Planners & Planning Commissions

"The site is extremely user friendly and offers very current data. As a planner, I can now access quick and easy maps through PolicyMap for my work, whereas in the past I would have had to use GIS or ask the County Planning Commission for the same information. It provides a snapshot of the different housing, economic and quality of life issues and helps us identify where we should think about targeting our improvement projects."
- Diana Silva
  Planner, Municipality of Norristown, Pennsylvania

PolicyMap can help planners, architects and planning commissions by providing a quick and efficient way to analyze areas for potential development.

PolicyMap's key features include:

With PolicyMap, planners and planning commissions can:

  • Generate maps and tables to incorporate in reports and presentations
  • Search by address, city, state, zip code, county or census tract
  • Create topical reports by predefined region, radius, or custom-drawn region
  • Compare data across geographies or view trends over time

Have access to thousands of indicators, including:

  • Demographic estimates and projections
  • Homeownership and rental rates and affordability
  • Housing vacancy and household turnover rates
  • Energy consumption trends
  • Quick community profiles

View a complete list of our data.

Make Informed Decisions

PolicyMap can help you answer questions such as:

  • How is the elderly population expected to change by 2012?
  • How is the value of a typical home expected to change by 2012?
  • How much electricity is consumed by the residential sector?
  • Where are renters extremely cost burdened by their housing costs?
  • Where and in what sectors are people currently employed?

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