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Once you've got your real estate website online, you should think about adding some good local content that will make your website more "sticky" and encourage return visits. Links and content to help buyers do research on neighborhoods, schools, and demographics are a great place to start.
Below we have provided some good links that are categorized by state and will provide your visitors with useful information on neighborhoods, schools, demographics, and relocation. Feel free to link to any of them on your real estate website.
Neighborhoods, Schools, Demographics and Relocation Guides by State
Alabama
Known as the Heart of Dixie, Alabama became the 22nd
state in 1819. The name Alabama is derived from an
Indian word meaning...Read More:
Alabama - The Heart of Dixie
Alaska
One nickname of the 49th state, Alaska, is the "Last
Frontier." Purchased from Russia for $7 million in
1867, Alaska is the largest ...Read More:
Alaska - The Great Land
Arizona
The "Grand Canyon State," Arizona, was the 48th state
to join the U.S. in 1912-- the last of 48 contiguous
(connected) states to join ...Read More:
Arizona - The Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
Nicknamed the "Land of Opportunity," Arkansas, which
joined the Union in 1836, was the 25th state. The
early French explorers of the state...Read More:
Arkansas - The Land of Opportunity
California
California is the third largest state in area after
Alaska and Texas. The discovery of gold and the
immigration in 1849 of thousands of...Read More:
California - The Golden State
Colorado
Called the "Centennial State," because it became the
38th state when the U.S. turned 100 in 1876. Colorado
is most closely...Read More:
Colorado - The Centennial State
Connecticut
One of the original 13 states, Connecticut is known
as the "Constitution State." It gets its name from an
Algonquian word meaning...Read More:
Connecticut - The Constitution State
Delaware
With the state motto of "Liberty and Independence,"
it's no surprise that Delaware was the first of the
original 13 states of the ...Read More:
Delaware - The Diamond State
Florida
Called the "Sunshine State," Florida is known for its
balmy, sunny weather and beautiful beaches. Ponce de
Leon, in search of the elusive...Read More:
Florida - The Sunshine State
Georgia
Known today as the "Peach State," Georgia, founded in
1733, is one of the original 13 states. It was named
in honor of England's ...Read More:
Georgia - The Peach State
Hawaii
Known as the "Aloha State" (in Hawaiian, "aloha"
means "hello"), Hawaii is a group of volcanic islands
in the central Pacific Ocean that...Read More:
Hawaii - The Aloha State
Idaho
Idaho, the 43rd state, joined the U.S. in 1890. The
state is appropriately shaped like a logger's boot,
and logging as well as...Read More:
Idaho - The Gem State
Illinois
Named for the Illinois Indians, Illinois became the
21st state in 1818. Its capital is Springfield, which
is the home of the Abraham...Read More:
Illinois - The Land of Lincoln
Indiana
Indiana means "land of the Indians." It joined the
Union in 1816 as the 19th state. Today, Indiana is a
state of mostly small...Read More:
Indiana - The Hoosier State
Iowa
Although it is sometimes called the "Corn State,"
Iowa really is a breadbasket for the U.S., with 90
percent of its land...Read More:
Iowa - The Corn State
Kanasa
Known as the "Sunflower State," Kansas became the
34th state in 1861. The state's name comes from the
Kansa or Kaw Indians and...Read More:
Kansas - The Sunflower State
Kentucky
Daniel Boone and other frontiersmen settled in
Kentucky, the "Bluegrass State," in 1769. Its name
comes from the Iroquois Indian word...Read More:
Kentucky - The Bluegrass State
Lousiana
Situated in the Deep South, Louisiana, the "Pelican
State," has a colorful history and was named in honor
of King Louis XIV. A strong...Read More:
Louisiana - The Pelican State
Maine
The largest of the New England states in area, Maine,
in 1820, was the 23rd state to join the Union. Its
name comes from an ancient...Read More:
Maine - The Pine Tree State
Maryland
One of the original 13 states to join the Union (in
1788), Maryland is in the middle of the Eastern
Seaboard. It's believed that Lord...Read More:
Maryland - The Old Line State
Massachusetts
One of the six New England states, and one of the
first 13 states in the Union (it entered in 1788),
Massachusetts is known as the...Read More:
Massachusetts - The Bay State
Michigan
Michigan was the 26th state, admitted into the Union
in 1837. Called the "Great Lakes State" because its
shores touch four of the five...Read More:
Michigan - The Great Lakes State
Minnesota
The "Land of 10,000 Lakes," Minnesota got its
nickname because there are more than 12,000 lakes
throughout the state. Its name comes...Read More:
Minnesota - The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi
Spelling the name of this state out loud is a catchy
way to remember it, and a way to make sure you spell
it correctly. The name...Read More:
Mississippi - The Magnolia State
Missouri
Missouri is called the "Show Me State," because its
people have a reputation for believing only what they
see. Its name is an Algonquin...Read More:
Missouri - The Show Me State
Montana
Montana is known as "Big Sky Country". The members of
the Lewis and Clark expedition were the first white
explorers known to have...Read More:
Montana - The Treasure State
Nebraska
Nebraska gets its name from an Indian word meaning
"flat water" after the Platte River that flows
through the state. The Nebraska Territory...Read
More:
Nebraska - The Cornhusker State
Nevada
Nevada's name comes from the Spanish word meaning
"snow clad"--a reference to the snow-covered peaks of
the Sierra Nevada...Read More:
Nevada - The Silver State
New Hampshire
One of the original 13 states (it entered the Union
in 1788), New Hampshire was named after the English
county of Hampshire. New Hampshire...Read More:
New Hampshire - The Granite State
New Jersey
Italian Giovanni da Verrazano, in 1524, was the first
European to explore the area we know today as New
Jersey. One of the original...Read More:
New Jersey - The Garden State
New Mexico
In 1540, the Spanish conquistador Coronado trekked
through the area known today as New Mexico in search
of the...Read More:
New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment
New York
The Dutch West India Company established the first
settlement at Fort Orange near present day Albany in
1624 and another...Read More:
New York - The Empire State
North Carolina
The first European settlement in North Carolina is
the famous Lost Colony of Roanoke Island that
vanished sometime after...Read More:
North Carolina - The Tar Heel State
North Dakota
Both rural and agricultural, with grain farms and
cattle ranches, North Dakota gets its name from the
Dakota division of the Sioux...Read More:
North Dakota - The Sioux State
Ohio
The land we call Ohio today was part the Northwest
Territory that the United States won by defeating the
British in the Revolutionary...Read More:
Ohio - The Buckeye State
Oklahoma
The name Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw Indian
words, okla, which means "people," and humma, which
means "red." In 1889...Read More:
Oklahoma - The Sooner State
Oregon
Spanish sailors in search of a northwest passage were
the first Europeans to see what is known today as
Oregon. Settlers traveling...Read More:
Oregon - The Beaver State
Pennsylvania
Although Swedes and Dutch were the first European
settlers, William Penn, a Quaker, named Pennsylvania
in honor of his father by...Read More:
Pennsylvania - The Keystone State
Rhode Island
Roger Williams and a group of religious followers
founded the town of Providence in what is today known
as Rhode Island after their...Read More:
Rhode Island - The Ocean State
South Carolina
Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina was
based on a plantation culture with an aristocratic,
wealthy society that was...Read More:
South Carolina - The Palmetto State
South Dakota
A Great Plains state, South Dakota was named for the
Dakota division of the Sioux Indians, and is known as
the Coyote...Read More:
South Dakota - The Coyote State
Tennessee
Called the "Volunteer State," Tennessee became the
16th state of the Union in 1796. It was the first
territory admitted as...Read More:
Tennessee - The Volunteer State
Texas
The Republic of Texas achieved its independence from
Mexico in 1836, the same year as the famous siege of
the Alamo...Read More:
Texas - The Lone Star State
Utah
The state known as Utah began when Brigham Young led
a group of Mormon pilgrims seeking freedom from
religious persecution into the...Read More:
Utah - The Beehive State
Vermont
In 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain came
upon a large lake in the area we know today as
Vermont and named it after...Read More:
Vermont - The Green Mountain State
Virginia
The Virginia Company founded the first permanent
English colony at Jamestown in 1607. One of the
original 13 states...Read More:
Virginia - The Old Dominion State
Washington
In 1853, the Washington Territory was formed from
part of the Oregon Territory. Named in honor of
George Washington...Read More:
Washington - The Evergreen State
West Virginia
In 1861, Virginians in the northwestern part of the
state defied Virginia's secession from the United
States. The region chose to...Read More:
West Virginia - The Mountain State
Wisconsin
In 1634, Frenchman Jean Nicolet became Wisconsin's
first European explorer. The French controlled the
area until 1763, when...Read More:
Wisconsin - The Badger State
Wyoming
Wyoming gets its name from the Algonquin words for
"land of vast plains." After the Union Pacific
Railroad reached the town of...Read More:
Wyoming - The Equality State