Population change by town, 2007-08 and 2000-08
July 14, 2009
April unemployment rate by Mass. city and town
May 26, 2009
March unemployment rate by Mass. city and town
April 21, 2009
Primary colors: Deval Patrick vs. Tim Cahill
Spring 2009
Emptied nests: Foreclosures per 10,000 properties, 2006-08
Winter 2009
Where local aid cuts may fall the heaviest
December 10, 2008
Lawrence is up, Cape Cod is down in voter turnout
November 25, 2008
Gateway Cities rally for state income tax
November 12, 2008
Western Mass. puts an end to greyhound racing
November 11, 2008
Tax poll: Romney voters vs. anti-income-tax voters, 2007
Fall 2008
Home values by city and town
August 4, 2008 (Beyond Red and Blue blog)
Worcester falls, Lowell rises: Population changes, 2006-07
July 10, 2008 (Beyond Red and Blue blog)
Play money: Local spending on culture and recreation, FY2007
Summer 2008
Prep schools: High schools that sent graduates to public colleges, 2005
Spring 2008
Job seekers: Unemployment rate by town, 2007
Spring 2008
Deval Patrick vote vs. Barack Obama vote
February 18, 2008 (Beyond Red and Blue blog)
House hikes: Changes in property tax bills, 2000-07
Winter 2008
Population change by town, 2005-06
October 23, 2007 (Beyond Red and Blue blog)
Independent voters by town, 2006
October 14, 2007 (Beyond Red and Blue blog)
Protection money: Local spending on public safety, FY 2006
Fall 2007
Not-so-prime spots: Home foreclosures per 10,000 residents
Summer 2007
Money from home: Property taxes as % of municipal revenue, FY 2006
Spring 2007
Cherry pie: Local aid per capita, FY 2007
Winter 2007
New neighbors: Home sales per 10,000 residents, by town
Fall 2006
No brakes: Car registration by town
Summer 2006
Constituent service: Number of residents served by city/town officials
Spring 2006
Growth spurts: Permits for new housing units, 2000-04
Winter 2006
Close quarters: “Real” population density
Growth and Development Extra 2006
Bread winners: Biggest industry by town
Fall 2005
Mapping immigration: Foreign-born residents
August 21, 2005 (Boston Globe)
Open government: Where town meetings rule
Summer 2005
Past their prime: Cities and towns with population losses
Spring 2005
State of the commute: Towns with long-distance drivers
February 13, 2005 (Boston Globe)
Two and a half decades of Prop. 2 1/2: Override votes
Winter 2005
Field of battle: Contested state legislative seats
Fall 2004
The granny state: People under 18 vs. people over 65
September 19, 2004 (Boston Globe)
No-party animals: Independent voters
Summer 2004
Without a hitch: Unmarried-couple households
Spring 2004
Bed scores: Hospital beds per county
Health Care Extra 2004