About US Living Report

US Living Report provides comprehensive data for every state and county in the United States. We aggregate data from multiple authoritative sources to give you a complete picture of demographics, economy, housing, safety, education, and quality of life.

Data Sources

• US Census Bureau - American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for demographics, income, housing, and commute data
• FBI Crime Data Explorer - Crime statistics from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
• Urban Institute Education Data API - School enrollment and education statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) - Regional Price Parities (RPP) for cost of living comparisons
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Employment and unemployment data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program

Scoring Methodology

Our composite score is a weighted combination of multiple dimensions:

• Income (25%) - Median household income and per capita income
• Employment (15%) - Unemployment rate (lower is better)
• Safety (15%) - Violent and property crime rates (lower is better)
• Housing Affordability (15%) - Home value to income ratio and rent to income ratio
• Education (10%) - Student-teacher ratio and enrollment data
• Cost of Living (10%) - Regional Price Parities (lower cost is better)
• Quality of Life (10%) - Commute time and work-from-home rates

Each metric is normalized to a 0-100 scale using percentile ranking within the same geographic level (state or county). The composite score is the weighted average of all available dimension scores.

Contact

For questions or feedback, please contact us at admin@www.weekim.com