Statistics on REALTORS® and Technology (from http://www.realtor.org/field-guides/field-guide-to-quick-real-estate-statistics) says 89% of REALTORS® use social media to some extent and the top places where REALTORS® place their listings are realtor.com®, Zillow and Trulia.Why didn't realtor.com become what zillow has become?

So it is impossible to use blanket statistics and apply it to the whole market. 

It is possible that once you have statistical experience in a farm area you could operate this way with the knowledge that every Xth house will be an outlier and cost you significantly more to flip ... it would be a pure numbers (volume) play and seems to me as little risky for someone first starting out.

You can find market statistics like job growth, pop growth, rent growth etc easily.

It's ridiculous -- no doubt the result of marketing people who never built anything sitting around in a meeting somewhere and finding statistics to justify their dumb ideas.Walmart's website is awful, with seemingly little connection to what you can go buy at the store.

Here are some suggestions:For population, GDP, employment and housing stats, use the Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/home.htmYou can navigate using Search or using the Subjects and Data Tools categories near the top.The easiest way is probably to just google 'bureau of labor statistics' and the name of the market you're looking at and the specific metric you want.

Listen to @moises mari though, check the crime statistics and pay attention. 

Also remember that lower rent range properties statistically are more time consuming for management time.

It's decreasing here in Pittsburgh too statistically but plenty of us are making money here. 

The crime statistics there are really rough, and if property managers don’t want to go there, who is ensuring a tenant is not deciding to ..”remodel” ?