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Quincy, MA
103,434 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 2555745 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Quincy ranked #248 of 340 cities and 12th of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Quincy and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Woodbridge NJ, Stamford CT, Westminster CO, Richardson TX, Alexandria VA, Sandy Springs GA, Elgin IL, Arvada CO, Sterling Heights MI, Carrollton TX, Brockton MA, Manchester NH, Joliet IL · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #248 of 340 cities · 12th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #114 | #189 | #127 | #101 | #134 | #196 | #108 | #120 | #138 | #153 | #160 | #113 | #145 | #159 | #98 | #248 | #123 | #277 | #248 | #154 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 88,934 | 89,307 | 89,867 | 90,724 | 91,531 | 92,457 | 92,544 | 92,973 | 93,470 | 93,685 | 93,766 | 94,130 | 94,322 | 94,403 | 94,470 | 101,492 | 101,144 | 102,249 | 102,304 | 103,434 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #158 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | — | +0.1 | +0.0 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.2 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #137 of 271 cities with data · 3rd of 12 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #210 of 340 cities · 13th of 14 in its peer group | 20.9% | 24.0% | 22.9% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 24.7% | 22.9% | 24.2% | 23.9% | 22.9% | 23.1% | 23.4% | 21.5% | 25.1% | 22.5% | — | 26.1% | 25.1% | 25.7% | 25.5% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #64 of 306 cities with data · 8th of 14 in its peer group · 2022 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1.0 | — | 2.0 | — | — | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #57 of 295 cities with data · 2nd of 13 in its peer group with data | 16.9 | 14.6 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 12.9 | 27.4 | 17.6 | 19.3 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48,479 | 49,313 | 50,234 | 50,179 | 48,383 | 50,701 | 50,100 | 51,983 | 52,484 | 47,306 | 49,011 | 49,889 | 51,433 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #113 of 329 cities with data · 7th of 13 in its peer group with data · 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.1 | -0.4 | -2.3 | -5.9 | +2.3 | -2.5 | +2.4 | -0.3 | -2.7 | +2.1 | -3.5 | +0.8 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49,393 | 52,150 | 50,690 | 51,580 | 52,915 | 51,015 | 54,911 | 52,443 | 55,434 | — | 57,416 | 59,549 | 58,120 | 62,965 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #110 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.9% | 9.4% | 8.1% | 6.9% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 3.9% | — | 8.4% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 4.3% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #307 of 314 cities with data · 13th of 14 in its peer group | 2% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 4% | -2% | -6% | -2% | -4% | -6% | -2% | -10% | -10% | -6% | -2% | 0% | -4% | -5% | -24% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #302 of 314 cities with data · 13th of 14 in its peer group | $1,091 | $1,378 | $1,482 | $1,449 | $1,306 | $1,202 | $1,569 | $1,613 | $1,855 | $2,240 | $2,500 | $2,350 | $2,716 | $2,634 | $2,829 | $3,204 | $3,663 | $8,943 | $9,870 | $10,265 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Quincy. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.