Finding "livability" data for remote properties?

[James Wierzba]

What methods do you use to get data on livability for a property (schools, crime, employment, ...) in a relatively fast manner?

If I am considering 10 similar properties and need to get livability data to make my decision, it would take a long time to hunt down all of this individual data myself for each property. Not a very effective use of my time.

I used to use areavibes.com , but it seems that their address search page is broken.

I see lots of sites that let you search by zip code, but this is really not accurate enough because livability can vary a lot within one zip code.

FYI, this is for remote properties. So driving by isn't an option for me.