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Best Places to Live (Money Magazine)
  • Ranks over 500 cities to live in by economy, health, crime, housing, education, weather, leisure, transit, arts
  • Arranged by ranking and alphabetically by city
  • City pages include a description and relocation information as well as statistical data on the quality of life and the cost of living
  • Interactive interface permits the user to create own best place
Community Profiles (SEMCOG)
  • Provides the most current statistical data for all cities and townships within the region, including
    Population and job forecasts to the year 2020
    Employment by industry
    Residential construction for past three years
    Land use summaries
    Office, retail, industrial park, mobile home park, and hotel space
County and City Data Book
  • Summary demographic and vital statistics; employment, education, government, housing, production and weather data. The population and economic censuses form the basis data also includes copyrighted material on community hospital beds.
  • For states, counties, and all cities of 25,000+
  • Statistics are a compilation from various sources, including the Census
  • To choose multiple geographic areas, click on the first area with a mouse; press the control key and click on the next area
Interactive Mapping
  • View for land use and transportation improvement with Internet Explorer 
Michigan County Profiles (Michigan Economic Development Corporation)
  • Extensive descriptive and statistical information on Michigan's 83 counties.
  • Geography, current labor force data, transportation lines, earnings by industry and selected occupation, number of industrial establishments, names of banks, colleges, major employers and utilities.
  • Hospitals are listed in terms of numbers and beds and also as major employers.
  • Geographic Area: Michigan counties
  • Time Period: Current issue includes data from various dates
Regional Forecasts
  • Covers population, employment, transportation and environmental (e.g. waste) data for the SEMCOG planning area
  • Data available for counties, places, and traffic analysis zones
  • Maps for Traffic Analysis Zones appear in American Factfinder
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
  • Planning organization for all communities within Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties
  • Describes the organization, publications, and contact persons
  • Text of newsletter, calendar of events, links to state and national planning web sites
Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Compendium of government and non-government statistics, primarily on the national and state levels
  • Population and vital statistics, health, economics, education, manufacturing, natural resources, transportation, and U.S. Industrial Outlook (production and foreign trade by four-digit SIC for past six years)
    • Tourism: The end of the chapter on Parks, Recreation, and Travel includes numerous tables on travelers and revenues
    Statistical Resources on the Web (UMich)
    • Annotated links to numerous government statistical sources
    • Many federal agencies provide state and local data, especially the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census Bureau, Commerce Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and National Weather Service
     
    Status of Michigan Cities: An Index of Urban Well-Being
      • Measures demographics, environment, property values, taxes, employment, MEAP scores, toxic waste, and parks for 13 cities between 1990 and 2000
      • Overall data and individual city data for: Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Muskegon, Pontiac, Saginaw, Traverse City, Warren, Wyoming
      • Surprises: high school drop out rate in Ann Arbor was higher than state average and some other cities while the crime rate
     
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