Best Cities for Halloween Parties
Halloween is the second-most expensive holiday, after Christmas, with Americans this year estimated to spend an average of $77.52 per person. More than two-thirds (67.4%) of consumers will buy costumes…
Divya Raghavan
Divya's writing has been featured in Huffington Post, U.S. News, Business Insider and NBC. She is a graduate of Harvard University and has a master's degree from the University of Cambridge.
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Most Innovative Local Government Initiatives in California
The economy, safety and sustainability are top of mind for California’s local government officials, who have taken on ambitious projects to address these issues. NerdWallet conducted a survey in September…
Cannabis Cash: How Much Money Could Your State Make From Marijuana Legalization?
Colorado, the first state to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, is expected to take in $60 million to $70 million this year in taxes from legal pot sales, according to the Denver…
Marijuana Tax Revenue Could Amount to Millions for Alaska, Florida, Oregon and D.C.
States such as Alaska, Florida and Oregon stand to collect millions in marijuana tax revenue if they legalize the drug on Nov. 4. That’s when citizens in Alaska, Florida, Oregon and…
Mortgage Lending By Ethnicity
Tight mortgage lending has different outcomes across ethnic lines. Between 2005 and 2012, mortgage lending to African Americans and Hispanics dropped from 23% to 12%. Read more at NerdWallet Cities.…
Best Cities for Working Parents
We’re a hardworking nation, and many of us have two jobs: employee and parent. Of families with children, 88.2% have one parent who works, and 57.7% of families with children have two working parents,…
Best Cities for Work-Life Balance
Americans spend more time at the office than most workers in other countries. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, people in the U.S. work an average of…
Best Suburbs of Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the epicenter of the entertainment industry, a creative capital and one of the most diverse cities in the nation. And while many urban centers struggle with expensive…
Best Small Cities to Live In
Choosing where to live is one of life’s biggest financial decisions, and while big cities like New York and San Francisco get lots of attention, they may not fit everyone’s…
What Are The Components of America’s $11.7 Trillion Consumer Debt?
Americans owe $11.68 trillion in debt as of April 2014. NerdWallet breaks down what Americans owe and who they owe it to. For more data visualizations, check out our Cities…
