What is the population within 3 or 5 miles?

Smaller population with no major industry.

Has anyone had any major issues with property crime or have concerns that crime or the city's pretty consistent population decline will affect the housing market long-term? 

Columbus, Ohio has seen a rapid growth in jobs and population.

As other markets had job and population loss, people were moving into my market because there were jobs. 

@Randy DulacLike most real estate related investments, it’s all about location. like @Dustin Allen said if you are within driving distance of major population center you’ll be fine in a recession.

As I’ve mentioned before, there has been a long running deficit in new home construction in the US, which needs roughly 1.5 million housing starts per year based on population growth and scrappage (voluntary knockdowns, natural disasters, etc.).

I would be into areas where the crime is not high, population has stable and mid-class income.

Growing population = More demand 2.

I'm doing some market research for long-distance investing, and it would be useful to have an easy way to get things like avg RTP, RTI, population growth, housing unit growth, tax rates, etc. for the markets I am exploring.