DataHaven is a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 that compiles and shares public data to serve the local community of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. It partners with other organizations to provide indicators on topics like health, economic opportunity, and civic life through reports and data tools. DataHaven's mission is to make high-quality data accessible to support data-driven decision making and policy in the region.

1. DataHaven is a…
• Nonprofit whose mission is to compile and
share high-quality public information
• Data sharing “co-op” founded in 1992 by
foundations, universities, government
• Resource for the local community (website,
free trainings and technical assistance)
National and State Affiliations
Partner of National Neighborhood Indicators
Partnership (NNIP) of Urban Institute,
Washington, DC
Data Steward for the Connecticut Data
Collaborative, a new partnership advocating for
better data use at the state level (
www.ctdata.org)
DATAHAVE
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2. State of the Region Report: Partners
• Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
• Yale-New Haven Hospital
• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Carolyn Foundation
• United Way of Greater New Haven
• City of New Haven Health Department
• NewAlliance Foundation
• Yale School of Public Health
DATAHAVE
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3. State of the Region Report: Purpose
• Unified Assessment of Human Development, Economic
Opportunity, Civic Life, and Community Health
• Insight into a wealth of available information
– Primary data: Recent health & wellbeing surveys in Greater New Haven,
such as DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey
– Secondary data: Federal, State, and local data sets available through
DataHaven / CT Data Collaborative
– Benchmarking to other U.S. urban areas, such as County Health Rankings,
National Prevention Strategy, Census
• Provide cross-sector links (e.g. health = wealth)
• Set stage for regular tracking of prioritized community
indicators
DATAHAVE
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4. State of the Region Report: Area
Benchmark data to national and Northeastern metropolitan areas
Neighborhood-Level Analysis within City of New Haven
In general, more variation within a municipality than between one
municipality and any other

5. State of the Region Report: CEDS
• Describe Regional Economic Development Action
Agenda identified in 2013-2018 CEDS
• Key economic development indicators include
– Demographic changes (18-40 year olds)
– Income, poverty, and financial hardship
– Educational attainment, brain gain, and graduation rates
– Costs of living, housing and transportation cost burden
– Employment and wage trends by area
– Venture capital, patent and IPO activity
– Housing vacancy
– Disconnected youth
– Economic mobility
DATAHAVE
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6. State of the Region Report
DATAHAVE
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Region: About 210,000 workers and 220,000 jobs. 120,000 both live & work within area.
New Haven: 45,000 workers and 83,000 jobs. 20,000 both live & work in area.
= 63,000 workers who depend on jobs located in New Haven, but live outside it

7. Community
Satisfaction
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Satisfaction may
predict long-term
investment &
individual health
outcomes
Residents in lower-
income
neighborhoods are
less satisfied
City residents are
more likely to say
that their area is
improving
Greater New Haven Community Wellbeing Survey, 2012

8. 8
Jobs Available
Source:
Greater New Haven Community Wellbeing Survey 2012 DATAHAVE
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9. 9
Opportunities for Youth
No significant changes since 2003 Survey, when same question was asked.
Source:
Greater New Haven Community Wellbeing Survey 2012 DATAHAVE
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10. Suburban Poverty
Source: DataHaven State of Region 2013

11. Job growth/loss since 2008
 City of New Haven +1%
 Inner & Outer Ring Suburbs -5%
If New Haven had trended with the rest of the region since 2008, it
would have 3,974 fewer jobs than it does today.
Given that only 23% of jobs in New Haven are held by city residents,
we can assume that the relative growth of New Haven just since 2008
is responsible for 3,060 jobs for residents of other towns.
In aggregate, each job located in New Haven pays about 30-40% higher
wages than each job in the rest of the region.
Regional Jobs
Source: DataHaven State of Region 2013

12. Change in number of 25-44 year olds since 2000
 City of New Haven: +2,162 people
 Inner & Outer Ring Suburbs: -15,234 people
If the City of New Haven had trended with the rest of the State since
2000, it would be home to 7,200 fewer 25-44 year olds.
The region has already lost close to 13,000 25-44 year olds over the
past 10 years. What would be the impact on the economy, and on area
families, if our region lost another 7,200 of them?
Regional Workforce
Source: DataHaven State of Region 2013

13. Change in number of 25-44 year olds since 2000
 City of New Haven: +2,162 people
 Inner & Outer Ring Suburbs: -15,234 people
Driving among Americans age 16-34 dropped by 23% since 2001. Vast
majority prefers to live within a walkable community.
In most of the Greater New Haven region, residents can access fewer
than 15% of regional jobs via a 90-minute public transit commute. This
figure is much higher in New Haven – about 40-50% of regional jobs are
accessible by a 90-minute transit commute, and it is the only area
where many are accessible by foot or bicycle.
Regional Workforce
Source: DataHaven State of Region 2013

14. Change in number of 0-5 year olds since 2000
 City of New Haven: +647 people
 Inner & Outer Ring Suburbs: -3,121 people
An increasingly greater share of our future K-12 population and future
workforce lives in New Haven. Whether young families and students
in New Haven succeed impacts the entire region.
Younger families are not moving to towns that are “aging in place” at a
rate sufficient enough to replenish the population.
Future Workforce
Source: DataHaven State of Region 2013

15. Greater New Haven Community Wellbeing Survey 2012
Walkability Scales

16. “I feel unsafe to go on walks in my neighborhood”
New Haven High-Needs Neighborhoods
• At night: 7 in 10 people
• During the day 3 in 10 people
CARE Survey 2012
Greater New Haven Wellbeing Survey 2012

17. Parks
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