• Best Cities for Affordable Homeownership in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: June 2022 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the best cities for affordable homeownership in the Mountain West, based on the SmartAsset report, 鈥淏est Cities to Buy an Affordable Family Home 鈥 2021 Edition.鈥 The report is 厂尘补谤迟础蝉蝉别迟鈥檚 second annual study,鈥
  • Housing Affordability for Top Occupations in Nevada Metros, 2022
    Publication Date: June 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet combines housing and employment data from the National Housing Conference (NHC) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to examine housing affordability for the 10 most common occupations in the Las Vegas-Henderson-鈥
  • Arts Vibrancy in the Mountain West, 2020
    Publication Date: June 2022 Author: Joshua Padilla, Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on various arts vibrant communities in the United States from the 2020 Arts Vibrancy Index Report. The growth of arts communities across the country contributes to the increased intensity of the United States鈥 cultural sector. Using the鈥
  • Women in Tech in the Mountain West Cities, 2021
    Publication Date: June 2022 Author: Saha Salahi, Joshua Padilla, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data exploring the SmartAsset, 鈥淏est Cities for Women in Tech 鈥 2021 Edition鈥 and presents information on the best cities for women in tech in the Mountain West. This fact sheet focuses on the eight cities in the Mountain West region that appear鈥
  • Automatic Voter Registration and Voter Turnout in Nevada Elections
    Publication Date: June 2022 Author: Dielle T. Telada, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: For the first time in Nevada鈥檚 history, voters who are not registered as Democrats or Republicans (i.e., nonpartisans and minor party registrants) constitute a majority of active registered voters. In particular, the rapid growth in nonpartisan registrants corresponds with Nevada鈥檚鈥
  • State School Finance in the Mountain West, 2019
    Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines K-12 school finance indicators drawing from an original report by Albert Shanker Institute and Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. These indicators show whether states are funding school districts to national standards. This鈥
  • Student and Faculty Diversity: 性视界传媒 (性视界传媒) and University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), 2012-2020
    Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the racial and ethnic diversity of students, tenured faculty, tenure-track faculty, and non-tenured/tenure-track faculty at the 性视界传媒 (性视界传媒) and University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Data are presented for each year from 2012 to鈥
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the Mountain West, 2015 - 2019
    Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Saha Salahi, Zachary Walusek, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the Mountain West as originally reported in the 鈥淪TD Surveillance Report 2019鈥 published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This includes data for Mountain West states and鈥
  • COVID-19 Behind Bars in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Dielle T. Telada, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: Due to overcrowding, inadequate healthcare, systemic neglect, and violence in U.S. carceral (i.e. jails or prisons) and immigration detention centers, these facilities are a hot spot for the spread of COVID-19. In March 2020, the UCLA Law 鈥淐ovid Behind Bars Data Project鈥 began鈥
  • American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA): City and County Budget Allocations in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: April 2022 Author: Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet details how city and county governments within the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah allocated funds from the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Brookings Metro in鈥
  • Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure in the Mountain West, 2020-2021
    Publication Date: April 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on electric vehicles (EVs) and EV charging stations, as originally reported by Zutobi in The 2022 EV Charging Station Report. This report examines the presence of EV infrastructure across the United States. The Mountain West鈥
  • Mountain West Personal Income Growth, 2021
    Publication Date: April 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights personal income growth in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are retrieved from The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) report, 鈥淔iscal 50: State Trends and Analysis.鈥 The compound annual growth rate in鈥