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Public Safety 4 indicators

Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Violent crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Longer view

Violent crime rose about 15% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 264 in July 2026, down from 300 a year earlier.

Bright spot 264 per 100k

2018July 2026

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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.

Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	456 (Apr 26)	-9.3%
Sioux Falls, SD	363 (Feb 26)	-29.6%	1st
Fremont, CA	173 (Jan 25)	-20.1%	2nd
Norfolk, VA	390 (Jul 26)	-17.6%	3rd
Garland, TX	184 (Jul 26)	-16.8%	4th
Boise, ID	270 (Jun 26)	-13.6%	5th
Spokane, WA	534 (Apr 26)	-12.9%	6th
Arlington, VA	264 (Jul 26)	-12.0%	7th
San Bernardino, CA	898 (May 25)	-9.4%	8th
Irving, TX	259 (Jul 26)	-4.7%	9th
Winston-Salem, NC	775 (Apr 26)	-4.3%	10th
Frisco, TX	102 (Jun 26)	-2.5%	11th
Salt Lake City, UT	743 (May 26)	-2.1%	12th
Baton Rouge, LA	1,413 (Jul 26)	-1.4%	13th
McKinney, TX	106 (Jul 26)	-0.4%	14th
Des Moines, IA	658 (Jul 26)	+3.9%	15th
Scottsdale, AZ	177 (Jul 26)	+4.9%	16th
Richmond, VA	416 (Jul 26)	+4.9%	17th
Chesapeake, VA	338 (Jul 26)	+8.1%	18th
Worcester, MA

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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Pearland, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Santa Clara, CA down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
Alexandria, VA down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

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Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Property crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: property crime rose about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Longer view

Property crime rose about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 1,544 in July 2026, down from 1,958 a year earlier.

Bright spot 1,544 per 100k

2018July 2026

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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.

Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	1,987 (Apr 26)	-12.2%
Sioux Falls, SD	2,316 (Feb 26)	-24.5%	1st
Des Moines, IA	2,372 (Jul 26)	-22.9%	2nd
Fremont, CA	2,167 (Jan 25)	-22.6%	3rd
Arlington, VA	1,544 (Jul 26)	-21.1%	4th
Irving, TX	1,576 (Jul 26)	-20.8%	5th
Tacoma, WA	3,552 (Jul 26)	-20.7%	6th
Boise, ID	814 (Jun 26)	-18.3%	7th
San Bernardino, CA	2,680 (May 25)	-13.8%	8th
Frisco, TX	797 (Jun 26)	-12.7%	9th
Baton Rouge, LA	4,432 (Jul 26)	-12.5%	10th
Garland, TX	1,529 (Jul 26)	-12.3%	11th
Spokane, WA	4,207 (Apr 26)	-12.0%	12th
Salt Lake City, UT	4,493 (May 26)	-10.6%	13th
Fontana, CA	1,092 (Jul 26)	-9.6%	14th
Winston-Salem, NC	2,833 (Apr 26)	-8.2%	15th
Scottsdale, AZ	1,690 (Jul 26)	-7.7%	16th
Chesapeake, VA	1,495 (Jul 26)	-6.9%	17th
McKinney, TX	691 (Jul 26)	-5.8%	18th
Richmond, VA	3,380 (Jul 26)	-4.8%	19th
Norfolk, VA	3,338 (Jul 26)	-2.0%	20th
Worcester, MA

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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Murrieta, CA down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
College Station, TX down about 24% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Georgetown, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers

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What changed

Homicides rose about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: homicide rose slightly from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Longer view

Homicide fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.

Needs attention 2 homicides

2018July 2026

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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.

Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	6 (Apr 26)	-17.8%
Boise, ID	0 (Jun 26)	-75.0%	1st
Irving, TX	1 (Jul 26)	-62.4%	2nd
Scottsdale, AZ	1 (Jul 26)	-60.0%	3rd
Garland, TX	2 (Jul 26)	-58.4%	4th
Frisco, TX	1 (Jun 26)	-50.1%	5th
Fontana, CA	3 (Jul 26)	-41.7%	6th
Sioux Falls, SD	4 (Feb 26)	-40.5%	7th
McKinney, TX	3 (Jul 26)	-36.3%	8th
Richmond, VA	18 (Jul 26)	-26.3%	9th
San Bernardino, CA	11 (May 25)	-16.7%	10th
Fremont, CA	2 (Jan 25)	-16.6%	11th
Spokane, WA	5 (Apr 26)	-15.4%	12th
Baton Rouge, LA	31 (Jul 26)	-9.3%	13th
Tacoma, WA	8 (Jul 26)	+5.6%	14th
Norfolk, VA	15 (Jul 26)	+16.6%	15th
Salt Lake City, UT	5 (May 26)	+25.1%	16th
Winston-Salem, NC	11 (Apr 26)	+27.1%	17th
Des Moines, IA	4 (Jul 26)	+33.2%	18th
Arlington, VA	1 (Jul 26)	+100.0%	19th
Chesapeake, VA	5 (Jul 26)	+133.2%	20th
Worcester, MA

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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Daly City, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Sterling Heights, MI
Boise, ID down about 75% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers

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What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 32% lower than in 2021 (131 then, 90 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 175 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.

Longer view

Vehicle theft rose about 23% a year from 2018 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: 93 in July 2026, down from 130 a year earlier.

Bright spot 93 per 100k

2018July 2026

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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.

Place	Latestper 100k	Changelast 12 months	Change rank
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref	303 (Apr 26)	-22.2%
Sioux Falls, SD	251 (Feb 26)	-42.4%	1st
Spokane, WA	287 (Apr 26)	-37.3%	2nd
Garland, TX	203 (Jul 26)	-34.5%	3rd
Irving, TX	221 (Jul 26)	-33.5%	4th
Des Moines, IA	329 (Jul 26)	-33.3%	5th
Boise, ID	84 (Jun 26)	-32.0%	6th
Arlington, VA	93 (Jul 26)	-28.7%	7th
Tacoma, WA	679 (Jul 26)	-25.2%	8th
Salt Lake City, UT	329 (May 26)	-24.8%	9th
Richmond, VA	332 (Jul 26)	-23.3%	10th
Baton Rouge, LA	575 (Jul 26)	-19.0%	11th
Scottsdale, AZ	114 (Jul 26)	-17.6%	12th
Fontana, CA	204 (Jul 26)	-15.7%	13th
Frisco, TX	49 (Jun 26)	-14.1%	14th
Chesapeake, VA	88 (Jul 26)	-12.4%	15th
Fremont, CA	523 (Jan 25)	-11.9%	16th
McKinney, TX	50 (Jul 26)	-9.9%	17th
Norfolk, VA	276 (Jul 26)	-6.5%	18th
San Bernardino, CA	712 (May 25)	-4.3%	19th
Winston-Salem, NC	340 (Apr 26)	-3.3%	20th
Worcester, MA

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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

College Station, TX down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
Tyler, TX down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Provo, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026

Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric

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Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Household income rose about 18% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $120,071 to $142,114 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,107).

Broader trend

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

Longer view

Household income rose about 35% from 2014 to 2024 ($105,120 to $142,114).

Bright spot $142,114

20102024

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▸ Compare all 30 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	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	$93,170		+26%
United States ref	$80,734		+28%
Hialeah, FL	$55,594	29th	+59%	1st	30% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	$67,415	24th	+47%	2nd	16% below peers
Worcester, MA	$70,102	22nd	+46%	3rd	12% below peers
Fontana, CA	$102,821	7th	+41%	4th	29% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	$93,222	10th	+41%	5th	17% above peers
Boise, ID	$83,904	12th	+40%	6th	5% above peers
Spokane, WA	$70,064	23rd	+39%	7th	12% below peers
Tacoma, WA	$85,884	11th	+38%	8th	8% above peers
Richmond, VA	$64,587	27th	+37%	9th	19% below peers
Fremont, CA	$181,506	1st	+36%	10th	127% above peers
Huntsville, AL	$74,714	20th	+35%	11th	6% below peers
Modesto, CA	$79,891	15th	+35%	12th	on par with peers
McKinney, TX	$124,215	4th	+33%	13th	55% above peers
Yonkers, NY	$83,549	13th	+31%	14th	5% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	$59,268	28th	+30%	15th	26% below peers
Norfolk, VA	$66,109	25th	+28%	16th	17% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	$74,511	21st	+28%	17th	7% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	$75,970	18th	+27%	18th	5% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	$78,104	16th	+27%	19th	2% below peers
Irving, TX	$81,830	14th	+26%	20th	2% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	$110,886	6th	+26%	21st	39% above peers
Garland, TX	$76,320	17th	+25%	22nd	4% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	$75,090	19th	+24%	23rd	6% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	$123,062	5th	+23%	24th	54% above peers
Des Moines, IA	$65,932	26th	+23%	25th	17% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	$95,373	9th	+21%	26th	19% above peers
Enterprise, NV	$98,462	8th	+21%	27th	23% above peers
Arlington, VA	$142,114	3rd	+18%	28th	78% above peers
Frisco, TX	$150,212	2nd	+18%	29th	88% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,994	30th	+12%	30th	37% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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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21 of 71 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024

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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Santa Clara, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Meridian, ID up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Fontana, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,551 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.8% then, 7.4% now; margin ±0.9pp). 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

52% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Poverty fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.8% to 7.4%).

Needs attention 7.4%

20112024

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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	9.9%		-0.7pp
United States ref	12.4%
San Bernardino, CA	18.6%	28th	-7.4pp	1st	50% above peers
Huntsville, AL	12.6%	17th	-4.2pp	2nd	2% above peers
Hialeah, FL	17.0%	25th	-5.4pp	3rd	37% above peers
Fontana, CA	9.9%	10th	-3.0pp	4th	20% below peers
Boise, ID	10.6%	11th	-3.2pp	5th	15% below peers
Richmond, VA	18.2%	27th	-5.0pp	6th	47% above peers
Spokane, WA	13.8%	21st	-3.5pp	7th	11% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	11.7%	14th	-2.8pp	8th	6% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	13.6%	20th	-3.0pp	9th	9% above peers
McKinney, TX	5.7%	3rd	-1.2pp	10th	54% below peers
Tacoma, WA	12.4%	16th	-2.2pp	11th	on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC	17.7%	26th	-3.0pp	12th	43% above peers
Modesto, CA	13.3%	19th	-1.8pp	13th	7% above peers
Norfolk, VA	16.5%	24th	-2.2pp	14th	33% above peers
Irving, TX	11.0%	13th	-1.2pp	15th	11% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	7.4%	6th	-0.8pp	16th	40% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	9.6%	9th	-0.8pp	17th	23% below peers
Yonkers, NY	13.8%	22nd	-1.1pp	18th	11% above peers
Des Moines, IA	14.9%	23rd	-1.1pp	19th	20% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	7.3%	4th	-0.3pp	20th	41% below peers
Frisco, TX	3.5%	1st	-0.1pp	21st	71% below peers
Worcester, MA	19.6%	29th	-0.4pp	22nd	58% above peers
Garland, TX	13.0%	18th	-0.1pp	23rd	5% above peers
Spring Valley, NV	12.2%	15th	-0.1pp	24th	2% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	10.8%	12th	+0.3pp	25th	13% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	25.7%	30th	+0.9pp	26th	107% above peers
Arlington, VA	7.4%	5th	+0.6pp	27th	40% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	9.4%	8th	+0.8pp	28th	24% below peers
Enterprise, NV	8.7%	7th	+1.0pp	29th	30% below peers
Fremont, CA	5.2%	2nd	+0.9pp	30th	58% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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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21 of 71 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Goodyear, AZ down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Murrieta, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Meridian, ID down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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 *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric

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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.6% then, 7.8% now; margin ±1.7pp). 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

66% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Child poverty fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.0% to 7.8%).

Needs attention 7.8%

20132024

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▸ Compare all 30 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	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	12.3%		-1.6pp
United States ref	16.1%
Salt Lake City, UT	13.2%	11th	-7.2pp	1st	18% below peers
Hialeah, FL	19.5%	22nd	-9.9pp	2nd	21% above peers
Huntsville, AL	17.0%	20th	-8.5pp	3rd	5% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	25.8%	27th	-12.1pp	4th	60% above peers
Boise, ID	11.1%	8th	-5.1pp	5th	31% below peers
Spokane, WA	14.7%	14th	-6.4pp	6th	9% below peers
Fontana, CA	13.5%	12th	-5.7pp	7th	16% below peers
Richmond, VA	28.1%	29th	-8.9pp	8th	74% above peers
McKinney, TX	6.7%	3rd	-1.8pp	9th	58% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	8.4%	5th	-2.2pp	10th	48% below peers
Modesto, CA	16.5%	19th	-4.2pp	11th	2% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	16.2%	17th	-3.9pp	12th	on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC	25.9%	28th	-6.1pp	13th	60% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	8.7%	6th	-1.7pp	14th	46% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	12.5%	10th	-2.4pp	15th	23% below peers
Tacoma, WA	16.1%	16th	-2.7pp	16th	on par with peers
Worcester, MA	23.3%	25th	-3.7pp	17th	45% above peers
Spring Valley, NV	14.9%	15th	-2.3pp	18th	7% below peers
Yonkers, NY	19.0%	21st	-2.9pp	19th	18% above peers
Norfolk, VA	25.2%	26th	-3.1pp	20th	56% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	32.4%	30th	-3.3pp	21st	101% above peers
Garland, TX	20.3%	23rd	-1.5pp	22nd	26% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	12.0%	9th	-0.9pp	23rd	26% below peers
Irving, TX	16.4%	18th	-1.2pp	24th	2% above peers
Des Moines, IA	22.1%	24th	-1.1pp	25th	37% above peers
Frisco, TX	3.2%	1st	+0.2pp	26th	80% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	13.8%	13th	+0.7pp	27th	14% below peers
Arlington, VA	7.8%	4th	+1.2pp	28th	52% below peers
Enterprise, NV	10.6%	7th	+2.1pp	29th	34% below peers
Fremont, CA	4.5%	2nd	+1.4pp	30th	72% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 census tracts

Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.

EconomyShare of children below the poverty level

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Goodyear, AZ down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Murrieta, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Meridian, ID down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric

Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement

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What changed

Broadband rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 91.5% to 95.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend

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

Longer view

Broadband rose 5.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (90.2% to 95.2%).

Bright spot 95.2%

20172024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	91.1%		+6.8pp
United States ref	91.1%
Hialeah, FL	86.7%	29th	+15.7pp	1st	7% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	89.1%	26th	+15.2pp	2nd	4% below peers
Yonkers, NY	92.2%	18th	+12.0pp	3rd	1% below peers
Richmond, VA	86.3%	30th	+10.6pp	4th	7% below peers
Worcester, MA	91.2%	22nd	+10.6pp	5th	2% below peers
Boise, ID	93.8%	11th	+10.5pp	6th	1% above peers
Des Moines, IA	90.0%	24th	+9.8pp	7th	3% below peers
Fontana, CA	96.3%	5th	+10.4pp	8th	4% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	88.5%	28th	+9.2pp	9th	5% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	89.4%	25th	+8.9pp	10th	4% below peers
Tacoma, WA	92.9%	15th	+8.9pp	11th	on par with peers
Irving, TX	92.8%	16th	+7.4pp	12th	on par with peers
Salt Lake City, UT	91.1%	23rd	+7.0pp	13th	2% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	93.1%	13th	+7.0pp	14th	on par with peers
Sioux Falls, SD	93.5%	12th	+7.0pp	15th	1% above peers
Huntsville, AL	91.9%	21st	+6.4pp	16th	1% below peers
Garland, TX	94.9%	9th	+6.2pp	17th	2% above peers
Spokane, WA	92.0%	20th	+5.7pp	18th	1% below peers
Norfolk, VA	89.0%	27th	+5.4pp	19th	4% below peers
McKinney, TX	95.7%	7th	+5.5pp	20th	3% above peers
Modesto, CA	92.1%	19th	+5.3pp	21st	1% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	93.0%	14th	+4.6pp	22nd	on par with peers
Enterprise, NV	97.0%	2nd	+4.3pp	23rd	4% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	94.7%	10th	+4.1pp	24th	2% above peers
Arlington, VA	95.2%	8th	+3.7pp	25th	2% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	96.3%	6th	+3.8pp	26th	4% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	96.7%	4th	+3.7pp	27th	4% above peers
Fremont, CA	96.8%	3rd	+3.5pp	28th	4% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	92.8%	17th	+2.5pp	29th	on par with peers
Frisco, TX	97.7%	1st	+1.8pp	30th	5% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 census tracts

Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.

EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% 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

Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Worsening

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Inequality rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.44 to 0.46 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend

21% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 21% moved the other way.

Longer view

Inequality rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.46).

Needs attention 0.46

20102024

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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	0.47		+0.003
United States ref	0.48		+0.001
Richmond, VA	0.51	28th	-0.032	1st	14% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	0.43	10th	-0.018	2nd	5% below peers
Yonkers, NY	0.48	23rd	-0.020	3rd	5% above peers
Fontana, CA	0.38	1st	-0.014	4th	16% below peers
Norfolk, VA	0.47	22nd	-0.017	5th	5% above peers
Spokane, WA	0.45	17th	-0.016	6th	on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC	0.51	27th	-0.016	7th	12% above peers
Worcester, MA	0.48	24th	-0.015	8th	6% above peers
Tacoma, WA	0.43	12th	-0.011	9th	4% below peers
Huntsville, AL	0.49	25th	-0.010	10th	8% above peers
Boise, ID	0.46	21st	-0.008	11th	3% above peers
Des Moines, IA	0.44	14th	-0.008	12th	3% below peers
Garland, TX	0.40	3rd	-0.006	13th	11% below peers
Hialeah, FL	0.46	18th	-0.003	14th	2% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	0.38	2nd	-0.002	15th	15% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	0.50	26th	+0.002	16th	11% above peers
Irving, TX	0.44	13th	+0.004	17th	4% below peers
Modesto, CA	0.44	15th	+0.006	18th	2% below peers
Frisco, TX	0.42	5th	+0.009	19th	7% below peers
McKinney, TX	0.42	7th	+0.009	20th	7% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	0.42	6th	+0.009	21st	7% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	0.45	16th	+0.010	22nd	on par with peers
Cape Coral, FL	0.43	11th	+0.011	23rd	5% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	0.52	29th	+0.019	24th	16% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	0.56	30th	+0.023	25th	24% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	0.42	4th	+0.017	26th	8% below peers
Arlington, VA	0.46	19th	+0.019	27th	2% above peers
Enterprise, NV	0.42	9th	+0.022	28th	6% below peers
Fremont, CA	0.42	8th	+0.023	29th	6% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	0.46	20th	+0.028	30th	3% 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 No measurable change ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (3.3% then, 3.4% now; margin ±0.6pp).

Broader trend

66% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Snap rose less than 0.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (3.3% to 3.4%).

Bright spot 3.4%

20102023

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Place	Latest2019-2023 survey	Today's rank	Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	8.8%		+0.1pp
United States ref	11.8%		-0.5pp
Boise, ID	6.2%	7th	-2.9pp	1st	37% below peers
Irving, TX	6.2%	6th	-2.8pp	2nd	37% below peers
Garland, TX	8.8%	14th	-3.6pp	3rd	11% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	2.3%	2nd	-0.9pp	4th	76% below peers
Huntsville, AL	9.9%	16th	-3.0pp	5th	on par with peers
Salt Lake City, UT	6.5%	8th	-1.9pp	6th	34% below peers
Des Moines, IA	16.2%	21st	-4.4pp	7th	64% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	7.8%	11th	-1.7pp	8th	21% below peers
Tacoma, WA	16.3%	23rd	-2.6pp	9th	65% above peers
McKinney, TX	2.6%	3rd	-0.4pp	10th	73% below peers
Spokane, WA	19.4%	26th	-2.9pp	11th	97% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	23.4%	28th	-3.2pp	12th	137% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	8.7%	13th	-1.1pp	13th	12% below peers
Richmond, VA	14.6%	19th	-1.3pp	14th	48% above peers
Frisco, TX	1.8%	1st	-0.1pp	15th	82% below peers
Hialeah, FL	42.1%	30th	-2.5pp	16th	326% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	6.9%	9th	-0.3pp	17th	30% below peers
Arlington, VA	3.4%	4th	+0.1pp	18th	66% below peers
Modesto, CA	15.8%	20th	+0.6pp	19th	60% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	20.1%	27th	+0.9pp	20th	103% above peers
Spring Valley, NV	9.8%	15th	+0.4pp	21st	1% below peers
Norfolk, VA	16.3%	22nd	+0.9pp	22nd	65% above peers
Fontana, CA	14.1%	17th	+1.2pp	23rd	43% above peers
Yonkers, NY	18.6%	25th	+2.0pp	24th	88% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	14.5%	18th	+1.7pp	25th	46% above peers
Fremont, CA	3.6%	5th	+0.6pp	26th	64% below peers
Worcester, MA	26.8%	29th	+4.7pp	27th	172% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	17.2%	24th	+3.0pp	28th	74% above peers
Enterprise, NV	8.1%	12th	+2.5pp	29th	18% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	7.3%	10th	+2.7pp	30th	26% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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 (100k-250k) 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 →

Olathe, KS down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
Allen, TX down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
St. George, UT down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.5pp 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 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Longer view

Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: $806,571 in August 2026, up from $799,946 a year earlier.

Big move $806,571

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Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	$414,662 (Aug 26)		+2.2%
United States ref	$368,697 (Aug 26)		+1.2%
Yonkers, NY	$706,055 (Aug 26)	5th	+7.0%	1st	60% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	$425,375 (Aug 26)	16th	+3.6%	2nd	4% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	$851,107 (Aug 26)	2nd	+2.9%	3rd	92% above peers
Richmond, VA	$364,726 (Aug 26)	18th	+2.6%	4th	18% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	$572,003 (Aug 26)	8th	+2.4%	5th	29% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	$492,161 (Aug 26)	10th	+2.0%	6th	11% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	$232,056 (Aug 26)	27th	+1.6%	7th	48% below peers
Worcester, MA	$435,944 (Aug 26)	15th	+1.6%	8th	1% below peers
Norfolk, VA	$312,422 (Aug 26)	22nd	+1.3%	9th	29% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	$332,295 (Aug 26)	21st	+1.3%	10th	25% below peers
Huntsville, AL	$290,244 (Aug 26)	23rd	+1.3%	11th	34% below peers
Louisville, KY	$263,130 (Aug 26)	25th	+1.2%	12th	41% below peers
Arlington, VA	$806,571 (Aug 26)	3rd	+0.8%	13th	82% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	$551,273 (Aug 26)	9th	+0.4%	14th	25% above peers
Fontana, CA	$633,683 (Aug 26)	7th	+0.2%	15th	43% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	$263,057 (Aug 26)	26th	+0.2%	16th	41% below peers
Tacoma, WA	$488,463 (Aug 26)	11th	+0.1%	17th	10% above peers
Modesto, CA	$442,564 (Aug 26)	14th	+0.1%	18th	on par with peers
Des Moines, IA	$210,572 (Aug 26)	28th	-0.2%	19th	52% below peers
Hialeah, FL	$442,859 (Aug 26)	13th	-0.3%	20th	on par with peers
Irving, TX	$339,198 (Aug 26)	19th	-0.3%	21st	23% below peers
Spokane, WA	$396,121 (Aug 26)	17th	-0.3%	22nd	10% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	$787,700 (Aug 26)	4th	-0.9%	23rd	78% above peers
Fremont, CA	$1,447,776 (Aug 26)	1st	-2.0%	24th	227% above peers
Garland, TX	$283,276 (Aug 26)	24th	-3.3%	25th	36% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	$335,825 (Aug 26)	20th	-3.9%	26th	24% below peers
Frisco, TX	$638,512 (Aug 26)	6th	-4.1%	27th	44% above peers
McKinney, TX	$472,118 (Aug 26)	12th	-5.6%	28th	7% above peers

Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric

Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Longer view

Starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: $419,929 in August 2026, down from $420,436 a year earlier.

Big move $419,929

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Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	$241,840 (Aug 26)		+3.2%
United States ref	$200,550 (Aug 26)		+2.2%
Yonkers, NY	$358,222 (Aug 26)	13th	+8.1%	1st	4% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	$297,515 (Aug 26)	15th	+3.6%	2nd	14% below peers
Richmond, VA	$252,463 (Aug 26)	19th	+3.0%	3rd	27% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	$403,548 (Aug 26)	9th	+2.6%	4th	17% above peers
Worcester, MA	$345,745 (Aug 26)	14th	+2.5%	5th	on par with peers
Norfolk, VA	$234,902 (Aug 26)	22nd	+2.1%	6th	32% below peers
Huntsville, AL	$169,430 (Aug 26)	25th	+1.7%	7th	51% below peers
Louisville, KY	$172,131 (Aug 26)	24th	+1.3%	8th	50% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	$494,959 (Aug 26)	4th	+1.2%	9th	43% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	$474,162 (Aug 26)	5th	+1.0%	10th	37% above peers
Fontana, CA	$544,358 (Aug 26)	3rd	+1.0%	11th	57% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT	$403,783 (Aug 26)	8th	+1.0%	12th	17% above peers
Modesto, CA	$361,618 (Aug 26)	11th	+0.8%	13th	5% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	$242,098 (Aug 26)	21st	+0.4%	14th	30% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	$164,482 (Aug 26)	26th	+0.2%	15th	52% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	$119,486 (Aug 26)	28th	+0.1%	16th	65% below peers
Irving, TX	$252,498 (Aug 26)	18th	-0.1%	17th	27% below peers
Arlington, VA	$419,929 (Aug 26)	7th	-0.1%	18th	21% above peers
Tacoma, WA	$390,199 (Aug 26)	10th	-0.1%	19th	13% above peers
Des Moines, IA	$153,884 (Aug 26)	27th	-0.2%	20th	55% below peers
Spokane, WA	$286,936 (Aug 26)	16th	-1.2%	21st	17% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	$579,663 (Aug 26)	2nd	-1.7%	22nd	68% above peers
Fremont, CA	$930,330 (Aug 26)	1st	-3.1%	23rd	169% above peers
Garland, TX	$223,055 (Aug 26)	23rd	-3.4%	24th	35% below peers
Hialeah, FL	$249,019 (Aug 26)	20th	-4.0%	25th	28% below peers
Frisco, TX	$451,788 (Aug 26)	6th	-4.4%	26th	31% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	$256,816 (Aug 26)	17th	-4.6%	27th	26% below peers
McKinney, TX	$358,925 (Aug 26)	12th	-5.0%	28th	4% above peers

Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric

Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Worsening

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Homeownership fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42.7% to 41.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend

14% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 41% moved the other way.

Longer view

Homeownership fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.8% to 41.3%).

Needs attention 41.3%

20112024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	67.3%		+1.1pp
United States ref	65.2%
Spring Valley, NV	50.5%	20th	+5.3pp	1st	14% below peers
Tacoma, WA	55.8%	18th	+3.8pp	2nd	5% below peers
Modesto, CA	58.9%	15th	+3.8pp	3rd	on par with peers
Norfolk, VA	46.3%	24th	+2.9pp	4th	21% below peers
Spokane, WA	58.8%	16th	+3.6pp	5th	on par with peers
San Bernardino, CA	50.0%	21st	+2.6pp	6th	15% below peers
Enterprise, NV	63.7%	8th	+2.9pp	7th	8% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	74.3%	2nd	+3.0pp	8th	26% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	55.6%	19th	+2.1pp	9th	6% below peers
Boise, ID	63.2%	10th	+2.3pp	10th	7% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	77.2%	1st	+2.7pp	11th	31% above peers
Worcester, MA	42.8%	28th	+1.5pp	12th	27% below peers
Irving, TX	38.1%	30th	+1.3pp	13th	35% below peers
Huntsville, AL	58.3%	17th	+1.6pp	14th	1% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	63.3%	9th	+1.6pp	15th	7% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	71.8%	3rd	+1.8pp	16th	22% above peers
Richmond, VA	43.5%	27th	+0.9pp	17th	26% below peers
Fontana, CA	66.8%	5th	+1.3pp	18th	13% above peers
Hialeah, FL	46.6%	23rd	+0.9pp	19th	21% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	67.0%	4th	+0.8pp	20th	14% above peers
Des Moines, IA	60.5%	13th	+0.4pp	21st	3% above peers
Fremont, CA	60.8%	12th	+0.2pp	22nd	3% above peers
Yonkers, NY	46.2%	25th	+0.1pp	23rd	22% below peers
Garland, TX	61.6%	11th	-0.9pp	24th	5% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	59.5%	14th	-1.1pp	25th	1% above peers
McKinney, TX	63.8%	7th	-2.0pp	26th	8% above peers
Arlington, VA	41.3%	29th	-1.5pp	27th	30% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	47.8%	22nd	-2.0pp	28th	19% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	45.8%	26th	-2.2pp	29th	22% below peers
Frisco, TX	65.9%	6th	-5.7pp	30th	12% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

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

Broader trend

Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.

Longer view

Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.

Latest

Most recent monthly reading: $2,702 in August 2026, up from $2,692 a year earlier.

Big move $2,702

2015August 2026

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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank

Place	Latest	Today's rank	Changelast 12 months	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
United States ref	$1,948 (Aug 26)		+2.5%
Norfolk, VA	$1,757 (Aug 26)	16th	+7.2%	1st	6% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	$2,092 (Aug 26)	10th	+6.7%	2nd	12% above peers
Yonkers, NY	$2,755 (Aug 26)	4th	+5.3%	3rd	47% above peers
Fremont, CA	$3,375 (Aug 26)	1st	+5.2%	4th	80% above peers
Spokane, WA	$1,507 (Aug 26)	23rd	+3.9%	5th	20% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	$1,302 (Aug 26)	27th	+3.9%	6th	31% below peers
Fontana, CA	$3,190 (Aug 26)	2nd	+3.7%	7th	70% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	$1,507 (Aug 26)	22nd	+3.7%	8th	20% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	$1,333 (Aug 26)	25th	+3.0%	9th	29% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	$2,382 (Aug 26)	6th	+2.9%	10th	27% above peers
Huntsville, AL	$1,330 (Aug 26)	26th	+2.7%	11th	29% below peers
Richmond, VA	$1,648 (Aug 26)	18th	+2.7%	12th	12% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	$1,954 (Aug 26)	12th	+2.5%	13th	4% above peers
Tacoma, WA	$1,740 (Aug 26)	17th	+2.3%	14th	7% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	$2,127 (Aug 26)	9th	+2.2%	15th	13% above peers
Louisville, KY	$1,353 (Aug 26)	24th	+1.5%	16th	28% below peers
Des Moines, IA	$1,126 (Aug 26)	28th	+1.2%	17th	40% below peers
Modesto, CA	$2,021 (Aug 26)	11th	+1.0%	18th	8% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	$1,949 (Aug 26)	13th	+1.0%	19th	4% above peers
Irving, TX	$1,590 (Aug 26)	20th	+0.8%	20th	15% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	$1,603 (Aug 26)	19th	+0.5%	21st	14% below peers
Worcester, MA	$2,130 (Aug 26)	8th	+0.4%	22nd	14% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	$2,787 (Aug 26)	3rd	+0.4%	23rd	49% above peers
Arlington, VA	$2,702 (Aug 26)	5th	+0.4%	24th	44% above peers
Garland, TX	$1,556 (Aug 26)	21st	-0.2%	25th	17% below peers
Hialeah, FL	$2,357 (Aug 26)	7th	-0.6%	26th	26% above peers
Frisco, TX	$1,874 (Aug 26)	14th	-0.9%	27th	on par with peers
McKinney, TX	$1,773 (Aug 26)	15th	-2.1%	28th	5% below peers

Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric

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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer

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 (30.1% then, 31.2% now; margin ±1.7pp). 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

34% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Cost burden fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.7% to 31.2%).

Needs attention 31.2%

20102024

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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	29.2%		-0.7pp
United States ref	32.2%		+0.4pp
Fontana, CA	38.8%	17th	-5.0pp	1st	5% above peers
Hialeah, FL	51.5%	30th	-3.9pp	2nd	40% above peers
Richmond, VA	40.6%	22nd	-2.2pp	3rd	10% above peers
Huntsville, AL	27.6%	2nd	-1.3pp	4th	25% below peers
McKinney, TX	31.3%	7th	-0.9pp	5th	15% below peers
Norfolk, VA	41.2%	24th	-0.9pp	6th	12% above peers
Yonkers, NY	44.7%	28th	-0.7pp	7th	21% above peers
Modesto, CA	40.0%	19th	-0.6pp	8th	8% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	25.8%	1st	-0.3pp	9th	30% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	43.9%	27th	-0.4pp	10th	19% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	33.7%	11th	-0.2pp	11th	9% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	47.5%	29th	-0.0pp	12th	29% above peers
Worcester, MA	43.6%	26th	+0.0pp	13th	18% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	32.7%	10th	+0.1pp	14th	11% below peers
Des Moines, IA	32.1%	9th	+0.2pp	15th	13% below peers
Spokane, WA	35.5%	12th	+0.2pp	16th	4% below peers
Tacoma, WA	40.4%	20th	+0.4pp	17th	10% above peers
Fremont, CA	30.6%	5th	+0.7pp	18th	17% below peers
Boise, ID	30.4%	4th	+1.0pp	19th	18% below peers
Arlington, VA	31.2%	6th	+1.1pp	20th	16% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	42.2%	25th	+1.7pp	21st	14% above peers
Garland, TX	36.9%	16th	+2.2pp	22nd	on par with peers
Spring Valley, NV	41.1%	23rd	+2.6pp	23rd	11% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	40.6%	21st	+2.7pp	24th	10% above peers
Frisco, TX	28.7%	3rd	+2.0pp	25th	22% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	31.6%	8th	+2.3pp	26th	14% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	36.8%	15th	+4.1pp	27th	on par with peers
Enterprise, NV	35.6%	13th	+5.0pp	28th	4% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	39.7%	18th	+5.8pp	29th	8% above peers
Irving, TX	36.8%	14th	+5.4pp	30th	on par with peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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 (100k-250k) 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 →

Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.3pp 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

Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Worsening

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

No vehicle rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.2% to 15.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend

14% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 24% moved the other way.

Longer view

No vehicle rose 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.7% to 15.2%).

Needs attention 15.2%

20102024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	6.1%		+0.0pp
United States ref	8.3%		-0.3pp
San Bernardino, CA	6.8%	18th	-2.8pp	1st	7% above peers
Richmond, VA	13.0%	27th	-3.5pp	2nd	105% above peers
Huntsville, AL	4.9%	11th	-1.3pp	3rd	23% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	8.2%	19th	-1.9pp	4th	30% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	3.7%	6th	-0.7pp	5th	42% below peers
Worcester, MA	16.1%	29th	-2.8pp	6th	154% above peers
Hialeah, FL	9.8%	23rd	-1.6pp	7th	55% above peers
Garland, TX	4.1%	9th	-0.5pp	8th	35% below peers
Yonkers, NY	23.7%	30th	-1.7pp	9th	274% above peers
Spokane, WA	9.5%	22nd	-0.6pp	10th	50% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	3.3%	3rd	-0.2pp	11th	47% below peers
Modesto, CA	6.3%	16th	-0.2pp	12th	on par with peers
Norfolk, VA	11.5%	25th	-0.4pp	13th	82% above peers
Des Moines, IA	9.0%	21st	-0.1pp	14th	42% above peers
Boise, ID	5.0%	13th	-0.1pp	15th	21% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	5.5%	14th	-0.0pp	16th	13% below peers
Tacoma, WA	8.8%	20th	+0.2pp	17th	39% above peers
Fremont, CA	4.7%	10th	+0.1pp	18th	26% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	10.8%	24th	+0.4pp	19th	70% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	3.5%	5th	+0.3pp	20th	45% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	12.0%	26th	+1.1pp	21st	89% above peers
Fontana, CA	3.2%	1st	+0.4pp	22nd	49% below peers
McKinney, TX	3.4%	4th	+0.4pp	23rd	47% below peers
Arlington, VA	15.2%	28th	+2.1pp	24th	140% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	3.9%	8th	+0.6pp	25th	39% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	6.6%	17th	+1.0pp	26th	4% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	5.0%	12th	+0.9pp	27th	21% below peers
Irving, TX	5.8%	15th	+1.2pp	28th	8% below peers
Enterprise, NV	3.8%	7th	+1.0pp	29th	40% below peers
Frisco, TX	3.3%	2nd	+1.1pp	30th	48% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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.

HousingHouseholds without a vehicle

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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →

Athens, GA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
San Bernardino, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Carolina zona urbana, PR down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Health 3 indicators

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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Uninsured fell 0.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.9% to 5.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend

45% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 14% moved the other way. Arlington started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Longer view

Uninsured fell 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.9% to 5.3%).

Bright spot 5.3%

20132024

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▸ Compare all 30 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	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	6.9%		-1.7pp
United States ref	8.4%		-0.4pp
Hialeah, FL	15.1%	28th	-5.6pp	1st	84% above peers
Richmond, VA	8.8%	17th	-3.2pp	2nd	8% above peers
Norfolk, VA	9.1%	19th	-2.8pp	3rd	11% above peers
Boise, ID	7.1%	11th	-1.9pp	4th	14% below peers
McKinney, TX	8.2%	16th	-2.0pp	5th	on par with peers
Chesapeake, VA	5.8%	8th	-1.4pp	6th	29% below peers
Modesto, CA	4.7%	4th	-1.1pp	7th	43% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	4.6%	3rd	-1.0pp	8th	43% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	10.4%	24th	-2.2pp	9th	27% above peers
Yonkers, NY	6.3%	9th	-1.0pp	10th	24% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	10.3%	23rd	-1.5pp	11th	26% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	5.1%	5th	-0.6pp	12th	38% below peers
Arlington, VA	5.3%	6th	-0.6pp	13th	35% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	10.0%	21st	-1.0pp	14th	22% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	11.2%	25th	-1.1pp	15th	37% above peers
Huntsville, AL	9.0%	18th	-0.8pp	16th	10% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	11.6%	26th	-1.0pp	17th	42% above peers
Frisco, TX	6.3%	10th	-0.4pp	18th	23% below peers
Fontana, CA	9.1%	20th	-0.5pp	19th	11% above peers
Spokane, WA	5.4%	7th	-0.2pp	20th	34% below peers
Tacoma, WA	7.1%	12th	-0.1pp	21st	13% below peers
Enterprise, NV	8.1%	15th	+0.2pp	22nd	1% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	8.1%	14th	+0.3pp	23rd	1% below peers
Des Moines, IA	7.2%	13th	+0.3pp	24th	12% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	12.4%	27th	+0.5pp	25th	52% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	10.1%	22nd	+0.4pp	26th	24% above peers
Garland, TX	25.1%	30th	+1.7pp	27th	207% above peers
Irving, TX	22.3%	29th	+2.0pp	28th	173% above peers
Fremont, CA	2.6%	1st	+0.7pp	29th	69% below peers
Worcester, MA	3.9%	2nd	+1.0pp	30th	52% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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.

HealthPeople without health insurance

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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024

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▸

Peers worth a call

3

Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

Vacaville, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.

24.9%

20202022

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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first

Place	Latest	Today's rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	35.3%
United States ref	33.4%
Fremont, CA	14.1%	1st	59% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	24.7%	2nd	27% below peers
Arlington, VA	24.9%	3rd	27% below peers
Frisco, TX	26.6%	4th	22% below peers
Enterprise, NV	28.7%	5th	16% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	28.8%	6th	15% below peers
Boise, ID	29.4%	7th	14% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	30.3%	8th	11% below peers
Yonkers, NY	30.3%	9th	11% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	30.7%	10th	10% below peers
Irving, TX	30.7%	11th	10% below peers
McKinney, TX	30.9%	12th	9% below peers
Hialeah, FL	31.5%	13th	7% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	33.0%	14th	3% below peers
Garland, TX	33.6%	15th	1% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	34.0%	16th	on par with peers
Spokane, WA	34.5%	17th	1% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	34.9%	18th	3% above peers
Modesto, CA	35.0%	19th	3% above peers
Richmond, VA	35.3%	20th	4% above peers
Fontana, CA	35.3%	21st	4% above peers
Worcester, MA	36.2%	22nd	6% above peers
Tacoma, WA	36.7%	23rd	8% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	37.2%	24th	9% above peers
Huntsville, AL	37.5%	25th	10% above peers
Norfolk, VA	39.4%	26th	16% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	39.5%	27th	16% above peers
Louisville, KY	39.9%	28th	17% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	40.2%	29th	18% above peers
Des Moines, IA	40.3%	30th	19% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	40.4%	31st	19% 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 (2.9% then, 3.0% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend

28% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Child uninsured fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 3.0%).

Bright spot 3.0%

20122024

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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	4.7%		-0.3pp
United States ref	5.5%		+0.4pp
Enterprise, NV	3.7%	11th	-2.2pp	1st	19% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	3.9%	13th	-2.1pp	2nd	16% below peers
Huntsville, AL	3.0%	8th	-1.2pp	3rd	34% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	8.8%	26th	-3.0pp	4th	91% above peers
Modesto, CA	1.9%	2nd	-0.6pp	5th	58% below peers
McKinney, TX	6.1%	23rd	-1.6pp	6th	33% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	3.7%	10th	-0.8pp	7th	20% below peers
Norfolk, VA	5.5%	20th	-1.0pp	8th	19% above peers
Hialeah, FL	5.8%	22nd	-1.1pp	9th	27% above peers
Des Moines, IA	3.0%	6th	-0.5pp	10th	35% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	2.9%	5th	-0.3pp	11th	37% below peers
Frisco, TX	4.0%	14th	-0.4pp	12th	13% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	5.2%	18th	-0.2pp	13th	12% above peers
Richmond, VA	6.2%	24th	-0.2pp	14th	36% above peers
Spokane, WA	2.4%	3rd	-0.1pp	15th	49% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	4.6%	16th	-0.1pp	16th	on par with peers
Arlington, VA	3.0%	7th	+0.1pp	17th	34% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	5.2%	19th	+0.4pp	18th	14% above peers
Garland, TX	18.0%	30th	+1.5pp	19th	293% above peers
Boise, ID	4.9%	17th	+0.5pp	20th	7% above peers
Fontana, CA	4.1%	15th	+0.5pp	21st	11% below peers
Irving, TX	15.8%	29th	+2.0pp	22nd	244% above peers
Tacoma, WA	3.3%	9th	+0.4pp	23rd	29% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	5.8%	21st	+0.9pp	24th	27% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	10.5%	28th	+1.9pp	25th	129% above peers
Spring Valley, NV	9.5%	27th	+1.9pp	26th	108% above peers
Yonkers, NY	3.9%	12th	+0.9pp	27th	16% below peers
Worcester, MA	2.4%	4th	+1.2pp	28th	48% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	8.1%	25th	+4.6pp	29th	76% above peers
Fremont, CA	1.6%	1st	+1.1pp	30th	64% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 census tracts

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HealthChildren without health insurance

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →

New Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Cedar Rapids, IA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Education 3 indicators

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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (75.3% then, 77.1% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend

All similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

College attainment rose 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (72.0% to 77.1%).

Bright spot 77.1%

20102024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	42.2%		+3.4pp
United States ref	35.7%		+3.5pp
Hialeah, FL	22.1%	26th	+6.4pp	1st	40% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	31.4%	22nd	+6.2pp	2nd	14% below peers
Fontana, CA	21.4%	27th	+3.4pp	3rd	41% below peers
Worcester, MA	35.2%	18th	+5.0pp	4th	4% below peers
Tacoma, WA	34.5%	19th	+4.8pp	5th	6% below peers
Norfolk, VA	33.5%	21st	+4.6pp	6th	8% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	26.9%	24th	+3.6pp	7th	26% below peers
Richmond, VA	45.6%	9th	+6.0pp	8th	25% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	39.5%	12th	+5.0pp	9th	8% above peers
Boise, ID	47.5%	7th	+5.9pp	10th	30% above peers
McKinney, TX	54.1%	5th	+6.7pp	11th	48% above peers
Modesto, CA	21.2%	28th	+2.5pp	12th	42% below peers
Enterprise, NV	35.7%	17th	+4.0pp	13th	2% below peers
Irving, TX	42.4%	10th	+4.7pp	14th	16% above peers
Fremont, CA	63.9%	3rd	+6.9pp	15th	75% above peers
Des Moines, IA	29.7%	23rd	+3.0pp	16th	19% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	36.9%	14th	+3.7pp	17th	1% above peers
Garland, TX	25.4%	25th	+2.5pp	18th	30% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	51.5%	6th	+4.9pp	19th	41% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	13.1%	30th	+1.2pp	20th	64% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	36.6%	15th	+3.3pp	21st	on par with peers
Moreno Valley, CA	17.8%	29th	+1.5pp	22nd	51% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	38.1%	13th	+2.9pp	23rd	4% above peers
Spokane, WA	33.9%	20th	+2.6pp	24th	7% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	39.8%	11th	+3.0pp	25th	9% above peers
Huntsville, AL	47.2%	8th	+3.1pp	26th	29% above peers
Yonkers, NY	35.7%	16th	+2.2pp	27th	2% below peers
Frisco, TX	67.5%	2nd	+4.1pp	28th	85% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	61.9%	4th	+3.5pp	29th	69% above peers
Arlington, VA	77.1%	1st	+1.8pp	30th	111% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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 (100k-250k) 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 →

Arvada, CO up 10.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Bend, OR up 8.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Gainesville, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Preschool enrollment fell 15.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 71.6% to 55.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend

31% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Longer view

Preschool enrollment fell 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.8% to 55.7%).

Needs attention 55.7%

20112024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	44.8%		-4.0pp
United States ref	45.5%
McKinney, TX	62.0%	2nd	+6.9pp	1st	48% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	28.1%	28th	+2.2pp	2nd	33% below peers
Hialeah, FL	51.7%	7th	+3.9pp	3rd	23% above peers
Boise, ID	45.4%	12th	+2.6pp	4th	8% above peers
Irving, TX	36.6%	20th	+1.7pp	5th	13% below peers
Richmond, VA	48.8%	11th	+2.1pp	6th	16% above peers
Spokane, WA	41.4%	16th	+0.1pp	7th	1% below peers
Tacoma, WA	44.8%	13th	-0.0pp	8th	7% above peers
Fremont, CA	61.4%	3rd	-0.5pp	9th	46% above peers
Yonkers, NY	62.2%	1st	-3.1pp	10th	48% above peers
Garland, TX	31.5%	27th	-2.1pp	11th	25% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	50.0%	10th	-3.6pp	12th	19% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	54.5%	6th	-5.6pp	13th	30% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	50.8%	8th	-5.9pp	14th	21% above peers
Des Moines, IA	33.2%	23rd	-4.1pp	15th	21% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	35.5%	22nd	-4.9pp	16th	15% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	32.6%	25th	-4.5pp	17th	22% below peers
Frisco, TX	55.6%	5th	-8.7pp	18th	32% above peers
Enterprise, NV	36.0%	21st	-5.7pp	19th	14% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	33.0%	24th	-6.0pp	20th	21% below peers
Fontana, CA	27.5%	29th	-5.0pp	21st	34% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	42.0%	15th	-8.4pp	22nd	on par with peers
Norfolk, VA	42.3%	14th	-8.7pp	23rd	1% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	50.5%	9th	-12.1pp	24th	20% above peers
Modesto, CA	32.2%	26th	-7.8pp	25th	23% below peers
Huntsville, AL	41.2%	17th	-11.0pp	26th	2% below peers
Arlington, VA	55.7%	4th	-15.9pp	27th	33% above peers
Worcester, MA	36.7%	19th	-12.6pp	28th	12% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	38.2%	18th	-17.2pp	29th	9% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	20.5%	30th	-15.5pp	30th	51% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Disconnected youth fell 5.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.2% to 4.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.1pp).

Broader trend

3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 14% moved the other way. Arlington started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Longer view

Disconnected youth fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 4.3%).

Bright spot 4.3%

20102024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	6.2%		+1.0pp
United States ref	6.9%		+0.3pp
Arlington, VA	4.3%	4th	-5.9pp	1st	39% below peers
Fontana, CA	6.2%	12th	-3.5pp	2nd	13% below peers
Huntsville, AL	4.0%	3rd	-1.8pp	3rd	43% below peers
Fremont, CA	2.3%	1st	-0.8pp	4th	68% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	6.9%	14th	-1.7pp	5th	3% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	5.1%	7th	-1.1pp	6th	29% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	5.3%	9th	-1.0pp	7th	25% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	8.8%	23rd	-1.3pp	8th	24% above peers
Des Moines, IA	6.5%	13th	-0.9pp	9th	9% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA	9.7%	27th	-0.8pp	10th	36% above peers
Hialeah, FL	8.0%	20th	-0.6pp	11th	12% above peers
Richmond, VA	4.9%	6th	-0.3pp	12th	31% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	8.6%	22nd	-0.4pp	13th	21% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	7.1%	15th	-0.2pp	14th	on par with peers
Tacoma, WA	8.6%	21st	+0.0pp	15th	21% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	5.1%	8th	+0.2pp	16th	29% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	4.6%	5th	+0.2pp	17th	36% below peers
Enterprise, NV	7.8%	19th	+1.0pp	18th	10% above peers
Boise, ID	5.7%	10th	+0.7pp	19th	21% below peers
Frisco, TX	3.1%	2nd	+0.5pp	20th	56% below peers
Modesto, CA	9.4%	26th	+1.6pp	21st	32% above peers
Yonkers, NY	9.0%	24th	+1.8pp	22nd	26% above peers
Spokane, WA	10.8%	30th	+2.3pp	23rd	52% above peers
Norfolk, VA	7.1%	16th	+1.8pp	24th	on par with peers
Worcester, MA	5.7%	11th	+1.7pp	25th	20% below peers
Garland, TX	10.1%	29th	+3.2pp	26th	42% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT	7.7%	18th	+2.9pp	27th	8% above peers
McKinney, TX	7.5%	17th	+2.9pp	28th	6% above peers
Irving, TX	10.1%	28th	+4.4pp	29th	41% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	9.1%	25th	+4.2pp	30th	28% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →

Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Avondale, AZ down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Manchester, NH down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.9pp 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 No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (233,464 then, 236,254 now; margin ±0).

Broader trend

90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Population rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (220,173 to 236,254).

Big move 236,254

20102024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Enterprise, NV	240,464	6th	+41%	1st	8% above peers
Frisco, TX	219,304	19th	+24%	2nd	2% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	215,536	22nd	+17%	3rd	3% below peers
McKinney, TX	210,600	26th	+16%	4th	5% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	201,469	30th	+14%	5th	10% below peers
Huntsville, AL	222,791	15th	+14%	6th	on par with peers
Worcester, MA	207,055	29th	+12%	7th	7% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	230,221	11th	+8%	8th	3% above peers
Irving, TX	256,492	1st	+7%	9th	15% above peers
Spokane, WA	230,293	10th	+6%	10th	3% above peers
Spring Valley, NV	219,187	21st	+6%	11th	2% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	252,583	2nd	+5%	12th	13% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT	208,007	28th	+5%	13th	7% below peers
Yonkers, NY	209,978	27th	+5%	14th	6% below peers
Boise, ID	237,242	7th	+5%	15th	6% above peers
Tacoma, WA	222,758	17th	+5%	16th	on par with peers
Garland, TX	246,844	4th	+4%	17th	11% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	252,037	3rd	+3%	18th	13% above peers
Modesto, CA	219,215	20th	+3%	19th	2% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	222,724	18th	+3%	20th	on par with peers
Moreno Valley, CA	211,666	25th	+2%	21st	5% below peers
Fontana, CA	214,169	23rd	+2%	22nd	4% below peers
Richmond, VA	229,359	12th	+1%	23rd	3% above peers
Arlington, VA	236,254	8th	+1%	24th	6% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA	222,771	16th	-1%	25th	on par with peers
Des Moines, IA	212,421	24th	-1%	26th	5% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ	243,821	5th	-3%	27th	9% above peers
Fremont, CA	228,295	13th	-3%	28th	2% above peers
Hialeah, FL	226,165	14th	-4%	29th	2% above peers
Norfolk, VA	233,596	9th	-4%	30th	5% above peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Rising

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Children rose 0.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.8% to 18.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.0pp).

Broader trend

3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 69% moved the other way.

Longer view

Children rose 0.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (17.3% to 18.0%).

Big move 18.0%

20172024

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Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	21.7%		-0.4pp
United States ref	21.9%		-0.7pp
Worcester, MA	19.6%	21st	+0.8pp	1st	12% below peers
Norfolk, VA	20.4%	18th	+0.6pp	2nd	9% below peers
Modesto, CA	26.2%	4th	+0.7pp	3rd	18% above peers
Arlington, VA	18.0%	25th	+0.2pp	4th	19% below peers
Chesapeake, VA	24.2%	11th	-0.1pp	5th	8% above peers
Richmond, VA	17.5%	27th	-0.1pp	6th	21% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD	24.4%	10th	-0.6pp	7th	10% above peers
Fremont, CA	22.3%	15th	-0.6pp	8th	on par with peers
Des Moines, IA	23.2%	12th	-0.6pp	9th	4% above peers
Irving, TX	26.2%	5th	-0.7pp	10th	18% above peers
Cape Coral, FL	17.6%	26th	-0.6pp	11th	21% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	20.9%	16th	-0.7pp	12th	6% below peers
Hialeah, FL	16.8%	28th	-0.6pp	13th	25% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC	23.0%	13th	-0.8pp	14th	3% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	24.6%	9th	-1.2pp	15th	10% above peers
Fontana, CA	27.3%	1st	-1.4pp	16th	22% above peers
Spokane, WA	20.4%	17th	-1.2pp	17th	9% below peers
Huntsville, AL	19.4%	22nd	-1.2pp	18th	13% below peers
Garland, TX	25.5%	8th	-1.7pp	19th	14% above peers
Enterprise, NV	22.6%	14th	-1.9pp	20th	1% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA	25.9%	7th	-2.3pp	21st	16% above peers
Tacoma, WA	19.8%	19th	-1.8pp	22nd	11% below peers
McKinney, TX	26.2%	6th	-2.5pp	23rd	18% above peers
Yonkers, NY	19.6%	20th	-2.0pp	24th	12% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	18.5%	24th	-1.8pp	25th	17% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	26.7%	3rd	-2.9pp	26th	20% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	13.9%	30th	-1.6pp	27th	37% below peers
Frisco, TX	27.2%	2nd	-3.2pp	28th	22% above peers
Boise, ID	18.5%	23rd	-3.3pp	29th	17% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	16.4%	29th	-3.9pp	30th	27% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.5% then, 17.4% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend

14% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Single-parent fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.6% to 17.4%).

Big move 17.4%

20102024

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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	27.4%		+0.3pp
United States ref	29.9%		-0.2pp
Moreno Valley, CA	38.9%	10th	+5.9pp	1st	20% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	26.6%	24th	+3.7pp	2nd	18% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT	32.1%	16th	+3.8pp	3rd	1% below peers
Tacoma, WA	38.4%	11th	+4.3pp	4th	18% above peers
Enterprise, NV	28.5%	21st	+2.9pp	5th	12% below peers
Fremont, CA	10.4%	30th	+0.8pp	6th	68% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	29.0%	20th	+2.0pp	7th	11% below peers
Hialeah, FL	46.8%	3rd	+3.1pp	8th	44% above peers
Fontana, CA	27.7%	22nd	+1.8pp	9th	15% below peers
Arlington, VA	17.4%	28th	+0.9pp	10th	46% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA	20.0%	26th	+0.6pp	11th	39% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	40.0%	9th	+0.8pp	12th	23% above peers
Garland, TX	31.1%	17th	+0.5pp	13th	5% below peers
Boise, ID	27.2%	23rd	+0.3pp	14th	16% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	53.2%	2nd	-0.1pp	15th	64% above peers
Modesto, CA	33.3%	14th	-0.1pp	16th	2% above peers
Norfolk, VA	46.5%	4th	-0.5pp	17th	43% above peers
McKinney, TX	17.8%	27th	-0.2pp	18th	45% below peers
San Bernardino, CA	45.4%	5th	-0.9pp	19th	40% above peers
Des Moines, IA	42.6%	7th	-1.1pp	20th	31% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	41.9%	8th	-1.3pp	21st	29% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	30.1%	18th	-1.1pp	22nd	7% below peers
Richmond, VA	55.8%	1st	-3.3pp	23rd	72% above peers
Yonkers, NY	36.5%	12th	-2.3pp	24th	12% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	29.3%	19th	-1.8pp	25th	10% below peers
Huntsville, AL	35.6%	13th	-3.2pp	26th	9% above peers
Frisco, TX	11.9%	29th	-1.1pp	27th	63% below peers
Worcester, MA	45.0%	6th	-4.2pp	28th	38% above peers
Irving, TX	25.9%	25th	-3.4pp	29th	20% below peers
Spokane, WA	32.5%	15th	-5.2pp	30th	on par with peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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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20 of 71 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 3 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change

Compared against How peers are chosen →

What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.8% then, 74.8% now; margin ±6.5pp).

Broader trend

21% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.

Longer view

Working parents rose 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.9% to 74.8%).

Big move 74.8%

20102024

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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.

Place	Latest2020-2024 survey	Today's rank	Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024	Change rank	Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref	69.3%		+1.7pp
United States ref	68.1%		+1.9pp
Fremont, CA	69.9%	12th	+12.8pp	1st	1% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA	69.0%	16th	+8.7pp	2nd	on par with peers
Frisco, TX	70.6%	11th	+8.8pp	3rd	2% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ	69.0%	15th	+6.8pp	4th	on par with peers
Moreno Valley, CA	61.4%	25th	+5.8pp	5th	11% below peers
Yonkers, NY	78.2%	2nd	+7.4pp	6th	13% above peers
Tacoma, WA	67.4%	19th	+6.1pp	7th	2% below peers
Cape Coral, FL	73.3%	4th	+6.6pp	8th	6% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD	82.6%	1st	+7.3pp	9th	20% above peers
McKinney, TX	69.2%	14th	+5.9pp	10th	on par with peers
Salt Lake City, UT	65.2%	22nd	+5.4pp	11th	6% below peers
Spring Valley, NV	70.7%	9th	+4.6pp	12th	2% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC	65.2%	21st	+2.3pp	13th	6% below peers
Huntsville, AL	70.8%	8th	+2.5pp	14th	3% above peers
Norfolk, VA	67.7%	18th	+1.6pp	15th	2% below peers
Enterprise, NV	73.0%	5th	+1.6pp	16th	6% above peers
Arlington, VA	74.8%	3rd	+1.0pp	17th	8% above peers
Worcester, MA	69.6%	13th	-0.2pp	18th	1% above peers
Garland, TX	60.7%	26th	-0.6pp	19th	12% below peers
Spokane, WA	64.4%	23rd	-1.2pp	20th	7% below peers
Hialeah, FL	71.5%	7th	-1.3pp	21st	4% above peers
Chesapeake, VA	65.3%	20th	-1.4pp	22nd	5% below peers
Modesto, CA	58.1%	28th	-2.0pp	23rd	16% below peers
Fontana, CA	57.0%	29th	-2.0pp	24th	17% below peers
Des Moines, IA	70.7%	10th	-2.9pp	25th	2% above peers
San Bernardino, CA	60.3%	27th	-2.8pp	26th	13% below peers
Boise, ID	63.9%	24th	-3.2pp	27th	7% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA	72.3%	6th	-5.2pp	28th	5% above peers
Richmond, VA	68.7%	17th	-5.6pp	29th	1% below peers
Irving, TX	53.4%	30th	-8.5pp	30th	23% below peers

▸ Where is this changing? 71 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±4.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric

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Bright spots 10 indicators

What needs attention 8 indicators

Big moves & big gaps 7 indicators

All indicators

Violent crime rate

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Property crime rate

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Homicide rate

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Motor vehicle theft rate

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Median household income

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Share of people below the poverty level

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Share of children below the poverty level

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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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Income inequality (Gini index)

Households receiving SNAP

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Typical home value

Starter home value (bottom tier)

Homeownership rate

Typical asking rent

Housing cost-burdened households

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Households without a vehicle

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People without health insurance

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Adult obesity

Children without health insurance

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Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

Teens not in school and not working

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Population

Children's share of the population

Children in single-parent families

Young children with all parents in the labor force