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67,890 people (2025) 50k-100k South

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Where Rowlett, TX shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
60 /100k
Aug 2026
▼ 31%
relative change
87 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$112,081
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
$101,085 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
98.1%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
95.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
0 homicides
12 mo to Aug 2026
▼ 100%
relative change
1 in the prior 12 months
Dropping fast  
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.38
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
0.36 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
2.4%
2020-24
▲ 82%
relative change
1.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
144 /100k
Aug 2026
▼ 13%
relative change
166 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
6.1%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
6.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
8.0%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
9.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
6.1%
2020-24
flat
relative change
6.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Rowlett, TX shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
33.0%
2020-24
▲ 35%
relative change
24.4% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
75.2%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
85.9% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
Jul 2026
▲ 7%
relative change
4.2% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
9.8%
2020-24
▼ 21%
relative change
12.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
12.4%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
11.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,202 /100k
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
1,212 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
41.8%
2020-24
▲ 27%
relative change
32.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 2 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
22.4%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
24.9% in 2019
Falling  
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Population
65,463
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
63,793 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 13% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 10% lower than in 2021 (191 then, 172 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 218 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 144 in August 2026, down from 166 a year earlier.
Bright spot 144 per 100k
2018August 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Brentwood, CA 165 (Aug 26) -25.2% 1st
Alpharetta, GA 208 (Aug 26) -19.2% 2nd
Camarillo, CA 121 (Aug 26) -17.8% 3rd
Palo Alto, CA 145 (Aug 26) -16.9% 4th
Rowlett, TX 144 (Aug 26) -13.3% 5th
Madera, CA 369 (Aug 26) -12.7% 6th
Eagan, MN 113 (Aug 26) -12.6% 7th
Albany, GA 910 (Aug 26) -9.9% 8th
Ames, IA 120 (Aug 26) -7.9% 9th
Pflugerville, TX 177 (Aug 26) -6.2% 10th
Skokie, IL 137 (Aug 26) -6.2% 11th
Waterloo, IA 435 (Aug 26) -5.8% 12th
Baldwin Park, CA 321 (Aug 26) -4.7% 13th
Haverhill, MA 341 (Jul 26) -4.5% 14th
Redondo Beach, CA 230 (Aug 26) -3.7% 15th
Canton, OH 1,267 (Aug 26) +4.8% 16th
Janesville, WI 131 (Aug 26) +7.3% 17th
Novi, MI 107 (Aug 26) +10.8% 18th
Oshkosh, WI 277 (Aug 26) +11.3% 19th
Decatur, IL 716 (Aug 26) +14.9% 20th
Huntersville, NC 143 (Aug 26) +38.0% 21st
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Mission, TX down about 33% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Brentwood, CA down about 25% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,202 in August 2026, down from 1,212 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,202 per 100k
2018August 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Brentwood, CA 1,327 (Aug 26) -30.5% 1st
Ames, IA 1,028 (Aug 26) -29.3% 2nd
Janesville, WI 1,413 (Aug 26) -21.3% 3rd
Redondo Beach, CA 1,946 (Aug 26) -20.3% 4th
Camarillo, CA 1,001 (Aug 26) -17.7% 5th
Palo Alto, CA 2,392 (Aug 26) -16.9% 6th
Huntersville, NC 964 (Aug 26) -15.0% 7th
Pflugerville, TX 1,295 (Aug 26) -14.8% 8th
Alpharetta, GA 891 (Aug 26) -14.1% 9th
Haverhill, MA 676 (Jul 26) -12.7% 10th
Decatur, IL 2,551 (Aug 26) -9.3% 11th
Skokie, IL 2,290 (Aug 26) -8.1% 12th
Waterloo, IA 2,413 (Aug 26) -6.1% 13th
Eagan, MN 1,338 (Aug 26) -5.2% 14th
Rowlett, TX 1,202 (Aug 26) -0.9% 15th
Albany, GA 3,642 (Aug 26) -0.8% 16th
Novi, MI 545 (Aug 26) -0.3% 17th
Canton, OH 3,696 (Aug 26) +1.7% 18th
Madera, CA 1,117 (Aug 26) +8.9% 19th
Oshkosh, WI 1,468 (Aug 26) +10.2% 20th
Baldwin Park, CA 1,370 (Aug 26) +12.6% 21st
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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 44% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • St. Peters, MO down about 17% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
  • Plymouth, MN down about 17% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
Longer view
Homicide held steady from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending August 2026, down from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 0 homicides
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 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%
Rowlett, TX 0 (Aug 26) -100.0% 1st
Alpharetta, GA 0 (Aug 26) -100.0% 2nd
Janesville, WI 1 (Aug 26) -80.1% 3rd
Oshkosh, WI 1 (Aug 26) -50.0% 4th
Pflugerville, TX 3 (Aug 26) -33.3% 5th
Baldwin Park, CA 10 (Aug 26) +16.6% 6th
Waterloo, IA 7 (Aug 26) +24.9% 7th
Albany, GA 30 (Aug 26) +53.8% 8th
Canton, OH 19 (Aug 26) +85.8% 9th
Camarillo, CA 3 (Aug 26) +99.3% 10th
Ames, IA 3 (Aug 26) +99.3% 11th
Huntersville, NC 3 (Aug 26) +100.0% 12th
Madera, CA 7 (Aug 26) +149.7% 13th
Decatur, IL 15 (Aug 26) +150.1% 14th
Palo Alto, CA 0 (Aug 26)
Haverhill, MA 0 (Jul 26)
Novi, MI 1 (Aug 26)
Redondo Beach, CA 0 (Aug 26)
Eagan, MN 0 (Aug 26)
Brentwood, CA 0 (Aug 26)
Skokie, IL 3 (Aug 26)
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Peers worth a call

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

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 31% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities. Rowlett started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 60 in August 2026, down from 87 a year earlier.
Bright spot 60 per 100k
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 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%
Eagan, MN 24 (Aug 26) -61.9% 1st
Janesville, WI 33 (Aug 26) -56.9% 2nd
Ames, IA 56 (Aug 26) -50.7% 3rd
Brentwood, CA 114 (Aug 26) -47.6% 4th
Camarillo, CA 52 (Aug 26) -47.1% 5th
Palo Alto, CA 65 (Aug 26) -47.0% 6th
Redondo Beach, CA 172 (Aug 26) -37.0% 7th
Novi, MI 36 (Aug 26) -36.8% 8th
Alpharetta, GA 30 (Aug 26) -35.5% 9th
Rowlett, TX 60 (Aug 26) -30.5% 10th
Huntersville, NC 95 (Aug 26) -27.0% 11th
Skokie, IL 140 (Aug 26) -26.8% 12th
Pflugerville, TX 105 (Aug 26) -23.4% 13th
Canton, OH 325 (Aug 26) -19.4% 14th
Baldwin Park, CA 203 (Aug 26) -12.0% 15th
Decatur, IL 308 (Aug 26) -4.6% 16th
Haverhill, MA 51 (Jul 26) -2.8% 17th
Albany, GA 327 (Aug 26) +4.8% 18th
Oshkosh, WI 65 (Aug 26) +7.3% 19th
Waterloo, IA 294 (Aug 26) +11.3% 20th
Madera, CA 243 (Aug 26) +46.1% 21st
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Eagan, MN down about 62% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Loveland, CO down about 52% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 21% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 11% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $101,085 to $112,081 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,902).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Rowlett started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 34% from 2014 to 2024 ($83,442 to $112,081).
Bright spot $112,081
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $78,476 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Lodi, CA $88,530 18th +51% 1st 7% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $231,101 1st +46% 2nd 142% above peers
Sanford, FL $66,891 22nd +42% 3rd 30% below peers
Madera, CA $63,933 24th +42% 4th 33% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $113,648 10th +36% 5th 19% above peers
Madison, AL $134,655 5th +36% 6th 41% above peers
Canton, OH $43,188 30th +34% 7th 55% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $150,245 2nd +32% 8th 58% above peers
Union City, NJ $64,310 23rd +31% 9th 33% below peers
Brentwood, CA $142,494 4th +31% 10th 49% above peers
South Hill, WA $113,130 12th +31% 11th 19% above peers
Skokie, IL $95,337 16th +31% 12th on par with peers
Janesville, WI $73,446 21st +30% 13th 23% below peers
Alpharetta, GA $147,612 3rd +30% 14th 55% above peers
Horizon West, FL $127,335 7th +30% 15th 34% above peers
Albany, GA $47,240 29th +29% 16th 50% below peers
Haverhill, MA $88,326 19th +27% 17th 7% below peers
Ames, IA $60,991 26th +27% 18th 36% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $117,799 9th +26% 19th 24% above peers
Spring, TX $88,997 17th +25% 20th 7% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA $80,663 20th +22% 21st 15% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $62,188 25th +22% 22nd 35% below peers
Waterloo, IA $57,480 27th +21% 23rd 40% below peers
Camarillo, CA $113,428 11th +21% 24th 19% above peers
Gary, IN $38,731 31st +21% 25th 59% below peers
Decatur, IL $51,592 28th +21% 26th 46% below peers
Rockville, MD $128,649 6th +21% 27th 35% above peers
Eagan, MN $108,690 15th +20% 28th 14% above peers
Huntersville, NC $120,516 8th +18% 29th 26% above peers
Novi, MI $110,723 14th +13% 30th 16% above peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 13th +11% 31st 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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8 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$7,708 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.5% in July 2026, up from 4.2% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.5%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 4.5% (Jul 26) +0.3pp
United States ref 4.0% (2024)
Canton, OH 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -1.7pp 1st 2% below peers
Gary, IN 7.6% (Jul 26) 28th -1.6pp 2nd 69% above peers
Union City, NJ 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th -1.3pp 3rd 2% above peers
Decatur, IL 5.7% (Jul 26) 25th -1.2pp 4th 27% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 24th -1.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Madera, CA 7.5% (Jul 26) 27th -0.8pp 6th 67% above peers
Waterloo, IA 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.8pp 7th on par with peers
Lodi, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 8th 27% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th -0.7pp 9th 4% above peers
Albany, GA 4.8% (Jul 26) 20th -0.6pp 10th 7% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 11th 16% below peers
Brentwood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.4pp 12th 11% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 13th 29% below peers
Camarillo, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th -0.4pp 14th 2% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 15th 13% below peers
Ames, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 2.6% (Jul 26) 1st -0.2pp 17th 42% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th -0.1pp 18th 7% below peers
Haverhill, MA 5.0% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.0pp 19th 11% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.4% (Jul 26) 4th +0.2pp 20th 24% below peers
Novi, MI 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 21st 16% below peers
Janesville, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.2pp 22nd 22% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Skokie, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.3pp 24th 9% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th +0.4pp 25th 4% below peers
Eagan, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th +0.5pp 26th 9% below peers
Sanford, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 19th +0.5pp 27th 4% above peers
Madison, AL 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.6pp 28th 36% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.3% then, 6.1% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.7% to 6.1%).
Bright spot 6.1%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 13.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 12.4%
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.6% 2nd -3.8pp 1st 60% below peers
Sanford, FL 11.9% 20th -7.2pp 2nd 32% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.1% 1st -1.2pp 3rd 66% below peers
Madison, AL 4.3% 3rd -1.3pp 4th 53% below peers
Janesville, WI 9.0% 16th -2.5pp 5th on par with peers
Lodi, CA 12.4% 21st -3.0pp 6th 38% above peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 12th -1.1pp 7th 19% below peers
Decatur, IL 19.4% 25th -2.7pp 8th 114% above peers
Canton, OH 27.4% 29th -3.4pp 9th 203% above peers
Albany, GA 27.5% 30th -3.3pp 10th 204% above peers
Haverhill, MA 11.3% 19th -1.2pp 11th 25% above peers
Ames, IA 25.4% 27th -2.6pp 12th 182% above peers
Waterloo, IA 16.6% 23rd -0.9pp 13th 83% above peers
Madera, CA 25.6% 28th -1.2pp 14th 183% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 10th -0.2pp 15th 32% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 6.0% 8th -0.1pp 16th 34% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 13.5% 22nd +0.1pp 17th 49% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.5% 24th +0.4pp 18th 93% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 5.6% 6th +0.2pp 19th 38% below peers
Skokie, IL 9.7% 17th +0.3pp 20th 7% above peers
Spring, TX 10.4% 18th +0.5pp 21st 15% above peers
Eagan, MN 5.9% 7th +0.3pp 22nd 34% below peers
Gary, IN 33.1% 31st +2.5pp 23rd 266% above peers
South Hill, WA 7.2% 11th +0.7pp 24th 21% below peers
Camarillo, CA 8.5% 15th +0.8pp 25th 6% below peers
Union City, NJ 23.1% 26th +3.5pp 26th 156% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.1% 9th +1.0pp 27th 33% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.6% 13th +1.3pp 28th 15% below peers
Novi, MI 5.4% 4th +1.4pp 29th 40% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 5.4% 5th +1.5pp 30th 40% below peers
Brentwood, CA 8.3% 14th +2.5pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.0% then, 8.0% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.8% to 8.0%).
Bright spot 8.0%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.6% 4th -6.2pp 1st 70% below peers
Huntersville, NC 2.0% 1st -2.8pp 2nd 83% below peers
Madison, AL 3.4% 3rd -4.6pp 3rd 71% below peers
Sanford, FL 14.8% 19th -15.1pp 4th 26% above peers
Haverhill, MA 14.9% 20th -5.9pp 5th 27% above peers
Janesville, WI 11.7% 16th -4.6pp 6th on par with peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 9th -2.8pp 7th 38% below peers
Canton, OH 38.9% 30th -12.7pp 8th 232% above peers
Decatur, IL 28.1% 26th -5.7pp 9th 140% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 6.2% 7th -1.2pp 10th 47% below peers
Eagan, MN 6.0% 6th -1.0pp 11th 49% below peers
Lodi, CA 20.3% 22nd -3.1pp 12th 73% above peers
Waterloo, IA 22.6% 25th -3.2pp 13th 92% above peers
Albany, GA 38.8% 29th -5.1pp 14th 231% above peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 12th -0.9pp 15th 31% below peers
South Hill, WA 9.3% 13th -0.8pp 16th 21% below peers
Skokie, IL 11.4% 15th -0.8pp 17th 3% below peers
Madera, CA 34.8% 28th -2.0pp 18th 197% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 20.6% 23rd -0.3pp 19th 76% above peers
Gary, IN 53.1% 31st +3.6pp 20th 353% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 7.4% 10th +0.5pp 21st 37% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.3pp 22nd 76% below peers
Union City, NJ 30.5% 27th +2.9pp 23rd 160% above peers
Camarillo, CA 12.2% 17th +1.3pp 24th 4% above peers
Spring, TX 17.4% 21st +2.0pp 25th 48% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 20.9% 24th +2.9pp 26th 78% above peers
Brentwood, CA 9.7% 14th +1.5pp 27th 17% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.8% 5th +1.3pp 28th 50% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 7.2% 8th +2.1pp 29th 39% below peers
Ames, IA 13.3% 18th +4.7pp 30th 14% above peers
Novi, MI 7.6% 11th +4.7pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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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 →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
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
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 95.2% to 98.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Rowlett started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 5.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (92.8% to 98.1%).
Bright spot 98.1%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Gary, IN 82.3% 28th +17.4pp 1st 13% below peers
Madera, CA 90.8% 24th +14.1pp 2nd 4% below peers
Decatur, IL 88.5% 25th +12.8pp 3rd 7% below peers
Haverhill, MA 93.4% 18th +10.0pp 4th 1% below peers
Sanford, FL 92.2% 19th +9.4pp 5th 3% below peers
Waterloo, IA 87.5% 26th +8.8pp 6th 8% below peers
Albany, GA 80.6% 29th +7.9pp 7th 15% below peers
Janesville, WI 91.3% 23rd +8.6pp 8th 4% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 91.6% 22nd +8.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Skokie, IL 94.2% 17th +7.1pp 10th 1% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 91.7% 21st +6.5pp 11th 3% below peers
Lodi, CA 92.0% 20th +6.2pp 12th 3% below peers
Spring, TX 94.7% 16th +6.3pp 13th on par with peers
Canton, OH 80.4% 30th +4.8pp 14th 15% below peers
Union City, NJ 85.2% 27th +4.1pp 15th 10% below peers
Novi, MI 96.8% 8th +4.5pp 16th 2% above peers
Camarillo, CA 95.0% 14th +4.4pp 17th on par with peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 98.4% 1st +4.5pp 18th 4% above peers
Huntersville, NC 96.8% 9th +4.4pp 19th 2% above peers
South Hill, WA 97.3% 4th +4.3pp 20th 3% above peers
Brentwood, CA 97.0% 7th +3.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 96.7% 10th +3.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 12th +2.8pp 23rd 1% above peers
Eagan, MN 95.0% 15th +2.8pp 24th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 2nd +2.9pp 25th 4% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 96.2% 11th +2.8pp 26th 2% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 97.1% 5th +2.5pp 27th 3% above peers
Rockville, MD 95.3% 13th +2.3pp 28th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 97.4% 3rd +2.3pp 29th 3% above peers
Horizon West, FL 97.1% 6th +1.6pp 30th 3% above peers
Ames, IA 74.3% 31st -0.8pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.36 then, 0.38 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 (0.34 to 0.38).
Bright spot 0.38
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Sanford, FL 0.40 8th -0.062 1st 7% below peers
Madison, AL 0.38 6th -0.030 2nd 11% below peers
Lodi, CA 0.42 15th -0.029 3rd 1% below peers
Waterloo, IA 0.44 18th -0.024 4th 3% above peers
Spring, TX 0.35 3rd -0.019 5th 19% below peers
Janesville, WI 0.39 7th -0.019 6th 9% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 0.35 2nd -0.016 7th 19% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 0.49 30th -0.020 8th 14% above peers
Skokie, IL 0.45 20th -0.018 9th 4% above peers
Ames, IA 0.48 28th -0.013 10th 12% above peers
Decatur, IL 0.47 26th -0.011 11th 10% above peers
Albany, GA 0.47 25th -0.010 12th 9% above peers
Eagan, MN 0.41 13th -0.007 13th 4% below peers
Canton, OH 0.46 22nd -0.002 14th 6% above peers
Novi, MI 0.45 21st +0.007 15th 5% above peers
South Hill, WA 0.38 4th +0.006 16th 13% below peers
Haverhill, MA 0.43 17th +0.007 17th on par with peers
Rockville, MD 0.43 16th +0.007 18th on par with peers
Huntersville, NC 0.41 9th +0.010 19th 6% below peers
Horizon West, FL 0.42 14th +0.010 20th 1% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 0.41 12th +0.010 21st 4% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 0.46 24th +0.015 22nd 8% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 0.41 10th +0.014 23rd 5% below peers
Union City, NJ 0.48 29th +0.017 24th 12% above peers
Camarillo, CA 0.46 23rd +0.017 25th 6% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 0.45 19th +0.016 26th 3% above peers
Brentwood, CA 0.41 11th +0.016 27th 5% below peers
Gary, IN 0.51 31st +0.024 28th 19% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 5th +0.022 29th 12% below peers
Madera, CA 0.47 27th +0.041 30th 10% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 0.33 1st +0.046 31st 24% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.1% then, 6.1% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.9% to 6.1%).
Bright spot 6.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 11.4% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.1% +0.3pp
Horizon West, FL 1.8% 1st -2.3pp 1st 76% below peers
Ames, IA 4.3% 6th -1.5pp 2nd 44% below peers
South Hill, WA 7.8% 16th -2.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Eagan, MN 3.6% 4th -0.9pp 4th 53% below peers
Janesville, WI 12.8% 21st -2.6pp 5th 65% above peers
Waterloo, IA 15.3% 22nd -2.5pp 6th 97% above peers
Sanford, FL 15.9% 23rd -1.4pp 7th 104% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 5.5% 11th -0.2pp 8th 29% below peers
Canton, OH 28.2% 28th -0.9pp 9th 263% above peers
Madison, AL 4.1% 5th -0.0pp 10th 47% below peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 13th -0.0pp 11th 21% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.0% 12th +0.3pp 12th 23% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.4% 15th +0.5pp 13th 5% below peers
Decatur, IL 25.1% 26th +1.8pp 14th 222% above peers
Lodi, CA 11.5% 17th +1.0pp 15th 48% above peers
Albany, GA 32.2% 31st +3.3pp 16th 315% above peers
Gary, IN 30.2% 29th +3.3pp 17th 289% above peers
Union City, NJ 25.1% 27th +3.1pp 18th 222% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 12.3% 18th +2.1pp 19th 58% above peers
Madera, CA 30.5% 30th +5.6pp 20th 292% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.6% 2nd +0.5pp 21st 67% below peers
Haverhill, MA 21.6% 25th +4.7pp 22nd 178% above peers
Brentwood, CA 6.6% 14th +1.6pp 23rd 16% below peers
Spring, TX 12.7% 20th +3.3pp 24th 63% above peers
Skokie, IL 12.6% 19th +3.5pp 25th 62% above peers
Camarillo, CA 5.2% 10th +1.7pp 26th 34% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 17.3% 24th +6.4pp 27th 123% above peers
Novi, MI 5.1% 9th +2.3pp 28th 34% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 4.4% 7th +2.1pp 29th 43% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 4.5% 8th +2.5pp 30th 42% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 3.0% 3rd +1.8pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Logan, UT down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Springdale, AR down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 3% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 12% higher than in 2021 ($323,131 then, $362,534 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $396,167 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $362,534 in September 2026, down from $372,017 a year earlier.
$362,534
2000September 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $296,424 (Sep 26) -1.4%
United States ref $366,157 (Sep 26) +1.2%
Skokie, IL $427,043 (Sep 26) 14th +7.9% 1st 1% above peers
Palo Alto, CA $3,592,240 (Sep 26) 1st +5.9% 2nd 749% above peers
Oshkosh, WI $260,125 (Sep 26) 24th +5.5% 3rd 39% below peers
Janesville, WI $296,361 (Sep 26) 23rd +5.3% 4th 30% below peers
Union City, NJ $558,656 (Sep 26) 8th +5.0% 5th 32% above peers
Canton, OH $174,287 (Sep 26) 25th +4.3% 6th 59% below peers
Decatur, IL $104,647 (Sep 26) 28th +3.5% 7th 75% below peers
Albany, GA $132,195 (Sep 26) 27th +2.8% 8th 69% below peers
Novi, MI $465,874 (Sep 26) 13th +2.8% 9th 10% above peers
Ames, IA $301,900 (Sep 26) 22nd +2.6% 10th 29% below peers
Madera, CA $423,208 (Sep 26) 15th +2.6% 11th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,473,478 (Sep 26) 2nd +2.4% 12th 248% above peers
Haverhill, MA $545,809 (Sep 26) 9th +2.1% 13th 29% above peers
Camarillo, CA $910,985 (Sep 26) 3rd +1.7% 14th 115% above peers
Eagan, MN $398,150 (Sep 26) 16th +1.6% 15th 6% below peers
Madison, AL $376,486 (Sep 26) 17th +0.9% 16th 11% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA $708,074 (Sep 26) 6th +0.6% 17th 67% above peers
Huntersville, NC $544,090 (Sep 26) 10th +0.2% 18th 29% above peers
Waterloo, IA $146,001 (Sep 26) 26th -0.1% 19th 66% below peers
Alpharetta, GA $711,257 (Sep 26) 5th -0.3% 20th 68% above peers
Rockville, MD $595,387 (Sep 26) 7th -0.3% 21st 41% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $505,223 (Sep 26) 12th -0.6% 22nd 19% above peers
Spring, TX $361,360 (Sep 26) 20th -0.6% 23rd 15% below peers
Gary, IN $87,485 (Sep 26) 29th -0.9% 24th 79% below peers
Brentwood, CA $782,072 (Sep 26) 4th -0.9% 25th 85% above peers
Lodi, CA $508,738 (Sep 26) 11th -1.4% 26th 20% above peers
Sanford, FL $339,925 (Sep 26) 21st -1.7% 27th 20% below peers
Rowlett, TX $362,534 (Sep 26) 19th -2.5% 28th 14% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $363,170 (Sep 26) 18th -4.8% 29th 14% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 11% higher than in 2021 ($261,352 then, $290,744 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $323,239 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $290,744 in September 2026, down from $300,112 a year earlier.
$290,744
2000September 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $180,302 (Sep 26) +0.1%
United States ref $197,716 (Sep 26) +2.2%
Gary, IN $54,676 (Sep 26) 28th +10.2% 1st 82% below peers
Skokie, IL $306,881 (Sep 26) 14th +7.8% 2nd 2% above peers
Canton, OH $93,413 (Sep 26) 25th +7.5% 3rd 69% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $189,312 (Sep 26) 24th +7.2% 4th 37% below peers
Janesville, WI $220,084 (Sep 26) 22nd +6.3% 5th 27% below peers
Albany, GA $60,916 (Sep 26) 27th +5.2% 6th 80% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $2,192,789 (Sep 26) 1st +4.8% 7th 629% above peers
Madera, CA $334,324 (Sep 26) 13th +3.8% 8th 11% above peers
Decatur, IL $43,641 (Sep 26) 29th +3.0% 9th 85% below peers
Ames, IA $203,266 (Sep 26) 23rd +3.0% 10th 32% below peers
Union City, NJ $355,993 (Sep 26) 11th +2.2% 11th 18% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,074,473 (Sep 26) 2nd +2.1% 12th 257% above peers
Haverhill, MA $414,880 (Sep 26) 7th +2.1% 13th 38% above peers
Madison, AL $268,685 (Sep 26) 18th +1.6% 14th 11% below peers
Novi, MI $293,114 (Sep 26) 16th +1.5% 15th 3% below peers
Camarillo, CA $717,220 (Sep 26) 3rd +0.8% 16th 139% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $596,289 (Sep 26) 5th +0.6% 17th 98% above peers
Eagan, MN $264,223 (Sep 26) 19th +0.5% 18th 12% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $414,726 (Sep 26) 8th -0.5% 19th 38% above peers
Huntersville, NC $390,990 (Sep 26) 10th -0.6% 20th 30% above peers
Waterloo, IA $79,087 (Sep 26) 26th -1.0% 21st 74% below peers
Lodi, CA $393,192 (Sep 26) 9th -1.1% 22nd 31% above peers
Alpharetta, GA $469,856 (Sep 26) 6th -1.2% 23rd 56% above peers
Spring, TX $249,648 (Sep 26) 20th -1.6% 24th 17% below peers
Brentwood, CA $629,022 (Sep 26) 4th -1.6% 25th 109% above peers
Sanford, FL $234,481 (Sep 26) 21st -2.1% 26th 22% below peers
Rockville, MD $354,660 (Sep 26) 12th -2.8% 27th 18% above peers
Rowlett, TX $290,744 (Sep 26) 17th -3.1% 28th 3% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $300,647 (Sep 26) 15th -5.1% 29th on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 10.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 85.9% to 75.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 10.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (86.0% to 75.2%).
Needs attention 75.2%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Madera, CA 54.7% 22nd +6.9pp 1st 13% below peers
Haverhill, MA 62.8% 17th +5.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Lodi, CA 56.8% 20th +4.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Spring, TX 74.4% 5th +4.8pp 4th 18% above peers
Brentwood, CA 82.2% 2nd +5.1pp 5th 31% above peers
Skokie, IL 74.7% 4th +4.3pp 6th 19% above peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 6th +3.1pp 7th 18% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.0% 26th +2.1pp 8th 17% below peers
Ames, IA 42.1% 29th +1.4pp 9th 33% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 53.4% 24th +1.4pp 10th 15% below peers
Decatur, IL 62.9% 16th +1.5pp 11th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 67.3% 11th +1.3pp 12th 7% above peers
Waterloo, IA 62.1% 18th +1.2pp 13th 1% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 57.7% 19th +1.0pp 14th 8% below peers
Canton, OH 48.7% 28th +0.8pp 15th 23% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 54.6% 23rd +0.1pp 16th 13% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 55.0% 21st -0.0pp 17th 13% below peers
Novi, MI 66.3% 12th -0.4pp 18th 5% above peers
Camarillo, CA 64.6% 15th -0.6pp 19th 3% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 65.1% 14th -1.3pp 20th 3% above peers
Horizon West, FL 65.7% 13th -1.4pp 21st 4% above peers
Eagan, MN 67.7% 10th -2.0pp 22nd 8% above peers
Gary, IN 49.0% 27th -1.5pp 23rd 22% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 84.7% 1st -2.8pp 24th 35% above peers
Huntersville, NC 71.7% 7th -3.0pp 25th 14% above peers
South Hill, WA 70.5% 8th -3.6pp 26th 12% above peers
Rockville, MD 52.6% 25th -2.8pp 27th 16% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 69.9% 9th -4.6pp 28th 11% above peers
Albany, GA 37.7% 30th -2.6pp 29th 40% below peers
Union City, NJ 19.1% 31st -1.7pp 30th 70% below peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 3rd -10.7pp 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 88% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,634 in September 2026, down from $1,638 a year earlier.
$1,634
2015September 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,932 (Sep 26) +2.7%
Palo Alto, CA $4,558 (Sep 26) 1st +10.3% 1st 149% above peers
Janesville, WI $1,165 (Sep 26) 25th +7.4% 2nd 36% below peers
Decatur, IL $1,057 (Sep 26) 27th +5.4% 3rd 42% below peers
Skokie, IL $2,371 (Sep 26) 7th +5.2% 4th 29% above peers
Waterloo, IA $909 (Sep 26) 29th +5.1% 5th 50% below peers
Gary, IN $1,367 (Sep 26) 22nd +4.9% 6th 25% below peers
Union City, NJ $2,343 (Sep 26) 8th +4.8% 7th 28% above peers
Oshkosh, WI $1,243 (Sep 26) 23rd +4.4% 8th 32% below peers
Brentwood, CA $3,420 (Sep 26) 3rd +4.3% 9th 87% above peers
Lodi, CA $2,278 (Sep 26) 10th +3.9% 10th 24% above peers
Albany, GA $985 (Sep 26) 28th +3.9% 11th 46% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $2,301 (Sep 26) 9th +3.4% 12th 26% above peers
Canton, OH $1,124 (Sep 26) 26th +3.0% 13th 39% below peers
Novi, MI $1,832 (Sep 26) 15th +3.0% 14th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA $3,483 (Sep 26) 2nd +2.7% 15th 90% above peers
Madera, CA $2,162 (Sep 26) 12th +2.5% 16th 18% above peers
Madison, AL $1,411 (Sep 26) 21st +2.2% 17th 23% below peers
Ames, IA $1,240 (Sep 26) 24th +1.7% 18th 32% below peers
Eagan, MN $1,679 (Sep 26) 18th +1.6% 19th 8% below peers
Sanford, FL $1,821 (Sep 26) 16th +1.5% 20th 1% below peers
Camarillo, CA $2,911 (Sep 26) 5th +1.3% 21st 59% above peers
Spring, TX $1,759 (Sep 26) 17th +0.9% 22nd 4% below peers
Huntersville, NC $1,903 (Sep 26) 14th +0.6% 23rd 4% above peers
Rockville, MD $2,372 (Sep 26) 6th +0.5% 24th 30% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $1,601 (Sep 26) 20th +0.3% 25th 13% below peers
Rowlett, TX $1,634 (Sep 26) 19th -0.2% 26th 11% below peers
Alpharetta, GA $2,083 (Sep 26) 13th -0.6% 27th 14% above peers
Haverhill, MA $2,258 (Sep 26) 11th -0.6% 28th 23% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 4th 62% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 8.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.4% to 33.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.7pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.5% to 33.0%).
Needs attention 33.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.1% +2.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Union City, NJ 50.5% 31st -6.1pp 1st 50% above peers
Ames, IA 35.5% 20th -4.2pp 2nd 6% above peers
Decatur, IL 26.2% 7th -3.0pp 3rd 22% below peers
Skokie, IL 34.8% 19th -3.0pp 4th 4% above peers
Spring, TX 29.1% 12th -2.1pp 5th 13% below peers
Brentwood, CA 38.1% 23rd -2.6pp 6th 13% above peers
Lodi, CA 38.0% 22nd -2.5pp 7th 13% above peers
Janesville, WI 25.6% 5th -1.5pp 8th 24% below peers
Canton, OH 34.0% 17th -1.0pp 9th 1% above peers
Waterloo, IA 28.1% 8th -0.6pp 10th 16% below peers
Horizon West, FL 31.4% 13th -0.7pp 11th 6% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 28.5% 11th -0.5pp 12th 15% below peers
Albany, GA 39.8% 24th -0.6pp 13th 19% above peers
Rockville, MD 34.6% 18th -0.5pp 14th 3% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 43.9% 30th -0.2pp 15th 31% above peers
Huntersville, NC 22.1% 2nd +0.1pp 16th 34% below peers
Madera, CA 43.1% 29th +0.4pp 17th 29% above peers
Camarillo, CA 40.8% 26th +0.5pp 18th 22% above peers
Haverhill, MA 40.1% 25th +1.2pp 19th 19% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 32.6% 14th +1.2pp 20th 3% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 36.8% 21st +1.6pp 21st 10% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 25.9% 6th +1.1pp 22nd 23% below peers
Sanford, FL 41.1% 27th +1.8pp 23rd 23% above peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 4th +1.2pp 24th 25% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 28.1% 10th +1.3pp 25th 16% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 28.1% 9th +1.5pp 26th 16% below peers
Eagan, MN 24.8% 3rd +2.1pp 27th 26% below peers
Gary, IN 42.8% 28th +3.7pp 28th 27% above peers
South Hill, WA 33.6% 16th +3.5pp 29th on par with peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 30th 44% below peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 15th +8.6pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.3% then, 2.4% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.4% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 5.4% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Waterloo, IA 7.8% 22nd -3.1pp 1st 27% above peers
Gary, IN 13.6% 29th -4.0pp 2nd 122% above peers
Sanford, FL 6.7% 17th -1.5pp 3rd 10% above peers
Haverhill, MA 8.6% 25th -1.8pp 4th 40% above peers
Canton, OH 14.8% 30th -2.1pp 5th 142% above peers
Albany, GA 12.4% 28th -1.6pp 6th 102% above peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 3rd -0.2pp 7th 68% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 4.1% 12th -0.4pp 8th 33% below peers
Skokie, IL 7.0% 18th -0.7pp 9th 15% above peers
Lodi, CA 6.1% 16th -0.4pp 10th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 5.9% 15th -0.2pp 11th 3% below peers
Union City, NJ 41.3% 31st -0.3pp 12th 576% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 7.7% 21st -0.0pp 13th 25% above peers
Ames, IA 7.2% 19th +0.0pp 14th 18% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 0.7% 1st +0.0pp 15th 89% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.2% 8th +0.0pp 16th 48% below peers
Decatur, IL 12.1% 27th +0.2pp 17th 99% above peers
Novi, MI 5.1% 13th +0.2pp 18th 17% below peers
Brentwood, CA 3.5% 10th +0.1pp 19th 42% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.8% 6th +0.2pp 20th 55% below peers
Spring, TX 2.0% 4th +0.1pp 21st 67% below peers
Camarillo, CA 5.5% 14th +0.4pp 22nd 10% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 11th +0.3pp 23rd 39% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 8.5% 24th +1.5pp 24th 39% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.8% 7th +0.5pp 25th 54% below peers
Madera, CA 7.8% 23rd +1.4pp 26th 27% above peers
Rockville, MD 11.1% 26th +2.1pp 27th 82% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.4% 9th +0.8pp 28th 45% below peers
Horizon West, FL 1.6% 2nd +0.5pp 29th 74% below peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 5th +1.1pp 30th 61% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 7.6% 20th +4.1pp 31st 25% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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

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 (11.8% then, 12.4% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.2% to 12.4%).
Needs attention 12.4%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 17.1% -0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 6.3% 18th -4.9pp 1st 17% above peers
Skokie, IL 5.1% 13th -3.1pp 2nd 5% below peers
Camarillo, CA 3.2% 3rd -1.6pp 3rd 40% below peers
Gary, IN 8.2% 22nd -2.7pp 4th 52% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 6.7% 19th -2.0pp 5th 25% above peers
Novi, MI 3.4% 5th -0.9pp 6th 37% below peers
Albany, GA 13.6% 29th -3.2pp 7th 153% above peers
Rockville, MD 5.3% 15th -1.2pp 8th on par with peers
Sanford, FL 12.4% 28th -2.6pp 9th 131% above peers
Huntersville, NC 4.9% 11th -0.9pp 10th 8% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 5.4% 16th -1.0pp 11th on par with peers
Ames, IA 4.4% 9th -0.8pp 12th 18% below peers
Decatur, IL 4.7% 10th -0.7pp 13th 12% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 1.9% 1st -0.2pp 14th 64% below peers
Madera, CA 8.5% 23rd -0.9pp 15th 59% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.8% 26th -0.9pp 16th 83% above peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 8th -0.4pp 17th 28% below peers
Brentwood, CA 2.1% 2nd -0.2pp 18th 60% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 9.4% 25th -0.5pp 19th 76% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 5.1% 14th -0.1pp 20th 4% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.3% 4th +0.0pp 21st 39% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 7th +0.1pp 22nd 31% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.7% 20th +0.1pp 23rd 25% above peers
Union City, NJ 24.0% 31st +0.6pp 24th 346% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.4% 27th +0.6pp 25th 130% above peers
Canton, OH 8.8% 24th +0.5pp 26th 64% above peers
Janesville, WI 5.6% 17th +0.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Waterloo, IA 7.0% 21st +0.6pp 28th 31% above peers
Spring, TX 16.5% 30th +1.7pp 29th 207% above peers
Haverhill, MA 3.6% 6th +0.4pp 30th 33% below peers
South Hill, WA 5.1% 12th +1.0pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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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 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

32.6%
20202023
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.7%
United States ref 32.9%
Palo Alto, CA 20.2% 1st 37% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 22.0% 2nd 31% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 22.4% 3rd 30% below peers
Camarillo, CA 23.4% 4th 27% below peers
Rockville, MD 24.4% 5th 24% below peers
Skokie, IL 25.1% 6th 21% below peers
Huntersville, NC 26.6% 7th 17% below peers
Novi, MI 26.9% 8th 16% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 27.2% 9th 15% below peers
Brentwood, CA 28.6% 10th 10% below peers
Horizon West, FL 29.6% 11th 7% below peers
Lodi, CA 31.0% 12th 3% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 31.0% 13th 3% below peers
Ames, IA 31.1% 14th 3% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 31.3% 15th 2% below peers
Haverhill, MA 31.9% 16th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 32.6% 17th 2% above peers
Sanford, FL 33.4% 18th 5% above peers
Union City, NJ 33.6% 19th 5% above peers
Eagan, MN 33.7% 20th 6% above peers
Madison, AL 35.7% 21st 12% above peers
South Hill, WA 36.5% 22nd 14% above peers
Spring, TX 37.3% 23rd 17% above peers
Madera, CA 38.6% 24th 21% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 40.8% 25th 28% above peers
Janesville, WI 41.6% 26th 30% above peers
Albany, GA 43.0% 27th 35% above peers
Waterloo, IA 44.0% 28th 38% above peers
Decatur, IL 44.4% 29th 39% above peers
Canton, OH 46.9% 30th 47% above peers
Gary, IN 51.9% 31st 63% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2023 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 (12.4% then, 9.8% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.6% to 9.8%).
Needs attention 9.8%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 12.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 2.5% 12th -7.3pp 1st 15% below peers
Camarillo, CA 1.6% 4th -1.6pp 2nd 45% below peers
Decatur, IL 1.7% 6th -1.7pp 3rd 41% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.0% 18th -2.3pp 4th 2% above peers
Sanford, FL 6.0% 26th -3.2pp 5th 102% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.0% 15th -1.5pp 6th on par with peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 5.6% 25th -2.1pp 7th 89% above peers
Brentwood, CA 0.9% 1st -0.3pp 8th 70% below peers
Waterloo, IA 4.6% 23rd -1.4pp 9th 54% above peers
Novi, MI 1.7% 5th -0.5pp 10th 44% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% 19th -1.0pp 11th 8% above peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 30th -2.6pp 12th 230% above peers
Haverhill, MA 1.0% 2nd -0.2pp 13th 68% below peers
Ames, IA 1.5% 3rd -0.3pp 14th 50% below peers
Albany, GA 5.0% 24th -0.8pp 15th 68% above peers
South Hill, WA 2.5% 11th -0.4pp 16th 17% below peers
Madera, CA 2.5% 13th -0.3pp 17th 15% below peers
Gary, IN 3.8% 21st -0.1pp 18th 29% above peers
Skokie, IL 3.0% 17th -0.1pp 19th 1% above peers
Eagan, MN 2.4% 10th -0.0pp 20th 20% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 8.4% 28th -0.0pp 21st 184% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 3.5% 20th +0.0pp 22nd 17% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.0% 8th +0.1pp 23rd 34% below peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 7th +0.1pp 24th 40% below peers
Canton, OH 2.7% 14th +0.2pp 25th 10% below peers
Spring, TX 12.3% 31st +2.3pp 26th 313% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.3% 9th +0.4pp 27th 23% below peers
Lodi, CA 3.0% 16th +0.7pp 28th on par with peers
Union City, NJ 9.2% 29th +2.5pp 29th 208% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6.8% 27th +3.6pp 30th 128% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.1% 22nd +2.3pp 31st 39% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
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HealthChildren without health insurance
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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 →
  • 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 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.5% then, 37.9% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.3% to 37.9%).
37.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Union City, NJ 28.4% 20th +6.8pp 1st 25% below peers
Sanford, FL 29.5% 19th +6.5pp 2nd 22% below peers
Lodi, CA 24.6% 24th +5.4pp 3rd 35% below peers
Brentwood, CA 39.3% 14th +6.2pp 4th 4% above peers
South Hill, WA 32.9% 17th +5.0pp 5th 13% below peers
Canton, OH 16.4% 28th +2.5pp 6th 57% below peers
Janesville, WI 27.3% 22nd +3.7pp 7th 28% below peers
Madera, CA 10.9% 31st +1.5pp 8th 71% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 37.8% 16th +4.9pp 9th on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.1% 29th +1.9pp 10th 60% below peers
Skokie, IL 53.8% 11th +6.2pp 11th 42% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 43.0% 13th +4.0pp 12th 14% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 67.0% 3rd +6.1pp 13th 77% above peers
Haverhill, MA 32.6% 18th +2.8pp 14th 14% below peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 6th +5.1pp 15th 71% above peers
Decatur, IL 21.6% 26th +1.5pp 16th 43% below peers
Spring, TX 25.6% 23rd +1.7pp 17th 32% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 27.4% 21st +1.8pp 18th 28% below peers
Gary, IN 14.8% 30th +0.9pp 19th 61% below peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 15th +2.4pp 20th on par with peers
Albany, GA 21.4% 27th +1.3pp 21st 43% below peers
Novi, MI 64.1% 7th +3.5pp 22nd 70% above peers
Eagan, MN 54.7% 10th +2.9pp 23rd 45% above peers
Ames, IA 65.8% 4th +3.1pp 24th 74% above peers
Camarillo, CA 43.5% 12th +1.9pp 25th 15% above peers
Huntersville, NC 57.5% 9th +1.7pp 26th 52% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 70.7% 2nd +1.5pp 27th 87% above peers
Horizon West, FL 57.6% 8th +1.2pp 28th 52% above peers
Rockville, MD 65.6% 5th +0.7pp 29th 73% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 82.3% 1st -0.5pp 30th 118% above peers
Waterloo, IA 21.8% 25th -1.6pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp 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 (32.9% then, 41.8% now; margin ±18.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 18.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.4% to 41.8%).
Needs attention 41.8%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 43.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Eagan, MN 55.1% 12th +18.6pp 1st 24% above peers
South Hill, WA 45.0% 15th +13.1pp 2nd 1% above peers
Skokie, IL 72.7% 2nd +20.2pp 3rd 63% above peers
Spring, TX 36.8% 25th +8.0pp 4th 17% below peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 6th +13.5pp 5th 40% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 19th +9.0pp 6th 6% below peers
Madera, CA 34.6% 26th +6.4pp 7th 22% below peers
Horizon West, FL 65.3% 4th +9.8pp 8th 47% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 42.6% 18th +4.7pp 9th 4% below peers
Haverhill, MA 57.6% 9th +3.7pp 10th 29% above peers
Albany, GA 61.5% 7th +3.6pp 11th 38% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 44.2% 17th +0.8pp 12th 1% below peers
Ames, IA 36.8% 24th -0.7pp 13th 17% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 79.4% 1st -2.3pp 14th 78% above peers
Huntersville, NC 55.6% 11th -1.7pp 15th 25% above peers
Union City, NJ 69.5% 3rd -3.4pp 16th 56% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.3% 13th -3.4pp 17th 17% above peers
Rockville, MD 56.4% 10th -4.7pp 18th 27% above peers
Canton, OH 31.0% 29th -4.4pp 19th 30% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 31.3% 28th -4.4pp 20th 30% below peers
Waterloo, IA 32.0% 27th -4.9pp 21st 28% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 65.3% 5th -15.5pp 22nd 47% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 38.8% 21st -10.7pp 23rd 13% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 58.4% 8th -18.6pp 24th 31% above peers
Novi, MI 46.9% 14th -15.7pp 25th 5% above peers
Lodi, CA 25.9% 30th -9.4pp 26th 42% below peers
Decatur, IL 39.2% 20th -17.6pp 27th 12% below peers
Brentwood, CA 44.5% 16th -21.5pp 28th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 20.2% 31st -9.9pp 29th 55% below peers
Gary, IN 37.0% 23rd -19.5pp 30th 17% below peers
Camarillo, CA 38.8% 22nd -28.2pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±16.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.1% then, 4.5% now; margin ±3.8pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.7% to 4.5%).
4.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 8.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Alpharetta, GA 0.4% 2nd -6.6pp 1st 90% below peers
Eagan, MN 0.3% 1st -4.8pp 2nd 93% below peers
Skokie, IL 1.9% 6th -6.2pp 3rd 58% below peers
Sanford, FL 3.7% 13th -6.2pp 4th 17% below peers
Madison, AL 1.0% 4th -1.3pp 5th 78% below peers
Ames, IA 0.7% 3rd -0.8pp 6th 85% below peers
Rockville, MD 2.9% 11th -3.0pp 7th 34% below peers
Union City, NJ 6.0% 18th -5.2pp 8th 36% above peers
Horizon West, FL 2.6% 8th -2.1pp 9th 40% below peers
Spring, TX 6.5% 20th -4.6pp 10th 46% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.6% 12th -1.0pp 11th 18% below peers
Novi, MI 2.9% 10th -0.8pp 12th 35% below peers
Decatur, IL 9.1% 24th -2.3pp 13th 105% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 1.2% 5th -0.2pp 14th 73% below peers
Canton, OH 9.8% 27th -1.7pp 15th 121% above peers
Haverhill, MA 6.5% 21st -0.7pp 16th 47% above peers
Gary, IN 12.5% 30th -1.1pp 17th 182% above peers
Waterloo, IA 7.4% 23rd -0.6pp 18th 66% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 4.1% 14th -0.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Janesville, WI 4.4% 16th +0.1pp 20th on par with peers
South Hill, WA 10.6% 29th +0.3pp 21st 139% above peers
Lodi, CA 10.4% 28th +1.5pp 22nd 134% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 7.3% 22nd +1.2pp 23rd 65% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.5% 25th +1.7pp 24th 115% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.4% 19th +1.6pp 25th 44% above peers
Albany, GA 16.5% 31st +4.1pp 26th 272% above peers
Brentwood, CA 4.3% 15th +2.0pp 27th 2% below peers
Camarillo, CA 2.9% 9th +1.4pp 28th 36% below peers
Madera, CA 9.7% 26th +5.1pp 29th 119% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.5% 7th +1.4pp 30th 43% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 17th +3.3pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.8pp 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 63,793 to 65,463 - more than the combined survey margin (±115).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 14% from 2014 to 2024 (57,532 to 65,463).
Big move 65,463
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Horizon West, FL 67,416 15th +73% 1st on par with peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 53,290 31st +64% 2nd 21% below peers
Madison, AL 60,106 30th +22% 3rd 11% below peers
Huntersville, NC 63,969 28th +14% 4th 5% below peers
South Hill, WA 68,025 8th +13% 5th 1% above peers
Spring, TX 68,580 6th +12% 6th 2% above peers
Novi, MI 66,717 21st +11% 7th 1% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 65,971 25th +7% 8th 2% below peers
Sanford, FL 63,730 29th +7% 9th 5% below peers
Haverhill, MA 67,698 11th +7% 10th 1% above peers
Brentwood, CA 65,208 27th +5% 11th 3% below peers
Madera, CA 67,831 10th +5% 12th 1% above peers
Skokie, IL 66,219 23rd +4% 13th 2% below peers
Camarillo, CA 70,186 1st +3% 14th 4% above peers
Janesville, WI 66,030 24th +3% 15th 2% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 69,291 5th +3% 16th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 67,607 14th +3% 17th 1% above peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 26th +3% 18th 3% below peers
Ames, IA 67,669 13th +2% 19th 1% above peers
Eagan, MN 68,000 9th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 66,855 19th +2% 21st 1% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 67,237 16th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Rockville, MD 67,671 12th +0% 23rd 1% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 66,729 20th -0% 24th 1% below peers
Waterloo, IA 67,008 18th -1% 25th on par with peers
Canton, OH 69,755 4th -2% 26th 4% above peers
Union City, NJ 66,463 22nd -3% 27th 1% below peers
Decatur, IL 69,815 3rd -4% 28th 4% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70,138 2nd -8% 29th 4% above peers
Albany, GA 67,224 17th -9% 30th on par with peers
Gary, IN 68,113 7th -10% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±54 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.9% to 22.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 3.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.8% to 22.4%).
Big move 22.4%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 25.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Gary, IN 28.6% 4th +4.7pp 1st 22% above peers
Madison, AL 27.9% 6th +2.7pp 2nd 19% above peers
Waterloo, IA 24.5% 12th +1.6pp 3rd 5% above peers
Spring, TX 27.8% 7th +1.8pp 4th 19% above peers
Canton, OH 25.4% 9th +1.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Skokie, IL 22.3% 19th +0.6pp 6th 5% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 22.6% 17th +0.6pp 7th 4% below peers
Albany, GA 24.8% 11th +0.6pp 8th 6% above peers
Horizon West, FL 29.0% 3rd +0.1pp 9th 24% above peers
South Hill, WA 28.2% 5th +0.1pp 10th 21% above peers
Camarillo, CA 20.7% 27th +0.0pp 11th 12% below peers
Brentwood, CA 26.3% 8th -0.2pp 12th 12% above peers
Decatur, IL 21.0% 26th -0.2pp 13th 10% below peers
Union City, NJ 22.0% 22nd -0.5pp 14th 6% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.3% 30th -0.4pp 15th 26% below peers
Eagan, MN 22.3% 20th -0.6pp 16th 5% below peers
Novi, MI 23.4% 16th -0.7pp 17th on par with peers
Palo Alto, CA 22.2% 21st -0.8pp 18th 5% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.0% 10th -0.9pp 19th 7% above peers
Rockville, MD 20.2% 29th -0.8pp 20th 14% below peers
Janesville, WI 21.2% 25th -1.5pp 21st 9% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 43.4% 1st -3.4pp 22nd 85% above peers
Haverhill, MA 21.3% 24th -1.8pp 23rd 9% below peers
Ames, IA 11.2% 31st -1.0pp 24th 52% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 21.4% 23rd -2.3pp 25th 9% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 18th -2.5pp 26th 4% below peers
Madera, CA 30.8% 2nd -3.5pp 27th 32% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 23.9% 15th -2.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Huntersville, NC 24.2% 13th -3.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 24.1% 14th -3.7pp 30th 3% above peers
Sanford, FL 20.4% 28th -4.1pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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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 (19.5% then, 23.1% now; margin ±8.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.2% to 23.1%).
23.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 29.6% -0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Pflugerville, TX 25.8% 17th +11.3pp 1st 3% below peers
Rockville, MD 26.5% 16th +6.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 32.8% 11th +7.3pp 3rd 24% above peers
Huntersville, NC 20.7% 21st +4.3pp 4th 22% below peers
South Hill, WA 29.7% 13th +5.8pp 5th 12% above peers
Madera, CA 43.3% 7th +8.2pp 6th 63% above peers
Novi, MI 16.8% 26th +2.8pp 7th 37% below peers
Union City, NJ 50.1% 5th +8.0pp 8th 89% above peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 18th +3.6pp 9th 13% below peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 22nd +3.1pp 10th 23% below peers
Waterloo, IA 50.0% 6th +7.5pp 11th 88% above peers
Spring, TX 27.4% 14th +3.2pp 12th 3% above peers
Gary, IN 81.1% 1st +4.6pp 13th 206% above peers
Albany, GA 71.5% 2nd +1.8pp 14th 170% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 36.7% 9th +0.5pp 15th 38% above peers
Janesville, WI 33.9% 10th +0.1pp 16th 28% above peers
Ames, IA 22.1% 19th -0.3pp 17th 17% below peers
Horizon West, FL 12.7% 30th -0.2pp 18th 52% below peers
Camarillo, CA 19.6% 23rd -0.3pp 19th 26% below peers
Decatur, IL 51.1% 4th -1.0pp 20th 92% above peers
Brentwood, CA 17.9% 25th -0.7pp 21st 32% below peers
Lodi, CA 27.2% 15th -1.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Canton, OH 61.5% 3rd -3.7pp 23rd 132% above peers
Haverhill, MA 39.9% 8th -2.7pp 24th 51% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 13.8% 29th -1.5pp 25th 48% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 14.2% 28th -1.9pp 26th 47% below peers
Skokie, IL 18.2% 24th -3.4pp 27th 31% below peers
Eagan, MN 21.6% 20th -5.2pp 28th 18% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 16.6% 27th -4.5pp 29th 38% below peers
Sanford, FL 32.4% 12th -15.1pp 30th 22% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 6.5% 31st -4.0pp 31st 76% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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8 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±6.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.6% then, 69.9% now; margin ±14.1pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (77.8% to 69.9%).
69.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 63.7% +3.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Eagle Mountain, UT 49.8% 31st +8.6pp 1st 28% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 70.2% 14th +9.2pp 2nd 2% above peers
South Hill, WA 60.6% 22nd +7.7pp 3rd 12% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 62.5% 21st +7.9pp 4th 9% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70.8% 12th +7.8pp 5th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 62.8% 20th +6.5pp 6th 9% below peers
Skokie, IL 68.9% 16th +6.5pp 7th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 15th +6.2pp 8th 1% above peers
Horizon West, FL 59.8% 25th +4.5pp 9th 13% below peers
Huntersville, NC 73.8% 4th +5.6pp 10th 7% above peers
Union City, NJ 72.6% 9th +5.4pp 11th 5% above peers
Janesville, WI 74.0% 3rd +5.3pp 12th 7% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 73.5% 5th +4.8pp 13th 7% above peers
Eagan, MN 80.5% 2nd +4.5pp 14th 17% above peers
Camarillo, CA 70.7% 13th +3.6pp 15th 3% above peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 27th +1.0pp 16th 14% below peers
Novi, MI 64.9% 19th +0.6pp 17th 6% below peers
Haverhill, MA 82.0% 1st +0.5pp 18th 19% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 72.8% 8th +0.4pp 19th 6% above peers
Sanford, FL 66.4% 18th +0.3pp 20th 4% below peers
Madera, CA 59.5% 26th -1.3pp 21st 14% below peers
Rockville, MD 71.0% 11th -2.2pp 22nd 3% above peers
Waterloo, IA 72.0% 10th -3.6pp 23rd 5% above peers
Brentwood, CA 60.2% 24th -3.3pp 24th 13% below peers
Gary, IN 60.6% 23rd -4.7pp 25th 12% below peers
Spring, TX 58.7% 30th -5.0pp 26th 15% below peers
Albany, GA 72.9% 7th -6.4pp 27th 6% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 73.3% 6th -7.2pp 28th 6% above peers
Decatur, IL 66.6% 17th -10.2pp 29th 3% below peers
Ames, IA 58.9% 29th -11.7pp 30th 14% below peers
Canton, OH 59.0% 28th -12.5pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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8 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±10.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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