Top 100 US Cities

Compare the 100 largest US counties by population, income, housing costs, unemployment, poverty, and crime rates. Select cities to compare side by side.

Data: ACS 5-year estimates + BLS LAUS + FBI CIUS. Ranked by total population.

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Scatter plot

Spot outliers and clusters — find hidden gems

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Hover a dot to see the city. Selected cities are highlighted in blue.

Ranked by population

Click headers to sort. Colors show how each value ranks across all 100 cities.

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	#	County	ST	Pop ▼	Income	Home val	Rent	Afford	Unemp	Poverty	Violent	Property	Map

Afford = income ÷ home value × 100 (higher is better). Violent / Property = FBI crime rate per 100,000 (lower is better). Green = favorable, red = less favorable. Arrows show change vs prior period when available.