Updated IRS Income Data

The data below is provided by the IRS.  The data is based upon the number or returns filed (single filers and joint filers, thus it may not be an accurate measure of actual household income as married filing individually will show as two separate filings).  Previously I had provided a comparison of 2001 to 2005 [...]

Recession Impacts

The following is an article from the Chicago Sun Times.
Census: Recession had sweeping impact on US life
The article confirms much that we all probably know.  People are having to make difficult choices.  As earnings dropped and cost of living climbed, people had to find other ways to travel (there have been many stories about how [...]

Poverty Data

I saw these two, among several other articles on the consequences of the recession and thought I would share them, along with some information that I have not yet seen reported anywhere.
Last Year’s Poverty Rate Was Highest in 12 Years
Poverty hits 1 in 8 Americans
As the articles illustrate, the recession has led to an increase [...]

Second Home Conversions – Chapter 40B Implications

The Cape Cod Commission released a report last week providing the results of a survey conducted for them of second home owners on the Cape.  The study suggests broad implications for the Town of Dennis.  Previously, I discussed the implications on population growth, and in particular the number of potential new retirees that will be [...]

Second Home Conversion – What Will It All Mean

So, as I noted in my previous post, a study conducted for the Cape Cod Commission has predicted a possible conversion of 21.6% of the seasonal housing units in the Mid-Cape area to year-round housing as second home owners choose to make Dennis their retirement home.  In this post I will look at some of [...]

A Significant Report From The Cape Cod Commission

The following link will bring you to the recently released Survey of Second-Home Owners.  It has some interesting numbers which I will be analyzing and providing you with more on in the coming days.  Most critical is the conversion factors for the mid-cape area where 8.5% of the respondents suggested they would be converting their [...]

The Dennis Unemployed/Underemployed Picture

Back in December, after the State of the Town Meeting, I posted some information on the big picture related to unemployment and underemployment in Dennis.  In January 2009 the Dennis unemployment rate had risen to 12.4%.   Nationally it is now being reported that for about every three people unemployed there are two people underemployed.  This [...]

Some Village Comparisons – Doctors Per Capita

From Best Places Population per Doctor:
United States               169.7
Dennis                             248.5
Dennisport                    252.4
East Dennis                   249
West Dennis                 250.4
South Dennis               249

Comparing The Dennis Cost of Living to Other Communities

In trying to attract business to the Town of Dennis, we need to know what it will take to be competitive.  The following provides some comparison to the cost of living in Dennis to the cost of living in other cities around the country.

Cost of Living Index

Community
Salary
Overall
Housing
Food

Dennis
$ 75,000
145
194
112

Denver CO
$ 54,387
105
99
104

Boston MA
[...]

The Unemployment Picture – The Big Picture

Sorry about posting this issue in two of the blogs, but this issue seemed just too important for people to miss.
At the State of the Town Meeting on Saturday December 6, 2008 a member of the audience asked if anyone in town knew the true unemployment picture for Dennis or the county if local numbers [...]