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.
Violent crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| College Station, TX | 117 (May 26) | -29.2% | 1st | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 96 (May 26) | -25.3% | 2nd | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 139 (May 26) | -23.6% | 3rd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | -23.5% | 4th | ||
| New Haven, CT | 397 (Apr 26) | -19.8% | 5th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | -17.9% | 6th | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 210 (May 26) | -11.9% | 7th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 377 (May 26) | -11.4% | 8th | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 345 (May 26) | -10.4% | 9th | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 405 (May 26) | -7.0% | 10th | ||
| Hampton, VA | 243 (Apr 26) | -6.4% | 11th | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 109 (May 26) | -4.9% | 12th | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 199 (May 26) | -4.6% | 13th | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 250 (May 26) | -2.5% | 14th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | -1.2% | 15th | ||
| Dayton, OH | 1,334 (May 26) | -0.9% | 16th | ||
| Columbia, MO | 362 (May 26) | +0.0% | 17th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 257 (May 26) | +1.2% | 18th | ||
| Norman, OK | 292 (Dec 25) | +2.4% | 19th | ||
| Stamford, CT | 152 (May 26) | +3.9% | 20th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 142 (May 26) | +4.7% | 21st | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 143 (May 26) | +11.6% | 22nd | ||
| Abilene, TX | 480 (May 26) | +16.8% | 23rd | ||
| Midland, TX | 376 (May 26) | +20.8% | 24th |
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.
Property crime rose about 3% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,313 (May 26) | -30.7% | 1st | ||
| College Station, TX | 819 (May 26) | -24.6% | 2nd | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,041 (May 26) | -22.0% | 3rd | ||
| Meridian, ID | 414 (May 26) | -21.0% | 4th | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1,974 (May 26) | -20.6% | 5th | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2,177 (May 26) | -16.3% | 6th | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 957 (May 26) | -16.1% | 7th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1,309 (May 26) | -15.9% | 8th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 757 (May 26) | -13.8% | 9th | ||
| Columbia, MO | 1,895 (May 26) | -13.7% | 10th | ||
| Hampton, VA | 2,577 (Apr 26) | -11.5% | 11th | ||
| Norman, OK | 2,107 (Dec 25) | -11.4% | 12th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 3,072 (May 26) | -10.5% | 13th | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 1,038 (May 26) | -9.0% | 14th | ||
| New Haven, CT | 3,204 (Apr 26) | -7.4% | 15th | ||
| Stamford, CT | 1,010 (May 26) | -5.5% | 16th | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 2,270 (May 26) | -4.2% | 17th | ||
| Dayton, OH | 4,078 (May 26) | -3.9% | 18th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,398 (May 26) | -3.3% | 19th | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 1,431 (May 26) | +2.6% | 20th | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,651 (May 26) | +2.7% | 21st | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 989 (May 26) | +3.3% | 22nd | ||
| Abilene, TX | 1,729 (May 26) | +5.7% | 23rd | ||
| Midland, TX | 1,536 (May 26) | +46.6% | 24th |
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.
Homicides fell about 33% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1 (May 26) | -80.0% | 2nd | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | -75.0% | 3rd | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 (May 26) | -75.0% | 4th | ||
| New Haven, CT | 8 (Apr 26) | -35.3% | 5th | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 3 (May 26) | -33.3% | 6th | ||
| Dayton, OH | 19 (May 26) | -29.7% | 7th | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2 (May 26) | -24.9% | 8th | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12 (Apr 26) | -15.0% | 9th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4 (May 26) | +0.0% | 10th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 11th | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3 (May 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 13th | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 14th | ||
| Stamford, CT | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 15th | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7 (May 26) | +12.6% | 16th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | +24.8% | 17th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | +50.3% | 18th | ||
| Midland, TX | 3 (May 26) | +66.5% | 19th | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | +100.0% | 20th | ||
| Norman, OK | 3 (Dec 25) | +299.6% | 21st | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 (May 26) | ||||
| Carrollton, TX | 4 (May 26) | ||||
| College Station, TX | 1 (May 26) |
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.
Vehicle theft fell about 36% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 106 (May 26) | -43.7% | 1st | ||
| College Station, TX | 52 (May 26) | -43.2% | 2nd | ||
| Columbia, MO | 178 (May 26) | -42.3% | 3rd | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 174 (May 26) | -36.1% | 4th | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 145 (May 26) | -32.4% | 5th | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 163 (May 26) | -32.1% | 6th | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 407 (May 26) | -28.8% | 7th | ||
| Stamford, CT | 116 (May 26) | -27.5% | 8th | ||
| New Haven, CT | 582 (Apr 26) | -24.2% | 9th | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 114 (May 26) | -24.0% | 10th | ||
| Norman, OK | 189 (Dec 25) | -21.8% | 11th | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | -20.3% | 12th | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95 (May 26) | -19.9% | 13th | ||
| Dayton, OH | 1,080 (May 26) | -16.5% | 14th | ||
| Meridian, ID | 24 (May 26) | -12.8% | 15th | ||
| Clovis, CA | 131 (May 26) | -11.6% | 16th | ||
| Fargo, ND | 308 (May 26) | -10.4% | 17th | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 314 (May 26) | -9.9% | 18th | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | +2.0% | 19th | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | +3.6% | 20th | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | +11.2% | 21st | ||
| Hampton, VA | 326 (Apr 26) | +21.4% | 22nd | ||
| Midland, TX | 189 (May 26) | +29.0% | 23rd | ||
| Abilene, TX | 158 (May 26) | +29.6% | 24th |
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 38% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $64,493 to $89,233 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,551). 30 of the 30 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 | $78,476 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | $178,958 | 1st | +42% | 1st | 141% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 17th | +41% | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | $100,795 | 8th | +41% | 3rd | 35% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | $45,247 | 31st | +39% | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | $89,233 | 14th | +38% | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 29th | +38% | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $66,890 | 22nd | +38% | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | $74,410 | 16th | +38% | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | $66,555 | 23rd | +37% | 9th | 11% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 28th | +35% | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | $56,851 | 27th | +35% | 11th | 24% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | $66,498 | 24th | +30% | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | $101,396 | 7th | +29% | 13th | 36% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | $92,302 | 12th | +28% | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | $99,241 | 10th | +27% | 15th | 33% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | $105,192 | 6th | +27% | 16th | 41% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 2nd | +24% | 17th | 82% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | $69,621 | 19th | +24% | 18th | 6% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | $62,648 | 25th | +24% | 19th | 16% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | $79,909 | 15th | +23% | 20th | 7% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 3rd | +23% | 21st | 64% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | $93,602 | 11th | +21% | 22nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | $66,998 | 21st | +21% | 23rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $70,424 | 18th | +20% | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 9th | +20% | 25th | 33% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | $111,586 | 5th | +20% | 26th | 50% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 26th | +19% | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | $67,704 | 20th | +16% | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 4th | +14% | 29th | 60% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | $89,585 | 13th | +13% | 30th | 20% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | $50,900 | 30th | +11% | 31st | 32% below peers |
The most recent 12 months moved against the better direction, whatever the longer window shows. The checks below judge the multi-year window.
Unemployment rose 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.3% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Dayton, OH | 3.7% (May 26) | 12th | -2.1pp | 1st | 5% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 5.2% (May 26) | 25th | -1.3pp | 2nd | 33% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 21% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 1.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 4th | 51% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 6.0% (May 26) | 27th | -0.5pp | 5th | 54% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.5pp | 6th | 8% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 14th | -0.4pp | 7th | 3% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 9th | 21% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 10th | 8% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.3pp | 11th | 18% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 4.1% (May 26) | 17th | +0.1pp | 12th | 5% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | +0.2pp | 13th | 13% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 18th | +0.2pp | 14th | 5% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | +0.2pp | 15th | 8% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 16th | 23% below peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | +0.2pp | 17th | 8% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | 3.2% (May 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 18th | 18% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 15th | +0.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 20th | 5% below peers | |
| Kent, WA | 5.1% (May 26) | 24th | +0.4pp | 21st | 31% above peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% (May 26) | 26th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 46% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 13% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 23rd | +1.0pp | 24th | 26% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 4.0% (May 26) | 16th | +1.1pp | 25th | 3% above peers | |
| Stamford, CT | 4.4% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 26th | 13% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | +1.2pp | 27th | 18% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 28th | +1.4pp | 28th | 56% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 6.2% (May 26) | 29th | +1.5pp | 29th | 59% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.4% to 7.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 10 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 | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 6.0% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 1st | 51% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.8% | 7th | -2.6pp | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 7.9% | 8th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 7.5% | 5th | -2.3pp | 4th | 39% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 10.7% | 13th | -2.5pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 27th | -4.4pp | 6th | 64% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12.4% | 18th | -2.3pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 17.0% | 24th | -2.9pp | 8th | 39% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.6% | 12th | -1.6pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 17.8% | 26th | -2.4pp | 10th | 45% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 24.6% | 30th | -3.2pp | 11th | 101% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 29th | -2.9pp | 12th | 98% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 7.1% | 4th | -0.9pp | 13th | 42% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.6% | 22nd | -1.8pp | 14th | 27% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 22.4% | 28th | -2.4pp | 16th | 83% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.6% | 25th | -1.7pp | 17th | 43% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 13.1% | 19th | -1.1pp | 18th | 7% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 15.7% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 19th | 28% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 12.3% | 16th | -0.5pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 25.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 21st | 109% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 14.7% | 20th | -0.1pp | 22nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 23rd | 48% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 11.0% | 14th | +0.0pp | 24th | 10% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 21st | +1.2pp | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 10.0% | 11th | +0.9pp | 26th | 18% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 6th | +0.8pp | 27th | 37% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 67% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 9th | +1.7pp | 29th | 33% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 12.3% | 17th | +3.2pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 10th | +3.7pp | 31st | 29% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 7.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.7% to 9.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 18.7% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 5.4% | 2nd | -4.1pp | 1st | 65% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 9.6% | 6th | -7.1pp | 2nd | 37% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 8.1% | 4th | -4.7pp | 3rd | 47% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 12.0% | 11th | -5.0pp | 4th | 21% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 27th | -9.3pp | 5th | 61% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 10.6% | 8th | -3.7pp | 6th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 22.3% | 26th | -7.3pp | 7th | 47% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 19.8% | 24th | -5.2pp | 8th | 30% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 29th | -7.0pp | 9th | 100% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 12.3% | 12th | -2.8pp | 10th | 19% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 11th | 60% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 17.5% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 17th | -2.7pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 17.1% | 21st | -3.0pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 19.8% | 25th | -3.4pp | 15th | 31% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 16th | 83% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 31.2% | 30th | -5.0pp | 17th | 105% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 15.2% | 16th | -2.0pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 40.5% | 31st | -4.0pp | 19th | 167% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 11.1% | 9th | -1.1pp | 20th | 27% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 24.8% | 28th | -1.6pp | 21st | 63% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 16.1% | 19th | -0.3pp | 22nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 23rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 14.9% | 14th | +0.4pp | 24th | 2% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 10th | +1.5pp | 25th | 26% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 15.2% | 15th | +2.3pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 5th | +1.5pp | 27th | 46% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.8% | 13th | +3.3pp | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 16.5% | 20th | +4.2pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 15.7% | 18th | +4.2pp | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 7th | +5.8pp | 31st | 33% 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 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.9% to 96.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 26 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% | ||||||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 28th | +18.4pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 92.0% | 22nd | +14.5pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 89.3% | 26th | +13.5pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 93.2% | 15th | +11.0pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 93.0% | 16th | +10.7pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 20th | +10.2pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 85.6% | 30th | +9.3pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 29th | +9.2pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 95.9% | 5th | +9.8pp | 9th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 94.0% | 14th | +8.2pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 92.9% | 18th | +7.6pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 89.7% | 25th | +7.2pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 90.7% | 24th | +7.2pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 91.3% | 23rd | +6.8pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 95.6% | 8th | +6.8pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 95.7% | 6th | +6.5pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 94.0% | 13th | +5.9pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 19th | +5.6pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 96.5% | 2nd | +5.5pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 88.4% | 27th | +4.9pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 92.0% | 21st | +5.0pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 94.3% | 11th | +5.1pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 92.9% | 17th | +4.6pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 95.6% | 7th | +4.0pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 10th | +3.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 96.2% | 3rd | +2.9pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +2.9pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 96.1% | 4th | +2.8pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 12th | +1.2pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 9th | +0.7pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 84.6% | 31st | +0.3pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 10% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.38 to 0.42 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 0.43 | 12th | -0.033 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 27th | -0.020 | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 0.47 | 22nd | -0.016 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 0.46 | 21st | -0.012 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 0.51 | 29th | -0.007 | 5th | 13% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 0.43 | 7th | -0.006 | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 0.48 | 24th | -0.005 | 7th | 7% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 0.42 | 3rd | -0.004 | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 0.54 | 31st | -0.005 | 9th | 21% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.003 | 10th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 0.50 | 28th | -0.002 | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 0.45 | 15th | -0.002 | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 0.40 | 1st | +0.002 | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 0.42 | 6th | +0.003 | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 0.50 | 25th | +0.003 | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 0.53 | 30th | +0.007 | 16th | 18% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 0.43 | 10th | +0.009 | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 0.44 | 14th | +0.010 | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 19th | +0.011 | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.011 | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0.42 | 4th | +0.014 | 21st | 6% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 0.50 | 26th | +0.017 | 22nd | 11% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 20th | +0.016 | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 0.45 | 16th | +0.019 | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 0.43 | 8th | +0.019 | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.027 | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 0.45 | 18th | +0.034 | 27th | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 0.47 | 23rd | +0.042 | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 0.42 | 5th | +0.038 | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 13th | +0.047 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 17th | +0.049 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (8.4% then, 7.1% now; margin ±1.4pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 11.4% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 9.2% | 14th | -5.1pp | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 6.8% | 8th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 46% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% | 1st | -1.3pp | 4th | 60% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 3.8% | 3rd | -1.3pp | 5th | 59% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.1% | 27th | -4.9pp | 6th | 96% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 12.3% | 21st | -2.7pp | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 7.1% | 10th | -1.4pp | 8th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.1% | 11th | -1.3pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 25.8% | 28th | -2.4pp | 10th | 178% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.9% | 25th | -1.4pp | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.1% | 13th | -0.7pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.8% | 18th | -0.7pp | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 9.3% | 16th | -0.6pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 17.6% | 26th | -0.6pp | 15th | 90% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 16th | 19% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.4% | 29th | +0.1pp | 17th | 186% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 31st | +1.6pp | 18th | 239% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.4% | 17th | +0.6pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 13.2% | 22nd | +0.8pp | 20th | 42% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 27.1% | 30th | +2.3pp | 21st | 193% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 7th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 23rd | +1.7pp | 23rd | 53% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 7.8% | 12th | +1.3pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 12.1% | 20th | +2.1pp | 25th | 31% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 15.1% | 24th | +2.9pp | 26th | 63% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.8% | 2nd | +0.8pp | 27th | 59% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 6th | +1.4pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.8% | 9th | +2.0pp | 29th | 27% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 52% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 9.2% | 15th | +4.5pp | 31st | on par with peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 93% 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% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $222,043 (Jun 26) | 27th | +7.6% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $730,252 (Jun 26) | 5th | +6.8% | 2nd | 89% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $340,803 (Jun 26) | 17th | +5.6% | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $324,918 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.0% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.7% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $330,373 (Jun 26) | 19th | +2.7% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $215,210 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.4% | 7th | 44% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $315,750 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.4% | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $331,824 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.1% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $265,751 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.3% | 10th | 31% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $141,446 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.3% | 11th | 63% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $547,806 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.2% | 12th | 42% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $283,362 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.7% | 13th | 27% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.5% | 14th | 173% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $522,797 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.4% | 15th | 36% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $349,845 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.2% | 16th | 9% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $437,583 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.2% | 17th | 13% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $538,033 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 18th | 40% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 19th | 48% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $1,213,522 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.4% | 20th | 215% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,710,119 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 21st | 344% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.8% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Kent, WA | $651,566 (Jun 26) | 6th | -1.6% | 23rd | 69% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.7% | 24th | 119% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -2.6% | 25th | 21% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $409,845 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.2% | 26th | 6% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $524,239 (Jun 26) | 9th | -3.5% | 27th | 36% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $395,461 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.1% | 28th | 3% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.2% | 29th | 6% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $281,935 (Jun 26) | 25th | -7.1% | 30th | 27% 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 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% 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% | ||||
| New Haven, CT | $240,389 (Jun 26) | 18th | +7.3% | 1st | 9% below peers | |
| Abilene, TX | $132,930 (Jun 26) | 28th | +6.6% | 2nd | 50% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 19th | +5.0% | 3rd | 10% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $233,249 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.6% | 4th | 12% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $392,879 (Jun 26) | 9th | +4.5% | 5th | 49% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $229,082 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.4% | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $146,112 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.9% | 7th | 45% below peers | |
| Midland, TX | $225,599 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.7% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $249,711 (Jun 26) | 16th | +2.6% | 9th | 5% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $72,552 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.6% | 10th | 72% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $183,406 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.6% | 11th | 30% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $405,000 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 12th | 54% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $214,320 (Jun 26) | 25th | +1.1% | 13th | 19% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $263,669 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 14th | on par with peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $427,901 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 15th | 62% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $385,386 (Jun 26) | 10th | +0.6% | 16th | 46% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.1% | 17th | 18% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $434,946 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 18th | 65% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.1% | 19th | 199% above peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $814,213 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.5% | 20th | 209% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $482,714 (Jun 26) | 5th | -1.4% | 21st | 83% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.5% | 22nd | 169% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,097,008 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 23rd | 316% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $324,658 (Jun 26) | 11th | -3.2% | 24th | 23% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.5% | 25th | 8% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $316,037 (Jun 26) | 12th | -4.2% | 26th | 20% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 27th | 59% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 13th | -6.4% | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $230,341 (Jun 26) | 21st | -7.6% | 29th | 13% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $220,094 (Jun 26) | 24th | -7.8% | 30th | 17% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Homeownership rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42.1% to 46.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 62.6% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Victorville, CA | 60.6% | 11th | +6.5pp | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 70.0% | 7th | +7.5pp | 2nd | 23% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.3% | 23rd | +4.2pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 1st | +5.2pp | 4th | 40% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 25th | +2.4pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 28th | +2.2pp | 6th | 29% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 25.6% | 31st | +1.3pp | 7th | 55% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 13th | +2.7pp | 8th | 4% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 48.4% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 9th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 75.8% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 10th | 33% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 56.1% | 17th | +2.1pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 57.2% | 15th | +2.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 65.3% | 9th | +1.9pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 48.7% | 21st | +1.3pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 56.9% | 16th | +1.2pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 28.4% | 30th | +0.4pp | 16th | 50% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 42.5% | 26th | +0.5pp | 17th | 25% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 6th | +0.7pp | 18th | 24% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 53.3% | 19th | +0.5pp | 19th | 6% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 5th | +0.7pp | 20th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 21st | 34% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.7% | 24th | +0.0pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 65.1% | 10th | +0.1pp | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 60.3% | 12th | -0.2pp | 24th | 6% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 68.5% | 8th | -0.7pp | 25th | 20% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 58.5% | 14th | -0.7pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 74.6% | 4th | -1.6pp | 27th | 31% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 40.8% | 27th | -2.0pp | 28th | 28% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 48.8% | 20th | -2.8pp | 29th | 14% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 35.4% | 29th | -2.3pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 18th | -4.8pp | 31st | 2% 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.
Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $1,947 (Jun 26) | 13th | +41.4% | 1st | 5% above peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,288 (Jun 26) | 27th | +13.0% | 2nd | 31% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $3,890 (Jun 26) | 1st | +7.2% | 3rd | 110% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.7% | 4th | 31% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $1,693 (Jun 26) | 19th | +5.3% | 5th | 9% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 11th | +4.1% | 6th | 11% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $1,424 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.0% | 7th | 23% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $2,341 (Jun 26) | 7th | +4.0% | 8th | 26% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 17th | +3.4% | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Dayton, OH | $1,207 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.4% | 10th | 35% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.4% | 11th | 76% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $1,088 (Jun 26) | 30th | +3.2% | 12th | 41% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.1% | 13th | 25% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $2,227 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.0% | 14th | 20% above peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $1,591 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.1% | 15th | 14% below peers | |
| New Haven, CT | $2,242 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.1% | 16th | 21% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $1,446 (Jun 26) | 24th | +2.0% | 17th | 22% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $1,618 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.3% | 18th | 13% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | $2,954 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.0% | 19th | 59% above peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $2,255 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.9% | 20th | 22% above peers | |
| Kent, WA | $1,978 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.8% | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.6% | 22nd | 3% below peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 23rd | 1% above peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | $2,357 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.0% | 24th | 27% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.3% | 25th | 46% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 18th | -0.7% | 26th | 8% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -1.1% | 27th | 14% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | $2,939 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.3% | 28th | 58% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $1,856 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.8% | 29th | on par with peers | |
| Midland, TX | $1,634 (Jun 26) | 20th | -3.8% | 30th | 12% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.4% to 37.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 5 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 | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 30.1% | 6th | -5.6pp | 1st | 18% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.7% | 31st | -3.2pp | 2nd | 38% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 43.0% | 23rd | -2.3pp | 3rd | 17% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 50.3% | 30th | -2.7pp | 4th | 37% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 33.2% | 12th | -1.6pp | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 36.6% | 16th | -1.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 26.1% | 1st | -0.9pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 21st | -0.5pp | 9th | 9% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 19th | -0.1pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 26th | +0.2pp | 11th | 20% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 39.3% | 20th | +0.2pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 8th | +0.2pp | 13th | 14% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 14th | +0.4pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 43.6% | 24th | +0.5pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 29.9% | 5th | +0.8pp | 16th | 18% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 28th | +1.5pp | 17th | 28% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 45.6% | 27th | +1.6pp | 18th | 25% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.5% | 18th | +1.6pp | 19th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.2% | 7th | +1.5pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 32.3% | 9th | +1.9pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 43.8% | 25th | +2.8pp | 22nd | 20% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 40.6% | 22nd | +2.7pp | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 33.6% | 13th | +2.3pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 32.6% | 10th | +2.6pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 49.8% | 29th | +3.9pp | 26th | 36% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 27.5% | 2nd | +2.6pp | 27th | 25% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 37.4% | 17th | +3.9pp | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 11th | +3.7pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 34.1% | 15th | +7.4pp | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 4th | +6.5pp | 31st | 21% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.0% then, 4.6% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 6.4% | 18th | -3.3pp | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.7% | 13th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 4.4% | 7th | -1.9pp | 3rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 15.9% | 28th | -3.9pp | 4th | 173% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 5th | 52% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 3.8% | 6th | -0.8pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 20.6% | 30th | -3.6pp | 7th | 253% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 8th | 61% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 5.7% | 15th | -0.7pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 29th | -1.7pp | 10th | 184% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 25th | -0.6pp | 11th | 60% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.4% | 8th | -0.3pp | 12th | 25% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 26.9% | 31st | -1.4pp | 13th | 361% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 7.2% | 22nd | -0.3pp | 14th | 23% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 7.6% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 15th | 30% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 9.3% | 26th | -0.3pp | 16th | 60% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 7.1% | 20th | -0.2pp | 17th | 22% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 18th | 59% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 5.8% | 16th | +0.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 12th | +0.2pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 4.5% | 9th | +0.5pp | 21st | 24% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 5.8% | 17th | +0.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 4.6% | 11th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 24th | 14% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 8.3% | 24th | +1.3pp | 25th | 42% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.6% | 19th | +1.1pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 27th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 7.1% | 21st | +2.2pp | 28th | 22% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 5th | +1.1pp | 29th | 40% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.5% | 4th | +1.1pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 61% 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 (16.5% then, 15.3% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Pasadena, CA | 5.6% | 6th | -1.7pp | 1st | 34% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 7.3% | 12th | -1.5pp | 2nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 6.8% | 11th | -1.2pp | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% | 7th | -1.0pp | 5th | 33% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 9.2% | 18th | -1.6pp | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 5.8% | 8th | -1.0pp | 7th | 32% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 6.6% | 10th | -1.1pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 14.2% | 27th | -2.3pp | 9th | 67% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 10th | 55% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 10.8% | 21st | -1.6pp | 11th | 27% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 8.0% | 15th | -1.1pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 13th | 66% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 5.9% | 9th | -0.5pp | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 15.3% | 28th | -1.2pp | 15th | 80% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.9% | 30th | -0.3pp | 17th | 122% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.5% | 19th | -0.1pp | 18th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 13th | -0.0pp | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.6% | 29th | +0.1pp | 20th | 83% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 21st | 32% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 5th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 43% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 4.7% | 4th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 45% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 25th | +0.7pp | 24th | 49% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 8.8% | 17th | +0.5pp | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 7.6% | 14th | +0.4pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 8.5% | 16th | +0.5pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 13.6% | 26th | +1.2pp | 28th | 60% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 24.0% | 31st | +3.5pp | 29th | 183% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 20th | +1.9pp | 30th | 17% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 24th | +2.5pp | 31st | 39% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Santa Clara, CA | 20.5% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Pasadena, CA | 24.4% | 2nd | 30% below peers | |
| Stamford, CT | 26.0% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Kent, WA | 26.2% | 4th | 25% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 26.2% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 27.2% | 6th | 22% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 28.4% | 7th | 19% below peers | |
| Coral Springs, FL | 29.8% | 8th | 15% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 29.9% | 9th | 14% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 10th | 10% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 32.9% | 11th | 6% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 33.3% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 34.3% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 34.6% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 34.9% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| College Station, TX | 35.1% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 18th | 2% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 35.5% | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Athens, GA | 36.3% | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 36.8% | 21st | 5% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 37.1% | 22nd | 6% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 37.2% | 23rd | 7% above peers | |
| New Haven, CT | 37.2% | 24th | 7% above peers | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 38.9% | 25th | 11% above peers | |
| Midland, TX | 39.1% | 26th | 12% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 39.2% | 27th | 12% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 28th | 13% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 42.0% | 29th | 20% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 43.0% | 30th | 23% above peers | |
| Dayton, OH | 47.7% | 31st | 37% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.8% to 14.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 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 | 12.0% | +1.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.6% | 1st | -1.1pp | 1st | 69% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 2.0% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 2nd | 61% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 11.6% | 28th | -3.0pp | 3rd | 127% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 5.8% | 19th | -0.6pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 3.0% | 6th | -0.3pp | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 5.2% | 17th | -0.4pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.5% | 9th | -0.1pp | 7th | 32% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 7.8% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 8th | 51% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 4.8% | 15th | -0.1pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 8.4% | 26th | -0.0pp | 10th | 63% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 3.4% | 7th | +0.1pp | 11th | 34% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 16th | +0.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 4.0% | 12th | +0.1pp | 13th | 22% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4.4% | 14th | +0.3pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 3rd | +0.2pp | 15th | 55% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 2.7% | 5th | +0.3pp | 16th | 47% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 24th | +0.9pp | 17th | 60% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 18th | +0.8pp | 18th | 10% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.0% | 11th | +0.7pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 21st | +1.2pp | 20th | 20% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.4% | 4th | +0.5pp | 21st | 53% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 8.3% | 25th | +1.7pp | 22nd | 62% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 3.4% | 8th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 34% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 27th | +2.4pp | 24th | 74% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.3% | 31st | +4.3pp | 25th | 197% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 14.1% | 30th | +4.4pp | 26th | 175% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 4.2% | 13th | +1.4pp | 27th | 19% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 28th | 43% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 6.0% | 20th | +2.4pp | 29th | 17% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 13.0% | 29th | +5.5pp | 30th | 153% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 10th | +1.8pp | 31st | 29% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 6.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.1% to 40.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 19 of the 30 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 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 28th | +3.9pp | 1st | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 26th | +4.7pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 40.7% | 14th | +6.6pp | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 44.1% | 12th | +6.9pp | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 21.6% | 27th | +3.2pp | 5th | 45% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 33.7% | 19th | +4.8pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 27.3% | 25th | +3.8pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 16th | +5.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 29.8% | 22nd | +4.1pp | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 45.2% | 10th | +6.0pp | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.6% | 18th | +4.0pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 11th | +4.8pp | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 38.9% | 17th | +4.0pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 65.9% | 1st | +6.1pp | 14th | 69% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.1% | 21st | +2.7pp | 15th | 20% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 56.7% | 2nd | +4.5pp | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 14.6% | 29th | +1.1pp | 17th | 63% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 7th | +3.3pp | 18th | 21% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.0% | 13th | +3.0pp | 19th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 56.1% | 4th | +3.8pp | 20th | 43% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 45.9% | 9th | +2.9pp | 21st | 17% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 28.5% | 24th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 27% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 39.9% | 15th | +1.4pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 33.1% | 20th | +1.1pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 51.7% | 5th | +1.6pp | 25th | 32% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 23rd | +0.4pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 6th | +0.6pp | 27th | 32% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 8th | -0.0pp | 28th | 21% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 12.8% | 31st | -0.2pp | 29th | 67% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 14.3% | 30th | -0.3pp | 30th | 63% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 56.5% | 3rd | -2.1pp | 31st | 45% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (53.5% then, 46.3% now; margin ±11.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Norman, OK | 45.3% | 17th | +14.2pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 46.2% | 14th | +9.5pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 59.8% | 4th | +11.1pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 29th | +4.2pp | 4th | 41% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | +5.4pp | 5th | 10% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 19th | +4.6pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 63.3% | 2nd | +6.0pp | 7th | 40% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 40.3% | 23rd | +3.4pp | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 47.9% | 11th | +0.4pp | 9th | 6% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 57.6% | 5th | +0.4pp | 10th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 29.2% | 27th | +0.0pp | 12th | 36% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.9% | 25th | +0.0pp | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.1% | 24th | -1.8pp | 14th | 18% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 10th | -3.2pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 45.2% | 18th | -3.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 45.3% | 16th | -3.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 61.2% | 3rd | -5.5pp | 18th | 35% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 15th | -4.5pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 63.9% | 1st | -7.9pp | 20th | 41% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.4% | 13th | -7.1pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 41.6% | 21st | -8.1pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 51.9% | 8th | -13.8pp | 23rd | 14% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 54.1% | 6th | -17.7pp | 24th | 19% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 9th | -18.7pp | 25th | 13% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 29.9% | 26th | -11.0pp | 26th | 34% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 20th | -16.1pp | 27th | 6% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 53.1% | 7th | -24.8pp | 28th | 17% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 22.3% | 30th | -12.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 28th | -19.0pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.7% | 31st | -12.9pp | 31st | 61% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth fell 4.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.0% to 1.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). None of the 30 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 | 8.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lewisville, TX | 1.3% | 1st | -4.7pp | 1st | 76% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 5.5% | 17th | -3.2pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 11.6% | 30th | -6.5pp | 3rd | 115% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.1% | 5th | -1.6pp | 4th | 43% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 20th | -2.4pp | 5th | 18% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 12.3% | 31st | -2.4pp | 6th | 129% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7.0% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 7th | 30% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 9th | -0.7pp | 8th | 30% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 4.0% | 10th | -0.7pp | 9th | 25% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 1.7% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 10th | 69% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 4.6% | 14th | -0.5pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 4th | -0.2pp | 12th | 54% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 5.7% | 19th | -0.3pp | 13th | 6% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.6% | 13th | -0.1pp | 14th | 15% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 15th | 52% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 5.7% | 18th | +0.4pp | 16th | 5% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 6.6% | 21st | +0.6pp | 17th | 23% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 4.6% | 12th | +0.6pp | 18th | 15% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 10.1% | 26th | +1.6pp | 19th | 88% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.7% | 8th | +0.6pp | 20th | 31% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 6th | +0.6pp | 21st | 41% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 28th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 100% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 4.5% | 11th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 16% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 25th | +2.9pp | 24th | 84% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1.3% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 25th | 76% below peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 11.5% | 29th | +5.1pp | 26th | 114% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.3% | 7th | +1.6pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 9.5% | 24th | +4.8pp | 28th | 77% above peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 5.4% | 16th | +2.9pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 15th | +2.7pp | 30th | 8% below peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 10.6% | 27th | +6.1pp | 31st | 98% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 23% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 106,386 to 131,080 - more than the combined survey margin (±571). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 130,138 | 18th | +28% | 1st | 1% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 131,080 | 16th | +23% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 19th | +16% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 124,725 | 30th | +14% | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 137,627 | 1st | +13% | 5th | 5% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 124,570 | 31st | +10% | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 131,627 | 15th | +8% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 132,353 | 14th | +7% | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 137,302 | 3rd | +7% | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 137,144 | 5th | +6% | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 128,548 | 21st | +6% | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 129,672 | 20th | +6% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 24th | +4% | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 26th | +4% | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 137,264 | 4th | +4% | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 135,603 | 10th | +3% | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 128,053 | 22nd | +3% | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 134,349 | 11th | +3% | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 23rd | +3% | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 136,103 | 9th | +3% | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 25th | +2% | 21st | 3% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 130,256 | 17th | +2% | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 137,557 | 2nd | +2% | 23rd | 5% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 133,573 | 13th | +1% | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 28th | -0% | 25th | 4% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 27th | -0% | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 136,640 | 7th | -1% | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 133,740 | 12th | -2% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 29th | -2% | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 136,579 | 8th | -3% | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 136,969 | 6th | -3% | 31st | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.8% then, 30.3% now; margin ±5.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 27th | +7.3pp | 1st | 40% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 33.0% | 12th | +8.1pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 28.5% | 18th | +6.8pp | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 6th | +6.3pp | 4th | 35% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 24.9% | 24th | +2.6pp | 5th | 18% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 5th | +4.6pp | 6th | 58% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 32.8% | 13th | +3.1pp | 7th | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 26.8% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 8th | 12% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 36.0% | 10th | +1.0pp | 9th | 19% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 62.8% | 1st | +1.8pp | 10th | 107% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 11th | 95% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.0% | 4th | +1.3pp | 12th | 65% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 57.4% | 3rd | +1.3pp | 13th | 89% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 28.3% | 20th | +0.2pp | 14th | 7% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 31.7% | 15th | -0.4pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 26th | -0.4pp | 16th | 37% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 23rd | -0.6pp | 17th | 15% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 17.1% | 28th | -0.4pp | 18th | 43% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 8th | -1.8pp | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 28.7% | 17th | -1.4pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 32.3% | 14th | -2.2pp | 21st | 7% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 30.3% | 16th | -3.5pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 23rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 28.3% | 19th | -3.7pp | 24th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 14.6% | 29th | -1.9pp | 25th | 52% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 39.9% | 7th | -6.1pp | 26th | 32% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 36.0% | 11th | -6.1pp | 27th | 19% above peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 28.0% | 21st | -5.3pp | 28th | 8% below peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 21.7% | 25th | -5.0pp | 29th | 28% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 14.1% | 31st | -3.4pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 36.8% | 9th | -9.5pp | 31st | 21% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.3% then, 71.3% now; margin ±8.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 63.7% | +3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| College Station, TX | 72.8% | 9th | +18.0pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 4th | +9.7pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 74.5% | 7th | +9.0pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Stamford, CT | 72.2% | 11th | +7.2pp | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 22nd | +6.1pp | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 71.3% | 13th | +6.0pp | 6th | 2% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 60.7% | 27th | +5.0pp | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 61.3% | 26th | +4.6pp | 8th | 13% below peers | ||
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 78.0% | 2nd | +4.7pp | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 78.2% | 1st | +4.0pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 8th | +3.7pp | 11th | 5% above peers | ||
| Kent, WA | 63.6% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, CA | 69.2% | 17th | +3.1pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 5th | +3.3pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| New Haven, CT | 72.8% | 10th | +2.9pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 21st | +1.9pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 3rd | +1.5pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 70.2% | 16th | +1.3pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 69.0% | 18th | +1.2pp | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 56.1% | 31st | +1.0pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 67.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 70.8% | 15th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 24th | -0.2pp | 23rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 59.4% | 28th | -0.4pp | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 25th | 1% above peers | ||
| Midland, TX | 56.6% | 30th | -1.7pp | 26th | 19% below peers | ||
| Coral Springs, FL | 71.9% | 12th | -2.5pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Dayton, OH | 68.1% | 19th | -2.5pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 58.8% | 29th | -5.5pp | 29th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 74.8% | 6th | -7.0pp | 30th | 7% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 61.6% | 25th | -7.3pp | 31st | 12% below peers |