Start with a foundation of data-driven affordability 

Leverage the most powerful community data platform to explore, uncover, and share insights that can help you transform affordable housing and sustainable infrastructure.

Housing Security
  
Part I

mySidewalk for Housing

At mySidewalk, we understand that housing is more than just shelter—it’s the foundation for thriving communities. The housing industry plays a crucial role in shaping the well-being of individuals and the vitality of neighborhoods, cities, and regions. Whether you’re a housing authority, developer, policy maker, or nonprofit, the challenges you face are complex and multifaceted: from addressing housing affordability and homelessness to ensuring equitable access to safe, quality housing for all. We recognize the critical importance of having accurate, timely data to inform decisions and drive sustainable change.

Our platform is designed with the housing industry in mind, offering a comprehensive suite of tools that allow you to not just collect data, but transform it into actionable insights. With mySidewalk, you can visualize housing trends, identify disparities, and plan interventions that make a real difference in people's lives. 

From urban planning to affordable housing development to community revitalization, you can access the high-quality, trustworthy data and innovative tools necessary to drive meaningful change. 

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Part II

Tackling Housing's Greatest Challenges Through Comprehensive Data

Housing issues are multifaceted and deeply interconnected with other societal factors, which means that surface-level statistics often aren’t enough to drive meaningful change. This is where mySidewalk excels, providing a platform that goes beyond the basics to deliver the nuanced insights needed to tackle today’s most pressing housing challenges.

Our data library boasts over 5 billion up-to-date community data points from more than 50 trusted sources, with new data being added regularly. Every subscription unlocks access to a comprehensive collection of housing-related datasets, covering everything from property values and rent prices to housing quality and rates of people experiencing homelessness.

But we don't stop there. What truly sets our platform apart is the ability to explore the broader context in which housing issues arise. With data spanning across topics like economic conditions, education, health, and environmental factors, you can get the full picture on housing.

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Addressing Housing Affordability & Shortages

Affordability is one of the most pressing issues in housing today. By utilizing data on income levels, housing costs, and economic conditions, you can identify where affordability gaps are most severe and who is most affected.

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Tackling Homelessness with Comprehensive Data

Our data library includes critical information on factors like poverty rates, employment, and access to social services, allowing for a more holistic approach to understanding and addressing complex issues like homelessness. By examining these intersecting factors, you can develop targeted strategies to reduce the issue—and stigma—in your community.

Ensuring Housing Quality and Safety

Quality and safety in housing are paramount for community well-being. Our platform offers data on housing age, building conditions, and health-related metrics such as lead exposure or mold prevalence. 

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Climate Change

Responding to Climate Change and Aging Housing Stock

Climate change and the aging housing stock present additional challenges that require proactive planning. Access data on climate risks, such as flood zones or heat islands, alongside information on the age and condition of housing. 

Addressing Discrimination, Inequity, and Regulatory Challenges

Discrimination and inequity are deep-rooted issues that require an understanding of both historical and current trends. We provide access to data on housing assistance programs, racial inequities, and demographic shifts, enabling users to identify and address housing access and quality with data-driven equity.

Empowering Housing Professionals with Actionable Insights

By leveraging the breadth and depth of our data library, housing professionals can move beyond traditional metrics and gain a holistic view of the factors influencing housing outcomes. Whether you're planning new developments, advocating for policy changes, or working to improve housing conditions, we have the data and tools you need to make informed, impactful decisions.

The most relevant data to housing—and everything else

Support intersectional analysis with more than 8,000 topics and datasets from more than 50 trusted sources—all in one place.

INCOME
Income
Healthy Housing
Healthy Housing
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Change
QUALITY & SAFETY
Quality & Supply
SUPPLY & DEMAND
Supply & Demand
Connectedness
Connectedness
  
Part IV

How to Use mySidewalk for Housing

We’re proud to partner with the forward-thinking organizations that trust mySidewalk to support their housing initiatives. For more than a decade, housing authorities, city planners, and community development organizations have been leveraging our platform to address pressing housing challenges. From identifying housing affordability trends to tracking homelessness rates and analyzing housing disparities, our customers use our comprehensive data library and innovative tools to drive meaningful change in their communities.

The best part? Their feedback has directly influenced the evolution of our platform, data selection, and housing-focused Report templates.

Our customers use the platform to pinpoint areas with the greatest housing needs, advocate for resources, and develop targeted strategies that promote housing stability and equitable access.

By utilizing mySidewalk’s platform, housing advocates can quickly generate data stories that communicate complex housing data to stakeholders and policymakers. This helps build a stronger case for funding, program expansion, and strategic interventions that prioritize communities most at risk of housing insecurity. With our platform, you have the insights you need to advocate for sustainable, affordable housing solutions that create lasting impact.

The data assistant for housing

Sidekick helps you explore our robust community data library, build visualizations like maps, and get answers about people, places, and so much more. 

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Platform Features

Explore and share community data like an expert.

With mySidewalk, public health professionals of all kinds can explore and share community data like an expert.

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