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Yakima, WA
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96,961 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Yakima, WA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$62,815
2020-24
▲ 40%
relative change
$44,950 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
199 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 35%
relative change
306 a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
21.5%
2020-24
▼ 34%
relative change
32.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
437 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 24%
relative change
579 a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
16.3%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
19.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,748 /100k
Apr 2026
▼ 16%
relative change
2,069 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
89.3%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
78.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
11.0%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
12.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.43
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
0.46 in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.8%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
5.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
33.8%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
34.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Yakima, WA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
May 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
5.6% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
26.9%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
33.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
22.6%
2019-23
▼ 9%
relative change
24.8% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
11.9%
2020-24
▲ 33%
relative change
8.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
20.8%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
19.0% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.3%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
8.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
53.8%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
54.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 4 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,369
Jun 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$1,318 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
96,961
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
93,413 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
27.8%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
27.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
42.6%
2020-24
flat
relative change
42.5% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 24% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 437 in April 2026, down from 579 a year earlier.
437 per 100k
2018April 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Beaverton, OR 223 (Apr 26) 7th -25.7% 1st 27% below peers
Yakima, WA 437 (Apr 26) 12th -24.5% 2nd 44% above peers
Tracy, CA 193 (May 26) 4th -21.5% 3rd 36% below peers
Reading, PA 253 (May 26) 8th -14.9% 4th 17% below peers
Roanoke, VA 531 (May 26) 15th -12.0% 5th 74% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 725 (May 26) 16th -10.3% 6th 138% above peers
Livonia, MI 203 (May 26) 5th -9.6% 7th 33% below peers
Kenosha, WI 305 (May 26) 10th -8.2% 8th on par with peers
Longmont, CO 454 (Feb 25) 13th -7.8% 9th 49% above peers
Edmond, OK 141 (May 26) 1st -6.6% 10th 54% below peers
Orem, UT 144 (May 26) 2nd -4.1% 11th 53% below peers
Suffolk, VA 361 (Dec 25) 11th -1.6% 12th 18% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 457 (May 26) 14th +4.6% 13th 50% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 147 (May 26) 3rd +9.2% 14th 52% below peers
Fall River, MA 777 (Apr 26) 17th +9.7% 15th 155% above peers
Asheville, NC 793 (May 26) 18th +10.7% 16th 161% above peers
Sandy, UT 221 (May 26) 6th +17.3% 17th 27% below peers
San Angelo, TX 288 (May 26) 9th +33.8% 18th 5% below peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Elkhart, IN down about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 16% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,748 in April 2026, down from 2,069 a year earlier.
1,748 per 100k
2018April 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Roanoke, VA 3,185 (May 26) 16th -22.0% 1st 83% above peers
Suffolk, VA 1,233 (Dec 25) 6th -21.5% 2nd 29% below peers
Kenosha, WI 739 (May 26) 1st -19.8% 3rd 58% below peers
Livonia, MI 1,085 (May 26) 3rd -16.8% 4th 38% below peers
Yakima, WA 1,748 (Apr 26) 11th -15.5% 5th on par with peers
Orem, UT 1,131 (May 26) 4th -13.4% 6th 35% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 1,850 (May 26) 12th -13.0% 7th 6% above peers
Beaverton, OR 2,487 (Apr 26) 14th -10.7% 8th 43% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 961 (May 26) 2nd -10.1% 9th 45% below peers
Edmond, OK 1,149 (May 26) 5th -9.9% 10th 34% below peers
Tracy, CA 1,342 (May 26) 8th -8.5% 11th 23% below peers
San Angelo, TX 2,232 (May 26) 13th -7.1% 12th 28% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 3,405 (May 26) 17th -6.9% 13th 95% above peers
Sandy, UT 1,744 (May 26) 10th -1.6% 14th on par with peers
Longmont, CO 2,891 (Feb 25) 15th -1.5% 15th 66% above peers
Reading, PA 1,313 (May 26) 7th +4.7% 16th 25% below peers
Asheville, NC 4,447 (May 26) 18th +9.4% 17th 155% above peers
Fall River, MA 1,539 (Apr 26) 9th +11.3% 18th 12% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2022-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide fell about 50% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.
Longer view: homicide fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 7 in April 2026, down from 14 a year earlier.
7 per 100k
2018April 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Beaverton, OR 0 (Apr 26) 1st -100.0% 1st 100% below peers
Suffolk, VA 3 (Dec 25) 9th -72.7% 2nd 7% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 1 (May 26) 3rd -66.7% 3rd 69% below peers
Longmont, CO 3 (Feb 25) 10th -66.7% 4th on par with peers
Asheville, NC 5 (May 26) 13th -50.0% 5th 73% above peers
Yakima, WA 7 (Apr 26) 15th -50.0% 6th 136% above peers
Sandy, UT 1 (May 26) 6th -50.0% 7th 64% below peers
Roanoke, VA 12 (May 26) 17th -25.0% 8th 304% above peers
Edmond, OK 2 (May 26) 8th +0.0% 9th 34% below peers
Fall River, MA 3 (Apr 26) 11th +0.0% 10th 4% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 22 (May 26) 18th +5.0% 11th 617% above peers
Kenosha, WI 5 (May 26) 12th +66.6% 12th 65% above peers
Reading, PA 11 (May 26) 16th +83.4% 13th 264% above peers
Tracy, CA 2 (May 26) 7th +99.6% 14th 36% below peers
San Angelo, TX 7 (May 26) 14th +133.8% 15th 130% above peers
Orem, UT 0 (May 26) 2nd 100% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 1 (May 26) 4th 66% below peers
Livonia, MI 1 (May 26) 5th 64% below peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Arcadia, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 35% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 19% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 199 in April 2026, down from 306 a year earlier.
199 per 100k
2018April 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Roanoke, VA 243 (May 26) 15th -40.9% 1st 65% above peers
Livonia, MI 93 (May 26) 6th -38.6% 2nd 37% below peers
Yakima, WA 199 (Apr 26) 14th -34.9% 3rd 35% above peers
Tracy, CA 173 (May 26) 11th -30.4% 4th 17% above peers
Beaverton, OR 147 (Apr 26) 10th -29.3% 5th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 91 (Dec 25) 5th -27.3% 6th 38% below peers
Sandy, UT 102 (May 26) 7th -26.0% 7th 30% below peers
Fall River, MA 126 (Apr 26) 8th -21.7% 8th 15% below peers
Longmont, CO 299 (Feb 25) 16th -19.4% 9th 103% above peers
Kenosha, WI 80 (May 26) 3rd -8.0% 10th 45% below peers
San Angelo, TX 131 (May 26) 9th -5.1% 11th 11% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 183 (May 26) 12th -4.0% 12th 24% above peers
Edmond, OK 47 (May 26) 1st +2.2% 13th 68% below peers
Asheville, NC 336 (May 26) 17th +6.0% 14th 128% above peers
Orem, UT 88 (May 26) 4th +9.0% 15th 40% below peers
Reading, PA 195 (May 26) 13th +12.1% 16th 33% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 484 (May 26) 18th +14.5% 17th 228% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 70 (May 26) 2nd +21.4% 18th 52% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bellingham, WA down about 58% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 28% a year · 2021-2026
  • Elkhart, IN down about 55% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 39% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 40% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $44,950 to $62,815 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,985). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 56% from 2014 to 2024 ($40,189 to $62,815).
$62,815
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref $98,141 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Arden-Arcade, CA $77,321 19th +53% 1st 7% below peers
Deltona, FL $76,924 20th +46% 2nd 8% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $62,695 27th +43% 3rd 25% below peers
Asheville, NC $71,102 22nd +42% 4th 15% below peers
Palm Coast, FL $77,350 18th +42% 5th 7% below peers
Sunrise, FL $77,652 17th +42% 6th 7% below peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 8th +42% 7th 20% above peers
Yakima, WA $62,815 26th +40% 8th 25% below peers
San Marcos, CA $109,377 5th +39% 9th 31% above peers
Beaverton, OR $98,622 9th +37% 10th 18% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $63,732 25th +37% 11th 24% below peers
Reading, PA $44,091 31st +37% 12th 47% below peers
Vista, CA $94,975 11th +32% 13th 14% above peers
Tracy, CA $121,119 2nd +32% 14th 45% above peers
Fall River, MA $56,673 29th +30% 15th 32% below peers
Federal Way, WA $86,909 15th +29% 16th 4% above peers
Orem, UT $83,342 16th +29% 17th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI $71,239 21st +29% 18th 15% below peers
San Angelo, TX $65,864 23rd +27% 19th 21% below peers
Edmond, OK $103,183 6th +27% 20th 24% above peers
Toms River, NJ $100,137 7th +25% 21st 20% above peers
Roanoke, VA $55,378 30th +25% 22nd 34% below peers
Suffolk, VA $92,666 12th +24% 23rd 11% above peers
Plantation, FL $92,541 13th +24% 24th 11% above peers
Livonia, MI $98,460 10th +23% 25th 18% above peers
Longmont, CO $90,671 14th +22% 26th 9% above peers
Lawrence, KS $65,009 24th +21% 27th 22% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $124,755 1st +21% 28th 50% above peers
Sandy, UT $112,176 4th +19% 29th 35% above peers
Atascocita, TX $118,226 3rd +18% 30th 42% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $60,491 28th +16% 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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9 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,328 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 85% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 5.9% in May 2026, up from 5.6% a year earlier.
5.9%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 5.2% (May 26) +0.7pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Asheville, NC 3.4% (May 26) 6th -1.6pp 1st 13% below peers
Tracy, CA 4.4% (May 26) 17th -0.3pp 2nd 13% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.1% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 3rd 21% below peers
Longmont, CO 3.7% (May 26) 11th -0.3pp 4th 5% below peers
Fall River, MA 5.4% (May 26) 26th -0.3pp 5th 38% above peers
San Marcos, CA 3.6% (May 26) 10th -0.1pp 6th 8% below peers
Vista, CA 3.9% (May 26) 14th -0.1pp 7th on par with peers
Sandy, UT 3.4% (May 26) 7th -0.1pp 8th 13% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 3.2% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 9th 18% below peers
Orem, UT 3.4% (May 26) 8th +0.0pp 10th 13% below peers
Norwalk, CA 5.1% (May 26) 23rd +0.0pp 11th 31% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.8% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 12th 28% below peers
Beaverton, OR 4.7% (May 26) 20th +0.1pp 13th 21% above peers
San Angelo, TX 3.3% (May 26) 4th +0.2pp 14th 15% below peers
Suffolk, VA 3.7% (May 26) 12th +0.2pp 15th 5% below peers
Lawrence, KS 3.5% (May 26) 9th +0.3pp 16th 10% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.3% (May 26) 5th +0.3pp 17th 15% below peers
Roanoke, VA 3.7% (May 26) 13th +0.3pp 18th 5% below peers
Yakima, WA 5.9% (May 26) 27th +0.3pp 19th 51% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 4.4% (May 26) 18th +0.3pp 20th 13% above peers
Federal Way, WA 5.3% (May 26) 24th +0.5pp 21st 36% above peers
Plantation, FL 4.1% (May 26) 16th +1.0pp 22nd 5% above peers
Deltona, FL 5.0% (May 26) 21st +1.0pp 23rd 28% above peers
Sunrise, FL 4.4% (May 26) 19th +1.0pp 24th 13% above peers
Edmond, OK 3.9% (May 26) 15th +1.2pp 25th on par with peers
Palm Coast, FL 5.3% (May 26) 25th +1.2pp 26th 36% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 5.0% (May 26) 22nd +1.2pp 27th 28% above peers
Reading, PA 6.3% (May 26) 28th +1.3pp 28th 62% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.9% to 16.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 11 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.1% to 16.3%).
16.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 9.6% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.0%
Arden-Arcade, CA 16.8% 26th -5.0pp 1st 62% above peers
Toms River, NJ 5.8% 3rd -1.7pp 2nd 44% below peers
San Angelo, TX 10.5% 17th -3.0pp 3rd 1% above peers
Edmond, OK 8.0% 7th -2.0pp 4th 23% below peers
San Marcos, CA 9.0% 9th -2.2pp 5th 13% below peers
Deltona, FL 10.2% 15th -2.4pp 6th 2% below peers
Yakima, WA 16.3% 25th -3.6pp 7th 57% above peers
Norwalk, CA 9.2% 10th -1.9pp 8th 11% below peers
Lawrence, KS 16.0% 24th -3.1pp 9th 55% above peers
Vista, CA 10.4% 16th -1.9pp 10th on par with peers
Livonia, MI 4.7% 1st -0.8pp 11th 55% below peers
Kenosha, WI 13.3% 21st -2.2pp 12th 28% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 10.5% 18th -1.7pp 13th 2% above peers
Sunrise, FL 10.6% 19th -1.6pp 14th 2% above peers
Reading, PA 27.8% 31st -3.9pp 15th 169% above peers
Orem, UT 10.0% 13th -1.4pp 16th 3% below peers
Roanoke, VA 18.0% 28th -2.4pp 17th 74% above peers
Beaverton, OR 10.1% 14th -1.2pp 18th 3% below peers
Longmont, CO 8.5% 8th -1.0pp 19th 18% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 19.0% 29th -2.0pp 20th 83% above peers
Suffolk, VA 9.3% 11th -1.0pp 21st 10% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.7% 6th -0.3pp 22nd 25% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 15.8% 23rd -0.4pp 23rd 53% above peers
Fall River, MA 19.3% 30th -0.1pp 24th 86% above peers
Asheville, NC 13.8% 22nd +0.4pp 25th 33% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 16.9% 27th +0.8pp 26th 63% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.4% 2nd +0.3pp 27th 47% below peers
Federal Way, WA 12.9% 20th +1.0pp 28th 25% above peers
Plantation, FL 9.9% 12th +1.6pp 29th 4% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.2% 5th +1.2pp 30th 30% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1% 4th +1.5pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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 →

Child poverty fell 10.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 32.3% to 21.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.9pp). 16 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 11.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.6% to 21.5%).
21.5%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 11.6% -1.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Toms River, NJ 3.6% 2nd -4.6pp 1st 72% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.2% 1st -3.4pp 2nd 74% below peers
San Angelo, TX 12.5% 15th -9.0pp 3rd on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 7.6% 5th -4.1pp 4th 39% below peers
Yakima, WA 21.5% 25th -10.8pp 5th 71% above peers
Beaverton, OR 11.3% 14th -5.4pp 6th 10% below peers
Orem, UT 9.4% 7th -4.4pp 7th 25% below peers
Vista, CA 13.8% 19th -4.6pp 8th 10% above peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 13th -3.4pp 9th 13% below peers
Lawrence, KS 9.8% 10th -3.0pp 10th 22% below peers
Sunrise, FL 13.2% 18th -3.9pp 11th 5% above peers
Roanoke, VA 24.6% 26th -7.2pp 12th 96% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 25.5% 28th -7.1pp 13th 103% above peers
Plantation, FL 9.4% 8th -2.6pp 14th 25% below peers
Edmond, OK 9.6% 9th -2.6pp 15th 24% below peers
Suffolk, VA 12.7% 17th -3.3pp 16th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 10.7% 11th -2.7pp 17th 14% below peers
Deltona, FL 12.5% 16th -3.1pp 18th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 19.1% 22nd -4.3pp 19th 53% above peers
Asheville, NC 16.2% 20th -3.1pp 20th 30% above peers
Fall River, MA 26.6% 30th -4.8pp 21st 112% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.9% 27th -4.0pp 22nd 99% above peers
Reading, PA 39.0% 31st -6.2pp 23rd 211% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 16.9% 21st -2.2pp 24th 35% above peers
Sandy, UT 5.7% 4th -0.6pp 25th 54% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 25.7% 29th -2.3pp 26th 105% above peers
Tracy, CA 10.8% 12th -0.3pp 27th 14% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.4% 23rd +1.9pp 28th 63% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 20.9% 24th +3.2pp 29th 66% above peers
Atascocita, TX 9.4% 6th +1.5pp 30th 25% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 5.4% 3rd +1.9pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sanford, FL down 15.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 11.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78.2% to 89.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 18.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (71.3% to 89.3%).
89.3%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 93.7% +5.0pp
United States ref 91.1%
Fall River, MA 86.5% 29th +16.1pp 1st 6% below peers
Sunrise, FL 92.1% 17th +15.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Reading, PA 86.6% 28th +12.3pp 3rd 6% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 89.2% 25th +11.4pp 4th 4% below peers
Yakima, WA 89.3% 24th +11.1pp 5th 3% below peers
Roanoke, VA 85.9% 30th +10.5pp 6th 7% below peers
San Angelo, TX 87.9% 27th +9.8pp 7th 5% below peers
Deltona, FL 94.7% 9th +10.3pp 8th 2% above peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 11th +10.0pp 9th 2% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 90.0% 23rd +9.1pp 10th 3% below peers
Kenosha, WI 92.5% 15th +9.3pp 11th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 90.2% 22nd +8.8pp 12th 2% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 88.0% 26th +8.1pp 13th 5% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 91.9% 18th +7.7pp 14th 1% below peers
Longmont, CO 95.0% 7th +7.6pp 15th 3% above peers
Asheville, NC 90.6% 21st +6.6pp 16th 2% below peers
Plantation, FL 95.2% 6th +6.4pp 17th 3% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 93.8% 13th +6.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Federal Way, WA 94.0% 12th +5.4pp 19th 2% above peers
Livonia, MI 94.6% 10th +5.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Edmond, OK 96.3% 2nd +4.7pp 21st 4% above peers
Vista, CA 95.3% 4th +4.6pp 22nd 3% above peers
Toms River, NJ 91.7% 20th +4.4pp 23rd 1% below peers
Beaverton, OR 94.8% 8th +4.2pp 24th 2% above peers
San Marcos, CA 96.0% 3rd +4.0pp 25th 4% above peers
Sandy, UT 93.6% 14th +3.7pp 26th 1% above peers
Lawrence, KS 91.7% 19th +3.4pp 27th 1% below peers
Orem, UT 92.5% 16th +2.7pp 28th on par with peers
Atascocita, TX 97.4% 1st +2.4pp 29th 5% above peers
Tracy, CA 95.2% 5th +2.1pp 30th 3% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 84.1% 31st -8.8pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Inequality fell about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.46 to 0.43 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (0.46 to 0.43).
0.43
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 0.47 +0.012
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atascocita, TX 0.35 1st -0.040 1st 21% below peers
Yakima, WA 0.43 8th -0.028 2nd 3% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 0.50 28th -0.028 3rd 13% above peers
Kenosha, WI 0.43 6th -0.021 4th 4% below peers
San Angelo, TX 0.45 18th -0.021 5th 1% above peers
Edmond, OK 0.47 23rd -0.021 6th 7% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 0.51 31st -0.017 7th 15% above peers
Deltona, FL 0.38 2nd -0.011 8th 15% below peers
San Marcos, CA 0.44 16th -0.011 9th on par with peers
Lawrence, KS 0.48 24th -0.009 10th 8% above peers
Sunrise, FL 0.44 14th -0.006 11th 1% below peers
Toms River, NJ 0.43 13th -0.005 12th 2% below peers
Fall River, MA 0.46 21st -0.003 13th 4% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 0.51 30th -0.001 14th 15% above peers
Suffolk, VA 0.43 12th -0.000 15th 2% below peers
Livonia, MI 0.39 4th +0.000 16th 11% below peers
Beaverton, OR 0.43 10th +0.001 17th 3% below peers
Longmont, CO 0.43 7th +0.009 18th 4% below peers
Reading, PA 0.47 22nd +0.013 19th 7% above peers
Federal Way, WA 0.43 11th +0.015 20th 2% below peers
Tracy, CA 0.38 3rd +0.014 21st 14% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 0.45 19th +0.017 22nd 2% above peers
Orem, UT 0.44 15th +0.017 23rd 1% below peers
Asheville, NC 0.49 27th +0.026 24th 11% above peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 5th +0.022 25th 9% below peers
Roanoke, VA 0.51 29th +0.028 26th 15% above peers
Sandy, UT 0.43 9th +0.028 27th 3% below peers
Plantation, FL 0.48 25th +0.033 28th 9% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 0.49 26th +0.045 29th 10% above peers
Vista, CA 0.44 17th +0.043 30th on par with peers
Palm Coast, FL 0.45 20th +0.050 31st 2% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (24.8% then, 22.6% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 4.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (27.1% to 22.6%).
22.6%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 11.4% -1.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Mount Pleasant, SC 1.2% 1st -1.0pp 1st 87% below peers
Orem, UT 4.9% 4th -2.3pp 2nd 50% below peers
Sandy, UT 2.9% 2nd -0.8pp 3rd 71% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 12.8% 21st -3.4pp 4th 30% above peers
Vista, CA 7.6% 11th -1.4pp 5th 23% below peers
Suffolk, VA 11.2% 17th -1.7pp 6th 13% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 7.7% 12th -1.2pp 7th 22% below peers
Kenosha, WI 16.5% 23rd -2.4pp 8th 68% above peers
Reading, PA 38.5% 31st -5.4pp 9th 291% above peers
Sunrise, FL 14.4% 22nd -1.6pp 10th 46% above peers
Roanoke, VA 16.6% 25th -1.9pp 11th 69% above peers
Yakima, WA 22.6% 29th -2.2pp 12th 129% above peers
Federal Way, WA 16.6% 24th -1.4pp 13th 68% above peers
Lawrence, KS 5.9% 7th -0.5pp 14th 40% below peers
Toms River, NJ 5.4% 6th -0.1pp 15th 45% below peers
San Angelo, TX 9.8% 16th -0.2pp 16th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 11.2% 18th -0.0pp 17th 14% above peers
Deltona, FL 17.2% 26th +0.2pp 18th 75% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 6.8% 9th +0.2pp 19th 31% below peers
Longmont, CO 9.2% 14th +0.4pp 20th 6% below peers
Plantation, FL 8.1% 13th +0.7pp 21st 18% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.3% 5th +0.4pp 22nd 46% below peers
Livonia, MI 4.8% 3rd +0.4pp 23rd 51% below peers
Edmond, OK 6.6% 8th +0.6pp 24th 33% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 17.5% 27th +1.8pp 25th 78% above peers
Asheville, NC 11.8% 19th +1.5pp 26th 20% above peers
Fall River, MA 31.6% 30th +4.0pp 27th 221% above peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 10th +1.4pp 28th 28% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 19.2% 28th +4.1pp 29th 95% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 20th +2.7pp 30th 29% above peers
Tracy, CA 9.7% 15th +2.1pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Caldwell, ID down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lakewood, NJ down 11.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 66% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $367,991 in June 2026, up from $362,860 a year earlier.
$367,991
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref $603,303 (Jun 26) -0.6%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Kenosha, WI $286,642 (Jun 26) 26th +6.7% 1st 27% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $385,227 (Jun 26) 16th +4.3% 2nd 2% below peers
Toms River, NJ $470,769 (Jun 26) 12th +3.7% 3rd 20% above peers
Lawrence, KS $341,775 (Jun 26) 21st +3.6% 4th 13% below peers
Reading, PA $268,714 (Jun 26) 29th +3.2% 5th 32% below peers
Orem, UT $511,940 (Jun 26) 10th +3.1% 6th 30% above peers
Roanoke, VA $285,213 (Jun 26) 27th +3.0% 7th 27% below peers
Livonia, MI $323,035 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.8% 8th 18% below peers
Suffolk, VA $392,538 (Jun 26) 15th +2.3% 9th on par with peers
Fall River, MA $459,250 (Jun 26) 14th +2.3% 10th 17% above peers
Sandy, UT $670,855 (Jun 26) 6th +1.8% 11th 71% above peers
Yakima, WA $367,991 (Jun 26) 17th +1.4% 12th 6% below peers
Norwalk, CA $765,009 (Jun 26) 4th +1.0% 13th 95% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $269,835 (Jun 26) 28th +0.8% 14th 31% below peers
Edmond, OK $358,374 (Jun 26) 19th +0.6% 15th 9% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $887,149 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.4% 16th 126% above peers
Vista, CA $883,373 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.1% 17th 125% above peers
Federal Way, WA $600,995 (Jun 26) 7th -1.0% 18th 53% above peers
San Marcos, CA $957,606 (Jun 26) 1st -1.1% 19th 144% above peers
San Angelo, TX $217,778 (Jun 26) 30th -1.4% 20th 45% below peers
Atascocita, TX $311,344 (Jun 26) 23rd -1.8% 21st 21% below peers
Deltona, FL $300,807 (Jun 26) 25th -1.8% 22nd 23% below peers
Longmont, CO $557,628 (Jun 26) 8th -2.2% 23rd 42% above peers
Palm Coast, FL $344,274 (Jun 26) 20th -2.5% 24th 12% below peers
Beaverton, OR $532,257 (Jun 26) 9th -3.0% 25th 36% above peers
Plantation, FL $498,545 (Jun 26) 11th -3.3% 26th 27% above peers
Sunrise, FL $363,431 (Jun 26) 18th -4.1% 27th 7% below peers
Asheville, NC $464,131 (Jun 26) 13th -5.2% 28th 18% above peers
Tracy, CA $688,735 (Jun 26) 5th -5.3% 29th 75% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $309,562 (Jun 26) 24th -7.3% 30th 21% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

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

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 14% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $265,615 in June 2026, up from $261,026 a year earlier.
$265,615
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref $396,406 (Jun 26) -0.1%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Kenosha, WI $225,725 (Jun 26) 24th +7.5% 1st 19% below peers
Reading, PA $176,564 (Jun 26) 28th +5.5% 2nd 37% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $284,971 (Jun 26) 14th +4.9% 3rd 2% above peers
Lawrence, KS $246,413 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.3% 4th 12% below peers
Fall River, MA $370,359 (Jun 26) 11th +3.4% 5th 32% above peers
Livonia, MI $248,896 (Jun 26) 22nd +3.4% 6th 11% below peers
Suffolk, VA $257,172 (Jun 26) 17th +2.8% 7th 8% below peers
Toms River, NJ $329,204 (Jun 26) 12th +2.2% 8th 17% above peers
Roanoke, VA $188,328 (Jun 26) 27th +1.9% 9th 33% below peers
Yakima, WA $265,615 (Jun 26) 16th +1.8% 10th 5% below peers
Orem, UT $382,402 (Jun 26) 10th +1.7% 11th 36% above peers
Norwalk, CA $683,214 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.4% 12th 144% above peers
Sandy, UT $511,817 (Jun 26) 6th +1.3% 13th 83% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $203,980 (Jun 26) 25th +1.3% 14th 27% below peers
Edmond, OK $254,750 (Jun 26) 19th +0.8% 15th 9% below peers
Vista, CA $693,753 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.7% 16th 148% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $557,254 (Jun 26) 4th -0.1% 17th 99% above peers
San Marcos, CA $706,614 (Jun 26) 1st -1.1% 18th 152% above peers
Atascocita, TX $254,773 (Jun 26) 18th -1.3% 19th 9% below peers
Federal Way, WA $419,811 (Jun 26) 8th -1.9% 20th 50% above peers
San Angelo, TX $139,277 (Jun 26) 30th -1.9% 21st 50% below peers
Deltona, FL $251,065 (Jun 26) 20th -2.1% 22nd 10% below peers
Palm Coast, FL $280,183 (Jun 26) 15th -2.2% 23rd on par with peers
Longmont, CO $434,768 (Jun 26) 7th -2.8% 24th 55% above peers
Beaverton, OR $407,484 (Jun 26) 9th -4.2% 25th 45% above peers
Asheville, NC $325,051 (Jun 26) 13th -4.7% 26th 16% above peers
Tracy, CA $557,108 (Jun 26) 5th -5.2% 27th 99% above peers
Plantation, FL $250,872 (Jun 26) 21st -5.6% 28th 10% below peers
Fort Myers, FL $191,148 (Jun 26) 26th -9.5% 29th 32% below peers
Sunrise, FL $140,986 (Jun 26) 29th -9.6% 30th 50% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (54.2% then, 53.8% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.8% to 53.9%).
53.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 63.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
Fayetteville, AR 41.8% 29th +5.2pp 1st 32% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 46.1% 27th +4.7pp 2nd 25% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 81.9% 3rd +7.6pp 3rd 34% above peers
Asheville, NC 51.9% 23rd +3.7pp 4th 15% below peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 11th +4.7pp 5th 12% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 57.9% 18th +2.9pp 6th 5% below peers
Vista, CA 51.7% 24th +2.5pp 7th 16% below peers
Kenosha, WI 58.7% 17th +2.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Deltona, FL 80.2% 5th +3.1pp 9th 31% above peers
Tracy, CA 65.0% 12th +2.2pp 10th 6% above peers
Sunrise, FL 68.8% 10th +2.3pp 11th 12% above peers
Toms River, NJ 81.8% 4th +2.5pp 12th 34% above peers
Edmond, OK 70.3% 9th +2.1pp 13th 15% above peers
Reading, PA 40.6% 30th +1.2pp 14th 34% below peers
Atascocita, TX 82.5% 2nd +2.4pp 15th 35% above peers
Longmont, CO 62.5% 15th +1.8pp 16th 2% above peers
Suffolk, VA 70.7% 8th +2.0pp 17th 16% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.5% 25th +1.2pp 18th 17% below peers
San Marcos, CA 63.7% 14th +1.4pp 19th 4% above peers
San Angelo, TX 61.2% 16th +1.4pp 20th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 52.4% 22nd +1.0pp 21st 14% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 73.6% 7th +1.2pp 22nd 20% above peers
Livonia, MI 87.2% 1st +1.1pp 23rd 42% above peers
Plantation, FL 64.3% 13th +0.5pp 24th 5% above peers
Yakima, WA 53.9% 21st -0.4pp 25th 12% below peers
Federal Way, WA 55.3% 20th -0.4pp 26th 10% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 49.1% 26th -0.5pp 27th 20% below peers
Fall River, MA 35.3% 31st -1.0pp 28th 42% below peers
Lawrence, KS 43.6% 28th -1.3pp 29th 29% below peers
Orem, UT 57.8% 19th -2.2pp 30th 6% below peers
Sandy, UT 75.2% 6th -3.4pp 31st 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

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

Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,369 in June 2026, up from $1,318 a year earlier.
$1,369
2022June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Lawrence, KS $1,288 (Jun 26) 30th +5.3% 1st 29% below peers
San Angelo, TX $1,302 (Jun 26) 29th +5.2% 2nd 28% below peers
Roanoke, VA $1,394 (Jun 26) 27th +4.8% 3rd 23% below peers
Reading, PA $1,395 (Jun 26) 26th +4.4% 4th 23% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $1,617 (Jun 26) 24th +4.3% 5th 11% below peers
Kenosha, WI $1,637 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.3% 6th 10% below peers
Yakima, WA $1,369 (Jun 26) 28th +3.8% 7th 24% below peers
Orem, UT $1,520 (Jun 26) 25th +3.5% 8th 16% below peers
Deltona, FL $2,023 (Jun 26) 9th +3.3% 9th 12% above peers
Fall River, MA $1,811 (Jun 26) 16th +3.3% 10th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA $1,993 (Jun 26) 10th +3.3% 11th 10% above peers
Livonia, MI $1,662 (Jun 26) 22nd +3.2% 12th 8% below peers
Toms River, NJ $2,797 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.4% 13th 54% above peers
San Marcos, CA $3,258 (Jun 26) 1st +1.9% 14th 80% above peers
Vista, CA $2,682 (Jun 26) 5th +1.7% 15th 48% above peers
Fayetteville, AR $1,720 (Jun 26) 18th +1.6% 16th 5% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $2,425 (Jun 26) 8th +1.6% 17th 34% above peers
Palm Coast, FL $1,925 (Jun 26) 13th +1.5% 18th 6% above peers
Federal Way, WA $1,935 (Jun 26) 12th +1.4% 19th 7% above peers
Longmont, CO $1,961 (Jun 26) 11th +1.4% 20th 8% above peers
Edmond, OK $1,701 (Jun 26) 19th +1.1% 21st 6% below peers
Plantation, FL $2,514 (Jun 26) 7th +0.9% 22nd 39% above peers
Asheville, NC $1,688 (Jun 26) 20th +0.5% 23rd 7% below peers
Sunrise, FL $2,566 (Jun 26) 6th +0.3% 24th 42% above peers
Norwalk, CA $2,757 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.3% 25th 52% above peers
Tracy, CA $2,717 (Jun 26) 4th -0.5% 26th 50% above peers
Beaverton, OR $1,871 (Jun 26) 14th -0.5% 27th 3% above peers
Sandy, UT $1,681 (Jun 26) 21st -0.9% 28th 7% below peers
Atascocita, TX $1,812 (Jun 26) 15th -1.4% 29th on par with peers
Fort Myers, FL $1,779 (Jun 26) 17th -1.6% 30th 2% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.2% then, 33.8% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.8% to 33.8%).
33.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 33.3% +0.9pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Toms River, NJ 30.6% 6th -6.2pp 1st 14% below peers
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 21st -6.8pp 2nd 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA 33.6% 12th -3.8pp 3rd 5% below peers
Asheville, NC 36.1% 18th -3.0pp 4th 2% above peers
Deltona, FL 32.7% 11th -2.2pp 5th 7% below peers
Kenosha, WI 32.0% 9th -1.5pp 6th 9% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 44.8% 27th -1.7pp 7th 27% above peers
Tracy, CA 35.3% 15th -1.2pp 8th on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR 35.3% 16th -0.9pp 9th on par with peers
Yakima, WA 33.8% 13th -0.5pp 10th 4% below peers
Beaverton, OR 35.7% 17th -0.1pp 11th 1% above peers
Vista, CA 45.0% 29th -0.1pp 12th 28% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 32.1% 10th -0.0pp 13th 9% below peers
Suffolk, VA 34.1% 14th +0.2pp 14th 4% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 23rd +0.6pp 15th 24% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.6% 19th +0.7pp 16th 4% above peers
Reading, PA 45.7% 30th +1.0pp 17th 30% above peers
Edmond, OK 27.7% 4th +0.6pp 18th 22% below peers
Sandy, UT 24.4% 2nd +1.1pp 19th 31% below peers
Livonia, MI 20.5% 1st +0.9pp 20th 42% below peers
Sunrise, FL 47.6% 31st +2.7pp 21st 35% above peers
Orem, UT 30.0% 5th +1.8pp 22nd 15% below peers
San Angelo, TX 32.0% 8th +2.1pp 23rd 9% below peers
Federal Way, WA 42.3% 22nd +2.8pp 24th 20% above peers
Fall River, MA 44.8% 28th +3.8pp 25th 27% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 31.2% 7th +2.8pp 26th 12% below peers
Atascocita, TX 25.7% 3rd +2.4pp 27th 27% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 44.8% 26th +4.3pp 28th 27% above peers
Longmont, CO 37.1% 20th +3.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Plantation, FL 44.7% 25th +4.9pp 30th 26% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 44.6% 24th +5.7pp 31st 26% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.3% then, 7.3% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.2% to 7.3%).
7.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 7.0% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Sandy, UT 2.5% 2nd -1.8pp 1st 53% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.6% 4th -1.6pp 2nd 50% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 4.7% 14th -2.5pp 3rd 10% below peers
Kenosha, WI 5.7% 18th -2.7pp 4th 9% above peers
Longmont, CO 4.2% 11th -1.6pp 5th 21% below peers
Sunrise, FL 5.9% 19th -2.0pp 6th 12% above peers
San Marcos, CA 3.5% 8th -1.0pp 7th 34% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.2% 5th -0.7pp 8th 39% below peers
Deltona, FL 2.6% 3rd -0.5pp 9th 50% below peers
Roanoke, VA 11.0% 28th -2.1pp 10th 109% above peers
San Angelo, TX 5.5% 17th -1.0pp 11th 4% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 10.2% 27th -1.7pp 12th 94% above peers
Federal Way, WA 6.3% 21st -1.0pp 13th 20% above peers
Suffolk, VA 5.0% 15th -0.8pp 14th 4% below peers
Edmond, OK 3.3% 6th -0.5pp 15th 38% below peers
Yakima, WA 7.3% 22nd -0.9pp 16th 39% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 30th -2.0pp 17th 212% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 12th -0.4pp 18th 13% below peers
Reading, PA 23.4% 31st -2.2pp 19th 343% above peers
Toms River, NJ 6.1% 20th -0.2pp 20th 15% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 8.4% 25th -0.2pp 21st 60% above peers
Atascocita, TX 1.5% 1st -0.0pp 22nd 71% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.4% 7th -0.0pp 23rd 36% below peers
Beaverton, OR 8.7% 26th -0.0pp 24th 64% above peers
Asheville, NC 7.6% 23rd +0.0pp 25th 45% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.0% 29th +0.8pp 26th 128% above peers
Plantation, FL 5.3% 16th +0.9pp 27th on par with peers
Orem, UT 3.7% 9th +0.7pp 28th 30% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 3.9% 10th +1.1pp 29th 25% below peers
Vista, CA 4.6% 13th +1.4pp 30th 13% below peers
Lawrence, KS 8.4% 24th +2.6pp 31st 59% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.4% to 11.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 10.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.4% to 11.0%).
11.0%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 6.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Beaverton, OR 6.0% 8th -2.4pp 1st 32% below peers
Sandy, UT 5.3% 5th -1.9pp 2nd 39% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 7.0% 11th -2.4pp 3rd 20% below peers
Sunrise, FL 9.8% 21st -3.2pp 4th 11% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 10.8% 24th -3.1pp 5th 23% above peers
Toms River, NJ 4.8% 3rd -1.0pp 6th 45% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 12th -1.4pp 7th 19% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.0% 2nd -0.7pp 8th 54% below peers
Plantation, FL 9.4% 19th -1.6pp 9th 8% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.1% 4th -0.9pp 10th 42% below peers
Kenosha, WI 6.1% 9th -1.0pp 11th 30% below peers
Tracy, CA 5.4% 6th -0.8pp 12th 38% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.0% 26th -1.3pp 13th 26% above peers
Orem, UT 10.0% 22nd -1.1pp 14th 14% above peers
Roanoke, VA 9.7% 20th -1.0pp 15th 10% above peers
Livonia, MI 2.5% 1st -0.2pp 16th 71% below peers
Norwalk, CA 8.9% 18th -0.6pp 17th 2% above peers
Vista, CA 10.9% 25th -0.7pp 18th 25% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 8.2% 15th +0.0pp 19th 7% below peers
Suffolk, VA 6.2% 10th +0.0pp 20th 29% below peers
Atascocita, TX 8.8% 16th +0.7pp 21st on par with peers
Longmont, CO 7.1% 13th +0.6pp 22nd 19% below peers
Edmond, OK 7.7% 14th +0.6pp 23rd 12% below peers
Asheville, NC 11.6% 27th +1.0pp 24th 32% above peers
San Angelo, TX 14.7% 30th +1.7pp 25th 68% above peers
Deltona, FL 12.3% 28th +1.4pp 26th 40% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 17.3% 31st +2.1pp 27th 98% above peers
Federal Way, WA 10.1% 23rd +1.3pp 28th 15% above peers
Lawrence, KS 8.8% 17th +1.1pp 29th 1% above peers
Fall River, MA 5.7% 7th +1.4pp 30th 35% below peers
Reading, PA 14.6% 29th +4.8pp 31st 67% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Doral, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

41.8%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 31.1%
United States ref 33.4%
Longmont, CO 19.7% 1st 39% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 25.3% 2nd 22% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.7% 3rd 21% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 4th 15% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.8% 5th 14% below peers
Vista, CA 28.1% 6th 14% below peers
Asheville, NC 28.1% 7th 14% below peers
Livonia, MI 29.4% 8th 10% below peers
Plantation, FL 29.5% 9th 9% below peers
Beaverton, OR 31.1% 10th 4% below peers
Toms River, NJ 31.1% 11th 4% below peers
Sandy, UT 31.1% 12th 4% below peers
Atascocita, TX 32.1% 13th 1% below peers
Sunrise, FL 32.2% 14th 1% below peers
Tracy, CA 32.4% 15th on par with peers
Orem, UT 32.5% 16th on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR 33.7% 17th 4% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.9% 18th 4% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 34.2% 19th 5% above peers
Edmond, OK 34.7% 20th 7% above peers
Deltona, FL 35.2% 21st 8% above peers
Fall River, MA 36.0% 22nd 11% above peers
Roanoke, VA 36.3% 23rd 12% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 36.3% 24th 12% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.5% 25th 12% above peers
San Angelo, TX 37.0% 26th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 41.7% 27th 28% above peers
Yakima, WA 41.8% 28th 29% above peers
Reading, PA 43.3% 29th 33% above peers
Kenosha, WI 43.7% 30th 34% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 45.6% 31st 40% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.2% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.5% to 3.8%).
3.8%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 3.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Livonia, MI 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 1st 81% below peers
Beaverton, OR 3.0% 5th -1.7pp 2nd 40% below peers
Sandy, UT 3.5% 8th -1.9pp 3rd 29% below peers
Yakima, WA 3.8% 11th -1.4pp 4th 22% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 11.4% 29th -3.8pp 5th 131% above peers
Plantation, FL 6.5% 22nd -2.1pp 6th 32% above peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 6th -1.0pp 7th 37% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 1.6% 2nd -0.4pp 8th 67% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.3% 7th -0.4pp 9th 32% below peers
Asheville, NC 3.9% 13th -0.4pp 10th 20% below peers
San Marcos, CA 2.6% 4th -0.1pp 11th 48% below peers
Toms River, NJ 3.5% 9th -0.1pp 12th 28% below peers
Orem, UT 8.1% 27th +0.3pp 13th 64% above peers
Vista, CA 5.4% 18th +0.3pp 14th 9% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% 10th +0.6pp 15th 27% below peers
Fall River, MA 2.3% 3rd +0.6pp 16th 53% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.1% 14th +1.1pp 17th 17% below peers
Lawrence, KS 5.8% 20th +1.5pp 18th 19% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 15.2% 31st +4.2pp 19th 210% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 5.7% 19th +1.6pp 20th 15% above peers
Atascocita, TX 7.8% 25th +2.3pp 21st 59% above peers
Edmond, OK 5.0% 17th +1.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Suffolk, VA 4.9% 16th +1.7pp 23rd on par with peers
San Angelo, TX 12.7% 30th +4.5pp 24th 159% above peers
Federal Way, WA 3.9% 12th +1.4pp 25th 20% below peers
Sunrise, FL 7.9% 26th +3.0pp 26th 60% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.2% 15th +1.6pp 27th 16% below peers
Roanoke, VA 6.2% 21st +3.1pp 28th 26% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 7.5% 23rd +3.8pp 29th 51% above peers
Reading, PA 7.8% 24th +4.2pp 30th 58% above peers
Deltona, FL 10.6% 28th +6.8pp 31st 115% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.0% then, 20.8% now; margin ±1.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 22 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.3% to 20.8%).
20.8%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 39.6% +3.6pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Palm Coast, FL 29.7% 21st +6.8pp 1st 12% below peers
Tracy, CA 28.5% 24th +6.5pp 2nd 15% below peers
Roanoke, VA 30.0% 20th +6.6pp 3rd 11% below peers
Sunrise, FL 33.6% 16th +6.9pp 4th on par with peers
Deltona, FL 19.9% 29th +3.7pp 5th 41% below peers
Vista, CA 29.3% 22nd +5.4pp 6th 13% below peers
Kenosha, WI 29.0% 23rd +4.6pp 7th 14% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 10th +6.8pp 8th 30% above peers
Toms River, NJ 36.4% 15th +4.8pp 9th 8% above peers
Norwalk, CA 21.3% 27th +2.5pp 10th 37% below peers
Federal Way, WA 30.8% 19th +3.6pp 11th 9% below peers
Suffolk, VA 33.3% 17th +3.9pp 12th 1% below peers
Livonia, MI 41.9% 12th +4.5pp 13th 24% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.3% 26th +2.4pp 14th 28% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 38.5% 14th +3.7pp 15th 14% above peers
Sandy, UT 46.0% 8th +4.2pp 16th 37% above peers
Yakima, WA 20.8% 28th +1.8pp 17th 38% below peers
Longmont, CO 47.0% 7th +4.1pp 18th 40% above peers
Asheville, NC 53.4% 4th +4.5pp 19th 59% above peers
Orem, UT 43.6% 11th +3.6pp 20th 30% above peers
Edmond, OK 57.6% 2nd +4.2pp 21st 71% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 32.0% 18th +2.3pp 22nd 5% below peers
Beaverton, OR 50.1% 5th +3.6pp 23rd 49% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 68.4% 1st +4.5pp 24th 103% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 30th +1.0pp 25th 51% below peers
Plantation, FL 45.9% 9th +2.6pp 26th 36% above peers
Reading, PA 11.4% 31st +0.6pp 27th 66% below peers
Lawrence, KS 55.8% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 66% above peers
Atascocita, TX 38.9% 13th +1.2pp 29th 16% above peers
San Angelo, TX 24.7% 25th +0.0pp 30th 26% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 49.0% 6th -1.2pp 31st 46% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.5% then, 26.9% now; margin ±11.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 6.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.6% to 26.9%).
26.9%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 42.9% -1.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Reading, PA 36.1% 25th +14.0pp 1st 17% below peers
Toms River, NJ 70.6% 2nd +11.2pp 2nd 62% above peers
Roanoke, VA 49.8% 9th +7.3pp 3rd 15% above peers
Beaverton, OR 46.7% 12th +4.9pp 4th 7% above peers
Kenosha, WI 44.3% 15th +4.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 72.5% 1st +7.1pp 6th 67% above peers
Livonia, MI 62.8% 3rd +5.2pp 7th 44% above peers
Edmond, OK 52.5% 6th +3.5pp 8th 21% above peers
Plantation, FL 60.9% 5th +2.2pp 9th 40% above peers
Deltona, FL 36.5% 22nd +1.0pp 10th 16% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 43.5% 16th +1.2pp 11th on par with peers
Orem, UT 39.0% 18th -3.2pp 12th 10% below peers
Sandy, UT 51.2% 7th -4.6pp 13th 18% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 62.6% 4th -8.9pp 14th 44% above peers
Sunrise, FL 48.9% 10th -8.2pp 15th 12% above peers
Suffolk, VA 45.8% 13th -7.9pp 16th 5% above peers
Tracy, CA 37.7% 20th -7.0pp 17th 13% below peers
Lawrence, KS 48.6% 11th -9.3pp 18th 12% above peers
San Angelo, TX 34.5% 27th -7.8pp 19th 21% below peers
Vista, CA 36.3% 23rd -8.5pp 20th 16% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 35.1% 26th -8.3pp 21st 19% below peers
Yakima, WA 26.9% 30th -6.5pp 22nd 38% below peers
San Marcos, CA 50.5% 8th -14.5pp 23rd 16% above peers
Norwalk, CA 38.8% 19th -11.6pp 24th 11% below peers
Atascocita, TX 45.1% 14th -13.6pp 25th 4% above peers
Fall River, MA 37.1% 21st -11.9pp 26th 15% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 29.8% 29th -11.5pp 27th 31% below peers
Asheville, NC 36.1% 24th -20.9pp 28th 17% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.7% 31st -14.1pp 29th 52% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.2% 28th -23.2pp 30th 24% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 39.6% 17th -29.2pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.0pp 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 →

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.9% then, 11.9% now; margin ±5.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.4% to 11.9%).
11.9%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 7.6% +1.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Federal Way, WA 5.3% 10th -7.4pp 1st 20% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 13th -5.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 8th -3.2pp 3rd 23% below peers
Edmond, OK 3.7% 3rd -2.0pp 4th 44% below peers
Lawrence, KS 1.4% 1st -0.8pp 5th 79% below peers
Livonia, MI 3.5% 2nd -1.5pp 6th 47% below peers
San Marcos, CA 4.3% 4th -1.5pp 7th 36% below peers
Kenosha, WI 8.1% 21st -1.6pp 8th 21% above peers
Fall River, MA 7.2% 18th -1.4pp 9th 7% above peers
Beaverton, OR 4.5% 6th -0.6pp 10th 33% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 8.6% 23rd -0.5pp 11th 29% above peers
Sunrise, FL 6.6% 14th -0.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Toms River, NJ 4.5% 5th -0.0pp 13th 33% below peers
Longmont, CO 10.8% 28th +0.7pp 14th 61% above peers
Plantation, FL 8.2% 22nd +0.5pp 15th 23% above peers
Orem, UT 6.7% 16th +0.8pp 16th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 6.7% 15th +1.1pp 17th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 13.0% 31st +2.7pp 18th 93% above peers
San Angelo, TX 6.8% 17th +1.5pp 19th on par with peers
Asheville, NC 5.7% 11th +1.4pp 20th 15% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.9% 29th +3.0pp 21st 76% above peers
Atascocita, TX 5.9% 12th +1.6pp 22nd 12% below peers
Sandy, UT 5.0% 7th +1.4pp 23rd 25% below peers
Vista, CA 10.2% 26th +3.1pp 24th 53% above peers
Reading, PA 8.9% 24th +2.8pp 25th 33% above peers
Deltona, FL 7.3% 19th +2.4pp 26th 9% above peers
Tracy, CA 7.9% 20th +2.8pp 27th 17% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.1% 30th +6.2pp 28th 80% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 9.9% 25th +5.8pp 29th 47% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 5.2% 9th +3.7pp 30th 23% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 10.8% 27th +9.9pp 31st 61% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pico Rivera, CA down 22.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93,413 to 96,961 - more than the combined survey margin (±59). 17 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 26 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (92,806 to 96,961).
96,961
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Atascocita, TX 99,354 6th +22% 1st 2% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 95,051 23rd +19% 2nd 2% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 99,319 7th +17% 3rd 2% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 98,258 11th +14% 4th 1% above peers
Suffolk, VA 98,796 9th +10% 5th 2% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 93,993 30th +8% 6th 3% below peers
Reading, PA 95,242 22nd +8% 7th 2% below peers
Deltona, FL 97,334 14th +8% 8th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 96,966 17th +7% 9th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 94,956 25th +6% 10th 2% below peers
Longmont, CO 99,406 4th +5% 11th 2% above peers
Fall River, MA 94,082 29th +5% 12th 3% below peers
Edmond, OK 96,825 19th +5% 13th on par with peers
Sunrise, FL 97,918 12th +4% 14th 1% above peers
Yakima, WA 96,961 18th +4% 15th on par with peers
Asheville, NC 94,535 27th +3% 16th 3% below peers
Federal Way, WA 99,493 3rd +3% 17th 2% above peers
Plantation, FL 96,293 20th +3% 18th 1% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 97,190 15th +2% 19th on par with peers
Orem, UT 97,182 16th +0% 20th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 97,812 13th -0% 21st 1% above peers
Kenosha, WI 99,372 5th -0% 22nd 2% above peers
Lawrence, KS 96,051 21st -0% 23rd 1% below peers
San Angelo, TX 99,674 2nd -0% 24th 3% above peers
Livonia, MI 93,851 31st -0% 25th 3% below peers
San Marcos, CA 94,882 26th -0% 26th 2% below peers
Roanoke, VA 98,355 10th -1% 27th 1% above peers
Vista, CA 99,114 8th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Sandy, UT 94,291 28th -2% 29th 3% below peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 1st -5% 30th 3% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 94,994 24th -8% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±41 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.6% then, 27.8% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children rose 0.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.6% to 27.8%).
27.8%
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 21.1% -0.5pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Beaverton, OR 20.5% 23rd +1.0pp 1st 10% below peers
Sandy, UT 26.4% 5th +1.2pp 2nd 16% above peers
Roanoke, VA 22.6% 18th +0.8pp 3rd 1% below peers
Plantation, FL 20.9% 21st +0.5pp 4th 8% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 18.0% 28th +0.3pp 5th 21% below peers
Toms River, NJ 22.3% 19th +0.2pp 6th 2% below peers
Livonia, MI 18.7% 27th +0.2pp 7th 18% below peers
Yakima, WA 27.8% 3rd +0.2pp 8th 22% above peers
Edmond, OK 25.4% 7th -0.1pp 9th 11% above peers
San Angelo, TX 23.2% 12th -0.2pp 10th 2% above peers
Atascocita, TX 28.7% 1st -0.3pp 11th 26% above peers
Deltona, FL 23.1% 13th -0.3pp 12th 1% above peers
Sunrise, FL 20.7% 22nd -0.3pp 13th 9% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 23.0% 14th -0.4pp 14th 1% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 22.8% 15th -0.4pp 15th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 23.6% 10th -0.7pp 16th 3% above peers
Reading, PA 28.4% 2nd -0.9pp 17th 24% above peers
Lawrence, KS 16.3% 30th -0.6pp 18th 28% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.9% 24th -0.8pp 19th 13% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.2% 8th -1.0pp 20th 10% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 22.8% 17th -1.0pp 21st on par with peers
Vista, CA 24.3% 9th -1.2pp 22nd 6% above peers
Federal Way, WA 22.8% 16th -1.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 23.3% 11th -1.4pp 24th 2% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 17.1% 29th -1.0pp 25th 25% below peers
Tracy, CA 26.5% 4th -1.6pp 26th 16% above peers
Orem, UT 26.4% 6th -1.9pp 27th 15% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 19.1% 25th -1.6pp 28th 17% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.7% 20th -2.5pp 29th 5% below peers
Asheville, NC 14.8% 31st -3.0pp 30th 35% below peers
Longmont, CO 18.8% 26th -5.0pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
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Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (42.5% then, 42.6% now; margin ±6.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.4% to 42.6%).
42.6%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 25.3% -0.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Sandy, UT 20.5% 24th +5.2pp 1st 33% below peers
Vista, CA 30.9% 15th +7.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Livonia, MI 19.2% 27th +3.6pp 3rd 37% below peers
Orem, UT 15.1% 30th +2.3pp 4th 51% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 55.0% 3rd +4.8pp 5th 80% above peers
Reading, PA 66.1% 1st +5.1pp 6th 116% above peers
Tracy, CA 19.0% 29th +1.2pp 7th 38% below peers
Fall River, MA 57.9% 2nd +3.5pp 8th 89% above peers
Asheville, NC 32.2% 11th +2.0pp 9th 5% above peers
Lawrence, KS 29.0% 18th +1.7pp 10th 5% below peers
San Angelo, TX 36.1% 8th +2.1pp 11th 18% above peers
Yakima, WA 42.6% 6th +0.1pp 12th 39% above peers
Suffolk, VA 32.0% 12th -0.2pp 13th 5% above peers
Deltona, FL 34.2% 9th -0.3pp 14th 12% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 13.9% 31st -0.3pp 15th 55% below peers
Roanoke, VA 51.7% 4th -1.4pp 16th 69% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 45.2% 5th -1.8pp 17th 48% above peers
Longmont, CO 30.6% 16th -1.4pp 18th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 26.7% 21st -1.6pp 19th 13% below peers
Atascocita, TX 19.6% 25th -1.3pp 20th 36% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 19th -2.2pp 21st 9% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 31.2% 13th -2.5pp 22nd 2% above peers
Kenosha, WI 41.2% 7th -4.4pp 23rd 35% above peers
San Marcos, CA 20.8% 23rd -2.5pp 24th 32% below peers
Sunrise, FL 33.7% 10th -4.3pp 25th 10% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 29.4% 17th -4.5pp 26th 4% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 30.9% 14th -5.6pp 27th 1% above peers
Edmond, OK 19.1% 28th -4.0pp 28th 38% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.5% 20th -5.9pp 29th 10% below peers
Toms River, NJ 19.3% 26th -5.3pp 30th 37% below peers
Plantation, FL 26.3% 22nd -10.9pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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9 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.3% then, 72.9% now; margin ±9.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.7% to 72.9%).
72.9%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 62.8% +2.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Arden-Arcade, CA 69.3% 16th +14.3pp 1st on par with peers
Asheville, NC 79.4% 2nd +15.2pp 2nd 15% above peers
Vista, CA 74.0% 8th +14.1pp 3rd 7% above peers
Deltona, FL 82.2% 1st +13.8pp 4th 19% above peers
Sandy, UT 65.3% 24th +10.8pp 5th 6% below peers
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 15th +11.4pp 6th 1% above peers
Yakima, WA 72.9% 11th +7.6pp 7th 5% above peers
Livonia, MI 73.9% 9th +7.4pp 8th 7% above peers
Longmont, CO 66.4% 19th +6.6pp 9th 4% below peers
Atascocita, TX 74.2% 7th +7.2pp 10th 7% above peers
Fall River, MA 75.5% 4th +7.1pp 11th 9% above peers
San Angelo, TX 74.6% 6th +6.7pp 12th 8% above peers
Orem, UT 49.8% 31st +4.3pp 13th 28% below peers
San Marcos, CA 71.3% 13th +5.5pp 14th 3% above peers
Plantation, FL 72.0% 12th +4.0pp 15th 4% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 65.6% 21st +3.4pp 16th 5% below peers
Toms River, NJ 76.0% 3rd +3.0pp 17th 10% above peers
Edmond, OK 64.3% 26th +2.5pp 18th 7% below peers
Tracy, CA 57.8% 30th +2.1pp 19th 17% below peers
Suffolk, VA 69.2% 17th +2.5pp 20th on par with peers
Palm Coast, FL 66.2% 20th +2.3pp 21st 4% below peers
Beaverton, OR 66.7% 18th +1.2pp 22nd 4% below peers
Roanoke, VA 70.4% 14th +1.2pp 23rd 2% above peers
Sunrise, FL 75.5% 5th -4.9pp 24th 9% above peers
Federal Way, WA 60.3% 29th -4.1pp 25th 13% below peers
Lawrence, KS 73.1% 10th -5.6pp 26th 5% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 64.4% 25th -6.0pp 27th 7% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 61.8% 28th -6.0pp 28th 11% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 65.4% 23rd -7.2pp 29th 6% below peers
Reading, PA 64.0% 27th -7.6pp 30th 8% below peers
Kenosha, WI 65.6% 22nd -12.8pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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9 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±6.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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