US Data and Statistics Sources

Boston area neighborhood statistics from BRA

Here you will find data describing the people, places, and events in the greater Boston area that have been made available for research. This includes a variety of data generated by academics, government agencies, and others.

DataCommon tells the story of Greater Boston’s most complex issues one monthly map and data visualization at a time. It provides a range of vital and interrelated topics: equity, housing, transportation, climate, arts and culture, and more. Always with data first, and always with an interdisciplinary lens.

BRA comparison of Boston between 2000 and 2010 Censuses.

Historical BRA documents are available.

A section of the Mass.gov state web site which includes community profiles with demographics, housing characteristics, education, economic development, transportation.

Quick summary city profiles including demographic data, 1987-2010. Includes municipal finance, crime and police force data, school enrollment.

Links to state offices and departments such as Housing and Community Development. Links to county and city web pages.

Quick tables to current and historical data for Massachusetts. Town level and selected maps.

Interactive Maps and Statistical Views of Massachusetts at the City level with data for Education, Housing, Crime, Politics and Public Health. Click on "I" icon then click on city to view data table.

Online access to many health and social indicators. Includes community-level data to assess health needs, monitor health status indicators, and evaluate health programs. Includes state level data.

Historical census documents from 1837 to 1965.

CrimeSOLV is an application which allows users to view tables and charts of crime data from police agencies in Massachusetts which report data to the Crime Reporting Unit in the format of the "National Incident Based Reporting System."