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Lynchburg, VA

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81,347 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where Lynchburg, VA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.4%
2020-24
▼ 69%
relative change
7.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
1.9%
2020-24
▼ 63%
relative change
5.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
6.0%
2020-24
▼ 34%
relative change
9.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
164 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 32%
relative change
240 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Household income
Median household income
$57,947
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
$46,409 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
92.5%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
79.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,494 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 14%
relative change
1,728 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
38.5%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
35.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
345 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
337 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 8 indicators

Where Lynchburg, VA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.0%
Jul 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
4.7% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.47
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
0.46 in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
18.6%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
19.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
11.6%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
10.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
22.8%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
23.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
48.9%
2020-24
flat
relative change
48.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
6 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 33%
relative change
9 in the prior 12 months
Dropping too slowly  
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
13.9%
2019-23
▼ 3%
relative change
14.3% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,283
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,246 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$266,065
Aug 2026
▲ <1%
relative change
$264,020 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$166,403
Aug 2026
low
vs peers
$166,394 a year earlier
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
42.9%
2020-24
high
vs peers
40.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 3% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities. Lynchburg started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 345 in July 2026, up from 337 a year earlier.
Bright spot 345 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 Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Redmond, WA 50 (Jul 26) -66.1% 1st
Redwood City, CA 296 (Jul 26) -31.9% 2nd
Cicero, IL 186 (Jul 26) -28.0% 3rd
Loveland, CO 178 (Jul 26) -26.4% 4th
Miami Beach, FL 505 (Jul 26) -18.9% 5th
Farmington Hills, MI 145 (Apr 26) -17.7% 6th
Johns Creek, GA 32 (Jul 26) -16.1% 7th
Newport Beach, CA 195 (Jul 26) -15.8% 8th
Flower Mound, TX 45 (Jul 26) -7.7% 9th
Alhambra, CA 178 (Jul 26) -6.0% 10th
Bethlehem, PA 173 (Jul 26) -4.8% 11th
Longview, TX 351 (Jul 26) -4.3% 12th
Lake Charles, LA 619 (Jul 26) -1.7% 13th
Rapid City, SD 758 (Jul 26) -0.2% 14th
Pharr, TX 225 (Jul 26) +0.5% 15th
Lynchburg, VA 345 (Jul 26) +2.6% 16th
Westland, MI 452 (Jul 26) +4.8% 17th
Woodbury, MN 65 (Jul 26) +6.0% 18th
Buena Park, CA 263 (Jun 26) +7.0% 19th
Apex, NC 53 (Jul 26) +79.2% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 16% lower than in 2021 (1,867 then, 1,565 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 2,420 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,494 in July 2026, down from 1,728 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,494 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 Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Redmond, WA 1,539 (Jul 26) -35.8% 1st
Loveland, CO 1,293 (Jul 26) -26.4% 2nd
Newport Beach, CA 1,359 (Jul 26) -22.5% 3rd
Johns Creek, GA 376 (Jul 26) -21.6% 4th
Alhambra, CA 1,787 (Jul 26) -19.4% 5th
Miami Beach, FL 5,078 (Jul 26) -14.2% 6th
Lynchburg, VA 1,494 (Jul 26) -13.6% 7th
Flower Mound, TX 515 (Jul 26) -10.9% 8th
Redwood City, CA 1,379 (Jul 26) -9.5% 9th
Longview, TX 2,020 (Jul 26) -9.3% 10th
Bethlehem, PA 1,223 (Jul 26) -8.4% 11th
Farmington Hills, MI 686 (Jul 26) -8.3% 12th
Buena Park, CA 1,983 (Jun 26) -7.8% 13th
Lake Charles, LA 2,290 (Jul 26) -2.2% 14th
Woodbury, MN 1,135 (Jul 26) -1.4% 15th
Westland, MI 1,238 (Jul 26) -0.1% 16th
Pharr, TX 1,087 (Jul 26) +2.3% 17th
Cicero, IL 1,038 (Jul 26) +3.0% 18th
Rapid City, SD 4,285 (Jul 26) +4.3% 19th
Apex, NC 668 (Jul 26) +30.0% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 6 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 9 in the prior 12 months. That is 7 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 6 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 Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Loveland, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Woodbury, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Apex, NC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Pharr, TX 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 4th
Lake Charles, LA 7 (Jul 26) -68.4% 5th
Longview, TX 4 (Jul 26) -50.1% 6th
Bethlehem, PA 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 7th
Miami Beach, FL 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 8th
Redwood City, CA 2 (Jul 26) -33.4% 9th
Lynchburg, VA 7 (Jul 26) -33.3% 10th
Westland, MI 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Alhambra, CA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Rapid City, SD 7 (Jul 26) +50.2% 13th
Johns Creek, GA 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 14th
Buena Park, CA 1 (Jun 26)
Cicero, IL 2 (Jul 26)
Newport Beach, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Redmond, WA 0 (Jul 26)
Flower Mound, TX 0 (Jul 26)
Farmington Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 8% lower than in 2021 (195 then, 178 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 382 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 164 in July 2026, down from 240 a year earlier.
Bright spot 164 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Redmond, WA 72 (Jul 26) -71.2% 1st
Loveland, CO 52 (Jul 26) -64.7% 2nd
Johns Creek, GA 11 (Jul 26) -57.2% 3rd
Pharr, TX 45 (Jul 26) -52.0% 4th
Miami Beach, FL 186 (Jul 26) -48.5% 5th
Alhambra, CA 134 (Jul 26) -48.1% 6th
Lynchburg, VA 164 (Jul 26) -31.8% 7th
Farmington Hills, MI 76 (Jul 26) -30.8% 8th
Flower Mound, TX 34 (Jul 26) -28.9% 9th
Longview, TX 147 (Jul 26) -27.8% 10th
Lake Charles, LA 132 (Jul 26) -24.8% 11th
Westland, MI 153 (Jul 26) -22.2% 12th
Newport Beach, CA 116 (Jul 26) -20.8% 13th
Redwood City, CA 150 (Jul 26) -19.1% 14th
Woodbury, MN 22 (Jul 26) -18.2% 15th
Buena Park, CA 280 (Jun 26) -15.8% 16th
Cicero, IL 226 (Jul 26) -15.5% 17th
Bethlehem, PA 99 (Jul 26) -11.2% 18th
Rapid City, SD 359 (Jul 26) +0.3% 19th
Apex, NC 36 (Jul 26) +52.6% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $46,409 to $57,947 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,453).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lynchburg started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 47% from 2014 to 2024 ($39,391 to $57,947).
Bright spot $57,947
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $93,170 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Upland, CA $105,830 10th +45% 1st 21% above peers
Cicero, IL $70,842 22nd +44% 2nd 19% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $58,673 29th +43% 3rd 33% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 15th +43% 4th 1% above peers
Largo, FL $62,096 26th +40% 5th 29% below peers
Buena Park, CA $110,550 9th +40% 6th 27% above peers
Hawthorne, CA $75,848 19th +40% 7th 13% below peers
Perris, CA $88,911 14th +39% 8th 2% above peers
Lake Charles, LA $59,235 28th +38% 9th 32% below peers
Pasco, WA $85,586 17th +36% 10th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 21st +35% 11th 19% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $72,856 20th +35% 12th 17% below peers
Redwood City, CA $157,814 4th +35% 13th 81% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 31st +32% 14th 40% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $160,093 3rd +31% 15th 83% above peers
Apex, NC $144,135 6th +29% 16th 65% above peers
Longview, TX $63,340 25th +29% 17th 27% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI $104,836 11th +26% 18th 20% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $57,947 30th +25% 19th 34% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 24th +23% 20th 21% below peers
Loveland, CO $84,604 18th +23% 21st 3% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $156,867 5th +23% 22nd 80% above peers
Redmond, WA $162,560 1st +23% 23rd 86% above peers
Westland, MI $62,076 27th +22% 24th 29% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $70,074 23rd +22% 25th 20% below peers
Doral, FL $94,164 13th +22% 26th 8% above peers
Waldorf, MD $116,089 8th +21% 27th 33% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $99,860 12th +19% 28th 14% above peers
Kendall, FL $87,325 16th +19% 29th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX $161,235 2nd +17% 30th 85% above peers
Woodbury, MN $125,310 7th +15% 31st 43% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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8 of 23 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,396 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.0% in July 2026, up from 4.7% a year earlier.
Needs attention 5.0%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 3.7% (Jul 26) +0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Hawthorne, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 25th -0.8pp 1st 26% above peers
Pharr, TX 6.7% (Jul 26) 27th -0.7pp 2nd 56% above peers
Pasco, WA 4.2% (Jul 26) 10th -0.7pp 3rd 2% below peers
Perris, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 26th -0.6pp 4th 37% above peers
Alhambra, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.5pp 5th 19% above peers
Redwood City, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 6th -0.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Upland, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 17th -0.4pp 7th 5% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 2.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 8th 51% below peers
Doral, FL 2.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 9th 47% below peers
Apex, NC 2.9% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 10th 33% below peers
Buena Park, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
Newport Beach, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 12th 12% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.6% (Jul 26) 19th -0.2pp 13th 7% above peers
Loveland, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th +0.0pp 14th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th +0.0pp 15th 28% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 4.5% (Jul 26) 18th +0.1pp 16th 5% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% (Jul 26) 20th +0.2pp 17th 7% above peers
Rapid City, SD 1.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.2pp 18th 56% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 5.0% (Jul 26) 21st +0.3pp 19th 16% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.3pp 20th 16% above peers
Westland, MI 4.4% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 21st 2% above peers
Redmond, WA 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th +0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Largo, FL 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th +0.4pp 23rd 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 15th +0.5pp 24th on par with peers
Longview, TX 5.2% (Jul 26) 24th +0.5pp 25th 21% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 9th +0.6pp 26th 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th +0.6pp 27th 9% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.5% then, 18.6% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 6.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.6% to 18.6%).
Needs attention 18.6%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 9.9% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Apex, NC 2.2% 1st -3.0pp 1st 80% below peers
Perris, CA 10.7% 15th -6.1pp 2nd 5% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.3% 6th -2.7pp 3rd 44% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.5% 28th -7.6pp 4th 56% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.8% 11th -3.6pp 5th 22% below peers
Upland, CA 9.3% 12th -3.2pp 6th 17% below peers
Rapid City, SD 12.5% 17th -3.7pp 7th 12% above peers
Doral, FL 10.3% 13th -2.4pp 8th 8% below peers
Pasco, WA 12.6% 18th -2.9pp 9th 12% above peers
Cicero, IL 14.7% 24th -1.5pp 10th 31% above peers
Longview, TX 17.3% 27th -1.4pp 11th 54% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 6.6% 7th -0.5pp 12th 41% below peers
Pharr, TX 27.6% 31st -1.6pp 13th 146% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 18.6% 29th -0.9pp 14th 66% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.6% 19th -0.1pp 15th 13% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 13.7% 21st -0.1pp 16th 22% above peers
Westland, MI 14.3% 22nd -0.0pp 17th 28% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 15.5% 25th +0.1pp 18th 38% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 10.6% 14th +0.1pp 19th 5% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 15.7% 26th +0.3pp 20th 40% above peers
Loveland, CO 8.5% 10th +0.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 23.3% 30th +0.5pp 22nd 108% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.4% 23rd +0.4pp 23rd 28% above peers
Largo, FL 13.1% 20th +0.5pp 24th 17% above peers
Redmond, WA 5.6% 5th +0.2pp 25th 50% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.2% 2nd +0.3pp 26th 62% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 7.6% 8th +0.8pp 27th 32% below peers
Kendall, FL 11.2% 16th +1.9pp 28th on par with peers
Waldorf, MD 7.7% 9th +2.2pp 29th 31% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.3% 3rd +1.4pp 30th 62% below peers
Woodbury, MN 5.3% 4th +2.1pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.0% then, 22.8% now; margin ±4.8pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 9.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.8% to 22.8%).
Needs attention 22.8%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 12.3% -1.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Apex, NC 2.1% 1st -3.9pp 1st 84% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.7% 5th -5.9pp 2nd 59% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.9% 11th -8.3pp 3rd 28% below peers
Perris, CA 13.7% 16th -11.2pp 4th on par with peers
Upland, CA 10.4% 12th -5.8pp 5th 24% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.3% 29th -13.3pp 6th 85% above peers
Pasco, WA 15.7% 18th -5.9pp 7th 15% above peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 21st -6.8pp 8th 33% above peers
Doral, FL 12.4% 14th -4.0pp 9th 9% below peers
Redmond, WA 3.0% 2nd -0.7pp 10th 78% below peers
Loveland, CO 9.3% 10th -1.8pp 11th 32% below peers
Waldorf, MD 6.2% 6th -1.1pp 12th 55% below peers
Cicero, IL 19.9% 22nd -3.4pp 13th 46% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 31st -4.1pp 14th 160% above peers
Longview, TX 24.2% 28th -2.4pp 15th 78% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 5.3% 4th -0.4pp 16th 61% below peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 13th -0.9pp 17th 10% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 34.3% 30th -2.4pp 18th 152% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 21.2% 23rd -0.8pp 19th 56% above peers
Westland, MI 23.1% 26th -0.4pp 20th 69% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 22.8% 25th -0.2pp 21st 67% above peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 19th +0.0pp 22nd 16% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 27th +0.1pp 23rd 70% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 21.9% 24th +0.2pp 24th 60% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.9% 17th +0.7pp 25th 9% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.3% 3rd +0.3pp 26th 68% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.1% 20th +1.8pp 27th 18% above peers
Kendall, FL 13.6% 15th +2.7pp 28th on par with peers
Farmington Hills, MI 8.8% 9th +2.1pp 29th 35% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 6.7% 8th +3.3pp 30th 51% below peers
Woodbury, MN 6.2% 7th +3.3pp 31st 54% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 12.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 79.9% to 92.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lynchburg started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 21.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (71.1% to 92.5%).
Bright spot 92.5%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 91.1% +6.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 27th +34.4pp 1st 6% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 91.5% 22nd +13.5pp 2nd 3% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 85.5% 31st +12.3pp 3rd 9% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 92.5% 19th +12.6pp 4th 2% below peers
Cicero, IL 88.0% 28th +11.5pp 5th 6% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 93.7% 17th +10.1pp 6th on par with peers
Longview, TX 89.5% 24th +9.3pp 7th 5% below peers
Upland, CA 96.5% 6th +9.8pp 8th 3% above peers
Pasco, WA 93.9% 15th +9.1pp 9th on par with peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 30th +8.4pp 10th 7% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 87.6% 29th +8.3pp 11th 7% below peers
Westland, MI 91.6% 21st +8.3pp 12th 3% below peers
Perris, CA 95.3% 12th +8.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 23rd +7.6pp 14th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 26th +7.3pp 15th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 14th +7.1pp 16th on par with peers
Kendall, FL 94.6% 13th +6.8pp 17th 1% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 89.1% 25th +6.0pp 18th 5% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 95.4% 11th +5.8pp 19th 2% above peers
Buena Park, CA 95.4% 10th +4.9pp 20th 2% above peers
Redwood City, CA 95.4% 9th +4.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 93.7% 18th +3.9pp 22nd on par with peers
Waldorf, MD 93.9% 16th +3.4pp 23rd on par with peers
Doral, FL 97.1% 4th +3.3pp 24th 3% above peers
Loveland, CO 92.3% 20th +3.0pp 25th 2% below peers
Woodbury, MN 98.1% 1st +3.1pp 26th 4% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 96.0% 7th +2.0pp 27th 2% above peers
Apex, NC 97.0% 5th +1.7pp 28th 3% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 98.0% 2nd +1.1pp 29th 4% above peers
Redmond, WA 95.8% 8th +0.7pp 30th 2% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 97.4% 3rd +0.4pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.46 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.02). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.47).
Needs attention 0.47
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 0.47 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Perris, CA 0.36 1st -0.031 1st 17% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 0.52 29th -0.027 2nd 19% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 0.41 6th -0.018 3rd 7% below peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 21st -0.018 4th 4% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 13th -0.017 5th 1% below peers
Buena Park, CA 0.40 4th -0.016 6th 8% below peers
Apex, NC 0.37 2nd -0.014 7th 16% below peers
Longview, TX 0.46 23rd -0.015 8th 7% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 0.44 17th -0.010 9th 1% above peers
Upland, CA 0.44 15th -0.009 10th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.41 9th -0.006 11th 6% below peers
Cicero, IL 0.40 5th -0.002 12th 8% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 0.44 16th -0.001 13th on par with peers
Westland, MI 0.43 11th -0.001 14th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 25th +0.000 15th 8% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 0.45 19th +0.002 16th 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.61 31st +0.004 17th 40% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 0.47 24th +0.004 18th 7% above peers
Kendall, FL 0.49 28th +0.006 19th 13% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 0.44 18th +0.006 20th 1% above peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 22nd +0.009 21st 4% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 0.53 30th +0.011 22nd 21% above peers
Pasco, WA 0.41 8th +0.009 23rd 6% below peers
Redwood City, CA 0.48 27th +0.011 24th 11% above peers
Doral, FL 0.43 12th +0.010 25th 1% below peers
Woodbury, MN 0.41 7th +0.012 26th 6% below peers
Waldorf, MD 0.38 3rd +0.015 27th 12% below peers
Loveland, CO 0.43 14th +0.024 28th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 26th +0.027 29th 9% above peers
Redmond, WA 0.45 20th +0.041 30th 3% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 0.42 10th +0.048 31st 3% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *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 receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (14.3% then, 13.9% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.8 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (16.7% to 13.8%).
Needs attention 13.9%
20102023
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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
Apex, NC 1.9% 2nd -0.8pp 1st 82% below peers
Doral, FL 7.6% 9th -2.2pp 2nd 29% below peers
Longview, TX 13.1% 20th -2.3pp 3rd 23% above peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 18th -1.9pp 4th 5% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 10.6% 15th -1.6pp 5th 1% below peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 30th -4.6pp 6th 196% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 16th -1.3pp 7th on par with peers
Cicero, IL 22.3% 29th -2.6pp 8th 111% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 16.3% 24th -1.9pp 9th 53% above peers
Redmond, WA 3.4% 5th -0.3pp 10th 68% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 13.8% 21st -0.5pp 11th 31% above peers
Upland, CA 8.4% 11th -0.1pp 12th 21% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.7% 1st -0.0pp 13th 84% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 5.4% 7th +0.1pp 14th 49% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 35.4% 31st +0.4pp 15th 233% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.3% 22nd +0.2pp 16th 34% above peers
Perris, CA 17.1% 25th +0.4pp 17th 62% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.8% 10th +0.3pp 18th 27% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.8% 13th +0.4pp 19th 8% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 26th +0.8pp 20th 77% above peers
Westland, MI 15.6% 23rd +0.9pp 21st 47% above peers
Kendall, FL 12.2% 19th +0.7pp 22nd 15% above peers
Pasco, WA 21.0% 28th +1.3pp 23rd 98% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 8.9% 12th +0.5pp 24th 16% below peers
Waldorf, MD 10.8% 17th +1.3pp 25th 2% above peers
Redwood City, CA 5.8% 8th +0.8pp 26th 45% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 2.1% 3rd +0.3pp 27th 80% below peers
Woodbury, MN 2.6% 4th +0.7pp 28th 75% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.9% 6th +1.6pp 29th 64% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 18.7% 27th +8.0pp 30th 77% above peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 14th +5.4pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp 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, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $266,065 in August 2026, up from $264,020 a year earlier.
Big move $266,065
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $414,662 (Aug 26) +2.2%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Newport Beach, CA $3,697,219 (Aug 26) 1st +10.7% 1st 645% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,878,298 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.6% 2nd 279% above peers
Cicero, IL $279,769 (Aug 26) 24th +4.6% 3rd 44% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $361,684 (Aug 26) 21st +4.1% 4th 27% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI $389,783 (Aug 26) 20th +2.4% 5th 21% below peers
Buena Park, CA $931,550 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 6th 88% above peers
Westland, MI $215,324 (Aug 26) 28th +2.3% 7th 57% below peers
Lake Charles, LA $206,515 (Aug 26) 29th +2.2% 8th 58% below peers
Rapid City, SD $361,540 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.0% 9th 27% below peers
Woodbury, MN $462,126 (Aug 26) 16th +2.0% 10th 7% below peers
Hawthorne, CA $868,408 (Aug 26) 6th +1.9% 11th 75% above peers
Alhambra, CA $916,065 (Aug 26) 5th +1.6% 12th 85% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $522,429 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 13th 5% above peers
Upland, CA $815,032 (Aug 26) 7th +1.0% 14th 64% above peers
Perris, CA $543,032 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 15th 9% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $266,065 (Aug 26) 26th +0.8% 16th 46% below peers
Longview, TX $235,107 (Aug 26) 27th +0.6% 17th 53% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $695,041 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 18th 40% above peers
Largo, FL $336,911 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.5% 19th 32% below peers
Pasco, WA $416,723 (Aug 26) 18th +0.3% 20th 16% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $604,723 (Aug 26) 9th -0.1% 21st 22% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL $403,510 (Aug 26) 19th -0.3% 22nd 19% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $542,238 (Aug 26) 13th -0.3% 23rd 9% above peers
Loveland, CO $496,109 (Aug 26) 15th -0.8% 24th on par with peers
Doral, FL $543,159 (Aug 26) 11th -1.2% 25th 9% above peers
Waldorf, MD $431,875 (Aug 26) 17th -1.7% 26th 13% below peers
Apex, NC $592,991 (Aug 26) 10th -1.7% 27th 20% above peers
Pharr, TX $165,451 (Aug 26) 30th -1.8% 28th 67% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $274,704 (Aug 26) 25th -2.4% 29th 45% below peers
Redmond, WA $1,315,884 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.9% 30th 165% 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, faster than peers
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 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $166,403 in August 2026, up from $166,394 a year earlier.
Big move $166,403
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $241,840 (Aug 26) +3.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Cicero, IL $236,519 (Aug 26) 23rd +8.9% 1st 31% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $1,928,506 (Aug 26) 1st +8.5% 2nd 462% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $267,713 (Aug 26) 20th +4.7% 3rd 22% below peers
Westland, MI $158,312 (Aug 26) 27th +3.8% 4th 54% below peers
Buena Park, CA $823,379 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.2% 5th 140% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,215,002 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.8% 6th 254% above peers
Pharr, TX $113,807 (Aug 26) 29th +2.8% 7th 67% below peers
Hawthorne, CA $714,460 (Aug 26) 5th +2.4% 8th 108% above peers
Pasco, WA $343,040 (Aug 26) 15th +1.9% 9th on par with peers
Farmington Hills, MI $253,591 (Aug 26) 21st +1.8% 10th 26% below peers
Perris, CA $469,581 (Aug 26) 9th +1.7% 11th 37% above peers
Rapid City, SD $268,058 (Aug 26) 19th +1.7% 12th 22% below peers
Longview, TX $138,287 (Aug 26) 28th +1.0% 13th 60% below peers
Woodbury, MN $306,422 (Aug 26) 17th +1.0% 14th 11% below peers
Upland, CA $639,496 (Aug 26) 7th +0.7% 15th 86% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $166,403 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 16th 51% below peers
Alhambra, CA $701,893 (Aug 26) 6th -0.1% 17th 105% above peers
Johns Creek, GA $503,217 (Aug 26) 8th -0.4% 18th 47% above peers
Lake Charles, LA $104,600 (Aug 26) 30th -0.5% 19th 70% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $439,505 (Aug 26) 10th -0.9% 20th 28% above peers
Loveland, CO $402,715 (Aug 26) 12th -1.1% 21st 17% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $269,622 (Aug 26) 18th -1.1% 22nd 21% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $334,453 (Aug 26) 16th -1.2% 23rd 3% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $223,733 (Aug 26) 24th -1.2% 24th 35% below peers
Waldorf, MD $348,899 (Aug 26) 14th -1.6% 25th 2% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL $238,810 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.6% 26th 30% below peers
Largo, FL $198,710 (Aug 26) 25th -2.8% 27th 42% below peers
Apex, NC $428,237 (Aug 26) 11th -2.8% 28th 25% above peers
Doral, FL $366,175 (Aug 26) 13th -2.9% 29th 7% above peers
Redmond, WA $773,721 (Aug 26) 4th -3.9% 30th 126% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.7% then, 48.9% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.0% to 48.9%).
Needs attention 48.9%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 67.3% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Lake Charles, LA 60.9% 15th +8.5pp 1st 3% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 40.9% 29th +4.3pp 2nd 31% below peers
Cicero, IL 54.6% 21st +4.9pp 3rd 8% below peers
Perris, CA 68.8% 7th +5.7pp 4th 16% above peers
Waldorf, MD 74.9% 5th +5.9pp 5th 27% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 38.3% 30th +2.5pp 6th 35% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 64.7% 9th +4.3pp 7th 9% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 55.4% 18th +3.4pp 8th 6% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 13th +3.2pp 9th 4% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 80.4% 2nd +3.9pp 10th 36% above peers
Upland, CA 57.1% 17th +2.3pp 11th 3% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 64.7% 8th +2.1pp 12th 9% above peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 28th +1.1pp 13th 31% below peers
Apex, NC 76.5% 4th +2.0pp 14th 29% above peers
Pasco, WA 70.9% 6th +1.7pp 15th 20% above peers
Westland, MI 61.3% 14th +1.3pp 16th 4% above peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 10th +1.1pp 17th 6% above peers
Longview, TX 54.7% 20th +0.5pp 18th 7% below peers
Kendall, FL 62.2% 11th +0.4pp 19th 5% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 48.9% 24th +0.1pp 20th 17% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 27.2% 31st -0.1pp 21st 54% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 23rd -0.8pp 22nd 16% below peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 16th -1.1pp 23rd on par with peers
Loveland, CO 62.1% 12th -1.5pp 24th 5% above peers
Redwood City, CA 48.6% 25th -1.2pp 25th 18% below peers
Doral, FL 46.5% 26th -1.3pp 26th 21% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 82.5% 1st -3.3pp 27th 40% above peers
Woodbury, MN 77.6% 3rd -3.2pp 28th 31% above peers
Buena Park, CA 55.0% 19th -2.4pp 29th 7% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 52.1% 22nd -4.6pp 30th 12% below peers
Redmond, WA 43.2% 27th -6.8pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,283 in August 2026, up from $1,246 a year earlier.
Big move $1,283
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Lake Charles, LA $1,375 (Aug 26) 25th +20.3% 1st 36% below peers
Redwood City, CA $4,146 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.9% 2nd 93% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI $1,440 (Aug 26) 24th +6.4% 3rd 33% below peers
Newport Beach, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +5.8% 4th 104% above peers
Perris, CA $2,883 (Aug 26) 4th +5.6% 5th 34% above peers
Rapid City, SD $1,484 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.0% 6th 31% below peers
Woodbury, MN $2,177 (Aug 26) 14th +4.1% 7th 1% above peers
Waldorf, MD $2,291 (Aug 26) 13th +3.9% 8th 7% above peers
Upland, CA $2,385 (Aug 26) 11th +3.5% 9th 11% above peers
Cicero, IL $1,294 (Aug 26) 27th +3.5% 10th 40% below peers
Redmond, WA $2,639 (Aug 26) 6th +3.4% 11th 23% above peers
Westland, MI $1,315 (Aug 26) 26th +3.3% 12th 39% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $2,799 (Aug 26) 5th +3.0% 13th 30% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $1,283 (Aug 26) 28th +3.0% 14th 40% below peers
Longview, TX $1,174 (Aug 26) 29th +2.7% 15th 45% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $2,371 (Aug 26) 12th +2.1% 16th 10% above peers
Hawthorne, CA $2,147 (Aug 26) 15th +1.9% 17th on par with peers
Loveland, CO $1,925 (Aug 26) 18th +1.8% 18th 10% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $1,884 (Aug 26) 19th +1.7% 19th 12% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $2,410 (Aug 26) 10th +1.3% 20th 12% above peers
Alhambra, CA $2,607 (Aug 26) 7th +0.9% 21st 21% above peers
Pharr, TX $1,124 (Aug 26) 30th +0.6% 22nd 48% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $2,548 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 23rd 19% above peers
Buena Park, CA $2,513 (Aug 26) 9th +0.6% 24th 17% above peers
Apex, NC $1,981 (Aug 26) 16th +0.5% 25th 8% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $1,644 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.3% 26th 23% below peers
Doral, FL $2,893 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.2% 27th 35% above peers
Largo, FL $1,833 (Aug 26) 20th -0.7% 28th 15% below peers
Pasco, WA $1,650 (Aug 26) 21st -0.7% 29th 23% below peers
Silver Spring, MD $1,962 (Aug 26) 17th -0.8% 30th 9% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (34.3% then, 35.1% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.5% to 35.1%).
35.1%
20102024
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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
Buena Park, CA 37.2% 17th -7.2pp 1st 3% above peers
Cicero, IL 34.7% 14th -6.5pp 2nd 4% below peers
Perris, CA 37.2% 18th -5.8pp 3rd 3% above peers
Redwood City, CA 37.4% 19th -3.4pp 4th 4% above peers
Upland, CA 37.9% 21st -3.0pp 5th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 26th -3.1pp 6th 22% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 8th -1.2pp 7th 16% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 33.4% 12th -0.8pp 8th 7% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 27.2% 4th -0.6pp 9th 24% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 40.2% 22nd -0.4pp 10th 12% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 50.6% 29th -0.3pp 11th 41% above peers
Westland, MI 31.8% 9th +0.4pp 12th 12% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 52.6% 30th +1.1pp 13th 46% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 35.1% 15th +0.8pp 14th 2% below peers
Kendall, FL 41.0% 24th +1.5pp 15th 14% above peers
Apex, NC 20.0% 1st +0.8pp 16th 44% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 49.3% 28th +1.9pp 17th 37% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 16th +1.4pp 18th on par with peers
Longview, TX 32.9% 11th +1.3pp 19th 9% below peers
Waldorf, MD 34.0% 13th +1.6pp 20th 6% below peers
Doral, FL 54.3% 31st +3.1pp 21st 51% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 10th +1.9pp 22nd 10% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 44.7% 27th +3.0pp 23rd 24% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 43.5% 25th +3.1pp 24th 21% above peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 23rd +2.9pp 25th 12% above peers
Pasco, WA 30.1% 7th +2.9pp 26th 16% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 27.4% 5th +3.2pp 27th 24% below peers
Redmond, WA 28.2% 6th +3.9pp 28th 22% below peers
Woodbury, MN 24.4% 2nd +4.1pp 29th 32% below peers
Loveland, CO 37.7% 20th +7.0pp 30th 5% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 25.6% 3rd +4.9pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.9% then, 11.6% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.8% to 11.6%).
Needs attention 11.6%
20102024
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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
Pharr, TX 5.3% 13th -2.2pp 1st 13% below peers
Longview, TX 5.6% 15th -1.8pp 2nd 9% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 4.8% 10th -1.3pp 3rd 21% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.2% 25th -2.0pp 4th 52% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 22.6% 31st -2.6pp 5th 271% above peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 20th -0.6pp 6th 21% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 28th -0.5pp 7th 75% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 6.1% 17th -0.2pp 8th 1% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.5% 30th -0.5pp 9th 170% above peers
Upland, CA 4.2% 7th -0.0pp 10th 31% below peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 23rd -0.0pp 11th 41% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 19th +0.0pp 12th 14% above peers
Westland, MI 8.7% 24th +0.1pp 13th 43% above peers
Redmond, WA 7.6% 21st +0.2pp 14th 25% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 10.5% 27th +0.4pp 15th 72% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 11.6% 29th +0.6pp 16th 90% above peers
Pasco, WA 4.5% 9th +0.5pp 17th 26% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 8.4% 22nd +0.9pp 18th 38% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 4.4% 8th +0.5pp 19th 28% below peers
Loveland, CO 5.4% 14th +0.7pp 20th 12% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 9.6% 26th +1.3pp 21st 58% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.7% 3rd +0.4pp 22nd 56% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.2% 18th +1.0pp 23rd 1% above peers
Perris, CA 4.9% 11th +0.8pp 24th 19% below peers
Waldorf, MD 3.8% 5th +0.8pp 25th 38% below peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 16th +1.4pp 26th on par with peers
Apex, NC 2.7% 2nd +0.7pp 27th 56% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 28th 74% below peers
Buena Park, CA 5.3% 12th +2.1pp 29th 13% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.0% 4th +1.6pp 30th 51% below peers
Doral, FL 4.2% 6th +2.2pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.1% to 6.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Lynchburg started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.7% to 6.0%).
Bright spot 6.0%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.9% -1.7pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Doral, FL 9.3% 19th -7.8pp 1st 18% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 6.0% 12th -3.1pp 2nd 24% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 3rd 76% below peers
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 6th -1.9pp 4th 46% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.6% 10th -1.3pp 5th 42% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 3.2% 2nd -0.9pp 6th 60% below peers
Apex, NC 3.5% 3rd -0.9pp 7th 56% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 9.9% 21st -2.3pp 8th 25% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.6% 27th -3.5pp 9th 98% above peers
Longview, TX 16.3% 28th -3.2pp 10th 107% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.4% 8th -0.8pp 11th 44% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 10.6% 22nd -2.0pp 12th 34% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 18th -1.5pp 13th 5% above peers
Rapid City, SD 9.8% 20th -1.7pp 14th 25% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.6% 9th -0.8pp 15th 42% below peers
Pasco, WA 11.8% 23rd -1.5pp 16th 49% above peers
Kendall, FL 7.9% 16th -0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 14th -0.6pp 18th 17% below peers
Pharr, TX 29.2% 31st -2.3pp 19th 270% above peers
Buena Park, CA 8.0% 17th -0.5pp 20th 1% above peers
Westland, MI 5.8% 11th -0.1pp 21st 27% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.3% 26th +0.0pp 22nd 94% above peers
Cicero, IL 20.1% 30th +1.4pp 23rd 154% above peers
Upland, CA 6.3% 13th +0.5pp 24th 20% below peers
Largo, FL 13.5% 25th +1.3pp 25th 72% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.9% 29th +1.8pp 26th 127% above peers
Perris, CA 12.5% 24th +2.3pp 27th 58% above peers
Loveland, CO 7.1% 15th +1.3pp 28th 10% below peers
Redmond, WA 3.7% 4th +0.7pp 29th 53% below peers
Waldorf, MD 4.2% 5th +1.1pp 30th 47% below peers
Woodbury, MN 4.3% 7th +1.3pp 31st 45% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

40.4%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 35.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Redmond, WA 19.3% 1st 37% below peers
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 2nd 34% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 21.8% 3rd 29% below peers
Loveland, CO 22.2% 4th 27% below peers
Apex, NC 23.1% 5th 25% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 23.8% 6th 22% below peers
Redwood City, CA 23.9% 7th 22% below peers
Buena Park, CA 24.8% 8th 19% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 26.5% 9th 13% below peers
Kendall, FL 26.5% 10th 13% below peers
Doral, FL 26.9% 11th 12% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 27.3% 12th 11% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 27.4% 13th 10% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 28.5% 14th 7% below peers
Woodbury, MN 30.2% 15th 1% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 30.6% 16th on par with peers
Boynton Beach, FL 31.7% 17th 4% above peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 18th 6% above peers
Upland, CA 32.6% 19th 7% above peers
Westland, MI 34.5% 20th 13% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 21st 16% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 22nd 19% above peers
Perris, CA 38.2% 23rd 25% above peers
Cicero, IL 38.4% 24th 25% above peers
Pasco, WA 39.4% 25th 29% above peers
Longview, TX 40.0% 26th 31% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 40.4% 27th 32% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 41.8% 28th 37% above peers
Waldorf, MD 43.7% 29th 43% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 46.2% 30th 51% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 31st 56% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured fell 5.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.7% to 2.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Lynchburg started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.6% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 4.7% -0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Newport Beach, CA 0.0% 1st -1.3pp 1st 100% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 2.4% 8th -5.3pp 2nd 35% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 1.2% 2nd -1.9pp 3rd 66% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 4th -1.5pp 4th 63% below peers
Doral, FL 5.5% 21st -5.4pp 5th 48% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 1.8% 6th -1.2pp 6th 52% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 3.9% 17th -2.6pp 7th 6% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.7% 10th -1.5pp 8th 26% below peers
Longview, TX 8.9% 28th -4.1pp 9th 142% above peers
Redwood City, CA 1.7% 5th -0.6pp 10th 54% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 9.3% 29th -1.7pp 11th 152% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 9.6% 30th -1.5pp 12th 159% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 13th 287% above peers
Westland, MI 2.1% 7th -0.2pp 14th 42% below peers
Loveland, CO 3.6% 15th -0.4pp 15th 4% below peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 25th -0.3pp 16th 109% above peers
Woodbury, MN 3.5% 14th -0.1pp 17th 4% below peers
Waldorf, MD 2.8% 11th -0.0pp 18th 25% below peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 22nd +0.0pp 19th 65% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 16th +0.4pp 20th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 3.2% 13th +0.3pp 21st 14% below peers
Apex, NC 2.4% 9th +0.3pp 22nd 35% below peers
Pasco, WA 5.0% 20th +0.7pp 23rd 34% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 24th +1.2pp 24th 108% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% 19th +0.8pp 25th 24% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 8.6% 27th +2.2pp 26th 132% above peers
Upland, CA 3.1% 12th +1.0pp 27th 15% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.0% 18th +2.0pp 28th 9% above peers
Redmond, WA 1.3% 3rd +0.7pp 29th 66% below peers
Perris, CA 8.0% 26th +5.2pp 30th 115% above peers
Buena Park, CA 7.1% 23rd +5.4pp 31st 92% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.6% to 38.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lynchburg started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.3% to 38.5%).
Bright spot 38.5%
20102024
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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
Perris, CA 12.3% 30th +3.1pp 1st 67% below peers
Pharr, TX 18.8% 28th +3.9pp 2nd 49% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 18th +6.8pp 3rd 3% below peers
Cicero, IL 10.8% 31st +1.9pp 4th 71% below peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 23rd +4.2pp 5th 27% below peers
Waldorf, MD 34.8% 19th +5.2pp 6th 7% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 26.0% 24th +3.7pp 7th 30% below peers
Pasco, WA 21.4% 27th +3.1pp 8th 42% below peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 13th +5.4pp 9th 10% above peers
Upland, CA 37.2% 16th +4.9pp 10th on par with peers
Doral, FL 59.2% 8th +7.3pp 11th 59% above peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 17th +4.2pp 12th 1% below peers
Longview, TX 23.7% 25th +2.3pp 13th 36% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 52.9% 11th +5.0pp 14th 42% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 60.6% 7th +5.7pp 15th 63% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 32.1% 21st +2.7pp 16th 14% below peers
Redwood City, CA 54.4% 10th +4.2pp 17th 46% above peers
Buena Park, CA 33.0% 20th +2.5pp 18th 11% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 38.5% 15th +2.9pp 19th 3% above peers
Apex, NC 69.5% 4th +5.2pp 20th 87% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 72.7% 2nd +5.0pp 21st 95% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 15.3% 29th +1.0pp 22nd 59% below peers
Kendall, FL 47.9% 12th +2.8pp 23rd 28% above peers
Loveland, CO 39.0% 14th +2.2pp 24th 5% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 29.1% 22nd +1.6pp 25th 22% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 57.6% 9th +3.1pp 26th 55% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 65.5% 5th +3.5pp 27th 76% above peers
Redmond, WA 75.3% 1st +3.5pp 28th 102% above peers
Westland, MI 23.0% 26th +0.9pp 29th 38% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 69.6% 3rd +2.6pp 30th 87% above peers
Woodbury, MN 61.3% 6th +2.3pp 31st 65% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (51.1% then, 47.5% now; margin ±12.7pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.7% to 47.5%).
47.5%
20112024
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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%
Longview, TX 48.9% 15th +7.7pp 1st 3% above peers
Buena Park, CA 54.0% 9th +6.0pp 2nd 14% above peers
Westland, MI 47.5% 17th +1.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Pine Hills, FL 46.8% 18th +0.9pp 4th 2% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 79.1% 1st +1.5pp 5th 66% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 61.1% 5th -1.4pp 6th 28% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 59.3% 7th -1.9pp 7th 25% above peers
Pasco, WA 26.1% 30th -0.9pp 8th 45% below peers
Waldorf, MD 44.8% 21st -2.8pp 9th 6% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 47.5% 16th -3.6pp 10th on par with peers
Silver Spring, MD 44.7% 22nd -4.0pp 11th 6% below peers
Doral, FL 61.3% 4th -5.6pp 12th 29% above peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 14th -4.6pp 13th 5% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 20th -6.6pp 14th 3% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 51.2% 12th -8.1pp 15th 8% above peers
Loveland, CO 50.9% 13th -8.2pp 16th 7% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.3% 3rd -10.0pp 17th 31% above peers
Woodbury, MN 37.9% 26th -6.1pp 18th 20% below peers
Redwood City, CA 55.6% 8th -9.1pp 19th 17% above peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 24th -6.5pp 20th 20% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 63.4% 2nd -12.1pp 21st 33% above peers
Redmond, WA 59.7% 6th -12.4pp 22nd 26% above peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 10th -10.9pp 23rd 10% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 52.1% 11th -11.7pp 24th 10% above peers
Perris, CA 23.4% 31st -7.2pp 25th 51% below peers
Cicero, IL 30.6% 29th -9.7pp 26th 36% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 35.3% 27th -15.4pp 27th 26% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 23rd -18.0pp 28th 16% below peers
Upland, CA 38.0% 25th -18.4pp 29th 20% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 33.6% 28th -19.4pp 30th 29% below peers
Apex, NC 46.0% 19th -31.5pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.6pp 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 ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth fell 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.1% to 1.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Lynchburg started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.0% to 1.9%).
Bright spot 1.9%
20102024
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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
Miami Beach, FL 0.4% 1st -7.9pp 1st 93% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.9% 2nd -4.3pp 2nd 87% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 1.9% 5th -3.2pp 3rd 71% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 1.4% 3rd -1.5pp 4th 78% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 11th -3.5pp 5th 36% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 7.2% 17th -5.4pp 6th 10% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 7th -1.7pp 7th 62% below peers
Apex, NC 1.7% 4th -0.9pp 8th 74% below peers
Perris, CA 7.9% 20th -3.9pp 9th 21% above peers
Upland, CA 4.9% 12th -1.9pp 10th 25% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 13th -2.1pp 11th 17% below peers
Cicero, IL 9.7% 23rd -1.4pp 12th 48% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 26th -0.4pp 13th 62% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 7.7% 19th +0.5pp 14th 19% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.5% 16th +0.5pp 15th on par with peers
Waldorf, MD 6.3% 15th +0.7pp 16th 3% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 3.7% 9th +0.5pp 17th 43% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 22nd +1.3pp 18th 28% above peers
Pasco, WA 10.0% 25th +2.0pp 19th 53% above peers
Longview, TX 8.3% 21st +1.7pp 20th 28% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 11.7% 28th +3.3pp 21st 80% above peers
Woodbury, MN 2.1% 6th +0.6pp 22nd 68% below peers
Loveland, CO 9.9% 24th +3.9pp 23rd 53% above peers
Doral, FL 7.7% 18th +3.3pp 24th 18% above peers
Buena Park, CA 6.1% 14th +3.2pp 25th 6% below peers
Redwood City, CA 4.2% 10th +2.2pp 26th 36% below peers
Westland, MI 17.3% 31st +11.0pp 27th 166% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 27th +8.0pp 28th 73% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.4% 30th +11.1pp 29th 137% above peers
Redmond, WA 2.8% 8th +2.1pp 30th 58% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 13.1% 29th +12.3pp 31st 100% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (80,569 then, 79,497 now; margin ±0). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (77,626 to 79,497).
79,497
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Apex, NC 70,630 31st +37% 1st 13% below peers
Doral, FL 79,216 24th +32% 2nd 2% below peers
Redmond, WA 77,353 30th +18% 3rd 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 78,305 27th +12% 4th 3% below peers
Waldorf, MD 82,943 5th +10% 5th 2% above peers
Pasco, WA 79,575 20th +9% 6th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 81,435 14th +6% 7th 1% above peers
Kendall, FL 79,562 21st +6% 8th 2% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 81,143 15th +5% 9th on par with peers
Perris, CA 80,511 17th +4% 10th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 29th +4% 11th 4% below peers
Upland, CA 79,257 23rd +3% 12th 2% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 28th +3% 13th 4% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 18th +3% 14th 1% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 83,515 4th +3% 15th 3% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 78,389 26th +2% 16th 3% below peers
Westland, MI 83,633 3rd +2% 17th 3% above peers
Loveland, CO 78,410 25th +2% 18th 3% below peers
Longview, TX 82,923 6th +2% 19th 2% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 80,105 19th +1% 20th 1% below peers
Cicero, IL 82,797 8th +1% 21st 2% above peers
Buena Park, CA 82,871 7th +0% 22nd 2% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 81,462 13th -0% 23rd 1% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 79,497 22nd -1% 24th 2% below peers
Largo, FL 82,617 9th -2% 25th 2% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 83,845 2nd -2% 26th 3% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 85,191 1st -2% 27th 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 81,988 12th -2% 28th 1% above peers
Redwood City, CA 82,447 10th -4% 29th 2% above peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 16th -4% 30th on par with peers
Miami Beach, FL 82,031 11th -9% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping 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 0.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.2% to 19.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.1pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 37% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children held roughly steady from 2017 to 2024.
19.4%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 21.7% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Kendall, FL 21.1% 20th +2.9pp 1st 4% below peers
Buena Park, CA 23.1% 14th +1.0pp 2nd 5% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.1% 30th +0.3pp 3rd 31% below peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 27th +0.2pp 4th 22% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 19.4% 23rd +0.1pp 5th 12% below peers
Redwood City, CA 21.3% 19th -0.1pp 6th 3% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 22.2% 15th -0.2pp 7th 1% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 21.9% 17th -0.3pp 8th on par with peers
Upland, CA 21.6% 18th -0.3pp 9th 2% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 17.1% 28th -0.3pp 10th 22% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 26.0% 5th -0.6pp 11th 18% above peers
Westland, MI 20.1% 22nd -0.6pp 12th 9% below peers
Apex, NC 29.1% 3rd -0.9pp 13th 32% above peers
Waldorf, MD 24.9% 10th -0.8pp 14th 14% above peers
Longview, TX 25.1% 9th -0.9pp 15th 14% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 24.7% 11th -1.0pp 16th 12% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 16.5% 29th -0.7pp 17th 25% below peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 16th -1.0pp 18th on par with peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 19th 49% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 17.8% 25th -1.2pp 20th 19% below peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 31st -1.0pp 21st 33% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 26th -1.2pp 22nd 22% below peers
Pasco, WA 31.4% 2nd -2.2pp 23rd 43% above peers
Redmond, WA 20.9% 21st -1.5pp 24th 5% below peers
Woodbury, MN 25.8% 6th -1.9pp 25th 18% above peers
Doral, FL 24.5% 13th -2.0pp 26th 12% above peers
Loveland, CO 19.0% 24th -2.1pp 27th 14% below peers
Cicero, IL 25.8% 7th -3.0pp 28th 17% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.8% 8th -3.1pp 29th 17% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 24.7% 12th -3.1pp 30th 12% above peers
Perris, CA 28.5% 4th -3.7pp 31st 30% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±0.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.4% then, 42.9% now; margin ±7.0pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.7% to 42.9%).
Big move 42.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 27.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Farmington Hills, MI 24.5% 23rd +9.6pp 1st 23% below peers
Loveland, CO 30.4% 17th +8.8pp 2nd 4% below peers
Westland, MI 43.3% 4th +12.0pp 3rd 37% above peers
Newport Beach, CA 21.5% 24th +5.6pp 4th 32% below peers
Buena Park, CA 31.6% 16th +7.2pp 5th on par with peers
Silver Spring, MD 33.8% 13th +7.3pp 6th 7% above peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 18th +4.9pp 7th 8% below peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 2nd +7.7pp 8th 44% above peers
Pasco, WA 35.6% 12th +5.9pp 9th 13% above peers
Kendall, FL 25.6% 22nd +3.5pp 10th 19% below peers
Hawthorne, CA 41.0% 9th +5.5pp 11th 30% above peers
Longview, TX 42.5% 6th +4.7pp 12th 34% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 11.3% 31st +0.7pp 13th 64% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 11th +2.5pp 14th 25% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 42.9% 5th +2.5pp 15th 36% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 15.3% 28th +0.9pp 16th 52% below peers
Cicero, IL 41.1% 8th +1.9pp 17th 30% above peers
Perris, CA 32.0% 15th +1.4pp 18th 1% above peers
Woodbury, MN 17.2% 26th +0.5pp 19th 46% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 40.5% 10th +0.4pp 20th 28% above peers
Redmond, WA 12.1% 30th -0.1pp 21st 62% below peers
Upland, CA 29.0% 19th -0.3pp 22nd 8% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 27.8% 21st -2.6pp 23rd 12% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 3rd -5.0pp 24th 39% above peers
Doral, FL 19.2% 25th -2.4pp 25th 39% below peers
Apex, NC 15.1% 29th -2.9pp 26th 52% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 45.8% 1st -9.2pp 27th 45% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 14th -9.1pp 28th 2% above peers
Waldorf, MD 28.8% 20th -9.2pp 29th 9% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 41.6% 7th -13.8pp 30th 32% above peers
Redwood City, CA 16.4% 27th -6.7pp 31st 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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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7 of 23 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.6pp 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 (69.7% then, 71.1% now; margin ±12.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.7% to 71.1%).
71.1%
20102024
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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
Doral, FL 72.7% 8th +13.8pp 1st 5% above peers
Buena Park, CA 70.0% 15th +13.2pp 2nd 1% above peers
Pharr, TX 57.5% 29th +8.4pp 3rd 17% below peers
Apex, NC 77.0% 3rd +9.6pp 4th 11% above peers
Redmond, WA 57.6% 28th +6.9pp 5th 17% below peers
Westland, MI 72.0% 9th +8.5pp 6th 4% above peers
Hawthorne, CA 74.9% 4th +8.3pp 7th 8% above peers
Woodbury, MN 83.3% 1st +8.8pp 8th 20% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 68.0% 18th +7.2pp 9th 2% below peers
Redwood City, CA 73.6% 7th +6.2pp 10th 6% above peers
Kendall, FL 67.8% 19th +4.7pp 11th 2% below peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 22nd +4.1pp 12th 7% below peers
Waldorf, MD 78.3% 2nd +4.8pp 13th 13% above peers
Loveland, CO 66.7% 21st +3.2pp 14th 4% below peers
Newport Beach, CA 60.1% 26th +2.5pp 15th 14% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 67.5% 20th +2.5pp 16th 3% below peers
Cicero, IL 61.9% 23rd +1.7pp 17th 11% below peers
Perris, CA 59.4% 27th +1.5pp 18th 14% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 71.1% 11th +1.4pp 19th 2% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 74.7% 5th +0.1pp 20th 8% above peers
Longview, TX 60.2% 25th -0.5pp 21st 13% below peers
Upland, CA 70.1% 14th -1.8pp 22nd 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 12th -2.1pp 23rd 2% above peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 16th -2.5pp 24th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 57.0% 30th -3.1pp 25th 18% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 74.6% 6th -4.2pp 26th 7% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 71.7% 10th -4.4pp 27th 3% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 69.1% 17th -4.2pp 28th 1% below peers
Pasco, WA 61.9% 24th -4.4pp 29th 11% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 13th -7.2pp 30th 1% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 56.0% 31st -7.2pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 23 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 ±9.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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