A better place would Neighborhood Scout they offers data on neighborhoods and cities, including crime rates, school quality, and housing market information but you either buy the reports based on your need or subscribe to them they are a bit pricy but I'd would suggest looking up data on county/state website and doing your own research on each area/property your interested in on google and scroll and skim between what you find until you get solid info sometimes you find great info that can help you make better decisions but it could be time consuming.Maybe Census Bureau too and FBI crime data explorer Good luck.

HiI am interested in remotely scouting properties for rental investment opportunities.

Hoping to get the job, I want to use the 1 day to scout locations/ meet fellow investors, and just get a sense of the market and potential areas I can look into buying a house.

Not too sure on neighborhood scout IDK if the statistics are up to date?

@John KrallNeighborhood scout

When there are significantly more buyers than sellers, rents and prices tend to rise, enabling them to outpace inflation.Low crime rate - Never invest in any city on Neighborhood Scout’s 100 most dangerous cities list.Low risk of a natural disaster - Disasters like tornadoes can completely decimate communities.

Never invest in any city on Neighborhood Scout’s 100 most dangerous cities list.Other ConsiderationsFinancial freedom is more than just replacing your current income; it's about maintaining your current lifestyle for life.

Realtors wont touch them here- I've seen it- because that then forces them to actually scout and research the properties with the same diligence the wholesalers are- and to top it off, it's not worth their "effort" to make 6% on a hill of Pintos (the $50k and under properties.) 

I am fairly new to the site also and I am in Groton so I tend to go back and forth on the whole Norwich area and I have recently spent quite a bit of time scouting out norwich and all I can say is to definitely make sure you're fully aware of what your getting into with that area.

Our average home price in Denver is 433,900 (via neighborhood scout) and average rent is around 2,000 depending on neighborhood (for 3bed).