Atlanta's Peer Metros in Housing Stability Data

By purchasing this curated data, you will gain access to both the 'Top 5 List' of Atlanta's Peer Metros and a larger list of the 250 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) that are in closest proximity to Atlanta with respect to housing stability. This is a pay-what-you-want product. Peerness with Atlanta, or proximity to Atlanta, is represented by a distance score, which is based on straight-line geometric principles and the degree that MSAs show consistent proximity to Atlanta across measures. We use the following metrics and provide data on each (Source: US Census Bureau. 2024. "American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates):

• MSA Population
• Median Home Value
• Median Household Income
• Poverty Rate
• Black Population Percentage

Additional Context

It is a common practice for local civic leaders to identify the cities and/or metropolitan areas that are most like their own to benchmark where they stand in comparison. However, the criteria for "peerness" varies, and is sometimes head-scratching. This curated data product, well, sticks to the data to identify the metropolitan areas that are the Atlanta MSA's true peers in housing stability, a matter of critical importance.