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Featured Reports
Transit-Supportive Density in Greater Boston
Produced in partnership with TransitMatters, this report explores the positive relationship between housing density and transit service, and the places in Greater Boston that present the best opportunities for growth.
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'To Live and Thrive' in Massachusetts: Native American Perspectives on Wealth
Commissioned by Boston Indicators and written by researchers from UMass Boston, this report uses data and focus groups to paint a fuller picture of how the wealth gap affects Massachusetts' Native American communities.
Read the full report2024 Greater Boston Housing Report Card
This year's Report Card explores price and supply trends in the context of an aging populace and significant inequality. The report also looks at how public land is used to build - and block - affordable housing.
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New from Indicators
Homelessness in Greater Boston: An Update
New data show a marked increase in homelessness in Greater Boston during 2023, but resilience in the state's taxed emergency shelter system
When the Data Flip: Male Suicide in Massachusetts
Startling data shared last spring on the percentage of young women considering suicide in Massachusetts didn't address another sobering statistic - men are far more likely to die of suicide.
Is new housing a school budget buster?
Concerns about rising school costs loom large over MBTA Communities planning debates. But what does the research say?
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
Are they really up? And what’s the role of measurement changes, real-world factors, and racism?
Empty Desks: The Growing Mismatch Between City and School Demographics in Boston
Shrinking school-aged populations in Boston mean the city’s students are increasingly segregated by race and income