Homes with Broadband Internet vs. Price Level by City
US cities with higher Price Level tend to have higher Homes with Broadband Internet.
Strong link: a correlation of 0.57 across 418 US cities.CorrelationHow closely two metrics move together, from −1 to +1. Near +1: both rise together. Near −1: one rises as the other falls. Near 0: no clear link.More in the glossary →
Each dot in the chart is one of 418 US cities. The correlation between Price Level and Homes with Broadband Internet is 0.57, a strong relationship: about 33% of the differences in Homes with Broadband Internet from place to place line up with Price Level. Ranked instead of measured, the link is 0.61.
The highest Homes with Broadband Internet is in Colleyville, TX (99.3%), University Park, TX (99.1%) and Sammamish, WA (99.1%); the lowest is in Ames, IA (74.2%), Yazoo City, MS (75.0%) and Lancaster, SC (75.3%). The median place has 91.6% for Homes with Broadband Internet and 98.4 for Price Level.
The biggest exceptions sit furthest from the trend line. Leawood, KS, Edmond, OK and Colleyville, TX have a much higher Homes with Broadband Internet than their Price Level would predict, while Lancaster, SC, Ames, IA and Yazoo City, MS have a much lower one.
This is a comparison across places, not proof that one causes the other: both can follow from something else, such as income, age or how urban a place is. Price Level is from 2024 and Homes with Broadband Internet from 2024.
Highest Homes with Broadband Internet
| Place | Homes with Broadband Internet | Price Level |
|---|---|---|
| Colleyville, TX | 99.3% | 103.1 |
| University Park, TX | 99.1% | 103.1 |
| Sammamish, WA | 99.1% | 111.1 |
| Manhattan Beach, CA | 99.0% | 113.6 |
| Southlake, TX | 99.0% | 103.1 |
Lowest Homes with Broadband Internet
| Place | Homes with Broadband Internet | Price Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ames, IA | 74.2% | 88.8 |
| Yazoo City, MS | 75.0% | 89.0 |
| Lancaster, SC | 75.3% | 97.3 |
| Moss Point, MS | 76.7% | 90.0 |
| Robstown, TX | 79.9% | 92.7 |
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