Resources
Data Sources
Authoritative public datasets, government statistics, and licensed economic feeds underpinning every score.
U.S. Census Bureau (ACS)
Annual American Community Survey — population, demographics, income, education, housing characteristics.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Wage data, unemployment rates, industry employment, and occupational projections by metro area.
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Metropolitan-level GDP, personal income, and economic growth statistics.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting
City-level crime rates feeding the safety component of the livability score.
NOAA Climate Data
30-year averages for temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and sunny days per city.
Walk Score & Transit Score
Licensed walkability and transit accessibility metrics integrated into the livability score.
Zillow / Apartment List Indices
Rental and home-price indices for the housing components of cost of living.
Federal Reserve Economic Data
Macroeconomic indicators — inflation, regional Fed beige-book signals.
State Secretary of State filings
LLC/corporation filing fees and processing times for the Business Formation module.
CMS Care Compare
Nursing-home inspection results, staffing data, and quality ratings for Senior Care Intelligence.
How often is the data refreshed?
Demographic and economic feeds: annually (as agencies release updates). Rental & home-price indices: monthly. Score recomputation: monthly. We log the last_updated_date on every record.