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COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS Below are some excellent demographic and school web sites.We also provide a quick guide on how to use Google maps which is an excellent tool in determining commute time as it providesin trafficestimated travel. CHAPTER 2 www.homefair.com and clickCity Reportson the left margin. A PorchLight favorite. It provides average income for the zip code crime statistics average home price number of homes owned vs. rented education and more. www.bestplaces.net compares cities climates crime rates and cost of living. In addition bestplaces.net providesbestsof the city interesting facts and parent comments on schools. www.familywatchdog.us a national sex offender registry. Apartment rental rates and vacancy trends. www.padzing.com www.rentbits.comrbtrental-rates www.rentometer.com School Statistics www.greatschools.org a PorchLight favorite it shows highest ranking school districts as well as highest ranking schools within the district allowing drilldown by grade for test scores etc. Rankings are based on test scores. A tip on using this site Go to the district first to find the top districts then drilldown. Enter the city and state and click Search. At the top left it will either saySchools in City xx orSchools in District xx.Select the district if available andView District Information. If not scroll down and click on a public school. Next to the rating will be a paragraph with a hyperlink to the district. Click on that hyperlink. Scroll down and youll see other nearby districts and their ratings. Ratings of 10 are the highest and 1 is the lowest. www.schooldigger.com has rankings based on test scores offering drilldown from district to school and comparison reports. www.homefair.comreal-estateschool-reports is a free report including studentteacher ratio educational climate expense per student special education classes before-and-after school programs. www.nces.ed.govccdschoolsearch provides not only general school information but in-depth district stats including budget number of aides teachers administrative staff as well as number of students with IEPs. 7