Available in English Slogan(s) "Find Your Best Place" Alexa rank 35,021 (April 2014) | Created by Bert Sperling Website www.bestplaces.net | |
Type of site Demographic and Geographic Data | ||
Sperling's BestPlaces is a website created and maintained by author and researcher Bert Sperling. It offers information about cities and zip codes in the United States including climate, economy, population, demographics, education, cost of living, and employment.
Contents
Features
By entering in any U.S. city or zip code, a detailed breakdown of that area is supplied. Categories of information provided include demographics, health, economy, housing, climate, crime rates, cost of living, religious constituency and voting history.
Users can register for free and then leave their own personal comments and insights about each place, which are then provided on the site for others' reference.
Studies
Sperling is often commissioned to conduct research studies which rank U.S. cities and metro areas on various criteria. Examples include "Most Stressful Cities" for CNBC "Best Places for Veterans" for USAA, and "Where to Live to Avoid Natural Disasters" for the New York Times.
Since 2006 the firm has carried out the annual Campus Sexual Health Report Card for Trojan (brand) condoms, which measures and ranks the sexual health resources of U.S. colleges and universities.
History
The site was started in 1998 and evolved from a computer program that Sperling created called "Best Places U.S.A."