Rank the cities your way

Each measure is a city’s percentile among every city with a value that year: 100 is the best, 0 the worst. Move a weight and the overall score is recomputed for all 340 cities, ranked against every city and within each city’s peer group: itself and the 13 cities most like it. The starting weights are the grading rubric’s.

Year

PopulationNet domestic migrationhigher is better10%

HousingHousing units permittedhigher is better13%Rent to incomelower is better13%

SafetyHomicideslower is better13%Gun assaultslower is better13%

EconomyJob growth vs metrohigher is better10%Unemploymentlower is better10%

Fiscal healthStructural balancehigher is better10%Long-term debt per residentlower is better10%

	City	Score	In its peer group
1	MeridianID	84.6	1st of 14
2	CaryNC	84.5	1st of 14
3	Sioux FallsSD	83.3	1st of 14
4	LincolnNE	83.0	2nd of 14
5	ArvadaCO	82.3	1st of 14
6	St. GeorgeUT	81.3	1st of 14
7	LakewoodNJ	80.5	1st of 14
8	FriscoTX	80.5	3rd of 14
9	CentennialCO	80.4	3rd of 14
10	Rio RanchoNM	80.3	1st of 14
11	Round RockTX	79.3	1st of 14
12	McKinneyTX	79.0	3rd of 14
13	GilbertAZ	77.8	3rd of 14
14	GoodyearAZ	77.5	4th of 14
15	CarmelIN	76.5	1st of 14
16	RochesterMN	76.0	2nd of 14
17	Lee's SummitMO	75.7	4th of 14
18	Overland ParkKS	75.0	4th of 14
19	McAllenTX	74.9	1st of 14
20	GeorgetownTX	74.9	2nd of 14
21	New BraunfelsTX	74.2	3rd of 14
22	BendOR	74.2	5th of 14
23	ChandlerAZ	74.1	1st of 14
24	OlatheKS	73.8	6th of 14
25	ThorntonCO	73.5	4th of 14
26	HuntsvilleAL	73.1	2nd of 14
27	TemeculaCA	73.1	6th of 14
28	NapervilleIL	72.6	3rd of 14
29	RosevilleCA	72.0	6th of 14
30	Spokane ValleyWA	71.9	1st of 14
31	Broken ArrowOK	71.8	4th of 14
32	BoiseID	71.4	3rd of 14
33	FargoND	71.0	2nd of 14
34	PearlandTX	70.9	4th of 14
35	AllenTX	70.7	9th of 14
36	BuckeyeAZ	70.7	9th of 14
37	FayettevilleAR	70.5	1st of 14
38	NampaID	70.3	4th of 14
39	EdinburgTX	69.9	5th of 14
40	RaleighNC	69.9	2nd of 14
41	PlanoTX	69.7	4th of 14
42	SurpriseAZ	69.4	11th of 14
43	BellevueWA	69.4	3rd of 14
44	League CityTX	69.0	3rd of 14
45	ClovisCA	69.0	4th of 14
46	FishersIN	68.9	8th of 14
47	Sandy SpringsGA	68.5	6th of 14
48	Elk GroveCA	68.1	3rd of 14
49	ConroeTX	68.1	6th of 14
50	Sugar LandTX	67.5	7th of 14
51	MurrietaCA	67.3	9th of 14
52	Port St. LucieFL	67.1	3rd of 14
53	ConcordNC	67.0	8th of 14
54	CarlsbadCA	66.7	7th of 14
55	Sterling HeightsMI	66.7	3rd of 14
56	PeoriaAZ	66.4	5th of 14
57	CarrolltonTX	65.7	5th of 14
58	LexingtonKY	65.7	3rd of 14
59	Cape CoralFL	65.3	3rd of 14
60	Jurupa ValleyCA	65.2	1st of 14
61	MadisonWI	64.9	5th of 14
62	VacavilleCA	64.6	9th of 14
63	HendersonNV	64.4	7th of 14
64	LewisvilleTX	64.4	6th of 14
65	ScottsdaleAZ	64.1	7th of 14
66	West JordanUT	64.0	11th of 14
67	MidlandTX	63.9	3rd of 14
68	OdessaTX	63.8	2nd of 14
69	SparksNV	63.6	6th of 14
70	HonoluluHI	63.2	1st of 14
71	KenoshaWI	62.9	4th of 14
72	VancouverWA	62.9	1st of 14
73	Fort CollinsCO	62.9	2nd of 14
74	Santa ClaraCA	62.8	6th of 14
75	ColumbiaMO	62.8	3rd of 14
76	OmahaNE	62.7	4th of 14
77	Santa RosaCA	62.7	2nd of 14
78	Santa ClaritaCA	62.6	8th of 14
79	GreshamOR	62.5	5th of 14
80	JolietIL	62.5	7th of 14
81	NormanOK	62.0	3rd of 14
82	ProvoUT	61.4	3rd of 14
83	Palm BayFL	61.3	5th of 14
84	BillingsMT	61.3	4th of 14
85	DentonTX	61.0	6th of 14
86	Wichita FallsTX	61.0	5th of 14
87	BakersfieldCA	60.9	4th of 14
88	DowneyCA	60.8	1st of 14
89	EdisonNJ	60.8	6th of 14
90	CharlestonSC	60.7	3rd of 14
91	Simi ValleyCA	60.0	8th of 14
92	Fort WayneIN	59.3	5th of 14
93	ClarksvilleTN	59.3	7th of 14
94	TylerTX	58.7	5th of 14
95	San MateoCA	58.1	8th of 14
96	ElginIL	58.1	5th of 14
97	WestminsterCO	58.1	11th of 14
98	PuebloCO	58.0	3rd of 14
99	FairfieldCA	58.0	7th of 14
100	HillsboroOR	57.7	3rd of 14
101	IrvineCA	57.5	8th of 14
102	Ann ArborMI	57.4	3rd of 14
103	FontanaCA	57.3	2nd of 14
104	ChesapeakeVA	57.0	9th of 14
105	SpokaneWA	56.6	6th of 14
106	RenoNV	56.5	8th of 14
107	Oklahoma CityOK	56.3	2nd of 14
108	SunnyvaleCA	56.3	7th of 14
109	RiversideCA	56.2	2nd of 14
110	LaredoTX	56.2	2nd of 14
111	Garden GroveCA	55.8	2nd of 14
112	MurfreesboroTN	55.6	9th of 14
113	BurbankCA	55.3	9th of 14
114	WilmingtonNC	55.2	7th of 14
115	StamfordCT	55.2	8th of 14
116	Fort WorthTX	54.7	2nd of 14
117	WichitaKS	54.6	8th of 14
118	El PasoTX	54.5	3rd of 14
119	LubbockTX	54.2	1st of 14
120	OrangeCA	54.1	8th of 14
121	Green BayWI	54.0	6th of 14
122	DurhamNC	53.9	6th of 14
123	Las CrucesNM	53.9	6th of 14
124	WoodbridgeNJ	53.8	11th of 14
125	West CovinaCA	53.6	3rd of 14
126	BrownsvilleTX	53.5	5th of 14
127	Cedar RapidsIA	53.4	9th of 14
128	MesaAZ	53.3	4th of 14
129	AmarilloTX	53.1	5th of 14
130	EscondidoCA	52.9	1st of 14
131	North Las VegasNV	52.8	8th of 14
132	ModestoCA	52.8	8th of 14
133	FremontCA	52.8	9th of 14
134	OceansideCA	52.7	6th of 14
135	TorranceCA	52.6	7th of 14
136	MontgomeryAL	52.6	6th of 14
137	RichardsonTX	52.5	10th of 14
138	Winston-SalemNC	52.3	6th of 14
139	Virginia BeachVA	52.2	8th of 14
140	BerkeleyCA	51.8	4th of 14
141	High PointNC	51.6	7th of 14
142	CoronaCA	51.4	11th of 14
143	DavenportIA	51.3	8th of 14
144	Daly CityCA	51.3	9th of 14
145	Corpus ChristiTX	51.1	7th of 14
146	College StationTX	51.1	7th of 14
147	AbileneTX	50.8	8th of 14
148	TucsonAZ	50.7	6th of 14
149	Colorado SpringsCO	50.7	10th of 14
150	CharlotteNC	50.7	6th of 14
151	Chula VistaCA	50.5	7th of 14
151	EugeneOR	50.5	6th of 14
153	LakewoodCO	50.4	7th of 14
154	HaywardCA	50.4	6th of 14
155	Santa AnaCA	50.3	3rd of 14
156	Huntington BeachCA	50.1	12th of 14
157	GreeleyCO	50.1	11th of 14
158	GlendaleAZ	50.0	4th of 14
159	LafayetteLA	49.9	6th of 14
160	LakelandFL	49.9	7th of 14
161	Coral SpringsFL	49.8	11th of 14
162	San JoseCA	49.6	7th of 14
163	HialeahFL	49.6	2nd of 14
164	ChicoCA	49.3	9th of 14
165	GreensboroNC	49.2	6th of 14
166	ManchesterNH	48.9	10th of 14
167	VisaliaCA	48.9	7th of 14
168	Des MoinesIA	48.8	11th of 14
169	PhoenixAZ	48.8	4th of 14
170	OntarioCA	48.7	4th of 14
171	SalemOR	48.5	10th of 14
172	AuroraIL	48.5	10th of 14
173	Thousand OaksCA	48.3	13th of 14
174	SpringfieldMO	48.2	3rd of 14
175	AustinTX	48.1	6th of 14
176	RentonWA	48.1	7th of 14
177	LynnMA	48.0	2nd of 14
178	SeattleWA	47.6	3rd of 14
179	PittsburghPA	47.5	1st of 14
180	West Valley CityUT	47.2	7th of 14
181	Jersey CityNJ	47.1	4th of 14
182	CambridgeMA	47.0	5th of 14
183	LouisvilleKY	46.8	5th of 14
184	SuffolkVA	46.6	13th of 14
185	St. PetersburgFL	46.5	2nd of 14
186	Rancho CucamongaCA	46.5	13th of 14
187	Kansas CityKS	46.5	3rd of 14
188	TampaFL	46.2	6th of 14
189	NashvilleTN	46.0	7th of 14
190	Pembroke PinesFL	45.8	11th of 14
191	ClearwaterFL	45.8	3rd of 14
192	TulsaOK	45.7	11th of 14
193	AuroraCO	45.6	7th of 14
194	RialtoCA	45.6	7th of 14
195	PortlandOR	45.6	5th of 14
196	AtlantaGA	45.5	4th of 14
197	EverettWA	45.3	8th of 14
198	Grand PrairieTX	45.3	8th of 14
199	TempeAZ	45.2	10th of 14
200	Kansas CityMO	45.2	10th of 14
201	RockfordIL	45.1	7th of 14
202	WarrenMI	44.9	8th of 14
203	MiramarFL	44.8	13th of 14
204	Las VegasNV	44.8	9th of 14
205	OrlandoFL	44.6	7th of 14
206	PeoriaIL	44.5	11th of 14
207	ArlingtonTX	44.3	10th of 14
208	RichmondVA	44.3	5th of 14
209	MiamiFL	44.3	5th of 14
210	Little RockAR	44.3	10th of 14
211	MesquiteTX	44.2	12th of 14
212	ToledoOH	44.1	6th of 14
213	IndependenceMO	44.0	12th of 14
214	DenverCO	43.9	8th of 14
215	AnaheimCA	43.8	8th of 14
216	GlendaleCA	43.8	8th of 14
217	DavieFL	43.7	13th of 14
218	BostonMA	43.4	3rd of 14
219	YonkersNY	43.4	3rd of 14
220	Moreno ValleyCA	43.4	10th of 14
221	WacoTX	43.4	5th of 14
222	Salt Lake CityUT	43.4	12th of 14
223	MobileAL	43.3	4th of 14
224	KilleenTX	43.2	12th of 14
225	AnchorageAK	43.2	14th of 14
226	EvansvilleIN	43.1	11th of 14
227	LowellMA	43.0	5th of 14
228	San DiegoCA	43.0	8th of 14
229	North CharlestonSC	42.8	7th of 14
230	TopekaKS	42.6	14th of 14
231	El CajonCA	42.4	7th of 14
232	WorcesterMA	42.3	5th of 14
233	St. PaulMN	42.3	7th of 14
234	VistaCA	42.2	8th of 14
235	SpringfieldIL	41.9	10th of 14
236	FresnoCA	41.8	10th of 14
237	CincinnatiOH	41.7	5th of 14
238	PasadenaCA	41.7	10th of 14
239	ConcordCA	41.6	10th of 14
240	BoulderCO	41.5	14th of 14
241	AthensGA	41.2	9th of 14
242	MinneapolisMN	41.1	6th of 14
243	SavannahGA	40.9	5th of 14
244	ColumbusOH	40.8	11th of 14
245	ChattanoogaTN	40.7	11th of 14
246	AkronOH	40.7	10th of 14
247	New BedfordMA	40.5	8th of 14
248	QuincyMA	40.3	12th of 14
249	JacksonvilleFL	40.1	11th of 14
250	Macon-Bibb CountyGA	40.0	13th of 14
251	IrvingTX	39.9	10th of 14
252	GarlandTX	39.8	11th of 14
253	KnoxvilleTN	39.8	6th of 14
254	SacramentoCA	39.6	11th of 14
255	South BendIN	39.6	10th of 14
256	San AntonioTX	39.4	9th of 14
257	AlbuquerqueNM	39.4	13th of 14
258	AlexandriaVA	39.3	13th of 14
259	BeaumontTX	39.1	11th of 14
260	Long BeachCA	39.0	11th of 14
261	ChicagoIL	38.9	6th of 14
262	AntiochCA	38.5	13th of 14
263	PomonaCA	38.4	13th of 14
264	Grand RapidsMI	38.4	11th of 14
265	ColumbiaSC	38.0	12th of 14
266	StocktonCA	37.8	13th of 14
267	LansingMI	37.0	9th of 14
268	OxnardCA	36.9	12th of 14
269	MenifeeCA	36.7	12th of 14
270	WashingtonDC	36.6	12th of 14
271	ElizabethNJ	36.6	8th of 14
272	KentWA	36.5	11th of 14
273	PasadenaTX	36.4	8th of 14
274	HoustonTX	36.3	9th of 14
275	RoanokeVA	36.3	14th of 14
276	LancasterCA	36.1	11th of 14
277	NewarkNJ	35.8	8th of 14
278	TacomaWA	35.8	14th of 14
279	Federal WayWA	35.7	13th of 14
280	San FranciscoCA	35.7	13th of 14
281	South FultonGA	35.6	8th of 14
282	IndianapolisIN	35.5	14th of 14
283	BuffaloNY	35.4	6th of 14
284	ColumbusGA	35.2	12th of 14
285	VictorvilleCA	35.1	11th of 14
286	ProvidenceRI	35.0	8th of 14
287	InglewoodCA	34.2	10th of 14
288	GainesvilleFL	34.1	9th of 14
289	Santa MariaCA	34.1	9th of 14
290	New YorkNY	33.8	10th of 14
291	AlbanyNY	33.4	9th of 14
292	West Palm BeachFL	33.4	10th of 14
293	PalmdaleCA	33.3	12th of 14
294	NorwalkCA	33.3	11th of 14
295	RochesterNY	33.0	8th of 14
296	PatersonNJ	32.9	10th of 14
297	SyracuseNY	32.7	8th of 14
298	DearbornMI	32.5	11th of 14
299	VallejoCA	32.3	12th of 14
300	New OrleansLA	32.0	10th of 14
301	SalinasCA	32.0	13th of 14
302	DaytonOH	31.6	7th of 14
303	BrocktonMA	31.5	13th of 14
304	AllentownPA	31.2	11th of 14
305	WaterburyCT	31.2	13th of 14
306	RichmondCA	31.0	12th of 14
307	HesperiaCA	30.7	14th of 14
308	New HavenCT	30.5	12th of 14
309	St. LouisMO	30.5	9th of 14
310	AugustaGA	30.2	12th of 14
311	NorfolkVA	29.8	14th of 14
312	BaltimoreMD	29.7	11th of 14
313	El MonteCA	29.3	13th of 14
314	HamptonVA	29.2	13th of 14
315	Pompano BeachFL	28.3	11th of 14
316	FullertonCA	28.2	13th of 14
317	Newport NewsVA	28.1	13th of 14
318	FayettevilleNC	27.7	13th of 14
319	Los AngelesCA	27.6	12th of 14
320	TallahasseeFL	27.5	13th of 14
321	San BernardinoCA	27.5	10th of 14
322	MilwaukeeWI	27.5	11th of 14
323	HartfordCT	27.4	12th of 14
324	TuscaloosaAL	27.4	13th of 14
325	BirminghamAL	27.4	10th of 14
326	SpringfieldMA	27.1	14th of 14
327	ClevelandOH	27.0	12th of 14
328	OaklandCA	27.0	14th of 14
329	Fort LauderdaleFL	26.2	13th of 14
330	DallasTX	25.6	13th of 14
331	BridgeportCT	25.5	14th of 14
332	Costa MesaCA	24.8	14th of 14
333	JacksonMS	23.8	12th of 14
334	HollywoodFL	23.4	13th of 14
335	PhiladelphiaPA	22.4	12th of 14
336	ShreveportLA	22.2	13th of 14
337	MemphisTN	19.3	14th of 14
338	Miami GardensFL	17.2	14th of 14
339	Baton RougeLA	16.7	14th of 14
340	DetroitMI	15.6	14th of 14

A domain counts if any of its weighted measures has a value; a missing measure’s weight stays inside its domain. Fewer than 3 domains and a city has no score that year. How the measures and peers are chosen is on the main page.