The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Violent crime fell about 1% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 88% 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% | |||||
| Pasadena, TX | 352 (May 26) | 10th | -36.7% | 1st | 2% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 311 (May 26) | 7th | -35.0% | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 242 (May 26) | 3rd | -27.5% | 3rd | 30% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 276 (May 26) | 6th | -19.5% | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 334 (May 26) | 8th | -18.0% | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 373 (May 26) | 12th | -16.4% | 6th | 9% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 401 (May 26) | 13th | -14.2% | 7th | 17% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 871 (May 26) | 17th | -13.8% | 8th | 154% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 358 (May 26) | 11th | -12.1% | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 344 (May 26) | 9th | -10.4% | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 649 (May 26) | 16th | -9.0% | 11th | 89% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 242 (Apr 26) | 4th | -6.4% | 12th | 30% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 402 (May 26) | 14th | -3.9% | 13th | 17% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 246 (May 26) | 5th | -2.7% | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 132 (May 26) | 1st | -0.5% | 15th | 61% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 498 (May 26) | 15th | +5.6% | 16th | 45% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 201 (Apr 26) | 2nd | +10.9% | 17th | 42% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 81% 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% | |||||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,607 (May 26) | 7th | -24.4% | 1st | 7% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 1,547 (May 26) | 5th | -21.1% | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 1,577 (May 26) | 6th | -20.8% | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 1,340 (May 26) | 3rd | -20.4% | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,180 (May 26) | 1st | -19.5% | 5th | 32% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 1,270 (May 26) | 2nd | -17.0% | 6th | 27% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2,165 (May 26) | 11th | -16.3% | 7th | 25% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,179 (May 26) | 12th | -15.7% | 8th | 26% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2,409 (May 26) | 15th | -14.5% | 9th | 39% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 2,337 (May 26) | 14th | -12.0% | 10th | 35% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 2,569 (Apr 26) | 17th | -11.5% | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 2,259 (May 26) | 13th | -11.2% | 12th | 30% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1,381 (May 26) | 4th | -10.6% | 13th | 20% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 1,753 (May 26) | 10th | -9.0% | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2,451 (May 26) | 16th | -8.2% | 15th | 41% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 1,627 (May 26) | 8th | -7.4% | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,736 (Apr 26) | 9th | +7.5% | 17th | on par with 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.
Homicide fell about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| McAllen, TX | 1 (May 26) | 1st | -66.6% | 1st | 77% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 2 (May 26) | 6th | -62.6% | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3 (May 26) | 11th | -61.5% | 3rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 3 (May 26) | 10th | -49.9% | 4th | 13% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 3 (May 26) | 8th | -42.8% | 5th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 6 (May 26) | 14th | -40.0% | 6th | 111% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 2 (May 26) | 5th | -25.1% | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12 (Apr 26) | 17th | -15.0% | 8th | 326% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 9th | 53% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 1 (May 26) | 2nd | +0.0% | 10th | 75% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 7 (May 26) | 15th | +11.0% | 11th | 151% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 5 (May 26) | 12th | +16.7% | 12th | 64% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 3 (Apr 26) | 9th | +25.1% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 8 (May 26) | 16th | +33.2% | 14th | 176% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (May 26) | 7th | +33.3% | 15th | 7% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 5 (May 26) | 13th | +166.5% | 16th | 87% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | 50% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 67% 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% | |||||
| McAllen, TX | 17 (May 26) | 1st | -66.7% | 1st | 94% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 115 (May 26) | 2nd | -41.0% | 2nd | 58% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 217 (May 26) | 8th | -35.4% | 3rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 193 (May 26) | 6th | -34.5% | 4th | 29% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 405 (May 26) | 15th | -28.8% | 5th | 49% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 140 (May 26) | 3rd | -26.7% | 6th | 48% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 377 (May 26) | 14th | -26.5% | 7th | 39% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 347 (May 26) | 12th | -25.0% | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 342 (May 26) | 11th | -24.9% | 9th | 26% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 349 (May 26) | 13th | -22.3% | 10th | 29% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 272 (May 26) | 9th | -17.8% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 422 (May 26) | 16th | -13.1% | 12th | 55% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 467 (May 26) | 17th | -10.1% | 13th | 72% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 216 (May 26) | 7th | -5.1% | 14th | 20% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 168 (May 26) | 5th | -4.6% | 15th | 38% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 168 (Apr 26) | 4th | +13.7% | 16th | 38% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 325 (Apr 26) | 10th | +21.4% | 17th | 20% 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.
Household income rose about 32% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $46,804 to $61,579 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,780). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $78,476 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Escondido, CA | $91,967 | 10th | +44% | 1st | 26% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | $92,209 | 8th | +39% | 2nd | 26% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | $74,410 | 15th | +38% | 3rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | $66,555 | 19th | +37% | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 1st | +37% | 5th | 127% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | $54,365 | 27th | +35% | 6th | 26% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | $57,137 | 24th | +32% | 7th | 22% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | $81,989 | 12th | +32% | 8th | 12% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | $61,579 | 22nd | +32% | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | $79,479 | 13th | +31% | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 9th | +31% | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | $104,286 | 6th | +30% | 12th | 43% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | $103,088 | 7th | +30% | 13th | 41% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | $64,016 | 21st | +29% | 14th | 12% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | $37,726 | 31st | +29% | 15th | 48% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | $117,113 | 3rd | +28% | 16th | 60% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 14th | +27% | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | $89,125 | 11th | +26% | 18th | 22% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | $114,009 | 5th | +26% | 19th | 56% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,685 | 23rd | +26% | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 17th | +25% | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | $47,819 | 28th | +25% | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | $116,217 | 4th | +24% | 23rd | 59% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | $46,195 | 29th | +24% | 24th | 37% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | $54,752 | 26th | +24% | 25th | 25% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | $69,621 | 18th | +24% | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 2nd | +23% | 27th | 112% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | $73,042 | 16th | +23% | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 20th | +18% | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | $55,529 | 25th | +17% | 30th | 24% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | $42,071 | 30th | +8% | 31st | 42% below 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 | ||||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 5.2% (May 26) | 22nd | -1.3pp | 1st | 18% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | 4.8% (May 26) | 19th | -0.6pp | 2nd | 9% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 6.0% (May 26) | 26th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 3.7% (May 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 5.3% (May 26) | 23rd | -0.2pp | 5th | 20% above peers | |
| Torrance, CA | 4.5% (May 26) | 16th | -0.2pp | 6th | 2% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | 4.5% (May 26) | 17th | -0.2pp | 7th | 2% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 5th | -0.2pp | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 9th | 34% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 10th | 14% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 11th | 23% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 4.0% (May 26) | 8th | +0.0pp | 12th | 9% below peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | 3.5% (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0pp | 13th | 20% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.0% (May 26) | 20th | +0.1pp | 14th | 14% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 4.1% (May 26) | 10th | +0.1pp | 15th | 7% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | 3.5% (May 26) | 4th | +0.1pp | 16th | 20% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 11th | +0.2pp | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 4.7% (May 26) | 18th | +0.2pp | 18th | 7% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 9th | +0.3pp | 19th | 9% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 20th | 5% below peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.4pp | 21st | 30% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 14th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 2% below peers | |
| Warren, MI | 6.8% (May 26) | 29th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 55% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (May 26) | 24th | +0.8pp | 24th | 20% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 15th | +0.8pp | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 5.1% (May 26) | 21st | +0.9pp | 26th | 16% above peers | |
| Miramar, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 13th | +1.0pp | 27th | 5% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 6.2% (May 26) | 27th | +1.4pp | 28th | 41% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.6% (May 26) | 28th | +1.5pp | 29th | 50% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 13 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.9% then, 19.8% now; margin ±3.1pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 13 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Visalia, CA | 11.4% | 10th | -4.6pp | 1st | 19% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 9.1% | 7th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 7.0% | 3rd | -1.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 9.8% | 8th | -2.5pp | 4th | 30% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 14.1% | 16th | -3.4pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 12.4% | 13th | -2.3pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 14.7% | 17th | -2.7pp | 7th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 8.5% | 6th | -1.5pp | 8th | 40% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 12.1% | 11th | -1.9pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.8% | 23rd | -3.1pp | 10th | 41% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 21.8% | 27th | -2.7pp | 11th | 55% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 27.3% | 30th | -3.4pp | 12th | 94% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.6% | 19th | -1.8pp | 13th | 11% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 18.3% | 21st | -2.0pp | 14th | 30% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.5% | 28th | -2.5pp | 15th | 81% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.6% | 20th | -1.7pp | 16th | 25% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 20.8% | 26th | -0.9pp | 17th | 48% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 5.5% | 2nd | -0.2pp | 18th | 61% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 20.5% | 25th | -0.7pp | 19th | 46% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 27.3% | 31st | -0.2pp | 20th | 94% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 12.1% | 12th | +0.0pp | 21st | 14% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 10.8% | 9th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.9% | 18th | +0.4pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 24th | 69% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.3% | 15th | +0.6pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 12.5% | 14th | +0.7pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 26.8% | 29th | +2.4pp | 28th | 90% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.8% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 29th | 33% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 7.7% | 5th | +0.9pp | 30th | 45% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 19.8% | 24th | +2.6pp | 31st | 41% 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.
Child poverty fell 6.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.5% to 27.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.9pp). 13 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 18.7% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 1st | 82% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.3% | 15th | -8.8pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 14.2% | 9th | -6.8pp | 3rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 5.5% | 2nd | -2.5pp | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 11.0% | 7th | -4.5pp | 5th | 45% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 14.3% | 10th | -5.5pp | 6th | 28% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 12.8% | 8th | -4.9pp | 7th | 35% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 21.5% | 19th | -7.6pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.7% | 4th | -2.8pp | 9th | 56% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 19.8% | 16th | -5.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 27.1% | 22nd | -6.4pp | 11th | 37% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 19.8% | 17th | -3.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 10.4% | 6th | -1.7pp | 13th | 48% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.2% | 24th | -3.4pp | 14th | 43% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 16.3% | 14th | -1.9pp | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 30.6% | 27th | -3.4pp | 16th | 54% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 13th | -1.7pp | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 24.8% | 21st | -1.6pp | 18th | 25% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 15.5% | 12th | -1.0pp | 19th | 21% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 43.7% | 30th | -1.9pp | 20th | 121% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 44.0% | 31st | -1.9pp | 21st | 122% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 23.2% | 20th | -0.7pp | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 30.1% | 26th | -0.8pp | 23rd | 52% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 11th | +0.1pp | 24th | 27% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 40.9% | 29th | +1.0pp | 25th | 107% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 33.5% | 28th | +2.1pp | 26th | 69% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 27th | 42% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 29.8% | 25th | +3.0pp | 28th | 51% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 8.0% | 3rd | +1.1pp | 29th | 59% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 18th | +3.9pp | 30th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 5th | +3.6pp | 31st | 51% 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 10.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.4% to 92.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 29 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 | 91.4% | +9.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Syracuse, NY | 88.2% | 28th | +19.0pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 89.0% | 26th | +13.4pp | 2nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 89.3% | 25th | +13.5pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 90.6% | 22nd | +13.4pp | 4th | 2% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 90.0% | 24th | +12.6pp | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 92.0% | 19th | +11.1pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 92.2% | 17th | +10.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 93.2% | 12th | +11.0pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 90.7% | 21st | +9.7pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 90.6% | 23rd | +9.6pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 88.1% | 29th | +9.2pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 86.6% | 30th | +8.0pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 88.6% | 27th | +7.8pp | 13th | 4% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 11th | +7.8pp | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 92.8% | 14th | +7.8pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 10th | +7.5pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 94.5% | 7th | +7.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 96.5% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 92.5% | 16th | +6.2pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 92.7% | 15th | +6.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 94.4% | 9th | +5.9pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 20th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 92.9% | 13th | +4.6pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +4.4pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 18th | +4.1pp | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 95.3% | 6th | +3.4pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 94.4% | 8th | +3.0pp | 27th | 2% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 95.8% | 4th | +2.3pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 97.0% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 97.5% | 1st | +2.0pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 85.7% | 31st | +0.8pp | 31st | 7% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.50 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.02).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Visalia, CA | 0.41 | 6th | -0.037 | 1st | 11% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 0.48 | 24th | -0.026 | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 0.47 | 18th | -0.020 | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 0.47 | 20th | -0.011 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 0.50 | 25th | -0.011 | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 0.43 | 10th | -0.003 | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.000 | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 0.37 | 1st | +0.000 | 8th | 20% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 0.43 | 9th | +0.001 | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 0.51 | 29th | +0.002 | 10th | 12% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 17th | +0.003 | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 4th | +0.003 | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 0.44 | 12th | +0.004 | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 0.53 | 30th | +0.006 | 14th | 17% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 0.55 | 31st | +0.006 | 15th | 21% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 0.42 | 7th | +0.005 | 16th | 8% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 0.45 | 15th | +0.008 | 17th | 1% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 0.45 | 14th | +0.009 | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 0.51 | 28th | +0.010 | 19th | 11% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.011 | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 0.44 | 11th | +0.010 | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 0.39 | 2nd | +0.010 | 22nd | 15% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 0.50 | 26th | +0.018 | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 0.50 | 27th | +0.018 | 24th | 10% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 0.47 | 19th | +0.020 | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.017 | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 22nd | +0.022 | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 16th | +0.023 | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 0.41 | 5th | +0.021 | 29th | 11% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 13th | +0.031 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 0.47 | 21st | +0.042 | 31st | 4% 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.
SNAP fell 2.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 21.9% to 19.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
| Place | 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 | |||||
| Olathe, KS | 2.4% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 9.2% | 10th | -3.0pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 8.9% | 9th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 40% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 5th | -1.7pp | 4th | 55% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 18.3% | 22nd | -4.1pp | 5th | 23% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 13.1% | 13th | -2.7pp | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 7th | 72% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 17.4% | 20th | -2.4pp | 8th | 16% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 24.1% | 27th | -3.1pp | 9th | 62% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 19.6% | 25th | -2.4pp | 10th | 31% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 16th | -1.7pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 15.9% | 18th | -1.4pp | 12th | 7% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 28.3% | 30th | -1.8pp | 13th | 90% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 8.3% | 7th | -0.4pp | 14th | 44% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 15th | -0.3pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 19th | -0.2pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 8.7% | 8th | +0.2pp | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 18.7% | 24th | +1.1pp | 18th | 26% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 19.8% | 26th | +1.2pp | 19th | 33% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 11.2% | 12th | +0.8pp | 20th | 25% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 27.1% | 28th | +2.3pp | 21st | 82% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 22nd | 25% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.8% | 21st | +2.0pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 28.1% | 29th | +3.6pp | 24th | 89% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 13.8% | 14th | +1.9pp | 25th | 8% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 9.2% | 11th | +1.4pp | 26th | 38% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 32.5% | 31st | +5.6pp | 27th | 118% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 6.8% | 6th | +1.2pp | 28th | 54% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 15.1% | 17th | +2.9pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 30th | 68% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 5.2% | 4th | +2.5pp | 31st | 65% 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.
Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 59% 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% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $187,245 (Jun 26) | 29th | +9.9% | 1st | 49% below peers | |
| Metairie, LA | $334,224 (Jun 26) | 17th | +8.4% | 2nd | 9% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $225,918 (Jun 26) | 25th | +5.3% | 3rd | 39% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $441,698 (Jun 26) | 12th | +5.0% | 4th | 20% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $368,276 (Jun 26) | 15th | +4.7% | 5th | on par with peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $636,281 (Jun 26) | 7th | +4.4% | 6th | 73% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | $204,491 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.7% | 7th | 44% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | $1,141,755 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.7% | 8th | 210% above peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $1,123,531 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.5% | 9th | 205% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $232,810 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.3% | 10th | 37% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $85,739 (Jun 26) | 30th | +1.2% | 11th | 77% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $547,806 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 12th | 49% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $270,919 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.1% | 13th | 26% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $1,053,680 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.1% | 14th | 186% above peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | $472,447 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.7% | 15th | 28% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $283,362 (Jun 26) | 20th | +0.7% | 16th | 23% below peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $401,692 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.7% | 17th | 9% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $231,417 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.5% | 18th | 37% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $437,583 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.2% | 19th | 19% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $687,948 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.0% | 20th | 87% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $798,611 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 21st | 117% above peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $299,992 (Jun 26) | 19th | -1.3% | 22nd | 19% below peers | |
| Waco, TX | $200,115 (Jun 26) | 28th | -2.1% | 23rd | 46% below peers | |
| Miramar, FL | $520,975 (Jun 26) | 9th | -2.6% | 24th | 41% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $326,616 (Jun 26) | 18th | -2.9% | 25th | 11% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $503,275 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.0% | 26th | 37% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $219,864 (Jun 26) | 26th | -3.0% | 27th | 40% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $262,798 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -3.3% | 28th | 29% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $353,757 (Jun 26) | 16th | -3.8% | 29th | 4% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,470,486 (Jun 26) | 1st | -3.9% | 30th | 299% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 52% 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% | ||||
| Metairie, LA | $237,310 (Jun 26) | 16th | +13.6% | 1st | 14% below peers | |
| Rockford, IL | $118,324 (Jun 26) | 29th | +13.1% | 2nd | 57% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $37,837 (Jun 26) | 30th | +7.6% | 3rd | 86% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $231,698 (Jun 26) | 17th | +6.3% | 4th | 16% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $338,266 (Jun 26) | 13th | +6.3% | 5th | 23% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $156,060 (Jun 26) | 25th | +6.2% | 6th | 43% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $401,276 (Jun 26) | 9th | +3.2% | 7th | 46% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | $126,201 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.0% | 8th | 54% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $798,210 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +1.6% | 9th | 191% above peers | |
| Orange, CA | $850,078 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.6% | 10th | 209% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $142,816 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.3% | 11th | 48% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $201,630 (Jun 26) | 21st | +1.2% | 12th | 27% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $214,320 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.1% | 13th | 22% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $427,901 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 14th | 56% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $576,836 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.9% | 15th | 110% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $162,158 (Jun 26) | 24th | +0.9% | 16th | 41% below peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | $408,896 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.8% | 17th | 49% above peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $822,837 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 18th | 199% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $320,428 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 19th | 17% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $385,386 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.6% | 20th | 40% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $617,762 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 21st | 125% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $127,137 (Jun 26) | 27th | -2.1% | 22nd | 54% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $185,459 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.2% | 23rd | 32% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $393,280 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.5% | 24th | 43% above peers | |
| Miramar, FL | $366,124 (Jun 26) | 12th | -3.6% | 25th | 33% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $772,400 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.8% | 26th | 181% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $274,740 (Jun 26) | 15th | -3.8% | 27th | on par with peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $211,677 (Jun 26) | 20th | -4.0% | 28th | 23% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $168,991 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -4.1% | 29th | 38% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $217,206 (Jun 26) | 18th | -4.1% | 30th | 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.8% then, 59.5% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| 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% | 12th | +6.5pp | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 49.4% | 24th | +3.3pp | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 41.6% | 29th | +2.7pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 9th | +3.7pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 25.6% | 31st | +1.3pp | 5th | 54% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 72.1% | 4th | +3.5pp | 6th | 31% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 53.4% | 20th | +2.2pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 8th | 34% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 45.4% | 27th | +1.6pp | 9th | 18% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 74.8% | 1st | +2.6pp | 10th | 36% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 71.1% | 6th | +2.0pp | 11th | 29% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 23rd | +1.3pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 42.8% | 28th | +1.0pp | 13th | 22% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 61.1% | 11th | +1.4pp | 14th | 11% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 54.0% | 19th | +1.2pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 56.9% | 14th | +1.2pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 62.1% | 10th | +1.1pp | 17th | 13% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 18th | +0.9pp | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 55.0% | 17th | +0.7pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 51.9% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 68.8% | 7th | -0.6pp | 21st | 25% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 45.5% | 26th | -0.5pp | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 23rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 55.0% | 16th | -0.9pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 71.4% | 5th | -1.4pp | 25th | 30% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 56.7% | 15th | -1.2pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 59.5% | 13th | -1.4pp | 27th | 8% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 67.3% | 8th | -1.6pp | 28th | 22% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 48.6% | 25th | -1.3pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 37.7% | 30th | -1.2pp | 30th | 31% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 21st | -2.1pp | 31st | 5% 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. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 69% 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% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 30th | +8.8% | 1st | 33% below peers | |
| Hampton, VA | $1,693 (Jun 26) | 16th | +5.3% | 2nd | 6% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | $1,900 (Jun 26) | 14th | +4.5% | 3rd | 5% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $1,270 (Jun 26) | 29th | +4.3% | 4th | 30% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 18th | +3.8% | 5th | 11% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.5% | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.4% | 7th | 24% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | $2,997 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.3% | 8th | 66% above peers | |
| Visalia, CA | $1,909 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.2% | 9th | 6% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,310 (Jun 26) | 8th | +3.1% | 10th | 28% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | $1,337 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.0% | 11th | 26% below peers | |
| Victorville, CA | $2,227 (Jun 26) | 10th | +3.0% | 12th | 23% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,105 (Jun 26) | 11th | +2.9% | 13th | 17% above peers | |
| Orange, CA | $3,181 (Jun 26) | 1st | +2.8% | 14th | 76% above peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | $2,872 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +2.6% | 15th | 59% above peers | |
| Columbia, SC | $1,478 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.6% | 16th | 18% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | $1,657 (Jun 26) | 17th | +1.6% | 17th | 8% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $2,504 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.2% | 18th | 39% above peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | $2,255 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.9% | 19th | 25% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.7% | 20th | 55% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +0.7% | 21st | 29% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $2,385 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.7% | 22nd | 32% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | $1,369 (Jun 26) | 26th | +0.4% | 23rd | 24% below peers | |
| Miramar, FL | $2,710 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.3% | 24th | 50% above peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | $1,504 (Jun 26) | 21st | -0.9% | 25th | 17% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | $1,910 (Jun 26) | 12th | -1.1% | 26th | 6% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.3% | 27th | on par with peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,437 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.3% | 28th | 20% below peers | |
| Metairie, LA | $1,605 (Jun 26) | 19th | -1.4% | 29th | 11% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,480 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -4.1% | 30th | 18% 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.2% then, 33.6% now; margin ±3.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 3rd | -3.9pp | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 31.5% | 6th | -4.0pp | 2nd | 22% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 43.7% | 26th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 8% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 46.3% | 28th | -3.0pp | 4th | 14% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.7% | 29th | -3.2pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 43.0% | 24th | -2.3pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 51.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 7th | 26% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 8th | 40% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 33.6% | 9th | -0.6pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 44.4% | 27th | -0.7pp | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 41.8% | 23rd | -0.3pp | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 40.6% | 18th | -0.3pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 31.8% | 7th | -0.1pp | 13th | 22% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.1pp | 14th | 27% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 29.0% | 4th | -0.0pp | 15th | 28% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 41.7% | 22nd | +0.1pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 32.0% | 8th | +0.1pp | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 36.1% | 13th | +0.6pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 34.4% | 10th | +0.7pp | 19th | 15% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 40.6% | 15th | +1.0pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 40.7% | 19th | +1.4pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 40.6% | 16th | +2.7pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 40.6% | 17th | +2.8pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 20th | +3.1pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 43.6% | 25th | +3.4pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 23.7% | 1st | +2.1pp | 26th | 42% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 35.8% | 11th | +3.2pp | 27th | 12% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 41.7% | 21st | +4.0pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 14th | +4.6pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 51.3% | 31st | +6.4pp | 30th | 26% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 12th | +5.5pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.7% then, 7.0% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Visalia, CA | 3.5% | 4th | -1.6pp | 1st | 43% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.7% | 8th | -2.1pp | 2nd | 23% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 9.2% | 23rd | -3.8pp | 3rd | 52% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 10.5% | 25th | -3.2pp | 4th | 73% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.8% | 18th | -1.9pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 20.6% | 30th | -3.6pp | 6th | 238% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 5.3% | 12th | -0.9pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 6.1% | 16th | -0.9pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 7.0% | 20th | -0.9pp | 9th | 16% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 3.2% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 10th | 47% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 14th | -0.5pp | 11th | 4% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 3.0% | 1st | -0.2pp | 12th | 51% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.7% | 31st | -1.4pp | 13th | 323% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 7.6% | 21st | -0.3pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 5th | -0.1pp | 15th | 38% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 19.5% | 29th | -0.6pp | 16th | 220% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.5% | 17th | -0.1pp | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 11.5% | 27th | -0.0pp | 18th | 89% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.7% | 28th | +0.1pp | 19th | 110% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 3.8% | 6th | +0.0pp | 20th | 37% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 4.9% | 10th | +0.0pp | 21st | 20% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 5.3% | 11th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 7.0% | 19th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 15% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 9th | +0.2pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 4.7% | 7th | +0.3pp | 25th | 23% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 15th | +0.5pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 9.6% | 24th | +0.9pp | 27th | 58% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 3.5% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 10.8% | 26th | +1.7pp | 29th | 77% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 30th | 50% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 13th | +1.4pp | 31st | 11% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.1% then, 23.9% now; margin ±1.8pp). 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 | 16.2% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Miramar, FL | 10.3% | 19th | -3.1pp | 1st | 28% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 6.7% | 10th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 5.8% | 5th | -1.7pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 13.3% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 4th | 66% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 9.8% | 17th | -1.9pp | 5th | 22% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 6.6% | 8th | -1.1pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 7.3% | 14th | -1.0pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 10.7% | 20th | -1.5pp | 8th | 34% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 10.9% | 21st | -1.4pp | 9th | 36% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.5pp | 10th | 48% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 11th | 70% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 6.9% | 11th | -0.6pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 3rd | -0.4pp | 13th | 47% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 6.0% | 7th | -0.4pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 23.9% | 29th | -1.2pp | 15th | 198% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 17.6% | 27th | -0.7pp | 16th | 120% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 14.9% | 25th | -0.2pp | 17th | 86% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 7.1% | 13th | -0.0pp | 18th | 11% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.9% | 4th | +0.0pp | 19th | 39% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.0% | 16th | +0.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 6.7% | 9th | +0.2pp | 21st | 17% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.3% | 26th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 91% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.4% | 28th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 167% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 7.6% | 15th | +0.4pp | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7.1% | 12th | +0.4pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 26th | 253% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 14.7% | 24th | +1.1pp | 27th | 84% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 6.0% | 6th | +0.5pp | 28th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 14.7% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 29th | 83% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 24.0% | 30th | +3.5pp | 30th | 200% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 9.9% | 18th | +1.5pp | 31st | 23% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 45% below peers | |
| Torrance, CA | 20.0% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Fullerton, CA | 25.5% | 3rd | 27% below peers | |
| Orange, CA | 27.0% | 4th | 23% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 5th | 22% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 28.5% | 6th | 19% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 29.5% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Miramar, FL | 31.8% | 8th | 9% below peers | |
| Thornton, CO | 32.0% | 9th | 9% below peers | |
| Olathe, KS | 33.2% | 10th | 5% below peers | |
| Elizabeth, NJ | 33.3% | 11th | 5% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 34.0% | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Gainesville, FL | 34.2% | 13th | 2% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Visalia, CA | 34.7% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Columbia, SC | 35.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| West Valley City, UT | 36.0% | 17th | 3% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Metairie, LA | 36.5% | 19th | 4% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 20th | 5% above peers | |
| Warren, MI | 37.7% | 21st | 8% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 38.7% | 22nd | 11% above peers | |
| Victorville, CA | 39.2% | 23rd | 12% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 24th | 16% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 40.7% | 25th | 16% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 41.2% | 26th | 18% above peers | |
| Waco, TX | 41.3% | 27th | 18% above peers | |
| Hampton, VA | 43.0% | 28th | 23% above peers | |
| McAllen, TX | 44.6% | 29th | 27% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 48.0% | 30th | 37% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.8% then, 14.6% now; margin ±2.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 2.4% | 6th | -2.3pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 1.4% | 1st | -0.4pp | 3rd | 70% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3.8% | 13th | -1.1pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 6.7% | 21st | -1.0pp | 5th | 44% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 2.7% | 7th | -0.4pp | 6th | 42% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 2nd | -0.1pp | 7th | 62% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 14.0% | 29th | -0.6pp | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 6.8% | 24th | -0.1pp | 9th | 48% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 2.8% | 8th | -0.0pp | 10th | 39% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 3.4% | 11th | +0.1pp | 11th | 26% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 4.6% | 16th | +0.1pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.3% | 17th | +0.2pp | 13th | 15% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 14.6% | 30th | +0.8pp | 14th | 217% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 15th | 281% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 8.7% | 25th | +0.8pp | 16th | 90% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 28th | +1.4pp | 17th | 200% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2.9% | 9th | +0.4pp | 18th | 38% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 6.7% | 22nd | +1.0pp | 19th | 46% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.5% | 19th | +0.8pp | 20th | 19% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 21st | 20% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 4.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 3.3% | 10th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 29% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 26th | +2.2pp | 24th | 154% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 2.3% | 5th | +0.6pp | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 4.1% | 15th | +1.1pp | 26th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 54% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 6.3% | 20th | +1.9pp | 28th | 36% above peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 6.8% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 29th | 47% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 5.4% | 18th | +2.3pp | 30th | 18% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 13.0% | 27th | +5.5pp | 31st | 181% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.3% to 32.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 18 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.8% | +3.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Miramar, FL | 37.4% | 11th | +10.1pp | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 23.4% | 23rd | +4.6pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 28.9% | 16th | +5.1pp | 3rd | 8% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.7% | 4th | +8.6pp | 4th | 72% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 33.3% | 12th | +5.1pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 20th | +3.4pp | 6th | 18% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 28.7% | 18th | +3.8pp | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 21.0% | 24th | +2.5pp | 8th | 33% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 32.8% | 13th | +3.7pp | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 27th | +1.8pp | 10th | 48% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 20.3% | 25th | +2.2pp | 11th | 35% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 41.2% | 9th | +4.2pp | 12th | 32% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 31.2% | 15th | +2.8pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 26th | +1.8pp | 14th | 37% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 14.6% | 29th | +1.1pp | 15th | 53% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 8th | +2.9pp | 16th | 34% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 32.5% | 14th | +2.2pp | 17th | 4% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 54.0% | 3rd | +3.3pp | 18th | 73% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 19th | 132% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 28.5% | 19th | +1.6pp | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 16.1% | 28th | +0.9pp | 21st | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 28.8% | 17th | +1.6pp | 22nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 39.7% | 10th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 27% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 23.5% | 22nd | +1.1pp | 24th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 25th | 131% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 45.9% | 6th | +2.1pp | 26th | 47% above peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 24.1% | 21st | +0.9pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 43.5% | 7th | +1.0pp | 28th | 39% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 50.5% | 5th | +0.8pp | 29th | 62% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 12.8% | 30th | -0.2pp | 30th | 59% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.1% then, 48.4% now; margin ±11.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 20th | +11.8pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 71.2% | 1st | +9.6pp | 2nd | 47% above peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 51.0% | 14th | +5.9pp | 3rd | 5% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 42.7% | 22nd | +4.9pp | 4th | 12% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 51.2% | 13th | +5.8pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 48.4% | 16th | +4.3pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 19th | +3.8pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 33.4% | 27th | +1.7pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 71.0% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 9th | 47% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 67.5% | 3rd | +3.2pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 30th | +1.0pp | 11th | 37% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 59.9% | 7th | +1.6pp | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 30.9% | 29th | +0.3pp | 13th | 36% below peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 50.1% | 15th | -1.3pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 47.9% | 18th | -1.5pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 45.2% | 21st | -3.3pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 55.1% | 9th | -4.1pp | 17th | 14% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 61.2% | 6th | -5.5pp | 18th | 27% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 12th | -4.8pp | 19th | 7% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 59.9% | 8th | -5.9pp | 20th | 24% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 5th | -6.5pp | 21st | 33% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 48.1% | 17th | -4.9pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 36.7% | 25th | -3.8pp | 23rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 39.6% | 24th | -4.5pp | 24th | 18% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 65.9% | 4th | -9.7pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 53.0% | 10th | -9.6pp | 26th | 10% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 11th | -12.0pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 41.8% | 23rd | -13.1pp | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 34.0% | 26th | -12.3pp | 29th | 30% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 31.9% | 28th | -23.1pp | 30th | 34% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 17.7% | 31st | -12.9pp | 31st | 64% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 5.8% now; margin ±3.5pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Gainesville, FL | 1.6% | 1st | -2.5pp | 1st | 75% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 2.0% | 2nd | -3.1pp | 2nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 11.6% | 28th | -6.5pp | 3rd | 82% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.2% | 11th | -2.4pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 7.0% | 21st | -3.1pp | 5th | 10% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 5.8% | 13th | -2.4pp | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 16th | -2.2pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 3.9% | 7th | -1.1pp | 8th | 39% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 7.2% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 9th | 14% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.4% | 17th | -1.4pp | 10th | 1% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 12.3% | 29th | -2.4pp | 11th | 94% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 5.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.0% | 15th | -0.8pp | 13th | 6% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 6.7% | 20th | -0.9pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 18th | -0.8pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.5% | 9th | -0.4pp | 16th | 29% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 4.1% | 8th | -0.1pp | 17th | 35% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 24th | +0.1pp | 18th | 46% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 5.9% | 14th | +0.2pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 20th | 96% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 9.5% | 26th | +1.2pp | 21st | 50% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 3.8% | 4th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 10th | +1.1pp | 23rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 10.9% | 27th | +2.6pp | 24th | 71% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 3.8% | 6th | +1.2pp | 25th | 40% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 6.6% | 19th | +2.1pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 12.6% | 31st | +5.4pp | 27th | 99% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 8.4% | 23rd | +3.6pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 5th | +1.9pp | 29th | 40% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 9.5% | 25th | +4.8pp | 30th | 50% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 141,968 to 145,385 - more than the combined survey margin (±106). 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victorville, CA | 137,627 | 29th | +13% | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 1st | +12% | 2nd | 5% above peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 145,702 | 14th | +10% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 143,939 | 18th | +9% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 137,302 | 31st | +7% | 5th | 5% below peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 143,570 | 19th | +6% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 145,057 | 16th | +5% | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 144,187 | 17th | +5% | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 2nd | +5% | 9th | 5% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 139,643 | 23rd | +5% | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 7th | +4% | 11th | 3% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 146,384 | 13th | +2% | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 149,153 | 8th | +2% | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 145,385 | 15th | +2% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 137,928 | 28th | +2% | 15th | 5% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 3rd | +2% | 16th | 4% above peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 137,557 | 30th | +2% | 17th | 5% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 138,437 | 26th | +2% | 18th | 5% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 4th | +2% | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 147,898 | 10th | +2% | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 138,633 | 24th | +1% | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 140,968 | 21st | +1% | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 147,521 | 11th | +0% | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 138,600 | 25th | -1% | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 149,668 | 5th | -1% | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 138,266 | 27th | -1% | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 139,729 | 22nd | -2% | 27th | 4% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 142,130 | 20th | -2% | 28th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 6th | -3% | 29th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 147,943 | 9th | -3% | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 146,631 | 12th | -12% | 31st | 1% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.6% then, 29.8% now; margin ±5.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 11th | +7.2pp | 1st | 13% above peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 24.1% | 27th | +2.4pp | 2nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 26.1% | 25th | +2.3pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 43.9% | 10th | +3.3pp | 4th | 22% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 38.3% | 14th | +2.8pp | 5th | 6% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 24th | +1.4pp | 6th | 27% below peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 26.1% | 26th | +1.3pp | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 9th | +2.1pp | 8th | 29% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 54.1% | 5th | +2.4pp | 9th | 51% above peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 27.8% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 34.3% | 18th | +1.5pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 37.7% | 15th | +1.3pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 50.0% | 7th | +1.3pp | 13th | 39% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 63.3% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 14th | 76% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 15th | 61% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 20th | +0.2pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 64.0% | 1st | +0.1pp | 17th | 78% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 51.5% | 6th | -0.1pp | 18th | 43% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 46.6% | 8th | -0.6pp | 19th | 30% above peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 32.5% | 19th | -0.5pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 55.6% | 4th | -1.0pp | 21st | 55% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 22nd | 63% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 56.9% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 23rd | 58% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 39.1% | 13th | -3.3pp | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 34.4% | 17th | -3.0pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 29.8% | 21st | -2.7pp | 26th | 17% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 29.2% | 22nd | -3.3pp | 27th | 19% below peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 14.7% | 29th | -1.7pp | 28th | 59% below peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 39.9% | 12th | -6.1pp | 29th | 11% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 36.0% | 16th | -6.1pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 15.7% | 28th | -5.8pp | 31st | 56% 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 (61.1% then, 56.4% now; margin ±8.9pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 26th | +10.0pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 69.1% | 17th | +8.7pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Visalia, CA | 66.5% | 22nd | +7.6pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Olathe, KS | 77.6% | 3rd | +7.8pp | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Warren, MI | 69.8% | 14th | +6.8pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 4th | +7.3pp | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 69.6% | 15th | +6.0pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Fullerton, CA | 65.6% | 23rd | +5.6pp | 8th | 5% below peers | ||
| Orange, CA | 73.7% | 7th | +5.8pp | 9th | 7% above peers | ||
| Victorville, CA | 61.3% | 29th | +4.6pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| Thornton, CO | 74.0% | 6th | +4.7pp | 11th | 7% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 80.5% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Torrance, CA | 63.0% | 27th | +2.4pp | 13th | 9% below peers | ||
| Gainesville, FL | 71.7% | 11th | +2.5pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Miramar, FL | 82.1% | 1st | +2.8pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 68.8% | 18th | +2.2pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 16th | +1.7pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Hampton, VA | 70.2% | 13th | +1.3pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Elizabeth, NJ | 67.4% | 20th | +0.2pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| West Valley City, UT | 65.0% | 24th | -0.2pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Metairie, LA | 71.8% | 10th | -0.8pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 19th | -1.3pp | 23rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 72.6% | 8th | -1.7pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| Waco, TX | 64.7% | 25th | -1.6pp | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 75.5% | 5th | -2.0pp | 26th | 9% above peers | ||
| Columbia, SC | 72.0% | 9th | -2.2pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 28th | -3.2pp | 28th | 9% below peers | ||
| McAllen, TX | 56.4% | 30th | -4.7pp | 29th | 18% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 66.6% | 21st | -7.7pp | 30th | 4% below peers | ||
| Carolina zona urbana, PR | 70.2% | 12th | -8.9pp | 31st | 2% above peers |