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South Jordan, UT
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87,614 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 16 indicators

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

What needs attention 2 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 3% higher than in 2021 (118 then, 121 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 77 in 2022 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 108 in July 2026, down from 136 a year earlier.
Bright spot 108 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 16 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%
Danbury, CT 104 (Jul 26) -58.3% 1st
Mission, TX 108 (Jul 26) -32.4% 2nd
South Jordan, UT 108 (Jul 26) -20.2% 3rd
Bloomington, MN 226 (Jul 26) -18.6% 4th
Troy, MI 90 (Jul 26) -14.0% 5th
Citrus Heights, CA 332 (Jul 26) -13.8% 6th
Sioux City, IA 478 (Jul 26) -9.8% 7th
New Rochelle, NY 142 (Jun 26) -9.6% 8th
Gastonia, NC 805 (Jul 26) -8.7% 9th
Baytown, TX 416 (Jul 26) -1.4% 10th
Ogden, UT 452 (Jul 26) -0.7% 11th
Medford, OR 368 (Jul 26) +2.6% 12th
Warner Robins, GA 574 (Jul 26) +7.2% 13th
Westminster, CA 420 (Jun 26) +7.8% 14th
Lawrence, MA 415 (Jul 26) +13.1% 15th
Duluth, MN 263 (Jul 26) +29.6% 16th
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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 →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 6% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities. South Jordan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 927 in July 2026, up from 871 a year earlier.
Bright spot 927 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 16 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%
Danbury, CT 776 (Jul 26) -31.4% 1st
Mission, TX 1,026 (Jul 26) -24.8% 2nd
Lawrence, MA 761 (Jul 26) -24.5% 3rd
Gastonia, NC 2,569 (Jul 26) -16.3% 4th
Troy, MI 931 (Jul 26) -16.2% 5th
Warner Robins, GA 2,156 (Jul 26) -15.1% 6th
Baytown, TX 2,181 (Jul 26) -14.8% 7th
Westminster, CA 2,119 (Jun 26) -13.9% 8th
Citrus Heights, CA 1,764 (Jul 26) -13.8% 9th
Sioux City, IA 2,719 (Jul 26) -11.5% 10th
Ogden, UT 1,607 (Jul 26) -8.2% 11th
Duluth, MN 2,843 (Jul 26) -6.2% 12th
Bloomington, MN 2,840 (Apr 26) -4.8% 13th
New Rochelle, NY 1,158 (Jun 26) +0.1% 14th
South Jordan, UT 927 (Jul 26) +6.4% 15th
Medford, OR 3,762 (Jul 26) +7.9% 16th
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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 →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 83% higher than in 2021 (1 then, 2 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 0 in 2022 it has risen mostly since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Latest
Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 2 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 2 homicides
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 16 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%
Troy, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Citrus Heights, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Mission, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Danbury, CT 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
Bloomington, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 5th
New Rochelle, NY 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 6th
Warner Robins, GA 2 (Jul 26) -77.8% 7th
Westminster, CA 1 (Jun 26) -75.1% 8th
Medford, OR 1 (Jul 26) -66.6% 9th
Duluth, MN 5 (Jul 26) -42.8% 10th
Baytown, TX 5 (Jul 26) -33.3% 11th
Gastonia, NC 6 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Sioux City, IA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Ogden, UT 7 (Jul 26) +49.9% 14th
South Jordan, UT 2 (Jul 26) +100.0% 15th
Lawrence, MA 7 (Jul 26) +100.0% 16th
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Peers worth a call

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

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft rose about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. South Jordan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 70 in July 2026, up from 63 a year earlier.
Bright spot 70 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 16 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%
Mission, TX 24 (Jul 26) -41.7% 1st
New Rochelle, NY 41 (Jun 26) -40.7% 2nd
Duluth, MN 88 (Jul 26) -35.0% 3rd
Baytown, TX 256 (Jul 26) -30.8% 4th
Gastonia, NC 219 (Jul 26) -30.8% 5th
Bloomington, MN 115 (Apr 26) -29.8% 6th
Lawrence, MA 78 (Jul 26) -27.1% 7th
Danbury, CT 69 (Jul 26) -25.6% 8th
Troy, MI 62 (Jul 26) -20.3% 9th
Warner Robins, GA 172 (Jul 26) -18.4% 10th
Medford, OR 148 (Jul 26) -17.9% 11th
Ogden, UT 130 (Jul 26) -16.5% 12th
Sioux City, IA 244 (Jul 26) -10.2% 13th
Citrus Heights, CA 188 (Jul 26) +6.6% 14th
Westminster, CA 265 (Jun 26) +7.8% 15th
South Jordan, UT 70 (Jul 26) +10.9% 16th
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Peers worth a call

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

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $104,597 to $134,047 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,654).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. South Jordan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 47% from 2014 to 2024 ($91,228 to $134,047).
Bright spot $134,047
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref $95,166 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Medford, OR $73,230 17th +46% 1st on par with peers
Daytona Beach, FL $52,058 31st +45% 2nd 29% below peers
Ogden, UT $72,575 18th +45% 3rd 1% below peers
Waukegan, IL $71,919 19th +44% 4th 2% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA $106,182 7th +39% 5th 44% above peers
Homestead, FL $65,423 24th +38% 6th 11% below peers
Melbourne, FL $66,991 22nd +38% 7th 9% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $89,585 11th +37% 8th 22% above peers
Westminster, CA $85,541 12th +37% 9th 16% above peers
Lawrence, MA $60,433 27th +35% 10th 18% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL $73,538 16th +35% 11th on par with peers
Auburn, WA $97,884 8th +34% 12th 33% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ $141,978 2nd +34% 13th 93% above peers
New Rochelle, NY $109,167 6th +34% 14th 48% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA $82,314 14th +32% 15th 12% above peers
Kissimmee, FL $53,758 30th +32% 16th 27% below peers
Duluth, MN $68,807 21st +31% 17th 6% below peers
Gastonia, NC $64,059 25th +30% 18th 13% below peers
Warner Robins, GA $66,970 23rd +29% 19th 9% below peers
South Jordan, UT $134,047 4th +28% 20th 82% above peers
Whittier, CA $97,201 9th +26% 21st 32% above peers
Mission, TX $60,767 26th +24% 22nd 17% below peers
Sioux City, IA $68,906 20th +24% 23rd 6% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL $59,730 29th +24% 24th 19% below peers
Bloomington, MN $93,211 10th +24% 25th 27% above peers
Kennewick, WA $73,576 15th +24% 26th on par with peers
Lake Forest, CA $135,175 3rd +23% 27th 84% above peers
San Ramon, CA $196,161 1st +22% 28th 167% above peers
Troy, MI $120,045 5th +18% 29th 63% above peers
Danbury, CT $83,393 13th +14% 30th 13% above peers
Baytown, TX $59,910 28th +5% 31st 19% 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.
EconomyMedian household income
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8 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$7,292 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.6% in July 2026, up from 3.5% a year earlier.
3.6%
1997July 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 3.6% (Jul 26) +0.1pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Waukegan, IL 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th -1.0pp 1st 11% below peers
Westminster, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 17th -0.8pp 2nd 2% above peers
Whittier, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 25th -0.8pp 3rd 22% above peers
Kennewick, WA 3.9% (Jul 26) 6th -0.6pp 4th 13% below peers
Gastonia, NC 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 5th 11% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 20th -0.5pp 6th 9% above peers
Homestead, FL 2.7% (Jul 26) 1st -0.5pp 7th 40% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.4pp 8th 13% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 2.8% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 9th 38% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 10th 9% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA 3.6% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 11th 20% below peers
Sioux City, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 5th -0.3pp 12th 18% below peers
Mission, TX 6.0% (Jul 26) 26th -0.2pp 13th 33% above peers
San Ramon, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 18th -0.2pp 14th 2% above peers
Lawrence, MA 6.8% (Jul 26) 28th -0.2pp 15th 51% above peers
Ogden, UT 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th -0.1pp 16th 11% below peers
Baytown, TX 7.7% (Jul 26) 30th +0.0pp 17th 71% above peers
South Jordan, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 4th +0.1pp 18th 20% below peers
Troy, MI 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 19th 11% below peers
Medford, OR 6.7% (Jul 26) 27th +0.2pp 20th 49% above peers
Auburn, WA 5.2% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.2pp 21st 16% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th +0.3pp 22nd 9% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 4.2% (Jul 26) 13th +0.4pp 23rd 7% below peers
Melbourne, FL 4.8% (Jul 26) 19th +0.6pp 24th 7% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.6pp 25th on par with peers
Bloomington, MN 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.6pp 26th 2% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 27th 9% above peers
Duluth, MN 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.7pp 28th 2% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 6.8% (Jul 26) 29th +1.1pp 29th 51% above peers
Danbury, CT 5.2% (Jul 26) 24th +1.3pp 30th 16% above peers
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.7% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 3.7%).
Bright spot 3.7%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 8.5% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Town 'n' Country, FL 11.3% 11th -4.4pp 1st 19% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 8.6% 6th -2.9pp 2nd 39% below peers
Medford, OR 13.2% 14th -4.1pp 3rd 6% below peers
Homestead, FL 18.4% 28th -5.4pp 4th 31% above peers
Ogden, UT 13.7% 15th -3.5pp 5th 2% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 3.8% 2nd -1.0pp 6th 73% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 14.2% 17th -3.1pp 7th 2% above peers
Lawrence, MA 17.6% 26th -3.8pp 8th 26% above peers
Auburn, WA 8.9% 7th -1.7pp 9th 36% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 20.4% 30th -3.9pp 10th 46% above peers
Mission, TX 19.4% 29th -3.1pp 11th 39% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 20.4% 31st -3.2pp 12th 46% above peers
Waukegan, IL 15.3% 22nd -2.3pp 13th 9% above peers
Whittier, CA 9.1% 8th -0.8pp 14th 35% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 12.2% 13th -1.1pp 15th 13% below peers
Kennewick, WA 14.3% 18th -1.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Duluth, MN 16.8% 25th -1.4pp 17th 20% above peers
Westminster, CA 14.4% 19th -1.1pp 18th 2% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 15.1% 20th -1.1pp 19th 7% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 10.1% 10th -0.6pp 20th 28% below peers
Gastonia, NC 16.3% 24th -0.5pp 21st 16% above peers
Melbourne, FL 15.8% 23rd -0.2pp 22nd 13% above peers
Danbury, CT 11.7% 12th +0.2pp 23rd 16% below peers
Troy, MI 5.4% 4th +0.3pp 24th 62% below peers
Sioux City, IA 15.3% 21st +1.0pp 25th 9% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 14.0% 16th +1.5pp 26th on par with peers
San Ramon, CA 4.4% 3rd +0.7pp 27th 69% below peers
Baytown, TX 18.2% 27th +3.1pp 28th 30% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 8.5% 5th +1.6pp 29th 39% below peers
Bloomington, MN 9.2% 9th +1.8pp 30th 34% below peers
South Jordan, UT 3.7% 1st +1.0pp 31st 74% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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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 · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.8% to 5.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.5% to 5.4%).
Needs attention 5.4%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 8.8% -2.2pp
United States ref 16.1%
Town 'n' Country, FL 11.0% 7th -13.3pp 1st 34% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 7.4% 5th -6.5pp 2nd 55% below peers
Medford, OR 13.8% 12th -8.1pp 3rd 17% below peers
Homestead, FL 23.3% 24th -9.8pp 4th 40% above peers
Troy, MI 3.6% 1st -1.4pp 5th 78% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 16.7% 16th -6.5pp 6th on par with peers
Kissimmee, FL 28.5% 30th -9.0pp 7th 71% above peers
Mission, TX 24.7% 27th -7.2pp 8th 48% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 3.6% 2nd -1.0pp 9th 78% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 19.3% 20th -4.0pp 10th 16% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 15.0% 13th -2.6pp 11th 10% below peers
Kennewick, WA 18.6% 19th -2.7pp 12th 12% above peers
Westminster, CA 17.1% 18th -2.4pp 13th 3% above peers
Auburn, WA 13.1% 11th -1.8pp 14th 21% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 38.8% 31st -5.2pp 15th 133% above peers
Gastonia, NC 21.3% 23rd -2.4pp 16th 28% above peers
Lawrence, MA 24.1% 25th -2.7pp 17th 45% above peers
Ogden, UT 19.4% 21st -1.9pp 18th 16% above peers
Waukegan, IL 24.5% 26th -1.5pp 19th 47% above peers
Whittier, CA 11.3% 8th -0.4pp 20th 32% below peers
Danbury, CT 16.8% 17th -0.4pp 21st 1% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 13.0% 9th -0.3pp 22nd 22% below peers
Sioux City, IA 20.4% 22nd +1.0pp 23rd 22% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 10.3% 6th +0.7pp 24th 38% below peers
Melbourne, FL 25.9% 28th +3.3pp 25th 55% above peers
Duluth, MN 15.6% 14th +2.2pp 26th 6% below peers
Baytown, TX 26.8% 29th +5.2pp 27th 61% above peers
Bloomington, MN 13.1% 10th +3.2pp 28th 22% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA 15.9% 15th +4.4pp 29th 4% below peers
San Ramon, CA 3.6% 3rd +1.0pp 30th 78% below peers
South Jordan, UT 5.4% 4th +3.7pp 31st 67% 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 →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89.1% to 95.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. South Jordan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 10.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.2% to 95.2%).
Bright spot 95.2%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 93.5% +5.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Daytona Beach, FL 90.2% 26th +19.9pp 1st 2% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 92.0% 16th +18.5pp 2nd on par with peers
Lawrence, MA 84.9% 31st +12.7pp 3rd 8% below peers
Mission, TX 90.5% 23rd +12.6pp 4th 2% below peers
Baytown, TX 91.7% 17th +12.5pp 5th on par with peers
Ogden, UT 93.9% 10th +12.4pp 6th 2% above peers
Gastonia, NC 90.0% 28th +10.8pp 7th 2% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 92.5% 14th +10.8pp 8th 1% above peers
Whittier, CA 92.3% 15th +9.8pp 9th on par with peers
Sioux City, IA 87.1% 30th +9.0pp 10th 5% below peers
Duluth, MN 90.4% 25th +8.8pp 11th 2% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 91.6% 18th +8.5pp 12th on par with peers
Homestead, FL 91.2% 21st +7.8pp 13th 1% below peers
Kennewick, WA 91.2% 22nd +7.6pp 14th 1% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 95.5% 5th +7.8pp 15th 4% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 93.7% 11th +7.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Melbourne, FL 90.4% 24th +6.5pp 17th 2% below peers
Westminster, CA 93.6% 12th +6.6pp 18th 2% above peers
Medford, OR 91.6% 19th +6.2pp 19th on par with peers
Waukegan, IL 90.1% 27th +6.1pp 20th 2% below peers
South Jordan, UT 95.2% 6th +6.2pp 21st 3% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 94.4% 8th +6.1pp 22nd 3% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 94.0% 9th +5.8pp 23rd 2% above peers
Bloomington, MN 92.8% 13th +5.1pp 24th 1% above peers
Auburn, WA 94.7% 7th +5.0pp 25th 3% above peers
Danbury, CT 91.3% 20th +4.5pp 26th 1% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 87.4% 29th +4.2pp 27th 5% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 97.1% 2nd +3.2pp 28th 6% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 98.4% 1st +3.2pp 29th 7% above peers
Troy, MI 96.0% 4th +2.4pp 30th 4% above peers
San Ramon, CA 97.1% 3rd +0.5pp 31st 5% 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality fell about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.39 to 0.36 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 10% from 2014 to 2024 (0.33 to 0.36).
Bright spot 0.36
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 0.43 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
South Jordan, UT 0.36 1st -0.026 1st 17% below peers
Homestead, FL 0.42 7th -0.030 2nd 5% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 0.36 2nd -0.022 3rd 17% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 0.38 3rd -0.022 4th 13% below peers
Ogden, UT 0.43 11th -0.024 5th 2% below peers
Mission, TX 0.48 27th -0.021 6th 9% above peers
Medford, OR 0.43 10th -0.018 7th 2% below peers
Westminster, CA 0.47 23rd -0.019 8th 7% above peers
Melbourne, FL 0.44 18th -0.013 9th 1% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 0.49 28th -0.013 10th 12% above peers
Lawrence, MA 0.46 21st -0.010 11th 4% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 0.42 6th -0.007 12th 5% below peers
Auburn, WA 0.40 4th -0.005 13th 8% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 0.53 31st -0.006 14th 21% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 0.42 8th -0.002 15th 4% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 0.44 16th +0.000 16th on par with peers
Gastonia, NC 0.47 25th +0.002 17th 8% above peers
Duluth, MN 0.48 26th +0.002 18th 9% above peers
Waukegan, IL 0.44 17th +0.005 19th on par with peers
Whittier, CA 0.43 12th +0.006 20th 1% below peers
Sioux City, IA 0.44 15th +0.008 21st on par with peers
Troy, MI 0.42 9th +0.009 22nd 3% below peers
Kennewick, WA 0.44 14th +0.009 23rd on par with peers
Bloomington, MN 0.43 13th +0.011 24th 1% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 0.46 22nd +0.015 25th 5% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 0.50 30th +0.019 26th 13% above peers
Baytown, TX 0.45 19th +0.019 27th 3% above peers
San Ramon, CA 0.41 5th +0.019 28th 7% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 0.45 20th +0.023 29th 3% above peers
Danbury, CT 0.47 24th +0.029 30th 7% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 0.49 29th +0.031 31st 12% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 2.4% to 1.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way. South Jordan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.7 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (3.9% to 1.2%).
Bright spot 1.2%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 5.3% -1.9pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Queen Creek, AZ 1.2% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 91% below peers
South Jordan, UT 1.2% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 92% below peers
Ogden, UT 11.6% 11th -4.4pp 3rd 20% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 18.7% 25th -6.1pp 4th 30% above peers
Homestead, FL 26.0% 30th -6.7pp 5th 81% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 25.8% 29th -3.8pp 6th 80% above peers
Duluth, MN 10.9% 10th -1.5pp 7th 24% below peers
Medford, OR 21.1% 28th -2.8pp 8th 47% above peers
Auburn, WA 14.5% 17th -1.9pp 9th 1% above peers
Sioux City, IA 13.8% 15th -1.8pp 10th 4% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 15.2% 20th -1.8pp 11th 6% above peers
Waukegan, IL 18.5% 24th -2.0pp 12th 28% above peers
Melbourne, FL 11.8% 12th -1.3pp 13th 18% below peers
Mission, TX 20.2% 26th -1.2pp 14th 40% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 14.4% 16th -0.6pp 15th on par with peers
Kennewick, WA 18.2% 23rd +0.5pp 16th 27% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 14.5% 18th +0.4pp 17th 1% above peers
Bloomington, MN 5.9% 6th +0.2pp 18th 59% below peers
Baytown, TX 16.7% 21st +0.8pp 19th 16% above peers
Lawrence, MA 43.9% 31st +3.1pp 20th 206% above peers
Gastonia, NC 20.6% 27th +2.3pp 21st 44% above peers
Danbury, CT 10.9% 9th +1.4pp 22nd 24% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 12.0% 13th +1.6pp 23rd 16% below peers
Troy, MI 5.2% 4th +0.9pp 24th 64% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 16.9% 22nd +3.0pp 25th 17% above peers
Westminster, CA 14.5% 19th +2.8pp 26th 1% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 12.3% 14th +2.7pp 27th 14% below peers
Whittier, CA 6.8% 7th +1.8pp 28th 53% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 5.3% 5th +1.6pp 29th 63% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA 7.3% 8th +2.5pp 30th 49% below peers
San Ramon, CA 2.4% 3rd +1.2pp 31st 83% 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
  • Lehi, UT down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.4pp 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 Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $661,471 in August 2026, up from $652,471 a year earlier.
Big move $661,471
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref $534,582 (Aug 26) +1.5%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
New Rochelle, NY $948,709 (Aug 26) 5th +7.7% 1st 118% above peers
Waukegan, IL $247,657 (Aug 26) 26th +6.9% 2nd 43% below peers
Duluth, MN $298,068 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.2% 3rd 31% below peers
Westminster, CA $1,095,037 (Aug 26) 4th +4.9% 4th 152% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA $1,824,406 (Aug 26) 1st +4.5% 5th 320% above peers
Danbury, CT $492,946 (Aug 26) 12th +4.4% 6th 14% above peers
Warner Robins, GA $215,087 (Aug 26) 29th +3.0% 7th 50% below peers
Sioux City, IA $202,482 (Aug 26) 30th +2.7% 8th 53% below peers
Lawrence, MA $513,746 (Aug 26) 11th +2.4% 9th 18% above peers
Troy, MI $458,678 (Aug 26) 14th +2.2% 10th 6% above peers
Whittier, CA $815,758 (Aug 26) 6th +1.7% 11th 88% above peers
South Jordan, UT $661,471 (Aug 26) 7th +1.4% 12th 52% above peers
Bloomington, MN $362,340 (Aug 26) 19th +1.3% 13th 17% below peers
Medford, OR $408,210 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 14th 6% below peers
Lake Forest, CA $1,179,160 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.7% 15th 172% above peers
Kennewick, WA $431,000 (Aug 26) 16th +0.6% 16th 1% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ $627,355 (Aug 26) 8th +0.1% 17th 44% above peers
Ogden, UT $395,517 (Aug 26) 18th -0.3% 18th 9% below peers
Auburn, WA $598,170 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 19th 38% above peers
Gastonia, NC $275,364 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.4% 20th 37% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA $470,694 (Aug 26) 13th -0.7% 21st 8% above peers
Mission, TX $219,583 (Aug 26) 28th -0.9% 22nd 49% below peers
Melbourne, FL $356,996 (Aug 26) 20th -1.0% 23rd 18% below peers
Baytown, TX $245,229 (Aug 26) 27th -1.0% 24th 44% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $528,885 (Aug 26) 10th -1.8% 25th 22% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL $252,622 (Aug 26) 25th -2.3% 26th 42% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL $272,563 (Aug 26) 24th -3.0% 27th 37% below peers
Kissimmee, FL $355,971 (Aug 26) 21st -3.2% 28th 18% below peers
Homestead, FL $434,225 (Aug 26) 15th -3.5% 29th on par with peers
San Ramon, CA $1,451,174 (Aug 26) 2nd -3.6% 30th 234% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $497,273 in August 2026, up from $493,460 a year earlier.
Big move $497,273
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref $387,263 (Aug 26) +1.1%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Waukegan, IL $201,000 (Aug 26) 23rd +10.4% 1st 39% below peers
New Rochelle, NY $514,593 (Aug 26) 6th +7.2% 2nd 55% above peers
Duluth, MN $202,793 (Aug 26) 22nd +6.9% 3rd 39% below peers
Westminster, CA $928,858 (Aug 26) 3rd +5.0% 4th 181% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA $1,216,561 (Aug 26) 1st +4.6% 5th 268% above peers
Danbury, CT $338,397 (Aug 26) 14th +4.2% 6th 2% above peers
Sioux City, IA $135,509 (Aug 26) 28th +4.0% 7th 59% below peers
Lawrence, MA $373,423 (Aug 26) 12th +3.0% 8th 13% above peers
Warner Robins, GA $134,103 (Aug 26) 29th +2.9% 9th 59% below peers
Whittier, CA $721,676 (Aug 26) 5th +2.6% 10th 118% above peers
Troy, MI $330,983 (Aug 26) 15th +2.5% 11th on par with peers
Mission, TX $145,560 (Aug 26) 26th +1.8% 12th 56% below peers
Kennewick, WA $340,031 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 13th 3% above peers
Bloomington, MN $267,412 (Aug 26) 20th +1.3% 14th 19% below peers
South Jordan, UT $497,273 (Aug 26) 7th +0.8% 15th 50% above peers
Medford, OR $320,741 (Aug 26) 17th +0.8% 16th 3% below peers
Ogden, UT $316,340 (Aug 26) 18th +0.1% 17th 4% below peers
Auburn, WA $456,725 (Aug 26) 9th -0.2% 18th 38% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $430,500 (Aug 26) 10th -0.6% 19th 30% above peers
Lake Forest, CA $739,173 (Aug 26) 4th -0.7% 20th 123% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ $476,013 (Aug 26) 8th -0.8% 21st 44% above peers
Gastonia, NC $177,036 (Aug 26) 24th -0.8% 22nd 47% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA $391,781 (Aug 26) 11th -1.2% 23rd 18% above peers
Melbourne, FL $229,961 (Aug 26) 21st -1.4% 24th 31% below peers
Baytown, TX $172,044 (Aug 26) 25th -1.7% 25th 48% below peers
Kissimmee, FL $267,424 (Aug 26) 19th -3.6% 26th 19% below peers
San Ramon, CA $941,579 (Aug 26) 2nd -3.7% 27th 184% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL $136,833 (Aug 26) 27th -3.8% 28th 59% below peers
Homestead, FL $320,821 (Aug 26) 16th -4.5% 29th 3% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL $122,749 (Aug 26) 30th -7.9% 30th 63% below peers
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (81.0% then, 81.4% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (81.3% to 81.4%).
Bright spot 81.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 70.2% +0.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Homestead, FL 48.3% 27th +7.4pp 1st 19% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 46.3% 29th +4.9pp 2nd 22% below peers
Medford, OR 56.3% 19th +4.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
Waukegan, IL 50.2% 26th +3.7pp 4th 15% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 47.5% 28th +3.5pp 5th 20% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 63.9% 9th +4.4pp 6th 8% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 60.7% 12th +3.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 60.2% 14th +3.8pp 8th 1% above peers
Ogden, UT 61.3% 11th +3.5pp 9th 3% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 58.2% 17th +3.2pp 10th 2% below peers
Mission, TX 71.4% 4th +3.7pp 11th 20% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 53.5% 23rd +2.7pp 12th 10% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 53.7% 22nd +2.6pp 13th 10% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 90.2% 1st +3.5pp 14th 52% above peers
Sioux City, IA 65.3% 8th +2.5pp 15th 10% above peers
Melbourne, FL 59.7% 15th +1.6pp 16th 1% above peers
Westminster, CA 53.4% 24th +1.4pp 17th 10% below peers
Auburn, WA 60.6% 13th +1.5pp 18th 2% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 70.5% 6th +1.2pp 19th 19% above peers
Gastonia, NC 54.2% 20th +0.5pp 20th 9% below peers
Whittier, CA 57.9% 18th +0.4pp 21st 3% below peers
South Jordan, UT 81.4% 2nd +0.5pp 22nd 37% above peers
Troy, MI 73.2% 3rd -0.5pp 23rd 23% above peers
Duluth, MN 59.4% 16th -1.0pp 24th on par with peers
Santa Barbara, CA 39.9% 30th -0.8pp 25th 33% below peers
San Ramon, CA 70.9% 5th -1.5pp 26th 19% above peers
Bloomington, MN 65.8% 7th -1.5pp 27th 11% above peers
Kennewick, WA 61.3% 10th -2.1pp 28th 3% above peers
Danbury, CT 53.8% 21st -4.3pp 29th 9% below peers
Baytown, TX 52.3% 25th -4.5pp 30th 12% below peers
Lawrence, MA 28.1% 31st -3.0pp 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.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,074 in August 2026, up from $2,012 a year earlier.
$2,074
2021August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Westminster, CA $2,787 (Aug 26) 5th +4.3% 1st 46% above peers
San Ramon, CA $3,246 (Aug 26) 2nd +4.1% 2nd 70% above peers
New Rochelle, NY $2,941 (Aug 26) 4th +4.1% 3rd 54% above peers
Sioux City, IA $1,275 (Aug 26) 30th +3.5% 4th 33% below peers
Lake Forest, CA $3,195 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.3% 5th 67% above peers
South Jordan, UT $2,074 (Aug 26) 13th +3.1% 6th 8% above peers
Medford, OR $1,678 (Aug 26) 21st +3.1% 7th 12% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA $3,692 (Aug 26) 1st +3.1% 8th 93% above peers
Bloomington, MN $1,693 (Aug 26) 19th +3.1% 9th 12% below peers
Troy, MI $1,882 (Aug 26) 17th +3.0% 10th 2% below peers
Auburn, WA $2,001 (Aug 26) 14th +2.9% 11th 5% above peers
Warner Robins, GA $1,425 (Aug 26) 27th +2.9% 12th 26% below peers
Duluth, MN $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +2.9% 13th 25% below peers
Waukegan, IL $1,687 (Aug 26) 20th +2.9% 14th 12% below peers
Lawrence, MA $2,380 (Aug 26) 10th +2.6% 15th 24% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $2,422 (Aug 26) 9th +2.5% 16th 27% above peers
Danbury, CT $2,546 (Aug 26) 6th +1.9% 17th 33% above peers
Baytown, TX $1,549 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.8% 18th 19% below peers
Kennewick, WA $1,676 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.4% 19th 12% below peers
Ogden, UT $1,305 (Aug 26) 29th +1.4% 20th 32% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL $2,426 (Aug 26) 8th +1.3% 21st 27% above peers
Gastonia, NC $1,501 (Aug 26) 25th +1.1% 22nd 22% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ $2,190 (Aug 26) 12th +1.0% 23rd 14% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA $1,904 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 24th 1% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL $1,533 (Aug 26) 24th +0.8% 25th 20% below peers
Whittier, CA $2,372 (Aug 26) 11th +0.7% 26th 24% above peers
Kissimmee, FL $1,914 (Aug 26) 15th -0.1% 27th on par with peers
Homestead, FL $2,469 (Aug 26) 7th -0.2% 28th 29% above peers
Melbourne, FL $1,823 (Aug 26) 18th -0.7% 29th 5% below peers
Mission, TX $1,351 (Aug 26) 28th -0.9% 30th 29% below peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.6% then, 22.7% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.4% to 22.7%).
Bright spot 22.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 28.0% +1.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Queen Creek, AZ 22.1% 2nd -3.9pp 1st 43% below peers
Waukegan, IL 34.2% 12th -5.4pp 2nd 11% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 41.4% 22nd -5.1pp 3rd 8% above peers
Mission, TX 29.2% 6th -3.5pp 4th 24% below peers
Medford, OR 39.9% 20th -1.2pp 5th 4% above peers
Homestead, FL 51.7% 29th -1.3pp 6th 34% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 45.3% 26th -0.6pp 7th 18% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 44.1% 25th -0.5pp 8th 15% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 38.6% 17th -0.4pp 9th on par with peers
Whittier, CA 43.1% 24th -0.3pp 10th 12% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 31.4% 7th -0.2pp 11th 18% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 40.5% 21st +0.6pp 12th 5% above peers
Danbury, CT 41.7% 23rd +0.8pp 13th 8% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 53.1% 30th +1.2pp 14th 38% above peers
Lawrence, MA 54.2% 31st +1.4pp 15th 41% above peers
San Ramon, CA 33.7% 11th +1.0pp 16th 12% below peers
Westminster, CA 47.5% 27th +1.4pp 17th 23% above peers
Duluth, MN 32.8% 9th +1.3pp 18th 15% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 38.6% 18th +1.6pp 19th on par with peers
Kennewick, WA 32.0% 8th +1.5pp 20th 17% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 38.2% 15th +1.9pp 21st 1% below peers
Bloomington, MN 28.9% 5th +1.6pp 22nd 25% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 48.2% 28th +2.9pp 23rd 25% above peers
Auburn, WA 38.1% 14th +2.7pp 24th 1% below peers
Gastonia, NC 36.9% 13th +2.7pp 25th 4% below peers
Troy, MI 20.9% 1st +1.7pp 26th 46% below peers
Sioux City, IA 26.3% 4th +2.2pp 27th 32% below peers
Melbourne, FL 38.5% 16th +3.4pp 28th on par with peers
South Jordan, UT 22.7% 3rd +2.1pp 29th 41% below peers
Ogden, UT 33.4% 10th +3.4pp 30th 13% below peers
Baytown, TX 38.9% 19th +9.6pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.8% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.2% to 4.8%).
Bright spot 4.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 4.1% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Town 'n' Country, FL 3.5% 3rd -1.5pp 1st 50% below peers
Sioux City, IA 7.0% 16th -2.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Medford, OR 6.8% 12th -2.0pp 3rd 4% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 4.1% 5th -1.1pp 4th 41% below peers
Homestead, FL 8.0% 20th -2.1pp 5th 14% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 2.4% 2nd -0.6pp 6th 65% below peers
Waukegan, IL 8.4% 22nd -1.9pp 7th 20% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 7.0% 15th -1.5pp 8th on par with peers
Lawrence, MA 20.3% 31st -3.9pp 9th 189% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 11.3% 29th -2.0pp 10th 61% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 16.4% 30th -2.0pp 11th 133% above peers
Duluth, MN 10.2% 28th -1.2pp 12th 45% above peers
Auburn, WA 6.9% 13th -0.6pp 13th 2% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 9.4% 27th -0.6pp 14th 35% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 7.9% 19th -0.3pp 15th 13% above peers
Melbourne, FL 8.7% 23rd -0.3pp 16th 24% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 7.0% 14th -0.2pp 17th on par with peers
Ogden, UT 8.9% 26th +0.0pp 18th 27% above peers
Danbury, CT 8.4% 21st +0.5pp 19th 19% above peers
Whittier, CA 6.2% 10th +0.4pp 20th 11% below peers
Mission, TX 5.5% 8th +0.3pp 21st 22% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 5.7% 9th +0.5pp 22nd 19% below peers
Gastonia, NC 7.9% 18th +0.8pp 23rd 13% above peers
Westminster, CA 7.6% 17th +0.8pp 24th 8% above peers
Troy, MI 4.6% 6th +0.6pp 25th 35% below peers
Bloomington, MN 6.8% 11th +0.9pp 26th 4% below peers
San Ramon, CA 3.7% 4th +0.5pp 27th 47% below peers
South Jordan, UT 4.8% 7th +1.0pp 28th 32% below peers
Baytown, TX 8.7% 24th +2.1pp 29th 25% above peers
Kennewick, WA 8.9% 25th +2.5pp 30th 26% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 1.6% 1st +1.1pp 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: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 4.1% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.0% to 4.1%).
Bright spot 4.1%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 8.4% -1.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Medford, OR 5.7% 9th -3.4pp 1st 32% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 6.3% 13th -2.9pp 2nd 24% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 4.1% 3rd -1.9pp 3rd 51% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 5.0% 6th -1.4pp 4th 41% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 12.7% 22nd -3.4pp 5th 51% above peers
Melbourne, FL 9.8% 19th -2.4pp 6th 17% above peers
Lawrence, MA 5.5% 7th -1.2pp 7th 34% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA 8.2% 15th -1.8pp 8th 2% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 12.5% 21st -2.6pp 9th 50% above peers
San Ramon, CA 1.9% 1st -0.4pp 10th 77% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 13.6% 24th -2.4pp 11th 63% above peers
Homestead, FL 19.7% 29th -2.9pp 12th 136% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 12.0% 20th -1.7pp 13th 43% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 16.9% 28th -1.8pp 14th 103% above peers
Danbury, CT 14.8% 26th -1.5pp 15th 77% above peers
Westminster, CA 6.2% 12th -0.5pp 16th 25% below peers
South Jordan, UT 4.1% 4th -0.2pp 17th 51% below peers
Mission, TX 26.5% 30th -1.3pp 18th 217% above peers
Whittier, CA 6.0% 11th -0.3pp 19th 28% below peers
Ogden, UT 13.7% 25th -0.1pp 20th 64% above peers
Waukegan, IL 16.0% 27th -0.1pp 21st 91% above peers
Auburn, WA 8.4% 17th +0.0pp 22nd 1% above peers
Troy, MI 2.8% 2nd +0.0pp 23rd 67% below peers
Kennewick, WA 8.8% 18th +0.7pp 24th 5% above peers
Bloomington, MN 5.6% 8th +0.5pp 25th 33% below peers
Citrus Heights, CA 6.7% 14th +0.8pp 26th 20% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 5.8% 10th +0.8pp 27th 31% below peers
Duluth, MN 4.6% 5th +0.9pp 28th 45% below peers
Baytown, TX 27.9% 31st +6.0pp 29th 233% above peers
Sioux City, IA 8.4% 16th +1.9pp 30th on par with peers
Gastonia, NC 12.9% 23rd +3.3pp 31st 54% 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 · 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 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 →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

30.2%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 32.3%
United States ref 33.4%
San Ramon, CA 20.5% 1st 40% below peers
Westminster, CA 22.9% 2nd 33% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 24.5% 3rd 28% below peers
Troy, MI 24.9% 4th 27% below peers
Bloomington, MN 27.2% 5th 20% below peers
Danbury, CT 27.6% 6th 19% below peers
Auburn, WA 27.7% 7th 19% below peers
Whittier, CA 27.8% 8th 19% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 28.6% 9th 16% below peers
South Jordan, UT 30.2% 10th 12% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 31.3% 11th 8% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA 31.5% 12th 8% below peers
Homestead, FL 31.8% 13th 7% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 32.2% 14th 6% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 32.5% 15th 5% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 34.2% 16th on par with peers
Melbourne, FL 34.2% 17th on par with peers
Kissimmee, FL 34.2% 18th on par with peers
Medford, OR 35.5% 19th 4% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 35.6% 20th 4% above peers
Duluth, MN 37.3% 21st 9% above peers
Baytown, TX 37.4% 22nd 9% above peers
Ogden, UT 37.6% 23rd 10% above peers
Gastonia, NC 38.0% 24th 11% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 38.0% 25th 11% above peers
Lawrence, MA 38.1% 26th 11% above peers
Waukegan, IL 38.4% 27th 12% above peers
Sioux City, IA 39.9% 28th 17% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 41.2% 29th 20% above peers
Kennewick, WA 41.7% 30th 22% above peers
Mission, TX 44.7% 31st 31% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.4% then, 3.5% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.5% to 3.5%).
Bright spot 3.5%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 6.7% -0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Lake Forest, CA 0.8% 1st -3.5pp 1st 84% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 4.2% 14th -7.5pp 2nd 18% below peers
Whittier, CA 2.0% 4th -2.0pp 3rd 61% below peers
Lawrence, MA 1.7% 3rd -1.4pp 4th 66% below peers
Auburn, WA 3.1% 11th -2.4pp 5th 39% below peers
Medford, OR 2.9% 9th -1.6pp 6th 43% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 6.2% 21st -2.5pp 7th 20% above peers
Bloomington, MN 5.4% 19th -1.2pp 8th 5% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 5.1% 16th -1.1pp 9th on par with peers
Santa Barbara, CA 5.2% 17th -0.9pp 10th 1% above peers
San Ramon, CA 1.4% 2nd -0.2pp 11th 74% below peers
Waukegan, IL 5.8% 20th -0.3pp 12th 13% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 2.7% 7th -0.1pp 13th 47% below peers
Ogden, UT 9.0% 25th -0.2pp 14th 75% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 6.5% 22nd -0.1pp 15th 27% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 2.0% 5th +0.0pp 16th 60% below peers
Danbury, CT 11.3% 28th +0.2pp 17th 121% above peers
South Jordan, UT 3.5% 12th +0.1pp 18th 33% below peers
Westminster, CA 3.1% 10th +0.3pp 19th 39% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 4.5% 15th +0.7pp 20th 12% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 13.6% 29th +2.4pp 21st 164% above peers
Mission, TX 19.2% 30th +3.6pp 22nd 275% above peers
Duluth, MN 2.2% 6th +0.4pp 23rd 56% below peers
Troy, MI 2.8% 8th +0.5pp 24th 46% below peers
Homestead, FL 10.2% 26th +2.0pp 25th 98% above peers
Melbourne, FL 7.0% 24th +2.7pp 26th 36% above peers
Baytown, TX 22.7% 31st +9.5pp 27th 343% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 6.6% 23rd +3.2pp 28th 28% above peers
Sioux City, IA 5.3% 18th +3.2pp 29th 4% above peers
Gastonia, NC 10.6% 27th +6.6pp 30th 107% above peers
Kennewick, WA 4.0% 13th +2.7pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42.2% to 47.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. South Jordan started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.7% to 47.9%).
Bright spot 47.9%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 37.7% +3.7pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lawrence, MA 16.8% 30th +6.0pp 1st 43% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 26.6% 20th +8.2pp 2nd 10% below peers
Ogden, UT 25.9% 23rd +5.1pp 3rd 12% below peers
Melbourne, FL 34.7% 10th +6.2pp 4th 18% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 27.8% 19th +4.7pp 5th 6% below peers
Waukegan, IL 20.9% 29th +3.5pp 6th 29% below peers
Medford, OR 30.1% 15th +4.9pp 7th 2% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 32.1% 12th +5.2pp 8th 9% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 45.0% 8th +6.8pp 9th 52% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 23.9% 27th +3.6pp 10th 19% below peers
Duluth, MN 44.0% 9th +6.1pp 11th 49% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 51.6% 4th +7.1pp 12th 75% above peers
Mission, TX 29.4% 17th +3.5pp 13th on par with peers
South Jordan, UT 47.9% 6th +5.6pp 14th 62% above peers
Homestead, FL 24.9% 26th +2.8pp 15th 15% below peers
Whittier, CA 29.5% 16th +3.1pp 16th on par with peers
Warner Robins, GA 31.1% 14th +3.1pp 17th 5% above peers
Bloomington, MN 46.2% 7th +4.2pp 18th 57% above peers
Gastonia, NC 26.6% 21st +2.4pp 19th 10% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 31.5% 13th +2.5pp 20th 7% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 28.8% 18th +2.1pp 21st 3% below peers
Danbury, CT 34.0% 11th +2.2pp 22nd 15% above peers
Troy, MI 64.8% 2nd +4.0pp 23rd 120% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 51.9% 3rd +2.7pp 24th 76% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 50.8% 5th +2.1pp 25th 72% above peers
Sioux City, IA 22.9% 28th +0.8pp 26th 22% below peers
Kennewick, WA 26.2% 22nd +0.6pp 27th 11% below peers
San Ramon, CA 71.6% 1st +1.0pp 28th 143% above peers
Baytown, TX 14.8% 31st -0.2pp 29th 50% below peers
Auburn, WA 25.6% 25th -0.8pp 30th 13% below peers
Westminster, CA 25.9% 24th -1.2pp 31st 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • 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
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (51.3% then, 51.5% now; margin ±11.1pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.4% to 51.5%).
Bright spot 51.5%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 42.5% -1.0pp
United States ref 45.5%
Auburn, WA 47.0% 14th +21.8pp 1st 6% above peers
Bloomington, MN 59.5% 4th +23.0pp 2nd 34% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 52.1% 9th +17.0pp 3rd 17% above peers
Medford, OR 53.8% 8th +14.6pp 4th 21% above peers
Kennewick, WA 36.0% 28th +9.6pp 5th 19% below peers
Duluth, MN 54.3% 7th +14.2pp 6th 22% above peers
Danbury, CT 65.1% 2nd +17.0pp 7th 47% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 52.0% 10th +8.5pp 8th 17% above peers
Mission, TX 44.4% 16th +7.1pp 9th on par with peers
New Rochelle, NY 69.7% 1st +10.7pp 10th 57% above peers
Sioux City, IA 37.6% 25th +2.9pp 11th 15% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 42.9% 19th +3.1pp 12th 3% below peers
Gastonia, NC 36.8% 26th +2.2pp 13th 17% below peers
Waukegan, IL 42.7% 20th +1.7pp 14th 4% below peers
Homestead, FL 62.8% 3rd +2.2pp 15th 41% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 43.8% 17th +1.5pp 16th 1% below peers
Whittier, CA 50.4% 13th +1.3pp 17th 14% above peers
Lawrence, MA 42.4% 21st +0.9pp 18th 4% below peers
South Jordan, UT 51.5% 11th +0.3pp 19th 16% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 43.5% 18th -0.2pp 20th 2% below peers
Melbourne, FL 57.9% 5th -1.7pp 21st 30% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 39.8% 23rd -1.7pp 22nd 10% below peers
Ogden, UT 29.4% 29th -5.2pp 23rd 34% below peers
Troy, MI 50.7% 12th -13.1pp 24th 14% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 55.4% 6th -14.6pp 25th 25% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 26.5% 30th -12.1pp 26th 40% below peers
Westminster, CA 38.8% 24th -19.0pp 27th 13% below peers
Baytown, TX 19.1% 31st -9.8pp 28th 57% below peers
San Ramon, CA 46.3% 15th -26.0pp 29th 4% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 40.3% 22nd -24.6pp 30th 9% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 36.1% 27th -29.0pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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▸

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.2% then, 5.4% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.8% to 5.4%).
Bright spot 5.4%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 6.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
San Ramon, CA 0.9% 1st -1.0pp 1st 87% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 3.1% 4th -2.2pp 2nd 55% below peers
Bloomington, MN 2.7% 3rd -1.9pp 3rd 61% below peers
Auburn, WA 7.6% 18th -4.1pp 4th 11% above peers
Medford, OR 5.7% 10th -2.3pp 5th 17% below peers
Lawrence, MA 11.4% 30th -4.0pp 6th 67% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 3.5% 5th -1.2pp 7th 49% below peers
Baytown, TX 8.1% 20th -1.6pp 8th 18% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 7.3% 17th -1.1pp 9th 7% above peers
Mission, TX 8.8% 23rd -1.0pp 10th 28% above peers
Homestead, FL 9.9% 26th -1.0pp 11th 45% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 9.0% 24th -0.3pp 12th 31% above peers
Duluth, MN 4.1% 6th +0.2pp 13th 40% below peers
Troy, MI 2.6% 2nd +0.1pp 14th 62% below peers
Kennewick, WA 8.2% 22nd +0.8pp 15th 20% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 6.2% 12th +1.0pp 16th 10% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 6.8% 13th +1.1pp 17th 1% below peers
Ogden, UT 8.1% 19th +2.0pp 18th 18% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 6.8% 16th +2.3pp 19th on par with peers
New Rochelle, NY 6.8% 14th +2.3pp 20th 1% below peers
Gastonia, NC 10.4% 28th +3.6pp 21st 51% above peers
Melbourne, FL 5.7% 9th +2.1pp 22nd 18% below peers
South Jordan, UT 5.4% 8th +2.2pp 23rd 21% below peers
Danbury, CT 5.1% 7th +2.1pp 24th 26% below peers
Waukegan, IL 11.0% 29th +4.9pp 25th 61% above peers
Sioux City, IA 6.8% 15th +3.1pp 26th 1% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 12.1% 31st +5.7pp 27th 77% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 10.3% 27th +5.0pp 28th 50% above peers
Whittier, CA 9.6% 25th +4.7pp 29th 40% above peers
Westminster, CA 5.7% 11th +3.3pp 30th 16% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 8.1% 21st +5.5pp 31st 19% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 16% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 71,198 to 82,686 - more than the combined survey margin (±69).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 46% from 2014 to 2024 (56,528 to 82,686).
Big move 82,686
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Queen Creek, AZ 71,867 31st +67% 1st 17% below peers
Homestead, FL 82,807 25th +21% 2nd 4% below peers
Daytona Beach, FL 78,992 30th +17% 3rd 8% below peers
South Jordan, UT 82,686 27th +16% 4th 4% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 81,479 29th +14% 5th 5% below peers
San Ramon, CA 85,993 18th +14% 6th on par with peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 81,849 28th +12% 7th 5% below peers
Baytown, TX 85,205 22nd +11% 8th 1% below peers
Lawrence, MA 88,736 3rd +11% 9th 3% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 88,093 5th +10% 10th 2% above peers
Gastonia, NC 82,884 24th +9% 11th 4% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 82,990 23rd +9% 12th 4% below peers
Auburn, WA 85,676 20th +7% 13th 1% below peers
Medford, OR 86,315 14th +6% 14th on par with peers
Melbourne, FL 86,576 13th +6% 15th on par with peers
Kennewick, WA 85,295 21st +5% 16th 1% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 82,769 26th +5% 17th 4% below peers
Troy, MI 87,898 6th +5% 18th 2% above peers
Sioux City, IA 86,101 17th +4% 19th on par with peers
Mission, TX 87,038 11th +4% 20th 1% above peers
Bloomington, MN 88,665 4th +4% 21st 3% above peers
Danbury, CT 87,263 9th +3% 22nd 1% above peers
Lake Forest, CA 86,281 15th +3% 23rd on par with peers
Waukegan, IL 89,076 2nd +2% 24th 3% above peers
Duluth, MN 87,093 10th +1% 25th 1% above peers
Ogden, UT 87,413 8th +1% 26th 1% above peers
Whittier, CA 86,165 16th +0% 27th on par with peers
Citrus Heights, CA 86,995 12th -0% 28th 1% above peers
Westminster, CA 89,860 1st -1% 29th 4% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 85,928 19th -2% 30th on par with peers
Santa Barbara, CA 87,779 7th -4% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±49 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 32.9% to 29.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 4.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (33.5% to 29.3%).
Big move 29.3%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 27.8% -2.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Santa Barbara, CA 17.7% 28th +0.8pp 1st 22% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 27.3% 6th +1.3pp 2nd 20% above peers
Westminster, CA 20.5% 21st +0.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 25.0% 11th +0.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Gastonia, NC 24.6% 13th +0.3pp 5th 8% above peers
Melbourne, FL 17.6% 29th +0.2pp 6th 23% below peers
Bloomington, MN 20.0% 23rd +0.1pp 7th 12% below peers
Lawrence, MA 26.3% 7th +0.0pp 8th 15% above peers
Baytown, TX 27.6% 5th +0.0pp 9th 21% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 23.8% 14th -0.2pp 10th 4% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 20.4% 22nd -0.2pp 11th 10% below peers
Whittier, CA 22.7% 17th -0.3pp 12th 1% below peers
Duluth, MN 17.6% 30th -0.2pp 13th 23% below peers
Sioux City, IA 26.1% 9th -0.3pp 14th 14% above peers
Auburn, WA 24.9% 12th -0.4pp 15th 9% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 17.8% 27th -0.3pp 16th 22% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 21.3% 19th -0.5pp 17th 7% below peers
Danbury, CT 19.6% 24th -0.5pp 18th 14% below peers
Medford, OR 22.9% 15th -0.7pp 19th on par with peers
Troy, MI 20.6% 20th -0.9pp 20th 10% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 19.5% 25th -1.0pp 21st 15% below peers
Kennewick, WA 26.1% 8th -1.5pp 22nd 15% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 15.3% 31st -0.9pp 23rd 33% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 30.5% 1st -2.3pp 24th 34% above peers
San Ramon, CA 25.8% 10th -2.5pp 25th 13% above peers
Homestead, FL 29.5% 2nd -3.1pp 26th 29% above peers
South Jordan, UT 29.3% 3rd -3.6pp 27th 29% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 18.7% 26th -2.4pp 28th 18% below peers
Mission, TX 28.4% 4th -4.3pp 29th 25% above peers
Ogden, UT 22.6% 18th -3.6pp 30th 1% below peers
Waukegan, IL 22.8% 16th -5.4pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.9% then, 12.8% now; margin ±4.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.4% to 12.8%).
Big move 12.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 16.5% +0.5pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
South Jordan, UT 12.8% 28th +3.8pp 1st 60% below peers
Gastonia, NC 52.1% 3rd +13.9pp 2nd 64% above peers
Santa Barbara, CA 38.3% 11th +6.8pp 3rd 20% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 11.2% 30th +1.9pp 4th 65% below peers
Whittier, CA 28.0% 21st +4.7pp 5th 12% below peers
Auburn, WA 31.7% 17th +5.2pp 6th on par with peers
Baytown, TX 40.9% 8th +4.7pp 7th 28% above peers
San Ramon, CA 10.8% 31st +1.2pp 8th 66% below peers
Waukegan, IL 46.3% 4th +5.1pp 9th 46% above peers
Lawrence, MA 62.2% 2nd +3.5pp 10th 96% above peers
Troy, MI 11.4% 29th +0.6pp 11th 64% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 41.9% 6th +1.4pp 12th 32% above peers
Mission, TX 31.8% 16th +0.9pp 13th on par with peers
Daytona Beach, FL 64.9% 1st +1.1pp 14th 104% above peers
Kennewick, WA 35.5% 14th +0.5pp 15th 12% above peers
Danbury, CT 33.7% 15th +0.1pp 16th 6% above peers
Westminster, CA 23.2% 24th -0.1pp 17th 27% below peers
Bloomington, MN 24.9% 23rd -0.2pp 18th 22% below peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 39.4% 9th -1.8pp 19th 24% above peers
Melbourne, FL 38.9% 10th -2.2pp 20th 22% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 20.0% 26th -1.2pp 21st 37% below peers
Medford, OR 31.3% 19th -2.1pp 22nd 2% below peers
Sioux City, IA 38.2% 12th -3.3pp 23rd 20% above peers
Homestead, FL 44.0% 5th -4.3pp 24th 38% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 41.0% 7th -4.1pp 25th 29% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 27.6% 22nd -2.8pp 26th 13% below peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 37.2% 13th -4.0pp 27th 17% above peers
Duluth, MN 31.5% 18th -4.0pp 28th 1% below peers
Ogden, UT 29.4% 20th -6.8pp 29th 8% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 22.1% 25th -8.8pp 30th 31% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 13.2% 27th -6.6pp 31st 58% 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents rose 19.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 43.8% to 63.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.8pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents rose 14.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.9% to 63.4%).
Big move 63.4%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 56.1% +3.6pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
South Jordan, UT 63.4% 20th +19.6pp 1st 5% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 68.8% 13th +17.0pp 2nd 3% above peers
Daytona Beach, FL 67.4% 15th +10.2pp 3rd 1% above peers
Town 'n' Country, FL 79.1% 2nd +11.0pp 4th 18% above peers
Gastonia, NC 77.8% 3rd +9.3pp 5th 16% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 67.0% 16th +7.7pp 6th on par with peers
Queen Creek, AZ 55.3% 31st +5.9pp 7th 17% below peers
Lawrence, MA 80.3% 1st +5.3pp 8th 20% above peers
Troy, MI 58.3% 28th +3.6pp 9th 13% below peers
Lake Forest, CA 69.4% 10th +3.8pp 10th 4% above peers
Mission, TX 62.8% 23rd +3.4pp 11th 6% below peers
Waukegan, IL 74.9% 5th +3.5pp 12th 12% above peers
Auburn, WA 63.1% 21st +2.9pp 13th 6% below peers
Ogden, UT 66.0% 19th +2.9pp 14th 2% below peers
Baytown, TX 59.0% 26th +1.9pp 15th 12% below peers
Kennewick, WA 62.1% 25th +1.3pp 16th 7% below peers
Santa Barbara, CA 71.5% 8th +1.2pp 17th 7% above peers
San Ramon, CA 69.0% 11th +0.7pp 18th 3% above peers
Melbourne, FL 66.1% 18th -1.0pp 19th 1% below peers
Westminster, CA 62.7% 24th -1.8pp 20th 6% below peers
Duluth, MN 71.2% 9th -3.5pp 21st 6% above peers
Deerfield Beach, FL 69.0% 12th -3.4pp 22nd 3% above peers
Sioux City, IA 72.7% 7th -3.8pp 23rd 8% above peers
Danbury, CT 73.8% 6th -4.4pp 24th 10% above peers
Citrus Heights, CA 66.3% 17th -4.2pp 25th 1% below peers
Bloomington, MN 76.0% 4th -5.0pp 26th 13% above peers
Homestead, FL 63.0% 22nd -4.6pp 27th 6% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 67.8% 14th -6.6pp 28th 1% above peers
Medford, OR 58.6% 27th -7.0pp 29th 13% below peers
Whittier, CA 56.4% 30th -12.6pp 30th 16% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 58.0% 29th -13.3pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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 ±8.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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