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Missouri City, TX

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77,327 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Missouri City, TX shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
71 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 35%
relative change
109 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
931 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 14%
relative change
1,079 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
96.3%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
94.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
81.8%
2020-24
flat
relative change
81.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
54.7%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
48.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
1 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 75%
relative change
4 in the prior 12 months
Dropping fast  
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
5.3%
2020-24
▼ 28%
relative change
7.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
2.6%
2020-24
▲ 21%
relative change
2.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.41
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
0.39 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
128 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 16%
relative change
153 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
41.8%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
43.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Missouri City, TX shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
7.1%
2020-24
▲ 52%
relative change
4.7% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
36.8%
2020-24
▲ 42%
relative change
25.9% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
11.8%
2020-24
▲ 28%
relative change
9.2% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.7%
Jul 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
5.3% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
6.1%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
5.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
7.3%
2020-24
▲ 51%
relative change
4.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
20.3%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
22.5% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
76,558
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
74,557 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$239,572
Aug 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
$243,685 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
77.6%
2020-24
high
vs peers
65.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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All indicators

Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 16% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 128 in July 2026, down from 153 a year earlier.
Bright spot 128 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Bismarck, ND 250 (Jul 26) -42.0% 1st
Tustin, CA 191 (Jul 26) -26.2% 2nd
Arlington Heights, IL 38 (Jul 26) -23.7% 3rd
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 4th
Noblesville, IN 59 (Jul 26) -22.4% 5th
Rochester Hills, MI 57 (Jul 26) -18.5% 6th
Blaine, MN 74 (Jul 26) -16.2% 7th
Missouri City, TX 128 (Jul 26) -16.1% 8th
New Britain, CT 366 (Jul 26) -12.5% 9th
Pawtucket, RI 218 (Jul 26) -12.5% 10th
Napa, CA 212 (Jul 26) -11.0% 11th
Iowa City, IA 272 (Jul 26) -7.2% 12th
Maricopa, AZ 209 (Jul 26) -6.3% 13th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 14th
Southfield, MI 501 (Jul 25) -4.6% 15th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 16th
San Marcos, TX 365 (Jul 26) +0.4% 17th
Bowling Green, KY 197 (Jul 26) +4.7% 18th
Evanston, IL 131 (Jun 26) +5.3% 19th
Racine, WI 408 (Apr 26) +6.4% 20th
Flagstaff, AZ 505 (Jan 26) +7.2% 21st
Schaumburg, IL 69 (Jul 26) +12.8% 22nd
Ankeny, IA 170 (Jul 26) +15.8% 23rd
Parma, OH 167 (Apr 26) +36.5% 24th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 5% lower than in 2021 (996 then, 943 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,145 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 931 in July 2026, down from 1,079 a year earlier.
Bright spot 931 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bismarck, ND 1,692 (Jul 26) -49.5% 1st
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 2nd
Tustin, CA 1,504 (Jul 26) -33.7% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 469 (Jul 26) -28.6% 4th
Napa, CA 1,044 (Jul 26) -24.1% 5th
Evanston, IL 1,969 (Jun 26) -23.3% 6th
Bowling Green, KY 2,172 (Jul 26) -20.1% 7th
Noblesville, IN 430 (Jul 26) -19.7% 8th
Schaumburg, IL 1,644 (Jul 26) -15.9% 9th
Missouri City, TX 931 (Jul 26) -13.7% 10th
Pawtucket, RI 1,222 (Jul 26) -12.1% 11th
Iowa City, IA 1,520 (Jul 26) -11.9% 12th
Southfield, MI 2,247 (Jul 26) -10.4% 13th
Blaine, MN 1,029 (Jul 26) -8.3% 14th
San Marcos, TX 1,768 (Jul 26) -7.5% 15th
New Britain, CT 1,772 (Jul 26) -5.7% 16th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,134 (Jan 26) -3.5% 17th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 18th
Ankeny, IA 1,084 (Jul 26) +2.6% 19th
Parma, OH 832 (Apr 26) +2.7% 20th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 21st
Maricopa, AZ 896 (Jul 26) +10.4% 22nd
Arlington Heights, IL 880 (Jul 26) +11.6% 23rd
Racine, WI 1,658 (Jul 26) +36.7% 24th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides fell about 75% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide rose slightly from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Homicide fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 4 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 1 homicides
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Blaine, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Iowa City, IA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Missouri City, TX 1 (Jul 26) -75.0% 3rd
Napa, CA 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 4th
Bowling Green, KY 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 5th
San Marcos, TX 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 6th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Jan 26) -50.0% 7th
Racine, WI 3 (Jul 26) -49.9% 8th
Maricopa, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Pawtucket, RI 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Tustin, CA 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
New Britain, CT 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Southfield, MI 8 (Jul 26) +199.6% 14th
Schaumburg, IL 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 15th
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Ankeny, IA 3 (Jul 26)
Bismarck, ND 4 (Jul 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
Evanston, IL 0 (Jun 26)
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (Jul 26)
Noblesville, IN 0 (Jul 26)
Parma, OH 1 (Apr 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 11% higher than in 2021 (72 then, 80 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 114 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 71 in July 2026, down from 109 a year earlier.
Bright spot 71 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Bismarck, ND 141 (Jul 26) -54.4% 1st
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 2nd
Ankeny, IA 39 (Jul 26) -50.8% 3rd
Schaumburg, IL 49 (Jul 26) -47.9% 4th
Noblesville, IN 38 (Jul 26) -43.1% 5th
Arlington Heights, IL 34 (Jul 26) -40.9% 6th
Bowling Green, KY 166 (Jul 26) -34.7% 7th
Missouri City, TX 71 (Jul 26) -34.5% 8th
Parma, OH 59 (Apr 26) -31.3% 9th
Napa, CA 88 (Jul 26) -29.5% 10th
Tustin, CA 125 (Jul 26) -29.2% 11th
Flagstaff, AZ 102 (Jan 26) -28.8% 12th
Iowa City, IA 109 (Jul 26) -20.2% 13th
Evanston, IL 140 (Jun 26) -20.1% 14th
Southfield, MI 426 (Jul 26) -16.5% 15th
Maricopa, AZ 54 (Jul 26) -16.0% 16th
San Marcos, TX 224 (Jul 26) -13.9% 17th
Pawtucket, RI 193 (Jul 26) -9.7% 18th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 19th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 20th
Rochester Hills, MI 43 (Jul 26) +6.5% 21st
Blaine, MN 69 (Jul 26) +10.4% 22nd
New Britain, CT 501 (Jul 26) +16.5% 23rd
Racine, WI 252 (Jul 26) +20.2% 24th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys ($87,915 then, $94,390 now; margin ±$8,054).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Household income rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 ($84,662 to $94,390).
$94,390
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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%
Caldwell, ID $73,058 21st +49% 1st 24% below peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 18th +41% 2nd 10% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 24th +35% 3rd 29% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 13th +34% 4th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 7th +33% 5th 17% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 19th +33% 6th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 1st +31% 7th 43% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 28th +31% 8th 40% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 16th +29% 9th on par with peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 12th +29% 10th 8% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 4th +28% 11th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 5th +28% 12th 24% above peers
Gulfport, MS $49,919 30th +27% 13th 48% below peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 29th +27% 14th 47% below peers
Noblesville, IN $104,047 11th +27% 15th 8% above peers
Napa, CA $105,963 10th +26% 16th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT $58,613 26th +26% 17th 39% below peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 3rd +26% 18th 29% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 9th +26% 19th 11% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 8th +25% 20th 12% above peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 25th +22% 21st 29% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 15th +22% 22nd on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 22nd +22% 23rd 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 20th +22% 24th 19% below peers
Parma, OH $69,295 23rd +21% 25th 28% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 6th +21% 26th 21% above peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 27th +19% 27th 39% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 2nd +19% 28th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 14th +17% 29th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 31st +16% 30th 49% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 17th +7% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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7 of 14 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,904 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment rose 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.7% in July 2026, up from 5.3% a year earlier.
Needs attention 5.7%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 4.5% (Jul 26) +0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Parma, OH 3.0% (Jul 26) 2nd -1.2pp 1st 33% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 12th -1.0pp 2nd 7% below peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 3rd 56% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.5pp 4th 11% above peers
Gulfport, MS 3.5% (Jul 26) 7th -0.5pp 5th 22% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 6th 16% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 7th 31% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th -0.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Napa, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 9th 9% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th -0.3pp 10th 4% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 20th -0.3pp 11th 9% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 25th -0.3pp 12th 16% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th -0.2pp 13th on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 3.2% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 14th 29% below peers
Noblesville, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 15th 29% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 27th -0.2pp 16th 20% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 18th -0.1pp 17th 2% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.1pp 18th 31% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 17th +0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 20th 9% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 21st 13% below peers
Evanston, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.2pp 22nd 9% above peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 13th +0.3pp 23rd 7% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 28th +0.4pp 24th 27% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.4pp 25th 2% below peers
Southfield, MI 6.9% (Jul 26) 29th +0.4pp 26th 53% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 24th +0.5pp 27th 13% above peers
Blaine, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 19th +0.7pp 28th 4% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 26th +0.7pp 29th 18% above peers
New Britain, CT 8.3% (Jul 26) 30th +2.1pp 30th 84% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty rose 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.7% to 7.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.4% to 7.1%).
Needs attention 7.1%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 13.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 12.4%
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 22nd -4.6pp 1st 20% above peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 58% below peers
Noblesville, IN 5.3% 3rd -1.3pp 3rd 47% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 11th -1.6pp 4th 25% below peers
New Britain, CT 18.1% 25th -3.6pp 5th 82% above peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 31st -5.2pp 6th 172% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 24th -2.3pp 7th 34% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 27th -2.8pp 8th 84% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.8% 28th -3.5pp 9th 130% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 20th -1.7pp 10th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 16th -1.5pp 11th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 6th -0.8pp 12th 42% below peers
Evanston, IL 11.8% 21st -1.6pp 13th 19% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 5th -0.7pp 14th 43% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.2% 18th -1.0pp 15th 3% above peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 23rd -0.7pp 16th 27% above peers
Iowa City, IA 26.3% 30th -1.3pp 17th 166% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 9th -0.1pp 18th 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 4th -0.0pp 19th 43% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 19th +0.0pp 20th 6% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 15th +0.1pp 21st 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 26th +0.7pp 22nd 84% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 29th +1.2pp 23rd 158% above peers
Napa, CA 8.5% 14th +0.5pp 24th 14% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 48% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 17th +1.0pp 26th 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 13th +0.9pp 27th 18% below peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 10th +1.4pp 28th 27% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 12th +1.6pp 29th 23% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 8th +2.4pp 30th 29% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 7th +2.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.3% then, 5.3% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.5% to 5.3%).
Bright spot 5.3%
20132024
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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%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 9th -8.2pp 1st 40% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 2nd 62% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 27th -15.9pp 3rd 82% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 4th 56% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 26th -7.1pp 5th 73% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 7th -2.1pp 6th 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 6th -2.1pp 7th 47% below peers
New Britain, CT 24.0% 29th -9.4pp 8th 141% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 20th -5.1pp 9th 57% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 10th 61% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 11th -2.3pp 11th 15% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 28th -6.5pp 12th 139% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 19th -3.6pp 13th 43% above peers
Gulfport, MS 31.6% 31st -7.5pp 14th 217% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 10th -1.3pp 15th 39% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 1st -0.6pp 16th 66% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 18th -2.4pp 17th 36% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 25th -2.9pp 18th 72% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 23rd -0.3pp 19th 66% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 30th -0.1pp 20th 213% above peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 22nd +1.2pp 21st 65% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 13th +0.8pp 22nd 3% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 16th +1.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 14th +1.3pp 24th 3% below peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 21st +2.2pp 25th 58% above peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 17th +1.6pp 26th 15% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 8th +1.3pp 27th 42% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 15th +2.9pp 28th 1% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 12th +4.0pp 29th 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 24th +7.3pp 30th 67% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 4th +2.9pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94.6% to 96.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Missouri City started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 2.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.4% to 96.3%).
Bright spot 96.3%
20172024
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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%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 17th +26.5pp 1st on par with peers
New Britain, CT 85.1% 31st +12.4pp 2nd 9% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 30th +10.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Gulfport, MS 86.0% 29th +10.1pp 4th 8% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 25th +9.9pp 5th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 19th +10.1pp 6th 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 24th +8.7pp 7th 5% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 21st +8.3pp 8th 2% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 22nd +7.5pp 9th 3% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 27th +6.3pp 10th 6% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 10th +6.2pp 11th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 23rd +5.6pp 12th 4% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 15th +5.0pp 13th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 16th +4.7pp 14th on par with peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 18th +4.6pp 15th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 4th +4.7pp 16th 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 11th +4.4pp 17th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 12th +4.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 7th +4.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 3rd +3.9pp 20th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 9th +3.9pp 21st 2% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 2nd +3.8pp 22nd 4% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 8th +3.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 13th +3.6pp 24th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 14th +3.5pp 25th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 26th +3.0pp 26th 6% below peers
Noblesville, IN 95.9% 6th +2.7pp 27th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 28th 4% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 5th +1.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 20th +1.4pp 30th 2% below peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 28th -0.6pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.39 then, 0.41 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.39 to 0.41).
Bright spot 0.41
20102024
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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
Rogers, AR 0.46 22nd -0.041 1st 5% above peers
Racine, WI 0.41 10th -0.030 2nd 6% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 2nd -0.023 3rd 15% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 12th -0.024 4th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 24th -0.023 5th 5% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 6th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 13th -0.019 7th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 8th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 9th 13% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 15th -0.014 10th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 29th -0.012 11th 13% above peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 31st -0.013 12th 24% above peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 6th -0.006 13th 10% below peers
New Britain, CT 0.45 20th -0.004 14th 3% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 16th -0.001 15th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 18th +0.002 16th 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 3rd +0.003 17th 14% below peers
Noblesville, IN 0.41 8th +0.003 18th 6% below peers
Gulfport, MS 0.49 28th +0.006 19th 12% above peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 19th +0.009 20th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 21st 11% below peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 30th +0.015 22nd 20% above peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 25th +0.016 23rd 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 9th +0.016 24th 6% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 27th +0.023 25th 12% above peers
Parma, OH 0.40 7th +0.022 26th 9% below peers
Napa, CA 0.46 21st +0.027 27th 4% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 11th +0.025 28th 6% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 26th +0.029 29th 8% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 14th +0.032 30th 4% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 17th +0.038 31st on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (7.8% then, 7.2% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 1.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (6.0% to 7.2%).
7.2%
20102023
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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
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 1st -2.3pp 1st 59% below peers
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 24th -8.3pp 2nd 66% above peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 6th -1.8pp 3rd 31% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 29th -6.9pp 4th 182% above peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 11th -1.6pp 5th 13% below peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 17th -1.8pp 6th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 28th -3.9pp 7th 172% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 27th -2.8pp 8th 101% above peers
New Britain, CT 28.1% 31st -3.8pp 9th 274% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 13th -0.7pp 10th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 11th 4% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 2nd -0.1pp 12th 50% below peers
Gulfport, MS 22.5% 30th -0.6pp 13th 200% above peers
Noblesville, IN 4.3% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 42% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 20th -0.1pp 15th 24% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 26th +0.0pp 16th 97% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 10th +0.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 21st +0.2pp 18th 44% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 15th +0.2pp 19th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 9th +0.2pp 20th 21% below peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 23rd +0.8pp 21st 65% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 25th +1.4pp 22nd 83% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 4th +0.5pp 23rd 42% below peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 8th +0.7pp 24th 23% below peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 12th +1.0pp 25th 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 22nd +2.3pp 26th 63% above peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 16th +2.0pp 27th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 19th +2.9pp 28th 3% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 7th +2.1pp 29th 24% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 18th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 5th +2.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $333,316 in August 2026, down from $338,866 a year earlier.
$333,316
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $299,367 (Aug 26) -1.6%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Arlington Heights, IL $495,520 (Aug 26) 11th +8.9% 1st 26% above peers
Evanston, IL $493,385 (Aug 26) 12th +8.5% 2nd 26% above peers
New Britain, CT $312,170 (Aug 26) 24th +8.0% 3rd 20% below peers
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 29th +5.9% 4th 43% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 19th +5.5% 5th 4% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 20th +4.9% 6th 8% below peers
Parma, OH $219,443 (Aug 26) 30th +4.3% 7th 44% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 13th +3.5% 8th 20% above peers
Iowa City, IA $303,890 (Aug 26) 26th +3.4% 9th 23% below peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 17th +3.0% 10th 2% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 4th +2.6% 11th 122% above peers
Noblesville, IN $392,593 (Aug 26) 16th +2.0% 12th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS $206,071 (Aug 26) 31st +2.0% 13th 48% below peers
Southfield, MI $253,902 (Aug 26) 28th +1.8% 14th 35% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 15th 148% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 14th +1.5% 16th 2% above peers
Blaine, MN $381,495 (Aug 26) 18th +1.2% 17th 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 15th +1.2% 18th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.2% 19th 190% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.8% 20th 14% below peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 21st 76% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 27th +0.2% 22nd 28% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 1st +0.2% 23rd 195% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 10th +0.1% 24th 41% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 25th 67% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 8th +0.1% 26th 57% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 9th -1.2% 27th 42% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.6% 28th 15% below peers
Napa, CA $862,725 (Aug 26) 5th -2.0% 29th 120% above peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 25th -3.4% 30th 22% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 21st -3.4% 31st 13% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $239,572 in August 2026, down from $243,685 a year earlier.
Big move $239,572
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $184,827 (Aug 26) -0.1%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
New Britain, CT $251,266 (Aug 26) 22nd +10.1% 1st 16% below peers
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 30th +8.4% 2nd 43% below peers
Evanston, IL $295,656 (Aug 26) 17th +8.4% 3rd 1% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 21st +6.7% 4th 15% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $294,956 (Aug 26) 18th +6.1% 5th 1% below peers
Parma, OH $186,672 (Aug 26) 28th +5.3% 6th 37% below peers
Gulfport, MS $128,674 (Aug 26) 31st +4.1% 7th 57% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 8th 11% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,732 (Aug 26) 26th +4.0% 9th 33% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 13th +3.2% 10th 3% above peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 11th 164% above peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 12th 8% below peers
Noblesville, IN $298,391 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 13th on par with peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 12th +2.0% 14th 13% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 11th +2.0% 15th 17% above peers
Blaine, MN $302,157 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 16th 1% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 17th 149% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 1st +0.8% 18th 172% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 27th +0.7% 19th 34% below peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 20th 87% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 21st 57% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 22nd 72% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.2% 23rd 19% below peers
Southfield, MI $170,307 (Aug 26) 29th -0.3% 24th 43% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 25th 40% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 4th -0.9% 26th 146% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 9th -1.5% 27th 52% above peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 24th -1.7% 28th 20% below peers
Napa, CA $644,528 (Aug 26) 5th -2.3% 29th 116% above peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 25th -3.5% 30th 24% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 15th -3.7% 31st 1% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (81.5% then, 81.8% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (84.3% to 81.8%).
Bright spot 81.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better 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%
Racine, WI 60.2% 17th +9.2pp 1st 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 2nd 17% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 16th +8.0pp 3rd on par with peers
New Britain, CT 45.0% 28th +5.0pp 4th 28% below peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 22nd +5.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 25th +5.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Gulfport, MS 55.1% 21st +5.1pp 7th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 24th +2.7pp 8th 19% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 9th 34% above peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 10th 51% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 14th +2.2pp 11th 5% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 11th +2.2pp 12th 11% above peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 13th +1.2pp 13th 10% above peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 7th +0.7pp 14th 16% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 20th +0.4pp 15th 10% below peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 18th +0.4pp 16th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 3rd +0.3pp 17th 31% above peers
Noblesville, IN 71.2% 10th -0.0pp 18th 14% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 19th 23% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 19th -0.4pp 20th 8% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 5th -0.6pp 21st 19% above peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 27th -0.5pp 22nd 24% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 15th -0.8pp 23rd 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 8th -0.9pp 24th 15% above peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 1st -1.1pp 25th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 26th -0.9pp 26th 22% below peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 9th -2.4pp 27th 14% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 23rd -1.9pp 28th 16% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 29th 41% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 12th -5.8pp 30th 11% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 29th -5.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2022 to 2026, slower than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,117 in August 2026, down from $2,125 a year earlier.
$2,117
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Iowa City, IA $1,270 (Aug 26) 29th +8.8% 1st 30% below peers
Parma, OH $1,346 (Aug 26) 27th +8.6% 2nd 26% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 3rd 99% above peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 4th +6.2% 4th 63% above peers
New Britain, CT $1,623 (Aug 26) 21st +5.2% 5th 10% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 15th +5.1% 6th 4% above peers
Noblesville, IN $1,741 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 7th 4% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 8th 31% below peers
Evanston, IL $2,438 (Aug 26) 9th +4.3% 9th 35% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 10th 6% below peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 28th +3.4% 11th 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 12th 37% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 13th 35% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,584 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.0% 14th 13% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 11th +2.9% 15th 18% above peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 18th +2.1% 16th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN $2,078 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 17th 15% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 18th 41% above peers
Gulfport, MS $1,483 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 19th 18% below peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.4% 20th 16% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 30th +1.3% 21st 31% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.3% 22nd 74% above peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 24th +1.3% 23rd 16% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,985 (Aug 26) 14th +1.3% 24th 10% above peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 25th 1% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 16th +1.1% 26th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 27th 66% above peers
Napa, CA $2,863 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 28th 58% above peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 29th 21% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 30th 17% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 10th -0.8% 31st 20% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden rose 10.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.9% to 36.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 8.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.3% to 36.8%).
Needs attention 36.8%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better 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
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 1st -2.2pp 1st 42% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 14th -3.6pp 2nd 3% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 8th -2.4pp 3rd 30% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 20th -3.3pp 4th 3% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 5th -1.3pp 5th 36% below peers
Gulfport, MS 38.5% 22nd -1.5pp 6th 5% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 28th -1.4pp 7th 18% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 29th -1.3pp 8th 19% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 13th -0.9pp 9th 4% below peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 17th -0.7pp 10th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 19th -0.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 6th -0.0pp 12th 34% below peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 24th +0.0pp 13th 9% above peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 7th +0.2pp 14th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 18th +0.8pp 15th 1% above peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 11th +0.7pp 16th 13% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 15th +0.9pp 17th 3% below peers
New Britain, CT 44.4% 30th +1.1pp 18th 21% above peers
Noblesville, IN 23.1% 3rd +0.7pp 19th 37% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 10th +1.3pp 20th 21% below peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 26th +1.9pp 21st 15% above peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 4th +1.2pp 22nd 36% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 23rd +2.1pp 23rd 7% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 24th 43% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 9th +1.8pp 25th 22% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 27th +3.1pp 26th 16% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 25th +3.3pp 27th 14% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 12th +2.9pp 28th 5% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 21st +3.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 2nd +2.5pp 30th 38% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 16th +10.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.1% then, 2.6% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.5% to 2.6%).
Bright spot 2.6%
20102024
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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
Racine, WI 7.7% 22nd -5.4pp 1st 43% above peers
Blaine, MN 2.4% 3rd -1.1pp 2nd 56% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 8th -1.3pp 3rd 34% below peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 7th -0.9pp 4th 38% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 12th -0.9pp 5th 14% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 15th -0.8pp 6th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.6% 25th -1.1pp 7th 60% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 8th 30% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 13th -0.5pp 9th 13% below peers
New Britain, CT 15.3% 30th -1.2pp 10th 184% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 29th -0.8pp 11th 136% above peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 16th -0.1pp 12th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 14th -0.0pp 13th 5% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 23rd -0.0pp 14th 50% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 1st +0.0pp 15th 66% below peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 26th +0.2pp 16th 86% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 5th +0.0pp 17th 53% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 11th +0.1pp 18th 20% below peers
Noblesville, IN 2.0% 2nd +0.0pp 19th 63% below peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 28th +0.3pp 20th 105% above peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 20th +0.2pp 21st 33% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 31st +0.8pp 22nd 221% above peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 21st +1.0pp 23rd 35% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 10th +0.6pp 24th 20% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 19th +1.2pp 25th 32% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 6th +0.5pp 26th 52% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 24th +1.8pp 27th 51% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 27th +2.7pp 28th 95% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 17th +1.6pp 29th 4% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 18th +2.5pp 30th 19% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 4th +1.3pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.2% to 11.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.6% to 11.8%).
Needs attention 11.8%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 17.1% -0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 2nd -1.6pp 1st 58% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 7th -2.3pp 2nd 33% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 68% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.9% 6th -1.5pp 4th 37% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 10th -1.5pp 5th 23% below peers
Iowa City, IA 4.5% 9th -1.3pp 6th 27% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 14th -0.9pp 7th 16% below peers
Gulfport, MS 15.6% 30th -2.5pp 8th 153% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 15th -0.7pp 9th 16% below peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 17th -0.8pp 10th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 19th -0.7pp 11th 5% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.3% 8th -0.5pp 12th 31% below peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 22nd -0.5pp 13th 16% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 4th -0.1pp 14th 41% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 3rd +0.0pp 15th 53% below peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 28th +0.2pp 16th 112% above peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 31st +0.4pp 17th 167% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 11th +0.1pp 18th 22% below peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 19th 140% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 26th +0.9pp 20th 71% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 13th +0.4pp 21st 19% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 5th +0.3pp 22nd 40% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 12th +0.5pp 23rd 21% below peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 23rd +1.0pp 24th 34% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 20th +0.8pp 25th 6% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.2% 16th +1.0pp 26th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 18th +1.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 27th +2.5pp 28th 92% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.1% 21st +1.7pp 29th 15% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 24th +2.9pp 30th 63% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 25th +3.0pp 31st 63% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

35.4%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Alameda, CA 18.2% 1st 48% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 2nd 31% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 3rd 30% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 4th 27% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 5th 26% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 6th 24% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 7th 24% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 8th 24% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 9th 22% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 10th 15% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 11th 14% below peers
Noblesville, IN 30.8% 12th 11% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 13th 9% below peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 14th 7% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 15th 1% below peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 16th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 17th on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 18th on par with peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 19th 2% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 20th 2% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 21st 3% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 22nd 6% above peers
Gulfport, MS 37.4% 23rd 8% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 24th 8% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 25th 9% above peers
New Britain, CT 38.3% 26th 10% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 27th 12% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 28th 12% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 29th 13% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 30th 14% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 31st 24% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.9% then, 6.1% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.7% to 6.1%).
Needs attention 6.1%
20122024
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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
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 89% below peers
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 2nd -2.7pp 2nd 60% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 7th -3.2pp 3rd 43% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 4th -2.5pp 4th 54% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 5th -1.6pp 5th 50% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 17th -3.3pp 6th 5% above peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 6th -1.2pp 7th 48% below peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 8th -0.9pp 8th 39% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 3rd -0.5pp 9th 55% below peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 11th -0.3pp 10th 17% below peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 18th -0.2pp 11th 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 25th +0.2pp 12th 100% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 22nd +0.2pp 13th 42% above peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 13th +0.2pp 14th 11% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.0% 27th +0.6pp 15th 160% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 10th +0.2pp 16th 21% below peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 17th 6% below peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 23rd +0.5pp 18th 45% above peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 28th +1.2pp 19th 170% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 12th +0.4pp 20th 17% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 29th +1.5pp 21st 185% above peers
Noblesville, IN 3.4% 19th +0.6pp 22nd 12% above peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 15th +0.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 26th +1.9pp 24th 143% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 21st +1.3pp 25th 21% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 16th +1.3pp 26th on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 27th 280% above peers
New Britain, CT 3.5% 20th +2.2pp 28th 15% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 24th +3.8pp 29th 84% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 334% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 9th +1.4pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.7% then, 41.8% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.0% to 41.8%).
Bright spot 41.8%
20102024
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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
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 31st +5.9pp 1st 49% below peers
Racine, WI 21.4% 29th +4.8pp 2nd 44% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 24th +3.8pp 3rd 37% below peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 16th +4.9pp 4th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 20th +4.0pp 5th 10% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 2nd +6.9pp 6th 61% above peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 23rd +2.7pp 7th 36% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 25th +2.5pp 8th 38% below peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 17th +4.0pp 9th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 6th +5.2pp 10th 37% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 15th +3.5pp 11th 2% above peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 19th +3.2pp 12th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN 51.6% 8th +4.2pp 13th 35% above peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 12th +3.6pp 14th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 14th +2.9pp 15th 6% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 16th 60% above peers
Gulfport, MS 23.6% 26th +1.4pp 17th 38% below peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 21st +1.8pp 18th 15% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 18th +2.0pp 19th 4% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 5th +2.5pp 20th 58% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 1st +2.4pp 21st 81% above peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 11th +1.6pp 22nd 25% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 10th +1.4pp 23rd 26% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 7th +1.3pp 24th 36% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 4th +1.4pp 25th 58% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 9th +1.0pp 26th 32% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 28th +0.4pp 27th 42% below peers
New Britain, CT 19.6% 30th -0.2pp 28th 49% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 22nd -1.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 13th -1.9pp 30th 9% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 27th -1.1pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.3% then, 54.7% now; margin ±16.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.5% to 54.7%).
Bright spot 54.7%
20112024
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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%
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 23rd +7.0pp 1st 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 7th +7.0pp 2nd 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 14th +6.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 5th +6.5pp 4th 25% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 18th +4.2pp 5th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 1st +4.1pp 6th 59% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 10th +2.2pp 7th 6% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 2nd +0.9pp 8th 51% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 25th +0.4pp 9th 16% below peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 21st -0.4pp 10th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 3rd -0.8pp 11th 47% above peers
Noblesville, IN 46.3% 11th -0.6pp 12th 5% above peers
Gulfport, MS 48.4% 8th -1.9pp 13th 10% above peers
New Britain, CT 47.5% 9th -2.0pp 14th 8% above peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 22nd -3.3pp 15th 11% below peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 30th -2.5pp 16th 40% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 17th -6.0pp 17th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 13th -6.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 12th -7.6pp 19th 4% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 26th -5.9pp 20th 21% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 16th -8.0pp 21st on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 6th -12.5pp 22nd 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 15th -11.8pp 23rd 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 20th -10.7pp 24th 9% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 24th -10.9pp 25th 15% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 28th -10.1pp 26th 25% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 4th -17.1pp 27th 26% above peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 29th -11.7pp 28th 35% below peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 27th -17.2pp 29th 24% below peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 19th -22.6pp 30th 5% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.8% then, 7.3% now; margin ±5.5pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.8% to 7.3%).
Needs attention 7.3%
20102024
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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
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 2nd -2.4pp 1st 79% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 3rd -2.8pp 2nd 66% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 10th -3.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 13th -3.9pp 4th 21% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 19th -4.9pp 5th 12% above peers
New Britain, CT 7.3% 21st -5.8pp 6th 37% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 14th -1.8pp 7th 17% below peers
Gulfport, MS 10.5% 29th -2.4pp 8th 97% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 9th 5% above peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 25th -1.3pp 10th 53% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 12th -0.6pp 11th 21% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 23rd -0.8pp 12th 43% above peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 9th -0.2pp 13th 32% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 14th 83% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 26th -0.3pp 15th 68% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 5th +0.1pp 16th 52% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 30th +1.0pp 17th 117% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 7th +0.3pp 18th 43% below peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 11th +0.6pp 19th 27% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 24th +2.3pp 20th 50% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 21st 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 22nd +2.5pp 22nd 37% above peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 31st +5.0pp 23rd 118% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 15th +2.0pp 24th 16% below peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 20th +3.5pp 25th 27% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 8th +1.9pp 26th 40% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 4th +1.2pp 27th 63% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 28th +6.1pp 28th 93% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 17th +4.0pp 29th 3% above peers
Noblesville, IN 9.0% 27th +7.1pp 30th 69% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 16th +4.4pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74,557 to 76,558 - more than the combined survey margin (±112).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 (69,152 to 76,558).
Big move 76,558
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 30th +38% 1st 12% below peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 31st +21% 2nd 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 9th +19% 3rd 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 27th +17% 4th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN 73,362 22nd +16% 5th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 23rd +13% 6th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 28th +13% 7th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 29th +12% 8th 7% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 20th +12% 9th 1% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 26th +10% 10th 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 14th +7% 11th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 25th +6% 12th 4% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 17th +6% 13th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 12th +6% 14th 1% above peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 15th +4% 15th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 8th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 19th +4% 17th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 10th +4% 18th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 11th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 13th +2% 20th on par with peers
New Britain, CT 74,223 21st +2% 21st 2% below peers
Gulfport, MS 73,003 24th +2% 22nd 4% below peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 18th +1% 23rd on par with peers
Parma, OH 79,870 1st +1% 24th 5% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 6th +1% 25th 2% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 16th +1% 26th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 2nd -1% 27th 5% above peers
Napa, CA 78,239 4th -1% 28th 3% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 3rd -1% 29th 4% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 7th -2% 30th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 5th -3% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±79 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.5% to 20.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 3.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.9% to 20.3%).
Big move 20.3%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 25.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 10th +2.0pp 1st 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 22.0% 16th +1.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 13th +1.5pp 3rd 2% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 11th +1.2pp 4th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 9th +1.2pp 5th 6% above peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 22nd +0.5pp 6th 7% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 18th +0.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 8th 24% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 3rd -0.1pp 9th 24% above peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 26th -0.0pp 10th 16% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 4th -0.2pp 11th 23% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 20th -0.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 7th -0.8pp 13th 18% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 14th 21% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 15th 40% below peers
Noblesville, IN 26.0% 6th -1.3pp 16th 18% above peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 8th -1.2pp 17th 12% above peers
New Britain, CT 22.0% 17th -1.4pp 18th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 5th -1.6pp 19th 20% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 30th -0.9pp 20th 35% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 23rd -1.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 28th -1.3pp 22nd 21% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 38% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 21st -1.7pp 24th 4% below peers
Gulfport, MS 22.3% 15th -2.2pp 25th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 24th -2.2pp 26th 8% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 14th -2.5pp 27th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 12th -2.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 27th -2.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 25th -2.7pp 30th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 19th -3.0pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.4% then, 29.1% now; margin ±9.5pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.0% to 29.1%).
29.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
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
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 28th +4.7pp 1st 41% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 13th +8.2pp 2nd 3% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 6th +9.6pp 3rd 41% above peers
Noblesville, IN 21.7% 24th +5.0pp 4th 16% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 5th 45% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 22nd +3.2pp 6th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 9th +4.9pp 7th 35% above peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 11th +3.6pp 8th 12% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 20th +2.8pp 9th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 14th +2.9pp 10th 2% above peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 12th +2.6pp 11th 10% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 17th +1.6pp 12th 1% below peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 16th +1.4pp 13th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 25th +1.0pp 14th 22% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 7th +1.2pp 15th 38% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 1st +0.7pp 16th 121% above peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 21st +0.3pp 17th 10% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 18th 47% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 19th 47% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 4th -3.5pp 20th 79% above peers
New Britain, CT 56.3% 2nd -4.4pp 21st 118% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 23rd -2.0pp 22nd 14% below peers
Gulfport, MS 53.1% 3rd -5.6pp 23rd 105% above peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 5th -4.9pp 24th 55% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 8th -4.4pp 25th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 18th -3.6pp 26th 4% below peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 10th -6.6pp 27th 33% above peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 26th -4.2pp 28th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 27th -4.3pp 29th 31% below peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 19th -7.8pp 30th 7% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 15th -9.4pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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7 of 14 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.0% then, 77.6% now; margin ±15.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.5% to 77.6%).
Big move 77.6%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 63.7% +3.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 24th +10.7pp 1st 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 5th +12.6pp 2nd 10% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 21st +11.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 19th +9.3pp 4th 2% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 6th +10.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 4th +9.5pp 6th 11% above peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 26th +6.1pp 7th 8% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 2nd +7.0pp 8th 15% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 23rd +5.5pp 9th 6% below peers
New Britain, CT 72.6% 13th +5.2pp 10th 3% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 15th +5.1pp 11th 2% above peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 1st +5.2pp 12th 19% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 22nd +3.8pp 13th 3% below peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 8th +3.2pp 14th 8% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 3rd +3.2pp 15th 14% above peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 18th +2.3pp 16th 1% below peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 20th +2.2pp 17th 2% below peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 9th +2.2pp 18th 7% above peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 10th +2.1pp 19th 5% above peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 25th +1.3pp 20th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 7th +0.7pp 21st 10% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 27th +0.3pp 22nd 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 16th -0.7pp 23rd on par with peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 29th -0.8pp 24th 19% below peers
Noblesville, IN 69.5% 17th -1.6pp 25th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 71.6% 14th -1.9pp 26th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 11th -4.3pp 27th 5% above peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 28th -6.3pp 28th 16% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 12th -10.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 22% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±13.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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