• Distressed Communities Index

    The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century

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  • The Neighborhood Poverty Project

    Tracking changes in the number and composition of metropolitan high-poverty neighborhoods from 1980 to 2018

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  • From Managing Decline to Building the Future

    Could a Heartland Visa help struggling regions?

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What If Low-Income American Workers Had Access to Wealth Building Vehicles Like the Federal Employees’ Thrift Savings Plan?

March 2021

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Spatial Inequality Policy Brief

February 2021

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The Spaces Between Us: The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century

September 2020

Briefs and Blogs See All

Taking the Pulse of America’s Small Business Sector: April 9th

April 2021

Themes: COVID-19, Small Business

Taking the Pulse of America’s Small Business Sector: March 26th

March 2021

Which metro areas are best positioned to lead the economic recovery?

March 2021

Themes: COVID-19, employment, recession

The Case Against “Smart Decline” – Housing and Urban Dev...

March 2021

Themes: housing, Legacy Cities, Urban Housing

Data Snapshots See All

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Which metro areas are best positioned to lead the economic recovery?

March 2021

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Weekly Update on COVID-19’s Impact on Business Formation and Entrepreneurship

January 2021

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The Startup Surge? Unpacking 2020 Trends in Business Formation

February 2021

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The rise of the Mountain West, and the fading of the Northeast: A decade of uneven population growth

January 2021

Rural America See All

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Redefining Rural: Towards a Better Understanding of Geography, Demography, and Economy in America’s Rural Places

March 2021

Legacy Cities See All

The Case Against “Smart Decline” – Housing and Urban Dev...

March 2021

Themes: housing, Legacy Cities, Urban Housing

CRA, Racism & the Federal Reserve: A Midwest Perspective

January 2021

Themes: Community Development, Distressed Communities, Legacy Cities

Testimony See All

The Income and Wealth Inequality Crisis in America – Testimony befor...

March 2021

Noncompete Agreements – Testimony before the Connecticut State Legislatu...

March 2021

Themes: Non-competes, Workforce Mobility Act

Explore Your Community

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The Neighborhood Poverty Project

May 2020

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Opportunity Zones Activity Map

April 2021

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The Spaces Between Us: The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century

September 2020

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