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Hello everyone
This is my first time posting, so take it easy on me haha I may be asking for the impossible, but if anyone has any input that might get me as close as possible to what I'm looking for, I'd really appreciate your insight!
My boyfriend and I are moving to Ohio. He's originally from California and moved out to Delaware to live with me for the last few years and now we're setting out to forge our own path in a place that's new to both of us. For a few personal reasons, we've landed on Ohio and now need to narrow down where to start seriously looking. We're both very liberal, vegetarian, don't follow mainstream religions, no kids, etc and if at all possible, it would be great to find an area with some like-minded people to make friends. We like the outdoors and prefer colder weather and snowy winters. We would ideally love to live somewhere that's a bit more spaced out with larger plots of land, but a concern of mine is proximity to animal farms. It may sound silly to some, but I know that I get a pit in my stomach when I pass a slaughter truck here in Delaware and I know that the Midwest means lots of farms so I'd likely encounter even more of that there. We visited a few places in Ohio and one place we really loved was Vermilion. The town had more of a waterfront/nautical feel versus farm which was really cool
We've gone back and forth about whether we'd like to buy or rent and we're leaning toward renting first since we aren't familiar with the area yet. We would like to find a single family home, maybe a townhouse/rowhome with a yard, for less than $1300/month. We have one small dog, so it would have to be dog-friendly. It seems like most rental houses are in cities, and with that our biggest concern would be the crime rate. Neither of us is familiar with which areas of any particular city to check out vs avoid. We aren't really city people anyway, but from what I've read it sounds like cities in the Midwest aren't quite as claustrophobic as the cities on the coasts, so it may be okay
One last question of mine is about tornadoes. I've done a lot of reading about statistics and I'd like to encounter the fewest amount as anyone could hope for, obviously, but I know that a certain amount of tornadoes just come with the territory. Honestly they look really cool when they're over the water, I just don't want to constantly worry that my house is in a perpetual state of danger lol Is it a necessity to have a basement? Which areas would you say have more/less tornadoes?
I know we may be asking for way too much, but any advice you guys might have would be fantastic. Hopefully you can point me in the right direction! Thanks in advance for your help
12-23-2020, 09:28 PM
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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There's actually not a lot of tornados in Ohio, though Xenia and Greene County seem to be a hotspot for unusual weather. In Greene County is also Yellow Springs, the most liberal town in Ohio. It's also one of the most expensive, unfortunately, due to high demand to live there. Oberlin and Athens are liberal college towns too. Athens has a reputation as a cool place to live and visit, though you would be out in Appalachia with a bit of a drive to Columbus or other bigger city. It's near Hocking Hills, which most people agree is the most beautiful part of the state.
12-24-2020, 03:09 AM
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Hello everyone
This is my first time posting, so take it easy on me haha I may be asking for the impossible, but if anyone has any input that might get me as close as possible to what I'm looking for, I'd really appreciate your insight!
My boyfriend and I are moving to Ohio. He's originally from California and moved out to Delaware to live with me for the last few years and now we're setting out to forge our own path in a place that's new to both of us. For a few personal reasons, we've landed on Ohio and now need to narrow down where to start seriously looking. We're both very liberal, vegetarian, don't follow mainstream religions, no kids, etc and if at all possible, it would be great to find an area with some like-minded people to make friends. We like the outdoors and prefer colder weather and snowy winters. We would ideally love to live somewhere that's a bit more spaced out with larger plots of land, but a concern of mine is proximity to animal farms. It may sound silly to some, but I know that I get a pit in my stomach when I pass a slaughter truck here in Delaware and I know that the Midwest means lots of farms so I'd likely encounter even more of that there. We visited a few places in Ohio and one place we really loved was Vermilion. The town had more of a waterfront/nautical feel versus farm which was really cool
We've gone back and forth about whether we'd like to buy or rent and we're leaning toward renting first since we aren't familiar with the area yet. We would like to find a single family home, maybe a townhouse/rowhome with a yard, for less than $1300/month. We have one small dog, so it would have to be dog-friendly. It seems like most rental houses are in cities, and with that our biggest concern would be the crime rate. Neither of us is familiar with which areas of any particular city to check out vs avoid. We aren't really city people anyway, but from what I've read it sounds like cities in the Midwest aren't quite as claustrophobic as the cities on the coasts, so it may be okay
One last question of mine is about tornadoes. I've done a lot of reading about statistics and I'd like to encounter the fewest amount as anyone could hope for, obviously, but I know that a certain amount of tornadoes just come with the territory. Honestly they look really cool when they're over the water, I just don't want to constantly worry that my house is in a perpetual state of danger lol Is it a necessity to have a basement? Which areas would you say have more/less tornadoes?
I know we may be asking for way too much, but any advice you guys might have would be fantastic. Hopefully you can point me in the right direction! Thanks in advance for your help
You've pretty much described the eastern Greater Cleveland region. $1,300/month for a single family home may limit your options. Perhaps check out Painesville, Fairport Harbor, or other relatively lower cost communities. Oberlin may an option; it's certainly tops for "liberal."
Read through this thread, starting with post 3.
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...cleveland.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...cleveland.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...cleveland.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...ille-area.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...y-suburbs.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...some-land.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...xperience.html
Snowfalls in Greater Cleveland:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...ion-but-2.html
https://www.cleveland19.com/story/33...-belt-in-ohio/
Vermilion isn't a liberal community IMO. Perhaps check out nearby Oberlin, perhaps the most liberal community in Ohio.
Vermilion:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...good-city.html
Oberlin:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...-compared.html
See post 3:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...rt-family.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...-question.html
Kent, Ohio, home of Kent State University, may be another option.
Ohio threads:
https://www.city-data.com/forum/gene...ng-within.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...s-live-oh.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...n-squares.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...j-oh-need.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...ggestions.html
https://www.city-data.com/forum/ohio...ohio-city.html
You can check Board of Election websites for any county to see voting patterns for any city, village, township, etc.
You can check home values for individual locations at Zillow.com. Here are the links for Painesville and Fairport Harbor. The Painesville map includes much more than the City of Painesville, where values are lower than in Greater Painesville.
https://www.zillow.com/painesville-oh/home-values/
https://www.zillow.com/fairport-harbor-oh/home-values/
Personally, I wouldn't wait long to buy given currently low interest rates and the possibility of climate change migration into the Midwest.
If you like four seasons and some snow, northeast of Cleveland is in the Lake Erie lake effect snow belt. Tornadoes are less common in northeast Ohio than western Ohio. I've never heard of a tornado northeast of Cleveland, but there have been some west and south of Cleveland, especially in Lorain County. See post 45 and subsequent posts in this thread.
https://www.city-data.com/forum/clev...eveland-5.html
See Ohio areas here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornad...ce_of_May_2019
Good luck!!!
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It's near Hocking Hills, which most people agree is the most beautiful part of the state.
The Hocking Hills are beautiful, but I and many others don't agree that this is the
most beautiful part of the state.
Some of my most exhilarating memories resulted from visits to 1) the Mohican region east of Mansfield; 2) driving around the highlands surrounding Bellefontaine with beautiful farming valleys below; 3) the warbler migration at Magee Marsh Wildlife Area with its famous boardwalk and magnificient wild beach; 4) Holden Arboretum in Kirtland; 5) Holmes County, and 6) The Wilds near Zanesville.
http://ianadamsphotography.com/news/...bruary-2-2019/
https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/o...-wildlife-area
Check out Ohio's National Natural Landmarks.
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nnlandm...e.htm?State=OH
Check out the many Ohio photographs in the galleries of Ian Adams, perhaps Ohio's greatest landscape photographer.
https://ianadamsphotography.com/news/galleries/
And there's much of natural Ohio that I haven't visited. E.g., I've never visited the Glen Helen Nature Preserve in your region.
https://www.glenhelen.org/about
https://trekohio.com/2013/04/30/glen...ture-preserve/
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Checking tornadoes in an area
I guess I was wrong about there being no tornadoes northeast of Cleveland.
Checking this website, I found this listing for Painesville. Unfortunately no details for the storms are provided.
https://www.geostat.org/data/painesville-oh/tornados
I only remember the 1969 tornado, and, at the time, I don't remember anybody confirming that it was a tornado. Near Lake Erie, microbursts with tornado-like winds, are possible. One comment in this thread says a couple houses were flattened. I don't remember that outcome. I do remember some persons were stuck on a Ferris Wheel at the Fairport Mardi Gras and the wind overpowered the braking system and the wheel spun uncontrollably for a while; talk about a thrill ride. If you visit Painesville, go to Morley Library and read the microfilm editions of the Painesville Telegraph (now defunct) for July 5, 1969, and several days afterward. Note this was the worst wind storm to strike the Painesville area in a half century, but severe blizzards used to be common. The last severe blizzard likely was in the 1990s. We had a 10-inch plus snow storm, the worst in ten years, earlier this snow season. The storm was easily and rapidly handled by the area's robust snow-handling capabilities and most of the snow thawed within several days; it was movie-like beautiful here for a couple days.
https://www.facebook.com/lakecountyh...7271277379932/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale
The 1969 storm mostly knocked down trees, as I remember it. It took place at night, so I'm not certain anybody ever saw a funnel. Those were the days before Doppler radar. Whenever Doppler radar shows the possibility of a tornado, Greater Cleveland TV stations are very good at interrupting programming to warn people and very specifically track the prospective path of the storm down to specific neighborhoods.
A Google search didn't produce anything about 6-22-85 tornadoes in Lake County, but I did find this article. Ashtabula and Trumbull counties are not part of Greater Cleveland.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/weath...ng-may-31-1985
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_U...rnado_outbreak
Even this article makes no mention of any tornado in 2011 northeast of Cleveland.
https://www.weather.gov/cle/event_2004-2013
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12-24-2020, 08:08 PM
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Oberlin was rated the most liberal place in Ohio. Whether you are able
to find what you need on your budget is a different story.
12-24-2020, 08:11 PM
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Athens is a great town and liberal. You should not have to worry about tornadoes with
the hilly topography there.
12-25-2020, 03:23 AM
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Athens is a great town and liberal. You should not have to worry about tornadoes with
the hilly topography there.
Hilly topography reportedly does not preclude or reduce the chance of tornado activity based on current scientific evidence, although some research suggests that location on a slope (leeward or not) may reduce damage.
See tornado myth number 5 here.
<<Other areas like that of the Southeast United States, the terrain contains many hills and small mountain ranges. This portion of the country is known as Dixie Alley and many record-breaking Tornado Outbreaks have occurred there. Such as the Super Outbreak of April 1974 and the more recent April 2011 Super Outbreak. As long as the conditions are favorable tornadoes can develop.>>
https://www.tornadicexpeditions.com/...yths-debunked#
https://www.insidescience.org/news/a...rnadoes-valley
Athens County is the site of disposal wells for fracking industry hazardous waste. The waste is injected at very high pressures.
<<“Ohio says they have the strictest laws in the United States of America,” Groff said. But many measures, she claimed, such as air-quality monitoring, ground monitoring, seismic monitoring, testing for groundwater migration, or testing for radioactive materials in the waste, are not required by the state....
“The toxic water that is being injected (underground) will compete for space… which means it will move upward,” Debatin said, noting that the further underground water is pushed, the more pressure there will be to push it back up.
“It’s not a question of if groundwater will become contaminated; it’s a matter of when,” he said, adding that “we have absolutely no knowledge about how water travels underground,” so it may not stay within the property limits of the well site.>>
https://www.athensnews.com/news/loca...9b5d6e643.html
http://www.acfan.org/wp-content/uplo...h-inj-well.pdf
<<Except for some unincorporated areas, Athens County runs on city or rural water district water. The water feeding Athens comes from an aquifer beneath the city's west side. The water is pulled from three main areas stretching from the fields beside O'Bleness Memorial Hospital to the north side of the city's bikeway; there are 17 individual wells. The only evidence of the 30-to-50 foot deep holes leading to the aquifer are the wellheads: large cylindrical structures with motors on top.>>
Ohio University Water Project | Consumption
Hazardous fracking wastes are shipped into Ohio for disposal from other states, mainly Pennsylvania.
https://energynews.us/2014/07/18/mid...20Pennsylvania .
Existing Pennsylvania injection wells have much lower injection capacity than Ohio wells, either due to geology or differing regulatory standards.
https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylv...sposal%20wells .
https://www.propublica.org/article/i...son-beneath-us
01-21-2021, 04:24 AM
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I agree with the poster earlier that said Vermilion isnt liberal. Its a quaint coastal town, but its going to be more conservative like most Ohio communities. If youre attracted to that particular area, Sandusky has a little bit more of a liberal population, being a larger city. Living there for awhile, I noticed a particularly sizeable LGBTQ community, Cedar Point being a large employer of lgbtq folks. On the downside, Sandusky has a noteworthy crime rate...something to be cognizant of.
As far as smaller town living, with a liberal culture, I would agree with everyone else when it comes to Yellow Springs, Oberlin, and Athens. If the social/political culture is important to you, and you dont choose from those towns...I would probably look to the cities. As you said, our cities arent quite as dense as some east coast cities. Any of the larger cities in Ohio are going to have a large liberal community (Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton, Akron, etc.) even if its not the majority of the people.
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Educational Attainment - Professional school degree (%)
Educational Attainment - Doctorate degree (%)
School Enrollment - Nursery, preschool (%)
School Enrollment - Kindergarten (%)
School Enrollment - Grade 1 to 4 (%)
School Enrollment - Grade 5 to 8 (%)
School Enrollment - Grade 9 to 12 (%)
School Enrollment - College undergrad (%)
School Enrollment - Graduate or professional (%)
School Enrollment - Not enrolled in school (%)
School enrollment - Public schools (%)
School enrollment - Private schools (%)
School enrollment - Not enrolled (%)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos
Median number of rooms in apartments
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities (%)
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities (%)
Density of houses
Urban houses (%)
Rural houses (%)
Households with people 60 years and over (%)
Households with people 65 years and over (%)
Households with people 75 years and over (%)
Households with one or more nonrelatives (%)
Households with no nonrelatives (%)
Population in households (%)
Family households (%)
Nonfamily households (%)
Population in families (%)
Family households with own children (%)
Median number of bedrooms in owner occupied houses
Mean number of bedrooms in owner occupied houses
Median number of bedrooms in renter occupied houses
Mean number of bedrooms in renter occupied houses
Median number of vehichles in owner occupied houses
Mean number of vehichles in owner occupied houses
Median number of vehichles in renter occupied houses
Mean number of vehichles in renter occupied houses
Mortgage status - with mortgage (%)
Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%)
Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%)
Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%)
Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%)
Average family size
Average family size - White
Average family size - Black or African American
Average family size - Asian
Average family size - Hispanic or Latino
Average family size - American Indian and Alaska Native
Average family size - Multirace
Average family size - Other Race
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%)
Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%)
Place of birth - Born in other state (%)
Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%)
Place of birth - Foreign born (%)
Housing units in structures - 1, detached (%)
Housing units in structures - 1, attached (%)
Housing units in structures - 2 (%)
Housing units in structures - 3 or 4 (%)
Housing units in structures - 5 to 9 (%)
Housing units in structures - 10 to 19 (%)
Housing units in structures - 20 to 49 (%)
Housing units in structures - 50 or more (%)
Housing units in structures - Mobile home (%)
Housing units in structures - Boat, RV, van, etc. (%)
House/condo owner moved in on average (years ago)
Renter moved in on average (years ago)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1999 to March 2000 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1995 to 1998 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1990 to 1994 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1980 to 1989 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1970 to 1979 (%)
Year householder moved into unit - Moved in 1969 or earlier (%)
Means of transportation to work - Drove car alone (%)
Means of transportation to work - Carpooled (%)
Means of transportation to work - Public transportation (%)
Means of transportation to work - Bus or trolley bus (%)
Means of transportation to work - Streetcar or trolley car (%)
Means of transportation to work - Subway or elevated (%)
Means of transportation to work - Railroad (%)
Means of transportation to work - Ferryboat (%)
Means of transportation to work - Taxicab (%)
Means of transportation to work - Motorcycle (%)
Means of transportation to work - Bicycle (%)
Means of transportation to work - Walked (%)
Means of transportation to work - Other means (%)
Working at home (%)
Industry diversity
Most Common Industries - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining (%)
Most Common Industries - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (%)
Most Common Industries - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (%)
Most Common Industries - Construction (%)
Most Common Industries - Manufacturing (%)
Most Common Industries - Wholesale trade (%)
Most Common Industries - Retail trade (%)
Most Common Industries - Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (%)
Most Common Industries - Transportation and warehousing (%)
Most Common Industries - Utilities (%)
Most Common Industries - Information (%)
Most Common Industries - Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (%)
Most Common Industries - Finance and insurance (%)
Most Common Industries - Real estate and rental and leasing (%)
Most Common Industries - Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (%)
Most Common Industries - Professional, scientific, and technical services (%)
Most Common Industries - Management of companies and enterprises (%)
Most Common Industries - Administrative and support and waste management services (%)
Most Common Industries - Educational services, and health care and social assistance (%)
Most Common Industries - Educational services (%)
Most Common Industries - Health care and social assistance (%)
Most Common Industries - Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (%)
Most Common Industries - Arts, entertainment, and recreation (%)
Most Common Industries - Accommodation and food services (%)
Most Common Industries - Other services, except public administration (%)
Most Common Industries - Public administration (%)
Occupation diversity
Most Common Occupations - Management, business, science, and arts occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Management, business, and financial occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Management occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Business and financial operations occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Computer, engineering, and science occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Computer and mathematical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Architecture and engineering occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Life, physical, and social science occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Community and social service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Legal occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Education, training, and library occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Health technologists and technicians (%)
Most Common Occupations - Service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Healthcare support occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Protective service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors (%)
Most Common Occupations - Law enforcement workers including supervisors (%)
Most Common Occupations - Food preparation and serving related occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Personal care and service occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Sales and office occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Sales and related occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Office and administrative support occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Construction and extraction occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Production occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Transportation occupations (%)
Most Common Occupations - Material moving occupations (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutionalized population (%)
People in Group quarters - Correctional institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Federal prisons and detention centers (%)
People in Group quarters - Halfway houses (%)
People in Group quarters - Local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups) (%)
People in Group quarters - Military disciplinary barracks (%)
People in Group quarters - State prisons (%)
People in Group quarters - Other types of correctional institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Nursing homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospices or homes for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Military hospitals or wards for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Other hospitals or wards for chronically ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse (%)
People in Group quarters - Mental (Psychiatric) hospitals or wards (%)
People in Group quarters - Schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded (%)
People in Group quarters - Schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutions for the deaf (%)
People in Group quarters - Institutions for the blind (%)
People in Group quarters - Orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (%)
People in Group quarters - Wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (%)
People in Group quarters - Juvenile institutions (%)
People in Group quarters - Long-term care (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children (%)
People in Group quarters - Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children (%)
People in Group quarters - Training schools for juvenile delinquents (%)
People in Group quarters - Short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children (%)
People in Group quarters - Type of juvenile institution unknown (%)
People in Group quarters - Noninstitutionalized population (%)
People in Group quarters - College dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) (%)
People in Group quarters - Military quarters (%)
People in Group quarters - On base (%)
People in Group quarters - Barracks, unaccompanied personnel housing (UPH), (Enlisted/Officer), ;and similar group living quarters for military personnel (%)
People in Group quarters - Transient quarters for temporary residents (%)
People in Group quarters - Military ships (%)
People in Group quarters - Group homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the mentally ill (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the mentally retarded (%)
People in Group quarters - Homes for the physically handicapped (%)
People in Group quarters - Other group homes (%)
People in Group quarters - Religious group quarters (%)
People in Group quarters - Dormitories (%)
People in Group quarters - Agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (%)
People in Group quarters - Job Corps and vocational training facilities (%)
People in Group quarters - Other workers' dormitories (%)
People in Group quarters - Crews of maritime vessels (%)
People in Group quarters - Other nonhousehold living situations (%)
People in Group quarters - Other noninstitutional group quarters (%)
Residents speaking English at home (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%)
Residents speaking other language at home (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Born in the United States (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Native, born elsewhere (%)
Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%)
Class of Workers - Employee of private company (%)
Class of Workers - Self-employed in own incorporated business (%)
Class of Workers - Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers (%)
Class of Workers - Local government workers (%)
Class of Workers - State government workers (%)
Class of Workers - Federal government workers (%)
Class of Workers - Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business and Unpaid family workers (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in houses and condos - No fuel used (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Utility gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Bottled, tank, or LP gas (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Electricity (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Coal or coke (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Wood (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Solar energy (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - Other fuel (%)
House heating fuel used in apartments - No fuel used (%)
Armed forces status - In Armed Forces (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian - Veteran (%)
Armed forces status - Civilian - Nonveteran (%)
Fatal accidents locations in years 2005-2021
Fatal accidents locations in 2005
Fatal accidents locations in 2006
Fatal accidents locations in 2007
Fatal accidents locations in 2008
Fatal accidents locations in 2009
Fatal accidents locations in 2010
Fatal accidents locations in 2011
Fatal accidents locations in 2012
Fatal accidents locations in 2013
Fatal accidents locations in 2014
Fatal accidents locations in 2015
Fatal accidents locations in 2016
Fatal accidents locations in 2017
Fatal accidents locations in 2018
Fatal accidents locations in 2019
Fatal accidents locations in 2020
Fatal accidents locations in 2021
Alcohol use - People drinking some alcohol every month (%)
Alcohol use - People not drinking at all (%)
Alcohol use - Average days/month drinking alcohol
Alcohol use - Average drinks/week
Alcohol use - Average days/year people drink much
Audiometry - Average condition of hearing (%)
Audiometry - People that can hear a whisper from across a quiet room (%)
Audiometry - People that can hear normal voice from across a quiet room (%)
Audiometry - Ears ringing, roaring, buzzing (%)
Audiometry - Had a job exposure to loud noise (%)
Audiometry - Had off-work exposure to loud noise (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Has high blood pressure (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Checking blood pressure at home (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Frequently checking blood cholesterol (%)
Blood Pressure & Cholesterol - Has high cholesterol level (%)
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on food at supermarket/grocery store
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on food at other stores
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on eating out
Consumer Behavior - Money monthly spent on carryout/delivered foods
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on food at supermarket/grocery store (%)
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on food at other stores (%)
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on eating out (%)
Consumer Behavior - Income spent on carryout/delivered foods (%)
Current Health Status - General health condition (%)
Current Health Status - Blood donors (%)
Current Health Status - Has blood ever tested for HIV virus (%)
Current Health Status - Left-handed people (%)
Dermatology - People using sunscreen (%)
Diabetes - Diabetics (%)
Diabetes - Had a blood test for high blood sugar (%)
Diabetes - People taking insulin (%)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Diet health (%)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Milk product consumption (# of products/month)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Meals not home prepared (#/week)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Meals from fast food or pizza place (#/week)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Ready-to-eat foods (#/month)
Diet Behavior & Nutrition - Frozen meals/pizza (#/month)
Drug Use - People that ever used marijuana or hashish (%)
Drug Use - Ever used hard drugs (%)
Drug Use - Ever used any form of cocaine (%)
Drug Use - Ever used heroin (%)
Drug Use - Ever used methamphetamine (%)
Health Insurance - People covered by health insurance (%)
Kidney Conditions-Urology - Avg. # of times urinating at night
Medical Conditions - People with asthma (%)
Medical Conditions - People with anemia (%)
Medical Conditions - People with psoriasis (%)
Medical Conditions - People with overweight (%)
Medical Conditions - Elderly people having difficulties in thinking or remembering (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever received blood transfusion (%)
Medical Conditions - People having trouble seeing even with glass/contacts (%)
Medical Conditions - People with arthritis (%)
Medical Conditions - People with gout (%)
Medical Conditions - People with congestive heart failure (%)
Medical Conditions - People with coronary heart disease (%)
Medical Conditions - People with angina pectoris (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever had heart attack (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever had stroke (%)
Medical Conditions - People with emphysema (%)
Medical Conditions - People with thyroid problem (%)
Medical Conditions - People with chronic bronchitis (%)
Medical Conditions - People with any liver condition (%)
Medical Conditions - People who ever had cancer or malignancy (%)
Mental Health - People who have little interest in doing things (%)
Mental Health - People feeling down, depressed, or hopeless (%)
Mental Health - People who have trouble sleeping or sleeping too much (%)
Mental Health - People feeling tired or having little energy (%)
Mental Health - People with poor appetite or overeating (%)
Mental Health - People feeling bad about themself (%)
Mental Health - People who have trouble concentrating on things (%)
Mental Health - People moving or speaking slowly or too fast (%)
Mental Health - People having thoughts they would be better off dead (%)
Oral Health - Average years since last visit a dentist
Oral Health - People embarrassed because of mouth (%)
Oral Health - People with gum disease (%)
Oral Health - General health of teeth and gums (%)
Oral Health - Average days a week using dental floss/device
Oral Health - Average days a week using mouthwash for dental problem
Oral Health - Average number of teeth
Pesticide Use - Households using pesticides to control insects (%)
Pesticide Use - Households using pesticides to kill weeds (%)
Physical Activity - People doing vigorous-intensity work activities (%)
Physical Activity - People doing moderate-intensity work activities (%)
Physical Activity - People walking or bicycling (%)
Physical Activity - People doing vigorous-intensity recreational activities (%)
Physical Activity - People doing moderate-intensity recreational activities (%)
Physical Activity - Average hours a day doing sedentary activities
Physical Activity - Average hours a day watching TV or videos
Physical Activity - Average hours a day using computer
Physical Functioning - People having limitations keeping them from working (%)
Physical Functioning - People limited in amount of work they can do (%)
Physical Functioning - People that need special equipment to walk (%)
Physical Functioning - People experiencing confusion/memory problems (%)
Physical Functioning - People requiring special healthcare equipment (%)
Prescription Medications - Average number of prescription medicines taking
Preventive Aspirin Use - Adults 40+ taking low-dose aspirin (%)
Reproductive Health - Vaginal deliveries (%)
Reproductive Health - Cesarean deliveries (%)
Reproductive Health - Deliveries resulted in a live birth (%)
Reproductive Health - Pregnancies resulted in a delivery (%)
Reproductive Health - Women breastfeeding newborns (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that had a hysterectomy (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that had both ovaries removed (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that have ever taken birth control pills (%)
Reproductive Health - Women taking birth control pills (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that have ever used Depo-Provera or injectables (%)
Reproductive Health - Women that have ever used female hormones (%)
Sexual Behavior - People 18+ that ever had sex (vaginal, anal, or oral) (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever had anal sex with a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Males 18+ that ever had any sex with a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever had vaginal sex with a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever performed oral sex on a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever had anal sex with a man (%)
Sexual Behavior - Females 18+ that ever had any kind of sex with a woman (%)
Sexual Behavior - Average age people first had sex
Sexual Behavior - Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of female vaginal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average age people first performed oral sex on a woman (18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of woman performed oral sex on in lifetime (18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male anal sex partners in lifetime (males 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average age people first performed oral sex on a man (18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male oral sex partners in lifetime (18+)
Sexual Behavior - People using protection when performing oral sex (%)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of times people have vaginal or anal sex a year
Sexual Behavior - People having sex without condom (%)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of male vaginal sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Average number of female sex partners in lifetime (females 18+)
Sexual Behavior - Circumcised males 18+ (%)
Sleep Disorders - Average hours sleeping at night
Sleep Disorders - People that has trouble sleeping (%)
Smoking-Cigarette Use - People smoking cigarettes (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ having problems with smell (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ having problems with taste (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had wisdom teeth removed (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had tonsils teeth removed (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had a loss of consciousness because of a head injury (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull (%)
Taste & Smell - People 40+ that ever had two or more sinus infections (%)
Weight - Average height (inches)
Weight - Average weight (pounds)
Weight - Average BMI
Weight - People that are obese (%)
Weight - People that ever were obese (%)
Weight - People trying to lose weight (%)