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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Violent crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 456 (Apr 26) | -9.3% | |||
| Burnsville, MN | 140 (May 26) | -27.2% | 1st | ||
| Malden, MA | 196 (Mar 26) | -26.8% | 2nd | ||
| Utica, NY | 407 (May 26) | -16.2% | 3rd | ||
| Skokie, IL | 140 (May 26) | -12.4% | 4th | ||
| Janesville, WI | 119 (May 26) | -11.2% | 5th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 285 (May 26) | -10.5% | 6th | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 192 (May 26) | -9.3% | 7th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 496 (May 26) | -8.2% | 8th | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 103 (May 26) | -7.0% | 9th | ||
| Waltham, MA | 223 (May 26) | -4.5% | 10th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 368 (May 26) | -4.3% | 11th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 178 (May 26) | -4.0% | 12th | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 747 (Mar 26) | -3.5% | 13th | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 96 (Apr 26) | +1.6% | 14th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 555 (May 26) | +1.7% | 15th | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 1,073 (May 26) | +4.7% | 16th | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 166 (May 26) | +5.6% | 17th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 147 (May 26) | +25.0% | 18th | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 320 (May 26) | +27.8% | 19th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 94 (May 26) | +47.6% | 20th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It passed all three checks, so yes. The most recent 12 months agree with the multi-year trend.
Property crime fell about 13% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 63% 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% | |||
| Brentwood, CA | 1,430 (May 26) | -30.8% | 1st | ||
| Muncie, IN | 1,350 (May 26) | -24.9% | 2nd | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 584 (May 26) | -24.1% | 3rd | ||
| Palatine, IL | 672 (May 26) | -22.7% | 4th | ||
| Janesville, WI | 1,469 (May 26) | -20.8% | 5th | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 2,561 (Mar 26) | -15.3% | 6th | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 1,491 (May 26) | -14.9% | 7th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 2,441 (May 26) | -12.7% | 8th | ||
| Malden, MA | 1,060 (Mar 26) | -11.2% | 9th | ||
| Utica, NY | 2,696 (May 26) | -10.5% | 10th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 1,408 (May 26) | -7.2% | 11th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 1,769 (May 26) | -6.5% | 12th | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 1,167 (May 26) | -6.4% | 13th | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 1,076 (Apr 26) | -4.7% | 14th | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 1,151 (May 26) | -3.6% | 15th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 1,425 (May 26) | -3.3% | 16th | ||
| Waltham, MA | 689 (May 26) | -2.6% | 17th | ||
| Skokie, IL | 2,597 (May 26) | +4.8% | 18th | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 4,222 (May 26) | +7.2% | 19th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 1,680 (May 26) | +13.5% | 20th |
This badge answers one question: can this city's own trend be trusted as a real improvement? It is moving the right way, but at least one check failed, so not yet. Most of the selected peers are improving faster than this city.
Homicide fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 69% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 6 (Apr 26) | -17.8% | |||
| Waltham, MA | 0 (May 26) | -100.0% | 1st | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 0 (Mar 26) | -100.0% | 2nd | ||
| Utica, NY | 2 (May 26) | -66.7% | 3rd | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 2 (May 26) | -66.6% | 4th | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 2 (Apr 26) | -50.2% | 5th | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 3 (May 26) | -50.1% | 6th | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 17 (May 26) | -26.7% | 7th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 3 (May 26) | +0.0% | 8th | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5 (May 26) | +50.2% | 9th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 3 (May 26) | +99.3% | 10th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 9 (May 26) | +100.2% | 11th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 12 (May 26) | +167.0% | 12th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7 (May 26) | +398.6% | 13th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 5 (May 26) | ||||
| Brentwood, CA | 0 (May 26) | ||||
| Rowlett, TX | 1 (May 26) | ||||
| Malden, MA | 0 (Mar 26) | ||||
| South San Francisco, CA | 0 (May 26) | ||||
| Skokie, IL | 2 (May 26) | ||||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 0 (May 26) |
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 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latestper 100k | Changelast 12 months | Sig. | Change rank | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (RTCI sample) ref | 303 (Apr 26) | -22.2% | |||
| Janesville, WI | 41 (May 26) | -50.9% | 1st | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 47 (May 26) | -50.8% | 2nd | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 50 (May 26) | -50.0% | 3rd | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 456 (Mar 26) | -42.9% | 4th | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 138 (May 26) | -40.7% | 5th | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 140 (May 26) | -38.8% | 6th | ||
| Skokie, IL | 175 (May 26) | -28.1% | 7th | ||
| Palatine, IL | 50 (May 26) | -23.3% | 8th | ||
| Malden, MA | 135 (Mar 26) | -20.4% | 9th | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 160 (May 26) | -19.8% | 10th | ||
| Muncie, IN | 265 (May 26) | -12.2% | 11th | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 124 (May 26) | -11.7% | 12th | ||
| Victoria, TX | 103 (May 26) | -9.3% | 13th | ||
| Utica, NY | 134 (May 26) | -7.6% | 14th | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 431 (May 26) | +0.7% | 15th | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 124 (Apr 26) | +11.1% | 16th | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 138 (May 26) | +14.6% | 17th | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 116 (May 26) | +17.2% | 18th | ||
| Waltham, MA | 46 (May 26) | +20.0% | 19th | ||
| Lorain, OH | 214 (May 26) | +28.2% | 20th |
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 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $64,598 to $78,839 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,400). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | $76,176 | +19% | |||||
| United States ref | $80,734 | +28% | |||||
| Malden, MA | $100,606 | 11th | +52% | 1st | 20% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | $111,572 | 10th | +51% | 2nd | 33% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | $83,174 | 17th | +50% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | $111,972 | 9th | +45% | 4th | 34% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | $74,426 | 20th | +43% | 5th | 11% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | $74,844 | 19th | +43% | 6th | 10% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | $52,484 | 29th | +39% | 7th | 37% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | $63,844 | 27th | +37% | 8th | 24% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | $83,608 | 16th | +32% | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | $142,779 | 2nd | +32% | 10th | 71% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | $64,310 | 25th | +31% | 11th | 23% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | $44,471 | 31st | +31% | 12th | 47% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | $85,462 | 15th | +31% | 13th | 2% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | $142,494 | 3rd | +31% | 14th | 70% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | $95,337 | 13th | +31% | 15th | 14% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | $73,446 | 21st | +30% | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | $136,578 | 5th | +30% | 17th | 63% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | $140,452 | 4th | +29% | 18th | 68% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | $72,879 | 22nd | +27% | 19th | 13% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | $48,685 | 30th | +27% | 20th | 42% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | $117,799 | 7th | +26% | 21st | 41% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | $120,216 | 6th | +25% | 22nd | 44% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | $67,226 | 23rd | +24% | 23rd | 20% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | $148,710 | 1st | +24% | 24th | 78% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | $78,839 | 18th | +22% | 25th | 6% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | $97,819 | 12th | +21% | 26th | 17% above peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | $52,707 | 28th | +21% | 27th | 37% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | $87,024 | 14th | +18% | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | $64,020 | 26th | +16% | 29th | 23% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | $64,520 | 24th | +16% | 30th | 23% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | $112,081 | 8th | +11% | 31st | 34% above peers |
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. It is also improving faster than most of the selected peers.
Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 3.4% (May 26) | +0.2pp | ||||
| United States ref | 4.2% (Jun 26) | +0.1pp | ||||
| Lorain, OH | 3.8% (May 26) | 9th | -1.5pp | 1st | 5% below peers | |
| Union City, NJ | 4.6% (May 26) | 21st | -0.6pp | 2nd | 15% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | 4.0% (May 26) | 11th | -0.5pp | 3rd | on par with peers | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 3.1% (May 26) | 4th | -0.4pp | 4th | 22% below peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | 4.1% (May 26) | 14th | -0.3pp | 5th | 2% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | 2.8% (May 26) | 1st | -0.3pp | 6th | 30% below peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | 2.8% (May 26) | 2nd | -0.3pp | 7th | 30% below peers | |
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 3.3% (May 26) | 6th | -0.3pp | 8th | 18% below peers | |
| Bellevue, NE | 2.9% (May 26) | 3rd | -0.2pp | 9th | 28% below peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | 4.1% (May 26) | 15th | -0.1pp | 10th | 2% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 3.1% (May 26) | 5th | -0.1pp | 11th | 22% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | 3.7% (May 26) | 7th | -0.1pp | 12th | 7% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | 4.0% (May 26) | 12th | -0.1pp | 13th | on par with peers | |
| Kenner, LA | 3.8% (May 26) | 10th | +0.0pp | 14th | 5% below peers | |
| Lynwood, CA | 5.7% (May 26) | 25th | +0.1pp | 15th | 43% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | 4.1% (May 26) | 16th | +0.2pp | 16th | 2% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | 3.7% (May 26) | 8th | +0.2pp | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | 4.0% (May 26) | 13th | +0.3pp | 18th | on par with peers | |
| North Little Rock, AR | 4.1% (May 26) | 17th | +0.3pp | 19th | 2% above peers | |
| Burnsville, MN | 4.1% (May 26) | 18th | +0.5pp | 20th | 2% above peers | |
| Palatine, IL | 4.3% (May 26) | 19th | +0.6pp | 21st | 7% above peers | |
| Utica, NY | 4.9% (May 26) | 22nd | +0.7pp | 22nd | 23% above peers | |
| Skokie, IL | 4.9% (May 26) | 23rd | +0.8pp | 23rd | 23% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | 4.5% (May 26) | 20th | +0.9pp | 24th | 12% above peers | |
| St. Cloud, FL | 5.1% (May 26) | 24th | +1.3pp | 25th | 27% 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.
Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.2% then, 8.6% now; margin ±2.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 10.2% | -0.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 12.0% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 6.5% | 5th | -5.5pp | 1st | 31% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 9.5% | 16th | -4.2pp | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 11.3% | 22nd | -4.1pp | 3rd | 19% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 10.9% | 21st | -3.9pp | 4th | 15% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 7.7% | 9th | -2.6pp | 5th | 19% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 8.6% | 13th | -2.9pp | 6th | 9% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 10.0% | 18th | -3.1pp | 7th | 5% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 10.4% | 19th | -3.3pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 8.9% | 15th | -2.3pp | 9th | 6% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 5.7% | 1st | -1.2pp | 10th | 40% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 8.1% | 10th | -1.6pp | 11th | 14% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 8.6% | 14th | -1.5pp | 12th | 9% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 20.1% | 27th | -3.4pp | 13th | 112% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 6.4% | 4th | -0.8pp | 14th | 33% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 15.3% | 23rd | -1.9pp | 15th | 61% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 25.9% | 30th | -2.1pp | 16th | 173% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 26.6% | 31st | -1.6pp | 17th | 180% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 6.1% | 3rd | -0.2pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 6.7% | 7th | -0.2pp | 19th | 29% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 6.7% | 6th | -0.1pp | 20th | 30% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 24.9% | 29th | +0.1pp | 21st | 163% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 8.3% | 11th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 12% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 17.4% | 25th | +0.2pp | 23rd | 83% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 9.6% | 17th | +0.2pp | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7.3% | 8th | +0.2pp | 25th | 23% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 17.9% | 26th | +0.8pp | 26th | 89% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 22.9% | 28th | +3.4pp | 27th | 141% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 17.3% | 24th | +2.8pp | 28th | 83% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 6.0% | 2nd | +1.0pp | 29th | 36% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 8.3% | 12th | +2.5pp | 30th | 12% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 10.8% | 20th | +3.2pp | 31st | 14% 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.
Child poverty fell 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.7% to 9.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 11.7% | -0.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 16.1% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 7.2% | 4th | -9.9pp | 1st | 45% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 8.1% | 10th | -5.8pp | 2nd | 38% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 12.7% | 15th | -6.8pp | 3rd | 2% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 7.6% | 8th | -4.0pp | 4th | 41% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 15.5% | 22nd | -8.0pp | 5th | 19% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 13.1% | 17th | -6.6pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 6.6% | 3rd | -2.9pp | 7th | 50% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 13.2% | 18th | -5.7pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 9.0% | 11th | -3.7pp | 9th | 31% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 20.1% | 23rd | -8.2pp | 10th | 54% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 13.0% | 16th | -5.3pp | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 11.7% | 14th | -4.6pp | 12th | 10% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 14.3% | 20th | -5.5pp | 13th | 10% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 6.3% | 2nd | -2.1pp | 14th | 52% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 27.8% | 26th | -8.5pp | 15th | 114% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 5.8% | 1st | -1.7pp | 16th | 56% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 7.5% | 7th | -1.6pp | 17th | 42% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 7.5% | 6th | -1.5pp | 18th | 43% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 30.3% | 28th | -4.3pp | 19th | 133% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 39.4% | 31st | -5.4pp | 20th | 203% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 8.0% | 9th | -0.9pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 11.4% | 13th | -0.8pp | 22nd | 13% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 13.9% | 19th | -0.4pp | 23rd | 7% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 38.7% | 30th | -0.9pp | 24th | 198% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 23.8% | 24th | +0.2pp | 25th | 83% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 7.4% | 5th | +0.5pp | 26th | 43% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 29.0% | 27th | +2.3pp | 27th | 123% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 30.5% | 29th | +2.9pp | 28th | 134% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 9.7% | 12th | +1.5pp | 29th | 25% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 14.4% | 21st | +2.6pp | 30th | 11% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 27.0% | 25th | +5.7pp | 31st | 107% 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.
Broadband rose 6.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 85.4% to 91.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 89.7% | +5.7pp | |||||
| United States ref | 91.1% | ||||||
| Lynwood, CA | 91.0% | 22nd | +19.6pp | 1st | 2% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 83.4% | 29th | +14.2pp | 2nd | 11% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 86.8% | 27th | +14.0pp | 3rd | 7% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 87.2% | 26th | +11.7pp | 4th | 7% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 87.7% | 24th | +11.0pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 87.7% | 25th | +10.9pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 82.1% | 30th | +9.5pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 94.8% | 11th | +11.0pp | 8th | 2% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 93.3% | 16th | +9.9pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 88.1% | 23rd | +8.8pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 91.3% | 21st | +8.6pp | 11th | 2% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 94.2% | 13th | +8.7pp | 12th | 1% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 94.3% | 12th | +8.6pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 91.6% | 19th | +8.3pp | 14th | 2% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 91.8% | 18th | +7.6pp | 15th | 2% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 95.2% | 10th | +7.7pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 94.2% | 14th | +7.1pp | 17th | 1% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 95.4% | 9th | +7.1pp | 18th | 2% above peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 95.7% | 8th | +6.3pp | 19th | 2% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 91.5% | 20th | +6.0pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 96.7% | 5th | +5.9pp | 21st | 4% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 94.0% | 15th | +5.4pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 93.3% | 17th | +5.3pp | 23rd | on par with peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 95.7% | 7th | +5.2pp | 24th | 3% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 85.2% | 28th | +4.1pp | 25th | 9% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 97.0% | 3rd | +3.8pp | 26th | 4% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 98.1% | 1st | +2.9pp | 27th | 5% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 97.1% | 2nd | +2.5pp | 28th | 4% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 96.6% | 6th | +2.2pp | 29th | 4% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 97.0% | 4th | +2.0pp | 30th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 77.6% | 31st | +1.3pp | 31st | 17% 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.
Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.42 now; margin ±0.04).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 0.45 | +0.018 | |||||
| United States ref | 0.48 | +0.001 | |||||
| Victoria, TX | 0.44 | 20th | -0.044 | 1st | 3% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 0.43 | 18th | -0.040 | 2nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 0.40 | 8th | -0.036 | 3rd | 6% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 0.47 | 29th | -0.035 | 4th | 12% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 0.38 | 4th | -0.028 | 5th | 9% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 0.47 | 27th | -0.030 | 6th | 11% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 0.36 | 2nd | -0.023 | 7th | 14% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 0.46 | 25th | -0.024 | 8th | 9% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 0.39 | 6th | -0.019 | 9th | 7% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 0.41 | 13th | -0.019 | 10th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 0.35 | 1st | -0.016 | 11th | 17% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 0.45 | 23rd | -0.018 | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 0.43 | 19th | -0.016 | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 0.42 | 16th | -0.016 | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 0.47 | 26th | -0.017 | 15th | 11% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 0.41 | 12th | -0.014 | 16th | 2% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 0.39 | 5th | -0.011 | 17th | 8% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 0.42 | 14th | -0.008 | 18th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 0.40 | 10th | -0.006 | 19th | 5% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 0.47 | 28th | -0.004 | 20th | 11% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 0.40 | 9th | +0.002 | 21st | 5% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 0.39 | 7th | +0.004 | 22nd | 6% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 0.44 | 21st | +0.005 | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 0.43 | 17th | +0.012 | 24th | 1% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 0.48 | 30th | +0.017 | 25th | 15% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 0.41 | 11th | +0.016 | 26th | 3% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 0.49 | 31st | +0.022 | 27th | 16% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 0.38 | 3rd | +0.022 | 28th | 10% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 0.44 | 22nd | +0.032 | 29th | 5% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 0.42 | 15th | +0.054 | 30th | on par with peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 0.46 | 24th | +0.059 | 31st | 9% 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.
SNAP fell 2.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 7.1% to 4.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2019-2023 survey | Today's rank | Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 5.0% | -0.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 11.8% | -0.5pp | |||||
| Cheyenne, WY | 4.8% | 3rd | -2.2pp | 1st | 54% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 5.1% | 4th | -2.2pp | 2nd | 51% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 3.6% | 1st | -1.1pp | 3rd | 66% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 8.9% | 14th | -2.3pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 12.7% | 19th | -3.1pp | 5th | 22% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 12.8% | 20th | -2.4pp | 6th | 24% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 7.3% | 10th | -1.3pp | 7th | 30% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 13.5% | 22nd | -1.4pp | 8th | 31% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 30.0% | 31st | -3.0pp | 9th | 191% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 11.8% | 17th | -1.0pp | 10th | 14% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 13.0% | 21st | -0.8pp | 11th | 26% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 25.0% | 30th | -1.1pp | 12th | 142% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 15.1% | 24th | -0.7pp | 13th | 46% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 22.8% | 28th | -0.9pp | 14th | 121% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 9.2% | 15th | -0.2pp | 15th | 11% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 6.4% | 8th | +0.1pp | 16th | 38% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 10.3% | 16th | +0.2pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 7.3% | 11th | +0.2pp | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 21.4% | 27th | +1.2pp | 19th | 107% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 23.3% | 29th | +1.6pp | 20th | 126% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 14.7% | 23rd | +1.1pp | 21st | 42% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 20.5% | 26th | +1.8pp | 22nd | 98% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 5.9% | 7th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 42% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 8.2% | 13th | +1.1pp | 24th | 21% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 15.9% | 25th | +2.3pp | 25th | 54% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 7.6% | 12th | +1.5pp | 26th | 26% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 12.6% | 18th | +2.6pp | 27th | 22% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 5.7% | 6th | +1.6pp | 28th | 45% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 5.3% | 5th | +1.5pp | 29th | 49% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 6.6% | 9th | +2.1pp | 30th | 36% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 4.2% | 2nd | +1.6pp | 31st | 59% 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.
Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | $372,526 (Jun 26) | +1.5% | ||||
| United States ref | $372,995 (Jun 26) | +0.8% | ||||
| Utica, NY | $213,412 (Jun 26) | 26th | +8.8% | 1st | 43% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $435,880 (Jun 26) | 12th | +6.6% | 2nd | 16% above peers | |
| Kenner, LA | $274,207 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +6.2% | 3rd | 27% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $300,089 (Jun 26) | 21st | +6.1% | 4th | 20% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $396,075 (Jun 26) | 13th | +5.5% | 5th | 5% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $569,523 (Jun 26) | 10th | +5.0% | 6th | 52% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $158,944 (Jun 26) | 28th | +4.1% | 7th | 58% below peers | |
| Brentwood, NY | $633,120 (Jun 26) | 9th | +4.0% | 8th | 68% above peers | |
| Laguna Niguel, CA | $1,500,893 (Jun 26) | 1st | +4.0% | 9th | 299% above peers | |
| Lynwood, CA | $693,082 (Jun 26) | 7th | +3.7% | 10th | 84% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $391,685 (Jun 26) | 14th | +3.5% | 11th | 4% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $158,760 (Jun 26) | 29th | +3.4% | 12th | 58% below peers | |
| North Little Rock, AR | $170,641 (Jun 26) | 27th | +3.2% | 13th | 55% below peers | |
| Bellevue, NE | $302,976 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.8% | 14th | 19% below peers | |
| Burnsville, MN | $375,754 (Jun 26) | 15th | +2.7% | 15th | on par with peers | |
| South San Francisco, CA | $1,230,345 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +1.6% | 16th | 227% above peers | |
| Malden, MA | $694,637 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.5% | 17th | 85% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $331,142 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.4% | 18th | 12% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | $841,319 (Jun 26) | 4th | +1.0% | 19th | 124% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $217,561 (Jun 26) | 25th | +0.5% | 20th | 42% below peers | |
| Reston, VA | $639,126 (Jun 26) | 8th | -0.9% | 21st | 70% above peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | $1,118,381 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.0% | 22nd | 198% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $227,014 (Jun 26) | 24th | -1.1% | 23rd | 40% below peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $799,857 (Jun 26) | 5th | -2.5% | 24th | 113% above peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $371,639 (Jun 26) | 17th | -3.3% | 25th | 1% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $339,981 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.8% | 26th | 10% below peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | $489,357 (Jun 26) | 11th | -4.0% | 27th | 30% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $375,312 (Jun 26) | 16th | -5.3% | 28th | on par with peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $268,380 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -7.7% | 29th | 29% 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. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Starter homes rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | $238,083 (Jun 26) | +2.8% | ||||
| United States ref | $202,486 (Jun 26) | +2.0% | ||||
| Kenner, LA | $201,552 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +12.4% | 1st | 33% below peers | |
| Brentwood, NY | $585,859 (Jun 26) | 7th | +11.3% | 2nd | 96% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $111,370 (Jun 26) | 27th | +9.2% | 3rd | 63% below peers | |
| Utica, NY | $151,337 (Jun 26) | 25th | +8.2% | 4th | 49% below peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $222,465 (Jun 26) | 21st | +6.5% | 5th | 26% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $306,804 (Jun 26) | 13th | +5.9% | 6th | 2% above peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $301,669 (Jun 26) | 14th | +5.4% | 7th | 1% above peers | |
| Lynwood, CA | $628,142 (Jun 26) | 5th | +4.6% | 8th | 110% above peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $244,680 (Jun 26) | 19th | +4.1% | 9th | 18% below peers | |
| Bellevue, NE | $234,974 (Jun 26) | 20th | +2.7% | 10th | 22% below peers | |
| North Little Rock, AR | $93,319 (Jun 26) | 28th | +2.5% | 11th | 69% below peers | |
| Laguna Niguel, CA | $902,991 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +2.5% | 12th | 202% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $249,037 (Jun 26) | 17th | +2.2% | 13th | 17% below peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $90,589 (Jun 26) | 29th | +2.0% | 14th | 70% below peers | |
| South San Francisco, CA | $949,881 (Jun 26) | 1st | +1.9% | 15th | 217% above peers | |
| Waltham, MA | $627,268 (Jun 26) | 6th | +1.8% | 16th | 109% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $364,639 (Jun 26) | 11th | +1.7% | 17th | 22% above peers | |
| Malden, MA | $511,942 (Jun 26) | 8th | +1.3% | 18th | 71% above peers | |
| Burnsville, MN | $252,223 (Jun 26) | 16th | +0.1% | 19th | 16% below peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $118,549 (Jun 26) | 26th | -0.3% | 20th | 60% below peers | |
| Reston, VA | $396,080 (Jun 26) | 9th | -1.2% | 21st | 32% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $188,100 (Jun 26) | 23rd | -1.3% | 22nd | 37% below peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | $864,144 (Jun 26) | 3rd | -1.4% | 23rd | 189% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $643,588 (Jun 26) | 4th | -3.2% | 24th | 115% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $247,460 (Jun 26) | 18th | -3.7% | 25th | 17% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $299,498 (Jun 26) | 15th | -4.3% | 26th | on par with peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | $387,464 (Jun 26) | 10th | -4.6% | 27th | 29% above peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $312,330 (Jun 26) | 12th | -5.3% | 28th | 4% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $181,828 (Jun 26) | 24th | -9.0% | 29th | 39% 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.
Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.9% then, 67.1% now; margin ±2.2pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 71.8% | +1.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 65.2% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 80.4% | 3rd | +7.5pp | 1st | 24% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 63.1% | 18th | +5.8pp | 2nd | 2% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 83.2% | 1st | +7.4pp | 3rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 82.2% | 2nd | +5.1pp | 4th | 27% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 74.7% | 7th | +4.3pp | 5th | 15% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 65.5% | 15th | +3.4pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 52.0% | 24th | +2.6pp | 7th | 20% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 75.6% | 5th | +3.2pp | 8th | 17% above peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 47.8% | 28th | +2.0pp | 9th | 26% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 77.2% | 4th | +3.2pp | 10th | 19% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 49.7% | 26th | +1.7pp | 11th | 23% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 67.3% | 13th | +1.3pp | 12th | 4% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 59.3% | 20th | +1.1pp | 13th | 8% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 72.5% | 8th | +1.3pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 67.1% | 14th | +1.2pp | 15th | 4% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 57.1% | 23rd | +1.0pp | 16th | 12% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 64.6% | 17th | +0.8pp | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 41.3% | 30th | +0.3pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 64.7% | 16th | +0.4pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 60.6% | 19th | -1.0pp | 20th | 6% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 72.5% | 9th | -1.2pp | 21st | 12% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 67.4% | 12th | -1.6pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 67.4% | 11th | -1.7pp | 23rd | 4% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 51.8% | 25th | -1.3pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 57.9% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 25th | 11% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 59.0% | 21st | -2.2pp | 26th | 9% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 49.7% | 27th | -2.0pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 44.6% | 29th | -2.7pp | 28th | 31% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 69.9% | 10th | -4.6pp | 29th | 8% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 19.1% | 31st | -1.7pp | 30th | 71% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 75.2% | 6th | -10.7pp | 31st | 16% above peers |
This metric has no declared better direction; the badge reports the last 12 months' movement and its speed next to the selected peers. It is rising faster than most of the selected peers.
Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | Changelast 12 months | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States ref | $1,965 (Jun 26) | +2.2% | ||||
| Utica, NY | $1,365 (Jun 26) | 23rd | +10.0% | 1st | 21% below peers | |
| South San Francisco, CA | $4,084 (Jun 26) | 1st | +8.8% | 2nd | 136% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | $973 (Jun 26) | 28th | +6.5% | 3rd | 44% below peers | |
| Laguna Niguel, CA | $3,289 (Jun 26) | 3rd | +5.7% | 4th | 90% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | $1,214 (Jun 26) | 24th | +5.2% | 5th | 30% below peers | |
| Lorain, OH | $1,075 (Jun 26) | 27th | +5.1% | 6th | 38% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | $1,494 (Jun 26) | 20th | +4.2% | 7th | 14% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | $2,250 (Jun 26) | 10th | +4.0% | 8th | 30% above peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | $3,365 (Jun 26) | 2nd | +4.0% | 9th | 94% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | $1,212 (Jun 26) | 25th | +3.1% | 10th | 30% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | $3,042 (Jun 26) | 4th | +2.6% | 11th | 76% above peers | |
| Palatine, IL | $1,990 (Jun 26) | 12th | +2.5% | 12th | 15% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | $1,614 (Jun 26) | 18th | +2.4% | 13th | 7% below peers | |
| Union City, NJ | $2,421 (Jun 26) | 9th | +2.4% | 14th | 40% above peers | |
| Castro Valley, CA | $2,767 (Jun 26) | 6th | +2.3% | 15th | 60% above peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | $2,484 (Jun 26) | 8th | +2.3% | 16th | 43% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | $1,609 (Jun 26) | 19th | +1.7% | 17th | 7% below peers | |
| Reston, VA | $2,598 (Jun 26) | 7th | +1.6% | 18th | 50% above peers | |
| North Little Rock, AR | $1,122 (Jun 26) | 26th | +1.3% | 19th | 35% below peers | |
| Burnsville, MN | $1,486 (Jun 26) | 21st | +0.9% | 20th | 14% below peers | |
| Bellevue, NE | $1,384 (Jun 26) | 22nd | +0.7% | 21st | 20% below peers | |
| Kenner, LA | $1,629 (Jun 26) | 17th | +0.2% | 22nd | 6% below peers | |
| Lynwood, CA | $2,035 (Jun 26) | 11th | +0.2% | 23rd | 17% above peers | |
| Malden, MA | $2,803 (Jun 26) | 5th | -0.3% | 24th | 62% above peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | $1,732 (Jun 26) | 14th | -0.8% | 25th | on par with peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | $1,699 (Jun 26) | 15th | -1.4% | 26th | 2% below peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | $1,794 (Jun 26) | 13th | -2.0% | 27th | 4% above peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | $1,668 (Jun 26) | 16th | -2.2% | 28th | 4% 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.
Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.3% then, 31.3% now; margin ±3.5pp). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 26.4% | +1.9pp | |||||
| United States ref | 32.2% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Brentwood, NY | 33.4% | 12th | -14.5pp | 1st | 3% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 31.9% | 7th | -4.9pp | 2nd | 8% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 47.8% | 30th | -6.4pp | 3rd | 38% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 50.5% | 31st | -6.1pp | 4th | 46% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 36.1% | 22nd | -3.2pp | 5th | 4% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 40.7% | 27th | -3.6pp | 6th | 18% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 34.8% | 18th | -3.0pp | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 38.1% | 24th | -2.6pp | 8th | 10% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 25.6% | 2nd | -1.5pp | 9th | 26% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 25.9% | 3rd | -1.1pp | 10th | 25% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 26.0% | 4th | -1.1pp | 11th | 25% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 41.4% | 28th | -1.1pp | 12th | 20% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 34.6% | 17th | -0.2pp | 13th | on par with peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 34.6% | 16th | -0.1pp | 14th | on par with peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 34.2% | 15th | +0.3pp | 15th | 1% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 25.5% | 1st | +0.5pp | 16th | 26% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 33.9% | 13th | +0.7pp | 17th | 2% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 35.6% | 20th | +1.1pp | 18th | 3% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 33.0% | 10th | +1.3pp | 19th | 4% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 33.9% | 14th | +1.5pp | 20th | 2% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 28.1% | 5th | +1.3pp | 21st | 19% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 35.9% | 21st | +1.8pp | 22nd | 4% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 35.1% | 19th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 2% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 36.4% | 23rd | +2.3pp | 24th | 5% above peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 38.7% | 26th | +2.6pp | 25th | 12% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 33.1% | 11th | +2.4pp | 26th | 4% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 31.3% | 6th | +3.0pp | 27th | 10% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 32.0% | 8th | +3.2pp | 28th | 7% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 42.3% | 29th | +5.6pp | 29th | 22% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 38.1% | 25th | +5.5pp | 30th | 10% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 33.0% | 9th | +8.6pp | 31st | 5% 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.
No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.2% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.6pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 4.1% | +0.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.3% | -0.3pp | |||||
| Port Orange, FL | 2.9% | 3rd | -2.1pp | 1st | 49% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 4.0% | 9th | -1.6pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 9.1% | 25th | -2.6pp | 3rd | 58% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 5.0% | 13th | -1.4pp | 4th | 14% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 8.2% | 22nd | -2.0pp | 5th | 42% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 5.6% | 15th | -1.1pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 3.6% | 6th | -0.7pp | 7th | 38% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 17.5% | 29th | -2.4pp | 8th | 203% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 3.8% | 8th | -0.5pp | 9th | 33% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 7.2% | 20th | -0.9pp | 10th | 25% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 7.0% | 18th | -0.7pp | 11th | 21% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 5.8% | 16th | -0.4pp | 12th | on par with peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 12.4% | 28th | -0.8pp | 13th | 114% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 2.4% | 1st | -0.1pp | 14th | 59% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 10.6% | 26th | -0.3pp | 15th | 83% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.9% | 17th | -0.2pp | 16th | 2% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 21.9% | 30th | -0.4pp | 17th | 279% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 41.3% | 31st | -0.3pp | 18th | 616% above peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 7.1% | 19th | -0.0pp | 19th | 24% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 3.2% | 4th | +0.0pp | 20th | 45% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 3.5% | 5th | +0.1pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 8.6% | 24th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 49% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 8.3% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 23rd | 44% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 4.6% | 11th | +0.5pp | 24th | 20% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 5.5% | 14th | +0.8pp | 25th | 5% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 7.5% | 21st | +1.4pp | 26th | 30% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.5% | 10th | +0.9pp | 27th | 23% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 4.7% | 12th | +1.0pp | 28th | 18% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 3.8% | 7th | +0.9pp | 29th | 34% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 10.6% | 27th | +2.9pp | 30th | 84% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 2.4% | 2nd | +1.1pp | 31st | 58% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Uninsured rose 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.5% to 9.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 11.0% | -0.3pp | |||||
| United States ref | 8.2% | -0.4pp | |||||
| Skokie, IL | 5.1% | 8th | -3.1pp | 1st | 35% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 5.4% | 9th | -3.2pp | 2nd | 31% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 3.8% | 5th | -2.0pp | 3rd | 52% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 3.1% | 3rd | -1.5pp | 4th | 61% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 11.2% | 25th | -3.8pp | 5th | 43% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 7.6% | 14th | -2.3pp | 6th | 3% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 7.6% | 13th | -2.0pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 8.3% | 19th | -1.9pp | 8th | 5% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 2.9% | 2nd | -0.6pp | 9th | 64% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 7.4% | 12th | -1.4pp | 10th | 6% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 8.8% | 20th | -1.7pp | 11th | 12% above peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 13.2% | 28th | -1.9pp | 12th | 68% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 7.8% | 15th | -1.1pp | 13th | 1% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 5.7% | 11th | -0.5pp | 14th | 28% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 2.1% | 1st | -0.2pp | 15th | 73% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 17.3% | 30th | -1.0pp | 16th | 120% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 9.4% | 22nd | -0.5pp | 17th | 19% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 7.9% | 16th | -0.3pp | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 12.5% | 27th | -0.3pp | 19th | 59% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 14.5% | 29th | +0.2pp | 20th | 84% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 23.9% | 31st | +0.6pp | 21st | 203% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 3.9% | 6th | +0.1pp | 22nd | 50% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 12.3% | 26th | +0.6pp | 23rd | 56% above peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 10.3% | 23rd | +0.7pp | 24th | 31% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 3.3% | 4th | +0.2pp | 25th | 58% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 5.6% | 10th | +0.5pp | 26th | 29% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 4.9% | 7th | +0.6pp | 27th | 38% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 8.1% | 18th | +1.1pp | 28th | 3% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 10.3% | 24th | +2.3pp | 29th | 32% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 9.1% | 21st | +2.7pp | 30th | 16% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 7.9% | 17th | +4.1pp | 31st | 1% above peers |
Modeled estimate with no usable trend; the level is shown and no trend claims are made.
Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.
| Place | Latest | Today's rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 34.5% | |||
| United States ref | 33.4% | |||
| Castro Valley, CA | 19.3% | 1st | 42% below peers | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 21.4% | 2nd | 36% below peers | |
| Waltham, MA | 24.1% | 3rd | 28% below peers | |
| Malden, MA | 24.2% | 4th | 28% below peers | |
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 24.8% | 5th | 26% below peers | |
| Skokie, IL | 26.6% | 6th | 21% below peers | |
| Reston, VA | 27.9% | 7th | 17% below peers | |
| Palatine, IL | 29.0% | 8th | 13% below peers | |
| Brentwood, CA | 29.1% | 9th | 13% below peers | |
| Pflugerville, TX | 29.6% | 10th | 12% below peers | |
| St. Cloud, FL | 30.5% | 11th | 9% below peers | |
| Rowlett, TX | 31.7% | 12th | 5% below peers | |
| Port Orange, FL | 32.5% | 13th | 3% below peers | |
| Lynwood, CA | 33.1% | 14th | 1% below peers | |
| Four Corners, FL | 33.3% | 15th | 1% below peers | |
| Cheyenne, WY | 33.5% | 16th | on par with peers | |
| Commerce City, CO | 34.1% | 17th | 2% above peers | |
| Brentwood, NY | 35.0% | 18th | 4% above peers | |
| Burnsville, MN | 35.3% | 19th | 5% above peers | |
| Port Charlotte, FL | 35.6% | 20th | 6% above peers | |
| Union City, NJ | 36.6% | 21st | 9% above peers | |
| Dundalk, MD | 36.8% | 22nd | 10% above peers | |
| Janesville, WI | 36.9% | 23rd | 10% above peers | |
| Kenner, LA | 39.8% | 24th | 19% above peers | |
| Bellevue, NE | 40.3% | 25th | 20% above peers | |
| Victoria, TX | 40.6% | 26th | 21% above peers | |
| Greenwood, IN | 41.0% | 27th | 22% above peers | |
| North Little Rock, AR | 41.1% | 28th | 23% above peers | |
| Muncie, IN | 41.6% | 29th | 24% above peers | |
| Utica, NY | 42.3% | 30th | 26% above peers | |
| Lorain, OH | 44.9% | 31st | 34% above peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Child uninsured rose 8.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.5% to 10.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 9.1% | +0.6pp | |||||
| United States ref | 5.5% | +0.4pp | |||||
| Port Orange, FL | 2.4% | 7th | -4.3pp | 1st | 45% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 1.2% | 2nd | -1.1pp | 2nd | 72% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.3% | 16th | -3.4pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 2.6% | 8th | -1.7pp | 4th | 40% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 1.4% | 4th | -0.8pp | 5th | 66% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 4.5% | 17th | -1.9pp | 6th | 3% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 3.8% | 13th | -1.5pp | 7th | 12% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 3.4% | 11th | -1.3pp | 8th | 22% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 0.9% | 1st | -0.3pp | 9th | 79% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 2.0% | 5th | -0.6pp | 10th | 54% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 9.8% | 29th | -2.6pp | 11th | 127% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 4.0% | 14th | -1.0pp | 12th | 6% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 1.4% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 13th | 69% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 7.3% | 24th | -1.1pp | 14th | 70% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 2.1% | 6th | -0.3pp | 15th | 50% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 3.5% | 12th | -0.4pp | 16th | 20% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 5.4% | 20th | -0.5pp | 17th | 26% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 3.0% | 9th | -0.1pp | 18th | 30% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 8.4% | 26th | -0.0pp | 19th | 95% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 5.3% | 19th | +0.4pp | 20th | 24% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 5.1% | 18th | +0.6pp | 21st | 18% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 14.5% | 31st | +2.3pp | 22nd | 235% above peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 5.8% | 21st | +1.4pp | 23rd | 34% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 8.6% | 27th | +2.1pp | 24th | 100% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 7.1% | 23rd | +1.9pp | 25th | 64% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 9.2% | 28th | +2.5pp | 26th | 112% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 3.1% | 10th | +1.2pp | 27th | 28% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 8.3% | 25th | +3.2pp | 28th | 92% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.1% | 15th | +2.3pp | 29th | 4% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 6.8% | 22nd | +5.0pp | 30th | 58% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 10.7% | 30th | +8.1pp | 31st | 147% 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 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.4% to 33.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 20 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 30.6% | +3.2pp | |||||
| United States ref | 35.7% | +3.5pp | |||||
| St. Cloud, FL | 31.6% | 17th | +13.3pp | 1st | 5% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 17.2% | 28th | +4.2pp | 2nd | 48% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 28.4% | 21st | +6.8pp | 3rd | 15% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 9.8% | 31st | +2.2pp | 4th | 71% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 31.4% | 18th | +5.6pp | 5th | 6% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 15.7% | 29th | +2.8pp | 6th | 53% below peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 34.5% | 14th | +6.0pp | 7th | 3% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 39.3% | 11th | +6.2pp | 8th | 18% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 22.4% | 25th | +3.4pp | 9th | 33% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 25.8% | 24th | +3.8pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 14.8% | 30th | +2.1pp | 11th | 56% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 29.1% | 20th | +4.0pp | 12th | 13% below peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 27.3% | 22nd | +3.7pp | 13th | 18% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 45.1% | 6th | +6.1pp | 14th | 35% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 35.0% | 13th | +4.6pp | 15th | 5% above peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 40.8% | 9th | +5.2pp | 16th | 22% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 53.8% | 4th | +6.2pp | 17th | 61% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 59.8% | 2nd | +6.2pp | 18th | 79% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 26.1% | 23rd | +2.6pp | 19th | 22% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 30.6% | 19th | +3.0pp | 20th | 8% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 20.8% | 26th | +2.0pp | 21st | 38% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 33.5% | 15th | +3.2pp | 22nd | 1% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 43.0% | 8th | +4.0pp | 23rd | 29% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 33.4% | 16th | +2.3pp | 24th | on par with peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 37.9% | 12th | +2.4pp | 25th | 14% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 57.3% | 3rd | +3.0pp | 26th | 72% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 72.0% | 1st | +3.2pp | 27th | 116% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 51.1% | 5th | +1.1pp | 28th | 53% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 39.8% | 10th | +0.8pp | 29th | 19% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 44.5% | 7th | -0.3pp | 30th | 33% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 20.3% | 27th | -0.4pp | 31st | 39% below peers |
The change between non-overlapping survey periods clears the combined published margin, in the wrong direction for this metric.
Preschool enrollment fell 19.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.1% to 20.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.1pp). 3 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 47.6% | +5.8pp | |||||
| United States ref | 45.5% | ||||||
| Brentwood, NY | 49.9% | 12th | +18.5pp | 1st | 12% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 52.8% | 11th | +16.8pp | 2nd | 18% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 43.1% | 19th | +12.3pp | 3rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 72.7% | 3rd | +20.2pp | 4th | 63% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 64.5% | 5th | +16.7pp | 5th | 45% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 41.8% | 20th | +9.0pp | 6th | 6% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 76.1% | 1st | +15.0pp | 7th | 71% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 74.0% | 2nd | +13.1pp | 8th | 66% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 44.8% | 15th | +7.2pp | 9th | 1% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 47.4% | 14th | +7.4pp | 10th | 6% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 43.3% | 18th | +6.5pp | 11th | 3% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 63.2% | 7th | +9.0pp | 12th | 42% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 52.9% | 10th | +7.5pp | 13th | 19% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 56.2% | 8th | +5.2pp | 14th | 26% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 34.5% | 23rd | +3.0pp | 15th | 23% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 63.9% | 6th | +2.3pp | 16th | 43% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 48.9% | 13th | +1.3pp | 17th | 10% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 28.5% | 27th | +0.7pp | 18th | 36% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 53.6% | 9th | +1.4pp | 19th | 20% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 44.2% | 17th | +0.8pp | 20th | 1% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 26.0% | 29th | +0.4pp | 21st | 42% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 69.5% | 4th | -3.4pp | 22nd | 56% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 33.9% | 24th | -3.0pp | 23rd | 24% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 30.4% | 26th | -4.3pp | 24th | 32% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 38.0% | 22nd | -7.6pp | 25th | 15% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 39.6% | 21st | -13.7pp | 26th | 11% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 44.5% | 16th | -21.5pp | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 20.2% | 31st | -9.9pp | 28th | 55% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 30.6% | 25th | -17.0pp | 29th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 27.0% | 28th | -17.1pp | 30th | 39% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 20.8% | 30th | -19.3pp | 31st | 53% 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. Margins at this size are wide (low-reliability estimate); read the level, not the pace.
Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.5% then, 10.3% now; margin ±6.0pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 6.5% | -0.4pp | |||||
| United States ref | 6.9% | +0.3pp | |||||
| St. Cloud, FL | 0.9% | 1st | -12.3pp | 1st | 84% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 1.9% | 2nd | -6.2pp | 2nd | 68% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 5.9% | 16th | -7.1pp | 3rd | on par with peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 6.0% | 17th | -5.2pp | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 5.2% | 12th | -3.9pp | 5th | 13% below peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 5.9% | 14th | -3.1pp | 6th | 1% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 3.1% | 4th | -0.9pp | 7th | 48% below peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 9.1% | 22nd | -1.9pp | 8th | 52% above peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 8.3% | 21st | -1.5pp | 9th | 39% above peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 13.9% | 28th | -0.6pp | 10th | 134% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 4.4% | 10th | +0.1pp | 11th | 25% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 5.9% | 15th | +0.2pp | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 9.7% | 25th | +1.2pp | 13th | 63% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 6.2% | 18th | +0.9pp | 14th | 4% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 9.4% | 23rd | +1.8pp | 15th | 58% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 6.4% | 20th | +1.6pp | 16th | 7% above peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 5.3% | 13th | +1.3pp | 17th | 11% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 14.1% | 29th | +3.9pp | 18th | 138% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 4.3% | 7th | +1.3pp | 19th | 28% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 4.1% | 6th | +1.2pp | 20th | 31% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 14.4% | 30th | +5.3pp | 21st | 142% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 10.3% | 26th | +3.8pp | 22nd | 73% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 4.3% | 9th | +2.0pp | 23rd | 27% below peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 3.0% | 3rd | +1.4pp | 24th | 50% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 6.2% | 19th | +3.1pp | 25th | 5% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 9.6% | 24th | +5.4pp | 26th | 61% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 4.3% | 8th | +3.1pp | 27th | 27% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 4.5% | 11th | +3.3pp | 28th | 24% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 11.8% | 27th | +9.8pp | 29th | 98% above peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 14.5% | 31st | +12.3pp | 30th | 144% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 3.6% | 5th | +3.5pp | 31st | 39% below peers |
A real change beyond the survey margin; neither direction is inherently better for this metric.
Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63,607 to 65,239 - more than the combined survey margin (±94). 18 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners, FL | 65,048 | 17th | +54% | 1st | on par with peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 65,130 | 16th | +27% | 2nd | on par with peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 64,510 | 26th | +21% | 3rd | 1% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 66,445 | 2nd | +18% | 4th | 2% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 66,029 | 7th | +14% | 5th | 1% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 65,906 | 10th | +8% | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 65,971 | 8th | +7% | 7th | 1% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 64,217 | 30th | +6% | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 66,133 | 5th | +6% | 9th | 2% above peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 64,414 | 28th | +5% | 10th | 1% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 65,208 | 15th | +5% | 11th | on par with peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 64,463 | 27th | +5% | 12th | 1% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 65,969 | 9th | +5% | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 66,219 | 4th | +4% | 14th | 2% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 64,902 | 21st | +3% | 15th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 64,767 | 22nd | +3% | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 65,001 | 19th | +3% | 17th | on par with peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 65,042 | 18th | +3% | 18th | on par with peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 66,030 | 6th | +3% | 19th | 1% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 65,463 | 12th | +3% | 20th | 1% above peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 65,239 | 14th | +3% | 21st | on par with peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 65,395 | 13th | +2% | 22nd | on par with peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 65,625 | 11th | -2% | 23rd | 1% above peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 64,538 | 25th | -2% | 24th | 1% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 64,139 | 31st | -3% | 25th | 2% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 66,463 | 1st | -3% | 26th | 2% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 64,904 | 20th | -3% | 27th | on par with peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 66,293 | 3rd | -3% | 28th | 2% above peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 64,305 | 29th | -5% | 29th | 1% below peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 64,751 | 23rd | -6% | 30th | 1% below peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 64,578 | 24th | -9% | 31st | 1% 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.
Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.0% then, 29.5% now; margin ±6.3pp). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 24.0% | -0.0pp | |||||
| United States ref | 29.9% | -0.2pp | |||||
| Pflugerville, TX | 25.8% | 22nd | +11.3pp | 1st | 15% below peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 22.8% | 26th | +7.9pp | 2nd | 25% below peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 24.0% | 23rd | +7.3pp | 3rd | 21% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 28.9% | 19th | +8.7pp | 4th | 5% below peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 32.5% | 14th | +9.6pp | 5th | 7% above peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 53.3% | 2nd | +14.9pp | 6th | 76% above peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 34.0% | 10th | +6.0pp | 7th | 12% above peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 50.1% | 4th | +8.0pp | 8th | 65% above peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 23.1% | 25th | +3.6pp | 9th | 24% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 23.3% | 24th | +3.2pp | 10th | 23% below peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 60.4% | 1st | +5.2pp | 11th | 99% above peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 26.9% | 21st | +1.5pp | 12th | 11% below peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 31.6% | 15th | +1.0pp | 13th | 4% above peers | ||
| Kenner, LA | 38.0% | 8th | +0.1pp | 14th | 25% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 33.9% | 11th | +0.1pp | 15th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 30.1% | 17th | -0.1pp | 16th | 1% below peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 52.3% | 3rd | -0.3pp | 17th | 72% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 47.5% | 5th | -0.4pp | 18th | 56% above peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 22.4% | 27th | -0.4pp | 19th | 26% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 40.8% | 7th | -1.3pp | 20th | 34% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 17.9% | 31st | -0.7pp | 21st | 41% below peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 33.1% | 13th | -2.2pp | 22nd | 9% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 33.2% | 12th | -2.9pp | 23rd | 9% above peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 46.6% | 6th | -4.6pp | 24th | 53% above peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 35.3% | 9th | -3.6pp | 25th | 16% above peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 28.7% | 20th | -2.9pp | 26th | 6% below peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 20.8% | 28th | -2.4pp | 27th | 32% below peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 29.5% | 18th | -3.4pp | 28th | 3% below peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 18.8% | 29th | -2.6pp | 29th | 38% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 18.2% | 30th | -3.4pp | 30th | 40% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 30.4% | 16th | -6.9pp | 31st | on par with 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 (72.5% then, 73.8% now; margin ±13.1pp).
| Place | Latest2020-2024 survey | Today's rank | Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 | Sig. | Change rank | History | Latest vs. peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming ref | 68.3% | +4.5pp | |||||
| United States ref | 68.1% | +1.9pp | |||||
| Kenner, LA | 79.3% | 1st | +20.2pp | 1st | 14% above peers | ||
| Castro Valley, CA | 78.8% | 2nd | +18.5pp | 2nd | 13% above peers | ||
| North Little Rock, AR | 74.0% | 6th | +13.2pp | 3rd | 6% above peers | ||
| Muncie, IN | 71.6% | 10th | +10.7pp | 4th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lynwood, CA | 64.2% | 25th | +8.4pp | 5th | 8% below peers | ||
| Pflugerville, TX | 70.2% | 14th | +9.2pp | 6th | 1% above peers | ||
| Port Charlotte, FL | 67.6% | 20th | +7.8pp | 7th | 3% below peers | ||
| Skokie, IL | 68.9% | 18th | +6.5pp | 8th | 1% below peers | ||
| Rowlett, TX | 69.9% | 15th | +6.2pp | 9th | on par with peers | ||
| Port Orange, FL | 65.9% | 23rd | +5.1pp | 10th | 5% below peers | ||
| Union City, NJ | 72.6% | 9th | +5.4pp | 11th | 4% above peers | ||
| Janesville, WI | 74.0% | 7th | +5.3pp | 12th | 6% above peers | ||
| Brentwood, NY | 70.5% | 13th | +4.5pp | 13th | 1% above peers | ||
| Waltham, MA | 78.3% | 4th | +4.6pp | 14th | 12% above peers | ||
| Bellevue, NE | 71.5% | 11th | +3.6pp | 15th | 3% above peers | ||
| Lorain, OH | 69.7% | 16th | +3.0pp | 16th | on par with peers | ||
| South San Francisco, CA | 78.4% | 3rd | +2.7pp | 17th | 12% above peers | ||
| St. Cloud, FL | 65.0% | 24th | +1.5pp | 18th | 7% below peers | ||
| Greenwood, IN | 69.7% | 17th | +1.3pp | 19th | on par with peers | ||
| Cheyenne, WY | 73.8% | 8th | +1.3pp | 20th | 6% above peers | ||
| Laguna Niguel, CA | 61.3% | 26th | +0.8pp | 21st | 12% below peers | ||
| Utica, NY | 60.2% | 27th | +0.7pp | 22nd | 14% below peers | ||
| Commerce City, CO | 67.3% | 21st | +0.7pp | 23rd | 3% below peers | ||
| Reston, VA | 66.7% | 22nd | -1.6pp | 24th | 4% below peers | ||
| Victoria, TX | 70.8% | 12th | -1.8pp | 25th | 2% above peers | ||
| Malden, MA | 56.3% | 31st | -1.8pp | 26th | 19% below peers | ||
| Palatine, IL | 68.3% | 19th | -2.7pp | 27th | 2% below peers | ||
| Brentwood, CA | 60.2% | 28th | -3.3pp | 28th | 14% below peers | ||
| Burnsville, MN | 76.1% | 5th | -6.4pp | 29th | 9% above peers | ||
| Four Corners, FL | 59.6% | 29th | -7.5pp | 30th | 15% below peers | ||
| Dundalk, MD | 57.7% | 30th | -11.3pp | 31st | 17% below peers |