128 maps and tools

Travel & transport

Airports, delays and recorded road crashes.

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Airport Delay Comparison

Compare historical airline delays and cancellations by airport, month and departure time.

BTS · Reporting Carriers

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Car-Free Commuting Map

Compare walking, cycling and public-transportation shares among resident workers.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Fatal Road-Crash Explorer

Explore recorded fatal crashes by place, pedestrian involvement, conditions and time.

NHTSA · FARS

Education & public services

Colleges, student debt, schools, libraries and healthcare.

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

College Cost After Aid

Compare reported college net prices for the same household-income band and build a shortlist.

College Scorecard / NCES

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Find Your Age Group

Choose an age group and compare its local population share and full age distribution.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Grocery-Access Gap Map

Compare published neighborhood supermarket-distance and vehicle-access indicators.

USDA ERS

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Healthcare Shortage Atlas

Explore official primary-care, dental and mental-health shortage designations.

HRSA

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Languages Spoken Near You

Explore published local language groups and compare counts with population shares.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Public Library Resource Finder

Find branches and compare their library systems’ reported hours, programs and resources.

IMLS · Public Libraries

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Student Debt by State

Compare federal student-loan balances, borrower counts and average balances by state.

Federal Student Aid

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Veteran Community Explorer

Compare veteran counts, adult-population shares and age profiles across counties.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS

Housing & household costs

Rent, homes, childcare and the cost of keeping a household.

County · Map + Calculator

Childcare Costs by County

Compare historical daycare prices and calculate a budget for your own family.

U.S. Department of Labor · NDCP 2022

State · Map + Calculator

Cost of Owning a Paid-Off Home by State

A paid-off house still has bills. Compare the costs homeowners report after the mortgage is gone.

2024 ACS 1-year · selected owner costs · maintenance is an optional personal allowance

State · Map + Calculator

HOA and Condo Fees by State

See how monthly dues compare with your state, and how common association fees are.

2024 ACS 1-year · required HOA and condo fees combined · owner-occupied homes

State · Map

Housing Age by State

Explore where the housing stock is oldest, and which construction eras make up each state's homes.

2024 ACS 1-year estimates · all housing units

County · Map + Calculator

HUD Income Limits by Household Size

Look up published Section 8 income thresholds for your county or town and household size.

FY2026 · effective May 1, 2026 · snapshot 2026-10-01

State · Map

Manufactured Home Prices by State

Compare the published price of new manufactured homes, by size and state.

2014–2025 annual averages · home price only · suppressed estimates remain unavailable

County · Map

Property Tax Bills by County

Compare typical annual property tax bills and the published uncertainty across counties.

ACS 2020–2024 · snapshot 2026-10-01

State · Map

Rent Growth vs Renter Income by State

Where have rents risen faster than renter incomes? Compare the changes on the same time and price basis.

ACS 1-year estimates · 2019 and 2021–2024 · no standard 2020 estimate

State · Map

Rental Vacancy Rates by State

See how much rental housing is vacant, and how each state's rate has changed over twenty years.

Annual estimates · 2005–2025 · rental inventory only

County · Map

Single-Family Housing Permits by County

Explore newly authorized housing, annual trends and permits per resident.

Final annual 2024 and 2025 · ACS 2020–2024 population benchmark · snapshot 2026-10-01

State · Map

The Housing Roller Coaster

Compare nominal FHFA housing-price index histories from a selected starting quarter, with a flat-map alternative and exact rebased values.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

Work & income

Pay, purchasing power and the places where work happens.

County · Map + Calculator

Annual Commuting Time & Cost

Turn your commute into annual hours and spending, then compare the local time benchmark.

ACS 2020–2024 · snapshot 2026-10-01

Metro · Map + Calculator

Equivalent Salary Between Cities

Compare the buying power of your salary in two metropolitan areas.

BEA 2024 regional price parities · snapshot 2026-10-01

Metro · Map

Nurse Salaries vs Cost of Living

Compare registered-nurse pay with regional price levels before choosing your next city.

BLS May 2025 wages · BEA 2024 prices · snapshot 2026-10-01

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Seasonal Employment Calendar

See the monthly employment cycle in local industries and compare county patterns.

BLS · QCEW

County · Map

Social Security Benefits by County

Compare approximate average payments separately for retirement and disability.

SSA December 2025 · released August 2026 · snapshot 2026-10-01

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Where Local Workers Actually Work

Follow the county connections between where people live and where their jobs are located.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS

County · Map

Work-from-Home Rates by County

Compare resident work-from-home shares across counties and published survey periods.

ACS 2019–2023 and 2020–2024 · overlapping five-year periods · snapshot 2026-10-01

Energy & utilities

Electricity, heating, solar and reliable power.

State · Map + Calculator

EV Home-Charging Cost by State

Compare home-charging costs with gasoline for your driving and efficiency assumptions.

July 2026 and annual 2024 · snapshot 2026-10-01

State · Map + Calculator

Heat Pump vs Gas Heating Costs

Compare heating operating costs using state prices and your equipment efficiency.

EIA annual 2024 electricity and residential natural gas · snapshot 2026-10-01

State · Map

Home Heating Fuel by State

Compare the fuels households use most for heating, and how the mix has changed.

2019 and 2021–2024 ACS 1-year · occupied homes · no standard 2020 estimate

State · Map

Power Outage Reliability by State

Compare annual outage hours and interruptions per customer, with major events included or excluded.

EIA distribution reliability · 2019–2024 · historical annual averages

City · Map + Calculator

Solar Generation Calculator by City

Explore modeled monthly solar production for a clearly defined system.

PVWatts v8 · NSRDB typical weather · 12 saved city examples · snapshot 2026-10-01

Population & community

Growth, migration, schools and connected communities.

Multiple · Map

Animated maps

Replay geographic stories, choose a public place and inspect source values.

Versioned historical sources · see each story

Region · Map

City Time Machine

Explore historical GHSL snapshots within a fixed study window. Newly built-up surface appears between source epochs; cells do not date individual buildings.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

County · Map

Fiber Internet Availability by County

Compare reported residential fiber availability across counties.

FCC availability December 31, 2025 · published September 29, 2026 · snapshot 2026-10-01

Region · Map

History Beneath Your Feet

Inspect reviewed political milestones, their source geometry and the uncertainty around changing boundaries.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

State · Map

Human Rivers

Follow state-to-state tax-return migration, separate incoming and outgoing moves, and compare households, people proxies and reported income.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Local Data Atlas

Twenty source-backed maps of local work, education, travel and community patterns.

Source periods and coverage on each tool

Region · Map

The Shrinking World

Compare researched historical journeys, dated transport networks and documented costs, waits and assumptions.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

Weather & environment

Climate, air, water and recorded weather.

World · Map

Ancient Earth

Follow model-evaluated plate reconstructions through geological ages and compare two places using geodesic separation.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

City · Map

Compare U.S. City Climates

Compare heat, freezing nights, rainfall and snowfall across selected U.S. cities.

NOAA NCEI · 1991–2020 normals

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

County Drought History

Explore drought frequency, severity and consecutive-week streaks across counties.

U.S. Drought Monitor

County · Map

Drinking-Water Violation Lookup

Search public water systems and distinguish health-related from monitoring violations.

EPA SDWIS fiscal snapshot 2026Q2 · July 2023 onward plus older open records · snapshot 2026-10-01

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Farmland Rental-Cost Map

Compare published county cash rents and calculate an acreage-based rental benchmark.

USDA NASS

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Garden Planting-Window Finder

Explore historical spring and fall freeze dates and the growing season at weather stations.

NOAA · Climate Normals

County · Map

Hail History by County

Explore recorded hail dates and sizes, with reporting limits made clear.

NOAA recorded county hail reports 2024 and 2025 · snapshot 2026-10-01

Region · Map

One Raindrop’s Journey

Trace a connected river network, compare two starting reaches and illuminate upstream tributaries. Progress is illustrative, not a travel-time prediction.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

U.S. counties & places · Map + Tool

Public-Land Access Finder

Explore protected areas by reported public access and compare nearby places.

USGS · PAD-US

World · Map

Storm Cinema

Replay historical Atlantic storm centers and intensity. Inspect track proximity to a selected city without confusing it with landfall or damage.

Versioned source periods · see source epochs in story

County · Map

Unhealthy Air Days by County

Explore monitored air-quality days, annual trends and missing coverage.

EPA annual AQI 2024 and 2025 · snapshot 2026-10-01

Business

Lending and the survival of new establishments.

State · Map

Business Survival Rates by State

Follow establishments opened in the same year, and see how many still reported employment years later.

BLS employer establishments · observations through March 2025

State · Map

SBA Loans by Industry and State

Explore the SBA loan amounts approved for five industries, by state, program and fiscal year.

FY2020–2025 approvals · as of June 30, 2026 · cancelled loans excluded

Politics & elections

Election history, political twins, borders and voting rules.

State & county · Map + Tool

Border Lab

Redraw the country. See what your borders change.

Presidential elections · 2000–2024

State & county · Map + Tool

Political Time Machine

How did this place become politically different?

Presidential elections · 2000–2024

State & county · Map + Tool

Political Twins

Which place votes most like yours—and which only looks similar?

Presidential elections · 2000–2024

World football

World Cups, teams, clubs, stadiums and player origins.

World · Map

Clubs around the world

Find listed football clubs around the world, then explore countries, league affiliations and their stadiums.

Archived club geography · retrieved 2026-10-02

World · Map

Football stadiums

Explore sourced venue locations, recorded capacities, opening years and the clubs that list them.

Archived venue records · retrieved 2026-10-02

World · Map

National-team strength

Follow national-team strength over time with a reproducible MapifyStats Elo model calculated from archived international results.

1900–2026 snapshots · matches through 2026-08-26

World · Map

Player geography

Explore birthplaces, listed nationalities and club countries in nine league roster samples, or switch to World Cup national squads.

World Cup squads · 1930–2026 · league sample 2026-10-03

World · Map

World Cup history

Explore every men’s World Cup from 1930 through 2026: tournament appearances, titles, finals and goals.

World Cups · 1930–2026

World · Map

World Cup qualification

Explore dated World Cup qualification states and the reusable rules behind future competition snapshots.

2026 · as of 2026-07-19 / 2030 · as of 2026-10-02 / 2034 · as of 2026-10-02

Olympics

Medals, host cities, national strengths and athlete birthplaces.

World · Map + Tool

Athlete birthplaces

Explore sourced birthplaces and the delegations athletes represented.

1896–2026 · coverage on page

World · Map + Tool

Medal history

Follow Summer and Winter medals through time.

1896–2026 · coverage on page

World · Map + Tool

Medal Ranking Lab

Keep the medals. Change how you rank them.

1896–2026 · coverage on page

World · Map + Tool

National strengths

Compare podium medals across sports and editions.

1896–2026 · coverage on page

World · Map + Tool

Olympic hosts

Explore the cities that have welcomed the Games.

1896–2026 · coverage on page

World · Map

Olympics Atlas

Follow the medals, the host cities and the places behind Olympic athletes.

1896–2026 · source coverage on page

National parks & outdoors

NPS sites, historical visitation, campgrounds and trips.

U.S. & territories · Map + Tool

Campground atlas

Explore campground locations, amenities and published fees.

NPS · snapshot 2026 · visits 1979–2025

U.S. & territories · Map + Tool

Compare parks

Put two to four parks alongside each other.

NPS · snapshot 2026 · visits 1979–2025

U.S. & territories · Map + Tool

Find Your Park

Choose a month and activities. Explore your matches.

NPS · snapshot 2026 · visits 1979–2025

U.S. & territories · Map

National Parks & Outdoors

Explore parks, historical visitation and the details that help you choose a trip.

NPS snapshot · 2026 · visits 1979–2025

U.S. & territories · Map + Tool

Park explorer

Find national parks and other NPS sites by place and activity.

NPS · snapshot 2026 · visits 1979–2025

U.S. & territories · Map + Tool

Seasonal visitation

Compare monthly visits and annual histories.

NPS · snapshot 2026 · visits 1979–2025

U.S. & territories · Map + Tool

Trip shortlists

Save a named selection in this browser and return to it.

NPS · snapshot 2026 · visits 1979–2025

Baseball

Player origins, franchise journeys, ballparks and title geography.

World · Map + Tool

Ballpark atlas

Explore historic parks and the seasons teams played there.

SABR / Lahman · 1871–2025

World · Map

Baseball Atlas

Follow player origins, franchise journeys and the ballparks of baseball history.

SABR / Lahman · 1871–2025

World · Map + Tool

Baseball Time Machine

Watch team locations and player origins change through the seasons.

SABR / Lahman · 1871–2025

World · Map + Tool

Championship geography

Attribute titles to the places where winning teams played that season.

SABR / Lahman · 1871–2025

World · Map + Tool

Franchise journeys

Follow a franchise through its names, seasons and home cities.

SABR / Lahman · 1871–2025

World · Map + Tool

Player origins

Compare unique players by birthplace and debut or active years.

SABR / Lahman · 1871–2025

Disasters & extreme weather

Storm tracks, reported floods, tornadoes and earthquake histories.

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Compare disaster histories

Compare places over the same reporting years and event types.

Pinned NOAA / NHC / USGS histories · coverage on page

U.S. states & counties · Map

Disasters & Extreme Weather

Follow documented storms, flood reports and earthquakes through place and time.

NOAA 1996–2025 · earlier tornado/track records separate

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Earthquake atlas

Explore recorded epicenters, magnitudes, depths and nearby events.

Pinned NOAA / NHC / USGS histories · coverage on page

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Flood history

Explore flash, river and coastal flood reports and their documented impacts.

Pinned NOAA / NHC / USGS histories · coverage on page

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Hurricane tracks

Follow storm centers, changing intensity and recorded closest approaches.

Pinned NOAA / NHC / USGS histories · coverage on page

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Tornado & hail history

Explore reported tornado paths, ratings and hail sizes.

Pinned NOAA / NHC / USGS histories · coverage on page

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Your place’s disaster history

Choose a place. Explore its documented events by year, season and type.

Pinned NOAA / NHC / USGS histories · coverage on page

Aviation & airports

Airport profiles, recorded service, boardings and historical reliability.

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map + Tool

Airline networks

Follow recorded nonstop service by airport, airline and year.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map + Tool

Airport finder

Find nearby airports and explore their traffic, service and histories.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map + Tool

Airport Reliability Lab

Compare nearby airports by month, scheduled departure time and destination.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map

Aviation & Airports

Explore airports, historical service and the patterns behind delays.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map + Tool

Delays & cancellations

Inspect reported delay minutes and cancellation causes.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map + Tool

Passenger traffic

Explore annual boardings and airport growth.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

U.S. airports & historical networks · Map + Tool

When to fly

Explore historical reliability by month, weekday and local departure window.

BTS / FAA · 2019–2025

Food & agriculture

Producing regions, crops, livestock, farmland and meal maps.

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Agricultural specialization

Explore the crops and products that distinguish a place.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Compare farming places

Put comparable county and state agricultural records alongside each other.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Crop atlas

Compare reported acreage, production and yield by commodity and year.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Farmland through time

Compare farms, agricultural acreage and farm structure across censuses.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

U.S. states & counties · Map

Food & Agriculture

Explore crops, livestock and the agricultural regions behind your ingredients.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Livestock & dairy

Explore inventories, milk, eggs and published animal-product measures.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

U.S. states & counties · Map + Tool

Map your meal

Choose ingredients and explore the regions producing them.

USDA survey 2019–2025 · Census 2017/2022

Map tools

Bring a spreadsheet, choose a map and export your work.

Coordinates · Tool

Coordinate Point Map Maker

Paste spreadsheet cells or upload CSV/TSV to map latitude, longitude and numeric values. Copy Excel cells or save them as CSV first.

Your spreadsheet · browser only

County · Tool + Lookup

County FIPS Code Lookup

Search county names or five-digit identifiers and download a clean lookup table.

2024 geography · ACS 2020–2024 population · snapshot 2026-10-01

State · Tool

U.S. State Map Maker

Paste cells from Excel or Google Sheets, or upload CSV/TSV state values. Make a choropleth and export PNG or editable SVG.

Your spreadsheet · browser only