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Indicator |
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House price to income ratio |
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Used by: United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
Data source: proposed |
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Keywords: affordability, affordable, availability, cost, home ownership, housing |
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Affordability of single family home |
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Used by: Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Sustainable Seattle |
King County Planning & Community Development Division |
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Keywords: availability, cost, housing |
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7 |
Percent of products and services where price reflects life-cycle cost |
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Used by: Alberta Treasury |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: cost, economy, finance, price |
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7 |
Energy and machinery expenses as percent of gross farm income |
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Used by: Land Stewardship Project |
Data source: Income tax forms |
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Keywords: cost, economy, efficiency, energy, farm, finance, income |
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7 |
Distribution of affordable housing throughout city |
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Used by: City of Pasadena |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: affordable, availability, cost, housing |
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Renters who cannot afford to live in the city |
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Used by: Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto |
Data source: City of Toronto, Planning and Development Department |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, housing, rental, urban |
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6 |
Affordable warmth (average energy efficiency rating of homes) |
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Used by: Fife Regional Council |
Data source: Energy Efficiency - Scottish Homes |
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Keywords: affordability, affordable, cost, economy, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, heat, housing, resource use |
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6 |
Feed production and use balance |
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Used by: Land Stewardship Project |
Data source: Income tax forms |
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Keywords: agriculture, cost, economy, efficiency, farm, farming, food, resource use |
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6 |
Low-income renters paying more than 30 percent of income on rent |
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Used by: Minnesota Planning |
Data source: US Census Bureau |
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City of Pasadena |
Unspecified |
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Keywords: affordable, cost, housing, low income, rental |
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6 |
Home ownership rate |
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Used by: Minnesota Planning |
Data source: US Census Bureau |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, home ownership, housing, mobility |
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6 |
Number of new homes that are energy-efficient |
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Used by: Yampa Valley Partners Community Indicators Projec |
Data source: Energy Rated Homes of Colorado |
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Keywords: cost, efficiency, energy, energy use, heat, housing, resource use |
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5 |
Tuition net cost as percent of disposable income |
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Used by: Minnesota Planning |
Data source: State Profiles: Financing Public Higher Education; Washington DC: Research Association |
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Keywords: access, affordability, college, cost, education, post-secondary, tuition, university |
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5 |
Housing affordability ratio - rent prices |
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Used by: Sustainable Seattle |
Data source: King County Planning & Community Development Division |
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Keywords: affordable, cost, housing, rental |
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5 |
Median family income as percent of median single family house price |
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Used by: Pierce County |
Data source: Tacoma/Pierce Co Chamber of Commerce; US Department of HUD |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, home ownership, housing, income |
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5 |
Median family income as percent of average rent on two-bedroom apartment |
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Used by: Pierce County |
Data source: Tacoma/Pierce Co Chamber of Commerce; US Department of HUD |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, housing, income, rental |
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Median family income as percent of annual single family house mortgage payment |
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Used by: Pierce County |
Data source: US Department of HUD; Tacoma Real Estate Research Committee |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, housing, income, mortgage |
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5 |
Percent of households able to afford buying median single family house |
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Used by: Pierce County |
Data source: US Department of HUD; Tacoma Real Estate Research Committee |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, housing, single-family |
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5 |
Housing that is inadequate, overcrowded, or costs over 30% of income |
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Used by: Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators (IWGSDI) |
Data source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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Keywords: affordable, condition, cost, housing |
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4 |
Health care as percent of income |
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Comment: Does not address effectiveness of resource use, lack of access to health services, or amount spent caring for illness vs. promoting health. |
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Used by: Sustainable Seattle |
Data source: WA Office of Financial Management '1990 Health Care Estimates' May 1992 |
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Keywords: accessibility, cost, health, health care |
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4 |
Percentage of persons retrainable with existing funds |
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Used by: Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto |
Data source: Metro Labour Education Centre |
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Keywords: adult, cost, education, skills, training |
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4 |
Median family income as a percent of average property tax |
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Used by: Pierce County |
Data source: US Department of HUD; Pierce County Assessor/Treasurer's Office |
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Keywords: cost, housing, income, tax |
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3 |
City parks/rec expenditures per capita |
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Comment: Expenditures may not reflect quality of services. |
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Used by: Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: cost, parks, recreation |
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2 |
Health care cost relative to total state/local expenditure |
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Comment: Does not address effectiveness of resource use, lack of access to health services, or amount spent caring for illness v. promoting health. |
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Used by: Sustainable Seattle |
Data source: WA Office of Financial Management '1990 Health Care Estimates' May 1992 |
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Keywords: cost, health, health care |
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2 |
Cost of 1,000 kWh of electricity |
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Used by: Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: affordability, cost, economy, electricity, energy, energy use, resource use |
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2 |
Effective buying income per capita |
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Used by: Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: cost, economy, income |
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2 |
City human services expenditures per capita |
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Comment: Change in definition of Human Services caused large apparent but not actual decrease in 1988. Also, expenditures may not measure quality of services. |
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Used by: Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: cost, government, services |
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2 |
City financial support of arts organizations per capita |
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Used by: Jacksonville Community Council Inc. |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: arts, cost, recreation |
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2 |
Funding amounts and sources for recreation facilities |
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Used by: City of Pasadena |
Data source: Unspecified |
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Keywords: cost, recreation |
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Total health care expenditures |
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Comment: Does not address effectiveness of resource use; lack of access to health services; or amount spent caring for illness vs. promoting health. |
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Used by: Sustainable Seattle |
Data source: WA Office of Financial Management '1990 Health Care Estimates' May 1992 |
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Keywords: cost, health, health care |
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Cost of living index |
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Comment: The City of Toronto is considered to be less affordable than the surrounding area; data should be available for the city and the CMA separately so a comparison can be made. |
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Used by: Healthy City Office - Corporation of the City of Toronto |
Data source: Statistics Canada |
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Keywords: basic needs, cost, economy, finance, income, index |
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