This appendix provides a list of some key sources for standard social data. The data
described in this appendix can be obtained using a variety of methods: the Internet,
CD-ROM, and printed literature. For each data source, we describe the following: how to
access the data, the level(s) for which the data were collected (e.g., state, county,
municipality), the type of data, the date of the most recent data available, the frequency
of the data collection, the date first collected, any limitations concerning the data that
might be useful to know, and contact information. The information in this appendix is
organized under the following headings:
- Crime and Justice -- Crime and Arrest Data
- Crime and Justice -- Corrections and Facilities Data
- Education
- Health
- Housing
- Recreation
- Source:
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- Police Department
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- How to access:
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- paper
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- Level:
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- municipality
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- Type of information:
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- crime and arrest data, criminal justice data, data that are reported to the FBI
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1997
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- Frequency of collection:
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- annual
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- Date first collected:
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- in many cases, since the municipality’s incorporation
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- Contact:
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- Local Crime Analysis Unit
- Police Department Administrator
- Or municipal library (in larger cities)
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- Source:
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- Sheriff’s Department
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- How to access:
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- paper
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- Level:
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- county
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- Type of information:
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- crime and arrest data, criminal justice data, facilities information, and data that are
reported to the FBI
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1997
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- Frequency of collection:
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- annual
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- Date first collected:
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- varies
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- Contact:
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- County Crime Analysis Unit
- Sheriff Department Administrator
- Or county library (in some counties)
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- Source:
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- Federal Bureau of Investigation,
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigations
- Uniform Crime Report: Crime in the United States
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- How to access:
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- paper, CD-ROM, and Internet
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- Level:
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- city and county
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- Type of information:
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- general crime statistics
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1997
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- Frequency of collection:
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- annual
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- Date first collected:
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- 1930
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- Contact:
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- public library
- or
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
- (423) 544-3634
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- Source:
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- Crime and Justice Electronic Abstracts
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- How to access:
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- Internet
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- Level:
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- nation, state, county, and metropolitan statistical area
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- Type of information:
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- crime and arrest data, criminal justice data, corrections, and demographic data by
jurisdiction
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1998
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- Frequency of collection:
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- Varies
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- Date first collected:
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- some online data from 1960
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- Limitations:
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- Most of the data sets are very large files and are difficult to download without Adobe
Acrobat reader. Location and demographic data for all 3000+ U.S. counties and U.S. census
links; however, municipal data is available only for cities larger than 100,000, and
county data is available only for the 90 most populated U.S. counties.
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- Contact:
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- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/dtdata.htm#state
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- Source:
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- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (HV6787.S68)
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- How to access:
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- paper
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- Level:
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- National
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- Type of information:
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- report of crime and justice statistics in the U.S.
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1997
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- Frequency of collection:
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- annual
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- Date first collected:
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- 1973
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- Contact:
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- Federal Depository Library
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- Source:
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- County and City School Boards
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- How to access:
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- paper
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- Level:
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- school system
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- Type of information:
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- test scores, free/reduced lunch percentages, special education, student mobility,
student behavior, employee salaries, school system budget
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1997-98 school year
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- Frequency of collection:
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- annual
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- Date first collected:
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- since opening of school
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- Limitations:
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- no data on the percentage of graduates seeking higher education
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- Contact:
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- School System’s Office of Research and Evaluation
- or
- School Board Financial and Administrative Secretaries
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- Source:
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- Tennessee Department of Education
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- How to access:
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- Internet
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- Level:
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- state, county, and city
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- Type of information:
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- 21st Century Schools Report Card information: student demographics, student performance,
system demographics, and finances
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1998
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- Frequency of collection:
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- annual
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- Date first collected:
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- 1991 (online)
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- Contact:
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- http://www.state.tn.us/education/mstat.htm
- or
- Tennessee Department of Education
- Jane Walters, Commissioner
- 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
- 710 James Robertson Parkway
- Nashville, TN 37243-0375
- (615) 741-2731
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- Source:
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- Public Health Department
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- How to access:
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- Internet and paper
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- Level:
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- County
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- Type of information:
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- hospitals, home health care, population, alcohol use surveys, nursing homes, deaths, and
births
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1998, projected to 2010 (population data)
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- Frequency of collection:
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- varies by data
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- Date first collected:
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- 1989 (online)
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- Limitations:
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- limited historical data available online
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- Contact:
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- http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~chrg/hit/main/index.htm
- or
- Regional Public Health Department
- Community Development Specialists
- or
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Bill Wirsing
- Tennessee Department of Health, Research and Development
- Cordell Hull Building, 6th Floor
- 426 5th Avenue, North
- Nashville, Tennessee 37247-5261
- (615) 532-7901
- or
- Community Health Research Group
- Sandra L. Putnam, Ph.D.
- Director and Research Professor
- Community Health Research Group
- The University of Tennessee
- Suite 309, Conference Center Building
- Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4133
- T: (423) 974-4511
- F: (423) 974-4521
- E-mail: sputnam1@utk.edu
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- Source:
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- United States Census of Population and Housing
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- How to access:
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- Internet, paper, and CD-ROM
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- Level:
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- state, county, minor civil division, and municipality
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- Type of information:
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- value, occupancy rates, percentage built before 1940, facilities, number of numbers, and
ownership
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1990
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- Frequency of collection:
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- 10 years
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- Date first collected:
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- 1790
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- Limitations:
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- only incorporated municipalities are included
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- Contact:
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- Federal Depository Library
- or
- county or municipal library
- or
- http://www.census.gov
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- Source:
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- Tennessee Housing Development Agency
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- How to access:
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- paper and CD-ROM
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- Level:
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- County
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- Type of information:
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- census-related, single and multi-family federal housing project information, median home
sales prices (1997), building permits (1997)
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- Most recent data available:
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- varies
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- Frequency of collection:
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- varies, uses census sample data (2 years)
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- Date first collected:
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- varies
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- Limitations:
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- most of available data is taken directly from the U.S. Census
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- Contact:
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- Cheryl Jett
- (615) 741-9677
- E-mail: cjett@mail.state.tn.us
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- Source:
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- Association of Realtors/Board of Realtors
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- How to access:
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- paper
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- Level:
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- parcel
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- Type of information:
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- active listings and numbers sold
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1998
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- Frequency of collection:
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- varies
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- Date first collected:
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- varies
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- Limitations:
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- specific to Multiple Listing Service; coverage varies
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- Contact:
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- local board of realtors
- or
- local realty company
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- Source:
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- Property Tax Assessor
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- How to access:
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- paper
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- Level:
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- Parcel
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- Type of information:
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- median appraised value of residential sectors, single family housing by building
permits, residential building permits, non-residential building permits, and total permits
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1997
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- Frequency of collection:
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- 4 years
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- Date first collected:
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- since the municipality’s incorporation
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- Limitations:
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- may be expensive, one year delay before data are electronically accessible, only current
collection data are available at the property tax assessor’s office
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- Contact:
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- local property tax assessor
- or
- for past data, contact the city/county archives office
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- Source:
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- Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- How to access:
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- HUD 2020 software (CD-ROM)
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- Level:
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- county
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- Type of information:
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- printable maps detailing dispersion of rental and owner ownership, overcrowding, median
value, vacancy, median rents, rent by percency of income, CRA underserved areas, pre-1940
housing, renter/owner occupied, density, and single/multi family
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- Most recent data available:
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- 1996
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- Frequency of collection:
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- varies
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- Date first collected:
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- HUD data has been collected since the agency’s inception. Some data found on the
HUD 2020 software is based on census data.
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- Limitations:
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- requires fairly sophisticated computer capabilities
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- Contact:
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- local HUD Office, Community Builders
- in Knoxville, (423) 545-4384
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Appendix
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