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Pflugerville, TX
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68,316 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Pflugerville, TX shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 5 indicators

Where Pflugerville, TX shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

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 →

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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 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 168 in July 2026, down from 183 a year earlier.
Bright spot 168 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Palo Alto, CA 133 (Jul 26) -29.7% 1st
Camarillo, CA 128 (Jul 26) -17.0% 2nd
Jackson, TN 702 (Jul 26) -16.8% 3rd
Eagan, MN 112 (Jul 26) -9.6% 4th
Pflugerville, TX 168 (Jul 26) -8.0% 5th
Canton, OH 1,213 (Jul 26) -6.3% 6th
Ames, IA 119 (Jul 26) -5.8% 7th
Haverhill, MA 341 (Jul 26) -4.5% 8th
Janesville, WI 120 (Jul 26) -3.6% 9th
Baldwin Park, CA 325 (Jul 26) -3.0% 10th
Madera, CA 416 (Jun 26) +0.4% 11th
Redondo Beach, CA 236 (Jul 26) +2.6% 12th
Rowlett, TX 161 (Jul 26) +2.8% 13th
Schenectady, NY 695 (Jun 26) +3.0% 14th
Oshkosh, WI 277 (Jul 26) +9.4% 15th
Novi, MI 110 (Jul 26) +13.8% 16th
Greenwood, IN 141 (Jul 26) +16.7% 17th
Decatur, IL 725 (Jul 26) +21.5% 18th
Huntersville, NC 146 (Jul 26) +33.3% 19th
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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 →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 14% higher than in 2021 (1,210 then, 1,377 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,786 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,297 in July 2026, down from 1,516 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,297 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Ames, IA 1,017 (Jul 26) -32.6% 1st
Janesville, WI 1,427 (Jul 26) -20.9% 2nd
Redondo Beach, CA 1,980 (Jul 26) -19.4% 3rd
Camarillo, CA 999 (Jul 26) -17.7% 4th
Huntersville, NC 954 (Jul 26) -15.7% 5th
Pflugerville, TX 1,297 (Jul 26) -14.5% 6th
Jackson, TN 2,556 (Jul 26) -13.4% 7th
Haverhill, MA 676 (Jul 26) -12.7% 8th
Palo Alto, CA 2,491 (Jul 26) -10.9% 9th
Decatur, IL 2,581 (Jul 26) -5.9% 10th
Novi, MI 527 (Jul 26) -4.8% 11th
Eagan, MN 1,360 (Jul 26) -4.3% 12th
Schenectady, NY 2,677 (Jun 26) -3.6% 13th
Rowlett, TX 1,200 (Jul 26) -1.3% 14th
Greenwood, IN 1,553 (Jul 26) -0.5% 15th
Canton, OH 3,697 (Jul 26) +0.5% 16th
Baldwin Park, CA 1,305 (Jul 26) +3.7% 17th
Madera, CA 1,090 (Jun 26) +5.2% 18th
Oshkosh, WI 1,430 (Jul 26) +6.2% 19th
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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
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Latest
Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 3 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 2 homicides
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Novi, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Janesville, WI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Oshkosh, WI 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 3rd
Schenectady, NY 4 (Jun 26) -66.7% 4th
Pflugerville, TX 3 (Jul 26) -33.3% 5th
Jackson, TN 20 (Jul 26) -6.7% 6th
Camarillo, CA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Baldwin Park, CA 10 (Jul 26) +16.6% 8th
Madera, CA 7 (Jun 26) +66.4% 9th
Ames, IA 3 (Jul 26) +99.3% 10th
Canton, OH 17 (Jul 26) +99.9% 11th
Huntersville, NC 3 (Jul 26) +100.0% 12th
Decatur, IL 16 (Jul 26) +266.5% 13th
Greenwood, IN 7 (Jul 26) +400.7% 14th
Haverhill, MA 0 (Jul 26)
Rowlett, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Palo Alto, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Redondo Beach, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Eagan, MN 0 (Jul 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 →
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 11% lower than in 2021 (136 then, 121 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 195 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 113 in July 2026, down from 132 a year earlier.
113 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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%
Ames, IA 53 (Jul 26) -55.0% 1st
Camarillo, CA 48 (Jul 26) -53.5% 2nd
Janesville, WI 37 (Jul 26) -51.9% 3rd
Eagan, MN 30 (Jul 26) -48.7% 4th
Palo Alto, CA 70 (Jul 26) -47.8% 5th
Rowlett, TX 56 (Jul 26) -38.7% 6th
Novi, MI 37 (Jul 26) -30.6% 7th
Redondo Beach, CA 195 (Jul 26) -27.2% 8th
Huntersville, NC 104 (Jul 26) -21.1% 9th
Baldwin Park, CA 203 (Jul 26) -15.7% 10th
Pflugerville, TX 113 (Jul 26) -14.4% 11th
Schenectady, NY 154 (Jun 26) -10.8% 12th
Decatur, IL 298 (Jul 26) -6.9% 13th
Greenwood, IN 118 (Jul 26) -5.7% 14th
Canton, OH 371 (Jul 26) -5.5% 15th
Oshkosh, WI 58 (Jul 26) -4.9% 16th
Haverhill, MA 51 (Jul 26) -2.8% 17th
Jackson, TN 226 (Jul 26) +0.6% 18th
Madera, CA 227 (Jun 26) +18.9% 19th
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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 →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $93,627 to $117,799 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$10,256).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pflugerville started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 59% from 2014 to 2024 ($74,196 to $117,799).
Bright spot $117,799
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Lodi, CA $88,530 16th +51% 1st on par with peers
Palo Alto, CA $231,101 1st +46% 2nd 161% above peers
Sanford, FL $66,891 22nd +42% 3rd 24% below peers
Madera, CA $63,933 23rd +42% 4th 28% below peers
Madison, AL $134,655 5th +36% 5th 52% above peers
Canton, OH $43,188 30th +34% 6th 51% below peers
Yuba City, CA $75,477 20th +33% 7th 15% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $150,245 3rd +32% 8th 70% above peers
Greenwood, IN $83,608 18th +32% 9th 6% below peers
South Hill, WA $113,130 11th +31% 10th 28% above peers
Janesville, WI $73,446 21st +30% 11th 17% below peers
Horizon West, FL $127,335 7th +30% 12th 44% above peers
Weston, FL $139,825 4th +30% 13th 58% above peers
Schenectady, NY $58,399 26th +29% 14th 34% below peers
Haverhill, MA $88,326 17th +27% 15th on par with peers
Ames, IA $60,991 25th +27% 16th 31% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $117,799 9th +26% 17th 33% above peers
Spring, TX $88,997 15th +25% 18th 1% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $80,663 19th +22% 19th 9% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $62,188 24th +22% 20th 30% below peers
Jackson, TN $53,032 28th +22% 21st 40% below peers
Camarillo, CA $113,428 10th +21% 22nd 28% above peers
Gary, IN $38,731 31st +21% 23rd 56% below peers
Decatur, IL $51,592 29th +21% 24th 42% below peers
Rockville, MD $128,649 6th +21% 25th 45% above peers
Eagan, MN $108,690 14th +20% 26th 23% above peers
Huntersville, NC $120,516 8th +18% 27th 36% above peers
Bethesda, MD $192,237 2nd +17% 28th 117% above peers
Novi, MI $110,723 13th +13% 29th 25% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $56,968 27th +12% 30th 36% below peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 12th +11% 31st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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13 of 13 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 ±$6,587 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 84% 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: 4.3% in July 2026, up from 3.9% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.3%
2000July 2026
▸ Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
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
Canton, OH 4.4% (Jul 26) 12th -1.7pp 1st on par with peers
Gary, IN 7.6% (Jul 26) 25th -1.6pp 2nd 73% above peers
Decatur, IL 5.7% (Jul 26) 22nd -1.2pp 3rd 30% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 20th -1.1pp 4th 16% above peers
Madera, CA 7.5% (Jul 26) 24th -0.8pp 5th 70% above peers
Yuba City, CA 7.6% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 6th 73% above peers
Lodi, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.8pp 7th 30% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 16th -0.7pp 8th 7% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 9th 14% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 10th 27% below peers
Camarillo, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -0.4pp 11th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th -0.4pp 12th on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 13th 27% below peers
Ames, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 14th 16% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 15th 11% below peers
Haverhill, MA 5.0% (Jul 26) 19th +0.0pp 16th 14% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.4% (Jul 26) 4th +0.2pp 17th 23% below peers
Novi, MI 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 18th 14% below peers
Janesville, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.2pp 19th 20% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 20th 2% above peers
Schenectady, NY 5.3% (Jul 26) 21st +0.3pp 21st 20% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th +0.4pp 22nd 2% below peers
Eagan, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th +0.5pp 23rd 7% below peers
Sanford, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 17th +0.5pp 24th 7% above peers
Madison, AL 2.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.6pp 25th 34% below peers
Weston, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 26th 7% above peers
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.1% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.4% to 6.1%).
Bright spot 6.1%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Sanford, FL 11.9% 19th -7.2pp 1st 32% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.1% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 66% below peers
Madison, AL 4.3% 2nd -1.3pp 3rd 53% below peers
Janesville, WI 9.0% 16th -2.5pp 4th on par with peers
Lodi, CA 12.4% 20th -3.0pp 5th 38% above peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 12th -1.1pp 6th 19% below peers
Decatur, IL 19.4% 24th -2.7pp 7th 114% above peers
Canton, OH 27.4% 29th -3.4pp 8th 203% above peers
Haverhill, MA 11.3% 18th -1.2pp 9th 25% above peers
Ames, IA 25.4% 27th -2.6pp 10th 182% above peers
Yuba City, CA 14.3% 22nd -1.2pp 11th 58% above peers
Madera, CA 25.6% 28th -1.2pp 12th 183% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 9th -0.2pp 13th 32% below peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 10th -0.2pp 14th 32% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 6.0% 7th -0.1pp 15th 34% below peers
Jackson, TN 22.2% 25th -0.3pp 16th 146% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 13.5% 21st +0.1pp 17th 49% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.9% 30th +0.4pp 18th 231% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.5% 23rd +0.4pp 19th 93% above peers
Greenwood, IN 7.4% 13th +0.2pp 20th 18% below peers
Spring, TX 10.4% 17th +0.5pp 21st 15% above peers
Eagan, MN 5.9% 6th +0.3pp 22nd 34% below peers
Gary, IN 33.1% 31st +2.5pp 23rd 266% above peers
South Hill, WA 7.2% 11th +0.7pp 24th 21% below peers
Camarillo, CA 8.5% 15th +0.8pp 25th 6% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.1% 8th +1.0pp 26th 33% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.6% 14th +1.3pp 27th 15% below peers
Schenectady, NY 23.8% 26th +4.5pp 28th 163% above peers
Bethesda, MD 4.3% 3rd +0.8pp 29th 53% below peers
Novi, MI 5.4% 4th +1.4pp 30th 40% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 5.4% 5th +1.5pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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13 of 13 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 · Age · Sex · 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 →
  • 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 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (6.9% then, 7.4% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.2% to 7.4%).
Bright spot 7.4%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Huntersville, NC 2.0% 1st -2.8pp 1st 84% below peers
Madison, AL 3.4% 4th -4.6pp 2nd 72% below peers
Sanford, FL 14.8% 18th -15.1pp 3rd 22% above peers
Haverhill, MA 14.9% 19th -5.9pp 4th 22% above peers
Janesville, WI 11.7% 15th -4.6pp 5th 4% below peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 9th -2.8pp 6th 40% below peers
Greenwood, IN 6.3% 7th -2.1pp 7th 48% below peers
Canton, OH 38.9% 30th -12.7pp 8th 220% above peers
Decatur, IL 28.1% 25th -5.7pp 9th 132% above peers
Yuba City, CA 17.7% 21st -3.3pp 10th 46% above peers
Eagan, MN 6.0% 6th -1.0pp 11th 51% below peers
Lodi, CA 20.3% 22nd -3.1pp 12th 67% above peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 12th -0.9pp 13th 34% below peers
South Hill, WA 9.3% 14th -0.8pp 14th 24% below peers
Jackson, TN 32.1% 26th -2.8pp 15th 164% above peers
Madera, CA 34.8% 28th -2.0pp 16th 187% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 20.6% 23rd -0.3pp 17th 70% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 33.1% 27th +0.2pp 18th 173% above peers
Gary, IN 53.1% 31st +3.6pp 19th 337% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 7.4% 10th +0.5pp 20th 39% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.3pp 21st 77% below peers
Camarillo, CA 12.2% 16th +1.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Spring, TX 17.4% 20th +2.0pp 23rd 43% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 20.9% 24th +2.9pp 24th 72% above peers
Schenectady, NY 35.7% 29th +5.1pp 25th 194% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 13th +1.5pp 26th 34% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.8% 5th +1.3pp 27th 52% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 7.2% 8th +2.1pp 28th 41% below peers
Ames, IA 13.3% 17th +4.7pp 29th 10% above peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 3rd +1.8pp 30th 74% below peers
Novi, MI 7.6% 11th +4.7pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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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 →
  • 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (94.7% then, 97.1% now; margin ±4.8pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.0% to 97.1%).
Bright spot 97.1%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Gary, IN 82.3% 28th +17.4pp 1st 13% below peers
Madera, CA 90.8% 24th +14.1pp 2nd 4% below peers
Jackson, TN 89.3% 25th +13.2pp 3rd 5% below peers
Decatur, IL 88.5% 26th +12.8pp 4th 6% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 59.1% 31st +6.7pp 5th 37% below peers
Haverhill, MA 93.4% 17th +10.0pp 6th 1% below peers
Sanford, FL 92.2% 18th +9.4pp 7th 2% below peers
Janesville, WI 91.3% 22nd +8.6pp 8th 3% below peers
Greenwood, IN 94.2% 16th +8.7pp 9th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 91.1% 23rd +8.2pp 10th 3% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 91.6% 21st +8.2pp 11th 3% below peers
Schenectady, NY 86.4% 27th +6.2pp 12th 8% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 91.7% 20th +6.5pp 13th 3% below peers
Lodi, CA 92.0% 19th +6.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Spring, TX 94.7% 15th +6.3pp 15th on par with peers
Canton, OH 80.4% 29th +4.8pp 16th 15% below peers
Novi, MI 96.8% 7th +4.5pp 17th 3% above peers
Camarillo, CA 95.0% 13th +4.4pp 18th 1% above peers
Huntersville, NC 96.8% 8th +4.4pp 19th 3% above peers
South Hill, WA 97.3% 3rd +4.3pp 20th 3% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 96.7% 9th +3.4pp 21st 3% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 11th +2.8pp 22nd 2% above peers
Eagan, MN 95.0% 14th +2.8pp 23rd 1% above peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 1st +2.9pp 24th 4% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 96.2% 10th +2.8pp 25th 2% above peers
Bethesda, MD 97.1% 6th +2.7pp 26th 3% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 97.1% 4th +2.5pp 27th 3% above peers
Rockville, MD 95.3% 12th +2.3pp 28th 1% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 2nd +1.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Horizon West, FL 97.1% 5th +1.6pp 30th 3% above peers
Ames, IA 74.3% 30th -0.8pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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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 →
  • 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 ±4.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.36 then, 0.35 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (0.37 to 0.35).
Bright spot 0.35
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Sanford, FL 0.40 8th -0.062 1st 7% below peers
Madison, AL 0.38 6th -0.030 2nd 11% below peers
Greenwood, IN 0.38 5th -0.028 3rd 12% below peers
Lodi, CA 0.42 14th -0.029 4th 2% below peers
Spring, TX 0.35 2nd -0.019 5th 19% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 19th -0.023 6th 4% above peers
Janesville, WI 0.39 7th -0.019 7th 9% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 0.35 1st -0.016 8th 19% below peers
Jackson, TN 0.49 26th -0.020 9th 13% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 0.49 27th -0.020 10th 14% above peers
Ames, IA 0.48 25th -0.013 11th 12% above peers
Decatur, IL 0.47 23rd -0.011 12th 9% above peers
Eagan, MN 0.41 12th -0.007 13th 4% below peers
Canton, OH 0.46 21st -0.002 14th 6% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.50 29th -0.001 15th 15% above peers
Yuba City, CA 0.45 18th +0.005 16th 4% above peers
Novi, MI 0.45 20th +0.007 17th 5% above peers
South Hill, WA 0.38 3rd +0.006 18th 13% below peers
Haverhill, MA 0.43 16th +0.007 19th on par with peers
Rockville, MD 0.43 15th +0.007 20th on par with peers
Huntersville, NC 0.41 9th +0.010 21st 6% below peers
Horizon West, FL 0.42 13th +0.010 22nd 2% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 0.41 11th +0.010 23rd 4% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 0.41 10th +0.014 24th 5% below peers
Camarillo, CA 0.46 22nd +0.017 25th 6% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 0.45 17th +0.016 26th 3% above peers
Gary, IN 0.51 31st +0.024 27th 19% above peers
Bethesda, MD 0.51 30th +0.025 28th 18% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 4th +0.022 29th 13% below peers
Madera, CA 0.47 24th +0.041 30th 10% above peers
Schenectady, NY 0.50 28th +0.057 31st 15% above 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 (5.4% then, 5.9% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (7.2% to 5.9%).
Bright spot 5.9%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 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
Horizon West, FL 2.1% 1st -1.5pp 1st 75% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 19.7% 24th -11.4pp 2nd 127% above peers
Eagan, MN 3.3% 5th -1.4pp 3rd 62% below peers
Ames, IA 4.3% 8th -1.2pp 4th 51% below peers
Janesville, WI 12.8% 21st -2.4pp 5th 48% above peers
South Hill, WA 8.7% 16th -0.7pp 6th on par with peers
Oshkosh, WI 10.8% 17th -0.7pp 7th 25% above peers
Gary, IN 29.1% 30th -1.4pp 8th 237% above peers
Madison, AL 4.6% 9th -0.2pp 9th 47% below peers
Canton, OH 28.9% 29th -0.9pp 10th 234% above peers
Jackson, TN 20.4% 25th -0.6pp 11th 136% above peers
Yuba City, CA 12.4% 20th -0.2pp 12th 43% above peers
Sanford, FL 16.9% 23rd -0.1pp 13th 95% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.4% 13th +0.1pp 14th 26% below peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 15th +0.2pp 15th 16% below peers
Lodi, CA 11.3% 18th +0.6pp 16th 30% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 7th +0.4pp 17th 55% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 5.9% 12th +0.6pp 18th 31% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.0% 14th +0.7pp 19th 19% below peers
Schenectady, NY 24.9% 28th +2.6pp 20th 187% above peers
Decatur, IL 24.6% 27th +2.8pp 21st 185% above peers
Madera, CA 30.0% 31st +3.9pp 22nd 247% above peers
Haverhill, MA 20.9% 26th +3.6pp 23rd 142% above peers
Spring, TX 12.0% 19th +2.6pp 24th 38% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.9% 3rd +0.8pp 25th 66% below peers
Novi, MI 5.2% 11th +1.5pp 26th 40% below peers
Camarillo, CA 4.7% 10th +1.3pp 27th 46% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.7% 22nd +5.6pp 28th 81% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.6% 2nd +1.1pp 29th 70% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.1% 4th +1.4pp 30th 64% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.6% 6th +2.0pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 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 →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.3pp 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 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 14% lower than in 2021 ($426,998 then, $366,482 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $499,694 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $366,482 in August 2026, down from $385,442 a year earlier.
Big move $366,482
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Lakewood, NJ $589,571 (Aug 26) 8th +8.0% 1st 47% above peers
Janesville, WI $298,166 (Aug 26) 24th +5.6% 2nd 26% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $260,641 (Aug 26) 25th +5.6% 3rd 35% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $3,563,763 (Aug 26) 1st +5.5% 4th 788% above peers
Schenectady, NY $333,482 (Aug 26) 21st +5.3% 5th 17% below peers
Decatur, IL $107,246 (Aug 26) 28th +4.9% 6th 73% below peers
Canton, OH $175,781 (Aug 26) 27th +4.6% 7th 56% below peers
Novi, MI $470,805 (Aug 26) 12th +3.0% 8th 17% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,473,182 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 9th 267% above peers
Ames, IA $303,902 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.8% 10th 24% below peers
Madera, CA $425,530 (Aug 26) 14th +2.7% 11th 6% above peers
Haverhill, MA $548,436 (Aug 26) 9th +2.2% 12th 37% above peers
Eagan, MN $401,493 (Aug 26) 15th +1.8% 13th on par with peers
Camarillo, CA $909,235 (Aug 26) 4th +1.4% 14th 126% above peers
Greenwood, IN $327,893 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.2% 15th 18% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA $711,396 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 16th 77% above peers
Madison, AL $376,375 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 17th 6% below peers
Bethesda, MD $1,121,468 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.7% 18th 179% above peers
Huntersville, NC $546,644 (Aug 26) 10th +0.5% 19th 36% above peers
Yuba City, CA $439,108 (Aug 26) 13th +0.2% 20th 9% above peers
Rockville, MD $608,002 (Aug 26) 7th -0.4% 21st 51% above peers
Spring, TX $363,173 (Aug 26) 19th -0.7% 22nd 10% below peers
Gary, IN $92,352 (Aug 26) 29th -1.3% 23rd 77% below peers
Jackson, TN $224,512 (Aug 26) 26th -1.5% 24th 44% below peers
Lodi, CA $511,715 (Aug 26) 11th -1.7% 25th 27% above peers
Weston, FL $719,191 (Aug 26) 5th -1.7% 26th 79% above peers
Sanford, FL $340,196 (Aug 26) 20th -2.1% 27th 15% below peers
Rowlett, TX $364,063 (Aug 26) 18th -2.8% 28th 9% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $366,482 (Aug 26) 17th -4.9% 29th 9% below peers
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 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 13% lower than in 2021 ($348,589 then, $304,395 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $414,965 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $304,395 in August 2026, down from $320,767 a year earlier.
Big move $304,395
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 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%
Gary, IN $59,218 (Aug 26) 28th +10.2% 1st 80% below peers
Canton, OH $96,130 (Aug 26) 27th +8.3% 2nd 67% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $191,451 (Aug 26) 25th +7.3% 3rd 35% below peers
Janesville, WI $222,300 (Aug 26) 23rd +6.4% 4th 24% below peers
Schenectady, NY $246,797 (Aug 26) 20th +5.5% 5th 16% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $2,182,270 (Aug 26) 1st +4.7% 6th 643% above peers
Decatur, IL $45,966 (Aug 26) 29th +4.1% 7th 84% below peers
Madera, CA $340,800 (Aug 26) 12th +4.1% 8th 16% above peers
Ames, IA $205,525 (Aug 26) 24th +3.3% 9th 30% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,075,662 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.5% 10th 266% above peers
Haverhill, MA $417,611 (Aug 26) 7th +2.0% 11th 42% above peers
Novi, MI $295,476 (Aug 26) 14th +2.0% 12th 1% above peers
Greenwood, IN $247,415 (Aug 26) 19th +1.9% 13th 16% below peers
Madison, AL $271,231 (Aug 26) 16th +1.5% 14th 8% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA $601,947 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 15th 105% above peers
Yuba City, CA $347,912 (Aug 26) 11th +0.9% 16th 18% above peers
Camarillo, CA $717,156 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 17th 144% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $231,297 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.7% 18th 21% below peers
Eagan, MN $265,753 (Aug 26) 17th +0.5% 19th 9% below peers
Huntersville, NC $393,191 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 20th 34% above peers
Jackson, TN $113,202 (Aug 26) 26th -1.5% 21st 61% below peers
Lodi, CA $397,723 (Aug 26) 8th -1.5% 22nd 35% above peers
Spring, TX $252,092 (Aug 26) 18th -1.8% 23rd 14% below peers
Bethesda, MD $491,056 (Aug 26) 5th -2.1% 24th 67% above peers
Sanford, FL $237,760 (Aug 26) 21st -2.6% 25th 19% below peers
Rockville, MD $361,472 (Aug 26) 10th -2.6% 26th 23% above peers
Rowlett, TX $293,617 (Aug 26) 15th -3.5% 27th on par with peers
Weston, FL $428,813 (Aug 26) 6th -3.6% 28th 46% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $304,395 (Aug 26) 13th -5.1% 29th 4% above peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership fell 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74.5% to 69.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.9pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (77.3% to 69.9%).
Needs attention 69.9%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Madera, CA 54.7% 21st +6.9pp 1st 8% below peers
Haverhill, MA 62.8% 15th +5.7pp 2nd 6% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 39.1% 31st +3.1pp 3rd 34% below peers
Lodi, CA 56.8% 19th +4.4pp 4th 4% below peers
Yuba City, CA 57.3% 18th +3.7pp 5th 3% below peers
Spring, TX 74.4% 2nd +4.8pp 6th 25% above peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 3rd +3.1pp 7th 25% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.0% 25th +2.1pp 8th 12% below peers
Ames, IA 42.1% 30th +1.4pp 9th 29% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 53.4% 23rd +1.4pp 10th 10% below peers
Decatur, IL 62.9% 14th +1.5pp 11th 6% above peers
Janesville, WI 67.3% 9th +1.3pp 12th 14% above peers
Greenwood, IN 59.3% 16th +1.1pp 13th on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 57.7% 17th +1.0pp 14th 3% below peers
Canton, OH 48.7% 28th +0.8pp 15th 18% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 54.6% 22nd +0.1pp 16th 8% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 55.0% 20th -0.0pp 17th 7% below peers
Novi, MI 66.3% 10th -0.4pp 18th 12% above peers
Camarillo, CA 64.6% 12th -0.6pp 19th 9% above peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 4th -0.8pp 20th 23% above peers
Horizon West, FL 65.7% 11th -1.4pp 21st 11% above peers
Jackson, TN 51.2% 26th -1.2pp 22nd 14% below peers
Eagan, MN 67.7% 8th -2.0pp 23rd 14% above peers
Gary, IN 49.0% 27th -1.5pp 24th 17% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.0% 13th -2.2pp 25th 8% above peers
Schenectady, NY 45.6% 29th -1.6pp 26th 23% below peers
Huntersville, NC 71.7% 5th -3.0pp 27th 21% above peers
South Hill, WA 70.5% 6th -3.6pp 28th 19% above peers
Rockville, MD 52.6% 24th -2.8pp 29th 11% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 69.9% 7th -4.6pp 30th 18% above peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 1st -10.7pp 31st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Falling, faster 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 fell about 2% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,639 in August 2026, down from $1,640 a year earlier.
$1,639
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Palo Alto, CA $4,678 (Aug 26) 1st +8.3% 1st 161% above peers
Janesville, WI $1,211 (Aug 26) 26th +6.4% 2nd 33% below peers
Gary, IN $1,363 (Aug 26) 24th +5.5% 3rd 24% below peers
Lodi, CA $2,188 (Aug 26) 10th +3.3% 4th 22% above peers
Oshkosh, WI $1,246 (Aug 26) 25th +3.2% 5th 31% below peers
Canton, OH $1,096 (Aug 26) 28th +3.1% 6th 39% below peers
Schenectady, NY $1,503 (Aug 26) 21st +2.7% 7th 16% below peers
Greenwood, IN $1,584 (Aug 26) 20th +2.7% 8th 12% below peers
Decatur, IL $1,067 (Aug 26) 29th +2.4% 9th 41% below peers
Madera, CA $2,120 (Aug 26) 12th +2.4% 10th 18% above peers
Ames, IA $1,193 (Aug 26) 27th +2.3% 11th 34% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $3,521 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.1% 12th 96% above peers
Novi, MI $1,931 (Aug 26) 13th +2.1% 13th 8% above peers
Jackson, TN $1,421 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.1% 14th 21% below peers
Eagan, MN $1,702 (Aug 26) 17th +2.1% 15th 5% below peers
Sanford, FL $1,836 (Aug 26) 15th +1.8% 16th 2% above peers
Madison, AL $1,411 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.3% 17th 21% below peers
Weston, FL $3,421 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 18th 91% above peers
Bethesda, MD $3,038 (Aug 26) 4th +1.3% 19th 69% above peers
Camarillo, CA $2,906 (Aug 26) 5th +0.9% 20th 62% above peers
Yuba City, CA $2,136 (Aug 26) 11th +0.7% 21st 19% above peers
Spring, TX $1,795 (Aug 26) 16th +0.6% 22nd on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX $1,639 (Aug 26) 18th -0.1% 23rd 9% below peers
Haverhill, MA $2,305 (Aug 26) 8th -0.1% 24th 28% above peers
Huntersville, NC $1,863 (Aug 26) 14th -0.1% 25th 4% above peers
Rockville, MD $2,405 (Aug 26) 7th -0.4% 26th 34% above peers
Rowlett, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 19th -1.9% 27th 12% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6th 60% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 9th 23% above peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (26.8% then, 28.1% now; margin ±4.5pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.4% to 28.1%).
Bright spot 28.1%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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
Ames, IA 35.5% 18th -4.2pp 1st 5% above peers
Decatur, IL 26.2% 7th -3.0pp 2nd 23% below peers
Spring, TX 29.1% 10th -2.1pp 3rd 14% below peers
Lodi, CA 38.0% 20th -2.5pp 4th 12% above peers
Janesville, WI 25.6% 6th -1.5pp 5th 25% below peers
Canton, OH 34.0% 16th -1.0pp 6th on par with peers
Horizon West, FL 31.4% 12th -0.7pp 7th 7% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 28.5% 9th -0.5pp 8th 16% below peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 22nd -0.6pp 9th 15% above peers
Rockville, MD 34.6% 17th -0.5pp 10th 2% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 43.9% 30th -0.2pp 11th 29% above peers
Huntersville, NC 22.1% 2nd +0.1pp 12th 35% below peers
Madera, CA 43.1% 29th +0.4pp 13th 27% above peers
Camarillo, CA 40.8% 24th +0.5pp 14th 20% above peers
Greenwood, IN 25.5% 5th +0.5pp 15th 25% below peers
Haverhill, MA 40.1% 23rd +1.2pp 16th 18% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 32.6% 13th +1.2pp 17th 4% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 63.0% 31st +2.6pp 18th 86% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 36.8% 19th +1.6pp 19th 8% above peers
Sanford, FL 41.1% 26th +1.8pp 20th 21% above peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 4th +1.2pp 21st 26% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 28.1% 8th +1.3pp 22nd 17% below peers
Jackson, TN 38.9% 21st +2.2pp 23rd 15% above peers
Yuba City, CA 41.1% 25th +3.0pp 24th 21% above peers
Bethesda, MD 29.7% 11th +2.2pp 25th 12% below peers
Eagan, MN 24.8% 3rd +2.1pp 26th 27% below peers
Gary, IN 42.8% 28th +3.7pp 27th 26% above peers
South Hill, WA 33.6% 15th +3.5pp 28th 1% below peers
Schenectady, NY 42.6% 27th +4.9pp 29th 25% above peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 30th 44% below peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 14th +8.6pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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

2
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
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (3.1% then, 3.2% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.0% to 3.2%).
Bright spot 3.2%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 5.4% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Gary, IN 13.6% 29th -4.0pp 1st 130% above peers
Yuba City, CA 5.6% 15th -1.5pp 2nd 6% below peers
Sanford, FL 6.7% 18th -1.5pp 3rd 14% above peers
Haverhill, MA 8.6% 23rd -1.8pp 4th 45% above peers
Canton, OH 14.8% 30th -2.1pp 5th 150% above peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 3rd -0.2pp 6th 66% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 4.1% 11th -0.4pp 7th 31% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.1% 17th -0.4pp 8th 4% above peers
Janesville, WI 5.9% 16th -0.2pp 9th on par with peers
Lakewood, NJ 9.9% 25th -0.1pp 10th 69% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 7.7% 20th -0.0pp 11th 30% above peers
Schenectady, NY 21.0% 31st +0.1pp 12th 256% above peers
Ames, IA 7.2% 19th +0.0pp 13th 22% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.2% 8th +0.0pp 14th 46% below peers
Decatur, IL 12.1% 28th +0.2pp 15th 106% above peers
Novi, MI 5.1% 13th +0.2pp 16th 14% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.8% 6th +0.2pp 17th 53% below peers
Spring, TX 2.0% 4th +0.1pp 18th 66% below peers
Camarillo, CA 5.5% 14th +0.4pp 19th 7% below peers
Jackson, TN 11.8% 27th +1.0pp 20th 100% above peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 10th +0.3pp 21st 37% below peers
Bethesda, MD 9.6% 24th +1.4pp 22nd 63% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 2nd +0.3pp 23rd 71% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 8.5% 22nd +1.5pp 24th 44% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.8% 7th +0.5pp 25th 53% below peers
Madera, CA 7.8% 21st +1.4pp 26th 32% above peers
Rockville, MD 11.1% 26th +2.1pp 27th 88% above peers
Greenwood, IN 4.5% 12th +0.9pp 28th 24% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.4% 9th +0.8pp 29th 43% below peers
Horizon West, FL 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 30th 73% below peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 5th +1.1pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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

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 →
  • 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 ±1.5pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.0% then, 9.5% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.7% to 9.4%).
Needs attention 9.5%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 17.1% -0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lakewood, NJ 4.1% 9th -3.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Horizon West, FL 6.3% 21st -4.9pp 2nd 17% above peers
Greenwood, IN 5.5% 17th -3.3pp 3rd 3% above peers
Camarillo, CA 3.2% 3rd -1.6pp 4th 39% below peers
Yuba City, CA 5.9% 20th -2.7pp 5th 11% above peers
Gary, IN 8.2% 23rd -2.7pp 6th 52% above peers
Schenectady, NY 5.0% 13th -1.5pp 7th 7% below peers
Novi, MI 3.4% 5th -0.9pp 8th 36% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.3% 16th -1.2pp 9th on par with peers
Sanford, FL 12.4% 30th -2.6pp 10th 132% above peers
Huntersville, NC 4.9% 12th -0.9pp 11th 8% below peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 19th -1.0pp 12th 5% above peers
Ames, IA 4.4% 10th -0.8pp 13th 17% below peers
Decatur, IL 4.7% 11th -0.7pp 14th 12% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 1.9% 1st -0.2pp 15th 64% below peers
Madera, CA 8.5% 24th -0.9pp 16th 59% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.8% 27th -0.9pp 17th 84% above peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 8th -0.4pp 18th 27% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 9.4% 26th -0.5pp 19th 77% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 5.1% 15th -0.1pp 20th 4% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.3% 4th +0.0pp 21st 38% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 7th +0.1pp 22nd 30% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.7% 22nd +0.1pp 23rd 26% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.4% 29th +0.6pp 24th 131% above peers
Jackson, TN 10.7% 28th +0.7pp 25th 100% above peers
Canton, OH 8.8% 25th +0.5pp 26th 64% above peers
Janesville, WI 5.6% 18th +0.4pp 27th 5% above peers
Spring, TX 16.5% 31st +1.7pp 28th 208% above peers
Haverhill, MA 3.6% 6th +0.4pp 29th 32% below peers
Bethesda, MD 2.1% 2nd +0.3pp 30th 60% below peers
South Hill, WA 5.1% 14th +1.0pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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

3
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 ±1.3pp 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 somewhat below the peer median.

29.6%
20202022
▸ 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%
Palo Alto, CA 19.8% 1st 39% below peers
Bethesda, MD 20.7% 2nd 36% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 21.7% 3rd 33% below peers
Rockville, MD 22.5% 4th 31% below peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 5th 22% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 6th 19% below peers
Camarillo, CA 27.0% 7th 17% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 27.5% 8th 15% below peers
Horizon West, FL 28.2% 9th 13% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 29.6% 10th 9% below peers
Huntersville, NC 29.9% 11th 8% below peers
Yuba City, CA 31.3% 12th 3% below peers
Madison, AL 31.6% 13th 2% below peers
Rowlett, TX 31.7% 14th 2% below peers
Eagan, MN 32.1% 15th 1% below peers
Haverhill, MA 32.4% 16th on par with peers
Sanford, FL 34.5% 17th 6% above peers
Spring, TX 34.9% 18th 8% above peers
Lodi, CA 35.1% 19th 8% above peers
South Hill, WA 35.6% 20th 10% above peers
Ames, IA 35.7% 21st 10% above peers
Janesville, WI 36.9% 22nd 14% above peers
Madera, CA 37.1% 23rd 15% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 38.0% 24th 17% above peers
Decatur, IL 38.6% 25th 19% above peers
Schenectady, NY 38.6% 26th 19% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 41.0% 27th 27% above peers
Greenwood, IN 41.0% 28th 27% above peers
Jackson, TN 41.1% 29th 27% above peers
Canton, OH 45.8% 30th 41% above peers
Gary, IN 49.8% 31st 54% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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 (8.5% then, 8.4% now; margin ±3.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.8% to 8.4%).
Needs attention 8.4%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 12.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 2.5% 14th -7.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Camarillo, CA 1.6% 4th -1.6pp 2nd 39% below peers
Decatur, IL 1.7% 6th -1.7pp 3rd 35% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 24th -3.4pp 4th 62% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.0% 20th -2.3pp 5th 14% above peers
Yuba City, CA 2.8% 17th -2.1pp 6th 5% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 7th 67% below peers
Sanford, FL 6.0% 26th -3.2pp 8th 125% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.0% 18th -1.5pp 9th 11% above peers
Schenectady, NY 2.2% 9th -0.7pp 10th 18% below peers
Novi, MI 1.7% 5th -0.5pp 11th 38% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% 21st -1.0pp 12th 21% above peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 30th -2.6pp 13th 268% above peers
Haverhill, MA 1.0% 2nd -0.2pp 14th 64% below peers
Ames, IA 1.5% 3rd -0.3pp 15th 44% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.5% 13th -0.4pp 16th 8% below peers
Madera, CA 2.5% 15th -0.3pp 17th 5% below peers
Gary, IN 3.8% 22nd -0.1pp 18th 44% above peers
Eagan, MN 2.4% 11th -0.0pp 19th 11% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 8.4% 29th -0.0pp 20th 217% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.0% 8th +0.1pp 21st 26% below peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 7th +0.1pp 22nd 33% below peers
Canton, OH 2.7% 16th +0.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Spring, TX 12.3% 31st +2.3pp 24th 361% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.3% 10th +0.4pp 25th 14% below peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 27th +1.2pp 26th 133% above peers
Lodi, CA 3.0% 19th +0.7pp 27th 12% above peers
Jackson, TN 5.9% 25th +1.8pp 28th 121% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6.8% 28th +3.6pp 29th 154% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.1% 23rd +2.3pp 30th 55% above peers
Bethesda, MD 2.4% 12th +1.6pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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

3
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 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.0% to 43.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pflugerville started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.2% to 43.0%).
Bright spot 43.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Sanford, FL 29.5% 19th +6.5pp 1st 10% below peers
Lodi, CA 24.6% 25th +5.4pp 2nd 25% below peers
South Hill, WA 32.9% 16th +5.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Canton, OH 16.4% 28th +2.5pp 4th 50% below peers
Schenectady, NY 25.4% 24th +3.6pp 5th 23% below peers
Janesville, WI 27.3% 22nd +3.7pp 6th 17% below peers
Madera, CA 10.9% 31st +1.5pp 7th 67% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.1% 29th +1.9pp 8th 54% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 43.0% 13th +4.0pp 9th 31% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 67.0% 4th +6.1pp 10th 104% above peers
Haverhill, MA 32.6% 17th +2.8pp 11th 1% below peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 7th +5.1pp 12th 96% above peers
Yuba City, CA 20.4% 27th +1.5pp 13th 38% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.6% 26th +1.5pp 14th 34% below peers
Greenwood, IN 33.4% 15th +2.3pp 15th 2% above peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 3rd +4.6pp 16th 106% above peers
Spring, TX 25.6% 23rd +1.7pp 17th 22% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 27.4% 21st +1.8pp 18th 17% below peers
Gary, IN 14.8% 30th +0.9pp 19th 55% below peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 14th +2.4pp 20th 15% above peers
Novi, MI 64.1% 8th +3.5pp 21st 95% above peers
Eagan, MN 54.7% 11th +2.9pp 22nd 66% above peers
Ames, IA 65.8% 5th +3.1pp 23rd 100% above peers
Camarillo, CA 43.5% 12th +1.9pp 24th 32% above peers
Huntersville, NC 57.5% 10th +1.7pp 25th 75% above peers
Horizon West, FL 57.6% 9th +1.2pp 26th 75% above peers
Bethesda, MD 87.1% 1st +1.2pp 27th 165% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 31.9% 18th +0.4pp 28th 3% below peers
Rockville, MD 65.6% 6th +0.7pp 29th 99% above peers
Jackson, TN 27.8% 20th +0.1pp 30th 16% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 82.3% 2nd -0.5pp 31st 150% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (43.4% then, 44.2% now; margin ±14.9pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.0% to 44.2%).
44.2%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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 43.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Eagan, MN 55.1% 10th +18.6pp 1st 25% above peers
South Hill, WA 45.0% 15th +13.1pp 2nd 2% above peers
Spring, TX 36.8% 23rd +8.0pp 3rd 17% below peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 6th +13.5pp 4th 41% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 17th +9.0pp 5th 5% below peers
Schenectady, NY 53.4% 12th +10.6pp 6th 21% above peers
Madera, CA 34.6% 24th +6.4pp 7th 22% below peers
Horizon West, FL 65.3% 4th +9.8pp 8th 48% above peers
Haverhill, MA 57.6% 7th +3.7pp 9th 30% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 44.2% 16th +0.8pp 10th on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 26.0% 29th +0.4pp 11th 41% below peers
Ames, IA 36.8% 22nd -0.7pp 12th 17% below peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 3rd -1.7pp 13th 61% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 53.9% 11th -1.5pp 14th 22% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 79.4% 1st -2.3pp 15th 80% above peers
Huntersville, NC 55.6% 9th -1.7pp 16th 26% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.3% 13th -3.4pp 17th 18% above peers
Rockville, MD 56.4% 8th -4.7pp 18th 27% above peers
Canton, OH 31.0% 27th -4.4pp 19th 30% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 31.3% 26th -4.4pp 20th 29% below peers
Bethesda, MD 75.1% 2nd -11.6pp 21st 70% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 65.3% 5th -15.5pp 22nd 48% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 38.8% 19th -10.7pp 23rd 12% below peers
Yuba City, CA 32.4% 25th -10.2pp 24th 27% below peers
Novi, MI 46.9% 14th -15.7pp 25th 6% above peers
Lodi, CA 25.9% 30th -9.4pp 26th 41% below peers
Decatur, IL 39.2% 18th -17.6pp 27th 11% below peers
Janesville, WI 20.2% 31st -9.9pp 28th 54% below peers
Gary, IN 37.0% 21st -19.5pp 29th 16% below peers
Jackson, TN 30.9% 28th -17.7pp 30th 30% below peers
Camarillo, CA 38.8% 20th -28.2pp 31st 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±11.2pp 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, 6.4% now; margin ±6.9pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.1% to 6.4%).
Needs attention 6.4%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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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
Eagan, MN 0.3% 1st -4.8pp 1st 93% below peers
Sanford, FL 3.7% 13th -6.2pp 2nd 15% below peers
Madison, AL 1.0% 3rd -1.3pp 3rd 78% below peers
Ames, IA 0.7% 2nd -0.8pp 4th 84% below peers
Rockville, MD 2.9% 10th -3.0pp 5th 32% below peers
Horizon West, FL 2.6% 7th -2.1pp 6th 39% below peers
Jackson, TN 5.5% 19th -4.1pp 7th 28% above peers
Spring, TX 6.5% 21st -4.6pp 8th 49% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 2.1% 5th -1.3pp 9th 52% below peers
Schenectady, NY 6.6% 23rd -3.2pp 10th 53% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.6% 12th -1.0pp 11th 16% below peers
Novi, MI 2.9% 9th -0.8pp 12th 33% below peers
Decatur, IL 9.1% 25th -2.3pp 13th 110% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 1.2% 4th -0.2pp 14th 72% below peers
Canton, OH 9.8% 28th -1.7pp 15th 126% above peers
Haverhill, MA 6.5% 22nd -0.7pp 16th 51% above peers
Gary, IN 12.5% 31st -1.1pp 17th 189% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 4.1% 15th -0.2pp 18th 4% below peers
Janesville, WI 4.4% 17th +0.1pp 19th 3% above peers
South Hill, WA 10.6% 30th +0.3pp 20th 145% above peers
Yuba City, CA 7.4% 24th +1.0pp 21st 70% above peers
Lodi, CA 10.4% 29th +1.5pp 22nd 140% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.5% 26th +1.7pp 23rd 121% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.4% 20th +1.6pp 24th 48% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 14th +1.2pp 25th 11% below peers
Camarillo, CA 2.9% 8th +1.4pp 26th 34% below peers
Madera, CA 9.7% 27th +5.1pp 27th 125% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.5% 6th +1.4pp 28th 41% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 16th +3.1pp 29th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 18th +3.3pp 30th 4% above peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 11th +2.9pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±5.2pp 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 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61,737 to 65,971 - more than the combined survey margin (±137).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 27% from 2014 to 2024 (52,138 to 65,971).
Big move 65,971
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Horizon West, FL 67,416 21st +73% 1st 1% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 69,585 5th +24% 2nd 3% above peers
Madison, AL 60,106 31st +22% 3rd 11% below peers
Greenwood, IN 66,029 26th +14% 4th 3% below peers
Huntersville, NC 63,969 29th +14% 5th 6% below peers
South Hill, WA 68,025 14th +13% 6th on par with peers
Spring, TX 68,580 11th +12% 7th 1% above peers
Novi, MI 66,717 24th +11% 8th 2% below peers
Bethesda, MD 69,397 7th +10% 9th 2% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 65,971 27th +7% 10th 3% below peers
Sanford, FL 63,730 30th +7% 11th 6% below peers
Haverhill, MA 67,698 17th +7% 12th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 68,847 9th +5% 13th 1% above peers
Madera, CA 67,831 16th +5% 14th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 69,471 6th +4% 15th 2% above peers
Camarillo, CA 70,186 1st +3% 16th 3% above peers
Janesville, WI 66,030 25th +3% 17th 3% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 69,291 8th +3% 18th 2% above peers
Lodi, CA 67,607 20th +3% 19th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 28th +3% 20th 3% below peers
Ames, IA 67,669 19th +2% 21st on par with peers
Eagan, MN 68,000 15th +2% 22nd on par with peers
Jackson, TN 68,435 12th +2% 23rd 1% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 67,237 22nd +1% 24th 1% below peers
Rockville, MD 67,671 18th +0% 25th on par with peers
Oshkosh, WI 66,729 23rd -0% 26th 2% below peers
Canton, OH 69,755 4th -2% 27th 3% above peers
Weston, FL 68,837 10th -3% 28th 1% above peers
Decatur, IL 69,815 3rd -4% 29th 3% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70,138 2nd -8% 30th 3% above peers
Gary, IN 68,113 13th -10% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.9% then, 25.0% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.2% to 25.0%).
25.0%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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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
Gary, IN 28.6% 4th +4.7pp 1st 22% above peers
Madison, AL 27.9% 6th +2.7pp 2nd 19% above peers
Spring, TX 27.8% 7th +1.8pp 3rd 19% above peers
Canton, OH 25.4% 9th +1.1pp 4th 8% above peers
Bethesda, MD 23.2% 17th +0.8pp 5th 1% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 22.6% 18th +0.6pp 6th 4% below peers
Jackson, TN 24.4% 12th +0.5pp 7th 4% above peers
Horizon West, FL 29.0% 3rd +0.1pp 8th 24% above peers
South Hill, WA 28.2% 5th +0.1pp 9th 21% above peers
Camarillo, CA 20.7% 26th +0.0pp 10th 12% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.0% 25th -0.2pp 11th 10% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 51.2% 1st -0.9pp 12th 118% above peers
Schenectady, NY 19.9% 29th -0.4pp 13th 15% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.3% 30th -0.4pp 14th 26% below peers
Eagan, MN 22.3% 20th -0.6pp 15th 5% below peers
Novi, MI 23.4% 16th -0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 24.8% 11th -0.9pp 17th 6% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 22.2% 21st -0.8pp 18th 5% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.0% 10th -0.9pp 19th 7% above peers
Rockville, MD 20.2% 28th -0.8pp 20th 14% below peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 8th -1.9pp 21st 16% above peers
Janesville, WI 21.2% 24th -1.5pp 22nd 9% below peers
Haverhill, MA 21.3% 23rd -1.8pp 23rd 9% below peers
Ames, IA 11.2% 31st -1.0pp 24th 52% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 21.4% 22nd -2.3pp 25th 9% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 19th -2.5pp 26th 4% below peers
Madera, CA 30.8% 2nd -3.5pp 27th 32% above peers
Greenwood, IN 23.5% 15th -2.9pp 28th on par with peers
Huntersville, NC 24.2% 13th -3.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 24.1% 14th -3.7pp 30th 3% above peers
Sanford, FL 20.4% 27th -4.1pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent rose 11.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.5% to 25.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±7.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.7% to 25.8%).
Big move 25.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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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
Lakewood, NJ 7.8% 31st +3.6pp 1st 71% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.8% 18th +11.3pp 2nd 5% below peers
Rockville, MD 26.5% 17th +6.2pp 3rd 2% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 32.8% 10th +7.3pp 4th 21% above peers
Huntersville, NC 20.7% 22nd +4.3pp 5th 24% below peers
South Hill, WA 29.7% 12th +5.8pp 6th 9% above peers
Madera, CA 43.3% 6th +8.2pp 7th 59% above peers
Bethesda, MD 11.5% 30th +2.1pp 8th 58% below peers
Novi, MI 16.8% 25th +2.8pp 9th 38% below peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 19th +3.6pp 10th 15% below peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 23rd +3.1pp 11th 25% below peers
Spring, TX 27.4% 14th +3.2pp 12th 1% above peers
Gary, IN 81.1% 1st +4.6pp 13th 199% above peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 26th +0.4pp 14th 47% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 36.7% 8th +0.5pp 15th 35% above peers
Janesville, WI 33.9% 9th +0.1pp 16th 25% above peers
Ames, IA 22.1% 20th -0.3pp 17th 19% below peers
Horizon West, FL 12.7% 29th -0.2pp 18th 53% below peers
Camarillo, CA 19.6% 24th -0.3pp 19th 28% below peers
Decatur, IL 51.1% 3rd -1.0pp 20th 88% above peers
Jackson, TN 50.5% 4th -2.6pp 21st 86% above peers
Lodi, CA 27.2% 16th -1.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Canton, OH 61.5% 2nd -3.7pp 23rd 127% above peers
Haverhill, MA 39.9% 7th -2.7pp 24th 47% above peers
Greenwood, IN 28.7% 13th -2.9pp 25th 6% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 13.8% 28th -1.5pp 26th 49% below peers
Yuba City, CA 27.2% 15th -3.4pp 27th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 14.2% 27th -1.9pp 28th 48% below peers
Schenectady, NY 47.5% 5th -7.3pp 29th 75% above peers
Eagan, MN 21.6% 21st -5.2pp 30th 20% below peers
Sanford, FL 32.4% 11th -15.1pp 31st 19% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±6.7pp 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 (61.0% then, 70.2% now; margin ±14.4pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 11.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.3% to 70.2%).
70.2%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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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
Weston, FL 62.8% 20th +16.8pp 1st 6% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 70.2% 12th +9.2pp 2nd 5% above peers
South Hill, WA 60.6% 22nd +7.7pp 3rd 9% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70.8% 10th +7.8pp 4th 6% above peers
Lodi, CA 62.8% 21st +6.5pp 5th 6% below peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 13th +6.2pp 6th 5% above peers
Horizon West, FL 59.8% 24th +4.5pp 7th 10% below peers
Huntersville, NC 73.8% 4th +5.6pp 8th 11% above peers
Janesville, WI 74.0% 3rd +5.3pp 9th 11% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 73.5% 5th +4.8pp 10th 10% above peers
Eagan, MN 80.5% 2nd +4.5pp 11th 21% above peers
Camarillo, CA 70.7% 11th +3.6pp 12th 6% above peers
Schenectady, NY 73.2% 7th +2.1pp 13th 10% above peers
Greenwood, IN 69.7% 14th +1.3pp 14th 5% above peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 26th +1.0pp 15th 11% below peers
Novi, MI 64.9% 18th +0.6pp 16th 2% below peers
Haverhill, MA 82.0% 1st +0.5pp 17th 23% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 72.8% 8th +0.4pp 18th 9% above peers
Sanford, FL 66.4% 17th +0.3pp 19th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 67.4% 15th -1.2pp 20th 1% above peers
Madera, CA 59.5% 25th -1.3pp 21st 11% below peers
Rockville, MD 71.0% 9th -2.2pp 22nd 7% above peers
Yuba City, CA 53.7% 30th -3.5pp 23rd 19% below peers
Gary, IN 60.6% 23rd -4.7pp 24th 9% below peers
Spring, TX 58.7% 29th -5.0pp 25th 12% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 73.3% 6th -7.2pp 26th 10% above peers
Bethesda, MD 64.5% 19th -8.4pp 27th 3% below peers
Decatur, IL 66.6% 16th -10.2pp 28th on par with peers
Ames, IA 58.9% 28th -11.7pp 29th 12% below peers
Canton, OH 59.0% 27th -12.5pp 30th 11% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 31st -13.8pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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12 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). 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 B23008) through 2024 ±11.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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