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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
141,376
Total Population
95.3%
of children are enrolled in school
3.2
times as many students are proficient in reading at a school in the top 20% compared to a school in the bottom 20%.
Environmental Health
729,019
Total Population
73.8%
of days had good air quality
22,068,444
carbon dioxide equivalences (CO2e) emitted
Population Health
301,877
Total Population
79.6
years of life expectancy at birth
5.4
of every 1,000 infants born pass away
Social and Civic Health
265,651
Total Population
17.1%
of residents are food insecure
26.2%
of residents live in a highly vulnerable community
Household Finance
414,575
Total Population
14.7%
of residents live below poverty level
$84,114
is the median household income in USD
Housing
400,993
Total Population
$989
is the median gross rent in USD
9.4%
of housing units are considered vacant
Infrastructure
220,901
Total Population
9.5%
of residents commute 45 minutes or more to work
76.5%
of households have a broadband internet subscription
Economic Health
317,314
Total Population
$43,770
is the median annual wage in USD
2.16
times more money is earned by the top 25% of earners compared to the bottom 25%
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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