Rent Prices in Colorado 1996 - 2015

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• Pulling data with the RSocrata package.
• Analyzing & summarizing data with dplyr.
• Automating reports with rmarkdown.

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Notes

This information should not be viewed as a full or completely accurate representation of current rental prices across Colorado. The full methodology can be found at colorado.gov

Long description from website:

Average rents and vacancies distributed across the Colorado Market Areas dating back to 2006 as defined by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Housing Division. The survey reports averages so there may be significant differences in vacancy and rental rates by market area, size and location of multi-family buildings. All information collected on each building/complex is totally confidential. Only summary data is reported. Full methodology can be found in the full reports at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dola/vacancy-rent-surveys The sponsors and author make no warranty, express or implied, and assume no legal liability or responsibility for the inclusion of data from the participants in the Survey or for the use of the data from the Survey.