Community data for decision-making when you don't have the time or resources to collect and analyze it yourself
Economy
Understand your economic climate for more effective budgeting, policy-making, and planning.
Safety
Get a clear picture of the safety in your community. Use data to make the best decisions to improve law enforcement services.
Land Use
See data on your community’s housing, infrastructure, and mobility to inform effective policies and initiatives.
Community Connection
Get data on how connected residents feel to their community so you understand how to create a more welcoming, accessible, and equitable place to live.
Health
Improve your community’s overall well-being by knowing your residents’ health needs.
Education, Arts, and Culture
Understand your community’s cultural landscape. See where you can focus education, arts, and culture improvements and create a more vibrant place to live.
Actionable insights
Receive comprehensive data presented simply so you know where to focus strategic plans, direct resources, and more.
Data analyzed by experts
Save time and effort on data collection with pre-built, ready-to-use dashboards specifically about your community.
Compare your results to national benchmarks
See how your city compares to the US average to better understand your own data.
Measure changes overtime
Get automatic updates and see how your data changes with time. Know if you’re on the right path or adjust as needed.
Economy Dashboard
for Business and Economic Development Leaders
- Create strategic economic development plans
- See where you can improve government and business relations
- Enact business-friendly policies to attract new and retain existing businesses
- Get insights on how to improve workplace readiness
Safety Dashboard
for Law Enforcement Professionals
- Get information that supports accreditation
- Ensure regulation and guideline compliance
- Know where to allocate funding and resources
- Inform the creation of citizen academies
Land Use Dashboard
for Planners, Public Works and Parks and Rec Professionals
- Create long-range comprehensive plans for development with accurate data
- Save hundreds of thousands of dollars on a strategic project consulting
- Make data-backed decisions to increase community mobility and accessibility
- Know where to allocate affordable housing funding
Health Dashboard
for Public Health Officials
- Understand public health challenges
- Create comprehensive and strategic plans with accurate data
- Allocate funding to areas that need it most
- Improve community health outcomes with informed decisions
Community Connection Dashboard
for City Managers, Mayors, PIOs, and More
- Inform strategic and comprehensive plans
- Onboard new council members with community information
- Know what areas need funding and resources
- Support grant applications with data
Education, Arts, and Culture Dashboard
for City Officials, Schools Boards, and More
- Inform strategic and comprehensive plans
- Get data that supports education and culture grant applications
- Better understand the educational and cultural landscape of your community
- Know what areas need funding and resources
Where does the Track data come from?
Part of the Government Performance Action and Learning (GPAL) partnership, Polco data science experts collected hundreds of public datasets from trustworthy sources like the US Census. All the data are filtered down into meaningful quality-of-life indicators and presented on the Track dashboards. The indicators show decision-makers how their community performance compares to nationwide results.
