MetroTrends features expert commentaries on emerging trends and interlocking issues:

ECONOMIC RECOVERY: Still Sluggish in Most Major Metros by Howard Wial (December 2010)

DECLINING VIOLENT CRIME: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom by Meagan Cahill (October 2010)

MORTGAGES AT RISK: Numbers Increasing Everywhere but Differences Between Metropolitan Areas Are Stark by Tom Kingsley and Chris Walker (September 2010)

THE HOUSING WAGE: What Will it Take to Put Affordable Housing Within Reach? by Danilo Pelletiere and Megan DeCrappeo (August 2010)

URBAN SENIORS: The Graying of Metropolitan America by Barbara Butrica (August 2010)

VANISHING MANUFACTURING JOBS: Jobs Disappearing in Minority and Immigrant Communities by Margaret Simms and Karina Fortuny (June 2010)

CHALLENGES FOR HEALTH REFORM: Benefits and Challenges of Health Reform Will Vary Across Metros by Genevieve Kenney and Samantha Phong (May 2010)

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Metro Areas Suffering the Worst Housing Shocks Also Lose the Most Jobs by Bob Lerman and Tom Kingsley (February 2010)

EARNINGS & HOUSING AFFORDABILITY: Despite the Drop in House Prices, Affordability Problems Persist by Harry Holzer and Margery Austin Turner (February 2010)

NEW METROPOLITAN DIVERSITY: Immigration Brings Diversity to More of Metro America by Ajay Chaudry and Margaret Simms (February 2010)

INVESTING IN CHILDREN: Mismatch Between Local Resources Today and Investment Needs for the Nation's Future by Olivia Golden, Jenny Macomber, and Robin Harwood (February 2010)

MUDDLING THE MORTGAGE MARKET: Investor-Owners in the Boom and Bust by Kathryn L.S. Pettit and Kim Rueben (February 2010)

House prices (2010 Q3)

Employment in the manufacturing sector (October 2010)

Job losses (October 2010)

Unemployment (October 2010)

» The Urban Institute National Data Repository

» Cultural Vitality Indicators from the Arts and Culture Indicators Project

» Foreclosure-Response.org Data and Maps on All 366 Metros

» The Urban Institute Children of Immigrants Data Tool