We are now a week removed from the 2016 Presidential election, with an outcome that surprised a lot of poll watchers (though perhaps we should have been less surprised). Much of the pre-election talk was about Pennsylvania as a swing state, and Philadelphia specifically, as the democratic bastion that could carry the state. Well, how […]
Read MoreAnother week, another update to our Philadelphia Housing Index. Last week, we provided indices for school catchment areas. This week: neighborhoods. Philadelphia Neighborhoods We calculated indices for each of Philadelphia’s 67 neighborhoods. [1] Similar to the Elementary School Indices, these neighborhoods are fairly small, and require more smoothing over time than larger districts. Let’s look at some […]
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