Interactive tool · Census ACS
How Does My City Rank?
Enter your city and a metric to see where it stands in your state, among cities of similar size, and next to four auto-selected peer cities.
- 28,702
- Cities tracked
- 5
- Metrics
- Census ACS
- Source
Data come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year estimates (December 2024) covering 28,702 cities and towns, the same source behind every city profile on PlainCities. See our methodology for details.
This tool answers the question every city resident eventually asks: how does my city actually compare?
Enter your city above to see its rank on income, rent, home value, poverty, or education - both within your state and among all US cities in your population tier. Four peer cities of similar size are auto-selected so you have immediate context, not just a number.
Every result page has a shareable URL. Bookmark it or send it to someone who will ask the same question about a different city.
About this tool
What does rank #1 mean for each metric?
Rank #1 always means the highest raw value in the group. For median household income, home value, and education rate, a higher rank means more. For poverty rate and median rent, rank #1 means the highest poverty or highest rent in the group, not necessarily a better outcome. The direction note under each metric explains which way is favorable.
What is a "size class"?
Cities are grouped by population into five tiers: micro (under 10,000 residents), small (10,000–49,999), mid-size (50,000–199,999), large (200,000–999,999), and major (1 million+). The size-class rank shows where your city stands among all US cities of a similar scale, not just those in your state.
Who are the peer cities?
Peer cities are the four cities in your state whose population is closest to your city's. They are auto-selected from the Census database, not curated by an editor, so the comparison is reproducible and data-driven.
Where does the data come from?
All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year estimates released in December 2024, covering 28,702 cities and towns. Values are read live from the same dataset behind every city profile on PlainCities. See our methodology page for the full source list and known limits.
Can I share a result link?
Yes. Each result page has a unique URL that encodes your city and chosen metric. Use the "Copy link" button or copy the URL from your browser, it works for anyone who opens it.
Why is a value shown as N/A?
The Census Bureau suppresses estimates for some smaller places when the sample size is too small to be statistically reliable. We display N/A rather than estimate or interpolate a number.
Every figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. All ranks and values are computed live from U.S. Census Bureau ACS data. No figure is hand-authored or interpolated. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.