This badge answers one question: can Milwaukee's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Violent crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 1,471 (Jul 26) | -35.5% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 458 (Jul 26) | -27.3% | 2nd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 670 (Jul 26) | -18.7% | 3rd | ||
| Miami, FL | 315 (Jul 26) | -15.7% | 4th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 392 (Jul 26) | -12.1% | 5th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 508 (Jul 26) | -12.1% | 6th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 1,107 (Jun 26) | -11.1% | 7th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 274 (Jul 26) | -9.1% | 8th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 1,482 (Jul 26) | -9.0% | 9th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 674 (Jul 26) | -7.2% | 10th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 675 (Jun 26) | -7.2% | 11th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,367 (Jul 26) | -6.5% | 12th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 619 (Jul 26) | -6.5% | 13th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 1,623 (Jul 26) | -6.0% | 14th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 354 (Jul 26) | -1.0% | 15th | ||
| Boston, MA | 589 (Jul 26) | -0.8% | 16th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 441 (Jul 26) | -0.3% | 17th | ||
| Portland, OR | 712 (Jul 26) | +1.1% | 18th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 100 (Jul 26) | +13.7% | 19th |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Property crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 1,987 (Apr 26) | -12.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 3,691 (Jul 26) | -38.3% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 2,228 (Jul 26) | -29.7% | 2nd | ||
| Washington, DC | 2,687 (Jul 26) | -25.9% | 3rd | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 5,055 (Apr 26) | -22.5% | 4th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 2,312 (Jul 26) | -20.4% | 5th | ||
| Miami, FL | 2,205 (Jul 26) | -17.5% | 6th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 2,139 (Jul 26) | -17.2% | 7th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 1,202 (Jul 26) | -16.3% | 8th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 1,178 (Jul 26) | -15.6% | 9th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 3,121 (Apr 26) | -14.8% | 10th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 2,251 (Jun 26) | -13.9% | 11th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 3,632 (Jul 26) | -13.3% | 12th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 2,060 (Jul 26) | -13.0% | 13th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 1,381 (Jul 26) | -12.9% | 14th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 2,652 (Jul 26) | -11.1% | 15th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3,010 (Jul 26) | -10.9% | 16th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2,539 (Jun 26) | -10.5% | 17th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 3,950 (Jul 26) | -7.9% | 18th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3,142 (Jul 26) | -4.0% | 19th | ||
| Boston, MA | 1,893 (Jul 26) | -4.0% | 20th | ||
| Portland, OR | 5,327 (Jul 26) | -0.7% | 21st | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4,248 (Jul 26) | +2.9% | 22nd |
This badge answers one question: can Milwaukee's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? The trend passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than Milwaukee.
Homicides fell about 15% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 77% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Tucson, AZ | 5 (Jul 26) | -54.6% | 1st | ||
| Washington, DC | 14 (Jul 26) | -46.0% | 2nd | ||
| Memphis, TN | 22 (Jul 26) | -40.3% | 3rd | ||
| Boston, MA | 3 (Jul 26) | -38.2% | 4th | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 10 (Jul 26) | -37.8% | 5th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 3 (Jul 26) | -36.0% | 6th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 (Jul 26) | -35.9% | 7th | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4 (Jul 26) | -35.7% | 8th | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 20 (Jul 26) | -32.1% | 9th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 2 (Jul 26) | -30.6% | 10th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 6 (Jul 26) | -30.3% | 11th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 3 (Jul 26) | -26.2% | 12th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 4 (Jun 26) | -22.6% | 13th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 16 (Jul 26) | -21.8% | 14th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 22 (Jul 26) | -19.7% | 15th | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 12 (Apr 26) | -18.5% | 16th | ||
| Miami, FL | 4 (Jul 26) | -18.3% | 17th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22 (Jun 26) | -15.4% | 18th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 12 (Jul 26) | -15.3% | 19th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 26 (Jul 26) | -11.3% | 20th | ||
| Portland, OR | 6 (Jul 26) | -11.1% | 21st | ||
| Omaha, NE | 4 (Jul 26) | -4.4% | 22nd | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 6 (Jul 26) | -3.7% | 23rd |
The last 12 months moved in the better direction. The multi-year trend has not (yet) passed the checks below, so no sustained-improvement claim is made.
Vehicle theft fell about 28% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 52% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Memphis, TN | 503 (Jul 26) | -58.4% | 1st | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 198 (Jul 26) | -54.8% | 2nd | ||
| Washington, DC | 354 (Jul 26) | -52.1% | 3rd | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 298 (Jul 26) | -48.4% | 4th | ||
| Boston, MA | 74 (Jul 26) | -44.2% | 5th | ||
| Miami, FL | 198 (Jul 26) | -37.1% | 6th | ||
| El Paso, TX | 190 (Jul 26) | -34.3% | 7th | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 469 (Apr 26) | -31.6% | 8th | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 988 (Apr 26) | -31.3% | 9th | ||
| Omaha, NE | 375 (Jul 26) | -31.1% | 10th | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 729 (Jun 26) | -28.4% | 11th | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 491 (Jul 26) | -27.2% | 12th | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 135 (Jul 26) | -25.6% | 13th | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 286 (Jul 26) | -25.3% | 14th | ||
| Detroit, MI | 870 (Jul 26) | -22.5% | 15th | ||
| Fresno, CA | 405 (Jun 26) | -22.4% | 16th | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 612 (Jul 26) | -19.8% | 17th | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 83 (Jul 26) | -19.5% | 18th | ||
| Portland, OR | 589 (Jul 26) | -16.7% | 19th | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 1,188 (Jul 26) | -14.2% | 20th | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 376 (Jul 26) | -14.0% | 21st | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 817 (Jul 26) | -1.5% | 22nd |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Household income rose about 30% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $41,838 to $54,234 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,387).
| 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% | |||||
| Miami, FL | $62,462 | 17th | +60% | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | $85,652 | 7th | +43% | 2nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | $82,752 | 10th | +42% | 3rd | 13% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | $70,991 | 13th | +41% | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | $87,321 | 6th | +40% | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | $87,430 | 5th | +39% | 6th | 19% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | $97,344 | 2nd | +37% | 7th | 33% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | $57,073 | 20th | +31% | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | $73,877 | 11th | +31% | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | $84,818 | 9th | +31% | 10th | 16% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | $54,234 | 21st | +30% | 11th | 26% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | $39,938 | 23rd | +29% | 12th | 45% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | $68,317 | 15th | +29% | 13th | 7% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | $90,919 | 4th | +28% | 14th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | $69,166 | 14th | +28% | 15th | 6% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | $109,870 | 1st | +27% | 16th | 50% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | $85,395 | 8th | +27% | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | $59,745 | 19th | +26% | 18th | 18% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | $51,736 | 22nd | +25% | 19th | 29% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | $66,849 | 16th | +25% | 20th | 9% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | $62,177 | 18th | +23% | 21st | 15% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | $73,201 | 12th | +22% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $92,968 | 3rd | +21% | 23rd | 27% above peers |
Moving against the better direction for this metric.
Unemployment was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.
| 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 | ||||
| Long Beach, CA | 5.1% (Jul 26) | 12th | -0.9pp | 1st | on par with peers | |
| Washington, DC | 5.9% (Jul 26) | 20th | -0.9pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 3.7% (Jul 26) | 6th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 27% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 13th | -0.6pp | 4th | 4% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 6.9% (Jul 26) | 21st | -0.6pp | 5th | 35% above peers | |
| Miami, FL | 2.2% (Jul 26) | 1st | -0.4pp | 6th | 57% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 35% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 3.3% (Jul 26) | 3rd | -0.3pp | 8th | 35% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 14th | -0.2pp | 9th | 4% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 4th | -0.2pp | 10th | 31% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 17th | -0.1pp | 11th | 10% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 15th | -0.1pp | 12th | 4% above peers | |
| Boston, MA | 4.7% (Jul 26) | 10th | -0.1pp | 13th | 8% below peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4.9% (Jul 26) | 11th | +0.0pp | 14th | 4% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 5.7% (Jul 26) | 19th | +0.0pp | 15th | 12% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 8th | +0.1pp | 16th | 10% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.2% (Jul 26) | 7th | +0.1pp | 17th | 18% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 3.5% (Jul 26) | 5th | +0.4pp | 18th | 31% below peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 4.6% (Jul 26) | 9th | +0.5pp | 19th | 10% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.3% (Jul 26) | 16th | +0.6pp | 20th | 4% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 5.6% (Jul 26) | 18th | +0.6pp | 21st | 10% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 12.0% (Jul 26) | 22nd | +0.7pp | 22nd | 135% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Poverty fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.4% to 22.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.3% | 3rd | -4.5pp | 1st | 33% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.1% | 2nd | -2.6pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 20.1% | 20th | -5.1pp | 3rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 16.9% | 15th | -3.9pp | 4th | 9% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 19.4% | 18th | -4.0pp | 5th | 25% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 18.9% | 17th | -3.6pp | 6th | 21% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 13.9% | 7th | -2.6pp | 7th | 10% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 16.6% | 14th | -2.3pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 14.8% | 10th | -2.0pp | 9th | 5% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 22.8% | 21st | -2.6pp | 10th | 47% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 14.7% | 9th | -1.5pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.9% | 8th | -1.3pp | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 15.5% | 12th | -1.3pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 23.1% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 14th | 49% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 12.8% | 5th | -1.0pp | 15th | 18% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 19.8% | 19th | -1.5pp | 16th | 27% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 32.7% | 23rd | -2.3pp | 17th | 111% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 11.9% | 4th | -0.7pp | 18th | 23% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 15.4% | 11th | -0.8pp | 19th | 1% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 18.4% | 16th | -0.7pp | 20th | 18% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 15.8% | 13th | -0.1pp | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 13.5% | 6th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 8.6% | 1st | +1.3pp | 23rd | 45% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Child poverty fell 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 36.7% to 31.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Mesa, AZ | 13.4% | 3rd | -8.8pp | 1st | 37% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 10.2% | 1st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 52% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 23.3% | 15th | -10.2pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 21.1% | 12th | -6.6pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 18.6% | 8th | -5.7pp | 5th | 12% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 27.4% | 20th | -8.1pp | 6th | 30% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 17.0% | 6th | -4.9pp | 7th | 19% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.2% | 18th | -6.6pp | 8th | 20% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 24.2% | 16th | -6.3pp | 9th | 15% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 25.5% | 19th | -5.5pp | 10th | 21% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 19.9% | 10th | -4.1pp | 11th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 20.3% | 11th | -3.9pp | 12th | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 31.7% | 21st | -5.0pp | 13th | 50% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 35.6% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 14th | 69% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.8% | 4th | -1.7pp | 15th | 35% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 16.0% | 5th | -1.8pp | 16th | 24% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 24.4% | 17th | -2.7pp | 17th | 15% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 19.2% | 9th | -2.1pp | 18th | 9% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 17.2% | 7th | -1.5pp | 19th | 19% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 46.5% | 23rd | -3.7pp | 20th | 120% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 22.4% | 13th | -1.6pp | 21st | 6% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 22.8% | 14th | -1.2pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 11.4% | 2nd | +1.3pp | 23rd | 46% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
Broadband rose 13.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 75.2% to 88.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp).
| 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% | ||||||
| Detroit, MI | 85.8% | 21st | +21.2pp | 1st | 6% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 83.7% | 23rd | +17.5pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 87.6% | 20th | +17.9pp | 3rd | 4% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 88.4% | 19th | +13.2pp | 4th | 3% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 91.8% | 9th | +11.5pp | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 85.5% | 22nd | +10.7pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 89.4% | 17th | +10.6pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 91.7% | 10th | +10.5pp | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 90.6% | 13th | +9.7pp | 9th | 1% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 90.5% | 16th | +8.9pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 93.4% | 6th | +8.8pp | 11th | 2% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 91.3% | 12th | +8.5pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 90.6% | 14th | +7.9pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 88.9% | 18th | +7.1pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 91.6% | 11th | +7.1pp | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 90.5% | 15th | +6.7pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 93.7% | 5th | +6.8pp | 17th | 3% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 92.1% | 8th | +6.5pp | 18th | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 93.3% | 7th | +6.4pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 94.0% | 4th | +5.5pp | 20th | 3% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 94.7% | 1st | +4.6pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 94.5% | 3rd | +4.5pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 94.6% | 2nd | +4.0pp | 23rd | 4% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.01).
| 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 | |||||
| Atlanta, GA | 0.56 | 23rd | -0.024 | 1st | 16% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 0.43 | 1st | -0.017 | 2nd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 0.45 | 4th | -0.016 | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 0.43 | 2nd | -0.009 | 4th | 9% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 0.52 | 19th | -0.010 | 5th | 8% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 0.46 | 6th | -0.009 | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 0.56 | 22nd | -0.009 | 7th | 16% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 0.48 | 12th | -0.008 | 8th | on par with peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 0.53 | 21st | -0.008 | 9th | 11% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 0.51 | 17th | -0.006 | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 0.46 | 7th | -0.005 | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 0.47 | 8th | -0.004 | 12th | 2% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 0.47 | 9th | -0.003 | 13th | 2% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 0.48 | 14th | -0.000 | 14th | 1% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 0.46 | 5th | +0.001 | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 0.52 | 20th | +0.002 | 16th | 9% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 0.51 | 18th | +0.002 | 17th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 0.48 | 13th | +0.005 | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 0.48 | 11th | +0.005 | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 0.48 | 10th | +0.011 | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 0.49 | 16th | +0.015 | 21st | 2% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 0.48 | 15th | +0.018 | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 0.44 | 3rd | +0.019 | 23rd | 9% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 3 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (27.7% then, 27.5% now; margin ±1.0pp). 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.*
| 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 | |||||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.1% | 2nd | -1.9pp | 1st | 44% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 25.4% | 21st | -5.6pp | 2nd | 76% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 11.8% | 7th | -2.5pp | 3rd | 18% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 10.5% | 6th | -2.2pp | 4th | 27% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 14.5% | 11th | -2.1pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 9.4% | 4th | -1.4pp | 6th | 35% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 10.2% | 5th | -1.3pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.3% | 10th | -1.6pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 16.2% | 14th | -1.7pp | 9th | 12% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 20.4% | 18th | -2.1pp | 10th | 41% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 13.2% | 8th | -0.6pp | 11th | 8% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 38.0% | 23rd | -1.7pp | 12th | 163% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 19.1% | 17th | -0.7pp | 13th | 32% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 23.6% | 20th | -0.9pp | 14th | 63% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 8.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 15th | 43% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 14.5% | 12th | -0.3pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.5% | 22nd | -0.2pp | 17th | 90% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 23.0% | 19th | -0.0pp | 18th | 59% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 18.6% | 16th | +0.2pp | 19th | 29% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.5% | 1st | +0.1pp | 20th | 55% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 17.3% | 15th | +2.2pp | 21st | 19% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 14.7% | 13th | +2.2pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 13.8% | 9th | +2.7pp | 23rd | 5% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Milwaukee is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.
| 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% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $427,730 (Aug 26) | 10th | +3.3% | 1st | 2% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $227,629 (Aug 26) | 19th | +3.2% | 2nd | 46% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $850,917 (Aug 26) | 1st | +2.5% | 3rd | 103% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $238,475 (Aug 26) | 18th | +2.2% | 4th | 43% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $296,615 (Aug 26) | 16th | +1.9% | 5th | 29% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $253,549 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.7% | 6th | 40% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $345,503 (Aug 26) | 14th | +1.6% | 7th | 18% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $580,866 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.8% | 8th | 39% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $388,924 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.6% | 9th | 7% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $527,359 (Aug 26) | 5th | +0.3% | 10th | 26% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $473,797 (Aug 26) | 6th | -0.9% | 11th | 13% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $429,657 (Aug 26) | 8th | -0.9% | 12th | 3% above peers | |
| Washington, DC | $570,082 (Aug 26) | 4th | -1.0% | 13th | 36% above peers | |
| Boston, MA | $774,723 (Aug 26) | 2nd | -1.4% | 14th | 85% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $441,553 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.5% | 15th | 5% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $428,671 (Aug 26) | 9th | -1.7% | 16th | 2% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $321,918 (Aug 26) | 15th | -2.0% | 17th | 23% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $381,948 (Aug 26) | 13th | -2.0% | 18th | 9% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $145,335 (Aug 26) | 21st | -2.8% | 19th | 65% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $419,144 (Aug 26) | 11th | -3.0% | 20th | on par with peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $186,741 (Aug 26) | 20th | -3.4% | 21st | 55% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $77,199 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -5.7% | 22nd | 82% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Milwaukee is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
| 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% | ||||
| Milwaukee, WI | $141,250 (Aug 26) | 18th | +4.4% | 1st | 52% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $306,966 (Aug 26) | 9th | +4.0% | 2nd | 4% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $183,474 (Aug 26) | 17th | +3.6% | 3rd | 38% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $271,532 (Aug 26) | 13th | +2.0% | 4th | 8% below peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $202,029 (Aug 26) | 16th | +1.7% | 5th | 31% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $137,976 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.4% | 6th | 53% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $549,311 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +1.1% | 7th | 86% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $283,671 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.8% | 8th | 4% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $579,985 (Aug 26) | 1st | +0.7% | 9th | 97% above peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $372,061 (Aug 26) | 4th | -0.1% | 10th | 26% above peers | |
| Portland, OR | $376,831 (Aug 26) | 3rd | -0.2% | 11th | 28% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $48,867 (Aug 26) | 22nd | -1.0% | 12th | 83% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | $351,367 (Aug 26) | 5th | -1.5% | 13th | 19% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $324,316 (Aug 26) | 8th | -1.6% | 14th | 10% above peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $332,027 (Aug 26) | 7th | -1.7% | 15th | 13% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $243,236 (Aug 26) | 14th | -2.9% | 16th | 17% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $337,208 (Aug 26) | 6th | -3.0% | 17th | 14% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $294,789 (Aug 26) | 11th | -3.2% | 18th | on par with peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $79,282 (Aug 26) | 21st | -3.3% | 19th | 73% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $298,344 (Aug 26) | 10th | -3.6% | 20th | 1% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $98,808 (Aug 26) | 20th | -4.1% | 21st | 66% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $215,285 (Aug 26) | 15th | -4.6% | 22nd | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is within the margin, but each of the last 4 annual releases moved the 5-year average the same way. Direction is a reliable early signal; its size is not.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (41.4% then, 41.8% now; margin ±1.0pp). 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.*
| 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% | ||||||
| Las Vegas, NV | 56.6% | 8th | +3.9pp | 1st | 10% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 50.1% | 15th | +3.4pp | 2nd | 3% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.4% | 17th | +2.9pp | 3rd | 10% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 51.7% | 12th | +3.2pp | 4th | on par with peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 50.4% | 14th | +3.1pp | 5th | 3% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 64.4% | 2nd | +3.3pp | 6th | 25% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 30.8% | 23rd | +1.2pp | 7th | 40% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 55.4% | 9th | +2.1pp | 8th | 7% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 61.8% | 3rd | +2.1pp | 9th | 20% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 41.2% | 21st | +1.3pp | 10th | 20% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 60.8% | 5th | +1.9pp | 11th | 18% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 60.9% | 4th | +1.8pp | 12th | 18% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 51.9% | 11th | +1.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 65.2% | 1st | +1.4pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 35.7% | 22nd | +0.7pp | 15th | 31% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 41.8% | 19th | +0.4pp | 16th | 19% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 60.7% | 6th | +0.6pp | 17th | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 47.5% | 16th | +0.0pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 41.5% | 20th | -0.1pp | 19th | 20% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 50.8% | 13th | -0.8pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 57.4% | 7th | -1.3pp | 21st | 11% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 52.0% | 10th | -1.4pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 44.9% | 18th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 13% below peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. Milwaukee is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,948 (Aug 26) | +2.5% | ||||
| Virginia Beach, VA | $2,086 (Aug 26) | 5th | +6.7% | 1st | 20% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | $1,477 (Aug 26) | 16th | +5.0% | 2nd | 15% below peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | $1,428 (Aug 26) | 18th | +4.3% | 3rd | 18% below peers | |
| Detroit, MI | $1,341 (Aug 26) | 21st | +4.1% | 4th | 23% below peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | $1,802 (Aug 26) | 9th | +3.7% | 5th | 4% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | $1,940 (Aug 26) | 8th | +3.4% | 6th | 12% above peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | $1,944 (Aug 26) | 7th | +3.4% | 7th | 12% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | $1,519 (Aug 26) | 15th | +3.2% | 8th | 12% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | $3,338 (Aug 26) | 1st | +2.7% | 9th | 93% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | $1,414 (Aug 26) | 20th | +2.2% | 10th | 18% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $1,740 (Aug 26) | 10th | +2.1% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | $2,422 (Aug 26) | 4th | +2.0% | 12th | 40% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | $1,425 (Aug 26) | 19th | +1.4% | 13th | 18% below peers | |
| Memphis, TN | $1,232 (Aug 26) | 22nd | +1.3% | 14th | 29% below peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | $2,056 (Aug 26) | 6th | +1.2% | 15th | 19% above peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | $1,455 (Aug 26) | 17th | +1.1% | 16th | 16% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | $1,732 (Aug 26) | 11th | +0.9% | 17th | on par with peers | |
| Miami, FL | $3,008 (Aug 26) | 2nd | +0.8% | 18th | 74% above peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | $1,577 (Aug 26) | 13th | +0.5% | 19th | 9% below peers | |
| Washington, DC | $2,517 (Aug 26) | 3rd | +0.3% | 20th | 45% above peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | $1,538 (Aug 26) | 14th | +0.2% | 21st | 11% below peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | $1,712 (Aug 26) | 12th | +0.2% | 22nd | 1% below peers |
Beyond the survey margin, but small next to the spread across these peers.
Cost burden fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.9% to 40.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI | 40.3% | 15th | -1.5pp | 1st | 4% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 54.7% | 23rd | -1.6pp | 2nd | 41% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 42.5% | 20th | -0.8pp | 3rd | 10% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 45.7% | 22nd | -0.8pp | 4th | 18% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 33.5% | 4th | -0.6pp | 5th | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 43.5% | 21st | -0.7pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.5% | 19th | -0.4pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.1% | 10th | -0.2pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 33.2% | 3rd | +0.4pp | 9th | 14% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35.2% | 6th | +0.6pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 38.5% | 11th | +0.8pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 39.9% | 14th | +1.1pp | 13th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 41.8% | 18th | +1.4pp | 14th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 41.4% | 16th | +1.4pp | 15th | 7% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 30.7% | 1st | +1.2pp | 16th | 21% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 38.8% | 13th | +1.5pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 35.8% | 8th | +1.6pp | 18th | 8% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 41.7% | 17th | +2.2pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 32.8% | 2nd | +1.9pp | 20th | 15% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 36.0% | 9th | +2.2pp | 21st | 7% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 33.9% | 5th | +2.1pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 35.6% | 7th | +4.7pp | 23rd | 8% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
No vehicle fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.4% to 16.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 8.2% | 8th | -2.3pp | 1st | 9% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 42% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 4.4% | 1st | -0.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 20.1% | 20th | -3.6pp | 4th | 123% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 9.0% | 12th | -1.3pp | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.1% | 14th | -1.5pp | 6th | 12% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 8.9% | 10th | -1.1pp | 7th | 2% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 10.3% | 15th | -1.3pp | 8th | 14% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 14.2% | 17th | -1.6pp | 9th | 58% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 9.7% | 13th | -0.9pp | 10th | 7% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 26.7% | 21st | -2.2pp | 11th | 196% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.9% | 11th | -0.7pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 16.2% | 18th | -1.2pp | 13th | 80% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 7.1% | 6th | -0.4pp | 14th | 21% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 17.9% | 19th | -0.9pp | 15th | 98% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 7.5% | 7th | -0.4pp | 16th | 17% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 13.7% | 16th | -0.5pp | 17th | 52% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.0% | 5th | -0.2pp | 18th | 22% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 33.2% | 22nd | -1.0pp | 19th | 269% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 8.4% | 9th | -0.2pp | 20th | 7% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 36.0% | 23rd | +0.1pp | 21st | 300% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 6.0% | 4th | +0.3pp | 22nd | 33% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.6% | 2nd | +0.4pp | 23rd | 49% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.3% then, 9.1% now; margin ±0.4pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Fresno, CA | 6.1% | 7th | -2.1pp | 1st | 29% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.2% | 3rd | -1.2pp | 2nd | 39% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.6pp | 3rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 16.3% | 22nd | -3.4pp | 4th | 91% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.3% | 8th | -1.3pp | 5th | 26% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 10.6% | 18th | -1.7pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 7.4% | 9th | -1.0pp | 7th | 13% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 5.9% | 5th | -0.6pp | 8th | 31% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 9.2% | 14th | -1.0pp | 9th | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 9.3% | 15th | -0.9pp | 10th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 5.4% | 4th | -0.5pp | 11th | 37% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 10.6% | 17th | -0.9pp | 12th | 24% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 11.0% | 19th | -0.8pp | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 9.1% | 13th | -0.2pp | 14th | 6% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 10.1% | 16th | -0.2pp | 15th | 18% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 8.4% | 11th | -0.1pp | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 3.6% | 2nd | -0.0pp | 17th | 57% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 7.7% | 10th | -0.1pp | 18th | 10% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 14.7% | 21st | +1.0pp | 19th | 72% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 20.6% | 23rd | +1.6pp | 20th | 141% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 8.6% | 12th | +0.7pp | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 13.4% | 20th | +1.1pp | 22nd | 57% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 6.0% | 6th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 30% below peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin ref | 37.8% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Washington, DC | 25.5% | 1st | 25% below peers | |
| Boston, MA | 27.3% | 2nd | 19% below peers | |
| Long Beach, CA | 27.6% | 3rd | 19% below peers | |
| Raleigh, NC | 28.2% | 4th | 17% below peers | |
| Portland, OR | 28.2% | 5th | 17% below peers | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28.3% | 6th | 17% below peers | |
| Albuquerque, NM | 28.4% | 7th | 16% below peers | |
| Miami, FL | 30.3% | 8th | 11% below peers | |
| Atlanta, GA | 32.5% | 9th | 4% below peers | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 33.8% | 10th | on par with peers | |
| Mesa, AZ | 33.9% | 11th | on par with peers | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 33.9% | 12th | on par with peers | |
| Sacramento, CA | 34.7% | 13th | 2% above peers | |
| Tucson, AZ | 34.8% | 14th | 3% above peers | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 36.1% | 15th | 6% above peers | |
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 16th | 7% above peers | |
| Baltimore, MD | 37.9% | 17th | 12% above peers | |
| Fresno, CA | 38.7% | 18th | 14% above peers | |
| El Paso, TX | 39.5% | 19th | 17% above peers | |
| Kansas City, MO | 40.0% | 20th | 18% above peers | |
| Milwaukee, WI | 43.4% | 21st | 28% above peers | |
| Detroit, MI | 45.0% | 22nd | 33% above peers | |
| Memphis, TN | 45.1% | 23rd | 33% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.3% then, 3.3% now; margin ±0.6pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Portland, OR | 1.9% | 1st | -0.9pp | 1st | 64% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.3% | 20th | -1.7pp | 2nd | 54% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 7.3% | 17th | -1.3pp | 3rd | 36% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 2.8% | 5th | -0.4pp | 4th | 47% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 2.5% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 5th | 53% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.8% | 18th | -0.2pp | 6th | 46% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 5.4% | 13th | -0.1pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 3.3% | 7th | +0.0pp | 8th | 38% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 3.7% | 8th | +0.1pp | 9th | 32% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 4.0% | 10th | +0.2pp | 10th | 24% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 6.4% | 16th | +0.6pp | 11th | 20% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 4.6% | 11th | +0.6pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 5.8% | 14th | +0.9pp | 13th | 8% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 11.2% | 23rd | +2.1pp | 14th | 110% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 8.1% | 19th | +1.5pp | 15th | 52% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 5.3% | 12th | +1.1pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 9.6% | 22nd | +2.4pp | 17th | 80% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 8.7% | 21st | +2.4pp | 18th | 62% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 3.1% | 6th | +0.9pp | 19th | 42% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 2.8% | 4th | +0.8pp | 20th | 48% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 3.9% | 9th | +1.1pp | 21st | 27% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.0% | 2nd | +0.7pp | 22nd | 62% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 5.9% | 15th | +2.5pp | 23rd | 10% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin AND is big enough to matter next to the peer spread.
College attainment rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.6% to 27.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Miami, FL | 37.4% | 11th | +7.8pp | 1st | 1% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.5% | 16th | +5.1pp | 2nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 18.1% | 23rd | +2.8pp | 3rd | 51% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 25.5% | 22nd | +3.6pp | 4th | 31% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 59.2% | 2nd | +7.4pp | 5th | 60% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 35.6% | 14th | +4.5pp | 6th | 4% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 40.9% | 7th | +4.9pp | 7th | 10% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 31.1% | 17th | +3.7pp | 8th | 16% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 36.1% | 13th | +4.2pp | 9th | 3% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 33.8% | 15th | +3.9pp | 10th | 9% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 27.6% | 20th | +3.1pp | 11th | 25% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 28.1% | 18th | +3.1pp | 12th | 24% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 37.1% | 12th | +4.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 27.4% | 21st | +2.8pp | 14th | 26% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 39.2% | 9th | +4.0pp | 15th | 6% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 54.9% | 3rd | +5.2pp | 16th | 48% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 64.2% | 1st | +5.7pp | 17th | 73% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.4% | 10th | +3.1pp | 18th | 4% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42.7% | 6th | +2.9pp | 19th | 15% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 28.0% | 19th | +1.9pp | 20th | 24% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 53.8% | 5th | +3.3pp | 21st | 45% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 40.1% | 8th | +2.4pp | 22nd | 8% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 54.0% | 4th | +3.1pp | 23rd | 46% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.1% to 42.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.
| 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% | ||||||
| El Paso, TX | 47.3% | 7th | +6.8pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 39.9% | 14th | +2.7pp | 2nd | 5% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.7% | 2nd | +4.3pp | 3rd | 60% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 65.1% | 3rd | +4.0pp | 4th | 54% above peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 38.6% | 16th | +0.4pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 79.0% | 1st | +0.3pp | 6th | 87% above peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 62.2% | 4th | -0.9pp | 7th | 47% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 43.4% | 10th | -1.6pp | 8th | 3% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 32.1% | 21st | -1.2pp | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 42.2% | 12th | -2.4pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 35.5% | 19th | -3.9pp | 11th | 16% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 47.6% | 6th | -6.1pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 54.4% | 5th | -7.4pp | 13th | 29% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 38.7% | 15th | -5.9pp | 14th | 8% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 44.0% | 9th | -7.0pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 36.3% | 18th | -6.0pp | 16th | 14% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 32.7% | 20th | -5.9pp | 17th | 23% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 42.3% | 11th | -7.8pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 45.6% | 8th | -9.7pp | 19th | 8% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 38.0% | 17th | -8.4pp | 20th | 10% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 42.0% | 13th | -9.8pp | 21st | 1% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 31.9% | 22nd | -9.6pp | 22nd | 24% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 31.0% | 23rd | -9.8pp | 23rd | 27% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.1% then, 8.8% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Kansas City, MO | 5.7% | 6th | -3.3pp | 1st | 22% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 8.5% | 15th | -4.1pp | 2nd | 16% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 9.0% | 20th | -2.7pp | 3rd | 23% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 5.2% | 4th | -1.5pp | 4th | 29% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 8.0% | 14th | -0.9pp | 5th | 9% above peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 7.2% | 10th | -0.7pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 4.5% | 2nd | -0.4pp | 7th | 38% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 2.9% | 1st | -0.2pp | 8th | 60% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 5.6% | 5th | -0.3pp | 9th | 23% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 7.2% | 11th | -0.4pp | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 8.9% | 19th | -0.4pp | 11th | 23% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 7.3% | 13th | -0.3pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 7.3% | 12th | -0.0pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 4.7% | 3rd | -0.0pp | 14th | 36% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 8.5% | 16th | +0.3pp | 15th | 17% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 6.7% | 8th | +0.5pp | 16th | 9% below peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 8.8% | 18th | +0.7pp | 17th | 21% above peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 8.5% | 17th | +0.7pp | 18th | 17% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 5.7% | 7th | +0.6pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 13.1% | 22nd | +1.8pp | 20th | 80% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 16.7% | 23rd | +2.7pp | 21st | 129% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 11.9% | 21st | +2.2pp | 22nd | 64% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 6.8% | 9th | +1.9pp | 23rd | 7% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 594,548 to 566,973 - more than the combined survey margin (±102).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | 528,706 | 14th | +6% | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 510,612 | 16th | +5% | 2nd | 7% below peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 487,887 | 19th | +5% | 3rd | 11% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 660,400 | 4th | +4% | 4th | 21% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 545,970 | 13th | +4% | 5th | on par with peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 481,031 | 20th | +4% | 6th | 12% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 505,268 | 17th | +3% | 7th | 8% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 488,837 | 18th | +3% | 8th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 511,764 | 15th | +2% | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 631,818 | 7th | +2% | 10th | 15% above peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 456,349 | 22nd | +1% | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 459,745 | 21st | +1% | 12th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 547,073 | 12th | +1% | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 562,218 | 11th | +1% | 14th | 3% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 680,130 | 2nd | +0% | 15th | 24% above peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 641,165 | 5th | -1% | 16th | 17% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 681,294 | 1st | -2% | 17th | 25% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 455,548 | 23rd | -2% | 18th | 17% below peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 666,442 | 3rd | -3% | 19th | 22% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 566,973 | 10th | -5% | 20th | 4% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 618,980 | 8th | -5% | 21st | 13% above peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 638,530 | 6th | -5% | 22nd | 17% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 573,243 | 9th | -6% | 23rd | 5% above peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Single-parent rose 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.4% to 61.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Portland, OR | 31.3% | 20th | +2.8pp | 1st | 23% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 30.6% | 21st | +2.5pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 36.9% | 17th | +2.8pp | 3rd | 9% below peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 40.2% | 13th | +2.8pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 33.3% | 19th | +1.9pp | 5th | 18% below peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 42.2% | 10th | +2.4pp | 6th | 4% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 61.4% | 2nd | +2.9pp | 7th | 51% above peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 37.6% | 16th | +1.6pp | 8th | 7% below peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 38.0% | 15th | +1.6pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 40.5% | 12th | +0.6pp | 10th | on par with peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 59.9% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 11th | 48% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 34.8% | 18th | -0.5pp | 12th | 14% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 67.1% | 1st | -1.0pp | 13th | 65% above peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 30.4% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 14th | 25% below peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 38.8% | 14th | -1.3pp | 15th | 4% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 43.2% | 7th | -1.7pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 45.3% | 6th | -2.3pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 54.2% | 4th | -3.8pp | 18th | 34% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 40.9% | 11th | -3.3pp | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 42.6% | 8th | -3.5pp | 20th | 5% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 42.6% | 9th | -3.9pp | 21st | 5% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 26.4% | 23rd | -2.6pp | 22nd | 35% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 46.5% | 5th | -6.6pp | 23rd | 15% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods is smaller than the combined published margin of error, so no real change can be claimed.
Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.2% then, 72.5% now; margin ±4.7pp).
| 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 | |||||
| Sacramento, CA | 71.9% | 6th | +7.6pp | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Long Beach, CA | 71.3% | 8th | +5.9pp | 2nd | 2% above peers | ||
| Fresno, CA | 65.0% | 17th | +3.6pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Virginia Beach, VA | 68.8% | 14th | +3.6pp | 4th | 1% below peers | ||
| Baltimore, MD | 74.6% | 4th | +3.8pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Colorado Springs, CO | 62.0% | 21st | +1.6pp | 6th | 11% below peers | ||
| Mesa, AZ | 63.5% | 18th | +1.6pp | 7th | 9% below peers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 75.7% | 3rd | +1.7pp | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Raleigh, NC | 70.5% | 11th | +1.4pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Washington, DC | 77.5% | 2nd | +1.4pp | 10th | 11% above peers | ||
| Milwaukee, WI | 72.5% | 5th | +1.3pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Boston, MA | 78.6% | 1st | +0.9pp | 12th | 13% above peers | ||
| Albuquerque, NM | 69.7% | 12th | +0.6pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| Miami, FL | 67.6% | 15th | +0.3pp | 14th | 3% below peers | ||
| Portland, OR | 70.6% | 10th | +0.1pp | 15th | 1% above peers | ||
| Kansas City, MO | 71.9% | 7th | -0.3pp | 16th | 3% above peers | ||
| Memphis, TN | 66.7% | 16th | -1.8pp | 17th | 4% below peers | ||
| Omaha, NE | 70.8% | 9th | -2.1pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| Las Vegas, NV | 62.4% | 20th | -2.0pp | 19th | 11% below peers | ||
| El Paso, TX | 58.5% | 23rd | -2.2pp | 20th | 16% below peers | ||
| Tucson, AZ | 62.5% | 19th | -3.9pp | 21st | 10% below peers | ||
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 69.0% | 13th | -4.6pp | 22nd | 1% below peers | ||
| Detroit, MI | 61.8% | 22nd | -5.1pp | 23rd | 11% below peers |