A Guide to Resources of Interest to Those Considering a Move
- Best Places to Live
- The annual ratings article from Money Magazine, along with cost of living calculators and other tools.
- Great Schools
- Articles on selecting schools in the and excellent tools for comparing schools’ locations, statistics and academic test scores.
- Homefair.com
- Some interesting tools here to help you calculate cost-of-living differences, compare communities, plan and execute mortgages and moving.
- International Real Estate Digest
- A directory of real estate services both domestic and foreign with links to individual agents.
- Motley Fool HomeCenter
- Buying and owning a home is part of the American dream. This site presents everything you may need to know to keep the experience as pleasurable and informed as possible.
- Move.com
- Extensive well-organized resources and tools for finding a home or apartment and moving in the U.S. Includes a U.S. comparative salary calculator and moving quotes.
- MyApartmentMap
- Available housing on an interactive map, so that seekers can easily find housing near their desired location.
- Real Estate Journal
- A range of relocation tools from the Wall Street Journal.
- Realtor.com: Your Next Home is Here
- Find a home, a neighborhood, or a realtor at this comprehensive site from the National Association of Realtors. A bit commercial, but with substantive information on buying, selling, and moving.
- School Matters by Standard & Poor’s
- Locate and compare statistics on public schools in the U.S. including test scores, funding and demographics.
- Sperling’s Best Places
- In-depth reports containing taxation, cost-of-living, education, arts and recreation, and crime statistics for towns and cities in the U.S.
- State and Local Government on the Net
- An extensive guide to government sponsored Internet sites.
- State Tax Rates and Structures
- From the Federation of Tax Administrators, this site provides state-by-state information about income, sales, and excise taxes as well as information about tax check off programs, state amnesty programs, and local tax burden assessments.
- Transitions Abroad: Living
- Practical articles and resources for relocating abroad.
- Yahoo! Real Estate Home Values
- Search by location or price range to find home sales records.
- Zillow.com
- Search for prices and other information on homes across the nation.
