English 4996: Career Exploration for English Majors: Relocating

• Wikipedia compiles useful information on cities and towns.
• American Fact Finder provides recent census data.
• Sperling's Best Places allows you to compare places, including cost of living.
   
• Public libraries often collect and provide community information.
   
• Local newspapers will give you a feel for a place.
   

There are many cost of living calculators available.

Note that most of these are based on averages for a metro area and may not reflect your specific situation. You may want to look up specific costs for housing, transportation, etc. to get a more precise picture.

• housing.com
• corporatehousing.com
• apartments.com
• rentals.com
• realtor.com
• craigslist