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Pharr, TX
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80,830 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 10 indicators

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

What needs attention 6 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 6 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 Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime rose about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities. Pharr started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 225 in July 2026, up from 224 a year earlier.
Bright spot 225 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 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%
Redmond, WA 50 (Jul 26) -66.1% 1st
Redwood City, CA 296 (Jul 26) -31.9% 2nd
Cicero, IL 186 (Jul 26) -28.0% 3rd
Loveland, CO 178 (Jul 26) -26.4% 4th
Miami Beach, FL 505 (Jul 26) -18.9% 5th
Broomfield, CO 163 (Jul 26) -16.9% 6th
Johns Creek, GA 32 (Jul 26) -16.1% 7th
Newport Beach, CA 195 (Jul 26) -15.8% 8th
Cedar Park, TX 87 (Jul 26) -8.0% 9th
Flower Mound, TX 45 (Jul 26) -7.7% 10th
Alhambra, CA 178 (Jul 26) -6.0% 11th
Bethlehem, PA 173 (Jul 26) -4.8% 12th
Lake Charles, LA 619 (Jul 26) -1.7% 13th
Rapid City, SD 758 (Jul 26) -0.2% 14th
Pharr, TX 225 (Jul 26) +0.5% 15th
Lynchburg, VA 345 (Jul 26) +2.6% 16th
Westland, MI 452 (Jul 26) +4.8% 17th
Woodbury, MN 65 (Jul 26) +6.0% 18th
Buena Park, CA 263 (Jun 26) +7.0% 19th
Lakeville, MN 92 (Jul 26) +12.3% 20th
Plymouth, MN 65 (Jul 26) +18.6% 21st
Apex, NC 53 (Jul 26) +79.2% 22nd
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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. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 2% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities. Pharr started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,087 in July 2026, up from 1,063 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,087 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 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%
Redmond, WA 1,539 (Jul 26) -35.8% 1st
Loveland, CO 1,293 (Jul 26) -26.4% 2nd
Newport Beach, CA 1,359 (Jul 26) -22.5% 3rd
Johns Creek, GA 376 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Alhambra, CA 1,787 (Jul 26) -19.4% 5th
Plymouth, MN 770 (Jul 26) -16.6% 6th
Miami Beach, FL 5,078 (Jul 26) -14.2% 7th
Lynchburg, VA 1,494 (Jul 26) -13.6% 8th
Flower Mound, TX 515 (Jul 26) -10.9% 9th
Redwood City, CA 1,379 (Jul 26) -9.5% 10th
Bethlehem, PA 1,223 (Jul 26) -8.4% 11th
Buena Park, CA 1,983 (Jun 26) -7.8% 12th
Broomfield, CO 1,724 (Jul 26) -7.7% 13th
Lake Charles, LA 2,290 (Jul 26) -2.2% 14th
Woodbury, MN 1,135 (Jul 26) -1.4% 15th
Lakeville, MN 522 (Jul 26) -0.7% 16th
Westland, MI 1,238 (Jul 26) -0.1% 17th
Pharr, TX 1,087 (Jul 26) +2.3% 18th
Cicero, IL 1,038 (Jul 26) +3.0% 19th
Rapid City, SD 4,285 (Jul 26) +4.3% 20th
Cedar Park, TX 1,151 (Jul 26) +4.5% 21st
Apex, NC 668 (Jul 26) +30.0% 22nd
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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 →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 75% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 4 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
1 homicides
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 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%
Apex, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Loveland, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Woodbury, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Broomfield, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Cedar Park, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 5th
Pharr, TX 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 6th
Lake Charles, LA 7 (Jul 26) -68.4% 7th
Bethlehem, PA 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 8th
Miami Beach, FL 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Redwood City, CA 2 (Jul 26) -33.4% 10th
Lynchburg, VA 7 (Jul 26) -33.3% 11th
Alhambra, CA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Westland, MI 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Rapid City, SD 7 (Jul 26) +50.2% 14th
Johns Creek, GA 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 15th
Buena Park, CA 1 (Jun 26)
Cicero, IL 2 (Jul 26)
Newport Beach, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Flower Mound, TX 0 (Jul 26)
Lakeville, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Redmond, WA 0 (Jul 26)
Plymouth, MN 0 (Jul 26)
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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. 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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 51% lower than in 2021 (93 then, 46 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 121 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 45 in July 2026, down from 93 a year earlier.
Bright spot 45 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 22 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%
Redmond, WA 72 (Jul 26) -71.2% 1st
Loveland, CO 52 (Jul 26) -64.7% 2nd
Lakeville, MN 11 (Jul 26) -60.9% 3rd
Johns Creek, GA 11 (Jul 26) -57.2% 4th
Pharr, TX 45 (Jul 26) -52.0% 5th
Miami Beach, FL 186 (Jul 26) -48.5% 6th
Alhambra, CA 134 (Jul 26) -48.1% 7th
Broomfield, CO 134 (Jul 26) -40.8% 8th
Lynchburg, VA 164 (Jul 26) -31.8% 9th
Flower Mound, TX 34 (Jul 26) -28.9% 10th
Cedar Park, TX 51 (Jul 26) -25.9% 11th
Lake Charles, LA 132 (Jul 26) -24.8% 12th
Westland, MI 153 (Jul 26) -22.2% 13th
Newport Beach, CA 116 (Jul 26) -20.8% 14th
Redwood City, CA 150 (Jul 26) -19.1% 15th
Woodbury, MN 22 (Jul 26) -18.2% 16th
Buena Park, CA 280 (Jun 26) -15.8% 17th
Cicero, IL 226 (Jul 26) -15.5% 18th
Bethlehem, PA 99 (Jul 26) -11.2% 19th
Rapid City, SD 359 (Jul 26) +0.3% 20th
Plymouth, MN 51 (Jul 26) +21.2% 21st
Apex, NC 36 (Jul 26) +52.6% 22nd
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Peers worth a call

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

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 32% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $39,884 to $52,814 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,461).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pharr started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 52% from 2014 to 2024 ($34,655 to $52,814).
Bright spot $52,814
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%
Upland, CA $105,830 13th +45% 1st 20% above peers
Cicero, IL $70,842 22nd +44% 2nd 20% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $58,673 28th +43% 3rd 33% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 16th +43% 4th on par with peers
Largo, FL $62,096 25th +40% 5th 29% below peers
Buena Park, CA $110,550 12th +40% 6th 26% above peers
Hawthorne, CA $75,848 19th +40% 7th 14% below peers
Lake Charles, LA $59,235 27th +38% 8th 33% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 21st +35% 9th 19% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $72,856 20th +35% 10th 17% below peers
Redwood City, CA $157,814 4th +35% 11th 79% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 30th +32% 12th 40% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $160,093 3rd +31% 13th 82% above peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 14th 57% below peers
Apex, NC $144,135 6th +29% 15th 64% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 8th +29% 16th 55% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 11th +28% 17th 41% above peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 7th +26% 18th 58% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $57,947 29th +25% 19th 34% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 9th +25% 20th 47% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 24th +23% 21st 22% below peers
Loveland, CO $84,604 18th +23% 22nd 4% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $156,867 5th +23% 23rd 78% above peers
Redmond, WA $162,560 1st +23% 24th 85% above peers
Westland, MI $62,076 26th +22% 25th 29% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $70,074 23rd +22% 26th 20% below peers
Doral, FL $94,164 15th +22% 27th 7% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $99,860 14th +19% 28th 13% above peers
Kendall, FL $87,325 17th +19% 29th 1% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $161,235 2nd +17% 30th 83% above peers
Woodbury, MN $125,310 10th +15% 31st 42% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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14 of 17 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 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 →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,585 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.7 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025, faster than 96% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 6.7% in July 2026, down from 7.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 6.7%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 28 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
Flint, MI 12.5% (Jul 26) 28th -2.8pp 1st 191% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 2nd 26% above peers
Pharr, TX 6.7% (Jul 26) 27th -0.7pp 3rd 56% above peers
Alhambra, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 25th -0.5pp 4th 19% above peers
Redwood City, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 6th -0.4pp 5th 12% below peers
Upland, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 20th -0.4pp 6th 5% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 2.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 7th 51% below peers
Apex, NC 2.9% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 8th 33% below peers
Doral, FL 2.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 9th 47% below peers
Buena Park, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 10th on par with peers
Newport Beach, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.6% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.2pp 12th 7% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th +0.0pp 13th 28% below peers
Loveland, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 16th +0.0pp 14th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 4.5% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 15th 5% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.2pp 16th 7% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 17th 12% below peers
Rapid City, SD 1.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.2pp 18th 56% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 5.0% (Jul 26) 24th +0.3pp 20th 16% above peers
Westland, MI 4.4% (Jul 26) 19th +0.3pp 21st 2% above peers
Redmond, WA 4.3% (Jul 26) 17th +0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Largo, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 13th +0.4pp 23rd 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 18th +0.5pp 24th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th +0.6pp 25th 5% below peers
Lakeville, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 26th 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th +0.6pp 27th 9% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 14th +0.7pp 28th 2% below peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.1% then, 27.6% now; margin ±4.1pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.4% to 27.6%).
Needs attention 27.6%
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%
Apex, NC 2.2% 1st -3.0pp 1st 79% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.3% 10th -2.7pp 2nd 41% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.5% 27th -7.6pp 3rd 65% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.8% 13th -3.6pp 4th 17% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 2nd -1.0pp 5th 73% below peers
Upland, CA 9.3% 14th -3.2pp 6th 13% below peers
Rapid City, SD 12.5% 18th -3.7pp 7th 18% above peers
Doral, FL 10.3% 15th -2.4pp 8th 3% below peers
Flint, MI 34.1% 31st -4.7pp 9th 220% above peers
Cicero, IL 14.7% 24th -1.5pp 10th 38% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 6.6% 11th -0.5pp 11th 38% below peers
Pharr, TX 27.6% 30th -1.6pp 12th 159% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 18.6% 28th -0.9pp 13th 75% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.6% 19th -0.1pp 14th 19% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 13.7% 21st -0.1pp 15th 29% above peers
Westland, MI 14.3% 22nd -0.0pp 16th 35% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 15.5% 25th +0.1pp 17th 46% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 10.6% 16th +0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 15.7% 26th +0.3pp 19th 47% above peers
Loveland, CO 8.5% 12th +0.2pp 20th 20% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 23.3% 29th +0.5pp 21st 119% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.4% 23rd +0.4pp 22nd 35% above peers
Largo, FL 13.1% 20th +0.5pp 23rd 23% above peers
Redmond, WA 5.6% 7th +0.2pp 24th 47% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.2% 3rd +0.3pp 25th 60% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 9th +0.6pp 26th 42% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 4th +0.7pp 27th 60% below peers
Kendall, FL 11.2% 17th +1.9pp 28th 5% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 8th +1.1pp 29th 44% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.3% 5th +1.4pp 30th 60% below peers
Woodbury, MN 5.3% 6th +2.1pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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14 of 17 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 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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.9pp 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
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
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 (39.7% then, 35.5% now; margin ±4.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 11.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.2% to 35.5%).
Needs attention 35.5%
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 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Apex, NC 2.1% 2nd -3.9pp 1st 83% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 2nd 84% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.7% 7th -5.9pp 3rd 55% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.9% 13th -8.3pp 4th 20% below peers
Upland, CA 10.4% 14th -5.8pp 5th 16% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.3% 28th -13.3pp 6th 103% above peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 21st -6.8pp 7th 46% above peers
Doral, FL 12.4% 16th -4.0pp 8th on par with peers
Redmond, WA 3.0% 3rd -0.7pp 9th 76% below peers
Loveland, CO 9.3% 12th -1.8pp 10th 25% below peers
Cicero, IL 19.9% 22nd -3.4pp 11th 60% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 30th -4.1pp 12th 186% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 31st -5.5pp 13th 297% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 5.3% 6th -0.4pp 14th 57% below peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 15th -0.9pp 15th 1% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 34.3% 29th -2.4pp 16th 176% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 21.2% 23rd -0.8pp 17th 71% above peers
Westland, MI 23.1% 26th -0.4pp 18th 86% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 22.8% 25th -0.2pp 19th 84% above peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 19th +0.0pp 20th 27% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 27th +0.1pp 21st 87% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 21.9% 24th +0.2pp 22nd 76% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 10th +0.3pp 23rd 48% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.9% 18th +0.7pp 24th 20% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.3% 4th +0.3pp 25th 65% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.1% 20th +1.8pp 26th 30% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 8th +0.7pp 27th 51% below peers
Kendall, FL 13.6% 17th +2.7pp 28th 10% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 5th +1.8pp 29th 63% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 6.7% 11th +3.3pp 30th 46% below peers
Woodbury, MN 6.2% 9th +3.3pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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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 →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% 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 *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 34.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.1% to 88.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.4pp).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pharr started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 31.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (57.5% to 88.5%).
Bright spot 88.5%
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%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 26th +34.4pp 1st 6% below peers
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 2nd 12% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 91.5% 22nd +13.5pp 3rd 3% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 85.5% 30th +12.3pp 4th 10% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 92.5% 19th +12.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Cicero, IL 88.0% 27th +11.5pp 6th 7% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 93.7% 18th +10.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 96.5% 7th +9.8pp 8th 2% above peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 29th +8.4pp 9th 8% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 87.6% 28th +8.3pp 10th 7% below peers
Westland, MI 91.6% 21st +8.3pp 11th 3% below peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 23rd +7.6pp 12th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 25th +7.3pp 13th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 17th +7.1pp 14th on par with peers
Kendall, FL 94.6% 16th +6.8pp 15th on par with peers
Boynton Beach, FL 89.1% 24th +6.0pp 16th 6% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 95.4% 15th +5.8pp 17th 1% above peers
Buena Park, CA 95.4% 14th +4.9pp 18th 1% above peers
Redwood City, CA 95.4% 13th +4.8pp 19th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 6th +3.6pp 20th 2% above peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 8th +3.3pp 21st 2% above peers
Doral, FL 97.1% 4th +3.3pp 22nd 3% above peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 9th +3.2pp 23rd 2% above peers
Loveland, CO 92.3% 20th +3.0pp 24th 2% below peers
Woodbury, MN 98.1% 1st +3.1pp 25th 4% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 96.0% 10th +2.0pp 26th 2% above peers
Apex, NC 97.0% 5th +1.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 98.0% 2nd +1.1pp 28th 4% above peers
Redmond, WA 95.8% 11th +0.7pp 29th 1% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 12th +0.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 97.4% 3rd +0.4pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 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 →
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rogers, AR up 26.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.47 to 0.46).
Needs attention 0.46
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
Broomfield, CO 0.40 3rd -0.034 1st 8% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 23rd -0.024 2nd 6% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 0.52 29th -0.027 3rd 19% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 0.41 6th -0.018 4th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 21st -0.018 5th 4% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 13th -0.017 6th 1% below peers
Buena Park, CA 0.40 4th -0.016 7th 8% below peers
Apex, NC 0.37 1st -0.014 8th 16% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 0.44 17th -0.010 9th 1% above peers
Upland, CA 0.44 15th -0.009 10th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.41 9th -0.006 11th 6% below peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 16th -0.003 12th on par with peers
Cicero, IL 0.40 5th -0.002 13th 8% below peers
Westland, MI 0.43 11th -0.001 14th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 25th +0.000 15th 9% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 0.45 19th +0.002 16th 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.61 31st +0.004 17th 40% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 0.47 24th +0.004 18th 7% above peers
Kendall, FL 0.49 28th +0.006 19th 13% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 0.44 18th +0.006 20th 1% above peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 2nd +0.007 21st 13% below peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 22nd +0.009 22nd 4% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 0.53 30th +0.011 23rd 21% above peers
Redwood City, CA 0.48 27th +0.011 24th 11% above peers
Doral, FL 0.43 12th +0.010 25th 1% below peers
Woodbury, MN 0.41 8th +0.012 26th 6% below peers
Loveland, CO 0.43 14th +0.024 27th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 26th +0.027 28th 10% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 7th +0.033 29th 6% below peers
Redmond, WA 0.45 20th +0.041 30th 3% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 0.42 10th +0.048 31st 3% below 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP fell 4.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 36.0% to 31.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Pharr started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 5.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (37.3% to 31.4%).
Bright spot 31.4%
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
Apex, NC 1.9% 2nd -0.8pp 1st 81% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 4th -1.0pp 2nd 75% below peers
Doral, FL 7.6% 12th -2.2pp 3rd 23% below peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 20th -1.9pp 4th 13% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 10.6% 18th -1.6pp 5th 8% above peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 29th -4.6pp 6th 221% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 19th -1.3pp 7th 8% above peers
Cicero, IL 22.3% 28th -2.6pp 8th 128% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 16.3% 25th -1.9pp 9th 66% above peers
Redmond, WA 3.4% 8th -0.3pp 10th 65% below peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 11th 304% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 13.8% 22nd -0.5pp 12th 42% above peers
Upland, CA 8.4% 14th -0.1pp 13th 14% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.7% 1st -0.0pp 14th 83% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 35.4% 30th +0.4pp 15th 261% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.3% 23rd +0.2pp 16th 46% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 6th +0.1pp 17th 68% below peers
Loveland, CO 7.8% 13th +0.3pp 18th 21% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.8% 16th +0.4pp 19th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 26th +0.8pp 20th 92% above peers
Westland, MI 15.6% 24th +0.9pp 21st 60% above peers
Kendall, FL 12.2% 21st +0.7pp 22nd 25% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 8.9% 15th +0.5pp 23rd 9% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.8% 11th +0.8pp 24th 41% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 2.1% 3rd +0.3pp 25th 78% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 9th +0.6pp 26th 61% below peers
Woodbury, MN 2.6% 5th +0.7pp 27th 73% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 7th +1.0pp 28th 65% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.9% 10th +1.6pp 29th 61% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 18.7% 27th +8.0pp 30th 92% above peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 17th +5.4pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 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 →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $165,451 in August 2026, down from $168,465 a year earlier.
Big move $165,451
2007August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 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%
Newport Beach, CA $3,697,219 (Aug 26) 1st +10.7% 1st 626% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,878,298 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.6% 2nd 269% above peers
Cicero, IL $279,769 (Aug 26) 24th +4.6% 3rd 45% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $361,684 (Aug 26) 21st +4.1% 4th 29% below peers
Buena Park, CA $931,550 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 5th 83% above peers
Westland, MI $215,324 (Aug 26) 27th +2.3% 6th 58% below peers
Lake Charles, LA $206,515 (Aug 26) 28th +2.2% 7th 59% below peers
Rapid City, SD $361,540 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.0% 8th 29% below peers
Woodbury, MN $462,126 (Aug 26) 18th +2.0% 9th 9% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 15th +1.9% 10th on par with peers
Hawthorne, CA $868,408 (Aug 26) 6th +1.9% 11th 70% above peers
Alhambra, CA $916,065 (Aug 26) 5th +1.6% 12th 80% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $522,429 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 13th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN $485,324 (Aug 26) 17th +1.0% 14th 5% below peers
Upland, CA $815,032 (Aug 26) 7th +1.0% 15th 60% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $266,065 (Aug 26) 26th +0.8% 16th 48% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $695,041 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 17th 36% above peers
Largo, FL $336,911 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.5% 18th 34% below peers
Flint, MI $65,250 (Aug 26) 30th +0.1% 19th 87% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $604,723 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 20th 19% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL $403,510 (Aug 26) 20th -0.3% 21st 21% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $542,238 (Aug 26) 13th -0.3% 22nd 6% above peers
Broomfield, CO $620,898 (Aug 26) 9th -0.7% 23rd 22% above peers
Loveland, CO $496,109 (Aug 26) 16th -0.8% 24th 3% below peers
Doral, FL $543,159 (Aug 26) 12th -1.2% 25th 7% above peers
Apex, NC $592,991 (Aug 26) 11th -1.7% 26th 16% above peers
Pharr, TX $165,451 (Aug 26) 29th -1.8% 27th 68% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $274,704 (Aug 26) 25th -2.4% 28th 46% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 19th -3.6% 29th 9% below peers
Redmond, WA $1,315,884 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.9% 30th 158% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 18% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $113,807 in August 2026, up from $110,691 a year earlier.
Big move $113,807
2007August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 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%
Cicero, IL $236,519 (Aug 26) 23rd +8.9% 1st 32% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $1,928,506 (Aug 26) 1st +8.5% 2nd 453% above peers
Flint, MI $30,373 (Aug 26) 30th +5.1% 3rd 91% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $267,713 (Aug 26) 21st +4.7% 4th 23% below peers
Westland, MI $158,312 (Aug 26) 27th +3.8% 5th 55% below peers
Buena Park, CA $823,379 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.2% 6th 136% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,215,002 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 7th 248% above peers
Pharr, TX $113,807 (Aug 26) 28th +2.8% 8th 67% below peers
Hawthorne, CA $714,460 (Aug 26) 5th +2.4% 9th 105% above peers
Rapid City, SD $268,058 (Aug 26) 20th +1.7% 10th 23% below peers
Lakeville, MN $362,359 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 11th 4% above peers
Woodbury, MN $306,422 (Aug 26) 18th +1.0% 12th 12% below peers
Upland, CA $639,496 (Aug 26) 7th +0.7% 13th 83% above peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 17th +0.6% 14th 7% below peers
Lynchburg, VA $166,403 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 15th 52% below peers
Alhambra, CA $701,893 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 16th 101% above peers
Johns Creek, GA $503,217 (Aug 26) 8th -0.4% 17th 44% above peers
Lake Charles, LA $104,600 (Aug 26) 29th -0.5% 18th 70% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $439,505 (Aug 26) 10th -0.9% 19th 26% above peers
Loveland, CO $402,715 (Aug 26) 12th -1.1% 20th 15% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $269,622 (Aug 26) 19th -1.1% 21st 23% below peers
Broomfield, CO $484,895 (Aug 26) 9th -1.2% 22nd 39% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $334,453 (Aug 26) 16th -1.2% 23rd 4% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $223,733 (Aug 26) 24th -1.2% 24th 36% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $238,810 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.6% 25th 32% below peers
Largo, FL $198,710 (Aug 26) 25th -2.8% 26th 43% below peers
Apex, NC $428,237 (Aug 26) 11th -2.8% 27th 23% above peers
Doral, FL $366,175 (Aug 26) 13th -2.9% 28th 5% above peers
Redmond, WA $773,721 (Aug 26) 4th -3.9% 29th 122% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 15th -4.4% 30th on par with peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.3% then, 59.1% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.5% to 59.1%).
59.1%
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 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Lake Charles, LA 60.9% 15th +8.5pp 1st 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 40.9% 29th +4.3pp 2nd 31% below peers
Cicero, IL 54.6% 20th +4.9pp 3rd 8% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 38.3% 30th +2.5pp 4th 35% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 64.7% 8th +4.3pp 5th 9% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 55.4% 18th +3.4pp 6th 6% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 13th +3.2pp 7th 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 6th +3.9pp 8th 27% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 80.4% 3rd +3.9pp 9th 36% above peers
Upland, CA 57.1% 17th +2.3pp 10th 3% below peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 28th +1.1pp 11th 31% below peers
Apex, NC 76.5% 5th +2.0pp 12th 29% above peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 13th 48% above peers
Westland, MI 61.3% 14th +1.3pp 14th 4% above peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 9th +1.1pp 15th 6% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.2% 11th +0.4pp 16th 5% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 48.9% 24th +0.1pp 17th 17% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 27.2% 31st -0.1pp 18th 54% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 23rd -0.8pp 19th 16% below peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 16th -1.1pp 20th on par with peers
Loveland, CO 62.1% 12th -1.5pp 21st 5% above peers
Redwood City, CA 48.6% 25th -1.2pp 22nd 18% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 7th -1.8pp 23rd 13% above peers
Doral, FL 46.5% 26th -1.3pp 24th 21% below peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 10th -2.5pp 25th 6% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 82.5% 2nd -3.3pp 26th 40% above peers
Woodbury, MN 77.6% 4th -3.2pp 27th 31% above peers
Buena Park, CA 55.0% 19th -2.4pp 28th 7% below peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 21st -3.1pp 29th 9% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 52.1% 22nd -4.6pp 30th 12% below peers
Redmond, WA 43.2% 27th -6.8pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2022 to 2026, slower than 96% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,124 in August 2026, up from $1,117 a year earlier.
Big move $1,124
2022August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 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%
Lake Charles, LA $1,375 (Aug 26) 25th +20.3% 1st 34% below peers
Redwood City, CA $4,146 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.9% 2nd 98% above peers
Flint, MI $954 (Aug 26) 30th +7.8% 3rd 54% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +5.8% 4th 109% above peers
Rapid City, SD $1,484 (Aug 26) 24th +5.0% 5th 29% below peers
Woodbury, MN $2,177 (Aug 26) 12th +4.1% 6th 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 19th +3.7% 7th 8% below peers
Upland, CA $2,385 (Aug 26) 10th +3.5% 8th 14% above peers
Cicero, IL $1,294 (Aug 26) 27th +3.5% 9th 38% below peers
Redmond, WA $2,639 (Aug 26) 5th +3.4% 10th 26% above peers
Westland, MI $1,315 (Aug 26) 26th +3.3% 11th 37% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $2,799 (Aug 26) 4th +3.0% 12th 34% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $1,283 (Aug 26) 28th +3.0% 13th 39% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $2,371 (Aug 26) 11th +2.1% 14th 13% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.0% 15th 18% below peers
Hawthorne, CA $2,147 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 16th 2% above peers
Lakeville, MN $2,136 (Aug 26) 14th +1.9% 17th 2% above peers
Loveland, CO $1,925 (Aug 26) 18th +1.8% 18th 8% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $1,884 (Aug 26) 20th +1.7% 19th 10% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $2,410 (Aug 26) 9th +1.3% 20th 15% above peers
Alhambra, CA $2,607 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 21st 24% above peers
Pharr, TX $1,124 (Aug 26) 29th +0.6% 22nd 46% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $2,548 (Aug 26) 7th +0.6% 23rd 22% above peers
Buena Park, CA $2,513 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 24th 20% above peers
Apex, NC $1,981 (Aug 26) 16th +0.5% 25th 5% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $1,644 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.3% 26th 22% below peers
Doral, FL $2,893 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.2% 27th 38% above peers
Broomfield, CO $2,096 (Aug 26) 15th +0.1% 28th on par with peers
Largo, FL $1,833 (Aug 26) 21st -0.7% 29th 13% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $1,962 (Aug 26) 17th -0.8% 30th 6% below peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (31.4% then, 30.2% now; margin ±4.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 8.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.0% to 30.2%).
Bright spot 30.2%
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 33.1% +2.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Buena Park, CA 37.2% 17th -7.2pp 1st 3% above peers
Cicero, IL 34.7% 14th -6.5pp 2nd 4% below peers
Redwood City, CA 37.4% 18th -3.4pp 3rd 4% above peers
Upland, CA 37.9% 20th -3.0pp 4th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 26th -3.1pp 5th 22% above peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 22nd -1.6pp 6th 12% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 9th -1.2pp 7th 16% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 33.4% 13th -0.8pp 8th 7% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 40.2% 21st -0.4pp 9th 12% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 50.6% 29th -0.3pp 10th 41% above peers
Westland, MI 31.8% 11th +0.4pp 11th 12% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 52.6% 30th +1.1pp 12th 46% above peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 7th +0.6pp 13th 22% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 35.1% 15th +0.8pp 14th 2% below peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 15th 37% below peers
Kendall, FL 41.0% 24th +1.5pp 16th 14% above peers
Apex, NC 20.0% 1st +0.8pp 17th 44% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 49.3% 28th +1.9pp 18th 37% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 16th +1.4pp 19th on par with peers
Doral, FL 54.3% 31st +3.1pp 20th 51% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 12th +1.9pp 21st 10% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 44.7% 27th +3.0pp 22nd 24% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 43.5% 25th +3.1pp 23rd 21% above peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 23rd +2.9pp 24th 12% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 27.4% 6th +3.2pp 25th 24% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 2nd +2.6pp 26th 43% below peers
Redmond, WA 28.2% 8th +3.9pp 27th 22% below peers
Woodbury, MN 24.4% 4th +4.1pp 28th 32% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 10th +5.6pp 29th 16% below peers
Loveland, CO 37.7% 19th +7.0pp 30th 5% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 25.6% 5th +4.9pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 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 →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.6% to 5.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Pharr started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.0% to 5.3%).
Bright spot 5.3%
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
Pharr, TX 5.3% 13th -2.2pp 1st 13% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 4th -0.6pp 2nd 53% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.2% 24th -2.0pp 3rd 51% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 29th -2.6pp 4th 168% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 22.6% 31st -2.6pp 5th 269% above peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 19th -0.6pp 6th 21% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 27th -0.5pp 7th 74% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 6.1% 16th -0.2pp 8th on par with peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.5% 30th -0.5pp 9th 169% above peers
Upland, CA 4.2% 10th -0.0pp 10th 31% below peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 22nd -0.0pp 11th 40% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 18th +0.0pp 12th 14% above peers
Westland, MI 8.7% 23rd +0.1pp 13th 42% above peers
Redmond, WA 7.6% 20th +0.2pp 14th 24% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 10.5% 26th +0.4pp 15th 71% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 11.6% 28th +0.6pp 16th 89% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 8.4% 21st +0.9pp 17th 37% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 4.4% 11th +0.5pp 18th 29% below peers
Loveland, CO 5.4% 14th +0.7pp 19th 12% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 9.6% 25th +1.3pp 20th 57% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.7% 3rd +0.4pp 21st 56% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.2% 17th +1.0pp 22nd 1% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 15th +1.4pp 23rd 1% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 7th +0.9pp 24th 38% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 6th +0.8pp 25th 43% below peers
Apex, NC 2.7% 2nd +0.7pp 26th 57% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 27th 75% below peers
Buena Park, CA 5.3% 12th +2.1pp 28th 14% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.0% 5th +1.6pp 29th 51% below peers
Doral, FL 4.2% 9th +2.2pp 30th 32% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 8th +2.1pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 (31.5% then, 29.2% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.9% to 29.2%).
Needs attention 29.2%
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
Doral, FL 9.3% 22nd -7.8pp 1st 42% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 6.0% 14th -3.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 3rd 71% below peers
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 6th -1.9pp 4th 35% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 12th -2.2pp 5th 17% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.6% 11th -1.3pp 6th 30% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.7pp 7th 64% below peers
Apex, NC 3.5% 4th -0.9pp 8th 47% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 9.9% 24th -2.3pp 9th 51% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.6% 28th -3.5pp 10th 138% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.4% 9th -0.8pp 11th 33% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 10.6% 25th -2.0pp 12th 62% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 20th -1.5pp 13th 27% above peers
Rapid City, SD 9.8% 23rd -1.7pp 14th 50% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.6% 10th -0.8pp 15th 30% below peers
Kendall, FL 7.9% 18th -0.9pp 16th 20% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 16th -0.6pp 17th on par with peers
Pharr, TX 29.2% 31st -2.3pp 18th 345% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.0% 19th -0.5pp 19th 22% above peers
Westland, MI 5.8% 13th -0.1pp 20th 12% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.3% 27th +0.0pp 21st 134% above peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 8th +0.1pp 22nd 33% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 21st +0.3pp 23rd 27% above peers
Cicero, IL 20.1% 30th +1.4pp 24th 206% above peers
Upland, CA 6.3% 15th +0.5pp 25th 3% below peers
Largo, FL 13.5% 26th +1.3pp 26th 107% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.9% 29th +1.8pp 27th 173% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.1% 17th +1.3pp 28th 8% above peers
Redmond, WA 3.7% 5th +0.7pp 29th 44% below peers
Woodbury, MN 4.3% 7th +1.3pp 30th 34% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp 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 nearly double the peer median.

47.8%
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%
Redmond, WA 19.3% 1st 32% below peers
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 2nd 29% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 21.8% 3rd 24% below peers
Loveland, CO 22.2% 4th 22% below peers
Apex, NC 23.1% 5th 19% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 23.8% 6th 16% below peers
Redwood City, CA 23.9% 7th 16% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 8th 16% below peers
Buena Park, CA 24.8% 9th 13% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 10th 12% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 26.5% 11th 7% below peers
Kendall, FL 26.5% 12th 7% below peers
Doral, FL 26.9% 13th 6% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 27.3% 14th 4% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 27.4% 15th 4% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 16th on par with peers
Woodbury, MN 30.2% 17th 6% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 30.6% 18th 7% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 31.7% 19th 11% above peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 20th 12% above peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 21st 14% above peers
Upland, CA 32.6% 22nd 14% above peers
Westland, MI 34.5% 23rd 21% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 24th 24% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 25th 28% above peers
Cicero, IL 38.4% 26th 35% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 40.4% 27th 42% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 41.8% 28th 47% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 46.2% 29th 62% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 30th 68% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 72% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.4% then, 14.3% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.8% to 14.3%).
Needs attention 14.3%
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
Newport Beach, CA 0.0% 1st -1.3pp 1st 100% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 2.4% 10th -5.3pp 2nd 33% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 1.2% 2nd -1.9pp 3rd 65% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 5th -1.8pp 4th 58% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 4th -1.5pp 5th 61% below peers
Doral, FL 5.5% 22nd -5.4pp 6th 55% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 3.9% 19th -2.6pp 7th 11% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 6th -1.0pp 8th 56% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.7% 13th -1.5pp 9th 23% below peers
Redwood City, CA 1.7% 7th -0.6pp 10th 52% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 9.3% 29th -1.7pp 11th 163% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 9.6% 30th -1.5pp 12th 170% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 23rd -0.9pp 13th 70% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 14th 304% above peers
Westland, MI 2.1% 9th -0.2pp 15th 40% below peers
Loveland, CO 3.6% 17th -0.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 27th -0.3pp 17th 118% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.5% 16th -0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 24th +0.0pp 19th 72% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 18th +0.4pp 20th 4% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 3.2% 15th +0.3pp 21st 11% below peers
Apex, NC 2.4% 12th +0.3pp 22nd 32% below peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 26th +1.2pp 23rd 117% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 11th +0.4pp 24th 33% below peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% 21st +0.8pp 25th 30% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 8.6% 28th +2.2pp 26th 142% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 8th +0.5pp 27th 42% below peers
Upland, CA 3.1% 14th +1.0pp 28th 12% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.0% 20th +2.0pp 29th 14% above peers
Redmond, WA 1.3% 3rd +0.7pp 30th 65% below peers
Buena Park, CA 7.1% 25th +5.4pp 31st 100% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.9% to 18.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Pharr started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.2% to 18.8%).
Bright spot 18.8%
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 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Pharr, TX 18.8% 28th +3.9pp 1st 54% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 21st +6.8pp 2nd 12% below peers
Cicero, IL 10.8% 31st +1.9pp 3rd 73% below peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 25th +4.2pp 4th 33% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 26.0% 26th +3.7pp 5th 36% below peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 30th +2.0pp 6th 65% below peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 16th +5.4pp 7th on par with peers
Upland, CA 37.2% 19th +4.9pp 8th 9% below peers
Doral, FL 59.2% 10th +7.3pp 9th 45% above peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 20th +4.2pp 10th 9% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 11th +5.5pp 11th 36% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 5th +6.4pp 12th 62% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 52.9% 13th +5.0pp 13th 30% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 60.6% 8th +5.7pp 14th 48% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 32.1% 23rd +2.7pp 15th 21% below peers
Redwood City, CA 54.4% 12th +4.2pp 16th 33% above peers
Buena Park, CA 33.0% 22nd +2.5pp 17th 19% below peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 9th +4.6pp 18th 48% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 38.5% 18th +2.9pp 19th 6% below peers
Apex, NC 69.5% 4th +5.2pp 20th 70% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 72.7% 2nd +5.0pp 21st 78% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 15.3% 29th +1.0pp 22nd 62% below peers
Kendall, FL 47.9% 15th +2.8pp 23rd 17% above peers
Loveland, CO 39.0% 17th +2.2pp 24th 4% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 29.1% 24th +1.6pp 25th 29% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 65.5% 6th +3.5pp 26th 61% above peers
Redmond, WA 75.3% 1st +3.5pp 27th 84% above peers
Westland, MI 23.0% 27th +0.9pp 28th 44% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 69.6% 3rd +2.6pp 29th 71% above peers
Woodbury, MN 61.3% 7th +2.3pp 30th 50% above peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 14th +0.1pp 31st 24% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp 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 (54.4% then, 49.7% now; margin ±15.3pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 13.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.0% to 49.7%).
49.7%
20112024
▸ 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 43.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 2nd +20.8pp 1st 54% above peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 3rd +8.6pp 2nd 41% above peers
Buena Park, CA 54.0% 10th +6.0pp 3rd 8% above peers
Westland, MI 47.5% 18th +1.0pp 4th 5% below peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 11th +1.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 46.8% 19th +0.9pp 6th 6% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 79.1% 1st +1.5pp 7th 59% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 61.1% 7th -1.4pp 8th 23% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 47.5% 17th -3.6pp 9th 4% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 44.7% 23rd -4.0pp 10th 10% below peers
Doral, FL 61.3% 6th -5.6pp 11th 23% above peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 16th -4.6pp 12th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 21st -6.6pp 13th 8% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 51.2% 14th -8.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Loveland, CO 50.9% 15th -8.2pp 15th 2% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.3% 5th -10.0pp 16th 25% above peers
Woodbury, MN 37.9% 27th -6.1pp 17th 24% below peers
Redwood City, CA 55.6% 9th -9.1pp 18th 12% above peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 25th -6.5pp 19th 23% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 63.4% 4th -12.1pp 20th 27% above peers
Redmond, WA 59.7% 8th -12.4pp 21st 20% above peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 12th -10.9pp 22nd 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 52.1% 13th -11.7pp 23rd 5% above peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 28th -10.6pp 24th 24% below peers
Cicero, IL 30.6% 31st -9.7pp 25th 39% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 35.3% 29th -15.4pp 26th 29% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 24th -18.0pp 27th 20% below peers
Upland, CA 38.0% 26th -18.4pp 28th 24% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 22nd -23.0pp 29th 9% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 33.6% 30th -19.4pp 30th 32% below peers
Apex, NC 46.0% 20th -31.5pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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

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. 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 ±11.4pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth rose 8.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.2% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.2pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.6% to 11.2%).
Needs attention 11.2%
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 8.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Miami Beach, FL 0.4% 1st -7.9pp 1st 93% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.9% 2nd -4.3pp 2nd 87% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 1.9% 5th -3.2pp 3rd 71% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.4% 3rd -1.5pp 4th 78% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 12th -3.5pp 5th 36% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 7.2% 19th -5.4pp 6th 10% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 7th -1.7pp 7th 62% below peers
Apex, NC 1.7% 4th -0.9pp 8th 74% below peers
Upland, CA 4.9% 13th -1.9pp 9th 25% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 14th -2.1pp 10th 17% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.7% 24th -1.4pp 11th 48% above peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 23rd -1.1pp 12th 35% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 26th -0.4pp 13th 62% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 9th +0.0pp 14th 52% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 7.7% 21st +0.5pp 15th 19% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.5% 16th +0.5pp 16th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 10th +0.5pp 17th 48% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 22nd +1.3pp 18th 28% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 11.7% 28th +3.3pp 19th 80% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.1% 6th +0.6pp 20th 68% below peers
Loveland, CO 9.9% 25th +3.9pp 21st 53% above peers
Doral, FL 7.7% 20th +3.3pp 22nd 18% above peers
Buena Park, CA 6.1% 15th +3.2pp 23rd 6% below peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 18th +3.7pp 24th 7% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.2% 11th +2.2pp 25th 36% below peers
Westland, MI 17.3% 31st +11.0pp 26th 166% above peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 17th +4.3pp 27th 6% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 27th +8.0pp 28th 73% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.4% 30th +11.1pp 29th 137% above peers
Redmond, WA 2.8% 8th +2.1pp 30th 58% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 13.1% 29th +12.3pp 31st 100% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78,073 to 80,333 - more than the combined survey margin (±53).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 10% from 2014 to 2024 (73,143 to 80,333).
Big move 80,333
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
Apex, NC 70,630 31st +37% 1st 12% below peers
Doral, FL 79,216 21st +32% 2nd 1% below peers
Redmond, WA 77,353 28th +18% 3rd 3% below peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 30th +16% 4th 7% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 29th +12% 5th 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 78,305 24th +12% 6th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 81,435 11th +6% 7th 2% above peers
Kendall, FL 79,562 17th +6% 8th 1% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 81,143 12th +5% 9th 1% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 25th +5% 10th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 27th +4% 11th 3% below peers
Upland, CA 79,257 19th +3% 12th 1% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 26th +3% 13th 3% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 14th +3% 14th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 78,389 23rd +2% 15th 2% below peers
Westland, MI 83,633 3rd +2% 16th 4% above peers
Loveland, CO 78,410 22nd +2% 17th 2% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 80,105 16th +1% 18th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 20th +1% 19th 1% below peers
Cicero, IL 82,797 5th +1% 20th 3% above peers
Buena Park, CA 82,871 4th +0% 21st 3% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 81,462 10th -0% 22nd 2% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 79,497 18th -1% 23rd 1% below peers
Largo, FL 82,617 6th -2% 24th 3% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 83,845 2nd -2% 25th 5% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 85,191 1st -2% 26th 6% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 81,988 9th -2% 27th 2% above peers
Redwood City, CA 82,447 7th -4% 28th 3% above peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 13th -4% 29th 1% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 82,031 8th -9% 30th 2% above peers
Flint, MI 80,175 15th -17% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±34 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.5% then, 32.7% now; margin ±2.2pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (34.9% to 32.7%).
Big move 32.7%
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 25.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Kendall, FL 21.1% 20th +2.9pp 1st 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 9th +1.4pp 2nd 12% above peers
Buena Park, CA 23.1% 14th +1.0pp 3rd 5% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.1% 30th +0.3pp 4th 31% below peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 27th +0.2pp 5th 22% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 19.4% 24th +0.1pp 6th 12% below peers
Redwood City, CA 21.3% 19th -0.1pp 7th 3% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 22.2% 15th -0.2pp 8th 1% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 21.9% 17th -0.3pp 9th on par with peers
Upland, CA 21.6% 18th -0.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 17.1% 28th -0.3pp 11th 22% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 26.0% 4th -0.6pp 12th 18% above peers
Westland, MI 20.1% 23rd -0.6pp 13th 9% below peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 3rd -0.8pp 14th 27% above peers
Apex, NC 29.1% 2nd -0.9pp 15th 32% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 24.7% 10th -1.0pp 16th 12% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 16.5% 29th -0.7pp 17th 25% below peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 16th -1.0pp 18th on par with peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 19th 49% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 13th -1.4pp 20th 7% above peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 31st -1.0pp 21st 33% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 26th -1.2pp 22nd 22% below peers
Redmond, WA 20.9% 21st -1.5pp 23rd 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 25.8% 5th -1.9pp 24th 18% above peers
Doral, FL 24.5% 12th -2.0pp 25th 12% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 8th -2.5pp 26th 17% above peers
Loveland, CO 19.0% 25th -2.1pp 27th 14% below peers
Cicero, IL 25.8% 6th -3.0pp 28th 17% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.8% 7th -3.1pp 29th 17% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 24.7% 11th -3.1pp 30th 12% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 22nd -2.7pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±1.5pp 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
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (37.0% then, 39.5% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.9% to 39.5%).
39.5%
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
Loveland, CO 30.4% 15th +8.8pp 1st 5% above peers
Westland, MI 43.3% 5th +12.0pp 2nd 49% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 21.5% 20th +5.6pp 3rd 26% below peers
Buena Park, CA 31.6% 14th +7.2pp 4th 9% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 33.8% 12th +7.3pp 5th 17% above peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 16th +4.9pp 6th on par with peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 3rd +7.7pp 7th 57% above peers
Kendall, FL 25.6% 19th +3.5pp 8th 12% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 41.0% 9th +5.5pp 9th 41% above peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 10th 37% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 11.3% 31st +0.7pp 11th 61% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 11th +2.5pp 12th 36% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 25th +1.0pp 13th 43% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 42.9% 6th +2.5pp 14th 48% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 15.3% 27th +0.9pp 15th 47% below peers
Cicero, IL 41.1% 8th +1.9pp 16th 42% above peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 23rd +0.7pp 17th 38% below peers
Woodbury, MN 17.2% 24th +0.5pp 18th 41% below peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 19th 153% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 40.5% 10th +0.4pp 20th 40% above peers
Redmond, WA 12.1% 30th -0.1pp 21st 58% below peers
Upland, CA 29.0% 17th -0.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 29th -1.2pp 23rd 50% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 27.8% 18th -2.6pp 24th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 4th -5.0pp 25th 52% above peers
Doral, FL 19.2% 21st -2.4pp 26th 34% below peers
Apex, NC 15.1% 28th -2.9pp 27th 48% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 45.8% 2nd -9.2pp 28th 58% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 13th -9.1pp 29th 11% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 41.6% 7th -13.8pp 30th 44% above peers
Redwood City, CA 16.4% 26th -6.7pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±4.8pp 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 (49.1% then, 57.5% now; margin ±11.3pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 12.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.8% to 57.5%).
Big move 57.5%
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 63.7% +3.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Doral, FL 72.7% 9th +13.8pp 1st 4% above peers
Buena Park, CA 70.0% 16th +13.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Pharr, TX 57.5% 28th +8.4pp 3rd 18% below peers
Apex, NC 77.0% 4th +9.6pp 4th 10% above peers
Redmond, WA 57.6% 27th +6.9pp 5th 18% below peers
Westland, MI 72.0% 10th +8.5pp 6th 3% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 74.9% 5th +8.3pp 7th 7% above peers
Woodbury, MN 83.3% 2nd +8.8pp 8th 19% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 68.0% 20th +7.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Redwood City, CA 73.6% 8th +6.2pp 10th 5% above peers
Kendall, FL 67.8% 21st +4.7pp 11th 3% below peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 3rd +5.1pp 12th 11% above peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 24th +4.1pp 13th 7% below peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 14th 23% above peers
Loveland, CO 66.7% 22nd +3.2pp 15th 5% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 60.1% 26th +2.5pp 16th 14% below peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 17th +2.0pp 17th 1% below peers
Cicero, IL 61.9% 25th +1.7pp 18th 12% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 71.1% 12th +1.4pp 19th 2% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 74.7% 6th +0.1pp 20th 7% above peers
Upland, CA 70.1% 15th -1.8pp 21st on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 13th -2.1pp 22nd 2% above peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 18th -2.5pp 23rd 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 31st -2.5pp 24th 20% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 57.0% 29th -3.1pp 25th 19% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 74.6% 7th -4.2pp 26th 7% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 71.7% 11th -4.4pp 27th 2% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 69.1% 19th -4.2pp 28th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 14th -7.2pp 29th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 23rd -8.2pp 30th 6% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 56.0% 30th -7.2pp 31st 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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14 of 17 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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