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DATA: Homeownership Rate, Top 75 Metros (4Q 2022 Release)
CivMetrics collects key housing data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at new data on homeownership rates in large US cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
DATA: Home Vacancy Rates, Top 75 Metros (4Q 2022 Release)
CivMetrics collects key housing data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at new data on home vacancy rates in large US cities. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from...
Flash Update: Inflation in Major Cities (Feb 2023 Release)
CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at the latest CPI release and the 12 cities tracked in this release. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]....
Mississippi House Proposes Restrictions on Jackson Sales Tax Use, To Go Towards Water and Sewer Projects
House Bill 1168 was recently brought to the House of Mississippi, which would limit how Jackson can use funds from a 1% municipal sales tax. In 2014, citizens of Jackson voted that the revenue that will be collected from the 1% increase to Jackson's sales tax will go...
Brown County One of Eight Wisconsin Communities to Receive Grant for Safety Improvements
Eight infrastructure grants totaling $6.7 million will be awarded to Wisconsin through the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program. Subsequently, as the level of fatality concentration in Brown County has reached above average traffic accidents and deaths, with...
Atlantic City, Cape May, and Vineland Receive $20.4 Million for Road Safety Improvements
As part of the Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, three towns are getting a cut of the $20.4 million in federal funding for improving traffic safety: Atlantic City, Cape May, and Vineland. From the initial round of funding,...
Ticket to Nowhere: Average Fares at the 100 Smallest Airports in the U.S.
CivMetrics collects key data for airports in the United States. In this post, we look at average fare data for Q3 2022 at the 100 smallest US airports. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from the Bureau...
RANKING: Average Fares at the 100 Busiest Airports in the U.S.
CivMetrics collects key data for airports in the United States. In this post, we look at average fare data for Q3 2022 at the 100 busiest US airports. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from the Bureau...
RANKING: The Most Expensive Airports in the U.S.
CivMetrics collects key data for airports in the United States. In this post, we look at average fare data for Q3 2022 at all US airports. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact [email protected]. Data is from the Bureau of...
$26 Million Awarded to Two Electric Cooperatives in Northwest Ohio
In hopes of providing more power to rural Ohioans, it has been recently announced that a $26,460,000 grant to two electric cooperatives in Northwest Ohio has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Hancock Wood Electric Cooperative in North Baltimore...
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