Welcome to NeighborhoodIntelligence

Our unique system allows you to seach the U.S. Census database for neighborhoods meeting the criteria you specify.

You also can choose from among dozens of demographic data elements to show you the characteristics of the neighborhoods you find.

Along with your search results you'll get interactive maps of the neighborhoods you found.

You can then use these interactive maps to generate radius reports, which will show you the demographic characteristics of the area surrounding each of the neighborhoods you found.

Select a Location for your Neighborhood Search

In this section, you will specify the state in which you would like to conduct your neighborhood search.

You also have the option of narrowing your search to cerain counties or towns. You must select one state, but you may select as few or as many counties and/or towns as you wish.

Select the Data Elements You Wish to See on Your Report

In this section, you will specify which data elements you would like to see for each neighhorbood in your search results.

There are dozens of data elements to choose from. To make the data elements easier to find we have organized them into categories. Simply select a category in order to see the list of available data elements for that category.

You can also customize some data elements relating to age ranges, income ranges, education levels and more.

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As an example, let's say you'd like to know the number of households, the median household income and the number of females between the ages of 18 and 34 for each neighborhood in your results. Here's what you would do:

1. Select "Number of Households" from the Available Data Elements list.
2. Click the "Add" button to add this element to the list.
3. Select "Income" as the demographics category.
4. Select "Median Household Income (2007 Adjusted)" from the Available Data Elements list.
5. Click the "Add" button to add this element to the list.
6. Select "Basics" as the demographics category.
7. Select "Female Population Between the Ages of..." from the Available Data Elements list.
8. In the section on the right (under "Select an Age Range"), set the first drop-down list to 18 and set the second drop-down list to 24.
9. Click the "Add" button to add this element to the list.

Suggestion: You might also want to select only neighborhoods with significant populations, such as those with over 500 people.

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Select "Basics" as demographics category.
2. In the section on the right, select "is at least" from the drop-down list and enter 500 (or whatever number you feel makes sense) in the box to the right.
3. Click the "Add" button to add this criterion to the list.

Set the Criteria for the Neighborhoods you Wish to Find

In this section, you will specify the criteria that the neighborhoods must meet. The criteria you select will be based on the available demographic data elements.

There are dozens of data elements to choose from. To make the data elements easier to find we have organized them into categories. Simply select a category in order to see the list of available data elements for that category. Then select the elements for establishing your criteria.

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As an example, let's say you're looking for neighborhoods where the median household income is between $60,000 and $90,000, and where Latinos make up at least 30% of the population. Here's what you would do:

1. Select "Hispanic/Latino (Any Race) Population" from the Available Criteria Elements list.
2. In the section on the right, select "is at least" from the drop-down list, enter 30 in the box to the right, and check the "percent" box.
3. Click the "Add" button to add this criterion to the list.
4. Select "Income" as demographics category.
5. Select "Median Household Income (2007 Adjusted)" from the Available Criteria Elements list.
6. In the section on the right, select "is between" from the drop-down list, enter 60000 in the first box, and 90000 in the second box.
7. Click the "Add" button to add this criterion to the list.

Suggestion: You might also want to select only neighborhoods with significant populations, such as those with over 500 people.

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Select "Basics" as demographics category.
2. In the section on the right, select "is at least" from the drop-down list and enter 500 (or whatever number you feel makes sense) in the box to the right.
3. Click the "Add" button to add this criterion to the list.

Finalize Your Settings

In this section, you will specify the final 2 items necessary to generate your report:

• The order in which the neighborhoods should appear on the report, and
• The number of neighborhoods to appear on the report.

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Why is this important? Let's say you wanted to choose the 10 wealthiest (based on income) neighborhoods in the state of Maryland. In this case, the most important step in your process would be to order the neighborhoods by median household income from highest to lowest. And since you want the top 10 neighborhoods, you would select 10 as the number of neighborhoods to show.

Why are there 2 drop-down lists for ordering? Let's look at the example. If the top 10 wealthiest neighborhoods in Maryland all show the same median income level, then ordering them by median income alone will not make a difference in how they appear on the report. In this case, we might want to order the reports by a second element, such as total population. Our resulting neighborhoods would be the top 10 wealthiest neighborhoods ordered by population.