Neighborhood Data for Social Change

Using Data to Assist with Affordable Housing Goal Setting

View the dashboard the NDSC Team created for policymakers tasked with establishing baseline metrics for the Measure A funds being spent on increasing affordable housing.

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Eaton Fire Community Profile

This profile offers a snapshot of the Eaton Fire burn area, highlighting demographics, employment, income, health, and environmental factors to provide insight into the affected communities.

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The Regional Recovery Hub

Read the data stories co-created with organizations working towards structural change in regions across Los Angeles County.

About NDSC

Neighborhood Data for Social Change (NDSC) is a project within the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate focused on using data to help local civic actors track measurable change, improve local policies and programs, and ultimately advocate for a better quality of life within their communities. The project includes a free, publicly available online resource that helps tell the stories of Los Angeles County neighborhoods in collaboration with local community leaders.

Explore Your Neighborhood

View data on the NDSC map across ten different policy areas in LA County neighborhoods, cities and census tracts.

Data Services

NDSC provides thought partnership and data support services to local community partners, allowing them to use the resources available on NDSC to plan and implement programs, fundraise and communicate the impact of their work.

About the Data

Download and learn more about every dataset on the NDSC platform including the original data sources, available years, and why each variable is important to measure.