New Home Construction
Until December 31, 2009, get free housing and regional economic data plus maps and shapefiles. We launched a new report called the Housing and Regional Economics report (beta). I’ll admit the name is dull, but getting cut-and-paste ready planning data in seconds is super cool, right? By automating the boring data-gathering, you save money and can focus on higher level analysis and field work.
What Data Do You Get?
Cubit Preview Map: Census Blocks within 100 feet of Red Line
- Map of Census geographies in your project area
- Shapefile with Census geographies for your GIS guru
Housing Units
- Occupied versus Vacant
- Owner Occupied versus Renter Occupied
- Median Home Value and Median Gross Rent
Labor Force
- Armed Forces versus Civilian,
- Employed versus Unemployed
- Median Household Income
- Average Income by Industry
- Jobs by Industry (i.e. Agriculture, Construction, etc.)
Transportation
- Means of Transportation (i.e. Drove Alone, Public, etc.)
- Commute out of state, out of county or out of place/city
Data is available for the entire United States and down to the Census block level. Check out a sample Housing and Regional Economics report (beta).
How do I Get Started?
Don’t have a free Cubit Account yet? You can sign up in less than 30 seconds on the Sign Up page.
Not ready to commit to an account? No worries. Take a test drive with the free Demo Account. No sign up required.
Now how do you get your free data?
Draw your project area on the Google map interface. Then, click on Create a Report, select Housing and Regional Economics, and click Save Report. In seconds, Cubit spits out a data report in Word, a labeled map and a shapefile. For more questions, visit the How Cubit Works page or contact me.
What’s the Catch?
We need your feedback. Cubit’s best ideas come from our users. So what tools or data do you want? Leave me a comment. Or reach me by email.
What Happens after December 31, 2009?
After December 31st, the Housing and Regional Economics report will be a paid product. Here’s our current price page if you are curious.
If you enjoyed this blog post, you should check out Cubit--my web application that helps you get cut-and-paste ready planning data in seconds for your projects.
