Low Population

Smaller places score higher on a log population scale.

Scale0-100

Higher values rank better for this score.

How It's Calculated

The latest published score is normalized to a 0-100 scale. The method below explains what the score rewards, with technical source metadata available for audit.

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Log population is converted to a 0-100 score where lower population scores higher.
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The normalization uses the full observed current canonical place population range.

Technical details

Score TypeMaster Score

Read from the current master score table for this criterion.

Ranking BasisSingle Score

The top 10 below ignore your blended relocation weights and sort only by Low Population.

No source details available for this score.

What This Score Means

Low Population rewards smaller places on a logarithmic population scale.

Statistics Feeding This Score

Total population
Current canonical place population, using Census Population Estimates Program data where available and ACS fallback otherwise.
Source: U.S. Census Population Estimates Program
Log population
Derived as log10(total population) so small and large places can be compared without mega-cities dominating the scale.
Source: Derived from canonical population inputs

Source Data

Source: U.S. Census Population Estimates ProgramAnnual Census population estimates for cities, towns, and other local governmental units. Population-size scoring uses these estimates when available and falls back to ACS for Census places not covered by PEP.Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-YearCensus ACS 5-year estimates for housing, income, population, occupation, education, and race/ethnicity inputs at place, county, or CBSA geography depending on the score.

Known Limits

PEP does not publish every Census-designated place, so ACS is used as a fallback when no PEP incorporated-place match exists.
Uses place population, not metro-area population or commute-shed population.

Top 10 Locations

Ranked by Low Population.

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