24th | 27% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 12.1% | 30th | +3.2pp | 25th | 103% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 5.4% | 14th | +1.6pp | 26th | 9% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 7.3% | 19th | +2.2pp | 27th | 22% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.7pp | 28th | 64% below peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 5.6% | 15th | +1.8pp | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 4.6% | 12th | +1.6pp | 30th | 23% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 6.0% | 16th | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.8% then, 15.9% now; margin ±2.0pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 16.2% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Minnetonka, MN | 1.3% | 1st | -1.1pp | 1st | 80% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 8.0% | 18th | -6.3pp | 2nd | 19% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 3.4% | 7th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 2.2% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 4th | 67% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 3.9% | 9th | -2.1pp | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 8.8% | 19th | -3.9pp | 6th | 31% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2.5% | 4th | -1.0pp | 7th | 63% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 4.7% | 10th | -1.8pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 9th | 75% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 6.7% | 16th | -2.0pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 11.8% | 26th | -1.9pp | 11th | 77% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 6.7% | 15th | -0.9pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 15.9% | 30th | -1.9pp | 13th | 137% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 3.0% | 5th | -0.1pp | 14th | 54% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 10.6% | 21st | +0.0pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 17.9% | 31st | +0.5pp | 16th | 168% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 6.4% | 14th | +0.3pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 13.6% | 27th | +0.6pp | 18th | 104% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 11.6% | 24th | +0.5pp | 19th | 73% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 11.0% | 22nd | +0.8pp | 20th | 65% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 11.8% | 25th | +1.0pp | 21st | 76% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 14.3% | 28th | +1.4pp | 22nd | 114% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 9.1% | 20th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 14.3% | 29th | +1.8pp | 24th | 114% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 4.7% | 11th | +0.7pp | 25th | 30% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 3.5% | 8th | +0.6pp | 26th | 48% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 4.8% | 12th | +0.9pp | 27th | 28% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 11.2% | 23rd | +2.2pp | 28th | 68% above peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 7.5% | 17th | +2.0pp | 29th | 11% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 4.8% | 13th | +1.3pp | 30th | 28% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 3.3% | 6th | 50% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about 50% above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 17.6% | 1st | 45% below peers | |
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 21.8% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| Edina, MN | 23.8% | 3rd | 25% below peers | |
| Minnetonka, MN | 24.8% | 4th | 22% below peers | |
| Novato, CA | 25.3% | 5th | 20% below peers | |
| Wake Forest, NC | 25.8% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Placentia, CA | 26.0% | 7th | 18% below peers | |
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 26.3% | 8th | 17% below peers | |
| Lincoln, CA | 26.6% | 9th | 16% below peers | |
| Aspen Hill, MD | 27.0% | 10th | 15% below peers | |
| Wheaton, MD | 27.4% | 11th | 14% below peers | |
| Wheaton, IL | 29.0% | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 29.0% | 13th | 9% below peers | |
| Oak Park, IL | 29.3% | 14th | 8% below peers | |
| Pensacola, FL | 31.7% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 31.8% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Pinellas Park, FL | 31.8% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Huntington Park, CA | 33.4% | 18th | 5% above peers | |
| Manhattan, KS | 33.5% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Kentwood, MI | 34.3% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Normal, IL | 36.0% | 21st | 13% above peers | |
| Joplin, MO | 36.4% | 22nd | 14% above peers | |
| Twin Falls, ID | 37.3% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Colton, CA | 37.5% | 24th | 18% above peers | |
| Burleson, TX | 38.2% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Grand Island, NE | 38.3% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Elyria, OH | 42.5% | 27th | 34% above peers | |
| Galveston, TX | 43.1% | 28th | 36% above peers | |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 44.0% | 29th | 38% above peers | |
| Elkhart, IN | 45.9% | 30th | 44% 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 (11.3% then, 11.2% now; margin ±4.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Wheaton, IL | 0.8% | 1st | -2.3pp | 1st | 77% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 1.2% | 3rd | -2.7pp | 2nd | 68% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 2.0% | 8th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 1.0% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 2.9% | 13th | -2.9pp | 5th | 21% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 1.9% | 7th | -1.3pp | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 4.3% | 18th | -2.2pp | 7th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 2.1% | 9th | -1.0pp | 8th | 43% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 1.4% | 4th | -0.6pp | 9th | 61% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 5.6% | 22nd | -2.1pp | 10th | 55% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 3.6% | 16th | -1.0pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 2.6% | 11th | -0.5pp | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 4.1% | 17th | -0.6pp | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 1.9% | 6th | -0.2pp | 14th | 48% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 7.0% | 27th | -0.1pp | 15th | 94% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 11.2% | 31st | -0.1pp | 16th | 209% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 2.9% | 14th | +0.1pp | 17th | 20% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 6.7% | 25th | +0.4pp | 18th | 85% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 9.7% | 30th | +0.6pp | 19th | 166% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 6.6% | 24th | +0.5pp | 20th | 82% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 5.4% | 21st | +2.1pp | 21st | 49% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 8.0% | 28th | +3.0pp | 22nd | 120% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 2.7% | 12th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 26% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 2.2% | 10th | +1.0pp | 24th | 38% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 3.2% | 15th | +1.4pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 7.0% | 26th | +3.2pp | 26th | 92% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 8.7% | 29th | +4.6pp | 27th | 139% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 6.6% | 23rd | +3.5pp | 28th | 82% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 5.4% | 20th | +3.5pp | 29th | 48% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 4.5% | 19th | +3.4pp | 30th | 25% above peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 1.5% | 5th | 60% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.2% to 36.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 17 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.8% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Huntington Park, CA | 8.5% | 31st | +2.1pp | 1st | 78% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 34.0% | 20th | +7.6pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 36.0% | 18th | +6.8pp | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 24.5% | 25th | +4.0pp | 4th | 35% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 17.7% | 29th | +2.7pp | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 31.6% | 21st | +4.7pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 40.0% | 14th | +5.8pp | 7th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 25.5% | 24th | +3.6pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 43.0% | 13th | +5.8pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 36.7% | 17th | +4.8pp | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 17.8% | 28th | +2.3pp | 11th | 53% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 37.8% | 16th | +4.9pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 22.9% | 26th | +2.6pp | 13th | 39% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 44.2% | 11th | +4.9pp | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 52.9% | 8th | +4.5pp | 15th | 40% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 59.5% | 6th | +4.9pp | 16th | 58% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 38.7% | 15th | +3.1pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 65.0% | 4th | +4.8pp | 18th | 72% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 71.4% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 19th | 89% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 48.9% | 10th | +2.4pp | 20th | 29% above peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 72.7% | 1st | +2.9pp | 21st | 92% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 72.5% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 22nd | 92% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 35.1% | 19th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 53.3% | 7th | +1.4pp | 24th | 41% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 20.9% | 27th | +0.3pp | 25th | 45% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 43.3% | 12th | +0.3pp | 26th | 14% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 26.6% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 64.5% | 5th | +0.3pp | 28th | 71% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 52.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 29th | 40% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 16.6% | 30th | -0.8pp | 30th | 56% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 31.0% | 22nd | 18% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.9% then, 43.5% now; margin ±17.9pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Placentia, CA | 60.8% | 5th | +21.8pp | 1st | 25% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 46.5% | 17th | +15.4pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 50.5% | 13th | +15.9pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 45.6% | 18th | +13.3pp | 4th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 59.0% | 7th | +15.1pp | 5th | 21% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 57.0% | 8th | +11.3pp | 6th | 17% above peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 60.8% | 4th | +11.1pp | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 33.4% | 27th | +5.2pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 67.7% | 1st | +8.4pp | 9th | 39% above peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 42.6% | 21st | +4.7pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 33.9% | 26th | +3.6pp | 11th | 31% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 48.8% | 15th | +3.8pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 48.8% | 14th | +0.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 25.1% | 28th | -0.9pp | 14th | 49% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 52.3% | 12th | -3.3pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 41.3% | 23rd | -4.3pp | 16th | 15% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 66.6% | 2nd | -7.9pp | 17th | 37% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 43.5% | 20th | -5.4pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 52.6% | 11th | -7.7pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 35.5% | 25th | -5.3pp | 20th | 27% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 60.6% | 6th | -10.0pp | 21st | 24% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 37.5% | 24th | -6.6pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 47.7% | 16th | -8.5pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 62.2% | 3rd | -13.3pp | 24th | 28% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 56.7% | 9th | -12.4pp | 25th | 16% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 54.2% | 10th | -18.7pp | 26th | 11% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 21.9% | 30th | -8.0pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 45.1% | 19th | -20.2pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 24.3% | 29th | -19.2pp | 29th | 50% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 41.7% | 22nd | -36.0pp | 30th | 14% 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 (6.9% then, 10.2% now; margin ±5.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 0.0% | 1st | -3.3pp | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 3.5% | 9th | -4.7pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 3.6% | 11th | -2.9pp | 3rd | 43% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 1.3% | 3rd | -0.9pp | 4th | 80% below peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 4.7% | 12th | -3.3pp | 5th | 28% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 3.6% | 10th | -2.3pp | 6th | 45% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 1.8% | 5th | -0.9pp | 7th | 72% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 5.5% | 14th | -2.2pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 11.1% | 26th | -3.6pp | 9th | 72% above peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 6.5% | 16th | -1.3pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 7.6% | 21st | -1.0pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 7.5% | 20th | -0.1pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 14.2% | 29th | +0.1pp | 13th | 120% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 5.2% | 13th | +0.8pp | 14th | 19% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 7.3% | 19th | +1.2pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 8.7% | 23rd | +1.5pp | 16th | 35% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 1.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 17th | 80% below peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 18.2% | 31st | +3.6pp | 18th | 182% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 6.7% | 17th | +1.8pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 10.2% | 24th | +3.2pp | 20th | 57% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 14.2% | 30th | +5.0pp | 21st | 120% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 2.6% | 7th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 59% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 3.3% | 8th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 49% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 2.3% | 6th | +1.1pp | 24th | 65% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 10.4% | 25th | +5.0pp | 25th | 61% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 6.8% | 18th | +3.9pp | 26th | 5% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 11.6% | 27th | +7.5pp | 27th | 80% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 11.7% | 28th | +8.7pp | 28th | 81% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 0.8% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 29th | 87% below peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 8.2% | 22nd | +6.7pp | 30th | 27% above peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 6.3% | 15th | 3% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50,241 to 53,424 - more than the combined survey margin (±79). 15 of the 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 53,290 | 16th | +64% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 52,844 | 26th | +25% | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 52,918 | 24th | +15% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 52,956 | 22nd | +12% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 54,164 | 5th | +11% | 5th | 2% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 53,424 | 13th | +6% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 52,926 | 23rd | +5% | 7th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 54,296 | 2nd | +5% | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 52,593 | 29th | +4% | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 52,593 | 30th | +4% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 52,884 | 25th | +3% | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 53,262 | 18th | +3% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 53,733 | 8th | +3% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 54,036 | 6th | +3% | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 53,292 | 15th | +2% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 52,826 | 27th | +2% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 53,560 | 10th | +1% | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 53,557 | 11th | +1% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 53,279 | 17th | +0% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 53,064 | 20th | +0% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 54,297 | 1st | -0% | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 53,035 | 21st | -1% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 53,772 | 7th | -1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 54,291 | 3rd | -2% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 54,239 | 4th | -2% | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 53,569 | 9th | -2% | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 53,355 | 14th | -5% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 52,546 | 31st | -6% | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 52,622 | 28th | -6% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 53,108 | 19th | -9% | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 53,475 | 12th | 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.7% then, 42.9% now; margin ±8.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 24.1% | 18th | +6.9pp | 1st | 13% below peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 20.8% | 23rd | +5.0pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 22.7% | 20th | +5.5pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 15.1% | 28th | +3.5pp | 4th | 45% below peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 40.9% | 6th | +9.4pp | 5th | 48% above peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 31.9% | 13th | +7.0pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 23.8% | 19th | +5.2pp | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 51.4% | 3rd | +7.2pp | 8th | 86% above peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 56.0% | 2nd | +7.9pp | 9th | 103% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 65.4% | 1st | +6.2pp | 10th | 137% above peers | ||
| Colton, CA | 38.4% | 7th | +0.0pp | 11th | 39% above peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 42.9% | 5th | -0.8pp | 12th | 55% above peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 31.2% | 15th | -1.1pp | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 33.2% | 11th | -1.7pp | 14th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 16.6% | 26th | -1.0pp | 15th | 40% below peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 33.2% | 12th | -2.1pp | 16th | 20% above peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 38.2% | 8th | -4.4pp | 17th | 38% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 37.6% | 9th | -4.8pp | 18th | 36% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 49.9% | 4th | -7.7pp | 19th | 81% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 31.2% | 14th | -5.0pp | 20th | 13% above peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 18.5% | 24th | -3.2pp | 21st | 33% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 10.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 22nd | 63% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 22.6% | 21st | -4.2pp | 23rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 27.6% | 16th | -6.2pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 17.5% | 25th | -4.5pp | 25th | 37% below peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 16.2% | 27th | -4.7pp | 26th | 41% below peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 22.5% | 22nd | -7.2pp | 27th | 19% below peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 14.3% | 29th | -4.8pp | 28th | 48% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 24.4% | 17th | -9.0pp | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 6.5% | 31st | -4.0pp | 30th | 77% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 33.9% | 10th | 23% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents fell 17.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74.7% to 56.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.5pp). 2 of the 29 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 | |||||
| Colton, CA | 71.5% | 17th | +17.5pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, IL | 73.0% | 14th | +15.4pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Diamond Bar, CA | 72.6% | 15th | +15.1pp | 3rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Joplin, MO | 73.6% | 12th | +13.7pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Catalina Foothills, AZ | 74.6% | 10th | +13.5pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pensacola, FL | 82.8% | 1st | +14.4pp | 6th | 15% above peers | ||
| Novato, CA | 69.8% | 18th | +12.0pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Eagle Mountain, UT | 49.8% | 31st | +8.6pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Aspen Hill, MD | 82.2% | 2nd | +13.4pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Wake Forest, NC | 68.0% | 21st | +10.2pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oak Park, IL | 79.5% | 4th | +10.1pp | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Kendale Lakes, FL | 82.0% | 3rd | +9.0pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Burleson, TX | 72.2% | 16th | +6.5pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Pinellas Park, FL | 77.0% | 6th | +6.1pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Elyria, OH | 67.5% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Normal, IL | 76.8% | 7th | +3.0pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Huntington Park, CA | 68.6% | 20th | +2.5pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hacienda Heights, CA | 64.4% | 26th | +1.8pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lincoln, CA | 66.0% | 24th | +1.8pp | 19th | 8% below peers | ||
| Placentia, CA | 69.4% | 19th | +1.8pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wheaton, MD | 74.7% | 9th | +1.7pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Minnetonka, MN | 78.9% | 5th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Manhattan, KS | 73.5% | 13th | +1.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Kentwood, MI | 67.8% | 22nd | +0.7pp | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Twin Falls, ID | 63.5% | 27th | +0.2pp | 25th | 12% below peers | ||
| Grand Island, NE | 75.0% | 8th | -3.0pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC | 65.6% | 25th | -10.1pp | 27th | 9% below peers | ||
| Edina, MN | 63.1% | 28th | -10.5pp | 28th | 13% below peers | ||
| Elkhart, IN | 56.7% | 30th | -12.9pp | 29th | 21% below peers | ||
| Galveston, TX | 56.9% | 29th | -17.9pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Methuen, MA | 73.8% | 11th | 2% above peers |