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184,216 people (2024) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where Newport News, VA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
181 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 40%
relative change
299 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Household income
Median household income
$69,634
2020-24
▲ 31%
relative change
$53,215 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
5.0%
2020-24
▼ 27%
relative change
6.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
7.8%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
10.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.7%
2020-24
▲ 20%
relative change
76.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
30.6%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
26.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
683 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
778 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
37.2%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
40.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
8 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 40%
relative change
14 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Newport News, VA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
10.3%
2020-24
▲ 80%
relative change
5.7% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
35.0%
2020-24
▼ 22%
relative change
44.8% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.0%
May 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
3.7% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
48.2%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
48.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
9.8%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
10.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
20.3%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
22.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 4 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,587
Jun 2026
▲ 7%
relative change
$1,489 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$297,976
Jun 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$291,133 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$212,134
Jun 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$208,582 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
45.5%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
44.3% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

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

Multi-year view: violent crime is about 15% higher than in 2021 (593 then, 683 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 833 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 683 in April 2026, down from 778 a year earlier.
683 per 100k
2018April 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 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Santa Rosa, CA 282 (Apr 26) -17.1% 1st
Salem, OR 391 (Mar 26) -16.7% 2nd
Glendale, CA 229 (May 26) -16.3% 3rd
Cary, NC 65 (Mar 26) -16.2% 4th
Chattanooga, TN 677 (May 26) -15.4% 5th
Knoxville, TN 649 (May 26) -13.5% 6th
Newport News, VA 683 (Apr 26) -12.1% 7th
Clarksville, TN 342 (May 26) -11.9% 8th
Fort Collins, CO 264 (May 26) -11.0% 9th
Oceanside, CA 407 (May 26) -9.0% 10th
Shreveport, LA 1,091 (May 26) -7.7% 11th
Akron, OH 847 (May 26) -7.0% 12th
Tempe, AZ 425 (May 26) -2.7% 13th
Brownsville, TX 397 (May 26) -2.6% 14th
Springfield, MO 1,230 (May 26) +1.9% 15th
Peoria, AZ 256 (Apr 26) +2.8% 16th
Providence, RI 291 (Feb 26) +2.9% 17th
Grand Rapids, MI 894 (May 26) +6.2% 18th
Elk Grove, CA 177 (May 26) +8.0% 19th
Eugene, OR 334 (Apr 26) +8.5% 20th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Fayetteville, NC down about 37% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bridgeport, CT down about 28% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • New Haven, CT down about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 19% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime is about 15% higher than in 2021 (1,766 then, 2,035 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 2,537 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 2,035 in April 2026, down from 2,522 a year earlier.
2,035 per 100k
2018April 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%
Clarksville, TN 1,047 (May 26) -30.9% 1st
Salem, OR 2,042 (May 26) -29.1% 2nd
Cary, NC 907 (Mar 26) -28.4% 3rd
Eugene, OR 2,463 (May 26) -26.2% 4th
Knoxville, TN 2,057 (May 26) -23.9% 5th
Brownsville, TX 1,383 (May 26) -23.3% 6th
Fort Collins, CO 1,640 (May 26) -21.9% 7th
Newport News, VA 2,035 (Apr 26) -19.3% 8th
Akron, OH 2,812 (May 26) -14.1% 9th
Chattanooga, TN 3,252 (May 26) -13.1% 10th
Oceanside, CA 1,509 (May 26) -12.2% 11th
Shreveport, LA 3,354 (May 26) -9.9% 12th
Providence, RI 1,549 (Feb 26) -7.1% 13th
Springfield, MO 3,855 (May 26) -6.9% 14th
Glendale, CA 1,782 (May 26) -6.5% 15th
Peoria, AZ 1,085 (Apr 26) -5.2% 16th
Grand Rapids, MI 2,267 (May 26) -2.9% 17th
Santa Rosa, CA 1,335 (Apr 26) -2.8% 18th
Tempe, AZ 2,771 (May 26) -0.4% 19th
Elk Grove, CA 1,229 (May 26) +1.7% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murrieta, CA down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • College Station, TX down about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Boise, ID down about 22% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide fell about 40% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% 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 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 8 in April 2026, down from 14 a year earlier.
8 per 100k
2018April 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Eugene, OR 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Cary, NC 0 (Mar 26) -100.0% 2nd
Glendale, CA 1 (May 26) -75.0% 3rd
Providence, RI 2 (Feb 26) -63.7% 4th
Salem, OR 1 (May 26) -59.9% 5th
Santa Rosa, CA 2 (Apr 26) -55.6% 6th
Brownsville, TX 1 (May 26) -49.9% 7th
Newport News, VA 8 (Apr 26) -40.0% 8th
Birmingham, AL 37 (May 26) -36.5% 9th
Chattanooga, TN 7 (May 26) -35.0% 10th
Springfield, MO 5 (May 26) -30.7% 11th
Oceanside, CA 3 (May 26) -16.8% 12th
Elk Grove, CA 3 (May 26) -16.5% 13th
Clarksville, TN 6 (May 26) -7.7% 14th
Fort Collins, CO 2 (May 26) +0.0% 15th
Knoxville, TN 8 (May 26) +14.3% 16th
Shreveport, LA 25 (May 26) +22.2% 17th
Akron, OH 13 (May 26) +38.9% 18th
Grand Rapids, MI 8 (May 26) +41.5% 19th
Tempe, AZ 7 (May 26) +160.1% 20th
Peoria, AZ 3 (Apr 26) +200.0% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Bridgeport, CT down about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Rockford, IL down about 40% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Hartford, CT down about 30% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 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 →

Vehicle theft fell about 40% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 6% lower than in 2021 (191 then, 181 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 316 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 181 in April 2026, down from 299 a year earlier.
181 per 100k
2018April 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%
Brownsville, TX 169 (May 26) -46.0% 1st
Eugene, OR 164 (May 26) -45.1% 2nd
Salem, OR 218 (May 26) -43.6% 3rd
Newport News, VA 181 (Apr 26) -39.6% 4th
Clarksville, TN 119 (May 26) -38.9% 5th
Fort Collins, CO 112 (May 26) -37.9% 6th
Cary, NC 71 (Mar 26) -36.1% 7th
Knoxville, TN 239 (May 26) -33.6% 8th
Elk Grove, CA 67 (May 26) -32.2% 9th
Chattanooga, TN 375 (May 26) -32.2% 10th
Tempe, AZ 197 (May 26) -30.5% 11th
Peoria, AZ 89 (Apr 26) -29.6% 12th
Santa Rosa, CA 121 (Apr 26) -28.7% 13th
Glendale, CA 141 (May 26) -27.5% 14th
Oceanside, CA 122 (May 26) -23.8% 15th
Akron, OH 316 (May 26) -21.4% 16th
Providence, RI 167 (Feb 26) -14.9% 17th
Grand Rapids, MI 242 (May 26) -11.2% 18th
Shreveport, LA 490 (May 26) -10.6% 19th
Springfield, MO 419 (May 26) -4.4% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • College Station, TX down about 43% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Carlsbad, CA down about 40% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Port St. Lucie, FL down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $53,215 to $69,634 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,910). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 37% from 2014 to 2024 ($51,000 to $69,634).
$69,634
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $93,170 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Providence, RI $68,119 21st +49% 1st 14% below peers
Chattanooga, TN $64,523 23rd +42% 2nd 19% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,130 14th +40% 3rd 4% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI $69,108 20th +38% 4th 13% below peers
Tempe, AZ $79,663 16th +37% 5th on par with peers
Ontario, CA $88,941 10th +37% 6th 12% above peers
Brownsville, TX $52,130 27th +35% 7th 35% below peers
Salem, OR $75,487 17th +35% 8th 5% below peers
Oceanside, CA $97,737 6th +34% 9th 23% above peers
Elk Grove, CA $125,924 2nd +34% 10th 58% above peers
Knoxville, TN $54,039 26th +34% 11th 32% below peers
Springfield, MO $49,311 28th +34% 12th 38% below peers
Glendale, CA $88,393 11th +34% 13th 11% above peers
Garden Grove, CA $92,174 9th +33% 14th 16% above peers
Vancouver, WA $81,338 15th +32% 15th 2% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA $99,060 5th +31% 16th 24% above peers
Newport News, VA $69,634 18th +31% 17th 13% below peers
Eugene, OR $66,562 22nd +31% 18th 16% below peers
Aurora, IL $93,633 8th +31% 19th 18% above peers
Clarksville, TN $69,303 19th +29% 20th 13% below peers
Fort Collins, CO $85,070 13th +29% 21st 7% above peers
Cary, NC $134,905 1st +29% 22nd 69% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA $120,919 3rd +27% 23rd 52% above peers
Peoria, AZ $95,815 7th +27% 24th 20% above peers
Shreveport, LA $48,699 29th +25% 25th 39% below peers
Akron, OH $48,076 30th +24% 26th 40% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $85,104 12th +24% 27th 7% above peers
Birmingham, AL $46,051 31st +23% 28th 42% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $111,895 4th +23% 29th 40% above peers
Paradise, NV $59,190 24th +23% 30th 26% below peers
Montgomery, AL $56,811 25th +18% 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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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6 of 47 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,426 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment is 0.5 percentage points higher than in 2022 (3.5% then, 4.0% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 3.2% in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 55% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in May 2026, up from 3.7% a year earlier.
4.0%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 3.8% (May 26) +0.5pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Akron, OH 3.4% (May 26) 4th -1.9pp 1st 15% below peers
Brownsville, TX 7.1% (May 26) 30th -1.3pp 2nd 77% above peers
Providence, RI 4.1% (May 26) 18th -1.1pp 3rd 2% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 3.4% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 4th 15% below peers
Springfield, MO 3.6% (May 26) 8th -0.5pp 5th 10% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 3.4% (May 26) 6th -0.4pp 6th 15% below peers
Oceanside, CA 3.9% (May 26) 13th -0.3pp 7th 3% below peers
Ontario, CA 4.0% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 8th on par with peers
Santa Rosa, CA 3.7% (May 26) 10th -0.3pp 9th 7% below peers
Salem, OR 4.7% (May 26) 26th -0.2pp 10th 18% above peers
Glendale, CA 5.2% (May 26) 28th -0.2pp 11th 30% above peers
Knoxville, TN 2.8% (May 26) 1st -0.2pp 12th 30% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 3.5% (May 26) 7th -0.2pp 13th 12% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 5.3% (May 26) 29th -0.1pp 14th 32% above peers
Cary, NC 2.9% (May 26) 2nd -0.1pp 15th 28% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 3.8% (May 26) 12th -0.1pp 16th 5% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 3.3% (May 26) 3rd +0.0pp 17th 18% below peers
Shreveport, LA 4.6% (May 26) 24th +0.0pp 18th 15% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 4.0% (May 26) 15th +0.0pp 19th on par with peers
Clarksville, TN 3.6% (May 26) 9th +0.0pp 20th 10% below peers
Eugene, OR 4.6% (May 26) 25th +0.1pp 21st 15% above peers
Newport News, VA 4.0% (May 26) 16th +0.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Tempe, AZ 4.1% (May 26) 19th +0.4pp 23rd 2% above peers
Aurora, IL 4.3% (May 26) 20th +0.4pp 24th 7% above peers
Vancouver, WA 5.0% (May 26) 27th +0.6pp 25th 25% above peers
Peoria, AZ 4.3% (May 26) 21st +0.6pp 26th 7% above peers
Birmingham, AL 4.0% (May 26) 17th +0.9pp 27th on par with peers
Montgomery, AL 3.7% (May 26) 11th +0.9pp 28th 7% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 4.5% (May 26) 23rd +1.1pp 29th 12% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 4.4% (May 26) 22nd +1.1pp 30th 10% above 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 →

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.5% then, 14.0% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.5% to 13.9%).
14.0%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 9.5% -0.6pp
United States ref 12.0%
Tempe, AZ 15.0% 18th -3.7pp 1st 7% above peers
Vancouver, WA 10.1% 10th -2.5pp 2nd 28% below peers
Oceanside, CA 8.2% 5th -2.0pp 3rd 41% below peers
Brownsville, TX 23.4% 30th -5.6pp 4th 68% above peers
Springfield, MO 17.4% 22nd -4.1pp 5th 25% above peers
Providence, RI 19.2% 25th -4.3pp 6th 37% above peers
Knoxville, TN 19.2% 26th -4.1pp 7th 37% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 16.4% 20th -3.3pp 8th 17% above peers
Aurora, IL 9.4% 7th -1.8pp 9th 32% below peers
Clarksville, TN 12.0% 11th -2.1pp 10th 14% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 12.2% 12th -1.7pp 11th 12% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 14.8% 17th -1.8pp 12th 6% above peers
Ontario, CA 12.3% 13th -1.2pp 13th 11% below peers
Shreveport, LA 22.9% 29th -2.1pp 14th 64% above peers
Salem, OR 13.7% 15th -1.1pp 15th 2% below peers
Eugene, OR 18.3% 23rd -1.4pp 16th 31% above peers
Birmingham, AL 23.6% 31st -1.4pp 17th 69% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 9.6% 8th -0.5pp 18th 31% below peers
Glendale, CA 12.8% 14th -0.6pp 19th 8% below peers
Newport News, VA 13.9% 16th -0.6pp 20th on par with peers
Huntington Beach, CA 7.8% 2nd -0.2pp 21st 44% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 15.0% 19th -0.5pp 22nd 8% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 7.9% 4th -0.1pp 23rd 43% below peers
Akron, OH 22.8% 28th -0.0pp 24th 64% above peers
Paradise, NV 17.4% 21st +0.2pp 25th 25% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 7.9% 3rd +0.1pp 26th 44% below peers
Montgomery, AL 20.6% 27th +0.7pp 27th 48% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 9.9% 9th +0.6pp 28th 29% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 18.5% 24th +1.7pp 29th 33% above peers
Peoria, AZ 8.3% 6th +0.9pp 30th 41% below peers
Cary, NC 5.6% 1st +0.9pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.2% then, 20.3% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.7% to 20.3%).
20.3%
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%
Oceanside, CA 8.7% 5th -6.2pp 1st 48% below peers
Vancouver, WA 12.0% 10th -6.5pp 2nd 28% below peers
Knoxville, TN 23.9% 22nd -9.1pp 3rd 43% above peers
Brownsville, TX 30.7% 27th -10.4pp 4th 84% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 14.2% 13th -4.5pp 5th 15% below peers
Aurora, IL 12.8% 11th -3.7pp 6th 23% below peers
Shreveport, LA 30.5% 26th -8.4pp 7th 83% above peers
Ontario, CA 16.8% 17th -4.4pp 8th 1% above peers
Eugene, OR 15.6% 14th -4.0pp 9th 7% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 23.0% 21st -5.9pp 10th 38% above peers
Springfield, MO 19.3% 19th -4.8pp 11th 15% above peers
Providence, RI 28.0% 25th -6.8pp 12th 68% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 8.3% 3rd -1.8pp 13th 50% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 11.3% 9th -2.3pp 14th 32% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 8.7% 4th -1.7pp 15th 48% below peers
Salem, OR 16.7% 16th -3.2pp 16th on par with peers
Tempe, AZ 16.9% 18th -2.9pp 17th 1% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 25.1% 24th -4.1pp 18th 50% above peers
Glendale, CA 14.1% 12th -2.0pp 19th 15% below peers
Clarksville, TN 16.4% 15th -2.0pp 20th 1% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 7.5% 2nd -0.9pp 21st 55% below peers
Newport News, VA 20.3% 20th -1.9pp 22nd 22% above peers
Paradise, NV 23.9% 23rd -1.5pp 23rd 43% above peers
Akron, OH 35.0% 30th -1.3pp 24th 110% above peers
Birmingham, AL 40.5% 31st -0.4pp 25th 142% above peers
Montgomery, AL 32.5% 29th +0.1pp 26th 95% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 9.3% 7th +0.1pp 27th 44% below peers
Cary, NC 6.1% 1st +0.1pp 28th 64% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 10.6% 8th +0.6pp 29th 36% below peers
Peoria, AZ 9.2% 6th +0.6pp 30th 45% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 31.3% 28th +4.6pp 31st 88% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oceanside, CA down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 15.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 76.7% to 91.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 13.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (77.8% to 91.7%).
91.7%
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%
Brownsville, TX 86.1% 28th +32.9pp 1st 7% below peers
Shreveport, LA 85.2% 29th +15.8pp 2nd 8% below peers
Birmingham, AL 87.1% 27th +15.0pp 3rd 6% below peers
Newport News, VA 91.7% 19th +15.1pp 4th 1% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 90.5% 22nd +12.9pp 5th 2% below peers
Paradise, NV 89.4% 25th +11.4pp 6th 3% below peers
Akron, OH 89.2% 26th +11.0pp 7th 3% below peers
Springfield, MO 83.7% 31st +10.3pp 8th 9% below peers
Ontario, CA 95.0% 6th +11.5pp 9th 3% above peers
Montgomery, AL 90.4% 23rd +10.9pp 10th 2% below peers
Providence, RI 89.8% 24th +10.6pp 11th 3% below peers
Glendale, CA 92.3% 16th +9.1pp 12th on par with peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 91.8% 18th +8.7pp 13th 1% below peers
Knoxville, TN 85.0% 30th +7.9pp 14th 8% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 90.5% 21st +7.8pp 15th 2% below peers
Clarksville, TN 93.7% 10th +6.9pp 16th 1% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 96.0% 3rd +6.2pp 17th 4% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 93.2% 12th +5.9pp 18th 1% above peers
Aurora, IL 93.0% 13th +5.7pp 19th 1% above peers
Tempe, AZ 94.3% 9th +5.7pp 20th 2% above peers
Eugene, OR 92.2% 17th +5.5pp 21st on par with peers
Vancouver, WA 93.4% 11th +5.5pp 22nd 1% above peers
Salem, OR 92.6% 14th +5.0pp 23rd on par with peers
Oceanside, CA 95.5% 4th +5.1pp 24th 3% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 94.4% 8th +5.0pp 25th 2% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 91.3% 20th +4.3pp 26th 1% below peers
Peoria, AZ 94.7% 7th +4.4pp 27th 3% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 97.1% 1st +4.1pp 28th 5% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 92.4% 15th +2.4pp 29th on par with peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 95.0% 5th +2.4pp 30th 3% above peers
Cary, NC 96.6% 2nd +1.3pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brownsville, TX up 33.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ponce zona urbana, PR up 25.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 20.9pp 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
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.03).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (0.43 to 0.45).
0.45
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 0.47 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Providence, RI 0.50 27th -0.038 1st 11% above peers
Clarksville, TN 0.38 1st -0.023 2nd 15% below peers
Akron, OH 0.46 19th -0.026 3rd 1% above peers
Aurora, IL 0.42 4th -0.019 4th 8% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 0.43 9th -0.017 5th 4% below peers
Tempe, AZ 0.45 14th -0.017 6th 1% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 0.39 2nd -0.011 7th 14% below peers
Brownsville, TX 0.47 20th -0.011 8th 3% above peers
Knoxville, TN 0.49 23rd -0.010 9th 8% above peers
Springfield, MO 0.47 21st -0.008 10th 3% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 0.54 30th -0.009 11th 18% above peers
Oceanside, CA 0.42 5th -0.006 12th 7% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 0.44 11th -0.006 13th 3% below peers
Montgomery, AL 0.49 24th -0.003 14th 9% above peers
Salem, OR 0.44 13th -0.002 15th 2% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 0.50 26th -0.001 16th 11% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 0.43 6th +0.000 17th 6% below peers
Eugene, OR 0.49 25th +0.002 18th 9% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 0.46 18th +0.002 19th 1% above peers
Paradise, NV 0.48 22nd +0.003 20th 5% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 0.45 15th +0.003 21st 1% below peers
Birmingham, AL 0.51 29th +0.005 22nd 13% above peers
Glendale, CA 0.51 28th +0.005 23rd 12% above peers
Shreveport, LA 0.54 31st +0.006 24th 19% above peers
Newport News, VA 0.45 16th +0.008 25th on par with peers
Cary, NC 0.43 7th +0.009 26th 6% below peers
Vancouver, WA 0.44 12th +0.010 27th 2% below peers
Ontario, CA 0.41 3rd +0.017 28th 10% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 0.43 8th +0.020 29th 5% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 0.45 17th +0.022 30th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 0.44 10th +0.025 31st 3% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.03 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (13.9% then, 14.0% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 0.7 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (13.3% to 14.0%).
14.0%
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
Chattanooga, TN 12.9% 13th -4.7pp 1st 8% below peers
Knoxville, TN 14.7% 18th -4.5pp 2nd 5% above peers
Providence, RI 25.3% 30th -7.4pp 3rd 81% above peers
Clarksville, TN 10.4% 10th -2.6pp 4th 25% below peers
Tempe, AZ 6.0% 3rd -1.4pp 5th 57% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 15.4% 20th -3.5pp 6th 10% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 13.1% 14th -2.6pp 7th 7% below peers
Eugene, OR 16.8% 23rd -1.9pp 8th 20% above peers
Cary, NC 2.7% 1st -0.3pp 9th 81% below peers
Birmingham, AL 21.8% 28th -1.6pp 10th 56% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 6.8% 4th -0.4pp 11th 51% below peers
Vancouver, WA 16.6% 21st -0.7pp 12th 19% above peers
Akron, OH 25.1% 29th -0.1pp 13th 80% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 7.2% 6th +0.0pp 14th 49% below peers
Peoria, AZ 7.0% 5th +0.0pp 15th 50% below peers
Newport News, VA 14.0% 16th +0.1pp 16th on par with peers
Paradise, NV 16.6% 22nd +0.1pp 17th 19% above peers
Salem, OR 20.6% 25th +0.2pp 18th 48% above peers
Ontario, CA 12.5% 12th +0.2pp 19th 11% below peers
Aurora, IL 15.4% 19th +0.2pp 20th 10% above peers
Springfield, MO 14.4% 17th +0.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Brownsville, TX 29.1% 31st +1.9pp 22nd 108% above peers
Shreveport, LA 21.5% 26th +1.6pp 23rd 54% above peers
Montgomery, AL 21.7% 27th +1.6pp 24th 55% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 10.5% 11th +1.0pp 25th 25% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 9.1% 9th +0.9pp 26th 35% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 13.8% 15th +1.8pp 27th 1% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 5.7% 2nd +1.1pp 28th 59% below peers
Oceanside, CA 8.5% 7th +2.4pp 29th 39% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 8.9% 8th +3.1pp 30th 36% below peers
Glendale, CA 18.7% 24th +10.5pp 31st 34% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $297,976 in June 2026, up from $291,133 a year earlier.
$297,976
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $419,920 (Jun 26) +2.0%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Huntington Beach, CA $1,369,864 (Jun 26) 1st +4.2% 1st 183% above peers
Akron, OH $144,687 (Jun 26) 29th +3.5% 2nd 70% below peers
Garden Grove, CA $1,016,134 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.1% 3rd 110% above peers
Aurora, IL $327,932 (Jun 26) 20th +2.8% 4th 32% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $313,551 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.8% 5th 35% below peers
Springfield, MO $248,023 (Jun 26) 25th +2.5% 6th 49% below peers
Montgomery, AL $153,885 (Jun 26) 27th +2.4% 7th 68% below peers
Newport News, VA $297,976 (Jun 26) 24th +2.4% 8th 38% below peers
Brownsville, TX $196,964 (Jun 26) 26th +2.2% 9th 59% below peers
Shreveport, LA $147,051 (Jun 26) 28th +2.1% 10th 70% below peers
Providence, RI $438,893 (Jun 26) 18th +2.0% 11th 9% below peers
Knoxville, TN $376,648 (Jun 26) 19th +1.0% 12th 22% below peers
Glendale, CA $1,197,774 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.7% 13th 147% above peers
Salem, OR $440,407 (Jun 26) 17th +0.3% 14th 9% below peers
Oceanside, CA $877,395 (Jun 26) 4th +0.1% 15th 81% above peers
Eugene, OR $484,308 (Jun 26) 15th +0.0% 16th on par with peers
Clarksville, TN $322,202 (Jun 26) 22nd -0.2% 17th 33% below peers
Vancouver, WA $511,271 (Jun 26) 12th -0.5% 18th 6% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $789,064 (Jun 26) 5th -0.7% 19th 63% above peers
Fort Collins, CO $569,102 (Jun 26) 10th -1.0% 20th 18% above peers
Ontario, CA $670,587 (Jun 26) 7th -1.0% 21st 38% above peers
Chattanooga, TN $324,364 (Jun 26) 21st -1.1% 22nd 33% below peers
Tempe, AZ $467,863 (Jun 26) 16th -1.3% 23rd 3% below peers
Peoria, AZ $486,091 (Jun 26) 14th -1.3% 24th on par with peers
Santa Rosa, CA $720,728 (Jun 26) 6th -1.5% 25th 49% above peers
Cary, NC $631,158 (Jun 26) 9th -2.0% 26th 30% above peers
Birmingham, AL $139,502 (Jun 26) 30th -2.2% 27th 71% below peers
Elk Grove, CA $637,106 (Jun 26) 8th -3.0% 28th 32% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $489,023 (Jun 26) 13th -3.0% 29th 1% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $511,582 (Jun 26) 11th -3.1% 30th 6% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $212,134 in June 2026, up from $208,582 a year earlier.
$212,134
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $245,186 (Jun 26) +2.9%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Montgomery, AL $69,404 (Jun 26) 28th +4.9% 1st 80% below peers
Akron, OH $92,045 (Jun 26) 27th +4.3% 2nd 74% below peers
Aurora, IL $251,367 (Jun 26) 19th +4.2% 3rd 29% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA $932,527 (Jun 26) 1st +3.7% 4th 163% above peers
Brownsville, TX $131,535 (Jun 26) 26th +3.2% 5th 63% below peers
Garden Grove, CA $808,746 (Jun 26) 2nd +3.1% 6th 128% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI $234,470 (Jun 26) 21st +2.7% 7th 34% below peers
Providence, RI $354,879 (Jun 26) 15th +2.6% 8th on par with peers
Springfield, MO $164,990 (Jun 26) 25th +2.2% 9th 54% below peers
Newport News, VA $212,134 (Jun 26) 23rd +1.7% 10th 40% below peers
Knoxville, TN $255,108 (Jun 26) 18th +1.5% 11th 28% below peers
Birmingham, AL $64,767 (Jun 26) 29th +1.1% 12th 82% below peers
Salem, OR $362,862 (Jun 26) 14th +0.5% 13th 2% above peers
Eugene, OR $384,769 (Jun 26) 12th +0.2% 14th 8% above peers
Shreveport, LA $48,751 (Jun 26) 30th +0.1% 15th 86% below peers
Chattanooga, TN $201,990 (Jun 26) 24th -0.4% 16th 43% below peers
Ontario, CA $543,241 (Jun 26) 7th -0.4% 17th 53% above peers
Glendale, CA $743,964 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.7% 18th 110% above peers
Oceanside, CA $630,359 (Jun 26) 4th -0.8% 19th 78% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $618,061 (Jun 26) 5th -0.8% 20th 74% above peers
Vancouver, WA $416,145 (Jun 26) 10th -0.9% 21st 17% above peers
Clarksville, TN $243,006 (Jun 26) 20th -1.2% 22nd 32% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA $563,545 (Jun 26) 6th -1.2% 23rd 59% above peers
Peoria, AZ $368,292 (Jun 26) 13th -1.8% 24th 4% above peers
Fort Collins, CO $414,514 (Jun 26) 11th -2.0% 25th 17% above peers
Tempe, AZ $336,259 (Jun 26) 16th -2.7% 26th 5% below peers
Elk Grove, CA $536,250 (Jun 26) 8th -3.0% 27th 51% above peers
Cary, NC $441,245 (Jun 26) 9th -3.2% 28th 24% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $306,773 (Jun 26) 17th -4.0% 29th 14% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $225,973 (Jun 26) 22nd -8.1% 30th 36% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (48.9% then, 48.2% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.6% to 48.2%).
48.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 67.3% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Providence, RI 41.4% 30th +5.3pp 1st 23% below peers
Ontario, CA 58.0% 9th +4.5pp 2nd 7% above peers
Glendale, CA 35.2% 31st +2.2pp 3rd 35% below peers
Paradise, NV 42.0% 29th +2.6pp 4th 22% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 56.7% 10th +2.7pp 5th 5% above peers
Clarksville, TN 55.5% 12th +2.5pp 6th 3% above peers
Tempe, AZ 42.3% 28th +1.7pp 7th 22% below peers
Springfield, MO 43.9% 27th +1.6pp 8th 19% below peers
Aurora, IL 66.4% 5th +1.9pp 9th 23% above peers
Salem, OR 55.9% 11th +1.6pp 10th 3% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 54.1% 15th +1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 76.0% 1st +1.8pp 12th 41% above peers
Knoxville, TN 46.6% 25th +0.8pp 13th 14% below peers
Brownsville, TX 61.7% 7th +1.0pp 14th 14% above peers
Birmingham, AL 45.5% 26th +0.6pp 15th 16% below peers
Eugene, OR 47.9% 24th +0.6pp 16th 11% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 62.3% 6th +0.8pp 17th 15% above peers
Oceanside, CA 58.3% 8th +0.7pp 18th 8% above peers
Akron, OH 50.7% 22nd +0.5pp 19th 6% below peers
Shreveport, LA 53.3% 17th +0.5pp 20th 1% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 53.1% 18th -0.1pp 21st 2% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 52.4% 19th -0.2pp 22nd 3% below peers
Montgomery, AL 54.4% 14th -0.7pp 23rd 1% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 73.8% 2nd -1.1pp 24th 37% above peers
Newport News, VA 48.2% 23rd -0.8pp 25th 11% below peers
Vancouver, WA 50.8% 21st -0.9pp 26th 6% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 69.6% 3rd -1.4pp 27th 29% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 55.4% 13th -1.2pp 28th 3% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 54.0% 16th -1.4pp 29th on par with peers
Cary, NC 66.6% 4th -1.8pp 30th 23% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 51.6% 20th -1.8pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 7% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,587 in June 2026, up from $1,489 a year earlier.
$1,587
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Newport News, VA $1,587 (Jun 26) 21st +6.5% 1st 14% below peers
Brownsville, TX $1,569 (Jun 26) 23rd +5.5% 2nd 15% below peers
Akron, OH $1,130 (Jun 26) 30th +4.6% 3rd 39% below peers
Shreveport, LA $1,170 (Jun 26) 29th +3.7% 4th 36% below peers
Providence, RI $2,293 (Jun 26) 11th +3.3% 5th 25% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL $2,794 (Jun 26) 4th +3.2% 6th 52% above peers
Springfield, MO $1,230 (Jun 26) 28th +3.1% 7th 33% below peers
Eugene, OR $1,842 (Jun 26) 15th +3.1% 8th on par with peers
Grand Rapids, MI $1,627 (Jun 26) 20th +2.9% 9th 12% below peers
Garden Grove, CA $2,679 (Jun 26) 7th +2.9% 10th 45% above peers
Montgomery, AL $1,343 (Jun 26) 27th +2.8% 11th 27% below peers
Oceanside, CA $2,974 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.7% 12th 61% above peers
Aurora, IL $2,287 (Jun 26) 12th +2.5% 13th 24% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA $2,534 (Jun 26) 10th +2.4% 14th 38% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA $3,078 (Jun 26) 1st +2.3% 15th 67% above peers
Elk Grove, CA $2,688 (Jun 26) 6th +2.0% 16th 46% above peers
Chattanooga, TN $1,505 (Jun 26) 24th +1.9% 17th 18% below peers
Fort Collins, CO $1,938 (Jun 26) 13th +1.3% 18th 5% above peers
Ontario, CA $2,635 (Jun 26) 8th +1.1% 19th 43% above peers
Clarksville, TN $1,376 (Jun 26) 25th +0.7% 20th 25% below peers
Birmingham, AL $1,359 (Jun 26) 26th +0.5% 21st 26% below peers
Cary, NC $1,775 (Jun 26) 17th +0.4% 22nd 4% below peers
Vancouver, WA $1,818 (Jun 26) 16th +0.3% 23rd 1% below peers
Peoria, AZ $1,876 (Jun 26) 14th +0.3% 24th 2% above peers
Knoxville, TN $1,735 (Jun 26) 18th +0.1% 25th 6% below peers
Salem, OR $1,585 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.1% 26th 14% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA $2,813 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.3% 27th 53% above peers
Glendale, CA $2,732 (Jun 26) 5th -0.6% 28th 48% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL $2,550 (Jun 26) 9th -0.8% 29th 38% above peers
Tempe, AZ $1,667 (Jun 26) 19th -1.2% 30th 9% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden fell 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.0% to 37.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.6% to 37.2%).
37.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 29.2% -0.7pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Chattanooga, TN 31.6% 5th -2.8pp 1st 17% below peers
Brownsville, TX 32.1% 6th -2.5pp 2nd 16% below peers
Newport News, VA 37.2% 13th -2.8pp 3rd 2% below peers
Shreveport, LA 37.0% 12th -2.4pp 4th 3% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 32.3% 7th -1.8pp 5th 15% below peers
Aurora, IL 30.5% 3rd -1.7pp 6th 20% below peers
Providence, RI 41.6% 22nd -1.9pp 7th 9% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 31.3% 4th -1.3pp 8th 18% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 45.0% 27th -1.1pp 9th 18% above peers
Oceanside, CA 44.8% 26th -1.1pp 10th 18% above peers
Eugene, OR 43.2% 24th -0.2pp 11th 13% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 38.5% 18th +0.2pp 12th 1% above peers
Springfield, MO 36.1% 10th +0.2pp 13th 5% below peers
Glendale, CA 53.2% 31st +0.5pp 14th 40% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 45.3% 28th +0.6pp 15th 19% above peers
Clarksville, TN 33.2% 8th +0.6pp 16th 13% below peers
Peoria, AZ 29.2% 2nd +0.5pp 17th 23% below peers
Salem, OR 37.6% 14th +0.7pp 18th 1% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 41.5% 21st +0.9pp 19th 9% above peers
Ontario, CA 46.5% 30th +1.2pp 20th 22% above peers
Birmingham, AL 41.0% 20th +1.1pp 21st 8% above peers
Vancouver, WA 38.2% 17th +1.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Huntington Beach, CA 40.1% 19th +1.4pp 23rd 5% above peers
Tempe, AZ 37.7% 15th +1.4pp 24th 1% below peers
Akron, OH 36.8% 11th +1.5pp 25th 3% below peers
Knoxville, TN 38.1% 16th +1.6pp 26th on par with peers
Montgomery, AL 35.4% 9th +2.0pp 27th 7% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 42.0% 23rd +2.7pp 28th 10% above peers
Paradise, NV 45.3% 29th +3.5pp 29th 19% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 43.6% 25th +3.7pp 30th 15% above peers
Cary, NC 22.9% 1st +2.3pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 →

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.6% then, 9.8% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.1% to 9.8%).
9.8%
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
Montgomery, AL 7.0% 15th -1.8pp 1st 5% below peers
Tempe, AZ 7.7% 17th -1.9pp 2nd 4% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 4.1% 6th -1.0pp 3rd 45% below peers
Knoxville, TN 9.1% 22nd -1.3pp 4th 23% above peers
Birmingham, AL 12.0% 28th -1.7pp 5th 62% above peers
Glendale, CA 10.3% 25th -1.4pp 6th 39% above peers
Brownsville, TX 7.4% 16th -0.9pp 7th on par with peers
Springfield, MO 9.0% 21st -0.9pp 8th 21% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 8.6% 20th -0.9pp 9th 16% above peers
Oceanside, CA 4.5% 9th -0.5pp 10th 39% below peers
Eugene, OR 10.2% 24th -1.0pp 11th 37% above peers
Shreveport, LA 11.0% 27th -1.1pp 12th 48% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 8.2% 19th -0.7pp 13th 11% above peers
Newport News, VA 9.8% 23rd -0.8pp 14th 32% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 10.9% 26th -0.8pp 15th 48% above peers
Providence, RI 17.1% 31st -1.3pp 16th 131% above peers
Peoria, AZ 4.4% 7th -0.3pp 17th 41% below peers
Clarksville, TN 4.4% 8th -0.2pp 18th 41% below peers
Vancouver, WA 6.9% 13th -0.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 6.2% 11th +0.0pp 20th 16% below peers
Paradise, NV 14.6% 30th +0.2pp 21st 97% above peers
Akron, OH 14.2% 29th +0.3pp 22nd 92% above peers
Salem, OR 7.8% 18th +0.2pp 23rd 5% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 3.6% 2nd +0.4pp 24th 52% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 3.6% 3rd +0.5pp 25th 51% below peers
Ontario, CA 4.0% 5th +0.6pp 26th 47% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 6.6% 12th +1.0pp 27th 11% below peers
Cary, NC 3.2% 1st +0.5pp 28th 57% below peers
Aurora, IL 5.3% 10th +1.3pp 29th 29% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 7.0% 14th +1.9pp 30th 6% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 3.7% 4th +1.1pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Athens, GA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Bernardino, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.6% to 7.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.5% to 7.8%).
7.8%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.7% -1.6pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Newport News, VA 7.8% 16th -2.8pp 1st on par with peers
Eugene, OR 5.1% 4th -1.6pp 2nd 35% below peers
Glendale, CA 5.6% 7th -1.6pp 3rd 28% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 6.1% 8th -1.3pp 4th 22% below peers
Shreveport, LA 7.8% 15th -1.6pp 5th 1% below peers
Brownsville, TX 26.0% 31st -4.9pp 6th 232% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 7.1% 9th -1.3pp 7th 9% below peers
Cary, NC 4.9% 3rd -0.8pp 8th 37% below peers
Aurora, IL 9.7% 22nd -1.3pp 9th 24% above peers
Ontario, CA 9.1% 21st -1.2pp 10th 17% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 13.5% 29th -1.7pp 11th 72% above peers
Oceanside, CA 8.1% 17th -0.9pp 12th 4% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 5.3% 5th -0.6pp 13th 32% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 7.4% 12th -0.7pp 14th 6% below peers
Springfield, MO 12.4% 27th -0.8pp 15th 58% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 9.1% 20th -0.6pp 16th 16% above peers
Vancouver, WA 7.5% 14th -0.3pp 17th 4% below peers
Providence, RI 7.3% 11th -0.2pp 18th 7% below peers
Akron, OH 8.4% 18th -0.1pp 19th 8% above peers
Salem, OR 7.2% 10th +0.0pp 20th 9% below peers
Paradise, NV 15.2% 30th +0.4pp 21st 93% above peers
Birmingham, AL 12.6% 28th +0.4pp 22nd 61% above peers
Montgomery, AL 10.8% 24th +0.5pp 23rd 37% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 4.9% 2nd +0.2pp 24th 38% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 5.5% 6th +0.5pp 25th 29% below peers
Tempe, AZ 9.9% 23rd +1.0pp 26th 26% above peers
Knoxville, TN 11.5% 25th +1.5pp 27th 47% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 2.9% 1st +0.4pp 28th 63% below peers
Clarksville, TN 9.0% 19th +1.3pp 29th 15% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 12.0% 26th +1.8pp 30th 54% above peers
Peoria, AZ 7.4% 13th +1.1pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Riverview, FL down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Hialeah, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rialto, CA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

40.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 35.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Cary, NC 21.8% 1st 37% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 22.7% 2nd 35% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 24.1% 3rd 31% below peers
Glendale, CA 24.3% 4th 30% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 25.3% 5th 27% below peers
Oceanside, CA 26.8% 6th 23% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 29.5% 7th 15% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 29.9% 8th 14% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 30.7% 9th 12% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 31.0% 10th 11% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 31.4% 11th 10% below peers
Peoria, AZ 32.0% 12th 8% below peers
Eugene, OR 32.2% 13th 7% below peers
Tempe, AZ 32.3% 14th 7% below peers
Vancouver, WA 34.6% 15th on par with peers
Paradise, NV 34.7% 16th on par with peers
Providence, RI 35.3% 17th 2% above peers
Ontario, CA 35.5% 18th 2% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 35.6% 19th 3% above peers
Springfield, MO 37.0% 20th 7% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 37.2% 21st 7% above peers
Aurora, IL 37.6% 22nd 8% above peers
Salem, OR 38.2% 23rd 10% above peers
Newport News, VA 40.5% 24th 17% above peers
Knoxville, TN 41.0% 25th 18% above peers
Clarksville, TN 43.5% 26th 25% above peers
Montgomery, AL 44.8% 27th 29% above peers
Birmingham, AL 44.9% 28th 29% above peers
Akron, OH 45.4% 29th 31% above peers
Shreveport, LA 46.0% 30th 33% above peers
Brownsville, TX 47.6% 31st 37% 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 →

Child uninsured fell 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.8% to 5.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 5.0%).
5.0%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 4.7% -0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Glendale, CA 1.9% 1st -1.5pp 1st 59% below peers
Salem, OR 1.9% 2nd -1.2pp 2nd 59% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 3.1% 5th -1.8pp 3rd 33% below peers
Eugene, OR 2.2% 4th -1.1pp 4th 52% below peers
Akron, OH 3.4% 6th -1.6pp 5th 27% below peers
Newport News, VA 5.0% 22nd -1.9pp 6th 7% above peers
Springfield, MO 7.0% 25th -1.9pp 7th 52% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 8.8% 30th -2.3pp 8th 90% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 6.3% 24th -1.7pp 9th 37% above peers
Brownsville, TX 13.8% 31st -3.3pp 10th 199% above peers
Aurora, IL 3.5% 8th -0.8pp 11th 25% below peers
Paradise, NV 8.6% 29th -1.0pp 12th 85% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 4.8% 18th -0.1pp 13th 4% above peers
Vancouver, WA 3.5% 9th +0.1pp 14th 23% below peers
Ontario, CA 4.6% 15th +0.3pp 15th on par with peers
Garden Grove, CA 3.4% 7th +0.3pp 16th 26% below peers
Oceanside, CA 4.6% 14th +0.6pp 17th 1% below peers
Birmingham, AL 4.8% 19th +0.9pp 18th 5% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 4.8% 20th +1.0pp 19th 5% above peers
Tempe, AZ 8.2% 28th +1.7pp 20th 77% above peers
Cary, NC 3.7% 10th +0.9pp 21st 21% below peers
Clarksville, TN 4.9% 21st +1.5pp 22nd 6% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 3.9% 11th +1.2pp 23rd 15% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 2.1% 3rd +0.7pp 24th 55% below peers
Shreveport, LA 4.6% 13th +1.7pp 25th 1% below peers
Montgomery, AL 4.5% 12th +1.8pp 26th 3% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 4.8% 17th +1.9pp 27th 3% above peers
Providence, RI 5.5% 23rd +2.3pp 28th 18% above peers
Knoxville, TN 4.6% 16th +2.0pp 29th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 8.2% 27th +3.9pp 30th 76% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 7.5% 26th +3.8pp 31st 63% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Costa Mesa, CA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Downey, CA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverview, FL down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.3% to 30.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.1% to 30.6%).
30.6%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 42.2% +3.4pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Ontario, CA 22.5% 31st +5.4pp 1st 36% below peers
Brownsville, TX 24.5% 28th +5.6pp 2nd 30% below peers
Aurora, IL 38.5% 11th +7.3pp 3rd 10% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 36.0% 15th +5.9pp 4th 2% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 39.8% 9th +5.9pp 5th 13% above peers
Newport News, VA 30.6% 24th +4.4pp 6th 13% below peers
Glendale, CA 47.2% 5th +6.7pp 7th 35% above peers
Oceanside, CA 36.1% 14th +5.1pp 8th 3% above peers
Shreveport, LA 28.5% 26th +3.8pp 9th 19% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 49.0% 4th +6.4pp 10th 40% above peers
Providence, RI 34.6% 17th +4.5pp 11th 1% below peers
Springfield, MO 31.4% 22nd +4.0pp 12th 11% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 41.6% 7th +5.2pp 13th 19% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 25.3% 27th +3.0pp 14th 28% below peers
Birmingham, AL 31.1% 23rd +3.7pp 15th 11% below peers
Salem, OR 31.5% 21st +3.1pp 16th 10% below peers
Akron, OH 23.6% 30th +2.3pp 17th 33% below peers
Vancouver, WA 32.4% 20th +3.1pp 18th 8% below peers
Peoria, AZ 36.3% 13th +3.4pp 19th 3% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 40.8% 8th +3.8pp 20th 16% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 60.7% 2nd +5.2pp 21st 73% above peers
Clarksville, TN 29.9% 25th +2.4pp 22nd 15% below peers
Eugene, OR 45.1% 6th +3.3pp 23rd 28% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 35.1% 16th +2.5pp 24th on par with peers
Paradise, NV 24.1% 29th +1.7pp 25th 31% below peers
Tempe, AZ 50.0% 3rd +3.4pp 26th 42% above peers
Knoxville, TN 34.6% 18th +2.2pp 27th 1% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 37.5% 12th +2.3pp 28th 7% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 38.9% 10th +2.0pp 29th 11% above peers
Cary, NC 70.5% 1st +2.7pp 30th 101% above peers
Montgomery, AL 33.8% 19th +1.0pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment fell 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.8% to 35.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.3pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 12.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.7% to 35.0%).
35.0%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 44.8% -4.0pp
United States ref 45.5%
Brownsville, TX 54.8% 7th +6.1pp 1st 21% above peers
Peoria, AZ 46.9% 13th +5.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 45.5% 14th +4.7pp 3rd 1% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 63.1% 1st +4.8pp 4th 39% above peers
Glendale, CA 56.5% 5th +4.2pp 5th 25% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 57.3% 4th +3.2pp 6th 27% above peers
Vancouver, WA 41.7% 20th +2.1pp 7th 8% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 48.2% 12th +1.5pp 8th 6% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 61.3% 2nd +1.9pp 9th 36% above peers
Cary, NC 60.5% 3rd +1.5pp 10th 34% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 51.1% 9th +1.1pp 11th 13% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 49.6% 10th +0.8pp 12th 10% above peers
Birmingham, AL 55.9% 6th +0.2pp 13th 23% above peers
Oceanside, CA 43.6% 18th -1.0pp 14th 4% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 44.9% 17th -1.7pp 15th 1% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 53.2% 8th -2.9pp 16th 18% above peers
Montgomery, AL 41.6% 21st -2.4pp 17th 8% below peers
Knoxville, TN 40.8% 22nd -2.5pp 18th 10% below peers
Ontario, CA 36.5% 25th -4.0pp 19th 19% below peers
Eugene, OR 49.4% 11th -5.5pp 20th 9% above peers
Tempe, AZ 45.4% 15th -6.0pp 21st on par with peers
Clarksville, TN 28.9% 29th -4.3pp 22nd 36% below peers
Providence, RI 35.1% 26th -6.3pp 23rd 22% below peers
Aurora, IL 42.2% 19th -10.4pp 24th 7% below peers
Akron, OH 37.8% 23rd -10.1pp 25th 16% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 31.8% 28th -8.6pp 26th 30% below peers
Newport News, VA 35.0% 27th -9.8pp 27th 23% below peers
Shreveport, LA 45.2% 16th -14.8pp 28th on par with peers
Springfield, MO 37.2% 24th -12.8pp 29th 18% below peers
Salem, OR 27.0% 30th -12.3pp 30th 40% below peers
Paradise, NV 19.4% 31st -14.6pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth rose 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.7% to 10.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 10.3%).
10.3%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.2% +1.0pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Tempe, AZ 2.6% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 67% below peers
Brownsville, TX 8.7% 19th -4.5pp 2nd 12% above peers
Knoxville, TN 3.5% 3rd -1.6pp 3rd 55% below peers
Peoria, AZ 6.5% 13th -2.9pp 4th 17% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 3.5% 4th -1.6pp 5th 55% below peers
Montgomery, AL 9.0% 20th -2.3pp 6th 15% above peers
Providence, RI 5.0% 7th -0.8pp 7th 36% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 1.9% 1st -0.3pp 8th 75% below peers
Ontario, CA 8.4% 18th -1.2pp 9th 8% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 4.5% 6th -0.5pp 10th 42% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 5.4% 8th -0.4pp 11th 31% below peers
Birmingham, AL 10.1% 24th -0.7pp 12th 30% above peers
Springfield, MO 9.0% 21st -0.5pp 13th 16% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 7.8% 16th -0.3pp 14th on par with peers
Huntington Beach, CA 4.1% 5th +0.0pp 15th 48% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 6.5% 14th +0.0pp 16th 17% below peers
Clarksville, TN 9.9% 23rd +1.4pp 17th 28% above peers
Shreveport, LA 14.7% 31st +3.0pp 18th 88% above peers
Paradise, NV 11.4% 29th +2.4pp 19th 47% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 8.0% 17th +1.7pp 20th 3% above peers
Oceanside, CA 6.0% 12th +1.4pp 21st 23% below peers
Aurora, IL 5.4% 9th +1.7pp 22nd 30% below peers
Cary, NC 5.5% 10th +1.9pp 23rd 29% below peers
Glendale, CA 6.7% 15th +2.3pp 24th 14% below peers
Salem, OR 12.7% 30th +4.7pp 25th 63% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 11.0% 28th +4.5pp 26th 41% above peers
Akron, OH 10.7% 26th +4.4pp 27th 38% above peers
Eugene, OR 6.0% 11th +2.5pp 28th 23% below peers
Vancouver, WA 10.9% 27th +4.7pp 29th 41% above peers
Newport News, VA 10.3% 25th +4.6pp 30th 33% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 9.4% 22nd +4.3pp 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Lewisville, TX down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tallahassee, FL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Temecula, CA down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

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

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (179,673 then, 184,216 now; margin ±0).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (181,362 to 184,216).
184,216
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Peoria, AZ 196,906 4th +17% 1st 7% above peers
Clarksville, TN 176,456 25th +15% 2nd 4% below peers
Vancouver, WA 195,300 5th +8% 3rd 6% above peers
Cary, NC 179,306 21st +8% 4th 3% below peers
Providence, RI 191,767 8th +7% 5th 4% above peers
Eugene, OR 179,591 20th +7% 6th 3% below peers
Salem, OR 178,865 23rd +6% 7th 3% below peers
Elk Grove, CA 179,155 22nd +5% 8th 3% below peers
Knoxville, TN 195,185 7th +5% 9th 6% above peers
Brownsville, TX 189,177 11th +4% 10th 3% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 185,783 14th +3% 11th 1% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 185,604 15th +3% 12th 1% above peers
Fort Collins, CO 170,229 30th +3% 13th 8% below peers
Newport News, VA 184,216 16th +3% 14th on par with peers
Ontario, CA 180,547 18th +2% 15th 2% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 173,194 27th +2% 16th 6% below peers
Springfield, MO 169,954 31st +2% 17th 8% below peers
Tempe, AZ 188,065 12th +0% 18th 2% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 198,535 1st +0% 19th 8% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 175,411 26th -1% 20th 5% below peers
Montgomery, AL 197,494 3rd -1% 21st 7% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 170,964 29th -1% 22nd 7% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 177,090 24th -1% 23rd 4% below peers
Oceanside, CA 172,242 28th -2% 24th 6% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 195,240 6th -3% 25th 6% above peers
Akron, OH 189,247 10th -4% 26th 3% above peers
Glendale, CA 190,748 9th -5% 27th 4% above peers
Shreveport, LA 180,982 17th -6% 28th 2% below peers
Birmingham, AL 198,173 2nd -7% 29th 8% above peers
Aurora, IL 179,898 19th -10% 30th 2% below peers
Paradise, NV 185,913 13th -21% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.2% then, 23.2% now; margin ±0.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.3% to 23.2%).
23.2%
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 21.4% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Chattanooga, TN 21.0% 14th +1.6pp 1st 1% above peers
Glendale, CA 18.4% 24th +0.8pp 2nd 12% below peers
Akron, OH 21.6% 13th +0.4pp 3rd 3% above peers
Montgomery, AL 24.0% 7th +0.2pp 4th 15% above peers
Newport News, VA 23.2% 9th +0.0pp 5th 11% above peers
Shreveport, LA 24.2% 6th -0.2pp 6th 16% above peers
Springfield, MO 17.7% 26th -0.2pp 7th 15% below peers
Clarksville, TN 26.6% 2nd -0.4pp 8th 27% above peers
Paradise, NV 19.7% 21st -0.4pp 9th 6% below peers
Garden Grove, CA 20.9% 16th -0.5pp 10th on par with peers
Elk Grove, CA 25.2% 4th -0.7pp 11th 20% above peers
Tempe, AZ 14.1% 31st -0.6pp 12th 32% below peers
Peoria, AZ 22.7% 11th -1.0pp 13th 9% above peers
Knoxville, TN 17.9% 25th -0.9pp 14th 15% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 22.5% 12th -1.2pp 15th 8% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 17.3% 28th -0.9pp 16th 17% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 21.0% 15th -1.2pp 17th 1% above peers
Salem, OR 22.8% 10th -1.3pp 18th 9% above peers
Oceanside, CA 20.2% 18th -1.3pp 19th 3% below peers
Birmingham, AL 18.9% 22nd -1.2pp 20th 10% below peers
Brownsville, TX 28.4% 1st -2.0pp 21st 36% above peers
Ontario, CA 24.4% 5th -1.8pp 22nd 17% above peers
Vancouver, WA 20.7% 17th -1.6pp 23rd 1% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 20.1% 20th -1.5pp 24th 4% below peers
Cary, NC 23.4% 8th -1.8pp 25th 12% above peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 18.8% 23rd -1.5pp 26th 10% below peers
Eugene, OR 15.8% 30th -1.3pp 27th 24% below peers
Huntington Beach, CA 17.6% 27th -1.6pp 28th 16% below peers
Providence, RI 20.1% 19th -2.3pp 29th 4% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 16.5% 29th -2.3pp 30th 21% below peers
Aurora, IL 25.2% 3rd -3.6pp 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
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Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.3% then, 45.5% now; margin ±5.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.8% to 45.5%).
45.5%
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
Aurora, IL 32.5% 21st +6.6pp 1st 6% below peers
Santa Rosa, CA 34.6% 16th +4.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Salem, OR 36.0% 14th +4.5pp 3rd 4% above peers
Shreveport, LA 58.8% 3rd +7.4pp 4th 70% above peers
Vancouver, WA 33.8% 19th +2.8pp 5th 2% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 28.6% 22nd +2.3pp 6th 17% below peers
Peoria, AZ 25.4% 24th +1.7pp 7th 26% below peers
Clarksville, TN 32.6% 20th +2.0pp 8th 6% below peers
Montgomery, AL 55.2% 4th +3.3pp 9th 60% above peers
Ontario, CA 34.9% 15th +1.8pp 10th 1% above peers
Newport News, VA 45.5% 6th +1.2pp 11th 32% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 20.9% 29th +0.5pp 12th 39% below peers
Paradise, NV 43.8% 8th +1.0pp 13th 27% above peers
Birmingham, AL 66.9% 1st +1.4pp 14th 94% above peers
Akron, OH 59.2% 2nd +1.0pp 15th 71% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 22.7% 27th +0.3pp 16th 34% below peers
Chattanooga, TN 42.2% 9th +0.5pp 17th 22% above peers
Brownsville, TX 36.3% 13th -0.0pp 18th 5% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 27.2% 23rd -0.1pp 19th 21% below peers
Eugene, OR 34.0% 18th -0.1pp 20th 2% below peers
Tempe, AZ 34.1% 17th -0.5pp 21st 1% below peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 22.4% 28th -0.6pp 22nd 35% below peers
Knoxville, TN 44.3% 7th -1.3pp 23rd 28% above peers
Providence, RI 47.8% 5th -1.6pp 24th 38% above peers
Springfield, MO 38.1% 12th -1.3pp 25th 10% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 39.2% 11th -2.2pp 26th 13% above peers
Glendale, CA 18.1% 30th -1.1pp 27th 48% below peers
Cary, NC 16.9% 31st -1.2pp 28th 51% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 23.3% 26th -1.7pp 29th 33% below peers
Oceanside, CA 24.7% 25th -2.1pp 30th 29% below peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 39.2% 10th -8.3pp 31st 14% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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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6 of 47 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 ±3.9pp 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
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Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.7% then, 70.1% now; margin ±9.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (67.7% to 70.1%).
70.1%
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 69.3% +1.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Vancouver, WA 68.0% 19th +9.9pp 1st 1% below peers
Brownsville, TX 60.6% 30th +8.8pp 2nd 12% below peers
Cary, NC 67.4% 20th +8.8pp 3rd 2% below peers
Fort Collins, CO 73.9% 4th +9.3pp 4th 7% above peers
Santa Rosa, CA 75.9% 2nd +9.4pp 5th 10% above peers
Elk Grove, CA 73.9% 3rd +5.9pp 6th 8% above peers
Ontario, CA 64.4% 23rd +4.4pp 7th 6% below peers
Newport News, VA 70.1% 10th +4.4pp 8th 2% above peers
Providence, RI 72.6% 7th +4.2pp 9th 6% above peers
Tempe, AZ 70.7% 9th +3.4pp 10th 3% above peers
Eugene, OR 68.0% 18th +2.7pp 11th 1% below peers
Montgomery, AL 73.8% 5th +2.7pp 12th 7% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 69.2% 14th +2.5pp 13th 1% above peers
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 66.6% 22nd +1.9pp 14th 3% below peers
Shreveport, LA 69.8% 11th +1.8pp 15th 2% above peers
Peoria, AZ 68.8% 16th +1.5pp 16th on par with peers
Oceanside, CA 63.8% 25th +0.8pp 17th 7% below peers
Pembroke Pines, FL 76.5% 1st +0.8pp 18th 11% above peers
Huntington Beach, CA 69.1% 15th +0.3pp 19th 1% above peers
Garden Grove, CA 66.9% 21st +0.2pp 20th 3% below peers
Glendale, CA 62.9% 27th +0.2pp 21st 9% below peers
Aurora, IL 68.0% 17th -0.1pp 22nd 1% below peers
Akron, OH 72.5% 8th -0.1pp 23rd 6% above peers
Chattanooga, TN 69.4% 12th -0.8pp 24th 1% above peers
Knoxville, TN 63.9% 24th -2.0pp 25th 7% below peers
Salem, OR 63.3% 26th -2.4pp 26th 8% below peers
Clarksville, TN 53.6% 31st -3.0pp 27th 22% below peers
Springfield, MO 61.2% 29th -4.4pp 28th 11% below peers
Birmingham, AL 72.7% 6th -7.0pp 29th 6% above peers
Fort Lauderdale, FL 69.3% 13th -8.1pp 30th 1% above peers
Paradise, NV 61.3% 28th -7.6pp 31st 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 47 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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6 of 47 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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