City-Data
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Type of site | Social networking/ information site |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Advameg, Inc. |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2003 |
| Current status | Active |
City-Datais anIllinois-basedsocial networkingand information website that presents data and information pertaining toUnited Statescities, and offers publiconline forumsfor discussion.
Data on site
[edit]US cities,counties,zip codes,and neighborhoods are profiled and compared using governmental data aboutrace,income,education,crime,weather,housing,maps,air pollution,andreligions.The site contains information about home value estimates (including recent home sales), local businesses,schools(including their demographics and test scores),hospitals,libraries,tourist attractions,local businesses, restaurant inspection findings,building permits,bridge conditions,hotels,water systems,airports,cell phone towers,property tax assessments,andcar accidents.
Owner
[edit]City-data.com is owned and operated by Advameg, Inc. ofHinsdale, Illinois.
Sources
[edit]The information on the website includes consumer names andstreet addresses,obtained viaFOIArequests and otherpublic records;City-Data has an opt-out feature[1]to break the web-visible association between names and street addresses, but does not remove the consumer names themselves.
Uses
[edit]In 2010, because of a post on the People Search forum, a mother and son reunited 17 years after the son waskidnapped.[2]
City-Data has been featured in articles andlisticlesas a way for potential newcomers to learn more about particular cities.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Requests to disassociate name from street-level assessment address".city-data.com.Archived fromthe originalon October 27, 2015.RetrievedNovember 12,2015.
- ^Cohen, Lauren (February 1, 2010)."Mother and son reunited 17 years after kidnap".The Times.AvusaInc. Archived fromthe originalon February 4, 2010.RetrievedOctober 22,2014.
- ^Henry, Alan (June 6, 2013)."How to Learn All About a New City Without Leaving Your House".Lifehacker.Gizmodo Media Group.RetrievedAugust 15,2019.
- ^Cooperstein, Paige."The 27 Richest Neighborhoods In Southern California".Business Insider.RetrievedApril 9,2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- City-Dataat theWayback Machine(archived September 23, 2003)