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La Crosse, WI

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50,784 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where La Crosse, WI shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
114 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 32%
relative change
167 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$55,866
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
$45,233 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,987 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 15%
relative change
3,505 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
88.5%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
82.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.4%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
4.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
52.8%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
47.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.9%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
5.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.0%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
2.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where La Crosse, WI shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
9.8%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
10.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
12.6%
2019-23
▲ 17%
relative change
10.8% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
21.4%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
23.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
46.1%
2020-24
flat
relative change
46.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.45
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
0.48 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
36.0%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
35.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
43.4%
2020-24
▲ 40%
relative change
31.1% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$220,463
Aug 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
$204,945 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,080
Aug 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$1,025 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
51,356
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
51,666 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
14.6%
2020-24
low
vs peers
14.8% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
80.2%
2020-24
high
vs peers
68.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 2% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 16% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 402 in July 2026, down from 410 a year earlier.
402 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Harrisburg, PA 499 (Jul 26) -33.5% 1st
Milford, CT 68 (Jul 26) -28.6% 2nd
Draper, UT 162 (Jul 26) -16.3% 3rd
Barnstable, MA 418 (Mar 26) -12.3% 4th
Harrisonburg, VA 216 (Jul 26) -10.6% 5th
East Hartford, CT 84 (Jul 26) -8.7% 6th
Enid, OK 521 (Jun 26) -6.4% 7th
La Crosse, WI 402 (Jul 26) -1.9% 8th
Newark, OH 315 (Dec 25) +4.9% 9th
Grapevine, TX 168 (Jul 26) +13.3% 10th
Florissant, MO 336 (Mar 25) +14.9% 11th
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 224 (Jun 26) +16.3% 12th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 15% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,987 in July 2026, down from 3,505 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,987 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Grapevine, TX 1,333 (Jul 26) -29.3% 1st
Newark, OH 1,377 (Dec 25) -18.9% 2nd
Florissant, MO 1,781 (Mar 25) -17.8% 3rd
Harrisburg, PA 1,692 (Jul 26) -17.6% 4th
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 1,585 (Jun 26) -17.5% 5th
Milford, CT 1,642 (Jul 26) -16.4% 6th
La Crosse, WI 2,987 (Jul 26) -14.8% 7th
Harrisonburg, VA 1,365 (Jul 26) -10.9% 8th
East Hartford, CT 1,438 (Jul 26) -6.3% 9th
Barnstable, MA 891 (Mar 26) -3.2% 10th
Draper, UT 1,056 (Jul 26) -2.9% 11th
Enid, OK 2,344 (Jun 26) +2.9% 12th
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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 →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about where it was in 2021 (0 then, 2 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 6 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Homicide rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, unchanged from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 2 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
1 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Draper, UT 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
East Hartford, CT 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Newark, OH 0 (Dec 25) -100.0% 3rd
Barnstable, MA 2 (Mar 26) -50.0% 4th
Harrisburg, PA 20 (Jul 26) -23.1% 5th
La Crosse, WI 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Florissant, MO 6 (Mar 25) +0.2% 7th
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 4 (Jun 26) +100.0% 8th
Enid, OK 4 (Jun 26) +100.0% 9th
Milford, CT 4 (Jul 26) +100.5% 10th
Harrisonburg, VA 0 (Jul 26)
Grapevine, TX 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities. La Crosse started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 114 in July 2026, down from 167 a year earlier.
Bright spot 114 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Grapevine, TX 146 (Jul 26) -46.8% 1st
Newark, OH 117 (Dec 25) -40.2% 2nd
Harrisburg, PA 267 (Jul 26) -32.2% 3rd
La Crosse, WI 114 (Jul 26) -31.8% 4th
Draper, UT 69 (Jul 26) -27.1% 5th
East Hartford, CT 212 (Jul 26) -23.2% 6th
Milford, CT 180 (Jul 26) -22.7% 7th
Florissant, MO 575 (Mar 25) -20.0% 8th
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 92 (Jun 26) -17.6% 9th
Enid, OK 123 (Jun 26) -16.2% 10th
Harrisonburg, VA 59 (Jul 26) +7.1% 11th
Barnstable, MA 101 (Mar 26) +25.0% 12th
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Peers worth a call

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

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 24% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,233 to $55,866 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,855).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. La Crosse started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 38% from 2014 to 2024 ($40,340 to $55,866).
Bright spot $55,866
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
Wisconsin ref $77,485 +25%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Florin, CA $71,111 20th +59% 1st 5% below peers
Country Club, FL $75,212 16th +56% 2nd on par with peers
Watsonville, CA $78,393 14th +41% 3rd 4% above peers
Newark, OH $61,670 26th +37% 4th 18% below peers
Paramount, CA $75,250 15th +35% 5th on par with peers
Harrisonburg, VA $62,254 24th +33% 6th 17% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA $73,685 18th +31% 7th 2% below peers
Cleveland, TN $58,559 27th +31% 8th 22% below peers
Waxahachie, TX $85,723 11th +31% 9th 14% above peers
Lawrence, IN $74,022 17th +30% 10th 2% below peers
Levittown, PA $105,071 9th +30% 11th 40% above peers
Columbia, TN $63,719 23rd +29% 12th 15% below peers
Hilo, HI $81,779 12th +29% 13th 9% above peers
Troy, NY $58,477 28th +28% 14th 22% below peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH $72,705 19th +27% 15th 3% below peers
Irondequoit, NY $79,162 13th +27% 16th 5% above peers
Barnstable, MA $91,982 10th +26% 17th 22% above peers
East Hartford, CT $70,778 21st +26% 18th 6% below peers
Mishawaka, IN $54,291 30th +26% 19th 28% below peers
La Crosse, WI $55,866 29th +24% 20th 26% below peers
Grapevine, TX $111,376 6th +22% 21st 48% above peers
Downers Grove, IL $115,114 5th +21% 22nd 53% above peers
Harrisburg, PA $48,099 31st +21% 23rd 36% below peers
Milford, CT $111,201 7th +21% 24th 48% above peers
Holly Springs, NC $135,578 3rd +21% 25th 80% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA $165,349 1st +20% 26th 120% above peers
East Honolulu, HI $159,518 2nd +20% 27th 112% above peers
Enid, OK $62,125 25th +20% 28th 17% below peers
Florissant, MO $65,318 22nd +19% 29th 13% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL $106,806 8th +16% 30th 42% above peers
Draper, UT $128,910 4th +10% 31st 71% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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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2 of 14 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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How breakdowns work →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,428 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.5% in July 2026, up from 3.4% a year earlier.
3.5%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 3.3% (Jul 26) +0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Newark, OH 3.6% (Jul 26) 5th -1.4pp 1st 12% below peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -1.3pp 2nd 22% below peers
Watsonville, CA 6.5% (Jul 26) 22nd -1.2pp 3rd 59% above peers
Paramount, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 20th -1.1pp 4th 29% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th -0.8pp 5th on par with peers
Cleveland, TN 3.9% (Jul 26) 7th -0.7pp 6th 5% below peers
Lawrence, IN 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.5pp 7th 20% below peers
Florissant, MO 4.8% (Jul 26) 17th -0.3pp 8th 17% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th -0.1pp 9th on par with peers
Holly Springs, NC 3.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.1pp 10th 27% below peers
Draper, UT 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.1pp 11th 10% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th -0.1pp 12th 2% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 6.0% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 13th 46% above peers
La Crosse, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th +0.1pp 14th 15% below peers
Troy, NY 5.2% (Jul 26) 19th +0.2pp 15th 27% above peers
Downers Grove, IL 4.2% (Jul 26) 13th +0.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Barnstable, MA 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th +0.3pp 17th 5% below peers
Grapevine, TX 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th +0.4pp 18th 5% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 15th +0.5pp 19th 12% above peers
Columbia, TN 5.0% (Jul 26) 18th +0.5pp 20th 22% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 4.7% (Jul 26) 16th +0.6pp 21st 15% above peers
Enid, OK 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th +1.3pp 22nd 5% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.0% then, 21.4% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.5% to 21.4%).
Needs attention 21.4%
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
Wisconsin ref 10.6% -0.8pp
United States ref 12.4%
Lawrence, IN 8.7% 12th -6.1pp 1st 26% below peers
Florin, CA 15.7% 23rd -9.3pp 2nd 33% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 7.9% 11th -4.5pp 3rd 33% below peers
Country Club, FL 11.8% 16th -4.8pp 4th on par with peers
Paramount, CA 12.6% 17th -4.1pp 5th 7% above peers
Hilo, HI 14.5% 21st -2.6pp 6th 24% above peers
Cleveland, TN 16.7% 25th -2.8pp 7th 42% above peers
East Hartford, CT 13.2% 18th -1.8pp 8th 12% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 25.7% 29th -2.6pp 9th 119% above peers
Florissant, MO 10.1% 14th -1.0pp 10th 14% below peers
Enid, OK 13.7% 19th -1.3pp 11th 16% above peers
La Crosse, WI 21.4% 27th -1.6pp 12th 82% above peers
Barnstable, MA 7.4% 10th -0.5pp 13th 37% below peers
Newark, OH 17.1% 26th -1.1pp 14th 46% above peers
Troy, NY 23.4% 28th -1.0pp 15th 99% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 10.5% 15th -0.1pp 16th 10% below peers
Watsonville, CA 14.7% 22nd -0.1pp 17th 25% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 30.4% 30th -0.0pp 18th 158% above peers
Columbia, TN 14.2% 20th +0.2pp 19th 21% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 3.5% 1st +0.1pp 20th 70% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 16.4% 24th +0.7pp 21st 40% above peers
Milford, CT 5.2% 3rd +0.5pp 22nd 56% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 5.5% 5th +0.5pp 23rd 54% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 9.2% 13th +0.9pp 24th 22% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 30.5% 31st +4.2pp 25th 160% above peers
Grapevine, TX 6.7% 7th +1.0pp 26th 43% below peers
Levittown, PA 7.0% 8th +1.3pp 27th 40% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 4.8% 2nd +1.3pp 28th 59% below peers
Draper, UT 6.2% 6th +2.0pp 29th 48% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 7.2% 9th +2.6pp 30th 39% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 5.3% 4th +2.0pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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2 of 14 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.2% then, 14.3% now; margin ±4.5pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.8% to 14.3%).
14.3%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 12.8% -2.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Lawrence, IN 9.6% 10th -13.9pp 1st 33% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 1.5% 1st -1.8pp 2nd 89% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 9.5% 9th -10.4pp 3rd 33% below peers
Florin, CA 23.1% 26th -14.7pp 4th 62% above peers
Country Club, FL 13.2% 14th -7.2pp 5th 7% below peers
Hilo, HI 16.8% 19th -8.4pp 6th 17% above peers
Enid, OK 17.0% 20th -4.7pp 7th 19% above peers
Paramount, CA 18.6% 22nd -5.1pp 8th 30% above peers
East Hartford, CT 16.2% 18th -4.2pp 9th 13% above peers
Newark, OH 23.4% 27th -2.7pp 10th 63% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 14.8% 17th -1.4pp 11th 3% above peers
Watsonville, CA 19.5% 24th -1.9pp 12th 36% above peers
Cleveland, TN 25.3% 28th -1.8pp 13th 77% above peers
La Crosse, WI 14.3% 16th -0.8pp 14th on par with peers
Florissant, MO 18.4% 21st -0.0pp 15th 29% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 44.0% 31st +1.8pp 16th 208% above peers
Columbia, TN 19.1% 23rd +0.8pp 17th 33% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 9.9% 12th +0.9pp 18th 31% below peers
Troy, NY 40.5% 30th +3.7pp 19th 183% above peers
Milford, CT 5.1% 5th +0.6pp 20th 64% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA 21.8% 25th +3.4pp 21st 52% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 26.5% 29th +4.2pp 22nd 85% above peers
Grapevine, TX 8.3% 8th +1.3pp 23rd 42% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 13.6% 15th +2.2pp 24th 5% below peers
Levittown, PA 8.1% 7th +1.6pp 25th 43% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 4.3% 3rd +0.9pp 26th 70% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 3.7% 2nd +1.0pp 27th 74% below peers
Barnstable, MA 13.1% 13th +4.4pp 28th 9% below peers
Draper, UT 6.1% 6th +2.1pp 29th 57% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 9.8% 11th +4.5pp 30th 31% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 4.8% 4th +2.2pp 31st 67% below peers
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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 →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 82.0% to 88.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. La Crosse started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 9.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (79.0% to 88.5%).
Bright spot 88.5%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 90.6% +7.4pp
United States ref 91.1%
Hilo, HI 92.0% 16th +17.3pp 1st on par with peers
Watsonville, CA 89.5% 25th +14.0pp 2nd 3% below peers
Lawrence, IN 92.2% 15th +13.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Mishawaka, IN 90.3% 22nd +12.1pp 4th 2% below peers
Cleveland, TN 89.8% 24th +11.9pp 5th 2% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 85.7% 31st +11.2pp 6th 7% below peers
Paramount, CA 90.7% 20th +10.9pp 7th 1% below peers
Columbia, TN 91.3% 19th +10.0pp 8th 1% below peers
Florin, CA 92.8% 12th +9.5pp 9th 1% above peers
Country Club, FL 95.5% 6th +9.4pp 10th 4% above peers
Newark, OH 89.9% 23rd +8.2pp 11th 2% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA 85.9% 30th +7.7pp 12th 7% below peers
Enid, OK 86.5% 29th +7.7pp 13th 6% below peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 91.9% 17th +7.7pp 14th on par with peers
East Hartford, CT 88.6% 27th +7.4pp 15th 4% below peers
Levittown, PA 94.0% 11th +7.7pp 16th 2% above peers
Troy, NY 88.9% 26th +7.2pp 17th 3% below peers
Florissant, MO 92.7% 14th +7.0pp 18th 1% above peers
La Crosse, WI 88.5% 28th +6.5pp 19th 4% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 94.4% 9th +6.5pp 20th 3% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 90.7% 21st +6.1pp 21st 1% below peers
Milford, CT 94.1% 10th +5.9pp 22nd 2% above peers
Barnstable, MA 94.5% 8th +5.1pp 23rd 3% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 91.6% 18th +4.7pp 24th on par with peers
East Honolulu, HI 96.3% 4th +4.8pp 25th 5% above peers
Draper, UT 95.0% 7th +4.6pp 26th 3% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 98.1% 1st +3.7pp 27th 7% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 95.8% 5th +3.0pp 28th 4% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 92.7% 13th +2.0pp 29th 1% above peers
Grapevine, TX 96.3% 3rd +1.5pp 30th 5% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 97.3% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
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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 →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.45).
Needs attention 0.45
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 0.44 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Florin, CA 0.42 10th -0.053 1st 2% below peers
Lawrence, IN 0.40 5th -0.046 2nd 6% below peers
Country Club, FL 0.39 4th -0.036 3rd 8% below peers
Cleveland, TN 0.47 26th -0.033 4th 10% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 0.45 23rd -0.030 5th 6% above peers
La Crosse, WI 0.45 22nd -0.026 6th 6% above peers
Newark, OH 0.44 18th -0.025 7th 3% above peers
Milford, CT 0.42 12th -0.023 8th 1% below peers
Enid, OK 0.42 11th -0.019 9th 2% below peers
East Hartford, CT 0.43 14th -0.013 10th 1% below peers
Watsonville, CA 0.43 16th -0.009 11th on par with peers
Holly Springs, NC 0.36 1st -0.007 12th 15% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 0.41 6th -0.003 13th 5% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 0.42 9th +0.001 14th 2% below peers
Troy, NY 0.48 27th +0.004 15th 11% above peers
Draper, UT 0.44 19th +0.004 16th 3% above peers
Barnstable, MA 0.47 25th +0.011 17th 9% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 0.53 31st +0.017 18th 24% above peers
Columbia, TN 0.43 15th +0.013 19th on par with peers
Irondequoit, NY 0.42 13th +0.013 20th 1% below peers
Levittown, PA 0.37 2nd +0.016 21st 13% below peers
Grapevine, TX 0.44 20th +0.020 22nd 3% above peers
East Honolulu, HI 0.43 17th +0.020 23rd 1% above peers
Florissant, MO 0.38 3rd +0.019 24th 12% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 0.48 28th +0.024 25th 13% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 0.41 7th +0.023 26th 5% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 0.49 29th +0.034 27th 15% above peers
Paramount, CA 0.41 8th +0.031 28th 5% below peers
Hilo, HI 0.49 30th +0.038 29th 15% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 0.44 21st +0.035 30th 4% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 0.47 24th +0.038 31st 9% 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (10.8% then, 12.6% now; margin ±2.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (13.5% to 12.6%).
Needs attention 12.6%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 10.8% -0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
El Dorado Hills, CA 0.8% 1st -1.0pp 1st 92% below peers
Grapevine, TX 2.2% 4th -1.9pp 2nd 79% below peers
Columbia, TN 10.7% 17th -8.5pp 3rd 2% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 2.6% 5th -1.7pp 4th 76% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 1.3% 2nd -0.8pp 5th 87% below peers
Cleveland, TN 14.6% 21st -4.0pp 6th 38% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 10.6% 16th -2.8pp 7th on par with peers
Country Club, FL 22.6% 29th -4.5pp 8th 114% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 27.9% 31st -4.3pp 9th 164% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 10.2% 14th -1.2pp 10th 3% below peers
Hilo, HI 19.6% 25th -1.9pp 11th 86% above peers
East Hartford, CT 20.1% 26th -1.3pp 12th 90% above peers
Newark, OH 19.1% 24th -0.7pp 13th 82% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 10.4% 15th -0.3pp 14th 1% below peers
Draper, UT 1.8% 3rd -0.1pp 15th 83% below peers
Troy, NY 21.4% 27th -0.5pp 16th 103% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 10.2% 13th +0.2pp 17th 4% below peers
Florissant, MO 9.9% 12th +0.4pp 18th 6% below peers
Paramount, CA 17.3% 23rd +1.1pp 19th 64% above peers
Watsonville, CA 21.8% 28th +2.2pp 20th 107% above peers
Barnstable, MA 9.6% 10th +1.0pp 21st 9% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 10.9% 18th +1.2pp 22nd 3% above peers
Florin, CA 22.7% 30th +2.8pp 23rd 115% above peers
Lawrence, IN 12.5% 19th +1.7pp 24th 19% above peers
La Crosse, WI 12.6% 20th +1.8pp 25th 19% above peers
Enid, OK 16.1% 22nd +2.3pp 26th 53% above peers
Levittown, PA 9.7% 11th +1.6pp 27th 8% below peers
Milford, CT 5.3% 6th +1.0pp 28th 50% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 7.1% 9th +1.8pp 29th 33% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 6.1% 7th +2.0pp 30th 42% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 6.1% 8th +2.4pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
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  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $287,924 in August 2026, up from $275,672 a year earlier.
$287,924
2002August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref $339,699 (Aug 26) +5.1%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Hoffman Estates, IL $408,240 (Aug 26) 11th +6.3% 1st 10% above peers
Downers Grove, IL $509,231 (Aug 26) 9th +6.0% 2nd 37% above peers
Mishawaka, IN $216,127 (Aug 26) 24th +5.8% 3rd 42% below peers
Hilo, HI $557,173 (Aug 26) 7th +5.5% 4th 50% above peers
East Hartford, CT $310,951 (Aug 26) 17th +5.2% 5th 16% below peers
Troy, NY $300,987 (Aug 26) 18th +5.0% 6th 19% below peers
La Crosse, WI $287,924 (Aug 26) 19th +4.4% 7th 23% below peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH $220,780 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.2% 8th 41% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA $354,251 (Aug 26) 15th +3.5% 9th 5% below peers
Newark, OH $248,729 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.4% 10th 33% below peers
Enid, OK $136,865 (Aug 26) 26th +3.1% 11th 63% below peers
Levittown, PA $400,851 (Aug 26) 12th +3.0% 12th 8% above peers
Draper, UT $811,598 (Aug 26) 4th +2.9% 13th 118% above peers
Harrisburg, PA $267,027 (Aug 26) 21st +2.7% 14th 28% below peers
Paramount, CA $647,068 (Aug 26) 5th +2.4% 15th 74% above peers
Grapevine, TX $553,270 (Aug 26) 8th +2.2% 16th 49% above peers
Florissant, MO $194,823 (Aug 26) 25th +1.8% 17th 48% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA $1,086,045 (Aug 26) 1st +1.8% 18th 192% above peers
Cleveland, TN $313,361 (Aug 26) 16th +1.7% 19th 16% below peers
Watsonville, CA $823,847 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 20th 122% above peers
Columbia, TN $371,690 (Aug 26) 13th +1.1% 21st on par with peers
Florin, CA $418,742 (Aug 26) 10th +1.0% 22nd 13% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA $905,566 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.9% 23rd 144% above peers
Lawrence, IN $268,242 (Aug 26) 20th +0.2% 24th 28% below peers
Holly Springs, NC $574,699 (Aug 26) 6th -0.8% 25th 55% above peers
Waxahachie, TX $368,535 (Aug 26) 14th -1.3% 26th 1% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 8% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $220,463 in August 2026, up from $204,945 a year earlier.
Big move $220,463
2002August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref $216,317 (Aug 26) +6.6%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Mishawaka, IN $157,183 (Aug 26) 24th +9.0% 1st 42% below peers
La Crosse, WI $220,463 (Aug 26) 19th +7.6% 2nd 19% below peers
Troy, NY $224,075 (Aug 26) 17th +7.5% 3rd 18% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL $279,449 (Aug 26) 12th +6.5% 4th 2% above peers
Hilo, HI $415,089 (Aug 26) 7th +6.4% 5th 52% above peers
East Hartford, CT $243,980 (Aug 26) 16th +6.2% 6th 11% below peers
Downers Grove, IL $315,253 (Aug 26) 11th +5.9% 7th 15% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH $177,413 (Aug 26) 21st +5.9% 8th 35% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA $266,674 (Aug 26) 14th +4.7% 9th 2% below peers
Levittown, PA $353,346 (Aug 26) 9th +4.6% 10th 29% above peers
Newark, OH $172,527 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.6% 11th 37% below peers
Cleveland, TN $220,930 (Aug 26) 18th +4.0% 12th 19% below peers
Florissant, MO $149,856 (Aug 26) 25th +3.4% 13th 45% below peers
Harrisburg, PA $164,439 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.9% 14th 40% below peers
Enid, OK $65,223 (Aug 26) 26th +2.8% 15th 76% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA $777,092 (Aug 26) 1st +2.3% 16th 184% above peers
Watsonville, CA $645,061 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.1% 17th 136% above peers
Grapevine, TX $428,481 (Aug 26) 6th +2.1% 18th 57% above peers
Columbia, TN $261,729 (Aug 26) 15th +2.0% 19th 4% below peers
Draper, UT $546,923 (Aug 26) 4th +1.3% 20th 100% above peers
Florin, CA $352,790 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 21st 29% above peers
Lawrence, IN $188,593 (Aug 26) 20th +0.5% 22nd 31% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA $715,499 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.1% 23rd 162% above peers
Paramount, CA $495,226 (Aug 26) 5th -0.6% 24th 81% above peers
Holly Springs, NC $398,302 (Aug 26) 8th -2.1% 25th 46% above peers
Waxahachie, TX $273,343 (Aug 26) 13th -2.1% 26th on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.1% then, 46.1% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.2% to 46.1%).
Needs attention 46.1%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 67.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
Country Club, FL 45.6% 25th +4.4pp 1st 26% below peers
Columbia, TN 63.4% 15th +6.1pp 2nd 3% above peers
Hilo, HI 66.1% 12th +5.4pp 3rd 8% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 60.2% 18th +4.8pp 4th 2% below peers
Troy, NY 37.4% 30th +1.8pp 5th 39% below peers
Paramount, CA 43.0% 27th +2.0pp 6th 30% below peers
Levittown, PA 87.2% 2nd +4.0pp 7th 42% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 64.4% 14th +2.4pp 8th 5% above peers
Watsonville, CA 44.8% 26th +1.7pp 9th 27% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 40.2% 28th +1.5pp 10th 34% below peers
East Hartford, CT 60.4% 17th +1.9pp 11th 1% below peers
Florissant, MO 67.1% 11th +1.9pp 12th 9% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 36.6% 31st +0.9pp 13th 40% below peers
Florin, CA 56.1% 19th +1.1pp 14th 8% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 84.5% 3rd +1.5pp 15th 38% above peers
Lawrence, IN 66.1% 13th +1.0pp 16th 8% above peers
Milford, CT 75.5% 7th +1.1pp 17th 23% above peers
Newark, OH 55.8% 20th +0.8pp 18th 9% below peers
Barnstable, MA 75.7% 6th +0.8pp 19th 24% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 78.8% 5th +0.7pp 20th 29% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 87.5% 1st +0.7pp 21st 43% above peers
Enid, OK 61.3% 16th +0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Cleveland, TN 48.0% 23rd +0.3pp 23rd 22% below peers
La Crosse, WI 46.1% 24th +0.0pp 24th 25% below peers
Grapevine, TX 52.7% 21st -0.1pp 25th 14% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA 39.5% 29th -0.1pp 26th 36% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 75.2% 8th -0.7pp 27th 23% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 74.2% 9th -1.5pp 28th 21% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 80.6% 4th -1.9pp 29th 32% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 49.3% 22nd -1.7pp 30th 20% below peers
Draper, UT 68.6% 10th -11.1pp 31st 12% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,080 in August 2026, up from $1,025 a year earlier.
Big move $1,080
2022August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Troy, NY $1,483 (Aug 26) 20th +7.3% 1st 13% below peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH $1,535 (Aug 26) 19th +6.7% 2nd 10% below peers
East Hartford, CT $1,619 (Aug 26) 16th +6.6% 3rd 5% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA $1,780 (Aug 26) 11th +6.4% 4th 4% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA $3,199 (Aug 26) 2nd +5.4% 5th 88% above peers
La Crosse, WI $1,080 (Aug 26) 26th +5.3% 6th 37% below peers
Watsonville, CA $3,229 (Aug 26) 1st +4.9% 7th 90% above peers
Paramount, CA $2,753 (Aug 26) 4th +4.7% 8th 62% above peers
Florissant, MO $1,636 (Aug 26) 15th +4.0% 9th 4% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL $2,012 (Aug 26) 7th +3.8% 10th 18% above peers
Downers Grove, IL $2,187 (Aug 26) 5th +3.3% 11th 28% above peers
Lawrence, IN $1,549 (Aug 26) 18th +3.1% 12th 9% below peers
Newark, OH $1,387 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.1% 13th 19% below peers
Enid, OK $1,150 (Aug 26) 25th +2.5% 14th 32% below peers
Holly Springs, NC $1,889 (Aug 26) 9th +2.4% 15th 11% above peers
Columbia, TN $1,576 (Aug 26) 17th +2.4% 16th 7% below peers
Draper, UT $1,704 (Aug 26) 14th +1.9% 17th on par with peers
Harrisburg, PA $1,369 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.6% 18th 20% below peers
Mishawaka, IN $1,234 (Aug 26) 24th +1.5% 19th 28% below peers
Waxahachie, TX $1,777 (Aug 26) 12th +1.4% 20th 4% above peers
Levittown, PA $1,832 (Aug 26) 10th +1.3% 21st 7% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA $2,973 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.2% 22nd 74% above peers
Grapevine, TX $1,771 (Aug 26) 13th +1.1% 23rd 4% above peers
Cleveland, TN $1,400 (Aug 26) 21st +1.0% 24th 18% below peers
Florin, CA $1,988 (Aug 26) 8th -2.8% 25th 17% above peers
Hilo, HI 6th 28% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.5% then, 36.0% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.2% to 36.0%).
Needs attention 36.0%
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
Wisconsin ref 26.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Country Club, FL 46.8% 29th -10.6pp 1st 46% above peers
Florin, CA 38.3% 23rd -8.5pp 2nd 20% above peers
Newark, OH 26.4% 3rd -5.5pp 3rd 18% below peers
Levittown, PA 26.7% 4th -5.1pp 4th 17% below peers
Watsonville, CA 45.6% 28th -4.8pp 5th 42% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 34.0% 19th -2.7pp 6th 6% above peers
Milford, CT 31.9% 15th -2.0pp 7th on par with peers
East Hartford, CT 39.1% 25th -1.8pp 8th 22% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 28.6% 9th -1.2pp 9th 11% below peers
Paramount, CA 46.8% 30th -1.1pp 10th 46% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 25.2% 1st -0.3pp 11th 21% below peers
Lawrence, IN 28.3% 8th -0.1pp 12th 12% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 27.1% 6th +0.2pp 13th 15% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 27.4% 7th +0.2pp 14th 15% below peers
La Crosse, WI 36.0% 22nd +0.5pp 15th 12% above peers
Hilo, HI 31.2% 13th +0.5pp 16th 2% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 32.0% 16th +0.7pp 17th on par with peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 30.5% 12th +0.7pp 18th 5% below peers
Cleveland, TN 34.6% 21st +1.0pp 19th 8% above peers
Florissant, MO 30.4% 11th +1.2pp 20th 5% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 51.0% 31st +2.2pp 21st 59% above peers
Troy, NY 40.2% 27th +2.0pp 22nd 26% above peers
Columbia, TN 33.9% 18th +1.8pp 23rd 6% above peers
Barnstable, MA 40.0% 26th +2.2pp 24th 25% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 33.5% 17th +2.6pp 25th 5% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 38.8% 24th +3.1pp 26th 21% above peers
Grapevine, TX 31.3% 14th +3.4pp 27th 2% below peers
Enid, OK 27.0% 5th +3.4pp 28th 16% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 34.4% 20th +4.3pp 29th 7% above peers
Draper, UT 29.8% 10th +6.1pp 30th 7% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 25.6% 2nd +5.9pp 31st 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.2% then, 9.8% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.2% to 9.8%).
Needs attention 9.8%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 6.4% -0.3pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Columbia, TN 3.0% 4th -1.4pp 1st 52% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA 6.5% 17th -2.0pp 2nd 6% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 4.9% 10th -1.4pp 3rd 20% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 3.3% 5th -0.9pp 4th 46% below peers
Cleveland, TN 6.7% 19th -1.6pp 5th 9% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 1.4% 1st -0.3pp 6th 78% below peers
Levittown, PA 4.0% 6th -0.5pp 7th 34% below peers
Troy, NY 19.7% 30th -2.2pp 8th 220% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 6.8% 20th -0.4pp 9th 10% above peers
Newark, OH 8.5% 26th -0.5pp 10th 38% above peers
Watsonville, CA 7.0% 21st -0.3pp 11th 14% above peers
La Crosse, WI 9.8% 28th -0.4pp 12th 59% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 7.7% 24th -0.2pp 13th 25% above peers
Country Club, FL 5.7% 15th -0.1pp 14th 8% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 24.3% 31st -0.1pp 15th 294% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 7.0% 22nd +0.2pp 16th 14% above peers
Florin, CA 8.4% 25th +0.3pp 17th 37% above peers
Florissant, MO 6.5% 18th +0.4pp 18th 6% above peers
East Hartford, CT 12.1% 29th +0.9pp 19th 97% above peers
Paramount, CA 5.5% 14th +0.5pp 20th 11% below peers
Milford, CT 4.8% 8th +0.5pp 21st 23% below peers
Enid, OK 5.2% 12th +0.6pp 22nd 15% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 2.2% 2nd +0.3pp 23rd 64% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 5.4% 13th +0.8pp 24th 13% below peers
Hilo, HI 8.9% 27th +1.6pp 25th 44% above peers
Grapevine, TX 4.3% 7th +0.9pp 26th 31% below peers
Barnstable, MA 6.2% 16th +1.4pp 27th on par with peers
Waxahachie, TX 5.0% 11th +1.1pp 28th 19% below peers
Lawrence, IN 7.2% 23rd +2.0pp 29th 16% above peers
Draper, UT 2.9% 3rd +1.0pp 30th 52% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 4.8% 9th +1.9pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.4% then, 4.9% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.4% to 4.9%).
Bright spot 4.9%
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
Wisconsin ref 5.2% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Cleveland, TN 10.2% 25th -4.3pp 1st 48% above peers
Barnstable, MA 4.0% 8th -1.5pp 2nd 42% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 7.9% 17th -2.2pp 3rd 14% above peers
Lawrence, IN 9.0% 21st -2.4pp 4th 30% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 10.5% 26th -1.9pp 5th 52% above peers
Columbia, TN 9.7% 24th -1.5pp 6th 40% above peers
Troy, NY 4.6% 9th -0.7pp 7th 34% below peers
Enid, OK 13.5% 28th -2.0pp 8th 95% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 3.4% 7th -0.5pp 9th 51% below peers
Milford, CT 2.5% 3rd -0.3pp 10th 64% below peers
La Crosse, WI 4.9% 13th -0.5pp 11th 29% below peers
Country Club, FL 14.5% 30th -1.3pp 12th 110% above peers
Florissant, MO 8.3% 18th -0.7pp 13th 20% above peers
Hilo, HI 2.9% 5th -0.2pp 14th 58% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 2.7% 4th -0.1pp 15th 61% below peers
Draper, UT 4.7% 11th -0.2pp 16th 32% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 3.2% 6th -0.1pp 17th 54% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 9.4% 23rd -0.1pp 18th 35% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 14.3% 29th -0.2pp 19th 107% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 4.6% 10th +0.0pp 20th 34% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 1.7% 1st +0.1pp 21st 75% below peers
East Hartford, CT 6.5% 14th +0.4pp 22nd 5% below peers
Florin, CA 8.5% 19th +0.5pp 23rd 23% above peers
Newark, OH 6.9% 16th +0.4pp 24th on par with peers
Grapevine, TX 12.9% 27th +1.7pp 25th 86% above peers
Watsonville, CA 9.2% 22nd +1.3pp 26th 33% above peers
Paramount, CA 15.2% 31st +3.6pp 27th 120% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 8.7% 20th +2.6pp 28th 26% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 6.6% 15th +2.0pp 29th 5% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 2.1% 2nd +0.7pp 30th 70% below peers
Levittown, PA 4.8% 12th +1.8pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

37.2%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 37.8%
United States ref 33.4%
East Honolulu, HI 22.1% 1st 36% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 22.3% 2nd 35% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 23.9% 3rd 31% below peers
Hilo, HI 25.0% 4th 28% below peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 26.5% 5th 23% below peers
Milford, CT 28.1% 6th 19% below peers
Barnstable, MA 28.1% 7th 19% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 29.6% 8th 14% below peers
Country Club, FL 29.7% 9th 14% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 29.9% 10th 13% below peers
Draper, UT 30.1% 11th 13% below peers
Levittown, PA 31.5% 12th 9% below peers
Paramount, CA 31.8% 13th 8% below peers
Grapevine, TX 34.1% 14th 1% below peers
Watsonville, CA 34.5% 15th on par with peers
Florin, CA 34.5% 16th on par with peers
Irondequoit, NY 36.3% 17th 5% above peers
La Crosse, WI 37.2% 18th 8% above peers
East Hartford, CT 37.4% 19th 8% above peers
Florissant, MO 37.4% 20th 8% above peers
Newark, OH 38.1% 21st 10% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 38.2% 22nd 11% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 38.3% 23rd 11% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 38.7% 24th 12% above peers
Troy, NY 39.2% 25th 14% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 39.7% 26th 15% above peers
Lawrence, IN 39.8% 27th 15% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 41.1% 28th 19% above peers
Cleveland, TN 41.7% 29th 21% above peers
Columbia, TN 42.2% 30th 22% above peers
Enid, OK 42.3% 31st 23% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.5% then, 3.0% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 3.0%).
Bright spot 3.0%
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
Wisconsin ref 4.1% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Troy, NY 0.8% 1st -1.7pp 1st 79% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 1.1% 5th -1.6pp 2nd 69% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 3.6% 15th -3.4pp 3rd 1% below peers
Newark, OH 1.4% 6th -1.2pp 4th 61% below peers
Columbia, TN 4.1% 20th -2.9pp 5th 12% above peers
Barnstable, MA 1.0% 4th -0.6pp 6th 74% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 2.0% 9th -0.7pp 7th 46% below peers
Lawrence, IN 5.4% 22nd -1.8pp 8th 47% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 7.0% 25th -2.2pp 9th 91% above peers
Milford, CT 0.9% 3rd -0.1pp 10th 75% below peers
Enid, OK 6.6% 23rd -0.7pp 11th 82% above peers
East Hartford, CT 2.8% 11th -0.1pp 12th 23% below peers
Country Club, FL 6.8% 24th +0.1pp 13th 86% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 1.8% 8th +0.1pp 14th 51% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 2.5% 10th +0.1pp 15th 33% below peers
La Crosse, WI 3.0% 13th +0.5pp 16th 18% below peers
Levittown, PA 0.8% 2nd +0.1pp 17th 77% below peers
Florin, CA 4.0% 19th +0.8pp 18th 9% above peers
Hilo, HI 3.9% 17th +0.9pp 19th 6% above peers
Draper, UT 3.9% 18th +1.0pp 20th 7% above peers
Cleveland, TN 7.9% 27th +2.0pp 21st 116% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 13.9% 31st +4.4pp 22nd 281% above peers
Grapevine, TX 11.2% 30th +3.8pp 23rd 207% above peers
Florissant, MO 8.1% 28th +2.8pp 24th 121% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 4.2% 21st +1.5pp 25th 16% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 3.5% 14th +1.4pp 26th 5% below peers
Paramount, CA 7.7% 26th +3.8pp 27th 112% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 8.9% 29th +4.5pp 28th 145% above peers
Watsonville, CA 2.8% 12th +1.7pp 29th 22% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 1.6% 7th +1.2pp 30th 56% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 3.6% 16th +3.2pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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 strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.5% then, 34.9% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.6% to 35.0%).
34.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 33.4% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Country Club, FL 33.3% 18th +10.2pp 1st 5% below peers
Troy, NY 37.3% 14th +10.5pp 2nd 7% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 31.4% 19th +8.5pp 3rd 10% below peers
Columbia, TN 25.4% 24th +6.6pp 4th 27% below peers
Paramount, CA 14.9% 29th +3.6pp 5th 57% below peers
Cleveland, TN 30.2% 20th +5.2pp 6th 14% below peers
Grapevine, TX 57.5% 5th +9.8pp 7th 64% above peers
Levittown, PA 26.0% 22nd +4.0pp 8th 26% below peers
Milford, CT 50.3% 8th +7.7pp 9th 44% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 25.9% 23rd +3.7pp 10th 26% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 29.2% 21st +4.1pp 11th 16% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 67.3% 1st +9.2pp 12th 93% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 37.7% 12th +4.4pp 13th 8% above peers
Newark, OH 23.0% 26th +2.5pp 14th 34% below peers
Barnstable, MA 42.1% 10th +3.4pp 15th 20% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 59.9% 2nd +4.9pp 16th 71% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 54.4% 6th +4.4pp 17th 56% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 40.4% 11th +3.2pp 18th 16% above peers
Lawrence, IN 35.6% 15th +2.0pp 19th 2% above peers
Florin, CA 13.9% 30th +0.6pp 20th 60% below peers
Draper, UT 51.9% 7th +1.9pp 21st 49% above peers
Downers Grove, IL 58.2% 4th +1.9pp 22nd 67% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 37.5% 13th +1.2pp 23rd 7% above peers
Enid, OK 23.1% 25th +0.7pp 24th 34% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 59.9% 3rd +1.6pp 25th 71% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 48.5% 9th +0.7pp 26th 39% above peers
Watsonville, CA 12.4% 31st +0.1pp 27th 65% below peers
Hilo, HI 34.6% 17th +0.1pp 28th 1% below peers
La Crosse, WI 35.0% 16th -0.5pp 29th on par with peers
Florissant, MO 22.4% 27th -1.5pp 30th 36% below peers
East Hartford, CT 17.2% 28th -2.2pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.8% then, 52.8% now; margin ±17.2pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.9% to 52.8%).
Bright spot 52.8%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 41.5% -2.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Harrisonburg, VA 45.2% 17th +7.0pp 1st 3% below peers
Country Club, FL 54.0% 8th +6.9pp 2nd 16% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 66.0% 1st +7.9pp 3rd 42% above peers
La Crosse, WI 52.8% 10th +5.0pp 4th 13% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 47.0% 14th +4.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Draper, UT 55.2% 7th +5.0pp 6th 19% above peers
Enid, OK 40.5% 18th +2.7pp 7th 13% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 31.6% 25th +1.9pp 8th 32% below peers
Cleveland, TN 34.8% 22nd +0.7pp 9th 25% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 59.3% 4th -2.1pp 10th 27% above peers
Florin, CA 30.8% 26th -1.4pp 11th 34% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 55.8% 6th -3.2pp 12th 20% above peers
Paramount, CA 36.3% 21st -2.8pp 13th 22% below peers
Newark, OH 39.0% 19th -4.0pp 14th 16% below peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 48.4% 13th -5.1pp 15th 4% above peers
East Hartford, CT 51.5% 11th -6.3pp 16th 11% above peers
Florissant, MO 52.9% 9th -7.7pp 17th 14% above peers
Milford, CT 60.1% 3rd -8.9pp 18th 29% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 33.6% 24th -5.0pp 19th 28% below peers
Levittown, PA 49.0% 12th -7.4pp 20th 5% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 55.9% 5th -11.9pp 21st 20% above peers
Watsonville, CA 29.8% 27th -7.2pp 22nd 36% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 63.0% 2nd -16.7pp 23rd 35% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 46.5% 16th -13.9pp 24th on par with peers
Grapevine, TX 47.0% 15th -17.7pp 25th 1% above peers
Hilo, HI 34.5% 23rd -13.9pp 26th 26% below peers
Lawrence, IN 27.8% 29th -17.4pp 27th 40% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 28.0% 28th -18.8pp 28th 40% below peers
Barnstable, MA 36.3% 20th -24.5pp 29th 22% below peers
Troy, NY 25.8% 30th -31.2pp 30th 45% below peers
Columbia, TN 18.9% 31st -28.6pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±13.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 4.4% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.5% to 4.4%).
Bright spot 4.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 5.4% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Irondequoit, NY 5.5% 8th -4.5pp 1st 24% below peers
Paramount, CA 7.1% 15th -5.6pp 2nd 2% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 1.6% 3rd -0.5pp 3rd 78% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA 1.1% 1st -0.3pp 4th 85% below peers
East Hartford, CT 8.0% 19th -1.4pp 5th 9% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 3.7% 5th -0.6pp 6th 49% below peers
La Crosse, WI 4.4% 6th -0.2pp 7th 40% below peers
Country Club, FL 11.6% 24th -0.1pp 8th 58% above peers
Newark, OH 6.7% 12th +0.5pp 9th 9% below peers
Enid, OK 7.7% 17th +1.0pp 10th 5% above peers
Barnstable, MA 16.3% 30th +2.6pp 11th 123% above peers
Columbia, TN 6.6% 11th +1.2pp 12th 9% below peers
Draper, UT 5.4% 7th +1.2pp 13th 26% below peers
Florissant, MO 16.6% 31st +4.7pp 14th 127% above peers
Milford, CT 5.7% 9th +1.8pp 15th 22% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 10.6% 21st +3.4pp 16th 46% above peers
Florin, CA 16.0% 29th +5.2pp 17th 119% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 5.8% 10th +2.3pp 18th 21% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 3.2% 4th +1.3pp 19th 55% below peers
Hilo, HI 11.8% 25th +5.3pp 20th 62% above peers
Lawrence, IN 10.9% 23rd +5.5pp 21st 50% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 12.5% 26th +6.6pp 22nd 71% above peers
Troy, NY 7.0% 13th +3.9pp 23rd 5% below peers
Watsonville, CA 7.0% 14th +4.2pp 24th 4% below peers
Cleveland, TN 7.3% 16th +4.4pp 25th on par with peers
Waxahachie, TX 13.8% 28th +8.8pp 26th 89% above peers
Levittown, PA 10.7% 22nd +7.0pp 27th 46% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 7.9% 18th +5.4pp 28th 8% above peers
Grapevine, TX 12.7% 27th +9.8pp 29th 74% above peers
Downers Grove, IL 1.4% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 82% below peers
Holly Springs, NC 9.9% 20th +9.2pp 31st 36% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51,666 to 51,356 - more than the combined survey margin (±100).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 70% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (51,864 to 51,356).
Big move 51,356
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Holly Springs, NC 45,248 31st +30% 1st 11% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 45,347 30th +28% 2nd 11% below peers
Columbia, TN 45,441 29th +18% 3rd 11% below peers
Hilo, HI 50,404 20th +12% 4th 1% below peers
Barnstable, MA 49,568 25th +12% 5th 3% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 51,026 11th +10% 6th on par with peers
Cleveland, TN 48,829 27th +9% 7th 4% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 51,360 5th +8% 8th 1% above peers
Florin, CA 50,211 23rd +6% 9th 1% below peers
Draper, UT 50,278 22nd +5% 10th 1% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 51,021 13th +4% 11th on par with peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 50,909 16th +3% 12th on par with peers
Troy, NY 51,033 10th +3% 13th on par with peers
Newark, OH 50,783 17th +3% 14th on par with peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 48,491 28th +3% 15th 5% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 50,287 21st +2% 16th 1% below peers
Country Club, FL 51,296 7th +2% 17th 1% above peers
Lawrence, IN 49,517 26th +2% 18th 3% below peers
East Hartford, CT 50,918 15th +1% 19th on par with peers
Downers Grove, IL 50,054 24th +1% 20th 2% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 50,657 18th +1% 21st on par with peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 51,175 8th +1% 22nd 1% above peers
Florissant, MO 51,773 2nd +1% 23rd 2% above peers
Enid, OK 50,653 19th +1% 24th 1% below peers
La Crosse, WI 51,356 6th -1% 25th 1% above peers
Levittown, PA 50,926 14th -2% 26th on par with peers
Milford, CT 51,023 12th -3% 27th on par with peers
Harrisonburg, VA 51,392 4th -4% 28th 1% above peers
Watsonville, CA 51,712 3rd -4% 29th 2% above peers
Grapevine, TX 51,139 9th -4% 30th on par with peers
Paramount, CA 52,050 1st -5% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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 ±92 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 →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.8% then, 14.6% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (14.9% to 14.6%).
Big move 14.6%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 21.4% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Harrisonburg, VA 17.3% 26th +0.9pp 1st 20% below peers
Irondequoit, NY 19.9% 21st +1.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
Lawrence, IN 26.6% 5th +0.9pp 3rd 23% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 27.5% 4th +0.8pp 4th 27% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 24.0% 11th +0.5pp 5th 11% above peers
Enid, OK 25.6% 6th +0.5pp 6th 18% above peers
Milford, CT 17.3% 27th +0.2pp 7th 20% below peers
Columbia, TN 25.6% 7th +0.2pp 8th 18% above peers
Downers Grove, IL 21.9% 15th +0.1pp 9th 1% above peers
East Honolulu, HI 19.6% 23rd +0.1pp 10th 9% below peers
Cleveland, TN 20.9% 18th -0.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Barnstable, MA 17.2% 29th -0.2pp 12th 21% below peers
La Crosse, WI 14.6% 30th -0.2pp 13th 33% below peers
East Hartford, CT 21.7% 16th -0.4pp 14th on par with peers
Holly Springs, NC 32.4% 1st -0.8pp 15th 50% above peers
Newark, OH 22.2% 14th -0.6pp 16th 2% above peers
Waxahachie, TX 25.1% 8th -1.0pp 17th 16% above peers
Watsonville, CA 29.1% 2nd -1.2pp 18th 34% above peers
Hilo, HI 20.1% 20th -1.0pp 19th 7% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 20.8% 19th -1.1pp 20th 4% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 24.3% 10th -1.4pp 21st 12% above peers
Grapevine, TX 21.3% 17th -1.4pp 22nd 2% below peers
Florin, CA 23.4% 12th -2.4pp 23rd 8% above peers
Draper, UT 28.7% 3rd -3.3pp 24th 33% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 17.7% 25th -2.4pp 25th 18% below peers
Troy, NY 17.2% 28th -2.4pp 26th 21% below peers
Florissant, MO 22.3% 13th -3.1pp 27th 3% above peers
Paramount, CA 25.1% 9th -3.5pp 28th 16% above peers
Levittown, PA 19.2% 24th -3.2pp 29th 11% below peers
Country Club, FL 19.7% 22nd -3.3pp 30th 9% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 10.3% 31st -2.7pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent rose 12.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.1% to 43.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.4pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 8.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.5% to 43.4%).
Big move 43.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 29.7% +0.5pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
La Crosse, WI 43.4% 7th +12.3pp 1st 24% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 17.9% 27th +3.9pp 2nd 49% below peers
Milford, CT 21.4% 22nd +4.1pp 3rd 39% below peers
Downers Grove, IL 13.3% 28th +1.9pp 4th 62% below peers
Troy, NY 71.8% 1st +9.9pp 5th 106% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 34.9% 16th +4.3pp 6th on par with peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 20.0% 25th +2.3pp 7th 43% below peers
Watsonville, CA 37.9% 10th +4.0pp 8th 9% above peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 27.8% 19th +2.7pp 9th 20% below peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 12.6% 30th +1.2pp 10th 64% below peers
Lawrence, IN 37.5% 14th +3.6pp 11th 7% above peers
Paramount, CA 36.1% 15th +2.9pp 12th 3% above peers
Enid, OK 37.8% 12th +2.6pp 13th 8% above peers
Country Club, FL 45.1% 5th +2.7pp 14th 29% above peers
Newark, OH 43.1% 8th +1.6pp 15th 24% above peers
Florissant, MO 47.6% 3rd +1.2pp 16th 36% above peers
East Hartford, CT 47.0% 4th -0.5pp 17th 34% above peers
Mishawaka, IN 37.8% 11th -1.0pp 18th 8% above peers
Florin, CA 43.9% 6th -2.7pp 19th 26% above peers
Harrisburg, PA 66.8% 2nd -4.7pp 20th 91% above peers
Cleveland, TN 37.6% 13th -2.8pp 21st 8% above peers
Harrisonburg, VA 34.6% 17th -3.4pp 22nd 1% below peers
Levittown, PA 20.8% 24th -2.3pp 23rd 41% below peers
Columbia, TN 39.7% 9th -5.3pp 24th 14% above peers
Barnstable, MA 24.8% 21st -4.0pp 25th 29% below peers
Draper, UT 9.9% 31st -2.2pp 26th 72% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 12.8% 29th -3.4pp 27th 63% below peers
Grapevine, TX 20.9% 23rd -6.6pp 28th 40% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 25.5% 20th -8.5pp 29th 27% below peers
Hilo, HI 33.2% 18th -12.4pp 30th 5% below peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 19.9% 26th -9.1pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±7.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (68.9% then, 80.2% now; margin ±13.2pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (74.7% to 80.2%).
Big move 80.2%
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
Wisconsin ref 73.1% -0.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Lawrence, IN 86.3% 1st +26.1pp 1st 23% above peers
Country Club, FL 84.3% 2nd +16.0pp 2nd 20% above peers
Downers Grove, IL 83.2% 5th +14.8pp 3rd 19% above peers
Hoffman Estates, IL 70.9% 13th +10.7pp 4th 1% above peers
Enid, OK 68.2% 20th +10.2pp 5th 3% below peers
Cleveland, TN 71.3% 11th +10.4pp 6th 2% above peers
La Crosse, WI 80.2% 7th +11.3pp 7th 14% above peers
El Dorado Hills, CA 69.8% 17th +7.6pp 8th on par with peers
Grapevine, TX 74.6% 10th +8.0pp 9th 6% above peers
Milford, CT 83.5% 4th +6.4pp 10th 19% above peers
Florin, CA 63.4% 25th +4.0pp 11th 10% below peers
Mishawaka, IN 63.1% 26th +4.0pp 12th 10% below peers
Harrisburg, PA 70.9% 14th +3.8pp 13th 1% above peers
Irondequoit, NY 82.6% 6th +2.1pp 14th 18% above peers
Paramount, CA 60.9% 28th +1.5pp 15th 13% below peers
Florissant, MO 83.5% 3rd +1.6pp 16th 19% above peers
Hilo, HI 70.1% 16th +0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 67.8% 21st +0.3pp 18th 3% below peers
East Honolulu, HI 71.2% 12th -0.5pp 19th 2% above peers
Troy, NY 74.6% 9th -1.0pp 20th 6% above peers
Holly Springs, NC 59.1% 29th -2.3pp 21st 16% below peers
East Hartford, CT 75.2% 8th -5.8pp 22nd 7% above peers
Newark, OH 69.4% 18th -5.4pp 23rd 1% below peers
Draper, UT 50.0% 31st -3.9pp 24th 29% below peers
Waxahachie, TX 62.0% 27th -4.9pp 25th 12% below peers
Levittown, PA 69.2% 19th -6.5pp 26th 1% below peers
Harrisonburg, VA 64.9% 23rd -6.3pp 27th 8% below peers
Watsonville, CA 56.7% 30th -5.9pp 28th 19% below peers
Columbia, TN 63.7% 24th -7.9pp 29th 9% below peers
Barnstable, MA 70.5% 15th -10.7pp 30th 1% above peers
San Luis Obispo, CA 65.2% 22nd -13.1pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 14 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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2 of 14 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 ±10.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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