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 43% 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 | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Kyle, TX | 103 (May 26) | 4th | -43.1% | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 140 (May 26) | 5th | -41.2% | 2nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 86 (May 26) | 3rd | -40.0% | 3rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 314 (Apr 26) | 16th | -32.4% | 4th | 25% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 71 (May 26) | 2nd | -31.3% | 5th | 72% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 200 (May 26) | 8th | -26.1% | 6th | 20% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 48 (May 26) | 1st | -23.8% | 7th | 81% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 186 (Mar 26) | 6th | -17.6% | 8th | 26% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 252 (Apr 26) | 11th | -17.0% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 270 (May 26) | 13th | -11.8% | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 588 (May 26) | 20th | -7.2% | 11th | 134% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 203 (May 26) | 9th | -4.6% | 12th | 19% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 421 (May 26) | 18th | +2.1% | 13th | 67% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 290 (May 26) | 14th | +3.1% | 14th | 15% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 351 (Apr 26) | 17th | +4.0% | 15th | 40% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 304 (May 26) | 15th | +5.0% | 16th | 21% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 194 (May 26) | 7th | +6.9% | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 244 (May 26) | 10th | +11.0% | 18th | 3% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 267 (May 26) | 12th | +11.5% | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 546 (Apr 26) | 19th | +26.3% | 20th | 117% above 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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 89% 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% | |||||
| Spring Hill, TN | 453 (May 26) | 1st | -33.4% | 1st | 66% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 871 (May 26) | 5th | -31.3% | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 675 (May 26) | 2nd | -21.3% | 3rd | 50% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 2,195 (Apr 26) | 19th | -20.8% | 4th | 62% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 1,739 (Apr 26) | 16th | -20.4% | 5th | 29% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 1,351 (Apr 26) | 11th | -18.9% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 1,759 (May 26) | 17th | -18.9% | 7th | 30% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 1,347 (May 26) | 10th | -18.9% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 1,288 (May 26) | 7th | -16.3% | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 1,274 (May 26) | 6th | -15.6% | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 1,304 (May 26) | 9th | -13.7% | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 800 (May 26) | 4th | -13.1% | 12th | 41% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 1,559 (May 26) | 13th | -12.5% | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 718 (May 26) | 3rd | -11.1% | 14th | 47% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 1,666 (May 26) | 15th | -10.9% | 15th | 23% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 1,559 (May 26) | 14th | -9.4% | 16th | 15% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 1,487 (May 26) | 12th | -6.9% | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 2,047 (Mar 26) | 18th | -0.7% | 18th | 51% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 3,467 (May 26) | 20th | +3.4% | 19th | 157% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 1,300 (May 26) | 8th | +3.7% | 20th | 4% below peers |
No meaningful movement over the window.
Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
| 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% | |||||
| Port Arthur, TX | 2 (May 26) | 13th | -85.8% | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 2 (May 26) | 8th | -34.4% | 2nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 2 (May 26) | 9th | +0.0% | 3rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 2 (May 26) | 11th | +0.0% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 2 (May 26) | 10th | +0.0% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 3 (May 26) | 14th | +99.4% | 6th | 78% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 3 (May 26) | 16th | +99.4% | 7th | 98% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 3 (May 26) | 15th | +100.0% | 8th | 87% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 4 (Apr 26) | 18th | +100.0% | 9th | 113% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 4 (May 26) | 17th | +100.0% | 10th | 105% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 8 (Apr 26) | 20th | +150.2% | 11th | 384% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5 (May 26) | 19th | +200.6% | 12th | 201% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 1 (May 26) | 7th | 19% below peers | ||||
| Albany, OR | 0 (Mar 26) | 1st | 100% below peers | ||||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 2 (May 26) | 12th | 3% above peers | ||||
| Bartlett, TN | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Kettering, OH | 0 (May 26) | 3rd | 100% below peers | ||||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 0 (May 26) | 4th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Pocatello, ID | 0 (Apr 26) | 5th | 100% below peers | ||||
| Tigard, OR | 0 (May 26) | 6th | 100% 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. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft rose about 14% 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 | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Bartlett, TN | 80 (May 26) | 7th | -65.4% | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 28 (May 26) | 1st | -41.2% | 2nd | 76% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 87 (Apr 26) | 8th | -40.0% | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 106 (May 26) | 10th | -35.3% | 4th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 73 (May 26) | 5th | -33.8% | 5th | 36% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 133 (Apr 26) | 13th | -27.9% | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 196 (Apr 26) | 18th | -25.2% | 7th | 71% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 70 (May 26) | 4th | -21.8% | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 204 (May 26) | 19th | -21.1% | 9th | 78% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 115 (May 26) | 11th | -21.0% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 119 (Apr 26) | 12th | -18.6% | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 150 (May 26) | 14th | -17.6% | 12th | 30% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 189 (May 26) | 17th | -16.0% | 13th | 65% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 58 (May 26) | 3rd | -5.0% | 14th | 49% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 41 (May 26) | 2nd | -4.0% | 15th | 64% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 320 (May 26) | 20th | -1.6% | 16th | 179% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 153 (May 26) | 15th | -0.1% | 17th | 33% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 162 (May 26) | 16th | +2.2% | 18th | 42% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 96 (Mar 26) | 9th | +2.2% | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 78 (May 26) | 6th | +14.3% | 20th | 32% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 14% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $79,348 to $90,323 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,849). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; 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% | |||||
| Bozeman, MT | $85,747 | 12th | +54% | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | $65,810 | 24th | +50% | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $72,338 | 22nd | +42% | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | $63,690 | 25th | +40% | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | $108,823 | 5th | +36% | 5th | 34% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | $81,302 | 16th | +36% | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | $95,210 | 9th | +36% | 7th | 17% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | $72,105 | 23rd | +34% | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | $90,625 | 10th | +34% | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | $112,606 | 3rd | +31% | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | $100,061 | 8th | +31% | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | $81,926 | 15th | +31% | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | $83,911 | 13th | +30% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | $60,822 | 28th | +30% | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | $60,418 | 29th | +30% | 15th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | $78,114 | 18th | +29% | 16th | 4% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | $78,483 | 17th | +29% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | $107,118 | 6th | +27% | 18th | 32% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | $61,563 | 27th | +27% | 19th | 24% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | $117,663 | 1st | +27% | 20th | 45% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | $46,354 | 31st | +27% | 21st | 43% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | $74,681 | 21st | +27% | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | $77,679 | 19th | +24%* | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | $115,237 | 2nd | +24% | 24th | 42% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | $112,013 | 4th | +23% | 25th | 38% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | $52,490 | 30th | +22% | 26th | 35% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | $102,070 | 7th | +21% | 27th | 26% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | $77,120 | 20th | +19% | 28th | 5% below peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | $61,977 | 26th | +18% | 29th | 24% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | $82,782 | 14th | +16% | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | $90,323 | 11th | +14% | 31st | 11% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.3% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 5.9% (May 26) | 29th | -2.0pp | 1st | 37% above peers | |
| Kettering, OH | 2.8% (May 26) | 4th | -1.4pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | 4.5% (May 26) | 19th | -0.9pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | |
| Highland, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 20th | -0.7pp | 4th | 5% above peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | 3.0% (May 26) | 6th | -0.5pp | 5th | 30% below peers | |
| Albany, OR | 4.8% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.3pp | 6th | 12% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 7th | 7% below peers | |
| Smyrna, TN | 2.5% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.2pp | 8th | 42% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | 2.3% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 9th | 47% below peers | |
| Fountain Valley, CA | 3.9% (May 26) | 12th | +0.0pp | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | 3.1% (May 26) | 9th | +0.1pp | 11th | 28% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 3.9% (May 26) | 13th | +0.1pp | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| Southaven, MS | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | +0.1pp | 13th | 16% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 2.4% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.1pp | 14th | 44% below peers | |
| Bartlett, TN | 3.4% (May 26) | 10th | +0.2pp | 15th | 21% below peers | |
| Kyle, TX | 3.0% (May 26) | 7th | +0.2pp | 16th | 30% below peers | |
| Lacey, WA | 4.7% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.3pp | 17th | 9% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | 2.8% (May 26) | 5th | +0.3pp | 18th | 35% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | 4.9% (May 26) | 26th | +0.3pp | 19th | 14% above peers | |
| Marana, AZ | 4.0% (May 26) | 15th | +0.4pp | 20th | 7% below peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +0.4pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Olympia, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 2% above peers | |
| DeSoto, TX | 5.2% (May 26) | 27th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 21% above peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | 4.3% (May 26) | 17th | +0.7pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Oak Lawn, IL | 5.2% (May 26) | 28th | +0.7pp | 25th | 21% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | 3.0% (May 26) | 8th | +0.7pp | 26th | 30% below peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | +1.0pp | 27th | 7% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 24th | +1.0pp | 28th | 12% above peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 4.8% (May 26) | 25th | +1.1pp | 29th | 12% above peers | |
| Port Arthur, TX | 8.6% (May 26) | 30th | +1.2pp | 30th | 100% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Poverty rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.1% to 8.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). None of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.0% | 9th | -5.5pp | 1st | 21% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 12.8% | 20th | -4.4pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 7.5% | 5th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 8.2% | 7th | -2.6pp | 4th | 28% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 6.7% | 4th | -2.1pp | 5th | 41% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 12.7% | 19th | -3.8pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 4.9% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 7th | 57% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 14.2% | 24th | -3.7pp | 8th | 25% above peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 5.0% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 9th | 56% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 18.9% | 27th | -3.8pp | 10th | 66% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 10.2% | 14th | -1.3pp | 11th | 11% below peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 13.8% | 22nd | -1.5pp | 12th | 22% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 14.0% | 23rd | -0.9pp | 13th | 23% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 17.0% | 26th | -0.9pp | 14th | 49% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 14.4% | 25th | -0.8pp | 15th | 27% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 27.5% | 30th | -1.4pp | 16th | 142% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 10.0% | 13th | -0.5pp | 17th | 12% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 9.5% | 10th | -0.2pp | 18th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 8.0% | 6th | +0.2pp | 19th | 30% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 28.5% | 31st | +1.7pp | 20th | 151% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 20.0% | 28th | +1.2pp | 21st | 76% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 20.5% | 29th | +1.9pp | 22nd | 80% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 9.6% | 11th | +1.0pp | 23rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 10.5% | 15th | +1.2pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 13.3% | 21st | +1.6pp | 25th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 11.4% | 16th | +1.5pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 12.4% | 17th | +1.9pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 12.5% | 18th | +2.1pp | 28th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 10.0% | 12th | +1.8pp* | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 4.3% | 1st | +1.4pp | 30th | 62% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 8.8% | 8th | +3.7pp | 31st | 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.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 8.7% now; margin ±3.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Bartlett, TN | 4.4% | 3rd | -5.3pp | 1st | 72% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.3% | 10th | -11.0pp | 2nd | 41% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 5.1% | 4th | -5.3pp | 3rd | 68% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 9.1% | 9th | -8.2pp | 4th | 43% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 4.3% | 2nd | -3.3pp | 5th | 73% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 8.8% | 8th | -6.6pp | 6th | 45% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 6.2% | 5th | -4.0pp | 7th | 61% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 18.1% | 19th | -8.3pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 21.2% | 24th | -6.9pp | 9th | 34% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 10.2% | 11th | -2.9pp | 10th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 27.8% | 28th | -7.4pp | 11th | 75% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 15.9% | 15th | -4.0pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 15.0% | 14th | -3.3pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 7.1% | 6th | -1.4pp | 14th | 55% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 18.0% | 18th | -1.9pp | 15th | 13% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 27.2% | 27th | -2.3pp | 16th | 72% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 26.2% | 26th | -1.6pp | 17th | 65% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 38.4% | 30th | -1.9pp | 18th | 142% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 33.3% | 29th | +0.1pp | 19th | 110% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 23.4% | 25th | +0.2pp | 20th | 47% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 15.9% | 16th | +0.7pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 19.6% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 22nd | 24% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 12.1% | 12th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 24% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 43.5% | 31st | +5.3pp | 24th | 174% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 18.8% | 20th | +2.3pp | 25th | 19% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 16.8% | 17th | +4.4pp | 26th | 6% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 20.3% | 23rd | +5.9pp | 27th | 28% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 19.1% | 21st | +5.7pp | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 8.7% | 7th | +3.0pp | 29th | 45% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 14.4% | 13th | +5.5pp* | 30th | 9% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 3.7% | 1st | +1.7pp | 31st | 77% 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 9.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88.9% to 98.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; 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% | ||||||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 89.4% | 25th | +29.5pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 88.3% | 29th | +26.4pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 90.5% | 23rd | +14.7pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 86.7% | 31st | +12.6pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 88.1% | 30th | +12.5pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 91.4% | 21st | +12.7pp | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 94.8% | 7th | +11.9pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 88.8% | 27th | +11.0pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 90.8% | 22nd | +10.5pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 89.3% | 26th | +8.9pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 93.6% | 14th | +9.1pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 92.2% | 20th | +9.0pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 98.2% | 2nd | +9.3pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 93.8% | 13th | +8.1pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 94.6% | 9th | +8.0pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 96.6% | 5th | +7.6pp | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 90.3% | 24th | +6.9pp | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 94.0% | 11th | +6.5pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 93.0% | 17th | +5.9pp* | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 95.8% | 6th | +6.0pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 92.4% | 18th | +5.4pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 93.1% | 16th | +4.9pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 94.3% | 10th | +4.4pp | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 97.2% | 4th | +4.4pp | 24th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 94.0% | 12th | +4.2pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 93.2% | 15th | +3.8pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 97.6% | 3rd | +4.0pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 98.9% | 1st | +3.6pp | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 88.4% | 28th | +3.1pp | 29th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 92.2% | 19th | +3.1pp | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 94.6% | 8th | +3.0pp | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.34 then, 0.37 now; margin ±0.03).
| 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 | |||||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 0.51 | 29th | -0.033 | 1st | 17% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 0.45 | 21st | -0.025 | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 0.50 | 27th | -0.024 | 3rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 0.44 | 16th | -0.015 | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 0.43 | 14th | -0.015 | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 0.43 | 13th | -0.015 | 6th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 0.49 | 26th | -0.013 | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 0.41 | 10th | -0.010 | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 0.45 | 20th | -0.010 | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 0.38 | 3rd | -0.005 | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 0.46 | 22nd | -0.006 | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 0.44 | 18th | -0.005 | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 0.43 | 15th | -0.004 | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 0.41 | 7th | -0.001 | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 0.38 | 4th | +0.002 | 15th | 12% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 0.44 | 19th | +0.003 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 0.37 | 2nd | +0.003 | 17th | 14% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 0.40 | 6th | +0.003 | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 0.51 | 28th | +0.005 | 19th | 16% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 0.42 | 12th | +0.005 | 20th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 0.46 | 23rd | +0.008 | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 0.48 | 24th | +0.013 | 22nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 0.42 | 11th | +0.012* | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 0.44 | 17th | +0.020 | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 0.37 | 1st | +0.024 | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 0.52 | 30th | +0.035 | 26th | 18% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 0.49 | 25th | +0.036 | 27th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 0.58 | 31st | +0.044 | 28th | 34% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 0.41 | 8th | +0.031 | 29th | 7% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 0.41 | 9th | +0.051 | 30th | 6% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 0.39 | 5th | +0.050 | 31st | 12% 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.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.3% then, 6.8% now; margin ±2.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 8.7% | 12th | -5.8pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 4.0% | 4th | -1.8pp | 2nd | 59% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 4.3% | 5th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 56% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 5.6% | 6th | -1.5pp | 4th | 42% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 11.5% | 19th | -3.1pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 9.1% | 13th | -2.4pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 15.8% | 24th | -3.6pp | 7th | 63% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.5% | 22nd | -3.0pp | 8th | 39% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 9.2% | 14th | -1.6pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 7.8% | 9th | -1.3pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 3.4% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 11th | 65% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 11.0% | 17th | -1.3pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 15.3% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 13th | 57% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 9.7% | 16th | -0.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 17.5% | 26th | -1.1pp | 15th | 80% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 7.7% | 8th | -0.4pp | 16th | 21% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 9.2% | 15th | -0.3pp | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 18.5% | 27th | -0.3pp | 18th | 91% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 27.1% | 31st | -0.1pp | 19th | 179% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 17.2% | 25th | +0.7pp | 20th | 78% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 6.8% | 7th | +0.5pp | 21st | 30% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 12.1% | 21st | +1.2pp | 22nd | 25% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 3.5% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 23rd | 64% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 25.8% | 30th | +3.5pp | 24th | 166% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 20.7% | 28th | +2.9pp | 25th | 113% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 23.1% | 29th | +4.4pp | 26th | 138% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 11.1% | 18th | +2.4pp | 27th | 14% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 2.9% | 1st | +0.9pp | 28th | 70% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 8.2% | 11th | +3.6pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 8.2% | 10th | +4.3pp | 30th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 11.6% | 20th | 20% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. 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 Lawn, IL | $301,889 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +6.3% | 1st | 31% below peers | |
| Fountain Valley, CA | $1,400,152 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.2% | 2nd | 218% above peers | |
| Kettering, OH | $251,740 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.1% | 3rd | 43% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $611,418 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.9% | 4th | 39% above peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $755,049 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.6% | 5th | 71% above peers | |
| Port Arthur, TX | $126,888 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.0% | 6th | 71% below peers | |
| Perth Amboy, NJ | $506,201 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.0% | 7th | 15% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | $276,561 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.8% | 8th | 37% below peers | |
| Highland, CA | $538,218 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.0% | 9th | 22% above peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | $346,271 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.0% | 10th | 21% below peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | $452,183 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.5% | 11th | 3% above peers | |
| Albany, OR | $440,581 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.3% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $518,901 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.2% | 13th | 18% above peers | |
| Olympia, WA | $538,646 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.2% | 14th | 22% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $538,963 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.2% | 15th | 22% above peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | $259,315 (Jun 26) | 26th | -0.4% | 16th | 41% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | $526,821 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.4% | 17th | 20% above peers | |
| Smyrna, TN | $405,721 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.9% | 18th | 8% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | $733,959 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.9% | 19th | 67% above peers | |
| Bartlett, TN | $325,542 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.9% | 20th | 26% below peers | |
| Decatur, AL | $224,900 (Jun 26) | 28th | -1.0% | 21st | 49% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | $436,171 (Jun 26) | 16th | -1.6% | 22nd | 1% below peers | |
| DeSoto, TX | $324,894 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.8% | 23rd | 26% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | $611,673 (Jun 26) | 4th | -2.5% | 24th | 39% above peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | $449,565 (Jun 26) | 14th | -2.9% | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | $413,325 (Jun 26) | 17th | -5.1% | 26th | 6% below peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | $353,306 (Jun 26) | 19th | -5.3% | 27th | 20% below peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | $507,317 (Jun 26) | 11th | -5.9% | 28th | 15% above peers | |
| Kyle, TX | $299,898 (Jun 26) | 24th | -7.1% | 29th | 32% 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 96% 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% | ||||
| Port Arthur, TX | $86,650 (Jun 26) | 29th | +14.1% | 1st | 73% below peers | |
| Kettering, OH | $186,333 (Jun 26) | 26th | +4.7% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Oak Lawn, IL | $198,168 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.6% | 3rd | 39% below peers | |
| Fountain Valley, CA | $1,063,939 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.0% | 4th | 226% above peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | $353,682 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.0% | 5th | 8% above peers | |
| Highland, CA | $426,513 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.9% | 6th | 31% above peers | |
| Perth Amboy, NJ | $421,630 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.9% | 7th | 29% above peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $454,026 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.4% | 8th | 39% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | $205,525 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.1% | 9th | 37% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $464,218 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.1% | 10th | 42% above peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | $261,088 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.9% | 11th | 20% below peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $440,902 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.0% | 12th | 35% above peers | |
| Albany, OR | $346,940 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.7% | 13th | 6% above peers | |
| Bartlett, TN | $257,077 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.6% | 14th | 21% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | $400,914 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.6% | 15th | 23% above peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | $161,761 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.5% | 16th | 50% below peers | |
| Olympia, WA | $436,770 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.4% | 17th | 34% above peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $457,443 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.2% | 18th | 40% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | $142,378 (Jun 26) | 28th | -0.6% | 19th | 56% below peers | |
| Smyrna, TN | $326,614 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.7% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Marana, AZ | $349,741 (Jun 26) | 13th | -1.1% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| DeSoto, TX | $267,925 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.6% | 22nd | 18% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | $496,539 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -2.1% | 23rd | 52% above peers | |
| Tigard, OR | $477,493 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -2.4% | 24th | 46% above peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | $311,607 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.7% | 25th | 5% below peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | $313,982 (Jun 26) | 16th | -6.6% | 26th | 4% below peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | $262,960 (Jun 26) | 19th | -6.6% | 27th | 19% below peers | |
| Kyle, TX | $255,853 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -6.9% | 28th | 22% below peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | $207,980 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -7.7% | 29th | 36% 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 (67.6% then, 67.1% now; margin ±4.3pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 35.4% | 30th | +6.8pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 21.4% | 31st | +2.7pp | 2nd | 65% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 59.5% | 18th | +7.3pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 48.6% | 28th | +5.1pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 69.6% | 9th | +6.1pp | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 72.5% | 8th | +5.4pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 59.4% | 19th | +4.1pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 49.8% | 27th | +2.8pp | 8th | 19% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 83.7% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 9th | 36% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 80.8% | 5th | +3.7pp | 10th | 31% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 64.9% | 11th | +2.5pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 82.5% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 12th | 34% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 44.7% | 29th | +1.6pp | 13th | 27% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 64.5% | 13th | +1.9pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 52.6% | 26th | +1.6pp | 15th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 81.8% | 4th | +1.3pp | 16th | 33% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 55.9% | 25th | +0.6pp | 17th | 9% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 58.0% | 21st | +0.3pp | 18th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 85.6% | 1st | +0.4pp | 19th | 39% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 61.6% | 16th | +0.1pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 58.9% | 20th | +0.1pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 57.5% | 22nd | -0.1pp | 22nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 57.4% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 63.3% | 15th | -0.4pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 67.0% | 10th | -0.5pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 73.1% | 7th | -0.6pp* | 26th | 19% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 56.0% | 24th | -1.6pp | 27th | 9% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 60.1% | 17th | -2.2pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 73.4% | 6th | -2.8pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 64.1% | 14th | -2.8pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 64.8% | 12th | -5.3pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent fell about 5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Port Arthur, TX | $1,328 (Jun 26) | 28th | +10.0% | 1st | 29% below peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | $1,355 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.7% | 2nd | 28% below peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | $1,552 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.2% | 3rd | 18% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | $2,216 (Jun 26) | 9th | +4.2% | 4th | 18% above peers | |
| Fountain Valley, CA | $2,698 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +3.3% | 5th | 43% above peers | |
| Highland, CA | $2,459 (Jun 26) | 4th | +3.0% | 6th | 31% above peers | |
| Oak Lawn, IL | $1,848 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.9% | 7th | 2% below peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $1,807 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.9% | 8th | 4% below peers | |
| Kettering, OH | $1,366 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.9% | 9th | 27% below peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | $2,704 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.7% | 10th | 44% above peers | |
| Olympia, WA | $2,013 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.6% | 11th | 7% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | $1,082 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.6% | 12th | 43% below peers | |
| Lacey, WA | $2,163 (Jun 26) | 10th | +2.4% | 13th | 15% above peers | |
| Bartlett, TN | $1,938 (Jun 26) | 13th | +2.3% | 14th | 3% above peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | $2,227 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.9% | 15th | 18% above peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | $2,726 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.8% | 16th | 45% above peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | $1,884 (Jun 26) | 16th | +1.8% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | $1,063 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.7% | 18th | 44% below peers | |
| Smyrna, TN | $1,693 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.6% | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Albany, OR | $1,774 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.1% | 20th | 6% below peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +0.3% | 21st | 14% below peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | $2,400 (Jun 26) | 5th | +0.3% | 22nd | 27% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | $1,540 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.2% | 23rd | 18% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | $1,895 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.2% | 24th | 1% above peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | $2,218 (Jun 26) | 8th | -1.1% | 25th | 18% above peers | |
| DeSoto, TX | $1,926 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.3% | 26th | 2% above peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | $2,030 (Jun 26) | 11th | -2.0% | 27th | 8% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | $1,850 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.5% | 28th | 2% below peers | |
| Kyle, TX | $1,607 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -5.0% | 29th | 15% below peers | |
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 6th | 27% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 7.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.6% to 37.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.7pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.1% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 31.0% | 11th | -3.8pp | 1st | 14% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 53.1% | 30th | -6.2pp | 2nd | 47% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 32.6% | 14th | -3.1pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 39.2% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 32.1% | 13th | -1.3pp | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 25.1% | 3rd | -0.5pp* | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 40.7% | 25th | +0.0pp | 7th | 13% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 25.7% | 4th | +0.2pp | 8th | 29% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 29.3% | 8th | +0.3pp | 9th | 19% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 36.1% | 17th | +0.5pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 55.1% | 31st | +1.1pp | 11th | 53% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 41.1% | 26th | +1.1pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 40.5% | 24th | +1.4pp | 13th | 12% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 27.9% | 7th | +1.2pp | 14th | 23% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 27.8% | 6th | +1.3pp | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 36.5% | 18th | +2.3pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 39.3% | 23rd | +2.5pp | 17th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 43.4% | 27th | +2.9pp | 18th | 20% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 29.8% | 9th | +2.4pp | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 37.5% | 20th | +3.3pp | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 26.9% | 5th | +2.4pp | 21st | 26% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 23.4% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 22.1% | 1st | +2.5pp | 23rd | 39% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 31.2% | 12th | +3.6pp | 24th | 14% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 36.1% | 16th | +4.2pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 36.6% | 19th | +4.4pp | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 32.6% | 15th | +4.0pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 44.1% | 28th | +5.6pp | 28th | 22% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 30.8% | 10th | +5.1pp | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 37.8% | 21st | +7.2pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 45.2% | 29th | +10.0pp | 31st | 25% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.2% then, 1.9% now; margin ±1.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Spring Hill, TN | 0.9% | 1st | -0.7pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 4.0% | 11th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 4.6% | 13th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 14.9% | 29th | -5.8pp | 4th | 172% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 3.5% | 5th | -1.2pp | 5th | 37% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 6.7% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 7.4% | 25th | -2.2pp | 7th | 34% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 6.1% | 21st | -1.6pp | 8th | 11% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5.3% | 15th | -1.3pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 3.9% | 7th | -0.9pp | 10th | 29% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 5.8% | 18th | -1.0pp | 11th | 6% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 7.6% | 26th | -1.3pp | 12th | 39% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 6.7% | 23rd | -1.1pp | 13th | 23% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 3.9% | 8th | -0.6pp | 14th | 29% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 2.9% | 4th | -0.4pp | 15th | 48% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 26.4% | 31st | -2.1pp | 16th | 381% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 5.5% | 16th | -0.4pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 6.0% | 19th | -0.3pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 5.8% | 17th | -0.2pp | 19th | 6% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 20.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 20th | 281% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 6.1% | 20th | -0.0pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 10.9% | 28th | -0.0pp | 22nd | 98% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 7.0% | 24th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 28% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 4.0% | 10th | +0.3pp | 24th | 27% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 8.7% | 27th | +1.4pp* | 25th | 58% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 2.8% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 26th | 50% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 3.7% | 6th | +1.1pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 5.0% | 14th | +1.6pp | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 4.1% | 12th | +1.4pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 1.9% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 30th | 64% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 3.9% | 9th | +2.1pp | 31st | 28% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.5% then, 12.1% now; margin ±2.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Tigard, OR | 3.1% | 2nd | -4.3pp | 1st | 58% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 3.3% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 2nd | 56% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 6.2% | 12th | -2.2pp | 3rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 6.8% | 14th | -2.4pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 3.6% | 4th | -1.2pp | 5th | 50% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 6.0% | 11th | -1.5pp | 6th | 18% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 10.8% | 21st | -2.7pp | 7th | 46% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 4.5% | 5th | -1.1pp | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 7.8% | 17th | -1.7pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 13.4% | 25th | -1.6pp | 10th | 82% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 9.1% | 19th | -1.0pp | 11th | 24% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 15.0% | 28th | -1.6pp | 12th | 104% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 10.6% | 20th | -1.1pp | 13th | 44% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 7.2% | 15th | -0.7pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 7.4% | 16th | -0.7pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 5.5% | 8th | -0.3pp | 16th | 25% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 2.7% | 1st | -0.1pp* | 17th | 63% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 14.8% | 27th | -0.1pp | 18th | 101% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 6.7% | 13th | -0.0pp | 19th | 9% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 29.1% | 31st | +0.1pp | 20th | 296% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 5.6% | 9th | +0.2pp | 21st | 24% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 12.1% | 22nd | +0.5pp | 22nd | 64% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 8.7% | 18th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 19.8% | 29th | +2.8pp | 24th | 169% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 13.0% | 24th | +2.4pp | 25th | 77% above peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 5.7% | 10th | +1.2pp | 26th | 23% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 22.5% | 30th | +4.7pp | 27th | 205% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 5.5% | 7th | +1.3pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 13.4% | 26th | +3.9pp | 29th | 82% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 13.0% | 23rd | +3.8pp | 30th | 76% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 5.5% | 6th | +1.6pp | 31st | 26% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 21.7% | 1st | 37% below peers | |
| Bozeman, MT | 24.1% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Brookhaven, GA | 27.2% | 3rd | 20% below peers | |
| Marana, AZ | 29.0% | 4th | 15% below peers | |
| Smyrna, GA | 29.3% | 5th | 14% below peers | |
| Bonita Springs, FL | 29.3% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Tigard, OR | 30.6% | 7th | 11% below peers | |
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 31.1% | 8th | 9% below peers | |
| Sarasota, FL | 31.1% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Spring Hill, TN | 32.9% | 10th | 4% below peers | |
| Beaumont, CA | 33.1% | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Oak Lawn, IL | 33.2% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Olympia, WA | 33.6% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Kyle, TX | 33.9% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Smyrna, TN | 33.9% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Albany, OR | 34.2% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Lacey, WA | 34.3% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 34.8% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Bartlett, TN | 35.9% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Highland, CA | 35.9% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Bradenton, FL | 36.0% | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Pocatello, ID | 37.1% | 22nd | 8% above peers | |
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 37.4% | 23rd | 9% above peers | |
| Kettering, OH | 37.7% | 24th | 10% above peers | |
| New Brunswick, NJ | 37.8% | 25th | 11% above peers | |
| DeSoto, TX | 38.4% | 26th | 12% above peers | |
| Southaven, MS | 40.4% | 27th | 18% above peers | |
| Decatur, AL | 40.8% | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Lancaster, PA | 40.8% | 29th | 19% above peers | |
| Port Arthur, TX | 41.1% | 30th | 20% above peers | |
| Kingsport, TN | 42.0% | 31st | 23% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.3% then, 8.3% now; margin ±4.4pp). 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 | 12.0% | +1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 1.3% | 1st | -3.2pp | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 4.0% | 15th | -8.6pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 3.0% | 9th | -5.8pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 2.8% | 7th | -2.7pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 2.3% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 5th | 43% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 2.7% | 6th | -2.2pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 3.2% | 11th | -0.8pp | 7th | 23% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 4.1% | 16th | -1.0pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 3.2% | 10th | -0.7pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 2.6% | 4th | -0.5pp | 10th | 36% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 8.3% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 11th | 101% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 2.7% | 5th | +0.0pp | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 11.7% | 26th | +0.3pp | 13th | 183% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 8.6% | 23rd | +0.6pp | 14th | 108% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 5.0% | 19th | +0.7pp | 15th | 20% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 5.1% | 20th | +0.8pp | 16th | 23% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 9.9% | 25th | +1.7pp | 17th | 139% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 20.1% | 31st | +4.2pp | 18th | 386% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 12.1% | 27th | +2.7pp | 19th | 191% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 2.9% | 8th | +0.7pp | 20th | 29% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 12.4% | 28th | +3.0pp | 21st | 200% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 3.7% | 14th | +1.0pp | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 7.0% | 21st | +1.9pp | 23rd | 69% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 16.6% | 30th | +5.0pp | 24th | 301% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 4.4% | 18th | +1.5pp | 25th | 6% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 3.4% | 13th | +1.2pp | 26th | 17% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 9.4% | 24th | +3.8pp | 27th | 128% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 3.2% | 12th | +1.4pp | 28th | 22% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 2.5% | 3rd | +1.2pp* | 29th | 40% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 13.9% | 29th | +7.8pp | 30th | 237% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 4.2% | 17th | +2.6pp | 31st | 2% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.2% then, 31.0% now; margin ±4.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.8% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Lancaster, PA | 29.4% | 22nd | +6.5pp | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 51.8% | 4th | +8.1pp | 2nd | 64% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 28.3% | 24th | +4.3pp | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 41.7% | 11th | +6.2pp | 4th | 32% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 31.5% | 17th | +4.4pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 43.1% | 9th | +5.7pp | 6th | 36% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 51.0% | 5th | +6.8pp | 7th | 61% above peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 28.8% | 23rd | +3.7pp | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 41.8% | 10th | +5.3pp | 9th | 32% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 31.2% | 18th | +3.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 59.4% | 3rd | +5.9pp | 11th | 88% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 65.1% | 2nd | +6.4pp | 12th | 106% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 27.8% | 25th | +2.6pp | 13th | 12% below peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 12.8% | 31st | +1.1pp | 14th | 60% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 29.4% | 21st | +2.1pp | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 32.6% | 15th | +2.3pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 50.3% | 6th | +3.5pp | 17th | 59% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 30.1% | 20th | +1.9pp | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 46.4% | 8th | +2.9pp | 19th | 47% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 47.8% | 7th | +2.8pp | 20th | 51% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 39.4% | 12th | +2.0pp* | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 31.6% | 16th | +1.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 70.9% | 1st | +3.4pp | 23rd | 124% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 27.4% | 26th | +1.2pp | 24th | 13% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 22.7% | 28th | +0.8pp | 25th | 28% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 23.4% | 27th | +0.8pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 31.0% | 19th | +0.8pp | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 15.7% | 30th | +0.3pp | 28th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 34.1% | 14th | +0.3pp | 29th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 35.7% | 13th | -0.6pp | 30th | 13% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 22.4% | 29th | -2.3pp | 31st | 29% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.9% then, 53.1% now; margin ±20.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Bradenton, FL | 58.4% | 7th | +20.3pp | 1st | 35% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 53.1% | 10th | +18.3pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 84.5% | 1st | +18.3pp | 3rd | 95% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 42.4% | 17th | +7.7pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 77.3% | 3rd | +13.9pp* | 5th | 79% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 38.5% | 21st | +6.6pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 40.7% | 18th | +5.0pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 49.2% | 14th | +3.6pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 62.0% | 4th | +2.6pp | 9th | 43% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 51.3% | 11th | +1.4pp | 10th | 19% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 78.3% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 11th | 81% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 31.1% | 28th | +0.1pp | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 44.0% | 15th | -1.1pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 54.0% | 9th | -1.5pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 61.8% | 5th | -2.5pp | 15th | 43% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 50.9% | 12th | -3.7pp | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 40.6% | 20th | -3.0pp | 17th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 43.2% | 16th | -5.4pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 37.5% | 22nd | -5.4pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 40.6% | 19th | -6.5pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 33.9% | 25th | -6.3pp | 21st | 21% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 50.4% | 13th | -12.4pp | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 54.7% | 8th | -15.6pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 59.9% | 6th | -17.6pp | 24th | 39% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 29.4% | 29th | -9.6pp | 25th | 32% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 36.9% | 24th | -12.5pp | 26th | 15% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 37.3% | 23rd | -12.7pp | 27th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 33.5% | 26th | -13.8pp | 28th | 23% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 32.0% | 27th | -14.5pp | 29th | 26% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 26.4% | 31st | -22.3pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 28.5% | 30th | -25.6pp | 31st | 34% 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 (7.2% then, 7.3% now; margin ±9.1pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 1.6% | 2nd | -3.8pp | 1st | 79% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 4.0% | 4th | -3.1pp | 2nd | 47% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 7.1% | 14th | -5.2pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 7.6% | 17th | -5.4pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 15.8% | 31st | -3.3pp | 5th | 108% above peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 7.6% | 16th | -1.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 5.2% | 10th | -0.8pp | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 4.2% | 5th | -0.3pp | 8th | 45% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 7.3% | 15th | +0.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 9.9% | 23rd | +0.6pp | 10th | 31% above peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 1.0% | 1st | +0.1pp | 11th | 87% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 4.6% | 7th | +0.5pp | 12th | 39% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 4.6% | 6th | +0.5pp | 13th | 39% below peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 10.9% | 24th | +1.5pp | 14th | 44% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 14.2% | 30th | +2.2pp | 15th | 88% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 6.7% | 12th | +1.5pp | 16th | 11% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 8.9% | 19th | +2.8pp* | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 8.8% | 18th | +3.0pp | 18th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 9.5% | 22nd | +3.3pp | 19th | 26% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 11.1% | 26th | +4.1pp | 20th | 46% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 9.0% | 20th | +3.5pp | 21st | 19% above peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 11.8% | 27th | +4.6pp | 22nd | 56% above peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 4.8% | 8th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 5.2% | 9th | +2.4pp | 24th | 32% below peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 3.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 25th | 50% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 12.3% | 28th | +5.9pp | 26th | 62% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 7.0% | 13th | +3.8pp | 27th | 8% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 5.8% | 11th | +3.1pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 13.2% | 29th | +7.2pp | 29th | 74% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 11.0% | 25th | +6.9pp | 30th | 46% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 9.3% | 21st | +6.4pp | 31st | 23% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 33% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42,706 to 56,823 - more than the combined survey margin (±64). 25 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill, TN | 55,765 | 31st | +40% | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 56,823 | 13th | +33% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 56,938 | 9th | +26% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 56,114 | 25th | +20% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 56,266 | 20th | +19% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 57,737 | 2nd | +17% | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 56,692 | 15th | +14% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 56,447 | 18th | +12% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 55,951 | 27th | +9% | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 55,855 | 29th | +8% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 57,855 | 1st | +7% | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 56,839 | 12th | +6% | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 56,211 | 24th | +6% | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 56,262 | 21st | +5% | 14th | 1% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 57,361 | 5th | +5% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 56,011 | 26th | +5% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 56,226 | 23rd | +4% | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 57,635 | 4th | +4% | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 57,206 | 6th | +3% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 56,675 | 16th | +3% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 56,861 | 11th | +2% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 55,828 | 30th | +1% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 57,014 | 7th | +1% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 56,345 | 19th | +1% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 56,633 | 17th | +1% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 56,258 | 22nd | +0% | 26th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 56,970 | 8th | +0% | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 55,904 | 28th | +0% | 28th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 56,806 | 14th | -0%* | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 57,719 | 3rd | -3% | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 56,876 | 10th | -4% | 31st | on par with 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.8% then, 29.0% now; margin ±9.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 21.8% | 25th | +7.5pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 17.2% | 30th | +5.8pp | 2nd | 44% below peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 29.6% | 17th | +7.4pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 29.0% | 18th | +7.2pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 37.5% | 12th | +8.2pp | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 44.9% | 6th | +8.9pp | 6th | 47% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 31.1% | 15th | +5.6pp* | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 48.2% | 4th | +8.7pp | 8th | 58% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 39.5% | 11th | +6.5pp | 9th | 29% above peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 40.8% | 10th | +4.9pp | 10th | 34% above peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 43.7% | 8th | +5.2pp | 11th | 43% above peers | ||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 60.5% | 1st | +6.8pp | 12th | 98% above peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 43.3% | 9th | +3.7pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 17.3% | 29th | +1.4pp | 14th | 43% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 35.2% | 13th | +2.3pp | 15th | 15% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 54.0% | 2nd | +3.2pp | 16th | 77% above peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 28.3% | 20th | +1.3pp | 17th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 44.0% | 7th | +1.3pp | 18th | 44% above peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 50.5% | 3rd | +1.0pp | 19th | 65% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 28.8% | 19th | -0.0pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 23.6% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 27.4% | 21st | -0.3pp | 22nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 30.5% | 16th | -1.1pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 18.6% | 27th | -1.1pp | 24th | 39% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 33.1% | 14th | -3.5pp | 25th | 9% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 19.6% | 26th | -2.6pp | 26th | 36% below peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 45.9% | 5th | -8.6pp | 27th | 50% above peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 23.3% | 24th | -5.0pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 25.5% | 22nd | -5.7pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 15.1% | 31st | -5.2pp | 30th | 50% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 18.0% | 28th | -7.3pp | 31st | 41% 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.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.7% then, 70.1% now; margin ±16.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| New Brunswick, NJ | 83.7% | 2nd | +26.1pp | 1st | 19% above peers | ||
| Olympia, WA | 69.1% | 17th | +19.1pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Marana, AZ | 71.4% | 15th | +19.3pp | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Port Arthur, TX | 55.4% | 30th | +13.6pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Lacey, WA | 61.8% | 22nd | +13.9pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Kingsport, TN | 67.8% | 19th | +14.8pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bradenton, FL | 79.8% | 7th | +16.0pp | 7th | 14% above peers | ||
| Smyrna, GA | 80.3% | 4th | +14.1pp | 8th | 15% above peers | ||
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 71.6% | 14th | +10.8pp | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kyle, TX | 70.1% | 16th | +10.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Beaumont, CA | 75.7% | 9th | +10.2pp | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Tigard, OR | 80.0% | 6th | +10.6pp | 12th | 14% above peers | ||
| Tonawanda Town, NY | 84.9% | 1st | +10.7pp* | 13th | 21% above peers | ||
| Brookhaven, GA | 82.9% | 3rd | +10.3pp | 14th | 18% above peers | ||
| Kettering, OH | 80.2% | 5th | +8.9pp | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Fountain Valley, CA | 72.4% | 11th | +7.7pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Bartlett, TN | 77.2% | 8th | +7.5pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Perth Amboy, NJ | 72.3% | 12th | +5.8pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Albany, OR | 68.3% | 18th | +5.1pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| DeSoto, TX | 75.2% | 10th | +0.9pp | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lancaster, PA | 72.1% | 13th | -1.1pp | 21st | 3% above peers | ||
| Bonita Springs, FL | 60.4% | 25th | -4.2pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Bozeman, MT | 57.9% | 29th | -4.2pp | 23rd | 17% below peers | ||
| Pocatello, ID | 58.0% | 27th | -6.1pp | 24th | 17% below peers | ||
| Highland, CA | 60.8% | 23rd | -7.0pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Decatur, AL | 54.5% | 31st | -7.1pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Smyrna, TN | 60.6% | 24th | -7.9pp | 27th | 13% below peers | ||
| Sarasota, FL | 66.0% | 20th | -8.9pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Oak Lawn, IL | 64.0% | 21st | -10.8pp | 29th | 9% below peers | ||
| Spring Hill, TN | 58.0% | 28th | -10.5pp | 30th | 17% below peers | ||
| Southaven, MS | 58.5% | 26th | -19.8pp | 31st | 16% below peers |