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    {"title" :"U.S. Census Bureau Dwellr App","summary" : "The pursuit of happiness for many of us might mean a fresh new start and a new place to call home. But where? In such a large and diverse country as ours, the choices can seem endless — and overwhelming. Now, your data friendly U.S. Census Bureau has harnessed the power","date" : "2013-12-05T12:51:29-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jparcell" : "Jacob Parcell"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2013/12/2013-12-05-u-s-census-bureau-dwellr-app.md","slug" : "u-s-census-bureau-dwellr-app","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/12/05/u-s-census-bureau-dwellr-app/","content" :"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/CENSUS_DwellApp_graphic-576x1024.jpg\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/01/CENSUS%5c_DwellApp%5c_graphic-576x1024.jpg\"\n    alt=\"CENSUS\\_DwellApp\\_graphic-576x1024\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eThe pursuit of happiness for many of us might mean a fresh new start and a new place to call home.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut where?\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn such a large and diverse country as ours, the choices can seem endless — and overwhelming.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, your \u003ca href=\"http://www.census.gov/\"\u003edata friendly U.S. Census Bureau\u003c/a\u003e has harnessed the power of its vast trove of demographic, neighborhood-specific and housing information into a new smartphone app on both \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.gov.census.phone.dwellr\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dwellr/id744395884?mt=8\"\u003eiOS\u003c/a\u003e called, aptly, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.census.gov/mobile/?intcmp=sldr1\"\u003edwellr\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it works\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThink of dwellr as the Match.com for people wishing to relocate.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter logging your answers to a series of quick questions based on your location preferences — \u003cem\u003ee.g., East Coast or Midwest? Rural or mid-size city? Commute on foot or by rail?\u003c/em\u003e — the app will match you to a Top 25 list of towns and cities you might really like, along with lots of location-based stats on which to base your decision, such as home values, local schools, and more. You can also see how your current neighborhood stacks up to your dream location.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Another plus: If you’re a developer or tech-savvy tinkerer, you can even swipe dwellr’s cool stats and use them in other apps by accessing \u003ca href=\"http://www.census.gov/developers/\"\u003eCensus’s API\u003c/a\u003e.)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether on \u003ca href=\"http://www.census.gov/mobile/?intcmp=sldr1\"\u003eAndroid or iPhone\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edwellr\u003c/strong\u003e is an easy, fun and customizable way to find a place to not merely live, but to thrive. Get going and give it a try. Who knows where you’ll end up?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find more great government apps like Dwellr in the \u003ca href=\"http://apps.usa.gov/\"\u003eUSA.gov Apps Gallery\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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