suburbs

Poverty has been rising even faster in the suburbs than it has in cities -- about five times faster, according to the Brookings Institute. To help understand this phenomenon, 24/7 Wall St. has analyzed the 10 metropolitan areas with the highest rates of poverty in their suburbs.

Overall property crime was down in 2010 according to the FBI, despite the rough economy. But in rural and suburban areas, the larceny and burglary rates actually rose. Here's why crime is shifting away from the big cities -- and what you should do to avoid being a victim.

Christian broadcaster Harold Camping miscalculated in his prediction that the world was going to end on Saturday. But he's not the only one who thinks the Rapture could be nigh in the not-so-distant future. Which begs the question: Where will those who are left behind hang their hats?

Despite oodles of planning studies predicting young urban professionals are heading toward downtown domiciles, a new survey says more than half of them migrate to the suburbs. The online poll by Coldwell Banker Real Estate of more than 1,000 unmarried people who own property found 52% chose the...

Your 2010 U.S. Census Bureau forms are filled out and mailed back by now -- right? The April 1 deadline has come and gone. It will take months, even years, however, for the decennial data to be sifted, analyzed and acted upon -- having an impact on congressional representation and other important...

If you're a homeowner, go outside after dinner and count the cars parked in driveways, on the street and in garages. Divide that number by the number of households on your walk. Got a number close to two, or more? You've got a situation ripe for foreclosure, according to a statistical analysis...