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Mint Map: Housing Sales

Ross Crooks — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:08:53 +0000

The government will tell you that we are coming out of recession and economic recovery is right around the corner. Since the mortgage meltdown could be considered the root cause of the economic downturn, it’s helpful to look at the current housing market to get a sense of whether the recovery is hitting close to home. As prices have continued to drop in cities across the nation, the number of home sales has been increasing in many areas. Especially profound was the dramatic percentage increase year-over-year between Q3 and Q4 in total properties sold. Our latest map may not be able to tell you when to buy and when to sell but it will give you some strong data with which to make an informed decision.

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Mint Map: Where the Jobs Will Be

Ross Crooks — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:32:08 +0000

With the current unemployment rate at 10.6 percent and soaring even higher, you might have to seriously consider relocating in order to find work. You know what the say about the grass being greener? Well, our latest map shows that not all cities are faring equally in our current economic climate and in fact some are actually growing. Take a look to find out which cities are projected to have the greatest number of new jobs created, as well as those with the fastest rate of job growth over the next 20 years.

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Mint Map: State of the Unions

Ross Crooks — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:44:03 +0000

In 2009, the number of union jobs in the public sector surpassed those in the shrinking private sector. As job loss and business failure has become increasingly commonplace, the face of unions is changing. We take a look at the prevalence of unions as a percentage of the total workforce around the country, and highlight a demographic breakdown of union membership.

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Mint Map: Moving for Money

Ross Crooks — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:45:54 +0000

In times of plenty, relocating for work usually means a better job or a higher standard of living. But in today’s tough economy, many are finding that they just can’t find work or maintain their standard of living where they currently live. It’s especially bad in New York and California, two places where the economy is suffering and the cost of living remains high. Many of these financial refugees are ending up in Texas, a place where the cost of living is low. And many of those that are relocating are in the very lowest income bracket, a further indication that money is their motivation for moving.

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Mint Map: The World’s Most Expensive Cities

Ross Crooks — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:44:25 +0000

Which are the world’s most expensive cities? The cities included on this interactive map are from a 2009 study by the UBS, which tracked the ups and downs of various places in the wake of the financial crisis. Many cities have changed ranks, with some cities become more, and others becoming less expensive. Currency devaluations played a a major role in the change of rankings, specifically in regards to emerging market cities. High inflation rates also were a factor, especially in areas such as Caracas, Venezuela (30% per year, for the last three years) When a cursor is placed over each highlighted city, an information window will pop up, showing whether it has become more or less expensive to live in this city than it was last year, as well as last year’s rankings for that city.

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Mint Map: Moving from Cities to Small Towns

Ross Crooks — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:27:46 +0000

If you are looking to retire or are just getting fed up with the traffic, filth, crowds, and general urban decay, you may be on the lookout for cleaner greener pastures. We compared Forbes’ 10 Most Expensive Cities in the US to Money’s 20 Best Places to Live in America to help you decide whether moving to a small town might make sense for you. Click on the houses to bring up a snapshot of some of the primary factors in determining the cost of living. You can open several at a time and click to drag to compare multiple cities at once. Simply click the red box to close the windows of cities that don’t make the cut.

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Mint Map: America’s Most Frugal Cities

Ross Crooks — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:33:24 +0000

We all know that Americans have cut back on their spending during the recession but where are they cutting back the most? Comparing 20 cities across 25 “discretionary” categories we found that five cities spend less than the national average and cut more of their spending (yr over yr) than the national average. Our latest map is based on the aggregate data from over one million Mint.com users, a representative sampling of US consumers.

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Mint Map: Global Wealth Distribution

Ross Crooks — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:49:43 +0000

The way that wealth is distributed in a country is indicative not only of the health of its economy, but also the well being and standard of living of its citizens. Here we show how distribution of income looks across the globe, with notations for the countries living in extreme poverty.

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Mint Map: World Currencies in the Recession

Ross Crooks — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:24:47 +0000

We’re all familiar with the US Dollar’s struggles during this economic downturn. However, it is necessary to put its ups and downs into perspective with the other major world currencies to get an accurate picture of the actual fluctuations in rates of exchange. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared the official start of the recession was in December of 2007, so we have compared exchange rates from June of 2007, just before the recession came into full effect, and June of 2009. All currencies are expressed as a percentage of change in relation to the US Dollar. Our latest map takes a look at how the world’s currencies are faring during this recession.

Mint Map: Resource Consumption by Country

Ross Crooks — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:11:42 +0000

Knowing where resources are produced is only half of the equation. To really understand the role that natural resources play in a country’s overall economic picture, you have to understand how those resources are consumed. As you’d guess, the largest populations do tend to be the largest consumers, but it’s interesting to note that some consumption is based on the manufacture of products for which the country’s residents are not typically the end consumers. Which country will be the first to run out of oil or natural gas? Which will be forced into building more environmentally friendly transportation systems or means of production? Our latest map takes a closer look at the world’s resources with an eye to how they are being consumed.