$126.9 Billion Needed to Repair Nation’s Housing Stock
A report by researchers at PolicyMap and the Federal Reserve looks at investment needed to repair homes, and who is likely to need the costliest repairs.
Lead Exposure Risk in Your Neighborhood
The Lead Exposure Risk Index can help concerned residents, public health officials, and local organizations identify areas at risk of high lead exposure.
How Can Libraries Help the Census?
In preparation for the 2020 Census, PolicyMap is looking at how public libraries can be used to increase response rates in hard-to-count communties.
A Nationwide Housing Crisis at the Neighborhood Level
Using a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, PolicyMap analyzes housing challenges in Austin, Denver, and Dallas.
Announcing the Winners of the Place Database Contest
Here are the winning submissions from The Place Database Contest, showing how compelling maps can be used to illustrate issues in land use and planning.
What Makes a Resilient City?
Areas can be ready when disasters strike by identifying their strengths and weaknesses, with new Baseline Resilience Indicators for Communities (BRIC) data.
Improved Home Sale Data: Because Not Everyone Lives in a Single-Family Home
PolicyMap has improved its home sale data to now include two-to-four unit housing and condominiums/cooperative housing, in addition to single-family homes.
Breaking Down Barriers to Healthy Living
PolicyMap has developed new Medical Spending Estimates data that allow users to see which neighborhoods are likely burdened the most by medical expenses.
Where Neighborhoods Provide Opportunity
In many ways, people’s incomes often depend on where they were raised. Different areas can offer different resources for different life outcomes.