Quality of Life in Selected Texas Cybercities
Air Quality Data
Crime Data
Housing Data
Median Housing Sales Prices
Residential Building Permits Issued
Traffic Data
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Air Quality Data ▲
Table
Air Quality (annual data), 1993-2005
Chart
Air Quality (annual data), 1993-2005
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Source: US Environmental Protection Agency.
To locate Air Quality Data:
Under "Quick Finder," click on AIR.
Scroll down to "Browse these EPA Air Subtopics" and click on "Air Quality."
Click on "AirTrends."
Scroll down and click on "Air Quality Data" in the left toolbar.
Select "Number of Days with Air Quality Index Values Greater than 100 at Trend Sites,1990-"data," and All Sites in 2005, Ozone Only," and open either .xls or pdf. file.
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Crime Data ▲
Table
Crime Rates (annual), 1990-2005
Chart
Crime Rates (annual), 1990-2005
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Notes: The Crime Index, measured by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, is composed of the violent crimes of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Austin's crime index has dropped steadily since 1990 when the index was 8,579 per 100,000 persons to 4,482 per 100,000 persons in 2005. Data for 2003, 2004 and 2005 are based on revised definitions of Metropolitan Statistical Areas effective in 2003; therefore, data for 2003, 2004 and 2005 are not necessarily comparable to previous years. Data for Austin for 2003 are estimated.
Source: US Department of Justice, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States--2005.
To locate Crime Data:
Go to http://www.fbi.gov/
Click on "Reports and Publications" in the left hand toolbar.
Scroll down and click on "Uniform Crime Report: Crime in the United States"
Click on "year"
Under "About Crime in the United States," click on "Read More"
Click on "Table 6 -- Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area"
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Housing Data
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Median Housing Prices ▲
Table
Median Housing Prices (annual), 1990-2006
Chart
Median Housing Prices (annual), 1990-2006
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Notes: The Median Housing Sales Price of existing single-family houses is computed by determining the midway point between the least expensive and most expensive of all existing single-family home sales in the metropolitan statistical area. For example, the median price in Austin is $173,700 in 2006. Data for 2006 are preliminary.
NA: not available. As of 1998 data for Fort Worth-Arlington MSA are not available. Data for Fort Worth have been combined with data for the Dallas MSA and are shown for Dallas-Fort Worth MSA.
In 2005, the National Association of REALTORS® updated its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Home Price Series based on new information from the U.S. Office of Management (OMB) in 2003. The MSAs in its metro home price report are now based on 2000 Census Data. Data for 2003-2006 are based on the revised MSA definitions.
Source: National Association of REALTORS, Median Sales Price of Existing Single-Family Homes for Metropolitan Areas (annual).
To locate Median Housing Prices Data:
Go to www.realtor.org
Click on "Research" in the left hand toolbar.
Click on "Existing Home Sales" under Research in the left hand toolbar.
Click on "Metropolitan Area Prices."
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Residential Building Permits Issued ▲
Tables
Residential Building Permits Issued (monthly), 2004-2008
Residential Building Permits Issued (annually), 1990-2006
Charts
Single-Family Residential Building Permits Issued (monthly), 2004-2008
Single-Family Residential Building Permits Issued (annually), 1990-2006
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Download annual data tables and chart as an Excel file
Notes: Statistics are based upon reports submitted by local building permit officials in response to a mail survey. They are obtained using Form C-404, "Report of New Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning Permits Issued." When a report is not received, missing data are either (1) obtained from the Survey of Use of Permits (SUP) that is used to collect other information on housing starts, or (2) imputed. Imputations are based on the assumption that the ratio of current month authorizations to those of a year ago should be the same for reporting and non-reporting places.
Source: Real Estate Center, Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas.
To locate building permit data:
Go to http://recenter.tamu.edu/
Click on "Data"
Click on "Building Permits"
Under Building Permit Activity, click on "Residential: US Metropolitan (MSA) Data"
Scroll down until you locate the metropolitan area needed and then click on "A" for annual data or "M" for monthly data under single-family, 2-4 family, or 5+ family.
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Traffic Data ▲
Table
Traffic Data (annual), 1990-2003
Charts
Travel Time Index (annual), 1990-2003
Rush Hours (annual), 1990-2003
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According to an announcement on the website of the Texas Transportation Institute, the Annual Urban Mobility Study will not be published in 2006. The study's authors are refining the research methods and will resume publication in 2007. The next issue will be published in September 2007. For more information, go to http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums.
Notes: The Travel Time Index (TTI) is the ratio of rush hours (peak period travel time) to non-rush hours (free-flow travel time.) The TTI estimates the average amount of extra time it takes to travel a specific distance in rush hours compared to non-rush hours. For example, in 2003, if it requires one hour to travel a specific distance in non-rush hours, it would require one hour and 20 minutes in Austin, an hour and 22 minutes in Dallas-Fort Worth, an hour and 25 minutes in Houston, and an hour and 13 minutes in San Antonio to travel the same distance during rush hours. Non-rush hour speed is estimated at 60 mph on freeways and 35 mph on major streets. Speeds less than that are an indication of delay.
Number of rush hours = estimate of the number of hours in a 24-hour day when the highway system has congestion.
The Texas Transportation Institute conducts an annual survey of travel patterns in 75 cities in the US. From this survey, the Urban Mobility Study is published.
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System, Annual Urban Mobility Study.
To locate traffic data:
Go to http://mobility.tamu.edu/
Click on "...Annual Urban Mobility Report"
In right-hand toolbar, click on "... Annual Urban Mobility Study..."
Click on "Congestion Data for Your City" in right hand toolbar
Click on map and then city name.
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