# INTERACTIVE MAP: Median income for every neighborhood in the U.S. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 2, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874 "2013-01-02T20:21:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ilikedata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/da6949/32.png) [@ilikedata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ilikedata)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/1 "2013-01-02T20:21:48Z")
I thought you guys might like this (especially if you’re looking to move somewhere, or know someone who is). It’s a website that shows you how rich or poor every neighborhood in America is. It’s called [RichBlocksPoorBlocks.com](http://www.richblockspoorblocks.com). You put in an address, city, and/or state, then it zooms into that location, and you see a neighborhood map that’s color-coded according to income. Here are 34 big cities so you get the idea of how it is. [[Album] 34 city income maps. Source: RichBlocksPoorBlocks.com - Album on Imgur ![](https://i.imgur.com/8xtP5.jpeg?fb "34 city income maps. Source: RichBlocksPoorBlocks.com - Album on Imgur") ](https://imgur.com/a/z0NfP#0) How rich is your 'hood? Mine is on the lower end of middle class, according to this thing. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/2 "2013-01-02T20:25:56Z")
After using it for several minutes–I have no idea. The overlay uses the same color set as the underlying map, and I can’t make out the gradations. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/3 "2013-01-02T20:27:35Z")
My neighborhood is right in the middle of the range for “middle class” for California. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/4 "2013-01-02T20:30:31Z")
That is pretty neat. Much ado is made about the income disparity in Kansas City between the neighborhoods west of Troost Ave. and those east. I entered 6300 Troost, Kansas City MO and the result is striking. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/5 "2013-01-02T20:35:50Z")
Reported. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/6 "2013-01-02T20:37:17Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Reported. Party pooper. I didn’t see any ads. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/7 "2013-01-02T20:39:25Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Party pooper. > > I didn’t see any ads. Eh, someone signs up and makes a single post to direct us all to a website? Ads or not, that’s spam. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/8 "2013-01-02T20:42:35Z")
Just as I suspected–my house is essentially at a corner of three zones, one low to mid $40k and one in the high teens. My neighborhood is an odd mix of beautiful, well maintained homes from the 1800’s and shitty rentals full of trash. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/9 "2013-01-02T20:42:55Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Eh, someone signs up and makes a single post to direct us all to a website? Ads or not, that’s spam. I’m not losing any sleep over it. I live in a rich neighborhood and work in a poor one. But I don’t see a huge difference. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/10 "2013-01-02T20:44:01Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Eh, someone signs up and makes a single post to direct us all to a website? Ads or not, that’s spam. I agree. It’s spam. It would be different if a long-time poster directed us to a website he/she had found. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/11 "2013-01-02T20:46:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I agree. It’s spam. It would be different if a long-time poster directed us to a website he/she had found. I agree. However, it’s a damn sight more useful that the typical “look what I found” sort of post. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/12 "2013-01-02T20:48:25Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > I agree. However, it’s a damn sight more useful that the typical “look what I found” sort of post. Assuming it’s at all accurate. I’m reminded of those websites that tell you where the sex offenders are in your neighborhood that contain nothing but false info. ---
**Author:** ![toyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@toyo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toyo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/13 "2013-01-02T20:48:42Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > After using it for several minutes–I have no idea. The overlay uses the same color set as the underlying map, and I can’t make out the gradations. Click on the neighborhood for detailed data. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/14 "2013-01-02T20:49:05Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Eh, someone signs up and makes a single post to direct us all to a website? Ads or not, that’s spam. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I agree. It’s spam. It would be different if a long-time poster directed us to a website he/she had found. Cool. Then I hope a Mod closes it soon. I have a new thread I want to post about a website I found. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/15 "2013-01-02T20:49:12Z")
My neighborhood is, as I could have told you, right in the DMZ between the rich folks and the ghetto. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/16 "2013-01-02T21:04:16Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Cool. Then I hope a Mod closes it soon. I have a new thread I want to post about a website I found. Cool beans… There are no ads on that site…Yet. What they’re doing is trying to increase their traffic by spamming message boards which will help them sell ads down the line. Spammers spam for a reason. If 99% of people ignore them, they still only need to find a few **Sicks Ates** out there willing to buy-in to whatever they’re pushing. It’s just a numbers game. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/17 "2013-01-02T21:07:04Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Cool beans… There are no ads on that site…Yet. What they’re doing is trying to increase their traffic by spamming message boards which will help them sell ads down the line. Spammers spam for a reason. If 99% of people ignore them, they still only need to find a few **Sicks Ates** out there willing to buy-in to whatever they’re pushing. It’s just a numbers game. They’ve figured out a way to put important and/or interestinng data out there in a format that’s easy to use and understand. Good for them. I’m happy to help. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/18 "2013-01-02T21:24:27Z")
Not super accurate. Looked up my town, and it’s got the whole town uniformly darkest green, including the trailer park. I don’t think the average income there is $106K or above. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/19 "2013-01-02T21:26:21Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I agree. It’s spam. It would be different if a long-time poster directed us to a website he/she had found. Isn’t a Web site’s worth completely independent of how long the person pointing at it has been a member? This site seems perfectly suited to MPSIMS. Welcome to the board, **ilikedata**! ---
**Author:** ![PaperBlob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@PaperBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaperBlob)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874/20 "2013-01-02T21:53:36Z")
I don’t care if it’s a spam post, because the website linked to is interesting. Anyway, if you click on a “neighborhood,” what you really are looking at is a census tract. Assuming the mapping of the tracts is accurate, what the data shows me is that for my little chunk of the world, the census tracts DO NOT correspond very well to actual neighborhoods. Not that they need to, I know. I can’t see an accurate average for MY actual neighborhood, or for some of the VERY expensive developments nearby, because it’s in the same census tract as a large retirement community, which I’m guessing is bringing the average way down. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interactive-map-median-income-for-every-neighborhood-in-the-u-s/645874.md?page=2)