The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 203 (Mar 26) | -73.5% | 1st | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 351 (May 26) | -36.7% | 2nd | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 243 (May 26) | -27.5% | 3rd | ||
| Escondido, CA | 333 (May 26) | -18.0% | 4th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 179 (May 26) | -17.6% | 5th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 142 (May 26) | -17.2% | 6th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 792 (May 26) | -16.0% | 7th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 270 (May 26) | -15.5% | 8th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 402 (May 26) | -14.1% | 9th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 869 (May 26) | -13.8% | 10th | ||
| Corona, CA | 227 (May 26) | -10.5% | 11th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 646 (May 26) | -9.0% | 12th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 189 (May 26) | -4.9% | 13th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 497 (Feb 26) | -3.7% | 14th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 915 (May 26) | +5.0% | 15th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 449 (May 26) | +6.7% | 16th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 453 (May 26) | +10.0% | 17th | ||
| Denton, TX | 209 (Apr 26) | +10.9% | 18th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 105 (May 26) | +12.8% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Property crime fell about 36% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 1,335 (Mar 26) | -72.5% | 1st | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1,488 (May 26) | -36.5% | 2nd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 1,301 (May 26) | -33.7% | 3rd | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 1,602 (May 26) | -24.4% | 4th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1,121 (May 26) | -20.8% | 5th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 1,487 (May 26) | -19.9% | 6th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,188 (May 26) | -19.5% | 7th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 2,179 (May 26) | -15.6% | 8th | ||
| Corona, CA | 1,463 (May 26) | -14.0% | 9th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,642 (May 26) | -13.8% | 10th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2,601 (May 26) | -13.6% | 11th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2,357 (May 26) | -11.9% | 12th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 2,117 (May 26) | -11.3% | 13th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 2,248 (May 26) | -11.2% | 14th | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1,376 (May 26) | -10.6% | 15th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2,446 (May 26) | -8.2% | 16th | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 815 (May 26) | +6.3% | 17th | ||
| Denton, TX | 1,808 (Apr 26) | +7.5% | 18th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 1,588 (Feb 26) | +10.4% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Homicide fell about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Surprise, AZ | 1 (May 26) | -91.7% | 1st | ||
| Hayward, CA | 3 (May 26) | -63.7% | 2nd | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3 (May 26) | -61.5% | 3rd | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 1 (Mar 26) | -60.2% | 4th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 1 (May 26) | -50.1% | 5th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 3 (May 26) | -50.0% | 6th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 7 (May 26) | -45.0% | 7th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 6 (May 26) | -40.0% | 8th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 12 (Feb 26) | -13.6% | 9th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9 (May 26) | -6.7% | 10th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 11th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 6 (May 26) | +0.0% | 12th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 13th | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2 (May 26) | +0.0% | 14th | ||
| Escondido, CA | 1 (May 26) | +0.0% | 15th | ||
| Denton, TX | 3 (Apr 26) | +24.9% | 16th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 3 (May 26) | +32.8% | 17th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 8 (May 26) | +33.4% | 18th | ||
| Corona, CA | 4 (May 26) | +599.5% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Vehicle theft fell about 37% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Lakewood, CO | 193 (Mar 26) | -73.5% | 1st | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 53 (May 26) | -50.6% | 2nd | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 91 (May 26) | -49.3% | 3rd | ||
| Escondido, CA | 114 (May 26) | -41.0% | 4th | ||
| Corona, CA | 141 (May 26) | -37.5% | 5th | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 111 (May 26) | -37.0% | 6th | ||
| Hayward, CA | 714 (May 26) | -31.6% | 7th | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 182 (May 26) | -30.4% | 8th | ||
| Springfield, MA | 407 (May 26) | -29.2% | 9th | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 377 (May 26) | -26.4% | 10th | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 396 (May 26) | -26.0% | 11th | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 344 (May 26) | -24.9% | 12th | ||
| Charleston, SC | 134 (May 26) | -23.5% | 13th | ||
| Roseville, CA | 73 (May 26) | -22.6% | 14th | ||
| Killeen, TX | 234 (Feb 26) | -18.6% | 15th | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 271 (May 26) | -17.9% | 16th | ||
| Rockford, IL | 421 (May 26) | -13.1% | 17th | ||
| Pomona, CA | 464 (May 26) | -10.1% | 18th | ||
| Denton, TX | 175 (Apr 26) | +13.7% | 19th |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 19% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $100,939 to $119,681 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,036). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | $93,170 | +26% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Salinas, CA | $91,908 | 12th | +49% | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | $91,967 | 11th | +44% | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | $96,711 | 8th | +40% | 3rd | 22% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | $165,576 | 2nd | +37% | 4th | 108% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | $62,401 | 21st | +37% | 5th | 21% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | $55,997 | 25th | +35% | 6th | 30% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | $92,414 | 9th | +35% | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | $89,792 | 13th | +35% | 8th | 13% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | $119,288 | 5th | +34% | 9th | 50% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | $52,656 | 27th | +34% | 10th | 34% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | $186,170 | 1st | +32% | 11th | 134% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | $57,137 | 24th | +32% | 12th | 28% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | $79,479 | 16th | +31% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | $92,201 | 10th | +31% | 14th | 16% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | $113,318 | 6th | +31% | 15th | 43% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | $109,242 | 7th | +30% | 16th | 37% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | $81,770 | 14th | +30% | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | $80,108 | 15th | +29% | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | $76,019 | 17th | +27% | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,685 | 23rd | +26% | 20th | 26% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | $72,537 | 18th | +25% | 21st | 9% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | $47,819 | 29th | +25% | 22nd | 40% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $51,234 | 28th | +24% | 23rd | 36% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | $67,203 | 19th | +24% | 24th | 15% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | $54,752 | 26th | +24% | 25th | 31% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | $155,105 | 3rd | +23% | 26th | 95% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | $60,977 | 22nd | +23% | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | $31,750 | 31st | +19% | 28th | 60% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | $119,681 | 4th | +19% | 29th | 51% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | $64,927 | 20th | +18% | 30th | 18% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | $42,071 | 30th | +8% | 31st | 47% below peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric. It is also worsening faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 3.8% (May 26) | +0.5pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.7% (May 26) | 29th | -1.4pp | 1st | 56% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 7.3% (May 26) | 30th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 70% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 3.8% (May 26) | 9th | -0.6pp | 3rd | 12% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 3.5% (May 26) | 7th | -0.4pp | 4th | 19% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 3.4% (May 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 5th | 21% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% (May 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 5.3% (May 26) | 22nd | -0.2pp | 7th | 23% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 3.6% (May 26) | 8th | -0.2pp | 8th | 16% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 6.4% (May 26) | 27th | -0.2pp | 9th | 49% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 2.9% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.1pp | 10th | 33% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 3.0% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 11th | 30% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 2.9% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.1pp | 12th | 33% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 4.5% (May 26) | 19th | -0.1pp | 13th | 5% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 2.7% (May 26) | 1st | -0.1pp | 14th | 37% below peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4.2% (May 26) | 13th | +0.0pp | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 4.0% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 16th | 7% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 6.2% (May 26) | 26th | +0.0pp | 17th | 44% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 18th | 7% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 5.0% (May 26) | 20th | +0.1pp | 19th | 16% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | +0.3pp | 20th | 7% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 4.2% (May 26) | 14th | +0.3pp | 21st | 2% below peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.4pp | 22nd | 33% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 5.5% (May 26) | 24th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 28% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 16th | +0.6pp | 24th | on par with peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 4.4% (May 26) | 17th | +0.6pp | 25th | 2% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 5.3% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.8pp | 26th | 23% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | 4.4% (May 26) | 18th | +0.8pp | 27th | 2% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 5.1% (May 26) | 21st | +0.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 4.2% (May 26) | 15th | +1.1pp | 29th | 2% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.6% (May 26) | 28th | +1.5pp | 30th | 53% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.2% to 7.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 9.5% | -0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.5% | 6th | -5.6pp | 1st | 39% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.8% | 3rd | -2.5pp | 2nd | 58% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 7.9% | 5th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 44% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 21.1% | 26th | -5.3pp | 4th | 50% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 15.8% | 20th | -3.8pp | 5th | 12% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 14.1% | 16th | -3.4pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 13.5% | 15th | -3.2pp | 7th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 12.1% | 13th | -1.9pp | 8th | 14% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.7% | 8th | -1.1pp | 9th | 38% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 18.3% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 10th | 30% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.5% | 29th | -2.5pp | 11th | 81% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 11.8% | 12th | -0.8pp | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 24.9% | 28th | -1.1pp | 13th | 77% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 20.8% | 25th | -0.9pp | 14th | 48% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 20.5% | 24th | -0.7pp | 15th | 46% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23.7% | 27th | -0.1pp | 16th | 69% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 9.0% | 9th | +0.1pp | 17th | 36% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 15.6% | 19th | +0.2pp | 18th | 11% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 33.4% | 31st | +0.6pp | 19th | 137% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 10.8% | 11th | +0.2pp | 20th | 23% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.9% | 18th | +0.4pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.4% | 1st | +0.2pp | 22nd | 69% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.3% | 14th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.8% | 2nd | +0.3pp | 24th | 59% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 7.2% | 4th | +0.6pp | 25th | 49% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 26.8% | 30th | +2.4pp | 26th | 90% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.8% | 23rd | +1.9pp | 27th | 33% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 9.5% | 10th | +1.3pp | 28th | 33% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 8.5% | 7th | +1.2pp | 29th | 39% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.6% | 17th | +2.1pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 17.4% | 21st | +2.7pp | 31st | 24% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.8% to 11.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 12.3% | -1.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 2nd | -11.8pp | 1st | 71% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.5% | 9th | -7.3pp | 2nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.5% | 3rd | -3.0pp | 3rd | 69% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.5% | 1st | -1.9pp | 4th | 80% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.3% | 15th | -8.8pp | 5th | 2% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 17.8% | 16th | -7.8pp | 6th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 14.3% | 11th | -5.5pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 21.7% | 19th | -7.0pp | 8th | 22% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 29.4% | 23rd | -8.2pp | 9th | 66% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 10.2% | 6th | -1.6pp | 10th | 43% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 30.6% | 25th | -3.4pp | 11th | 72% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 15.6% | 13th | -1.7pp | 12th | 12% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.1% | 28th | -3.3pp | 13th | 103% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 35.5% | 27th | -2.0pp | 14th | 100% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 44.0% | 30th | -1.9pp | 15th | 148% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 30.1% | 24th | -0.8pp | 16th | 70% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 14.5% | 12th | +0.1pp | 17th | 18% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 22.1% | 20th | +0.5pp | 18th | 25% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 40.9% | 29th | +1.0pp | 19th | 130% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 51.8% | 31st | +2.5pp | 20th | 192% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 33.5% | 26th | +2.1pp | 21st | 89% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 13.1% | 10th | +1.2pp | 22nd | 26% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.1% | 22nd | +2.6pp | 23rd | 59% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 11.5% | 8th | +1.3pp | 24th | 35% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 16.9% | 14th | +2.2pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 19.2% | 17th | +2.6pp | 26th | 8% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.9% | 7th | +1.9pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.1% | 18th | +3.9pp | 28th | 19% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.0% | 21st | +6.1pp | 29th | 47% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5.6% | 4th | +1.5pp | 30th | 68% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.7% | 5th | +3.6pp | 31st | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 91.6% to 94.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 91.1% | +6.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Paterson, NJ | 89.3% | 24th | +20.2pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 88.2% | 26th | +19.0pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 86.1% | 29th | +14.0pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 88.8% | 25th | +13.1pp | 4th | 4% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 92.9% | 16th | +13.6pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 90.0% | 23rd | +12.6pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 94.4% | 8th | +11.5pp | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 85.8% | 30th | +10.4pp | 8th | 8% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 85.1% | 31st | +9.1pp | 9th | 8% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 90.6% | 22nd | +9.6pp | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 88.1% | 27th | +9.2pp | 11th | 5% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 86.6% | 28th | +8.0pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 93.5% | 12th | +7.8pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 92.8% | 17th | +7.8pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 94.0% | 11th | +7.5pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 93.4% | 13th | +7.3pp | 16th | 1% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 94.5% | 7th | +7.2pp | 17th | 2% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 91.4% | 20th | +5.9pp | 18th | 2% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 95.0% | 6th | +5.8pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 93.0% | 15th | +5.7pp | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 91.4% | 21st | +5.0pp | 21st | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 91.6% | 19th | +4.7pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 93.3% | 14th | +4.6pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 94.3% | 9th | +4.5pp | 24th | 2% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 92.2% | 18th | +4.1pp | 25th | 1% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 95.5% | 5th | +4.0pp | 26th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 96.6% | 3rd | +3.7pp | 27th | 4% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 95.7% | 4th | +3.6pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 94.1% | 10th | +2.5pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 97.0% | 2nd | +2.0pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 97.5% | 1st | +2.0pp | 31st | 5% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.01).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 0.47 | +0.003 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Savannah, GA | 0.48 | 24th | -0.026 | 1st | 6% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 0.41 | 6th | -0.021 | 2nd | 9% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 0.41 | 5th | -0.010 | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 0.47 | 21st | -0.011 | 4th | 4% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 0.50 | 27th | -0.011 | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 0.49 | 26th | -0.008 | 6th | 8% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 0.48 | 22nd | -0.006 | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 0.42 | 7th | -0.004 | 8th | 9% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 0.47 | 20th | -0.004 | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 0.43 | 11th | -0.001 | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 0.41 | 4th | -0.001 | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 0.42 | 8th | -0.000 | 12th | 8% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 0.52 | 31st | +0.002 | 13th | 14% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 0.46 | 18th | +0.003 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 0.40 | 3rd | +0.003 | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 0.43 | 12th | +0.003 | 16th | 6% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 0.49 | 25th | +0.005 | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 0.44 | 13th | +0.006 | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 0.45 | 15th | +0.008 | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 0.46 | 16th | +0.009 | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 0.51 | 30th | +0.015 | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 0.50 | 28th | +0.018 | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 0.50 | 29th | +0.018 | 23rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 0.42 | 9th | +0.016 | 24th | 8% below peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 0.42 | 10th | +0.017 | 25th | 7% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.46 | 19th | +0.020 | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 0.40 | 2nd | +0.017 | 27th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 0.48 | 23rd | +0.022 | 28th | 6% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 0.39 | 1st | +0.018 | 29th | 15% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 0.46 | 17th | +0.023 | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 0.44 | 14th | +0.031 | 31st | 2% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (4.4% then, 5.2% now; margin ±0.9pp).
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 8.8% | +0.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 7.0% | 9th | -3.1pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 5.2% | 6th | -2.0pp | 2nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 4.9% | 4th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 64% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 6.7% | 8th | -1.7pp | 4th | 51% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 18.3% | 22nd | -4.1pp | 5th | 33% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 13.2% | 15th | -2.8pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 7th | 69% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 17.4% | 20th | -2.4pp | 8th | 26% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 24.1% | 26th | -3.1pp | 9th | 75% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 14.5% | 17th | -1.6pp | 10th | 5% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 34.1% | 29th | -3.1pp | 11th | 148% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 28.3% | 28th | -1.8pp | 12th | 105% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 36.3% | 31st | -1.2pp | 13th | 163% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 16th | -0.3pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 16.3% | 19th | -0.2pp | 15th | 19% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 15.9% | 18th | +0.2pp | 16th | 16% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 10.5% | 12th | +0.2pp | 17th | 24% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.6% | 11th | +0.3pp | 18th | 45% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 11.2% | 14th | +0.8pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 22.1% | 25th | +1.8pp | 20th | 61% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 18.6% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 21st | 35% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.2% | 10th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 17.8% | 21st | +2.0pp | 23rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 28.1% | 27th | +3.6pp | 24th | 104% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.2% | 5th | +0.8pp | 25th | 62% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 11.0% | 13th | +1.7pp | 26th | 20% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 36.0% | 30th | +7.7pp | 27th | 162% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 3.0% | 1st | +0.7pp | 28th | 79% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 18.9% | 24th | +4.9pp | 29th | 38% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.6% | 7th | +1.6pp | 30th | 59% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 4.8% | 3rd | +1.8pp | 31st | 65% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | $419,920 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $187,245 (Jun 26) | 28th | +9.9% | 1st | 58% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $225,918 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.3% | 2nd | 49% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $368,276 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.7% | 3rd | 17% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $541,017 (Jun 26) | 13th | +4.6% | 4th | 22% above peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $636,281 (Jun 26) | 10th | +4.4% | 5th | 43% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $308,418 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.7% | 6th | 31% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $206,133 (Jun 26) | 27th | +1.5% | 7th | 54% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $85,739 (Jun 26) | 29th | +1.2% | 8th | 81% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $270,919 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +1.1% | 9th | 39% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $598,419 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.8% | 10th | 35% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $2,077,157 (Jun 26) | 1st | +0.5% | 11th | 367% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $754,292 (Jun 26) | 6th | +0.4% | 12th | 70% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $679,077 (Jun 26) | 8th | +0.0% | 13th | 53% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $687,948 (Jun 26) | 7th | -0.0% | 14th | 55% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $505,741 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.2% | 15th | 14% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $430,236 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.3% | 16th | 3% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $652,216 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.6% | 17th | 47% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $798,611 (Jun 26) | 4th | -0.9% | 18th | 80% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $762,689 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.9% | 19th | 72% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $220,742 (Jun 26) | 25th | -1.0% | 20th | 50% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $420,221 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 21st | 5% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $572,759 (Jun 26) | 12th | -2.4% | 22nd | 29% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $326,616 (Jun 26) | 20th | -2.9% | 23rd | 26% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $219,864 (Jun 26) | 26th | -3.0% | 24th | 51% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $262,798 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -3.3% | 25th | 41% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $353,757 (Jun 26) | 19th | -3.8% | 26th | 20% below peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $1,470,486 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.9% | 27th | 231% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $444,344 (Jun 26) | 15th | -4.1% | 28th | on par with peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $842,802 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -5.2% | 29th | 90% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge only reports which way it is moving and how fast next to the selected peers.
Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | $245,186 (Jun 26) | +2.9% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $118,324 (Jun 26) | 28th | +13.1% | 1st | 67% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $37,837 (Jun 26) | 29th | +7.6% | 2nd | 89% below peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $424,376 (Jun 26) | 10th | +6.4% | 3rd | 20% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $231,698 (Jun 26) | 20th | +6.3% | 4th | 35% below peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $156,060 (Jun 26) | 26th | +6.2% | 5th | 56% below peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $261,744 (Jun 26) | 18th | +4.9% | 6th | 26% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $401,276 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.2% | 7th | 13% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $141,040 (Jun 26) | 27th | +2.1% | 8th | 60% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $201,630 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +1.2% | 9th | 43% below peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $631,481 (Jun 26) | 4th | +0.9% | 10th | 78% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $576,836 (Jun 26) | 7th | +0.9% | 11th | 62% above peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $401,346 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.5% | 12th | 13% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $330,473 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.1% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $529,103 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.1% | 14th | 49% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $628,508 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.2% | 15th | 77% above peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $399,151 (Jun 26) | 13th | -0.3% | 16th | 12% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $424,425 (Jun 26) | 9th | -0.5% | 17th | 20% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $163,831 (Jun 26) | 25th | -0.9% | 18th | 54% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $617,762 (Jun 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 19th | 74% above peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $1,264,284 (Jun 26) | 1st | -1.3% | 20th | 256% above peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $355,108 (Jun 26) | 15th | -2.2% | 21st | on par with peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $772,400 (Jun 26) | 2nd | -3.8% | 22nd | 118% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | $274,740 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.8% | 23rd | 23% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $211,677 (Jun 26) | 22nd | -4.0% | 24th | 40% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $168,991 (Jun 26) | 24th | -4.1% | 25th | 52% below peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $217,206 (Jun 26) | 21st | -4.1% | 26th | 39% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $652,742 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -4.8% | 27th | 84% above peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $379,181 (Jun 26) | 14th | -4.9% | 28th | 7% above peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $240,956 (Jun 26) | 19th | -6.1% | 29th | 32% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.3% then, 42.1% now; margin ±1.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 67.3% | +1.1pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Killeen, TX | 49.5% | 23rd | +5.7pp | 1st | 8% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 58.0% | 12th | +5.2pp | 2nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 60.9% | 9th | +4.6pp | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 41.6% | 30th | +2.7pp | 4th | 23% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 49.6% | 22nd | +3.0pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 62.8% | 8th | +3.7pp | 6th | 16% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 47.0% | 25th | +2.2pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 68.8% | 5th | +3.1pp | 8th | 28% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 53.4% | 17th | +2.2pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 73.7% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 10th | 37% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 79.1% | 1st | +3.1pp | 11th | 47% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 58.9% | 10th | +2.3pp | 12th | 9% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 45.4% | 26th | +1.6pp | 13th | 16% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 69.5% | 4th | +2.4pp | 14th | 29% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.9% | 31st | +0.8pp | 15th | 50% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 50.0% | 21st | +1.3pp | 16th | 7% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 42.8% | 28th | +1.0pp | 17th | 21% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 54.0% | 16th | +1.2pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 54.5% | 15th | +0.9pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 66.2% | 6th | +0.9pp | 20th | 23% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 55.0% | 14th | +0.7pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 52.4% | 18th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 55.6% | 13th | +0.0pp | 23rd | 3% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 58.1% | 11th | -0.2pp | 24th | 8% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 63.8% | 7th | -0.3pp | 25th | 18% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 74.8% | 2nd | -0.8pp | 26th | 39% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 51.4% | 20th | -0.9pp | 27th | 5% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 42.1% | 29th | -1.1pp | 28th | 22% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 48.6% | 24th | -1.3pp | 29th | 10% below peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 43.8% | 27th | -1.6pp | 30th | 19% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 19th | -2.1pp | 31st | 4% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is falling faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Rockford, IL | $1,208 (Jun 26) | 29th | +8.8% | 1st | 38% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $3,821 (Jun 26) | 1st | +6.4% | 2nd | 97% above peers | |
| Salinas, CA | $2,498 (Jun 26) | 8th | +5.0% | 3rd | 29% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | $1,786 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.4% | 4th | 8% below peers | |
| Jackson, MS | $1,270 (Jun 26) | 27th | +4.3% | 5th | 35% below peers | |
| Joliet, IL | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 21st | +3.8% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | $2,245 (Jun 26) | 13th | +3.7% | 7th | 16% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | $1,546 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +3.5% | 8th | 20% below peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | $1,372 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.4% | 9th | 29% below peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | $1,319 (Jun 26) | 26th | +3.2% | 10th | 32% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | $2,310 (Jun 26) | 12th | +3.1% | 11th | 19% above peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | $2,105 (Jun 26) | 14th | +2.9% | 12th | 8% above peers | |
| Corona, CA | $2,682 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.8% | 13th | 38% above peers | |
| Hayward, CA | $2,615 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.5% | 14th | 35% above peers | |
| Roseville, CA | $2,645 (Jun 26) | 5th | +2.2% | 15th | 36% above peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | $1,687 (Jun 26) | 20th | +1.7% | 16th | 13% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | $2,375 (Jun 26) | 10th | +1.6% | 17th | 22% above peers | |
| Escondido, CA | $2,504 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.2% | 18th | 29% above peers | |
| Bellevue, WA | $2,796 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +0.7% | 19th | 44% above peers | |
| Pomona, CA | $2,385 (Jun 26) | 9th | +0.7% | 20th | 23% above peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | $2,720 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +0.6% | 21st | 40% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | $1,941 (Jun 26) | 15th | -0.1% | 22nd | on par with peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | $1,927 (Jun 26) | 16th | -0.5% | 23rd | 1% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | $2,318 (Jun 26) | 11th | -1.2% | 24th | 19% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | $1,807 (Jun 26) | 18th | -1.3% | 25th | 7% below peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | $1,437 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.3% | 26th | 26% below peers | |
| Killeen, TX | $1,254 (Jun 26) | 28th | -1.7% | 27th | 35% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | $1,814 (Jun 26) | 17th | -2.2% | 28th | 7% below peers | |
| Denton, TX | $1,480 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -4.1% | 29th | 24% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 5 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.1% then, 35.3% now; margin ±2.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 29.2% | -0.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Salinas, CA | 41.2% | 20th | -5.9pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 28.5% | 2nd | -3.9pp | 2nd | 28% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 43.7% | 25th | -4.0pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 31.7% | 6th | -2.1pp | 4th | 20% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 46.3% | 27th | -3.0pp | 5th | 16% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 33.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 6th | 17% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 51.1% | 30th | -1.8pp | 7th | 28% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 41.7% | 23rd | -1.4pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 40.2% | 17th | -1.2pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 29.5% | 5th | -0.7pp | 10th | 26% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 24.5% | 1st | -0.6pp | 11th | 38% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 46.2% | 26th | -0.8pp | 12th | 16% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 56.6% | 31st | -0.7pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 41.8% | 24th | -0.3pp | 14th | 5% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 29.5% | 4th | -0.1pp | 15th | 26% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 36.2% | 12th | +0.5pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 34.4% | 8th | +0.7pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 40.6% | 19th | +1.0pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 46.7% | 28th | +1.4pp | 19th | 17% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 36.6% | 13th | +1.2pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 36.9% | 14th | +1.9pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 38.4% | 15th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 4% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 28.7% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 23rd | 28% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 35.3% | 10th | +2.2pp | 24th | 11% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.3% | 21st | +3.1pp | 25th | 4% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 34.4% | 9th | +3.1pp | 26th | 13% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 50.0% | 29th | +4.5pp | 27th | 26% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 41.7% | 22nd | +4.0pp | 28th | 5% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 40.2% | 18th | +4.6pp | 29th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 39.8% | 16th | +4.6pp | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 36.0% | 11th | +5.5pp | 31st | 10% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
No vehicle rose 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.4% to 11.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 6.1% | +0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Kansas City, KS | 7.3% | 19th | -2.4pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 10.5% | 23rd | -3.2pp | 2nd | 62% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 5.0% | 7th | -1.5pp | 3rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 18.2% | 28th | -3.7pp | 4th | 179% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 26.1% | 31st | -5.2pp | 5th | 301% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.8% | 5th | -0.9pp | 6th | 27% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 6.1% | 14th | -0.9pp | 7th | 7% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.5% | 2nd | -0.3pp | 8th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 12.3% | 26th | -1.0pp | 9th | 88% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 5.9% | 12th | -0.5pp | 10th | 10% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 25.7% | 30th | -1.4pp | 11th | 295% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 11.3% | 24th | -0.6pp | 12th | 73% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 6.1% | 15th | -0.2pp | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.8% | 4th | -0.1pp | 14th | 42% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 19.5% | 29th | -0.6pp | 15th | 199% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 8.2% | 20th | -0.2pp | 16th | 26% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.7% | 10th | -0.1pp | 17th | 13% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.5% | 16th | -0.1pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.7% | 27th | +0.1pp | 19th | 96% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 8th | +0.0pp | 20th | 20% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 7.2% | 18th | +0.3pp | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 4.9% | 6th | +0.2pp | 22nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.0% | 13th | +0.5pp | 23rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 9.6% | 22nd | +0.9pp | 24th | 48% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 7.0% | 17th | +1.1pp | 25th | 8% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 11.4% | 25th | +2.0pp | 26th | 75% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 9.2% | 21st | +1.7pp | 27th | 41% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 3.7% | 3rd | +0.8pp | 28th | 43% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 5.7% | 11th | +1.4pp | 29th | 12% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 5.4% | 9th | +1.4pp | 30th | 16% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 3.3% | 1st | +0.9pp | 31st | 49% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Uninsured fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.7% to 8.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 6.7% | -1.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Charleston, SC | 5.9% | 7th | -2.1pp | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | -1.0pp | 2nd | 64% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 8.6% | 16th | -2.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.7pp | 4th | 66% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 13.3% | 22nd | -3.1pp | 5th | 56% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 10.7% | 18th | -1.5pp | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 10.9% | 19th | -1.4pp | 7th | 27% above peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 6.5% | 10th | -0.8pp | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 2.4% | 1st | -0.3pp | 9th | 72% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 15.4% | 27th | -1.4pp | 10th | 80% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 4.2% | 5th | -0.4pp | 11th | 51% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 8.3% | 15th | -0.7pp | 12th | 3% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 12.2% | 20th | -0.8pp | 13th | 43% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 17.6% | 28th | -1.0pp | 14th | 106% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 3.8% | 4th | -0.2pp | 15th | 55% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 7.5% | 12th | -0.3pp | 16th | 13% below peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.0% | 8th | -0.2pp | 17th | 29% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.9% | 6th | +0.0pp | 18th | 42% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 8.7% | 17th | +0.1pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 8.0% | 13th | +0.2pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 15.3% | 26th | +0.5pp | 21st | 79% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 21.4% | 30th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 150% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 8.2% | 14th | +0.3pp | 23rd | 5% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 13.3% | 21st | +0.6pp | 24th | 55% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 7.1% | 11th | +0.4pp | 25th | 17% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 28.3% | 31st | +2.1pp | 26th | 231% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 14.7% | 25th | +1.1pp | 27th | 72% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 14.7% | 24th | +1.2pp | 28th | 72% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 19.4% | 29th | +1.6pp | 29th | 127% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 14.2% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 30th | 67% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 6.1% | 9th | +1.4pp | 31st | 28% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 35.3% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Bellevue, WA | 19.1% | 1st | 44% below peers | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 19.4% | 2nd | 43% below peers | |
| Hayward, CA | 21.7% | 3rd | 36% below peers | |
| Roseville, CA | 24.6% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Lakewood, CO | 25.6% | 5th | 25% below peers | |
| Naperville, IL | 27.3% | 6th | 20% below peers | |
| Escondido, CA | 28.5% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Charleston, SC | 29.1% | 8th | 14% below peers | |
| Alexandria, VA | 29.5% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Pomona, CA | 29.5% | 10th | 13% below peers | |
| Palmdale, CA | 30.4% | 11th | 11% below peers | |
| Hollywood, FL | 31.5% | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 13th | 5% below peers | |
| Surprise, AZ | 32.5% | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 33.4% | 15th | 2% below peers | |
| Bridgeport, CT | 34.0% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Salinas, CA | 34.2% | 17th | 1% above peers | |
| Denton, TX | 34.3% | 18th | 1% above peers | |
| Pasadena, TX | 36.5% | 19th | 7% above peers | |
| Mesquite, TX | 36.8% | 20th | 8% above peers | |
| Paterson, NJ | 37.3% | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Savannah, GA | 38.7% | 22nd | 14% above peers | |
| Springfield, MA | 39.9% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Joliet, IL | 40.5% | 24th | 19% above peers | |
| Syracuse, NY | 40.7% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Rockford, IL | 41.2% | 26th | 21% above peers | |
| Killeen, TX | 41.7% | 27th | 23% above peers | |
| Kansas City, KS | 42.3% | 28th | 24% above peers | |
| Jackson, MS | 48.0% | 29th | 41% above peers | |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48.5% | 30th | 43% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.7% then, 4.8% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 4.7% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 11th | -2.0pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 2.7% | 8th | -1.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 5th | -1.0pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 4.8% | 17th | -1.9pp | 4th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 3.8% | 13th | -1.1pp | 5th | 20% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 6.7% | 24th | -1.0pp | 6th | 40% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 4.8% | 16th | -0.7pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 1.7% | 1st | -0.1pp | 8th | 63% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.2% | 26th | -0.3pp | 9th | 52% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 9.3% | 28th | +0.3pp | 10th | 96% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 5.3% | 19th | +0.2pp | 11th | 11% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 4.7% | 14th | +0.2pp | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 17.6% | 31st | +1.0pp | 13th | 270% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 6.5% | 23rd | +0.5pp | 14th | 37% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 13.8% | 30th | +1.4pp | 15th | 191% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 6.0% | 21st | +0.7pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 2.9% | 9th | +0.4pp | 17th | 39% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.5% | 20th | +0.8pp | 18th | 16% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 3.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 6.8% | 25th | +1.2pp | 20th | 44% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 11.7% | 29th | +2.2pp | 21st | 147% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 2.5% | 7th | +0.5pp | 22nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 9.0% | 27th | +1.8pp | 23rd | 89% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 2.9% | 10th | +0.7pp | 24th | 38% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 2.3% | 6th | +0.6pp | 25th | 51% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 2.1% | 3rd | +0.6pp | 26th | 56% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 2.1% | 4th | +0.6pp | 27th | 55% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 6.3% | 22nd | +1.9pp | 28th | 32% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 4.7% | 15th | +1.7pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 5.2% | 18th | +2.3pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1.9% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 31st | 59% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
College attainment rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63.1% to 66.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 23 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 42.2% | +3.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| Bridgeport, CT | 23.4% | 21st | +4.6pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 16.5% | 28th | +3.1pp | 2nd | 46% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 34.0% | 10th | +6.3pp | 3rd | 11% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 28.9% | 16th | +5.1pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 33.8% | 11th | +5.9pp | 5th | 11% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 32.4% | 13th | +5.4pp | 6th | 6% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 33.3% | 12th | +5.1pp | 7th | 9% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 20.8% | 23rd | +3.1pp | 8th | 32% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 25.5% | 19th | +3.4pp | 9th | 16% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 16.2% | 29th | +1.8pp | 10th | 47% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 20.3% | 25th | +2.2pp | 11th | 34% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 45.3% | 6th | +4.4pp | 12th | 48% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 20.5% | 24th | +1.9pp | 13th | 33% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 17.1% | 27th | +1.6pp | 14th | 44% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 31.2% | 14th | +2.8pp | 15th | 2% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 19.6% | 26th | +1.8pp | 16th | 36% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 58.3% | 5th | +5.2pp | 17th | 91% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 43.0% | 8th | +3.4pp | 18th | 41% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 21.9% | 22nd | +1.7pp | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 41.8% | 9th | +2.9pp | 20th | 37% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 30.5% | 15th | +2.0pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 69.3% | 3rd | +4.3pp | 22nd | 127% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 11.8% | 30th | +0.7pp | 23rd | 61% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 72.5% | 1st | +4.3pp | 24th | 137% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 44.3% | 7th | +2.6pp | 25th | 45% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 28.8% | 17th | +1.6pp | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 23.5% | 20th | +1.1pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 72.1% | 2nd | +3.4pp | 28th | 136% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 66.2% | 4th | +3.1pp | 29th | 117% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 26.3% | 18th | +0.9pp | 30th | 14% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.5% then, 51.3% now; margin ±8.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 44.8% | -4.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Mesquite, TX | 45.9% | 18th | +11.8pp | 1st | 4% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 50.9% | 13th | +8.7pp | 2nd | 6% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 71.2% | 1st | +9.6pp | 3rd | 49% above peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 64.9% | 3rd | +8.3pp | 4th | 36% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 62.5% | 5th | +7.7pp | 5th | 31% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 38.0% | 23rd | +3.3pp | 6th | 21% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 46.3% | 17th | +3.8pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 30.3% | 27th | +1.0pp | 8th | 37% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 47.9% | 16th | -1.5pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 66.5% | 2nd | -2.2pp | 10th | 39% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 40.7% | 20th | -2.0pp | 11th | 15% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 59.3% | 7th | -3.8pp | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 51.3% | 12th | -4.2pp | 13th | 7% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 41.4% | 19th | -3.8pp | 14th | 14% below peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 51.9% | 11th | -4.8pp | 15th | 8% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 59.9% | 6th | -5.9pp | 16th | 25% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 64.2% | 4th | -6.5pp | 17th | 34% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 48.1% | 15th | -4.9pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 36.7% | 24th | -3.8pp | 19th | 23% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 39.6% | 21st | -4.5pp | 20th | 17% below peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 50.3% | 14th | -6.8pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 58.2% | 8th | -10.9pp | 22nd | 22% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.9% | 10th | -12.0pp | 23rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 26.2% | 31st | -7.3pp | 24th | 45% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 29.7% | 28th | -9.6pp | 25th | 38% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 26.9% | 30th | -8.9pp | 26th | 44% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 54.7% | 9th | -19.0pp | 27th | 14% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 39.2% | 22nd | -17.6pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 34.8% | 25th | -15.7pp | 29th | 27% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 27.5% | 29th | -12.9pp | 30th | 43% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 31.9% | 26th | -23.1pp | 31st | 33% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.8% then, 5.1% now; margin ±4.8pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 6.2% | +1.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 0.3% | 1st | -2.6pp | 1st | 96% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 6.3% | 13th | -4.9pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 5.2% | 8th | -2.4pp | 3rd | 19% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 6.3% | 14th | -2.2pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 5.1% | 7th | -1.7pp | 5th | 21% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 2.3% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 6th | 65% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 7.2% | 20th | -1.6pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 8.7% | 24th | -1.9pp | 8th | 35% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 6.4% | 15th | -1.4pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 5.6% | 10th | -0.9pp | 10th | 13% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 5.8% | 11th | -0.8pp | 11th | 10% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 6.0% | 12th | -0.8pp | 12th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 6.4% | 16th | -0.8pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 4.5% | 5th | -0.4pp | 14th | 30% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 6.8% | 17th | -0.5pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 7.2% | 21st | -0.5pp | 16th | 13% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 8.1% | 22nd | -0.4pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 8.4% | 23rd | +0.0pp | 18th | 30% above peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 9.2% | 26th | +0.1pp | 19th | 44% above peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 12.4% | 29th | +0.7pp | 20th | 93% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 7.0% | 18th | +0.6pp | 21st | 8% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 5.2% | 9th | +0.6pp | 22nd | 19% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 12.9% | 30th | +2.3pp | 23rd | 100% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 7.0% | 19th | +1.3pp | 24th | 9% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 11.9% | 28th | +2.3pp | 25th | 86% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 4.8% | 6th | +1.1pp | 26th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 13.7% | 31st | +3.8pp | 27th | 114% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 8.8% | 25th | +3.2pp | 28th | 38% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 10.7% | 27th | +4.0pp | 29th | 66% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 3.8% | 4th | +1.9pp | 30th | 41% below peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 3.2% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 31st | 50% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (157,613 then, 156,976 now; margin ±0).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro, TN | 161,445 | 4th | +18% | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 155,955 | 12th | +15% | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 154,948 | 15th | +14% | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 154,338 | 17th | +14% | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 152,866 | 19th | +12% | 5th | 1% below peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 158,735 | 7th | +9% | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 158,159 | 8th | +9% | 7th | 2% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 164,634 | 2nd | +5% | 8th | 6% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 151,847 | 20th | +5% | 9th | 2% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 149,299 | 25th | +4% | 10th | 4% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 166,923 | 1st | +4% | 11th | 8% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 161,761 | 3rd | +4% | 12th | 5% above peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 146,384 | 31st | +2% | 13th | 5% below peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 149,153 | 26th | +2% | 14th | 4% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 156,578 | 11th | +2% | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 150,692 | 21st | +2% | 16th | 3% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 150,445 | 22nd | +2% | 17th | 3% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 147,898 | 28th | +2% | 18th | 4% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 155,135 | 13th | +2% | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 155,082 | 14th | +2% | 20th | on par with peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 154,236 | 18th | +1% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 156,583 | 10th | +1% | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 154,749 | 16th | +0% | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 147,521 | 29th | +0% | 24th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 158,801 | 6th | -0% | 25th | 3% above peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 156,976 | 9th | -0% | 26th | 1% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 149,668 | 23rd | -1% | 27th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 149,433 | 24th | -3% | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 147,943 | 27th | -3% | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 159,670 | 5th | -4% | 30th | 3% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 146,631 | 30th | -12% | 31st | 5% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.5% then, 24.6% now; margin ±4.5pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 27.4% | +0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 15.9% | 29th | +3.8pp | 1st | 59% below peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 43.8% | 12th | +9.2pp | 2nd | 14% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 40.7% | 14th | +7.2pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 37.0% | 17th | +5.8pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 63.2% | 3rd | +7.3pp | 5th | 65% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 43.1% | 13th | +4.5pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 25.6% | 24th | +2.1pp | 7th | 33% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 38.3% | 16th | +2.8pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 26.2% | 22nd | +1.4pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 44.8% | 11th | +2.3pp | 10th | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 46.3% | 10th | +2.1pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 54.1% | 7th | +2.4pp | 12th | 41% above peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.3% | 6th | +2.2pp | 13th | 42% above peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 63.3% | 2nd | +1.7pp | 14th | 65% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 13.9% | 30th | +0.2pp | 15th | 64% below peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 22.5% | 27th | +0.3pp | 16th | 41% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 31.6% | 19th | +0.2pp | 17th | 17% below peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 51.5% | 9th | -0.1pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 54.0% | 8th | -0.6pp | 19th | 41% above peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 33.2% | 18th | -0.6pp | 20th | 13% below peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 55.6% | 5th | -1.0pp | 21st | 45% above peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.5% | 1st | -1.2pp | 22nd | 66% above peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 38.4% | 15th | -1.1pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 13.2% | 31st | -0.6pp | 24th | 66% below peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 56.9% | 4th | -3.0pp | 25th | 49% above peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 25.7% | 23rd | -2.0pp | 26th | 33% below peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 27.0% | 21st | -2.3pp | 27th | 29% below peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 29.2% | 20th | -3.3pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Alexandria, VA | 24.6% | 26th | -3.9pp | 29th | 36% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 17.8% | 28th | -4.0pp | 30th | 54% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 24.8% | 25th | -6.3pp | 31st | 35% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Working parents rose 14.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65.8% to 79.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.0pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia ref | 69.3% | +1.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Alexandria, VA | 79.8% | 2nd | +14.0pp | 1st | 18% above peers | ||
| Pasadena, TX | 63.1% | 26th | +10.0pp | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Palmdale, CA | 65.3% | 21st | +9.1pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Pomona, CA | 69.1% | 13th | +8.7pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Salinas, CA | 59.9% | 30th | +6.0pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Mesquite, TX | 77.0% | 4th | +7.3pp | 6th | 13% above peers | ||
| Corona, CA | 67.8% | 17th | +5.9pp | 7th | on par with peers | ||
| Syracuse, NY | 69.6% | 10th | +6.0pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Surprise, AZ | 70.4% | 8th | +6.0pp | 9th | 4% above peers | ||
| Killeen, TX | 67.2% | 19th | +5.7pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Charleston, SC | 79.5% | 3rd | +6.5pp | 11th | 17% above peers | ||
| Paterson, NJ | 64.4% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 12th | 5% below peers | ||
| Hayward, CA | 69.5% | 11th | +4.0pp | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Lakewood, CO | 69.7% | 9th | +3.9pp | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| Sunnyvale, CA | 62.8% | 28th | +3.5pp | 15th | 8% below peers | ||
| Roseville, CA | 64.3% | 24th | +3.5pp | 16th | 5% below peers | ||
| Jackson, MS | 80.5% | 1st | +3.3pp | 17th | 18% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, KS | 68.5% | 15th | +2.8pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Escondido, CA | 68.8% | 14th | +2.2pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Denton, TX | 69.2% | 12th | +1.7pp | 20th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, WA | 52.0% | 31st | -1.0pp | 21st | 23% below peers | ||
| Joliet, IL | 67.6% | 18th | -1.3pp | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Rockford, IL | 72.6% | 7th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Savannah, GA | 75.5% | 5th | -2.0pp | 24th | 11% above peers | ||
| Murfreesboro, TN | 64.3% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 72.8% | 6th | -3.4pp | 26th | 7% above peers | ||
| Naperville, IL | 62.9% | 27th | -3.2pp | 27th | 7% below peers | ||
| Springfield, MA | 63.3% | 25th | -3.9pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Hollywood, FL | 67.9% | 16th | -6.3pp | 29th | on par with peers | ||
| Bridgeport, CT | 66.6% | 20th | -7.7pp | 30th | 2% below peers | ||
| Bayamón zona urbana, PR | 60.3% | 29th | -10.2pp | 31st | 11% below peers |