The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 96 (May 26) | 2nd | -53.8% | 1st | 62% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 70 (May 26) | 1st | -31.9% | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 115 (May 26) | 4th | -29.2% | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 382 (May 26) | 19th | -23.9% | 4th | 51% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 138 (May 26) | 7th | -23.6% | 5th | 46% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 234 (May 26) | 12th | -17.9% | 6th | 8% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 400 (May 26) | 20th | -12.4% | 7th | 58% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 210 (May 26) | 11th | -11.9% | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 437 (May 26) | 21st | -11.9% | 9th | 72% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 370 (May 26) | 18th | -11.4% | 10th | 46% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 296 (Apr 26) | 15th | -5.9% | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 196 (May 26) | 10th | -5.6% | 12th | 23% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 110 (May 26) | 3rd | -4.9% | 13th | 57% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 557 (May 26) | 23rd | -4.5% | 14th | 120% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 127 (May 26) | 5th | -1.2% | 15th | 50% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 359 (May 26) | 17th | +0.0% | 16th | 42% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 253 (May 26) | 13th | +1.2% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 1,091 (May 26) | 25th | +1.8% | 18th | 331% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 290 (Dec 25) | 14th | +2.4% | 19th | 14% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 746 (Apr 26) | 24th | +3.7% | 20th | 195% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 137 (May 26) | 6th | +4.7% | 21st | 46% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 139 (May 26) | 8th | +10.0% | 22nd | 45% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 299 (May 26) | 16th | +10.5% | 23rd | 18% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 476 (May 26) | 22nd | +11.6% | 24th | 88% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 174 (May 26) | 9th | +23.4% | 25th | 31% below peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 954 (May 26) | 4th | -48.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 1,275 (May 26) | 8th | -31.6% | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1,033 (May 26) | 6th | -30.6% | 3rd | 39% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 808 (May 26) | 3rd | -24.6% | 4th | 53% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 2,778 (Apr 26) | 21st | -23.6% | 5th | 63% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 2,069 (May 26) | 16th | -21.4% | 6th | 22% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 398 (May 26) | 1st | -21.0% | 7th | 77% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2,380 (May 26) | 19th | -20.2% | 8th | 40% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1,291 (May 26) | 9th | -15.9% | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 758 (May 26) | 2nd | -13.8% | 10th | 55% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 1,878 (May 26) | 15th | -13.7% | 11th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 3,364 (May 26) | 25th | -12.3% | 12th | 98% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 2,095 (Dec 25) | 17th | -11.4% | 13th | 23% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 2,874 (May 26) | 22nd | -11.1% | 14th | 69% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 3,012 (May 26) | 24th | -10.5% | 15th | 77% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 2,989 (May 26) | 23rd | -10.3% | 16th | 76% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 1,038 (May 26) | 7th | -9.0% | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2,321 (Apr 26) | 18th | -8.4% | 18th | 36% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 1,394 (May 26) | 11th | -3.3% | 19th | 18% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 1,307 (May 26) | 10th | +0.3% | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 1,712 (May 26) | 14th | +1.0% | 21st | 1% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 1,405 (May 26) | 12th | +1.6% | 22nd | 17% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,628 (May 26) | 20th | +2.7% | 23rd | 54% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 994 (May 26) | 5th | +3.3% | 24th | 42% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1,701 (May 26) | 13th | +8.5% | 25th | on par with peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Homicide fell about 11% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||||
| Concord, CA | 0 (May 26) | 1st | -100.0% | 1st | 100% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0 (May 26) | 2nd | -100.0% | 2nd | 100% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 1 (May 26) | 7th | -80.0% | 3rd | 73% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 1 (May 26) | 8th | -75.0% | 4th | 72% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 3 (May 26) | 14th | -34.0% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 11 (May 26) | 24th | -30.0% | 6th | 298% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6 (May 26) | 21st | -30.0% | 7th | 101% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12 (Apr 26) | 25th | -28.6% | 8th | 325% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 2 (May 26) | 12th | -24.8% | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 1 (May 26) | 5th | -11.0% | 10th | 73% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3 (May 26) | 15th | +0.0% | 11th | 6% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 1 (May 26) | 3rd | +0.0% | 12th | 76% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4 (May 26) | 17th | +0.0% | 13th | 25% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7 (May 26) | 22nd | +7.6% | 14th | 138% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 4 (May 26) | 20th | +24.8% | 15th | 42% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 4 (May 26) | 19th | +24.8% | 16th | 37% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 9 (May 26) | 23rd | +37.5% | 17th | 200% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2 (May 26) | 11th | +50.3% | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3 (May 26) | 13th | +96.6% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 3 (Dec 25) | 16th | +300.5% | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 (May 26) | 4th | 74% below peers | ||||
| College Station, TX | 1 (May 26) | 6th | 73% below peers | ||||
| Arvada, CO | 1 (Apr 26) | 9th | 71% below peers | ||||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 (May 26) | 10th | 43% below peers | ||||
| Carrollton, TX | 4 (May 26) | 18th | 28% above peers |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Vehicle theft fell about 1% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 88% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||||
| Carrollton, TX | 114 (May 26) | 10th | -53.1% | 1st | 30% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 106 (May 26) | 9th | -43.7% | 2nd | 36% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 52 (May 26) | 3rd | -43.2% | 3rd | 69% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 176 (May 26) | 15th | -42.3% | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 171 (May 26) | 14th | -36.8% | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 258 (Apr 26) | 19th | -32.9% | 6th | 58% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 235 (May 26) | 17th | -32.4% | 7th | 43% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 497 (May 26) | 23rd | -29.8% | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 322 (May 26) | 22nd | -29.7% | 9th | 96% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 551 (May 26) | 24th | -26.6% | 10th | 236% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 59 (May 26) | 4th | -24.0% | 11th | 64% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 188 (Dec 25) | 16th | -21.8% | 12th | 15% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 93 (May 26) | 8th | -21.0% | 13th | 44% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 44 (May 26) | 2nd | -20.3% | 14th | 73% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 244 (May 26) | 18th | -19.2% | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 580 (Apr 26) | 25th | -14.9% | 16th | 254% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 23 (May 26) | 1st | -12.8% | 17th | 86% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 129 (May 26) | 11th | -11.6% | 18th | 21% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 71 (May 26) | 5th | -11.2% | 19th | 57% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 302 (May 26) | 20th | -10.4% | 20th | 84% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 311 (May 26) | 21st | -9.9% | 21st | 90% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 84 (May 26) | 6th | -1.0% | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 164 (May 26) | 13th | +2.0% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 92 (May 26) | 7th | +3.6% | 24th | 44% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 156 (May 26) | 12th | +23.8% | 25th | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 14% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $104,504 to $118,842 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,737). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $78,476 | +27% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | $178,958 | 1st | +42% | 1st | 124% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | $72,614 | 18th | +41% | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | $100,795 | 9th | +41% | 3rd | 26% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | $66,738 | 22nd | +40% | 4th | 16% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | $117,348 | 6th | +39% | 5th | 47% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | $89,233 | 14th | +38% | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | $52,974 | 29th | +38% | 7th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $66,890 | 21st | +38% | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | $73,446 | 17th | +35% | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | $55,494 | 28th | +35% | 10th | 31% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | $90,171 | 12th | +30% | 11th | 13% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | $66,498 | 23rd | +30% | 12th | 17% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | $101,396 | 8th | +29% | 13th | 27% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | $46,411 | 31st | +28% | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | $99,241 | 11th | +27% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | $82,212 | 15th | +25% | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $135,603 | 3rd | +24% | 17th | 70% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | $62,648 | 24th | +24% | 18th | 22% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | $79,909 | 16th | +23% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | $122,081 | 4th | +23% | 20th | 53% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | $89,389 | 13th | +22% | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | $108,709 | 7th | +21% | 22nd | 36% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | $61,915 | 25th | +21% | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | $66,998 | 20th | +21% | 24th | 16% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | $99,287 | 10th | +20% | 25th | 24% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | $60,339 | 26th | +19% | 26th | 24% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | $56,956 | 27th | +19% | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | $67,704 | 19th | +16% | 28th | 15% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | $140,701 | 2nd | +15% | 29th | 76% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | $118,842 | 5th | +14% | 30th | 49% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | $50,900 | 30th | +11% | 31st | 36% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. Most of the selected peers are worsening faster than this city.
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 4.3% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Independence, MO | 3.7% (May 26) | 14th | -0.8pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 1.9% (May 26) | 1st | -0.5pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.5pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 17th | -0.4pp | 4th | 3% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 3.2% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 5th | 14% below peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 3.2% (May 26) | 5th | -0.4pp | 6th | 14% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 9th | -0.3pp | 7th | 3% below peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 4.7% (May 26) | 24th | -0.3pp | 9th | 27% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | 3.7% (May 26) | 15th | -0.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 3.6% (May 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 11th | 3% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3.6% (May 26) | 11th | -0.1pp | 12th | 3% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | +0.2pp | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 4.1% (May 26) | 21st | +0.2pp | 14th | 11% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 12th | +0.2pp | 15th | 3% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 3.0% (May 26) | 2nd | +0.2pp | 16th | 19% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 3.6% (May 26) | 13th | +0.2pp | 17th | 3% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 4.0% (May 26) | 19th | +0.2pp | 18th | 8% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | 3.9% (May 26) | 18th | +0.3pp | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 3.4% (May 26) | 7th | +0.3pp | 20th | 8% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 16th | +0.3pp | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% (May 26) | 26th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 54% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 4.4% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.6pp | 23rd | 19% above peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 4.1% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.7pp | 24th | 11% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.9% (May 26) | 25th | +1.0pp | 25th | 32% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 4.0% (May 26) | 20th | +1.1pp | 26th | 8% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 6.1% (May 26) | 27th | +1.4pp | 27th | 65% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 7.9% (May 26) | 28th | +2.2pp | 28th | 114% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.5% then, 4.1% now; margin ±1.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 13.0% | -1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 6.0% | 4th | -2.6pp | 1st | 50% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 15.5% | 21st | -5.8pp | 2nd | 28% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.8% | 8th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 35% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 7.9% | 9th | -2.5pp | 4th | 34% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 20.1% | 27th | -4.4pp | 5th | 67% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.2% | 11th | -1.5pp | 6th | 32% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 12th | -1.6pp | 7th | 31% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.7% | 18th | -2.4pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 17.0% | 24th | -2.9pp | 9th | 41% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 17.8% | 25th | -2.4pp | 10th | 48% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 29th | -2.9pp | 11th | 102% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 7.1% | 6th | -0.9pp | 12th | 41% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 11.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 13th | 3% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 24.7% | 30th | -1.9pp | 14th | 105% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 18.0% | 26th | -1.0pp | 15th | 49% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 15.7% | 23rd | -0.8pp | 16th | 30% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 12.3% | 17th | -0.5pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 25.7% | 31st | -0.9pp | 18th | 113% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 12.1% | 16th | -0.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 14.7% | 19th | -0.1pp | 20th | 22% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.3% | 5th | +0.0pp | 21st | 47% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 5.8% | 3rd | +0.0pp | 22nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 11.0% | 14th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 15.6% | 22nd | +0.7pp | 24th | 30% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 21.7% | 28th | +1.6pp | 25th | 80% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 15.2% | 20th | +1.2pp | 26th | 26% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.7% | 7th | +0.8pp | 27th | 36% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.1% | 1st | +0.6pp | 28th | 66% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 10th | +1.7pp | 29th | 32% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.5% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 8.8% | 13th | +3.7pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.0% then, 2.6% now; margin ±1.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 18.7% | -2.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Meridian, ID | 5.4% | 3rd | -4.1pp | 1st | 61% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 9.6% | 10th | -7.1pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.8% | 7th | -5.0pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 18.9% | 24th | -11.1pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 8.1% | 8th | -4.7pp | 5th | 42% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 7.4% | 6th | -4.1pp | 6th | 47% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.9% | 16th | -5.4pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 24.4% | 28th | -9.3pp | 8th | 76% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 22.3% | 25th | -7.3pp | 9th | 61% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 22.4% | 26th | -6.5pp | 10th | 61% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 11th | 74% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 30.4% | 30th | -7.0pp | 12th | 119% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 12.3% | 14th | -2.8pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 6.1% | 4th | -1.1pp | 14th | 56% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 17.5% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 15.2% | 19th | -2.7pp | 16th | 10% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.6% | 1st | -0.4pp | 17th | 81% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 24.6% | 29th | -3.1pp | 18th | 77% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 11.1% | 12th | -1.1pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 23.8% | 27th | -1.3pp | 20th | 71% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 35.6% | 31st | -1.8pp | 21st | 156% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.1% | 5th | -0.2pp | 22nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 16.1% | 20th | -0.3pp | 23rd | 16% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 17.6% | 23rd | -0.2pp | 24th | 27% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 14.9% | 17th | +0.4pp | 25th | 7% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.2% | 13th | +1.5pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 15.2% | 18th | +2.3pp | 27th | 9% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 8.2% | 9th | +1.5pp | 28th | 41% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 16.5% | 21st | +4.2pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13.2% | 15th | +3.4pp | 30th | 5% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 10.1% | 11th | +5.8pp | 31st | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 7 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (94.2% then, 97.1% now; margin ±3.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 7 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 91.4% | +9.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Topeka, KS | 88.2% | 28th | +18.4pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 86.7% | 29th | +14.7pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 92.0% | 21st | +14.5pp | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 93.0% | 16th | +10.7pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 92.6% | 18th | +10.2pp | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 86.7% | 30th | +9.2pp | 6th | 7% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 95.9% | 6th | +9.8pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 89.7% | 25th | +9.0pp | 8th | 4% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 91.4% | 23rd | +9.0pp | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 89.4% | 26th | +8.3pp | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 92.0% | 22nd | +7.8pp | 11th | 1% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 90.7% | 24th | +7.2pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 95.6% | 8th | +6.8pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 95.7% | 7th | +6.5pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 96.1% | 4th | +6.3pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 94.0% | 14th | +5.9pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 94.2% | 12th | +5.8pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 92.9% | 17th | +5.6pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 96.5% | 3rd | +5.5pp | 19th | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 88.4% | 27th | +4.9pp | 20th | 5% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 92.0% | 20th | +5.0pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 92.2% | 19th | +4.5pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 95.2% | 9th | +4.5pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 93.9% | 15th | +3.7pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 95.0% | 11th | +3.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 97.2% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 96.1% | 5th | +2.8pp | 27th | 3% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 97.2% | 1st | +1.5pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 94.2% | 13th | +1.2pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 95.2% | 10th | +0.7pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 84.6% | 31st | +0.3pp | 31st | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Inequality rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.37 to 0.40 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 0.48 | -0.001 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Allentown, PA | 0.43 | 11th | -0.033 | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 0.50 | 25th | -0.020 | 2nd | 12% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 0.47 | 22nd | -0.016 | 3rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 0.46 | 21st | -0.012 | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 0.51 | 27th | -0.012 | 5th | 14% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 0.44 | 13th | -0.007 | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 0.43 | 6th | -0.006 | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 0.54 | 31st | -0.005 | 8th | 21% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 0.45 | 15th | -0.002 | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 0.49 | 23rd | +0.000 | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 0.52 | 29th | +0.002 | 11th | 16% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 0.41 | 3rd | +0.002 | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 0.51 | 26th | +0.002 | 13th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 0.40 | 1st | +0.002 | 14th | 12% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 0.50 | 24th | +0.003 | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 0.46 | 19th | +0.009 | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 0.43 | 10th | +0.009 | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 0.52 | 28th | +0.011 | 18th | 15% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 0.44 | 14th | +0.011 | 19th | 2% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 0.45 | 18th | +0.011 | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 0.43 | 8th | +0.011 | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 0.52 | 30th | +0.014 | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 0.43 | 9th | +0.014 | 23rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 0.42 | 4th | +0.014 | 24th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 0.46 | 20th | +0.016 | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 0.43 | 7th | +0.019 | 26th | 5% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.027 | 27th | 11% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 0.45 | 17th | +0.034 | 28th | on par with peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 0.42 | 5th | +0.038 | 29th | 6% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 0.44 | 12th | +0.047 | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 0.45 | 16th | +0.049 | 31st | on par with peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (3.7% then, 5.1% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 11.4% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 9.2% | 18th | -5.1pp | 1st | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 6.8% | 11th | -2.4pp | 2nd | 21% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 5.0% | 8th | -1.8pp | 3rd | 41% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.7% | 2nd | -1.3pp | 4th | 56% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 3.8% | 4th | -1.3pp | 5th | 55% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.1% | 29th | -4.9pp | 6th | 112% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 12.3% | 24th | -2.7pp | 7th | 44% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 7.1% | 13th | -1.4pp | 8th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 7.1% | 14th | -1.3pp | 9th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.6% | 15th | -1.3pp | 10th | 11% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 2.5% | 1st | -0.4pp | 11th | 70% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 12.0% | 22nd | -1.3pp | 12th | 40% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 36.5% | 31st | -3.8pp | 13th | 327% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.1% | 17th | -0.7pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 4.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 15th | 43% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 11.6% | 20th | -0.6pp | 16th | 36% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 14.5% | 28th | -0.5pp | 17th | 70% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 11.8% | 21st | -0.3pp | 18th | 38% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 11.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 19th | 29% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 31.4% | 30th | +1.6pp | 20th | 267% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 13.2% | 25th | +0.8pp | 21st | 54% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 13.3% | 26th | +0.9pp | 22nd | 56% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 5.3% | 10th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 38% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.8% | 6th | +0.6pp | 24th | 44% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 14.2% | 27th | +1.7pp | 25th | 65% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 8.6% | 16th | +1.4pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 12.1% | 23rd | +2.1pp | 27th | 42% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.8% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 28th | 55% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 29th | 41% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.8% | 12th | +2.0pp | 30th | 21% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.4% | 5th | +1.5pp | 31st | 48% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $302,999 (Jun 26) | -1.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $222,043 (Jun 26) | 26th | +7.6% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $348,286 (Jun 26) | 17th | +4.0% | 2nd | 10% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $324,918 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.0% | 3rd | 16% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $320,863 (Jun 26) | 20th | +3.7% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $214,195 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.5% | 5th | 44% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $540,694 (Jun 26) | 6th | +3.0% | 6th | 40% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $205,552 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.8% | 7th | 47% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $330,373 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.7% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $315,750 (Jun 26) | 21st | +2.4% | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $228,144 (Jun 26) | 25th | +2.0% | 10th | 41% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $265,751 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.3% | 11th | 31% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,052,875 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.5% | 12th | 173% above peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $522,797 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.4% | 13th | 36% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | $349,845 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.2% | 14th | 9% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $538,033 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.1% | 15th | 40% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $199,788 (Jun 26) | 29th | -0.1% | 16th | 48% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $403,887 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.7% | 17th | 5% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,710,119 (Jun 26) | 1st | -0.8% | 18th | 344% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $422,872 (Jun 26) | 10th | -0.8% | 19th | 10% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $385,581 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.8% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $842,921 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.7% | 21st | 119% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $737,771 (Jun 26) | 4th | -1.9% | 22nd | 91% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $614,627 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.5% | 23rd | 59% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $305,330 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -2.6% | 24th | 21% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $409,845 (Jun 26) | 11th | -3.2% | 25th | 6% above peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $395,461 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.1% | 26th | 3% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $526,808 (Jun 26) | 8th | -4.3% | 27th | 37% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $407,038 (Jun 26) | 12th | -6.2% | 28th | 6% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $281,935 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -7.1% | 29th | 27% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | $185,570 (Jun 26) | -0.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $132,930 (Jun 26) | 27th | +6.6% | 1st | 50% below peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $236,899 (Jun 26) | 19th | +5.0% | 2nd | 10% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $233,249 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.6% | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $255,234 (Jun 26) | 16th | +4.6% | 4th | 3% below peers | |
| Independence, MO | $157,158 (Jun 26) | 25th | +4.6% | 5th | 40% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $229,082 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +4.4% | 6th | 13% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $249,711 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.6% | 7th | 5% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $356,154 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.0% | 8th | 35% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | $183,406 (Jun 26) | 24th | +1.6% | 9th | 30% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $405,000 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.2% | 10th | 54% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $109,220 (Jun 26) | 28th | +1.0% | 11th | 59% below peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $137,808 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.0% | 12th | 48% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $263,669 (Jun 26) | 15th | +0.9% | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $310,883 (Jun 26) | 13th | +0.1% | 14th | 18% above peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $434,946 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.0% | 15th | 65% above peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $788,586 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -0.1% | 16th | 199% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $298,235 (Jun 26) | 14th | -1.1% | 17th | 13% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $709,651 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.5% | 18th | 169% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $1,097,008 (Jun 26) | 1st | -2.4% | 19th | 316% above peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $484,930 (Jun 26) | 5th | -3.1% | 20th | 84% above peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $324,658 (Jun 26) | 10th | -3.2% | 21st | 23% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $425,896 (Jun 26) | 7th | -3.4% | 22nd | 62% above peers | |
| Concord, CA | $499,233 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.5% | 23rd | 89% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $241,602 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.5% | 24th | 8% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $316,037 (Jun 26) | 11th | -4.2% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $106,786 (Jun 26) | 29th | -4.2% | 26th | 59% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $212,464 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -5.9% | 27th | 19% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $315,024 (Jun 26) | 12th | -6.4% | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $230,341 (Jun 26) | 21st | -7.6% | 29th | 13% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (75.9% then, 76.2% now; margin ±1.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 70.0% | 9th | +7.5pp | 1st | 22% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.3% | 24th | +4.2pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 25.7% | 31st | +1.7pp | 3rd | 55% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 47.6% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 4th | 17% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 79.7% | 1st | +5.2pp | 5th | 39% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 43.2% | 27th | +2.4pp | 6th | 25% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 40.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 7th | 29% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 59.0% | 14th | +2.7pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 75.8% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 9th | 32% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 56.1% | 17th | +2.1pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 50.5% | 21st | +1.7pp | 11th | 12% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 57.4% | 16th | +1.9pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 65.3% | 10th | +1.9pp | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 61.6% | 12th | +1.7pp | 14th | 7% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 72.5% | 7th | +2.0pp | 15th | 26% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 48.7% | 22nd | +1.3pp | 16th | 15% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 75.3% | 4th | +1.2pp | 17th | 31% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 70.8% | 8th | +0.7pp | 18th | 23% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 53.3% | 19th | +0.5pp | 19th | 7% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 72.9% | 6th | +0.7pp | 20th | 27% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 45.5% | 25th | +0.3pp | 21st | 21% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 76.2% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 60.9% | 13th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.7% | 26th | +0.0pp | 24th | 24% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 58.5% | 15th | -0.7pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 74.6% | 5th | -1.6pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 65.1% | 11th | -2.7pp | 27th | 13% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 40.8% | 28th | -2.0pp | 28th | 29% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 35.4% | 30th | -2.3pp | 29th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 53.1% | 20th | -3.5pp | 30th | 7% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 55.5% | 18th | -4.8pp | 31st | 3% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Most of the selected peers are rising faster.
Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Abilene, TX | $1,947 (Jun 26) | 11th | +41.4% | 1st | 12% above peers | |
| Santa Clara, CA | $3,890 (Jun 26) | 1st | +7.2% | 2nd | 125% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | $1,283 (Jun 26) | 28th | +5.7% | 3rd | 26% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | $2,065 (Jun 26) | 10th | +4.1% | 4th | 19% above peers | |
| Columbia, MO | $1,424 (Jun 26) | 24th | +4.0% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | $2,341 (Jun 26) | 6th | +4.0% | 6th | 35% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 15th | +3.4% | 7th | on par with peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | $3,274 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +3.4% | 8th | 89% above peers | |
| Fargo, ND | $1,088 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.2% | 9th | 37% below peers | |
| Norman, OK | $1,383 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.1% | 10th | 20% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | $2,584 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.9% | 11th | 49% above peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | $1,694 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.8% | 12th | 2% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | $2,392 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.8% | 13th | 38% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | $1,378 (Jun 26) | 26th | +2.7% | 14th | 20% below peers | |
| Rochester, MN | $1,702 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.2% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | $1,591 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +2.1% | 16th | 8% below peers | |
| College Station, TX | $1,446 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +2.0% | 17th | 17% below peers | |
| Hartford, CT | $1,672 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.5% | 18th | 3% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | $1,618 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.3% | 19th | 7% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $2,158 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.1% | 20th | 25% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | $1,804 (Jun 26) | 14th | +0.6% | 21st | 4% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | $1,881 (Jun 26) | 12th | +0.6% | 22nd | 9% above peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | $2,181 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.3% | 23rd | 26% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | $1,324 (Jun 26) | 27th | +0.2% | 24th | 24% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | $2,094 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.0% | 25th | 21% above peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | $2,718 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -0.3% | 26th | 57% above peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | $1,713 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.7% | 27th | 1% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | $1,593 (Jun 26) | 21st | -1.1% | 28th | 8% below peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | $1,856 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.8% | 29th | 7% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Cost burden rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.6% to 29.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 33.1% | +2.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Santa Clara, CA | 30.1% | 8th | -5.6pp | 1st | 10% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 33.2% | 14th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 40.3% | 23rd | -1.7pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 26.1% | 2nd | -0.9pp | 4th | 22% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 25.4% | 1st | -0.7pp | 5th | 24% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 28.9% | 5th | -0.4pp | 6th | 14% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 40.0% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 7th | 19% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 38.4% | 21st | -0.1pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 44.0% | 26th | +0.2pp | 9th | 31% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 31.5% | 10th | +0.2pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 17th | +0.4pp | 11th | 1% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 28.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 29.9% | 7th | +0.8pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 46.1% | 28th | +1.3pp | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 46.7% | 29th | +1.5pp | 15th | 39% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 41.5% | 25th | +1.7pp | 16th | 24% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.5% | 20th | +1.6pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.2% | 9th | +1.5pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 54.5% | 31st | +3.1pp | 19th | 62% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 45.7% | 27th | +2.7pp | 20th | 36% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 32.3% | 11th | +1.9pp | 21st | 4% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 33.6% | 16th | +2.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 33.3% | 15th | +2.4pp | 23rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 32.6% | 12th | +2.6pp | 24th | 3% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 49.8% | 30th | +3.9pp | 25th | 48% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 41.3% | 24th | +4.0pp | 26th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 37.4% | 19th | +3.9pp | 27th | 11% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 26.9% | 3rd | +2.8pp | 28th | 20% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 32.9% | 13th | +3.7pp | 29th | 2% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 34.1% | 18th | +4.5pp | 30th | 2% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 29.1% | 6th | +6.5pp | 31st | 13% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.3% to 2.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 5.4% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 6.4% | 17th | -3.3pp | 1st | 5% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 4.4% | 9th | -1.9pp | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 3rd | 54% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 3.8% | 7th | -0.8pp | 4th | 38% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 8.2% | 24th | -1.3pp | 5th | 35% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 8.0% | 22nd | -1.2pp | 6th | 31% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 16.5% | 30th | -1.7pp | 7th | 171% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.3% | 27th | -0.6pp | 8th | 53% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.4% | 10th | -0.3pp | 9th | 28% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.7% | 19th | -0.2pp | 10th | 10% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 7.1% | 20th | -0.2pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 2.4% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 12th | 60% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 16th | -0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12.8% | 29th | -0.1pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 30.6% | 31st | +0.9pp | 15th | 403% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 3.3% | 4th | +0.1pp | 16th | 45% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 5.8% | 14th | +0.2pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 4.7% | 13th | +0.2pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 9.5% | 28th | +0.8pp | 19th | 56% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 8.3% | 26th | +0.8pp | 20th | 37% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 4.0% | 8th | +0.4pp | 21st | 34% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 5.8% | 15th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 4.6% | 12th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 25% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 8.1% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 24th | 33% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 8.3% | 25th | +1.3pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 6.6% | 18th | +1.1pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.5% | 11th | +0.9pp | 27th | 26% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 7.1% | 21st | +2.2pp | 28th | 17% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 3.5% | 6th | +1.1pp | 29th | 43% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.5% | 5th | +1.1pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 2.3% | 1st | +1.0pp | 31st | 62% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.4% then, 7.4% now; margin ±1.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 16.2% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Athens, GA | 11.2% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 1st | 32% above peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 6.8% | 13th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 20% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 5.7% | 8th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 33% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 5.8% | 9th | -1.0pp | 4th | 32% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 3.8% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 5th | 55% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 4.4% | 5th | -0.6pp | 6th | 48% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 3.9% | 4th | -0.4pp | 7th | 54% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 8th | 66% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 5.9% | 10th | -0.5pp | 9th | 30% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 15.3% | 29th | -1.2pp | 10th | 80% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 15.0% | 28th | -1.0pp | 11th | 76% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 4.5% | 6th | -0.3pp | 12th | 47% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 6.1% | 11th | -0.3pp | 13th | 28% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.6% | 1st | -0.1pp | 14th | 69% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 18.9% | 31st | -0.3pp | 15th | 122% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 9.5% | 17th | -0.1pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 7.4% | 15th | -0.0pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.6% | 30th | +0.1pp | 18th | 83% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 11.2% | 23rd | +0.2pp | 19th | 32% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 4.9% | 7th | +0.1pp | 20th | 43% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 12.7% | 26th | +0.7pp | 21st | 49% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 10.8% | 21st | +0.6pp | 22nd | 28% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 8.5% | 16th | +0.5pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 6.9% | 14th | +0.4pp | 24th | 19% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 12.4% | 25th | +1.0pp | 25th | 46% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 13.6% | 27th | +1.2pp | 26th | 60% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 10.4% | 20th | +1.5pp | 27th | 23% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 10.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 9.9% | 18th | +1.9pp | 29th | 17% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 11.8% | 24th | +2.5pp | 30th | 39% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 6.6% | 12th | +1.5pp | 31st | 22% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 36.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Santa Clara, CA | 20.5% | 1st | 41% below peers | |
| Arvada, CO | 24.6% | 2nd | 29% below peers | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 26.2% | 3rd | 24% below peers | |
| Simi Valley, CA | 27.2% | 4th | 21% below peers | |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 28.2% | 5th | 18% below peers | |
| Meridian, ID | 28.4% | 6th | 18% below peers | |
| Concord, CA | 29.5% | 7th | 15% below peers | |
| Carrollton, TX | 29.9% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| The Woodlands, TX | 30.2% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Round Rock, TX | 31.5% | 10th | 9% below peers | |
| Vallejo, CA | 32.2% | 11th | 7% below peers | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | 32.7% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Lewisville, TX | 32.9% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Clovis, CA | 34.0% | 14th | 2% below peers | |
| Fargo, ND | 34.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Columbia, MO | 34.6% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Wilmington, NC | 34.6% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 34.9% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| College Station, TX | 35.1% | 19th | 1% above peers | |
| Lafayette, LA | 35.2% | 20th | 2% above peers | |
| Palm Bay, FL | 35.5% | 21st | 3% above peers | |
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 35.5% | 22nd | 3% above peers | |
| Rochester, MN | 35.7% | 23rd | 3% above peers | |
| Athens, GA | 36.3% | 24th | 5% above peers | |
| Pearland, TX | 36.8% | 25th | 6% above peers | |
| Norman, OK | 37.1% | 26th | 7% above peers | |
| Abilene, TX | 37.2% | 27th | 8% above peers | |
| Allentown, PA | 39.5% | 28th | 14% above peers | |
| Independence, MO | 40.0% | 29th | 16% above peers | |
| Hartford, CT | 41.3% | 30th | 19% above peers | |
| Topeka, KS | 42.0% | 31st | 21% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.0% then, 5.1% now; margin ±1.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Clovis, CA | 2.0% | 1st | -0.6pp | 1st | 62% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 2.7% | 5th | -0.6pp | 2nd | 49% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 6.4% | 22nd | -1.1pp | 3rd | 20% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.0% | 13th | -0.8pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 3.0% | 7th | -0.3pp | 5th | 44% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 2.8% | 6th | -0.2pp | 6th | 46% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 5.2% | 15th | -0.4pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.5% | 8th | -0.1pp | 8th | 34% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 4.8% | 12th | -0.1pp | 9th | 9% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 8.4% | 27th | -0.0pp | 10th | 58% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 5.1% | 14th | +0.1pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 10.1% | 29th | +0.5pp | 12th | 91% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 4.4% | 11th | +0.3pp | 13th | 17% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 2.3% | 2nd | +0.2pp | 14th | 57% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 8.2% | 25th | +0.9pp | 15th | 55% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 5.6% | 18th | +0.8pp | 16th | 6% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 6.2% | 21st | +1.2pp | 17th | 16% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 2.4% | 3rd | +0.5pp | 18th | 55% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 8.3% | 26th | +1.7pp | 19th | 57% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 8.9% | 28th | +2.4pp | 20th | 68% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 15.3% | 31st | +4.3pp | 21st | 188% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 14.1% | 30th | +4.4pp | 22nd | 166% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 7.3% | 23rd | +2.4pp | 23rd | 39% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 5.3% | 16th | +1.9pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 6.0% | 20th | +2.4pp | 25th | 13% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 4.1% | 10th | +1.7pp | 26th | 22% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 5.6% | 19th | +2.6pp | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 7.8% | 24th | +3.8pp | 28th | 47% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 3.6% | 9th | +1.8pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 5.5% | 17th | +2.8pp | 30th | 5% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2.5% | 4th | +1.4pp | 31st | 54% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.2% then, 47.1% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Arvada, CO | 51.5% | 6th | +10.4pp | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 19.1% | 30th | +3.9pp | 2nd | 55% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 24.0% | 27th | +4.7pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 40.7% | 18th | +6.6pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 44.1% | 15th | +6.9pp | 5th | 3% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 27.3% | 26th | +3.8pp | 6th | 36% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 39.1% | 20th | +5.5pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 45.2% | 13th | +6.0pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 19.4% | 29th | +2.5pp | 9th | 55% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 39.2% | 19th | +4.8pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 46.8% | 11th | +5.3pp | 11th | 9% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.6% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 12th | 15% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 44.8% | 14th | +4.8pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 21.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 14th | 49% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 28.8% | 25th | +3.0pp | 15th | 33% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 65.9% | 3rd | +6.1pp | 16th | 54% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 31.1% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 17th | 28% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 50.9% | 8th | +4.2pp | 18th | 19% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 56.7% | 4th | +4.5pp | 19th | 32% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 41.1% | 17th | +2.9pp | 20th | 4% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.3% | 9th | +3.3pp | 21st | 10% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 43.0% | 16th | +3.0pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 45.9% | 12th | +2.9pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 66.1% | 2nd | +2.3pp | 24th | 54% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 37.5% | 21st | +1.1pp | 25th | 13% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 77.9% | 1st | +1.9pp | 26th | 81% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 29.0% | 24th | +0.4pp | 27th | 33% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.4% | 7th | +0.6pp | 28th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 47.1% | 10th | -0.0pp | 29th | 10% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 14.3% | 31st | -0.3pp | 30th | 67% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 56.5% | 5th | -2.1pp | 31st | 32% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.0% then, 46.4% now; margin ±12.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 43.3% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Norman, OK | 45.3% | 17th | +14.2pp | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 46.2% | 14th | +9.5pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 59.8% | 4th | +11.1pp | 3rd | 32% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 26.5% | 30th | +4.2pp | 4th | 41% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 50.7% | 11th | +7.6pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 43.3% | 18th | +4.6pp | 6th | 5% below peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 63.3% | 2nd | +6.0pp | 7th | 40% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 51.0% | 9th | +2.0pp | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 62.2% | 3rd | +2.0pp | 9th | 37% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.9% | 24th | +0.4pp | 10th | 16% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 57.6% | 5th | +0.4pp | 11th | 27% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 46.4% | 12th | +0.3pp | 12th | 2% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 36.9% | 26th | +0.0pp | 13th | 19% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 55.5% | 6th | -1.4pp | 14th | 22% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 37.1% | 25th | -1.8pp | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 50.7% | 10th | -3.2pp | 16th | 12% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 45.3% | 16th | -3.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 53.3% | 7th | -4.7pp | 18th | 18% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 45.7% | 15th | -4.5pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.4% | 1st | -8.2pp | 20th | 42% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 46.4% | 13th | -7.1pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 39.1% | 23rd | -6.6pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 29.5% | 28th | -5.4pp | 23rd | 35% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 41.6% | 21st | -8.1pp | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.8% | 19th | -8.8pp | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 51.1% | 8th | -18.7pp | 26th | 13% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 29.9% | 27th | -11.0pp | 27th | 34% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 42.7% | 20th | -16.1pp | 28th | 6% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 22.3% | 31st | -12.6pp | 29th | 51% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 27.9% | 29th | -19.0pp | 30th | 38% below peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 41.0% | 22nd | -31.0pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.2% then, 4.9% now; margin ±3.3pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 8.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Lewisville, TX | 1.3% | 1st | -4.7pp | 1st | 75% below peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 3.1% | 6th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 6.3% | 20th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.6% | 3rd | -0.6pp | 4th | 69% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 6.2% | 18th | -2.0pp | 5th | 20% above peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 7.0% | 21st | -1.2pp | 6th | 36% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 3.8% | 10th | -0.7pp | 7th | 27% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 4.0% | 11th | -0.7pp | 8th | 21% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 9.2% | 26th | -1.5pp | 9th | 79% above peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 1.7% | 4th | -0.2pp | 10th | 68% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 4.6% | 14th | -0.5pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 2.5% | 5th | -0.2pp | 12th | 52% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 4.6% | 13th | -0.1pp | 13th | 11% below peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 8.2% | 24th | +0.0pp | 14th | 59% above peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 9.2% | 27th | +0.4pp | 15th | 79% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 6.2% | 19th | +0.3pp | 16th | 21% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 10.1% | 29th | +1.6pp | 17th | 97% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 3.7% | 9th | +0.6pp | 18th | 28% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 9.1% | 25th | +1.6pp | 19th | 76% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 3.2% | 7th | +0.6pp | 20th | 38% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 5.1% | 16th | +1.2pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 10.7% | 30th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 109% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 4.5% | 12th | +1.2pp | 23rd | 12% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 9.9% | 28th | +2.9pp | 24th | 92% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 7.0% | 22nd | +2.0pp | 25th | 36% above peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 1.3% | 2nd | +0.6pp | 26th | 75% below peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 7.4% | 23rd | +3.4pp | 27th | 44% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 3.3% | 8th | +1.6pp | 28th | 35% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 4.9% | 15th | +2.7pp | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 13.6% | 31st | +8.4pp | 30th | 165% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 5.7% | 17th | +4.5pp | 31st | 10% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 122,078 to 127,514 - more than the combined survey margin (±604). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 130,138 | 7th | +28% | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 131,080 | 5th | +23% | 2nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 130,132 | 8th | +16% | 3rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 124,725 | 19th | +14% | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 122,290 | 25th | +11% | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 124,570 | 20th | +10% | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 131,627 | 4th | +8% | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 132,353 | 3rd | +7% | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 121,002 | 30th | +6% | 9th | 4% below peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 128,548 | 10th | +6% | 10th | 2% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 122,330 | 24th | +6% | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 129,672 | 9th | +6% | 12th | 3% above peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 127,514 | 13th | +4% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 125,976 | 15th | +4% | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 121,740 | 27th | +4% | 15th | 3% below peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 122,634 | 23rd | +3% | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 128,053 | 11th | +3% | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 127,786 | 12th | +3% | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 124,268 | 21st | +2% | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 127,345 | 14th | +2% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 130,256 | 6th | +2% | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 122,036 | 26th | +1% | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 133,573 | 2nd | +1% | 23rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 120,805 | 31st | +1% | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 125,634 | 17th | -0% | 25th | on par with peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 125,786 | 16th | -0% | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 133,740 | 1st | -2% | 27th | 6% above peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 121,127 | 29th | -2% | 28th | 4% below peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 125,205 | 18th | -2% | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 121,715 | 28th | -4% | 30th | 3% below peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 124,035 | 22nd | -4% | 31st | 1% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent rose 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.8% to 18.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 29.6% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pearland, TX | 18.2% | 26th | +7.3pp | 1st | 36% below peers | ||
| College Station, TX | 28.5% | 15th | +6.8pp | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 55.1% | 3rd | +11.6pp | 3rd | 95% above peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 41.0% | 6th | +6.3pp | 4th | 45% above peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 24.9% | 20th | +2.6pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 47.8% | 4th | +4.6pp | 6th | 69% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 26.8% | 18th | +2.0pp | 7th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 59.1% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 8th | 109% above peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 20.1% | 24th | +0.4pp | 9th | 29% below peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 28.3% | 17th | +0.2pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 31.7% | 13th | -0.4pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 20.3% | 23rd | -0.4pp | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 19.2% | 25th | -0.4pp | 13th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 42.7% | 5th | -0.9pp | 14th | 51% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 25.7% | 19th | -0.6pp | 15th | 9% below peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 40.5% | 7th | -1.0pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 17.1% | 27th | -0.4pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 37.0% | 8th | -1.8pp | 18th | 31% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 22.3% | 21st | -1.3pp | 19th | 21% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 32.3% | 12th | -2.2pp | 20th | 14% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 9.9% | 31st | -1.1pp | 21st | 65% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 61.9% | 1st | -6.7pp | 22nd | 119% above peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 21.6% | 22nd | -2.4pp | 23rd | 23% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 30.3% | 14th | -3.5pp | 24th | 7% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 14.1% | 29th | -1.8pp | 25th | 50% below peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 28.3% | 16th | -3.7pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 14.6% | 28th | -1.9pp | 27th | 49% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 37.0% | 9th | -5.5pp | 28th | 31% above peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 35.3% | 11th | -7.4pp | 29th | 25% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 14.1% | 30th | -3.4pp | 30th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 36.8% | 10th | -9.5pp | 31st | 30% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.0% then, 71.1% now; margin ±9.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas ref | 63.7% | +3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| College Station, TX | 72.8% | 12th | +18.0pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| The Woodlands, TX | 57.6% | 30th | +13.0pp | 2nd | 19% below peers | ||
| West Palm Beach, FL | 74.8% | 7th | +9.8pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Simi Valley, CA | 76.4% | 4th | +9.7pp | 4th | 8% above peers | ||
| Concord, CA | 70.8% | 17th | +9.0pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Carrollton, TX | 74.5% | 9th | +9.0pp | 6th | 5% above peers | ||
| Round Rock, TX | 66.5% | 21st | +6.1pp | 7th | 6% below peers | ||
| Lewisville, TX | 71.3% | 13th | +6.0pp | 8th | 1% above peers | ||
| Santa Clara, CA | 60.7% | 27th | +5.0pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Hartford, CT | 76.7% | 3rd | +4.8pp | 10th | 8% above peers | ||
| Columbia, MO | 78.2% | 1st | +4.0pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Palm Bay, FL | 74.0% | 11th | +3.7pp | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Arvada, CO | 74.1% | 10th | +3.4pp | 13th | 5% above peers | ||
| Independence, MO | 67.3% | 19th | +3.0pp | 14th | 5% below peers | ||
| Allentown, PA | 76.0% | 5th | +3.3pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Thousand Oaks, CA | 66.9% | 20th | +1.9pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Ann Arbor, MI | 64.9% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Topeka, KS | 77.2% | 2nd | +1.5pp | 18th | 9% above peers | ||
| Clovis, CA | 69.0% | 18th | +1.2pp | 19th | 3% below peers | ||
| Vallejo, CA | 71.1% | 15th | +1.2pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Sterling Heights, MI | 56.1% | 31st | +1.0pp | 21st | 21% below peers | ||
| Abilene, TX | 70.8% | 16th | +0.2pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Rochester, MN | 75.4% | 6th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Athens, GA | 62.7% | 25th | -0.2pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Meridian, ID | 59.4% | 28th | -0.4pp | 25th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pearland, TX | 71.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 26th | on par with peers | ||
| Lafayette, LA | 65.6% | 22nd | -2.2pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Wilmington, NC | 63.5% | 24th | -5.7pp | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Lehigh Acres, FL | 58.8% | 29th | -5.5pp | 29th | 17% below peers | ||
| Fargo, ND | 74.8% | 8th | -7.0pp | 30th | 6% above peers | ||
| Norman, OK | 61.6% | 26th | -7.3pp | 31st | 13% below peers |