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Suffolk, VA
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104,699 people (2025) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 14 indicators

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

What needs attention 2 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

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

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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 14% lower than in 2021 (430 then, 370 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 520 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 363 in June 2026, down from 375 a year earlier.
Bright spot 363 per 100k
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 24 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%
San Mateo, CA 148 (Jul 26) -26.4% 1st
Carmel, IN 51 (Jul 26) -22.9% 2nd
Burbank, CA 314 (Jul 26) -20.8% 3rd
Yuma, AZ 333 (Jun 26) -19.4% 4th
Lee's Summit, MO 112 (Jul 26) -16.1% 5th
Tracy, CA 207 (Jun 26) -11.4% 6th
Chico, CA 607 (Jul 26) -9.5% 7th
Fishers, IN 75 (Jul 26) -7.1% 8th
Suffolk, VA 363 (Jun 26) -3.1% 9th
South Bend, IN 946 (Jul 26) -2.2% 10th
Brockton, MA 554 (Jun 26) -1.8% 11th
El Monte, CA 417 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Quincy, MA 326 (Jul 26) +0.3% 13th
New Bedford, MA 343 (Jul 26) +0.9% 14th
Fayetteville, AR 448 (Jul 26) +1.9% 15th
West Covina, CA 250 (Jul 26) +2.3% 16th
Dearborn, MI 283 (Jul 26) +2.7% 17th
Boulder, CO 346 (Jul 26) +3.7% 18th
Bend, OR 175 (Jul 26) +3.9% 19th
Vacaville, CA 267 (Jul 26) +4.5% 20th
Lynn, MA 575 (Jul 26) +8.1% 21st
Wichita Falls, TX 415 (Jul 26) +18.8% 22nd
Georgetown, TX 163 (Jul 26) +20.0% 23rd
Green Bay, WI 544 (Jul 26) +27.2% 24th
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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. 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 →
  • Charleston, SC down about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Garland, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 23% lower than in 2021 (1,609 then, 1,241 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,847 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,265 in June 2026, down from 1,410 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,265 per 100k
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 24 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
San Mateo, CA 1,257 (Jul 26) -27.1% 1st
Vacaville, CA 1,255 (Jul 26) -25.8% 2nd
Georgetown, TX 759 (Jul 26) -23.0% 3rd
Lynn, MA 923 (Jul 26) -19.0% 4th
Burbank, CA 2,279 (Jul 26) -18.2% 5th
Fishers, IN 439 (Jul 26) -17.6% 6th
Carmel, IN 633 (Jul 26) -17.1% 7th
Boulder, CO 2,417 (Jul 26) -16.9% 8th
Quincy, MA 1,120 (Jul 26) -15.0% 9th
Lee's Summit, MO 1,954 (Jul 26) -11.4% 10th
Wichita Falls, TX 2,093 (Jul 26) -11.1% 11th
West Covina, CA 1,706 (Jul 26) -10.4% 12th
Bend, OR 1,298 (Jul 26) -10.4% 13th
Suffolk, VA 1,265 (Jun 26) -10.3% 14th
South Bend, IN 2,502 (Jul 26) -9.1% 15th
Fayetteville, AR 1,882 (Jul 26) -7.7% 16th
Dearborn, MI 1,716 (Jul 26) -7.3% 17th
Tracy, CA 1,356 (Jun 26) -5.9% 18th
New Bedford, MA 1,424 (Jul 26) -5.0% 19th
Yuma, AZ 1,174 (Jun 26) -1.2% 20th
El Monte, CA 1,984 (Jul 26) +3.6% 21st
Chico, CA 1,845 (Jul 26) +4.5% 22nd
Green Bay, WI 1,262 (Jul 26) +5.2% 23rd
Brockton, MA 1,491 (Jun 26) +20.8% 24th
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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. 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 →
  • Clarksville, TN down about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Odessa, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 62% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 45% lower than in 2021 (5 then, 3 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 15 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 34% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 3 homicides in the 12 months ending June 2026, down from 8 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 3 homicides
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 24 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%
West Covina, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
San Mateo, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Fayetteville, AR 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Bend, OR 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 4th
New Bedford, MA 1 (Jul 26) -90.0% 5th
Boulder, CO 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 6th
Suffolk, VA 3 (Jun 26) -62.5% 7th
El Monte, CA 2 (Jul 26) -50.1% 8th
Lee's Summit, MO 2 (Jul 26) -50.0% 9th
Green Bay, WI 2 (Jul 26) -33.5% 10th
Dearborn, MI 2 (Jul 26) -33.5% 11th
Yuma, AZ 5 (Jun 26) -28.7% 12th
Brockton, MA 6 (Jun 26) -25.1% 13th
Lynn, MA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 14th
Burbank, CA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 15th
Wichita Falls, TX 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 16th
Tracy, CA 3 (Jun 26) +199.4% 17th
South Bend, IN 17 (Jul 26) +260.3% 18th
Chico, CA 4 (Jul 26) +300.4% 19th
Georgetown, TX 8 (Jul 26) +800.1% 20th
Fishers, IN 1 (Jul 26)
Vacaville, CA 1 (Jul 26)
Carmel, IN 0 (Jul 26)
Quincy, MA 1 (Jul 26)
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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. 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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oxnard, CA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 21% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities. Suffolk started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 84 in June 2026, down from 106 a year earlier.
Bright spot 84 per 100k
2018June 2026
▸ Compare all 24 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%
Boulder, CO 77 (Jul 26) -60.7% 1st
Fishers, IN 29 (Jul 26) -50.8% 2nd
Vacaville, CA 62 (Jul 26) -50.4% 3rd
San Mateo, CA 85 (Jul 26) -43.6% 4th
Burbank, CA 171 (Jul 26) -42.7% 5th
Quincy, MA 68 (Jul 26) -40.2% 6th
Dearborn, MI 213 (Jul 26) -39.2% 7th
Lynn, MA 106 (Jul 26) -38.2% 8th
Yuma, AZ 85 (Jun 26) -36.5% 9th
Georgetown, TX 61 (Jul 26) -30.1% 10th
Lee's Summit, MO 189 (Jul 26) -28.5% 11th
Tracy, CA 172 (Jun 26) -27.4% 12th
Wichita Falls, TX 170 (Jul 26) -27.3% 13th
South Bend, IN 297 (Jul 26) -26.3% 14th
Green Bay, WI 156 (Jul 26) -25.2% 15th
Suffolk, VA 84 (Jun 26) -20.8% 16th
West Covina, CA 222 (Jul 26) -19.9% 17th
El Monte, CA 313 (Jul 26) -19.4% 18th
New Bedford, MA 206 (Jul 26) -11.0% 19th
Fayetteville, AR 175 (Jul 26) -3.6% 20th
Carmel, IN 83 (Jul 26) +12.8% 21st
Chico, CA 212 (Jul 26) +14.4% 22nd
Brockton, MA 354 (Jun 26) +18.2% 23rd
Bend, OR 105 (Jul 26) +28.4% 24th
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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 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Provo, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 24% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $74,884 to $92,666 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,760).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Suffolk started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 39% from 2014 to 2024 ($66,822 to $92,666).
Bright spot $92,666
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $93,170 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bend, OR $96,394 15th +47% 1st 1% above peers
Rialto, CA $88,857 18th +44% 2nd 7% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $62,695 28th +43% 3rd 34% below peers
El Monte, CA $68,030 23rd +39% 4th 28% below peers
South Bend, IN $55,786 31st +39% 5th 41% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA $97,550 13th +38% 6th 3% above peers
Brockton, MA $80,115 20th +37% 7th 16% below peers
Yuma, AZ $65,482 26th +36% 8th 31% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 22nd +35% 9th 24% below peers
Green Bay, WI $66,206 25th +34% 10th 30% below peers
Lynn, MA $75,043 21st +34% 11th 21% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA $104,340 8th +33% 12th 10% above peers
Tracy, CA $121,119 6th +32% 13th 27% above peers
Renton, WA $100,432 11th +29% 14th 6% above peers
Georgetown, TX $95,062 16th +29% 15th on par with peers
Burbank, CA $97,082 14th +28% 16th 2% above peers
Quincy, MA $98,882 12th +27% 17th 4% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 18th 68% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 29th +27% 19th 37% below peers
Vacaville, CA $111,126 7th +27% 20th 17% above peers
Boulder, CO $87,493 19th +26% 21st 8% below peers
Chico, CA $66,977 24th +26% 22nd 30% below peers
Carmel, IN $141,505 3rd +25% 23rd 49% above peers
Suffolk, VA $92,666 17th +24% 24th 3% below peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 30th +23% 25th 40% below peers
San Mateo, CA $153,504 2nd +23% 26th 61% above peers
West Covina, CA $101,065 10th +22% 27th 6% above peers
Dearborn, MI $65,324 27th +22% 28th 31% below peers
Columbia, MD $131,490 4th +21% 29th 38% above peers
Fishers, IN $130,203 5th +19% 30th 37% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO $102,531 9th +14% 31st 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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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15 of 36 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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 ±$3,881 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in July 2026, up from 3.7% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.0%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 3.7% (Jul 26) +0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Burbank, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th -1.3pp 1st 23% above peers
El Monte, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 19th -0.8pp 2nd 6% above peers
Hesperia, CA 6.6% (Jul 26) 27th -0.8pp 3rd 38% above peers
West Covina, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 16th -0.8pp 4th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th -0.7pp 5th 10% below peers
Rialto, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.7pp 6th 19% above peers
Chico, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.7pp 7th 13% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 17th -0.6pp 8th 2% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 18th -0.6pp 9th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 21st -0.4pp 10th 10% above peers
Carmel, IN 3.0% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 11th 38% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.4pp 12th 35% below peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 13th 38% below peers
Lynn, MA 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th -0.3pp 14th 8% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 2.4% (Jul 26) 1st -0.2pp 15th 50% below peers
Boulder, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th -0.2pp 16th 17% below peers
Quincy, MA 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th -0.2pp 17th 10% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 18th 19% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 3.9% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 19th 19% below peers
Brockton, MA 6.1% (Jul 26) 26th -0.1pp 20th 27% above peers
Bend, OR 4.4% (Jul 26) 12th -0.1pp 21st 8% below peers
New Bedford, MA 6.6% (Jul 26) 28th +0.1pp 22nd 38% above peers
Green Bay, WI 3.3% (Jul 26) 5th +0.2pp 23rd 31% below peers
Renton, WA 4.8% (Jul 26) 14th +0.2pp 24th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th +0.3pp 25th 17% below peers
Dearborn, MI 5.7% (Jul 26) 24th +0.3pp 26th 19% above peers
Georgetown, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 15th +0.4pp 27th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 4.7% (Jul 26) 13th +0.5pp 28th 2% below peers
Yuma, AZ 13.1% (Jul 26) 29th +1.3pp 29th 173% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.4% then, 9.4% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.1% to 9.4%).
Bright spot 9.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 9.9% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Rialto, CA 12.7% 18th -3.4pp 1st 19% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 11.0% 17th -2.9pp 2nd 3% above peers
Lynn, MA 13.8% 20th -2.8pp 3rd 29% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.5% 22nd -2.7pp 4th 45% above peers
Hesperia, CA 16.9% 23rd -2.9pp 5th 58% above peers
Bend, OR 8.8% 12th -1.5pp 6th 18% below peers
Dearborn, MI 24.3% 31st -3.8pp 7th 127% above peers
Renton, WA 8.1% 8th -1.1pp 8th 24% below peers
South Bend, IN 20.8% 28th -2.8pp 9th 94% above peers
El Monte, CA 17.4% 24th -2.0pp 10th 63% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 20.6% 27th -2.3pp 11th 93% above peers
Suffolk, VA 9.4% 13th -1.0pp 12th 12% below peers
Brockton, MA 13.5% 19th -1.3pp 13th 26% above peers
Quincy, MA 10.6% 15th -0.7pp 14th 1% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.8% 6th -0.3pp 15th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% 25th -0.6pp 16th 66% above peers
Chico, CA 22.7% 30th -0.5pp 17th 112% above peers
Green Bay, WI 14.7% 21st -0.1pp 18th 37% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 19th 73% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.6% 26th +0.3pp 20th 92% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.7% 16th +0.2pp 21st on par with peers
Columbia, MD 7.5% 5th +0.3pp 22nd 30% below peers
Boulder, CO 21.4% 29th +1.1pp 23rd 100% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.2% 9th +0.7pp 24th 23% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.9% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 63% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.2% 10th +0.9pp 26th 23% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 8.5% 11th +0.9pp 27th 20% below peers
Georgetown, TX 8.0% 7th +1.1pp 28th 25% below peers
West Covina, CA 10.0% 14th +1.7pp 29th 7% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 5.7% 4th +1.1pp 30th 47% below peers
Fishers, IN 4.0% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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16 of 36 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.1% to 12.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Suffolk started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.5% to 12.7%).
Bright spot 12.7%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 12.3% -1.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Brockton, MA 15.2% 19th -4.9pp 1st 21% above peers
Rialto, CA 18.1% 21st -5.8pp 2nd 43% above peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 22nd -6.0pp 3rd 58% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 15.1% 18th -4.3pp 4th 19% above peers
Renton, WA 8.6% 6th -2.3pp 5th 32% below peers
Suffolk, VA 12.7% 17th -3.3pp 6th 1% above peers
Georgetown, TX 6.2% 4th -1.5pp 7th 51% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 10.1% 10th -2.3pp 8th 20% below peers
Yuma, AZ 21.8% 25th -4.8pp 9th 73% above peers
Bend, OR 10.4% 11th -2.1pp 10th 17% below peers
Lynn, MA 17.9% 20th -3.4pp 11th 42% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 12th 84% below peers
Quincy, MA 12.6% 16th -2.3pp 13th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 28th -4.4pp 14th 105% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.1% 30th -4.8pp 15th 130% above peers
Dearborn, MI 34.5% 31st -5.3pp 16th 173% above peers
El Monte, CA 26.6% 29th -3.7pp 17th 111% above peers
Columbia, MD 9.8% 9th -0.8pp 18th 22% below peers
Tracy, CA 10.8% 12th -0.3pp 19th 15% below peers
Green Bay, WI 20.1% 23rd +0.4pp 20th 59% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% 2nd +0.1pp 21st 76% below peers
San Mateo, CA 8.9% 7th +0.6pp 22nd 29% below peers
Carmel, IN 4.1% 3rd +0.3pp 23rd 68% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 27th +1.9pp 24th 93% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.8% 13th +1.6pp 25th 14% below peers
West Covina, CA 12.3% 15th +1.9pp 26th 3% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 20.9% 24th +3.2pp 27th 65% above peers
Chico, CA 22.2% 26th +3.9pp 28th 76% above peers
Vacaville, CA 10.8% 14th +2.0pp 29th 14% below peers
Boulder, CO 9.1% 8th +2.7pp 30th 28% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 7.5% 5th +2.3pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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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 →
  • 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
  • San Angelo, TX down 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.4% to 90.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Suffolk started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 12.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (77.5% to 90.2%).
Bright spot 90.2%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 91.1% +6.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
South Bend, IN 89.1% 29th +17.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Rialto, CA 92.3% 21st +14.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
El Monte, CA 90.0% 27th +12.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 93.4% 19th +11.8pp 4th 1% below peers
Lynn, MA 91.5% 23rd +11.5pp 5th 3% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 30th +10.8pp 6th 6% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 31st +9.8pp 7th 8% below peers
Burbank, CA 95.0% 12th +10.4pp 8th 1% above peers
Brockton, MA 89.9% 28th +9.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Yuma, AZ 90.4% 25th +9.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Suffolk, VA 90.2% 26th +8.8pp 11th 4% below peers
Green Bay, WI 90.6% 24th +8.9pp 12th 4% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 91.9% 22nd +7.7pp 13th 2% below peers
Quincy, MA 94.6% 13th +7.8pp 14th on par with peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 93.5% 18th +6.3pp 15th 1% below peers
West Covina, CA 94.2% 15th +5.9pp 16th on par with peers
Georgetown, TX 95.1% 11th +5.2pp 17th 1% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 95.8% 6th +5.2pp 18th 2% above peers
Chico, CA 93.7% 17th +5.1pp 19th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 16th +4.5pp 20th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 95.7% 7th +3.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Boulder, CO 95.6% 8th +3.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 95.2% 9th +3.4pp 23rd 1% above peers
Vacaville, CA 96.0% 4th +3.1pp 24th 2% above peers
Renton, WA 94.4% 14th +2.8pp 25th on par with peers
Bend, OR 93.1% 20th +2.5pp 26th 1% below peers
Columbia, MD 95.8% 5th +2.6pp 27th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 95.2% 10th +2.1pp 28th 1% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Carmel, IN 97.2% 2nd +1.3pp 30th 3% above peers
Fishers, IN 96.4% 3rd -0.5pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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 ±1.2pp 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 →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.43).
Bright spot 0.43
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 0.47 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Fayetteville, AR 0.50 29th -0.028 1st 12% above peers
Fishers, IN 0.40 5th -0.019 2nd 10% below peers
Chico, CA 0.48 27th -0.017 3rd 8% above peers
Vacaville, CA 0.40 3rd -0.011 4th 11% below peers
Carmel, IN 0.45 17th -0.012 5th 1% above peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 18th -0.010 6th 1% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 1st -0.008 7th 15% below peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 7th -0.008 8th 9% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 0.40 6th -0.007 9th 9% below peers
South Bend, IN 0.48 23rd -0.006 10th 7% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 0.52 30th -0.006 11th 17% above peers
Rialto, CA 0.40 4th -0.000 12th 11% below peers
Suffolk, VA 0.43 13th -0.000 13th 3% below peers
Brockton, MA 0.46 20th +0.001 14th 4% above peers
Quincy, MA 0.45 16th +0.003 15th on par with peers
Green Bay, WI 0.44 15th +0.003 16th on par with peers
Georgetown, TX 0.43 11th +0.007 17th 5% below peers
Yuma, AZ 0.45 19th +0.008 18th 2% above peers
Dearborn, MI 0.48 25th +0.010 19th 8% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 0.41 9th +0.009 20th 7% below peers
Lynn, MA 0.47 21st +0.012 21st 5% above peers
Renton, WA 0.43 12th +0.012 22nd 3% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 24th +0.013 23rd 7% above peers
El Monte, CA 0.44 14th +0.012 24th 1% below peers
Bend, OR 0.47 22nd +0.014 25th 5% above peers
Burbank, CA 0.50 28th +0.017 26th 11% above peers
Columbia, MD 0.41 8th +0.014 27th 9% below peers
Tracy, CA 0.38 2nd +0.014 28th 14% below peers
West Covina, CA 0.43 10th +0.019 29th 5% below peers
San Mateo, CA 0.48 26th +0.023 30th 8% above peers
Boulder, CO 0.56 31st +0.029 31st 26% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 12.9% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way. Suffolk started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (12.2% to 11.2%).
Bright spot 11.2%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 8.8% +0.1pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Bend, OR 7.7% 10th -4.9pp 1st 31% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 3.6% 4th -1.3pp 2nd 68% below peers
Fishers, IN 1.4% 2nd -0.5pp 3rd 87% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 19th -3.4pp 4th 7% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 10.9% 15th -2.8pp 5th 2% below peers
Rialto, CA 18.8% 25th -4.0pp 6th 68% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 7th 89% below peers
Suffolk, VA 11.2% 16th -1.7pp 8th on par with peers
South Bend, IN 16.7% 23rd -2.0pp 9th 49% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.7% 22nd -1.2pp 10th 41% above peers
Dearborn, MI 21.6% 27th -1.3pp 11th 94% above peers
Carmel, IN 1.6% 3rd -0.1pp 12th 86% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 26th +0.1pp 13th 78% above peers
Renton, WA 11.6% 18th +0.3pp 14th 4% above peers
Columbia, MD 8.1% 12th +0.2pp 15th 28% below peers
Lynn, MA 28.9% 29th +0.9pp 16th 159% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 6.8% 9th +0.2pp 17th 39% below peers
Brockton, MA 31.4% 31st +2.2pp 18th 182% above peers
Green Bay, WI 17.1% 24th +1.5pp 19th 54% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 4.0% 6th +0.4pp 20th 64% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.1% 11th +1.2pp 21st 28% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% 5th +0.6pp 22nd 66% below peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 30th +5.4pp 23rd 177% above peers
Boulder, CO 5.1% 7th +1.0pp 24th 54% below peers
Georgetown, TX 5.3% 8th +1.1pp 25th 52% below peers
Tracy, CA 9.7% 14th +2.1pp 26th 13% below peers
Chico, CA 14.8% 21st +3.9pp 27th 32% above peers
Quincy, MA 13.8% 20th +4.1pp 28th 24% above peers
El Monte, CA 22.1% 28th +6.6pp 29th 98% above peers
Burbank, CA 9.2% 13th +4.4pp 30th 17% below peers
West Covina, CA 11.4% 17th +6.1pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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 99% 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 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $389,533 in August 2026, up from $379,291 a year earlier.
Big move $389,533
2005August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $414,662 (Aug 26) +2.2%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
South Bend, IN $201,639 (Aug 26) 29th +7.2% 1st 65% below peers
Green Bay, WI $285,361 (Aug 26) 27th +5.4% 2nd 51% below peers
Carmel, IN $574,220 (Aug 26) 16th +4.6% 3rd 1% below peers
San Mateo, CA $1,672,329 (Aug 26) 1st +4.6% 4th 188% above peers
Dearborn, MI $250,741 (Aug 26) 28th +4.2% 5th 57% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $383,552 (Aug 26) 25th +4.0% 6th 34% below peers
New Bedford, MA $442,741 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.6% 7th 24% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA $692,396 (Aug 26) 9th +3.5% 8th 19% above peers
Suffolk, VA $389,533 (Aug 26) 24th +2.7% 9th 33% below peers
Brockton, MA $508,661 (Aug 26) 17th +2.2% 10th 12% below peers
Quincy, MA $679,587 (Aug 26) 10th +1.8% 11th 17% above peers
Fishers, IN $444,527 (Aug 26) 21st +1.8% 12th 23% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA $675,290 (Aug 26) 11th +1.8% 13th 16% above peers
Hesperia, CA $462,029 (Aug 26) 19th +1.8% 14th 20% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $176,929 (Aug 26) 30th +1.6% 15th 70% below peers
Rialto, CA $589,453 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 16th 2% above peers
El Monte, CA $752,694 (Aug 26) 5th +1.2% 17th 30% above peers
Boulder, CO $948,693 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 18th 63% above peers
West Covina, CA $835,555 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 19th 44% above peers
Lynn, MA $580,377 (Aug 26) 15th +0.7% 20th on par with peers
Chico, CA $460,839 (Aug 26) 20th +0.6% 21st 21% below peers
Columbia, MD $507,609 (Aug 26) 18th +0.5% 22nd 13% below peers
Yuma, AZ $295,611 (Aug 26) 26th +0.3% 23rd 49% below peers
Burbank, CA $1,176,932 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.0% 24th 103% above peers
Vacaville, CA $601,486 (Aug 26) 13th -0.5% 25th 4% above peers
Bend, OR $729,189 (Aug 26) 7th -0.8% 26th 26% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $694,234 (Aug 26) 8th -1.8% 27th 20% above peers
Renton, WA $731,654 (Aug 26) 6th -1.9% 28th 26% above peers
Georgetown, TX $420,930 (Aug 26) 23rd -4.3% 29th 27% below peers
Tracy, CA $672,627 (Aug 26) 12th -4.4% 30th 16% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $255,290 in August 2026, up from $246,197 a year earlier.
Big move $255,290
2005August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref $241,840 (Aug 26) +3.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
South Bend, IN $120,201 (Aug 26) 29th +10.6% 1st 71% below peers
Green Bay, WI $221,083 (Aug 26) 26th +7.2% 2nd 46% below peers
Dearborn, MI $192,346 (Aug 26) 28th +5.6% 3rd 53% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $284,238 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.6% 4th 31% below peers
New Bedford, MA $365,962 (Aug 26) 18th +4.3% 5th 11% below peers
Carmel, IN $399,066 (Aug 26) 17th +3.9% 6th 3% below peers
Suffolk, VA $255,290 (Aug 26) 25th +3.7% 7th 38% below peers
Brockton, MA $413,016 (Aug 26) 15th +3.4% 8th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA $402,152 (Aug 26) 16th +2.6% 9th 3% below peers
Rialto, CA $525,741 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 10th 27% above peers
Fishers, IN $339,609 (Aug 26) 21st +1.9% 11th 18% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA $556,089 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 12th 35% above peers
San Mateo, CA $995,042 (Aug 26) 1st +1.7% 13th 141% above peers
El Monte, CA $635,761 (Aug 26) 4th +1.5% 14th 54% above peers
Quincy, MA $477,931 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 15th 16% above peers
Chico, CA $351,343 (Aug 26) 20th +1.4% 16th 15% below peers
West Covina, CA $720,537 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.0% 17th 74% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $89,547 (Aug 26) 30th +0.6% 18th 78% below peers
Lynn, MA $446,726 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 19th 8% above peers
Burbank, CA $868,131 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.0% 20th 110% above peers
Yuma, AZ $209,337 (Aug 26) 27th -0.2% 21st 49% below peers
Columbia, MD $359,977 (Aug 26) 19th -0.3% 22nd 13% below peers
Bend, OR $526,152 (Aug 26) 8th -0.8% 23rd 27% above peers
Vacaville, CA $502,951 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 24th 22% above peers
Renton, WA $522,663 (Aug 26) 10th -1.7% 25th 27% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $568,805 (Aug 26) 5th -1.7% 26th 38% above peers
Boulder, CO $491,064 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 27th 19% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA $277,549 (Aug 26) 24th -3.3% 28th 33% below peers
Tracy, CA $548,866 (Aug 26) 7th -4.0% 29th 33% above peers
Georgetown, TX $322,231 (Aug 26) 22nd -4.0% 30th 22% below peers
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (68.7% then, 70.7% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.6% to 70.7%).
Bright spot 70.7%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 67.3% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Fayetteville, AR 41.8% 29th +5.2pp 1st 31% below peers
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 10th +5.8pp 2nd 11% above peers
Yuma, AZ 66.8% 11th +5.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
Vacaville, CA 67.5% 9th +5.5pp 4th 12% above peers
Lynn, MA 48.1% 24th +3.2pp 5th 20% below peers
South Bend, IN 60.2% 17th +3.0pp 6th on par with peers
Sandy Springs, GA 50.2% 22nd +2.2pp 7th 17% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 70.1% 6th +3.1pp 8th 16% above peers
Rialto, CA 66.2% 12th +2.7pp 9th 10% above peers
Brockton, MA 57.4% 19th +2.3pp 10th 5% below peers
Green Bay, WI 57.9% 18th +2.3pp 11th 4% below peers
Renton, WA 54.4% 21st +2.2pp 12th 10% below peers
Tracy, CA 65.0% 13th +2.2pp 13th 8% above peers
Burbank, CA 43.3% 28th +1.4pp 14th 28% below peers
Dearborn, MI 68.4% 8th +2.0pp 15th 13% above peers
Suffolk, VA 70.7% 5th +2.0pp 16th 17% above peers
Bend, OR 61.7% 15th +1.7pp 17th 2% above peers
El Monte, CA 40.2% 31st +0.2pp 18th 33% below peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 30th +0.1pp 19th 33% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 20th +0.1pp 20th 6% below peers
Columbia, MD 64.8% 14th -0.7pp 21st 8% above peers
Carmel, IN 74.3% 3rd -1.3pp 22nd 23% above peers
Quincy, MA 45.2% 26th -0.9pp 23rd 25% below peers
Fishers, IN 76.2% 2nd -1.5pp 24th 26% above peers
Boulder, CO 47.2% 25th -1.1pp 25th 22% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 1st -2.1pp 26th 30% above peers
Chico, CA 43.4% 27th -1.3pp 27th 28% below peers
West Covina, CA 60.3% 16th -2.3pp 28th on par with peers
Georgetown, TX 69.5% 7th -2.8pp 29th 15% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 73.4% 4th -3.8pp 30th 22% above peers
San Mateo, CA 49.9% 23rd -4.5pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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 →
What changed

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,049 in August 2026, up from $1,927 a year earlier.
Big move $2,049
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
San Mateo, CA $3,917 (Aug 26) 1st +9.6% 1st 73% above peers
Carmel, IN $1,838 (Aug 26) 21st +8.1% 2nd 19% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $1,362 (Aug 26) 28th +7.6% 3rd 40% below peers
Suffolk, VA $2,049 (Aug 26) 18th +6.3% 4th 9% below peers
Fishers, IN $1,911 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 5th 15% below peers
New Bedford, MA $1,841 (Aug 26) 20th +4.5% 6th 18% below peers
Rialto, CA $2,686 (Aug 26) 5th +4.3% 7th 19% above peers
Green Bay, WI $1,066 (Aug 26) 30th +3.9% 8th 53% below peers
Columbia, MD $2,259 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 9th on par with peers
Bend, OR $2,288 (Aug 26) 14th +3.2% 10th 1% above peers
Yuma, AZ $1,459 (Aug 26) 27th +3.1% 11th 35% below peers
South Bend, IN $1,298 (Aug 26) 29th +3.0% 12th 43% below peers
Brockton, MA $2,341 (Aug 26) 12th +3.0% 13th 4% above peers
Dearborn, MI $1,805 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.8% 14th 20% below peers
Renton, WA $2,236 (Aug 26) 16th +2.7% 15th 1% below peers
Hesperia, CA $2,229 (Aug 26) 17th +2.7% 16th 1% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $1,612 (Aug 26) 25th +2.3% 17th 29% below peers
Lynn, MA $2,313 (Aug 26) 13th +2.3% 18th 2% above peers
West Covina, CA $2,580 (Aug 26) 9th +2.2% 19th 14% above peers
Georgetown, TX $1,621 (Aug 26) 24th +1.9% 20th 28% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA $2,610 (Aug 26) 7th +1.6% 21st 16% above peers
Vacaville, CA $2,614 (Aug 26) 6th +1.5% 22nd 16% above peers
Boulder, CO $2,399 (Aug 26) 10th +1.4% 23rd 6% above peers
El Monte, CA $2,361 (Aug 26) 11th +1.2% 24th 5% above peers
Chico, CA $1,544 (Aug 26) 26th +1.1% 25th 32% below peers
Burbank, CA $2,783 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.9% 26th 23% above peers
Quincy, MA $2,770 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 27th 23% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $2,597 (Aug 26) 8th +0.7% 28th 15% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA $1,706 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.6% 29th 24% below peers
Tracy, CA $2,701 (Aug 26) 4th +0.4% 30th 20% above peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.9% then, 34.1% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.8% to 34.1%).
Bright spot 34.1%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 29.2% -0.7pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Bend, OR 34.1% 12th -2.8pp 1st 12% below peers
El Monte, CA 48.1% 30th -3.9pp 2nd 24% above peers
Rialto, CA 40.6% 22nd -2.6pp 3rd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 7th -1.9pp 4th 22% below peers
Yuma, AZ 30.9% 9th -1.8pp 5th 20% below peers
Green Bay, WI 27.4% 5th -1.4pp 6th 29% below peers
Tracy, CA 35.3% 14th -1.2pp 7th 9% below peers
Columbia, MD 27.7% 6th -0.7pp 8th 29% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 35.3% 15th -0.9pp 9th 9% below peers
Quincy, MA 39.8% 21st -0.7pp 10th 3% above peers
South Bend, IN 30.5% 8th -0.5pp 11th 21% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 32.3% 10th -0.2pp 12th 17% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 38.9% 19th -0.2pp 13th 1% above peers
San Mateo, CA 38.7% 16th -0.1pp 14th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 34.1% 13th +0.2pp 15th 12% below peers
Chico, CA 44.7% 25th +1.1pp 16th 15% above peers
West Covina, CA 40.7% 23rd +1.1pp 17th 5% above peers
Renton, WA 38.7% 17th +1.1pp 18th on par with peers
Brockton, MA 43.4% 24th +1.3pp 19th 12% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.7% 29th +2.1pp 20th 23% above peers
Boulder, CO 46.0% 28th +2.3pp 21st 19% above peers
Lynn, MA 49.7% 31st +2.9pp 22nd 28% above peers
Vacaville, CA 38.8% 18th +2.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Dearborn, MI 39.2% 20th +2.8pp 24th 1% above peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 26th +3.6pp 25th 16% above peers
Georgetown, TX 33.4% 11th +3.8pp 26th 14% below peers
Carmel, IN 20.6% 2nd +2.5pp 27th 47% below peers
Fishers, IN 20.1% 1st +2.5pp 28th 48% below peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 27th +6.5pp 29th 18% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 3rd +5.0pp 30th 31% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 26.7% 4th +5.2pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • High Point, NC down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 5.0% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.1% to 5.0%).
Bright spot 5.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.1% +0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fayetteville, AR 4.7% 11th -2.5pp 1st 19% below peers
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 30th -4.4pp 2nd 185% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.1% 28th -3.1pp 3rd 142% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.2% 31st -3.8pp 4th 196% above peers
South Bend, IN 9.8% 27th -2.0pp 5th 69% above peers
Yuma, AZ 5.8% 15th -1.1pp 6th on par with peers
Carmel, IN 2.5% 1st -0.4pp 7th 57% below peers
Suffolk, VA 5.0% 13th -0.8pp 8th 13% below peers
Chico, CA 7.0% 18th -0.8pp 9th 21% above peers
Georgetown, TX 3.5% 5th -0.3pp 10th 41% below peers
Vacaville, CA 4.0% 8th -0.3pp 11th 31% below peers
Rialto, CA 4.5% 9th -0.3pp 12th 23% below peers
El Monte, CA 9.3% 26th -0.2pp 13th 59% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 20th -0.1pp 14th 27% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 7.2% 19th -0.1pp 15th 25% above peers
Bend, OR 4.8% 12th -0.1pp 16th 17% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.4% 4th -0.0pp 17th 42% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 3.9% 7th -0.0pp 18th 34% below peers
Columbia, MD 5.8% 16th +0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Burbank, CA 8.3% 23rd +0.2pp 20th 43% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 3.5% 6th +0.1pp 21st 39% below peers
Green Bay, WI 8.2% 21st +0.4pp 22nd 41% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 23rd 54% below peers
Brockton, MA 16.3% 29th +1.0pp 24th 180% above peers
Dearborn, MI 8.3% 22nd +0.5pp 25th 42% above peers
Boulder, CO 9.1% 25th +0.9pp 26th 57% above peers
West Covina, CA 5.4% 14th +0.7pp 27th 8% below peers
Renton, WA 8.4% 24th +1.6pp 28th 44% above peers
San Mateo, CA 6.8% 17th +1.8pp 29th 17% above peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 10th +1.2pp 30th 20% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.7% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 54% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Fayetteville, AR down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Victorville, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.3% then, 6.4% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.2% to 6.4%).
6.4%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.9% -1.7pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Vacaville, CA 2.6% 1st -1.6pp 1st 54% below peers
Burbank, CA 4.0% 7th -2.3pp 2nd 30% below peers
Rialto, CA 9.0% 25th -3.3pp 3rd 59% above peers
Bend, OR 6.2% 17th -1.9pp 4th 9% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 24th -2.1pp 5th 56% above peers
Lynn, MA 4.1% 9th -0.9pp 6th 28% below peers
Boulder, CO 3.5% 4th -0.7pp 7th 39% below peers
West Covina, CA 5.7% 16th -0.9pp 8th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 5.4% 15th -0.8pp 9th 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 5.3% 13th -0.8pp 10th 6% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 8.6% 23rd -1.0pp 11th 52% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 11.8% 29th -1.2pp 12th 108% above peers
El Monte, CA 12.9% 30th -0.7pp 13th 128% above peers
San Mateo, CA 4.0% 8th -0.1pp 14th 29% below peers
Green Bay, WI 7.8% 21st -0.1pp 15th 38% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 8.3% 22nd -0.0pp 16th 46% above peers
Yuma, AZ 11.3% 28th +0.0pp 17th 99% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.4% 18th +0.1pp 18th 13% above peers
Renton, WA 7.6% 20th +0.4pp 19th 35% above peers
Chico, CA 7.2% 19th +0.4pp 20th 27% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.5% 5th +0.2pp 21st 38% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.3% 3rd +0.3pp 22nd 43% below peers
Fishers, IN 3.2% 2nd +0.3pp 23rd 44% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 16.8% 31st +1.9pp 24th 196% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.4% 14th +0.7pp 25th 5% below peers
Brockton, MA 4.6% 11th +0.6pp 26th 18% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 4.9% 12th +0.7pp 27th 14% below peers
Columbia, MD 4.6% 10th +0.7pp 28th 19% below peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 26th +1.8pp 29th 67% above peers
Georgetown, TX 9.8% 27th +2.7pp 30th 73% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.8% 6th +1.9pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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 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 →
  • Downey, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Richmond, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Charleston, SC down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

41.7%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 35.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Boulder, CO 18.9% 1st 42% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 2nd 36% below peers
San Mateo, CA 22.0% 3rd 32% below peers
West Covina, CA 23.7% 4th 27% below peers
Renton, WA 24.4% 5th 25% below peers
Burbank, CA 24.6% 6th 24% below peers
Quincy, MA 25.5% 7th 21% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 26.1% 8th 19% below peers
El Monte, CA 26.4% 9th 19% below peers
Carmel, IN 26.5% 10th 18% below peers
Bend, OR 27.5% 11th 15% below peers
Fishers, IN 28.4% 12th 12% below peers
Columbia, MD 29.1% 13th 10% below peers
Georgetown, TX 31.3% 14th 3% below peers
Chico, CA 31.6% 15th 2% below peers
Vacaville, CA 32.4% 16th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 32.4% 17th on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR 33.7% 18th 4% above peers
Dearborn, MI 33.9% 19th 5% above peers
Lynn, MA 34.3% 20th 6% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 34.9% 21st 8% above peers
Brockton, MA 35.2% 22nd 9% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 36.3% 23rd 12% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 24th 15% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 25th 17% above peers
Rialto, CA 38.3% 26th 18% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 27th 20% above peers
Green Bay, WI 38.9% 28th 20% above peers
Yuma, AZ 41.5% 29th 28% above peers
Suffolk, VA 41.7% 30th 29% above peers
South Bend, IN 42.0% 31st 30% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.3% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.0% to 4.9%).
Needs attention 4.9%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 4.7% -0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Burbank, CA 1.7% 4th -2.1pp 1st 53% below peers
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 2nd 60% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 4.2% 19th -1.8pp 3rd 13% above peers
Fishers, IN 2.0% 5th -0.8pp 4th 46% below peers
South Bend, IN 4.0% 18th -1.0pp 5th 10% above peers
Rialto, CA 4.4% 20th -0.8pp 6th 19% above peers
West Covina, CA 3.0% 12th -0.5pp 7th 17% below peers
Bend, OR 3.6% 15th -0.4pp 8th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 3.3% 13th -0.4pp 9th 9% below peers
Yuma, AZ 7.7% 29th -0.7pp 10th 110% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 6.3% 27th +0.4pp 11th 72% above peers
Renton, WA 2.4% 8th +0.3pp 12th 35% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 31st +1.6pp 13th 184% above peers
El Monte, CA 4.0% 17th +0.6pp 14th 9% above peers
Vacaville, CA 1.7% 3rd +0.3pp 15th 54% below peers
Boulder, CO 1.6% 2nd +0.4pp 16th 56% below peers
Dearborn, MI 3.7% 16th +0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Chico, CA 4.7% 22nd +1.2pp 18th 27% above peers
Columbia, MD 3.4% 14th +0.9pp 19th 8% below peers
Suffolk, VA 4.9% 24th +1.7pp 20th 34% above peers
Green Bay, WI 5.7% 25th +2.0pp 21st 55% above peers
Carmel, IN 2.9% 10th +1.1pp 22nd 20% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 4.4% 21st +1.7pp 23rd 19% above peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 26th +2.5pp 24th 64% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.0% 11th +1.3pp 25th 18% below peers
San Mateo, CA 2.0% 6th +1.0pp 26th 44% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 7.5% 28th +3.8pp 27th 104% above peers
Lynn, MA 2.2% 7th +1.2pp 28th 39% below peers
Brockton, MA 2.8% 9th +1.6pp 29th 22% below peers
Georgetown, TX 7.9% 30th +5.5pp 30th 116% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 23rd +4.0pp 31st 34% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Burbank, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, CA down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.5% to 33.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Suffolk started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.1% to 33.3%).
Bright spot 33.3%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 42.2% +3.4pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lynn, MA 24.1% 24th +5.5pp 1st 30% below peers
Tracy, CA 28.5% 20th +6.5pp 2nd 18% below peers
El Monte, CA 15.2% 28th +2.9pp 3rd 56% below peers
Bend, OR 52.9% 8th +8.9pp 4th 53% above peers
Brockton, MA 22.3% 25th +3.7pp 5th 35% below peers
Vacaville, CA 28.0% 21st +4.3pp 6th 19% below peers
Dearborn, MI 34.6% 16th +4.8pp 7th on par with peers
Georgetown, TX 47.8% 12th +6.2pp 8th 38% above peers
Rialto, CA 12.6% 30th +1.6pp 9th 64% below peers
South Bend, IN 29.3% 19th +3.6pp 10th 15% below peers
Suffolk, VA 33.3% 17th +3.9pp 11th 4% below peers
Chico, CA 42.2% 14th +4.8pp 12th 22% above peers
Yuma, AZ 20.9% 26th +2.4pp 13th 40% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 14.9% 29th +1.7pp 14th 57% below peers
Quincy, MA 50.3% 9th +5.2pp 15th 45% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.1% 13th +4.8pp 16th 36% above peers
Renton, WA 39.5% 15th +3.0pp 17th 14% above peers
Green Bay, WI 26.7% 22nd +1.9pp 18th 23% below peers
San Mateo, CA 57.8% 7th +3.6pp 19th 67% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 23rd +1.6pp 20th 27% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 21st 66% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 69.2% 3rd +4.1pp 22nd 100% above peers
Carmel, IN 74.4% 2nd +3.8pp 23rd 115% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 4th +3.4pp 24th 96% above peers
West Covina, CA 30.1% 18th +1.1pp 25th 13% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 48.8% 11th +0.9pp 26th 41% above peers
Columbia, MD 63.6% 6th +0.9pp 27th 84% above peers
Boulder, CO 76.8% 1st +0.8pp 28th 122% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 27th +0.0pp 29th 51% below peers
Fishers, IN 66.5% 5th +0.0pp 30th 92% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 49.0% 10th -1.2pp 31st 41% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Miramar, FL up 10.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Conroe, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. George, UT up 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (53.7% then, 45.8% now; margin ±10.3pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
45.8%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 44.8% -4.0pp
United States ref 45.5%
Dearborn, MI 51.3% 10th +14.5pp 1st 14% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 68.2% 2nd +18.3pp 2nd 52% above peers
Lynn, MA 32.8% 27th +6.9pp 3rd 27% below peers
Carmel, IN 72.2% 1st +12.2pp 4th 61% above peers
Fishers, IN 61.2% 6th +7.0pp 5th 37% above peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 29th +3.0pp 6th 33% below peers
South Bend, IN 37.1% 21st +3.5pp 7th 17% below peers
El Monte, CA 48.2% 12th +4.4pp 8th 8% above peers
Chico, CA 44.8% 16th +3.0pp 9th on par with peers
Bend, OR 50.9% 11th +2.3pp 10th 14% above peers
San Mateo, CA 63.1% 5th +1.8pp 11th 41% above peers
Georgetown, TX 45.6% 15th +0.1pp 12th 2% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 13th -0.8pp 13th 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 4th -3.5pp 14th 43% above peers
Green Bay, WI 30.1% 28th -2.1pp 15th 33% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 33.0% 25th -2.4pp 16th 27% below peers
Columbia, MD 56.2% 8th -4.3pp 17th 25% above peers
Quincy, MA 59.9% 7th -8.1pp 18th 34% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 22nd -5.5pp 19th 19% below peers
Suffolk, VA 45.8% 14th -7.9pp 20th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 37.7% 20th -7.0pp 21st 16% below peers
Brockton, MA 41.3% 17th -11.2pp 22nd 8% below peers
West Covina, CA 40.9% 18th -12.2pp 23rd 9% below peers
Boulder, CO 64.9% 3rd -21.3pp 24th 45% above peers
Burbank, CA 53.0% 9th -21.8pp 25th 18% above peers
Vacaville, CA 32.9% 26th -14.3pp 26th 27% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 35.4% 23rd -15.9pp 27th 21% below peers
Renton, WA 34.6% 24th -17.8pp 28th 23% below peers
Yuma, AZ 28.6% 30th -15.4pp 29th 36% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 39.6% 19th -29.2pp 30th 12% below peers
Rialto, CA 25.1% 31st -18.5pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.4pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.6% then, 6.7% now; margin ±4.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.6% to 6.7%).
6.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.2% +1.0pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Georgetown, TX 5.0% 8th -6.8pp 1st 25% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 79% below peers
Rialto, CA 6.8% 18th -4.4pp 3rd 2% above peers
Lynn, MA 5.7% 12th -3.6pp 4th 16% below peers
El Monte, CA 7.0% 19th -2.5pp 5th 4% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 24th -2.7pp 6th 31% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 4.3% 5th -1.3pp 7th 35% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 17th -1.4pp 8th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 5.2% 9th -0.9pp 9th 23% below peers
Brockton, MA 4.9% 6th -0.5pp 10th 27% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.7% 4th +0.0pp 11th 45% below peers
Chico, CA 3.3% 3rd +0.4pp 12th 51% below peers
Yuma, AZ 12.3% 29th +1.7pp 13th 84% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.7% 15th +1.1pp 14th on par with peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 11.2% 28th +1.9pp 15th 67% above peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 25th +2.2pp 16th 50% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 31st +2.9pp 17th 97% above peers
Burbank, CA 5.0% 7th +1.3pp 18th 26% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 6.0% 13th +1.7pp 19th 10% below peers
Fishers, IN 5.7% 11th +1.9pp 20th 16% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.9% 22nd +2.8pp 21st 17% above peers
Dearborn, MI 7.3% 20th +2.7pp 22nd 9% above peers
West Covina, CA 6.5% 14th +2.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Vacaville, CA 6.7% 16th +3.0pp 24th on par with peers
Boulder, CO 2.0% 2nd +1.0pp 25th 70% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.4% 21st +3.5pp 26th 10% above peers
Green Bay, WI 11.1% 27th +5.7pp 27th 66% above peers
Renton, WA 8.4% 23rd +4.8pp 28th 25% above peers
Bend, OR 13.0% 30th +7.8pp 29th 94% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 5.2% 10th +3.7pp 30th 22% below peers
Quincy, MA 11.0% 26th +9.1pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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

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 →
  • 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 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (90,093 then, 98,796 now; margin ±0). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 14 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 16% from 2014 to 2024 (85,477 to 98,796).
Big move 98,796
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Georgetown, TX 85,999 31st +21% 1st 17% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 99,319 28th +17% 2nd 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 107,423 1st +13% 3rd 4% above peers
Fishers, IN 102,337 19th +13% 4th 1% below peers
Brockton, MA 105,386 8th +10% 5th 2% above peers
Bend, OR 103,390 14th +10% 6th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 98,796 29th +10% 7th 4% below peers
Lynn, MA 101,709 23rd +8% 8th 1% below peers
Quincy, MA 102,114 22nd +8% 9th 1% below peers
Chico, CA 102,188 21st +8% 10th 1% below peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 26th +7% 11th 2% below peers
Tracy, CA 96,966 30th +7% 12th 6% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 103,656 13th +7% 13th 1% above peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 25th +6% 14th 2% below peers
Carmel, IN 101,651 24th +4% 15th 1% below peers
Yuma, AZ 100,139 27th +4% 16th 3% below peers
Renton, WA 105,317 9th +4% 17th 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA 102,596 17th +4% 18th on par with peers
Green Bay, WI 106,253 6th +1% 19th 3% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 107,011 4th +1% 20th 4% above peers
Rialto, CA 104,143 12th +1% 21st 1% above peers
South Bend, IN 103,085 16th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Burbank, CA 104,546 10th +1% 23rd 1% above peers
West Covina, CA 107,037 3rd +0% 24th 4% above peers
Columbia, MD 104,338 11th +0% 25th 1% above peers
Boulder, CO 106,433 5th +0% 26th 3% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 107,087 2nd +0% 27th 4% above peers
San Mateo, CA 103,105 15th -1% 28th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 18th -2% 29th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 20th -3% 30th 1% below peers
El Monte, CA 106,109 7th -8% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.3% then, 23.6% now; margin ±0.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (24.9% to 23.6%).
23.6%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 21.7% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Georgetown, TX 19.8% 23rd +1.2pp 1st 16% below peers
Burbank, CA 19.1% 26th +1.0pp 2nd 19% below peers
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 14th +1.0pp 3rd 1% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 18.0% 29th +0.3pp 4th 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 18th +0.3pp 5th 5% below peers
Brockton, MA 25.3% 9th +0.3pp 6th 7% above peers
El Monte, CA 22.8% 17th -0.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Quincy, MA 14.4% 30th -0.2pp 8th 39% below peers
Lynn, MA 24.1% 12th -0.4pp 9th 2% above peers
Dearborn, MI 28.7% 2nd -0.6pp 10th 22% above peers
Suffolk, VA 23.6% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Vacaville, CA 21.9% 19th -0.8pp 12th 7% below peers
Yuma, AZ 25.5% 8th -0.9pp 13th 8% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 25.6% 6th -0.9pp 14th 8% above peers
West Covina, CA 20.2% 22nd -0.8pp 15th 14% below peers
Chico, CA 18.4% 27th -0.8pp 16th 22% below peers
Green Bay, WI 23.7% 15th -1.1pp 17th on par with peers
Rialto, CA 26.7% 3rd -1.3pp 18th 13% above peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 1st -1.5pp 19th 23% above peers
Columbia, MD 21.0% 20th -1.1pp 20th 11% below peers
Tracy, CA 26.5% 5th -1.6pp 21st 12% above peers
Renton, WA 20.8% 21st -1.3pp 22nd 12% below peers
Boulder, CO 11.8% 31st -0.7pp 23rd 50% below peers
South Bend, IN 25.5% 7th -1.7pp 24th 8% above peers
San Mateo, CA 19.6% 24th -1.3pp 25th 17% below peers
Carmel, IN 24.5% 10th -1.8pp 26th 4% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 18.4% 28th -1.4pp 27th 22% below peers
Fishers, IN 26.7% 4th -2.9pp 28th 13% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 13th -3.1pp 29th 2% above peers
Bend, OR 19.3% 25th -2.8pp 30th 18% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 24.4% 11th -3.6pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.3% then, 32.0% now; margin ±4.8pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.3% to 32.0%).
32.0%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 27.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
San Mateo, CA 23.5% 22nd +6.8pp 1st 18% below peers
Boulder, CO 27.9% 19th +7.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
West Covina, CA 34.0% 11th +8.6pp 3rd 18% above peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 28.8% 17th +6.0pp 4th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 5th +9.0pp 5th 52% above peers
Bend, OR 33.4% 12th +6.7pp 6th 16% above peers
El Monte, CA 46.4% 3rd +6.1pp 7th 61% above peers
Green Bay, WI 41.2% 7th +5.3pp 8th 43% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 28th +1.7pp 9th 51% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 27.1% 20th +3.2pp 10th 6% below peers
Burbank, CA 22.5% 24th +2.7pp 11th 22% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 23.2% 23rd +2.6pp 12th 19% below peers
Chico, CA 36.0% 8th +3.6pp 13th 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 45.4% 4th +3.0pp 14th 58% above peers
Tracy, CA 19.0% 26th +1.2pp 15th 34% below peers
Renton, WA 30.8% 15th +1.0pp 16th 7% above peers
Columbia, MD 28.1% 18th +0.2pp 17th 2% below peers
Carmel, IN 13.4% 29th +0.1pp 18th 53% below peers
South Bend, IN 48.2% 2nd +0.1pp 19th 67% above peers
Suffolk, VA 32.0% 13th -0.2pp 20th 11% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 21st 93% above peers
Rialto, CA 34.2% 10th -0.4pp 22nd 19% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 31.2% 14th -2.5pp 23rd 8% above peers
Yuma, AZ 36.0% 9th -3.6pp 24th 25% above peers
Vacaville, CA 24.7% 21st -4.0pp 25th 14% below peers
Quincy, MA 18.4% 27th -3.2pp 26th 36% below peers
Georgetown, TX 22.0% 25th -4.2pp 27th 24% below peers
Brockton, MA 42.8% 6th -9.3pp 28th 49% above peers
Dearborn, MI 13.4% 30th -3.4pp 29th 54% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 16th -7.3pp 30th on par with peers
Fishers, IN 12.2% 31st -3.8pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (66.7% then, 69.2% now; margin ±9.7pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.4% to 69.2%).
69.2%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 69.3% +1.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 14th +10.2pp 1st 1% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 72.2% 8th +10.4pp 2nd 5% above peers
Dearborn, MI 37.9% 31st +5.3pp 3rd 45% below peers
Renton, WA 68.5% 18th +9.2pp 4th on par with peers
Chico, CA 69.9% 12th +7.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Quincy, MA 73.3% 5th +6.8pp 6th 6% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 6th +6.3pp 7th 6% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 16th +5.6pp 8th on par with peers
Bend, OR 64.7% 21st +4.4pp 9th 6% below peers
Jurupa Valley, CA 60.0% 26th +3.8pp 10th 13% below peers
Fishers, IN 77.3% 3rd +4.8pp 11th 12% above peers
Georgetown, TX 72.2% 7th +3.3pp 12th 5% above peers
Tracy, CA 57.8% 29th +2.1pp 13th 16% below peers
Columbia, MD 78.2% 2nd +2.9pp 14th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 69.2% 15th +2.5pp 15th on par with peers
El Monte, CA 63.5% 22nd +1.8pp 16th 8% below peers
San Mateo, CA 76.2% 4th +2.0pp 17th 11% above peers
Rialto, CA 61.0% 25th +1.5pp 18th 11% below peers
Brockton, MA 80.7% 1st +0.4pp 19th 17% above peers
West Covina, CA 70.0% 11th -1.0pp 20th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 68.6% 17th -1.0pp 21st on par with peers
Carmel, IN 68.3% 19th -1.4pp 22nd 1% below peers
Vacaville, CA 58.9% 28th -1.4pp 23rd 14% below peers
Lynn, MA 71.2% 9th -2.6pp 24th 3% above peers
Yuma, AZ 59.2% 27th -3.2pp 25th 14% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 69.7% 13th -5.1pp 26th 1% above peers
Boulder, CO 66.5% 20th -4.9pp 27th 3% below peers
Burbank, CA 62.6% 23rd -4.7pp 28th 9% below peers
Green Bay, WI 70.9% 10th -5.6pp 29th 3% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 30th -4.6pp 30th 22% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 61.8% 24th -6.0pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 36 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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16 of 36 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 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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