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City Data Explorer
Detailed, up-to-date public data for 100+ cities across the United States.
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Explore our 100+ cities
Education
403,361
Total Population
4.7
libraries per 100,000 residents
59.6%
of children are enrolled in preschool
Environmental Health
286,075
Total Population
94.5%
of days had good air quality
5.3
μg/m³ of PM2.5 pollution on average
Population Health
295,845
Total Population
79.6
years of life expectancy at birth
89.4%
of residents have basic health insurance
Social and Civic Health
874,182
Total Population
11.3%
of residents are food insecure
33.6%
of residents live in a highly vulnerable community
Household Finance
253,868
Total Population
0.4241
is the annual Gini Index
13.6%
of residents live below poverty level
Housing
304,943
Total Population
8.3%
of households are overcrowded
46.2%
of homeowners spend more than 30% of their income on housing
Infrastructure
71,672
Total Population
11.6%
of residents commute 45 minutes or more to work
76.5%
of households have a broadband internet subscription
Public Safety
227,571
Total Population
0.0
homicides per 100,000 residents
1,483
property crimes per 100,000 residents
Economic Health
483,362
Total Population
$46,040
is the median annual wage in USD
2.8%
of residents in the labor force are unemployed
How we get to know a city
The nine topics around which this tool is built (Infrastructure, Education, Environmental Health, Population Health, Social and Civic Health, Household Finance, Housing, Public Safety, and Economic Health) are meant to provide a complete, multifaceted view of what life is actually like within a city.
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The only open access city-level data aggregator
The City Data Explorer provides data for 100+ U.S. cities from today, last year, and ten years ago for a variety of quality of life policy areas. It parses 20+ federal data sources to produce a data dashboard unlike any other.
Not only does it do the difficult work of translating data to a city level—it also teases apart the reality of the quality of life for specific residents and helps city administrations answer the question—”are our policies working?”
Why these cities?
By combining data about the most populous cities in America, we aim to build a holistic view of what it's like for people to live in urban centers today. We define city as census place which either matches the jurisdiction of the elected officials as defined by the state or is a statistical equivalent.
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