Scoreboard: Chicago in 2025

Performance on key metrics, and compared to New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Phoenix

For data reported as absolute or per capita values, changes from prior year are reflected as percentages. For data reported as percentages, changes from the prior year reflect net changes (i.e. the share of Chicago fourth graders proficient in Math rose from 20% to 24%).
Chart: Conor Durkin, Richard Day, and Athan ChiampasSource: American Community Survey, Bureau Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, City Financial Reports, Real Time Crime Index, Department of Transportation, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Census Building Permits Survey, HUD Point-in-Time CountGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper