A public-data field guide

See the shape
of a city.

Clear, human-scale profiles for understanding how American cities live, grow, move, and change.

    The first edition

    342 city profiles. One legible baseline. Open data, plainly sourced.

    Make a fair comparison

    The facts, side by side.

    Put up to four cities next to each other. Each figure carries the same definition and data vintage.

    Compare cities