AreaVibes
43°40′18.0372″N 79°17′35.2536″W / 43.671677000°N 79.293126000°W
Type of business | Internet |
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Type of site | Municipal demographic data and ranking |
Available in | English |
Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters | 2146A Queen St East Suite 53 Toronto ON M4E 1E3[1] |
Area served | Canada, United States |
CEO | Jon Russo |
Industry | Real estate |
Products | Cost of Living Calculator Livability score |
Launched | August 30, 2010 |
Current status | Online |
AreaVibes is a
Background
The online data collector
Crime Data
AreaVibes online methodology states that crime data is taken from FBI
Livability score
AreaVibes employs the term "livability score" as a way to rank various cities, towns, and neighborhoods. While reporting for the Belleville News-Democrat in 2014, Mark Hodapp stated that AreaVibes "created the scoring system using a unique algorithm" and that the livability score is "designed to help people find the best places to live."[19] According to a statement posted on the AreaVibes website, the company explains that their Livability Score "is a score out of 100... designed to help people quickly and easily evaluate the quality of an area... [and] consists of 7 different categories and dozens of data points across multiple data sets."[10]
In publications
Data reported by AreaVibes has been referenced in a number of popular news publications such as
References
- ^ "Federal Corporation Information - AreaVibes". Government of Canada.
- ^ Mirabella, Lorraine (June 2, 2018). "Baltimore Called Good For Software Engineers". The Baltimore Sun. pp. A7.
- ^ Oliveria, Dave (May 15, 2016). "Boring Is In The Eye of the Beholder, Too". The Spokesman-Review. pp. B2.
- ^ Croke, Karen (April 30, 2016). "Towns". The Journal News. pp. 3C.
- ^ Willard, Michelle (February 4, 2016). "Is the 'Boro One of the Most Costly Cities in the State?". The Daily News Journal. pp. A5.
- Datanyze. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Federal Corporation Information - AreaVibes". Government of Canada.
- ^ "About Us - Find Out More About AreaVibes". www.areavibes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Austrew, Ashley (July 3, 2020). "AreaVibes Review - It is Worth Using?". SecurityNerd. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ ISBN 9781522573135.
- ^ "A Case Study on High-Quality Content: AreaVibes". TextBroker. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "AreaVibes Methodology - How The Livability Score Works". www.areavibes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Austrew, Ashley (2020-07-03). "AreaVibes Review - It is Worth Using?". SecurityNerd. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Tarpley, Laura Grace (May 19, 2021). "7 tips for choosing a neighborhood when you're ready to buy a home". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- The News and Observer. pp. A4.
- ^ Cahn, Martin L. (2017-01-17). "Crime rankings 'ignore the uniqueness of each locale'". The Farmville Herald. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Traci (February 4, 2021). "City Commissioner Defends Data Presented From Websites". Great Falls Tribune. pp. 3A.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Traci; Girten, Nicole (February 5, 2021). "Great Falls Crime Numbers Questioned". Great Falls Tribune. p. 18.
- ^ Hodapp, Mark (December 25, 2014). "Website: Highland One of Best Places to Live in Illinois". Belleville News-Democrat. pp. A1, A3.
- ^ "This Is The Most Stereotypical Food In Every State". HuffPost. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ CEPF, Laura Grace Tarpley. "7 tips for choosing a neighborhood when you're ready to buy a home". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Hall, Dustin (2014-12-02). "The most livable areas in Southeast Texas". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- The Great Falls Tribune. pp. 1A, 3A.
- S2CID 149359936.