I think nothing makes an area come back quicker than it being such a warzone that even the hardened criminals feel the need to move on to have a little security.

But the TVS is your best bet, the report gives you credit rating, criminal history and previous addresses.

For MO criminal hisotry without cost to you, and quick look-up: https://web.mo.gov/doc/offSearchWeb/search.jspPut in the applicant's Name.

Even better, you can use it as a chance to re-screen the tenants for criminal background, assuming the prior landlord didn't.  

Hey GuyNo offense, but that's just what my wife said. 

Their interface is clunky at best but they do the full credit, eviction, and criminal check and you can have the applicant pay for it directly rather than pulling a fee and paying yourself.Cozy.co also provides a screening service, but unless they have updated it they were missing one of the big 3 checks last I looked.

I am looking to learn about median wages, job growth, diversity, criminal stats and the like.

Seller then sues you on several fronts, tortious interference, loss of sale, filing a false lien can be criminal!  

Smart move by transunion I have using and costs me $15 per person through my buildout account and it checks credit, criminal and eviction history .

As a twenty-something myself, its relatively offensive that your main concern would be that they are inconsiderate party animals ... unless they specifically gave off that vibe after meeting them.