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65,463 people (2024) 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 →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
50 /100k
May 2026
▼ 50%
relative change
100 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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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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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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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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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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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
6.4%
2019-23
▲ 1%
relative change
6.3% in 2018
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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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.5%
2020-24
▲ 290%
relative change
1.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
37.9%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
35.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing 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 Trailing 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
4.0%
May 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
3.7% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
166 /100k
May 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
157 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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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
12.3%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
11.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,167 /100k
May 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
1,246 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, 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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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$299,498
Jun 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
$312,907 a year earlier
Falling recently  
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Home value
Typical home value
$371,639
Jun 2026
▼ 3%
relative change
$384,494 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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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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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,668
Jun 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
$1,706 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
23.1%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
19.5% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime is about 8% lower than in 2021 (187 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.
Most recent monthly reading: 166 in May 2026, up from 157 a year earlier.
166 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Burnsville, MN 140 (May 26) -27.2% 1st
Malden, MA 196 (Mar 26) -26.8% 2nd
Skokie, IL 140 (May 26) -12.4% 3rd
Janesville, WI 119 (May 26) -11.2% 4th
Cheyenne, WY 285 (May 26) -10.5% 5th
Brentwood, CA 192 (May 26) -9.3% 6th
Muncie, IN 496 (May 26) -8.2% 7th
Waltham, MA 223 (May 26) -4.5% 8th
Victoria, TX 368 (May 26) -4.3% 9th
Pflugerville, TX 178 (May 26) -4.0% 10th
Commerce City, CO 747 (Mar 26) -3.5% 11th
Caldwell, ID 465 (May 26) -3.1% 12th
Bellevue, NE 96 (Apr 26) +1.6% 13th
Lorain, OH 555 (May 26) +1.7% 14th
North Little Rock, AR 1,073 (May 26) +4.7% 15th
Rowlett, TX 166 (May 26) +5.6% 16th
Greenwood, IN 147 (May 26) +25.0% 17th
Palatine, IL 94 (May 26) +47.6% 18th
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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 →
  • Flower Mound, TX down about 35% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Park, TX down about 7% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Orem, UT down about 4% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 53% 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.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,167 in May 2026, down from 1,246 a year earlier.
1,167 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Caldwell, ID 617 (May 26) -30.9% 1st
Brentwood, CA 1,430 (May 26) -30.8% 2nd
Muncie, IN 1,350 (May 26) -24.9% 3rd
Palatine, IL 672 (May 26) -22.7% 4th
Janesville, WI 1,469 (May 26) -20.8% 5th
Commerce City, CO 2,561 (Mar 26) -15.3% 6th
Burnsville, MN 1,491 (May 26) -14.9% 7th
Cheyenne, WY 2,441 (May 26) -12.7% 8th
Malden, MA 1,060 (Mar 26) -11.2% 9th
Pflugerville, TX 1,408 (May 26) -7.2% 10th
Victoria, TX 1,769 (May 26) -6.5% 11th
Rowlett, TX 1,167 (May 26) -6.4% 12th
Bellevue, NE 1,076 (Apr 26) -4.7% 13th
Lorain, OH 1,425 (May 26) -3.3% 14th
Waltham, MA 689 (May 26) -2.6% 15th
Skokie, IL 2,597 (May 26) +4.8% 16th
North Little Rock, AR 4,222 (May 26) +7.2% 17th
Greenwood, IN 1,680 (May 26) +13.5% 18th
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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 →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 24% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, unverified
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicide fell slightly from 2021 to 2026. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Most recent monthly reading: 1 in May 2026, up from 0 a year earlier.
1 per 100k
2018Apr 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Waltham, MA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Commerce City, CO 0 (Mar 26) -100.0% 2nd
Pflugerville, TX 2 (May 26) -66.6% 3rd
Bellevue, NE 2 (Apr 26) -50.2% 4th
Burnsville, MN 3 (May 26) -50.1% 5th
North Little Rock, AR 17 (May 26) -26.7% 6th
Lorain, OH 3 (May 26) +0.0% 7th
Janesville, WI 5 (May 26) +50.2% 8th
Palatine, IL 3 (May 26) +99.3% 9th
Muncie, IN 9 (May 26) +100.2% 10th
Victoria, TX 12 (May 26) +167.0% 11th
Greenwood, IN 7 (May 26) +398.6% 12th
Rowlett, TX 1 (May 26)
Cheyenne, WY 5 (May 26)
Brentwood, CA 0 (May 26)
Malden, MA 0 (Mar 26)
Skokie, IL 2 (May 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (May 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 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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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 →

Vehicle theft fell about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 50 in May 2026, down from 100 a year earlier.
50 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Janesville, WI 41 (May 26) -50.9% 1st
Rowlett, TX 50 (May 26) -50.0% 2nd
Commerce City, CO 456 (Mar 26) -42.9% 3rd
Caldwell, ID 64 (May 26) -42.0% 4th
Brentwood, CA 140 (May 26) -38.8% 5th
Skokie, IL 175 (May 26) -28.1% 6th
Palatine, IL 50 (May 26) -23.3% 7th
Malden, MA 135 (Mar 26) -20.4% 8th
Cheyenne, WY 160 (May 26) -19.8% 9th
Muncie, IN 265 (May 26) -12.2% 10th
Pflugerville, TX 124 (May 26) -11.7% 11th
Victoria, TX 103 (May 26) -9.3% 12th
North Little Rock, AR 431 (May 26) +0.7% 13th
Bellevue, NE 124 (Apr 26) +11.1% 14th
Greenwood, IN 138 (May 26) +14.6% 15th
Burnsville, MN 116 (May 26) +17.2% 16th
Waltham, MA 46 (May 26) +20.0% 17th
Lorain, OH 214 (May 26) +28.2% 18th
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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 →
  • Laguna Niguel, CA down about 51% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

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). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 34% from 2014 to 2024 ($83,442 to $112,081).
$112,081
20102024
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▸ 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%
Malden, MA $100,606 10th +52% 1st 21% above peers
Brentwood, NY $111,572 9th +51% 2nd 34% above peers
St. Cloud, FL $83,174 16th +50% 3rd on par with peers
Caldwell, ID $73,058 21st +49% 4th 12% below peers
Commerce City, CO $111,972 8th +45% 5th 35% above peers
Port Orange, FL $74,426 19th +43% 6th 11% below peers
Lynwood, CA $74,844 18th +43% 7th 10% below peers
Sammamish, WA $239,690 1st +38% 8th 188% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $63,844 27th +37% 9th 23% below peers
Ocala, FL $56,376 28th +35% 10th 32% below peers
Greenwood, IN $83,608 15th +32% 11th 1% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $142,779 3rd +32% 12th 72% above peers
Union City, NJ $64,310 25th +31% 13th 23% below peers
Muncie, IN $44,471 31st +31% 14th 47% below peers
Bellevue, NE $85,462 14th +31% 15th 3% above peers
Brentwood, CA $142,494 4th +31% 16th 71% above peers
Skokie, IL $95,337 12th +31% 17th 15% above peers
Janesville, WI $73,446 20th +30% 18th 12% below peers
Four Corners, FL $72,879 22nd +27% 19th 12% below peers
Lorain, OH $48,685 30th +27% 20th 41% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $117,799 6th +26% 21st 42% above peers
Waltham, MA $120,216 5th +25% 22nd 45% above peers
Victoria, TX $67,226 23rd +24% 23rd 19% below peers
Reston, VA $148,710 2nd +24% 24th 79% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $78,839 17th +22% 25th 5% below peers
Palatine, IL $97,819 11th +21% 26th 18% above peers
North Little Rock, AR $52,707 29th +21% 27th 37% below peers
Burnsville, MN $87,024 13th +18% 28th 5% above peers
Kenner, LA $64,020 26th +16% 29th 23% below peers
Dundalk, MD $64,520 24th +16% 30th 22% below peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 7th +11% 31st 35% 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

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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 →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bentonville, AR 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 →

Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

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.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in May 2026, up from 3.7% a year earlier.
4.0%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 4.3% (May 26) +0.2pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Lorain, OH 3.8% (May 26) 8th -1.5pp 1st 7% below peers
Union City, NJ 4.6% (May 26) 20th -0.6pp 2nd 12% above peers
Muncie, IN 4.0% (May 26) 10th -0.5pp 3rd 2% below peers
Brentwood, CA 4.1% (May 26) 13th -0.3pp 4th on par with peers
Cheyenne, WY 2.8% (May 26) 1st -0.3pp 5th 32% below peers
Greenwood, IN 2.8% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 6th 32% below peers
Bellevue, NE 2.9% (May 26) 3rd -0.2pp 7th 29% below peers
Commerce City, CO 4.1% (May 26) 14th -0.1pp 8th on par with peers
Janesville, WI 3.1% (May 26) 4th -0.1pp 9th 24% below peers
Malden, MA 4.0% (May 26) 11th -0.1pp 10th 2% below peers
Waltham, MA 3.7% (May 26) 5th -0.1pp 11th 10% below peers
Kenner, LA 3.8% (May 26) 9th +0.0pp 12th 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.7% (May 26) 6th +0.0pp 13th 10% below peers
Lynwood, CA 5.7% (May 26) 25th +0.1pp 14th 39% above peers
Victoria, TX 4.1% (May 26) 15th +0.2pp 15th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.7% (May 26) 7th +0.2pp 16th 10% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.0% (May 26) 12th +0.3pp 17th 2% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 4.1% (May 26) 16th +0.3pp 18th on par with peers
Burnsville, MN 4.1% (May 26) 17th +0.5pp 19th on par with peers
Palatine, IL 4.3% (May 26) 18th +0.6pp 20th 5% above peers
Skokie, IL 4.9% (May 26) 22nd +0.8pp 21st 20% above peers
Port Orange, FL 4.5% (May 26) 19th +0.9pp 22nd 10% above peers
Ocala, FL 5.0% (May 26) 23rd +0.9pp 23rd 22% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.8% (May 26) 21st +1.1pp 24th 17% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 5.1% (May 26) 24th +1.3pp 25th 24% above 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 →

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.7% to 6.1%).
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 13.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 12.0%
Brentwood, NY 6.5% 5th -5.5pp 1st 32% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 9.5% 15th -4.2pp 2nd 1% below peers
Caldwell, ID 11.7% 22nd -4.4pp 3rd 22% above peers
Malden, MA 11.3% 21st -4.1pp 4th 18% above peers
Port Orange, FL 10.9% 20th -3.9pp 5th 14% above peers
Bellevue, NE 7.7% 8th -2.6pp 6th 19% below peers
Commerce City, CO 8.6% 12th -2.9pp 7th 10% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 10.0% 17th -3.1pp 8th 4% above peers
Four Corners, FL 10.4% 18th -3.3pp 9th 9% above peers
Janesville, WI 8.9% 14th -2.3pp 10th 7% below peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 2nd -1.2pp 11th 41% below peers
Palatine, IL 8.1% 9th -1.6pp 12th 15% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 8.6% 13th -1.5pp 13th 10% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 20.1% 27th -3.4pp 14th 109% above peers
Kenner, LA 15.3% 23rd -1.9pp 15th 60% above peers
Muncie, IN 25.9% 31st -2.1pp 16th 170% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 4th -0.2pp 17th 36% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 6.7% 6th -0.1pp 18th 31% below peers
Lorain, OH 24.9% 30th +0.1pp 19th 160% above peers
Waltham, MA 8.3% 10th +0.1pp 20th 13% below peers
Lynwood, CA 17.4% 25th +0.2pp 21st 81% above peers
Skokie, IL 9.6% 16th +0.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 7th +0.2pp 23rd 24% below peers
Ocala, FL 20.2% 28th +0.8pp 24th 111% above peers
Victoria, TX 17.9% 26th +0.8pp 25th 87% above peers
Union City, NJ 22.9% 29th +3.4pp 26th 139% above peers
Dundalk, MD 17.3% 24th +2.8pp 27th 81% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.0% 3rd +1.0pp 28th 37% below peers
Brentwood, CA 8.3% 11th +2.5pp 29th 13% below peers
Burnsville, MN 10.8% 19th +3.2pp 30th 12% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.3% 1st +1.9pp 31st 55% 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
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Share of children below the poverty level

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

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.8% to 8.0%).
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%
Brentwood, NY 7.2% 5th -9.9pp 1st 45% below peers
Bellevue, NE 8.1% 9th -5.8pp 2nd 38% below peers
Port Orange, FL 12.7% 14th -6.8pp 3rd 3% below peers
Waltham, MA 7.6% 7th -4.0pp 4th 42% below peers
Four Corners, FL 15.5% 21st -8.0pp 5th 18% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 13.1% 16th -6.6pp 6th on par with peers
Reston, VA 6.6% 4th -2.9pp 7th 50% below peers
Malden, MA 13.2% 17th -5.7pp 8th 1% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 9.0% 10th -3.7pp 9th 32% below peers
Kenner, LA 20.1% 23rd -8.2pp 10th 53% above peers
Palatine, IL 13.0% 15th -5.3pp 11th 1% below peers
Janesville, WI 11.7% 13th -4.6pp 12th 11% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 14.3% 19th -5.5pp 13th 9% above peers
Greenwood, IN 6.3% 3rd -2.1pp 14th 52% below peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 22nd -5.1pp 15th 19% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 27.8% 26th -8.5pp 16th 112% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.8% 2nd -1.7pp 17th 56% below peers
Muncie, IN 30.3% 28th -4.3pp 18th 131% above peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 8th -0.9pp 19th 39% below peers
Skokie, IL 11.4% 12th -0.8pp 20th 13% below peers
Commerce City, CO 13.9% 18th -0.4pp 21st 6% above peers
Lorain, OH 38.7% 31st -0.9pp 22nd 195% above peers
Victoria, TX 23.8% 24th +0.2pp 23rd 82% above peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 30th +1.4pp 24th 138% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 7.4% 6th +0.5pp 25th 43% below peers
Lynwood, CA 29.0% 27th +2.3pp 26th 121% above peers
Union City, NJ 30.5% 29th +2.9pp 27th 133% above peers
Brentwood, CA 9.7% 11th +1.5pp 28th 26% below peers
Burnsville, MN 14.4% 20th +2.6pp 29th 10% above peers
Dundalk, MD 27.0% 25th +5.7pp 30th 106% above peers
Sammamish, WA 4.9% 1st +2.0pp 31st 63% 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 →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

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). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 5.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (92.8% to 98.1%).
98.1%
20172024
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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 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lynwood, CA 91.0% 23rd +19.6pp 1st 2% below peers
Lorain, OH 83.4% 29th +14.2pp 2nd 11% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 86.8% 27th +14.0pp 3rd 7% below peers
Ocala, FL 91.3% 22nd +14.0pp 4th 2% below peers
Muncie, IN 87.7% 25th +11.0pp 5th 6% below peers
Kenner, LA 87.7% 26th +10.9pp 6th 6% below peers
Victoria, TX 82.1% 30th +9.5pp 7th 12% below peers
Four Corners, FL 94.8% 10th +11.0pp 8th 2% above peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 17th +10.1pp 9th 1% below peers
Port Orange, FL 93.3% 15th +9.9pp 10th on par with peers
Dundalk, MD 88.1% 24th +8.8pp 11th 6% below peers
Janesville, WI 91.3% 21st +8.6pp 12th 2% below peers
Greenwood, IN 94.2% 12th +8.7pp 13th 1% above peers
Malden, MA 94.3% 11th +8.6pp 14th 1% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 91.6% 19th +8.3pp 15th 2% below peers
Commerce City, CO 91.8% 18th +7.6pp 16th 2% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 95.2% 9th +7.7pp 17th 2% above peers
Skokie, IL 94.2% 13th +7.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Burnsville, MN 95.4% 8th +7.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 91.5% 20th +6.0pp 20th 2% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 96.7% 6th +5.9pp 21st 4% above peers
Waltham, MA 94.0% 14th +5.4pp 22nd 1% above peers
Bellevue, NE 93.3% 16th +5.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Palatine, IL 95.7% 7th +5.2pp 24th 3% above peers
Union City, NJ 85.2% 28th +4.1pp 25th 9% below peers
Brentwood, CA 97.0% 4th +3.8pp 26th 4% above peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 2nd +2.9pp 27th 5% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 97.1% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 4% above peers
Reston, VA 97.0% 5th +2.0pp 29th 4% above peers
Brentwood, NY 77.6% 31st +1.3pp 30th 17% below peers
Sammamish, WA 99.2% 1st +1.0pp 31st 6% 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.
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 →
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • South San Francisco, CA up 6.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 54% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 56% 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 →

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 (0.34 to 0.38).
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
Ocala, FL 0.48 29th -0.055 1st 14% above peers
Victoria, TX 0.44 22nd -0.044 2nd 4% above peers
Malden, MA 0.43 20th -0.040 3rd 2% above peers
Brentwood, NY 0.40 9th -0.036 4th 5% below peers
Greenwood, IN 0.38 5th -0.028 5th 9% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 0.47 27th -0.030 6th 12% above peers
Commerce City, CO 0.36 2nd -0.023 7th 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 3rd -0.023 8th 11% below peers
Muncie, IN 0.46 26th -0.024 9th 10% above peers
Janesville, WI 0.39 7th -0.019 10th 6% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 0.41 15th -0.019 11th 1% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 0.35 1st -0.016 12th 17% below peers
Skokie, IL 0.45 25th -0.018 13th 7% above peers
Palatine, IL 0.43 21st -0.016 14th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 0.42 18th -0.016 15th 1% above peers
Reston, VA 0.41 14th -0.014 16th 1% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 0.39 6th -0.011 17th 7% below peers
Port Orange, FL 0.42 16th -0.008 18th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 0.40 11th -0.006 19th 4% below peers
Lorain, OH 0.47 28th -0.004 20th 12% above peers
Burnsville, MN 0.40 10th +0.002 21st 5% below peers
Bellevue, NE 0.39 8th +0.004 22nd 6% below peers
Dundalk, MD 0.44 23rd +0.005 23rd 5% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 0.43 19th +0.012 24th 2% above peers
Union City, NJ 0.48 30th +0.017 25th 16% above peers
Brentwood, CA 0.41 13th +0.016 26th 2% below peers
Kenner, LA 0.49 31st +0.022 27th 17% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 4th +0.022 28th 10% below peers
Waltham, MA 0.44 24th +0.032 29th 6% above peers
Sammamish, WA 0.41 12th +0.035 30th 3% below peers
Four Corners, FL 0.42 17th +0.054 31st 1% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.3% then, 6.4% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 1.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.3% to 6.4%).
6.4%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 11.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 17th -8.3pp 1st 6% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 4.8% 3rd -2.2pp 2nd 59% below peers
Burnsville, MN 5.1% 4th -2.2pp 3rd 57% below peers
Reston, VA 3.6% 2nd -1.1pp 4th 70% below peers
Four Corners, FL 8.9% 13th -2.3pp 5th 24% below peers
Brentwood, NY 12.7% 19th -3.1pp 6th 8% above peers
Janesville, WI 12.8% 20th -2.4pp 7th 9% above peers
Bellevue, NE 7.3% 9th -1.3pp 8th 38% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 13.5% 22nd -1.4pp 9th 15% above peers
Ocala, FL 18.1% 26th -1.8pp 10th 54% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 11.8% 16th -1.0pp 11th on par with peers
Kenner, LA 13.0% 21st -0.8pp 12th 11% above peers
Lorain, OH 25.0% 31st -1.1pp 13th 113% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 15.1% 24th -0.7pp 14th 28% above peers
Union City, NJ 22.8% 29th -0.9pp 15th 94% above peers
Port Orange, FL 9.2% 14th -0.2pp 16th 22% below peers
Rowlett, TX 6.4% 7th +0.1pp 17th 46% below peers
Commerce City, CO 10.3% 15th +0.2pp 18th 12% below peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 10th +0.2pp 19th 38% below peers
Lynwood, CA 21.4% 28th +1.2pp 20th 82% above peers
Dundalk, MD 23.3% 30th +1.6pp 21st 98% above peers
Victoria, TX 14.7% 23rd +1.1pp 22nd 25% above peers
Muncie, IN 20.5% 27th +1.8pp 23rd 74% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 5.9% 6th +0.6pp 24th 49% below peers
Palatine, IL 8.2% 12th +1.1pp 25th 30% below peers
Malden, MA 15.9% 25th +2.3pp 26th 35% above peers
Waltham, MA 7.6% 11th +1.5pp 27th 35% below peers
Skokie, IL 12.6% 18th +2.6pp 28th 7% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.7% 5th +1.6pp 29th 52% below peers
Brentwood, CA 6.6% 8th +2.1pp 30th 44% below peers
Sammamish, WA 2.5% 1st +1.1pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $371,639 in June 2026, down from $384,494 a year earlier.
$371,639
2000June 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 $302,999 (Jun 26) -1.9%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Skokie, IL $435,880 (Jun 26) 11th +6.6% 1st 16% above peers
Kenner, LA $274,207 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.2% 2nd 27% below peers
Janesville, WI $300,089 (Jun 26) 21st +6.1% 3rd 20% below peers
Palatine, IL $396,075 (Jun 26) 13th +5.5% 4th 5% above peers
Union City, NJ $569,523 (Jun 26) 9th +5.0% 5th 52% above peers
Lorain, OH $158,944 (Jun 26) 28th +4.1% 6th 58% below peers
Brentwood, NY $633,120 (Jun 26) 8th +4.0% 7th 68% above peers
Lynwood, CA $693,082 (Jun 26) 6th +3.7% 8th 84% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $391,685 (Jun 26) 14th +3.5% 9th 4% above peers
Muncie, IN $158,760 (Jun 26) 29th +3.4% 10th 58% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $170,641 (Jun 26) 27th +3.2% 11th 55% below peers
Bellevue, NE $302,976 (Jun 26) 20th +2.8% 12th 19% below peers
Burnsville, MN $375,754 (Jun 26) 15th +2.7% 13th on par with peers
Malden, MA $694,637 (Jun 26) 5th +1.5% 14th 85% above peers
Greenwood, IN $331,142 (Jun 26) 19th +1.4% 15th 12% below peers
Waltham, MA $841,319 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.0% 16th 124% above peers
Victoria, TX $217,561 (Jun 26) 26th +0.5% 17th 42% below peers
Caldwell, ID $402,988 (Jun 26) 12th +0.3% 18th 7% above peers
Reston, VA $639,126 (Jun 26) 7th -0.9% 19th 70% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $1,118,381 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.0% 20th 198% above peers
Dundalk, MD $227,014 (Jun 26) 25th -1.1% 21st 40% below peers
Brentwood, CA $799,857 (Jun 26) 4th -2.5% 22nd 113% above peers
Ocala, FL $268,867 (Jun 26) 23rd -2.9% 23rd 28% below peers
Rowlett, TX $371,639 (Jun 26) 17th -3.3% 24th 1% below peers
Port Orange, FL $339,981 (Jun 26) 18th -3.8% 25th 10% below peers
Commerce City, CO $489,357 (Jun 26) 10th -4.0% 26th 30% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $375,312 (Jun 26) 16th -5.3% 27th on par with peers
Sammamish, WA $1,591,920 (Jun 26) 1st -5.7% 28th 324% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $268,380 (Jun 26) 24th -7.7% 29th 29% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $299,498 in June 2026, down from $312,907 a year earlier.
$299,498
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $185,570 (Jun 26) -0.5%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Kenner, LA $201,552 (Jun 26) 22nd +12.4% 1st 33% below peers
Brentwood, NY $585,859 (Jun 26) 6th +11.3% 2nd 96% above peers
Lorain, OH $111,370 (Jun 26) 27th +9.2% 3rd 63% below peers
Janesville, WI $222,465 (Jun 26) 21st +6.5% 4th 26% below peers
Skokie, IL $306,804 (Jun 26) 13th +5.9% 5th 2% above peers
Cheyenne, WY $301,669 (Jun 26) 14th +5.4% 6th 1% above peers
Lynwood, CA $628,142 (Jun 26) 4th +4.6% 7th 110% above peers
Palatine, IL $244,680 (Jun 26) 19th +4.1% 8th 18% below peers
Bellevue, NE $234,974 (Jun 26) 20th +2.7% 9th 22% below peers
North Little Rock, AR $93,319 (Jun 26) 28th +2.5% 10th 69% below peers
Greenwood, IN $249,037 (Jun 26) 17th +2.2% 11th 17% below peers
Muncie, IN $90,589 (Jun 26) 29th +2.0% 12th 70% below peers
Waltham, MA $627,268 (Jun 26) 5th +1.8% 13th 109% above peers
Union City, NJ $364,639 (Jun 26) 10th +1.7% 14th 22% above peers
Malden, MA $511,942 (Jun 26) 7th +1.3% 15th 71% above peers
Caldwell, ID $338,708 (Jun 26) 11th +0.9% 16th 13% above peers
Burnsville, MN $252,223 (Jun 26) 16th +0.1% 17th 16% below peers
Victoria, TX $118,549 (Jun 26) 26th -0.3% 18th 60% below peers
Reston, VA $396,080 (Jun 26) 8th -1.2% 19th 32% above peers
Dundalk, MD $188,100 (Jun 26) 24th -1.3% 20th 37% below peers
Castro Valley, CA $864,144 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.4% 21st 189% above peers
Brentwood, CA $643,588 (Jun 26) 3rd -3.2% 22nd 115% above peers
Ocala, FL $195,336 (Jun 26) 23rd -3.4% 23rd 35% below peers
Port Orange, FL $247,460 (Jun 26) 18th -3.7% 24th 17% below peers
Rowlett, TX $299,498 (Jun 26) 15th -4.3% 25th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO $387,464 (Jun 26) 9th -4.6% 26th 29% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $312,330 (Jun 26) 12th -5.3% 27th 4% above peers
Sammamish, WA $1,089,579 (Jun 26) 1st -5.8% 28th 264% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL $181,828 (Jun 26) 25th -9.0% 29th 39% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Worsening ★ Strong performer
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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). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 10.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (86.0% to 75.2%).
75.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 9th +9.7pp 1st 12% above peers
Ocala, FL 52.1% 24th +6.0pp 2nd 20% below peers
Brentwood, NY 80.4% 4th +7.5pp 3rd 23% above peers
Kenner, LA 63.1% 19th +5.8pp 4th 4% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 83.2% 1st +7.4pp 5th 27% above peers
Brentwood, CA 82.2% 3rd +5.1pp 6th 26% above peers
Skokie, IL 74.7% 8th +4.3pp 7th 14% above peers
Bellevue, NE 65.5% 16th +3.4pp 8th on par with peers
Muncie, IN 52.0% 25th +2.6pp 9th 20% below peers
Port Orange, FL 75.6% 6th +3.2pp 10th 15% above peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 28th +2.0pp 11th 27% below peers
Commerce City, CO 77.2% 5th +3.2pp 12th 18% above peers
Janesville, WI 67.3% 14th +1.3pp 13th 3% above peers
Greenwood, IN 59.3% 21st +1.1pp 14th 9% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 72.5% 10th +1.3pp 15th 11% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 67.1% 15th +1.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Lorain, OH 57.1% 23rd +1.0pp 17th 13% below peers
Dundalk, MD 64.6% 18th +0.8pp 18th 1% below peers
Malden, MA 41.3% 30th +0.3pp 19th 37% below peers
Burnsville, MN 64.7% 17th +0.4pp 20th 1% below peers
Reston, VA 60.6% 20th -1.0pp 21st 7% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 72.5% 11th -1.2pp 22nd 11% above peers
Palatine, IL 67.4% 13th -1.7pp 23rd 3% above peers
Four Corners, FL 51.8% 26th -1.3pp 24th 21% below peers
Victoria, TX 57.9% 22nd -1.6pp 25th 12% below peers
Sammamish, WA 82.5% 2nd -3.1pp 26th 26% above peers
Waltham, MA 49.7% 27th -2.0pp 27th 24% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 44.6% 29th -2.7pp 28th 32% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 69.9% 12th -4.6pp 29th 7% above peers
Union City, NJ 19.1% 31st -1.7pp 30th 71% below peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 7th -10.7pp 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±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 Falling recently, faster than peers
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Rent fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

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.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,668 in June 2026, down from $1,706 a year earlier.
$1,668
2015June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Muncie, IN $973 (Jun 26) 28th +6.5% 1st 44% below peers
Janesville, WI $1,214 (Jun 26) 24th +5.2% 2nd 30% below peers
Lorain, OH $1,075 (Jun 26) 27th +5.1% 3rd 38% below peers
Cheyenne, WY $1,494 (Jun 26) 21st +4.2% 4th 14% below peers
Skokie, IL $2,250 (Jun 26) 9th +4.0% 5th 30% above peers
Brentwood, CA $3,365 (Jun 26) 2nd +4.0% 6th 95% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,729 (Jun 26) 14th +3.9% 7th on par with peers
Victoria, TX $1,212 (Jun 26) 25th +3.1% 8th 30% below peers
Waltham, MA $3,042 (Jun 26) 3rd +2.6% 9th 76% above peers
Palatine, IL $1,990 (Jun 26) 11th +2.5% 10th 15% above peers
Dundalk, MD $1,614 (Jun 26) 18th +2.4% 11th 7% below peers
Union City, NJ $2,421 (Jun 26) 8th +2.4% 12th 40% above peers
Castro Valley, CA $2,767 (Jun 26) 5th +2.3% 13th 60% above peers
Commerce City, CO $2,484 (Jun 26) 7th +2.3% 14th 44% above peers
Greenwood, IN $1,609 (Jun 26) 19th +1.7% 15th 7% below peers
Reston, VA $2,598 (Jun 26) 6th +1.6% 16th 50% above peers
Sammamish, WA $3,738 (Jun 26) 1st +1.5% 17th 116% above peers
North Little Rock, AR $1,122 (Jun 26) 26th +1.3% 18th 35% below peers
Burnsville, MN $1,486 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.9% 19th 14% below peers
Bellevue, NE $1,384 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.7% 20th 20% below peers
Kenner, LA $1,629 (Jun 26) 17th +0.2% 21st 6% below peers
Lynwood, CA $2,035 (Jun 26) 10th +0.2% 22nd 18% above peers
Malden, MA $2,803 (Jun 26) 4th -0.3% 23rd 62% above peers
Ocala, FL $1,582 (Jun 26) 20th -0.7% 24th 8% below peers
Port Orange, FL $1,732 (Jun 26) 13th -0.8% 25th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX $1,699 (Jun 26) 15th -1.4% 26th 2% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL $1,794 (Jun 26) 12th -2.0% 27th 4% above peers
Rowlett, TX $1,668 (Jun 26) 16th -2.2% 28th 4% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Worsening
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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). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden rose 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.5% to 33.0%).
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
Brentwood, NY 33.4% 14th -14.5pp 1st 2% below peers
Muncie, IN 31.9% 8th -4.9pp 2nd 6% below peers
Lynwood, CA 47.8% 30th -6.4pp 3rd 41% above peers
Union City, NJ 50.5% 31st -6.1pp 4th 49% above peers
Malden, MA 40.7% 27th -3.6pp 5th 20% above peers
Skokie, IL 34.8% 20th -3.0pp 6th 2% above peers
Brentwood, CA 38.1% 25th -2.6pp 7th 12% above peers
Janesville, WI 25.6% 3rd -1.5pp 8th 25% below peers
Reston, VA 25.9% 4th -1.1pp 9th 24% below peers
Bellevue, NE 26.0% 5th -1.1pp 10th 23% below peers
Lorain, OH 34.6% 19th -0.2pp 11th 2% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 34.6% 18th -0.1pp 12th 2% above peers
Commerce City, CO 34.2% 17th +0.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Greenwood, IN 25.5% 2nd +0.5pp 14th 25% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 33.9% 15th +0.7pp 15th on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 9th +0.7pp 16th 6% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 35.6% 22nd +1.1pp 17th 5% above peers
Victoria, TX 33.0% 12th +1.3pp 18th 3% below peers
Port Orange, FL 33.9% 16th +1.5pp 19th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX 28.1% 6th +1.3pp 20th 17% below peers
Kenner, LA 35.9% 23rd +1.8pp 21st 6% above peers
Waltham, MA 35.1% 21st +2.0pp 22nd 3% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 36.4% 24th +2.3pp 23rd 7% above peers
Palatine, IL 33.1% 13th +2.4pp 24th 2% below peers
Ocala, FL 43.1% 29th +3.8pp 25th 27% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 31.3% 7th +3.0pp 26th 8% below peers
Burnsville, MN 32.0% 10th +3.2pp 27th 6% below peers
Sammamish, WA 23.2% 1st +2.6pp 28th 32% below peers
Four Corners, FL 42.3% 28th +5.6pp 29th 25% above peers
Dundalk, MD 38.1% 26th +5.5pp 30th 12% above peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 11th +8.6pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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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 →
  • Tinley Park, IL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • 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
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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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.4% to 2.4%).
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
Port Orange, FL 2.9% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 47% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 10th -1.6pp 2nd 28% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 6th -1.3pp 3rd 36% below peers
Lorain, OH 9.1% 26th -2.6pp 4th 63% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 5.0% 14th -1.4pp 5th 11% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 8.2% 22nd -2.0pp 6th 48% above peers
Ocala, FL 8.9% 25th -2.0pp 7th 59% above peers
Burnsville, MN 5.6% 16th -1.1pp 8th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 3.6% 7th -0.7pp 9th 35% below peers
Malden, MA 17.5% 30th -2.4pp 10th 214% above peers
Bellevue, NE 3.8% 9th -0.5pp 11th 31% below peers
Victoria, TX 7.2% 21st -0.9pp 12th 30% above peers
Skokie, IL 7.0% 19th -0.7pp 13th 26% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 5.8% 17th -0.4pp 14th 4% above peers
Dundalk, MD 12.4% 29th -0.8pp 15th 122% above peers
Muncie, IN 10.6% 27th -0.3pp 16th 90% above peers
Janesville, WI 5.9% 18th -0.2pp 17th 6% above peers
Union City, NJ 41.3% 31st -0.3pp 18th 642% above peers
Lynwood, CA 7.1% 20th -0.0pp 19th 28% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.2% 4th +0.0pp 20th 43% below peers
Brentwood, CA 3.5% 5th +0.1pp 21st 36% below peers
Waltham, MA 8.6% 24th +0.7pp 22nd 54% above peers
Kenner, LA 8.3% 23rd +0.7pp 23rd 49% above peers
Reston, VA 4.6% 12th +0.5pp 24th 17% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 5.5% 15th +0.8pp 25th 1% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.5% 11th +0.9pp 26th 20% below peers
Palatine, IL 4.7% 13th +1.0pp 27th 15% below peers
Four Corners, FL 3.8% 8th +0.9pp 28th 31% below peers
Brentwood, NY 10.6% 28th +2.9pp 29th 90% above peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 57% below peers
Sammamish, WA 1.6% 1st +0.8pp 31st 71% 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 →
  • 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
  • Mount Pleasant, SC down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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
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Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.7% then, 12.3% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.1% to 12.3%).
12.3%
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 16.2% -0.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Skokie, IL 5.1% 6th -3.1pp 1st 38% below peers
Greenwood, IN 5.4% 7th -3.2pp 2nd 33% below peers
Brentwood, NY 11.2% 23rd -3.8pp 3rd 38% above peers
Palatine, IL 7.6% 12th -2.3pp 4th 6% below peers
Bellevue, NE 7.6% 11th -2.0pp 5th 7% below peers
Port Orange, FL 8.3% 17th -1.9pp 6th 2% above peers
Waltham, MA 2.9% 3rd -0.6pp 7th 65% below peers
Commerce City, CO 7.4% 10th -1.4pp 8th 9% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 8.8% 18th -1.7pp 9th 8% above peers
Lynwood, CA 13.2% 27th -1.9pp 10th 63% above peers
Muncie, IN 7.8% 13th -1.1pp 11th 4% below peers
Ocala, FL 11.8% 24th -1.4pp 12th 45% above peers
Reston, VA 5.7% 9th -0.5pp 13th 30% below peers
Brentwood, CA 2.1% 1st -0.2pp 14th 74% below peers
Victoria, TX 17.3% 30th -1.0pp 15th 113% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 9.4% 20th -0.5pp 16th 15% above peers
Dundalk, MD 7.9% 14th -0.3pp 17th 3% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 12.5% 26th -0.3pp 18th 54% above peers
Kenner, LA 14.5% 28th +0.2pp 19th 78% above peers
Union City, NJ 23.9% 31st +0.6pp 20th 193% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.3% 25th +0.6pp 21st 51% above peers
Caldwell, ID 14.6% 29th +0.7pp 22nd 80% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 10.3% 21st +0.7pp 23rd 27% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 3.3% 4th +0.2pp 24th 60% below peers
Janesville, WI 5.6% 8th +0.5pp 25th 31% below peers
Malden, MA 4.9% 5th +0.6pp 26th 40% below peers
Lorain, OH 8.1% 16th +1.1pp 27th on par with peers
Four Corners, FL 10.3% 22nd +2.3pp 28th 27% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 9.1% 19th +2.7pp 29th 12% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.3% 2nd +0.8pp 30th 72% below peers
Burnsville, MN 7.9% 15th +4.1pp 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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▸ 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 7.9pp 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 98% 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
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Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

31.7%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Sammamish, WA 18.8% 1st 45% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 19.3% 2nd 43% below peers
Waltham, MA 24.1% 3rd 29% below peers
Malden, MA 24.2% 4th 29% below peers
Skokie, IL 26.6% 5th 22% below peers
Reston, VA 27.9% 6th 18% below peers
Palatine, IL 29.0% 7th 15% below peers
Brentwood, CA 29.1% 8th 15% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 29.6% 9th 13% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 30.5% 10th 11% below peers
Rowlett, TX 31.7% 11th 7% below peers
Port Orange, FL 32.5% 12th 5% below peers
Lynwood, CA 33.1% 13th 3% below peers
Four Corners, FL 33.3% 14th 2% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 33.5% 15th 2% below peers
Commerce City, CO 34.1% 16th on par with peers
Brentwood, NY 35.0% 17th 3% above peers
Burnsville, MN 35.3% 18th 4% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 35.6% 19th 4% above peers
Union City, NJ 36.6% 20th 7% above peers
Dundalk, MD 36.8% 21st 8% above peers
Janesville, WI 36.9% 22nd 8% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 23rd 14% above peers
Ocala, FL 39.5% 24th 16% above peers
Kenner, LA 39.8% 25th 17% above peers
Bellevue, NE 40.3% 26th 18% above peers
Victoria, TX 40.6% 27th 19% above peers
Greenwood, IN 41.0% 28th 20% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 41.1% 29th 21% above peers
Muncie, IN 41.6% 30th 22% above peers
Lorain, OH 44.9% 31st 32% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.6% to 9.8%).
9.8%
20122024
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▸ 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
Port Orange, FL 2.4% 5th -4.3pp 1st 54% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 14th -3.4pp 2nd 15% below peers
Commerce City, CO 2.6% 6th -1.7pp 3rd 50% below peers
Malden, MA 1.4% 2nd -0.8pp 4th 72% below peers
Palatine, IL 4.5% 15th -1.9pp 5th 13% below peers
Muncie, IN 3.8% 11th -1.5pp 6th 26% below peers
Bellevue, NE 3.4% 9th -1.3pp 7th 34% below peers
Brentwood, CA 0.9% 1st -0.3pp 8th 82% below peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 27th -2.6pp 9th 92% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 12th -1.0pp 10th 21% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 7.3% 22nd -1.1pp 11th 43% above peers
Waltham, MA 2.1% 4th -0.3pp 12th 58% below peers
Lorain, OH 3.5% 10th -0.4pp 13th 32% below peers
Lynwood, CA 5.4% 18th -0.5pp 14th 6% above peers
Skokie, IL 3.0% 7th -0.1pp 15th 41% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 8.4% 24th -0.0pp 16th 65% above peers
Reston, VA 5.3% 17th +0.4pp 17th 5% above peers
Dundalk, MD 5.1% 16th +0.6pp 18th on par with peers
Victoria, TX 14.5% 31st +2.3pp 19th 183% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 5.8% 19th +1.4pp 20th 13% above peers
Brentwood, NY 8.6% 25th +2.1pp 21st 69% above peers
Kenner, LA 7.1% 21st +1.9pp 22nd 38% above peers
Union City, NJ 9.2% 26th +2.5pp 23rd 79% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 3.1% 8th +1.2pp 24th 39% below peers
Four Corners, FL 8.3% 23rd +3.2pp 25th 63% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.1% 13th +2.3pp 26th 19% below peers
Ocala, FL 9.8% 28th +5.6pp 27th 92% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 30th +9.3pp 28th 161% above peers
Sammamish, WA 2.1% 3rd +1.5pp 29th 59% below peers
Burnsville, MN 6.8% 20th +5.0pp 30th 34% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 10.7% 29th +8.1pp 31st 108% 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.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 20 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
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
St. Cloud, FL 31.6% 16th +13.3pp 1st on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 27th +5.9pp 2nd 38% below peers
Brentwood, NY 17.2% 28th +4.2pp 3rd 45% below peers
Union City, NJ 28.4% 21st +6.8pp 4th 10% below peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 18th +7.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Lynwood, CA 9.8% 31st +2.2pp 6th 69% below peers
Port Orange, FL 31.4% 17th +5.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Dundalk, MD 15.7% 29th +2.8pp 8th 50% below peers
Bellevue, NE 34.5% 13th +6.0pp 9th 9% above peers
Brentwood, CA 39.3% 10th +6.2pp 10th 25% above peers
Commerce City, CO 25.8% 24th +3.8pp 11th 18% below peers
Lorain, OH 14.8% 30th +2.1pp 12th 53% below peers
Kenner, LA 29.1% 20th +4.0pp 13th 8% below peers
Janesville, WI 27.3% 22nd +3.7pp 14th 13% below peers
Malden, MA 45.1% 6th +6.1pp 15th 43% above peers
Four Corners, FL 35.0% 12th +4.6pp 16th 11% above peers
Skokie, IL 53.8% 4th +6.2pp 17th 70% above peers
Muncie, IN 26.1% 23rd +2.6pp 18th 17% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 30.6% 19th +3.0pp 19th 3% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 20.8% 25th +2.0pp 20th 34% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 33.5% 14th +3.2pp 21st 6% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 43.0% 8th +4.0pp 22nd 36% above peers
Greenwood, IN 33.4% 15th +2.3pp 23rd 6% above peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 11th +2.4pp 24th 20% above peers
Waltham, MA 57.3% 3rd +3.0pp 25th 81% above peers
Reston, VA 72.0% 2nd +3.2pp 26th 128% above peers
Sammamish, WA 77.1% 1st +1.9pp 27th 144% above peers
Palatine, IL 51.1% 5th +1.1pp 28th 62% above peers
Burnsville, MN 39.8% 9th +0.8pp 29th 26% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 44.5% 7th -0.3pp 30th 41% above peers
Victoria, TX 20.3% 26th -0.4pp 31st 36% 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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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 →
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, OH up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% 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 →

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 18.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.4% to 41.8%).
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%
Brentwood, NY 49.9% 11th +18.5pp 1st 13% above peers
Victoria, TX 52.8% 10th +16.8pp 2nd 19% above peers
Bellevue, NE 43.1% 17th +12.3pp 3rd 3% below peers
Skokie, IL 72.7% 3rd +20.2pp 4th 64% above peers
Palatine, IL 64.5% 6th +16.7pp 5th 46% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 18th +9.0pp 6th 5% below peers
Reston, VA 76.1% 1st +15.0pp 7th 72% above peers
Waltham, MA 74.0% 2nd +13.1pp 8th 67% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 44.8% 14th +7.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Muncie, IN 47.4% 13th +7.4pp 10th 7% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 52.9% 9th +7.5pp 11th 20% above peers
Malden, MA 56.2% 7th +5.2pp 12th 27% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 34.5% 22nd +3.0pp 13th 22% below peers
Sammamish, WA 67.5% 5th +4.1pp 14th 53% above peers
Burnsville, MN 48.9% 12th +1.3pp 15th 11% above peers
Port Orange, FL 28.5% 26th +0.7pp 16th 36% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 53.6% 8th +1.4pp 17th 21% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 44.2% 16th +0.8pp 18th on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 26.0% 29th +0.4pp 19th 41% below peers
Union City, NJ 69.5% 4th -3.4pp 20th 57% above peers
Four Corners, FL 33.9% 23rd -3.0pp 21st 23% below peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 28th -2.5pp 22nd 41% below peers
Dundalk, MD 30.4% 25th -4.3pp 23rd 31% below peers
Lorain, OH 38.0% 20th -7.6pp 24th 14% below peers
Ocala, FL 37.1% 21st -11.2pp 25th 16% below peers
Commerce City, CO 39.6% 19th -13.7pp 26th 10% below peers
Brentwood, CA 44.5% 15th -21.5pp 27th 1% above peers
Janesville, WI 20.2% 31st -9.9pp 28th 54% below peers
Kenner, LA 30.6% 24th -17.0pp 29th 31% below peers
Lynwood, CA 27.0% 27th -17.1pp 30th 39% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 20.8% 30th -19.3pp 31st 53% 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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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 →

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
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
St. Cloud, FL 0.9% 1st -12.3pp 1st 84% below peers
Skokie, IL 1.9% 2nd -6.2pp 2nd 69% below peers
Lorain, OH 5.9% 15th -7.1pp 3rd 1% below peers
Union City, NJ 6.0% 16th -5.2pp 4th on par with peers
Sammamish, WA 2.0% 3rd -1.6pp 5th 66% below peers
Bellevue, NE 5.2% 11th -3.9pp 6th 15% below peers
Port Orange, FL 5.9% 13th -3.1pp 7th 2% below peers
Muncie, IN 3.1% 4th -0.9pp 8th 48% below peers
Kenner, LA 9.1% 21st -1.9pp 9th 50% above peers
Dundalk, MD 8.3% 20th -1.5pp 10th 37% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 13.9% 29th -0.6pp 11th 131% above peers
Janesville, WI 4.4% 9th +0.1pp 12th 27% below peers
Palatine, IL 5.9% 14th +0.2pp 13th 2% below peers
Victoria, TX 9.7% 24th +1.2pp 14th 61% above peers
Four Corners, FL 6.2% 17th +0.9pp 15th 2% above peers
Brentwood, NY 9.4% 22nd +1.8pp 16th 56% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.4% 19th +1.6pp 17th 6% above peers
Burnsville, MN 5.3% 12th +1.3pp 18th 13% below peers
Waltham, MA 4.3% 6th +1.3pp 19th 29% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 4.1% 5th +1.2pp 20th 32% below peers
Lynwood, CA 14.4% 30th +5.3pp 21st 139% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 10.3% 26th +3.8pp 22nd 71% above peers
Brentwood, CA 4.3% 8th +2.0pp 23rd 28% below peers
Ocala, FL 13.2% 28th +6.2pp 24th 118% above peers
Reston, VA 6.2% 18th +3.1pp 25th 3% above peers
Malden, MA 9.6% 23rd +5.4pp 26th 59% above peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 25th +6.1pp 27th 70% above peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 7th +3.1pp 28th 28% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 10th +3.3pp 29th 26% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 11.8% 27th +9.8pp 30th 96% above peers
Commerce City, CO 14.5% 31st +12.3pp 31st 140% 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

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

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). 20 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 14% from 2014 to 2024 (57,532 to 65,463).
65,463
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Four Corners, FL 65,048 20th +54% 1st 1% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 65,130 19th +27% 2nd on par with peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 2nd +21% 3rd 2% above peers
Bellevue, NE 64,510 29th +21% 4th 1% below peers
Commerce City, CO 66,445 5th +18% 5th 2% above peers
Greenwood, IN 66,029 10th +14% 6th 1% above peers
Ocala, FL 66,584 1st +12% 7th 2% above peers
Malden, MA 65,906 13th +8% 8th 1% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 65,971 11th +7% 9th 1% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 66,133 8th +6% 10th 1% above peers
Reston, VA 64,414 31st +5% 11th 2% below peers
Brentwood, CA 65,208 18th +5% 12th on par with peers
Burnsville, MN 64,463 30th +5% 13th 1% below peers
Dundalk, MD 65,969 12th +5% 14th 1% above peers
Skokie, IL 66,219 7th +4% 15th 1% above peers
Waltham, MA 64,902 24th +3% 16th 1% below peers
Port Orange, FL 64,767 25th +3% 17th 1% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 65,001 22nd +3% 18th 1% below peers
Brentwood, NY 65,042 21st +3% 19th 1% below peers
Janesville, WI 66,030 9th +3% 20th 1% above peers
Sammamish, WA 66,463 3rd +3% 21st 2% above peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 15th +3% 22nd on par with peers
Cheyenne, WY 65,239 17th +3% 23rd on par with peers
Lorain, OH 65,395 16th +2% 24th on par with peers
Victoria, TX 65,625 14th -2% 25th on par with peers
North Little Rock, AR 64,538 28th -2% 26th 1% below peers
Union City, NJ 66,463 4th -3% 27th 2% above peers
Kenner, LA 64,904 23rd -3% 28th 1% below peers
Palatine, IL 66,293 6th -3% 29th 1% above peers
Muncie, IN 64,751 26th -6% 30th 1% below peers
Lynwood, CA 64,578 27th -9% 31st 1% 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.
DemographicsPopulation
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Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

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). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 3.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.8% to 22.4%).
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 24.1% -1.2pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Dundalk, MD 24.2% 10th +1.1pp 1st 8% above peers
Skokie, IL 22.3% 17th +0.6pp 2nd 1% below peers
Victoria, TX 25.8% 6th +0.1pp 3rd 15% above peers
Brentwood, CA 26.3% 5th -0.2pp 4th 17% above peers
Waltham, MA 13.6% 31st -0.1pp 5th 39% below peers
Bellevue, NE 24.2% 9th -0.2pp 6th 8% above peers
Burnsville, MN 22.4% 16th -0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Four Corners, FL 21.1% 21st -0.5pp 8th 6% below peers
Union City, NJ 22.0% 19th -0.5pp 9th 2% below peers
Kenner, LA 23.6% 11th -0.6pp 10th 5% above peers
Ocala, FL 22.1% 18th -0.6pp 11th 1% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.0% 8th -0.9pp 12th 11% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 20.8% 23rd -0.8pp 13th 7% below peers
Sammamish, WA 28.6% 3rd -1.3pp 14th 28% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 26.5% 4th -1.3pp 15th 18% above peers
Muncie, IN 15.8% 29th -0.9pp 16th 30% below peers
Lorain, OH 23.5% 12th -1.3pp 17th 5% above peers
Malden, MA 18.2% 27th -1.2pp 18th 19% below peers
Reston, VA 18.6% 26th -1.3pp 19th 17% below peers
Janesville, WI 21.2% 20th -1.5pp 20th 5% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 21st 35% above peers
Cheyenne, WY 20.7% 24th -1.7pp 22nd 8% below peers
Port Charlotte, FL 13.8% 30th -1.4pp 23rd 39% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 15th -2.5pp 24th on par with peers
Lynwood, CA 25.4% 7th -2.9pp 25th 13% above peers
Greenwood, IN 23.5% 13th -2.9pp 26th 5% above peers
Port Orange, FL 16.5% 28th -2.1pp 27th 26% below peers
Palatine, IL 20.9% 22nd -2.8pp 28th 7% below peers
Commerce City, CO 28.6% 2nd -4.4pp 29th 28% above peers
Brentwood, NY 22.5% 14th -3.9pp 30th 1% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 20.6% 25th -4.5pp 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: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
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% 22nd +11.3pp 1st 15% below peers
Waltham, MA 24.0% 23rd +7.3pp 2nd 21% below peers
Commerce City, CO 28.9% 19th +8.7pp 3rd 5% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 32.5% 14th +9.6pp 4th 7% above peers
Lynwood, CA 53.3% 2nd +14.9pp 5th 76% above peers
Port Orange, FL 34.0% 10th +6.0pp 6th 12% above peers
Union City, NJ 50.1% 4th +8.0pp 7th 65% above peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 25th +3.6pp 8th 24% below peers
Reston, VA 23.3% 24th +3.2pp 9th 23% below peers
Lorain, OH 60.4% 1st +5.2pp 10th 99% above peers
Palatine, IL 26.9% 21st +1.5pp 11th 11% below peers
Ocala, FL 44.0% 6th +2.0pp 12th 45% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 31.6% 15th +1.0pp 13th 4% above peers
Kenner, LA 38.0% 8th +0.1pp 14th 25% above peers
Janesville, WI 33.9% 11th +0.1pp 15th 12% above peers
Bellevue, NE 30.1% 17th -0.1pp 16th 1% below peers
North Little Rock, AR 52.3% 3rd -0.3pp 17th 72% above peers
Muncie, IN 47.5% 5th -0.4pp 18th 56% above peers
Dundalk, MD 40.8% 7th -1.3pp 19th 34% above peers
Brentwood, CA 17.9% 30th -0.7pp 20th 41% below peers
Four Corners, FL 33.1% 13th -2.2pp 21st 9% above peers
Brentwood, NY 33.2% 12th -2.9pp 22nd 9% above peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 26th -2.0pp 23rd 27% below peers
Victoria, TX 35.3% 9th -3.6pp 24th 16% above peers
Greenwood, IN 28.7% 20th -2.9pp 25th 6% below peers
Malden, MA 20.8% 27th -2.4pp 26th 32% below peers
Cheyenne, WY 29.5% 18th -3.4pp 27th 3% below peers
Castro Valley, CA 18.8% 28th -2.6pp 28th 38% below peers
Skokie, IL 18.2% 29th -3.4pp 29th 40% below peers
Burnsville, MN 30.4% 16th -6.9pp 30th on par with peers
Sammamish, WA 6.7% 31st -2.7pp 31st 78% 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

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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).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (77.8% to 69.9%).
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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
Kenner, LA 79.3% 1st +20.2pp 1st 14% above peers
Castro Valley, CA 78.8% 2nd +18.5pp 2nd 13% above peers
North Little Rock, AR 74.0% 5th +13.2pp 3rd 6% above peers
Muncie, IN 71.6% 9th +10.7pp 4th 3% above peers
Lynwood, CA 64.2% 26th +8.4pp 5th 8% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 70.2% 14th +9.2pp 6th 1% above peers
Port Charlotte, FL 67.6% 20th +7.8pp 7th 3% below peers
Sammamish, WA 60.3% 27th +6.6pp 8th 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 25th +6.1pp 9th 7% below peers
Skokie, IL 68.9% 18th +6.5pp 10th 1% below peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 15th +6.2pp 11th on par with peers
Port Orange, FL 65.9% 23rd +5.1pp 12th 5% below peers
Union City, NJ 72.6% 8th +5.4pp 13th 4% above peers
Janesville, WI 74.0% 6th +5.3pp 14th 6% above peers
Brentwood, NY 70.5% 12th +4.5pp 15th 1% above peers
Waltham, MA 78.3% 3rd +4.6pp 16th 12% above peers
Bellevue, NE 71.5% 10th +3.6pp 17th 3% above peers
Lorain, OH 69.7% 16th +3.0pp 18th on par with peers
St. Cloud, FL 65.0% 24th +1.5pp 19th 7% below peers
Greenwood, IN 69.7% 17th +1.3pp 20th on par with peers
Cheyenne, WY 73.8% 7th +1.3pp 21st 6% above peers
Commerce City, CO 67.3% 21st +0.7pp 22nd 3% below peers
Ocala, FL 70.4% 13th -1.2pp 23rd 1% above peers
Reston, VA 66.7% 22nd -1.6pp 24th 4% below peers
Victoria, TX 70.8% 11th -1.8pp 25th 2% above peers
Malden, MA 56.3% 31st -1.8pp 26th 19% below peers
Palatine, IL 68.3% 19th -2.7pp 27th 2% below peers
Brentwood, CA 60.2% 28th -3.3pp 28th 14% below peers
Burnsville, MN 76.1% 4th -6.4pp 29th 9% above peers
Four Corners, FL 59.6% 29th -7.5pp 30th 15% below peers
Dundalk, MD 57.7% 30th -11.3pp 31st 17% 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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