By mapping and filtering the Boston property assessment dataset, you can use a simple relationship - Who Owns What? - to explore and discover many interesting and otherwise hidden patterns.
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Our goal is to illustrate how myriad questions that can be discovered and pursued through open data. Go here to see some examples.
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Are a region's commercial buildings owned by local, national, or international companies? How do those values compare?
Does Boston have areas that are more likely to pay rent vs. more likely to receive it?
This tool is designed to be a fascinating way to find some things that challenge your expectations, and discover other things you may have never even considered! (Quick! Guess the value of MGH!)
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