Services | World’s Best Cities

Get the decision-making edge with real-time, localized insights.

Investment decisions can’t wait months, or years, for traditional data sources.

To act with total confidence, investment teams, governments, and companies need a clear picture of today’s urban economies—and where they are headed tomorrow. That’s where we come in.

Our Approach

Delivering the intelligence behind smarter urban investment.

We forecast the data that guides investor decisions, revealing trends and opportunities that will define a place for decades to come.

Population
Growth

Get insight on projected inflow and outflow, population density, and age.

Housing

Reveal important supply, affordability and price trends.

Business
Formation

Measure the amount of new ventures, startup rates, and permits.

Employment

Build a clear picture of industry mix, job creation and knowledge-worker share.

Household Income
& Spending

Better understand retail readiness and spend capacity.

Our
Services

We work with urban economies of all sizes and scales, from iconic destinations to up-and-coming economic hubs. Explore our services and see what we offer.

Single-City Data Set

A high-level, to-the-minute forecast for one city.

Where are the places best poised for demographic growth and ROI? Our forecasts provide vital population, job growth, and demographic outlooks for the city of your choice—for informed, confident decisions.

National Data Set

Side-by-side national metro comparison.

Unlock insights across 100+ U.S. cities to fuel smarter decisions, sharper strategy, and scalable growth. Delivered as an annual subscription, you get ZIP-code-level forecasts, plus the data and tools city leaders and private-sector partners need—with unlimited support from our data team.

State of the City Report

Custom benchmarking and a tailor-made analysis report for your city.

A comprehensive analysis that benchmarks a city against others on national and global scales. Leveraging our unique forecasting methodology, we assess a city or region’s performance to help guide its economic development and regional planning priorities.

Economic Development Strategy

Holistic benchmarking and evidence you can act on.

We define defensible KPIs, audit sources, and benchmark your city against a peer set across economic vitality, workforce, and a client-defined pillar. Get transparent insights that align stakeholders and accelerate decisions.

Delivering key advantages with every service.

01

Localized Forecasting

Dive deep with city- and ZIP-code-level projections.

02

Real-Time Updates

Stay up-to-date with alerts and refreshed metrics.

03

Strategy-Ready Insight

Interpret and activate all your data. And dump none of it.