Sources for Housing Statistics
- National Association of RealtorsResearch and statistics about the housing market.
- National Association of Home BuildersCheck this website for residential building data
- Housing: before, during, and after the Great RecessionA Bureau of Labor Statistics Spotlight Report covering consumer expenditures on household items, employment in residential construction and housing-related industries, prices for household items and commodities, and injuries in occupations involved in building and maintaining our homes.
Surveys and Databases
Data extraction and analysis are outside the scope of this Guide. These data collection systems also provide statistical reports for users.
On these sites, check for links labeled Statistics, Publications and Products, or Resources.
- Rich Blocks, Poor BlocksA map of income and rent in every neighborhood in every city in America
Selected Housing Publications
- Single Family Home Prices in Greater BostonBoston Magazine's 2014 Annual Best Places to Live issue includes this real estate chart featuring cities and towns in greater Boston. Sort by neighborhood, year, home price, or days on the market to find how a house or location ranks.
- Recent Home Buyers-General CharacteristicsFrom the U.S. Census
- The State of the Nation's Housing, 2012Connect to the report and other reseources by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University