David Lucey
@luceydav.bsky.social
Finance, Education, Urbanism, real estate & Tax data explorations. Came late to data, but all in now.
College educated unemployment also has a longer term cycle, which has topped out quite a bit higher than now. awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/11/are-...
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
College educated unemployment also has a longer term cycle, which has topped out quite a bit higher than now. awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/11/are-...
Large lots were only really found near 5 of the 26 stations I looked at. I guess these are all near you, so that may lead to your perception.
May 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Large lots were only really found near 5 of the 26 stations I looked at. I guess these are all near you, so that may lead to your perception.
Respectfully, I have looked at all 360,000 Fairfield County lots, and very few 4 acre lots are a 12 minute walk to an MNR station. redwallanalytics.com/2025/01/16/t...
May 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Respectfully, I have looked at all 360,000 Fairfield County lots, and very few 4 acre lots are a 12 minute walk to an MNR station. redwallanalytics.com/2025/01/16/t...
Higher savings rates seem not necessarily to lead to much lower household debt (Germany aside). Household debt has been declining in many countries as the public debt rose. cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/...
May 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Higher savings rates seem not necessarily to lead to much lower household debt (Germany aside). Household debt has been declining in many countries as the public debt rose. cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/...
Not sure how to square your seasonal adjustment, but the FT’s year over year looks significant
April 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not sure how to square your seasonal adjustment, but the FT’s year over year looks significant
Reminds me of this.. i.redd.it/x76e5zy13dl7...
April 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reminds me of this.. i.redd.it/x76e5zy13dl7...
And here are counts of 1 acre plus lots moving again moving progressively from stations.
February 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
And here are counts of 1 acre plus lots moving again moving progressively from stations.
Here are average residential lot sizes and percentage residential stepping out progressively from 26 stations.
February 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Here are average residential lot sizes and percentage residential stepping out progressively from 26 stations.
This NYC applicants per open role data makes no sense to me
January 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This NYC applicants per open role data makes no sense to me
Here is assessed land/sqft, maybe your neighbors would be persuaded to know their land value might be 2-4x higher with smaller parcels.
January 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here is assessed land/sqft, maybe your neighbors would be persuaded to know their land value might be 2-4x higher with smaller parcels.
Curious how that smaller lot zone came about when most houses were built around the same period in the 50s and 60s.
January 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Curious how that smaller lot zone came about when most houses were built around the same period in the 50s and 60s.
I guess you are talking about the little 0.15 ac triangle (darkest purple) among 0.5-2ac (amounts sqft).
January 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I guess you are talking about the little 0.15 ac triangle (darkest purple) among 0.5-2ac (amounts sqft).
Similar picture when you go looking for 1ac lots, though Darien replaces Fairfield in the top 5, and the main Greenwich station comes in #6 as back country starts.
January 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Similar picture when you go looking for 1ac lots, though Darien replaces Fairfield in the top 5, and the main Greenwich station comes in #6 as back country starts.
Average lot size stays well below 1ac for several miles moving away from most stations. Redding, Wilton, Ridgefield, Fairfield and one of the New Canaan stops are the ones with the highest acreage profile near the trains.
January 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Average lot size stays well below 1ac for several miles moving away from most stations. Redding, Wilton, Ridgefield, Fairfield and one of the New Canaan stops are the ones with the highest acreage profile near the trains.
Then looking station by station. Sometimes, the numbers will exceed 500 ac if there is a golf club, cemetery, school has an address in the zone even if it extends beyond. There are quite a few 1+ acre lots up the line.
January 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Then looking station by station. Sometimes, the numbers will exceed 500 ac if there is a golf club, cemetery, school has an address in the zone even if it extends beyond. There are quite a few 1+ acre lots up the line.
So state now has pretty good geospatial data on 1.3m CT properties. Some messy data, so true numbers will vary because exact use codes sometimes won't match (Darien in particular is bad), but here are rough stats on ½mi radius around 29 MNR stations. ~6% > 1ac and only ~38% of space is residential.
January 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So state now has pretty good geospatial data on 1.3m CT properties. Some messy data, so true numbers will vary because exact use codes sometimes won't match (Darien in particular is bad), but here are rough stats on ½mi radius around 29 MNR stations. ~6% > 1ac and only ~38% of space is residential.
CT is discussing adding $545m to $2.36b of state education aid, half to shore up our 5 largest cities. I'm for it, but with reforms like greater competition via charters. Data shows significantly improved quality of education for Newark's families after reforms. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
January 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
CT is discussing adding $545m to $2.36b of state education aid, half to shore up our 5 largest cities. I'm for it, but with reforms like greater competition via charters. Data shows significantly improved quality of education for Newark's families after reforms. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
I think STM should have built more, but many factors influence affordability, including transportation, schools, taxes, quality of life. Jacksonville has zero income tax and tons of land, but violent crime 3x STM. STM schools are expensive and struggling. No expert on DAGs, but here is a stab at it.
December 28, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I think STM should have built more, but many factors influence affordability, including transportation, schools, taxes, quality of life. Jacksonville has zero income tax and tons of land, but violent crime 3x STM. STM schools are expensive and struggling. No expert on DAGs, but here is a stab at it.
Here are the house price indices from Fannie.
December 27, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Here are the house price indices from Fannie.
For example, the lowest ⅓ of sales prices in Hartford shown in purple. luceyda.shinyapps.io/ct_real_asse...
November 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM
For example, the lowest ⅓ of sales prices in Hartford shown in purple. luceyda.shinyapps.io/ct_real_asse...
and for context, the number of 3-8 grader taking the ELA tests by subgroup at each network.
November 14, 2024 at 8:57 PM
and for context, the number of 3-8 grader taking the ELA tests by subgroup at each network.
2024 NYS state assessment data from May has been released today, here are ELA results for the NYC larger charter networks, DOE and all other charters ("charters")..
November 14, 2024 at 8:57 PM
2024 NYS state assessment data from May has been released today, here are ELA results for the NYC larger charter networks, DOE and all other charters ("charters")..