Payday Lenders, Pawn Shops, and Check Cashers: A Deeper Spatial Dive
Locating (Payday) Lenders in the context of targeted populations
Payday Lenders and Banking Swamps
Food and banking access is low in many areas where payday lending thrives
Metro Atlanta Speaks 2023: Previewing the Results
A very early look at 2023 results from the largest survey of perceptions and beliefs done in the Atlanta Region
Cost of Living: A Closer Look (Part 2)
Comparing metro Atlanta's cost of living in several broad categories to other metro areas around the country.
Cost of Living: A Closer Look (part 1)
Further exploration of the earlier findings of the Cost of Living Index.
Regional Snapshot: Metro Atlanta Cost of Living, 2023 Update
How does Atlanta's cost of living compare to metros across the country? This Snapshot explores findings from the Cost of Living Index created by the Council for Community and Economic Research.
Regional Snapshot: 2023 Population Estimates Ticking Up in 11-County ARC Region
Explore 2023 ARC Population Estimates (and Highlight Findings) for its Dues-Paying Member Jurisdictions
Banking Deserts and Banking Droughts: A Deeper Dive
Trudging deeper into those banking deserts (and it's hot, per usual)
The Decline of Bank Branches and the Rise of Atlanta Banking Deserts
Hard to find (and save) money in the (banking) desert
Milestones 2023: The Recovery is Still Underway
Making Meaning (Pandemic Impacts?) of Milestone (s) Tests