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Natural Amenities Scale

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posted on 2024-10-01, 13:20 authored by USDA Economic Research Service
The natural amenities scale is a measure of the physical characteristics of a county area that enhance the location as a place to live. The scale was constructed by combining six measures of climate, topography, and water area that reflect environmental qualities most people prefer. These measures are warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The data are available for counties in the lower 48 States. The file contains the original measures and standardized scores for each county as well as the amenities scale.

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USDA-ERS

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Data contact name

David McGranahan

Data contact email

dmcg@ers.usda.gov

Publisher

Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture

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  • Not specified

Geographic location - description

United States

ISO Topic Category

  • economy

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

economics; agricultural economics

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:13 - Economic Research Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:041 - Economic Research, Market Outlook, and Policy Analysis

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Public Access Level

  • Public

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