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BEA Regional Price Parities
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- Regional
- Table
SARPP- Vintage
- 2024
- Released
- February 19, 2026
- Unit
- index, US = 100
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Documentation
- https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area
- API
- https://apps.bea.gov/api/data
Components pulled (5)
1 — [SARPP] RPPs: All items2 — [SARPP] RPPs: Goods3 — [SARPP] RPPs: Services: Rents4 — [SARPP] RPPs: Services: Utilities5 — [SARPP] RPPs: Services: Other
BEA Regional Price Parities by metro area
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- BEA Regional Price Parities by metropolitan statistical area
- Table
MARPP- Vintage
- 2024
- Released
- February 19, 2026
- Unit
- index, US = 100
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Documentation
- https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area
- API
- https://apps.bea.gov/api/data
Components pulled (5)
1 — [MARPP] RPPs: All items2 — [MARPP] RPPs: Goods3 — [MARPP] RPPs: Services: Rents4 — [MARPP] RPPs: Services: Utilities5 — [MARPP] RPPs: Services: Other
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Official data, fetched automatically - Table
LAUS- Vintage
- July 2026
- Released
- Aug. 21, 2026
- Unit
- percent of labor force
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Documentation
- https://www.bls.gov/lau/
- API
- https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/
US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- ACS 5-year 2020–2024
- Table
B25064_001E, B25077_001E, B19013_001E, B25071_001E, B25092_001E, B25103_001E- Vintage
- 2024
- Released
- December 2025
- Unit
- USD / percent; margins of error are 90% confidence intervals
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Documentation
- https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- API
- https://api.census.gov/data
Variables pulled (6)
B25064_001E + B25064_001M MOE — Median gross rent (USD/month)B25077_001E + B25077_001M MOE — Median home value (USD)B19013_001E + B19013_001M MOE — Median household income (USD/year)B25071_001E + B25071_001M MOE — Median gross rent as % of household income (%)B25092_001E + B25092_001M MOE — Median owner costs as % of household income (%)B25103_001E + B25103_001M MOE — Median real estate taxes paid (USD/year)
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
Official data, fetched automatically - Table
OEWS- Vintage
- May 2025
- Released
- May 15, 2026
- Unit
- employment count / USD per year
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Documentation
- https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- API
- https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/
FRED (FHFA House Price Index & state unemployment)
Official data, fetched automatically - Table
{ST}STHPI, {ST}UR- Vintage
- home prices through 2025, unemployment through 2024
- Released
- continuously updated
- Unit
- index / percent
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-03
- Documentation
- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/
- API
- https://api.stlouisfed.org/fred/
US Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (summary file)
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (table-based summary file)
- Table
B01003, B01002, B25031, B19301, B17001, B15003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B28002, B27010, B25040- Vintage
- 2020–2024
- Released
- December 2025
- Unit
- count / USD / percent / minutes; margins of error are 90% confidence intervals
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/summary-file.html
- API
- https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/
Variables pulled (19)
B01003 — Total population (people)B01002 — Median age (years)B25031 — Median gross rent, no bedroom (studio) (USD/month)B25031 — Median gross rent, 1 bedroom (USD/month)B25031 — Median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (USD/month)B25031 — Median gross rent, 3 bedrooms (USD/month)B25031 — Median gross rent, 4 bedrooms (USD/month)B25031 — Median gross rent, 5 or more bedrooms (USD/month)B19301 — Per capita income (2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) (USD/year)B17001 — Share of people below the poverty level (of those whose poverty status is determined) (%)B15003 — Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher (%)B08013+B08303 — Mean travel time to work (workers 16+ who did not work from home) (minutes)B08301 — Workers 16+ who worked from home (%)B28002 — Households with a broadband Internet subscription (any type) (%)B27010 — Civilian noninstitutionalized population with no health insurance coverage (%)B25040 — Occupied homes heated mainly with electricity (%)B25040 — Occupied homes heated mainly with utility (piped) gas (%)B25040 — Occupied homes heated mainly with bottled or tank gas (propane, butane, etc.) (%)B25040 — Occupied homes heated mainly with fuel oil or kerosene (%)
US Census Bureau Population Estimates
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates, Vintage 2025
- Table
NST-EST2025-ALLDATA- Vintage
- Vintage 2025
- Released
- January 27, 2026
- Unit
- persons
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html
- API
- https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/state/totals/NST-EST2025-ALLDATA.csv
BEA Personal Consumption Expenditures by State
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- Per capita personal consumption expenditures (PCE) by major type of product
- Table
SAPCE2- Vintage
- 2025
- Released
- September 30, 2026
- Unit
- current dollars per person
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://www.bea.gov/data/consumer-spending/state
- API
- https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip
EIA residential electricity (Table 5A) and natural gas prices
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- EIA Electric Sales, Revenue, and Average Price — Table 5A (residential)
- Table
Table 5A; NG_PRI_SUM residential- Vintage
- 2024
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Unit
- kWh / cents per kWh / USD per month / USD per thousand cubic feet
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/
- API
- https://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/xls/table_5A.xlsx
NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance (statewide)
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance — statewide time series
- Table
statewide time series- Vintage
- 1991–2020 average
- Released
- monthly
- Unit
- °F / inches
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting estimates (Crime Data Explorer)
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, estimated crimes by state (Crime Data Explorer, 1979-2025)
- Table
Estimated crimes by state (CIUS Table 4 series)- Vintage
- 2025
- Released
- August 2026
- Unit
- offenses per 100,000 residents
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
- API
- https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads
Census Bureau State-to-State Migration Flows
Official data, fetched automatically - Dataset
- Census Bureau State-to-State Migration Flows (ACS 1-year)
- Table
State-to-State Migration Flows, Table 1- Vintage
- 2024
- Released
- January 21, 2026
- Unit
- persons; margins of error are 90% confidence intervals
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-24
- Documentation
- https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/geographic-mobility/state-to-state-migration.html
- API
- https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/geographic-mobility/2024/state-to-state-migration/State_to_State_Migration_Table_2024_T13.xlsx
Tax Foundation — 2026 State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets
Manually maintained - Vintage
- 2026
- Released
- tax year 2026
- Unit
- percent (top marginal rate)
- Documentation
- https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-income-tax-rates-2026/
Tax Foundation — State and Local Sales Tax Rates, 2026
Manually maintained - Vintage
- 2026
- Released
- tax year 2026
- Unit
- percent (state and combined avg)
- Documentation
- https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/sales-tax-rates/
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division — State Minimum Wage Laws / Consolidated State Minimum Wage Update Table
Manually maintained - Vintage
- 2026
- Released
- DOL table effective 2026-07-01
- Unit
- USD per hour
- Documentation
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state
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