Emerson Middle School
7th Grade
Ellert, Corrigan, Robinson,
Braat, Kachmarik


RELOCATION RESEARCH PROJECT

General Information___________________________________________________

Best Places To Live :Money Magazine ranked the 300 biggest places to live across a wide range categories.
See how your future home may rank in terms of Education, Housing, Economy, Weather, Health and Crime

Key to the City- historical, statistical, and cultural information on various cities. A very comprehensive site.

Moving Van.com City Compare- check or compare the statistics of many of the United States' biggest cities. Statistical information includes financial, economic, educational, and temperature information.

Sterlings Best Places - weather and Climate in 320 U.S. cities.

FedStats.gov- statistics of over 100 government agencies.

U.S. Census Bureau- various U.S. statistics.

State and County Quick Facts- facts about different places.

Climate - For specific climate information on U.S. Cities use Yahoo or Google search engines and type in the city and state you are researching.

Realty Information_____________________________________________________

National Realty Companies

Realtor.com
Cyberhomes.com
Homeseekers.com
Americashomes.com
Harmonhomes.com

Mortgage Information: Mortgage Calculator || Yahoo: Current National Mortgage Rates

For Sale By Owner:

These for sale by owner sites may be of interest:

www.owners.com
www.fsbo.com
www.salebyowner.com

Rental Properties:

Rent.net - national and international interactive guide to apartments, temporary furnished rentals and storage facilities.

ForRent.com - offered by For Rent Magazine.

ApartmentGuide.com - search apartments and rentals nationwide

Apartmentworld.com - search for apartments in various price ranges


Moving Information____________________________________________________________

Relocation Information

Various sites that offer city information, Salary Comparisons, City comparisons, moving
information, data and stats include:

Sterlings Best Places
Move.com
Moving.com
Domaina.com

The Salary Calculator - use calculator to compare the cost of living in hundreds of U.S.
and International cities

Occupational Outlook Handbook - use to search for an occupations from a-z

Moving Companies

Many moving companies have web pages.  Some of the better moving pages can refer you to a company, and tell you what to look for and ask about when shopping around, and even include suggestions for how to pack to make the actual moving experience easier.

The US Post Office has a good section for moving, including an on-line Change of Address Form and other guidelines.

Cross Country Movers

Nationwide Movers
Mayflower.com: national full service movers

Self Moving Companies

U-Haul
MoversUSA.com


Population____________________________________________________________

Ameristat- one-stop source for U.S. population data.

State Population- population statistics by state

Education____________________________________________________________

Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries- educational facilities in any city.

Edinformatics- various links to educational statistics.

Moving Van.com City Compare- check or compare the educational statistics and other statistics of many of the United States' biggest cities.

Transportation ____________________________________________________________

American Public Transportation Association - features large metro area bus agencies and statewide sites

Greyhound Lines- contains bus fares, schedules, and ticketing information.

Expedia.com- search air fare, hotel costs, and more

Tax Information ____________________________________________________________

Moving Van.com City Compare- Check or compare the tax statistics and other statistics of many of the United States' biggest cities.

Recreational Activities ____________________________________________________________

City Search- search for museums, parks, stores, zoos, and any other entertaining things to do in almost any U.S. city.

U.S.A. City Link- links to various online city guides.

Yahoo: US National Parks

United States National Park Guide

Zoos in the USA

* To search for information on the Cultural Activities of a specific city use Yahoo or Google.

Sports Teams :

Historical Information ____________________________________________________________

Key to the City- This site offers information and statistics on various cities.

* Use Yahoo or Google to search for additional historic information about your city.