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The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (FRBC) recently introduced the Peer City Identification Tool. The tool identifies peer or “sister” cities that are experiencing similar trends and challenges in equity, economics, and resiliency. It’s meant to provide policymakers, community advocates, and practitioners with context on how their city compares to similar cities. Read more
American Community Survey statistics are the only source of annual data for some rural residents, and are vital for local decision making by elected officials, city and county planners, and businesses. Recently, the Census Bureau released several products highlighting selected characteristics of the rural population of America. Read more
The dramatic rise in working parents has not been matched by a sufficient increase in child care services, and finding high-quality, affordable care for young children can be an expensive and fruitless battle for parents. Read more
The National Center for Education Statistics released updates for two highly-utilized data sets at the beginning of 2017. The Commons has incorporated updates to Free and Reduced Price Lunch and Majority Minority Schools and they are now available to map alone or alongside other data. Read more
In the last decade, as public health experts have mapped these areas of social disparity, they have also begun plotting a new set of data points on health outcomes. Indeed, it probably doesn’t surprise anyone that healthier living environments give rise to healthier lives. And longer lives, too. Read more
The safety of our food, the places we live, work, and play, the air we breathe, the water we drink, are all dependent on the climate and associated weather patterns. Read more
We’re glad you’re here and excited to show you the great tools you can use on Community Commons to help with your work. Read more
