Health and dis-ease

If you are contemplating a move to a city or state with which you have no personal knowledge, there is a website which provides everything including the kitchen sink regarding information.   The site states that its information comes from many sources, but at the very least it has all the latest U.S. Census data.  My personal drive for consulting this resource is a health need to know weather conditions in any new residence I may make.  However, after that priority, I can learn about the area’s politics, age and ethnic composition, housing prices, occupations, and even radio stations.  Bonus: it is no-cost.  I urge you to visit  www.City-Data.com .

One of the very valuable features of City-Data.com is its coverage of cities and towns of all sizes.  It is not limited to just the large metropolitan areas which are easily researched.   Each state of the union (sorry no Canada yet) has three indexes: towns and cities with population over 6,000; towns with population between 1,000 and 6,000; and towns with population under 1,000.  What a joy it is to explore small villages which may be ideal bedroom communities for a future employer.  Being a cynic about trusting anyone, I like being able to verify what a realtor may be telling me.

There is a wealth of information for each locale.  One can count on learning almost all of the following for every city: population divided by age and gender (and compared to the statewide statistics), median yearly earnings, median cost of a condo or house, population racial breakdown in percentages, land elevation, area of city, population density, local time.  Also: breakdowns by percentage of education level, marital status, common occupations for males and females, number of registered sex offenders.  Further data includes: weather information, names of hospitals, schools, radio and television stations.  There is more, but I think you have gotten a flavor of the detail provided.

An additional plus is that this information is presented in text and graphics.  Therefore, depending on your learning style or comfort levels in taking in data, your needs will probably be met.  It is a well-designed and respectful site.

I highly encourage anyone with a need to learn about a far-off spot in the United States to give www.City-Data.com a try.